10-letter words containing r, s, f
- fierceness — menacingly wild, savage, or hostile: fierce animals; a fierce look.
- fiercesome — (nonstandard, dialect) fierce.
- figurantes — Plural form of figurante.
- filariasis — infection by filarial worms in the blood and lymph channels, lymph glands, and other tissues, the various species causing skin swellings, blindness, or elephantiasis if untreated.
- filibuster — U.S. Politics. the use of irregular or obstructive tactics by a member of a legislative assembly to prevent the adoption of a measure generally favored or to force a decision against the will of the majority. an exceptionally long speech, as one lasting for a day or days, or a series of such speeches to accomplish this purpose. a member of a legislature who makes such a speech.
- film strip — a length of film containing a series of related transparencies for projection on a screen.
- filmmakers — Plural form of filmmaker.
- filmstrips — Plural form of filmstrip.
- financiers — Plural form of financier.
- fingerings — Plural form of fingering.
- fingerless — any of the terminal members of the hand, especially one other than the thumb.
- fingerpost — A post at a road junction from which signs project in the direction of the place or route indicated.
- fingertips — the tip or end of a finger.
- finisterre — Cape, a headland in NW Spain: the westernmost point of Spain.
- fire irons — metal fireside implements, such as poker, shovel, and tongs
- fireboards — Plural form of fireboard.
- firebrands — Plural form of firebrand.
- firebreaks — Plural form of firebreak.
- firebricks — Plural form of firebrick.
- firecrests — Plural form of firecrest.
- firedrakes — Plural form of firedrake.
- firefights — Plural form of firefight.
- fireguards — Plural form of fireguard.
- firehouses — Plural form of firehouse.
- firemaster — (Scotland) The chief of a fire brigade.
- fireplaces — Plural form of fireplace.
- firescreen — a decorative screen placed in the hearth when there is no fire
- firesetter — One who sets fires; an arsonist.
- firestorms — Plural form of firestorm.
- firethorns — Plural form of firethorn.
- firetrucks — Plural form of firetruck.
- firmaments — Plural form of firmament.
- firmicutes — Plural form of firmicute.
- first base — Baseball. the first in counterclockwise order of the bases from home plate. the position of the player covering the area of the infield near first base.
- first born — Someone's first born is their first child.
- first dark — twilight.
- first down — the first of four consecutive plays during which an offensive team must advance the ball at least ten yards to retain possession of it.
- first ever — Something that is the first ever one of its kind has never happened before.
- first form — the first class that children go into at school
- first hand — from the first or original source: We heard the news of the accident firsthand from a witness.
- first lady — (often initial capital letters) the wife of the U.S. president or a current governor or mayor.
- first lien — a lien having priority over others attached to the same property.
- first lord — the head of a board commissioned to perform the duties of a high office of state: First Lord of the Admiralty.
- first mate — the officer of a merchant vessel next in command beneath the captain.
- first name — given or Christian name
- first post — a position of duty, employment, or trust to which one is assigned or appointed: a diplomatic post.
- first year — the first year when someone is at university or college
- first-born — first in the order of birth; eldest.
- first-come — arranged, considered, or done in order of application or arrival, as for purposes of service: orders filled on a first-come basis.
- first-foot — the first person to cross the threshold of a house on New Year's Day.