10-letter words containing s, f, e
- bass flute — the lowest instrument in the flute family, pitched one octave below the concert flute
- bast fiber — bast (def 2).
- bast-fiber — Botany. phloem.
- be friends — to be friendly (with)
- be oneself — to function physically and mentally as one normally does
- be soft on — to treat gently
- bean feast — (formerly) an annual dinner or party given by an employer for employees.
- bean-feast — (formerly) an annual dinner or party given by an employer for employees.
- beanfeasts — Plural form of beanfeast.
- beautifies — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beautify.
- beautifuls — having beauty; possessing qualities that give great pleasure or satisfaction to see, hear, think about, etc.; delighting the senses or mind: a beautiful dress; a beautiful speech.
- because of — If an event or situation occurs because of something, that thing is the reason or cause.
- bedfellows — Plural form of bedfellow.
- beefeaters — Plural form of beefeater.
- beefmaster — one of a breed of fast-growing beef cattle of the western U.S., tolerant of humidity, heat, and insects, developed by crossbreeding Brahman, Hereford, and Shorthorn stock.
- beliefless — having no faith or belief
- benefiters — something that is advantageous or good; an advantage: He explained the benefits of public ownership of the postal system.
- bernstorff — Count Johann-Heinrich [yoh-hahn-hahyn-rikh] /ˈyoʊ hɑnˈhaɪn rɪx/ (Show IPA), 1862–1939, German diplomat.
- blue flags — any North American plant of the genus Iris, especially I. versicolor : the state flower of Tennessee.
- blue flash — green flash.
- blue shift — a shift toward shorter wavelengths of the spectral lines of a celestial object, caused by the motion of the object toward the observer.
- bluefields — a city in SW West Virginia.
- bona fides — Someone's bona fides are their good or sincere intentions.
- breadstuff — any form of bread
- brunfelsia — any of various shrubs or small trees belonging to the genus Brunfelsia, of the nightshade family, native to tropical America, having white or purple tubular or bell-shaped flowers.
- brush fire — a fire in brushwood
- brush-fire — limited in scope, area, or importance, as some labor disputes or local skirmishes.
- bush knife — a large heavy knife suitable for outdoor use
- butterfish — an eel-like blennioid food fish, Pholis gunnellus, occurring in North Atlantic coastal regions: family Pholidae (gunnels). It has a slippery scaleless golden brown skin with a row of black spots along the base of the long dorsal fin
- by oneself — be oneself, to be in one's normal state of mind or physical condition. to be unaffected and sincere: One makes more friends by being oneself than by putting on airs.
- cafeterias — Plural form of cafeteria.
- caffeinism — caffeism
- calcifuges — Plural form of calcifuge.
- candlefish — a salmonoid food fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, that occurs in the N Pacific and has oily flesh
- canefields — Plural form of canefield.
- cape flats — the strip of low-lying land in South Africa joining the Cape Peninsula proper to the African mainland
- case knife — sheath knife
- cash offer — a public equity issue sold to everyone who is interested in it
- castleford — a town in N England, in Wakefield unitary authority, West Yorkshire on the River Aire. Pop: 37 525 (2001)
- catchflies — Plural form of catchfly.
- cease-fire — a temporary cessation of warfare by mutual agreement of the participants; truce
- ceasefires — Plural form of ceasefire.
- ceriferous — producing or bearing wax
- chargeoffs — Plural form of chargeoff.
- chauffeurs — Plural form of chauffeur.
- chauffeuse — a fireside chair having a low seat and a high back.
- chelmsford — a city in SE England, administrative centre of Essex: electronics, retail; university (1992). Pop: 99 962 (2001)
- cherubfish — a brilliantly colored butterflyfish, Centropyge argi, found in the West Indies: kept in home aquariums.
- chieftains — Plural form of chieftain.
- chuffiness — the quality of being chuffy; boorishness