10-letter words containing u, t, f
- fault tree — a diagram providing a model of the interactions between the components of a system when a failure occurs
- fault zone — a network of interconnected fractures representing the surficial expression of a fault.
- fault-find — to seek out minor imperfections or errors; carp
- faultiness — having faults or defects; imperfect.
- fauxminist — a person who makes an insincere pretence of feminism
- fauxtatoes — Mashed cauliflower used as an alternative to potatoes by followers of a low-carbohydrate diet.
- favourites — Plural form of favourite.
- fearnaught — A fearless person.
- fearnought — a stout woolen cloth for overcoats.
- feateously — in a featous manner
- feathercut — a woman's hair style in which the hair is cut in short and uneven lengths and formed into small curls with featherlike tips.
- featurette — (film) A relatively short feature film.
- fecundated — Simple past tense and past participle of fecundate.
- fecundator — to make prolific or fruitful.
- feedstuffs — Plural form of feedstuff.
- feel up to — to perceive or examine by touch.
- felicitous — well-suited for the occasion, as an action, manner, or expression; apt; appropriate: The chairman's felicitous anecdote set everyone at ease.
- fepped out — (jargon) /fept owt/ The Symbolics 3600 LISP Machine has a Front-End Processor (FEP). When the main processor gets wedged, the FEP takes control of the keyboard and screen. Such a machine is said to have "fepped out" or "dropped into the fep".
- ferret out — a domesticated, usually red-eyed, and albinic variety of the polecat, used in Europe for driving rabbits and rats from their burrows.
- fetiparous — (of a marsupial) bearing young before they are fully developed.
- fetterbush — an evergreen shrub, Lyonia lucida, of the heath family, native to the southern U.S., having clusters of fragrant, white flowers.
- fettuccine — pasta cut in flat narrow strips.
- fettuccini — pasta cut in flat narrow strips.
- feuilleton — a part of a European newspaper devoted to light literature, fiction, criticism, etc.
- fictitious — created, taken, or assumed for the sake of concealment; not genuine; false: fictitious names.
- fifty-four — a cardinal number, 50 plus 4.
- figurantes — Plural form of figurante.
- figuration — the act of shaping into a particular figure.
- figurative — of the nature of or involving a figure of speech, especially a metaphor; metaphorical and not literal: The word “head” has several figurative senses, as in “She's the head of the company.”. Synonyms: metaphorical, not literal, symbolic.
- figure out — a numerical symbol, especially an Arabic numeral.
- 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.
- filter out — ignore
- find fault — a defect or imperfection; flaw; failing: a fault in the brakes; a fault in one's character.
- fire truck — fire engine.
- firetrucks — Plural form of firetruck.
- firmicutes — Plural form of firmicute.
- firstfruit — Singular of firstfruits, an offering of the first of the harvest.
- fisticuffs — a cuff or blow with the fist.
- fitfulness — The quality of being fitful.
- fizzle out — to make a hissing or sputtering sound, especially one that dies out weakly.
- flacourtia — designating a family (Flacourtiaceae, order Violales) of dicotyledonous tropical trees and shrubs
- flagitious — shamefully wicked, as persons, actions, or times.
- flash tube — a gaseous discharge tube designed to emit extremely short bursts of very intense light
- flash unit — an electronic flash and its power supply in a compact unit.
- flat thunk — (programming) A software mechanism that allows a Win32 application to load and call a 16-bit DLL, or a 16-bit application to load and call a Win32 DLL. See also generic thunk, universal thunk.
- flatterous — flattering
- flatulence — generating gas in the alimentary canal, as food.
- flatulency — (chiefly, dated) flatulence.
- flauntiest — Superlative form of flaunty.
- flavourist — a chemist who blends ingredients to create artificial flavours or scents, for food or perfume