10-letter words containing w, f, l
- floodwater — the water that overflows as the result of a flood.
- floor show — a nightclub entertainment typically consisting of a series of singing, dancing, and often comedy acts.
- floor-work — a sequence of exercises done at the beginning of a class or before a performance in sitting and supine positions on the floor in order to stretch and warm up the body.
- floorshows — Plural form of floorshow.
- flop sweat — a sudden heavy perspiration caused by embarrassment
- flow chart — Also called flow sheet. a detailed diagram or chart of the operations and equipment through which material passes, as in a manufacturing process.
- flow mixer — A flow mixer is a mixer with a short contact time, used in a continuous process or stage.
- flow sheet — flow chart (def 1).
- flowcharts — Plural form of flowchart.
- flower box — a box used for growing decorative plants in or around the home, often attached to a window ledge.
- flower bud — Botany. a small axillary or terminal protuberance on a plant, containing rudimentary foliage (leaf bud) the rudimentary inflorescence (flower bud) or both (mixed bud) an undeveloped or rudimentary stem or branch of a plant.
- flower bug — any of several bugs of the family Anthocoridae that live on flowers and are predaceous on aphids and other small insects.
- flower fly — syrphid fly.
- flower key — feature key
- flowerbeds — Plural form of flowerbed.
- flowerhead — (botany) A short, compact cluster of flowers, such as those found in the composites.
- flowerless — having or producing no flowers.
- flowerlike — resembling or in the shape of a flower; delicate; graceful.
- flowerpots — Plural form of flowerpot.
- flowmeters — Plural form of flowmeter.
- flyswatter — A hand-held device for swatting flies or other insects, to kill or shoo them.
- flyweights — Plural form of flyweight.
- foamflower — a North American plant, Tiarella cordifolia, having a cluster of small, usually white flowers.
- foilswoman — a woman who uses or specializes in using a foil
- folk weave — a type of fabric with a loose weave
- follow out — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- followable — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- followings — a body of followers, attendants, adherents, etc.
- followship — the practice of doing what other people suggest, rather than taking the lead
- formalwear — clothing designed for or customarily worn on formal occasions, as tuxedos and evening gowns.
- fort lewis — a military reservation in W central Washington State, SW of Tacoma.
- four-wheel — having four wheels.
- free world — the nations of the world that function chiefly under democratic and capitalistic systems rather than under totalitarianism or Communism.
- free-blown — (of glass) blown and shaped manually and without the use of a mold. Compare blown-molded, offhand (def 5).
- freewheels — Plural form of freewheel.
- frowningly — While or as if frowning.
- fruit bowl — dish for displaying fruit
- full swing — full operation; greatest activity: For the first time in years the factory was in full swing. The meeting was in full swing when we arrived.
- full twist — a front or back dive made by a complete rotation of the body on its vertical axis. Compare half twist (def 1).
- full-blown — fully or completely developed: full-blown AIDS; an idea expanded into a full-blown novel.
- full-grown — completely grown; mature.
- full-power — (of a radio station) able to broadcast up to 100 miles (166 km) under clear atmospheric conditions.
- funnel-web — any large poisonous black spider of the family Dipluridae, constructing funnel-shaped webs
- furbelowed — Simple past tense and past participle of furbelow.
- golf widow — a woman whose husband frequently leaves her alone while he plays golf.
- goodfellow — a cheerful companion
- guineafowl — Alternative spelling of guinea fowl.
- half crown — a former silver or cupronickel coin of Great Britain equal to two shillings and sixpence: use phased out after decimalization in 1971.
- half twist — Diving. a dive made by a half rotation of the body on its long axis. Compare full twist.
- half-awake — waking; not sleeping.