10-letter words containing f
- ferrofluid — A fluid containing a magnetic suspension.
- ferrograms — plural of Ferrogram
- ferroniere — jewel, on a chain, worn on the forehead
- ferrotypes — Plural form of ferrotype.
- ferruginol — (organic compound) A diterpene of the abietane chemical class that has been isolated from the needles of the redwood Sequoia sempervirens.
- ferry port — a town or place alongside navigable water with facilities for the loading and unloading of ferries
- ferryboats — Plural form of ferryboat.
- fertilised — Simple past tense and past participle of fertilise.
- fertiliser — Alternative spelling of fertilizer.
- fertilises — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fertilise.
- fertilized — Simple past tense and past participle of fertilize.
- fertilizer — any substance used to fertilize the soil, especially a commercial or chemical manure.
- fertilizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fertilize.
- fertilizin — jelly coat.
- fervescent — becoming hot
- fescennine — scurrilous; licentious; obscene: fescennine mockery.
- fess point — the central point of an escutcheon.
- festoonery — a decoration of festoons.
- festooning — Present participle of festoon.
- fetchingly — charming; captivating.
- fetiparous — (of a marsupial) bearing young before they are fully developed.
- fetishised — Simple past tense and past participle of fetishise.
- fetishists — Plural form of fetishist.
- fetishized — Simple past tense and past participle of fetishize.
- fetishizes — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fetishize.
- fetologist — a person who studies or practises fetology
- fetoscopes — Plural form of fetoscope.
- fetterbush — an evergreen shrub, Lyonia lucida, of the heath family, native to the southern U.S., having clusters of fragrant, white flowers.
- fetterless — a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
- fettuccine — pasta cut in flat narrow strips.
- fettuccini — pasta cut in flat narrow strips.
- feudalized — Simple past tense and past participle of feudalize.
- feuilleton — a part of a European newspaper devoted to light literature, fiction, criticism, etc.
- fever heat — the heat of fever; body heat exceeding 98.6°F (37°C).
- fever tree — any of several trees that produce or are believed to produce a febrifuge, as the blue gum, which is believed to prevent malaria.
- fever twig — the bittersweet, Celastrus scandens.
- feverishly — having fever.
- feverously — feverish.
- feverworts — Plural form of feverwort.
- ffestiniog — a town in N Wales, in Gwynedd: tourist attractions include former slate quarries and a narrow-gauge railway at nearby Blaenau Ffestiniog. Pop: 4830 (2001)
- fianchetto — the development of a bishop, in an opening move, by advancing one or two pawns so as to permit movement along the bishop's diagonal.
- fiat money — paper currency made legal tender by a fiat of the government, but not based on or convertible into coin.
- fiberboard — a building material made of wood or other plant fibers compressed and cemented into rigid sheets.
- fiberglass — a material consisting of extremely fine filaments of glass that are combined in yarn and woven into fabrics, used in masses as a thermal and acoustical insulator, or embedded in various resins to make boat hulls, fishing rods, and the like.
- fiberoptic — of or relating to instruments utilizing fiber optics.
- fiberscope — an optical instrument consisting of a fiber bundle with an objective lens at one end and an eyepiece at the other, for viewing objects not accessible to direct viewing.
- fibreboard — (British, Canada) A material made from wood chips or shavings, which are compressed and bonded with resin and formed into stiff sheets, often laminated with melamine, and used in building or making furniture.
- fibreglass — Silica based glass extruded into fibers that possess a length at least 1000 times greater than their width.
- fibrescope — (British) An instrument, consisting of a fibre optic bundle, used to observe inaccessible areas.
- fibrillary — Of or pertaining to fibrils, or nanoscale fibers.