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10-letter words containing fir

  • firewalled — Simple past tense and past participle of firewall.
  • firewarden — a person having authority in the prevention or extinguishing of fires, as in towns or camps.
  • firing pin — a plunger in the firing mechanism of a firearm or cannon that strikes the cartridge primer, igniting the propelling charge.
  • 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.
  • first-hand — from the first or original source: We heard the news of the accident firsthand from a witness.
  • first-line — available for immediate service, especially combat service: first-line troops.
  • first-name — of or relating to one's first, or given, name; familiar; intimate: They were on a first-name basis soon after meeting.
  • first-rate — excellent; superb.
  • first-time — used, appearing, contending, etc., for the first time: a first-time candidate.
  • firstcomer — a person who arrives first or among the first.
  • firstfruit — Singular of firstfruits, an offering of the first of the harvest.
  • firstlings — Plural form of firstling.
  • greek fire — an incendiary mixture of unknown composition, used in warfare in medieval times by Byzantine Greeks.
  • ground fir — ground pine
  • groundfire — small arms fire directed against aircraft from the ground.
  • head-first — If you move head-first in a particular direction, your head is the part of your body that is furthest forward as you are moving.
  • infirmarer — the infirmarian of a mediaeval monastery
  • infirmness — The quality of being infirm; feebleness.
  • john firth — John Rupert, 1890–1960, English linguist.
  • kafiristan — former name of Nuristan.
  • nootka fir — (in the Pacific Northwest) Douglas fir.
  • oregon fir — Douglas fir.
  • quick fire — rapid continuous gunfire, esp at a moving target
  • quick-fire — firing or equipped for firing rapidly, especially at moving targets.
  • rapid-fire — characterized by, delivered, or occurring in rapid succession: rapid-fire questions; rapid-fire events.
  • reaffirmed — to state or assert positively; maintain as true: to affirm one's loyalty to one's country; He affirmed that all was well.
  • silver fir — a coniferous tree, Abies alba, native to Europe, the young branches of which are covered with grayish fuzz.
  • stand firm — be resolute
  • standfirst — an introductory paragraph in an article, printed in larger or bolder type or in capitals, that summarizes the article
  • unaffirmed — to state or assert positively; maintain as true: to affirm one's loyalty to one's country; He affirmed that all was well.
  • under fire — a state, process, or instance of combustion in which fuel or other material is ignited and combined with oxygen, giving off light, heat, and flame.
  • underfired — supplied with fuel or heat from beneath.
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