10-letter words starting with f
- firesetter — One who sets fires; an arsonist.
- firestorms — Plural form of firestorm.
- firethorns — Plural form of firethorn.
- firetrucks — Plural form of firetruck.
- 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.
- fish balls — a fried ball or cake of shredded fish, especially salt codfish, and mashed potato.
- fish flake — a platform for drying fish.
- fish flour — powdered fish, high in protein, used as an ingredient in other foods.
- fish joint — a connection formed by fishplates at the meeting point of two rails, beams, etc, as on a railway
- fish knife — a small knife with a spatulalike blade, used with a fork in cutting fish at table.
- fish louse — any of numerous small crustaceans, especially certain copepods, parasitic on the skin and gills of fish.
- fish paste — something you can spread on bread, made from fish which has been ground
- fish queue — (humour) (By analogy with FIFO - first-in, first-out) first in, still here. A joking way of pointing out that processing of a particular sequence of events or requests has stopped dead. Also "FISH mode" and "FISHnet"; the latter may be applied to any network that is running really slowly or exhibiting extreme flakiness.
- fish sauce — a spicy sauce made from the fermented liquid of salt-cured fish, especially anchovies, popular as a flavoring or condiment in Southeast Asian cookery.
- fish slice — a broad-bladed kitchen implement with a long handle, for turning fish in frying.
- fish stick — an oblong piece of fried fish, usually breaded.
- fish story — an exaggerated or incredible story: It was just another one of his fish stories.
- fish wheel — a trap for catching salmon, consisting of a revolving wheel with attached nets set in a river so that it is turned by the current to capture the passing fish.
- fishburger — A burger made with fish instead of beef.
- fisherfolk — People who catch fish for a living.
- fishfinger — an oblong piece of filleted or minced fish coated in breadcrumbs