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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
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