(Australia) A hot, dry, dusty wind of southern or central Australia.
brickfields
brickfields
noun
plural of brickfield
brookfield
brookflower
butterflylike
butterflylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butterfly.
cankerflower
clarkfield
clyfaker
clyfaker
noun
(slang, obsolete) A pickpocket.
cofferlike
cofferlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a coffer.
confervalike
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
cuckooflower
cuckooflower
noun
lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis)
ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi, syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi)
darkful
darkful
adj
(archaic) Full of darkness
drakefly
dwarflike
dwarflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dwarf; small, diminutive.
fablemaker
fablemaker
noun
One who invents fables.
fackler
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
fairlike
fairlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fair (entertainment and trading event).
fairyfolk
fairyfolk
noun
Alternative form of fairy folk
fairylike
fairylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fairy.
falkirk
falkirk
Proper noun
A town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, originally in
A unitary council area in Scotland, and previously a local government district in Region (1975-1996).
falkner
fallbrook
falsework
falsework
noun
(engineering) A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself.
(engineering) Scaffolding, a temporary frame serving to support and brace a building under construction until it can stand alone.
farcelike
farcelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of farce.
farkleberries
farkleberries
noun
plural of farkleberry
farkleberry
farkleberry
noun
(countable) A berry from a shrub of this species.
(uncountable) A species of Vaccinium (Vaccinium arboreum) native to the southeastern United States, from southern Virginia west to southeastern Missouri, and south to Florida and eastern Texas, and taking the form of a shrub (rarely a small tree) growing to 3-5 m (rarely 9 m) tall.
farmerlike
farmerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmer.
farrierlike
fartlek
fartlek
noun
An athletic training technique, used especially in running, in which periods of intense effort alternate with periods of less strenuous effort in a continuous workout.
fatherlike
fatherlike
adj
having the qualities of a father
faulkner
faulkner
noun
Obsolete form of falconer.
featherlike
featherlike
adj
As light as a feather.
Having the characteristics of plumage.
feltmaker
feltmaker
noun
A manufacturer of felt.
feltwork
feltwork
noun
(medicine) A fibrous network
(medicine) A tight plexus of nerve fibrils
fernlike
fernlike
adj
Resembling a fern.
ferntickle
ferntickled
ferronickel
ferronickel
noun
A ferroalloy of iron and nickel.
fetterlock
fetterlock
noun
(heraldry) A shackle or lock.
feverlike
feverlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fever.
ficklehearted
fickler
fickler
adj
comparative form of fickle: more fickle
fieldwork
fieldwork
noun
(countable, rare) A temporary fortification built by troops in the field; a defensive earthwork in the field.
(in scientific research) The collection of raw data in the field, field research, field study, field studies.
(uncountable) Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions
(uncountable, agriculture) Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).
fieldworker
fieldworker
noun
A person who does fieldwork.
filemaker
filemaker
noun
A manufacturer of files (rasping tools).
filemark
filemark
noun
(computing) A special value used on computer tape to separate individual files.
filemarks
filemarks
noun
plural of filemark
filmmaker
filmmaker
noun
A producer or director of films/movies.
fingerlike
fingerlike
adj
Resembling a finger, especially in shape
firelike
firelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of fire; fiery.
firelock
firelock
noun
(by extension, historical) A firearm using such a gunlock.
(historical) A form of gunlock, in which the priming is ignited by a spark.
firelocks
firelocks
noun
plural of firelock
fireworkless
fireworkless
adj
Without fireworks.
fisherfolk
fisherfolk
noun
(anthropology) Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
People who fish for a living.
Recreational fishers.
flacker
flacker
verb
(intransitive) To flicker; to quiver.
(intransitive) To flutter like a bird.
flackery
flackery
noun
The aggressive public relations activity associated with press agents
flagmaker
flagmaker
noun
One who manufactures flags.
flakeboard
flakeboard
noun
A type of board manufactured from wood flakes
flaker
flaker
noun
(archaeology, chemistry, kitchen) A tool or appliance used to break flakes off a piece of material or something into it.
(slang) Someone who is untrue to his commitments and shows interest but then chooses to miss.
flakers
flakers
noun
plural of flaker
flakier
flakier
adj
comparative form of flaky: more flaky
flanderkin
flankard
flanker
flanker
noun
(American football) A wide receiver who lines up behind the line of scrimmage.
(military) A fortification or soldier projecting so as to defend another work or to command the flank of an assailing body.
(rugby) A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.
verb
(obsolete) To attack sideways.
(obsolete) To defend by lateral fortifications.
flankers
flankers
noun
plural of flanker
flareback
flareback
noun
A burst of flame emitted from a cannon, furnace, etc. in an abnormal direction.
flasker
flasker
noun
(historical) A whisky smuggler.
flatterdock
flatwork
flatwork
noun
(construction) Horizontal construction work using concrete, such as floors.
flatworks
flecker
flecker
verb
(transitive) To fleck; to speckle.
fleckered
fleckered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flecker
fleckering
fleckering
verb
present participle of flecker
fleckier
flicker
flicker
noun
(US) Any of certain small woodpeckers, especially of the genus Colaptes.
(figurative) A short moment.
An unsteady flash of light.
One who flicks.
verb
(intransitive) To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.
(intransitive) To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter.
(transitive, intransitive) To flutter or flap.
flickered
flickered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flicker
flickering
flickering
adj
shining unsteadily or varying rapidly in brightness (referring to a light or a source of light)
noun
A short, uncertain burst.
verb
present participle of flicker
flickeringly
flickeringly
adv
Briefly
In a flickering manner
flickermouse
flickerproof
flickers
flickers
noun
plural of flicker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flicker
flickertail
flickertail
noun
Nickname for the North American ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni.
flickery
flickery
adj
Seeming to flicker; unsteady
fliegerabwehrkanone
flintwork
flintwork
noun
decorative flint facing
work with flint
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
fliskier
floatmaker
floatmaker
noun
A builder of floats (decorated trailers or vehicles for display in a parade or pageant).
flocker
flocker
noun
One who or that which flocks; a bird species that forms flocks.
flockier
flockier
adj
comparative form of flocky: more flocky
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
flockowner
flockowner
noun
Someone who owns a flock of animals.
floerkea
floodmark
floodmark
noun
A mark indicating the height reached by the waters in a previous flood.
floorwalker
floorwalker
noun
Alternative form of floor-walker
floorwalkers
floorwalkers
noun
plural of floorwalker
florikan
floriken
floriken
Noun
An Indian bustard (Otis aurita).
flourlike
flourlike
Adjective
Resembling flour.
flowerlike
flowerlike
adj
Resembling a flower, especially in shape
flowerpecker
flowerpecker
noun
Any member of the family Dicaeidae of passerine birds, many of which feed on nectar.
flowerwork
fluework
fluework
noun
A system of organ stops in which the sound is caused by wind passing through a flue or fissure and striking an edge above; distinguished from reedwork.
fluker
flukeworm
flukeworm
noun
Any usually parasitic worm in the class Trematoda.
flukewort
flukier
flukier
adj
comparative form of fluky: more fluky
flunker
flunker
noun
(slang, Canada, US) Someone who has flunked: failed in an examination, been kept back to repeat a grade, or flunked out of school.
flunkers
flunkers
noun
plural of flunker
flusker
flutework
flutework
noun
(architecture) Fluted ornamentation; groovework.
foldskirt
folkcraft
folkcraft
noun
folk craftsmanship
folkfree
folkfree
adj
(obsolete) Having folkright, as a free citizen.
folklore
folklore
noun
(by extension) The tales, superstitions etc. of any particular group or community.
(mathematics, slang) The collective of proofs or techniques which are widely known among mathematicians, but have never been formally published.
The tales, legends, superstitions, and traditions of a particular ethnic population.
folklores
folklores
noun
plural of folklore
folkloric
folkloric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or having the character of folklore.
folklorish
folklorish
adj
(colloquial) Being similar to or having the quality of folklore.
folklorism
folklorism
noun
Invention or adaptation of folklore; including any use of a tradition outside the cultural context in which it was created.
folklorist
folklorist
noun
A person who studies or collects folklore
folkloristic
folkloristic
adj
about the traditions and stories of a country or community; Characteristic of folklore.
folklorists
folklorists
noun
plural of folklorist
folkmooter
folkmoter
folkright
folkright
noun
(obsolete) The common law or right of the people.
folksier
folksier
adj
comparative form of folksy: more folksy
folksinger
folksinger
noun
A person who sings folk songs.
folksingers
folksingers
noun
plural of folksinger
folkvangr
footlicker
footlicker
noun
A sycophant; a fawner; a toady.
footlocker
footlocker
noun
A long, rectangular trunk or similar container that lies flat on the floor, especially one used for personal belongings and kept at the foot of a bed, commonly used in barracks and dormitories.