Felt or similar material, usually impregnated with a water-resistant material, or the application of such material, usually to a roof.
The hobby of making objects, such as soft toys, from felt.
The production of felt from wool.
The tangling of woolen fibres (such as when an article of clothing is washed at too high a temperature)
verb
present participle of felt
feltings
feltings
noun
plural of felting
feltmaking
feltmaking
noun
The manufacture of felt.
feminologist
feminologist
noun
(rare) Someone who studies feminology.
ferrimagnetically
ferrimagnetically
adv
In a ferrimagnetic manner
ferrogoslarite
fertilising
fertilising
verb
present participle of fertilise
fertilizing
fertilizing
verb
present participle of fertilize
festilogies
festilogies
noun
plural of festilogy
festilogy
festilogy
noun
A treatise on church festivals.
festivalgoer
festivalgoer
noun
A person attending a festival
fetchingly
fetchingly
adv
In a fetching manner
fetologies
fetologist
fetologist
noun
One who studies fetology.
fetologists
fetologists
noun
plural of fetologist
fettling
fettling
noun
(gerund, UK) A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace.
(gerund, UK) Repairing; mending; sorting.
(gerund, UK) The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried clay ware.
verb
present participle of fettle
fettlings
fettlings
noun
plural of fettling
fibrillating
fibrillating
adj
Of a muscle, especially in the heart: undergoing fibrillation; quivering.
Splitting into fibrils or fibres.
verb
present participle of fibrillate
fibrocartilage
fibrocartilage
noun
A tough form of cartilage that has a matrix of dense bundles of fibres.
fibrocartilaginous
fibrocartilaginous
adj
Of or pertaining to fibrocartilage.
fibroligamentous
fictionalizing
fictionalizing
verb
present participle of fictionalize
fiddlestring
fiddlestring
noun
One of the strings of a fiddle.
fidgetily
fidgetily
adv
In a fidgety manner.
fidgetingly
fidgetingly
adv
With fidgeting motions; with impatient inability to keep still.
fieldfight
fightable
fightable
adj
(military) Capable in combat.
Able to be fought.
fightingly
fightingly
adv
So as to fight; pugnaciously.
figmental
figmental
adj
Of or relating to a figment.
figulate
figulate
adj
made of potter's clay
figulated
figulated
adj
Alternative form of figulate
figurability
figurability
noun
The quality of being figurable.
figurately
figurately
adv
In a figurate manner; Using or forming a figure.
figuratively, in a figurative manner.
figurational
figurational
adj
Relating to figurations.
figuratively
figuratively
adv
(manner) In a figurative manner.
Used to indicate that what follows is to be taken as a figure of speech, not literally.
fileting
fileting
verb
present participle of filet
filiating
filiating
verb
present participle of filiate
filibustering
filibustering
noun
The act of one who filibusters.
verb
present participle of filibuster
filicologist
filicologist
noun
One who studies filicology.
filleting
filleting
noun
(architecture) The protecting of a joint, as between roof and parapet wall, with mortar or cement, where flashing is employed in better work.
Fillets collectively.
The material of which fillets are made.
verb
present participle of fillet
filmsetting
filmsetting
noun
Photocomposition of type.
verb
present participle of filmset
filmsettings
filmsettings
noun
plural of filmsetting
filtering
filtering
noun
Something that passes through a filter.
The process of passing something through a filter.
verb
present participle of filter
filthifying
filthifying
verb
present participle of filthify
filtrating
filtrating
verb
present participle of filtrate
fingerlet
fingerlet
noun
A small finger-shaped object.
fingerstall
fingerstall
noun
A protective cover for the finger; a fingercot.
fireflaught
firelight
firelight
noun
The light of a fire, such as from a campfire or fireplace.
firstling
firstling
adj
Firstborn.
noun
The first of a class or kind.
The first produce or result, notably firstborn offspring.
The thing first thought or done.
firstlings
firstlings
noun
plural of firstling
fishtailing
fishtailing
verb
present participle of fishtail
fistulizing
fistulizing
verb
present participle of fistulize
fittingly
fittingly
adv
In a fitting manner
fitzgerald
flabbergastation
flabbergastation
noun
(archaic, colloquial, humorous) The act of confounding or bewildering.
(colloquial) Bewildered shock or surprise; the state or condition of being flabbergasted.
flabbergasting
flabbergasting
adj
Overwhelming in a bewildering way; amazing, confounding, stunning, especially in a ludicrous manner.
verb
present participle of flabbergast
flabbergastingly
flabbergastingly
adv
Surprisingly, astonishingly or amazingly
flagellantism
flagellantism
noun
The act of whipping oneself, typically for religious penance or for sexual excitement
flagellating
flagellating
verb
present participle of flagellate
flagellation
flagellation
noun
(botany) The formation by plants of flagella, or their arrangement
A beating consisting of lashes, notably as corporal punishment or mortification, such as a whipping or scourging.
flagellations
flagellations
noun
plural of flagellation
flagellative
flagellative
adj
Pertaining to flagellation; flagellatory.
flagellist
flagellist
noun
One who administers punishment by whipping.
One who is abusive or punishing.
One who whips him or herself as an act of religious penitence; flagellant.
One who whips others or is whipped by others as a sexual fetish.
flaggelating
flaggelation
flaggiest
flaggiest
adj
superlative form of flaggy: most flaggy
flagilate
flagitate
flagitate
verb
(archaic) To importune; to demand fiercely or with passion.
flagitation
flagitation
noun
(archaic) importunity; urgent demand
flagitious
flagitious
adj
(literary) Extremely brutal or wicked; heinous, monstrous.
(literary) Guilty of terrible crimes; wicked, criminal.
flagitiously
flagitiously
adv
In a flagitious manner.
flagitiousness
flagitiousness
noun
The state or quality of being flagitious; wickedness, infamy.
flagstick
flagstick
noun
(golf) The pole which marks the location of a hole
flamingant
flashlight
flashlight
noun
(US, Canada) A battery-powered hand-held light source.
(obsolete) A photograph taken with a flash camera.
A flashgun (device used to create flashes of light for photography).
verb
(transitive) To illuminate with a flashlight.
flashlights
flashlights
noun
plural of flashlight
flatfooting
flatfooting
noun
A traditional form of clogging danced in Appalachia.
verb
present participle of flatfoot
flatling
flatling
adv
Flatly, plainly.
In a flat position.
With the flat side (e.g. of a weapon).
flatlings
flatlings
adv
(Scotland) Alternative form of flatling
flattening
flattening
noun
A flattened part of something
The act, or the result of making something flat or flatter
verb
present participle of flatten
flattering
flattering
adj
(of an image etc.) That which represents too favorably.
Attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good.
Gratifying to one's self-esteem; complimentary.
noun
Instances of flattery.
The action of the verb to flatter.
verb
present participle of flatter
flatteringly
flatteringly
adv
In a flattering manner.
flatteringness
flatteringness
noun
The quality of being flattering.
flatting
flatting
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The practice of living, with others, in a flat.
(countable) A flat part of something, a flattening.
(countable) A type of paint that dries with a flat (matt) finish; a coating of such paint.
(countable) An instance of a musical note being flatter than intended.
A method of preserving gilding unburnished, by touching with size.
The process of applying a coating of flatting paint.
The process of becoming flat.
The process of causing something to become flat; the process of flattening something.
The process of forming metal into sheets by passing it between rollers.
verb
present participle of flat
flaunting
flaunting
adj
That flaunts; showy or gaudy
noun
The act by which something is flaunted.
verb
present participle of flaunt
flauntingly
flauntingly
adv
In a flaunting manner
fleabiting
fledgiest
fleeting
fleeting
adj
Passing quickly; of short duration.
verb
present participle of fleet
fleetingly
fleetingly
adv
in a fleeting manner; transiently
fleetingness
fleetingness
noun
The quality of being fleeting.
fleetings
fleetings
noun
(UK, dialect) A mixture of buttermilk and boiling whey; curds.
fleetwing
flemington
flemington
Proper noun
a locality in western New South Wales, Australia.
a suburb of Victoria, Australia, famous for its racecourse.
a rural locality in South New Zealand.
a rural locality in the region of New Zealand.
a built-up area near Scotland
an unincorporated community in Florida, USA.
a small city in Georgia, USA.
a village in Missouri, USA.
a borough in New Jersey, USA
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
a small town in West Virginia, USA.
fletcherising
fletcherizing
fletcherizing
verb
present participle of fletcherize
fletching
fletching
noun
The fins or feathers so attached.
The process of attaching fins, such as halved feathers, to a projectile in order to stabilize its flight.
verb
present participle of fletch
fletchings
fletchings
noun
plural of fletching
flibbertigibbet
flibbertigibbet
noun
(archaic) An imp, a fiend.
A flighty person; someone regarded as silly, irresponsible, or scatterbrained, especially someone who chatters or gossips.
An offbeat, skittish person; especially said of a young woman.
flibbertigibbets
flibbertigibbets
noun
plural of flibbertigibbet
flibbertigibbety
flibbertigibbety
adj
Like a flibbertigibbet; flighty; scatterbrained.
flichtering
flight
flight
adj
(obsolete) Fast, swift, fleet.
noun
(collective) A collective term for doves or swallows.
(cricket) The movement of a spinning ball through the air - concerns its speed, trajectory and drift.
(engineering) The shaped material forming the thread of a screw.
A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators.
A group of canal locks with a short distance between them
A paper airplane.
A series of stairs between landings.
A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance.
An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.
An air force unit.
An episode of imaginative thinking or dreaming.
An instance of flying.
Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples.
The act of fleeing.
The act of flying.
The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile.
The feathers on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path.
verb
(cricket, of a spin bowler) To throw the ball in such a way that it has more airtime and more spin than usual.
(sports, by extension, transitive) To throw or kick something so as to send it flying with more loft or airtime than usual.
flighted
flighted
adj
(of birds) Capable of flight.
Having a specified number or kind of flights (of stairs, a screw thread, etc.).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flight
flighter
flighter
noun
(brewing) A horizontal vane revolving over the surface of wort in a cooler, so as to produce a circular current in the liquor..
flightful
flightful
adj
(archaic) Able to fly.
flighthead
flightier
flightier
adj
comparative form of flighty: more flighty
flightiest
flightiest
adj
superlative form of flighty: most flighty
flightily
flightily
adv
In a flighty manner.
flightiness
flightiness
noun
The quality of being flighty.
flighting
flighting
verb
present participle of flight
flightless
flightless
adj
Unable to fly. Usually used with birds such as the penguin, ostrich, and emu.
flights
flights
noun
plural of flight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flight
flightshot
flightworthy
flightworthy
adj
(aviation) Safe enough to fly
flighty
flighty
adj
(obsolete) Swift.
(of a bird) That flies easily or often.
Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
flingdust
flintifying
flintifying
verb
present participle of flintify
flinting
flinting
noun
The act of making a flint tool.
verb
present participle of flint
flirtigig
flirtigig
noun
(obsolete) A wanton, pert girl.
flirting
flirting
noun
A flirtation.
verb
present participle of flirt
flirtingly
flirtingly
adv
In a flirting manner.
flirtling
flitching
flitching
verb
present participle of flitch
fliting
fliting
noun
Alternative form of flyting
verb
present participle of flite
flittering
flittering
noun
The motion of something that flitters.
verb
present participle of flitter
flitting
flitting
adj
Brief, likely to be of short duration.
noun
(Northern England, Scotland) The act of moving from one residence to another; moving house.
gerund of flit: the motion of something that flits.
verb
present participle of flit
flittingly
flittingly
adv
With a flitting motion.
floating
floating
adj
(linguistics, of a tone) that is not attached to any consonant or vowel within its morpheme.
Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift.
That floats or float.
noun
(in the plural) Material that floats in a liquid.
(veterinary medicine) A veterinary dental procedure involving the filing down of sharp surfaces on a horse's teeth.
The motion of something that floats.
The spreading of plaster on the surface of walls.
verb
present participle of float
floatingly
floatingly
adv
In a floating manner.
flocculating
flocculating
verb
present participle of flocculate
floodlight
floodlight
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Powerful artificial illumination with a broad beam, especially in a series of units on pylons used to illuminate a sports ground.
A projector of a bright beam of light for use in theatres and studios; a flood
verb
(transitive) To enlighten or illuminate with floodlight(s).
floodlighted
floodlighted
adj
Lit by floodlights; floodlit.
floodlighting
floodlighting
verb
present participle of floodlight
floodlights
floodlights
noun
plural of floodlight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of floodlight
floreating
florisugent
flouting
flouting
noun
The act by which something is flouted.
verb
present participle of flout
floutingly
floutingly
adv
With flouting; insultingly.
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
fluctigerous
fluctuating
fluctuating
adj
Subject to irregular changes in quantity or quality.
noun
A fluctuation.
verb
present participle of fluctuate
fluidglycerate
fluidglycerate
noun
A plant extract produced by extracting with a mixture of glycerine and water
fluoridating
fluoridating
verb
present participle of fluoridate
fluorinating
fluorinating
verb
present participle of fluorinate
flusterating
flusterating
verb
present participle of flusterate
flustering
flustering
adj
agitated, confusing
verb
present participle of fluster
flustrating
flustrating
verb
present participle of flustrate
fluting
fluting
adj
Making a sound like a flute.
noun
(architecture, sculpture) A decoration consisting of parallel, normally vertical, flutes (grooves) incised into the surface.
(fashion) A fluted pleat; a small, rounded or pressed pleat used as trimming on a garment.