(informal, of a person) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
finikin
finikin
adj
(dated) Excessively dainty or fastidious.
noun
Alternative form of finnikin
finiking
fink
fink
noun
(South Africa) Any of several birds in the family Ploceidae native to southern Africa.
(chiefly US, slang) A contemptible person.
(chiefly US, slang) A strikebreaker.
(chiefly US, slang) An informer.
verb
(chiefly US, slang) To betray a trust; to inform on.
(dialectal, th-fronting) Pronunciation spelling of think.
finked
finked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fink
finkel
finkelstein
finking
finking
verb
present participle of fink
finks
finks
noun
plural of fink
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fink
finksburg
finky
finlike
finlike
adj
Resembling a fin, especially in shape.
finmark
finmarks
finnack
finnesko
finnesko
noun
A thermal boot made from reindeer skin and fur.
finnick
finnickier
finnickier
adj
comparative form of finnicky: more finnicky
finnickiest
finnickiest
adj
superlative form of finnicky: most finnicky
finnicking
finnicky
finnicky
adj
Alternative form of finicky
finnmark
finnmark
Proper noun
A county in Norway.
finnmarks
firbank
fireback
fireback
noun
A piece of iron that fits into the back of a fireplace to distribute the heat and keep the brick from cracking.
Any of certain species of pheasant in the genus Lophura.
firebreak
firebreak
noun
(figurative) Any separating barrier.
An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it.
firebreaks
firebreaks
noun
plural of firebreak
firebrick
firebrick
noun
a brick capable of withstanding high temperatures without deforming.
firebricks
firebricks
noun
plural of firebrick
firecracker
firecracker
noun
A peanut butter cracker baked with marijuana, similar in concept to an Alice B. Toklas brownie.
A person or thing that is exciting and/or unpredictable.
A small explosive device, typically containing a small amount of gunpowder in a tightly-wound roll of paper, primarily designed to produce a large bang.
firecrackers
firecrackers
noun
plural of firecracker
firedrake
firedrake
noun
(figurative, poetic) A worker at a furnace or fire
A fiery meteor, an ignis fatuus, a rocket
A fire-breathing dragon.
A kind of firework
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
firepink
firepink
noun
Silene virginica, a brilliant red wildflower of eastern North America in the family Caryophyllaceae.
firepinks
firepinks
noun
plural of firepink
firework
firework
noun
A device using gunpowder and other chemicals which, when lit, emits a combination of coloured flames, sparks, whistles or bangs, and sometimes made to rocket high into the sky before exploding, used for entertainment or celebration.
fireworkless
fireworkless
adj
Without fireworks.
fireworks
fireworks
noun
(plural only) An event or a display where fireworks are set off.
(plural only, figuratively) A boisterous or violent event or situation.
plural of firework.
fireworky
fireworky
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a firework.
firk
firk
noun
(UK dialectal) A freak; trick; quirk.
A stroke; lash.
verb
(intransitive) To move quickly; go off or fly out suddenly; turn out.
(transitive) To carry away or about; carry; move.
(transitive) To drive away.
(transitive) To rouse; raise up.
firked
firked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of firk
firker
firkin
firkin
noun
(Britain) A varying measure of capacity, usually being a quarter of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons.
(US) A small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size, used for butter, lard, etc.
A weight measure for butter, equalling 56 pounds.
firking
firking
verb
present participle of firk
firkins
firkins
noun
plural of firkin
fishback
fisherfolk
fisherfolk
noun
(anthropology) Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.