In a familiar manner, as if knowing somebody well.
In a familiar or easily recognised manner.
familiary
familiary
adj
(obsolete) Of or pertaining to a family or household; domestic.
familistery
familistery
noun
A community in which many people unite, like a single family, and are regulated by certain communistic laws and customs.
family
family
adj
(slang) Homosexual.
Suitable for children and adults.
name
A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption)
noun
(countable) A (close-knit) group of people related by blood, friendship, marriage, law, or custom, especially if they live or work together.
(countable) A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); kin; in particular, a set of parents and their children; an immediate family.
(countable) A nuclear family: a mother and father who are married and cohabiting and their child or children.
(countable) An extended family: a group of people who are related to one another by blood or marriage.
(countable) Any group or aggregation of things classed together as kindred or related from possessing in common characteristics which distinguish them from other things of the same order.
(countable, biology, taxonomy) A category in the classification of organisms, ranking below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank.
(countable, linguistics) A group of languages believed to have descended from the same ancestral language.
(countable, music) A group of instruments having the same basic method of tone production.
(set theory, countable) A collection of sets, especially of subsets of a given set.
(uncountable) Lineage, especially honorable or noble lineage.
(uncountable) Members of one's family collectively.
familyish
familyish
adj
(informal) Suitable for, or characteristic of, family.
famously
famously
adv
(informal) Really well, having great rapport.
In a celebrated manner.
Indicates that the act, state, or occurrence described by the sentence is famous In such a manner as to become famous or produce something that would become famous.
famulary
famulary
adj
(formal) Of or relating to servants.
fancymonger
fancymonger
noun
(obsolete) A lovemonger; a whimsical lover.
fantasmagorically
farmerly
farmerly
adj
Befitting a farmer.
farmery
farmery
noun
The buildings and yards necessary for the business of a farm; a homestead.
farmhousey
farmhousey
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmhouse.
farmy
farmy
adj
Resembling or reminiscent of a farm.
farmyard
farmyard
noun
The area around a farm, excluding the fields.
farmyards
farmyards
noun
plural of farmyard
farmyardy
farmyardy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmyard.
fasciotomy
fasciotomy
noun
(surgery) The cutting of the fascia to relieve tension or pressure (and treat the resulting loss of circulation to an area of tissue or muscle).
fathomlessly
fathomlessly
adv
In a fathomless manner, to a fathomless degree.
fayettism
fayme
fayum
fayum
Proper noun
A city in Egypt, and the associated region.
fayumic
fearsomely
fearsomely
adv
In a fearsome manner, or to a fearsome extent
feeblemindedly
feeblemindedly
adv
Alternative form of feeble-mindedly
fellmongery
fellmongery
noun
A fellmonger's place of work.
The trade of a fellmonger.
femalely
femalely
adv
In a female manner.
femality
femality
noun
femaleness
feminacy
feminacy
noun
(archaic) effeminacy
feminality
feminality
noun
The quality of being feminal; femininity.
femineity
femineity
noun
The condition of being feminine; femininity
feminility
feminility
noun
(now rare) femininity.
femininely
femininely
adv
In a feminine manner.
femininity
femininity
noun
The sum of all attributes that are feminine or convey womanhood.
feminity
feminity
noun
(archaic) Synonym of femininity
feminology
feminology
noun
(rare) Synonym of women's studies.
femorococcygeal
fempty
fermacy
fermentability
fermentability
noun
The condition of being fermentable
fermentatively
fermentatively
adv
In a fermentative manner
With regard to fermentation
fermentatory
fermentatory
adj
Of or relating to fermentation.
fermentology
fermentology
noun
The study of fermentation.
fermery
ferrimagnetically
ferrimagnetically
adv
In a ferrimagnetic manner
ferromolybdenum
ferromolybdenum
noun
An iron-molybdenum alloy.
ferryman
ferryman
noun
(Greek mythology, usually preceded by the) Charon.
A man who operates a ferry.
ferrymen
ferrymen
noun
plural of ferryman
fetometry
fetometry
noun
The measurement of a fetus, typically by X-ray examination
feynman
fibrocystoma
fibromyalgia
fibromyalgia
noun
(medicine, pathology) A condition characterised by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints.
fibromyectomy
fibromyitis
fibromyoma
fibromyoma
noun
(pathology) A benign uterine tumour; a fibroid.
fibromyomatous
fibromyomectomy
fibromyositis
fibromyotomy
fibromyxoma
fibromyxoma
noun
Alternative form of myxofibroma
fibromyxosarcoma
fideicommissary
fideicommissary
noun
(law, ancient Rome) the beneficiary of a fideicommissum.
filamentary
filamentary
adj
Of, pertaining to, containing or resembling a filament or filaments.
filionymic
filmically
filmically
adv
In a filmic manner.
filmily
filmily
adv
In a filmy manner.
filmography
filmography
noun
A selective list of movie titles that share a similar characteristic such as the same genre, the same director, the same actor etc.
filmy
filmy
adj
Covered by (or as if by) a film; hazy
Resembling or made of a thin film; gauzy
film-like; similar to a motion picture
fimbristylis
firmity
firmity
noun
(obsolete) strength; firmness; stability
Obsolete form of frumenty.
firmly
firmly
adv
(manner) In a firm or definite or strong manner.
(manner) Securely.
flamboyance
flamboyance
Noun
The condition of being flamboyant.
A group of flamingos.
flamboyances
flamboyances
noun
plural of flamboyance
flamboyancy
flamboyancy
noun
The condition of being flamboyant.
flamboyant
flamboyant
adj
(architecture) Referring to the final stage of French Gothic architecture from the 14th to the 16th centuries.
Of a blade: forged in a wavy, undulating pattern, like a flame-bladed sword or a kris.
Showy, bold or audacious in behaviour, appearance, etc.
noun
The royal poinciana (Delonix regia), a showy tropical tree.
flamboyantism
flamboyantize
flamboyantly
flamboyantly
adv
In a flamboyant manner.
flamboyants
flamboyants
noun
plural of flamboyant
flamboyer
flamboyer
noun
(archaic) Any of various trees in the East and West Indies with brilliant blossoms, probably species of Caesalpinieae, especially of Delonix and Caesalpinia, all of which were formerly in the obsolete genus Poinciana.
flamingly
flamingly
adv
In a flaming way; extremely obviously; outrageously.
With, or as if with, fire or flames.
flammability
flammability
noun
(countable) A measure of the extent to which something is flammable.
(uncountable) The condition of being flammable.
flammably
flammably
adv
In a flammable manner.
flamy
flamy
adj
Composed of flame.
Flamelike, flame-colored.
Flaming, blazing.
fleamy
fleamy
adj
(obsolete, dialect) bloody; clotted
flebotomy
fleysome
fleysome
adj
Alternative form of flaysome
flimflammery
flimflammery
noun
a deception or swindle
nonsense
flimsily
flimsily
adv
In a flimsy manner
flimsilyst
flimsy
flimsy
adj
(figurative) Weak; ill-founded.
Likely to bend or break under pressure.
noun
(informal, in the plural) Skimpy underwear.
(naval slang) A service certificate
(slang) A banknote.
Thin typing paper used to make multiple copies.
flummery
flummery
intj
An expression of contemptuous disbelief.
noun
(historical, specifically) A slightly tart, jelly-like food of Welsh origin, made from extensively boiling oats, then boiling down the liquid extracted from it.
A custard; any of several bland, gelatinous foodstuffs, usually made from stewed fruit and thickened with oatmeal, cornstarch or flour.
Deceptive or blustering speech.
Empty or meaningless talk, especially when used to flatter.
Pretentious trappings, useless ornaments used to impress.
flummydiddle
flunkeydom
flunkeydom
noun
The state of a being a flunkey
flunkeyism
flunkeyism
noun
Alternative form of flunkyism
flunkydom
flunkydom
noun
The place or region of flunkies.
flunkyism
flunkyism
noun
The quality or characteristics of a flunky; readiness to cringe to those who are superior in wealth or position; toadyism.
fluorimetry
fluorimetry
noun
(chemistry, physics) fluorescence spectroscopy
fluorometry
fluorometry
noun
(chemistry, physics) An analytical technique that uses fluorescence to detect and identify small samples of substances
flyman
flyman
noun
(UK, historical) Someone who drives the type of coach called a fly.
(theater) Someone who operates a fly system in a theatre.
flymen
flymen
noun
plural of flyman
flytime
flytime
noun
The time of the year when there are a lot of flies in a certain place
foamily
foamily
adv
In a foamy manner.
foamingly
foamingly
adv
With foam.
foamy
foamy
adj
Full of foam.
noun
Alternative spelling of foamie
focimetry
focimetry
noun
The art or study of measuring the power of lenses.
focometry
fogramity
fogydom
fogydom
noun
Alternative form of fogeydom
fogyism
fogyism
noun
(colloquial) The principles and conduct of a fogy.
fogyisms
fogyisms
noun
plural of fogyism
footmanry
footmanry
noun
(dated) The realm or sphere of footmen; footmen collectively.
foremartyr
foremostly
foremostly
adv
In the foremost place or order; among the foremost.
forepayment
forepayment
noun
payment made in advance
formability
formability
noun
The quality or degree of being formable.
formably
formaldehyd
formaldehyde
formaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin.
formaldehydes
formaldehydes
noun
plural of formaldehyde
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
formalistically
formalistically
adv
in a formalistic manner
formality
formality
noun
(countable) A specific requirement for obtaining a legal status, conducting a transaction, etc.
(uncountable) The state of being formal.
A customary ritual without new or unique meaning.
Something said or done as a matter of form.
formally
formally
adv
In a formal manner.
In accordance with official procedure.
In accordance with rigorous rules.
formatively
formatively
adv
In a formative manner.
formazyl
formby
formby
Proper noun
a coastal town within Sefton borough, Merseyside, England. Formerly in Lancashire.
formerly
formerly
adv
at some time in the past
previously; once
formicary
formicary
noun
An ant colony, a pile of earth built by ants in which they nest.
formidability
formidability
noun
The state of being formidable.
formidably
formidably
adv
In a formidable manner.
formity
formlessly
formlessly
adv
In a formless manner
formly
formosity
formulaically
formulaically
adv
in a formulaic manner; according to an established formula
formulary
formulary
adj
Stated; prescribed; ritual.
noun
(healthcare) A list of drugs, created by health insurers, hospitals, or prescription drug plans, that defines how costs for any drug are shared between patient and health care provider, typically broken down by tiers such as preferred generics with lowest copay, or preferred brand with higher copay, or non-preferred brand and not covered tiers with the highest cost to the patient.
A collection of formulas in sciences and mathematics.
A list of formulas; a collection of set forms to be followed, especially in religious belief.
A pharmacopoeia or list of available drugs, particularly prescription drugs
An ancient or medieval collection of models for official writings.
formulatory
formy
formy
adj
(heraldry) Alternative form of formée
formyl
formyl
noun
(organic chemistry) The univalent radical -CHO, derived from formaldehyde, that is characteristic of aldehydes