(US, transitive) To remove some or all fiber from.
effable
effable
adj
(archaic) Able to be spoken of; able to be expressed.
(slang, vulgar) Fuckable; sexually attractive.
embelif
fabella
fabella
noun
(anatomy) One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals.
faberge
fabiano
fabiola
fablers
fablers
noun
plural of fabler
fabliau
fabliau
noun
A short, farcical, often bawdy tale of a genre written in the North of France in the 12th, 13th and 14th centuries.
fabling
fabling
noun
The act of telling fables.
verb
present participle of fable
fabozzi
fabraea
fabrice
fabrics
fabrics
noun
plural of fabric
fabrile
fabrile
adj
Pertaining to a workman, or to work done in stone, metal, wood, etc.
fabular
fabular
adj
In the form of a fable.
Of, or pertaining to, fables.
fabyola
facebar
facebow
facebow
noun
(dentistry) A prosthodontic instrument used to transfer functional and aesthetic components from the patient's mouth to the dental articulator.
fadable
fadable
Adjective
Capable of fading, or losing its colour.
falbala
falbala
noun
A furbelow.
falbelo
fanback
fanback
noun
(often attributive) A kind of chair whose back has a number of vertical elements that spread out like a fan.
fatback
fatback
noun
(US) A layer of fat, along the back of a pig, used as a cut of meat or to make lard
A fish, the menhaden.
fatbird
faubert
faubion
faubush
febrile
febrile
adj
(medicine) Involving fever as a symptom or cause.
Feverish, or having a high temperature.
Full of nervous energy.
feeable
feeable
adj
For which a fee may be charged.
feebler
feebler
adj
comparative form of feeble: more feeble
feedbag
feedbag
noun
A horse's nosebag.
feedbin
feedbin
noun
A bin for holding feed to be fed later to an animal.
A bin for holding material to be fed into an industrial process.
feedbox
feedbox
noun
A box containing animal feed.
fenbank
ferbams
ferreby
fibbers
fibbers
noun
plural of fibber
fibbery
fibbery
noun
The telling of fibs; lying, falsehood.
fibbing
fibbing
noun
(archaic, boxing) Repeatedly striking an opponent's head while holding them in a headlock; a pummelling; a drubbing; a beating.
(informal) The telling of a lie.
verb
present participle of fib
fibered
fibered
adj
(American spelling) Having fibers/fibres.
fibiger
fibrils
fibrils
noun
plural of fibril
fibrine
fibrine
adj
Relating to the fibres of plants.
noun
Dated form of fibrin.
fibrins
fibrins
noun
plural of fibrin
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fibrin
fibroid
fibroid
noun
(pathology) A benign tumour of the uterus that is composed of either fibrous connective tissue or muscle.
(pathology) A fibroma.
fibroin
fibroin
noun
(biochemistry) A tough elastic protein that is the main component of silk and of spider's webs
fibroma
fibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign tumour of fibrous connective tissue.
fibrose
fibrose
verb
(intransitive) To undergo fibrosis.
fibrous
fibrous
adj
Containing many fibres - referring mainly to food.
Of or pertaining to fibre.
fibster
fibster
noun
One who fibs.
fibulae
fibulae
noun
plural of fibula
fibular
fibular
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the fibula
fibulas
fidibus
fidibus
noun
A piece of paper used for lighting a pipe, etc.
figbird
figbird
noun
Any of several frugivorous birds, of the genus Sphecotheres, from Australia.
filbert
filbert
noun
A paintbrush used in oil and acrylic painting with a long ferrule and a curving, tongue-shaped head.
The hazel tree.
The hazelnut.
filibeg
filibeg
noun
Alternative form of philibeg
fimbles
fimbles
noun
plural of fimble
fimbria
fimbria
noun
(anatomy, usually in the plural) An individual thread in a fimbria, especially a fingerlike projection around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube.
(bacteriology) A hairlike appendage found on the cell surface of many bacteria; used by the bacteria to adhere to one another, to animal cells and to some inanimate objects.
finable
finable
adj
Punishable by a fine.
finback
finback
noun
A large baleen whale, Balaenoptera physalus, that has a ridge on its back; the fin whale.
finbone
firbank
firbolg
firebed
firebed
noun
A layer of fuel that burns under a heat source
firebee
firebox
firebox
noun
(rail transport) The chamber of a steam engine, or a steam locomotive, in which the fuel is burned.
(vulgar) A redheaded woman or her red pubic hair.
The part of a fireplace where the fuel is burned.
fireboy
fireboy
noun
A young fireman.
firebug
firebug
noun
(slang) a pyromaniac or arsonist.
Pyrrhocoris apterus, a common red and black insect, that is the type species of the family Pyrrhocoridae.
fishbed
fishbed
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Fishbed
fivebar
fixable
fixable
adj
Capable of being fixed, repairable.
attachable
flabile
flabile
adj
(obsolete) Liable to be blown about; pertaining to wind or breath.
flabrum
flambee
flambes
flambes
noun
plural of flambe
flatbed
flatbed
adj
Having a flat bed.
noun
(computing) A document scanner with a flat bed.
A railway freight car with no sides; a flatcar.
An open freight vehicle with no sides, designed to carry heavy or outsized loads.
verb
To transport by flatbed.
fleabag
fleabag
noun
(slang) A bed or sleeping bag.
(slang) A mammal whom the speaker dislikes.
(slang) A place of shabby lodging, particularly a filthy hotel or run-down apartment.
(slang) An unkempt mammal.
fleabug
flebile
flobert
flobert
Noun
A small cartridge designed for target shooting; a ball cap.
flubbed
flubbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flub
flubber
flubber
noun
A rubbery polymer formed by cross-linking of polyvinyl alcohol with a boron compound, used as a plaything or to demonstrate physical properties.
One who flubs; a goof, a person who makes errors while speaking.
flubdub
flubdub
noun
(countable) A buffoon.
(uncountable) Trivial matters; nonsense.
fluible
flyable
flyable
adj
(of a route or distance) Passable by flight.
(of aircraft) Able to be flown; airworthy.
flyback
flyback
noun
A special kind of electrical transformer, originally designed to generate high-voltage sawtooth signals at a relatively high frequency, and now extensively used in switched-mode power supplies.
The movement of the electron beam back to its initial position between scan lines in a cathode-ray tube display.
flyball
flyball
noun
A type of dog-race where dogs jump over hurdles to get to and return from a tennis-ball dispensing box.
Alternative spelling of fly ball
flybane
flybane
noun
A poisonous mushroom, the fly agaric.
Certain catchflies of the genus Silene.
flybelt
flybelt
noun
Alternative form of fly belt
flyblew
flyblew
verb
simple past tense of flyblow
flyblow
flyblow
noun
The larva of the blowfly, especially when found on rotten meat.
verb
(transitive) To deposit eggs upon, as a blowfly does on meat; to cause to be maggoty.
(transitive, by extension) To taint or contaminate.
flyboat
flyboat
noun
A kind of passenger boat formerly used on canals.
A large flat-bottomed Dutch coasting vessel.
flybook
flybook
noun
(fishing) A small case for holding fishing flies.
flyboys
flyboys
noun
plural of flyboy
foambow
foambow
noun
A kind of rainbow or fogbow seen as sunlight passes through the airborne water droplets of a waterfall.
fobbing
fobbing
verb
present participle of fob
fogbank
fogbank
noun
A bank of fog.
fogbows
fogbows
noun
plural of fogbow
foibles
foibles
noun
plural of foible
fombell
footboy
footboy
noun
(now historical) A serving boy, attendant, page with similar duties to those of an adult footman.
forbade
forbade
verb
simple past tense of forbid
forbare
forbare
verb
(archaic) simple past tense of forbear
forbear
forbear
noun
Alternative spelling of forebear
verb
(intransitive) To control oneself when provoked.
(intransitive) To refrain from proceeding; to pause; to delay.
(intransitive) To refuse; to decline; to withsay; to unheed.
(transitive) To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
forbids
forbids
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forbid
forbite
forbite
verb
To bite up, bite to pieces.
forbled
forbled
adj
(obsolete) covered in blood
forblow
forbode
forbode
noun
(archaic) A forbidding, a prohibition; a command forbidding a thing.
verb
Alternative form of forebode
obsolete simple past of forbid.
forbore
forbore
verb
simple past tense of forbear
forborn
forborn
verb
(archaic) past participle of forbear
forebar
forebar
verb
Alternative form of forbar
forebay
forebay
noun
(reservoirs) An artificial pool of water ahead of a larger body of water.
The distinctive overhang(s) on a Pennsylvania barn.
forebow
forebye
forerib
forerib
noun
A cut of beef that includes the rib in front of the sirloin, used especially for roasting.
forthby
forthby
adv
Obsolete form of forby.
foulbec
fourble
fourble
noun
A set of oil drilling pipes having four joints.
foxbane
foxboro
foxburg
foyboat
foyboat
noun
A small workboat primarily used to assist the mooring and servicing of a larger vessel, especially on the rivers of north-east England.
frabbit
frabbit
adj
(UK, dialect) crabbed; peevish
frabous
freberg
freebee
freebee
noun
Alternative spelling of freebie
freebie
freebie
noun
(informal) Something which is free; a giveaway or handout.
friable
friable
adj
(mathematics, of a number) Smooth: that factors completely into small prime numbers.
(of poisons) Likely to crumble and become airborne, thus becoming a health risk
(of soil) Loose and large-grained in consistency.
Easily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
fribble
fribble
adj
Of little or no importance, frivolous.
noun
A frivolous, contemptible fellow; a fop.
A trifler.
A trifling action.
verb
To behave in a frivolous way.
To totter.
To waste or fritter.
friborg
friborg
noun
(historical, law, UK) The pledge and tithing, afterwards called by the Normans frankpledge
frisbee
frisbee
noun
(countable) Alternative form of Frisbee (an object)
(uncountable, sports) Alternative form of Frisbee (a sport)
verb
Alternative form of Frisbee
froebel
frogbit
frogbit
noun
A South American plant, Limnobium laevigatum.
An American plant, Limnobium spongia, with similar propagation.
Hydrocharis morsus-ranae, with roundish leaves and small white flowers, that floats on still water and propagates itself by runners.
fryburg
fubbery
fubbery
Noun
cheating; deception
fubbing
fubbing
verb
present participle of fub
fubsier
fubsier
adj
comparative form of fubsy: more fubsy
fulbert
fumbled
fumbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fumble
fumbler
fumbler
noun
Agent noun of fumble; one who fumbles.
fumbles
fumbles
noun
plural of fumble
funebre
furbish
furbish
verb
To polish or burnish.
To renovate or recondition.
fusible
fusible
adj
Able to be fused or melted.
noun
Any substance that can be fused or melted.
fusibly
fusibly
adv
In a fusible manner.
fyzabad
gabfest
gabfest
noun
(slang, chiefly US) An occasion (such as a meeting) where people talk at length.