(US, chiefly Midland American English and Western American English) To complain; to rant; to rave.
(US, chiefly Midland American English and Western American English) To worry; to be eager; to show impatience.
(US, equestrianism) To bite the bit, especially when restless; to champ.
(dated, fandom slang) To desire; to yearn; to covet.
faunia
faunie
faunus
faunus
noun
Dated form of faun.
fausen
fausen
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A young eel.
favian
favien
fawned
fawned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fawn
fawner
fawner
noun
One who fawns; a sycophant.
fawnia
faxing
faxing
verb
present participle of fax
fayina
faying
faying
verb
present participle of fay
fazing
fazing
verb
present participle of faze
fdname
fecund
fecund
adj
(figuratively) Leading to new ideas or innovation.
(formal) Highly fertile; able to produce offspring.
feddan
feddan
noun
A Middle Eastern unit of area, divided into 24 kirats, and typically equivalent to 4200.8 square metres.
feeing
feeing
noun
(chiefly Scotland) The hiring of servants for a fee
verb
present participle of fee
feeney
feigin
feigns
feigns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of feign
feints
feints
noun
(alcohol production) The weak spirit produced at the end of distillation (the weak feints); sometimes also the impure spirit produced at the beginning of distillation (the strong feints), much impregnated with fusel oil.
plural of feint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of feint
feline
feline
adj
Of or pertaining to cats.
catlike (resembling a cat); sleek, graceful, inscrutable, sensual, and/or cunning.
noun
(formal) A cat; member of the cat family Felidae.
(formal) Any member of Felinae, one of the two extant subdivisions of Felidae.
fellen
fellon
felons
felons
noun
plural of felon
felony
felony
noun
(US, law) A serious criminal offense, which, under United States federal law, is punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding one year or by death.
felten
felton
fenced
fenced
adj
Surrounded by a fence; enclosed.
verb
past participle of fence
fencer
fencer
noun
A participant in the sport of fencing.
A person who makes, installs, repairs, or maintains fences.
fences
fences
noun
plural of fence
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fence
fended
fended
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fend
fender
fender
noun
(US) a shield, usually of plastic or metal, on a bicycle that protects the rider from mud or water
(US) panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels
(nautical) any shaped cushion-like object normally made from polymers, rubber or wood that is placed along the sides of a boat to prevent damage when moored alongside another vessel or jetty, or when using a lock, etc. Modern variations are cylindrical although older wooden version and rubbing strips can still be found; old tyres are used as a cheap substitute
a low metal framework in front of a fireplace, intended to catch hot coals, soot, and ash
verb
(nautical) To use fenders to protect the side of a boat
fendig
fenian
fenian
Noun
An Irish nationalist or republican.
A member of the Fenian Brotherhood or the Irish Republican Brotherhood, Irish republican organizations active in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
A Catholic, especially one of Irish ethnicity or descent.
A supporter of Scottish association football club Celtic F.C.
fenite
fenite
noun
(mineralogy) A metasomatic rock often containing carbonatite intrusions
fenman
fenman
noun
A (male) inhabitant of the fens.
fenmen
fenmen
noun
plural of fenman
fennec
fennec
noun
A small fox of the species Vulpes zerda, found in the Sahara (excluding the coast) and having distinctive oversized ears.
fennel
fennel
noun
(cooking) The bulb, leaves, or stalks of the plant, eaten as a vegetable.
(cooking) The seeds of the fennel plant used as a spice in cooking.
A plant, Foeniculum vulgare, of the parsley family, which has a sweet, anise-like flavor.
fenner
fennie
fennig
fenrir
fenrir
Proper noun
A monstrous wolf, one of Loki's offspring; bit off Tyr's right hand, remains bound by the gods until the events of Ragnarok, where he will attack Odin.
A moon of Saturn.
fenter
fenton
fenton
Proper noun
A town in Staffordshire, England, one of the Potteries.
ferenc
ferine
ferine
adj
(now rare) Pertaining to wild, menacing animals; feral.
(zoology, obsolete) Belonging to the proposed taxon of bats, carnivorans, and insectivorans.
noun
(zoology, obsolete) A member of the proposed taxon of bats, carnivorans, and insectivorans.
ferino
ferkin
fermin
fernas
ferned
ferned
adj
Covered in ferns.
ferney
ferren
ferron
festin
feston
feting
feting
verb
present participle of fete
feuing
feuing
verb
present participle of feu
fewnes
fezzan
fezzan
Proper noun
A south-western region of Libya, with capital Sabha.
fiance
fiance
noun
Alternative spelling of fiancé
verb
(obsolete) To betroth; to affiance.
fianna
fiants
fiants
noun
(obsolete) The dung of the fox, wolf, boar, or badger.
fiaunt
fiaunt
noun
(obsolete) commission; fiat; order; decree
fibrin
fibrin
noun
A white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood.
An albuminous body, resembling animal fibrin in composition, found in cereal grains and similar seeds; vegetable fibrin.
An elastic, insoluble, whitish protein produced by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen and forming an interlacing fibrous network in the coagulation of blood.
verb
To apply fibrin sealant to a surgical site to either stop bleeding or for surgical flap closure.
ficino
ficins
fiends
fiends
noun
plural of fiend
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fiend
fifine
fifing
fifing
verb
present participle of fife
figent
figent
adj
(obsolete) fidgety; restless.
figone
fijian
fiking
fiking
verb
present participle of fike
filing
filing
noun
Any particle that has been removed by a file or similar implement; a shaving.
Something that has been officially filed; a document on file.
The act of storing documents in an archive; archiving.
verb
present participle of file
filion
finale
finale
noun
(narratology) The chronological conclusion of a series of narrative works.
The grand end of something, especially a show or piece of music.
finals
finals
noun
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, sports) A contest that narrows a field of contestants (finalists) to ranked positions, usually in numbered places (1st place/prize, 2nd place/prize, etc.) or a winner and numbered runners-up (1st runner-up, etc.).
(aviation) Clipping of final approach.
plural of final
finary
finary
noun
(ironworking) Alternative form of finery
finbar
finbur
fincas
fincas
noun
plural of finca
findal
finder
finder
noun
A device, such as a viewfinder, used to locate a target or other object of interest.
One who finds or discovers something.
findon
fineen
fineer
fineer
verb
(intransitive, archaic) To acquire goods fraudulently by having them specially made so as to be unsuitable for other customers, and then threatening not to take them except on credit.
(UK regional, botany, usually in the plural, obsolete) Synonym of foxglove (D. purpurea).
(UK slang) A person.
(US, obsolete slang) A policeman or prison guard.
(US, rare slang) A criminal who scouts for prospective victims and targets or who performs reconnaissance before a crime.
(US, rare slang) An informer to the police, (especially) one who identifies a criminal during a lineup.
(anatomy) A slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb.
(anatomy, obsolete) A lobe of the liver.
(aviation) Synonym of jet bridge: the narrow elevated walkway connecting a plane to an airport.
(botany) Various protruding plant structures, as a banana from its hand.
(chemistry) A tube extending from a sealed system, or sometimes into one in the case of a cold finger.
(computing theory) A leaf in a finger tree data structure.
(cooking) Finger-shaped pieces of food.
(especially in the phrase 'give someone the finger') An obscene or insulting gesture made by raising one's middle finger towards someone with the palm of one's hand facing inwards.
(fashion) A part of a glove intended to cover a finger.
(figurative) That which points; an indicator, as of guilt, blame, or suspicion.
(historical) A unit of length notionally based on the length of an adult human's middle finger, standardized as 4½ inches (11.43 cm).
(historical) Synonym of digit: former units of measure notionally based on its width but variously standardized, (especially) the English digit of ¹⁄₁₆ foot (about 1.9 cm).
(historical) Synonym of digit: ¹⁄₁₂ the observed diameter of the sun or moon, (especially) with regard to eclipses.
(historical) The teeth parallel to the blade of a scythe, fitted to a wooden frame called a crade.
(informal, obsolete) Skill in the use of the fingers, as in playing upon a musical instrument.
(informal, rare) Someone skilled in the use of their fingers, (especially) a pickpocket.
(nautical) Clipping of finger pier: a shorter, narrower pier projecting from a larger dock.
(obsolete) Synonym of hand, the part of a clock pointing to the hour, minute, or second.
(originally US) An informal measure of alcohol based on its height in a given glass compared to the width of the pourer's fingers while holding it.
(radio) Any of the individual receivers used in a rake receiver to decode signal components.
(vulgar) The act of fingering, inserting a finger into someone's vagina or rectum for sexual pleasure.
(zoology) Similar or similar-looking extremities in other animals
One of the slender bony structures before the pectoral fins of gurnards and sea robins (Triglidae).
One of the supporting structures of wings in birds, bats, etc. evolved from earlier toes or fingers.
Something similar in function or agency to the human finger, (usually) with regard to touching, grasping, or pointing.
Something similar in shape to the human finger
Something similarly extending, (especially) from a larger body
The lower, smaller segment of an arthropod claw.
The projections of a reaper or mower which similarly separate the stalks for cutting.
verb
(obsolete) To steal; to purloin.
(transitive) To identify or point out. Also put the finger on. To report to or identify for the authorities, rat on, rat out, squeal on, tattle on, turn in.
(transitive) To poke, probe, feel, or fondle with a finger or fingers.
(transitive) To use the fingers to penetrate and sexually stimulate one's own or another person's vagina or anus; to fingerbang.
(transitive, computing) To query (a user's status) using the Finger protocol.
(transitive, music) To provide instructions in written music as to which fingers are to be used to produce particular notes or passages.
(transitive, music) To use specified finger positions in producing notes on a musical instrument.
(transitive, obsolete) To execute, as any delicate work.
finial
finial
noun
(architecture) The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture.
(by extension) Any decorative fitting at the peak of a gable, or on the top of a flagpole, fencepost, newel post of a staircase etc.
finick
finick
verb
To display extreme daintiness or refinement.
To trifle.
finify
finify
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To make fine; to dress finically.
fining
fining
noun
(Cambridge University slang) The activity of fining in general, as part of a meal or drinking game; commonly associated with swaps; very similar to sconcing at Oxford University.
verb
present participle of fine
finish
finish
noun
(sports) A shot on goal, especially one that ends in a goal.
A finishing touch; careful elaboration; polish.
A protective coating given to wood or metal and other surfaces.
An end; the end of anything.
The result of any process changing the physical or chemical properties of cloth.
verb
(intransitive) To come to an end.
(intransitive, sex) To reach orgasm.
(transitive) To apply a treatment to (a surface or similar).
(transitive) To change an animal's food supply in the months before it is due for slaughter, with the intention of fattening the animal.
(transitive) To complete (something).
(transitive) To put an end to; to destroy.
finist
finite
finite
adj
(grammar, as opposed to infinite or nonfinite) Limited by (i.e. inflected for) person or number.
Having an end or limit; (of a quantity) constrained by bounds; (of a set) whose number of elements is a natural number.
finity
finity
noun
(countable) Something which is limited in number or scope.
(uncountable) The state or characteristic of being limited in number or scope.
finjan
finjan
noun
In the Levant, a small coffee cup without a handle, held instead in a zarf.
finked
finked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fink
finkel
finlay
finlay
Proper noun
a spelling variant of Finley.
name transferred from the surname.
finlet
finlet
noun
(ichthyology) Small non-retractable fins, generally on the caudal peduncle between the last dorsal or anal fin and the caudal fin of some fishes. In some groups, such as tuna, finlets are rayless.
finley
finley
Proper noun
derived from the Gaelic name Fionnlagh meaning "fair warrior"; a variant of Finlay
name transferred from the surname.
A town in New South Wales, Australia.
A small city in North Dakota, USA, and the county seat of Steele County.
A in Washington.
A town/village in Wisconsin.
finnac
finnan
finnan
noun
Short for finnan haddie (“cold-smoked haddock”).
finned
finned
adj
Having fins, or a particular type of fins.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fin
finner
finner
noun
A finback whale.
finney
finnic
finnic
Noun
A subset of the family of Finno-Ugric languages that includes Finnish, Estonian, Ingrian, Veps, Karelian, Livonian, Meänkieli and Kven.
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Finnic languages.
Finnish.
finnie
finnip
finnoc
finnoc
noun
Alternative spelling of finnock
finsen
finzer
fionna
fiorin
fiorin
noun
(botany) A species of creeping bentgrass (Agrostis stolonifera}).
firing
firing
noun
(ceramics) The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to produce pottery.
Cauterization.
The act of adding fuel to a fire.
The discharge of a gun or other weapon.
The dismissal of someone from a job.
The fuel for a fire.
verb
present participle of fire
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.
firman
firman
noun
A royal decree issued by a sovereign in certain historical Islamic states, especially by the Sultan of Turkey.
firmin
fisken
fitten
fitton
fiuman
fixing
fixing
noun
(UK, usually in the plural) Something to aid attachment during construction (screws, wall plugs, etc)
See fixings.
The act of subverting (fixing) a vote.
verb
(Southern US, slang, with infinitive) Going; preparing; ready. Only used in fixing to.
present participle of fix
fixion
flacon
flacon
noun
A small stoppered glass bottle, often used for keeping perfume.
flagon
flagon
noun
(archaic) A large bottle for drinks such as beer, cider, or wine; also, a bottle with a cap used by travellers.
A flagon and its contents; as much as fills such a vessel.
A large vessel resembling a jug, usually with a handle, lid, and spout, for serving drinks such as cider or wine at a table; specifically (Christianity), such a vessel used to hold the wine for the ritual of Holy Communion.
The amount that such a bottle holds, about 1.13 litres.
flamen
flamen
noun
(historical, Ancient Rome) a priest devoted to the service of a particular god, from whom he received a distinguishing epithet. The most honored were those of Jupiter, Mars, and Quirinus, called respectively Flamen Dialis, Flamen Martialis, and Flamen Quirinalis.
flanch
flanch
noun
(heraldry) A bearing consisting of a circle segment encroaching on the field from the side, and always occurring in pairs.
A flange.
flanes
flange
flange
noun
(rare, humorous) The collective noun for a group of baboons.
(role-playing games) An ability in a role-playing game which is not commonly available, overpowered or arbitrarily imposed by the referees.
(vulgar slang) A vulva.
An external or internal rib or rim, used either to add strength or to hold something in place.
The electronic sound distortion produced by a flanger.
The projecting edge of a rigid or semi-rigid component.
verb
(intransitive) To be bent into a flange.
(transitive, mechanics) To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange; to bend (esp. sheet metal) in the form of a flange.
(transitive, sound engineering) To mix two copies of together, one delayed by a very short, slowly varying time.
flanks
flanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flank
flanky
flanna
flaunt
flaunt
noun
(obsolete) Anything displayed for show.
verb
(intransitive, archaic or literary) To show off, as with flashy clothing.
(intransitive, archaic) To wave or flutter smartly in the wind.
(proscribed) To flout.
(transitive) To parade, display with ostentation.
flavin
flavin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of tricyclic heterocyclic compounds derived from riboflavin; found especially as the adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
flaxen
flaxen
adj
A pale yellow brown; the colour of dried flax stalks and of the fiber obtained therefrom.
Made of or resembling flax fibers.
fleing
flench
flense
flense
verb
To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc.
flinch
flinch
noun
(croquet) The slipping of the foot from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
A reflexive jerking away.
verb
(croquet) To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
(intransitive) To make a sudden, involuntary movement in response to a (usually negative) stimulus; to cringe.
Alternative form of flense
To dodge (a question), to avoid an unpleasant task or duty
flings
flings
noun
plural of fling
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fling
flingy
flingy
adj
Characterized by flinging.
flints
flints
noun
plural of flint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flint
flinty
flinty
adj
(figuratively) Showing a lack of emotion.
(geology) Siliceous (including basanite).
(wine) Having a taste characteristic of certain white wines, especially Chablis, supposed to evoke the sensation of flint striking steel.
Resembling or containing flint.
flneur
flongs
flongs
noun
plural of flong
floran
floran
noun
(mining) tin ore scarcely perceptible in the stone