A method of Christian baptism in which water is poured on the head of the person being baptized.
The pouring of liquid, especially as a hydrotherapy.
alguifou
alquifou
alquifou
noun
A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used to give a green glaze to pottery.
annoyful
annoyful
adj
(obsolete) annoying
apronful
apronful
noun
as much as an apron will hold
aquiform
aquiform
adj
Resembling water; watery, liquid
auriform
auriform
adj
Having the form of the human ear; ear-shaped.
ausforms
ausforms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ausform
axofugal
beauford
beaufort
befavour
boastful
boastful
adj
Tending to boast or brag.
boufarik
bouffage
bouffage
noun
(rare) A satisfying meal
bouffant
bouffant
adj
Of hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy; puffed out away from head or body.
noun
A puffy, round hairstyle, popular in the mid-to-late 16th century, characterized by hair raised high on the head and usually covering the ears or hanging down on the sides.
buffalos
buffalos
noun
plural of buffalo
buffcoat
cacafugo
coachful
coachful
noun
As much as a coach will hold.
danuloff
defamous
defamous
adj
(obsolete) defamatory
enfamous
fabulous
fabulous
adj
(obsolete) Known for telling fables or falsehoods; unreliable.
(slang or euphemistic) Gay or pertaining to gay people.
(slang) Camp, effeminate.
(slang) Fashionable, glamorous.
(slang) Very good; outstanding, wonderful.
Characteristic of fables; marvelous, extraordinary, incredible.
Fictional or not believable; made up.
Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
factious
factious
adj
Given to or characterized by discordance or insubordination.
Of, pertaining to, or caused by factions.
factotum
factotum
noun
(dated) A general servant.
(dated) A person having many diverse activities or responsibilities.
(printing, historical) A large decorative printing block with a central space into which any letter can be inserted, used to mark the beginning of a chapter of a book in early printing.
A jack of all trades.
An individual employed to do all sorts of duties.
faculous
faculous
adj
Of or relating to a facula.
faitours
faitours
noun
plural of faitour
fallouts
fallouts
noun
plural of fallout
falmouth
falmouth
Proper noun
definition
A harbour town in Cornwall, England.
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.
fanhouse
farouche
farouche
adj
Sullen or recalcitrant.
fashious
fastuous
fastuous
adj
(obsolete) proud; haughty; disdainful
faubourg
faubourg
noun
An outlying part of a city or town, beyond the walls; a suburb, especially of Paris.
faulkton
faulkton
Proper noun
a small city in South Dakota, USA
faveolus
faveolus
noun
A small pit or cavity, resembling a cell of a honeycomb
favonius
favonius
Proper noun
The god of the west wind. He is also the husband of Flora and the father of Karpos. He is the Roman counterpart of Zephyrus.
favoured
favoured
adj
(dated) Wearing a favour.
(in combination) Having a certain appearance or physical features.
Treated or regarded with partiality.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of favour
favourer
favourer
noun
Alternative form of favorer
feateous
feateous
adj
(obsolete) dexterous; neat
figueroa
figurato
fionnula
flameout
flameout
noun
(figurative) The act of quitting or failing, especially due to overwork or in a dramatic manner.
The act of flaming out or burning out; extinguishing.
The sudden extinguishing of the flame of a burner (due to obstruction of fuel or airflow).
flatuous
flatuous
adj
(obsolete) generating flatulence
(obsolete) windy; generating wind
flautino
flautino
noun
(music) Any of several high-pitched woodwind instruments, including the zufolo, sopranino recorder, and piccolo.
flavours
flavours
noun
plural of flavour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flavour
flavoury
flavoury
adj
Possessing flavour.
florulae
florulas
fluorane
fluorane
noun
(chemistry) Fluorine hydride or hydrogen fluoride, HF.
fluorate
fluorate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of fluorine FO₃⁻; any salt containing this ion.
forfault
formulae
formulae
noun
plural of formula
formular
formular
adj
following or relating to a formula; formulaic
formulas
fortunia
fortunna
fossulae
fossulae
noun
plural of fossula
foucault
foucault
Proper noun
Michel Foucault
fougasse
fougasse
noun
A type of lattice-shaped bread associated with the area of Provence.
An old-fashioned type of land mine, in the form of a foxhole filled with explosives or projectiles.
foujdary
foujdary
noun
Alternative form of faujdari
foulards
foulards
noun
plural of foulard
foulmart
foulmart
noun
Alternative form of foumart
fountain
fountain
noun
(US) A drink poured from a soda fountain, or the cup it is poured into.
(US) A soda fountain.
(figurative) Anything that resembles a fountain in operation.
(heraldry) A roundel barry wavy argent and azure.
(juggling) A juggling pattern typically done with an even number of props where each prop is caught by the same hand that throws it.
(originally) A natural source of water; a spring.
A ground-based firework that projects sparks similar to a water fountain.
A reservoir from which liquid can be drawn.
A source or origin of a flow (e.g., of favors or knowledge).
An artificial, usually ornamental, water feature (usually in a garden or public place) consisting of one or more streams of water originating from a statue or other structure.
The structure from which an artificial fountain can issue.
verb
(intransitive) To flow or gush as if from a fountain.
fourball
fourball
noun
(golf) A match between two teams of two golfers, each playing his or her own ball throughout the round rather than alternating shots, and each hole won by the team whose individual golfer has the lowest score.
fourneau
fourneau
noun
(military) The chamber of a mine in which the powder is placed.
fouroaks
frabjous
frabjous
adj
Fabulous, joyous; great, wonderful.
freakout
freakout
noun
(slang) A frightening or disorientating experience, especially one that results from the use of a hallucinogenic drug.
(slang) An occurrence of unrestrained or irrational behaviour.
fucation
fucoidal
fucoidal
adj
(botany) fucoid
(geology) Containing impressions of fossil fucoids or seaweeds.
fumaroid
fumarole
fumarole
noun
An opening in the ground that emits steam and gases due to volcanic activity.
fumatory
fumatory
adj
Of or relating to smoke, smoking, or fumigation.
noun
A place for subjecting things to smoke or vapour.
furanoid
furanoid
adj
(organic chemistry) Having a structure based on furan.
noun
(organic chemistry) Any compound whose structure is based on furan.
furanose
furanose
noun
(chemistry) any cyclic hemiacetal form of a monosaccharide having a five-membered ring (the tetrahydrofuran skeleton)
fusarole
fusarole
noun
(architecture) A moulding generally placed under the echinus or quarter round of capitals in the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders of architecture.
fusional
fusional
adj
(linguistics, of a language) Tending to overlay many morphemes in a manner that can be difficult to segment.
godawful
groanful
groanful
adj
(obsolete) agonizing; sad
infamous
infamous
adj
(UK, historical) Subject to a judicial punishment that deprived the infamous person of certain rights; this included a prohibition against holding public office, exercising the franchise, receiving a public pension, serving on a jury, or giving testimony in a court of law.
Causing infamy; disgraceful.
Having a bad reputation; disreputable; notorious; unpleasant or evil; widely known, especially for something scornful.
karafuto
karafuto
Proper noun
a Japanese prefecture (Karafuto-chō) on the South Sakhalin, commonly called South Sakhalin from 1905 to 1945.
laforgue
loathful
loathful
adj
Causing a feeling of loathing; loathsome.
Full of loathing; hating; abhorring.
oceanful
oceanful
noun
as much as an ocean can hold.
outdraft
outdraft
noun
(nautical) An outward current, often specifically a river current pulling toward a downstream dam.
outfable
outfable
verb
(transitive) To surpass as a fable; to be more fabulous or fantastical than.
outfaced
outfaced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outface
outfaces
outfaces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outface
outfalls
outfalls
noun
plural of outfall
outfamed
outfamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outfame
outfasts
outfasts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outfast
outfawns
outfawns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outfawn
outfeast
outfeast
verb
(transitive) To provide with a bigger or better feast than.
outflame
outflame
verb
(transitive, poetic) To burn more brightly than; outshine.
outflank
outflank
verb
(transitive) To gain a tactical advantage over (a competitor, for example).
(transitive) To maneuver around and behind the flank of (an opposing force).
outflare
outflare
verb
(intransitive) To flare outward.
outflash
outflash
verb
(poetic, transitive) To flash more brightly than; to outshine.
outfloat
outfloat
verb
(transitive) To float better than; to surpass in floating.
outquaff
profunda
profunda
noun
(anatomy) A deep-seated artery, as of the arm, neck, or leg.
ruffiano
sanfourd
scrofula
scrofula
noun
(pathology) A form of tuberculosis, most common in women 30-40 years of age, tending to cause enlarged and degenerated lymph nodes, especially in the neck, and often chronic, intractable skin inflammation as well.
sfumatos
sfumatos
noun
plural of sfumato
subflora
subflora
noun
A more local flora included within one of wider range.
subfocal
suffrago
suffrago
noun
(zoology) The joint between the tibia and tarsus, such as the hock of a horse's hind leg or the heel of a bird.
sulfonal
sulfonal
noun
(chemistry) A sulfone, derived from acetone and ethyl mercaptan, that is used as a mild hypnotic.
surfboat
surfboat
noun
Alternative spelling of surf boat
turbofan
turbofan
noun
(aviation) A turbojet engine having a (typically ducted) fan that forces air directly into the hot exhaust and obtains a portion of the thrust from the turbojet and a portion from the turbojet section.