(transitive) To plastically deform (steel) as part of a certain process in order to improve its strength.
bagfuls
bagfuls
noun
plural of bagful
bagsful
barfuss
bashful
bashful
adj
Indicating bashfulness.
Shy; not liking to be noticed; socially timid.
befouls
befouls
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befoul
begulfs
bescurf
besnuff
besnuff
verb
(transitive, rare) To befoul with snuff.
bouffes
bouffes
noun
plural of bouffe
boxfuls
boxfuls
noun
plural of boxful
brufsky
buffers
buffers
noun
plural of buffer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buffer
buffets
buffets
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buffet
bugfish
bugfish
noun
(US, dated) The menhaden.
burfish
burfish
noun
A spinose plectognath fish of the Atlantic coast of the United States (especially Chilo mycterus geometricus) having the power of distending its body with water or air, so as to resemble a chestnut bur.
bushful
bushful
noun
As much as a bush holds.
canfuls
cansful
cansful
noun
plural of canful
capfuls
capfuls
noun
plural of capful
carfuls
carfuls
noun
plural of carful
caseful
caseful
noun
As much as a case will hold.
confuse
confuse
verb
(intransitive) To be confused.
(transitive) To mix thoroughly; to confound; to disorder.
(transitive) To mix up, muddle up (one thing with another); to mistake (one thing for another).
(transitive) to puzzle, perplex, baffle, bewilder (somebody); to afflict by being complicated, contradictory, or otherwise difficult to understand
(transitive, dated) To make uneasy and ashamed; to embarrass.
(transitive, obsolete) To rout; discomfit.
costful
costful
adj
(archaic) Expensive; sumptuous
Indicative of expenditure or loss; costly
cupfuls
cupfuls
noun
plural of cupful
cupsful
curfews
curfews
noun
plural of curfew
cutoffs
cutoffs
noun
plural of cutoff
trousers (most often jeans) that have been shortened by cutting off part or most of the legs
defocus
defocus
noun
(optics) The distance by which the focal point is in front of (positive defocus) or beyond (negative defocus) the image or target surface.
The process of going out of focus.
verb
(transitive) To cause (a lens, or a beam of light or particles, etc.) to be out of focus.
defused
defused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defuse
defuses
defuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defuse
defuzes
defuzes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defuze
destuff
diffuse
diffuse
adj
Everywhere or throughout everything; not focused or concentrated.
Wordy; verbose.
verb
(intransitive) To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
(transitive) To spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
disgulf
dishful
dishful
noun
As much as a dish will hold.
dreyfus
duffels
duffels
noun
plural of duffel
duffers
duffers
noun
plural of duffer
duffies
duffies
noun
plural of duffy
duffles
duffles
noun
plural of duffle
dunfish
dunfish
noun
A kind of cured codfish.
dustoff
dustoff
noun
Alternative form of dust-off
earfuls
earfuls
noun
plural of earful
easeful
easeful
adj
full of ease, restful, comfortable
effused
effused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of effuse
effuses
effuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of effuse
emusify
engulfs
engulfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of engulf
eyefuls
eyefuls
noun
plural of eyeful
fameuse
famulus
famulus
noun
A close attendant or assistant, especially of a magician or occult scholar.
faquirs
faquirs
noun
plural of faquir
fatuism
fatuism
noun
(obsolete) fatuity
fatuous
fatuous
adj
Obnoxiously stupid; vacantly silly; content in one's foolishness.
faubush
faucals
faucals
noun
plural of faucal
faucets
faucets
noun
plural of faucet
faunish
faunist
faunist
noun
One who describes the fauna of a country.
fausant
fauster
faustus
fauvism
fauvism
noun
An artistic movement of the last part of the 19th century which emphasized spontaneity and the use of extremely bright colors.
fauvist
fauvist
adj
Of or pertaining to fauvism.
noun
An artist who used this style.
favours
favours
noun
plural of favour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of favour
favuses
featous
featous
adj
(archaic) clever
(archaic) neat
(archaic) nimble
ferrous
ferrous
adj
(chemistry) Of compounds of iron in which it has a valence or oxidation number of 2.
Of or containing iron.
ferrums
ferrums
noun
plural of ferrum
ferulas
ferules
ferules
noun
plural of ferule
fescues
fescues
noun
plural of fescue
festuca
festuca
noun
fescue grass
fetuses
feudist
feudist
noun
A writer about feuds; a person versed in feudal law.
One who takes part in feuds.
fibrous
fibrous
adj
Containing many fibres - referring mainly to food.
Of or pertaining to fibre.
fibulas
ficuses
ficuses
noun
plural of ficus
fidibus
fidibus
noun
A piece of paper used for lighting a pipe, etc.
figures
figures
noun
plural of figure
verb
(by ellipsis) It figures.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of figure
filosus
firdusi
fishful
fishful
adj
Abounding in fish.
fissura
fissure
fissure
noun
(anatomy) A break or slit in tissue usually at the junction of skin and mucous membrane.
(anatomy) A groove, deep furrow, elongated cleft or tear between body parts or in the substance of an organ; a sulcus.
A long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
A state of incompatibility or disagreement.
verb
To split, forming fissures.
fissury
fissury
adj
Full of fissures.
fistful
fistful
noun
(by extension) A small number of something.
The amount that can be held in a closed fist.
fistuca
fistuca
noun
(historical) A kind of piledriver used by the ancient Romans.
fistula
fistula
noun
(Christianity, historical) The tube through which the wine of the Eucharist was once sucked from the chalice in certain ceremonies (such as papal Masses).
(medicine) An abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
(rare) A tube, a pipe, or a hole.
fistule
fistule
noun
Alternative form of fistula
fixures
fixures
noun
plural of fixure
flasque
flasque
adj
(mathematics) flabby
flaunts
flaunts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flaunt
flavius
flavous
flavous
adj
(obsolete) yellow
fliffus
fliffus
noun
(trampoline) Any double somersault with some amount of twisting.
flneuse
floccus
floccus
noun
(meteorology) A cloud species which consists of rounded tufts of cloud, often formed by dissipation from larger cloud species. Associated with cirrus, cirrocumulus, altocumulus, and stratocumulus genera.
A flock or tuft of wool or wool-like hairs; the downy plumage of unfledged birds.
flushed
flushed
adj
Red in the face because of embarrassment, exertion, etc.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flush
flusher
flusher
noun
(US, politics) A worker for a political campaign who encourages voters to vote on Election Day.
Agent noun of flush: one who flushes.
The mechanical part of a toilet that causes the toilet bowl's contents to be sucked down the drain.
flushes
flushes
noun
plural of flush
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flush
flusker
fluster
fluster
noun
A state of being flustered; overwrought confusion.
verb
(by extension) To confuse; befuddle; throw into panic by making overwrought with confusion.
(dated) To make hot and rosy, as with drinking.
(intransitive) To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated and confused.
flustra
fluters
fluters
noun
plural of fluter
flutist
flutist
noun
Alternative form of flautist
focused
focused
adj
Dealing with some narrowly defined aspects of a broader phenomenon.
Directing all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of focus
focuser
focuser
noun
A device which allows one to adjust the focus of an instrument such as a telescope.
focuses
focuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of focus
folious
folious
adj
(botany) foliose
Like a leaf; thin; insubstantial.
foliums
fondues
fondues
noun
plural of fondue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fondue
foreuse
formous
formous
adj
(rare) fair; beautiful.
forsung
fossula
fossula
noun
(anatomy) A small fossa.
fossule
foulest
foulest
adj
superlative form of foul: most foul
foulish
foulish
adj
Obsolete form of foolish.
Somewhat foul.
fourths
fourths
noun
plural of fourth
foushee
frabous
fractus
fractus
noun
(meteorology) A cloud species which consists of broken shreds of cloud; scud.
frenums
friseur
friseur
noun
(now rare) A hairdresser.
frisure
frisure
noun
The dressing of the hair by curling.
frousty
fructus
fructus
noun
(law, historical) In Ancient Roman law, any product originating either from a natural source (such as fruits grown or animals bred) or from legal transactions (e.g. interest on a loan).
frustum
frustum
noun
A cone or pyramid whose tip has been truncated by a plane parallel to its base.
A portion of a sphere, or in general any solid, delimited by two parallel planes.
fubsier
fubsier
adj
comparative form of fubsy: more fubsy
fucales
fuchsia
fuchsia
adj
Having a purplish-red colour.
noun
A popular garden plant, of the genus Fuchsia, of the Onagraceae family, shrubs with red, pink or purple flowers.
A purplish-red colour, the color of fuchsin, an aniline dye.
fuchsin
fuchsin
noun
Alternative spelling of fuchsine
fuckers
fuckers
noun
plural of fucker
fuckups
fuckups
noun
plural of fuckup
fucoids
fucoids
noun
plural of fucoid
fucosan
fucosan
noun
(biochemistry) A polysaccharide (of fucose) present in brown algae of the genus Fucus
fucoses
fucoses
noun
plural of fucose
fucused
fucused
adj
painted
fucuses
fucuses
noun
plural of fucus
fuddles
fuddles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fuddle
fuelers
fuelers
noun
plural of fueler
fuertes
fugatos
fugatos
noun
plural of fugato
fuguist
fuguist
noun
(archaic) A musician who composes or performs fugues.
fuhrers
fuhrers
noun
plural of fuhrer
fujisan
fujitsu
fulanis
fulfils
fulfils
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fulfil