(music, lutherie) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.
A miniature skateboard that is driven with the fingers.
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
fissiparous
fissiparous
adj
(cytology) Of cells that reproduce through fission, splitting into two.
Causing division or fragmenting something.
Factious, tending to break into pieces.
fissuration
fissuration
noun
The act of dividing or opening; the formation of a fissure.
The condition of having fissures.
flavoriness
flirtations
flirtations
noun
plural of flirtation
flirtatious
flirtatious
adj
(of a person) Having a tendency to flirt often.
Of or pertaining to flirtation.
florianolis
floriations
floriations
noun
plural of floriation
floribundas
floribundas
noun
plural of floribunda
florigraphy
florigraphy
noun
Alternative form of floriography
florimanist
floriparous
floscularia
fluoridated
fluoridated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoridate
fluoridates
fluoridates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluoridate
fluorinated
fluorinated
adj
(chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more atoms of hydrogen with fluorine.
(chemistry) Treated or reacted with fluorine or hydrofluoric acid.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluorinate
fluorinates
fluorinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluorinate
flustration
flustration
noun
(colloquial) The act of flustrating; confusion; flurry.
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
foetiparous
foetiparous
adj
Alternative form of fetiparous
foliobranch
foolhardier
foolhardier
adj
comparative form of foolhardy: more foolhardy
foolhardily
foolhardily
adv
In a foolhardy manner
foraminated
foraminated
adj
Having a small opening, or foramina.
foraminifer
foraminifer
noun
Any of a large group of aquatic amoeboid protists of the subphylum Foraminifera, characterized by streaming granular ectoplasm that among other things is used for catching food, often with a calcareous shell with many holes through which pseudopodia protrude.
forbiddable
forbiddable
adj
Capable of being forbidden.
forbiddance
forbiddance
noun
An act of forbidding, prohibition; an official edict against something.
forcipation
forcipation
noun
torture by pinching with forceps or pinchers
forcipulata
forcipulate
foreappoint
foreappoint
verb
(transitive) To appoint beforehand.
forebearing
forebearing
verb
present participle of forebear
forecaddies
forecaddies
noun
plural of forecaddie
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forecaddie
forecasting
forecasting
noun
A forecast or prediction.
verb
present participle of forecast
foreimagine
foremanship
foremanship
noun
The position of a foreman.
foreordains
foreordains
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreordain
forereading
forereading
verb
present participle of foreread
forestation
forestation
noun
The act of planting a forest.
The conversion of a habitat to forest.
foretalking
foretasting
foretasting
verb
present participle of foretaste
foretopsail
foretopsail
noun
(nautical) The sail draped from the foretopmast.
foretrysail
forewarning
forewarning
noun
An advance warning; an omen.
verb
present participle of forewarn
forfeitable
forfeitable
adj
Liable to be forfeited
forfication
forficulate
forgiveable
forgiveable
noun
Misspelling of forgivable.
forgiveably
formability
formability
noun
The quality or degree of being formable.
formalazine
formalazine
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound with chemical formula C₂H₄N₂, obtainable from formaldehyde by the addition of hydrazine.
formalising
formalising
verb
present participle of formalise
formalistic
formalistic
adj
Formalist.
formalities
formalities
noun
plural of formality
formalizers
formalizers
noun
plural of formalizer
formalizing
formalizing
verb
present participle of formalize
formamidine
formamidine
noun
(organic chemistry) The compound NH=CH-NH₂ that is the amidine of formic acid
Any of a group of acaricidal compounds derived from this compound
formanilide
formanilide
noun
(organic chemistry) The anilide of formic acid C₆H₅-NH-CHO
formational
formational
adj
Of or pertaining to formation (in any of many contexts).
formatively
formatively
adv
In a formative manner.
formicariae
formicarian
formicarian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to ants.
formicaries
formicaries
noun
plural of formicary
formicarium
formicarium
noun
A vivarium used for the study of ants and ant colonies.
formicaroid
formicaroid
adj
(zoology) Like or pertaining to the family Formicaridae of ant thrushes.
formicating
formicating
verb
present participle of formicate
formication
formication
noun
(medicine) An abnormal skin sensation similar to that of insects crawling over or within the skin; a tactile hallucination involving such a sensation. A common side-effect of substance abuse, it can also be experienced with high fever, menopause, skin cancer, diabetic neuropathy, or herpes zoster.
formicative
formicivora
formicoidea
formularies
formularies
noun
plural of formulary
formularise
formularise
verb
(Britain) To express as a formula, to formulate.
formularism
formularist
formularize
formularize
verb
(US) To express as a formula, to formulate.
formulating
formulating
verb
present participle of formulate
formulation
formulation
noun
(medicine) A medicinal preparation.
A particular linguistic construction; a turn of phrase.
The act, process, or result of formulating or reducing to a formula.
formylating
formylating
verb
present participle of formylate
formylation
formylation
noun
(organic chemistry) Any reaction involving the introduction of a formyl group.
fornicating
fornicating
verb
present participle of fornicate
fornication
fornication
noun
(colloquial) Sexual intercourse in general; sex.
(religion, law) Sexual intercourse by people who are not married to each other, or which is considered illicit in another way.
fornicators
fornicators
noun
plural of fornicator
fornicatory
fornicatory
adj
Of or pertaining to fornication.
fornicatrix
fornicatrix
noun
A female fornicator.
forspeaking
forspeaking
verb
present participle of forspeak
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
fortepianos
fortepianos
noun
plural of fortepiano
fortifiable
fortifiable
adj
That can be fortified
fortunation
forwearying
forwearying
verb
present participle of forweary
fothergilla
fountaineer
fountaineer
noun
Someone interested in fountains.
Someone who makes fountains.
fracedinous
fracedinous
adj
(rare) Producing heat through putrefaction.
fractionary
fractionary
adj
(obsolete) fractional
fractionate
fractionate
verb
(chemistry) To separate (a mixture) into its individual constituents by exploiting differences in some chemical or physical property, such as boiling point, particle size, solubility etc.
(cryptography) To divide each plaintext symbol into several ciphertext symbols as a preliminary stage of encryption.
(radiotherapy) To divide a total dose of radiation into fractions.
To use the technique of fractionation in hypnosis.
fractioning
fractioning
verb
present participle of fraction
fractionise
fractionise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of fractionize.
fractionize
fractionize
verb
To separate into fractions
fractionlet
fractiously
fractiously
adv
In a fractious manner.
fractuosity
fractuosity
noun
The state of being fractured; superficial fracture
franchisors
franchisors
noun
plural of franchisor
francomania
francomania
Noun
An obsession with the French culture, language, or people.
francophile
francophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Francophile
frankalmoin
frankalmoin
noun
Alternative form of frankalmoign
franklinton
freeloading
freeloading
noun
The act of one who freeloads.
verb
present participle of freeload
freemasonic
freemasonic
Adjective
Of or pertaining to Freemasonry.
frescobaldi
frigolabile
frigolabile
adj
(sciences) susceptible to cold temperatures
frigostable
frontierman
frontierman
noun
Alternative form of frontiersman
frontpaging
frustration
frustration
noun
(law) The state of contract that allows a party to back away from its contractual obligations due to (unforeseen) radical changes to the nature of the thing a party has been obligated to.
A thing that frustrates.
Anger not directed at anything or anyone in particular.
The act of frustrating, or the state, or an instance of being frustrated.
The feeling of annoyance at impassibility from resistance.
fulgoroidea
fulguration
fulguration
noun
(chemistry, obsolete) The sudden brightening of a fused globule of gold or silver, when the last film of the oxide of lead or copper leaves its surface
(medicine) cauterization with electricity; electrocautery
A flash of lightning
fulminatory
fulminatory
adj
Thundering; striking terror.
fumatoriums
functionary
functionary
noun
A paper-pusher, bean counter.
A person employed as an official in a bureaucracy (usually corporate or governmental) who holds limited authority and primarily serves to carry out a simple function for which discretion is not required.
fundatorial
furanosides
furanosides
noun
plural of furanoside
furfuration
furfuration
noun
The falling of dandruff from the head.
furodiazole
fustigatory
galliferous
galliferous
adj
Containing or producing gallium.
galliformes
ganglioform
ganglioform
adj
Alternative form of gangliform
gaviiformes
gliriformia
glorifiable
glorifiable
adj
Able to be glorified.
glumiflorae
gonfalonier
gonfalonier
noun
An official, particularly a chief magistrate of a mediaeval Italian republic; the bearer of the republic's gonfalon.
One who bears the gonfalon.
graminiform
grandiflora
grandiflora
noun
A rose of the Grandiflora class of roses created in the middle of the 20th century as backcrosses of hybrid teas and floribundas that fit neither category.
graniferous
graniferous
adj
Bearing grain, or seeds like grain.
granitiform
granitiform
adj
(geology) Resembling granite in structure or shape.
granuliform
granuliform
adj
(mineralogy) Having a granular structure.
guaniferous
guaniferous
adj
Yielding guano.
harengiform
harengiform
adj
(rare) herring-shaped
honorifical
honorifical
adj
Or or pertaining to honorifics.
honorific.
iliofemoral
iliofemoral
adj
(anatomy) Pertaining to both the ilium and the femur
imperforata
imperforate
imperforate
adj
(medicine) Synonym of atretic
Not perforated, as:
noun
(philately) A postage stamp that has not been perforated.
infarctions
infarctions
noun
plural of infarction
infiltrator
infiltrator
noun
One who infiltrates an organization or territory; an undercover or covert agent.
infirmation
infirmation
noun
(philosophy) disconfirmation
infirmatory
infirmatory
noun
(obsolete) An infirmary.
infomercial
infomercial
noun
A program-length television commercial, typically between thirty minutes and one hour long, that advertises a product or service by presenting supposedly impartial information about it.
informalism
informalism
noun
A word, phrase, behaviour, etc. that is informal.
An art movement based on abstract and gestural tendencies rather than definite form.
informalist
informalist
noun
An artist working in the style of informalism.
informality
informality
noun
The condition of being informal.
informalize
informalize
verb
(transitive) To make informal.
informatica
informatics
informatics
noun
(computing) A branch of information science and of computer science that focuses on the study of information processing, particularly with respect to systems integration and human interactions with machine and data.