Mud from the thermal springs at Battaglia in Italy, used to treat certain medical complaints such as gout and rheumatism.
fanon
fanon
noun
(fandom slang) Elements introduced by fans which are not in the official canon of a fictional world but are widely believed to be or treated as if canonical.
(surgery) A fold of linen laid under a splint.
A maniple.
A vestment reserved only for the Pope for use during a pontifical Mass.
Part of a bishop's mitre. They are the tabs extending down from the mitre, often with a cross near the end of each. See lappet.
fanos
fanos
noun
plural of fano
faxon
fconv
felon
felon
adj
wicked; cruel
noun
(law) A person who has been tried and convicted of a felony.
(medicine) A bacterial infection at the end of a finger or toe.
A person who has committed a felony.
A wicked person.
fingo
finos
finos
noun
Second-best wool from Merino sheep.
plural of fino
fiona
fionn
flong
flong
noun
(printing) A mould, especially one made from papier-mâché, used to create a stereotype.
verb
(obsolete) simple past tense of fling
flown
flown
adj
(theater) Suspended in the flies.
verb
(rare, obsolete) past participle of flow
past participle of fly
foehn
foehn
noun
(meteorology) A similar katabatic wind developing on the lee side of a mountain.
A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland.
fogon
fohns
fohns
noun
plural of fohn
foins
foins
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foin
fonda
fonda
noun
An inn or hotel in a Spanish-speaking country.
fonds
fonds
noun
The entire collection of the records originating from the same creator; an archive term used to describe a collection of papers that originate from the same source.
plural of fond
fondu
fondu
noun
(ballet) Involving a lowering of the body by bending the knee of the supporting leg.
(printing) The graded shift from one color into another.
Alternative spelling of fondue
fonly
fonly
adv
(obsolete) foolishly
fonts
fonts
noun
plural of font
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of font
found
found
noun
(obsolete) Food and lodging; board.
A thin, single-cut file for comb-makers.
verb
(transitive) To begin building.
(transitive) To start (an institution or organization).
To form by melting a metal and pouring it into a mould; to cast.
To melt, especially of metal in an industrial setting.
simple past tense and past participle of find
fount
fount
noun
(figuratively) That from which something flows or proceeds; a source.
(typography, Britain, dated) A typographic font.
A device from which poultry may drink.
Something from which water flows.
freon
freon
noun
(environmentalism, slang) A chlorofluorocarbon
(organic chemistry) Any of several non-flammable refrigerants based on halogenated hydrocarbon including R-12, R-22, and R-23.
(refrigeration, slang) A gaseous ozone-depleting refrigerant
frona
frond
frond
noun
(botany) The leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf.
Any fern-like leaf or other object resembling a fern leaf.
frons
frons
noun
(anatomy) In vertebrates, especially mammals, the forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex.
(entomology) (of Diptera) The postfrons.
(entomology) The front part of the epicranium or head capsule of many insects; generally speaking, the area below or between the antennae and above the clypeus. Typically it lies between the genal or "cheek" areas on either side of the head.
front
front
adj
(comparable, phonetics) Pronounced with the highest part of the body of the tongue toward the front of the mouth, near the hard palate (most often describing a vowel).
Closest or nearest, of a set of futures contracts which expire at particular times, or of the times they expire; (typically, the front month or front year is the next calender month or year after the current one).
Located at or near the front.
noun
(UK) A seafront or coastal promenade.
(dated) Cheek; boldness; impudence.
(historical) A major military subdivision of the Soviet Army.
(historical) That which covers the foremost part of the head: a front piece of false hair worn by women.
(informal) An act, show, façade, persona: an intentional and false impression of oneself.
(meteorology) The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density, often resulting in precipitation. Since the temperature distribution is the most important regulator of atmospheric density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature.
(military) An area where armies are engaged in conflict, especially the line of contact.
(military) The direction of the enemy.
(military) The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank.
(military) When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command is faced.
(obsolete) The forehead or brow, the part of the face above the eyes; sometimes, also, the whole face.
(slang, hotels, dated) The bellhop whose turn it is to answer a client's call, which is often the word "front" used as an exclamation.
(slang, in the plural) A grill (jewellery worn on front teeth).
A field of activity.
A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group.
The beginning.
The foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
The most conspicuous part.
The side of a building with the main entrance.
verb
(intransitive, dated) To face (on, to); to be pointed in a given direction.
(intransitive, slang) To act as a front (for); to cover (for).
(intransitive, slang) To assume false or disingenuous appearances.
(linguistics, transitive) To move (a word or clause) to the start of a sentence (or series of adjectives, etc).
(phonetics, transitive, intransitive) To pronounce with the tongue in a front position.
(transitive) To adorn with, at the front; to put on the front.
(transitive) To appear before.
(transitive) To face up to, to meet head-on, to confront.
(transitive) To face, be opposite to.
(transitive) To lead or be the spokesperson of (a campaign, organisation etc.).
(transitive, colloquial) To provide money or financial assistance in advance to.
(transitive, intransitive) Of an alter in dissociative identity disorder: to be the currently actively presenting member of (a system), in control of the patient's body.
(transitive, slang) To deceive or attempt to deceive someone with false or disingenuous appearances (on).
frown
frown
noun
(Canada, US) A downturn of the corners of the mouth, typically expressing sadness.
A wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration.
verb
(intransitive) To have a frown on one's face.
(intransitive, figurative) To manifest displeasure or disapprobation; to look with disfavour or threateningly.
(transitive) To communicate by frowning.
(transitive) To repress or repel by expressing displeasure or disapproval; to rebuke with a look.
fungo
fungo
noun
(baseball) A fielding practice drill where a person hits fly balls intended to be caught.
(baseball, informal) A fungo bat.
futon
futon
noun
A round cushion used for Zen meditation, traditionally made of woven bulrush leaves.
A specific kind of sofa-bed, with a fixed cushion that forms a mattress when folded down and a sofa when folded up.
A thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed.
ganof
gnoff
gnoff
noun
(obsolete) A churl; a curmudgeon; boor; lout.
gonef
gonif
gonif
noun
Alternative form of ganef
gonof
infos
nroff
nroff
verb
(transitive, computing) To format (text) using the nroff program, which produces output suitable for simple fixed-width printers and terminal windows.