(construction) Any multi-component system designed to stop fire and smoke from migrating through openings around piping, wiring, ductwork, cable trays, bus ducts, etc., as well as through movement joints in walls and floors that are required to have a fire-resistance rating.
fishpole
fishpole
noun
A boom pole.
A fishing pole.
fishpond
fishpond
noun
A freshwater pond stocked with fish; especially one formerly attached to a monastery etc as a source of food
fishpool
fishpool
noun
A pool of water containing fish; fishpond.
flattops
flattops
noun
plural of flattop
fleshpot
fleshpot
noun
A place offering entertainment of a sensual or luxurious nature.
floppers
floppers
noun
plural of flopper
floppies
floppies
noun
plural of floppy
foolscap
foolscap
noun
(more usually) Such a sheet folded or cut in half, thus approximately 8 x 13.25 inches.
(strictly) Writing paper sheets measuring 13.25 x 16.5 inches
Alternative form of fool's cap
Printing paper measuring 13.5 inches x 17 inches.
foolship
foolship
noun
(often humorous) Used as a title or a form of address for a foolish person
The condition of being a fool; foolishness; folly
footpads
footpads
noun
plural of footpad
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of footpad
footstep
footstep
noun
(obsolete) An inclined plane under a hand printing press.
A step, as in a stair.
By extension, the indications or waypoints of a course or direction taken.
The act of taking a step.
The distance between one foot and the next when walking; a pace.
The mark or impression left by a foot; a track.
The sound made by walking, running etc.
forcipes
forepass
forepast
forepast
adj
(obsolete) That has passed; bygone.
forepaws
forepaws
noun
plural of forepaw
forepost
foreship
foreship
noun
(obsolete) The fore part of a ship.
foreshop
foreshop
noun
A front shop; a shop placed near the front, facing the street
The front part of a shop
forestep
forestep
noun
an initial, previous, or early step; a prior stage or phase in a process or development cycle
foretops
foretops
noun
plural of foretop
forprise
forshape
forshape
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To metamorphose; change the shape of; transform.
(transitive, obsolete) To put out of shape; distort; make misshapen; disfigure.
forspeak
forspeak
verb
(transitive, dialectal, Northern England and Scotland) To injure or cause bad luck through immoderate praise or flattery; to affect with the curse of an evil tongue, which brings ill luck upon all objects of its praise.
(transitive, obsolete) Alternative spelling of forespeak
(transitive, obsolete) To bewitch, to charm.
(transitive, obsolete) To forbid, to prohibit; to oppose.
(transitive, obsolete) To say bad things about; to slander.
forspend
forspend
verb
(transitive) To spend up; spend completely; exhaust, as by overexertion.
forspent
forspent
adj
(archaic, poetic) exhausted
forspoke
forspoke
verb
simple past tense of forspeak
froppish
froppish
adj
(obsolete) peevish; froward
fusspots
fusspots
noun
plural of fusspot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fusspot
gasproof
gasproof
adj
Made of or covered with material that doesn't allow gas in.
hopefuls
hopefuls
noun
plural of hopeful
jumpoffs
jumpoffs
noun
plural of jumpoff
offramps
offramps
noun
plural of offramp: alternative spelling of off-ramps
offscape
offscape
noun
(now rare) The distant part of a view, garden etc.; the background.
opsonify
opsonify
verb
Synonym of opsonize
panofsky
peafowls
peafowls
noun
plural of peafowl
performs
performs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of perform
pickoffs
pickoffs
noun
plural of pickoff
pieforts
pieforts
noun
plural of piefort
pinfolds
pinfolds
noun
plural of pinfold
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pinfold
pisiform
pisiform
adj
Resembling a pea or peas in size and shape
noun
A small bone in the wrist at the junction of the ulna and the carpus
plafonds
plafonds
noun
plural of plafond
playoffs
playoffs
noun
plural of playoff
plowfish
pomfrest
pomfrets
pomfrets
noun
plural of pomfret
pondfish
pondfish
noun
Any of numerous species of American freshwater fishes belonging to the family Centrarchidae.
ponsford
pontiffs
pontiffs
noun
plural of pontiff
pooftahs
pooftahs
noun
plural of pooftah
poofters
poofters
noun
plural of poofter
porkfish
porkfish
noun
Any grunt (fish) of the species Anisotremus virginicus.
postface
postface
noun
a piece of text, containing information normally included in a preface, placed at the back of a publication
postfact
postfact
adj
after the fact; after something has happened
postform
postform
adj
Pertaining to the process of postforming.
noun
A form that is designed to be filled out and sent through the mail.
A form that is filled out after the completion of something.
An item in its final version after a manufacturing or engineering process.
The form or version something has after a process completes.
verb
To shape or mold as a final stage of construction.
prefocus
prefocus
adj
Describing a lamp whose light source is positioned to be in focus when fitted (especially in a motor car)
verb
To focus in advance
preforms
preforms
noun
plural of preform
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preform
profanes
profanes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of profane
proffers
proffers
noun
plural of proffer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of proffer
profiles
profiles
noun
plural of profile
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of profile
profuser
profuser
adj
comparative form of profuse: more profuse
proofers
proofers
noun
plural of proofer
prowfish
prowfish
noun
Subtropical perciform saltwater fish found in the North Pacific; Zaprora silenus.
reproofs
reproofs
noun
plural of reproof
rooftops
rooftops
noun
plural of rooftop
saponify
saponify
verb
(intransitive) To be converted into soap.
(transitive) To convert (a fat or oil) into soap.
(transitive, chemistry) To hydrolyze (an ester) using an alkali.
scoopful
scoopful
noun
The quantity in a scoop.
septfoil
septfoil
noun
(architecture) A symmetrical shape which forms the overall outline of seven partially overlapping circles of the same diameter.
(heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf with seven lobes.
shopfolk
shopfolk
noun
(archaic) People who work in shops: shopkeepers and shop assistants.
shopfuls
shopfuls
noun
plural of shopful
shoplift
shoplift
noun
(obsolete) A shoplifter.
verb
(intransitive) To steal from shops / stores during trading hours.
(transitive) To steal something from a shop or store during business hours, usually by means of hiding merchandise.
shopwife
sinproof
slipform
slipform
noun
(countable) A moveable form used when setting concrete using the slipform technique.
(uncountable) A type of process for setting concrete which uses moveable forms that are moved and reused once the concrete is stiff enough to retain its shape under its own weight.
verb
To use the slipform technique when creating a concrete structure.
(rare, often humorous) A situation marked by ease, comfort, or convenience.
softsoap
softsoap
noun
Alternative spelling of soft-soap
spinoffs
spinoffs
noun
plural of spinoff
spitfrog
spoffish
spoffish
adj
(UK, colloquial, dated) earnest and active in matters of no importance; bustling
spofford
spoilful
spoilful
adj
(obsolete) Destructive, pillaging.
spoofers
spoofers
noun
plural of spoofer
spoofery
spoofery
noun
spoofs in general; satirical parody
spoofing
spoofing
noun
(computing) A method of attacking a computer program, in which the program is modified so as to appear to be working normally when in reality it has been modified with the purpose of circumventing security mechanisms.
(computing) Phishing.
verb
present participle of spoof
spoofish
spoofish
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a spoof.
spoolful
spoolful
noun
Enough to fill a spool.
spoonful
spoonful
noun
The amount that a spoon will hold, either level or heaped.
sportful
sportful
adj
(archaic) playful, merry
related to sport
spyproof
spyproof
adj
Safe from being overcome or compromised by spies.
stoupful
stoupful
noun
(obsolete) Enough to fill a stoup, or bucket.
subproof
subproof
noun
(mathematics) A proof that makes up part of a larger proof.