(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.
flattops
flattops
noun
plural of flattop
fleshpot
fleshpot
noun
A place offering entertainment of a sensual or luxurious nature.
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.
forepast
forepast
adj
(obsolete) That has passed; bygone.
forepost
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
forspent
forspent
adj
(archaic, poetic) exhausted
fusspots
fusspots
noun
plural of fusspot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fusspot
pieforts
pieforts
noun
plural of piefort
pomfrest
pomfrets
pomfrets
noun
plural of pomfret
pontiffs
pontiffs
noun
plural of pontiff
pooftahs
pooftahs
noun
plural of pooftah
poofters
poofters
noun
plural of poofter
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.
rooftops
rooftops
noun
plural of rooftop
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.
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.
softship
softship
noun
(rare, often humorous) A situation marked by ease, comfort, or convenience.