An event or series of special events centred on the celebration or promotion of some theme or aspect of the community, often held at regular intervals.
In mythology, a set of celebrations in the honour of a god.
festivalgoer
festivalgoer
noun
A person attending a festival
festivally
festivally
adj
(informal, rare) Resembling or characteristic of a festival.
adv
(obsolete, rare) In a festive manner.
festivals
festivals
noun
plural of festival
festively
festively
adv
In a festive manner
feudovassalism
feverishly
feverishly
adv
With excitement and determination.
With speed; rapidly.
feverless
feverless
adj
Without a fever.
feverlike
feverlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fever.
feverously
feverously
adv
In a feverous way.
fibrovasal
fibrovascular
fibrovascular
adj
Having both fibrous and vascular tissue
fictively
fictively
adv
In a fictive manner.
figuratively
figuratively
adv
(manner) In a figurative manner.
Used to indicate that what follows is to be taken as a figure of speech, not literally.
filesave
filoviruses
filoviruses
noun
plural of filovirus
finchville
fingerville
finleyville
fishersville
fisherville
fiskeville
fivefold
fivefold
adj
In a group or series of five; consisting of five together as one; quintuple.
adv
By a factor of five.
fivefoldness
fivefoldness
noun
The property of being fivefold.
fiveling
fiveling
noun
A twin crystal formed from five individuals
flabellinerved
flabellinerved
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having many nerves diverging radiately from the base.
flagellative
flagellative
adj
Pertaining to flagellation; flagellatory.
flagstaves
flammivomous
flammivomous
adj
(poetic) Throwing up flames, as a volcano does.
flannelleaves
flashover
flashover
noun
An unintended electric discharge or arc over or around an insulator.
The near simultaneous ignition of all combustible material in an enclosed area.
flative
flative
adj
(obsolete) Producing wind; flatulent.
flav
flavanilin
flavanilin
noun
Alternative form of flavaniline
flavaniline
flavaniline
noun
(organic chemistry) A synthetic yellow dyestuff, C₁₆H₁₄N₂, a complex derivative of aniline and quinoline.
flavanol
flavanol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of flavonoids that use the 2-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-ol molecular skeleton
flavanone
flavanone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of flavonoid ketones, many of which occur in nature as glycosides
flavanthrene
flavanthrene
noun
Synonym of flavanthrone
flavanthrone
flavanthrone
noun
A certain yellow dye, Vat Yellow 1.
flavedo
flavedo
noun
(biology) The exocarp in citruses.
(medicine) An obsolete term referring to yellowness or sallowness of the skin or other tissue; it is no longer used in the working medical parlance.
flavedos
flavedos
noun
plural of flavedo
flaveria
flavescence
flavescence
noun
A phytoplasma disease of grapevines
flavescent
flavescent
adj
yellow-ish in colour, or turning yellow
flavia
flavian
flavian
Adjective
of or pertaining to the between the years 69 and 96 AD
Noun
Someone who lived during the Flavian Dynasty.
flavic
flavicant
flavid
flavid
adj
(zoology) yellow
flavin
flavin
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a class of tricyclic heterocyclic compounds derived from riboflavin; found especially as the adenine dinucleotide (FAD)
flavine
flavine
noun
Alternative spelling of flavin.
flavines
flavines
noun
plural of flavine
flavins
flavins
noun
plural of flavin
flavio
flavius
flavo
flavobacteria
flavobacteria
noun
plural of flavobacterium
flavobacterium
flavobacterium
noun
Any of many Gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria, of the class Flavobacteriia ^([sic]), that occur in soil and water, and are mostly pigmented and photosynthetic.
flavone
flavone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of tricyclic aromatic heterocyclic ketones, especially the naturally occurring flavonoids.
flavones
flavones
noun
plural of flavone
flavonoid
flavonoid
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of many compounds that are plant metabolites, being formally derived from flavone; they have antioxidant properties, and sometimes contribute to flavor.
flavonol
flavonol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of several flavonoids that have a 3-hydroxyflavone backbone.
flavonols
flavonols
noun
plural of flavonol
flavoprotein
flavoprotein
noun
(biochemistry) any of a group of enzymes, containing flavin, that act as dehydrogenases
flavopurpurin
flavopurpurin
noun
(organic chemistry) 1,2,6-trihydroxyanthraquinone
flavor
flavor
noun
(archaic) The quality produced by the sensation of smell; odour; fragrance.
(informal) A kind or type.
(particle physics) One of the six types of quarks (top, bottom, strange, charmed, up, and down) or three types of leptons (electron, muon, and tauon).
A substance used to produce a taste. Flavoring.
A variety (of taste) attributed to an object.
The characteristic quality of something.
The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.
verb
(American spelling, transitive) To add flavoring to something.
flavored
flavored
adj
US standard spelling of flavoured.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flavor
flavorer
flavorer
noun
One who or that which flavors.
flavorers
flavorers
noun
plural of flavorer
flavorful
flavorful
adj
Full of flavor.
flavorfully
flavorfully
adv
In a flavorful manner.
flavorfulness
flavoriness
flavoring
flavoring
noun
(American spelling) Something that gives flavor, usually a food ingredient.
verb
present participle of flavor
flavorings
flavorings
noun
plural of flavoring
flavorless
flavorless
adj
(physics) Without flavor.
Lacking taste or flavor; without seasoning, spice, or discernible qualities of taste.
flavorlessness
flavorlessness
noun
The state or condition of being flavorless; lack of flavor.
flavorous
flavorous
adj
Having flavour; flavorsome.
flavorousness
flavors
flavors
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flavor
flavorsome
flavorsome
adj
Characterised or marked by flavor(s); flavorful.
flavorsomeness
flavorsomeness
noun
The quality of being flavorsome.
flavory
flavory
adj
Alternative form of flavoury
flavour
flavour
noun
Britain standard spelling of flavor.
flavoured
flavoured
adj
(British spelling) Having a specific taste, often due to the addition of flavouring.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flavour
flavourer
flavourer
noun
One who or that which flavours.
flavourful
flavourful
adj
Britain standard spelling of flavorful.
flavourfully
flavourfully
adv
Alternative form of flavorfully
flavouring
flavouring
noun
Britain standard spelling of flavoring.
verb
present participle of flavour
flavourless
flavourless
adj
Britain standard spelling of flavorless.
flavourous
flavourous
adj
Alternative spelling of flavorous
flavours
flavours
noun
plural of flavour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flavour
flavoursome
flavoursome
adj
Britain standard spelling of flavorsome.
flavoury
flavoury
adj
Possessing flavour.
flavous
flavous
adj
(obsolete) yellow
flaxville
fleetville
flexive
flicksville
flintville
flivver
flivver
noun
(colloquial, dated, Canada, US) An automobile, particularly one which is old and inexpensive.
flivvers
flivvers
noun
plural of flivver
floatative
floative
flopover
flopover
noun
(television) A form of television signal distortion where the displayed image appears to scroll vertically rather than remaining still.
flopovers
flopovers
noun
plural of flopover
floresville
floresville
Proper noun
a city in Texas, USA
florivorous
florivorous
adj
That eats flowers
flotative
flovilla
fluavil
fluavil
noun
(organic chemistry) A hydrocarbon extracted from gutta-percha as a yellow resinous substance.
fluavile
fluvanna
fluvanna
Proper noun
a hamlet in the town of New York, USA.
an unincorporated community in Texas, USA, named after in Virginia.
fluvial
fluvial
adj
Of, pertaining to, inhabiting, or produced by the action of a river or stream.
fluvialist
fluvialist
noun
One who explains geological phenomena by the action of streams.
fluviatic
fluviatic
adj
Belonging to rivers or streams; fluviatile.
fluviatile
fluviatile
adj
Of, pertaining to, or produced by rivers; fluvial.
fluviation
fluviation
noun
(geology) deposition by the action of a river or stream
fluvicoline
fluvio
fluvioglacial
fluvioglacial
adj
(geology) Describing a stream formed from glacial meltwater
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
fluviolacustrine
fluviolacustrine
adj
Produced by rivers and lakes (especially alternately)
fluviology
fluviology
noun
The study of rivers.
fluviomarine
fluviomarine
adj
(geology) Formed by the joint action of a river and the sea.
fluviometer
fluviometer
noun
A device used to measure the depth of water in a river, and sometimes used to record its rise and fall
fluviose
fluvioterrestrial
fluvioterrestrial
adj
Relating to land and fresh water, but not the seas.
fluvious
fluviovolcanic
fluxive
fluxive
adj
flowing; lacking solidity
flyleaves
flyover
flyover
noun
(Britain, Hong Kong, Philippines) A road or railway that passes over another, allowing routes to cross without interruption.
(US) A high-level overpass built above main overpass lanes.
(US) A low-level flight, especially of military aircraft, of a ceremonial nature; a flypast (British).