Spectacles that have corrective lenses of two different powers; used by people who need both distance and reading glasses.
blastoff
blastoff
noun
The countdown and launch of a rocket, missile or spacecraft
boastful
boastful
adj
Tending to boast or brag.
boffolas
boffolas
noun
plural of boffola
buffalos
buffalos
noun
plural of buffalo
coalfish
coalfish
noun
any of several blackish fish, especially Pollachius virens, a pollack, and Anoplopoma fimbria, sablefish.
colstaff
colstaff
noun
A staff allowing two people to carry a burden on their shoulders.
cowflaps
cowflaps
noun
plural of cowflap
fabiolas
fabulous
fabulous
adj
(obsolete) Known for telling fables or falsehoods; unreliable.
(slang or euphemistic) Gay or pertaining to gay people.
(slang) Camp, effeminate.
(slang) Fashionable, glamorous.
(slang) Very good; outstanding, wonderful.
Characteristic of fables; marvelous, extraordinary, incredible.
Fictional or not believable; made up.
Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
faculous
faculous
adj
Of or relating to a facula.
failsoft
failsoft
adj
(computing, dated) Supporting graceful degradation, so that a partial failure does not bring down the entire system.
falcones
falloffs
falloffs
noun
plural of falloff
fallouts
fallouts
noun
plural of fallout
fallston
falsetto
falsetto
noun
(music, countable) A person who sings in falsetto.
(singing, uncountable) The "false" (singing) voice in any human, usually airy and lacking a purity of vowels; created by utilizing the next highest vocal folds above those used for speech and normal range singing. It is commonly confused with the head voice register.
verb
To sing or utter in falsetto.
famously
famously
adv
(informal) Really well, having great rapport.
In a celebrated manner.
Indicates that the act, state, or occurrence described by the sentence is famous In such a manner as to become famous or produce something that would become famous.
fanfolds
fanfolds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fanfold
farnesol
farnesol
noun
(organic chemistry) A sesquiterpene alcohol that is present in many essential oils and is involved in the biosynthesis of cholesterol
fasciola
fasciola
noun
(anatomy) A band of grey matter bordering the fimbria in the brain; the dentate convolution.
fasciole
fasciole
noun
(zoology) A band of minute tubercles, bearing modified spines, on the shells of spatangoid sea urchins.
fasthold
faveolus
faveolus
noun
A small pit or cavity, resembling a cell of a honeycomb
favosely
favosely
adv
In a favose manner.
flatnose
flatnose
adj
(zoology) Designating various organisms that have a flat nose.
flattops
flattops
noun
plural of flattop
flatuous
flatuous
adj
(obsolete) generating flatulence
(obsolete) windy; generating wind
flavedos
flavedos
noun
plural of flavedo
flavones
flavones
noun
plural of flavone
flavours
flavours
noun
plural of flavour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flavour
flindosa
floatels
floatels
noun
plural of floatel
floaters
floaters
noun
plural of floater
flokatis
flokatis
noun
plural of flokati
florulas
flotages
flotages
noun
plural of flotage
flotsams
flotsams
noun
plural of flotsam
flowages
flowages
noun
plural of flowage
flyboats
flyboats
noun
plural of flyboat
foamless
foamless
adj
Without foam.
focalise
focalise
verb
Alternative spelling of focalize
foilsman
foilsman
noun
A person who fights with a foil, or thin sword.
folacins
folacins
noun
plural of folacin
foliages
foliages
noun
plural of foliage
foliates
foliates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foliate
folkways
folkways
noun
plural of folkway
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.
foosland
forensal
forensal
adj
(archaic) Forensic.
foresail
foresail
noun
(nautical) A square fore-and-aft sail set on the foremast, but behind it, on a schooner or other similar vessel.
(nautical, on a sloop) A triangular sail set forward of the foremast: forestaysail.
(nautical, on a square-rigged ship) The lowest (and usually the largest) square sail hung on the foremast
forestal
forestal
adj
(uncommon) Relating to forestry (cultivating forests for harvest).
verb
Obsolete spelling of forestall
forlanas
forlanas
noun
plural of forlana
formulas
forslack
forslack
verb
(intransitive, rare) To slack up; be or grow slack; pall.
(transitive, obsolete) To be slack in; neglect by idleness; relax; render slack; delay; lose or spoil by slackness.
forslake
forstall
forstall
verb
Obsolete form of forestall.
forsteal
forsteal
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To steal away, rob, deprive.
fossulae
fossulae
noun
plural of fossula
foulards
foulards
noun
plural of foulard
foveolas
foveolas
noun
plural of foveola
foxtails
foxtails
noun
plural of foxtail
frontals
frontals
noun
plural of frontal
fusarole
fusarole
noun
(architecture) A moulding generally placed under the echinus or quarter round of capitals in the Doric, Ionic, and Corinthian orders of architecture.
fusional
fusional
adj
(linguistics, of a language) Tending to overlay many morphemes in a manner that can be difficult to segment.
glasford
haylofts
haylofts
noun
plural of hayloft
holdfast
holdfast
noun
(archaic, medicine) Actinomycosis.
(biology) A root-like structure that anchors aquatic sessile organisms, such as seaweed, other sessile algae, stalked crinoids, benthic cnidarians, and sponges, to the substrate.
Something to or by which an object can be securely fastened.
The aspect of a character that experiences destructive temptation.
lansford
lansford
Proper noun
A city/town in North Dakota.
A borough in Pennsylvania.
leadoffs
leadoffs
noun
plural of leadoff
lockfast
lockfast
adj
(Scotland) Fastened or secured with a lock.
loftsman
loftsman
noun
A draftsman who uses the lofting technique.
nonfalse
nonfalse
adj
Not false; true.
oafishly
oafishly
adv
in an oafish manner
offloads
offloads
noun
plural of offload
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of offload
outfalls
outfalls
noun
plural of outfall
outflash
outflash
verb
(poetic, transitive) To flash more brightly than; to outshine.
peafowls
peafowls
noun
plural of peafowl
plafonds
plafonds
noun
plural of plafond
playoffs
playoffs
noun
plural of playoff
ralfston
refloats
refloats
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of refloat
safehold
safroles
safroles
noun
plural of safrole
saltfoot
saltfoot
noun
A large salt cellar formerly placed near the centre of the table, with the superior guests seated above it.
scaffold
scaffold
noun
(metalworking) An accumulation of adherent, partly fused material forming a shelf or dome-shaped obstruction above the tuyeres in a blast furnace.
(sciences) A structure that provides support for some other material.
A structure made of scaffolding for workers to stand on while working on a building.
An elevated platform on which a criminal is executed.
An elevated platform on which dead bodies are ritually disposed of, as by some Native American tribes.
verb
(transitive) To dispose of the bodies of the dead on a scaffold or raised platform, as by some Native American tribes.
(transitive) To set up a scaffolding; to surround a building with scaffolding.
(transitive) To sustain; to provide support for.
scofflaw
scofflaw
noun
(US) One who habitually violates minor laws or fails to answer trivial court summonses (such as parking tickets).
scrofula
scrofula
noun
(pathology) A form of tuberculosis, most common in women 30-40 years of age, tending to cause enlarged and degenerated lymph nodes, especially in the neck, and often chronic, intractable skin inflammation as well.
seaflood
seafloor
seafloor
noun
The bottom of a sea or ocean.
seafowls
seafowls
noun
plural of seafowl
shawfowl
snowfall
snowfall
noun
An instance of falling of snow.
The amount of snow that falls on one occasion.
softball
softball
noun
(by analogy) A question designed to be easy to answer.
A game similar to baseball but played with a larger and softer ball which can be thrown overhand or underhand.
The ball used to play the sport.
softcoal
subflora
subflora
noun
A more local flora included within one of wider range.
subfocal
sulfonal
sulfonal
noun
(chemistry) A sulfone, derived from acetone and ethyl mercaptan, that is used as a mild hypnotic.