(computing) The archived older version of a file that immediately precedes the current version, and was itself derived from the grandfather.
A (generally human) male who begets a child.
A male ancestor more remote than a parent; a progenitor; especially, a first ancestor.
A person who plays the role of a father in some way.
A term of respectful address for a priest.
A term of respectful address for an elderly man.
Something inanimate that begets.
Something that is the greatest or most significant of its kind.
The founder of a discipline or science.
verb
(figuratively) To give rise to.
To act as a father; to support and nurture.
To adopt as one's own.
To be a father to; to sire.
To provide with a father.
fathom
fathom
noun
(archaic or obsolete) Depth of insight; mental reach or scope.
(chiefly in the plural) An unspecified depth.
(chiefly nautical, historical) Originally, the distance between an adult man's arms stretched out away from the sides of his torso so that they make a straight line perpendicular to his body, measured from the tips of the longest fingers of each hand, generally reckoned to be six feet (about 1.8 metres); subsequently used as a unit for water depth but now generally replaced by the metre.
(figuratively) Control, grasp.
Someone or something that is embraced.
The act of stretching out one's arms away from the sides of the torso so that they make a straight line perpendicular to the body.
verb
(also figuratively) To measure the depth of (water); to take a sounding of; to sound.
(archaic or obsolete) To encircle (someone or something) with outstretched arms; specifically, to measure the circumference or (rare) length of something.
(figuratively) Often followed by out: to deeply understand (someone or something); to get to the bottom of.
(figuratively) To conduct an examination or inquiry; to investigate.
(obsolete) To embrace (someone or something).
To measure a depth; to sound.
fatiha
fatiha
noun
(Islam) A prayer for the dead.
faythe
fetich
fetich
noun
Dated form of fetish.
fetish
fetish
noun
An irrational, or abnormal fixation or preoccupation; an obsession.
Sexual attraction to or arousal at something abnormally sexual or nonsexual, such as an object or a nonsexual part of the body.
Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman.
feucht
fichat
fichte
fifths
fifths
noun
plural of fifth
fights
fights
noun
plural of fight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fight
filths
filths
noun
plural of filth
filthy
filthy
adj
Covered with filth; very dirty.
Obscene or offensive.
Very unpleasant or disagreeable.
verb
(transitive) To cover in filth.
(transitive) To make very dirty; to saturate something with dirt.
firths
firths
noun
plural of firth
fishet
fitche
fitchy
fitchy
adj
(heraldry) Sharpened to a point; pointed.
flaith
flathe
flathe
noun
(dialectal) A ray or skate (fish).
A flan.
fletch
fletch
noun
(archery) The vane toward the back of an arrow, used to stabilise the arrow during flight.
(fisheries) A large boneless fillet of halibut, swordfish or tuna.
verb
(transitive) To feather, as an arrow.
flight
flight
adj
(obsolete) Fast, swift, fleet.
noun
(collective) A collective term for doves or swallows.
(cricket) The movement of a spinning ball through the air - concerns its speed, trajectory and drift.
(engineering) The shaped material forming the thread of a screw.
A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators.
A group of canal locks with a short distance between them
A paper airplane.
A series of stairs between landings.
A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance.
An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.
An air force unit.
An episode of imaginative thinking or dreaming.
An instance of flying.
Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples.
The act of fleeing.
The act of flying.
The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile.
The feathers on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path.
verb
(cricket, of a spin bowler) To throw the ball in such a way that it has more airtime and more spin than usual.
(sports, by extension, transitive) To throw or kick something so as to send it flying with more loft or airtime than usual.
flitch
flitch
noun
A piece or strip cut off of something else, generally a piece of wood (timber).
The flank or side of an animal, now almost exclusively a pig when cured and salted; a side of bacon.
verb
(transitive) To cut into, or off in, flitches or strips.
forthy
forthy
adv
(obsolete) For this, for this reason; on this account.
(obsolete) Therefore.
conj
Because, for sake, forwhy, since.
fother
fother
noun
(dialect) Alternative form of fodder, food for animals.
(historical) A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities.
(obsolete) A load of any sort.
(obsolete) A wagonload.
verb
(dated, nautical) To stop a leak with oakum or old rope (often by drawing a sail under the hull).
(dialect) To feed animals (with fother).
fought
fought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fight
fourth
fourth
adj
The ordinal form of the number four.
noun
(chiefly US) A quarter, one of four equal parts of a whole.
(in the singular) The fourth gear of an engine.
(in the singular) The person or thing in the fourth position.
(music) A musical interval which spans four degrees of the diatonic scale, for example C to F (C D E F).
verb
(informal) To agree with a proposition or statement after it has already been thirded.
fratch
fratch
noun
(UK) A dispute, a quarrel; a fight or brawl.
verb
(UK, Yorkshire) To argue, to quarrel; to fight.
freath
freith
fright
fright
adj
(rare) frightened; afraid; affright
noun
A state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
Someone strange, ugly or shocking, producing a feeling of alarm or aversion.
verb
(archaic, transitive) To frighten.
fritch
friths
friths
noun
plural of frith
frithy
frithy
adj
woody; relating to brushwood, undergrowth, or a partial clearing in a forest
frothi
froths
froths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of froth
frothy
frothy
adj
(business) Highly speculative; having high risk and high return.
(figurative) lightweight; lacking depth or substance
Foamy or churned to the point of becoming infused with bubbles.
noun
(Australia, slang, chiefly in the plural) A serving of beer.
furthy
futtah
haffat
haffet
haffet
noun
(Scotland) The side of the head; the temples.
haffit
haffit
noun
Alternative form of haffet
hafted
hafted
adj
Having a haft or handle.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of haft
hafter
hafter
abbrev
(informal) Contraction of have to.
noun
(archaic) A maker of handles for knives and other tools
hamfat
hamfat
noun
(US slang, acting) A low-grade actor; a ham or hamfatter.
(US, black slang, obsolete) Something average; a mediocre thing or person, especially a jazz musician.
(US, slang, offensive, obsolete) A black person.
hastif
hatful
hatful
noun
(soccer, UK) A large number (usually talking about goal-scoring chances)
The amount that will fit into a hat
hefted
hefted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of heft
hefter
hefter
noun
One who hefts something.
oxhoft
shafts
shafts
noun
plural of shaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shaft
shafty
shifts
shifts
noun
plural of shift
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shift
shifty
shifty
adj
(of a person's eyes) Moving from one object to another; not looking directly and steadily at the person with whom one is speaking.
Having the appearance of being dishonest, criminal, or unreliable.
Resourceful; full of, or ready with, shifts or expedients.
Subject to frequent changes in direction.
shrift
shrift
noun
(obsolete) Forgiveness given by a priest after confession; remission.
Confession to a priest.
The act of going to or hearing a religious confession.
shufty
shufty
noun
Alternative spelling of shufti
thefts
thefts
noun
plural of theft
thrift
thrift
noun
(countable) Any of various plants of the genus Armeria, particularly Armeria maritima.
(countable, US) A savings bank.
(obsolete) Success and advance in the acquisition of property; increase of worldly goods; gain; prosperity; profit.
(obsolete) Vigorous growth, as of a plant.
(uncountable) The characteristic of using a minimum of something (especially money).