(historical) An early European weapon consisting of a curved blade on a long pole.
feathers
feathers
noun
plural of feather
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of feather
feathery
feathery
adj
Resembling feathers.
fecalith
fecalith
noun
Alternative form of fecolith
feeblish
feeblish
adj
Somewhat feeble.
feedhead
feedhole
feedhole
noun
(engineering) A hole through or into which something is fed.
Any of the holes in punched paper that engage with the sprocket in a machine.
felaheen
feldsher
feldsher
noun
Alternative form of feldscher
fellagha
fellagha
noun
(historical) A guerrilla soldier fighting for independence in Algeria or Tunisia under French rule.
fellahin
fellahin
noun
plural of fellah
fellatah
fellatah
Noun
A member of the Fula people.
felspath
fenchene
fenchene
noun
(organic chemistry) The bicyclic hydrocarbon 7,7-dimethyl-3-methylidenebicyclo[2.2.1]heptane
fenchone
fenchone
noun
(organic chemistry) A monoterpenoid ketone present in the essential oil of fennel
fengkieh
fenthion
fenthion
noun
An organothiophosphate insecticide, avicide, and acaricide.
ferforth
ferforth
Adverb
far forth
fernshaw
fernshaw
noun
A thicket of ferns.
fetchers
fetchers
noun
plural of fetcher
fetching
fetching
adj
Attractive; pleasant to regard.
noun
The act by which something is fetched.
verb
present participle of fetch
fetiches
fetiches
noun
plural of fetich
plural of fetiche
fetichic
fetichry
fetisher
fetisher
noun
(rare) A fetishist.
fetishes
fetishes
noun
plural of fetish
fetishic
fetishic
adj
Of or relating to a fetish.
fetishry
feverish
feverish
adj
Filled with excess energy.
Having a fever, an elevated body temperature.
Morbidly eager.
fichtean
fieldish
fieldish
adj
Of, belonging to, or characteristic of the field; belonging to the country; rural.
fiendish
fiendish
adj
Sinister; evil; like a fiend.
Very difficult.
fiftieth
fiftieth
adj
The ordinal form of the number fifty.
noun
One of fifty equal parts of a whole.
The person or thing in the fiftieth position.
fighters
fighters
noun
plural of fighter
fighting
fighting
adj
Apt to provoke a fight.
Engaged in war or other conflict.
noun
A fight or battle; an occasion on which people fight
The act or process of contending; violence or conflict.
verb
present participle of fight
figshell
filchers
filchers
noun
plural of filcher
filchery
filching
filching
noun
The act of one who filches; theft.
verb
present participle of filch
filechar
filefish
filefish
noun
Any fish of the family Monacanthidae, with very slender bodies.
filthier
filthier
adj
comparative form of filthy: more filthy
filthify
filthify
verb
(transitive) To make something filthy.
filthily
filthily
adv
in a filthy manner
finchery
finchery
noun
(historical) A structure into which finches are decoyed so that they can be caught in a net.
finchley
findhorn
finished
finished
adj
(comparable) Processed or perfected.
Completed; concluded; done.
Done for; doomed; used up.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of finish
finisher
finisher
noun
(boxing) The blow that ends a fight; the knock-out blow.
(rugby) A substitute player who plays at the end of the game.
(sports) A player who scores points for their team.
(video games, informal) A finishing move.
A construction machine used to smooth a newly constructed road surface.
A person who applies a finish to something, such as furniture.
A person who finishes or completes something.
The person who applies the gilding and decoration in bookbinding.
finishes
finishes
noun
plural of finish
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of finish
finochio
finochio
noun
Alternative spelling of finocchio
firehall
firehall
noun
A fire station.
fishable
fishable
adj
(of a lake, pond etc.) Able to be fished in, able to be used for fishing
(of a species of fish) Able to be fished legally
(of fishing equipment) Able to be used for fishing.
fishback
fishbein
fishboat
fishboat
noun
A fishing boat.
fishbolt
fishbolt
noun
(engineering) A bolt used to fasten fishplates.
fishbone
fishbone
noun
A bone from a fish.
fishbowl
fishbowl
noun
Alternative spelling of fish bowl
fisheyes
fisheyes
noun
plural of fisheye
fishfall
fishgigs
fishgigs
noun
plural of fishgig
fishhold
fishhood
fishhood
noun
The state or condition of being a fish.
fishhook
fishhook
noun
(slang) a jack (the playing card)
a barbed hook, usually metal, used for fishing
fishiest
fishiest
adj
superlative form of fishy: most fishy
fishings
fishings
noun
plural of fishing
fishkill
fishkill
noun
An environmental event in which fish are killed.
fishless
fishless
adj
Without fish.
fishlike
fishlike
adj
Having some characteristics of a fish.
fishline
fishline
noun
A fishing line.
fishling
fishling
noun
A small or young fish; fry.
fishmeal
fishmeal
noun
Ground dried fish, used mainly for livestock feed.
fishnets
fishnets
noun
Pairs or a pair of stockings made of fishnet fabric.
plural of fishnet
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.
fishskin
fishskin
noun
Certain fishskins are used to make bags.
The skin of a fish.
fishtail
fishtail
noun
A kind of chisel with a flared blade.
Short for fishtail palm.
The skidding of the back of a vehicle from side to side.
The tail of a fish, or an object resembling this.
verb
(intransitive) To move with the tail swinging from side to side in this way.
(intransitive) To swing the back of a vehicle (originally an aircraft) from side to side.
(transitive) To cause the back of (a vehicle) to swing from side to side.
fishtrap
fishways
fishways
noun
plural of fishway
fishweed
fishweir
fishweir
noun
An obstruction placed in tidal waters, or wholly or partially across a river, to trap fish or hinder their passage.
fishwife
fishwife
noun
(Tyneside, derogatory) A person, especially a woman, with poor personal hygiene.
(archaic) A woman who sells or works with fish; a female fishmonger.
(derogatory) A vulgar, abusive or nagging woman with a loud, unpleasant voice.
fishwood
fishworm
fishworm
noun
A worm used as bait in angling.
fishyard
fitchery
fitchets
fitchets
noun
plural of fitchet
fitchews
fitchews
noun
plural of fitchew
fitzhugh
flachery
flagfish
flagfish
noun
(US) A freshwater fish in the family Cyprinodontidae native to Florida, Jordanella floridae, sometimes kept in aquaria and used in laboratory tests of the biological effects of environmental pollutants.
flaggish
flaggish
adj
Synonym of flagging (“becoming tired or less dynamic; declining in strength”)
flagship
flagship
noun
(by extension, often attributive) The most important one out of a related group.
(nautical) The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet.
(nautical, military) The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.
verb
To act as a flagship for.
flaherty
flanched
flanched
adj
(heraldry) Having flanches.
(presumably) Flanged.
flarfish
flashers
flashers
noun
plural of flasher
flashgun
flashgun
noun
(photography) An electrically powered device used to trigger a flashbulb.
(photography) Any similar unit used to generate repeatable flashes of light for photography.
flashier
flashier
adj
comparative form of flashy: more flashy
flashily
flashily
adv
In a flashy manner
flashing
flashing
noun
(jewelry) The use of rhodium plating to temporarily enhance a ring's durability and shine.
(roofing) Components used to weatherproof or seal roof system edges at perimeters, penetrations, walls, expansion joints, valleys, drains and other places where the roof covering is interrupted or terminated.
A sudden blazing or bursting, as of fire or water.
The blinking of a light source, such as a light bulb or computer's cursor.
The exposing of one's naked body, or part of it, in public briefly (the action of the verb to flash).
The process of getting rid of gaps on shelves by bringing products from the back of the shelf to the front to create a 'fuller' shelf.
verb
present participle of flash
flashpan
flashpan
noun
Alternative form of flash pan
flatfish
flatfish
noun
A fish of the order Pleuronectiformes, the adults of which have both eyes on one side and usually swim with the other side down, such as a flounder, a halibut, or a sole.
flathead
flathead
noun
(US, informal) Alternative form of flathead catfish
(plural only "flatheads") A type of screw or bolt designed to fit in a countersink so that it sits flush with a surface.
(plural only "flatheads", automotive) A type of engine that has the valves placed in the engine block beside the piston, instead of in the cylinder head, as in an overhead valve engine.
Any fish in the family Platycephalidae.
flattish
flattish
adj
Somewhat flat, in any comparable sense of the word.
flatwash
flaughts
flaunche
flaxbush
flaxbush
noun
The bush (genus Phormium) bearing New Zealand flax.
flchette
fleeched
fleeched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fleech
fleeches
fleeches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fleech
fleerish
fleisher
fleishig
fleishig
adj
Alternative form of fleischig
flenched
flenched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flench
flenches
flenches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flench
fleshers
fleshers
noun
plural of flesher
fleshful
fleshier
fleshier
adj
comparative form of fleshy: more fleshy
fleshing
fleshing
verb
present participle of flesh
fleshpot
fleshpot
noun
A place offering entertainment of a sensual or luxurious nature.
fletched
fletched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fletch
fletcher
fletcher
noun
A device to assist in fletching or feathering arrows.
Generally, a manufacturer of bows and arrows.
One who fletches or feathers arrows.
fletches
fletches
noun
plural of fletch
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fletch
flichter
flighted
flighted
adj
(of birds) Capable of flight.
Having a specified number or kind of flights (of stairs, a screw thread, etc.).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flight
flighter
flighter
noun
(brewing) A horizontal vane revolving over the surface of wort in a cooler, so as to produce a circular current in the liquor..
flinched
flinched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flinch
flincher
flincher
noun
One who flinches.
flinches
flinches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flinch
flirtish
flirtish
adj
of the nature of, or characterizing a flirt
flitched
flitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flitch
flitchen
flitches
flitches
noun
plural of flitch
flourish
flourish
noun
(architecture) A decorative embellishment on a building.
(music) A ceremonious passage such as a fanfare.
A dramatic gesture such as the waving of a flag.
An ornamentation.
verb
(intransitive) To be in a period of greatest influence.
(intransitive) To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude.
(intransitive) To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion.
(intransitive) To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures.
(intransitive) To prosper or fare well.
(intransitive) To thrive or grow well.
(intransitive) To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions.
(intransitive, obsolete) To boast; to vaunt; to brag.
(transitive) To adorn with beautiful figures or rhetoric; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish.
(transitive) To develop; to make thrive; to expand.
(transitive) To make bold, sweeping movements with.
flushers
flushers
noun
plural of flusher
flushest
flushest
adj
superlative form of flush: most flush
flushing
flushing
noun
(UK) A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy.
A surface formed of floating threads.
Rushing of blood to the skin's surface, especially on the face, as happens under various physiological circumstances (e.g., in embarrassment or stress or during menopause).
The act by which something is flushed.
verb
present participle of flush
flybrush
flysches
flysches
noun
plural of flysch
flywheel
flywheel
noun
(mechanical engineering) A rotating mass used to maintain the speed of a machine within certain limits while the machine receives or releases energy at a varying rate, or as a form of energy storage.
flywinch
foalhood
foalhood
noun
The state or time of being a foal.
foghorns
foghorns
noun
plural of foghorn
folberth
foolfish
foolfish
noun
filefish
winter flounder
foolhead
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
footbath
footbath
noun
A liquid mixture, often medicinal, for soaking or washing the feet with.
A small basin or bath designed for soaking or washing the feet.
The act of soaking or washing the feet.
foothalt
foothalt
noun
A disease affecting the feet of sheep.
foothill
foothill
noun
A hill at the base of a mountain or mountain range.
foothils
foothold
foothold
noun
(by extension) A secure position from which it is difficult to be dislodged.