(economics) A factor applied to economic statistics in order to counter the effect of inflation.
That which deflates.
deflower
deflower
verb
(transitive) To deprive of flowers.
(transitive) To deprive of grace and beauty.
(transitive) To take the virginity of (somebody), especially a woman or girl.
drofland
dseldorf
efflower
efflower
verb
(rare) To graze; (leatherworking) to remove the outer surface of (a skin) with a knife.
elmsford
enflower
enflower
verb
(transitive, poetic) To cover or deck with flowers.
enfolder
enfolder
noun
One who, or that which, enfolds.
errorful
errorful
adj
(archaic) Full of error; wrong.
(sciences) Involving error; not errorless.
falconer
falconer
noun
A person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey for taking birds or game.
One who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.
falconry
falconry
noun
The sport of hunting by using trained birds of prey, especially falcons and hawks.
falderol
farallon
farmhold
farnesol
farnesol
noun
(organic chemistry) A sesquiterpene alcohol that is present in many essential oils and is involved in the biosynthesis of cholesterol
farolito
farolito
noun
Small paper lantern, especially in northern New Mexico, United States.
faverole
feliform
feliform
adj
Resembling a cat; applied to member of the Feliformia, a suborder within the order Carnivora consisting of cat-like carnivorans, including cats (large and small), hyenas, mongooses, civets, etc.
noun
Any carnivore of the suborder Feliformia, which are regarded as cat-like.
fellator
fellator
noun
(sexuality) One who performs fellatio.
feltwork
feltwork
noun
(medicine) A fibrous network
(medicine) A tight plexus of nerve fibrils
feltwort
feltwort
noun
mullein (Verbascum gen. et spp.)
felworts
felworts
noun
plural of felwort
filatory
filatory
noun
(obsolete) A machine for forming threads.
filberto
filiform
filiform
adj
Having all component parts or segments cylindrical and more or less uniform in size.
Shaped like or resembling a thread or filament; filamentous.
fillmore
filmgoer
filmgoer
noun
(chiefly Britain) Person who regularly frequents movie theaters.
fiorello
firbolgs
firebolt
firebolt
noun
A missile of fire.
verb
(transitive, rare) To strike with a firebolt.
firelock
firelock
noun
(by extension, historical) A firearm using such a gunlock.
(historical) A form of gunlock, in which the priming is ignited by a spark.
fireplow
flagroot
flagroot
noun
sweet flag
flagworm
flagworm
noun
A worm or grub found among flags and sedge.
flaperon
flaperon
noun
(aviation, aeronautics, aircraft) An aircraft control surface at the trailing edge of a wing that acts as an aileron (controlling movement around the longitudinal axis) and a flap (changing the chord line of the wing, thus affecting the angle of attack).
flatbrod
flatiron
flatiron
adj
Having a flatiron shape.
noun
(especially referring to the shape of a building) a quadrilateral with two parallel sides, one of which is very short, and whose non-parallel sides are longer than either parallel side.
(geomorphology) A steeply sloping triangular landform created by the differential erosion of a steeply dipping, erosion-resistant layer of rock overlying softer strata.
A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove.
Ellipsis of flat iron steak.
flatwork
flatwork
noun
(construction) Horizontal construction work using concrete, such as floors.
flatworm
flatworm
noun
Any of very many parasitic or free-living worms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having a flattened body with no skeleton or body cavity.
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.
flavours
flavours
noun
plural of flavour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flavour
flavoury
flavoury
adj
Possessing flavour.
flaxdrop
flaxwort
flaxwort
noun
Any of the flax plants of genus Linum.
fleawort
fleawort
noun
A herb, Plantago psyllium, whose seeds are supposed to resemble fleas.
Any of various unrelated plants that are supposed to kill or ward off fleas.
The lady's bedstraw (Galium verum).
floaters
floaters
noun
plural of floater
floatier
floatier
adj
comparative form of floaty: more floaty
flockier
flockier
adj
comparative form of flocky: more flocky
floeberg
floeberg
noun
An accumulation of ice floes resembling an iceberg.
floerkea
floggers
floggers
noun
plural of flogger
flogster
flogster
noun
(slang, archaic) One who flogs or beats.
flooders
flooders
noun
plural of flooder
floorage
floorage
noun
floorspace
floorers
floorers
noun
plural of floorer
flooring
flooring
noun
(sports) The act of putting one's opponent on the floor; a knockdown.
A floor.
A material used to make floors.
verb
present participle of floor
floorman
floorman
noun
A bookmaker's assistant.
A casino employee who oversees the gambling activity, settling disputes and so on.
One who works on the shop floor of a retail establishment.
floormen
floormen
noun
plural of floorman
floorway
floorway
noun
An elevated section of floor over which one can walk.
floperoo
flopover
flopover
noun
(television) A form of television signal distortion where the displayed image appears to scroll vertically rather than remaining still.
floppers
floppers
noun
plural of flopper
floppier
floppier
adj
comparative form of floppy: more floppy
floralia
florally
florally
adv
In a floral way; with flowers or something that suggests them.
floramor
florance
floreate
florella
florence
florence
Proper noun
a city in Alabama, USA
a town in Arizona, USA
and the county seat of
an unincorporated CDP in Wisconsin, also the county seat of
Noun
An ancient gold coin of the time of coined by Florentines and worth six shillings sterling.
A kind of cloth.
florenda
florenza
floreted
floreted
adj
(in combination) Having the specified kind or number of florets.
florette
florette
noun
Alternative spelling of floret
floretty
floretty
adj
(heraldry, of a cross) Decorated (finished at the ends) with fleurs-de-lis, which (unlike a cross flory) are attached in their entirety to the arms of the couped cross, rather than the arms developing into that shape.
floretum
floretum
noun
A garden where flowers are grown for research purposes.
floriage
floriage
noun
(obsolete) bloom; blossom
floriano
floriate
floriate
adj
Synonym of floriated
florican
florican
noun
Either of two species in the bustard family Otididae, Houbaropsis bengalensis or Sypheotides indicus.
floricin
floridan
floridia
floridly
floridly
adv
In a florid manner
florigen
florigen
noun
(botany) a supposed hormone that causes flowering in plants
florikan
floriken
floriken
Noun
An Indian bustard (Otis aurita).
florinda
florists
florists
noun
plural of florist
floruits
floruits
noun
plural of floruit
florulae
florulas
flossier
flossier
adj
comparative form of flossy: more flossy
flounder
flounder
noun
(Canada, US) Any of various flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae.
A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder, Platichthys flesus.
A bootmaker's tool for crimping boot fronts.
verb
(intransitive) To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered.
(intransitive) To flop around as a fish out of water.
(intransitive) To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance.
He gave a good speech, but floundered when audience members asked questions he could not answer well.
To be in serious difficulty.
flouring
flouring
verb
present participle of flour
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.
flouters
flouters
noun
plural of flouter
flowered
flowered
adj
(of a plant) That has produced flowers.
Covered or decorated with flowers, or images of flowers.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flower
flowerer
flowerer
noun
Something (originally a plant) that flowers (often in a specified manner, or at a specified time)
floweret
floweret
noun
A floret, or small or component flower
fluework
fluework
noun
A system of organ stops in which the sound is caused by wind passing through a flue or fissure and striking an edge above; distinguished from reedwork.
fluorane
fluorane
noun
(chemistry) Fluorine hydride or hydrogen fluoride, HF.
fluorate
fluorate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of fluorine FO₃⁻; any salt containing this ion.
fluorene
fluorene
noun
(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of two benzene rings joined together directly, and also via a methylene bridge; it is used in light-emitting diodes.
fluoride
fluoride
noun
(chemistry) A binary compound of fluorine and another element or radical.
(chemistry) Any salt of hydrofluoric acid; for example, potassium fluoride.
fluorids
fluorids
noun
plural of fluorid
fluorine
fluorine
noun
(uncountable) The chemical element (symbol F) with an atomic number of 9. It is the lightest of the halogens, a pale yellow-green, highly reactive gas that attacks all metals.
fluorins
fluorite
fluorite
noun
(mineralogy) A widely occurring mineral (calcium fluoride), of various colours, used as a flux in steelmaking, and in the manufacture of glass, enamels and hydrofluoric acid.
fluoroid
fluoroid
noun
(crystallography) A tetrahexahedron.
fluxroot
flyovers
flyovers
noun
plural of flyover
flyproof
flyproof
adj
Resistant to flies (the insect).
foederal
folberth
folcroft
folderol
folderol
noun
(countable) A decorative object of little value; a trifle or gewgaw.
(uncountable) Nonsense or foolishness.
foliator
folkfree
folkfree
adj
(obsolete) Having folkright, as a free citizen.
folklore
folklore
noun
(by extension) The tales, superstitions etc. of any particular group or community.
(mathematics, slang) The collective of proofs or techniques which are widely known among mathematicians, but have never been formally published.
The tales, legends, superstitions, and traditions of a particular ethnic population.
folksier
folksier
adj
comparative form of folksy: more folksy
follower
follower
noun
(Australian rules football) Any of the three players (the ruckman, ruck rover, and rover) who usually follow the ball around the ground rather than occupying a fixed position.
(colloquial, dated) A debt collector.
(literally) One who follows, comes after another.
(locksmithing) A tool used to remove the core from a pin-tumbler lock without causing the driver pins and springs to fall out.
(social media) An account holder who subscribes to see content from another account on a social media platform.
A machine part receiving motion from another.
A man courting a maidservant; suitor.
A metal piece placed at the top of a candle to keep the wax melting evenly.
A pursuer.
An imitator, who follows another's example.
One who follows mentally, adherer to the opinions, ideas or teachings of another, a movement etc.
One who is a part of master's physical group, such as a servant or retainer.
Something that comes after another thing.
Young cattle.
fondlers
fondlers
noun
plural of fondler
footlers
footlers
noun
plural of footler
footrail
footrail
noun
A rail serving as a support for the foot.
footrill
foozlers
foozlers
noun
plural of foozler
fopperly
foralite
foralite
noun
(geology) A tube-like marking found in sandstone and other strata.