The countdown and launch of a rocket, missile or spacecraft
bluffton
boastful
boastful
adj
Tending to boast or brag.
bobfloat
booklift
botflies
botflies
noun
plural of botfly
bullfoot
carfloat
chalfont
cityfolk
clontarf
clothify
clothify
verb
(transitive, computer graphics) To give a cloth-like texture to.
clubfoot
clubfoot
noun
(medicine) A congenital deformity of the foot in which the ankle, heel and toes are twisted.
cockloft
cockloft
noun
A small attic or garret
colstaff
colstaff
noun
A staff allowing two people to carry a burden on their shoulders.
conflate
conflate
adj
(biblical criticism) Combining elements from multiple versions of the same text.
noun
(biblical criticism) A conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together.
verb
(by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
To bring (things) together and fuse (them) into a single entity.
To mix together different elements.
conflict
conflict
noun
A clash or disagreement, often violent, between two or more opposing groups or individuals.
An incompatibility, as of two things that cannot be simultaneously fulfilled.
verb
(intransitive) To be at odds (with); to disagree or be incompatible
(intransitive) To overlap (with), as in a schedule.
cornloft
cornloft
noun
A loft for corn; a granary.
dataflow
dataflow
noun
Alternative spelling of data flow
deflator
deflator
noun
(economics) A factor applied to economic statistics in order to counter the effect of inflation.
That which deflates.
doubtful
doubtful
adj
(obsolete) Fearsome, dreadful.
Experiencing or showing doubt, sceptical.
Improbable or unlikely.
Subject to, or causing doubt.
Suspicious, or of dubious character.
Unclear or unreliable.
Undecided or of uncertain outcome.
noun
A doubtful person or thing.
failsoft
failsoft
adj
(computing, dated) Supporting graceful degradation, so that a partial failure does not bring down the entire system.
falconet
falconet
noun
(military, historical) A light cannon developed in the late 15th century and decorated with an image of a falcon.
A small or young falcon.
Any of various small, tropical Asian falcons of the genus Microhierax found in Southeast Asia.
fallouts
fallouts
noun
plural of fallout
fallston
falmouth
falmouth
Proper noun
definition
A harbour town in Cornwall, England.
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.
faltboat
faltboat
noun
A kind of collapsible canoe.
farolito
farolito
noun
Small paper lantern, especially in northern New Mexico, United States.
fasthold
faulkton
faulkton
Proper noun
a small city in South Dakota, USA
feedlots
feedlots
noun
plural of feedlot
felapton
fellatio
fellatio
noun
(sex) The stimulation of the penis (or testicles) using the mouth.
fellator
fellator
noun
(sexuality) One who performs fellatio.
felstone
felstone
noun
(mineralogy) Felsite.
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
fenelton
fetlocks
fetlocks
noun
plural of fetlock
fetology
fetology
noun
The scientific study of fetuses.
fieldton
filatory
filatory
noun
(obsolete) A machine for forming threads.
filberto
fillemot
firebolt
firebolt
noun
A missile of fire.
verb
(transitive, rare) To strike with a firebolt.
fishbolt
fishbolt
noun
(engineering) A bolt used to fasten fishplates.
flagboat
flagonet
flagroot
flagroot
noun
sweet flag
flagtown
flameout
flameout
noun
(figurative) The act of quitting or failing, especially due to overwork or in a dramatic manner.
The act of flaming out or burning out; extinguishing.
The sudden extinguishing of the flame of a burner (due to obstruction of fuel or airflow).
flatboat
flatboat
noun
A boxy, flat-bottomed boat used for carrying livestock, freight, and people on rivers.
flatbrod
flatfoot
flatfoot
noun
(US, informal, military, slang) A sailor.
(colloquial, archaic, derogatory, law enforcement) (plural typically flatfoots) A policeman.
(medicine, chiefly in the plural) A condition in which the arch of the foot makes contact with the ground.
A person having the above condition.
verb
To dance in the style of Appalachian clogging.
To gulp an entire drink (bottle, glass, can, etc.) without pausing between swallows.
To perform an action inefficiently or awkwardly.
To walk around in the course of work, especially when investigating.
To wrong-foot.
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.
flatlong
flatlong
adv
With the flat side downward; not edgewise.
flatnose
flatnose
adj
(zoology) Designating various organisms that have a flat nose.
flatonia
flattops
flattops
noun
plural of flattop
flatuous
flatuous
adj
(obsolete) generating flatulence
(obsolete) windy; generating wind
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.
flautino
flautino
noun
(music) Any of several high-pitched woodwind instruments, including the zufolo, sopranino recorder, and piccolo.
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).
flection
flection
noun
Alternative spelling of flexion
fleshpot
fleshpot
noun
A place offering entertainment of a sensual or luxurious nature.
flitfold
floatage
floatage
noun
Alternative form of flotage
floatels
floatels
noun
plural of floatel
floaters
floaters
noun
plural of floater
floatier
floatier
adj
comparative form of floaty: more floaty
floating
floating
adj
(linguistics, of a tone) that is not attached to any consonant or vowel within its morpheme.
Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift.
That floats or float.
noun
(in the plural) Material that floats in a liquid.
(veterinary medicine) A veterinary dental procedure involving the filing down of sharp surfaces on a horse's teeth.
The motion of something that floats.
The spreading of plaster on the surface of walls.
verb
present participle of float
floative
floatman
floatmen
flogster
flogster
noun
(slang, archaic) One who flogs or beats.
flokatis
flokatis
noun
plural of flokati
flomaton
floodlet
floodlet
noun
A small flood.
floodlit
floodlit
adj
Lit by floodlights.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of floodlight
floreate
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.
floriate
floriate
adj
Synonym of floriated
florists
florists
noun
plural of florist
floruits
floruits
noun
plural of floruit
flotages
flotages
noun
plural of flotage
flotilla
flotilla
noun
(nautical) A small fleet of warships (usually of the same class), or a fleet of small ships.
flotsams
flotsams
noun
plural of flotsam
flouters
flouters
noun
plural of flouter
flouting
flouting
noun
The act by which something is flouted.
verb
present participle of flout
floweret
floweret
noun
A floret, or small or component flower
fluorate
fluorate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The oxyanion of fluorine FO₃⁻; any salt containing this ion.
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.
fluxroot
flyboats
flyboats
noun
plural of flyboat
foalfoot
foalfoot
noun
coltsfoot
folberth
folcroft
foldboat
foldboat
noun
(kayaking) A type of collapsible canoe
foldouts
foldouts
noun
plural of foldout
foliated
foliated
adj
(architecture) Decorated with foliage.
(geology, of a rock) Having a structure of thin layers.
(music) Having notes added above or below, as in a plain-song melody.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foliate
foliates
foliates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foliate
foliator
folkboat
folkboat
noun
A small, affordable sailboat, rigged as a sloop.
folkmoot
folkmoot
noun
(historical , or later revived in general usage) A general meeting (assembly) of the people of a town, district, or shire.
folkmote
folkmote
noun
Alternative form of folkmoot
folkmots
folkmots
noun
plural of folkmot
folkston
folkston
Proper noun
A city in Georgia in the United States
folktale
folktale
noun
A tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place.
folletti
folletto
fontally
fontally
adv
In a fontal manner.
fontanel
fontanel
noun
Alternative spelling of fontanelle
fontinal
fontinal
adj
Growing in or near springs
football
football
noun
(Australia, Ireland, New Zealand, uncountable) rugby union.
(Australia, New South Wales, Queensland, uncountable) rugby league.
(Australia, Victoria, South Australia, Western Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory, southern New South Wales, uncountable) Australian rules football.
(Canada, uncountable) Canadian football: a game played on a field of 110 yards long and 65 yards wide in which two teams of 12 players attempt to get an ovoid ball to the end of each other's territory.
(Ireland, uncountable) Gaelic football: a field game played with similar rules to hurling, but using hands and feet rather than a stick, and a ball, similar to, yet smaller than a soccer ball.
(UK, uncountable) Association football: a game in which two teams each contend to get a round ball into the other team's goal primarily by kicking the ball. Known as soccer in Canada, the United States, Australia, and New Zealand.
(US military slang, countable) The leather briefcase containing classified nuclear war plans which is always near the US President.
(US, uncountable) American football: a game played on a field of 100 yards long and 53 1/3 yards wide in which two teams of 11 players attempt to get an ovoid ball to the end of each other's territory.
(countable) The ball used in any game called "football".
(figuratively, countable) An item of discussion, particularly in a back-and-forth manner
(general) A sport played on foot in which teams attempt to get a ball into a goal or zone defended by the other team.
(uncountable) Practice of these particular games, or techniques used in them.
verb
(intransitive, rare) To play football.
footfall
footfall
noun
(countable) The sound made by a footstep; also, the footstep or step itself.
(uncountable, originally and chiefly Britain) The number of pedestrians going into or passing through a place (especially a commercial venue such as a shop) during a specified time period; also, the pedestrians in a particular place regarded collectively; foot traffic.
footfolk
footgeld
footgeld
noun
(law, historical) An amercement imposed for failure to expeditate a dog.
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.
A fetus oriented so that, at birth, its foot will emerge first. A type of breech birth.
verb
present participle of footle
footlock
footrail
footrail
noun
A rail serving as a support for the foot.
footrill
footslog
footslog
noun
An instance of footslogging.
verb
(intransitive) to walk heavily over a long distance or in a weary manner; to trudge
footwalk
footwalk
noun
A pedestrian walkway.
footwall
footwall
noun
(geology) The section of rock that extends below a diagonal fault line (the corresponding upper section being the hanging wall).
(mining) The under wall of an enclosed vein.
foralite
foralite
noun
(geology) A tube-like marking found in sandstone and other strata.
forcelet
forefelt
forefelt
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forefeel
foremelt
foreplot
forestal
forestal
adj
(uncommon) Relating to forestry (cultivating forests for harvest).
verb
Obsolete spelling of forestall
foretalk
foretalk
noun
Small talk used prior to more meaningful conversation.
foretell
foretell
verb
(transitive) To tell (a person) of the future.
(transitive, intransitive) To predict; to tell (the future) before it occurs; to prophesy.
foretold
foretold
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foretell
forfault
forklift
forklift
noun
A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved.
verb
To move or stack with, or as if with, such a vehicle.
forktail
forktail
noun
(UK, dialect) A salmon in its fourth year's growth.
Any of various small insectivorous birds in the genus Enicurus.
formolit
forsloth
forsloth
verb
(transitive) To lose, miss, neglect, spoil, or waste through sloth.