(Britain, Ireland, informal, sports) fighting or arguing off the ball or when play has stopped
(Britain, informal) dessert
(informal) The festivities held after a wedding meal.
ashraf
bofors
briefs
briefs
noun
(usually in the plural) A very short, close-fitting type of underpants.
plural of brief
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brief
crafts
crafts
noun
plural of craft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of craft
crofts
crofts
noun
plural of croft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of croft
defers
defers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defer
draffs
draffs
noun
plural of draff
drafts
drafts
noun
Archaic form of draughts (“the board game”).
plural of draft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of draft
drifts
drifts
noun
plural of drift
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of drift
dwarfs
dwarfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dwarf
elfers
enserf
enserf
verb
To make into a serf.
estrif
facers
facers
noun
plural of facer
faders
faders
noun
plural of fader
faires
faires
noun
plural of faire
fakers
fakers
noun
plural of faker
fakirs
fakirs
noun
plural of fakir
falser
falser
adj
comparative form of false: more false
noun
(obsolete) A deceiver.
faqirs
faqirs
noun
plural of faqir
farads
farads
noun
plural of farad
farces
farces
noun
plural of farce
farers
farers
noun
plural of farer
farish
fariss
farkas
farles
faroes
farris
farset
farson
fasher
faster
faster
adj
comparative form of fast: more fast
noun
One who fasts, or voluntarily refrains from eating.
favors
favors
noun
plural of favor
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of favor
feasor
febres
febris
femurs
ferash
ferash
noun
(obsolete, Anglo-Indian) a menial domestic servant
ferdus
fergus
ferias
ferias
noun
plural of feria
fermis
fermis
noun
plural of fermi
fernas
ferous
ferous
adj
(archaic) wild; savage
ferris
fester
fester
noun
(pathology) A sore or an ulcer of the skin.
(pathology, obsolete) A fistula.
The condition of something that festers; a festering; a festerment.
verb
(intransitive) To become septic; to become rotten.
(intransitive) To worsen, especially due to lack of attention.
(transitive) To cause to fester or rankle.
fetors
fetors
noun
plural of fetor
feuars
feuars
noun
plural of feuar
fevers
fevers
noun
plural of fever
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fever
fibers
fibers
noun
plural of fiber
fibres
fibres
noun
plural of fibre
fifers
fifers
noun
plural of fifer
filers
filers
noun
plural of filer
fiords
fiords
noun
plural of fiord
firers
firers
noun
plural of firer
firsts
firsts
noun
plural of first
firths
firths
noun
plural of firth
fisher
fisher
noun
A North American marten, Martes pennanti, that has thick brown fur.
A person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport; a person engaging in the pastime of fishing.
The fur of Martes pennanti.
fister
fister
noun
Someone who takes part in the sexual practice of fisting.
fivers
fivers
noun
plural of fiver
fixers
fixers
noun
plural of fixer
fjords
fjords
noun
plural of fjord
flairs
flairs
noun
plural of flair
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flair
flares
flares
noun
Bell-bottoms, pants with flared legs.
plural of flare
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flare
flaser
flaser
noun
(geology) A form of sedimentary bidirectional bedding created when a sediment is exposed to intermittent flows, leading to alternating sand and mud layers.
fleers
fleers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fleer
fliers
fliers
noun
plural of flier
flirts
flirts
noun
plural of flirt
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flirt
floors
floors
noun
plural of floor
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of floor
floras
flores
floris
flours
flours
noun
plural of flour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flour
fluors
fluors
noun
plural of fluor
flyers
flyers
noun
plural of flyer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flyer
forams
forams
noun
plural of foram
forays
forays
noun
plural of foray
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foray
forbes
forbes
Proper noun
A ghost town in California
A town in New South Wales, Australia.
A city in North Dakota, USA
forces
forces
noun
(military) Troops (plural only).
(music) The orchestral instrumentation (and voices) used in a musical production (chiefly plural).
plural of force
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of force
forest
forest
noun
(computing, Microsoft Windows) A group of domains that are managed as a unit.
(graph theory) A graph with no cycles; i.e., a graph made up of trees.
(historical) A defined area of land set aside in England as royal hunting ground or for other privileged use; all such areas.
A dense uncultivated tract of trees and undergrowth, larger than woods.
Any dense collection or amount.
The colour forest green.
verb
(transitive) To cover an area with trees.
forges
forges
noun
plural of forge
formes
formes
noun
plural of forme
forras
forsan
forsar
forsay
forsay
verb
(archaic) to deny, gainsay
(archaic) to forbid; to renounce
(archaic) to forsake
forsee
forsee
verb
(transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To neglect; overlook; disregard; despise.
(transitive, UK dialectal, Scotland) To oversee; superintend; direct.
Alternative spelling of foresee
forset
forset
noun
(transitive, dialectal) A stratagem.
verb
(transitive, dialectal, Cumbria, Westmoreland, Lancashire, Lincolnshire) To beset; surround; invest; surround with difficulties; bar; impede.
(transitive, dialectal, Cumbria, Westmoreland, Lancashire, Lincolnshire) To get in front of; intercept; waylay; entrap.
(transitive, dialectal, chiefly Scotland) To overpower; give one too much of anything; surfeit.
(transitive, dialectal, chiefly Scotland, by extension) To overburden or overpower with work; overwork; overtax.
(transitive, dialectal, figuratively, Cumbria, Westmoreland, Lancashire, Lincolnshire) To upset; hinder.
forsta
forsta
verb
(transitive, intransitive, chiefly Scotland) To comprehend; understand.
fortas
fortes
fortes
noun
plural of forte
plural of fortis
fortis
fortis
adj
(phonetics) Strongly articulated (of a consonant), hence voiceless.
noun
(phonetics) A fortis consonant.
forums
forums
noun
plural of forum
fossor
fossor
noun
(historical) A gravedigger in the catacombs of Ancient Rome.
A type of mole cricket, Gryllotalpa fossor, known for its digging abilities.
foster
foster
adj
Providing parental care to children not related to oneself.
Receiving such care.
Related by such care.
noun
(countable, informal) A foster parent.
(obsolete) A forester.
(uncountable) The care given to another; guardianship.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To be nurtured or trained up together.
(transitive) To cultivate and grow something.
(transitive) To nurse or cherish something.
(transitive) To nurture or bring up offspring, or to provide similar parental care to an unrelated child.
foyers
foyers
noun
plural of foyer
fraase
fracas
fracas
noun
A noisy disorderly quarrel, fight, brawl, disturbance or scrap.
frails
frails
noun
plural of frail
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frail
fraise
fraise
noun
(UK, dialect, dated) Commotion.
(heraldry) A stylized strawberry with leaves.
(historical) A ruff worn (especially by women) in the 16th century.
(historical) An embroidered scarf with its ends crossed over the chest and pinned, worn (especially by women) in the 19th century.
A fluted reamer for enlarging holes in stone; a small milling cutter.
A tool for cutting the teeth of a timepiece's wheel to correct inaccuracies.
A type of palisade placed for defence around a berm; a defence consisting of pointed stakes driven into the ramparts in a horizontal or inclined position.
Alternative form of froise (“kind of pancake or omelette”)
verb
(military) To protect, as a line of troops, against an onset of cavalry, by opposing bayonets raised obliquely forward.
(transitive, archaic) To put in danger, in terror, or at risk.
fraist
fraist
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To go forth on an expedition; sally forth.
(obsolete, transitive, UK dialectal) To learn by trial; experience.
(obsolete, transitive, intransitive, UK dialectal) To try; test; prove; put to the proof; make trial (of).
(transitive, obsolete) To seek to learn; ask; inquire.
(transitive, obsolete) To seek; be eager for; desire.
frakes
frames
frames
noun
plural of frame
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frame
francs
francs
noun
plural of franc
franks
franks
noun
plural of frank
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frank
frants
frasch
frasco
fraser
frasse
frauds
frauds
noun
plural of fraud
freaks
freaks
noun
plural of freak.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of freak
freers
freers
noun
plural of freer
freesp
freest
freest
adj
superlative form of free: most free
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of free
frejus
freres
fresco
fresco
noun
(countable) A cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.
(countable, painting) An artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster.
(uncountable, painting) The technique used to make such an artwork.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To paint using fresco.
fresne
fresno
friars
friars
noun
plural of friar
friers
friers
noun
plural of frier
friese
friesz
frills
frills
noun
plural of frill
frisca
frisch
frisco
frisco
noun
(obsolete) Synonym of frisk (“brisk and lively movement”)
frises
frisii
frisks
frisks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frisk
frisky
frisky
adj
(informal) Sexually aroused.
Abounding in energy or playfulness.
frison
frisse
friths
friths
noun
plural of frith
fritts
frizes
frizes
noun
plural of frize
frocks
frocks
noun
plural of frock
froise
froise
noun
A kind of large thick pancake or omelette, often with slices of bacon.
fronds
fronds
noun
plural of frond
fronts
fronts
noun
plural of front
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of front
frosts
frosts
noun
plural of frost
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frost
frosty
frosty
adj
(figuratively) Having an aloof or inhospitable manner.
Cold, chilly.
Having frost on it.
froths
froths
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of froth
froust
froust
verb
Alternative spelling of frowst
frousy
frowns
frowns
noun
plural of frown
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frown
frowst
frowst
noun
Stuffiness; stifling warmth in a room.
verb
(intransitive) To enjoy being in a warm, close, stuffy place.
frowsy
frowsy
adj
Having a dingy, neglected, and scruffy appearance.
fruits
fruits
noun
plural of fruit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fruit