(prison slang) A white female inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
featherwork
featherwork
noun
(countable) A cultural artifact made with feathers.
(uncountable) The working of feathers into a cultural artifact.
featherworker
feedwater
feedwater
noun
Water added to a boiler to replace that lost during operation.
fellowcraft
fellowcraft
noun
A Freemason who has completed the second degree of initiation into Freemasonry.
fernshaw
fernshaw
noun
A thicket of ferns.
ferryway
ferwerda
feuchtwanger
fiberware
fibreware
fieldward
fieldward
adj
Towards a field.
fieldwards
fieldwards
Adverb
Towards a field.
finedraw
finedraw
verb
(transitive) To sew up so finely that the seam is not visible; to renter.
finedrawing
finedrawing
verb
present participle of finedraw
firewall
firewall
noun
(architecture) A fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle.
(computer security) The software that monitors traffic in and out of a private network or a personal computer and allows or blocks such traffic depending on its perceived threat.
(physics) A hypothetical phenomenon where an observer falling into a black hole encounters high-energy quanta at or near the event horizon.
verb
(intransitive, motor vehicles or aircraft, slang) To use maximum engine power or acceleration.
(transitive, computer security) To block with a firewall.
(transitive, computer security) To protect with a firewall.
fireward
fireward
adj
Which faces a fire; which lies in the direction of a fire; etc.
adv
Toward a fire.
noun
(obsolete) A fire chief.
(obsolete) A fireman.
firewarden
firewarden
noun
An officer who has authority to direct in the extinguishing of fires, or to order what precautions shall be taken against fires.
firewater
firewater
noun
(informal) High-proof alcohol, especially whiskey (especially in the context of its sale to or consumption by Native Americans).
(manufacturing) Water for use in firefighting.
High-temperature hydraulic condensate discharged from industrial boilers.
firmware
firmware
noun
(computing) Something in between hardware and software. Like software, it is created from source code, but it is closely tied to the hardware it runs on.
Software intended for such embedded computer applications.
fisherwoman
fisherwoman
noun
A woman who fishes.
A woman whose profession is catching fish.
She is a fisherwoman, out on a trawler for days at a time.
fizzwater
flagworm
flagworm
noun
A worm or grub found among flags and sedge.
flameflower
flameflower
noun
Any of various herbaceous succulent plants of the genus Talinum.
flamethrower
flamethrower
noun
A device that projects a flame for starting fires, and sometimes also additional fuel to help ignition. Used either as a weapon or a tool.
flamethrowers
flamethrowers
noun
plural of flamethrower
flandowser
flannelflower
flashforward
flashforward
noun
(authorship) A dramatic device in which a future event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
verb
To use this dramatic device.
flashforwards
flashforwards
noun
plural of flashforward
flatware
flatware
noun
(US) Eating utensils; cutlery, such as forks, knives and spoons.
plates, dishes and other relatively flat crockery.
flatwares
flatwares
noun
plural of flatware
flatwork
flatwork
noun
(construction) Horizontal construction work using concrete, such as floors.
flatworks
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.
flatworms
flatworms
noun
plural of flatworm
flawflower
flawier
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).
fleaworts
fleaworts
noun
plural of fleawort
fliegerabwehrkanone
floodwater
floodwater
noun
The water of a flood.
floodwaters
floodwaters
noun
The waters of a flood
floorwalker
floorwalker
noun
Alternative form of floor-walker
floorwalkers
floorwalkers
noun
plural of floorwalker
floorward
floorward
adv
Toward the floor.
floorway
floorway
noun
An elevated section of floor over which one can walk.
flowchart
flowchart
noun
Alternative spelling of flow chart
flowcharted
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
flowcharts
flowcharts
noun
plural of flowchart
flowerage
flowerage
noun
State of flowers; flowers, collectively or in general.
flyswatter
flyswatter
noun
A hand-held device for swatting flies or other insects, to kill or shoo them.
flyswatters
flyswatters
noun
plural of flyswatter
foamflower
foamflower
noun
Any of the genus Tiarella of wildflowers and garden plants in the saxifrage family.
foamflowers
foamflowers
noun
plural of foamflower
fofarraw
foldwards
foldwards
adv
(poetic) Towards a sheepfold.
foofaraw
foofaraw
noun
Fuss over something of little importance.
Overly excessive or flashy ornamentation or decoration.
foofaraws
foofaraws
noun
plural of foofaraw
footwarmer
footwarmer
noun
Something used to keep the feet warm, especially during a journey.
footwarmers
footwarmers
noun
plural of footwarmer
footwear
footwear
noun
Items or an item of clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc.
footwears
footwears
noun
plural of footwear
footweary
foreanswer
foreanswer
verb
To answer beforehand or in advance
forebackwardly
foreclaw
foreclaw
noun
A front claw.
foredawn
foredawn
noun
The time just before dawn.
verb
To anticipate dawning or emerging.
forehatchway
foreknowable
foreknowable
adj
That may be known in advance.
foreknowableness
forepaw
forepaw
noun
Either of the paws of an animal's foreleg, homologous to the hand in humans.
forepaws
forepaws
noun
plural of forepaw
foresaw
foresaw
verb
simple past tense of foresee
foreshadow
foreshadow
verb
(transitive) To presage, or suggest something in advance.
foreshadowed
foreshadowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshadow
foreshadower
foreshadower
noun
One who or that which foreshadows.
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
foreshadows
foreshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshadow
forestwards
forestwards
adv
Towards a forest.
foreswear
foreswear
verb
Alternative spelling of forswear
foresweared
foreswearing
foreswearing
verb
present participle of foreswear
foreswears
foreswears
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreswear
foresweat
foreward
foreward
adv
Misspelling of forward.
noun
(obsolete) An advance group; the vanguard.
Misspelling of foreword.
forewarm
forewarmer
forewarn
forewarn
verb
To warn in advance.
forewarned
forewarned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forewarn
forewarner
forewarner
noun
One who forewarns.
forewarning
forewarning
noun
An advance warning; an omen.
verb
present participle of forewarn
forewarningly
forewarningly
adv
So as to forewarn; in a way that gives advance warning.
forewarnings
forewarnings
noun
plural of forewarning
forewarns
forewarns
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forewarn
forewaters
forewaters
noun
plural of forewater
forewoman
forewoman
noun
(law) A female foreman of a jury.
(management) A female leader of a work crew (a female foreperson or female foreman).
forswat
forswat
adj
(obsolete) Overheated; covered with sweat.
forswear
forswear
verb
(intransitive or reflexive) To commit perjury; to break an oath.
(transitive) To renounce or deny something, especially under oath.
forswearer
forswearer
noun
One who forswears.
One who swears a false oath; perjurer.
forswearing
forswearing
noun
The act of one who forswears.
verb
present participle of forswear
forswears
forswears
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forswear
forthward
forthward
adv
(obsolete) Forward.
forwake
forwake
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To exhaust or tire out with excessive waking or watching.
forwaked
forwaked
adj
(obsolete) tired out with excessive waking or watching
forwalk
forwalk
verb
(transitive) To walk (someone) excessively; weary with walking.
forwander
forwander
verb
(intransitive, UK dialectal) To wander until weary; wander far and wide.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To weary with wandering; cause to wander until weary.
forward
forward
adj
(figuratively) Moving in the desired direction of progress.
(finance, commerce) Expected or scheduled to take place in the future.
(obsolete) Ready; prompt; ardently inclined; in a bad sense, eager or hasty.
(of troops, guns etc.) Situated toward or near the enemy lines.
Acting in or pertaining to the direction in which someone or something is facing.
Acting in or pertaining to the direction of travel or movement.
Advanced beyond the usual degree; advanced for the season; precocious.
Having the usual order or sequence.
Situated toward or at the front of something.
Without customary restraint or modesty; bold, cheeky, pert, presumptuous or pushy.
adv
(nautical) At, near, or towards the bow of a vessel (with the frame of reference within the vessel).
At, near or towards the front of something.
In the desired or usual direction of movement or progress, physically or figuratively; onwards.
In the direction in which someone or something is facing.
In the usual order or sequence.
Into the future.
So that front and back are in the usual orientation.
To an earlier point in time. See also bring forward.
noun
(Internet) An e-mail message that is forwarded to another recipient or recipients; an electronic chain letter.
(basketball) The small forward or power forward position; two frontcourt positions that are taller than guards but shorter than centers.
(dialectal or obsolete) Agreement; covenant.
(finance) A direct agreement between two parties to buy or sell an asset at a specific point in the future; distinguished from a futures contract in that the latter is standardized and traded on an exchange.
(ice hockey) An umbrella term for a centre or winger in ice hockey.
(nautical) The front part of a vessel.
(rugby) One of the eight players (comprising two props, one hooker, two locks, two flankers and one number eight, collectively known as the pack) whose primary task is to gain and maintain possession of the ball (compare back).
(soccer) A player on a team in football (soccer) in the row nearest to the opposing team's goal, who are therefore principally responsible for scoring goals.
Misspelling of foreword (“preface or introduction”)..
verb
(transitive) To advance, promote.
(transitive) To send (a letter, email etc.) on to a third party.
(transitive, bookbinding) To assemble (a book) by sewing sections, attaching cover boards, and so on.
forwardal
forwardal
noun
(India) The forwarding of something, such as a letter.
forwardation
forwardation
noun
Synonym of contango
forwarded
forwarded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forward
forwarder
forwarder
adj
Comparative form of forward: more forward.
noun
One who, or that which, forwards something to another destination.
forwarders
forwarders
noun
plural of forwarder
forwardest
forwardest
adj
Superlative form of forward: most forward.
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
forwardly
forwardly
adv
In a forward manner
forwardness
forwardness
noun
The quality of being forward.
forwardnesses
forwardnesses
noun
plural of forwardness
forwards
forwards
adj
(sometimes nonstandard) Synonym of forward.
adv
Synonym of forward (most senses).
noun
Plural of forward.
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forward.
forwardsearch
forwarn
forwarn
verb
(transitive) To prohibit; forbid; deny (right, access to, etc.).
forwaste
forwaste
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To use up; exhaust; render emaciated or feeble; spend wastefully.
(transitive, obsolete) To waste; waste completely; lay waste to; desolate.
forwean
forwean
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To accustom to bad habits; spoil by indulgence; pamper.
forwear
forwear
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To wear out; wear away; exhaust; spend; waste.
forwearied
forwearied
adj
(obsolete) Worn out, exhausted.
forweary
forweary
adj
(obsolete) Excessively weary; exhausted with fatigue.
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To become wearied.
(transitive, obsolete) To weary utterly; tire out.
forwearying
forwearying
verb
present participle of forweary
forwrap
forwrap
verb
(transitive, archaic) To wrap up or about; muffle.
frametown
framework
framework
noun
(figuratively) A basic conceptual structure.
(figuratively) The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.
(literally) A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size.
(literally) The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.
(software engineering) A reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented.
These ‘three principles of connexion’ compose the framework of principles in Hume's account of the association of ideas.
frameworks
frameworks
noun
plural of framework
francestown
frankewing
franklintown
franktown
frawn
freedwoman
freedwoman
noun
A woman who has been released from a condition of slavery.
freeward
freewater
freeway
freeway
noun
(In parts of Canada, the U.S. and Australia) A highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic running in two directions on one separate carriageway each
A toll-free highway.
freeways
freeways
noun
plural of freeway
freewoman
freewoman
noun
(historical) A woman who is not a serf or slave.
frenchwoman
frenchwoman
Noun
A French woman.
freshwater
freshwater
adj
(economics) neoclassical, in reference to U.S. macroeconomics and economics departments near the Great Lakes.
(nautical) Unskilled as a seaman.
Consisting of fresh water.
Living in fresh water.
noun
(countable) A body of fresh water
Alternative spelling of fresh water
freshwaters
freshwaters
noun
plural of freshwater
freshwoman
freshwoman
noun
A female freshman.
fretsaw
fretsaw
noun
A saw consisting of a metal frame having a fine-toothed narrow blade held under tension, used in making curved cuts.
verb
To cut with a fretsaw.
fretsaws
fretsaws
noun
plural of fretsaw
fretways
frogspawn
frogspawn
noun
A gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
fromward
fromward
adj
(now dialect, Southern England, Midlands, West Country) Leaning or listing away from; distant from; on the right-hand side; on the opposite side.
Turned away; averse.
adv
(now dialect, Southern England, Midlands, West Country) Forth; forward.
noun
(now dialect, Southern England, Midlands, West Country) A cleaving tool; an iron instrument with a blade set at right angles on a short handle, used for splitting laths or rails.
prep
(now dialect, Southern England, Midlands, West Country) From; away from.