(biology) Able to perform a particular life function, or to live generally, in more than one way.
(geometry, of a point) At which a given function is positive.
Not obligate; optional, discretionary or elective.
Of or relating to faculty, especially to mental faculty.
That grants permission or power to do something.
facultatively
facultatively
adv
In a facultative manner
fadeev
fadeyev
fairview
falkville
famulative
faradonervous
farmersville
farmerville
farmerville
Proper noun
a town in Louisiana, USA, which is the parish seat of
farmingville
farmville
farmville
Proper noun
a community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
an unincorporated community in Georgia, USA.
a community in North Carolina, USA.
a town in North Carolina.
a town in and Virginia, USA
farnhamville
farnovian
farrandsville
farver
fascinative
fashionative
fauve
fauve
noun
Synonym of fauvist
fauver
fauves
fauves
noun
plural of fauve
fauvette
fauvette
noun
A small songbird, such as a nightingale or warbler.
fauvism
fauvism
noun
An artistic movement of the last part of the 19th century which emphasized spontaneity and the use of extremely bright colors.
fauvisms
fauvist
fauvist
adj
Of or pertaining to fauvism.
noun
An artist who used this style.
fauvists
fauvists
noun
plural of fauvist
favaginous
favaginous
adj
(obsolete) Resembling a honeycomb; cellular.
favata
favel
favel
adj
yellow or dun in colour
noun
(obsolete) flattery; cajolery; deceit
A horse of a favel or dun colour.
favela
favela
noun
A slum or shantytown, especially in Brazil
favelas
favelas
noun
plural of favela
favelidium
favella
favella
noun
Alternative form of favela
favellae
favellidia
favellidia
noun
plural of favellidium
favellidium
favellidium
noun
A compound favella in seaweeds.
favellilidia
favelloid
faventine
faveolate
faveolate
adj
Having cavities or cells like those of a honeycomb.
faveoli
faveoli
noun
plural of faveolus
faveoluli
faveolus
faveolus
noun
A small pit or cavity, resembling a cell of a honeycomb
faverel
faverole
faverolle
favi
favian
favianus
favien
faviform
faviform
adj
Shaped like a honeycomb.
favilla
favillae
favillous
favillous
adj
(obsolete) Of or pertaining to ashes.
favin
favism
favism
noun
(medicine) Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase deficiency: an X-linked recessive genetic condition that predisposes a person to hemolysis and resultant jaundice in response to certain triggers.
favisms
favissa
favissae
favn
favonia
favonian
favonian
adj
(by extension) Mild, gentle.
Pertaining to the west wind.
favonius
favonius
Proper noun
The god of the west wind. He is also the husband of Flora and the father of Karpos. He is the Roman counterpart of Zephyrus.
favor
favor
noun
(archaic) A letter, a written communication.
(law) Partiality; bias
(obsolete) A ribbon or similar small item that is worn as an adornment, especially in celebration of an event.
(obsolete) Anything worn publicly as a pledge of a woman's favor.
(obsolete) Appearance; look; countenance; face.
A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
A small gift; a party favor.
Goodwill; benevolent regard.
Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
The object of regard; person or thing favoured.
verb
(in dialects, including Southern US and Louisiana) To resemble; especially, to look like (another person).
To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward.
To encourage, conduce to
To look upon fondly; to prefer.
To treat with care.
To use more often.
favorability
favorability
noun
Something which is favorable
The quality or degree of being viewed favorably
favorable
favorable
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of favourable
favorableness
favorableness
noun
Alternative spelling of favourableness
favorably
favorably
adv
In a favorable manner.
favored
favored
adj
US standard spelling of favoured.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of favor
favoredly
favoredness
favoredness
noun
(obsolete) appearance
favorer
favorer
noun
One who favors.
favorers
favorers
noun
plural of favorer
favoress
favoring
favoring
verb
present participle of favor
favoringly
favoringly
adv
In a favoring way.
favorite
favorite
adj
(American spelling) Alternative form of favourite
favorites
favorites
noun
plural of favorite
favoritism
favoritism
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of favouritism
favoritisms
favoritisms
noun
plural of favoritism
favorless
favorless
adj
Alternative form of favourless
favors
favors
noun
plural of favor
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of favor
favose
favose
adj
(botany) Honeycombed.
(medicine) Of or pertaining to the disease called favus.
favosely
favosely
adv
In a favose manner.
favosite
favosite
adj
(zoology) Like or pertaining to the genus Favosites.
favosites
favositidae
favositoid
favour
favour
noun
(British spelling) Standard spelling of favor.
favourable
favourable
adj
Auspicious or lucky.
Convenient or at a suitable time; opportune.
Pleasing, encouraging or approving.
Useful or helpful.
noun
A favourable person
favourableness
favourableness
noun
The state or condition of being favourable.
favourably
favourably
adv
(Britain, Canada) In a favourable manner.
favoured
favoured
adj
(dated) Wearing a favour.
(in combination) Having a certain appearance or physical features.
Treated or regarded with partiality.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of favour
favouredly
favouredly
adv
(obsolete) In a favoured or favourable manner; favourably.
favouredness
favouredness
noun
(chiefly in combination) Quality of being favoured.
favourer
favourer
noun
Alternative form of favorer
favourers
favourers
noun
plural of favourer
favouress
favouring
favouring
verb
present participle of favour
favouringly
favouringly
adv
In a favouring way.
favourite
favourite
adj
Belonging to a category whose members are all preferred or liked over nonmembers.
Preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified).
noun
(Internet) A bookmark in a web browser.
(in the plural) A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of Charles II.
A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win.
A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.
A person who is preferred or trusted above all others.
verb
(Internet) To add to one's list of favourite items on a website that allows users to compile such lists.
(Internet) To bookmark.
To favour.
favouritism
favouritism
noun
(British spelling) The unfair favouring of one person or group at the expense of another.
favourless
favourless
adj
(archaic) unfavoured; having no countenance or support
(archaic) unpropitious; unfavourable
favours
favours
noun
plural of favour
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of favour
favous
favous
adj
favose; honeycombed
favrot
favus
favus
noun
(medicine) A severe, chronic infection of ringworm.
A tile or flagstone cut into a hexagonal shape to produce a honeycomb pattern.
favuses
fayetteville
fayetteville
Proper noun
A city in Arkansas
A city in North Carolina
A city in Tennessee
fecundative
fecundative
adj
That fecundates.
federative
federative
adj
Uniting in a league; forming a confederacy, a federation; federal.
federatively
federatively
adv
In a federative way.
fermentative
fermentative
adj
Of, pertaining to, causing or undergoing fermentation.
fermentatively
fermentatively
adv
In a fermentative manner
With regard to fermentation
fermentativeness
fermentativeness
noun
The property of being fermentative.
ferroinclave
ferrovanadium
ferrovanadium
noun
An alloy of iron and up to 55% vanadium; used in the manufacture of specialist steel
fervanite
fervanite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic mineral containing hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and vanadium.
festival
festival
adj
Pertaining to a feast or feast day; festive. (Now only as the noun used attributively.)
An event or series of special events centred on the celebration or promotion of some theme or aspect of the community, often held at regular intervals.
In mythology, a set of celebrations in the honour of a god.
festivalgoer
festivalgoer
noun
A person attending a festival
festivally
festivally
adj
(informal, rare) Resembling or characteristic of a festival.
adv
(obsolete, rare) In a festive manner.
festivals
festivals
noun
plural of festival
feudovassalism
fevertrap
fibrovasal
fibrovascular
fibrovascular
adj
Having both fibrous and vascular tissue
figurative
figurative
adj
(art) representing forms recognisable in life and clearly derived from real object sources, in contrast to abstract art.
Emblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative
Metaphorically so called.
Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures; as when saying that someone who eats more than they should is a pig or like a pig.
With many figures of speech.
figuratively
figuratively
adv
(manner) In a figurative manner.
Used to indicate that what follows is to be taken as a figure of speech, not literally.
figurativeness
figurativeness
noun
The property of being figurative.
filesave
fivebar
fixative
fixative
adj
Serving to fix or bind.
noun
(perfumery) The components of a perfume that prolong or bolster the notes, and may or may not be the base note itself.
A substance that fixes, protects, or preserves.
fixatives
fixatives
noun
plural of fixative
flabellinerved
flabellinerved
adj
(botany, of a leaf) Having many nerves diverging radiately from the base.
flagellative
flagellative
adj
Pertaining to flagellation; flagellatory.
flagstaves
flammivomous
flammivomous
adj
(poetic) Throwing up flames, as a volcano does.
flannelleaves
flashover
flashover
noun
An unintended electric discharge or arc over or around an insulator.
The near simultaneous ignition of all combustible material in an enclosed area.
flative
flative
adj
(obsolete) Producing wind; flatulent.
flav
flavanilin
flavanilin
noun
Alternative form of flavaniline
flavaniline
flavaniline
noun
(organic chemistry) A synthetic yellow dyestuff, C₁₆H₁₄N₂, a complex derivative of aniline and quinoline.
flavanol
flavanol
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of flavonoids that use the 2-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-ol molecular skeleton
flavanone
flavanone
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of flavonoid ketones, many of which occur in nature as glycosides
flavanthrene
flavanthrene
noun
Synonym of flavanthrone
flavanthrone
flavanthrone
noun
A certain yellow dye, Vat Yellow 1.
flavedo
flavedo
noun
(biology) The exocarp in citruses.
(medicine) An obsolete term referring to yellowness or sallowness of the skin or other tissue; it is no longer used in the working medical parlance.
flavedos
flavedos
noun
plural of flavedo
flaveria
flavescence
flavescence
noun
A phytoplasma disease of grapevines
flavescent
flavescent
adj
yellow-ish in colour, or turning yellow
flavia
flavian
flavian
Adjective
of or pertaining to the between the years 69 and 96 AD