A whalebone substitute made from the quills of geese and turkeys.
featherdom
featherdom
noun
The world or sphere of birds.
featherfoil
featherfoil
noun
An aquatic plant (Hottonia palustris) with finely divided leaves.
feathermonger
featherstone
feathertop
featherwood
featherwood
noun
(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
febriphobia
felsosphaerite
ferrihydrocyanic
ferrocyanhydric
ferrohydrocyanic
fetography
fibrochondroma
fibrochondrosteal
fibroenchondroma
fibrohemorrhagic
filmographies
filmographies
noun
plural of filmography
filmography
filmography
noun
A selective list of movie titles that share a similar characteristic such as the same genre, the same director, the same actor etc.
finsteraarhorn
fisherboat
fisherboat
noun
Alternative form of fisher-boat
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.
flameholder
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
flapperhood
flapperhood
noun
The state of being a flapper (young woman).
flashboard
flashboard
noun
(US) A board placed temporarily upon a milldam, to raise the water in the pond above its usual level.
flashboards
flashboards
noun
plural of flashboard
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
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.
flashproof
flashproof
adj
Resistant to sparks and fire.
flavanthrone
flavanthrone
noun
A certain yellow dye, Vat Yellow 1.
fleahopper
fleahopper
noun
Any of several very small insects in the family Miridae that are garden or agricultural pests.
fleahoppers
fleahoppers
noun
plural of fleahopper
flexographic
flexographic
adj
Of or pertaining to flexography
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
fliegerabwehrkanone
floorhead
floorhead
noun
(nautical) Any of the upper extremities of the floor of a vessel.
florigraphy
florigraphy
noun
Alternative form of floriography
flourishable
flourishable
adj
Able or fit to be flourished.
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
fluoranthene
fluoranthene
noun
(organic chemistry) A polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon consisting of a benzene ring attached to each of the rings of a naphthalene molecule; it is carcinogenic, and is a product of incomplete combustion
fluorographic
fluorographic
adj
Relating to fluorography.
fluorography
fluorography
noun
photofluorography
visualisation of radiolabelled material
fluorophosphate
fluorophosphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion PO₃F²⁻ formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate anion with a fluorine atom; any salt containing such an anion
(organic chemistry) The functional group >PO₃F formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate group with a fluorine atom; any compound containing such a group
flushboard
flushboard
noun
Alternative form of flashboard
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
foliobranch
foliobranchiate
foolhardier
foolhardier
adj
comparative form of foolhardy: more foolhardy
foolhardiest
foolhardiest
adj
superlative form of foolhardy: most foolhardy
foolhardihood
foolhardihood
noun
(obsolete) foolhardiness
foolhardily
foolhardily
adv
In a foolhardy manner
foolhardiness
foolhardiness
noun
The quality of being foolhardy.
foolhardinesses
foolhardinesses
noun
plural of foolhardiness
foolhardiship
foolhardy
foolhardy
adj
Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.
noun
A person who is foolhardy.
footbreadth
footbreadth
noun
The breadth of a foot; used as a measure.
forasmuch
forasmuch
adv
Inasmuch, seeing (that).
forbathe
forbathe
verb
(archaic, transitive) To bathe abundantly or thoroughly.
forchase
fordham
foreadmonish
foreadmonish
verb
(rare, transitive) To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event.
forecastlehead
forecatching
forecatharping
forechamber
forechase
forechase
noun
The front of a hunt; a first assault
forefather
forefather
noun
ancestor
cultural ancestor; one who originated an idea or tradition.
forefatherly
forefathers
forefathers
noun
plural of forefather
foregahger
foregather
foregather
verb
Alternative form of forgather
foregathered
foregathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foregather
foregathering
foregathering
verb
present participle of foregather
foregathers
foregathers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foregather
forehalf
forehall
forehammer
forehammer
noun
A sledge or sledgehammer; the large hammer which strikes first, or before the smaller one.
forehand
forehand
adj
Beforehand; paid in advance.
noun
(archaic) The chief or most important part.
(disc sports) A throw similar to a sidearm throw in baseball, where the disc remains on the throwing-arm side of the body and is led by the middle finger.
(racket sports) A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.
(surfing) The hand towards the front of the board.
All of the part of a horse which is before the rider.
Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.
verb
(transitive) To strike with a forehand stroke.
forehanded
forehanded
adj
(not comparable) Executed with a forehand stroke.
(now US) Looking to the future; displaying foresight; prudent.
(obsolete) Paid or executed in advance.
(obsolete) Pertaining to the forequarters of a horse.
(obsolete, US) Wealthy.
Direct, straightforward, sincere.
adv
With a forehand stroke.
forehandedly
forehandedly
adv
Ahead of time, in advance.
Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
forehandedness
forehandedness
noun
Action taken in advance.
Prudence, foresight, and thriftiness.
Wealth, the quality of having sufficient possessions to live comfortably.
forehands
forehands
noun
plural of forehand
forehandsel
forehard
forehatch
forehatch
noun
(nautical) A hatch in a fore position, typically near the foremast.
forehatchway
forehead
forehead
noun
(countable) The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
(uncountable) confidence; audacity; impudence.
The upper part of a mobile phone, above the screen.
foreheaded
foreheaded
adj
(in combination) Having some specific type of forehead
foreheads
foreheads
noun
plural of forehead
forehear
forehear
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To hear beforehand.
forehearth
forehearth
noun
The forward extension of the hearth of a blast furnace under the tymp.
foreheater
foremanship
foremanship
noun
The position of a foreman.
foremanships
foremanships
noun
plural of foremanship
foremarch
foremasthand
forereach
forereach
verb
(nautical, intransitive) To shoot ahead, especially when going in stays.
(nautical, transitive) To advance or gain upon; said of a vessel that gains upon another when sailing close-hauled.
forereached
forereached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forereach
forereaches
forereaches
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forereach
forereaching
forereaching
verb
present participle of forereach
forerehearsed
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
foreshaft
foreshaft
noun
The front, projecting part of an object, especially of an arrow or other projectile, on which the tip is attached
foreshank
foreshank
noun
A cut of meat from this part.
The upper part of the foreleg of cattle.
foreshape
foreshape
noun
A forward or projecting form, piece, or shape.
verb
(transitive) To shape or mould beforehand; prepare in advance.
foreteach
foreteach
verb
(transitive) To teach or instruct beforehand.
forgather
forgather
verb
(intransitive) To assemble or gather together in one place, to gather up; to congregate.
forgathered
forgathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forgather
forgathering
forgathering
noun
A gathering together; an assembly.
verb
present participle of forgather
forgathers
forgathers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forgather
forhaile
forhale
forhale
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To overhaul; overtake.
forkhead
forkhead
noun
(biochemistry) A sequence of amino acids that forms a motif, in FOX proteins, that binds to DNA.
(minced oath) Euphemistic form of fuckhead.
(obsolete) An arrow with a barbed tip.
The forked end of a rod in a knuckle joint or similar.
formaldehyd
formaldehyde
formaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin.
formaldehydes
formaldehydes
noun
plural of formaldehyde
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
formalith
forshape
forshape
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To metamorphose; change the shape of; transform.
(transitive, obsolete) To put out of shape; distort; make misshapen; disfigure.
forstraught
forstraught
adj
(obsolete, rare) Distracted.
forsythia
forsythia
noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Forsythia, native to Asia and Eastern Europe, that are cultivated for their yellow flowers, which bloom in early spring.
forsythias
forsythias
noun
plural of forsythia
forthcall
forthcame
forthcame
verb
simple past tense of forthcome
forthfare
forthfare
noun
(obsolete) Departure.
(obsolete) Passing bell, death knell.
verb
(intransitive) To decease; pass away; die.
(intransitive) To go forth; go away; depart; journey.
forthgaze
forthward
forthward
adv
(obsolete) Forward.
fortranh
forwardsearch
fothergilla
fotheringhay
fourhanded
fourhanded
adj
Having four hands; quadrumanous.
Requiring four hands.
Requiring or involving four people.
a fourhanded card game
franchisor
franchisor
noun
A company which, or a person who, grants franchises.
franchisors
franchisors
noun
plural of franchisor
franchot
francophil
francophile
francophile
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Francophile
francophilia
francophilia
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Francophilia
francophilism
francophobe
francophobia
francophobia
Noun
The hatred or fear of France, its people and culture.