(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breakfront
breakfront
noun
(chiefly attributive) Any piece of furniture (especially a bookcase or cabinet) that has a central section that projects farther forward than the other sections.
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
cankerflower
cankerfret
chefornak
chuckfarthing
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
confervalike
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
crankshaft
crankshaft
noun
A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.
verb
(of a straight bolt or rod) To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways, offset from the longitudinal axis of the part, but remains parallel with the part's main longitudinal axis, with the final shape somewhat resembling a crankshaft.
crankshafts
crankshafts
noun
plural of crankshaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crankshaft
diefenbaker
drawknife
drawknife
noun
A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave.
A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood.
verb
(transitive) To cut or shave with a drawknife.
fairbank
fairbank
verb
(gambling, slang, transitive) For the bank or dealer to assist (the player) by cheating in his/her favour, to encourage further play and facilitate a later swindle.
fairbanks
fairbanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fairbank
falkner
fancywork
fancywork
noun
Decorative embroidery.
fanmaker
fanmaker
noun
A manufacturer of fans.
fanwork
fanwork
noun
(architecture) Fan tracery.
A creative work produced by a fan, based on a book, movie, television show, musical group, etc.
A fan-shaped network of lines or projections.
fatherkin
fatherkin
noun
(dated) Fond term of address for one's father.
faulkner
faulkner
noun
Obsolete form of falconer.
fawkener
fernambuck
fernbrake
fernbrake
noun
A thicket of fern or bracken
gosari namul
fernyak
fibrinokinase
fingermark
fingermark
noun
A blemish made by a dirty finger.
finmark
finmarks
finnmark
finnmark
Proper noun
A county in Norway.
finnmarks
firbank
flanderkin
flankard
flanker
flanker
noun
(American football) A wide receiver who lines up behind the line of scrimmage.
(military) A fortification or soldier projecting so as to defend another work or to command the flank of an assailing body.
(rugby) A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.
verb
(obsolete) To attack sideways.
(obsolete) To defend by lateral fortifications.
flankers
flankers
noun
plural of flanker
fliegerabwehrkanone
florikan
folkvangr
foreflank
foreknowable
foreknowable
adj
That may be known in advance.
foreknowableness
forerank
forerank
noun
The first rank; the front.
foreranks
foreranks
noun
plural of forerank
foreshank
foreshank
noun
A cut of meat from this part.
The upper part of the foreleg of cattle.
forespeaking
forespeaking
noun
(obsolete) A foretelling; a prediction.
verb
present participle of forespeak
foretalking
forkland
forkman
forsaken
forsaken
adj
Deserted; abandoned.
Helpless.
verb
past participle of forsake
forsakenly
forsakenly
adv
(rare) helplessly
In a deserted manner; by itself; alone
forsakenness
forsakenness
noun
The state or condition of being forsaken.
forsaking
forsaking
noun
The act by which somebody is forsaken; an abandonment.
honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised.
noun
(UK) The grey heron.
(countable) The notice on an envelope where a stamp would normally be found.
(historical) Obsolete form of franc, former French coins, moneys of account, and currency.
(uncountable) Free postage, a right exercised by governments (usually with definite article).
A hot dog or sausage.
A pigsty.
verb
To exempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc.
To place a frank on an envelope.
To send by public conveyance free of expense.
To shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten.
frankability
frankability
noun
The quality of being frankable.
frankable
frankable
adj
(Australia, finance) Eligible for franking, a system of tax credit.
Eligible for franking (free postage).
frankalmoign
frankalmoign
noun
(UK, historical) A form of land tenure in return for religious duty or service.
frankalmoigne
frankalmoigne
noun
A tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given to them and their successors forever, usually on condition of praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs; - called also tenure by free alms.
frankalmoin
frankalmoin
noun
Alternative form of frankalmoign
frankclay
franke
franked
franked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frank
frankel
frankenia
frankeniaceae
frankeniaceous
frankeniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Frankeniaceae.
frankenmuth
frankenstein
frankenstein
noun
Alternative form of Frankenstein
verb
Alternative spelling of Frankenstein
frankensteins
frankensteins
noun
plural of frankenstein
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frankenstein
franker
franker
adj
comparative form of frank: more frank
noun
Somebody or something which franks.
frankers
frankers
noun
plural of franker
frankest
frankest
adj
superlative form of frank: most frank
frankewing
frankfold
frankford
frankfort
frankfort
Proper noun
A city in Indiana, USA
The capital city of the state of Kentucky in the United States of America
frankforter
frankforters
frankforts
frankfurt
frankfurt
noun
(US, Australia) A frankfurter; a hot dog sausage.
frankfurter
frankfurter
noun
(UK, US, Canada) A moist sausage of soft, even texture and flavor, often made from mechanically recovered meat or meat slurry.
frankfurters
frankfurters
noun
plural of frankfurter
frankfurts
frankfurts
noun
plural of frankfurt
frankhearted
frankheartedly
frankheartedness
frankheartedness
noun
open-heartedness
frankheartness
frankhouse
frankie
frankie
noun
An Indian snack resembling a burrito.
frankify
frankincense
frankincense
noun
A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.
frankincensed
frankincensed
adj
Perfumed with frankincense.
frankincenses
frankincenses
noun
plural of frankincense
franking
franking
noun
(Australia, finance, uncountable) A corporate tax system in which some or all of the tax paid by a company may be attributed, or imputed, to the shareholders by way of a tax credit to reduce the income tax payable on a distribution.
(countable) A device or marking such as postage stamp, printed or stamped impressions, codings, labels, manuscript writings, or any other authorized form of markings affixed or applied to mails to qualify them to be postally serviced.
verb
present participle of frank
frankish
frankish
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the Franks.
In or of the language of the Franks.
Proper noun
The language of the Franks, an extinct West Germanic language.
frankist
frankist
Noun
A follower of Frankism.
franklandite
franklin
franklin
noun
(historical) A freeholder, especially as belonging to a class of landowners in the 14th and 15th century ranking at the bottom of the gentry.
franklinia
franklinian
franklinian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to scientist and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
frankliniana
franklinic
franklinic
adj
(physics, obsolete) Relating to the electricity from a machine, rather than from a redox reaction.
franklinism
franklinist
franklinite
franklinite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing iron, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
franklinites
franklinites
noun
plural of franklinite
franklinization
franklins
franklins
noun
plural of franklin
franklinton
franklintown
franklinville
frankly
frankly
adv
(sciences, medicine) To a degree large enough as to be plainly evident.
(sentence adverb) In truth, to tell the truth.
In a frank or candid manner, especially in a way that may seem too open, excessively honest, or slightly blunt.
franklyn
frankmarriage
frankmarriage
noun
Alternative form of frank-marriage
frankness
frankness
noun
The state of being frank; candour; honesty.
franknesses
franknesses
noun
plural of frankness
franko
frankpledge
frankpledge
noun
(law, historical) A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge.
(law, historical) A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
(law, historical, uncommon) The tithing itself.
Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment.
frankpledges
frankpledges
noun
plural of frankpledge
franks
franks
noun
plural of frank
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frank