(informal) Clipping of confabulation (“a casual chat or talk”).
verb
(intransitive, informal) Clipping of confabulate (“to speak casually with somebody; to chat”).
corfam
crafts
crafts
noun
plural of craft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of craft
crafty
crafty
adj
(dated) Magical or occult, or allegedly so.
Possessing dexterity; skilled; skillful.
Relating to, or characterized by, craft or skill; dexterous.
Skillful at deceiving others.
Sneaky; surreptitious.
daffed
daffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of daff
daffie
daffle
daftar
daftar
noun
(India, historical) A record or register consisting of a set of loose sheets filed on a string or tied up in a cloth.
dafter
dafter
adj
comparative form of daft: more daft
noun
Alternative form of daftar
Obsolete spelling of daughter
daftly
daftly
adv
In a daft manner.
darfur
darfur
Proper noun
A region in western Sudan where the Fur live.
dayfly
dayfly
noun
A mayfly.
deafen
deafen
verb
(transitive) To make deaf, either temporarily or permanently.
(transitive) To make soundproof.
(transitive, rare, dialectal, sometimes figurative) To stun, as with noise.
deafer
deafer
adj
comparative form of deaf: more deaf
deafly
deafly
adv
In a deaf manner; without the aid of a sense of hearing.
decafs
decafs
noun
plural of decaf
deface
deface
verb
(heraldry, flags) To alter a coat of arms or a flag by adding an element to it.
To damage or vandalize something, especially a surface, in a visible or conspicuous manner.
To void or devalue; to nullify or degrade the face value of.
defade
defail
defail
verb
(obsolete) To cause to fail.
defalk
defalk
verb
(archaic) To reduce by deducting a part, especially when used in a financial sense.
(obsolete) To cut off, to deduct, to subtract (especially expenses or a sum of money).
defame
defame
noun
(now rare or nonstandard) Defamation; slander, libel.
(now rare, archaic) Disgrace, dishonour.
verb
(now chiefly historical) To charge; to accuse (someone) of an offence.
To disgrace; to bring into disrepute.
To harm or diminish the reputation of; to disparage.
defamy
defang
defang
verb
(figuratively) To render harmless.
(transitive) To remove the fangs from (something).
defant
defats
defats
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defat
defeat
defeat
noun
(obsolete) Destruction, ruin.
Frustration (by prevention of success), stymieing; (law) nullification.
The act or instance of being defeated, of being overcome or vanquished; a loss.
The act or instance of defeating, of overcoming, vanquishing.
verb
(transitive) To nullify
(transitive) To overcome in battle or contest.
(transitive) To reduce, to nothing, the strength of.
To prevent (something) from being achieved.
defial
deflea
deflea
verb
(transitive) To rid of fleas.
defoam
defoam
verb
(transitive) To remove the foam from.
defray
defray
verb
(archaic) To pay for (something).
(obsolete) To spend (money).
To pay or discharge (a debt, expense etc.); to meet (the cost of something).
dfault
djelfa
draffs
draffs
noun
plural of draff
draffy
draffy
adj
(obsolete) dreggy; waste; worthless
drafts
drafts
noun
Archaic form of draughts (“the board game”).
plural of draft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of draft
drafty
drafty
adj
(of a building etc.) Not properly sealed against drafts (draughts).
Characterized by gusts of wind; windy.
dryfat
dryfat
noun
(obsolete) A dry vat or basket.
duffau
dwarfs
dwarfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dwarf
dwarfy
dwarfy
adj
Much undersized; dwarfish.
earful
earful
noun
(informal) an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off
(informal) intimate gossip
efahan
efaita
efface
efface
verb
(medicine) Of the cervix during pregnancy, to thin and stretch in preparation for labor.
(reflexive) To make oneself inobtrusive as if due to modesty or diffidence.
(transitive) To cause to disappear as if by rubbing out or striking out.
(transitive) To erase (as anything impressed or inscribed upon a surface); to render illegible or indiscernible.
effare
effate
effray
effray
verb
(obsolete) To frighten, startle.
efland
eforia
enface
enface
adj
(pathology) For a section of tissue: cut tangentially to an area of interest.
verb
(transitive) To write or print on the face of (a draft, bill, etc.).
enfant
enfrai
enleaf
ensafe
ensafe
verb
(obsolete, transitive, rare) To make safe; to secure.
estafa
estafa
noun
(Philippines) fraud, con
estufa
estufa
noun
A room in a Pueblo Indian house.
faailk
fabens
faberg
fabian
fabian
adj
Alternative form of Fabian
fabien
fabius
fabius
Proper noun
name, of historical use in English.
fablan
fabled
fabled
adj
Known only in fables; fictitious.
Made known by fables or reputation; legendary, famed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fable
fabler
fabler
noun
A writer of fables; a fabulist; a dealer in untruths or falsehoods.
fables
fables
noun
plural of fable
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fable
fabria
fabric
fabric
noun
(archaic) The act of constructing, construction, fabrication.
(archaic) The structure of anything, the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship, texture, make.
(computing) Interconnected nodes that look like a textile fabric when diagrammed.
(now rare) An edifice or building.
(petrology) The appearance of crystalline grains in a rock.
A material made of fibers, a textile or cloth.
The framework underlying a structure.
The texture of a cloth.
verb
(transitive) To cover with fabric.
fabrin
fabron
fabula
fabula
noun
(narratology) A series of events forming the basis of a story or narrative.
fabyan
facade
facade
noun
(architecture) The face of a building, especially the front view or elevation.
(by extension) The face or front (most visible side) of any other thing, such as an organ.
(figuratively) A deceptive or insincere outward appearance.
(programming) An object serving as a simplified interface to a larger body of code, as in the facade pattern.
facers
facers
noun
plural of facer
facete
facete
adj
(archaic) Facetious.
facets
facets
noun
plural of facet
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of facet
faceup
faceup
adv
Alternative spelling of face-up
fachan
facial
facial
adj
(medicine, relational) Concerned with or used in improving the appearance of the face.
(relational) Of or affecting the face.
(transferred sense, law) (of a law or regulation validity) On its face; as it appears (as opposed to, as it is applied).
noun
(film) A kind of early silent film focusing on the facial expressions of the actor.
(medicine) A personal care beauty treatment which involves cleansing and moisturizing of the human face.
(slang, pornography, sex) A sex act of male ejaculation onto another person's face.
(slang, sports) (in some contact sports) A foul play which involves one player hitting another in the face.
facias
facias
noun
plural of facia
facier
facies
facies
noun
(geology) A body of rock with specified characteristics reflecting its formation, composition, age, and fossil content.
(medicine) Facial features, like an expression or complexion, typical for patients having certain diseases or conditions.
General appearance.
facile
facile
adj
(chemistry) Of a reaction or other process, taking place readily.
(now rare) Amiable, flexible, easy to get along with.
Easy, now especially in a disparaging sense; contemptibly easy.
Effortless, fluent (of work, abilities etc.).
Lazy, simplistic (especially of explanations, discussions etc.).
facily
facing
facing
adj
(rail transport, of points and crossovers) Diverging in the direction of travel.
Positioned so as to face (in a particular direction)
noun
(metalworking) A powdered substance, such as charcoal or bituminous coal, applied to the face of a mould, or mixed with the sand that forms it, to give a fine smooth surface to the casting.
(military, in the plural) The collar and cuffs of a military coat, commonly of a different colour from the rest of the coat.
(military, usually in the plural) The movement of soldiers by turning on their heels to the right, left, or about.
(sewing) Fabric applied to a garment edge on the underside.
The most external portion of exterior siding.
verb
present participle of face
facsim
factor
factor
noun
(Scotland) A steward or bailiff of an estate.
(causal analysis) Influence; a phenomenon that affects the nature, the magnitude, and/or the timing of a consequence.
(economics) A resource used in the production of goods or services, a factor of production.
(mathematics) Any of various objects multiplied together to form some whole.
(obsolete) A doer, maker; a person who does things for another person or organization.
A business organization that lends money on accounts receivable or buys and collects accounts receivable.
A commission agent.
A person or business organization that provides money for another's new business venture; one who finances another's business.
An agent or representative.
One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which contribute to produce a result.
verb
(commercial, transitive) To sell a debt or debts to an agent (the factor) to collect.
(of a number or other mathematical object, intransitive) To be a product of other objects.
(transitive) To find all the factors of (a number or other mathematical object) (the objects that divide it evenly).
factum
factum
noun
(law) The due execution of a will, including everything necessary to its validity.
(law, Canada) A statement of fact and law delivered before a court
(law, civil law) Anything stated and made certain.
(mathematics, obsolete) A product (result of multiplying two numbers).
facula
facula
noun
(astronomy) A bright spot or patch between sunspots.
facund
facund
adj
(archaic) eloquent, articulate
fadden
faddle
faddle
verb
(UK, dated) To dote on.
To fiddle (play aimlessly).
fadeev
faders
faders
noun
plural of fader
fadged
fadged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fadge
fadges
fadges
noun
plural of fadge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fadge
fading
fading
noun
(obsolete) An Irish dance.
(obsolete) The burden of a song.
The process by which something fades; gradual diminishment.
verb
present participle of fade.
faecal
faecal
adj
Alternative spelling of fecal
faeces
faeces
noun
Digested waste material (typically solid or semi-solid) discharged from a human or mammal's stomach to the intestines; excrement.
faenas
faenas
noun
plural of faena
faence
faenus
faenza
faerie
faerie
noun
Archaic spelling of fairy.
Realm of the fays, fairyland.
faeroe
faffle
faffle
verb
(UK, dialect) To stammer.
to flap, like a flag
fafner
fafnir
fafnir
Proper noun
a son of the dwarf king Hreidmar, who killed his father, transformed into a dragon, and was subsequently slain by Regin and Sigurd.
fagald
fagaly
fagara
fagged
fagged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fag
fagger
fagger
noun
(historical) A senior school student who has a younger student as a servant under the fagging system.
faggot
faggot
noun
(Ireland, dated, slang) A lazy, weak, work-shy person.
(UK, Ireland, colloquial, derogatory, obsolete) A shrewish woman.
(UK, historical) A faggot voter.
(chiefly Britain) A meatball made with offcuts and offal, especially pork. (See Wikipedia.)
(chiefly Britain, collective) A bundle of sticks or brushwood intended to be used for fuel tied together for carrying. (Some sources specify that a faggot is tied with two bands or withes, whereas a bavin is tied with just one.)
(obsolete) A soldier numbered on the muster-roll, but not really existing.
(obsolete) Burdensome baggage.
(offensive, vulgar) A homosexual man, especially an effeminate one.
(offensive, vulgar) A man considered weak, effeminate, timid, pathetic, emotional, non-heteronormative in some way
(offensive, vulgar, derogatory) An annoying or inconsiderate person.
(rare, dated in US) A burning or smouldering piece of firewood.
A bundle of pieces of iron or steel cut off into suitable lengths for welding.
verb
Alternative form of fagot
fagine
fagins
fagins
noun
plural of fagin
fagots
fagots
noun
plural of fagot
fagott
fagoty
fagoty
adj
Alternative form of faggoty (“relating to or consisting of faggots of wood”)
faikes
failed
failed
adj
Bankrupt.
Decayed; worn out.
unsuccessful
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fail
faille
faille
noun
A fabric woven from silk, cotton, or rayon with slight ribs.
fainer
fainer
adv
comparative form of fain: more fain
fainly
fainly
adv
(archaic) fain; gladly; by choice or preference
faints
faints
noun
Alternative form of feints (“product of distillation”)
plural of faint
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of faint
fainty
fainty
adj
feeble; languid; inclined to faint
faired
faired
adj
Enclosed within a fairing.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fair
fairer
fairer
adj
comparative form of fair: more fair.
faires
faires
noun
plural of faire
fairly
fairly
adv
(dated) Almost; practically.
(degree) Partly, not fully; somewhat.
(manner) In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party
Favorably; auspiciously; commodiously.
Honestly; properly.
Softly; quietly; gently.
Without blemish.
faisal
faisan
faison
faiths
faiths
noun
plural of faith
faitor
faiyum
fajita
fajita
noun
A Tex-Mex dish of strips of spicy marinated meat and/or vegetables in a soft flour tortilla, often served with salad or a savoury filling.
fakeer
fakeer
noun
An Eastern religious ascetic or monk.
fakers
fakers
noun
plural of faker
fakery
fakery
noun
Fraud or forgery, or an individual instance of this.
fakieh
faking
faking
verb
present participle of fake
fakirs
fakirs
noun
plural of fakir
fakofo
falcer
falcer
noun
(zoology) One of the mandibles of a spider.
falces
falces
noun
plural of falx
falcon
falcon
noun
(falconry) A female such bird, a male being a tiercel.
(historical) A light cannon used from the 15th to the 17th century; a falconet.
Any bird of the genus Falco, all of which are birds of prey.
verb
To hunt with a falcon or falcons.
falern
faline
falito
fallal
fallal
noun
A piece of ribbon worn as a streamer.
Any trifling ornament.
fallen
fallen
adj
(literary) Killed in battle.
Having collapsed.
Having dropped by the force of gravity.
Having lost one's chastity.
Having lost prestige, (Christian) grace, etc.
noun
(countable, Christianity) One who has fallen, as from grace.
(plural only) Casualties of battle or war.
(plural only) The dead.
verb
past participle of fall
faller
faller
noun
(engineering) A part which acts by falling, such as a stamp in a fulling mill, or the device in a spinning machine to arrest motion when a thread breaks.
A fruit that falls from the tree, rather than being picked.
One who falls.
fallon
fallow
fallow
adj
(color) Of a pale red or yellow, light brown; dun.
(figurative) Inactive; undeveloped.
(of agricultural land) Left unworked and uncropped for some amount of time.
(of agricultural land) Ploughed but left unseeded for more than one planting season.
noun
(agriculture, uncountable) Ground ploughed and harrowed but left unseeded for one year.
(agriculture, uncountable) Uncultivated land.
The ploughing or tilling of land, without sowing it for a season.
verb
(transitive) To make land fallow for agricultural purposes.