(transitive, military) To fortify (something) as a protection from enfilading fire.
deflated
deflated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deflate
deflater
deflater
noun
Alternative form of deflator
deflates
deflates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflate
deflator
deflator
noun
(economics) A factor applied to economic statistics in order to counter the effect of inflation.
That which deflates.
defleaed
defleaed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deflea
defrayal
defrayal
noun
The act of defraying.
deifical
deifical
adj
Alternative form of deific
delayful
delfeena
dewfalls
dewfalls
noun
plural of dewfall
dollface
dollface
noun
(slang) An attractive woman.
downfall
downfall
noun
A precipitous decline in fortune; death or rapid deterioration, as in status or wealth.
An act of falling down.
The cause of such a fall; a critical blow or error.
verb
(intransitive) To fall down; deteriorate; decline.
draftily
draftily
adv
In a drafty manner.
drakefly
drawfile
dreadful
dreadful
adj
(hyperbolic) Unpleasant, awful, very bad (also used as an intensifier).
(obsolete) Awesome, awe-inspiring, causing feelings of reverence.
Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky.
Reverential, full of pious awe.
Scared, afraid, frightened.
Timid, easily frightened.
adv
(informal) Dreadfully.
noun
A journal or broadsheet printing such reports.
A shocker: a report of a crime written in a provokingly lurid style.
A shocking or sensational crime.
dreamful
dreamful
adj
(poetic) Dreamy
noun
As much as one can dream about.
drofland
dustfall
dustfall
noun
Fine particles deposited by the atmosphere.
earflaps
earflaps
noun
plural of earflap
effigial
effigial
adj
Relating to an effigy.
effluvia
elfrieda
enfilade
enfilade
noun
(architecture) A series of doors that provide a vista when open.
A line or straight passage, or the position of that which lies in a straight line.
Gunfire directed along the length of a target.
verb
(architecture, transitive) To arrange (rooms or other structures) in a row.
(figuratively, transitive) To be directed toward (something) like enfilading gunfire.
(transitive) To rake (something) with gunfire.
enflamed
enflamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enflame
enflames
enflames
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enflame
epifocal
epifocal
adj
epicentral
evenfall
evenfall
noun
(poetic) dusk, twilight
fabiolas
fabledom
fabledom
noun
(qualified by the name of a subculture) The legends of a particular subculture.
All fables, collectively, and the worlds depicted in them.
Cultural beliefs that are not grounded in fact.
fableist
fableist
noun
Alternative form of fablist
fabliaux
fabliaux
noun
plural of fabliau
fabulate
fabulate
noun
(specifically) A folk story that is told for entertainment, and not intended to be taken as true.
A folk story that is not entirely believable.
verb
(intransitive) To tell invented stories, often those that involve fantasy, such as fables.
(intransitive, obsolete) To tell fables, to narrate with fables.
(transitive, archaic) To relate as or in the manner of a fable.
fabulist
fabulist
noun
(figurative) A liar.
A person who writes or tells fables.
fabulize
fabulize
verb
(transitive, nonstandard, slang) To make fabulous, improve.
To compose or relate fables or fictions; to give a false account of.
fabulous
fabulous
adj
(obsolete) Known for telling fables or falsehoods; unreliable.
(slang or euphemistic) Gay or pertaining to gay people.
(slang) Camp, effeminate.
(slang) Fashionable, glamorous.
(slang) Very good; outstanding, wonderful.
Characteristic of fables; marvelous, extraordinary, incredible.
Fictional or not believable; made up.
Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
faceable
faceable
adj
Capable of being faced (in various senses).
faceless
faceless
adj
Having no face
Having or revealing no individual identity or character; anonymous.
Having or revealing no individuality, personality or distinctive characteristics.
facelift
facelift
noun
(by extension) Any activity undertaken to renew, revamp, update, or improve the appearance of something.
Plastic surgery to the face to remove wrinkles, fat or various signs of aging.
verb
To perform a facelift upon.
facetely
facetely
adv
(obsolete) Wittily, pleasantly.
facially
facially
adv
(law, of a law or regulation's validity) In a facial manner; on its face.
Using or involving the face.
facilely
facilely
adv
In a facile manner.
facility
facility
noun
(Canada, US, in the plural) A toilet.
(Scotland, law) A condition of mental weakness less than idiocy, but enough to make a person easily persuaded to do something against their better interest.
(dated) Affability.
(finance, banking) Clipping of credit facility.
An institution specially designed for a specific purpose, such as incarceration, military use, or scientific experimentation.
Dexterity of speech or action; skill, talent.
The fact of being easy, or easily done; absence of difficulty, simplicity.
The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.
facingly
facingly
adv
In a facing manner or position.
factable
faculous
faculous
adj
Of or relating to a facula.
fadeless
fadeless
adj
Not fading; eternal
fadingly
fadingly
adv
In a fading manner; becoming lighter or paler.
fahlband
fahlband
noun
(geology) A stratum in crystalline rock that contains metallic sulfides.
failance
failance
noun
(obsolete) fault; failure; omission
failings
failings
noun
plural of failing
failsafe
failsafe
adj
Alternative form of fail-safe
failsoft
failsoft
adj
(computing, dated) Supporting graceful degradation, so that a partial failure does not bring down the entire system.
failures
failures
noun
plural of failure
faintful
faintful
adj
Displaying weakness, frailty, or faintness; fainting; dejected
fairdale
fairland
fairlawn
fairlead
fairlead
noun
(nautical) A device to guide a line, rope or cable around an object or out of the way, or to stop it from moving laterally
fairlike
fairlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fair (entertainment and trading event).
fairling
fairling
noun
(archaic) A fairing; a present brought from a fair.
fairplay
fairplay
noun
Alternative form of fair play
faithful
faithful
adj
(mathematics) Injective in specific contexts, e.g. of representations in representation or functors in category theory.
Consistent with reality.
Engaging in sexual relations only with one's spouse or long-term sexual partner.
Having faith.
Loyal; adhering firmly to person or cause.
Reliable; worthy of trust.
noun
(in the plural) The practicing members of a religion or followers of a cause.
Someone or something that is faithful or reliable.
falanaka
falanaka
noun
Archaic form of falanouc.
falashas
falbalas
falbalas
noun
plural of falbala
falcated
falcated
adj
Hooked or bent like a sickle; as, a falcate leaf; a falcate claw; -- said also of the moon, or a planet, when horned or crescent-formed.
falchion
falchion
noun
(also attributively) A somewhat curved, single-edged medieval sword of European origin, with the cutting edge on its convex side, whose design is reminiscent of the Persian scimitar and the Chinese dao.
(obsolete) A billhook.
verb
(obsolete, rare, transitive) Attack with a falchion.
falconer
falconer
noun
A person who breeds or trains hawks or other birds of prey for taking birds or game.
One who follows the sport of fowling with hawks.
falcones
falconet
falconet
noun
(military, historical) A light cannon developed in the late 15th century and decorated with an image of a falcon.
A small or young falcon.
Any of various small, tropical Asian falcons of the genus Microhierax found in Southeast Asia.
falconry
falconry
noun
The sport of hunting by using trained birds of prey, especially falcons and hawks.
falcular
falcular
adj
(anatomy) related to the falx cerebelli
falderal
falderal
noun
Alternative spelling of folderol
falderol
faldetta
faldetta
noun
A headdress and shawl worn by women in parts of the Mediterranean.
falerian
falerian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to the city of Falerii (now Civita Castellana and Faleria).
Noun
A native or inhabitant of that city.
Proper noun
The lect spoken in that city.
falernum
falernum
noun
A sweet spiced syrup used in Caribbean and tropical drinks.
faliscan
faliscan
Noun
A member of an ancient Italic people who lived in southern Etruria
Proper noun
The language (related to Latin) of these people
falkland
falkland
Proper noun
the
a village and former royal burgh in council area, Scotland
fallacia
fallaway
fallaway
adj
(basketball) Of a shot, taken while moving away from the basket.
noun
(basketball) A shot taken while moving away from the basket.
fallback
fallback
adj
That can be resorted to as a fallback.
noun
(construction) A reduction in bitumen softening point, sometimes called refluxing or overheating, in a relatively closed container.
A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with the main plan; a recourse.
An act of falling back.
Pulverised material that falls back to earth after a nuclear explosion; fallout.
verb
Misspelling of fall back.
fallency
fallency
noun
(obsolete, rare) An exception.
fallfish
fallfish
noun
A small silvery freshwater fish (Semotilus corporalis) found in North America.
fallible
fallible
adj
Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
fallibly
fallibly
adv
In a fallible manner
fallings
fallings
noun
plural of falling
falloffs
falloffs
noun
plural of falloff
fallouts
fallouts
noun
plural of fallout
fallowed
fallowed
adj
Of land, ploughed but left unseeded.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fallow
fallston
falltime
falltime
noun
The period or season of fall or autumn.
falmouth
falmouth
Proper noun
definition
A harbour town in Cornwall, England.
falsedad
falsetto
falsetto
noun
(music, countable) A person who sings in falsetto.
(singing, uncountable) The "false" (singing) voice in any human, usually airy and lacking a purity of vowels; created by utilizing the next highest vocal folds above those used for speech and normal range singing. It is commonly confused with the head voice register.
verb
To sing or utter in falsetto.
falstaff
falstaff
Noun
A fat and jolly knight.
faltboat
faltboat
noun
A kind of collapsible canoe.
faltered
faltered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of falter
falterer
falterer
noun
One who falters.
falunian
falzetta
fameless
fameless
adj
(chiefly obsolete) Without fame.
familial
familial
adj
(pathology) Inherited.
(taxonomy) Pertaining to a taxon at the rank of family.
Of or pertaining to a human family.
Of or pertaining to any grouping of things referred to as a family.
familiar
familiar
adj
Acquainted.
Intimate or friendly.
Known to one, or generally known; commonplace.
Of or pertaining to a family; familial.
noun
(historical) The officer of the Inquisition who arrested suspected people.
(obsolete) A close friend.
(obsolete) A member of one's family or household.
(witchcraft) An attendant spirit, often in animal or demon form.
A member of a pope's or bishop's household.
families
families
noun
plural of family
familism
familism
noun
(religion, now historical) The beliefs or practice of the Family of Love religious sect, active in sixteenth century England.
A form of social structure in which the needs of the family as a group are more important than the needs of any individual family member.
familist
familist
noun
(religion, historical) A member of the Family of Love religious group in 16th-century England.
famously
famously
adv
(informal) Really well, having great rapport.
In a celebrated manner.
Indicates that the act, state, or occurrence described by the sentence is famous In such a manner as to become famous or produce something that would become famous.
famulary
famulary
adj
(formal) Of or relating to servants.
fanagalo
fanagalo
Proper noun
A pidgin language based primarily on Zulu, spoken in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Zambia.
fanakalo
fanaloka
fanaloka
noun
A Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana).
fancical
fanciful
fanciful
adj
Imaginative or fantastic.
Unreal or imagined.
fanestil
fanfolds
fanfolds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fanfold
fangless
fangless
adj
Without fangs.
fanglike
fanglike
adj
Resembling a fang.
fanlight
fanlight
noun
a semicircular or semioval window over a door or other window, normally having a fan-like structure of ribs; sometimes hinged to the transom
an electric fan, usually a ceiling fan, that is also a light fixture
fantails
fantails
noun
plural of fantail
farallon
farasula
farasula
noun
An African unit of weight, equivalent to about 17 kilograms.
farcical
farcical
adj
(veterinary medicine, obsolete, rare) Pertaining to farcy.
Resembling a farce; ludicrous; absurd.
fardelet
farewell
farewell
adj
Parting, valedictory, final.
intj
Goodbye.
noun
A departure; the act of leaving
A wish of happiness or safety at parting, especially a permanent departure
verb
To bid farewell or say goodbye.
farleigh
farmable
farmable
adj
(of land) Suitable for farming.
farmdale
farmerly
farmerly
adj
Befitting a farmer.
farmhold
farmland
farmland
noun
Land that is suitable for farming and agricultural production.
farnesol
farnesol
noun
(organic chemistry) A sesquiterpene alcohol that is present in many essential oils and is involved in the biosynthesis of cholesterol
farolito
farolito
noun
Small paper lantern, especially in northern New Mexico, United States.
farsalah
farsalah
noun
(historical) An old unit of weight used in trading, equal to 35 pounds.
fascicle
fascicle
noun
(anatomy) A bundle of skeletal muscle fibers surrounded by connective tissue.
(botany) A cluster of flowers or leaves, such as the bundles of the thin leaves (or needles) of pines.
(botany) A discrete bundle of vascular tissue.
(publishing) A discrete section of a book issued or published separately.
A bundle or cluster.
fasciola
fasciola
noun
(anatomy) A band of grey matter bordering the fimbria in the brain; the dentate convolution.
fasciole
fasciole
noun
(zoology) A band of minute tubercles, bearing modified spines, on the shells of spatangoid sea urchins.
fastball
fastball
noun
(baseball) A four-seam fastball, which is a backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped in the direction to cause four of the seams of the ball to cross the flight path and released with roughly equal pressure by the index and middle fingers
(baseball) Any of the variations of high speed pitches thrown in baseball
fasthold
fastland
fastwalk
fatalism
fatalism
noun
(metaphysics, philosophy) The doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity, or determined in advance in such a way that human beings cannot alter them.
fatalist
fatalist
noun
One who maintains that all things happen by inevitable necessity; a person who believes in fatalism.
fatality
fatality
noun
(video games) A move used to deliver a coup de grâce to a defeated opponent.
A person killed.
An accident that causes death. [from 19th c.]
Tendency to death, destruction or danger, as if by decree of fate. [from 17th c.]
That which is decreed by fate or which is fatal; a fatal event. [from 18th c.]
The state proceeding from destiny; invincible necessity, superior to, and independent of, free and rational control. [from 17th c.]
fatalize
fatalize
verb
(transitive) To make fatal or deadly.
fatelike
fatelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of fate.
fatherly
fatherly
adj
Characteristic of fathers, paternal.
Characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood.
adv
In a way pertaining to, befitting, or of a father.