(comparable, chemistry) Of two materials, having mutual affinity.
(geometry) Of or pertaining to a function expressible as f(⃑x)=A⃑x+⃑b (where A is a linear transformation and ⃑b is a constant), which, regarded as a transformation, maps parallel lines to parallel lines and finite points to finite points.
(mathematics) Assigning finite values to finite quantities.
noun
(anthropology, genealogy) A relative by marriage.
verb
To refine.
affing
afghan
afghan
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) A type of iced chocolate biscuit, sometimes containing cornflakes and topped with a walnut.
A blanket or throw, usually crocheted or knitted.
afront
afront
adv
in front; face to face
afrown
afrown
adj
frowning
alfons
anfuso
annfwn
annwfn
arnulf
baffin
baffin
Proper noun
A region of Nunavut
An island in Nunavut, Baffin Island.
Baffin Bay.
caftan
caftan
noun
Alternative spelling of kaftan
canful
canful
noun
As much as a can will hold.
caniff
cofane
confab
confab
noun
(informal) Clipping of confabulation (“a casual chat or talk”).
verb
(intransitive, informal) Clipping of confabulate (“to speak casually with somebody; to chat”).
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.
defang
defang
verb
(figuratively) To render harmless.
(transitive) To remove the fangs from (something).
defant
efahan
efland
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.
fabens
fabian
fabian
adj
Alternative form of Fabian
fabien
fablan
fabrin
fabron
fabyan
fachan
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
facund
facund
adj
(archaic) eloquent, articulate
fadden
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.
faenas
faenas
noun
plural of faena
faence
faenus
faenza
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.
fagine
fagins
fagins
noun
plural of fagin
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
faisan
faison
faking
faking
verb
present participle of fake
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
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
fallon
falsen
falsen
verb
(transitive) To make false; falsify
faluns
famine
famine
noun
(countable) A period of extreme shortage of food in a region.
(dated) Starvation or malnutrition.
(uncountable) Extreme shortage of food in a region.
Severe shortage or lack of something.
faming
faming
verb
present participle of fame
fancia
fancie
fancie
adj
Obsolete spelling of fancy
fandom
fandom
noun
The fans of a sport, activity, work, person etc., taken as a group.
The state, quality, or condition of being a fan.
The subculture of fans.
fanega
fanega
noun
(historical) A traditional Spanish unit of area, formalized as equivalent to about 6440 m².
(historical) A traditional Spanish unit of area, vaguely reckoned as the amount of farmland able to be sown with a fanega of seed.
(historical) A traditional Spanish unit of dry measure, chiefly used for grain and roughly equivalent to a bushel.
fangas
fangas
noun
plural of fanga
fanged
fanged
adj
Equipped with fangs.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fang
fanger
fanger
noun
(Now chiefly dialectal) A receiver.
(obsolete) A helper; protector.
fangio
fangle
fangle
noun
(obsolete) A prop; a taking up; a new thing.
A conceit; whim.
A foolish innovation; a gewgaw; a trifling ornament.
Something newly fashioned; a novelty, a new fancy.
verb
(obsolete or dialectal) To fashion, manufacture, invent, or create.
(obsolete or dialectal) To trim showily; entangle; hang about.
(obsolete or dialectal) To waste time; trifle.
fangot
fangot
noun
A quantity of wares, such as raw silk, of approximately one to three hundredweights.
fanion
fanion
noun
A small flag used for marking positions, especially by soldiers and surveyors.
fanjet
fanjet
noun
(aviation) A turbofan engine.
(aviation) An airplane powered by turbofan engines.
fankle
fankle
noun
A tangled condition.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To tangle or entangle.
fanman
fanned
fanned
verb
Baseball, to have struck out.
simple past tense and past participle of fan
fannel
fannel
noun
A vexillum or banner.
fanon (religious garment)
fanner
fanner
noun
A fan wheel; a fan blower.
One who fans.
fannia
fannie
fannie
Proper noun
A diminutive of Frances, also used as a formal female given name.
fannin
fannon
fanons
fanons
noun
plural of fanon
fanout
fanout
noun
(computing, electronics) The degree to which something fans out, or splits into separate sections.
fantad
fantad
noun
Alternative form of fantod
fantee
fantod
fantod
noun
(chiefly in the plural, dated) A state of worry or nervous anxiety, irritability.
An irritable outburst.
fantom
fantom
adj
Archaic form of phantom.
fanums
farand
farant
faraon
farcin
farcin
noun
Obsolete form of farcy (“disease of horses”).
farina
farina
noun
A fine flour or meal made from cereal grains or from the starch or fecula of vegetables, extracted by various processes, and used in cookery.
farine
faring
faring
noun
(Scotland, obsolete) Alternative form of fairing (something edible; fare)
An adventure, trek, journey.
verb
present participle of fare
farman
farnam
farner
farnet
farron
farson
fasano
fasten
fasten
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To attach or connect in a secure manner.
To cause to take close effect; to make to tell; to land.
fating
fating
verb
(rare) present participle of fate
fatten
fatten
verb
(intransitive) To become fertile and fruitful.
(intransitive) To become thick or thicker.
(intransitive, of a person or animal) To become fat or fatter.
(transitive) To cause (a person or animal) to be fat or fatter.
(transitive) To make (soil) fertile and fruitful.
(transitive) To make thick or thicker (something containing paper, often money).
fauman
faunae
faunal
faunal
adj
Pertaining to a specific fauna of a given region or time.
Pertaining to animals.
faunas
faunas
noun
plural of fauna
faunch
faunch
noun
(dated, fandom slang) A desire; a yearning.
verb
(US, chiefly Midland American English and Western American English) To complain; to rant; to rave.
(US, chiefly Midland American English and Western American English) To worry; to be eager; to show impatience.
(US, equestrianism) To bite the bit, especially when restless; to champ.
(dated, fandom slang) To desire; to yearn; to covet.
faunia
faunie
faunus
faunus
noun
Dated form of faun.
fausen
fausen
noun
(UK, dialect, obsolete) A young eel.
favian
favien
fawned
fawned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fawn
fawner
fawner
noun
One who fawns; a sycophant.
fawnia
faxing
faxing
verb
present participle of fax
fayina
faying
faying
verb
present participle of fay
fazing
fazing
verb
present participle of faze
fdname
feddan
feddan
noun
A Middle Eastern unit of area, divided into 24 kirats, and typically equivalent to 4200.8 square metres.
fenian
fenian
Noun
An Irish nationalist or republican.
A member of the Fenian Brotherhood or the Irish Republican Brotherhood, Irish republican organizations active in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.
A Catholic, especially one of Irish ethnicity or descent.
A supporter of Scottish association football club Celtic F.C.
fenman
fenman
noun
A (male) inhabitant of the fens.
fernas
fezzan
fezzan
Proper noun
A south-western region of Libya, with capital Sabha.
fiance
fiance
noun
Alternative spelling of fiancé
verb
(obsolete) To betroth; to affiance.
fianna
fiants
fiants
noun
(obsolete) The dung of the fox, wolf, boar, or badger.
fiaunt
fiaunt
noun
(obsolete) commission; fiat; order; decree
fijian
finale
finale
noun
(narratology) The chronological conclusion of a series of narrative works.
The grand end of something, especially a show or piece of music.
finals
finals
noun
(UK, Ireland, Commonwealth, sports) A contest that narrows a field of contestants (finalists) to ranked positions, usually in numbered places (1st place/prize, 2nd place/prize, etc.) or a winner and numbered runners-up (1st runner-up, etc.).
(aviation) Clipping of final approach.
plural of final
finary
finary
noun
(ironworking) Alternative form of finery
finbar
fincas
fincas
noun
plural of finca
findal
fingal
fingan
finial
finial
noun
(architecture) The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic architecture.
(by extension) Any decorative fitting at the peak of a gable, or on the top of a flagpole, fencepost, newel post of a staircase etc.
finjan
finjan
noun
In the Levant, a small coffee cup without a handle, held instead in a zarf.
finlay
finlay
Proper noun
a spelling variant of Finley.
name transferred from the surname.
finnac
finnan
finnan
noun
Short for finnan haddie (“cold-smoked haddock”).
fionna
firman
firman
noun
A royal decree issued by a sovereign in certain historical Islamic states, especially by the Sultan of Turkey.
fiuman
flacon
flacon
noun
A small stoppered glass bottle, often used for keeping perfume.
flagon
flagon
noun
(archaic) A large bottle for drinks such as beer, cider, or wine; also, a bottle with a cap used by travellers.
A flagon and its contents; as much as fills such a vessel.
A large vessel resembling a jug, usually with a handle, lid, and spout, for serving drinks such as cider or wine at a table; specifically (Christianity), such a vessel used to hold the wine for the ritual of Holy Communion.
The amount that such a bottle holds, about 1.13 litres.