(obsolete or dialectal) To imbue with fear; to affright, to terrify.
affer
affra
afire
afire
adv
On fire (often metaphorically).
afnor
afore
afore
adv
(archaic, dialect) Before.
(nautical) In the fore part of a ship.
conj
In advance of the time when; before.
prep
Before; in advance of the time of.
Before; situated geographically or metaphorically in front of.
afray
afret
afric
afric
Adjective
African
Proper noun
Africa
afrit
afros
afros
noun
plural of afro
after
after
adj
(dated) Later; second (of two); next, following, subsequent
(nautical, where the frame of reference is within the ship) At or towards the stern of a ship.
adv
Behind; later in time; following.
conj
Signifies that the action of the clause it starts takes place before the action of the other clause.
prep
(Ireland, usually preceded by a form of be, followed by an -ing form of a verb) Used to indicate recent completion of an activity
(dated) According to an author or text.
(obsolete) According to the direction and influence of; in proportion to; befitting.
As a result of.
Behind.
Denoting the aim or object; concerning; in relation to.
In allusion to, in imitation of; following or referencing.
In pursuit of, seeking.
In spite of.
Next in importance or rank.
Subsequently to; following in time; later than.
aftra
alfur
arefy
arefy
verb
(transitive, intransitive, archaic) To dry, or make dry; wither.
barff
barfs
barfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of barf
barfy
barfy
adj
(informal) Disgusting.
craft
craft
noun
(collective or plural) Handmade items, especially domestic or decorative objects; handicrafts .
(countable) A trade or profession as embodied in its practitioners collectively; the members of a trade or handicraft as a body; an association of these; a trade's union, guild, or ‘company’ .
(countable, fishing) Implements used in catching fish, such as net, line, or hook. Modern use primarily in whaling, as in harpoons, hand-lances, etc. .
(countable, obsolete in the general sense) A work or product of art .
(countable, obsolete) A device, a means; a magical device, spell or enchantment .
(countable, obsolete) Learning of the schools, scholarship; a branch of learning or knowledge, a science, especially one of the ‘seven liberal arts’ of the medieval universities .
(countable, plural crafts) A branch of skilled work or trade, especially one requiring manual dexterity or artistic skill, but sometimes applied equally to any business, calling or profession; the skilled practice of a practical occupation .
(figurative) A woman.
(nautical) Boats, especially of smaller size than ships. Historically primarily applied to vessels engaged in loading or unloading of other vessels, as lighters, hoys, and barges.
(nautical, British Royal Navy) Those vessels attendant on a fleet, such as cutters, schooners, and gun-boats, generally commanded by lieutenants.
(obsolete) Occult art, magic .
(uncountable) Skill, skilfulness, art, especially the skill needed for a particular profession .
(uncountable, obsolete) Strength; power; might; force .
Ability, skilfulness, especially skill in making plans and carrying them into execution; dexterity in managing affairs, adroitness, practical cunning; ingenuity in constructing, dexterity .
Cunning, art, skill, or dexterity applied to bad purposes; artifice; guile; subtlety; shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception .
verb
(video games) To combine multiple items to form a new item, such as armour or medicine.
To construct, develop something (like a skilled craftsman).
To make by hand and with much skill.
daraf
daraf
noun
Non-SI unit of electrical elastance.
draff
draff
noun
A byproduct from a grain distillery, often fed to pigs or cattle as part of their ration; often synonymous with brewer's spent grain, sometimes differentiated from it; usually differentiated from potale, at least in technical use, although broad, nontechnical use has often lumped all such byproducts together, especially in the past.
draft
draft
adj
(not comparable) Referring to drinks on tap, in contrast to bottled.
Referring to animals used for pulling heavy loads.
noun
(nautical) The depth of water needed to float a particular ship; the depth from the waterline to the bottom of a vessel's hull; the depth of water drawn by a vessel.
(politics) A system of forcing or convincing people to take an elected position.
(possibly archaic) That which is drawn in; a catch, a haul.
(possibly archaic) The act of drawing in a net for fish.
(possibly archaic) The action or an act (especially of a beast of burden or vehicle) of pulling something along or back.
(rail transport) The pulling force (tension) on couplers and draft gear during a slack stretched condition.
(sports) A system of assigning rookie players to professional sports teams.
(usually with the) Conscription, the system of forcing people to serve in the military.
A cheque, an order for money to be paid.
A current of air, usually coming into a room or vehicle.
A dose (of medicine, alcohol, etc.)
A preliminary sketch or outline for a plan.
A quantity that is requisitioned or drawn out from a larger population.
An act of drinking.
An early version of a written work (such as a book or e-mail) or drawing.
Beer drawn from a cask or keg rather than a bottle or can.
The bevel given to the pattern for a casting, so that it can be drawn from the sand without damaging the mould.
The draw through a flue of gasses (smoke) resulting from a combustion process.
The quantity of liquid (such as water, alcohol, or medicine) drunk in one swallow.
verb
(transitive) To conscript a person, force a person to serve in some capacity, especially in the military.
(transitive) To write a first version, make a preliminary sketch.
(transitive, intransitive) To follow very closely (behind another vehicle), thereby providing an aerodynamic advantage to both lead and follower and conserving energy or increasing speed.
(transitive, sports) To select a rookie player onto a professional sports team.
To draw fibers out of a clump, for spinning in the production of yarn.
To draw in outline; to make a draught, sketch, or plan of, as in architectural and mechanical drawing.
To draw out; to call forth.
To select and separate an animal or animals from a group.
To select someone (or something) for a particular role or purpose.
To write a law.
dwarf
dwarf
adj
(especially in botany) Miniature.
noun
(astronomy) A star of relatively small size.
(mythology) Any member of a race of beings from (especially Scandinavian and other Germanic) folklore, usually depicted as having some sort of supernatural powers and being skilled in crafting and metalworking, often as short with long beards, and sometimes as clashing with elves.
(now often offensive) A person of short stature, often one whose limbs are disproportionately small in relation to the body as compared with typical adults, usually as the result of a genetic condition.
An animal, plant or other thing much smaller than the usual of its sort.
verb
(intransitive) To become (much) smaller.
(transitive) To make appear (much) smaller, puny, tiny.
(transitive) To make appear insignificant.
(transitive) To render (much) smaller, turn into a dwarf (version).
To hinder from growing to the natural size; to make or keep small; to stunt.
efram
efrap
faber
fabre
fabri
facer
facer
noun
(obsolete) A blow in the face, as in boxing; hence, any severe or stunning check or defeat, as in controversy.
(obsolete) One who faces; one who puts on a false show; a bold-faced person.
An unexpected and stunning blow or defeat.
fader
fader
adj
comparative form of fade: more fade
noun
(computer graphics) A program or algorithm for fading out colors.
A device used to control sound volume.
faery
faery
noun
Obsolete spelling of fairy
fager
faire
faire
adj
Obsolete spelling of fair
fairm
fairs
fairs
noun
plural of fair
fairy
fairy
adj
Like a fairy; fanciful, whimsical, delicate.
noun
(Northern England, US, derogatory, colloquial) A male homosexual, especially one who is effeminate.
(uncountable, obsolete) The realm of faerie; enchantment, illusion.
A legendary Chinese immortal.
A member of two species of hummingbird in the genus Heliothryx.
A mythical being with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although often depicted in modern illustrations only as a small sprite with gauze-like wings, and revered in some modern forms of paganism.
An enchantress, or creature of overpowering charm.
faker
faker
adj
comparative form of fake: more fake.
noun
(military, by extension) A friendly unit (usually aircraft) that acts as a hostile unit in a military exercise.
(obsolete) A peddler of petty things.
A snake oil salesman; one who makes exaggerated claims about a product he sells.
An impostor or impersonator.
One who fakes something.
fakir
fakir
noun
(Hindu, more loosely) An ascetic mendicant, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic.
(Islam) A faqir, owning no personal property and usually living solely off alms.
(derogatory) Someone who takes advantage of the gullible through fakery, especially of a spiritual or religious nature.
faqir
faqir
noun
(Islam) A religious mendicant who owns no personal property.
farad
farad
noun
In the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical capacitance; the capacitance of a capacitor in which one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt across the capacitor. Symbol: F
farah
farce
farce
noun
(cooking) Forcemeat, stuffing.
(countable) A motion picture or play featuring this style of humor.
(uncountable) A ridiculous or empty show.
(uncountable) A situation abounding with ludicrous incidents.
(uncountable) A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method.
verb
(transitive) To stuff with forcemeat or other food items.
(transitive, figurative) To fill full; to stuff.
(transitive, obsolete) To make fat.
(transitive, obsolete) To swell out; to render pompous.
Alternative form of farse (“to insert vernacular paraphrases into (a Latin liturgy)”)
farci
farcy
farcy
noun
The horse disease glanders, especially its cutaneous form.
farde
fardh
fardh
noun
Alternative form of fard (“Islamic commandment”)
fardo
fards
fards
noun
plural of fard
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fard
fared
fared
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fare
farer
farer
noun
(archaic) One who fares or travels, a traveller, tripper
fares
fares
noun
plural of fare
fargo
fargo
Proper noun
The largest city in North Dakota, USA
farhi
faria
fario
fario
noun
(UK) The brown trout
farle
farls
farls
noun
plural of farl
farly
farms
farms
noun
plural of farm
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of farm
farmy
farmy
adj
Resembling or reminiscent of a farm.
farny
faros
farra
farro
farro
noun
Emmer wheat (Triticum turgidum).
farse
farse
noun
A vernacular paraphrase inserted into Latin liturgy.
verb
(transitive) To insert vernacular paraphrases into (a Latin liturgy).
farsi
farth
farts
farts
noun
plural of fart
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fart
faruq
fator
faurd
faure
favor
favor
noun
(archaic) A letter, a written communication.
(law) Partiality; bias
(obsolete) A ribbon or similar small item that is worn as an adornment, especially in celebration of an event.
(obsolete) Anything worn publicly as a pledge of a woman's favor.
(obsolete) Appearance; look; countenance; face.
A kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).
A small gift; a party favor.
Goodwill; benevolent regard.
Mildness or mitigation of punishment; lenity.
The object of regard; person or thing favoured.
verb
(in dialects, including Southern US and Louisiana) To resemble; especially, to look like (another person).
To do a favor [noun sense 1] for; to show beneficence toward.
To encourage, conduce to
To look upon fondly; to prefer.
To treat with care.
To use more often.
fayre
fayre
adj
(archaic) Fair, beautiful.
noun
(dated) A fair, a market.
(dated) Fare.
fchar
fears
fears
noun
plural of fear
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fear
ferae
feral
feral
adj
(of a person) Contemptible, unruly, misbehaved.
Deadly, fatal.
Internet slang. Engrossed by a certain thought or behavior.
Of an animal, being wild but descended from domestic or captive animals.
Of or pertaining to the dead, funereal.
Wild, untamed.
noun
(Australia, colloquial) A contemptible young person, a lout, a person who behaves wildly.
(Australia, colloquial) A person who has isolated themselves from the outside world; one living an alternative lifestyle.
(furry subculture) A character in furry art or literature which has the physical characteristics (body) of a regular animal (typically quadripedal), that may or may not be able to communicate with humans or anthros (contrasts anthro)
A domesticated animal that has returned to the wild; an animal, particularly a domesticated animal, living independently of humans.
feria
feria
noun
A weekday on a Church calendar on which no feast is observed.
ferna
feuar
feuar
noun
(Scotland, property law, historical) One who holds a feu.
fiard
fiard
noun
Alternative form of fjard
fiars
fiars
noun
plural of fiar
fibra
filar
filar
adj
Of or relating to a thread or line; characterized by threads stretched across the field of view.
fiora
firca
firma
fjare
flair
flair
noun
(obsolete) Olfaction; sense of smell.
(obsolete) Smell; odor.
A natural or innate talent or aptitude.
Distinctive style or elegance.
verb
(transitive) To add flair.
flare
flare
noun
(American football) A route run by the running back, releasing toward the sideline and then slightly arcing upfield looking for a short pass.
(aviation) The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
(baseball) A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders.
(figuratively) A sudden eruption or outbreak; a flare-up.
(in the plural) Bell-bottom trousers.
(nautical) The increase in width of most ship hulls with increasing height above the waterline.
(oil industry) A flame produced by a burn-off of waste gas (flare gas) from a flare tower (or flare stack), typically at an oil refinery.
(photography) Short for lens flare.
A breakdance move of someone helicoptering his torso on alternating arms.
A source of brightly burning light or intense heat.
A sudden bright light.
A type of pyrotechnic that produces a brilliant light without an explosion, used to attract attention in an emergency, to illuminate an area, or as a decoy.
A widening of an object with an otherwise roughly constant width.
An inflammation such as of tendons (tendonitis) or joints (osteoarthritis).
verb
(intransitive) To blaze brightly.
(intransitive) To shine out with a sudden and unsteady light; to emit a dazzling or painfully bright light.
(intransitive, figuratively) To shine out with gaudy colours; to be offensively bright or showy.
(intransitive, figuratively) To suddenly erupt in anger.
(intransitive, figuratively) To suddenly happen or intensify.
(intransitive, obsolete) To be exposed to too much light.
(transitive) To cause inflammation; to inflame.
(transitive) To cause to burn; in particular, to burn off excess gas (flare gas).
(transitive, intransitive) To open outward in shape.
(transitive, intransitive, aviation) To (operate an aircraft to) transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
flary
flary
adj
flaring
flear
flora
flora
noun
A book describing the plants of a country, region, time, etc.
Plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.
The microorganisms that inhabit some part of the body.
foram
foram
noun
A foraminifer.
foray
foray
noun
A brief excursion or attempt, especially outside one's accustomed sphere.
A sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To scour an area for goods as part of a foray.
To do or attempt something outside one's typical area of expertise.
To participate in a foray.
forma
forra
forta
frack
frack
adj
Alternative form of freck
verb
(oil industry) To employ hydraulic fracturing (fracking).
fract
fract
verb
(obsolete) To break; to violate.
frags
frags
noun
plural of frag
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frag
fraid
fraid
adj
Pronunciation spelling of afraid.
fraik
frail
frail
adj
Easily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish.
Liable to fall from virtue or be led into sin; not strong against temptation; weak in resolution; unchaste.
Mentally fragile.
Weak; infirm.
noun
(dated, slang) A girl.
(dialectal, obsolete) Synonym of flail.
A basket made of rushes, used chiefly to hold figs and raisins.
A rush for weaving baskets.
The quantity of fruit or other items contained in a frail.
verb
To play a stringed instrument, usually a banjo, by picking with the back of a fingernail.
frame
frame
noun
(Internet) An individually scrollable region of a webpage.
(baseball, slang) An inning.
(bowling) A set of balls whose results are added together for scoring purposes. Usually two balls, but only one ball in the case of a strike, and three balls in the case of a strike or a spare in the last frame of a game.
(bowling) The complete set of pins to be knocked down in their starting configuration.
(computing) A form of knowledge representation in artificial intelligence.
(dated) Frame of mind; disposition.
(dated, video games) A stage or location in a video game.
(electronics, film, animation, video games) A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30th or 1/60th of a second.
(engineering, dated, chiefly UK) Any of certain machines built upon or within framework.
(genetics, "reading frame") A way of dividing nucleotide sequences into a set of consecutive triplets.
(horticulture) A movable structure used for the cultivation or the sheltering of plants.
(mathematics) A complete lattice in which meets distribute over arbitrary joins.
(networking) An independent chunk of data sent over a network.
(obsolete) Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming.
(philately) The outer circle of a cancellation mark.
(philately) The outer decorated portion of a stamp's image, often repeated on several issues although the inner picture may change.
(snooker) A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win) have been potted.
A context for understanding or interpretation.
A piece of photographic film containing an image.
A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.
Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure.
The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
The structure of a person's body; the human body.
verb
(intransitive, dialectal) To move.
(intransitive, dialectal, mining) To wash ore with the aid of a frame.
(intransitive, obsolete) To fit; accord.
(intransitive, obsolete) To proceed; to go.
(intransitive, obsolete) To profit; avail.
(intransitive, obsolete) To succeed in doing or trying to do something; manage.
(tennis) To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).
(transitive) Of a constructed object such as a building, to put together the structural elements.
(transitive) Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to place inside a decorative border.
(transitive) To bring or put into form or order; adjust the parts or elements of; compose; contrive; plan; devise.
(transitive) To construct by fitting together or uniting various parts; fabricate by union of constituent parts.
(transitive) To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation.
(transitive) To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
(transitive) To position visually within a fixed boundary.
(transitive, criminology) Conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person. See frameup.
(transitive, obsolete) To cause; to bring about; to produce.
(transitive, obsolete) To execute; perform.
(transitive, obsolete) To strengthen; refresh; support.
franc
franc
noun
A former unit of currency of France, Belgium and Luxembourg, replaced by the euro.
Any of several units of currency, some of which are multi-national (West African CFA Franc (XOF), Central African CFA Franc (XAF), the Swiss franc (CHF)) while others are national currencies.
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.
frans
franz
frape
frape
noun
(Internet slang) An act of using another person's Facebook account to post derogatory messages.
(obsolete) A crowd, a rabble.
verb
(Internet slang) To hijack, and meddle with, someone's Facebook account while it is unattended.
frapp
fraps
fraps
noun
acronym of frames per second
plural of frap
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frap
frary
frase
frass
frass
adj
Under the influence of marijuana, stoned.
noun
(entomology) The droppings or excrement of insect larvae.
(informal) artificial turf
The sawdust-like byproduct of wood-boring insects like termites, old-house borers or powderpost beetles.
frate
frate
noun
A friar.
frats
frats
noun
plural of frat
fraud
fraud
noun
(law) The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
(obsolete) A trap or snare.
A person who performs any such trick.
Any act of deception carried out for the purpose of unfair, undeserved and/or unlawful gain.
The assumption of a false identity to such deceptive end.
verb
(obsolete) To defraud
fraus
fraus
noun
plural of frau
frawn
fraya
frayn
frays
frays
noun
plural of fray
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fray
fraze
freak
freak
adj
Strange, weird, unexpected.
noun
(UK dialectal, Scotland) A fellow; a petulant young man.
(bodybuilding) A person whose physique has grown far beyond the normal limits of muscular development; often a bodybuilder weighing more than 260 pounds (117.934 kilos).
(dated) A streak of colour; variegation.
(dated) A sudden change of mind
(dated) Someone or something that is markedly unusual or unpredictable.
(informal, sometimes endearing) A very sexually perverse individual.
A drug addict.
A hippie.
A man, particularly a bold, strong, vigorous man.
A person who is extremely abnormal in appearance due to a severe medical condition (originally, a freak of nature); later extended to meaning a person who is extremely abnormal in social behavior, sexual orientation, gender identity, and/or business practices; an oddball, especially in physiology (e.g., "circus freak"); a unique person, originally in a displeasing or alienating way.
An enthusiast, or person who has an obsession with, or extreme knowledge of, something.
Euphemistic form of fuck.
verb
(intransitive) To react extremely or irrationally, usually under distress or discomposure.
(slang, transitive, intransitive) To be placed or place someone under the influence of a psychedelic drug, (especially) to experience reality withdrawal, or hallucinations (nightmarish), to behave irrational or unconventional due to drug use.
(transitive) To make greatly distressed and/or a discomposed appearance.
(transitive, dated) To streak; to variegate
fream
fream
noun
(US slang, 1950s–1960s) social outsider, misfit, loser, usually restricted to males
frear
freda
freia
frena
frena
noun
plural of frenum
freya
freya
Proper noun
name of mostly British usage.
friar
friar
noun
(printing, dated) A white or pale patch on a printed page caused by poor inking.
A member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
An American fish, the silverside.
frida
frija
froma
frona
fruma
fubar
fubar
adj
Alternative form of FUBAR
noun
Alternative form of foobar
fural
furan
furan
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms, two double bonds and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₄O.
furca
graaf
graaf
noun
A Dutch earl or count.
graff
graff
noun
(botany, archaic) Alternative form of graft
(obsolete) A steward; an overseer.
(slang) Clipping of graffiti.
(slang, journalism) Alternative form of graf (“paragraph”)
graft
graft
noun
(countable) A branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot.
(countable) A con job.
(countable) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
(countable, Britain, colloquial) A job or trade.
(countable, slang) A cut of the take (money).
(obsolete) A ditch, a canal.
(surgery, countable) A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.
(uncountable) Corruption in official life.
(uncountable) Illicit profit by corrupt means, especially in public life.
(uncountable, US, politics) A bribe, especially on an ongoing basis.
(uncountable, slang) A criminal’s special branch of practice.
A narrow spade used in digging drainage trenches.
The depth of the blade of a digging tool such as a spade or shovel.
verb
(chemistry) To form a graft polymer
(colloquial, intransitive) To work hard.
(intransitive) To insert scions (grafts) from one tree, or kind of tree, etc., into another; to practice grafting.
(transitive) To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon.
(transitive) To join (one thing) to another as if by grafting, so as to bring about a close union.
(transitive, nautical) To cover, as a ring bolt, block strap, splicing, etc., with a weaving of small cord or rope yarns.
(transitive, surgery) To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union.
To obtain illegal gain from bribery or similar corrupt practices.
infra
infra
adv
(law) Discussed later.
noun
(civil engineering, computing, informal) Clipping of infrastructure.
irfan
kafir
kafir
noun
(Islam, countable) A disbeliever, a denier: someone who rejects or disbelieves in God as per Islam (Arabic: الله Allāh) or the tenets of Islam; or more broadly any non-Muslim.