A bluff; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate.
verb
present participle of bluff
brainfag
briefing
briefing
noun
A presentation of information or instruction; the meeting at which it is presented.
A short and concise summary of a situation.
verb
present participle of brief
bungfull
caffling
calfling
calfling
noun
A small, young, or miniature calf.
chaffing
chaffing
noun
The act by which somebody is chaffed; a teasing.
verb
present participle of chaff
cheffing
cheffing
noun
The activity of a chef.
verb
present participle of chef
chuffing
chuffing
adj
(England, slang) Used as a mild intensifier, especially as a substitute for "fucking".
noun
A noisy puffing sound, as of a steam locomotive.
verb
present participle of chuff
clangful
clefting
clefting
noun
(linguistics) The formation of a cleft sentence.
(medicine) The formation of a cleft lip or cleft palate.
verb
present participle of cleft
cliffing
cliffing
noun
The formation of cliffs.
coffling
coffling
verb
present participle of coffle
coiffing
coiffing
verb
present participle of coiffe, an alternative spelling of coif
cornflag
cornflag
noun
Alternative form of corn-flag
crafting
crafting
noun
The act by which something is crafted.
verb
present participle of craft
crofting
crofting
noun
A form of land tenure and small-scale food production, unique to the Highlands and islands of Scotland, in which individual crofts are established on the better land while a large area of poor-quality hill ground is shared by all the crofters of the township for grazing.
The process of exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process of bleaching.
verb
present participle of croft
daffling
defacing
defacing
noun
defacement
verb
present participle of deface
defaming
defaming
noun
defamation
verb
present participle of defame
defanged
defanged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defang
defiling
defiling
verb
present participle of defile
defining
defining
adj
Serving to define or distinguish.
verb
present participle of define
defusing
defusing
verb
present participle of defuse
defuzing
defuzing
verb
present participle of defuze
deifying
deifying
verb
present participle of deify
drafting
drafting
noun
A method of preparing fibers for weaving.
A profession, usually related to making technical drawings for architecture, engineering, or manufacturing.
The act or process of producing a technical drawing, or draft.
The practice among ground vehicle drivers or cyclists of following in a close line to reduce wind resistance.
verb
present participle of draft
drifting
drifting
adj
Moving aimlessly or at the mercy of external forces.
Without direction, focus, or goal.
noun
(motorsports) A driving technique where the driver intentionally oversteers, causing loss of traction in the rear wheels, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner.
That which drifts.
The act by which something drifts.
verb
present participle of drift
dwarfing
dwarfing
noun
The situation where something is made to seem (relatively) small or unimportant.
verb
present participle of dwarf
edifying
edifying
adj
That educates, informs, illuminates or instructs.
That enlightens or uplifts.
noun
edification
verb
present participle of edify
effacing
effacing
verb
present participle of efface
effusing
effusing
verb
present participle of effuse
enfacing
enfacing
verb
present participle of enface
enfigure
engrafts
engrafts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of engraft
engulfed
engulfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of engulf
faceting
faceting
noun
An arrangement into facets.
verb
present participle of facet
facingly
facingly
adv
In a facing manner or position.
fackings
fadingly
fadingly
adv
In a fading manner; becoming lighter or paler.
fagoting
fagoting
noun
A decoration of a fabric achieved by removing threads and tying others into bunches.
The joining of hemmed edges of fabric with crisscrossed threads.
verb
present participle of fagot
failings
failings
noun
plural of failing
fainting
fainting
noun
An act of collapsing into a state of temporary unconsciousness.
verb
present participle of faint
fairings
fairings
noun
plural of fairing
fairling
fairling
noun
(archaic) A fairing; a present brought from a fair.
faithing
faithing
noun
worship, practising faith
fallings
fallings
noun
plural of falling
fanagalo
fanagalo
Proper noun
A pidgin language based primarily on Zulu, spoken in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Zambia.
fancying
fancying
noun
Something fancied or imagined.
verb
present participle of fancy
fandango
fandango
noun
(color) A shade of red-violet.
(figurative, colloquial) An unknown entity or contraption.
(music, dance) A form of lively flamenco music and dance that has many regional variations (e.g. fandango de Huelva), some of which have their own names (e.g. malagueña, granadina).
A confusion; a chaotic collection.
A gathering for dancing; a ball.
An extravaganza; an instance of lavish and fantastical events or behavior.
verb
(dance) To dance the fandango.
(figuratively) To dance, particularly with a lot of energy.
fanegada
fanegada
noun
(historical) Synonym of fanega (“traditional Spanish unit of volume, mass, or land area”)
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
fannings
fannings
noun
plural of fanning
fantigue
fantigue
noun
(dialectal) A state of worry or excitement.
fargoing
fargoing
adj
Having significant implications or repercussions.
farmings
farmings
noun
plural of farming
farthing
farthing
noun
(figurative) A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount.
(historical) Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a coin representing this.
(obsolete) A division of land.
fastings
fastings
noun
plural of fasting
fatlings
fatlings
noun
plural of fatling
faulting
faulting
noun
Formation of a geological fault.
verb
present participle of fault
favoring
favoring
verb
present participle of favor
feasting
feasting
noun
A feast, or an occasion on which people or animals feast
verb
present participle of feast
feazings
feazings
noun
(nautical) The unlaid or ragged end of a rope.
feebling
feebling
noun
A feeble person.
verb
present participle of feeble
feedings
feedings
noun
plural of feeding
feelings
feelings
noun
plural of feeling
feigners
feigners
noun
plural of feigner
feigning
feigning
noun
Act of one who feigns; fakery; deceit.
verb
present participle of feign
feinberg
feingold
feinting
feinting
verb
present participle of feint
feltings
feltings
noun
plural of felting
fenagled
fenagled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fenagle
fenagler
fenagles
fenagles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fenagle
fencings
fencings
noun
plural of fencing
fengkieh
fengtien
feoffing
feoffing
verb
present participle of feoff
ferguson
ferguson
Proper noun
originating in Scotland from Clan Fergusson and now widespread in the English-speaking world.
A common place name
ferlying
ferngale
ferrigno
ferrying
ferrying
noun
The act by which something is ferried.
verb
present participle of ferry
feruling
feruling
noun
Punishment with a ferule.
verb
present participle of ferule
fetching
fetching
adj
Attractive; pleasant to regard.
noun
The act by which something is fetched.
verb
present participle of fetch
fettling
fettling
noun
(gerund, UK) A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace.
(gerund, UK) Repairing; mending; sorting.
(gerund, UK) The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried clay ware.
verb
present participle of fettle
fevering
fevering
verb
present participle of fever
fiancing
fiancing
verb
present participle of fiance
fiddling
fiddling
adj
Of petty or trivial importance; footling
noun
action of the verb to fiddle
verb
present participle of fiddle
fiedling
fielding
fielding
noun
(sports) The role of a fielder.
The act of one who fields.
verb
present participle of field
fierding
fighting
fighting
adj
Apt to provoke a fight.
Engaged in war or other conflict.
noun
A fight or battle; an occasion on which people fight
The act or process of contending; violence or conflict.
verb
present participle of fight
figments
figments
noun
plural of figment
figuline
figuline
adj
(of clay) Suitable for making pottery; fictile.
Made of clay, as by the potter; said of vessels, ornamental figures, etc.
noun
A piece of pottery decorated with representations of natural objects.
figurant
figurant
noun
An actor or dancer in the background lacking an aural presence.
figurine
figurine
noun
A small carved or molded figure; a statuette.
figuring
figuring
noun
Calculation.
Representation.
Structure, design, or arrangement; figure.
verb
present participle of figure
filching
filching
noun
The act of one who filches; theft.
verb
present participle of filch
fileting
fileting
verb
present participle of filet
fillings
fillings
noun
plural of filling
filmogen
finagled
finagled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of finagle
finagler
finagler
noun
A person who finagles; a cheat or swindler
finagles
finagles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of finagle
findings
findings
noun
Small tools and materials used by artisans and craftsmen
plural of finding
fineberg
fingered
fingered
adj
(in combination) Having fingers (of the specified kind).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of finger
fingerer
fingerer
noun
One who fingers, especially in the sense of sexual stimulation.
fingrigo
fingrigo
noun
(Jamaica) A prickly climbing shrub of the genus Pisonia.
finiking
finnegan
finnegan
Proper noun
name transferred from the surname.
finnigan
firefang
firefang
verb
Alternative form of fire-fang
fireling
fishings
fishings
noun
plural of fishing
fishling
fishling
noun
A small or young fish; fry.
fittings
fittings
noun
plural of fitting
fiveling
fiveling
noun
A twin crystal formed from five individuals
fixating
fixating
verb
present participle of fixate
fizzling
fizzling
noun
The sound of something that fizzles.
verb
present participle of fizzle
fjarding
fjerding
flacking
flacking
verb
present participle of flack
flagging
flagging
adj
Becoming tired or less dynamic; declining in strength; dwindling.
noun
(television) The skewing or bending of the upper part of a television picture due to imperfect synchronization of the video signal.
A pavement or sidewalk of flagstones; flagstones, collectively.
The process by which something flags or tires.
Use of a handkerchief code or analogous display to signal sexual interests.
verb
present participle of flag
flagonet
flagrant
flagrant
adj
(archaic) On fire; flaming.
(obsolete) Misspelling of fragrant.
Obvious and offensive; blatant; scandalous.
flagtown
flailing
flailing
noun
A flailing action or motion.
verb
present participle of flail
flamingo
flamingo
adj
Of a deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
noun
A deep pink color tinged with orange, like that of a flamingo.
A wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae.
flamming
flamming
verb
present participle of flam
flanagan
flangers
flangers
noun
plural of flanger
flanging
flanging
noun
(architecture) A flange.
(music) A time-based audio effect produced when two identical signals are mixed together, but with one signal time-delayed by a small and gradually changing amount, usually smaller than 20 milliseconds.
flanigan
flanking
flanking
verb
present participle of flank
flanning
flanning
noun
(architecture) The internal flare of a window jamb, or of a fireplace; an embrasure; coving.
verb
present participle of flan
flapping
flapping
adj
that flaps or flap
noun
(computing, telecommunications) The situation where a resource, a network destination, etc., is advertised as being available and then unavailable (or available by different routes) in rapid succession.
(phonology) A phonological process found in many dialects of English, especially American English and Canadian English, by which intervocalic /t/ and /d/ surface as the alveolar flap /ɾ/ before an unstressed syllable, so that words such as "metal" and "medal" are pronounced similarly or identically.
(uncountable) The unlicensed racing of horses or greyhounds.
An instance where one flaps.
verb
present participle of flap
flashgun
flashgun
noun
(photography) An electrically powered device used to trigger a flashbulb.
(photography) Any similar unit used to generate repeatable flashes of light for photography.
flashing
flashing
noun
(jewelry) The use of rhodium plating to temporarily enhance a ring's durability and shine.
(roofing) Components used to weatherproof or seal roof system edges at perimeters, penetrations, walls, expansion joints, valleys, drains and other places where the roof covering is interrupted or terminated.
A sudden blazing or bursting, as of fire or water.
The blinking of a light source, such as a light bulb or computer's cursor.
The exposing of one's naked body, or part of it, in public briefly (the action of the verb to flash).
The process of getting rid of gaps on shelves by bringing products from the back of the shelf to the front to create a 'fuller' shelf.
verb
present participle of flash
flatling
flatling
adv
Flatly, plainly.
In a flat position.
With the flat side (e.g. of a weapon).
flatlong
flatlong
adv
With the flat side downward; not edgewise.
flatting
flatting
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) The practice of living, with others, in a flat.
(countable) A flat part of something, a flattening.
(countable) A type of paint that dries with a flat (matt) finish; a coating of such paint.
(countable) An instance of a musical note being flatter than intended.
A method of preserving gilding unburnished, by touching with size.
The process of applying a coating of flatting paint.
The process of becoming flat.
The process of causing something to become flat; the process of flattening something.
The process of forming metal into sheets by passing it between rollers.