present participle of coiffe, an alternative spelling of coif
cornflag
cornflag
noun
Alternative form of corn-flag
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
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
fanagalo
fanagalo
Proper noun
A pidgin language based primarily on Zulu, spoken in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Zambia.
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.
fargoing
fargoing
adj
Having significant implications or repercussions.
favoring
favoring
verb
present participle of favor
feingold
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
ferrigno
filmogen
fingrigo
fingrigo
noun
(Jamaica) A prickly climbing shrub of the genus Pisonia.
flagonet
flagtown
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.
flatlong
flatlong
adv
With the flat side downward; not edgewise.
flexagon
flexagon
noun
(geometry) A flat model made from folded strips of paper that can be folded, or flexed, to reveal a number of hidden faces.
floating
floating
adj
(linguistics, of a tone) that is not attached to any consonant or vowel within its morpheme.
Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift.
That floats or float.
noun
(in the plural) Material that floats in a liquid.
(veterinary medicine) A veterinary dental procedure involving the filing down of sharp surfaces on a horse's teeth.
The motion of something that floats.
The spreading of plaster on the surface of walls.
verb
present participle of float
floccing
flocking
flocking
noun
A material textured in this way, such as the artificial snow of a Christmas tree.
The process of adding small particles to a surface for the sake of texture.
verb
present participle of flock
flogging
flogging
noun
Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.
verb
present participle of flog
flooding
flooding
noun
(psychology) A form of therapy that treats a phobia by suddenly exposing the patient to the object of the phobia, instead of approaching it gradually.
(psychology, figurative) Emotional overwhelm sometimes leading to a primal state of rage or panic.
An act of flooding; a flood or gush.
verb
present participle of flood
flooring
flooring
noun
(sports) The act of putting one's opponent on the floor; a knockdown.
A floor.
A material used to make floors.
verb
present participle of floor
flopping
flopping
noun
The motion of something that flops.
verb
present participle of flop
flopwing
flopwing
noun
(dialect, dated) A bird, the lapwing.
florigen
florigen
noun
(botany) a supposed hormone that causes flowering in plants
flossing
flossing
noun
(countable) The act of removing food and plaque from one's teeth using dental floss.
(fishing, uncountable) The use of a weighted hook that pierces the fish's mouth from the outside.
The performance of the floss dance move.
verb
present participle of floss
flouring
flouring
verb
present participle of flour
flouting
flouting
noun
The act by which something is flouted.
verb
present participle of flout
focusing
focusing
adj
Pertaining to the direction of attention, effort, or energy to a particular audience or purpose over time.
Used for or pertaining to focusing.
noun
The action of the verb to focus.
verb
present participle of focus.
fogbound
fogbound
adj
enveloped in fog to such an extent that movement is dangerous or impossible
foghorns
foghorns
noun
plural of foghorn
foisting
foisting
noun
The act of something being foisted; imposition.
verb
present participle of foist
folioing
folioing
verb
present participle of folio
folksong
folksong
noun
Alternative spelling of folk song
folkvang
follying
fondling
fondling
noun
(obsolete) A foolish person.
A pet or person who is fondled; someone who is much loved.
The act of caressing; manifestation of tenderness.
verb
present participle of fondle
fontange
fontange
noun
A headdress popular among aristocrats in Europe in the late 17th century and early 18th century, made with pleated layers of starched lace and ribbon.
footings
footings
noun
plural of footing
footling
footling
adj
trivial, silly and irritating.
noun
A fetus oriented so that, at birth, its foot will emerge first. A type of breech birth.
verb
present participle of footle
fooyoung
foozling
foozling
verb
present participle of foozle
foraging
foraging
noun
The act of searching for food.
verb
present participle of forage
foraying
foraying
verb
present participle of foray
fordoing
fordoing
verb
present participle of fordo
foregone
foregone
adj
(informal) inevitable; settled
bygone
previous, former
verb
past participle of forego
foreigns
foreigns
noun
plural of foreign
foreking
foreking
noun
A preceding king.
A predecessor on the throne.
foresign
foresign
noun
A sign given in advance; a foreshadow; a premonition; omen.
An sign, signal, or indicator set in advance, as a control.
verb
(transitive) To sign in advance.
(transitive) To signal beforehand; foreshadow.
foresing
foresing
verb
(transitive) To sing beforehand or in advance.
forewing
forewing
noun
Alternative spelling of fore wing
forgeman
forgeman
noun
A person who works at a forge. A blacksmith on a large scale.
forgemen
forgemen
noun
plural of forgeman
forgings
forgings
noun
plural of forging
forgiven
forgiven
verb
past participle of forgive
forgoing
forgoing
verb
present participle of forgo
forgrown
forgrown
verb
past participle of forgrow
formagen
foughten
foughten
verb
(archaic) past participle of fight
foulings
foulings
noun
plural of fouling
founding
founding
adj
Who or that founds (establishes or starts) or founded.
noun
The establishment of something.
verb
present participle of found
fourgons
fourgons
noun
plural of fourgon
fourling
fourling
noun
(crystallography) A compound or twin crystal consisting of four individuals.
(obsolete, rare) One of four children born at the same birth; a quadruplet.
fowliang
fowlings
fowlings
noun
plural of fowling
frocking
frocking
noun
material for making frocks
verb
present participle of frock
frogging
frogging
noun
A set of decorative looped fastener on a garment, especially on a military uniform.
verb
present participle of frog
frogland
frogling
frogling
noun
a young or little frog
frognose
frogskin
frogskin
noun
(US, slang) A greenback, a United States dollar.
The skin of a frog, or leather made from it.
frondage
frondage
noun
The fronds of plants generally.
frontage
frontage
noun
Property or territory adjacent to a body of water.
The front part generally.
The front part of a property or building that faces the street.
The land between a property and the street.
The length of a property along a street.
fronting
fronting
noun
(linguistics) An analogous relationship between the vowel sounds in a dialect of a language relative to the language standard or an earlier form of the language.
(phonetics, phonology) A process whereby a vowel or a consonant is pronounced farther to the front of the vocal tract than some reference point.
(phonology) A phonological relationship where a front vowel is found in place of a relative back vowel in an inflected form of a word.
(slang) An act of putting on a false façade to impress people.
(syntax) The movement of a word of phrase to nearer the beginning of a sentence or clause than it would usually appear, often for emphasis. May also occur as part of the standard syntax of particular constructions (e.g. wh-fronting).
verb
present participle of front
frosting
frosting
noun
(US) Icing, a sweet, often creamy and thick, covering for cakes and other baked goods.
A layer of frost.
The theft of a car while it is left unattended, especially when its engine is left running in the winter to defrost the car.
verb
present participle of frost
frothing
frothing
noun
The act of something that froths.
verb
present participle of froth
frotting
frotting
verb
present participle of frot
frowning
frowning
noun
The act of giving a frown.
verb
present participle of frown
fungoids
fungoids
noun
plural of fungoid
furgeson
furlongs
furlongs
noun
plural of furlong
girafano
glandorf
glenford
golfings
golfings
noun
plural of golfing
gonfalon
gonfalon
noun
A standard or ensign, consisting of a pole with a crosspiece from which a banner is suspended, especially as used in church processions, but also for civic and military display.
gonfanon
gonfanon
noun
Alternative form of gonfalon
griffons
griffons
noun
plural of griffon
groanful
groanful
adj
(obsolete) agonizing; sad
igniform
infought
infought
verb
simple past tense and past participle of infight
kopfring
langford
langford
Proper noun
A city in British Columbia, Canada.
One of five villages in England.
A town in South Dakota, US.
lifelong
lifelong
adj
Extending for the entire duration of life.
longfelt
longford
longford
Proper noun
A county in the Republic of Ireland
A town in County Longford, Ireland
A small village in Greater London, England, formerly in Middlesex, on the north side of Heathrow Airport.
longleaf
longleaf
noun
A longleaf pine, Pinus palustris, or the wood of this tree
offaling
offaling
noun
(archaic) offal
offering
offering
noun
A contribution given at a religious service.
An oblation or presentation made as a religious act.
Something put forth, bid, proffered or tendered, such as for sale
That which has been offered; a sacrifice.
The act by which something is offered.
verb
present participle of offer
offgoing
orfinger
organify
organify
verb
(biology, transitive) To stabilize (a material) within an organ.
(transitive) To add organic matter to.
outfling
outfling
noun
(archaic) A sharp retort or gibe.
verb
(intransitive) To fling outward.
outflung
outflung
adj
Flung outwards.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outfling
proofing
proofing
noun
A step in creating yeast breads and baked goods, during which the yeast is allowed to leaven the dough.
verb
present participle of proof
roofings
roofings
noun
plural of roofing
scoffing
scoffing
noun
The act of one who scoffs; derision; mockery.
verb
present participle of scoff
softling
softling
noun
(archaic) A soft, effeminate person; a voluptuary.
songfest
songfest
noun
An event, often informal, where people sing together for the pleasure of it.
spoofing
spoofing
noun
(computing) A method of attacking a computer program, in which the program is modified so as to appear to be working normally when in reality it has been modified with the purpose of circumventing security mechanisms.
(computing) Phishing.
verb
present participle of spoof
unfogged
unfogged
adj
Not fogged.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfog
unforged
unforged
adj
Not having been forged.
unforget
unforget
verb
(transitive, informal) To not forget; also, to remember again after forgetting.