(botany) Tending or proceeding away from the base.
beautiful
beautiful
adj
(of the weather) Pleasant; clear.
Attractive and possessing beauty.
Good, admirable.
Well executed.
noun
Someone who is beautiful. Can be used as a term of address.
bifarious
bifarious
adj
(botany) In two rows (on opposite sides of a branch etc.)
ambiguous
twofold, double
bifurcate
bifurcate
adj
Divided or forked into two; bifurcated.
Having bifurcations.
verb
(intransitive) To divide or fork into two channels or branches.
(transitive) To cause to bifurcate.
bisulfate
bisulfate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt containing this anion.
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent anion HSO₄⁻.
verb
To react with a bisulfate
To sulfate with two sulfate groups
bufonidae
bufotalin
bufotalin
noun
(organic chemistry) A cardiotoxic bufanolide steroid secreted by the common European toad (Bufo bufo) and other related toads such as Bufo melanostictus.
calcifuge
calcifuge
noun
Any plant that does not thrive in a soil rich in lime or chalk
caudiform
caudiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a tail.
cauldrife
caulfield
cauliform
cauliform
adj
Having the form of a caulis.
confucian
confucian
Adjective
of, pertaining to, or conforming to the teachings of Confucius
Noun
One who follows the teachings of Confucius.
difflugia
diffusate
diffusate
noun
(chemistry) Material which, in the process of catalysis, has diffused or passed through the separating membrane.
disfavour
disfavour
noun
A state of being out of favour.
An unkindness; a disobliging act.
Lack of favour; displeasure.
verb
(British spelling) To show lack of favour or antipathy towards.
dismayful
dismayful
adj
(obsolete) terrifying
disulfate
disulfate
noun
Alternative form of disulphate
effluvial
effluvial
adj
Of or pertaining to effluvia.
effluvias
effuviate
epifaunae
epifaunae
noun
plural of epifauna
epifaunal
epifaunal
adj
Of or pertaining to epifauna.
epifaunas
euflavine
fabricius
fabritius
fabulists
fabulists
noun
plural of fabulist
facetious
facetious
adj
Of an idea or statement, humorously silly or counterproductive for the purpose of sarcastically advocating the opposite.
Pleasantly humorous; jocular.
Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant.
faciendum
faciendum
noun
Something that must be done.
factitude
factitude
noun
The property of being factual.
facultied
facultied
adj
(in combination) Having a faculty or faculties of a specified kind.
faculties
faculties
noun
plural of faculty
facultize
facultize
verb
(obsolete) To make use of one's faculties; to perform skilled work.
To develop as an academic discipline.
To educate in an academic discipline.
facundity
facundity
noun
(archaic) eloquence; readiness of speech
fahlunite
fahlunite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydration of iolite.
fainaigue
fainaigue
verb
(card games) To renege (“break one's commitment to follow suit when capable”).
To achieve or obtain (something) by complicated or deceitful methods; to finagle, to wangle.
To cheat or deceive (someone).
To evade work or shirk responsibility.
To fail to keep a promise; to renege.
fairmount
faithfuls
faithfuls
noun
plural of faithful
farfugium
faribault
faribault
Proper noun
a city in Minnesota, USA
fascicule
fascicule
noun
(botany) Alternative form of fascicle
(obsolete) A bundle of nerve fibers; a fasciculus.
An installment of a printed work, a fascicle.
fasciculi
fasciculi
noun
plural of fasciculus
fastidium
fastidium
noun
(medicine, archaic) repugnance toward food; unwillingness to eat
fastigium
fastigium
noun
(architecture) A pediment or gable end.
(pathology) The most intense phase of a disease, especially a fever.
An apex or summit; culmination.
fatiguing
fatiguing
adj
causing fatigue
verb
present participle of fatigue
fatuities
fatuities
noun
plural of fatuity
fatuitous
fatuitous
adj
stupid; fatuous
faucalize
faucalize
verb
(phonetics) To simultaneously contract the palatoglossus and palatopharyngeus muscles, which have the effects of: vertically expanding and laterally constricting the pharyngeal cavity, of constricting the oropharyngeal isthmus, and of raising the pharynx relative to the larynx.
faujasite
faujasite
noun
(mineralogy) A zeolite mineral consisting of sodalite cages connected through hexagonal prisms.
faultfind
faultfind
verb
(transitive) To find fault (with)
faultiest
faultiest
adj
superlative form of faulty: most faulty
faunistic
faunistic
adj
(biology) Relating to the distribution of animals
fauteuils
fauteuils
noun
plural of fauteuil
faveoluli
favillous
favillous
adj
(obsolete) Of or pertaining to ashes.
favouring
favouring
verb
present participle of favour
favourite
favourite
adj
Belonging to a category whose members are all preferred or liked over nonmembers.
Preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified).
noun
(Internet) A bookmark in a web browser.
(in the plural) A short curl dangling over the temples, fashionable in the reign of Charles II.
A contestant or competitor thought most likely to win.
A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour.
A person who is preferred or trusted above all others.
verb
(Internet) To add to one's list of favourite items on a website that allows users to compile such lists.
(Internet) To bookmark.
To favour.
featuring
featuring
noun
(rap music) A cameo on another performer's track.
verb
present participle of feature
featurish
febricula
febricula
noun
A mild fever of short duration, of indefinite origin, and without any distinctive pathology.
feracious
feracious
adj
Producing in abundance; fertile, fruitful
feudalise
feudalise
verb
Alternative spelling of feudalize
feudalism
feudalism
noun
A social system based on personal ownership of resources and personal fealty between a suzerain (lord) and a vassal (subject). Defining characteristics are direct ownership of resources, personal loyalty, and a hierarchical social structure reinforced by religion.
feudalist
feudalist
adj
Advocating or practising feudalism, or in which feudalism is practised.
noun
An advocate or practitioner of feudalism.
feudality
feudality
noun
The state or quality of being feudal; feudal form or constitution.
feudalize
feudalize
verb
To make something feudal.
feudaries
feudaries
noun
plural of feudary
feuillage
feuillage
noun
archaic form of foliage
feuillant
fibularia
fibularia
noun
plural of fibulare
fidiculae
fiduciary
fiduciary
adj
(law) Relating to an entity that owes to another good faith, accountability and trust, often in the context of trusts and trustees.
(nonstandard) Accepted as a trusted reference such as a point, value, or marker; fiducial.
Pertaining to paper money whose value depends on public confidence or securities.
noun
(law) One who holds a thing in trust for another.
(theology) One who depends for salvation on faith, without works; an antinomian.
figulated
figulated
adj
Alternative form of figulate
figurable
figurable
adj
Capable of being brought to a fixed form or shape.
figurally
figurally
adv
in a figural manner
figurante
figurante
noun
A female figurant, especially a ballet dancer.
figurants
figurants
noun
plural of figurant
filaceous
filaceous
adj
Composed of threads, filamentous, stringy.
filarious
filarious
adj
(slang) Hilarious; very funny.
Alternative form of filarial.
filatures
filatures
noun
plural of filature
findfault
findfault
noun
(obsolete) A censurer or caviler.
fionnuala
fioritura
fioritura
noun
(music) A musical embellishment or ornamentation.
firebaugh
fireguard
fireguard
noun
A mesh screen around a fire to prevent sparks or falling embers.
firmarius
fistulana
fistulate
fistulate
adj
Hollowed like a fistula.
verb
(obsolete, transitive, intransitive) To make or become hollow like a fistula, or pipe.
fistulina
flaminius
flauntier
flauntier
adj
comparative form of flaunty: more flaunty
flauntily
flauntily
adv
In a flaunty manner.
flaunting
flaunting
adj
That flaunts; showy or gaudy
noun
The act by which something is flaunted.
verb
present participle of flaunt
flautists
flautists
noun
plural of flautist
fluidally
fluidally
adv
In a fluidal manner.
fluidrams
fluidrams
noun
plural of fluidram
fluviatic
fluviatic
adj
Belonging to rivers or streams; fluviatile.
fluxation
fluxation
noun
The act of fluxing; a flowing or passing away.
fluxional
fluxional
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) That undergoes rapid intramolecular rearrangements, component atoms being interchanged among equivalent structures.
Pertaining to, or having the nature of, fluxion or fluxions; variable; inconstant.
foliature
foliature
noun
(obsolete) Foliage; leafage.
forficula
formulaic
formulaic
adj
Closely following a formula or predictable pattern; imitative, not original.
fountains
fountains
noun
plural of fountain
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fountain
fractious
fractious
adj
Given to troublemaking.
Irritable; argumentative; quarrelsome.
fraicheur
franciums
franciums
noun
plural of francium
frangulic
frangulin
frangulin
noun
(organic chemistry) A yellow crystalline dyestuff extracted from a species of buckthorn, Rhamnus frangula.
frasquito
frauleins
frauleins
noun
plural of fraulein
freudians
frugalism
frugalism
noun
The practice of being frugal.
frugalist
frugalist
noun
A person who acts frugally.
frugality
frugality
noun
A sparing use; sparingness.
The quality of being frugal; prudent economy; thrift.
frugivora
fruitages
fruitages
noun
plural of fruitage
fruitcake
fruitcake
noun
(US, slang, colloquial, derogatory, dated) A homosexual male.
(colloquial, derogatory) A crazy or eccentric person.
A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice.
fruitdale
fruitland
fruitvale
fruitvale
Proper noun
A village in British Columbia, Canada
An unincorporated community in California
A in Colorado
An unincorporated community in Tennessee
A town in Texas
An unincorporated community in Washington
fruticant
fruticant
adj
(obsolete) Full of shoots.
fruticeta
fruticeta
noun
plural of fruticetum
fucatious
fucoideae
fugacious
fugacious
adj
Fleeting, fading quickly, transient.
fugitated
fukushima
fukushima
Proper noun
A city in Japan.
A prefecture in Japan.
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster following a tsunami in 2011.
fulicinae
fullonian
fulminant
fulminant
adj
(especially medicine) Appearing quickly and with destructive effects.
That fulminates.
noun
A thunderbolt.
An explosive.
fulminate
fulminate
noun
(chemistry) Any salt or ester of fulminic acid, mostly explosive.
verb
(intransitive) To thunder or make a loud noise.
(intransitive, figuratively) To make a verbal attack.
(transitive, figuratively) To issue as a denunciation.
(transitive, now rare) To strike with lightning; to cause to explode.