A group of particularly brutal mercenaries who were active in Africa and Asia during the 1960s.
artifex
aurifex
axifera
axiform
boxford
boxford
Proper noun
a town in Massachusetts.
carefox
factrix
factrix
noun
(obsolete) A factoress, a female factor (agent or representative).
fairfax
fairfax
Proper noun
that was originally a nickname for someone with long fair hair.
The title of a Scottish peerage.
Any of several place names, including:
An independent city in Virginia, USA
firebox
firebox
noun
(rail transport) The chamber of a steam engine, or a steam locomotive, in which the fuel is burned.
(vulgar) A redheaded woman or her red pubic hair.
The part of a fireplace where the fuel is burned.
fixator
fixator
noun
(anatomy) Any muscle that fixes, or limits the movement, of a bone or joint
fixture
fixture
noun
(computing, programming) A state that can be recreated, used as a baseline for running software tests.
(law) Something that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it; compare fitting, furnishing.
(sports, chiefly Britain, Commonwealth, Ireland) A scheduled match.
A lighting unit; a luminaire.
A regular patron of a place or institution; a person constantly present at a certain place.
A work-holding or support device used in the manufacturing industry.
verb
(transitive) To furnish with, as, or in a fixture.
(transitive, sports, Australia, New Zealand) To schedule (a match).
fixures
fixures
noun
plural of fixure
flaxier
flexner
flexors
flexors
noun
plural of flexor
flexura
flexure
flexure
noun
(anatomy) A curve or bend in a tubular organ.
(astronomy) The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or subtracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion.
(zoology) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.