(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
breakfront
breakfront
noun
(chiefly attributive) Any piece of furniture (especially a bookcase or cabinet) that has a central section that projects farther forward than the other sections.
cankerfret
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
crankshaft
crankshaft
noun
A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.
verb
(of a straight bolt or rod) To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways, offset from the longitudinal axis of the part, but remains parallel with the part's main longitudinal axis, with the final shape somewhat resembling a crankshaft.
defrocking
defrocking
noun
The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
verb
present participle of defrock
drinkproof
dunderfunk
dunderfunk
noun
(obsolete, nautical) ship's biscuit broken up, mixed with molasses etc. and baked
enkerchief
fernambuck
ferntickle
fingerhook
fingerlike
fingerlike
adj
Resembling a finger, especially in shape
fingermark
fingermark
noun
A blemish made by a dirty finger.
fingerwork
fingerwork
noun
Alternative spelling of finger work
finnickier
finnickier
adj
comparative form of finnicky: more finnicky
flanderkin
fleckering
fleckering
verb
present participle of flecker
flickering
flickering
adj
shining unsteadily or varying rapidly in brightness (referring to a light or a source of light)
noun
A short, uncertain burst.
verb
present participle of flicker
flockowner
flockowner
noun
Someone who owns a flock of animals.
foenngreek
foenngreek
noun
Archaic form of fenugreek.
folksinger
folksinger
noun
A person who sings folk songs.
foreknower
foreknower
noun
One who foreknows.
forereckon
forereckon
verb
(transitive) To reckon beforehand or in advance; prefigure
forespoken
forespoken
adj
Spoken beforehand or in advance; foretold; predicted.
verb
past participle of forespeak.
foretokens
foretokens
noun
plural of foretoken
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foretoken
forkedness
forkedness
noun
The state or quality of being forked.
forsakenly
forsakenly
adv
(rare) helplessly
In a deserted manner; by itself; alone
franciscka
franciskus
frankewing
frankforts
frankfurts
frankfurts
noun
plural of frankfurt
frankhouse
franklinia
franklinic
franklinic
adj
(physics, obsolete) Relating to the electricity from a machine, rather than from a redox reaction.
frankville
freakiness
freakiness
noun
The state or condition of being freaky.
frenchlick
friendlike
friendlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a friend.
fringelike
fringelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fringe.
friskiness
friskiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being frisky.
friskingly
friskingly
adv
With frisking movements; while leaping.
frithsoken
frolicking
frolicking
noun
The act of one who frolics.
verb
present participle of frolic
kaffrarian
kafiristan
kapfenberg
kingfisher
kingfisher
noun
Any of various birds of the suborder Alcedines (or the family Alcedinidae sensu lato), having a large head, short tail and brilliant colouration; they feed mostly on fish.
common kingfisher (Alcedo atthis)
klagenfurt
klangfarbe
knifeboard
knifeboard
noun
(historical, by extension) An early bus with narrow, restrictive seating; a knifeboard bus.
(historical, chiefly attributive) A way of arranging benches back to back, resembling a knifeboard; common on the open upper deck of early double-deck omnibuses and trams.
A board on which knives are cleaned or polished.
knifeproof
knifeproof
adj
Resistant to knives.
monkflower
norfolkian
outflanker
outflanker
noun
(military) One who is positioned so as to outflank the enemy in combat.