(biochemistry) A form of hemoglobin in which the central ferrous iron atom is oxidised to the ferric state
fetching
fetching
adj
Attractive; pleasant to regard.
noun
The act by which something is fetched.
verb
present participle of fetch
fetchingly
fetchingly
adv
In a fetching manner
fetichmonger
fetishizing
fetishizing
verb
present participle of fetishize
fetishmonger
fibrohemorrhagic
fieldfight
fight
fight
noun
(archaic) A battle between opposing armies.
(obsolete) A screen for the combatants in ships; an arming.
(sports) A boxing or martial arts match.
(uncountable) The will or ability to fight.
A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
An occasion of fighting.
verb
(intransitive) Of colours or other design elements: to clash; to fail to harmonize.
(intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
(intransitive) To strive for something; to campaign or contend for success.
(reciprocal) To contend in physical conflict with each other, either singly or in war, battle etc.
(transitive) To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare etc.).
(transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
(transitive) To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.
(transitive, archaic) To cause to fight; to manage or manoeuvre in a fight.
fightable
fightable
adj
(military) Capable in combat.
Able to be fought.
fighter
fighter
noun
(colloquial) A firefighter.
(eulogistic) A person with a strong determination to resist protracted or severe adversity, especially illness.
(video games) A game with a focus on physical combat.
A class of fixed-wing aircraft whose primary purpose is to shoot down other aircraft, sometimes accompanied by a secondary purpose of attacking ground targets.
A participant in boxing or any martial art.
A person who fights; a combatant.
A pugnacious, competitive person.
A warrior; a fighting soldier.
fighteress
fighteress
noun
(archaic or humorous, rare) A female fighter.
fighters
fighters
noun
plural of fighter
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
fightingly
fightingly
adv
So as to fight; pugnaciously.
fightings
fightings
noun
plural of fighting
fights
fights
noun
plural of fight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fight
fightwite
fightwite
noun
(historical, law) A mulct or fine imposed on a person for disturbing the peace with a fight or quarrel.
figshell
figurehead
figurehead
noun
(by extension) Someone in a nominal position of leadership who has no actual power; a front or front man.
(nautical) A carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship.
(nautical, slang, obsolete) A person's face.
figureheadless
figureheads
figureheads
noun
plural of figurehead
figureheadship
figureheadship
noun
The role or status of figurehead.
filching
filching
noun
The act of one who filches; theft.
verb
present participle of filch
filchingly
filchingly
adv
By means of petty theft.
filmographies
filmographies
noun
plural of filmography
filmography
filmography
noun
A selective list of movie titles that share a similar characteristic such as the same genre, the same director, the same actor etc.
filthifying
filthifying
verb
present participle of filthify
fingerbreadth
fingerbreadth
noun
A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.
fingerfish
fingerfishes
fingerhold
fingerhold
noun
A grip with the fingers.
fingerholds
fingerholds
noun
plural of fingerhold
fingerhook
fingersmith
fingersmith
noun
midwife
pickpocket
finishing
finishing
noun
(soccer) Shooting ability.
The act of completing something.
The final work upon or ornamentation of a thing; finish.
verb
present participle of finish
firebaugh
firefight
firefight
noun
A skirmish involving an exchange of gunfire.
firefighter
firefighter
noun
A person who has been trained to put out fires.
firefighters
firefighters
noun
plural of firefighter
firefighting
firefighting
noun
(by extension, figuratively) Solving an urgent problem.
(firefighting) Extinguishing a fire.
The profession of being a firefighter.
fireflaught
firelight
firelight
noun
The light of a fire, such as from a campfire or fireplace.
fireplough
fishergirl
fishfinger
fishfinger
noun
Alternative form of fish finger
fishgarth
fishgarth
noun
A fishweir.
fishgig
fishgig
noun
(fishing) Alternative spelling of fizgig
fishgigs
fishgigs
noun
plural of fishgig
fishgrass
fishifying
fishifying
verb
present participle of fishify
fishing
fishing
noun
(countable) A fishery, a place for catching fish.
(uncountable) Commercial fishing: the business or industry of catching fish and other seafood for sale.
(uncountable) The act of catching fish.
(uncountable, informal) The act of catching other forms of seafood, separately or together with fish.
verb
present participle of fish
fishingly
fishingly
adv
In a manner that suggests fishing, such as groping in search of something, or seeking compliments.
fishings
fishings
noun
plural of fishing
fishling
fishling
noun
A small or young fish; fry.
fishmonger
fishmonger
noun
(Britain) A person who sells fish.
(Britain, rare) A fishmonger's, a fishmonger's shop: a shop that sells fish.
(archaic) A pimp.
fishmongers
fishmongers
noun
plural of fishmonger
fishtailing
fishtailing
verb
present participle of fishtail
fishybacking
fistfight
fistfight
noun
A fight using bare fists.
verb
To fight using bare fists.
fitchburg
fitchering
fitzhugh
flagfish
flagfish
noun
(US) A freshwater fish in the family Cyprinodontidae native to Florida, Jordanella floridae, sometimes kept in aquaria and used in laboratory tests of the biological effects of environmental pollutants.
flagfishes
flaggish
flaggish
adj
Synonym of flagging (“becoming tired or less dynamic; declining in strength”)
flagship
flagship
noun
(by extension, often attributive) The most important one out of a related group.
(nautical) The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet.
(nautical, military) The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.
verb
To act as a flagship for.
flagships
flagships
noun
plural of flagship
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
flashingly
flashingly
adv
With a flashing appearance.
flashings
flashings
noun
plural of flashing
flashlight
flashlight
noun
(US, Canada) A battery-powered hand-held light source.
(obsolete) A photograph taken with a flash camera.
A flashgun (device used to create flashes of light for photography).
verb
(transitive) To illuminate with a flashlight.
flashlights
flashlights
noun
plural of flashlight
flaunching
flaunching
noun
A mortar fillet at the junction of the chimney stack and the roof; superseded in modern times by lead flashing.
The sloped mortar fillet around the base of a chimney pot, which serves to hold the pot in position and allow rainwater to run off.
verb
present participle of flaunch
fleeching
fleeching
noun
cajolery; flattery
verb
present participle of fleech
fleishig
fleishig
adj
Alternative form of fleischig
flemishing
flemishing
verb
present participle of flemish
flenching
flenching
verb
present participle of flench
fleshing
fleshing
verb
present participle of flesh
fleshings
fleshings
noun
Flesh-coloured tights (worn by actors or dancers)
fleshling
fleshling
noun
(fantasy, derogatory) A creature made of flesh; a human being.
(obsolete) A person devoted to sensual pursuits.
fletcherising
fletcherizing
fletcherizing
verb
present participle of fletcherize
fletching
fletching
noun
The fins or feathers so attached.
The process of attaching fins, such as halved feathers, to a projectile in order to stabilize its flight.
verb
present participle of fletch
fletchings
fletchings
noun
plural of fletching
flexographic
flexographic
adj
Of or pertaining to flexography
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
flichtering
fliegerabwehrkanone
flight
flight
adj
(obsolete) Fast, swift, fleet.
noun
(collective) A collective term for doves or swallows.
(cricket) The movement of a spinning ball through the air - concerns its speed, trajectory and drift.
(engineering) The shaped material forming the thread of a screw.
A floor which is reached by stairs or escalators.
A group of canal locks with a short distance between them
A paper airplane.
A series of stairs between landings.
A trip made by an aircraft, particularly one between two cities or countries, which is often planned or reserved in advance.
An aerodynamic surface designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.
An air force unit.
An episode of imaginative thinking or dreaming.
An instance of flying.
Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal or other beverage. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples.
The act of fleeing.
The act of flying.
The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile.
The feathers on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path.
verb
(cricket, of a spin bowler) To throw the ball in such a way that it has more airtime and more spin than usual.
(sports, by extension, transitive) To throw or kick something so as to send it flying with more loft or airtime than usual.
flighted
flighted
adj
(of birds) Capable of flight.
Having a specified number or kind of flights (of stairs, a screw thread, etc.).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flight
flighter
flighter
noun
(brewing) A horizontal vane revolving over the surface of wort in a cooler, so as to produce a circular current in the liquor..
flightful
flightful
adj
(archaic) Able to fly.
flighthead
flightier
flightier
adj
comparative form of flighty: more flighty
flightiest
flightiest
adj
superlative form of flighty: most flighty
flightily
flightily
adv
In a flighty manner.
flightiness
flightiness
noun
The quality of being flighty.
flighting
flighting
verb
present participle of flight
flightless
flightless
adj
Unable to fly. Usually used with birds such as the penguin, ostrich, and emu.
flights
flights
noun
plural of flight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flight
flightshot
flightworthy
flightworthy
adj
(aviation) Safe enough to fly
flighty
flighty
adj
(obsolete) Swift.
(of a bird) That flies easily or often.
Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.
flinching
flinching
noun
A flinching motion; a flinch.
verb
present participle of flinch
flinchingly
flinchingly
adv
With a flinching motion.
flitching
flitching
verb
present participle of flitch
floodlight
floodlight
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Powerful artificial illumination with a broad beam, especially in a series of units on pylons used to illuminate a sports ground.
A projector of a bright beam of light for use in theatres and studios; a flood
verb
(transitive) To enlighten or illuminate with floodlight(s).
floodlighted
floodlighted
adj
Lit by floodlights; floodlit.
floodlighting
floodlighting
verb
present participle of floodlight
floodlights
floodlights
noun
plural of floodlight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of floodlight
florigraphy
florigraphy
noun
Alternative form of floriography
flourishing
flourishing
adj
growing, thriving, doing well
noun
The action of the verb flourish; flowering.
verb
present participle of flourish
flourishingly
flourishingly
adv
In a flourishing way; tending to succeed and grow.
flowcharting
flowcharting
noun
(computing) the design and construction of flowcharts
fluorographic
fluorographic
adj
Relating to fluorography.
flushing
flushing
noun
(UK) A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy.
A surface formed of floating threads.
Rushing of blood to the skin's surface, especially on the face, as happens under various physiological circumstances (e.g., in embarrassment or stress or during menopause).
The act by which something is flushed.
verb
present participle of flush
flushingly
flushingly
adv
In a flushing manner; while flushing, while blushing (red with embarrassment):
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
flyingh
flyweight
flyweight
noun
(figuratively, adjectival use) Small, light or unimportant.
(martial arts) A weight class in many combat sports; e.g. in professional boxing of a maximum of 112 pounds or 50.8 kilograms.
(mechanics) A weight that moves outward depending on centrifugal force.
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
foggish
foggish
adj
Synonym of foggy (“obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy”)
fogyish
fogyish
adj
Characteristic of a fogy
fogyishness
folkething
folkright
folkright
noun
(obsolete) The common law or right of the people.
footlight
footlight
noun
A stage light located at the front edge of the stage that illuminates the actors from foot level up.
footlights
footlights
noun
plural of footlight
forecatching
forecatharping
forechecking
forechecking
verb
present participle of forecheck
foregathering
foregathering
verb
present participle of foregather
foregirth
foregirth
noun
(equestrianism) A martingale.
forehinting
foreignership
foreignership
noun
The condition of being a foreigner.
forenight
forenight
noun
(Scotland) The evening, between twilight and bedtime.
forereaching
forereaching
verb
present participle of forereach
foreright
foreright
adj
(obsolete) Characterising a wind blowing on the line of one's travel; favourable.
adv
(obsolete) Directly forwards, straight ahead.
foreschooling
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
foreshortening
foreshortening
noun
(art) A technique for creating the appearance that the object of a drawing is extending into space by shortening the lines with which that object is drawn.
A similar contracted appearance in film or photography, etc.
verb
present participle of foreshorten
foreshowing
foreshowing
noun
The act or an instance of showing something, usually an event, ahead of time; a prognostication
verb
present participle of foreshow
foresight
foresight
noun
(surveying) a bearing taken forwards towards a new object
The ability to foresee or prepare wisely for the future.
the front sight on a rifle or similar weapon
foresighted
foresighted
adj
Having foresight; foreseeing; provident.
foresightedly
foresightedly
adv
With foresight; in a foresighted manner.
foresightedness
foresightedness
noun
The prudent exercise of common sense when planning for the future
The quality of having foresight
foresightednesses
foresightful
foresightful
adj
Having, exercising, or characterised by foresight; forward-looking; prudent
foresightless
foresightless
adj
Lacking foresight.
foresights
foresights
noun
plural of foresight
forethinking
forethinking
verb
present participle of forethink
foreweigh
foreweigh
verb
(transitive) To estimate in advance; to count the cost of beforehand.