Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
fuage |
noun |
Same as Fumage. |
fubby |
adjective |
Alt. of Fubsy |
fubsy |
adjective |
Plump; chubby; short and stuffy; as a fubsy sofa. |
fuchs |
noun |
A student of the first year. |
fucus |
noun |
A paint; a dye; also, false show., A genus of tough, leathery seaweeds, usually of a dull brownish green color; rockweed. |
fudge |
noun |
A made-up story; stuff; nonsense; humbug; — often an exclamation of contempt., To make up; to devise; to contrive; to fabricate., To foist; to interpolate. |
fuero |
noun |
A code; a charter; a grant of privileges., A custom having the force of law., A declaration by a magistrate., A place where justice is administered., The jurisdiction of a tribunal. |
fuffy |
adjective |
Light; puffy. |
fugle |
verb i. |
To maneuver; to move hither and thither. |
fugue |
noun |
A polyphonic composition, developed from a given theme or themes, according to strict contrapuntal rules. The theme is first given out by one voice or part, and then, while that pursues its way, it is repeated by another at the interval of a fifth or fourth, and so on, until all the parts have answered one by one, continuing their several melodies and interweaving them in one complex progressive whole, in which the theme is often lost and reappears. |
fulbe |
noun |
Same as Fulahs. |
fully |
adverb |
In a full manner or degree; completely; entirely; without lack or defect; adequately; satisfactorily; as, to be fully persuaded of the truth of a proposition. |
fumed |
imp. & past participle |
of Fume |
fumer |
noun |
One that fumes., One who makes or uses perfumes. |
fumet |
noun |
The dung of deer., Alt. of Fumette |
fumid |
adjective |
Smoky; vaporous. |
funge |
noun |
A blockhead; a dolt; a fool. |
fungi |
noun pl. |
See Fungus., of Fungus |
funic |
adjective |
Funicular. |
funis |
noun |
A cord; specifically, the umbilical cord or navel string. |
funky |
adjective |
Pertaining to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking. |
funny |
superl. |
Droll; comical; amusing; laughable., A clinkerbuit, narrow boat for sculling. |
furld |
imp. & past participle |
of Furl |
furry |
adjective |
Covered with fur; dressed in fur., Consisting of fur; as, furry spoils., Resembling fur. |
furze |
noun |
A thorny evergreen shrub (Ulex Europaeus), with beautiful yellow flowers, very common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain; — called also gorse, and whin. The dwarf furze is Ulex nanus. |
furzy |
adjective adjective |
bounding in, or overgrown with, furze; characterized by furze. |
fused |
imp. & past participle |
of Fuse |
fusee |
noun |
A flintlock gun. See 2d Fusil., A fuse. See Fuse, n., A kind of match for lighting a pipe or cigar., A small packet of explosive material with wire appendages allowing it to be conveniently attached to a railroad track. It will explode with a loud report when run over by a train, and is used to provide a warning signal to the engineer., The track of a buck., The cone or conical wheel of a watch or clock, designed to equalize the power of the mainspring by having the chain from the barrel which contains the spring wind in a spiral groove on the surface of the cone in such a manner that the diameter of the cone at the point where the chain acts may correspond with the degree of tension of the spring., A similar wheel used in other machinery. |
fusel |
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Alt. of Fusel oil |
fusil |
verb t. |
Capable of being melted or rendered fluid by heat; fusible., Running or flowing, as a liquid., Formed by melting and pouring into a mold; cast; founded., A light kind of flintlock musket, formerly in use., A bearing of a rhomboidal figure; — named from its shape, which resembles that of a spindle. |
fussy |
superl |
Making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about trifles; overnice; fidgety. |
fusty |
superl |
Moldy; musty; ill-smelling; rank., Moping. |
fuzzy |
noun |
Not firmly woven; that ravels., Furnished with fuzz; having fuzz; like fuzz; as, the fuzzy skin of a peach. |