| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| furring | present participle & vb. noun | of Fur, The leveling of a surface, or the preparing of an air space, by means of strips of board or of larger pieces. See Fur, v. t., 3., The strips thus laid on., Double planking of a ship’s side., A deposit from water, as on the inside of a boiler; also, the operation of cleaning away this deposit. |
| furbish | verb t. | To rub or scour to brightness; to clean; to burnish; as, to furbish a sword or spear. |
| furcate | adjective | Alt. of Furcated |
| furcula | noun | A forked process; the wishbone or furculum. |
| furilic | adjective | Pertaining to, or derived from, furile; as, furilic acid. |
| furioso | adjective & adverb | With great force or vigor; vehemently. |
| furious | adjective | Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent; as, a furious animal., Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence; as, a furious stream; a furious wind or storm. |
| furling | present participle & vb. noun | of Furl |
| furlong | adjective | A measure of length; the eighth part of a mile; forty rods; two hundred and twenty yards. |
| furmity | noun | Same as Frumenty. |
| furnace | noun | An inclosed place in which heat is produced by the combustion of fuel, as for reducing ores or melting metals, for warming a house, for baking pottery, etc.; as, an iron furnace; a hot-air furnace; a glass furnace; a boiler furnace, etc., A place or time of punishment, affiction, or great trial; severe experience or discipline., To throw out, or exhale, as from a furnace; also, to put into a furnace. |
| furnish | verb t. | To supply with anything necessary, useful, or appropriate; to provide; to equip; to fit out, or fit up; to adorn; as, to furnish a family with provisions; to furnish one with arms for defense; to furnish a Cable; to furnish the mind with ideas; to furnish one with knowledge or principles; to furnish an expedition or enterprise, a room or a house., To offer for use; to provide (something); to give (something); to afford; as, to furnish food to the hungry: to furnish arms for defense., That which is furnished as a specimen; a sample; a supply. |
| furrier | noun | A dealer in furs; one who makes or sells fur goods. |
| furrowy | adjective | Furrowed. |
| further | adverb | To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See Farther., More remote; at a greater distance; more in advance; farther; as, the further end of the field. See Farther., Beyond; additional; as, a further reason for this opinion; nothing further to suggest., To help forward; to promote; to advance; to forward; to help or assist. |
| furtive | adjective | Stolen; obtained or characterized by stealth; sly; secret; stealthy; as, a furtive look. |