21096
|
f |
F, the sixth letter of the English Alphabet., is a labial articulation, formed by placing the upper ... |
21097
|
fabaceous |
FABACEOUS, a. [Low L., a bean.] Having the nature of a bean; like a bean. [Little used.] |
21098
|
fabian |
FABIAN, a. Delaying; dilatory; avoiding battle, in imitation of Q. Fabius Maximus, a Roman general ... |
21099
|
fable |
FABLE, n. [L., Gr. The radical sense is that which is spoken or told.]1. A feigned story or tale, ... |
21100
|
fabled |
FABLED, pp. 1. Feigned; invented, as stories.2. a. Told or celebrated in fables.Hail, fabled ... |
21101
|
fabler |
FABLER, n. A writer of fables or fictions; a dealer in feigned stories. |
21102
|
fabling |
FABLING, ppr. Feigning; devising, as stories; writing or uttering false stories. |
21103
|
fabric |
FABRIC, n. [L., a frame, a workman.]1. The structure of any thing; the manner in which the parts of ... |
21104
|
fabricate |
FABRICATE, v.t. [L., to frame, supra.]1. To frame; to build; to construct; to form a whole by ... |
21105
|
fabricated |
FABRICATED, pp. Framed; constructed; built; manufactured; invented; devised falsely; forged. |
21106
|
fabricating |
FABRICATING, ppr. Framing; constructing; manufacturing; devising falsely; forging. |
21107
|
fabrication |
FABRICATION, n. 1. The act of framing or constructing construction; as the fabrication of a bridge ... |
21108
|
fabricator |
FABRICATOR, n. One that constructs or makes. |
21109
|
fabrile |
FABRILE, a. [L.] Pertaining to handicrafts. [Not used.] |
21110
|
fabulist |
FABULIST, n. [from fable.] The inventor or writer of fables. |
21111
|
fabulize |
FABULIZE, v.t. To invent, compose or relate fables. |
21112
|
fabulosity |
FABULOSITY, n. Fabulousness; fullness of fables. [Little used.] |
21113
|
fabulous |
FABULOUS, a. 1. Feigned, as a story; devised; fictitious; as a fabulous story; a fabulous ... |
21114
|
fabulously |
FABULOUSLY, adv. In a fable or fiction; in a fabulous manner. |
21115
|
fabulousness |
FABULOUSNESS, n. The quality of being fabulous or feigned. |
21116
|
facade |
FACADE, n. Front. |
21117
|
face |
FACE, n. [L., to make.] 1. In a general sense, the surface of a thing, or the side which presents ... |
21118
|
facecloth |
FA'CECLOTH, n. [face and cloth.] A cloth laid over the face of a corpse. |
21119
|
faced |
FA'CED, pp. Covered in front. In composition, denoting the kind of face; as full-faced. |
21120
|
faceless |
FA'CELESS, a. Without a face. |
21121
|
facepainter |
FA'CEPAINTER, n. A painter of portraits; one who draws the likeness of the face. |
21122
|
facepainting |
FA'CEPAINTING, n. The act or art of painting portraits. |
21123
|
facet |
FAC'ET, n.A little face; a small surface; as the facets of a diamond. |
21124
|
facete |
FACE'TE, a. [L. facetus.] Gay; cheerful. [Not in use.] |
21125
|
faceteness |
FACE'TENESS, n. Wit; pleasant representation. [Not used.] |
21126
|
facetious |
FACE'TIOUS, a. [L. facetus; facetia, or plu.]1. Merry; sportive; jocular; sprightly with wit and ... |
21127
|
facetiously |
FACE'TIOUSLY, adv. Merrily; gaily; wittily; with pleasantry. |
21128
|
facetiousness |
FACE'TIOUSNESS, n. Sportive humor; pleasantry; the quality of exciting laughter or good humor. |
21129
|
facial |
FA'CIAL, a. [L. facies, face.] Pertaining to the face; as the facial artery, vein or nerve.Facial ... |
21130
|
facile |
FAC'ILE, a. [L. facilis, from facio, to make.]1. Properly, easy to be done or performed; easy; ... |
21131
|
facilely |
FAC'ILELY, adv. Easily. [Little used.] |
21132
|
facileness |
FAC'ILENESS, n. Easiness to be persuaded. |
21133
|
facilitate |
FACIL'ITATE, v.t. [L. facilitas, from facilis, easy.]To make easy or less difficult; to free from ... |
21134
|
facilitated |
FACIL'ITATED, pp. Made easy or easier. |
21135
|
facilitating |
FACIL'ITATING, ppr. Rendering easy or easier. |
21136
|
facilitation |
FACILITA'TION, n. The act of making easy. |
21137
|
facilities |
FACIL'ITIES, n. plu. The means by which the performance of anything is rendered easy; convenient ... |
21138
|
facility |
FACIL'ITY, n. [L. facilitas, from facilis, easy.]1. Easiness to be performed; freedom from ... |
21139
|
facing |
FA'CING, ppr. [from face.] 1. Fronting; having the face towards; opposite.2. Covering the fore ... |
21140
|
facinorous |
FACIN'OROUS, a. [L. facinus.] Atrociously wicked. [Little used.] |
21141
|
facinorousness |
FACIN'OROUSNESS, n. Extreme or astrocious wickedness. |
21142
|
facsimile |
FACSIM'ILE, n. [L. facio, to make, and similis, like. See Simile.]An exact copy or likeness, as ... |
21143
|
fact |
FACT, n. [L. factum, from facio, to make or do.]1. Any thing done, or that comes to pass; an act; ... |
21144
|
faction |
FAC'TION, n. [L. factio, from facio, to make or do.]1. A party, in political society, combined or ... |
21145
|
factionary |
FAC'TIONARY, n. A party man; one of a faction. [Little used.] |
21146
|
factioner |
FAC'TIONER, n. One of a faction. [Not in use.] |
21147
|
factionist |
FAC'TIONIST, n. One who promotes faction. |
21148
|
factious |
FAC'TIOUS, a. [L. factiosus.]1. Given to faction; addicted to form parties and raise dissensions, ... |
21149
|
factiously |
FAC'TIOUSLY, adv. In a factious manner; by means of faction; in a turbulent or disorderly manner. |
21150
|
factiousness |
FAC'TIOUSNESS, n. Inclination to form parties in opposition to the government, or to the public ... |
21151
|
factitious |
FACTI'TIOUS, a. [L. factitius, from facio.]Made by art, in distinction from what is produced by ... |
21152
|
factive |
FAC'TIVE, a. Making; having power to make. [Not used.] |
21153
|
factor |
FAC'TOR, n. [L. factor; facio.]1. In commerce, an agent employed by merchants, residing in other ... |
21154
|
factorage |
FAC'TORAGE, n. the allowance given to a factor by his employer, as a compensation for his ... |
21155
|
factorship |
FAC'TORSHIP, n. a factory; or the business of a factor. |
21156
|
factory |
FAC'TORY, n.1. A house or place where factors reside, to transact business for their employers. ... |
21157
|
factotum |
FACTO'TUM, n. [L. do every thing.] a servant employed to do all kinds of work. |
21158
|
facture |
FAC'TURE, n. The art or manner of making. |
21159
|
faculty |
FAC'ULTY, n. [L. facultas, from facio, to make.]1. That power of the mind or intellect which ... |
21160
|
facund |
FAC'UND, a. [L. facundus, supposed to be from the root of for, fari, to speak. If so the original ... |
21161
|
facundity |
FACUND'ITY, n. [L. facunditas.] Eloquence; readiness of speech. |
21162
|
faddle |
FAD'DLE, v.i. To trifle; to toy; to play. [A low word.] |
21163
|
fade |
FADE, a. Weak; slight; faint. [Not in use.]FADE, v.i.1. To lose color; to tend from a stronger ... |
21164
|
faded |
FA'DED, pp. Become less vivid, as color; withered; decayed; vanished. |
21165
|
fadge |
FADGE, v.i. [L. pango, pegi, pepegi, figo; Gr.]1. To suit; to fit; to come close, as the parts ... |
21166
|
fading |
FA'DING, ppr. [See Fade.]1. Losing color; becoming less vivid; decaying; declining; withering.2. ... |
21167
|
fadingness |
FA'DINGNESS, n. Decay; liableness to decay. |
21168
|
fady |
FA'DY, a. Wearing away; losing color or strength. |
21169
|
faecal |
FAECAL, a. [See Fecal.] |
21170
|
faeces |
FAE'CES, n. [L.] Excrement; also, settlings; sediment after infusion or distillation. |
21171
|
faffel |
FAF'FEL, v.i. To stammer. [Not in use.] |
21172
|
fag |
FAG, v.t. To beat. [Not in use.]FAG, n. A slave; one who works hard. [Not in use.]FAG, v.i. ... |
21173
|
fagend |
FAGEND', n. [fag and end. See Fag, v.i. supra.]1. The end of a web of cloth, generally of ... |
21174
|
fagot |
FAG'OT, n. [Gr. See Fadge. The sense is a bundle or collection, like pack.]1. A bundle of ... |
21175
|
fahlerz |
F'AHLERZ, n. Gray copper, or gray copper ore, called by Jameson tetrahedral copper pyrite. This ... |
21176
|
fahlunite |
F'AHLUNITE, n.Automalite, a subspecies of octahedral corundum. |
21177
|
fail |
FAIL, v.i. [L. fallo; Gr. whence; Eng. felony. It seems to be allied to fall, fallow, pale, and ... |
21178
|
failance |
FA'ILANCE, n. fault; failure. Obs. |
21179
|
failing |
FA'ILING, ppr. Becoming deficient or insufficient; becoming weaker; decaying; declining; omitting; ... |
21180
|
failure |
FA'ILURE, n. fa'ilyur.1. A failing; deficience; cessation of supply, or total defect; as the ... |
21181
|
fain |
FAIN, a.1. Glad; pleased; rejoiced. but the appropriate sense of the word is, glad or pleased to ... |
21182
|
faining |
FA'INING, ppr. wishing; desiring fondly. In his faining eye. |
21183
|
faint |
FAINT, a. [L. vanus, whence to vanish. Eng. to wane.]1. weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as, to ... |
21184
|
fainthearted |
FAINTHEARTED, a. Cowardly; timorous; dejected; easily depressed, or yielding to fear.Fear not, ... |
21185
|
faintheartedly |
FAINTHEARTEDLY, adv. In a cowardly manner. |
21186
|
faintheartedness |
FAINTHEARTEDNESS, n. Cowardice; timorousness; want of courage. |
21187
|
fainting |
FA'INTING, ppr. Falling into a swoon; failing; losing strength or courage; becoming feeble or ... |
21188
|
faintish |
FA'INTISH, a. Slightly faint. |
21189
|
faintishness |
FA'INTISHNESS, n. A slight degree of faintness. |
21190
|
faintling |
FA'INTLING, a. Timorous; feeble-minded. [Not used.] |
21191
|
faintly |
FA'INTLY, adv.1. In a feeble, languid manner; without vigor or activity; as, to attack or defend ... |
21192
|
faintness |
FA'INTNESS, n.1. The state of being faint; loss of strength, color and respiration.2. Feebleness; ... |
21193
|
faints |
FAINTS, n. plu. the gross fetid oil remaining after distillation, or a weak spirituous liquor ... |
21194
|
fainty |
FA'INTY, a. weak; feeble; languid. |
21195
|
fair |
FAIR, a.1. Clear; free from spots; free from a dark hue; white; as a fair skin; a fair complexion. ... |
21196
|
fair-hand |
FA'IR-HAND a. Having a fair appearance. |
21197
|
fair-spoken |
FA'IR-SPOKEN, a. Using fair speech; bland; civil; courteous; plausible.Arius, a fair-spoken man. |
21198
|
fairing |
FA'IRING, n. A present given at a fair. |
21199
|
fairly |
FA'IRLY, adv.1. Beautifully; handsomely. [Little used.]2. Commodiously; conveniently; as a town ... |
21200
|
fairness |
FA'IRNESS, n. 1. Clearness; freedom from spots or blemishes; whiteness; as the fairness of skin or ... |
21201
|
fairy |
FA'IRY, n. [The origin of this word is not obvious, and the radical letters are uncertain. the ... |
21202
|
fairylike |
FA'IRYLIKE, a. Imitating the manner of fairies. |
21203
|
fairystone |
FA'IRYSTONE, n. A stone found in gravel pits.The fossil echinite, abundant in chalk pits. |
21204
|
faith |
FAITH, n. [L. fides, fido, to trust; Gr. to persuade, to draw towards any thing, to conciliate; to ... |
21205
|
faith-breach |
FA'ITH-BREACH, n. Breach of fidelity; disloyalty; perfidy. |
21206
|
faithed |
FA'ITHED, a. Honest; sincere. [Not used.] |
21207
|
faithful |
FA'ITHFUL, a.1. Firm in adherence to the truth and to the duties of religion.Be thou faithful unto ... |
21208
|
faithfully |
FA'ITHFULLY, adv. 1. In a faithful manner; with good faith.2. With strict adherence to allegiance ... |
21209
|
faithfulness |
FA'ITHFULNESS, n. 1. Fidelity; loyalty; firm adherence to allegiance and duty; as the ... |
21210
|
faithless |
FA'ITHLESS, a.1. Without belief in the revealed truths of religion; unbelieving.O faithless ... |
21211
|
faithlessness |
FA'ITHLESSNESS, n.1. Unbelief, as to revealed religion.2. Perfidy; treachery; disloyalty; as in ... |
21212
|
faitour |
FA'ITOUR, n. [L. factor.] An evildoer; a scoundrel; a mean fellow. Obs. |
21213
|
fake |
FAKE, n.One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn. |
21214
|
fakir |
F'AKIR, |
21215
|
falcade |
FALCA'DE, n. [L. falx, a sickle or sythe.]A horse is said to make a falcade, when he throws ... |
21216
|
falcate |
FALC'ATE, |
21217
|
falcated |
FALC'ATED, a. [L. falcatus, from faix, a sickly, sythe or reaping hook.]Hooked; bent like a sickle ... |
21218
|
falcation |
FALCA'TION, n. Crookedness; a bending in the form of a sickle. |
21219
|
falchion |
FAL'CHION, n. fal'chun. a is pronounced as in fall. [L. falx, a reaping hook.]A short crooked ... |
21220
|
falciform |
FAL'CIFORM a. [L. falx, a reaping hook, and form.]In the shape of a sickle; resembling a reaping ... |
21221
|
falcon |
FAL'CON, n. Sometimes pron. fawcon. [L. falco, a hawk. The falcon is probably so named from its ... |
21222
|
falconer |
FAL'CONER, n. A person who breeds and trains hawks for taking wild fowls; one who follows the ... |
21223
|
falconet |
FAL'CONET, n. A small cannon or piece of ordinance, whose diameter at the bore is four inches and ... |
21224
|
falconry |
FAL'CONRY, n. [L. falco, a hawk.]1. The art of training hawks to the exercise of hawking.2. The ... |
21225
|
faldage |
FALD'AGE, n. a as in all. [Low L. faldagium.]In England, a privilege which anciently several lords ... |
21226
|
faldfee |
FALD'FEE, n. A fee or composition paid anciently by tenants for the privilege of faldage. |
21227
|
falding |
FALD'ING, n. A kind of course cloth. Obs. |
21228
|
faldstool |
FALD'STOOL, n. [fald or fold and stool.]1. A kind of stool placed at the south side of the altar, ... |
21229
|
fall |
FALL, v.i. pret. fell; pp. fallen. [L. fallo, to fail, to deceive, Gr.; Heb. to fall. Fail ... |
21230
|
fallacious |
FALLA'CIOUS, a. [L. fallax, from fallo, to deceive. See Fail.]1. Deceptive; deceiving; ... |
21231
|
fallaciously |
FALLA'CIOUSLY, adv. In a fallacious manner; deceitfully; sophistical; with purpose or in a manner ... |
21232
|
fallaciousness |
FALLA'CIOUSNESS, n. Tendency to deceive or mislead; inconclusiveness; as the fallaciousness of an ... |
21233
|
fallacy |
FAL'LACY, n. [L. fallacia.] 1. Deceptive or false appearance; deceitfulness; that which misleads ... |
21234
|
fallen |
FALL'EN, pp. or a. Dropped; descended; degraded; decreased; ruined. |
21235
|
fallency |
FAL'LENCY, n. Mistake. Obs. |
21236
|
faller |
FALL'ER, n. One that falls. |
21237
|
fallibility |
FALLIBIL'ITY, n. [See Fallible.]1. Liableness to deceive; the quality of being fallible; ... |
21238
|
fallible |
FAL'LIBLE, a. [L. fallo, to deceive.]1. Liable to fail or mistake; that may err or be deceived in ... |
21239
|
falling |
FALL'ING, ppr. Descending; dropping; disemboguing; apostatizing; declining; decreasing; sinking; ... |
21240
|
falling-sickness |
FALL'ING-SICKNESS, n. The epilepsy; a disease in which the patient suddenly loses his senses and ... |
21241
|
falling-star |
FALL'ING-STAR, n. A luminous meteor, suddenly appearing and darting through the air. |
21242
|
falling-stone |
FALL'ING-STONE, n. A stone falling from the atmosphere; a meteorite; an aerolite. |
21243
|
fallingin |
FALL'INGIN, n. An indenting or hollow; opposed to rising or prominence.Falling away, ... |
21244
|
fallow |
FAL'LOW, a. [L. fulvus; qu. helvus, for felvus. This word may be from the root of fail, fallo; so ... |
21245
|
fallow-crop |
FAL'LOW-CROP, n. The crop taken from fallowed ground. |
21246
|
fallow-finch |
FAL'LOW-FINCH, n. A small bird, the oenanthe or wheat-ear. |
21247
|
fallowed |
FAL'LOWED, pp. Plowed and harrowed for a season, without being sown. |
21248
|
fallowing |
FAL'LOWING, ppr. Plowing and harrowing land without sowing it.FAL'LOWING, n. The operation of ... |
21249
|
fallowist |
FAL'LOWIST, n. One who favors the practice of fallowing land.On this subject, a controversy has ... |
21250
|
fallowness |
FAL'LOWNESS, n. A fallow state; barrenness; exemption from bearing fruit. |
21251
|
falsary |
FALS'ARY, n. [See False.] A falsifier of evidence. [Not in use.] |
21252
|
false |
FALSE, a. [L. falsus, from fallo, to deceive. See Fall and Fail.]1. Not true; not conformable to ... |
21253
|
false-heart |
FALSE-HEART, |
21254
|
false-hearted |
FALSE-HEARTED, a. Hollow; treacherous; deceitful; perfidious. [The former is not used.] |
21255
|
false-heartedness |
FALSE-HEARTEDNESS, n. Perfidiousness; treachery. |
21256
|
falsehood |
FALSEHOOD, n. fols'hood. [false and hood.]1. Contrariety or inconformity to fact or truth; as ... |
21257
|
falsely |
FALSELY, adv. fols'ly.1. In a manner contrary to truth and fact; not truly; as, to speak or swear ... |
21258
|
falseness |
FALSENESS, n. fols'ness.1. Want of integrity and veracity, either in principle or in act; as the ... |
21259
|
falser |
FALS'ER, n. A deceiver. |
21260
|
falsetto |
FALSET'TO, n. A feigned voice. |
21261
|
falsifiable |
FALS'IFIABLE, a. [from falsify.] That may be falsified, counterfeited or corrupted. |
21262
|
falsification |
FALSIFICA'TION, n. 1. The act of making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an ... |
21263
|
falsificator |
FALSIFICA'TOR, n. A falsifier. |
21264
|
falsified |
FALS'IFIED, pp. Counterfeited. |
21265
|
falsifier |
FALS'IFIER, n.1. One who counterfeits, or gives to a thing a deceptive appearance; or one who ... |
21266
|
falsify |
FALS'IFY, v.t.1. To counterfeit; to forge; to make something false, or in imitation of that which ... |
21267
|
falsifying |
FALS'IFYING, ppr. Counterfeiting; forging; lying; proving to be false; violating. |
21268
|
falsity |
FALS'ITY, n. [L. falsitas.] 1. Contrariety or inconformity to truth; the quality of being ... |
21269
|
falter |
FAL'TER, v.i. [L. fallo, the primary sense of which is to fall short, or to err, to miss, to ... |
21270
|
faltering |
FAL'TERING, ppr. Hesitating; speaking with a feeble, broken, trembling utterance; ... |
21271
|
falteringly |
FAL'TERINGLY, adv. With hesitation; with a trembling, broken voice; with difficulty or feebleness. |
21272
|
fame |
FAME, n. [L. fama; Gr. from to speak.]1. Public report or rumor.The fame thereof was heard in ... |
21273
|
fame-giving |
FA'ME-GIVING, a. Bestowing fame. |
21274
|
famed |
FA'MED, a. Much talked of; renowned; celebrated; distinguished and exalted by favorable reports. ... |
21275
|
fameless |
FA'MELESS, a. Without renown. |
21276
|
familiar |
FAMIL'IAR, a. famil'yar. [L. familiaris, familia, family, which see.]1. Pertaining to a family; ... |
21277
|
familiarity |
FAMILIAR'ITY, n.1. Intimate and frequent converse, or association in company. The gentlemen lived ... |
21278
|
familiarize |
FAMIL'IARIZE, v.t.1. To make familiar or intimate; to habituate; to accustom; to make well known, ... |
21279
|
familiarized |
FAMIL'IARIZED, pp. Accustomed; habituated; made easy by practice, custom or use. |
21280
|
familiarizing |
FAMIL'IARIZING, ppr. Accustoming; rendering easy by practice, custom or use. |
21281
|
familiarly |
FAMIL'IARLY, adv.1. In a familiar manner; unceremoniously; without constraint; without ... |
21282
|
familism |
FAM'ILISM, n. The tenets of the familists. |
21283
|
familist |
FAM'ILIST, n. [from family.] One of the religious sect called the family of love. |
21284
|
family |
FAM'ILY, n. [L. familia.]1. The collective body of persons who live in one house and under one ... |
21285
|
famine |
FAM'INE, n. [L. fames.]1. Scarcity of food; dearth; a general want of provisions sufficient for ... |
21286
|
famish |
FAM'ISH, v.t. [L. fames.]1. To starve; to kill or destroy with hunger.2. To exhaust the strength ... |
21287
|
famished |
FAM'ISHED, pp. Starved; exhausted by want of sustenance. |
21288
|
famishing |
FAM'ISHING, ppr. Starving; killing; perishing by want of food. |
21289
|
famishment |
FAM'ISHMENT, n. The pain of extreme hunger or thirst; extreme want of sustenance. |
21290
|
famous |
FA'MOUS, a. [L. famosus. See Fame.]1. Celebrated in fame or public report; renowned; much talked ... |
21291
|
famoused |
FA'MOUSED, a. Renowned. [An ill formed word.] |
21292
|
famously |
FA'MOUSLY, adv. With great renown or celebration.Then this land was famously enriched with politic ... |
21293
|
famousness |
FA'MOUSNESS, n. Renown; great fame; celebrity. |
21294
|
fan |
FAN, n. [L. vannus.]1. An instrument used by ladies to agitate the air and cool the face in warm ... |
21295
|
fan-light |
FAN-LIGHT, n. A window in form of an open fan. |
21296
|
fanatic |
FANAT'IC, |
21297
|
fanatical |
FANAT'ICAL, a. [L. fanaticus, phanaticus.]Wild and extravagant in opinions, particularly in ... |
21298
|
fanatically |
FANAT'ICALLY, adv. With wild enthusiasm. |
21299
|
fanaticalness |
FANAT'ICALNESS, n. Fanaticism. |
21300
|
fanaticism |
FANAT'ICISM, n. Excessive enthusiasm; wild and extravagant notions of religion; religious frenzy. |
21301
|
fanaticize |
FANAT'ICIZE, v.t. To make fanatic. |
21302
|
fancied |
FAN'CIED, pp. [See Fancy.] Imagined; conceived; liked. |
21303
|
fanciful |
FAN'CIFUL, a. [See Fancy.]1. Guided by the imagination, rather than by reason and experience; ... |
21304
|
fancifully |
FAN'CIFULLY, adv. 1. In a fanciful manner; wildly; whimsically.2. According to fancy. |
21305
|
fancifulness |
FAN'CIFULNESS, n. 1. The quality of being fanciful, or influenced by the imagination, rather than ... |
21306
|
fancy |
FAN'CY, n. [contracted from fantasy, L. phantasia. Gr. from to cause to appear, to seem, to ... |
21307
|
fancyframed |
FAN'CYFRAMED, a. Created by the fancy. |
21308
|
fancyfree |
FAN'CYFREE, a. Free from the power of love. |
21309
|
fancying |
FAN'CYING, ppr. Imagining; conceiving; liking. |
21310
|
fancymonger |
FAN'CYMONGER, n. One who deals in tricks of imagination. |
21311
|
fancysick |
FAN'CYSICK, a. One whose imagination is unsound, or whose distemper is in his own mind. |
21312
|
fand |
FAND, old pret. of find. Obs. |
21313
|
fandango |
FANDAN'GO, n. A lively dance. |
21314
|
fane |
FANE, n. [L. fanum.] a temple; a place consecrated to religion; a church; used in poetry.From men ... |
21315
|
fanfare |
FAN'FARE, n. A coming into the lists with sound of trumpets; a flourish of trumpets. |
21316
|
fanfaron |
FAN'FARON, n. A bully; a hector; a swaggerer; an empty boaster; a vain pretender. |
21317
|
fanfaronade |
FANFARONA'DE, n. A swaggering; vain boasting; ostentation; a bluster. |
21318
|
fang |
FANG, v.t. [See Finger.]To catch; to seize; to lay hold; to gripe; to clutch. Obs.FANG, n.1. The ... |
21319
|
fanged |
FANG'ED, a. Furnished with fangs, tusks, or something long and pointed; as a fanged adder.Chariots ... |
21320
|
fangle |
FAN'GLE, n. fang'gl.A new attempt; a trifling scheme. [Not used.] |
21321
|
fangled |
FAN'GLED, a. Properly, begun, new made; hence, gaudy; showy; vainly decorated. [Seldom used, ... |
21322
|
fangless |
FANG'LESS, a. Having no fangs or tusks; toothless; as a fangless lion. |
21323
|
fangot |
FAN'GOT, n. A quantity of wares, as raw silk, &c., from one to two hundred weight and three ... |
21324
|
fanion |
FAN'ION, n. fan'yon. [L. pannus.]In armies, a small flag carried with the baggage. |
21325
|
fanned |
FAN'NED, pp. Blown with a fan; winnowed; ventilated. |
21326
|
fannel |
FAN'NEL, |
21327
|
fanner |
FAN'NER, n. One who fans. |
21328
|
fanning |
FAN'NING, ppr. Blowing; ventilating. |
21329
|
fanon |
FAN'ON, n. A sort of ornament like a scarf, worn about the left arm of a mass-priest, when he ... |
21330
|
fantasied |
FAN'TASIED, a. [from fantasy, fancy.] Filled with fancies or imaginations; whimsical. [Not ... |
21331
|
fantasm |
FAN'TASM, n. [Gr. from to appear. Usually written phantasm.]That which appears to the ... |
21332
|
fantastic |
FANTAS'TIC, |
21333
|
fantastical |
FANTAS'TICAL, a. [Gr. vision, fancy, from to appear.]1. Fanciful; produced or existing only in ... |
21334
|
fantastically |
FANTAS'TICALLY, adv.1. By the power of imagination.2. In a fantastic manner; capriciously; ... |
21335
|
fantasticalness |
FANTAS'TICALNESS, n. Compliance with fancy; humorousness; whimsicalness; unreasonableness; ... |
21336
|
fantasy |
FAN'TASY, n. Now written fancy, which see.Is not this something more than fantasy? |
21337
|
fantom |
FAN'TOM, n. [L. phantasma, from the Greek. See Fancy.]Something that appears to the imagination; ... |
21338
|
fap |
FAP, a. Fuddled. [Not in use.] |
21339
|
faquir |
FAQUIR, [See Fakir.] |
21340
|
far |
F'AR, a. [L. porro; Gr. connected with, a way, a passing, to pass or go. See Fare.]1. Distant, ... |
21341
|
far-about |
FAR-ABOUT', n. A going out of the way. [Not in use.] |
21342
|
far-famed |
F'AR-FAMED, a. Widely celebrated. |
21343
|
far-fetch |
F'AR-FETCH, n. A deep laid stratagem. [Little used.] |
21344
|
far-fetched |
F'AR-FETCHED, a.1. Brought from a remote place.Whose pains have earned the far-fetched spoil.2. ... |
21345
|
far-piercing |
FAR-PIER'CING, a. Striking or penetrating a great way; as a far-piercing eye. |
21346
|
far-shooting |
FAR-SHOOT'ING, a. Shooting to a great distance.Great love, he said, and the far-shooting god. |
21347
|
farce |
F'ARCE, v.t. [L. farcio.]1. To stuff; to fill with mingled ingredients. [Little used.]The first ... |
21348
|
farcical |
F'ARCICAL, a. 1. Belonging to a farce; appropriated to farce.They deny the characters to be ... |
21349
|
farcically |
F'ARCICALLY, adv. In a manner suited to farce; hence, ludicrously. |
21350
|
farcilite |
F'ARCILITE, n. [from farce.] Pudding-stone. The calcarious farcilite, called amenla, is formed ... |
21351
|
farcin |
F'ARCIN, |
21352
|
farcing |
F'ARCING, n. Stuffing composed of mixed ingredients. |
21353
|
farctate |
F'ARCTATE, a. [L. farctus, stuffed, from farcio.]In botany, stuffed; crammed, or full; without ... |
21354
|
farcy |
F'ARCY, n. A disease of horses, sometimes of oxen, of the nature of a scabies or mange. |
21355
|
fard |
F'ARD, v.t. To paint. [Not used.] |
21356
|
fardel |
F'ARDEL, n. [Probably from the root of L. fero, to bear, or of farcio, to stuff.] A bundle or ... |
21357
|
fare |
FARE, v.i. [This word may be connected in origin with the Heb. to go, to pass.]1. To go; to pass; ... |
21358
|
farewell |
FA'REWELL, a compound of fare, in the imperative, and well. Go well; originally applied to a ... |
21359
|
farin |
FAR'IN, |
21360
|
farina |
FARI'NA, n. [L. farina, meal.]1. In botany, the pollen, fine dust or powder, contained in the ... |
21361
|
farinaceous |
FARINA'CEOUS, a. [from L. farina, meal.]1. Consisting or made of meal or flour; as a farinaceous ... |
21362
|
farm |
F'ARM, n. 1. A tract of land leased on rent reserved; ground let to a tenant on condition of his ... |
21363
|
farm-office |
F'ARM-OFFICE, n. Farm-offices, are the out buildings pertaining to a farm. |
21364
|
farmable |
F'ARMABLE, a. That may be farmed. |
21365
|
farmed |
F'ARMED, pp. Leased on rent; let out at a certain rate or price. |
21366
|
farmer |
F'ARMER, n.1. In Great Britain, a tenant; a lessee; one who hires and cultivates a farm; a ... |
21367
|
farmhouse |
F'ARMHOUSE, n. A house attached to a farm, and for the residence of a farmer. |
21368
|
farming |
F'ARMING, ppr. 1. Letting or leasing land on rent reserved, or duties and imposts at a certain ... |
21369
|
farmost |
F'ARMOST, a. [far and most.] Most distant or remote. |
21370
|
farmyard |
F'ARMYARD, n. The yard or inclosure attached to a barn; or the inclosure surrounded by the farm ... |
21371
|
farness |
F'ARNESS, n. [from far.] Distance; remoteness. |
21372
|
farraginous |
FARRAG'INOUS, a. [L. farrago, a mixture, from far, meal.]Formed of various materials; mixed; as a ... |
21373
|
farrago |
FARRA'GO, n. [L. from far, meal.] A mass composed of various materials confusedly mixed; a ... |
21374
|
farreation |
FARREATION. [See Confarreation.] |
21375
|
farrier |
FAR'RIER, n. [L. ferrarius, from ferrum, iron.]1. A shoer of horses; a smith who shoes horses.2. ... |
21376
|
farriery |
FAR'RIERY, n. The art of preventing, curing or mitigating the diseases of horses. |
21377
|
farrow |
FAR'ROW, n. A litter of pigs.FAR'ROW, v.t. To bring forth pigs. [Used of swine only.]FAR'ROW, ... |
21378
|
farther |
F'ARTHER, a. comp.1. More remote; more distant than something else.Let me add a farther truth.2. ... |
21379
|
fartherance |
F'ARTHERANCE, n. A helping forward; promotion. [Not used.] |
21380
|
farthermore |
F'ARTHERMORE, adv. Besides; moreover. [Little used.] |
21381
|
farthest |
F'ARTHEST, a. superl. [See Furthest.]Most distant or remote; as the farthest degree.F'ARTHEST, ... |
21382
|
farthing |
F'ARTHING, n.1. The fourth of a penny; a small copper coin of Great Britain, being the fourth of a ... |
21383
|
farthingale |
F'ARTHINGALE, n. [This is a compound word, but it is not easy to analyze it.]A hoop petticoat; or ... |
21384
|
farthingsworth |
F'ARTHINGSWORTH, n. As much as is sold for a farthing. |
21385
|
fasces |
FAS'CES, n. plu. [L. fascis.]In Roman antiquity, an ax tied with a bundle of rods, and borne ... |
21386
|
fascia |
FAS'CIA, n. fash'ia. [L. a band or sash.]1. A band, sash or fillet. In architecture, any flat ... |
21387
|
fascial |
FAS'CIAL, a fash'ial. Belonging to the fasces. |
21388
|
fasciated |
FAS'CIATED, a. fash'iated. Bound with a fillet, sash or bandage. |
21389
|
fasciation |
FASCIA'TION, n. fashia'tion. The act or manner of binding up diseased parts; bandage. |
21390
|
fascicle |
FAS'CICLE, n. [L. fasciculus, from fascis, a bundle.]In botany, a bundle, or little bundle; a ... |
21391
|
fascicled |
FAS'CICLED, a. [from fasciculus, supra.]Growing in bundles or bunches from the same point, as the ... |
21392
|
fascicular |
FASCIC'ULAR, a. [L. fascicularis.] United in a bundle; as a fascicular root, a root of the ... |
21393
|
fascicularly |
FASCIC'ULARLY, adv. In the form of bundles. |
21394
|
fasciculate |
FASCIC'ULATE, |
21395
|
fasciculated |
FASCIC'ULATED, |
21396
|
fasciculite |
FASCIC'ULITE, n. [supra.] A variety of fibrous hornblend, of a fascicular structure. |
21397
|
fascinate |
FAS'CINATE, v.t. [L. fascino; Gr.]1. To bewitch; to enchant; to operate on by some powerful or ... |
21398
|
fascinated |
FAS'CINATED, pp. Bewitched; enchanted; charmed. |
21399
|
fascinating |
FAS'CINATING, ppr. Bewitching; enchanting; charming; captivating. |
21400
|
fascination |
FASCINA'TION, n. The act of bewitching or enchanting; enchantment; witchcraft; a powerful or ... |
21401
|
fascine |
FAS'CINE, n. [L. fascis, a bundle.] In fortification, a fagot, a bundle of rods or small sticks ... |
21402
|
fascinous |
FAS'CINOUS, a. Caused or acting by witchcraft. [Not used.] |
21403
|
fashion |
FASH'ION, n. fash'on. [L. facio, facies.]1. The make or form of any thing; the state of any ... |
21404
|
fashion-monger |
FASH'ION-MONGER, n. One who studies the fashion; a fop.Fashion-pieces, in ships, the hindmost ... |
21405
|
fashionable |
FASH'IONABLE, a.1. Made according to the prevailing form or mode; as a fashionable dress.2. ... |
21406
|
fashionableness |
FASH'IONABLENESS, n. The state of being fashionable; modish elegance; such appearance as is ... |
21407
|
fashionably |
FASH'IONABLY, adv. In a manner according to fashion, custom or prevailing practice; with modish ... |
21408
|
fashioned |
FASH'IONED, pp. Made; formed; shaped; fitted; adapted. |
21409
|
fashioner |
FASH'IONER, n. One who forms or gives shape to. |
21410
|
fashioning |
FASH'IONING, ppr. Forming; giving shape to; fitting; adapting. |
21411
|
fassaite |
FAS'SAITE, n. A mineral, a variety of augite, found in the valley of Fassa, in the Tyrol. |
21412
|
fast |
F'AST, a. 1. Literally, set, stopped, fixed, or pressed close. Hence, close; tight; as, make ... |
21413
|
fast-day |
F'AST-DAY, n. The day on which fasting is observed. |
21414
|
fast-handed |
F'AST-HANDED, a. Closehanded; covetous; closefisted; avaricious. |
21415
|
fasten |
F'ASTEN, v.t. f'asn.1. To fix firmly; to make fast or close; as, to fasten a chain to the feet, ... |
21416
|
fastened |
F'ASTENED, pp. Made firm or fast; fixed firmly; impressed. |
21417
|
fastener |
F'ASTENER, n. One that makes fast or firm. |
21418
|
fastening |
F'ASTENING, ppr. Making fast.F'ASTENING, n. Any thing that binds and makes fast; or that which is ... |
21419
|
faster |
F'ASTER, n. One who abstains from food. |
21420
|
fastidiosity |
FASTIDIOS'ITY, n. Fastidiousness. [Not used.] |
21421
|
fastidious |
FASTID'IOUS, a. [L. fastidiousus, from fastidio, to disdain from fastus, haughtiness. See Heb.]1. ... |
21422
|
fastidiously |
FASTID'IOUSLY, adv. Disdainfully; squeamishly; contemptuously. they look fastidiously and speak ... |
21423
|
fastidiousness |
FASTID'IOUSNESS, n. Disdainfulness; contemptuousness; squeamishness of mind, taste or appetite. |
21424
|
fastigiate |
FASTIG'IATE, |
21425
|
fastigiated |
FASTIG'IATED, a. [L. fastigiatus, pointed, from fastigio, to point, fastigium, a top or peak.]1. ... |
21426
|
fasting |
F'ASTING, ppr. Abstaining from food.F'ASTING, n. The act of abstaining from food. |
21427
|
fasting-day |
F'ASTING-DAY, n. A day of fasting; a fast-day; a day of religious mortification and humiliation. |
21428
|
fastness |
F'ASTNESS, n.1. The state of being fast and firm; firm adherence.2. Strength; security.The places ... |
21429
|
fastuous |
FAS'TUOUS, a. [L. fastuosus, from fastus, haughtiness.]Proud; haughty; disdainful. |
21430
|
fat |
FAT, a. 1. Fleshy; plump; corpulent; abounding with an oily concrete substance, as an animal ... |
21431
|
fatal |
FA'TAL, a. [L. fatalis. See Fate.] 1. Proceeding from fate or destiny; necessary; ... |
21432
|
fatalism |
FA'TALISM, n. The doctrine that all things are subject to fate, or that they take place by ... |
21433
|
fatalist |
FA'TALIST, n. One who maintains that all things happen by inevitable necessity. |
21434
|
fatality |
FATAL'ITY, n.1. A fixed unalterable course of things, independent of God or any controlling cause; ... |
21435
|
fatally |
FA'TALLY, adv. 1. By a decree of fate or destiny; by inevitable necessity or determination.2. ... |
21436
|
fatalness |
FA'TALNESS, n. Invincible necessity. |
21437
|
fatbrained |
FAT'BRAINED, a. Dull of apprehension. |
21438
|
fate |
FATE, n. [L. fatum, from for, fari, to speak, whence fatus.]1. Primarily, a decree or word ... |
21439
|
fated |
FA'TED, a.1. Decreed by fate; doomed; destined. He was fated to rule over a factious people.2. ... |
21440
|
fateful |
FA'TEFUL, a. Bearing fatal power; producing fatal events.The fateful steel. |
21441
|
fates |
FATES, n. plu. In mythology, the destinies or parcae; goddesses supposed to preside over the birth ... |
21442
|
father |
F'ATHER, n. [L. pater. The primary sense is obvious.]1. He who begets a child; in L. genitor or ... |
21443
|
father-in-law |
F'ATHER-IN-LAW, n. The father of one's husband or wife; and a man who marries a woman who has ... |
21444
|
fathered |
F'ATHERED, pp.1. Adopted; taken as one's own; ascribed to one as the author.2. Having had a ... |
21445
|
fatherhood |
F'ATHERHOOD, n. The state of being a father, or the character or authority of a father.We might ... |
21446
|
fathering |
F'ATHERING, ppr. Adopting; taking or acknowledging as one's own; ascribing to the father or ... |
21447
|
fatherlasher |
F'ATHERLASHER, n. A fish of the genus Cottus or bull-head, called scorpius or scolping. The head ... |
21448
|
fatherless |
F'ATHERLESS, a.1. Destitute of a living father; as a fatherless child.3. Without a known author. |
21449
|
fatherlessness |
F'ATHERLESSNESS, n. The state of being without a father. |
21450
|
fatherliness |
F'ATHERLINESS, n. [See Fatherly.] The qualities of a father; parental kindness, care and ... |
21451
|
fatherly |
F'ATHERLY, a. [father and like.] 1. Like a father in affection and care; tender; paternal; ... |
21452
|
fathom |
FATH'OM, n. 1. A measure of length containing six feet, the space to which a man may extend his ... |
21453
|
fathomed |
FATH'OMED, pp. Encompassed with the arms; reached; comprehended. |
21454
|
fathomer |
FATH'OMER, n. One who fathoms. |
21455
|
fathoming |
FATH'OMING, ppr. Encompassing with the arms; reaching; comprehending; sounding; penetrating. |
21456
|
fathomless |
FATH'OMLESS, a. 1. That of which no bottom can be found; bottomless.2. That cannot be embraced, ... |
21457
|
fatidical |
FATID'ICAL, a. [L. fatidicus; fatum and dico.] Having power to foretell future events; prophetic. |
21458
|
fatiferous |
FATIF'EROUS, a. [L. fatifer; futum and fero. Deadly; mortal, destructive. |
21459
|
fatigable |
FAT'IGABLE, a. [See Fatigue.] That may be wearied; easily tired. |
21460
|
fatigate |
FAT'IGATE, v.t. [L. fatigo.] To weary; to tire. [Little used.]FAT'IGATE, a. Wearied; tired. ... |
21461
|
fatigation |
FATIGA'TION n. Weariness |
21462
|
fatigue |
FATIGUE, n. fatee'g. [L. fatigo. it seems to be allied to fatisco; if so, the sense is a ... |
21463
|
fatigued |
FATIGUED, pp. fatee'ged. Wearied; tired; harassed. |
21464
|
fatiguing |
FATIGUING, ppr. fatee'ging. 1. Tiring; wearying; harassing.2. a. Inducing weariness or ... |
21465
|
fatiscence |
FATIS'CENCE, n. [L. fatisco, to open, to gape. A gaping or opining; a state of being chinky. |
21466
|
fatkidneyed |
FATKID'NEYED, n. [fat and kidney.] Fat; gross; a word used in contempt. |
21467
|
fatling |
FAT'LING, n. [from fat.] A lamb, kid or other young animal fattened for slaughter; a fat animal; ... |
21468
|
fatly |
FAT'LY, adv. Grossly; greasily. |
21469
|
fatner |
FAT'NER, n. That which fattens; that which gives fatness or richness and fertility. |
21470
|
fatness |
FAT'NESS, n. [from fat.]1. The quality of being fat, plump, or full fed; corpulency; fullness of ... |
21471
|
fatten |
FAT'TEN, v.t. fat'n. 1. To make fat; to feed for slaughter; to make fleshy, or plump with fat.2. ... |
21472
|
fattened |
FAT'TENED, pp. fat'nd. Made fat, plump or fleshy. |
21473
|
fattener |
FAT'TENER, n. [See Fatner.] |
21474
|
fattening |
FAT'TENING, ppr. fat'ning. Making fat; growing fat; making or growing rich and fruitful. |
21475
|
fattiness |
FAT'TINESS, n. [from fatty.] The state of being fat; grossness; greasiness. |
21476
|
fattish |
FAT'TISH, a. Somewhat fat. |
21477
|
fatty |
FAT'TY, a. Having the qualities of fat; greasy; as a fatty substance. |
21478
|
fatuity |
FATU'ITY, n. [L. fatuitas.] Weakness or imbecility of mind; feebleness of intellect; foolishness. |
21479
|
fatuous |
FAT'UOUS, a. [L. fatuus.]1. Feeble in mind; weak; silly; stupid; foolish.2. Impotent; without ... |
21480
|
fatwitted |
FAT'WITTED, a. [fat and wit.] Heavy; dull; stupid. |
21481
|
faucet |
FAU'CET, n. A pipe to be inserted in a cask for drawing liquor, and stopped with a peg or spigot. ... |
21482
|
fauchion |
FAUCHION. [See Falchion.] |
21483
|
faufel |
FAU'FEL, n. [said to be Sanscrit.] The fruit of a species of the palm tree. |
21484
|
fault |
FAULT, n. [See Fail.]1. Properly, an erring or missing; a failing; hence, an error or mistake; a ... |
21485
|
faulted |
FAULT'ED, pp. Charged with a fault; accused. |
21486
|
faulter |
FAULT'ER, n. An offender; one who commits a fault. |
21487
|
faultful |
FAULT'FUL, a. Full of faults or sins. |
21488
|
faultily |
FAULT'ILY, adv. [from faulty.] Defectively; erroneously; imperfectly; improperly; wrongly. |
21489
|
faultiness |
FAULT'INESS, n. [from faulty.] 1. The state of being faulty, defective or erroneous; defect.2. ... |
21490
|
faulting |
FAULT'ING, ppr. Accusing. |
21491
|
faultless |
FAULT'LESS, a. 1. Without fault; not defective or imperfect; free from blemish; free from ... |
21492
|
faultlessness |
FAULT'LESSNESS, n. Freedom from faults or defects. |
21493
|
faulty |
FAULT'Y, a. 1. Containing faults, blemishes or defects; defective; imperfect; as a faulty ... |
21494
|
faun |
FAUN, n. [L. faunus.] Among the Romans, a kind of demigod, or rural deity, called also sylvan, ... |
21495
|
faunist |
FAUN'IST, n. One who attends to rural disquisitions; a naturalist. |
21496
|
fausen |
FAU'SEN, n. A large eel. |
21497
|
fautor |
FAU'TOR, n. [L. See Favor.] A favorer; a patron; one who gives countenance or support. [Little ... |
21498
|
fautress |
FAU'TRESS, n. A female favorer; a patroness. |
21499
|
favillous |
FAVIL'LOUS, a. [L. favilla, ashes.]1. Consisting of or pertaining to ashes.2. Resembling ashes. |
21500
|
favor |
FA'VOR, n. [L. favor, faveo.]1. Kind regard; kindness; countenance; propitious aspect; friendly ... |
21501
|
favorable |
FA'VORABLE, a. [L. favorabilis.]1. Kind; propitious; friendly; affectionate.Lend favorable ear to ... |
21502
|
favorableness |
FA'VORABLENESS, n. 1. Kindness; kind disposition or regard.2. Convenience; suitableness; that ... |
21503
|
favorably |
FA'VORABLY, adv. Kindly; with friendly dispositions; with regard or affection; with an inclination ... |
21504
|
favored |
FA'VORED, pp. 1. Countenanced; supported; aided; supplied with advantages; eased; spared.2. a. ... |
21505
|
favoredness |
FA'VOREDNESS, n. Appearance. |
21506
|
favorer |
FA'VORER, n. One who favors; one who regards with kindness or friendship; a wellwisher; one who ... |
21507
|
favoring |
FA'VORING, ppr. Regarding with friendly dispositions; countenancing; wishing well to; contributing ... |
21508
|
favorite |
FA'VORITE, n. A person or thing regarded with peculiar favor, preference and affection; one ... |
21509
|
favoritism |
FA'VORITISM, n. 1. The act or practice of favoring, or giving a preference to one over another.2. ... |
21510
|
favorless |
FA'VORLESS, a. 1. Unfavored; not regarded with favor; having no patronage or countenance.2. Not ... |
21511
|
favosite |
FAV'OSITE, n. [L. favus, a honey-comb.] A genus of fossil zoophytes. |
21512
|
fawn |
FAWN, n. A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year.FAWN, v.i. To bring forth a fawn.FAWN, ... |
21513
|
fawner |
FAWN'ER, n. One who fawns; one who cringes and flatters meanly. |
21514
|
fawning |
FAWN'ING, ppr. Courting servilely; flattering by cringing and meanness; bringing forth a ... |
21515
|
fawningly |
FAWN'INGLY, adv. In a cringing servile way; with mean flattery. |
21516
|
faxed |
FAX'ED, a. Hairy. [Not in use.] |
21517
|
fay |
FAY, n. A fairy; an elf.FAY, v.i. [See Fadge.]To fit; to suit; to unite closely with. [This is a ... |
21518
|
feague |
FEAGUE, v.t. feeg. To beat or whip. [Not in use.] |
21519
|
feal |
FE'AL, a. Faithful. [Infra.] |
21520
|
fealty |
FE'ALTY, n. [L. fidelis.]Fidelity to a lord; faithful adherence of a tenant or vassal to the ... |
21521
|
fear |
FEAR, n. [See the Verb.] 1. A painful emotion or passion excited by an expectation of evil, or ... |
21522
|
feared |
FE'ARED, pp. Apprehended or expected with painful solicitude; reverenced. |
21523
|
fearful |
FE'ARFUL, a.1. Affected by fear; feeling pain in expectation of evil; apprehensive with ... |
21524
|
fearfully |
FE'ARFULLY, adv. 1. Timorously; in fear.In such a night did Thisbe fearfully o'ertrip the dew.2. ... |
21525
|
fearfulness |
FE'ARFULNESS, n. 1. Timorousness; timidity.2. State of being afraid; awe; dread.A thing that ... |
21526
|
fearless |
FE'ARLESS, a.1. Free from fear; as fearless of death; fearless of consequences.2. Bold; ... |
21527
|
fearlessly |
FE'ARLESSLY, adv. Without fear; in a bold or courageous manner; intrepidly. Brave men fearlessly ... |
21528
|
fearlessness |
FE'ARLESSNESS, n. Freedom from fear; courage; boldness; intrepidity.He gave instances of an ... |
21529
|
feasibility |
FEASIBIL'ITY, n. s as z. [See Feasible.] The quality of being capable of execution; ... |
21530
|
feasible |
FE'ASIBLE, a. s as z. [L. facere.]1. That may be done, performed, executed or effected; ... |
21531
|
feasibleness |
FE'ASIBLENESS, n. Feasibility; practicability. |
21532
|
feasibly |
FE'ASIBLY, adv. Practicably. |
21533
|
feast |
FEAST, n. [L. festum.]1. A sumptuous repast or entertainment, of which a number of guests ... |
21534
|
feasted |
FE'ASTED, pp. Entertained sumptuously; delighted. |
21535
|
feaster |
FE'ASTER, n.1. One who fares deliciously.2. One who entertains magnificently. |
21536
|
feastful |
FE'ASTFUL, a.1. Festive; joyful; as a feastful day or friend.2. Sumptuous, luxurious; as feastful ... |
21537
|
feasting |
FE'ASTING, ppr. 1. Eating luxuriously; faring sumptuously.2. Delighting; gratifying.3. ... |
21538
|
feastrite |
FE'ASTRITE, n. Custom observed in entertainments. |
21539
|
feat |
FEAT, n. [L. factum, from facio, to perform.]1. An act; a deed; an exploit; as a bold feat; a ... |
21540
|
feateous |
FE'ATEOUS, a. Neat; dextrous. |
21541
|
feateously |
FE'ATEOUSLY, adv. Neatly; dextrously. Obs. |
21542
|
feather |
FEATH'ER, |
21543
|
feather-bed |
FEATH'ER-BED |
21544
|
feather-driver |
FEATH'ER-DRIVER, |
21545
|
feather-few |
FEATH'ER-FEW, A corruption of feverfew. |
21546
|
feather-grass |
FEATH'ER-GRASS, |
21547
|
feather-seller |
FEATH'ER-SELLER,'ER-SELLER, n. One who sells fethers for beds. |
21548
|
feathered |
FEATH'ERED, |
21549
|
featheredge |
FEATH'EREDGE, |
21550
|
featheredged |
FEATH'EREDGED, |
21551
|
featherless |
FEATH'ERLESS, |
21552
|
featherly |
FEATH'ERLY, |
21553
|
feathery |
FEATH'ERY, |
21554
|
featly |
FE'ATLY, adv. [from feat.] Neatly; dextrously; adroitly. [Little used.] |
21555
|
featness |
FE'ATNESS, n. [from feat.] Dexterity; adroitness; skillfulness. [Little used.] |
21556
|
feature |
FE'ATURE, n. [L. factura, a making, from facio, to make.]1. The make, form or cast of any part of ... |
21557
|
featured |
FE'ATURED, a. Having features or good features; resembling in features. |
21558
|
feaze |
FEAZE, v.t. To untwist the end of a rope. |
21559
|
feberary |
FEB'ERARY, |
21560
|
febrifacient |
FEB'RIFACIENT, a. [L. febris, a fever, and facio, to make.] Causing fever.FEB'RIFACIENT, n. That ... |
21561
|
febrific |
FEBRIF'IC, a. [L. febris, fever, and facio, to make.] Producing fever; feverish. |
21562
|
febrifuge |
FEB'RIFUGE, n. [L. febris, fever, and fugo, to drive away.]Any medicine that mitigates or removes ... |
21563
|
febrile |
FE'BRILE, a. [L. febrilis, from febris, fever.]Pertaining to fever; indicating fever, or derived ... |
21564
|
february |
FEB'RUARY, n. [L. Februarius. The Latin word is said to be named from februo, to purify by ... |
21565
|
februation |
FEBRUA'TION, n. Purification. [See February.] |
21566
|
fecal |
FE'CAL, a. [See Faces.] Containing or consisting of dregs, lees, sediment or excrement. |
21567
|
feces |
FE'CES, n. plu. [L. faces.] 1. Dregs; lees; sediment; the matter which subsides in casks of ... |
21568
|
fecial |
FE'CIAL, a. [L. fecialis.] Pertaining to heralds and the denunciation of war to an enemy; as ... |
21569
|
fecula |
FEC'ULA, n.1. The green matter of plants; chlorophyll.2. Starch or farina; called also amylaceous ... |
21570
|
feculence |
FEC'ULENCE, |
21571
|
feculency |
FEC'ULENCY, n. [L. faeculentia, from facula, faces, fax, dregs.]1. Muddiness; foulness; the ... |
21572
|
feculent |
FEC'ULENT, a. Foul with extraneous or impure substances; muddy; thick; turbid; abounding with ... |
21573
|
feculum |
FEC'ULUM, n. [from faces, supra.] A dry, dusty, tasteless substance obtained from plants. [This ... |
21574
|
fecund |
FE'CUND, a. [L. facundus, from the root of faetus.] Fruitful in children; prolific. |
21575
|
fecundate |
FE'CUNDATE, v.t.1. To make fruitful or prolific.2. To impregnate; as, the pollen of flowers ... |
21576
|
fecundated |
FE'CUNDATED, pp. Rendered prolific or fruitful; impregnated. |
21577
|
fecundating |
FE'CUNDATING, ppr. Rendering fruitful; impregnating. |
21578
|
fecundation |
FECUNDA'TION, n. The act of making fruitful or prolific; impregnation. |
21579
|
fecundify |
FECUND'IFY, v.t. To make fruitful; to fecundate. [Little used.] |
21580
|
fecundity |
FECUND'ITY, n. [L. faecunditas.]1. Fruitfulness; the quality of producing fruit; particularly, ... |
21581
|
fed |
FED, pret. and pp. of feed, which see. |
21582
|
fedary |
FED'ARY, n. A partner; a confederate; an accomplice. [Not used.] |
21583
|
federal |
FED'ERAL, a. [from L. faedus, a league, allied perhaps to Eng. wed. L. vas, vadis, vador, ... |
21584
|
federalist |
FED'ERALIST, n. an appellation in America, given to the friends of the constitution of the United ... |
21585
|
federate |
FED'ERATE, a. [L. faederatus.] Leagued; united by compact, as sovereignties, states or nations; ... |
21586
|
federation |
FEDERA'TION, n.1. The act of uniting in a league.2. A league; a confederacy. |
21587
|
federative |
FED'ERATIVE, a. uniting; joining in a league; forming a confederacy. |
21588
|
fedity |
FE'DITY, n. [L. faditas.] Turpitude; vileness. [Not in use.] |
21589
|
fee |
FEE, n. [L. pecu, pecus. From the use of cattle in transferring property, or from barter and ... |
21590
|
fee-tail |
FEE'-TAIL, n. An estate entailed; a conditional fee. |
21591
|
feeble |
FEE'BLE, a. [I know not the origin of the first syllable.]1. Weak; destitute of much physical ... |
21592
|
feeble-minded |
FEE'BLE-MINDED, a. Weak in mind; wanting firmness or constancy; irresolute. Comfort the ... |
21593
|
feebleness |
FEE'BLENESS, n.1. Weakness of body or mind, from any cause; imbecility; infirmity; want of ... |
21594
|
feebly |
FEE'BLY, adv. Weakly; without strength; as, to move feebly.Thy gentle numbers feebly creep. |
21595
|
feed |
FEED, v.t. pret. and pp. [See Father.]1. To give food to; as, to feed an infant; to feed horses ... |
21596
|
feeder |
FEE'DER, n.1. One that gives food, or supplies nourishment.2. One who furnishes incentives; an ... |
21597
|
feeding |
FEE'DING, ppr. Giving food or nutriment; furnishing provisions; eating; taking food or ... |
21598
|
feel |
FEEL, v.t. pret. and pp. felt. [L. palpo. the primary sense is to touch, to pat, to strike ... |
21599
|
feeler |
FEE'LER, n. 1. One who feels.2. One of the palpi of insects. The feelers of insects are usually ... |
21600
|
feeling |
FEE'LING, ppr. 1. Perceiving by the touch; having perception.2. a. Expressive of great ... |
21601
|
feelingly |
FEE'LINGLY, adv.1. With expression of great sensibility; tenderly; as, to speak feelingly.2. So ... |
21602
|
feese |
FEESE, n. A race. [Not in use.] |
21603
|
feet |
FEET, n. plu of foot. [See Foot.] |
21604
|
feetless |
FEE'TLESS, a. Destitute of feet; as feetless birds. |
21605
|
feign |
FEIGN, v.t. fane. [L. fingo. The Latin forms fictum, fictus, whence figura, figure, also ... |
21606
|
feigned |
FEIGNED, pp. Invented; devised; imagined; assumed. |
21607
|
feignedly |
FEIGNEDLY, adv. In fiction; in pretense; not really. |
21608
|
feignedness |
FEIGNEDNESS, n. Fiction; pretense; deceit. |
21609
|
feigner |
FEIGNER, n. One who feigns; an inventor; a deviser of fiction. |
21610
|
feigning |
FEIGNING, ppr. Imagining; inventing; pretending; making a false show.FEIGNING, n. A false ... |
21611
|
feigningly |
FEIGNINGLY, adv. With false appearance. |
21612
|
feint |
FEINT, n. 1. An assumed or false appearance; a pretense of doing something not intended to be ... |
21613
|
felanders |
FE'LANDERS, n. [See Filanders.] |
21614
|
feldspar |
FELD'SPAR, |
21615
|
feldspath |
FELD'SPATH, |
21616
|
feldspathic |
FELDSPATH'IC, a. Pertaining to feldspar, or consisting of it. |
21617
|
felicitate |
FELIC'ITATE, v.t. [L. felicito, from felix, happy.]1. To make very happy.What a glorious ... |
21618
|
felicitated |
FELIC'ITATED, pp. Made very happy; congratulated. |
21619
|
felicitating |
FELIC'ITATING, ppr. Making very happy; congratulating. |
21620
|
felicitation |
FELICITA'TION, n. Congratulation. |
21621
|
felicitous |
FELIC'ITOUS, a. Very happy; prosperous; delightful. |
21622
|
felicitously |
FELIC'ITOUSLY, adv. Happily. |
21623
|
felicity |
FELIC'ITY, n. [L. felicitas, from felix, happy.]1. Happiness, or rather great happiness; ... |
21624
|
feline |
FE'LINE, a. [L. felinus, from felis, a cat.]Pertaining to cats, or to their species; like a cat; ... |
21625
|
fell |
FELL, pret. of fall.FELL, a.1. Cruel; barbarous; inhuman.It seemed fury, discord, madness fell.2. ... |
21626
|
felled |
FELL'ED, pp. Knocked or cut down. |
21627
|
feller |
FELL'ER, n. One who hews or knocks down. Is. 14. |
21628
|
fellifluous |
FELLIF'LUOUS, a. [L. fel, gall, and fluo, to flow.] Flowing with gall. |
21629
|
felling |
FELL'ING, ppr. Cutting or beating to the ground. |
21630
|
fellmonger |
FELL'MONGER, n. [fell and monger.] A dealer in hides. |
21631
|
fellness |
FELL'NESS, n. [See Fell, cruel.] Cruelty; fierce barbarity; rage. |
21632
|
felloe |
FELL'OE, [See Felly.] |
21633
|
fellow |
FEL'LOW, n. [Heb. to tie or connect, to be joined or associated.]1. A companion; an associate.In ... |
21634
|
fellow-citizen |
FELLOW-CIT'IZEN, n. A citizen of the same state or nation. Eph. 2. |
21635
|
fellow-commoner |
FELLOW-COM'MONER, n. 1. One who has the same right of common.2. In Cambridge, England, one who ... |
21636
|
fellow-counselor |
FELLOW-COUN'SELOR, n. An associate in council. |
21637
|
fellow-creature |
FELLOW-CRE'ATURE, n. One of the same race or kind. Thus men are all called fellow-creatures. ... |
21638
|
fellow-feeling |
FELLOW-FEE'LING, n. 1. Sympathy; a like feeling.2. Joint interest. [Not in use.] |
21639
|
fellow-heir |
FELLOW-HEIR, n. A co-heir, or joint-heir; one entitled to a share of the same inheritance.That the ... |
21640
|
fellow-helper |
FELLOW-HELP'ER, n. A co-adjutor; one who concurs or aids in the same business. 3John 8. |
21641
|
fellow-laborer |
FELLOW-LA'BORER, n. One who labors in the same business or design. |
21642
|
fellow-maiden |
FELLOW-MA'IDEN, n. A maiden who is an associate. |
21643
|
fellow-member |
FELLOW-MEM'BER, n. A member of the same body. |
21644
|
fellow-minister |
FELLOW-MIN'ISTER, n. One who officiates in the same ministry or calling. |
21645
|
fellow-peer |
FELLOW-PEE'R, n. One who has the like privileges of nobility. |
21646
|
fellow-prisoner |
FELLOW-PRIS'ONER, n. One imprisoned in the same place. Rom. 16. |
21647
|
fellow-rake |
FELLOW-RA'KE, n. An associate in vice and profligacy. |
21648
|
fellow-scholar |
FELLOW-SCHOL'AR, n. An associate in studies. |
21649
|
fellow-servant |
FELLOW-SERV'ANT, n. One who has the same master. |
21650
|
fellow-soldier |
FELLOW-SO'LDIER, n. One who fights under the same commander, or is engaged in the same service. ... |
21651
|
fellow-stream |
FELLOW-STRE'AM, n. A stream in the vicinity. |
21652
|
fellow-student |
FELLOW-STU'DENT, n. One who studies in the same company or class with another, or who belongs to ... |
21653
|
fellow-subject |
FELLOW-SUB'JECT, n. One who is subject to the same government with another. |
21654
|
fellow-sufferer |
FELLOW-SUF'FERER, n. One who shares in the same evil, or partakes of the same sufferings with ... |
21655
|
fellow-traveler |
FELLOW-TRAV'ELER, n. One who travels in company with another. |
21656
|
fellow-worker |
FELLOW-WORK'ER, n. One employed in the same occupation. |
21657
|
fellow-writer |
FELLOW-WRI'TER, n. One who writes at the same time. |
21658
|
fellowlike |
FEL'LOWLIKE, a. Like a companion; companionable; on equal terms. |
21659
|
fellowship |
FEL'LOWSHIP, n.1. Companionship; society; consort; mutual association of persons on equal and ... |
21660
|
felly |
FEL'LY, adv. [See Fell, cruel.] Cruelly; fiercely; barbarously.FEL'LY, n. The exterior part or ... |
21661
|
felon |
FEL'ON, n. [Low L. felo.]1. In law, a person who has committed felony. [See Felony.]2. A ... |
21662
|
felon-wort |
FEL'ON-WORT, n. A plant of the genus Solanum. |
21663
|
felonious |
FELO'NIOUS, a.1. Malignant; malicious; indicating or proceeding from a depraved heart or evil ... |
21664
|
felonniously |
FELON'NIOUSLY, adv. In a felonious manner; with the deliberate intention to commit a crime. ... |
21665
|
felony |
FEL'ONY, n. [See Felon.] In common law, any crime which incurs the forfeiture of lands or goods. ... |
21666
|
felsite |
FEL'SITE, n. [See Feldspar.] A species of compact feldspar, of an azure blue or green color, ... |
21667
|
felspar |
FEL'SPAR, |
21668
|
felspath |
FEL'SPATH, n. A mineral widely distributed and usually of a foliated structure. When in crystals ... |
21669
|
felt |
FELT, pret. of feel.FELT, n. [L. pellis, Eng. fell, a skin from plucking or stripping, L. vello, ... |
21670
|
felter |
FELT'ER, v.t. To clot or meet together like felt. |
21671
|
feltmaker |
FELT'MAKER, n. One whose occupation is to make felt. |
21672
|
felucca |
FELUC'CA, n. A boat or vessel, with oars and lateen sails, used in the Mediterranean. It has this ... |
21673
|
felwort |
FEL'WORT, n. A plant, a species of Gentian. |
21674
|
female |
FE'MALE, n. [L. femella. See Feminine.]1. Among animals, one of that sex which conceives and ... |
21675
|
female-flower |
FEMALE-FLOWER, n. In botany, a flower which is furnished with the pistil, pointal, or female ... |
21676
|
female-plant |
FEMALE-PLANT, n. A plant which produces female flowers. |
21677
|
female-screw |
FEMALE-SCREW, n. A screw with grooves or channels. |
21678
|
feme-covert |
FEME-COVERT, |
21679
|
feme-sole |
FEME-SOLE, |
21680
|
feminality |
FEMINAL'ITY, n. The female nature. |
21681
|
feminate |
FEM'INATE, a. Feminine. [Not in use.] |
21682
|
feminine |
FEM'ININE, a. [L. femininus, from femina, woman. The first syllable may be and probably is from ... |
21683
|
feminity |
FEMIN'ITY, n. The quality of the female sex. [Not used.] |
21684
|
feminize |
FEM'INIZE, v.t. To make womanish. [Not used.] |
21685
|
femme-covert |
FEMME-COVERT, n. A married woman, who is under covert of her baron or husband. |
21686
|
femme-sole |
FEMME-SOLE, n. An unmarried woman.Femme-sole merchant, a woman who uses a trade alone, or without ... |
21687
|
femoral |
FEM'ORAL, a. [L. femoralis, from femur, the thigh.]Belonging to the thigh; as the femoral artery. |
21688
|
fen |
FEN, n. [L. fons, Eng. fountain.]Low land overflowed, or covered wholly or partially with water, ... |
21689
|
fen-sucked |
FEN'-SUCKED, a. Sucked out of marshes; as fen-sucked fogs. |
21690
|
fence |
FENCE, n. fens. [See Fend.]1. A wall, hedge, ditch, bank, or line of posts and rails, or of ... |
21691
|
fence-month |
FENCE-MONTH, n. The month in which hunting in any forest is prohibited. |
21692
|
fenced |
FEN'CED, pp. Inclosed with a fence; guarded; fortified. |
21693
|
fenceful |
FENCEFUL, a. fens'ful. Affording defense. |
21694
|
fenceless |
FENCELESS, a. fens'less. 1. Without a fence; uninclosed; unguarded.2. Open; not inclosed; as the ... |
21695
|
fencer |
FEN'CER, n. One who fences; one who teaches or practices the art of fencing with sword or foil. |
21696
|
fencible |
FEN'CIBLE, a.1. Capable of defense.2. n. A soldier for defense of the country; as a regiment of ... |
21697
|
fencing |
FEN'CING, ppr. Inclosing with fence; guarding; fortifying.FEN'CING, n. 1. The art of using ... |
21698
|
fencing-master |
FEN'CING-MASTER, n. One who teaches the art of attack and defense with sword or foil. |
21699
|
fencing-school |
FEN'CING-SCHOOL, n. A school in which the art of fencing is taught. |
21700
|
fend |
FEND, v.t. [The root of defend and offend. The primary sense is to fall on, or to strike, to ... |
21701
|
fended |
FEND'ED, pp. Kept off; warded off; shut out. |
21702
|
fender |
FEND'ER, n.1. That which defends; an utensil employed to hinder coals of fire from rolling forward ... |
21703
|
fending |
FEND'ING, ppr. Keeping or warding off. |
21704
|
fenerate |
FEN'ERATE, v.i. [L. fenero.] To put to use; to lend on interest. [Not used.] |
21705
|
feneration |
FENERA'TION, n. The act of lending on use; or the interest or gain of that which is lent. |
21706
|
fenestral |
FENES'TRAL, a. [L. fenestralis, from fenestra, a window.] Pertaining to a window. |
21707
|
fennel |
FEN'NEL, n. [L. faeiculum, from faenum, hay.]A fragrant plant of the genus Anethum, cultivated in ... |
21708
|
fennel-flower |
FEN'NEL-FLOWER, n. A plant of the genus Nigella. |
21709
|
fennel-giant |
FEN'NEL-GIANT, n. A plant of the genus Ferula. |
21710
|
fenny |
FEN'NY, a. [from fen.]1. Boggy; marshy; moorish.2. Growing in fens; as fenny brake.3. ... |
21711
|
fennystones |
FENNYSTONES, n. A plant. |
21712
|
fenowed |
FEN'OWED, a. Corrupted; decayed. [Not in use.] |
21713
|
fenugreek |
FEN'UGREEK, n. [L. faenum graecum.] A plant of the genus Trigonella. |
21714
|
feod |
FE'OD, n. A feud. So written by Blackstone and other authors; but more generally, feud, which ... |
21715
|
feodal |
FE'ODAL, a. Feudal, which see. |
21716
|
feodality |
FEODAL'ITY, n. Feudal tenures; the feudal system. |
21717
|
feodary |
FE'ODARY, n. One who holds lands of a superior, on condition of suit and service. [Little used. ... |
21718
|
feodatory |
FEODATORY. [See Feudatory.] |
21719
|
feoff |
FEOFF, v.t. feff.To invest with a fee or feud; to give or grant to one any corporeal hereditament. ... |
21720
|
feoffee |
FEOFFEE, n. feffee'. A person who is infeoffed, that is, invested with a fee or corporeal ... |
21721
|
feoffer |
FEOFFER, |
21722
|
feoffment |
FEOFFMENT, n. feff'ment. [Law L. feoffamentum.] The gift or grant of a fee or corporeal ... |
21723
|
feoffor |
FEOFFOR, n. feff'er. One who infeoff's or grants a fee. |
21724
|
feracious |
FERA'CIOUS, a. [L. ferax, from fero, to bear.] Fruitful; producing abundantly. |
21725
|
feracity |
FERAC'ITY, n. [L. feracitas.] Fruitfulness. [Little used.] |
21726
|
feral |
FE'RAL, a. [L. feralis.] Funeral; pertaining to funerals; mournful. |
21727
|
ferciously |
FER'CIOUSLY, adv. Fiercely; with savage cruelty. |
21728
|
fere |
FERE, n. A fellow; a mate; a peer. Obs. |
21729
|
feretory |
FER'ETORY, n. [L. feretrum, a bier.] A place in a church for a bier. |
21730
|
ferial |
FE'RIAL, a. [L. ferialis.] Pertaining to holidays, or to common days. |
21731
|
feriation |
FERIA'TION, n. [L. feriatio, from feriae, vacant days, holidays.]The act of keeping holiday; ... |
21732
|
ferine |
FE'RINE, a. [L. ferinus, from ferus, wild.]Wild; untamed; savage. Lions, tigers, wolves and bears ... |
21733
|
ferineness |
FE'RINENESS, n. Wildness; savageness. |
21734
|
ferity |
FER'ITY, n. [L. feritas, from ferus, wild.]Wildness, savageness; cruelty. |
21735
|
ferm |
FERM, n. A farm or rent; a lodging-house. Obs. [See Farm.] |
21736
|
ferment |
FER'MENT, n. [L. fermentum, from fervo, to boil. See Fervent.]1. A gentle boiling; or the ... |
21737
|
fermentable |
FERMENT'ABLE, a. Capable of fermentation; thus, cider, beer of all kinds, wine, and other ... |
21738
|
fermentation |
FERMENTA'TION, n. [L. fermentatio.] The sensible internal motion of the constituent particles of ... |
21739
|
fermentative |
FERMENT'ATIVE, a. 1. Causing or having power to cause fermentation; as fermentative heat.2. ... |
21740
|
fermentativeness |
FERMENT'ATIVENESS, n. The state of being fermentative. |
21741
|
fermented |
FERMENT'ED, pp. Worked; having undergone the process of fermentation. |
21742
|
fermenting |
FERMENT'ING, ppr. Working; effervesing. |
21743
|
fern |
FERN, n. A plant of several species constituting the tribe or family of Filices, which have their ... |
21744
|
fern-owl |
FERN-OWL, n. The goatsucker. |
21745
|
ferny |
FERN'Y, a Abounding or overgrown with fern. |
21746
|
ferocious |
FERO'CIOUS, a. [L. ferox; allied to ferus, wild, fera, a wild animal.]1. Fierce; savage; wild; ... |
21747
|
ferociousness |
FERO'CIOUSNESS, n. Savage fierceness; cruelty; ferocity. |
21748
|
ferocity |
FEROC'ITY, n. [L. ferocitas.] 1. Savage wildness or fierceness; fury; cruelty; as the ferocity ... |
21749
|
ferreous |
FER'REOUS, a. [L. ferreus, from ferrum, iron.]Partaking of iron; pertaining to iron; like iron; ... |
21750
|
ferret |
FER'RET, n. 1. An animal of the genus Mustela, or Weasel kind, about 14 inches in length, of a ... |
21751
|
ferreted |
FER'RETED, pp. Driven from a burrow or lurking place. |
21752
|
ferreter |
FER'RETER, n. One that hunts another in his private retreat. |
21753
|
ferreting |
FER'RETING, ppr. Driving from a lurking place. |
21754
|
ferri-calcite |
FERRI-CAL'CITE, n. [L. ferrum, iron, and calx, lime.]A species of calcarious earth or limestone ... |
21755
|
ferriage |
FER'RIAGE, n. [See Ferry.] The price or fare to be paid at a ferry; the compensation established ... |
21756
|
ferric |
FER'RIC, a. Pertaining to or extracted from iron. Ferric acid is the acid of iron saturated with ... |
21757
|
ferriferous |
FERRIF'EROUS, a. [L. ferrum and fer.] Producing or yielding iron. |
21758
|
ferrilite |
FER'RILITE, n. [L. ferrum, iron and Gr. a stone.]Rowley ragg; a variety of trap, containing iron ... |
21759
|
ferro-cyanate |
FERRO-CY'ANATE, n. A compound of the ferro-cyanic acid with a base. |
21760
|
ferro-cyanic |
FERRO-CYAN'IC, a. [L. ferrum, iron and cyanic, which see.] The same as ferroprussic. |
21761
|
ferro-prussiate |
FERRO-PRUS'SIATE, n. A compound of the ferro-silicic acid with a base, forming a substance ... |
21762
|
ferro-prussic |
FERRO-PRUS'SIC, a. [L. ferrum, iron, and prussic.] Designating a peculiar acid, formed of prussic ... |
21763
|
ferro-silicate |
FERRO-SIL'ICATE, n. A compound of ferro-silicic acid with a base, forming a substance analogous to ... |
21764
|
ferro-silicic |
FERRO-SILIC'IC, a. [L. ferrum, iron, and silex.] Designating a compound of iron and silex. |
21765
|
ferruginated |
FERRU'GINATED, a. [infra.] Having the color or properties of the rust of iron. |
21766
|
ferruginous |
FERRU'GINOUS, a. [L. ferrugo, rust of iron, from ferrum, iron.]1. Partaking of iron; containing ... |
21767
|
ferrule |
FER'RULE, n. A ring of metal put round a cane or other thing to strengthen it. |
21768
|
ferry |
FER'RY, v.t. [L. fero; allied to bear.]To carry or transport over a river, strait or other water, ... |
21769
|
ferryboat |
FER'RYBOAT, n. A boat for conveying passengers over streams and other narrow waters. |
21770
|
ferryman |
FER'RYMAN, n. One who keeps a ferry, and transports passengers over a river. |
21771
|
fertile |
FER'TILE, a. [L. fertilis, from fero, to bear.]1. Fruitful; rich; producing fruit in abundance; ... |
21772
|
fertileness |
FER'TILENESS, n. [See Fertility.] |
21773
|
fertility |
FERTIL'ITY, n. [L. fertilitas.] 1. Fruitfulness; the quality of producing fruit in abundance; as ... |
21774
|
fertilize |
FER'TILIZE, v.t. To enrich; to supply with the pabulum of plants; to make fruitful or productive; ... |
21775
|
fertilized |
FER'TILIZED, pp. Enriched; rendered fruitful. |
21776
|
fertilizing |
FER'TILIZING, ppr.1. Enriching; making fruitful or productive. The Connecticut overflows the ... |
21777
|
ferulaceous |
FERULA'CEOUS, a. [L. ferula.] Pertaining to reeds or canes; having a stalk like a reed; or ... |
21778
|
ferule |
FER'ULE, n. [L. ferula, from ferio, to strike, or from the use of stalks of the Ferula.]1. A ... |
21779
|
fervency |
FERV'ENCY, n. [See fervent.]1. Heat of mind; ardor; eagerness.2. Pious ardor; animated zeal; ... |
21780
|
fervent |
FERV'ENT, a. [L. fervens, from ferveo, to be hot, to boil, to glow.]1. Hot; boiling; as a fervent ... |
21781
|
fervently |
FERV'ENTLY, adv.1. Earnestly; eagerly; vehemently; with great warmth.2. With pious ardor; with ... |
21782
|
fervid |
FERV'ID, a. [L. fervidus.] 1. Very hot; burning; boiling; as fervid heat.2. Very warm in zeal; ... |
21783
|
fervidly |
FERV'IDLY, adv. Very hotly; with glowing warmth. |
21784
|
fervidness |
FERV'IDNESS, n. Glowing heat; ardor of mind; warm zeal. |
21785
|
fervor |
FERV'OR, n. [L. fervor.]1. Heat or warmth; as the fervor of a summer's day.2. Heat of mind; ... |
21786
|
fescennine |
FES'CENNINE, a. Pertaining to Fescennium in Italy; licentious.FES'CENNINE, n. A nuptial song, or ... |
21787
|
fescue |
FES'CUE, n. [L. festuca, a shoot or stalk of a tree, a rod.]A small wire used to point out letters ... |
21788
|
fescue-grass |
FES'CUE-GRASS, n. The Festuca, a genus of grasses. |
21789
|
fesels |
FE'SELS, n. A kind of base grain. |
21790
|
fesse |
FESSE, n. fess. [L. fascia, a band.] In heraldry, a bank or girdle, possessing the third part of ... |
21791
|
fesse-point |
FESSE-POINT, n. The exact center of the escutcheon. |
21792
|
festal |
FES'TAL, a. [L. festus, festive. See Feast.]Pertaining to a feast; joyous; gay; mirthful. |
21793
|
fester |
FES'TER, v.i. [L. pestis, pus, or pustula.]To rankle; to corrupt; to grow virulent. We say of a ... |
21794
|
festering |
FES'TERING, ppr. Rankling; growing virulent. |
21795
|
festinate |
FES'TINATE, a. [L. festino, festinatus.] Hasty; hurried. [Not in use.] |
21796
|
festination |
FESTINA'TION, n. Haste. [Not used.] |
21797
|
festival |
FES'TIVAL, a. [L. festivus, from festus, or festum or fasti. See Feast.]Pertaining to a feast; ... |
21798
|
festive |
FES'TIVE, a. [L. festivus.] Pertaining to or becoming a feast; joyous; gay; mirthful.The glad ... |
21799
|
festivity |
FESTIV'ITY, n. [L. festivitas.] 1. Primarily, the mirth of a feast; hence, joyfulness; gaiety; ... |
21800
|
festoon |
FESTOON', n. Something in imitation of a garland or wreath. In architecture and sculpture, an ... |
21801
|
festucine |
FES'TUCINE, a. [l. festuca.] Being of a straw-color. |
21802
|
festucous |
FES'TUCOUS, a. Formed of straw. |
21803
|
fet |
FET, n. A piece. [Not used.]FET, v.t. or i. To fetch; to come to. [Not used.] |
21804
|
fetal |
FE'TAL, a. [from fetus.] Pertaining to a fetus. |
21805
|
fetch |
FETCH, v.t.1. To go and bring, or simply to bring, that is, to bear a thing towards or to a ... |
21806
|
fetcher |
FETCH'ER, n. One that brings. |
21807
|
fetching |
FETCH'ING, ppr. Bringing; going and bringing; deriving; drawing; making; reaching; obtaining as ... |
21808
|
fether |
FETH'ER, n.1. A plume; a general name of the covering of fowls. The smaller fethers are used for ... |
21809
|
fether-bed |
FETH'ER-BED, n. A bed filled with fethers; a soft bed. |
21810
|
fether-driver |
FETH'ER-DRIVER, n. One who beats fethers to make them light or loose. |
21811
|
fether-grass |
FETH'ER-GRASS, n. A plant, gramen plumosum. |
21812
|
fethered |
FETH'ERED, pp.1. Covered with fethers; enriched.2. a. Clothed or covered with fethers. A fowl or ... |
21813
|
fetheredge |
FETH'EREDGE, n. An edge like a fether.A board that has one edge thinner than the other, is called ... |
21814
|
fetheredged |
FETH'EREDGED, a. Having a thin edge. |
21815
|
fetherless |
FETH'ERLESS, a. Destitute of fethers; unfledged. |
21816
|
fetherly |
FETH'ERLY, a. Resembling fethers. [Not used.] |
21817
|
fethery |
FETH'ERY, a. 1. Clothed or covered with fethers.2. Resembling fethers. |
21818
|
fetichism |
FET'ICHISM, |
21819
|
feticism |
FET'ICISM, n. The worship of idols among the negroes of Africa, among whom fetch is an idol, any ... |
21820
|
fetid |
FET'ID, a. [L. faetidus, from faetco, to have an ill scent.]Having an offensive smell; having a ... |
21821
|
fetidness |
FET'IDNESS, n. The quality of smelling offensively; a fetid quality. |
21822
|
fetiferous |
FETIF'EROUS, a. [L. faetifer; faetus and fero, to bear.] Producing young, as animals. |
21823
|
fetlock |
FET'LOCK, n. [foot or feet and lock.] A tuft of hair growing behind the pastern joint of many ... |
21824
|
fetor |
FE'TOR, n. [L. faetor.] Any strong offensive smell; stench. |
21825
|
fetter |
FET'TER, n.1. A chain for the feet; a chain by which an animal is confined by the foot, either ... |
21826
|
fettered |
FET'TERED, pp. Bound or confined by fetters; enchained. |
21827
|
fettering |
FET'TERING, ppr. Binding or fastening by the feet with a chain; confining; restraining motion. |
21828
|
fetterless |
FET'TERLESS, a. Free from fetters or restraint. |
21829
|
fettstein |
FETT'STEIN, n. A mineral of a greenish or bluish gray color or flesh red, called also elaolite. |
21830
|
fetus |
FE'TUS, n. plu. fetuses. [L. faetus.] The young of viviparous animals in the womb, and of ... |
21831
|
feud |
FEUD, n. 1. Primarily, a deadly quarrel; hatred and contention that was to be terminated only by ... |
21832
|
feudal |
FEU'DAL, a. 1. Pertaining to feuds, fiefs or fees; as feudal rights or services; feudal ... |
21833
|
feudalism |
FEU'DALISM, n. The feudal system; the principles and constitution of feuds, or lands held by ... |
21834
|
feudality |
FEUDAL'ITY, n. The state or quality of being feudal; feudal form or constitution. |
21835
|
feudary |
FEU'DARY, a. Holding land of a superior. |
21836
|
feudatary |
FEU'DATARY, n. A feudatory, which see. |
21837
|
feudatory |
FEU'DATORY, n.A tenant or vassal who holds his lands of a superior, on condition of military ... |
21838
|
feudist |
FEU'DIST, n. A writer on feuds. |
21839
|
feuillage |
FEUILLAGE, n. A bunch or row of leaves. |
21840
|
feuillemort |
FEUILLEMORT, The color of a faded leaf. |
21841
|
feuter |
FEU'TER, v.t. To make ready. [Not in use.] |
21842
|
feuterer |
FEU'TERER, n. A dog keeper. [Not used.] |
21843
|
fever |
FE'VER, n. [L. febris, supposed to be so written by transposition for ferbis, or fervis, from ... |
21844
|
fever-cooling |
FE'VER-COOLING, a. Allaying febrile heat. |
21845
|
fever-root |
FE'VER-ROOT, n. A plant of the genus Triosteum. |
21846
|
fever-sick |
FE'VER-SICK, a. Diseased with fever. |
21847
|
fever-weakened |
FE'VER-WEAKENED, a. Debilitated by fever. |
21848
|
fever-weed |
FE'VER-WEED, n. A plant of the genus Eryngium. |
21849
|
fever-wort |
FE'VER-WORT, n. [See Fever-root.] |
21850
|
feveret |
FE'VERET, n. A slight fever. [Not used.] |
21851
|
feverfew |
FE'VERFEW, n. [L. febris and fugo.]A plant, or rather a genus of plants, the Matricaria, so named ... |
21852
|
feverish |
FE'VERISH, a.1. Having a slight fever; as the patient is feverish.2. Diseased with fever or heat; ... |
21853
|
feverishness |
FE'VERISHNESS, n. The state of being feverish; a slight febrile affection. |
21854
|
feverous |
FE'VEROUS, a.1. Affected with fever or ague.2. Having the nature of fever.All feverous kinds.3. ... |
21855
|
fevery |
FE'VERY, a. Affected with fever. |
21856
|
few |
FEW, a. [L. pauci. The senses of few and small are often united.]Not many; small in number. ... |
21857
|
fewel |
FEW'EL, n. Combustible matter. [See fuel.] |
21858
|
fewness |
FEW'NESS, n.1. Smallness of number; paucity.2. Paucity of words; brevity. [Not used.] |
21859
|
fiance |
FI'ANCE, v.t. To betroth. [See Affiance.] |
21860
|
fiat |
FI'AT. [L. from fio.] Let it be done; a decree; a command to do something. |
21861
|
fib |
FIB, n. [See Fable.] A lie or falsehood; a word used among children and the vulgar, as a softer ... |
21862
|
fibber |
FIB'BER, n. One who tells lies or fibs. |
21863
|
fibbing |
FIB'BING, ppr. Telling fibs; as a noun, the telling of fibs. |
21864
|
fiber |
FI'BER, n. [L. fibra.]1. A thread; a fine, slender body which constitutes a part of the frame of ... |
21865
|
fibril |
FI'BRIL, n. A small fiber; the branch of a fiber; a very slender thread. |
21866
|
fibrin |
FI'BRIN, n. [See Fiber.] A peculiar organic compound substance found in animals and vegetables. ... |
21867
|
fibrolite |
FIB'ROLITE, n. [from L. fibra, and Gr.]A mineral that occurs with corundum, of a white or gray ... |
21868
|
fibrous |
FI'BROUS, a.1. Composed or consisting of fibers; as a fibrous body or substance.2. Containing ... |
21869
|
fibula |
FIB'ULA, n. [L.] 1. The outer and lesser bone of the leg, much smaller than the tibia.2. A ... |
21870
|
fickle |
FICK'LE, a. [L. vacillo; Gr.; Heb. to stagger.]1. Wavering; inconstant; unstable; of a changeable ... |
21871
|
fickleness |
FICK'LENESS, n. 1. A wavering; wavering disposition; inconstancy; instability; unsteadiness in ... |
21872
|
fickly |
FICK'LY, adv. Without firmness or steadiness. |
21873
|
fico |
FI'CO, n. An act of contempt done with the fingers, expressing a fig for you. |
21874
|
fictile |
FIC'TILE, a. [L. fictilis, from fictus, fingo, to feign.]Molded into form by art; manufactured by ... |
21875
|
fiction |
FIC'TION, n. [L. fictio, from fingo, to feign.]1. The act of feigning, inventing or imagining; ... |
21876
|
fictious |
FICTIOUS, for fictitious, not used. |
21877
|
fictitious |
FICTI'TIOUS, a. [L. fictifius, from fingo, to feign.]1. Feigned; imaginary; not real.The human ... |
21878
|
fictitiously |
FICTI'TIOUSLY, adv. By fiction; falsely; counterfeitly. |
21879
|
fictitiousness |
FICTI'TIOUSNESS, n. Feigned representation. |
21880
|
fictive |
FIC'TIVE, a. Feigned. [Not used.] |
21881
|
fid |
FID, n.1. A square bar of wood or iron, with a shoulder at one end, used to support the top-mast, ... |
21882
|
fiddle |
FID'DLE, n. [L. fides, fidicula.] A stringed instrument of music; a violin.FID'DLE, v.i. 1. To ... |
21883
|
fiddle-faddle |
FID'DLE-FADDLE, n. Trifles. [A low cant word.]FID'DLE-FADDLE, a. Trifling; making a bustle about ... |
21884
|
fiddle-stick |
FID'DLE-STICK, n. The bow and string with which a fiddler plays on a violin. |
21885
|
fiddle-string |
FID'DLE-STRING, n. The string of a fiddle, fastened at the ends and elevated in the middle by a ... |
21886
|
fiddle-wood |
FID'DLE-WOOD, n. A plant of the genus Citharexylon. |
21887
|
fiddler |
FID'DLER, n. One who plays on a fiddle or violin. |
21888
|
fiddling |
FID'DLING, ppr. Playing on a fiddle.FID'DLING, n. The act of playing on a fiddle. |
21889
|
fidejussor |
FI'DEJUSSOR, n. [L.] A surety; one bound for another. |
21890
|
fidelity |
FIDEL'ITY, n. [L. fidelitas, from fides, faith, fido, to trust. See Faith.]1. Faithfulness; ... |
21891
|
fidge |
FIDGE, |
21892
|
fidget |
FIDG'ET, v.i. [allied probably to fickle.] To move one way and the other; to move irregularly or ... |
21893
|
fidgety |
FIDG'ETY, a. Restless; uneasy. [Vulgar.] |
21894
|
fiducial |
FIDU'CIAL, a. [from L. fiducia, from fido, to trust.]1. Confident; undoubting; firm; as a ... |
21895
|
fiducially |
FIDU'CIALLY, adv. With confidence. |
21896
|
fiduciary |
FIDU'CIARY, a. [L. fiduciarius, from fido, to trust.]1. Confident; steady; undoubting; ... |
21897
|
fie |
FIE, pronounced fi, an exclamation denoting comtempt or dislike. |
21898
|
fief |
FIEF, n. [See Fee, Feoff and Feud.]A fee; a feud; an estate held of a superior on condition of ... |
21899
|
field |
FIELD, n.1. A piece of land inclosed for tillage or pasture; any part of a farm, except the garden ... |
21900
|
field-basil |
FIE'LD-BASIL, n. A plant of several kinds. |
21901
|
field-bed |
FIE'LD-BED, n. A bed for the field. |
21902
|
field-book |
FIE'LD-BOOK, n. A book used in surveying, in which are set down the angles, stations, distances, ... |
21903
|
field-colors |
FIE'LD-COLORS, n. plu. In war, small flags of about a foot and half square, carried along with the ... |
21904
|
field-duck |
FIE'LD-DUCK, n. A species of bustard, nearly as large as a pheasant; found chiefly in France. |
21905
|
field-marshal |
FIELD-M'ARSHAL, n. The commander of an army; a military officer of high rank in France and ... |
21906
|
field-officer |
FIE'LD-OFFICER, n. A military officer above the rank of captain, as a major or colonel. |
21907
|
field-piece |
FIE'LD-PIECE, n. A small cannon which is carried along with armies, and used in the field of ... |
21908
|
field-preacher |
FIE'LD-PREACHER, n. One who preaches in the open air. |
21909
|
field-preaching |
FIE'LD-PREACHING, n. A preaching in the field or open air. |
21910
|
field-sports |
FIE'LD-SPORTS, n. plu. Diversions of the field, as shooting and hunting. |
21911
|
field-staff |
FIE'LD-STAFF, n. A weapon carried by gunners, about the length of a halbert, with a spear at the ... |
21912
|
field-works |
FIE'LD-WORKS, n. In the military art, works thrown up by an army in besieging a fortress, or by ... |
21913
|
fielded |
FIE'LDED, a. Being in the field of battle; encamped. |
21914
|
fieldfare |
FIE'LDFARE, n. [field and fare, wandering in the field.]A bird of the genus Turdus or thrush, ... |
21915
|
fieldmouse |
FIE'LDMOUSE, n. A species of mouse that lives in the field, burrowing in banks, &c. |
21916
|
fieldroom |
FIE'LDROOM, n. Open space. [Not in use.] |
21917
|
fieldy |
FIE'LDY, a. Open like a field. [Not in use.] |
21918
|
fiend |
FIEND, n. [See Feud, contention.]An enemy in the worst sense; an implacable or malicious foe; the ... |
21919
|
fiendful |
FIE'NDFUL, a. Full of evil or malignant practices. |
21920
|
fiendlike |
FIE'NDLIKE, a. Resembling a field; maliciously wicked; diabolical. |
21921
|
fierce |
FIERCE, n. fers. [L. ferus, ferox, the primary sense of which is wild, running, rushing.]1. ... |
21922
|
fierce-minded |
FIERCE-MINDED, a. Vehement; of a furious temper. |
21923
|
fiercely |
FIERCELY, adv. fers'ly. 1. Violently; furiously; with rage; as, both sides fiercely fought.2. ... |
21924
|
fierceness |
FIERCENESS, n. fers'ness. 1. Ferocity; savageness.The defect of heat which gives fierceness to ... |
21925
|
fieriness |
FI'ERINESS, n. [See Fiery, Fire.] 1. The quality of being fiery; hear; acrimony; the quality of ... |
21926
|
fiery |
FI'ERY, a. [from fire.]1. Consisting of fire; as the fiery gulf of Etna.And fiery billows roll ... |
21927
|
fife |
FIFE, n. [L. pipio, to pip or peep, as a chicken. The word may have received its name from a ... |
21928
|
fifer |
FI'FER, n. One who plays on a fife. |
21929
|
fifteen |
FIFTEE'N, a. Five and ten. |
21930
|
fifteenth |
FIFTEE'NTH, a. 1. The ordinal of fifteen; the fifth after the tenth.2. Containing one part in ... |
21931
|
fifth |
FIFTH, a. [See Five.] 1. The ordinal of five; the next to the fourth.2. Elliptically, a fifth ... |
21932
|
fifthly |
FIFTH'LY, adv. In the fifth place. |
21933
|
fiftieth |
FIF'TIETH, a. The ordinal of fifty; as the fiftieth part of a foot. This may be used ... |
21934
|
fifty |
FIF'TY, a.Five tens; five times ten; as fifty men. It may be used as a noun in the plural.And they ... |
21935
|
fig |
FIG, n. [L. ficus; Heb.]1. The fruit of the fig tree, which is of a round or oblong shape, and a ... |
21936
|
fig-marigold |
FIG-MAR'IGOLD, n. The Mesembryanthemum, a succulent plant, resembling houseleek; the leaves grow ... |
21937
|
fig-pecker |
FIG'-PECKER, n. [L. ficedula.] A bird. |
21938
|
fig-tree |
FIG'-TREE, n. A tree of the genus Ficus, growing in warm climates. The receptacle is common, ... |
21939
|
fight |
FIGHT, v.i.1. To strive or contend for victory, in battle or in single combat; to attempt to ... |
21940
|
fighter |
FIGHTER, n. One that fights; a combatant; a warrior. |
21941
|
fighting |
FIGHTING, ppr.1. Contending in battle; striving for victory or conquest.2. a. Qualified for war; ... |
21942
|
figment |
FIG'MENT, n. [L. figmentum, from fingo, to feign.]An invention; a fiction; something feigned or ... |
21943
|
figulate |
FIG'ULATE, a. [L. figulo, to fashion, from fingo, or rather figo, which appears to be the root of ... |
21944
|
figurability |
FIGURABIL'ITY, n. The quality of being capable of a certain fixed or stable form. |
21945
|
figurable |
FIG'URABLE, a. [from figure.] Capable of being brought to a certain fixed form or shape. Thus ... |
21946
|
figural |
FIG'URAL, a. Represented by figure or delineation; as figural resemblances.Figural numbers, in ... |
21947
|
figurate |
FIG'URATE, a. [L. figuratus.] 1. Of a certain determinate form.Plants are all figurate and ... |
21948
|
figurated |
FIG'URATED, a. Having a determinate form. |
21949
|
figuration |
FIGURA'TION, n.1. The act of giving figure or determinate form.2. Determination to a certain ... |
21950
|
figurative |
FIG'URATIVE, a.1. Representing something else; representing by resemblance; typical.This they will ... |
21951
|
figuratively |
FIG'URATIVELY, adv. By a figure; in a manner to exhibit ideas by resemblance; in a sense different ... |
21952
|
figure |
FIG'URE, n. fig'ur. [L. figura, from figo, to fix or set. See Feign.]1. The form of any thing as ... |
21953
|
figure-caster |
FIG'URE-CASTER, |
21954
|
figure-flinger |
FIG'URE-FLINGER, n. A pretender to astrology. |
21955
|
figure-stone |
FIG'URE-STONE, n. A name of the agalmatolite, or bildstein. |
21956
|
figured |
FIG'URED, pp. 1. Represented by resemblance; adorned with figures; formed into a determinate ... |
21957
|
figuring |
FIG'URING, ppr. Forming into determinate shape; representing by types or resemblances; adorning ... |
21958
|
filaceous |
FILA'CEOUS, a. [L. filum, a thread.] Composed or consisting of threads. |
21959
|
filacer |
FIL'ACER, n. An officer in the English Court of Common Pleas, so called from filing the writs on ... |
21960
|
filament |
FIL'AMENT, n. [L. filamenta, threads, from filum.]A thread; a fiber. In anatomy and natural ... |
21961
|
filamentous |
FILAMENT'OUS, a. Like a thread; consisting of fine filaments. |
21962
|
filanders |
FIL'ANDERS, n.A disease in hawks, consisting of filaments of coagulated blood; also, small worms ... |
21963
|
filatory |
FIL'ATORY, n. [from L. filum, a thread.] A machine which forms or spins threads.This manufactory ... |
21964
|
filbert |
FIL'BERT, n. [L. avellana, with which the first syllable corresponds; fil, vel.]The fruit of the ... |
21965
|
filch |
FILCH, v.t. [This word, like pilfer, is probably from the root of file, or peel, to strip or rub ... |
21966
|
filched |
FILCH'ED, pp. Stolen; taken wrongfully from another; pillaged; pilfered. |
21967
|
filcher |
FILCH'ER, n. A thief; one who is guilty of petty theft. |
21968
|
filching |
FILCH'ING, ppr. Stealing; taking from another wrongfully; pilfering. |
21969
|
filchingly |
FILCH'INGLY, adv. By pilfering; in a thievish manner. |
21970
|
file |
FILE, n. [L. filum. The primary sense is probably to draw out or extend, or to twist.]1. A ... |
21971
|
file-cutter |
FI'LE-CUTTER, n. A maker of files. |
21972
|
file-leader |
FILE-LE'ADER, n. The soldier placed in the front of a file. |
21973
|
filed |
FI'LED, pp. Placed on a line or wire; placed in a bundle and indorsed; smoothed or polished with a ... |
21974
|
filemot |
FI'LEMOT, n. A yellowish brown color; the color of a faded leaf. |
21975
|
filer |
FI'LER, n. One who uses a file in smoothing and polishing. |
21976
|
filial |
FIL'IAL, a. [L. filius, a son, flia, a daughter.]1. Pertaining to a son or daughter; becoming a ... |
21977
|
filiation |
FILIA'TION, n. [L. filius, a son.]1. The relation of a son or child to a father; correlative to ... |
21978
|
filiform |
FIL'IFORM, n. [L. filum, a thread, and form.]Having the form of a thread or filament; of equal ... |
21979
|
filigrane |
FIL'IGRANE, n. sometimes written filigree. [L. filum, a thread, and granum, a grain.]A kind of ... |
21980
|
filigraned |
FIL'IGRANED, or FIL'IGREED, a. Ornamented with filigrane. |
21981
|
filigreed |
FIL'IGRANED, or FIL'IGREED, a. Ornamented with filigrane. |
21982
|
filing |
FI'LING, ppr. Placing on a string or wire, or in a bundle of papers; presenting for trial; ... |
21983
|
filings |
FI'LINGS, n. plu. Fragments or particles rubbed off by the act of filing; as filings of iron. |
21984
|
fill |
FILL, v.t. [Gr. allied perhaps to fold and felt; to stuff; L. pilus, pileus. We are told that the ... |
21985
|
fillagree |
FILLAGREE. [See Filigrane.] |
21986
|
filled |
FILL'ED, pp. Made full; supplied with abundance. |
21987
|
filler |
FILL'ER, n. 1. One who fills; one whose employment is to fill vessels.They have six diggers to ... |
21988
|
fillet |
FIL'LET, n. [L. filum.]1. A little band to tie about the hair of the head.A belt her waist, a ... |
21989
|
fillibeg |
FIL'LIBEG, n. A little plaid; a dress reaching only to the knees, worn in the highlands of ... |
21990
|
filling |
FILL'ING, ppr. Making full; supplying abundantly; growing full.FILL'ING, n.1. A making full; ... |
21991
|
fillip |
FIL'LIP, v.t. [probably from the root of L. pello, like pelt. See Filly.]To strike with the nail ... |
21992
|
filly |
FIL'LY, n. [L. filia, Eng. foal, a shoot, issue.]1. A female or mare colt; a young mare.2. A ... |
21993
|
film |
FILM, n. [L. velamen, or from L. pellis.]A thin skin; a pellicle, as on the eye. In plants, it ... |
21994
|
filmy |
FILM'Y, a. Composed of thin membranes or pellicles.Whose filmy cord should bind the struggling ... |
21995
|
filter |
FIL'TER, n.A strainer; a piece of woolen cloth, paper or other substance, through which liquors are ... |
21996
|
filtered |
FIL'TERED, pp. Strained; defecated by a filter. |
21997
|
filtering |
FIL'TERING, ppr. Straining; defecating. |
21998
|
filth |
FILTH, n. [See Foul and Defile.]1. Dirt; any foul matter; any thing that soils or defiles; waste ... |
21999
|
filthily |
FILTH'ILY, adv. In a filthy manner; foully; grossly. |
22000
|
filthiness |
FILTH'INESS, n.1. The state of being filthy.2. Foulness; dirtiness; filth; nastiness.Carry forth ... |
22001
|
filthy |
FILTH'Y, a.1. Dirty; foul; unclean; nasty.2. Polluted; defiled by sinful practices; morally ... |
22002
|
filtrate |
FIL'TRATE, v.t. [See Filter.]To filter; to defecate, as liquor, by straining or percolation. |
22003
|
filtration |
FILTRA'TION, n. The act or process of filtering; defecation by passing liquors through woolen ... |
22004
|
fimble-hemp |
FIMBLE-HEMP, n. [Female-hemp.] Light summer hemp that bears no seed. |
22005
|
fimbriate |
FIM'BRIATE, a. [L. fimbria, a border or fringe.]In botany, fringed; having the edge surrounded by ... |
22006
|
fimbriated |
FIM'BRIATED, a. In heraldry, ornamented, as an ordinary, with a narrow border or hem of another ... |
22007
|
fin |
FIN, n. [L. pinna or penna. The sense is probably a shoot, or it is from diminishing. See ... |
22008
|
finable |
FI'NABLE, a. [See Fine.] 1. That admits a fine.2. Subject to a fine or penalty; as a finable ... |
22009
|
final |
FI'NAL, a. [L. finalis. See fine.]1. Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last ultimate; as the ... |
22010
|
finally |
FI'NALLY, adv.1. At the end or conclusion; ultimately; lastly. The cause is expensive, but we ... |
22011
|
finance |
FINANCE, n. finans'. [See Fine.]Revenue; income of a king or state.The United States, near the ... |
22012
|
finances |
FINAN'CES, n. plu. 1. Revenue; funds in the public treasury, or accruing to it; public resources ... |
22013
|
financial |
FINAN'CIAL, a. Pertaining to public revenue; as financial concerns or operations. |
22014
|
financially |
FINAN'CIALLY, adv. In relation to finances or public revenue; in a manner to produce revenue.We ... |
22015
|
financier |
FINANCIE'R, n. 1. An officer who receives and manages the public revenues; a treasurer.2. One ... |
22016
|
finary |
FI'NARY, n. [from fine, refine.] In iron works, the second forge at the iron mill. [See Finery.] |
22017
|
finch |
FINCH, n. A bird. But finch is used chiefly in composition; as chaffinch, goldfinch. These ... |
22018
|
find |
FIND, v.t. pret. and pp. found. [L. venio; but in sense, with invenio. The primary sense is to ... |
22019
|
finder |
FINDER, n. One who meets or falls on any thing; one that discovers what is lost or is unknown; one ... |
22020
|
findfault |
FINDFAULT, n. A censurer; a caviller. |
22021
|
findfaulting |
FINDFAULT'ING, a. Apt to censure; captious. |
22022
|
finding |
FINDING, ppr. Discovering.FINDING, n.1. Discovery; the act of discovering.2. In law, the return ... |
22023
|
findy |
FIN'DY, a. Full; heavy; or firm, solid, substantial. Obs.A cold May and a windy,Makes the barn ... |
22024
|
fine |
FINE, a. 1. Small; thin; slender; minute; of very small diameter; as a fine thread; fine silk; a ... |
22025
|
fined |
FI'NED, pp. 1. Refined; purified; defecated.2. Subjected to a pecuniary penalty. |
22026
|
fineddrawing |
FI'NEDDRAWING, n. Rentering; a dextrous or nice sewing up the rents of cloths or stuffs. |
22027
|
finedraw |
FI'NEDRAW, v.t. [find and draw.] To sew up a rent with so much nicety that it is not perceived. |
22028
|
finedrawer |
FI'NEDRAWER, n. One who finedraws. |
22029
|
finefingered |
FI'NEFINGERED, a. Nice in workmanship; dextrous at fine work. |
22030
|
fineless |
FI'NELESS, a. Endless; boundless. [Not used.] |
22031
|
finely |
FI'NELY, adv.1. In minute parts; as a substance finely pulverized.2. To a thin or sharp edge; as ... |
22032
|
fineness |
FI'NENESS, n. 1. Thinness; smallness; slenderness; as the finances of a thread or silk. Hence.2. ... |
22033
|
finer |
FI'NER, n. 1. One who refines or purifies. Prov. 25:4.2. a. Comparative of fine. |
22034
|
finery |
FI'NERY, n. 1. Show; splendor; gaiety of colors or appearance; as the finery of a dress.2. Showy ... |
22035
|
finespun |
FI'NESPUN, a. Drawn to a fine thread; minute; subtle. |
22036
|
finess |
FINESS', |
22037
|
finesse |
FINESSE, n. Artifice; stratagem; subtilty of contrivance to gain a point. |
22038
|
finessing |
FINESS'ING, ppr. Practicing artifice to accomplish a purpose. |
22039
|
finestill |
FI'NESTILL, v.t. To distill spirit from molasses,treacle or some preparation of saccharine matter. |
22040
|
finestiller |
FI'NESTILLER, n. One who distills spirit from treacle or molasses. |
22041
|
finestilling |
FI'NESTILLING, n. The operation of distilling spirit from molasses or treacle. |
22042
|
finfish |
FIN'FISH, n. A species of slender whale. |
22043
|
finfooted |
FIN'FOOTED, a. Having palmated feet, or feet with toes connected by a membrane. |
22044
|
finger |
FIN'GER, n. fing'ger.1. One of the extreme parts of the hand, a small member shooting to a point. ... |
22045
|
finger-board |
FIN'GER-BOARD, n. The board at the neck of a violin, guitar or the like, where the fingers act on ... |
22046
|
finger-fern |
FIN'GER-FERN, n. A plant, asplenium. |
22047
|
finger-shell |
FIN'GER-SHELL, n. A marine shell resembling a finger. |
22048
|
finger-stone |
FIN'GER-STONE, n. A fossil resembling an arrow. |
22049
|
fingered |
FIN'GERED, pp.1. Played on; handled; touched.2. a. Having fingers. In botany, digitate; having ... |
22050
|
fingering |
FIN'GERING, ppr. Handling; touching lightly.FIN'GERING, n.1. The act of touching lightly or ... |
22051
|
fingle-fangle |
FIN'GLE-FANGLE, n. A trifle. [Vulgar.] |
22052
|
fingrigo |
FIN'GRIGO, n. A plant, of the genus Pisonia. The fruit is a kind of berry or plum. |
22053
|
finical |
FIN'ICAL, a. [from fine.]1. Nice; spruce; foppish; pretending to a great nicety or superfluous ... |
22054
|
finically |
FIN'ICALLY, adv. With great nicety or spruceness; foppishly. |
22055
|
finicalness |
FIN'ICALNESS, n. Extreme nicety in dress or manners; foppishness. |
22056
|
fining |
FI'NING, ppr. [See Fine, the verb.]1. Clarifying; refining; purifying; defecating; separating ... |
22057
|
fining-pot |
FIN'ING-POT, n. A vessel in which metals are refined. |
22058
|
finis |
FI'NIS, n. [L.] An end; conclusion. |
22059
|
finish |
FIN'ISH, v.t. [L. finio, from finis, an end.]1. To arrive at the end of, in performance; to ... |
22060
|
finished |
FIN'ISHED, pp.1. Completed; ended; done; perfected.2. a. Complete; perfect; polished to the ... |
22061
|
finisher |
FIN'ISHER, n. 1. One who finishes; one who completely performs.2. One who puts an end to.3. One ... |
22062
|
finishing |
FIN'ISHING, ppr. Completing; perfecting; bringing to an end. |
22063
|
finite |
FI'NITE, a. [L. finitus, from finio, to finish, from finis, limit.]Having a limit; limited; ... |
22064
|
finitely |
FI'NITELY, adv. Within limits; to a certain degree only. |
22065
|
finiteness |
FI'NITENESS, n. Limitation; confinement within certain boundaries; as the finiteness of our ... |
22066
|
finitude |
FIN'ITUDE, n. Limitation. [Not used.] |
22067
|
finless |
FIN'LESS, a. [from fin.] Destitute of fins; as finless fish. |
22068
|
finlike |
FIN'LIKE, a. Resembling a fin; as a finlike oar. |
22069
|
finn |
FINN, n. A native of Finland, in Europe. |
22070
|
finned |
FIN'NED, a. Having broad edges on either side; applied to a plow. |
22071
|
finnikin |
FIN'NIKIN, n. A sort of pigeon, with a crest somewhat resembling the mane of a horse. |
22072
|
finny |
FIN'NY, a. Furnished with fins; as finny fish; finny tribes; finny prey. |
22073
|
finochio |
FINO'CHIO, n. A variety of fennel. |
22074
|
finscale |
FIN'SCALE, n. A river fish, called the rudd. |
22075
|
fipple |
FIP'PLE, n. [L. fibula.] A stopper. [Not in use.] |
22076
|
fir |
FIR, n.The name of several species of the genus Pinus; as the Scotch fir, the silver fir, spruce ... |
22077
|
fir-tree |
FIR-TREE. [See fir.] |
22078
|
fire |
FIRE, n. [The radical sense of fire is usually, to rush, to rage, to be violently agitated; and if ... |
22079
|
fire-arrow |
FI'RE-ARROW, n. A small iron dart, furnished with a match impregnated with powder and sulphur, ... |
22080
|
fire-company |
FI'RE-COMPANY, n. A company of men for managing an engine to extinguish fires. |
22081
|
fire-engine |
FI'RE-ENGINE, n. An engine for throwing water to extinguish fire and save buildings. |
22082
|
fire-escape |
FIRE-ESCA'PE, n. A machine for escaping from windows, when houses are on fire. |
22083
|
fire-office |
FI'RE-OFFICE, n. An office for making insurance against fire. |
22084
|
fire-ordeal |
FIRE-ORDEAL, n. [See Ordeal.] |
22085
|
firearms |
FI'REARMS, n. plu. Arms or weapons which expel their charge by the combustion of powder, as ... |
22086
|
fireball |
FI'REBALL, n.1. A grenade; a ball filled with powder or other combustibles, intended to be thrown ... |
22087
|
firebare |
FI'REBARE, n. In old writers, a beacon. |
22088
|
firebarrel |
FI'REBARREL, n. A hollow cylinder used in fireships, to convey the fire to the shrouds. |
22089
|
firebavin |
FI'REBAVIN, n. A bundle of brush-wood, used in fireships. |
22090
|
fireblast |
FI'REBL'AST, n. A disease in hops, chiefly towards the later periods of their growth. |
22091
|
firebote |
FI'REBOTE, n. Allowance of fuel, to which a tenant is entitled. |
22092
|
firebrand |
FI'REBRAND, n. 1. A piece of wood kindled or on fire.2. An incendiary; one who inflames ... |
22093
|
firebrick |
FI'REBRICK, n. A brick that will sustain intense heat without fusion. |
22094
|
firebrush |
FI'REBRUSH, n. A brush used to sweep the hearth. |
22095
|
firebucket |
FI'REBUCKET, n. A bucket to convey water to engines for extinguishing fire. |
22096
|
fireclay |
FI'RECLAY, n. A kind of clay that will sustain intense heat, used in making firebricks. |
22097
|
firecock |
FI'RECOCK, n. A cock or spout to let out water for extinguishing fire. |
22098
|
firecross |
FI'RECROSS, n. Something used in Scotland as a signal to take arms; the ends being burnt black, ... |
22099
|
fired |
FI'RED, pp. Set on fire; inflamed; kindled; animated; irritated. |
22100
|
firedamp |
FI'REDAMP. [See Damp.] |
22101
|
firedrake |
FI'REDRAKE, n.1. A fiery serpent.2. An ignis fatuus. |
22102
|
fireflair |
FI'REFLAIR, n. A species of ray-fish or Raja. |
22103
|
firefly |
FI'REFLY, n. A species of fly which has on its belly a spot which shines; and another species ... |
22104
|
firehook |
FI'REHOOK, n. A large hook for pulling down building in conflagrations. |
22105
|
firelock |
FI'RELOCK, n. A musket, or other gun, with a lock, which is discharged by striking fire with flint ... |
22106
|
fireman |
FI'REMAN, n.1. A man whose business is to extinguish fires in towns.2. A man of violent passions. ... |
22107
|
firemaster |
FI'REM'ASTER, n. An officer of artillery who superintends the composition of fireworks. |
22108
|
firenew |
FI'RENEW, a. Fresh from the forge; bright. |
22109
|
firepan |
FI'REPAN, n. A pan for holding or conveying fire. Ex. 28. |
22110
|
fireplace |
FI'REPLACE, n. The part of a chimney appropriated to the fire; a hearth. |
22111
|
fireplug |
FI'REPLUG, n. A plug for drawing water from a pipe to extinguish fire. |
22112
|
firepot |
FI'REPOT, n. A small earthen pot filled with combustibles, used in military operations. |
22113
|
firer |
FI'RER, n. One who sets fire to any thing; an incendiary. |
22114
|
fireship |
FI'RESHIP, n. A vessel filled with combustibles and furnished with grappling irons to hook and set ... |
22115
|
fireshovel |
FI'RESHOVEL, n. A shovel or instrument for taking up or removing coals of fire. |
22116
|
fireside |
FIRESIDE, n. A place near the fire or hearth; home; domestic life or retirement. |
22117
|
firestick |
FI'RESTICK, n. A lighted stick or brand. |
22118
|
firestone |
FI'RESTONE, n.1. A fossil, the pyrite. [See Pyrite.]2. A kind of freestone which bears a high ... |
22119
|
fireward |
FIREWARD, |
22120
|
firewarden |
FIREWARDEN, n. An officer who has authority to direct others in the extinguishing of fires. |
22121
|
firewood |
FI'REWOOD, n. Wood for fuel. |
22122
|
firework |
FI'REWORK, n. Usually in the plural, fireworks.Preparations of gun-powder, sulphur and other ... |
22123
|
fireworker |
FI'REWORKER, n. An officer of artillery subordinate to the firemaster. |
22124
|
firing |
FI'RING, ppr. Setting fire to; kindling; animating; exciting; inflaming; discharging ... |
22125
|
firing-iron |
FI'RING-IRON, n. An instrument used in farriery to discuss swellings and knots. |
22126
|
firk |
FIRK, v.t. To beat; to whip; to chastise. [Not used.] |
22127
|
firkin |
FIRKIN, n. fur'kin.A measure of capacity, being the fourth part of a barrel. It is nine gallons ... |
22128
|
firlot |
FIR'LOT, n. A dry measure used in Scotland. The oat firlot contains 21 1/4 pints of that country; ... |
22129
|
firm |
FIRM, a. ferm. [L. firmus. This is the root of L. ferrum, iron.]1. Properly, fixed; hence, ... |
22130
|
firmament |
FIRMAMENT, n. ferm'ament. [L. firmamentum, from firmus, firmo.]The region of the air; the sky or ... |
22131
|
firmamental |
FIRMAMENT'AL, a. Pertaining to the firmament; celestial; being of the upper regions. |
22132
|
firman |
FIR'MAN, n. An Asiatic word, denoting a passport, permit, license, or grant of privileges. |
22133
|
firmed |
FIRMED, pp. ferm'ed. Established; confirmed. |
22134
|
firming |
FIRMING, ppr. ferm'ing, Settling; making firm and stable. |
22135
|
firmitude |
FIRMITUDE, n. ferm'itude. Strength; solidity. [Not in use.] |
22136
|
firmity |
FIRMITY, n. ferm'ity. Strength; firmness. [Not used.] |
22137
|
firmless |
FIRMLESS, a. ferm'less. Detached from substance. Does passion still the firmless mind control. |
22138
|
firmly |
FIRMLY, ad. ferm'ly.1. Solidly; compactly; closely; as particles of matter firmly cohering.2. ... |
22139
|
firmness |
FIRM'NESS, n. ferm'ness.1. Closeness or denseness of texture or structure; compactness; hardness; ... |
22140
|
first |
FIRST, a. furst. [See fare and for.]1. Advanced before or further than any other in progression; ... |
22141
|
first-begotten |
FIRST-BEGOT'TEN, a. First produced; the eldest of children. |
22142
|
first-born |
FIRST'-BORN, a.1. First brought forth; first in the order of nativity; eldest; as the first-born ... |
22143
|
first-created |
FIRST-CREA'TED, a. Created before any other. |
22144
|
first-fruit |
FIRST-FRUIT, |
22145
|
first-fruits |
FIRST-FRUITS, n.1. The fruit or produce first matured and collected in any season. Of these the ... |
22146
|
first-rate |
FIRST'-RATE, a. 1. Of the highest excellence; preeminent; as a first-rate scholar or painter.2. ... |
22147
|
firstling |
FIRST'LING, a. First produced; as firstling males. Deut. 15.FIRST'LING, n. 1. The first produce ... |
22148
|
fisc |
FISC, n. [L. fiscus. Fiscus, signifies a basket or hanaper, probably from the twigs which ... |
22149
|
fiscal |
FISC'AL, a. Pertaining to the public treasury or revenue.The fiscal arrangement of ... |
22150
|
fish |
FISH, n. [L. piscis.]1. An animal that lives in water. Fish is a general name for a class of ... |
22151
|
fisher |
FISH'ER, n1. One who is employed in catching fish.2. A species of weasel. |
22152
|
fisherboat |
FISH'ERBOAT, n. A boat employed in catching fish. |
22153
|
fisherman |
FISH'ERMAN, n.1. One whose occupation is to catch fish.2. A ship or vessel employed in the ... |
22154
|
fishertown |
FISH'ERTOWN, n. A town inhabited by fishermen. |
22155
|
fishery |
FISH'ERY, n.1. The business of catching fish.2. A place for catching fish with nets or hooks, as ... |
22156
|
fishful |
FISH'FUL, a. Abounding with fish; as a fishful pond. |
22157
|
fishgig |
FISH'GIG, |
22158
|
fishhook |
FISH'HOOK, n. A hook for catching fish. |
22159
|
fishing |
FISH'ING, ppr. Attempting to catch fish; searching; seeking to draw forth by artifice or ... |
22160
|
fishing-frog |
FISH'ING-FROG, n. The toad-fish, or Lophius, whose head is larger than the body. |
22161
|
fishing-place |
FISH'ING-PLACE, n. A place where fishes are caught with seines; a convenient place for fishing; a ... |
22162
|
fishkettle |
FISH'KETTLE, n. A kettle made long for boiling fish whole. |
22163
|
fishlike |
FISH'LIKE, a. Resembling fish. |
22164
|
fishmarket |
FISH'MARKET, n. A place where fish are exposed for sale. |
22165
|
fishmeal |
FISH'MEAL, n. A meal of fish; diet on fish; abstemious diet. |
22166
|
fishmonger |
FISH'MONGER, n. A seller of fish; a dealer in fish. |
22167
|
fishpond |
FISH'POND, n. A pond in which fishes are bred and kept. |
22168
|
fishroom |
FISH'ROOM, n. An apartment in a ship between the after-hold and the spirit room. |
22169
|
fishspear |
FISH'SPEAR, n. A spear for taking fish by stabbing them. |
22170
|
fishwife |
FISH'WIFE, n. A woman that cries fish for sale. |
22171
|
fishwoman |
FISH'WOMAN, n. A woman who sells fish. |
22172
|
fishy |
FISH'Y, a.1. Consisting of fish.2. Inhabited by fish; as the fishy flood.3. Having the qualities ... |
22173
|
fissile |
FIS'SILE, a. [L. fissilis, from fissus, divided, from findo, to split.]That may be split, cleft or ... |
22174
|
fissility |
FISSIL'ITY, n. The quality of admitting to be cleft. |
22175
|
fissiped |
FIS'SIPED, a. [L. fissus, divided, and pes, foot.] Having separate toes.FIS'SIPED, n. An animal ... |
22176
|
fissure |
FIS'SURE, n. fish'ure. [L. fissura, from findo, to split.]1. A cleft; a narrow chasm made by the ... |
22177
|
fissured |
FIS'SURED, pp. Cleft; divided; cracked. |
22178
|
fist |
FIST, n. The hand clinched; the hand with the fingers doubled into the palm.FIST, v.t.1. To ... |
22179
|
fisticuffs |
FIST'ICUFFS, n. [fist and cuff.] Blows or a combat with the fist; a boxing. |
22180
|
fistula |
FIS'TULA, n. [L.; Eng. whistle.]1. Properly, a pipe; a wind instrument of music, originally a ... |
22181
|
fistular |
FIS'TULAR, a. Hollow, like a pipe or reed. |
22182
|
fistulate |
FIS'TULATE, v.i. To become a pipe or fistula. |
22183
|
fistuliform |
FIS'TULIFORM, a. [fistula and form.] Being in round hollow columns, as a mineral.Stalactite often ... |
22184
|
fistulous |
FIS'TULOUS, a. Having the form or nature of a fistula; as a fistulous ulcer. |
22185
|
fit |
FIT, n. [L. peto, impeto, to assult, or to Eng. pet, and primarily to denote a rushing on or ... |
22186
|
fitch |
FITCH, n. A chick-pea. |
22187
|
fitchet |
FITCH'ET, |
22188
|
fitchew |
FITCH'EW, n. A polecat; a foumart. |
22189
|
fitful |
FIT'FUL, a. Varied by paroxysms; full of fits. |
22190
|
fitly |
FIT'LY, adv. 1. Suitably; properly; with propriety. A maxim fitly applied.2. Commodiously; ... |
22191
|
fitment |
FIT'MENT, n. Something adapted to a purpose. [Not used.] |
22192
|
fitness |
FIT'NESS, n.1. Suitableness; adaptedness; adaptation; as the fitness of things to their use.2. ... |
22193
|
fitted |
FIT'TED, pp. Made suitable; adapted; prepared; qualified. |
22194
|
fitter |
FIT'TER, n. One who makes fit or suitable; one who adapts; one who prepares. |
22195
|
fitting |
FIT'TING, ppr. Making suitable; adapting; preparing; qualifying; providing with. |
22196
|
fittingly |
FIT'TINGLY, adv. Suitably. |
22197
|
fitz |
FITZ, Norm. fites, fuz or fiz, a son, is used in names, as in Fitzherbert, Fitzroy, Carlovitz. |
22198
|
five |
FIVE, a.Four and one added; the half of ten; as five men; five loaves. Like other adjectives, it ... |
22199
|
fivebar |
FI'VEBAR, |
22200
|
fivebarred |
FI'VEBARRED, a. Having five bars; as a fivebarred gate. |
22201
|
fivecleft |
FI'VECLEFT, a. Quinquefid; divided into five segments. |
22202
|
fivefold |
FI'VEFOLD, a. In fives; consisting of five in one; five-double; five times repeated. |
22203
|
fiveleaf |
FI'VELEAF, n. Cinquefoil. |
22204
|
fiveleafed |
FI'VELEAFED, a. Having five leaves; as fiveleafed clover, or cinquefoil. |
22205
|
fivelobed |
FI'VELOBED, a. Consisting of five lobes. |
22206
|
fiveparted |
FI'VEPARTED, a. Divided into five parts. |
22207
|
fives |
FIVES, n. A kind of play with a ball. |
22208
|
fivetoothed |
FI'VETOOTHED, a. Having five teeth. |
22209
|
fivevalved |
FI'VEVALVED, a. Having five valves. |
22210
|
fix |
FIX, v.t. [L. firus, figo.]1. To make stable; to set or establish immovably. The universe is ... |
22211
|
fixable |
FIX'ABLE, a. That may be fixed, established, or rendered firm. |
22212
|
fixation |
FIXA'TION, n. 1. The act of fixing.2. Stability; firmness; steadiness; a state of being ... |
22213
|
fixed |
FIX'ED, pp. Settled; established; firm; fast; stable.Fixed air, an invisible and permanently ... |
22214
|
fixedly |
FIX'EDLY, adv. Firmly; in a settled or established manner; steadfastly. |
22215
|
fixedness |
FIX'EDNESS, n. 1. A state of being fixed; stability; firmness; steadfastness; as a fixedness in ... |
22216
|
fixidity |
FIXID'ITY, n. Fixedness. [Not used.] |
22217
|
fixity |
FIX'ITY, n. Fixedness; coherence of parts; that property of bodies by which they resist ... |
22218
|
fixture |
FIX'TURE, n.1. Position.2. Fixedness; firm pressure; as the fixture of the foot.3. Firmness; ... |
22219
|
fixure |
FIX'URE, n. Position; stable pressure; firmness. [Little used.] |
22220
|
fizgig |
FIZ'GIG, n. An instrument used for striking fish at sea, consisting of a staff with barbed prongs, ... |
22221
|
fizz |
FIZZ, |
22222
|
fizzle |
FIZ'ZLE, v.i. To make a hissing sound. |
22223
|
flabbiness |
FLAB'BINESS, n. [See Flabby.] A soft, flexible state of a substance, which renders it easily ... |
22224
|
flabby |
FLAB'BY, a.Soft; yielding to the touch and easily moved or shaken; easily bent; hanging loose by ... |
22225
|
flaccid |
FLAC'CID, a. [L. flaccidus, from flacceo, to hand down, to flag.]Soft and weak; limber; lax; ... |
22226
|
flaccidity |
FLACCID'ITY, n. Laxity; limberness: want of firmness or stiffness. |
22227
|
flaccidness |
FLAC'CIDNESS, |
22228
|
flag |
FLAG, v.i. [L. flacceo. See Flaccid. The sense is primarily to bend, or rather to recede, to ... |
22229
|
flagbroom |
FLAG'BROOM, n. A broom for sweeping flags. |
22230
|
flagelet |
FLAG'ELET, n. [L. flatus, by corruption or Gr. oblique, and a flute.]A small flute; a small wind ... |
22231
|
flagellant |
FLAG'ELLANT, n. [L. flagellans, from flagello, to flog.]One who whips himself in religious ... |
22232
|
flagellate |
FLAG'ELLATE, v.t. To whip; to scourge. |
22233
|
flagellation |
FLAGELLA'TION, n. [L. flagello, to beat or whip, to flog, from flagellum, a whip, scourge or ... |
22234
|
flagged |
FLAG'GED, pp. Laid with flat stones. |
22235
|
flagginess |
FLAG'GINESS, n. Laxity; limberness; want of tension. |
22236
|
flagging |
FLAG'GING, ppr. Growing weak; drooping; laying with flat stones. |
22237
|
flaggy |
FLAG'GY, a.1. Weak; flexible; limber; not stiff.2. Weak in taste; insipid; as a flaggy apple.3. ... |
22238
|
flagitious |
FLAGI'TIOUS, a. [L. flagitium, a scandalous crime, probably from the root of flagrant.]1. Deeply ... |
22239
|
flagitiously |
FLAGI'TIOUSLY, adv. With extreme wickedness. |
22240
|
flagitiousness |
FLAGI'TIOUSNESS, n. Extreme wickedness; villainy. |
22241
|
flagon |
FLAG'ON, n. [L. lagena; Gr.]A vessel with a narrow mouth, used for holding and conveying ... |
22242
|
flagrancy |
FLA'GRANCY, n. [See Flagrant.] 1. A burning; great heat; inflammation. Obs.Lust causeth a ... |
22243
|
flagrant |
FLA'GRANT, a. [L. flagrans, from flagro, to burn; Gr.]1. Burning; ardent; eager; as flagrant ... |
22244
|
flagrantly |
FLA'GRANTLY, adv. Ardently; notoriously. |
22245
|
flagrate |
FLA'GRATE, v.t. To burn. [Little used.] |
22246
|
flagration |
FLAGRA'TION, n. A burning. [Little used.] |
22247
|
flagstone |
FLAG'STONE, n. A flat stone for pavement. |
22248
|
flagworm |
FLAG'WORM, n. A worm or grub found among flags and sedge. |
22249
|
flail |
FLA'IL, n. [L. flagellum. We retain the original verb in flog, to strike, to lay on, L. fligo, ... |
22250
|
flake |
FLAKE, n. [L. floccus; Gr. Flake and flock are doubtless the same word, varied in orthography, ... |
22251
|
flake-white |
FLAKE-WHITE, n. Oxyd of bismuth. |
22252
|
flaky |
FLA'KY, a.1. Consisting of flakes or locks; consisting of small loose masses.2. Lying in flakes; ... |
22253
|
flam |
FLAM, n. A freak or whim; also, a falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext; deception; delusion.Lies ... |
22254
|
flambeau |
FLAM'BEAU, n. flam'bo. [L. flamma, flame.]A light or luminary made of thick wicks covered with ... |
22255
|
flame |
FLAME, n. [L. flamma.]1. A blaze; burning vapor; vapor in combustion; or according to modern ... |
22256
|
flamecolor |
FLA'MECOLOR, n. Bright color, as that of flame. |
22257
|
flamecolored |
FLA'MECOLORED, a. Of the color of flame; of a bright yellow color. |
22258
|
flameeyed |
FLA'MEEYED, a. Having eyes like a flame. |
22259
|
flameless |
FLA'MELESS, a. Destitute of flame; without incense. |
22260
|
flamen |
FLA'MEN, n. [L.] 1. In ancient Rome, a priest. Originally there were three priests so called; ... |
22261
|
flaming |
FLA'MING, ppr. 1. Burning in flame.2. a. Bright; red. Also, violent; vehement; as a flaming ... |
22262
|
flamingly |
FLA'MINGLY, adv. Most brightly; with great show or vehemence. |
22263
|
flamingo |
FLAMIN'GO, n.A fowl constituting the genus Phoenicopterus, of the grallic order. The beak is ... |
22264
|
flaminical |
FLAMIN'ICAL, a. Pertaining to a Roman flamen. |
22265
|
flammability |
FLAMMABIL'ITY, n. The quality of admitting to be set on fire, or enkindled into a flame or blaze; ... |
22266
|
flammable |
FLAM'MABLE, a. Capable of being enkindled into flame. |
22267
|
flammation |
FLAMMA'TION, n. The act of setting on flame.The three last words are little used. Instead of them ... |
22268
|
flammeous |
FLAM'MEOUS, a. Consisting of flame; like flame. |
22269
|
flammiferous |
FLAMMIF'EROUS, a. [L. flamma and fero, to bring.] Producing flame. |
22270
|
flammivomous |
FLAMMIV'OMOUS, a. [L. flamma and vomo, to vomit.] Vomiting flames, as a volcano. |
22271
|
flamy |
FLA'MY, a. [from flame.]1. Blazing; burning; as flamy breath.2. Having the nature of flame; as ... |
22272
|
flank |
FLANK, n. [Eng. flag. Gr. probably connected with lank, and so called from its laxity, or from ... |
22273
|
flanked |
FLANK'ED, pp. Attacked on the side; covered or commanded on the flank. |
22274
|
flanker |
FLANK'ER, n. A fortification projecting so as to command the side of an assailing body.FLANK'ER, ... |
22275
|
flannel |
FLAN'NEL, n. [L. lana.]A soft nappy woolen cloth of loose texture. |
22276
|
flap |
FLAP, n. [L. alapa, a slap. It seems difficult to separate flap from clap, slap, flabby, lap, ... |
22277
|
flapdragon |
FLAP'DRAGON, n. 1. A play in which they catch raisins out of burning brandy, and extinguishing ... |
22278
|
flapeared |
FLAP'EARED, a. Having broad loose ears. |
22279
|
flapjack |
FLAP'JACK, n. An apple-puff. |
22280
|
flapmouthed |
FLAP'MOUTHED, a. Having loose hanging lips. |
22281
|
flapped |
FLAP'PED, pp. Struck with something broad, let down; having the brim fallen, as a flapped hat. |
22282
|
flapper |
FLAP'PER, n. One who flaps another. |
22283
|
flapping |
FLAP'PING, ppr. Striking; beating; moving something broad; as flapping wings. The ducks run ... |
22284
|
flare |
FLARE, v.i. [If this word is not contracted, it may be allied to clear, glare, glory, L. floreo, ... |
22285
|
flaring |
FLA'RING, ppr. or a.1. Burning with a wavering light; fluttering; glittering; showy.2. Opening; ... |
22286
|
flash |
FLASH, n. 1. A sudden burst of light; a flood of light instantaneously appearing and ... |
22287
|
flasher |
FLASH'ER, n.1. A man of more appearance of wit than reality.2. A rower. [Not in use.] |
22288
|
flashily |
FLASH'ILY, adv. With empty show; with a sudden glare; without solidity of wit or thought. |
22289
|
flashing |
FLASH'ING, ppr. Bursting forth as a flood of light, or of flame and light, or as wit, mirth or ... |
22290
|
flashy |
FLASH'Y, a.1. Showy, but empty; dazzling for a moment, but not solid; as flashy wit.2. Showy; ... |
22291
|
flask |
FL'ASK, n.1. A kind of bottle; as a flask of wine or oil.2. A vessel for powder.3. A bed in a ... |
22292
|
flasket |
FL'ASKET, n. 1. A vessel in which viands are served up.2. A long shallow basket. |
22293
|
flat |
FLAT, a. [L. latus, broad; Gr.; Eng. blade.]1. Having an even surface, without risings or ... |
22294
|
flat-bottomed |
FLAT'-BOTTOMED, a. Having a flat bottom, as a boat, or a moat in fortification. |
22295
|
flative |
FLA'TIVE, a. [L. flatus, from flo, to blow.] Producing wind; flatulent. [Not in use.] |
22296
|
flatlong |
FLAT'LONG, adv. With the flat side downward; not edgewise. |
22297
|
flatly |
FLAT'LY, adv.1. Horizontally; without inclination.2. Evenly; without elevations and ... |
22298
|
flatness |
FLAT'NESS, n.1. Evenness of surface; levelness; equality of surface.2. Want of relief or ... |
22299
|
flatted |
FLAT'TED, pp. Made flat; rendered even on the surface; also, rendered vapid or insipid. |
22300
|
flatten |
FLAT'TEN, v.t. flat'n.1. To make flat; to reduce to an equal or even surface; to level.2. To ... |
22301
|
flattening |
FLAT'TENING, ppr. Making flat. |
22302
|
flatter |
FLAT'TER, n. The person or thing by which any thing is flattened.FLAT'TER, v.t. [Flatter may be ... |
22303
|
flattered |
FLAT'TERED, pp. Soothed by praise; pleased by commendation; gratified with hopes, false or well ... |
22304
|
flatterer |
FLAT'TERER, n. One who flatters; a fawner; a wheedler; one who praises another, with a view to ... |
22305
|
flattering |
FLAT'TERING, ppr.1. Gratifying with praise; pleasing by applause; wheedling; coaxing.2. a. ... |
22306
|
flatteringly |
FLAT'TERINGLY, adv.1. In a flattering manner; in a manner to flatter.2. In a manner to favor; ... |
22307
|
flattery |
FLAT'TERY, n. 1. False praise; commendation bestowed for the purpose of gaining favor and ... |
22308
|
flattish |
FLAT'TISH, a. [from flat.] Somewhat flat; approaching to flatness. |
22309
|
flatulence |
FLAT'ULENCE, |
22310
|
flatulency |
FLAT'ULENCY, n. [See Flatulent.]1. Windiness in the stomach; air generated in a weak stomach and ... |
22311
|
flatulent |
FLAT'ULENT, a. [L. flatulentus, flatus, from flo, to blow.]1. Windy; affected with air generated ... |
22312
|
flatuosity |
FLATUOS'ITY, n. Windiness; fullness of air; flatulence. [Not used.] |
22313
|
flatuous |
FLAT'UOUS, a. [L. flatuosus.] Windy; generating wind. [Not used.] |
22314
|
flatus |
FLA'TUS, n. [L. from flo, to blow.]1. A breath; a puff of wind.2. Wind generated in the stomach ... |
22315
|
flatwise |
FLAT'WISE, a. or adv. [from flat.] With the flat side downward or next to another object; not ... |
22316
|
flaunt |
FL'AUNT, v.i. [I know not whence we have this word. From the root L. bearing the sense of ... |
22317
|
flaunting |
FL'AUNTING, ppr. Making an ostentatious display. |
22318
|
flavor |
FLA'VOR, n.The quality of a substance which affects the taste or smell, in any manner. We say, the ... |
22319
|
flavored |
FLA'VORED, a. Having a quality that affects the sense of tasting or smelling; as high-flavored ... |
22320
|
flavorless |
FLA'VORLESS, a. Without flavor; tasteless; having no smell or taste. |
22321
|
flavorous |
FLA'VOROUS, a. Pleasant to the taste or smell |
22322
|
flavous |
FLA'VOUS, a. [L. flavus.] Yellow. [Not used.] |
22323
|
flaw |
FLAW, n. [Gr. seems to be contracted .1. A breach; a crack; a defect made by breaking or ... |
22324
|
flawed |
FLAW'ED, pp. Broken; cracked. |
22325
|
flawing |
FLAW'ING, ppr. Breaking; cracking. |
22326
|
flawless |
FLAW'LESS, a. Without cracks; without defect. |
22327
|
flawn |
FLAWN, n. A sort of custard or pie. [Obs.] |
22328
|
flawter |
FLAW'TER, v.t. To scrape or pare a skin. [Not used.] |
22329
|
flawy |
FLAW'Y,1. Full of flaws or cracks; broken; defective; faulty.2. Subject to sudden gusts of wind. |
22330
|
flax |
FLAX, n.1. A plant of the genus Linum, consisting of a single slender stalk, the skin or herl of ... |
22331
|
flaxcomb |
FLAX'COMB, n. An instrument with teeth through which flax is drawn for separating from it the tow ... |
22332
|
flaxdresser |
FLAX'DRESSER, n. One who breaks and swingles flax. |
22333
|
flaxen |
FLAX'EN, a.1. Made of flax; as flaxen thread.2. Resembling flax; of the color of flax; fair, ... |
22334
|
flaxplant |
FLAX'PLANT, n. The Phormium, a plant in New Zealand that serves the inhabitants for flax. |
22335
|
flaxraiser |
FLAX'RAISER, n. One who raises flax. |
22336
|
flaxseed |
FLAX'SEED, n. The seed of flax. |
22337
|
flaxy |
FLAX'Y, a. Like flax; being of a light color; fair. |
22338
|
flay |
FLAY, v.t. [Gr. whence bark, rind; probably a contracted word.]1. To skin; to strip off the skin ... |
22339
|
flayed |
FLA'YED, pp. Skinned; stripped of the skin. |
22340
|
flayer |
FLA'YER, n. One who strips off the skin. |
22341
|
flaying |
FLA'YING, ppr. Stripping off the skin. |
22342
|
flea |
FLEA, n. [See Flee and Fly.]An insect of the genus Pulex. It has two eyes and six feet; the ... |
22343
|
fleabane |
FLE'ABANE, n. A plant of the genus Conyza. |
22344
|
fleabite |
FLE'ABITE, |
22345
|
fleabiting |
FLE'ABITING, n. 1. The bite of a flea, or the red spot caused by the bite.2. A trifling wound or ... |
22346
|
fleabitten |
FLE'ABITTEN, a. 1. Bitten or stung by a flea.2. Mean; worthless; of low birth or station. |
22347
|
fleak |
FLEAK, A lock. [See Flake.] |
22348
|
fleam |
FLEAM, n.In surgery and farriery, a sharp instrument used for opening veins for letting blood. |
22349
|
fleawort |
FLE'AWORT, n. A plant. |
22350
|
fleck |
FLECK, |
22351
|
flecker |
FLECK'ER, v.t.To spot; to streak or stripe; to variegate; to dapple.Both flecked with white, the ... |
22352
|
flection |
FLEC'TION, n. [L. flectio.] The act of bending, or state of being bent. |
22353
|
flector |
FLEC'TOR, n. A flexor, which see. |
22354
|
fled |
FLED, pret. and pp. of flee; as, truth has fled. |
22355
|
fledge |
FLEDGE, a. flej.Feathered; furnished with fethers or wings; able to fly.His locks behind, ... |
22356
|
fledged |
FLEDG'ED, pp. Furnished with fethers for flight; covered with fethers. |
22357
|
fledging |
FLEDG'ING, ppr. Furnishing with fethers for flight. |
22358
|
flee |
FLEE, v.i.1. To run with rapidity, as from danger; to attempt to escape; to hasten from danger or ... |
22359
|
fleece |
FLEECE, n. flees. [L. vellus, from vello, to pluck or tear off.]The coat of wool shorn from a ... |
22360
|
fleeced |
FLEE'CED, pp. Stripped by severe exactions.FLEE'CED, a. Furnished with a fleece or with fleeces; ... |
22361
|
fleecer |
FLEE'CER, n. One who strips or takes by severe exactions. |
22362
|
fleecing |
FLEE'CING, ppr. Stripping of money or property by severe demands of fees, taxes or contributions. |
22363
|
fleecy |
FLEE'CY, a.1. Covered with wool; woolly; as a fleecy flock.2. Resembling wool or a fleece; soft; ... |
22364
|
fleer |
FLEER, v.i. 1. To deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe; to make a wry face in contempt, or to grin ... |
22365
|
fleerer |
FLEE'RER, n. a mocker; a fawner. |
22366
|
fleering |
FLEE'RING, ppr. Deriding; mocking; counterfeiting an air of civility. |
22367
|
fleet |
FLEET, in English names, denotes a flood, a creek or inlet, a bay or estuary, or a river; as in ... |
22368
|
fleetfoot |
FLEE'TFOOT, a. Swift of foot; running or able to run with rapidity. |
22369
|
fleeting |
FLEE'TING, ppr.1. Passing rapidly; flying with velocity.2. a. Transient; not durable; as the ... |
22370
|
fleeting-dish |
FLEE'TING-DISH, n. A skimming bowl. [Local.] |
22371
|
fleetly |
FLEE'TLY, adv. Rapidly; lightly and nimbly; swiftly. |
22372
|
fleetness |
FLEE'TNESS, n. Swiftness; rapidity; velocity; celerity; speed; as the fleetness of a horse or a ... |
22373
|
fleming |
FLEM'ING, n. A native of Flanders, or the Low Countries in Europe. |
22374
|
flemish |
FLEM'ISH, a. Pertaining to Flanders. |
22375
|
flesh |
FLESH, n. [I know not the primary sense; it may be soft.]1. A compound substance forming a large ... |
22376
|
fleshbroth |
FLESH'BROTH, n. Broth made by boiling flesh in water. |
22377
|
fleshbrush |
FLESH'BRUSH, n. A brush for exciting action in the skin by friction. |
22378
|
fleshcolor |
FLESH'COLOR, n. The color of flesh; carnation. |
22379
|
fleshcolored |
FLESH'COLORED, a. Being of the color of flesh. |
22380
|
fleshdiet |
FLESH'DIET, n. Food consisting of flesh. |
22381
|
fleshed |
FLESH'ED, pp. 1. Initiated; accustomed; glutted.2. Fat; fleshy. |
22382
|
fleshfly |
FLESH'FLY, n. A fly that feeds on flesh, and deposits her eggs in it. |
22383
|
fleshhook |
FLESH'HOOK, n. A hook to draw flesh from a pot or caldron. 1Sam. 2. |
22384
|
fleshiness |
FLESH'INESS, n. [from fleshy.] Abundance of flesh or fat in animals; plumpness; corpulence; ... |
22385
|
fleshing |
FLESH'ING, ppr. Initiating; making familiar; glutting. |
22386
|
fleshless |
FLESH'LESS, a. Destitute of flesh; lean. |
22387
|
fleshliness |
FLESH'LINESS, n. Carnal passions and appetites. |
22388
|
fleshly |
FLESH'LY, a.1. Pertaining to the flesh; corporeal.2. Carnal; worldly; lascivious.Abstain from ... |
22389
|
fleshmeat |
FLESH'MEAT, n. Animal food; the flesh of animals prepared or used for food. |
22390
|
fleshment |
FLESH'MENT, n. Eagerness gained by a successful initiation. |
22391
|
fleshmonger |
FLESH'MONGER, n. One who deals in flesh; a procurer; a pimp. [Little used.] |
22392
|
fleshpot |
FLESH'POT, A vessel in which flesh is cooked; hence, plenty of provisions. Ex. 16. |
22393
|
fleshquake |
FLESH'QUAKE, n. A trembling of the flesh. [Not used.] |
22394
|
fleshy |
FLESH'Y, a.1. Full of flesh; plump; musculous.The sole of his foot is fleshy.2. Fat; gross; ... |
22395
|
flet |
FLET, pp. of fleet. Skimmed. [Not used.] |
22396
|
fletch |
FLETCH, v.t. To fether an arrow. |
22397
|
fletcher |
FLETCH'ER, n. An arrow-maker; a manufacturer of bows and arrows. hence the name of Fletcher. But ... |
22398
|
fletz |
FLETZ, a. In geology, the fletz formations, so called, consist of rocks which lie immediately over ... |
22399
|
flew |
FLEW, pret. of fly.The people flew upon the spoil. 1Sam. 14. |
22400
|
flewed |
FLEW'ED, a. Chapped; mouthed; deep-mouthed. |
22401
|
flexanimous |
FLEXAN'IMOUS, a. [from L.] Having power to change the mind. [Not used.] |
22402
|
flexibility |
FLEXIBIL'ITY, n. [See Flexible.]1. The quality of admitting to be bent; pliancy; flexibleness; as ... |
22403
|
flexible |
FLEX'IBLE, a. [L. flexibilis, from flecto, flexi, to bend, plico.]1. That may be bent; capable of ... |
22404
|
flexibleness |
FLEX'IBLENESS, n. 1. Possibility to be bent or turned from a straight line or form without ... |
22405
|
flexile |
FLEX'ILE, a. [L. flexilis.] Pliant; pliable; easily bent; yielding to power, impulse or moral ... |
22406
|
flexion |
FLEX'ION, n. [L. flexio.] 1. The act of bending.2. A bending; a part bent; a fold.3. A turn; a ... |
22407
|
flexor |
FLEX'OR, n. In anatomy, a muscle whose office is to bend the part to which it belongs, in ... |
22408
|
flexuous |
FLEX'UOUS, a. [L. flexuosus.]1. Winding; having turns or windings; as a flexuous rivulet.2. ... |
22409
|
flexure |
FLEX'URE, n. [L. flexura.] 1. A winding or bending; the form of bending; as the flexure of a ... |
22410
|
flicker |
FLICK'ER, v.i.1. To flutter; to flap the wings without flying; to strike rapidly with the ... |
22411
|
flickering |
FLICK'ERING, ppr. 1. Fluttering; flapping the wings without flight.2. a. With amorous motions of ... |
22412
|
flickermouse |
FLICK'ERMOUSE, n. The bat. |
22413
|
flier |
FLI'ER, n. [See Fly. It ought to be flyer.]1. One that flies or flees.2. A runaway; a ... |
22414
|
flight |
FLIGHT, n. [See Fly.]1. The act of fleeing; the act of running away, to escape danger or expected ... |
22415
|
flight-shot |
FLIGHT-SHOT, n. The distance which an arrow flies. |
22416
|
flightness |
FLIGHTNESS, n. The state of being flighty; wildness; slight delirium. |
22417
|
flighty |
FLIGHTY, a.1. Fleeting; swift.The flighty purpose never is o'ertook.2. Wild; indulging the ... |
22418
|
flimflam |
FLIM'FLAM, n. A freak; a trick. |
22419
|
flimsiness |
FLIM'SINESS, n. State or quality of being flimsy; thin, weak texture; weakness; want of substance ... |
22420
|
flimsy |
FLIM'SY, a. s as z. [The word is retained by the common people in New England in limsy, weak, ... |
22421
|
flinch |
FLINCH, v.i. [I have not found this word in any other language; but the sense of it occurs in ... |
22422
|
flincher |
FLINCH'ER, n. One who flinches or fails. |
22423
|
flinching |
FLINCH'ING, ppr. Failing to undertake, perform or proceed; shrinking; withdrawing. |
22424
|
flinder |
FLIN'DER, n. A small piece or splinter; a fragment.[This seems to be splinter, without the ... |
22425
|
fling |
FLING, v.t. pret. and pp. flung. [L. lego legare.]1. To cast, send or throw from the hand; to ... |
22426
|
flinger |
FLING'ER, n. One who flings; one who jeers. |
22427
|
flinging |
FLING'ING, ppr. Throwing; casting; jeering. |
22428
|
flint |
FLINT, n.1. In natural history, a sub-species of quartz, of a yellowish or bluish gray, or grayish ... |
22429
|
flintheart |
FLINT'HEART, |
22430
|
flinthearted |
FLINT'HEARTED, a. Having a hard, unfeeling heart. |
22431
|
flinty |
FLINT'Y, a. 1. Consisting of flint; as a flinty rock.2. Like flint; very hard, not impressible; ... |
22432
|
flip |
FLIP, n. A mixed liquor consisting of beer and spirit sweetened. |
22433
|
flipdog |
FLIP'DOG, n. An iron used, when heated, to warm flip. |
22434
|
flippancy |
FLIP'PANCY, n. [See Flippant.] Smoothness and rapidity of speech; volubility of tongue; fluency ... |
22435
|
flippant |
FLIP'PANT, a. [L. labor, to slide or slip, and to liber, free.]1. Of smoother, fluent and rapid ... |
22436
|
flippantly |
FLIP'PANTLY, adv. Fluently; with ease and volubility of speech. |
22437
|
flippantness |
FLIP'PANTNESS, n. fluency of speech; volubility of tongue; flippancy.[This is not a low, vulgar ... |
22438
|
flirt |
FLIRT, v.t. flurt. [This word evidently belongs to the root of L. floreo, or ploro, signifying to ... |
22439
|
flirtation |
FLIRTA'TION, n. 1. A flirting; a quick sprightly motion.2. Desire of attracting notice. [A cant ... |
22440
|
flirted |
FLIRT'ED, pp. Thrown with a sudden jerk. |
22441
|
flirting |
FLIRT'ING, ppr. Throwing; jerking; tossing; darting about; rambling and changing place hastily. |
22442
|
flit |
FLIT, v.i. [Heb. It is undoubtedly from the same root as fleet, which see.]1. To fly away with a ... |
22443
|
flitch |
FLITCH, n.The side of a hog salted and cured. |
22444
|
flitter |
FLIT'TER, v.i. To flutter, which see.FLIT'TER, n. A rag; a tatter. [See Fritter.] |
22445
|
flittermouse |
FLIT'TERMOUSE, n. [Flit, flitter and mouse.]A bat; an animal that has the fur of a mouse, and ... |
22446
|
flittiness |
FLIT'TINESS, n. [from flit.] Unsteadiness; levity; lightness. |
22447
|
flitting |
FLIT'TING, ppr. Flying rapidly; fluttering; moving swiftly.FLIT'TING, n. A flying with lightness ... |
22448
|
flitty |
FLIT'TY, a. Unstable; fluttering. |
22449
|
flix |
FLIX, n. Down; fur. [Not used.] |
22450
|
flixweed |
FLIX'WEED, n. The Sisymbrium sophia, a species of water-cresses, growing on walls and waste ... |
22451
|
flo |
FLO, n. An arrow. [Not in use.] |
22452
|
float |
FLOAT, n.1. That which swims or is borne on water; as a float of weeds and rushes. But ... |
22453
|
float-board |
FLO'AT-BOARD, n. A board of the water-wheel of undershot mills, which receives the impulse of the ... |
22454
|
floatage |
FLO'ATAGE, n. Any thing that floats on the water. |
22455
|
floated |
FLO'ATED, pp.1. Flooded; overflowed.2. Borne on water. |
22456
|
floater |
FLO'ATER, n. One that floats or swims. |
22457
|
floating |
FLO'ATING, ppr. 1. Swimming; conveying on water; overflowing.2. Lying flat on the surface of the ... |
22458
|
floating-bridge |
FLOAT'ING-BRIDGE, n.1. In the United States, a bridge, consisting of logs or timber with a floor ... |
22459
|
floatstone |
FLO'ATSTONE, n. Swimming flint, spungiform quartz, a mineral of a spungy texture, of a whitish ... |
22460
|
floaty |
FLO'ATY, a. Buoyant; swimming on the surface; light. |
22461
|
flocculence |
FLOC'CULENCE, n. [L. flocculus, floccus. See Flock.]The state of being in locks or flocks; ... |
22462
|
flocculent |
FLOC'CULENT, a. Coalescing and adhering in locks or flakes.I say the liquor is broken to ... |
22463
|
flock |
FLOCK, n. [L. floccus. It is the same radically as flake, and applied to wool or hair, we write ... |
22464
|
flocking |
FLOCK'ING, ppr. Collecting or running together in a crowd. |
22465
|
flog |
FLOG, v.t. [L. figo, to strike, that is, to lay on; L. flagrum, flagellum, Eng. flail; Gr.; L. ... |
22466
|
flogged |
FLOG'GED, pp. Whipped or scourged for punishment; chastised. |
22467
|
flogging |
FLOG'GING, ppr. Whipping for punishment; chastising.FLOG'GING, n. A whipping for punishment. |
22468
|
flood |
FLOOD, n. flud.1. A great flow of water; a body of moving water; particularly, a body of water, ... |
22469
|
flooded |
FLOOD'ED, pp. Overflowed inundated. |
22470
|
floodgate |
FLOOD'GATE, n. 1. A gate to be opened for letter water flow through, or to be shut to prevent ... |
22471
|
flooding |
FLOOD'ING, ppr. Overflowing; inundating.FLOOD'ING, n. Any preternatural discharge of blood from ... |
22472
|
flook |
FLOOK. See Fluke, the usual orthography.] |
22473
|
flooking |
FLOOK'ING, n. In mining, an interruption or shifting of a load of ore, by a cross vein or fissure. |
22474
|
floor |
FLOOR, n. flore. [In early ages, the inhabitants of Europe had no floor in their huts, but the ... |
22475
|
floor-timbers |
FLOOR-TIMBERS, n. The timbers on which a floor is laid. |
22476
|
floored |
FLOOR'ED, Covered with boards, plank or pavement; furnished with a floor. |
22477
|
flooring |
FLOOR'ING, ppr. Laying a floor; furnishing with a floor.FLOOR'ING, n. 1. A platform; the bottom ... |
22478
|
flop |
FLOP, v.t. [A different spelling of flap.]1. To clap or strike the wings.2. To let down the brim ... |
22479
|
flora |
FLO'RA, n. [See Floral.]1. In antiquity, the goddess of flowers.2. In modern usage, a catalogue ... |
22480
|
floral |
FLO'RAL, a. [L. floralis, from flos, a flower, which see.]1. Containing the flower, as a floral ... |
22481
|
floren |
FLOR'EN |
22482
|
florence |
FLOR'ENCE, n. An ancient gold coin of Edward III of six shillings sterling value, about 134 ... |
22483
|
florentine |
FLOR'ENTINE, n.1. A native of Florence.2. A kind of silk cloth, so called. |
22484
|
florescence |
FLORES'CENCE, n. [L. florescens, floresco. See flower.]In botany, the season when plants expand ... |
22485
|
floret |
FLO'RET, n. A little flower; the partial or separate little flower of an aggregate flower. |
22486
|
florid |
FLOR'ID, a. [L. floridus, from floreo, to flower.]1. Literally, flowery; covered or abounding ... |
22487
|
floridity |
FLORID'ITY, n. Freshness or brightness of color; floridness. |
22488
|
floridness |
FLOR'IDNESS, n. 1. Brightness or freshness of color or complexion.2. Vigor; spirit. ... |
22489
|
floriferous |
FLORIF'EROUS, a. [L. florifer, from flos, a flower, and fero, to bear.] Producing flowers. |
22490
|
florification |
FLORIFICA'TION, n. The act, process or time of flowering. |
22491
|
florin |
FLOR'IN, n. A coin, originally made at Florence. The name is given to different coins of gold or ... |
22492
|
florist |
FLO'RIST, n.1. A cultivator of flowers; one skilled in flowers.2. One who writes a flora, or an ... |
22493
|
florulent |
FLOR'ULENT, a. Flowery; blossoming. [Not in use.] |
22494
|
floscular |
FLOS'CULAR, |
22495
|
floscule |
FLOS'CULE, n. [L. flosculus.] In botany, a partial or lesser floret of an aggregate flower. |
22496
|
flosculous |
FLOS'CULOUS, a. [infra.] In botany, a flosculous flower is a compound flower, composed entirely of ... |
22497
|
floss |
FLOSS, n. [L. flos.] A downy or silky substance in the husks of certain plants. |
22498
|
flossification |
FLOSSIFICA'TION, n. A flowering; expansion of flowers. [Novel.] |
22499
|
flota |
FLO'TA, n. [See Fleet.] A fleet; but appropriately a fleet of Spanish ships which formerly sailed ... |
22500
|
flotage |
FLO'TAGE, n. That which floats on the sea, or on rivers. [Little used.] |
22501
|
flote |
FLOTE, v.t. To skim. [Not used or local.] |
22502
|
flotilla |
FLOTIL'LA, n. [dim. of flota.] A little fleet, or fleet of small vessels. |
22503
|
flotsam |
FLOT'SAM, |
22504
|
flotson |
FLOT'SON, n. [from float.] Goods lost by shipwreck, and floating on the sea. When such goods are ... |
22505
|
flotten |
FLOT'TEN, pp. Skimmed. [Not in use.] |
22506
|
flounce |
FLOUNCE, v.i. flouns. [See Flounder.]1. To throw the limbs and body one way and the other; to ... |
22507
|
flounder |
FLOUN'DER, n. A flat fish of the genus Pleuronectes.FLOUN'DER, v.i. [This seems to be allied to ... |
22508
|
floundering |
FLOUN'DERING, ppr. Making irregular motions; struggling with violence. |
22509
|
flour |
FLOUR, n. [originally flower; L. flos, floris, from floreo, to flourish.]The edible part of corn; ... |
22510
|
floured |
FLOUR'ED, pp. Converted into flour; sprinkled with flour. |
22511
|
flouring |
FLOUR'ING, ppr. Converting into flour; sprinkling with flour. |
22512
|
flourish |
FLOURISH, v.i. flur'ish. [L. floresco, from floreo. The primary sense is to open, expand, ... |
22513
|
flourished |
FLOURISHED, pp. flur'ished. Embellished; adorned with bold and irregular figures or lines; ... |
22514
|
flourisher |
FLOURISHER, n. flur'isher. 1. One who flourishes; one who thrives or prospers.2. One who ... |
22515
|
flourishing |
FLOURISHING, ppr. or a. flur'ishing. Thriving; prosperous; increasing; making a show. |
22516
|
flourishingly |
FLOURISHINGLY, adv. flur'ishingly. With flourishes; ostentatiously. |
22517
|
flout |
FLOUT, v.t. To mock or insult; to treat with contempt.Phillida flouts me.He flouted us ... |
22518
|
flouted |
FLOUT'ED, pp. Mocked; treated with contempt. |
22519
|
flouter |
FLOUT'ER, n. One who flouts and flings; a mocker. |
22520
|
flouting |
FLOUT'ING, ppr. Mocking; insulting; fleering. |
22521
|
floutingly |
FLOUT'INGLY, adv. With flouting; insultingly. |
22522
|
flow |
FLOW, v.i. [L. fluo, contracted from fugo, for it forms fluri, fuctum. In one case, the word ... |
22523
|
flowed |
FLOWED, pp. Overflowed; inundated. |
22524
|
flower |
FLOW'ER, n. [L. flos, floris, a flower; floreo, to blossom. See Flourish.]1. In botany, that ... |
22525
|
flower-de-lis |
FLOW'ER-DE-LIS, n.1. In heraldry, a bearing representing a lily, the hieroglyphic of royal ... |
22526
|
flower-fence |
FLOW'ER-FENCE, n. The name of certain plants. The flower-fence of Barbados is of the genus ... |
22527
|
flower-garden |
FLOW'ER-G'ARDEN, n. A garden in which flowers are chiefly cultivated. |
22528
|
flower-gentle |
FLOW'ER-GENTLE, n. A plant, the amaranth. |
22529
|
flower-inwoven |
FLOWER-INWO'VEN, a. Adorned with flowers. |
22530
|
flower-kirtled |
FLOW'ER-KIRTLED, a. Dressed with garlands of flowers. |
22531
|
flower-stalk |
FLOW'ER-STALK, n. In botany, the peduncle of a plant, or the stem that supports the flower or ... |
22532
|
flowered |
FLOW'ERED, pp. Embellished with figures of flowers. |
22533
|
floweret |
FLOW'ERET, n. A small flower; a floret.[In botany, floret is solely used.] |
22534
|
floweriness |
FLOW'ERINESS, n. [from flowery.]1. The state of being flowery, or of abounding with flowers.2. ... |
22535
|
flowering |
FLOW'ERING, ppr.1. Blossoming; blooming; expanding the petals, as plants.2. Adorning with ... |
22536
|
flowerless |
FLOW'ERLESS, a. Having no flower. |
22537
|
flowery |
FLOW'ERY, a.1. Full of flowers; abounding with blossoms; as a flowery field.2. Adorned with ... |
22538
|
flowing |
FLOWING, ppr. Moving as a fluid; issuing; proceeding; abounding; smooth, as style; ... |
22539
|
flowingly |
FLOWINGLY, adv. With volubility; with abundance. |
22540
|
flowingness |
FLOWINGNESS, n. Smoothness of diction; stream of diction. |
22541
|
flowk |
FLOWK, |
22542
|
flown |
FLOWN, had fled, in the following phrases, is not good English.Was reason flown.Sons of Belial, ... |
22543
|
fluate |
FLU'ATE, n. [from fluro, which see.] In chimistry, a salt formed by the fluoric acid combined ... |
22544
|
fluctuant |
FLUC'TUANT, a. [L. fluctuans. See Fluctuate.] Moving like a wave; wavering; unsteady. |
22545
|
fluctuate |
FLUC'TUATE, v.i. [L. fluctuo, from fluctus, a wave, from fluo, to flow.]1. To move as a wave; to ... |
22546
|
fluctuating |
FLUC'TUATING, ppr.1. Wavering; rolling as a wave; moving in this and that direction; rising and ... |
22547
|
fluctuation |
FLUCTUA'TION, n. [L. fluctuatio.]1. A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that ... |
22548
|
fludder |
FLUD'DER, n. An aquatic fowl of the diver kind, nearly as large as a goose. |
22549
|
fluder |
FLUD'ER, |
22550
|
flue |
FLUE, n. [probably contracted from flume, L. flumen, from fluo.]A passage for smoke in a chimney, ... |
22551
|
fluellen |
FLUEL'LEN, n. The female speedwell, a plant of the genus Antirrhinum, or snapdragon. |
22552
|
fluence |
FLUENCE, for fluency, is not used. |
22553
|
fluency |
FLU'ENCY, n. [L. fluens, from flue, to flow.]1. The quality of flowing, applied to speech or ... |
22554
|
fluent |
FLU'ENT, a. [See Fluency. 1. Liquid; flowing.2. Flowing; passing.Motion being a fluent thing.3. ... |
22555
|
fluently |
FLU'ENTLY, adv. With ready flow; volubly; without hesitation or obstruction; as, to speak ... |
22556
|
flugelman |
FLU'GELMAN, n. In German, the leader of a file. But with us, a soldier who stands on the wing of ... |
22557
|
fluid |
FLU'ID, a. [L. fluidus, from fluo, to flow.] Having parts which easily move and change their ... |
22558
|
fluidity |
FLUID'ITY, n. The quality of being capable of flowing; that quality of bodies which renders them ... |
22559
|
fluidness |
FLU'IDNESS, n. The state of being fluid; fluidity, which see. |
22560
|
fluke |
FLUKE, n. A flounder. |
22561
|
fluke-worm |
FLU'KE-WORM, n. The guard-worm, a species of Fasciola. |
22562
|
flume |
FLUME, n. [L. flumen, from fluo, to flow.]Literally, a flowing; hence, the passage or channel for ... |
22563
|
fluminating |
FLU'MINATING, ppr.1. Thundering; crackling; exploding; detonating.2. Hurling papal denunciations, ... |
22564
|
flummery |
FLUM'MERY, n. [See Lumber.]1. A sort of jelly made of flour or meal; pap.Milk and flummery are ... |
22565
|
flung |
FLUNG, pret. and pp. of fling.Several statues the Romans themselves flung into the river. |
22566
|
fluoborate |
FLUOBO'RATE, n. A compound of fluoboric acid with a base. |
22567
|
fluoboric |
FLUOBO'RIC, a. The fluoboric acid or gas is a compound of fluorine and boron. |
22568
|
fluor |
FLU'OR, n. [Low L. from fluo, to flow.]1. A fluid state.2. Menstrual flux. [Little used in ... |
22569
|
fluor-acid |
FLU'OR-ACID, n. The acid of fluor. |
22570
|
fluorated |
FLU'ORATED, a. Combined with fluoric acid. |
22571
|
fluoric |
FLUOR'IC, a. Pertaining to fluor; obtained from fluor; as fluoric acid. |
22572
|
fluorin |
FLU'ORIN, |
22573
|
fluorine |
FLU'ORINE, n. The supposed basis of fluoric acid. |
22574
|
fluorous |
FLU'OROUS, a. The fluorous acid is the acid of fluor in its first degree of oxygenation. |
22575
|
fluosilicate |
FLUOSIL'ICATE, n. [fluor and silex or silica.]In chiminstry, a compound of fluoric acid, ... |
22576
|
fluosilicic |
FLUOSILIC'IC, a. Composed of or containing fluoric acid with silex. |
22577
|
flurry |
FLUR'RY, n.1. A sudden blast or gust, or a light temporary breeze; as a flurry of wind. It is ... |
22578
|
flush |
FLUSH, v.i.1. To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes into the face.2. To come in ... |
22579
|
flushed |
FLUSH'ED, pp. 1. Overspread or tinged with a red color from the flowing of blood to the face. We ... |
22580
|
flusher |
FLUSH'ER, n. The lesser butcher-bird. |
22581
|
flushing |
FLUSH'ING, ppr. Overspreading with red; glowing.FLUSH'ING, n. A glow of red in the face. |
22582
|
fluster |
FLUS'TER, v.t. To make hot and rosy, as with drinking; to heat; to hurry; to agitate; to ... |
22583
|
flustered |
FLUS'TERED, pp. Heated with liquor; agitated; confused. |
22584
|
flute |
FLUTE, n. [L. flo, flatus, to blow, or L. fluta, a lamprey, with the same number of holes.]1. A ... |
22585
|
fluted |
FLU'TED, pp. or a. 1. Channeled; furrowed; as a column.2. In music, thin; fine; flutelike; as ... |
22586
|
fluting |
FLU'TING, ppr. Channeling; cutting furrows; as in a column.FLU'TING, n. A channel or furrow in a ... |
22587
|
flutist |
FLU'TIST, n. A performer on the flute. |
22588
|
flutter |
FLUT'TER, v.i.1. To move or flap the wings rapidly, without flying, or with short flights; to ... |
22589
|
fluttered |
FLUT'TERED, pp. Agitated; confused; disordered. |
22590
|
fluttering |
FLUT'TERING, ppr. Flapping the wings without flight or with short flights; hovering; fluctuating; ... |
22591
|
fluvial |
FLU'VIAL, a. [L. fluviaticus, from fluvius, a river; fluo, to flow.]Belonging to rivers; growing ... |
22592
|
fluviatic |
FLUVIAT'IC, |
22593
|
fluviatile |
FLU'VIATILE, a. [L. fluviatilis.] Belonging to rivers.[Fluviatic is the preferable word.] |
22594
|
flux |
FLUX, n. [L. fluxus, fluo, fluxi.]1. The act of flowing; the motion or passing of a fluid.2. The ... |
22595
|
fluxation |
FLUXA'TION, n. A flowing or passing away, and giving place to others. |
22596
|
fluxed |
FLUX'ED, pp. Melted; fused; reduced to a flowing state. |
22597
|
fluxibility |
FLUXIBIL'ITY, n. The quality of admitting fusion. |
22598
|
fluxible |
FLUX'IBLE, a. [from Low L.] Capable of being melted or fused, as a mineral. |
22599
|
fluxility |
FLUXIL'ITY, n. [Low L. fluxilis.] The quality of admitting fusion; possibility of being fused or ... |
22600
|
fluxion |
FLUX'ION n. [L. fluxio, from fluo, to flow.]1. The act of flowing.2. The matter that flows.3. ... |
22601
|
fluxionary |
FLUX'IONARY, a. Pertaining to mathematical fluxions. |
22602
|
fluxionist |
FLUX'IONIST, n. One skilled in fluxions. |
22603
|
fluxive |
FLUX'IVE, a. Flowing; wanting solidity. [Not used.] |
22604
|
fluxure |
FLUX'URE, n. A flowing or fluid matter. [Not used.] |
22605
|
fly |
FLY, v.i.1. To move through air by the aid of wings, as fowls.2. To pass or move in air, by the ... |
22606
|
fly-honeysuckle |
FLY-HONEYSUCKLE, n. A plant, the Lonicera. The African fly-honeysuckle is the Halleria. |
22607
|
flybane |
FLY'BANE, n. A plant called catch-fly, of the genus Silene. |
22608
|
flybitten |
FLYBITTEN, a. Marked by the bite of flies. |
22609
|
flyblow |
FLYBLOW, v.t. To deposit an egg in any thing, as a fly; to taint with the eggs which produce ... |
22610
|
flyboat |
FLYBOAT, n. A large flat-bottomed Dutch vessel, whose burden is from 600 to 1200 tons, with a ... |
22611
|
flycatcher |
FLYCATCHER, n.1. One that hunts flies.2. In zoology, a genus of birds, the Muscicapa, with a bill ... |
22612
|
flyer |
FLYER, n.1. One that flies or flees; usually written flier.2. One that uses wings.3. The fly of ... |
22613
|
flyfish |
FLYFISH, v.i. To angle with flies for bait. |
22614
|
flyfishing |
FLYFISHING, n. Angling; the art or practice of angling for fish with flies, natural or artificial, ... |
22615
|
flyflap |
FLYFLAP, n. Something to drive away flies. |
22616
|
flying |
FLYING, ppr. 1. Moving in air by means of wings; passing rapidly; springing; bursting; ... |
22617
|
flying-bridge |
FLYING-BRIDGE, n. A bridge of pontoons; also, a bridge composed of two boats. |
22618
|
flying-fish |
FLYING-FISH, n. A small fish which flies by means of its pectoral fins. It is of the genus ... |
22619
|
flying-party |
FLYING-PARTY, n. In military affairs, a detachment of men employed to hover about an enemy. |
22620
|
flying-pinion |
FLYING-PINION, n. The part of a clock, having a fly or fan, by which it fathers air, and checks ... |
22621
|
flytrap |
FLYTRAP, n. In botany, a species of sensitive plant, called Venus' Fly-trap, the Dionaea ... |
22622
|
flytree |
FLYTREE, n. A tree whose leaves are said to produce flies, from a little bag on the surface. |
22623
|
fnespoken |
F'NESPOKEN, a. Using fine phrases. |
22624
|
foal |
FOAL, n. [L. pullus; Gr. The primary sense of the verb is to shoot, to cast or throw, to fall. ... |
22625
|
foalbit |
FOALBIT, n. A plant. |
22626
|
foalfoot |
FOALFOOT, n. The colt's-foot, Tussilago. |
22627
|
foam |
FOAM, n. [L. fumo, to smoke, to foam.]Froth; spume; the substance which is formed on the surface ... |
22628
|
foaming |
FOAMING, ppr. Frothing; fuming. |
22629
|
foamingly |
FOAMINGLY, adv. Frothily. |
22630
|
foamy |
FOAMY, a. Covered with foam; frothy.Behold how high the foamy billows ride! |
22631
|
fob |
FOB, n. A little pocket for a watch.FOB, v.t. To cheat; to trick; to impose on.To fob off, to ... |
22632
|
fobbed |
FOB'BED, pp. Cheated; imposed on. |
22633
|
fobbing |
FOB'BING, ppr. Cheating; imposing on. |
22634
|
focal |
FO'CAL, a. [from L. focus.] Belonging to a focus; as a focal point; focal distance. |
22635
|
focil |
FO'CIL, n. The greater focil is the ulna or tibia, the greater bone of the fore-arm or leg. The ... |
22636
|
focus |
FO'CUS, n. plu. focuses, or foci. [L. focus, a fire, the hearth.]1. In optics, a point in which ... |
22637
|
fodder |
FOD'DER, n.1. Food or dry food for cattle, horses and sheep, as hay, straw and other kinds of ... |
22638
|
foddered |
FOD'DERED, pp. Fed with dry food, or cut grass, &c.; as, to fodder cows. |
22639
|
fodderer |
FOD'DERER, n. He who fodders cattle. |
22640
|
foddering |
FOD'DERING, ppr. Feeding with dry food, &c. |
22641
|
fodient |
FO'DIENT, a. [L. fodio, to dig.] Digging; throwing up with a spade. [Little used.] |
22642
|
foe |
FOE, n. fo. [See Fiend.]1. An enemy; one who entertains personal enmity, hatred, grudge or malice ... |
22643
|
foehood |
FOEHOOD, n. Enmity. [Not in use.] |
22644
|
foelike |
FOELIKE, a. Like an enemy. |
22645
|
foeman |
FOEMAN, n. An enemy in war. Obs. |
22646
|
foetus |
FOETUS. [See Fetus.] |
22647
|
fog |
FOG, n. 1. A dense watery vapor, exhaled from the earth, or from rivers and lakes, or generated ... |
22648
|
fogbank |
FOG'BANK, n. At sea, an appearance in hazy weather sometimes resembling land at a distance, but ... |
22649
|
foggage |
FOG'GAGE, n. Rank grass not consumed or mowed in summer. |
22650
|
fogginess |
FOG'GINESS, n. [from foggy.] The state of being foggy; a state of the air filled with watery ... |
22651
|
foggy |
FOG'GY, a. [from fog.]1. Filled or abounding with fog or watery exhalations; as a foggy ... |
22652
|
foh |
FOH, an exclamation of abhorrence or contempt, the same as poh and fy. |
22653
|
foible |
FOI'BLE, a. Weak. [Not used.]FOI'BLE, n. [See Feeble.] A particular moral weakness; a failing. ... |
22654
|
foil |
FOIL, v.t. 1. To frustrate; to defeat; to render vain or nugatory, as an effort or attempt. The ... |
22655
|
foiled |
FOIL'ED, pp. Frustrated; defeated. |
22656
|
foiler |
FOIL'ER, n. One who frustrates another, and gains an advantage himself. |
22657
|
foiling |
FOIL'ING, ppr. Defeating; frustrating; disappointing of success.FOIL'ING, n. Among hunters, the ... |
22658
|
foin |
FOIN, v.t. [L. pungo. The sense is to push, thrust, shoot.]1. To push in fencing.2. To prick; ... |
22659
|
foining |
FOIN'ING, ppr. Pushing; thrusting. |
22660
|
foiningly |
FOIN'INGLY, adv. In a pushing manner. |
22661
|
foison |
FOIS'ON, n. [L. fusio.] Plenty; abundance. [Not used.] |
22662
|
foist |
FOIST, v.t. To insert surreptitiously, wrongfully, or without warrant.Lest negligence or partiality ... |
22663
|
foisted |
FOIST'ED, pp. Inserted wrongfully. |
22664
|
foister |
FOIST'ER, n. One who inserts without authority. |
22665
|
foistied |
FOIST'IED, a Mustied. [See Fusty.] |
22666
|
foistiness |
FOIST'INESS, n. Fustiness, which see. |
22667
|
foisting |
FOIST'ING, ppr. Inserting surreptitiously or without authority. |
22668
|
foisty |
FOIST'Y, a Fusty, which see. |
22669
|
fold |
FOLD, n. [See the verb, to fold.]1. A pen or inclosure for sheep; a place where a flock of sheep ... |
22670
|
foldage |
FOLDAGE, n. The right of folding sheep. |
22671
|
folded |
FOLDED, pp. Doubled; laid in plaits; complicated; kept in a fold. |
22672
|
folder |
FOLDER, n. 1. An instrument used in folding paper.2. One that folds. |
22673
|
folding |
FOLDING, ppr.1. Doubling; laying in plaits; keeping in a fold.2. a. Doubling; that may close ... |
22674
|
foliaceous |
FOLIA'CEOUS, a. [L. foliaceus, from folium, a leaf. See Foil.]1. Leafy; having leaves intermixed ... |
22675
|
foliage |
FO'LIAGE, n. [L. folium, a leaf. See Foil.]1. Leaves in general; as a tree of beautiful ... |
22676
|
foliaged |
FO'LIAGED, a. Furnished with foliage. |
22677
|
foliate |
FO'LIATE, v.t. [L. foliatus, from folium, a leaf. Gr.]1. To beat into a leaf, or thin plate or ... |
22678
|
foliated |
FO'LIATED, pp.1. Spread or covered with a thin plate or foil.2. In mineralogy, consisting of ... |
22679
|
foliating |
FO'LIATING, ppr. Covering with a leaf or foil. |
22680
|
foliation |
FOLIA'TION, n. [L. foliatio.]1. In botany, the leafing of plants; vernation; the disposition of ... |
22681
|
foliature |
FO'LIATURE, n. The state of being beaten into foil. |
22682
|
folier |
FO'LIER, n. Goldsmith's foil. |
22683
|
foliferous |
FOLIF'EROUS, a. [L. folium, leaf, and fero, to bear.] Producing leaves. |
22684
|
folio |
FO'LIO, n. [L. folium, a leaf, in folio.]1. A book of the largest size, formed by once doubling a ... |
22685
|
foliole |
FO'LIOLE, n. [from L. folium, a leaf.] A leaflet; one of the single leaves, which together ... |
22686
|
foliomort |
FO'LIOMORT, a. [L. folium mortuum.] Of a dark yellow color, or that of a faded leaf; filemot. |
22687
|
folious |
FO'LIOUS, a. 1. Leafy; thin; unsubstantial.2. In botany, having leaves intermixed with the ... |
22688
|
folk |
FOLK, n. foke. [L. vulgus. The sense is a crowd, from collecting or pressing, not from following, ... |
22689
|
folkland |
FOLKLAND, n. In English law, copyhold land; land held by the common people, at the will of the ... |
22690
|
folkmote |
FOLKMOTE, n.An assembly of the people, or of bishops, thanes, aldermen and freemen, to consult ... |
22691
|
follicle |
FOL'LICLE, n. [L. folliculus, from follis, a bag or bellows.]1. In botany, a univalvular ... |
22692
|
folliculous |
FOLLIC'ULOUS, a. Having or producing follicles. |
22693
|
folliful |
FOL'LIFUL, a. Full of folly. [Not used.] |
22694
|
follow |
FOL'LOW, v.t.1. To go after or behind; to walk, ride or move behind, but in the same direction. ... |
22695
|
followed |
FOL'LOWED, pp. Pursued; succeeded; accompanied; attended; imitated; obeyed; observed; practiced; ... |
22696
|
follower |
FOL'LOWER, n.1. One who comes, goes or moves after another, in the same course.2. One that takes ... |
22697
|
following |
FOL'LOWING, ppr. Coming or going after or behind; pursuing; attending; imitating; succeeding in ... |
22698
|
folly |
FOL'LY, n. [See Fool.]1. Weakness of intellect; imbecility of mind. want of understanding.A fool ... |
22699
|
fomahant |
FO'MAHANT, n. A star of the first magnitude, in the constellation Aquarius. |
22700
|
foment |
FOMENT', v.t. [L. fomento, from foveo, to warm.]1. To apply warm lotions to; to bathe with warm ... |
22701
|
fomentation |
FOMENTA'TION, n.1. The act of applying warm liquors to a part of the body, by means of flannels ... |
22702
|
fomented |
FOMENT'ED, pp. Bathed with warm lotions; encouraged. |
22703
|
fomenter |
FOMENT'ER, n. One who foments; one who encourages or instigates; as a fomenter of sedition. |
22704
|
fomenting |
FOMENT'ING, ppr. 1. Applying warm lotions.2. Encouraging; abetting; promoting. |
22705
|
fon |
FON, n. A fool; an idiot. Obs. |
22706
|
fond |
FOND, a. 1. Foolish; silly; weak; indiscreet; imprudent; Grant I may never prove so fondTo trust ... |
22707
|
fondle |
FOND'LE, v.t. To treat with tenderness; to caress; as, a nurse fondles a child. |
22708
|
fondled |
FOND'LED, pp. Treated with affection; caressed. |
22709
|
fondler |
FOND'LER, n. One who fondles. |
22710
|
fondling |
FOND'LING, ppr. Caressing; treating with tenderness.FOND'LING, n. A person or thing fondled or ... |
22711
|
fondly |
FOND'LY, adv. 1. Foolishly; weakly; imprudently; with indiscreet affection.Fondly we think we ... |
22712
|
fondness |
FOND'NESS, n.1. Foolishness; weakness; want of sense or judgment. Obs.2. Foolish tenderness.3. ... |
22713
|
font |
FONT, n. [L. fundo, to pour out.]A large basin or stone vessel in which water is contained for ... |
22714
|
fontal |
FONT'AL, a. Pertaining to a fount, fountain, source or origin. |
22715
|
fontanel |
FONT'ANEL, n.1. An issue for the discharge of humors from the body.2. A vacancy in the infant ... |
22716
|
fontange |
FONTANGE, n. fontanj'.A knot of ribbons on the top of a head-dress. |
22717
|
food |
FOOD, n. [See Feed.]1. In a general sense, whatever is eaten by animals for nourishment, and ... |
22718
|
foodful |
FOOD'FUL, a. Supplying food; full of food. |
22719
|
foodless |
FOOD'LESS, a. Without food; destitute of provisions; barren. |
22720
|
foody |
FOOD'Y, a. Eatable; fit for food. [Not used.] |
22721
|
fool |
FOOL, n. [Heb.]1. One who is destitute of reason, or the common powers of understanding; an ... |
22722
|
foolborn |
FOOL'BORN a. Foolish from the birth. |
22723
|
fooled |
FOOL'ED, pp. Disappointed; defeated; deceived; imposed on. |
22724
|
foolery |
FOOL'ERY, n. 1. The practice of folly; habitual folly; attention to trifles.2. An act of folly ... |
22725
|
foolhappy |
FOOL'HAPPY, a. Lucky without judgment or contrivance. |
22726
|
foolhardiness |
FOOLH'ARDINESS, n. Courage without sense or judgment; mad rashness. |
22727
|
foolhardise |
FOOLH'ARDISE, n. Foolhardiness. [Not in use.] |
22728
|
foolhardy |
FOOLH'ARDY, a. [fool and hardy.] Daring without judgment; madly rash and adventurous; foolishly ... |
22729
|
fooling |
FOOL'ING, ppr. Defeating; disappointing; deceiving. |
22730
|
foolish |
FOOL'ISH, a. 1. Void of understanding or sound judgment; weak in intellect; applied to general ... |
22731
|
foolishly |
FOOL'ISHLY, adv.1. Weakly; without understanding or judgment; unwisely; indiscreetly.2. Wickedly; ... |
22732
|
foolishness |
FOOL'ISHNESS, n. 1. Folly; want of understanding.2. Foolish practice; want of wisdom or good ... |
22733
|
fools-parsley |
FOOL'S-P'ARSLEY, n. A plant, of the genus Aethusa. |
22734
|
foolscap |
FOOLS'CAP, n. [L. scapus, or folio and shape.] A kind of paper of small size. |
22735
|
foolstones |
FOOL'STONES, n. A plant, the Orchis. |
22736
|
fooltrap |
FOOL'TRAP, n. A trap to catch fools; as a fly trap. |
22737
|
foot |
FOOT, n. plu. feet. [L. pes, pedis. Probably this word is allied to the Gr. to walk, to tread. ... |
22738
|
football |
FOOT'BALL, n. 1. A ball consisting of an inflated bladder, cased in leather, to be driven by the ... |
22739
|
footband |
FOOT'BAND, n. A band of infantry. |
22740
|
footboy |
FOOT'BOY, n. A menial; an attendant in livery. |
22741
|
footbreadth |
FOOT'BREADTH, n. The breadth of the foot. Deut. 2. |
22742
|
footbridge |
FOOT'BRIDGE, n. A narrow bridge for foot passengers. |
22743
|
footcloth |
FOOT'CLOTH, n. A sumpter cloth. |
22744
|
footed |
FOOT'ED, pp. Kicked; trod; summed up; furnished with a foot, as a stocking.FOOT'ED, a. Shaped in ... |
22745
|
footfall |
FOOT'FALL, n. A trip or stumble. |
22746
|
footfight |
FOOT'FIGHT, n. A conflict by persons on foot, in opposition to a fight on horseback. |
22747
|
footguards |
FOOT'GU'ARDS, n. plu. Guards of infantry. |
22748
|
foothalt |
FOOT'HALT, n. A disease incident to sheep, and said to proceed from a worm, which enters between ... |
22749
|
foothold |
FOOT'HOLD, n. That which sustains the feet firmly and prevents them from slipping of moving; that ... |
22750
|
foothot |
FOOT'HOT, adv. Immediately; a word borrowed from hunting. |
22751
|
footing |
FOOT'ING, ppr. Dancing; treading; settling; adding a new foot.FOOT'ING, n. 1. Ground for the ... |
22752
|
footlicker |
FOOT'LICKER, n. A mean flatterer; a sycophant; a fawner. |
22753
|
footman |
FOOT'MAN, n. 1. A soldier who marches and fights on foot.2. A menial servant; a runner; a ... |
22754
|
footmanship |
FOOT'MANSHIP, n. The art or faculty of a runner. |
22755
|
footmantle |
FOOT'MANTLE, n. A garment to keep the gown clean in riding. |
22756
|
footpace |
FOOT'PACE, n. A slow step, as in walking; a broad stair. |
22757
|
footpad |
FOOT'PAD, n. A highwayman or robber on foot. |
22758
|
footpath |
FOOT'P'ATH, n. A narrow path or way for foot passengers only. |
22759
|
footplow |
FOOT'PLOW, n. A kind of swing-plow. |
22760
|
footpost |
FOOT'POST, n. A post or messenger that travels on foot. |
22761
|
footrope |
FOOT'ROPE, n. The lower boltrope, to which the lower edge of a sail is sewed. Also, a horse or ... |
22762
|
footrot |
FOOT'ROT, n. An ulcer in the feet of sheep. |
22763
|
footsoldier |
FOOT'SOLDIER, n. A soldier that serves on foot. |
22764
|
footstalk |
FOOTSTALK, n. [foot and stalk.] In botany, a petiole; a partial stem supporting the leaf, or ... |
22765
|
footstall |
FOOT'STALL, n. A woman's stirrup. |
22766
|
footstep |
FOOT'STEP, n.1. A track; the mark or impression of the foot.2. Token; mark; visible sign of a ... |
22767
|
footstool |
FOOT'STOOL, n. A stool for the feet; that which supports the feet of one when sitting.To make ... |
22768
|
footwaling |
FOOT'WALING, n. The whole inside planks or lining of a ship. |
22769
|
fop |
FOP, n. [The Latin voppa, a senseless fellow, is evidently from the same root, with the sense of ... |
22770
|
fopdoodle |
FOP'DOODLE, n. An insignificant fellow. [Vulgar and not used.] |
22771
|
fopling |
FOP'LING, n. A petty fop. |
22772
|
foppery |
FOP'PERY, n. 1. Affectation of show or importance; showy folly; as the foppery of dress or of ... |
22773
|
foppish |
FOP'PISH, a.1. Vain of dress; making an ostentatious display of gay clothing; dressing in the ... |
22774
|
foppishly |
FOP'PISHLY, adv. With vain ostentation of dress; in a trifling or affected manner. |
22775
|
foppishness |
FOP'PISHNESS, n. Vanity and extravagance in dress; showy vanity. |
22776
|
for |
FOR, prep. [L. per.; The English, for; to forbid. For corresponds in sense with the L. pro, as ... |
22777
|
forage |
FOR'AGE, n. [L. voro.]1. Food of any kind for horses and cattle, as grass; pasture, hay, corn and ... |
22778
|
forager |
FOR'AGER, n. One that goes in search of food for horses or cattle. |
22779
|
foraging |
FOR'AGING, ppr. or a. Collecting provisions for horses and cattle, or wandering in search of food; ... |
22780
|
foraminous |
FORAM'INOUS, a. [L. foramen, a hole, from foro, to bore.]Full of holes; perforated in many places; ... |
22781
|
forbad |
FORBAD', pret. of forbid. |
22782
|
forbathe |
FORBA'THE, v.t. To bathe. [Not in use.] |
22783
|
forbear |
FORBEAR, v.i. pret. forbore; pp. forborne.1. To stop; to cease; to hold from proceeding; as, ... |
22784
|
forbearance |
FORBEARANCE, n.1. The act of avoiding, shunning or omitting; either the cessation or intermission ... |
22785
|
forbearer |
FORBEARER, n. One that intermits or intercepts. |
22786
|
forbearing |
FORBEARING, ppr. 1. Ceasing; pausing; withholding from action; exercising patience and ... |
22787
|
forbid |
FORBID', v.t. pret. forbad; pp. forbid, forbidden. Literally, to bid or command against. Hence,1. ... |
22788
|
forbiddance |
FORBID'DANCE, n. Prohibition; command or edict against a thing. [Little used.] |
22789
|
forbiddenly |
FORBID'DENLY, adv. In an unlawful manner. |
22790
|
forbiddenness |
FORBID'DENNESS, n. A state of being prohibited. [Not used.] |
22791
|
forbidder |
FORBID'DER, n. He or that which forbids or enacts a prohibition. |
22792
|
forbidding |
FORBID'DING, ppr. 1. Prohibiting; hindering.2. a. Repelling approach; repulsive; raising ... |
22793
|
forbore |
FORBO'RE, pret. of forebear. |
22794
|
forborne |
FORBORNE, pp. of forbear.Few ever repented of having forborne to speak. |
22795
|
force |
FORCE, n. [L. fortis. All words denoting force, power, strength, are from verbs which express ... |
22796
|
forced |
FORCED, pp.1. Compelled; impelled; driven by violence; urged; stormed; ravished.2. a. Affected; ... |
22797
|
forcedly |
FORCEDLY, adv. Violently; constrainedly; unnaturally. [Little used.] |
22798
|
forcedness |
FORCEDNESS, n. The state of being forced; distortion. |
22799
|
forceful |
FORCEFUL, a. 1. Impelled by violence; driven with force; acting with power.Against the steed he ... |
22800
|
forcefully |
FORCEFULLY, adv. Violently; impetuously. |
22801
|
forceless |
FORCELESS, a. Having little or not force; feeble; impotent. |
22802
|
forcemeat |
FORCEMEAT, n. A kind of stuffing in cookery. |
22803
|
forceps |
FOR'CEPS, n. [L.] Literally, a pair of pinchers or tongs.In surgery, an instrument for extracting ... |
22804
|
forcer |
FORCER, n.1. He or that which forces, drives or constrains.2. The embolus of a pump; the ... |
22805
|
forcible |
FORCIBLE, a.1. Powerful; strong; mighty; as a punishment forcible to bridle sin.2. Violent; ... |
22806
|
forcibleness |
FORCIBLENESS, n. Force; violence. |
22807
|
forcibly |
FORCIBLY, adv.1. By violence or force.2. Strongly; powerfully; with power or energy; ... |
22808
|
forcing |
FORCING, ppr.1. Compelling; impelling; driving; storming; ravishing.2. Causing to ripen before ... |
22809
|
forcipated |
FOR'CIPATED, a. [from forceps.] Formed like a pair of pinchers to open and inclose; as a ... |
22810
|
ford |
FORD, n.1. A place in a river or other water, where it may be passed by man or beast on foot, or ... |
22811
|
fordable |
FORDABLE, a. That may be waded or passed through on foot, as water. |
22812
|
forded |
FORDED, pp. Passed through on foot; waded. |
22813
|
fording |
FORDING, ppr. Wading; passing through on foot as water. |
22814
|
fordo |
FORDO', v.t. To destroy; to undo; to ruin; to weary. [Not in use.] |
22815
|
fore |
FORE, a. 1. Properly, advanced, or being in advance of something in motion or progression; as the ... |
22816
|
fore-end |
FORE-END', n. The end which precedes; the anterior part. |
22817
|
fore-imagine |
FORE-IMAG'INE, v.t. To conceive or fancy before proof, or beforehand. |
22818
|
foreadmonish |
FOREADMON'ISH, v.t. To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event. |
22819
|
foreadvise |
FOREADVI'SE, v.t. s as z To advise or counsel before the time of action or before the event; to ... |
22820
|
forealledge |
FOREALLEDGE, v.t. foreallej'. To alledge or cite before. |
22821
|
foreappoint |
FOREAPPOINT', v.t. To set, order or appoint beforehand. |
22822
|
foreappointment |
FOREAPPOINT'MENT, n. Previous appointment; preordination. |
22823
|
forearm |
FORE'ARM, v.t. To arm or prepare for attack or resistance before the time of need. |
22824
|
forebode |
FOREBO'DE, v.t.1. To foretell; to prognosticate.2. To foreknow; to be prescient of; to feel a ... |
22825
|
forebodement |
FOREBO'DEMENT, n. A presaging; presagement. |
22826
|
foreboder |
FOREBO'DER, n. 1. One who forebodes; a prognosticator; a soothsayer.2. A foreknower. |
22827
|
foreboding |
FOREBO'DING, ppr. Prognosticating; foretelling; foreknowing.FOREBO'DING, n. Prognostication. |
22828
|
forebrace |
FOREBRACE, n. A rope applied to the fore yard-arm to change the position of the foresail. |
22829
|
foreby |
FOREBY', prep. [fore and by.] Near; hard by; fast by. Obs. |
22830
|
forecast |
FOREC'AST, v.t.1. To foresee; to provide against.It is wisdom to forecast consequences.2. To ... |
22831
|
forecaster |
FOREC'ASTER, n. One who foresees or contrives beforehand. |
22832
|
forecasting |
FOREC'ASTING, ppr. Contriving previously. |
22833
|
forecastle |
FO'RECASTLE, n. A short deck in the forepart of a ship above the upper deck usually terminated in ... |
22834
|
forechosen |
FORECHO'SEN, a. forcho'zn. Preelected; chosen beforehand. |
22835
|
forecited |
FORECITED, a. Cited or quoted before or above. |
22836
|
foreclose |
FORECLO'SE, v.t. s as z. To shut up; to preclude; to stop; to prevent.The embargo with Spain ... |
22837
|
foreclosure |
FORECLO'SURE, n. s as z.1. Prevention.2. The act of foreclosing, or depriving a mortgager of the ... |
22838
|
foreconceive |
FORECONCEI'VE, v.t. To preconceive. |
22839
|
foredate |
FOREDA'TE, v.t. To date before the true time. |
22840
|
foredated |
FOREDA'TED, pp. Dated before the true time. |
22841
|
foredeck |
FO'REDECK, n. The forepart of a deck, or of a ship. |
22842
|
foredesign |
FOREDESI'GN, v.t. To plan beforehand; to intend previously. |
22843
|
foredetermine |
FORE'DETERM'INE, v.t. To decree beforehand. |
22844
|
foredoom |
FOREDOOM', v.t. To doom beforehand; to predestinate.Thou art foredoomed to view the Stygian ... |
22845
|
foredoor |
FOREDOOR, n. The door in the front of a house. |
22846
|
forefather |
FOREF'ATHER, n. An ancestor; one who precedes another in the line of genealogy, in any degree; ... |
22847
|
forefend |
FOREFEND', v.t. 1. To hinder; to fend off; to avert; to prevent approach; to forbid or ... |
22848
|
forefinger |
FOREFIN'GER, n. The finger next to the thumb; the index; called by our Saxon ancestors, the ... |
22849
|
foreflow |
FOREFLOW, v.t. To flow before. |
22850
|
forefoot |
FOREFOOT, n.1. One of the anterior feet of a quadruped or multiped.2. A hand, in contempt.3. In ... |
22851
|
forefront |
FOREFRONT', n. The foremost part. The forefront of the battle, is the part where the contest is ... |
22852
|
foregame |
FO'REGAME, n. A first game; first plan. |
22853
|
forego |
FOREGO', v.t. [See Go.]1. To forbear to possess or enjoy; voluntarily to avoid the enjoyment of ... |
22854
|
foregoer |
FOREGO'ER, n.1. An ancestor; a progenitor. [Not used.]2. One who goes before another.3. One who ... |
22855
|
foregoing |
FOREGO'ING, ppr. 1. Forbearing to have, possess or enjoy.2. a. Preceding; going before, in time ... |
22856
|
foregone |
FOREGONE, pp. foregawn'.1. Forborne to be possessed or enjoyed.2. Gone before; past. Obs. |
22857
|
foreground |
FO'REGROUND, n. The part of the field or expanse of a picture which seems to lie before the ... |
22858
|
foreguess |
FOREGUESS', v.t. To conjecture. [Bad.] |
22859
|
forehand |
FO'REHAND, n.1. The part of a horse which is before the rider.2. The chief part.FO'REHAND, a. ... |
22860
|
forehanded |
FO'REHANDED, a.1. Early; timely; seasonable; as a forehanded care.2. In America, in good ... |
22861
|
forehead |
FOREHEAD, n. for'hed, or rather for'ed.1. The part of the face which extends from the hair on the ... |
22862
|
forehear |
FOREHE'AR, v.i. To be informed before. |
22863
|
forehend |
FOREHEND', v.t. To seize. [Not in use.] |
22864
|
forehew |
FOREHEW', v.t. To hew or cut in front. |
22865
|
foreholding |
FOREHOLDING, n. Predictions; ominous forebodings; superstitious prognostications. [Not used.] |
22866
|
forehook |
FO'REHOOK, n. In ships, a breast-hook; a piece of timber placed across the stem to unite the bows ... |
22867
|
forehorse |
FO'REHORSE, n. The horse in a team which goes foremost. |
22868
|
foreign |
FOREIGN, a. for'an. [L. foris, foras.]1. Belonging to another nation or country; alien; not of ... |
22869
|
foreigner |
FOR'EIGNER, n. for'aner. A person born in a foreign country, or without the country or ... |
22870
|
foreignness |
FOR'EIGNNESS, n. for'anness. Remoteness; want of relation; as the foreignness of a subject from ... |
22871
|
forejudge |
FOREJUDGE, v.t. forjuj'. 1. To prejudge; to judge beforehand, or before hearing the facts and ... |
22872
|
forejudgment |
FOREJUDG'MENT, n. Judgment previously formed. |
22873
|
foreknow |
FOREKNOW, v.t [See Know.] To have previous knowledge of; to foresee.Who would the miseries of man ... |
22874
|
foreknowable |
FOREKNOWABLE, a. That may be foreknown. |
22875
|
foreknower |
FOREKNOWER, n. One that foreknows. |
22876
|
foreknowledge |
FOREKNOWL'EDGE, n. Knowledge of a thing before it happens; prescience.If I foreknew, foreknowledge ... |
22877
|
forel |
FOR'EL, n. A kind of parchment for the cover of books. |
22878
|
foreland |
FO'RELAND, n. A promontory or cape; a point of land extending into the sea some distance from the ... |
22879
|
forelay |
FORELA'Y, v.t. 1. To lay wait for; to entrap by ambush.2. To contrive antecedently. |
22880
|
foreleader |
FORELE'ADER, n. One who leads others by his example. |
22881
|
forelend |
FORELEND', v.t. To lend or give beforehand. |
22882
|
forelock |
FO'RELOCK, n.1. The lock or hair that grows from the forepart of the head.Take time by the ... |
22883
|
forelook |
FORELOOK', v.t. To look beforehand or forward. |
22884
|
foreman |
FO'REMAN, n.1. The first or chief man; particularly, the chief man of a jury, who acts as their ... |
22885
|
foremast |
FO'REMAST, n. The mast of a ship or other vessel which is placed in the forepart or forecastle, ... |
22886
|
foremeant |
FOREMEANT', a. forement'. Intended beforehand. |
22887
|
foremembered |
FOREMEM'BERED, a. Called to mind previously. |
22888
|
forementioned |
FOREMEN'TIONED, a. Mentioned before; recited or written in a former part of the same writing or ... |
22889
|
foremost |
FO'REMOST, a.1. First in place; most advanced; as the foremost troops of an army.2. First in ... |
22890
|
foremother |
FO'REMOTHER, n. A female ancestor. |
22891
|
forenamed |
FO'RENAMED, a. 1. Named or nominated before.2. Mentioned before in the same writing or ... |
22892
|
forenoon |
FO'RENOON, n. The former part of the day, from the morning to meridian or noon. We usually call ... |
22893
|
forenotice |
FORENO'TICE, n. Notice or information of an event before it happens. |
22894
|
forensic |
FOREN'SIC, a. [from L. forensis, from forum, a court.]Belonging to courts of judicature; used in ... |
22895
|
foreordain |
FOREORDA'IN, v.t To ordain or appoint before; to preordain; to predestinate; to predetermine. |
22896
|
foreordination |
FOREORDINA'TION, n. Previous ordination or appointment; predetermination; predestination. |
22897
|
forepart |
FO'REPART, n.1. The part first in time; as the forepart of the day or week.2. The part most ... |
22898
|
forepast |
FO'REPAST, a. Past before a certain time; as forepast sins. [Little used.] |
22899
|
forepossessed |
FORE'POSSESS'ED, a. Holding formerly in possession; also, preoccupied; prepossessed; preengaged. |
22900
|
foreprize |
FOREPRI'ZE, v.t. To prize or rate beforehand. |
22901
|
forepromised |
FOREPROM'ISED, a. Promised beforehand; preengaged. |
22902
|
forequoted |
FOREQUO'TED, a. Cited before; quoted in a foregoing part of the work. |
22903
|
forerank |
FO'RERANK, n. The first rank; the front. |
22904
|
forereach |
FORERE'ACH, upon, v.t. In navigation, to gain or advance upon in progression or motion. |
22905
|
foreread |
FORERE'AD, v.t. To signify by tokens. Obs. |
