| FAMILIST | • familist n. (Religion, historical) A member of the Family of Love religious group in 16th-century England. • FAMILIST adj. relating to familism, the tendency of a family to cohere as a group, also FAMILISTIC. |
| FATALISM | • fatalism n. (Metaphysics, philosophy) The doctrine that all events are subject to fate or inevitable necessity… • FATALISM n. the doctrine that all events are predetermined. |
| FEMALITY | • femality n. Femaleness. • FEMALITY n. the quality of being female. |
| FILAMENT | • filament n. A fine thread or wire. • filament n. Such a wire, as can be heated until it glows, in an incandescent light bulb or a thermionic valve. • filament n. (Physics, astronomy) A massive, thread-like structure, such as those gaseous ones which extend outward… |
| FLAMELET | • flamelet n. A small flame. • FLAMELET n. a small flame. |
| FLAMEOUT | • flameout n. The act of flaming out or burning out; extinguishing. • flameout n. (Figurative) The act of quitting or failing, especially due to overwork or in a dramatic manner. • flameout n. The sudden extinguishing of the flame of a burner (due to obstruction of fuel or airflow). |
| FLAMIEST | • flamiest adj. Superlative form of flamy: most flamy. • FLAMY adj. flaming. |
| FLATFORM | • flatform n. A type of shoe with a flat platform sole. • FLATFORM n. a thick, level sole on a shoe. |
| FLATMATE | • flatmate n. A person with whom one shares a flat. • flatmate n. (UK, Ireland, New Zealand) A person with whom one shares any rental dwelling, not necessarily a flat. • FLATMATE n. a person with whom one shares a flat. |
| FLATWORM | • flatworm n. Any of very many parasitic or free-living worms, of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having a flattened body… • FLATWORM n. a flat-bodied worm. |
| FLOTSAMS | • flotsams n. Plural of flotsam. • FLOTSAM n. goods lost by shipwreck and found floating on the sea. |
| FOULMART | • foulmart n. Alternative form of foumart. • FOULMART n. a polecat, also FOUMART. |
| HALFTIME | • halftime n. (US) Alternative spelling of half-time. • halftime n. (American football) The halftime show, the primary light entertainment of a game, after the second quarter… • halftime adj. (US) Alternative spelling of half-time. |
| LOFTSMAN | • loftsman n. A draftsman who uses the lofting technique. • LOFTSMAN n. someone who makes a 1:1 model from draughtsman's plans. |
| MATFELON | • matfelon n. (Obsolete) knapweed. • MATFELON n. the greater knapweed, also MATFELLON. |
| MEATLOAF | • meatloaf n. A dish of ground meat (usually made from ground beef, although lamb, pork, veal, venison, poultry and… • meat␣loaf n. Alternative form of meatloaf. • MEATLOAF n. a baked loaf of ground meat. |
| METAFILE | • metafile n. (Computing) A file in any format that can store multiple types of data, typically a graphics file format. • METAFILE n. graphical information capable of being transferred between systems or software. |
| MUDFLATS | • mudflats n. Plural of mudflat. • mudflats n. (New Zealand) Synonym of bottomland: lowland plains and/or farms. • mud␣flats n. Plural of mud flat. |
| PLATFORM | • platform n. A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made. • platform n. A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon. • platform n. (Figurative) A place or an opportunity to express one’s opinion. |