| CLAVIFORM | • claviform adj. (Chiefly biology) Larger at the tip than at the base; club-shaped. • claviform n. (Palaeography) An image or symbol which is club-shaped, that is, larger at the tip than at the base. • claviform adj. (Chiefly biology) Shaped like a nail (“a metallic spike-shaped fastener”). |
| DISFAVORS | • disfavors n. Plural of disfavor. • DISFAVOR v. to regard with disapproval, also DISFAVOUR. |
| DISFAVOUR | • disfavour n. Lack of favour; displeasure. • disfavour n. An unkindness; a disobliging act. • disfavour n. A state of being out of favour. |
| FAILOVERS | • failovers n. Plural of failover. • FAILOVER n. a procedure by which a computer system automatically transfers control to a backup system on detecting a failure. |
| FARMWIVES | • farmwives n. Plural of farmwife. • FARMWIFE n. the wife of a farmer. |
| FAVORITES | • favorites n. Plural of favorite. • Favorites prop.n. Plural of Favorite. • FAVORITE n. (US) favourite, a person or thing preferred. |
| FAVOURING | • favouring v. Present participle of favour. • FAVOUR v. to regard with goodwill, also FAVOR. |
| FAVOURITE | • favourite adj. Preferred or liked above all others (unless qualified). • favourite adj. Belonging to a category whose members are all preferred or liked over nonmembers. • favourite n. A person or thing who enjoys special regard or favour. |
| FLAVORIER | • FLAVORY adj. full of flavor, also FLAVOURY. |
| FLAVORING | • flavoring n. (American spelling) Something that gives flavor, usually a food ingredient. • flavoring v. Present participle of flavor. • FLAVORING n. something that adds flavor. |
| FLAVORIST | • flavorist n. A scientist who develops flavors. • FLAVORIST n. a person who creates flavourings for drinks, perfumes, etc., also FLAVOURIST. |
| FORMATIVE | • formative adj. Of or pertaining to the formation and subsequent growth of something. • formative adj. Capable of forming something. • formative adj. (Biology) Capable of producing new tissue. |
| FRICATIVE | • fricative n. (Phonetics) Any of several sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity… • fricative adj. (Phonetics) produced by air flowing through a restriction in the oral cavity. • FRICATIVE n. a sound produced by the forcing of air through a restricted passage, as with 'f'. |
| LARVIFORM | • larviform adj. (Zoology) Having the form or structure of a larva. • LARVIFORM adj. having the form or structure of a larva. |
| LIFESAVER | • lifesaver n. Someone or something that saves lives. • lifesaver n. (Figuratively) Someone or something that is very useful or helpful. • life-saver n. Alternative spelling of lifesaver. |
| LIVERLEAF | • liverleaf n. Liverwort. • LIVERLEAF n. a woodland plant. |
| VAPORIFIC | • vaporific adj. (Chemistry) Producing vapour; tending to pass, or to cause to pass, into vapor. • VAPORIFIC adj. vaporizing. |
| VARIFOCAL | • varifocal adj. Having a variable focal length, with focus that changes in synchronization. • VARIFOCAL n. of spectacles, having differing focal lengths. |
| VINIFERAS | • viniferas n. Plural of vinifera. • VINIFERA n. a European grape. |