| AFTERBODY | • afterbody n. The afterpart of a vehicle. • afterbody n. (Nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships. • afterbody n. (Astronomy) A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft. |
| BAYFRONTS | • bayfronts n. Plural of bayfront. • BAYFRONT n. the shoreline of a bay. |
| BIOSAFETY | • biosafety n. Protection from potential harm from biological agents, such as infectious microbes or modified genes. • BIOSAFETY n. safety with respect to the effects of biological research. |
| FATUOUSLY | • fatuously adv. With smug stupidity or vacuous silliness; idiotically. • FATUOUS adv. silly; purposeless, also FATUITOUS. |
| FERRYBOAT | • ferryboat n. (Nautical) A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that… • ferry-boat n. Alternative form of ferryboat. • ferry␣boat n. Alternative form of ferryboat. |
| FEUDATORY | • feudatory adj. Relating to feudalism, feudal. • feudatory n. A feudal vassal. • feudatory n. A feudal territory, a fief. |
| FOGRAMITY | • FOGRAMITY n. the state of being antiquated. |
| FOOTWEARY | • FOOTWEARY adj. weary from walking. |
| FORESTAYS | • forestays n. Plural of forestay. • FORESTAY n. a rope or wire used to support a foremast. |
| FORMALITY | • formality n. (Uncountable) The state of being formal. • formality n. Something said or done as a matter of form. • formality n. A customary ritual without new or unique meaning. |
| FORSYTHIA | • forsythia n. Any of several shrubs, of the genus Forsythia, native to Asia and Eastern Europe, that are cultivated… • Forsythia prop.n. A taxonomic genus within the family Oleaceae – the forsythias, native to Eurasia, principally east Asia. • FORSYTHIA n. any shrub of the genus Forsythia, a popular garden plant producing clusters of yellow jasmine-like flowers in the spring. |
| FRONTALLY | • frontally adv. In a frontal manner. • FRONTAL adv. at the front. |
| FRONTWAYS | • frontways adv. Towards the front; forward. • FRONTWAYS adv. towards the front, also FRONTWISE. |
| OLFACTORY | • olfactory adj. (Relational) Concerning the sense of smell. • olfactory n. (Anatomy, zootomy) Ellipsis of olfactory organ. • olfactory n. (Chiefly in the plural) The sense of smell. |
| OUTCRAFTY | • outcrafty v. (Transitive) To exceed in craft or cunning; overpower by guile. • OUTCRAFTY v. (Shakespeare) to exceed in cunning. |
| PREFATORY | • prefatory adj. Serving as a preface or prelude; introductory, preliminary. • PREFATORY adj. acting as a preface. |
| PROFANITY | • profanity n. (Uncountable) The quality of being profane; quality of irreverence, of treating sacred things with contempt. • profanity n. (Countable) Obscene, lewd or abusive language. • PROFANITY n. the state of being profane; a swearword. |
| SPLAYFOOT | • splayfoot n. (Uncountable) A deformity in which the feet are abnormally flat and turned outwards. • splayfoot n. (Countable) A foot exhibiting that deformity. • SPLAYFOOT n. a foot that is abnormally flattened and spread out. |
| STYROFOAM | • styrofoam n. Expanded polystyrene foam, such as is used in cups and packaging. • STYROFOAM n. (tradename) a type of expanded plastic made from polystyrene. |