| COMPACTIFY | • compactify v. (Humorous, intransitive) To become compact or more compact. • compactify v. (Humorous, transitive) To render (a thing) compact or more compact. • compactify v. (Mathematics, transitive) To enlarge (a topological space) in order to render it compact. |
| FACTORSHIP | • factorship n. The business of a factor. • FACTORSHIP n. the business of a factor. |
| FETIPAROUS | • fetiparous adj. (Of a marsupial) bearing offspring born not fully developed. • FETIPAROUS adj. of marsupials, such as the kangaroo, giving birth to incompletely developed offspring, also FOETIPAROUS. |
| FLASHPOINT | • flashpoint n. Alternative form of flash point. • flash␣point n. (Physics) The lowest temperature at which a liquid can form an ignitable mixture in air near the surface… • flash␣point n. (Figuratively) A hotspot; a dangerous place of violent political unrest. |
| FLOPTICALS | • flopticals n. Plural of floptical. • FLOPTICAL n. a type of read-write head using a laser device. |
| FORCIPATED | • forcipated adj. Like a pair of forceps. • FORCIPATED adj. formed and opening like a forceps, also FORCIPATE. |
| FORTEPIANO | • fortepiano n. A keyboard instrument; the smaller, quieter precursor to the pianoforte. • FORTEPIANO adj. loud with immediate relapse into softness. • FORTEPIANO n. the eighteenth century name for an early type of piano; a fortepiano note. |
| PARROTFISH | • parrotfish n. Any of several tropical marine fish of the family Scaridae known for their beak-like mass of teeth used… • PARROTFISH n. a brightly coloured tropical fish, having parrot-like jaws. |
| PATRIFOCAL | • patrifocal adj. Patriarchal. • PATRIFOCAL adj. centred on the father. |
| PERFOLIATE | • perfoliate adj. (Botany, of leaves) Appearing to have the stem passing through the blade. • perfoliate adj. (Botany, of leaves) Having the leaf round the stem at the base. • perfoliate adj. (Zoology) Surrounded by a circle of hairs, etc. |
| PIANOFORTE | • pianoforte n. (Music, dated) A piano. • piano-forte n. Alternative form of pianoforte. • PIANOFORTE n. (Italian) a large keyboard musical instrument. |
| PONTIFICAL | • pontifical adj. Of or pertaining to a pontiff. • pontifical adj. Pompous, dignified or dogmatic. • pontifical adj. Splendid; magnificent. |
| PROFASCIST | • profascist adj. In favour of fascism. • profascist n. A supporter of fascism. • PROFASCIST adj. supporting fascism. |
| PROFITABLE | • profitable adj. Producing a profit. • profitable adj. Beneficial, serviceable, of use. • PROFITABLE adj. yielding profit. |
| PROFITABLY | • profitably adv. In a profitable manner, in a way that achieves profit or gain. • PROFITABLE adv. yielding profit. |
| PROFLIGATE | • profligate adj. Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly. • profligate adj. Immoral; abandoned to vice. • profligate adj. (Obsolete) Overthrown, ruined. |
| STAINPROOF | • stainproof adj. Resistant to stains. • stainproof v. (Transitive) To make resistant to stains. • STAINPROOF adj. proof against stains. |