| BIFORATE | • biforate adj. Having two openings. • biforate adj. (Botany) Having two perforations. • biforate adj. (Architecture) Having two doors or windows. |
| FAITOURS | • faitours n. Plural of faitour. • FAITOUR n. an imposter, also FAITOR. |
| FAROLITO | • farolito n. Small paper lantern, especially in northern New Mexico, United States. • FAROLITO n. a paper lantern used by Hispanic people in Christmas processions. |
| FAVORITE | • favorite adj. (American spelling) Alternative form of favourite. • favorite n. (American spelling) Alternative form of favourite. • favorite v. (American spelling) Alternative form of favourite. |
| FILATORY | • filatory n. (Obsolete) A machine for forming threads. • FILATORY n. a machine which makes threads. |
| FIREBOAT | • fireboat n. A harbor boat designed for pumping large volumes of harbor water onto dockside fires. • FIREBOAT n. a boat equipped with firefighting apparatus. |
| FLATIRON | • flatiron n. A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove. • flatiron n. A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair. • flatiron n. (Especially referring to the shape of a building) a quadrilateral with two parallel sides, one of which… |
| FLOATIER | • floatier adj. Comparative form of floaty: more floaty. • FLOATY adj. tending to float. |
| FORKTAIL | • forktail n. Any of various small insectivorous birds in the genus Enicurus. • forktail n. (UK, dialect) A salmon in its fourth year’s growth. • FORKTAIL n. one of a group of birds including the kite. |
| FORMIATE | • FORMIATE n. a salt of formic acid. |
| FRACTION | • fraction n. A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part. • fraction n. (Arithmetic) A ratio of two numbers (numerator and denominator), usually written one above the other… • fraction n. (Chemistry) A component of a mixture, separated by fractionation. |
| GRAFFITO | • graffito n. (Archaeology and related fields) An informal inscription, as by a worker or vandal. • graffito n. (Rare) A single instance of graffiti in the art/vandalism sense. • GRAFFITO n. (Italian) a scribble on a wall. |
| INFLATOR | • inflator n. Alternative spelling of inflater. • INFLATOR n. one that inflates, also INFLATER. |
| ISOGRAFT | • isograft n. A surgical transplant of tissue between genetically identical individuals (i.e. monozygotic twins). • isograft v. To perform a transplant of this kind. • ISOGRAFT v. to transplant from one to another of the same species. |
| KOFTGARI | • koftgari n. Ornamental work produced by inlaying steel with gold; a variety of damascening common in Indian art. • KOFTGARI n. (Urdu) the craft of inlaying steel with gold. |
| NATIFORM | • natiform adj. Resembling or having the form of buttocks. • NATIFORM adj. shaped like a buttock. |
| SFORZATI | • sforzati n. Plural of sforzato. • SFORZATO n. (Italian) a suddenly emphasised passage of music, also FORZANDO, FORZATO, SFORZANDO. |
| TRIFOCAL | • trifocal adj. (Optics) Of or pertaining to corrective lenses that have three different powers per eye. • TRIFOCAL adj. of a lens, giving near, intermediate and far vision. • TRIFOCAL n. a trifocal lens. |
| TRIFOLIA | • trifolia n. Plural of trifolium. • TRIFOLIUM n. (Latin) any leguminous plant of the large genus Trifolium, characterized by trifoliate leaves. |
| TRIFORIA | • triforia n. Plural of triforium. • TRIFORIUM n. a gallery in a church. |