| AFFEARING | • affearing v. Present participle of affear. • AFFEARE v. (Spenser) to frighten, also AFEAR, AFFEAR. |
| AFOREHAND | • aforehand adv. (Archaic or dialect) Beforehand; in advance; in anticipation. • aforehand adj. Beforehand in condition; forehanded. • AFOREHAND adv. beforehand. |
| AFTERPAIN | • afterpain n. (Pathology, often in the plural) pain of uterine contractions experienced after childbirth (especially… • after-pain n. Alternative spelling of afterpain. • AFTERPAIN n. pain that comes after a while. |
| FANFARADE | • fanfarade n. Synonym of fanfare (“flourish of trumpets or horns”). • FANFARADE n. (French) a fanfare. |
| FARANDINE | • FARANDINE n. (obsolete) a silk and wool cloth, also FARRANDINE, FERRANDINE. |
| FARANDOLE | • farandole n. A lively chain dance in 6/8 time, of Provençal origin. • FARANDOLE n. (French) a lively Provencal dance in which men and women hold hands. |
| FARNARKEL | • FARNARKEL v. (Australian slang) to waste time, mess about. |
| FLAGRANCE | • flagrance n. Flagrancy. • FLAGRANCE n. a burning; notoriety, also FLAGRANCY. |
| FRAGRANCE | • fragrance n. A pleasant smell or odour. • fragrance v. (Transitive) To apply a fragrance to; to perfume. • FRAGRANCE n. pleasantness of smell, also FRAGRANCY. |
| FRANKABLE | • frankable adj. Eligible for franking (free postage). • frankable adj. (Australia, finance) Eligible for franking, a system of tax credit. • FRANKABLE adj. that can be franked. |
| FRANSERIA | • franseria n. Any plant of the genus Franseria (now Ambrosia, ragweeds). • FRANSERIA n. any of a genus of West American plants of the composite family. |
| FRATERNAL | • fraternal adj. Of or pertaining to a brother or brothers. • fraternal adj. Of or pertaining to a fraternity. • fraternal adj. Platonic or friendly. |
| MAINFRAME | • mainframe n. (Computer hardware) A large, powerful computer able to manage very many simultaneous tasks and communicate… • MAINFRAME n. a large computer serving others. |
| PARAFFINE | • paraffine n. Dated form of paraffin. • paraffine v. Dated form of paraffin. • PARAFFINE n. any saturated hydrocarbon of the methane series, also PARAFFIN. |
| RAFFINATE | • raffinate n. (Chemistry) A solution from which some material has been removed by extraction with an immiscible liquid. • raffinate v. To separate by means of raffination. • RAFFINATE n. the refined fraction which results after removal of impurities by solvent extraction, specifically in oil refining. |
| SAFRANINE | • safranine n. Any of a class of red to blue azine dyes. • SAFRANINE n. the yellow colouring matter in saffron; a coal tar derivative which dyes yellowish red, also SAFRANIN. |
| SEAFARING | • seafaring adj. Living one’s life at sea. • seafaring adj. Fit to travel on the sea; seagoing. • seafaring n. The act, process, or practice of travelling the seas. |