| AUTOFOCUS | • autofocus n. (Electronics, photography) A feature of some cameras and other optical systems that allows a correct… • autofocus v. To focus automatically. • AUTOFOCUS n. a device which automatically focusses a camera. |
| BUSHCRAFT | • bushcraft n. The skills needed to survive in the bush, and by extension in any natural environment. • BUSHCRAFT n. practical knowledge of the bush and skill in its ways. |
| CALCTUFAS | • CALCTUFA n. a rock made of fine volcanic detritus, also TOPH, TOPHE, TUFA. |
| CALCTUFFS | • CALCTUFF n. a general term for all consolidated pyroclastic rock, also TUFF. |
| CLAFOUTIS | • clafoutis n. A French dessert made by baking fresh fruit (traditionally cherries) with a batter. • CLAFOUTIS n. (French) a French baked pudding, also CLAFOUTI. |
| CRATEFULS | • cratefuls n. Plural of crateful. • CRATEFUL n. the contents of a crate. |
| FACETIOUS | • facetious adj. Treating serious issues with (often deliberately) inappropriate humour; flippant. • facetious adj. Pleasantly humorous; jocular. • facetious adj. Of an idea or statement, humorously silly or counterproductive for the purpose of sarcastically advocating… |
| FACTOTUMS | • factotums n. Plural of factotum. • FACTOTUM n. (Latin) a person employed to do many kinds of work. |
| FACULTIES | • faculties n. Plural of faculty. • FACULTY n. an inherent power or ability. |
| FAUNISTIC | • faunistic adj. (Biology) Relating to the distribution of animals. • FAUNISTIC adj. relating to fauna. |
| FRACTIOUS | • fractious adj. Given to troublemaking. • fractious adj. Irritable; argumentative; quarrelsome. • FRACTIOUS adj. troublesome, irritable. |
| FRACTURES | • fractures v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fracture. • fractures n. Plural of fracture. • FRACTURE v. to break. |
| INFUSCATE | • infuscate v. (Transitive) To darken; to make black or obscure. • infuscate adj. Clouded with brown. • INFUSCATE adj. clouded or tinged with brown, esp. of insects' wings, also INFUSCATED. |
| OBFUSCATE | • obfuscate v. To make dark; to overshadow. • obfuscate v. To deliberately make more confusing in order to conceal the truth. • obfuscate v. (Computing) To alter code while preserving its behavior but concealing its structure and intent. |
| SCATHEFUL | • scatheful adj. (Archaic) Causing harm or mischief; destructive, injurious. • SCATHEFUL adj. harmful. |
| SUFFOCATE | • suffocate v. (Ergative) To suffer, or cause someone to suffer, from severely reduced oxygen intake to the body. • suffocate v. (Ergative) To die due to, or kill someone by means of, insufficient oxygen supply to the body. • suffocate v. (Ergative, figuratively) To overwhelm, or be overwhelmed (by a person or issue), as though with oxygen deprivation. |
| TUFACEOUS | • tufaceous adj. Of the nature or texture of tufa. • TUFACEOUS adj. consisting of, or resembling, tufa. |