| AFTERNOON | • afternoon n. The part of the day from noon or lunchtime until sunset, evening, or suppertime or 6pm. • afternoon n. (Figuratively) The later part of anything, often with implications of decline. • afternoon n. (Informal) A party or social event held in the afternoon. |
| FLOODGATE | • floodgate n. An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice. • floodgate n. (By extension) Anything that controls or limits an outpouring of people, emotion etc. • floodgate n. (Obsolete) A stream that passes through a floodgate; a torrent. |
| FOETATION | • foetation n. Alternative form of fetation. • FOETATION n. the formation of a foetus in the womb, also FETATION. |
| FOLIOLATE | • foliolate adj. Of or pertaining to leaflets of a plant. • FOLIOLATE adj. composed of or relating to leaflets, also FOLIOLOSE. |
| FOOTBRAKE | • footbrake n. Alternative spelling of foot brake. • foot␣brake n. A brake controlled by foot, as opposed to a hand brake. • FOOTBRAKE n. a brake operated by the foot. |
| FOOTGEARS | • FOOTGEAR n. covering for the feet. |
| FOOTPACES | • footpaces n. Plural of footpace. • FOOTPACE n. (obsolete) a walking pace. |
| FOOTPAGES | • footpages n. Plural of footpage. • FOOTPAGE n. a page, an attendant, also FOOTBOY. |
| FOOTPLATE | • footplate n. (Rail transport) The metal plate which forms the base platform of a steam locomotive and supports the… • footplate n. The engineer’s cab in any kind of train. • footplate n. (Anatomy) The flat portion at the base of the stapes; pedicel. |
| FOOTRACES | • footraces n. Plural of footrace. • foot␣races n. Plural of foot race. • FOOTRACE n. a race run on foot. |
| FOOTWEARS | • footwears n. Plural of footwear. • FOOTWEAR n. anything worn on the feet. |
| FOOTWEARY | • FOOTWEARY adj. weary from walking. |
| FOVEOLATE | • foveolate adj. Having small pits or depressions, like the receptacle in some composite flowers. • FOVEOLATE adj. like a foveola, a small depression, also FOVEOLATED. |
| HEATPROOF | • heatproof adj. Insulating and incombustible. • heatproof v. (Transitive) To make insulating and incombustible. • heat-proof adj. Unable to be affected or damaged by heat. |
| HOOFBEATS | • hoofbeats n. Plural of hoofbeat. • HOOFBEAT n. the sound of hooves striking the ground. |
| SOOTFLAKE | • sootflake n. A flake of soot. • SOOTFLAKE n. a smut of soot. |
| SPADEFOOT | • spadefoot n. Any member of several groups of burrowing toads, with a spadelike appendage on the hind legs. • spade-foot n. Alternative form of spadefoot. • spade␣foot n. Alternative form of spadefoot. |