| FERROCYANIC | • ferrocyanic adj. (Inorganic chemistry) Of, pertaining to, or derived from a ferrocyanide. • FERROCYANIC adj. pertaining to a ferrocyanide. |
| FINGERBOARD | • fingerboard n. (Music, lutherie) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the… • fingerboard n. A miniature skateboard that is driven with the fingers. • FINGERBOARD n. the part of a violin, etc. against which the strings are stopped by the fingers. |
| FIREDRAGONS | • firedragons n. Plural of firedragon. • FIREDRAGON n. a fire-breathing dragon, also FIREDRAKE. |
| FORAMINIFER | • foraminifer n. Any of a large group of aquatic amoeboid protists of the subphylum Foraminifera, characterized by streaming… • FORAMINIFER n. a unicellular microorganism with a calcareous shell through which pseudopods project, also FORAM. |
| FOREORDAINS | • foreordains v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreordain. • FOREORDAIN v. to ordain or appoint beforehand. |
| FOREREADING | • forereading v. Present participle of foreread. • FOREREADING n. a foretelling. |
| FOREWARDING | • FOREWARD v. (archaic) to guard (something) in front. |
| FOREWARNING | • forewarning v. Present participle of forewarn. • forewarning n. An advance warning; an omen. • FOREWARNING adj. warn in advance. |
| FORSWEARING | • forswearing v. Present participle of forswear. • forswearing n. The act of one who forswears. • FORSWEAR v. to deny under oath, also FORESWEAR. |
| FORWEARYING | • forwearying v. Present participle of forweary. • FORWEARY v. (Shakespeare) to weary, exhaust. |
| INFRAORDERS | • infraorders n. Misspelling of infra-orders. • infra-orders n. Plural of infraorder. |
| OVERFEARING | • overfearing v. Present participle of overfear. • OVERFEAR v. to fear too much. |
| PERFORATING | • perforating v. Present participle of perforate. • PERFORATE v. to bore through or into. |
| PERFORATION | • perforation n. The act of perforating or the state of being perforated. • perforation n. Any opening in a solid object. • perforation n. (Medicine) An abnormal opening in an organ, such as a rupture. |
| RAINFORESTS | • rainforests n. Plural of rainforest. • rain␣forests n. Plural of rain forest. • RAINFOREST n. a complex community dominated by trees, with high rainfall, many epiphytes and lianes. |
| RAINPROOFED | • rainproofed v. Simple past tense and past participle of rainproof. • RAINPROOF v. to make proof against rain. |
| RAREFACTION | • rarefaction n. A reduction in the density of a material, especially that of a fluid. • RAREFACTION n. the act of rarefying. |
| REFECTORIAN | • refectorian n. One in charge of a refectory. • REFECTORIAN n. the officer in charge of the refectory and its arrangements, also REFECTIONER. |
| REFORMATION | • reformation n. An improvement (or an intended improvement) in the existing form or condition of institutions or practices… • reformation n. (Law) Change or correction, by a court in equity, to a written instrument to conform to the original… • Reformation prop.n. (Historical) The religious movement initiated in the 16th century against the Roman Catholic Church. |
| REFRACTIONS | • refractions n. Plural of refraction. • REFRACTION n. the bending of waves or rays of energy. |