| 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. |
| FOOTPLATEMAN | • footplateman n. (UK, rail transport) A railway worker who is either a locomotive engineer or a fireman. • footplate␣man n. The engineer, or driver of a locomotive. • FOOTPLATEMAN n. a train driver or assistant. |
| FOOTPLATEMEN | • footplatemen n. Plural of footplateman. • footplate␣men n. Plural of footplate man. • FOOTPLATEMAN n. a train driver or assistant. |
| FOOTPLATES | • footplates n. Plural of footplate. • FOOTPLATE n. a platform for a footplateman, an assistant to a train driver. |
| FOOTPLATEWOMAN | • FOOTPLATEWOMAN n. a female train driver and assistant. |
| FOOTPLATEWOMEN | • FOOTPLATEWOMAN n. a female train driver and assistant. |
| FORETOPMAST | • foretopmast n. (Nautical) The mast above the foretop. • FORETOPMAST n. the mast above the foretop platform. |
| FORETOPMASTS | • foretopmasts n. Plural of foretopmast. • FORETOPMAST n. the mast above the foretop platform. |
| PHOTOREFRACTIVE | • photorefractive adj. (Physics) of or relating to a change in refractive index in the presence of light. • PHOTOREFRACTIVE adj. designating or relating to surgical procedures in which a laser is used to reshape the cornea and correct refractive errors such as myopia or astigmatism; esp. in photorefractive keratectomy. |
| PREFORMATIONIST | • preformationist n. (Biology, historical) A proponent of the theory of preformationism. • PREFORMATIONIST adj. relating to preformation. |
| PRENOTIFICATION | • prenotification n. Notification in advance. • PRENOTIFICATION n. preceding a notification. |
| SHATTERPROOF | • shatterproof adj. Resistant to shattering; difficult to break. • shatterproof v. (Transitive) To make resistant to shattering. • SHATTERPROOF adj. proof against shattering. |
| SUPERFOETATION | • superfoetation n. Alternative spelling of superfetation. • SUPERFOETATION n. a second conception when there is already a fetus in the womb, also SUPERFETATION. |
| SUPERFOETATIONS | • superfoetations n. Plural of superfoetation. • SUPERFOETATION n. a second conception when there is already a fetus in the womb, also SUPERFETATION. |