| EARFUL | • earful n. (Informal) an angry reprimand, castigation or telling off. • earful n. (Informal) intimate gossip. • EARFUL n. as much gossip as one can stand. |
| FERULA | • ferula n. (Obsolete) A ferule. • ferula n. (Archaic) A stroke from a cane. • ferula n. (Obsolete) The imperial sceptre in the Byzantine Empire. |
| FERULE | • ferule n. A ruler-shaped instrument, generally used to slap naughty children on the hand. • ferule v. (Transitive) To punish with a ferule. • FERULE v. to fit with a metal cap to prevent splitting, also FERREL, FERRULE. |
| FLEURS | • fleurs n. Plural of fleur. • FLEUR n. (French) a flower. |
| FLEURY | • fleury adj. Alternative spelling of flory. • Fleury prop.n. A surname from French. • FLEURY adj. decorated with fleurs-de-lis. |
| FLUIER | • FLUEY adj. infected with the flu. |
| FLUTER | • fluter n. Someone who plays a flute. • fluter n. One who makes grooves or flutings. • FLUTER n. one who plays the flute, also FLUTIST, FLAUTIST. |
| FOULER | • fouler n. One who fouls. • fouler adj. Comparative form of foul: more foul. • FOUL adj. offensive to the senses. |
| FUELER | • fueler n. One who, or that which, supplies fuel. • FUELER n. one who fuels, also FUELLER. |
| FULLER | • fuller adj. Comparative form of full: more full. • fuller n. A person who fulls cloth. • fuller n. A convex, rounded or grooved tool, used by blacksmiths for shaping metal. |
| FURLED | • furled v. Simple past tense and past participle of furl. • FURL v. to roll up. |
| FURLER | • furler n. A person or device that furls a flag, a sail, etc. • FURLER n. one that furls. |
| FUROLE | • furole n. Alternative form of furol. • FUROLE n. a liquid obtained by heating bran with dilute sulphuric acid, also FURAL, FURFURAL, FURFURALDEHYDE, FURFUROL, FURFUROLE, FUROL. |
| IREFUL | • ireful adj. Deeply angered but not outwardly displaying it. Full of ire; angry; wroth. • IREFUL adj. full of anger. |
| PURFLE | • purfle n. An ornamental border on clothing, furniture or a violin; beading, stringing. • purfle n. (Heraldry) An ornament consisting of a bordure of ermines, furs, etc. or gold studs or mountings. • purfle v. (Transitive, archaic) To decorate (Wood, cloth etc.) with a purfle or ornamental border; to border. |
| REFLUX | • reflux n. The backwards flow of any fluid. • reflux n. (Chemistry) A technique, using a reflux condenser, allowing one to boil the contents of a vessel over… • reflux n. (Pathology) The leaking of stomach acid up into the oesophagus. |
| REFUEL | • refuel v. (Transitive, intransitive) To refill with fuel. • refuel n. An act or instance of refilling with fuel. • REFUEL v. to fill with fuel. |
| RUEFUL | • rueful adj. Causing, feeling, or expressing regret or sorrow, especially in a wry or humorous way. • rueful adj. Inspiring pity or compassion. • rueful adj. Bad; woeful; deplorable. |
| RUFFLE | • ruffle n. Any gathered or curled strip of fabric added as trim or decoration. • ruffle n. Disturbance; agitation; commotion. • ruffle n. (Military) A low, vibrating beat of a drum, quieter than a roll; a ruff. |