| FARBOROUGHS | • FARBOROUGH n. (Shakespeare) a mispronunciation of thirdborough, also THARBOROUGH. |
| FEARNOUGHTS | • fearnoughts n. Plural of fearnought. • FEARNOUGHT n. a thick cloth used for overcoats etc., also FEARNAUGHT. |
| FEEDTHROUGH | • feedthrough n. A conductor that connects circuits or components on either side of a printed circuit board. • feed-through n. (Electronics, engineering) A hermetically sealed connection between two volumes. • FEEDTHROUGH n. a device for connecting two parts of an electronic circuit. |
| FLOURISHING | • flourishing adj. Growing, thriving, doing well. • flourishing v. Present participle of flourish. • flourishing n. The action of the verb flourish; flowering. |
| FLUEGELHORN | • fluegelhorn n. Alternative spelling of flugelhorn. • FLUEGELHORN n. (German) a bugle with valves, also FLUGELHORN. |
| FLUGELHORNS | • flugelhorns n. Plural of flugelhorn. • flügelhorns n. Plural of flügelhorn. • FLUGELHORN n. (German) a bugle with valves, also FLUEGELHORN. |
| FORETHOUGHT | • forethought n. Thinking beforehand or in advance, planning; prior or previous consideration; premeditation. • forethought n. Anticipation. • forethought n. Provident care; prudence. |
| FORFOUGHTEN | • FORFOUGHTEN adj. (Scots) exhausted, also FORFEUCHEN, FORFOCHEN, FORFOUGHEN. |
| FOXHUNTINGS | • FOXHUNTING n. the pastime of hunting foxes. |
| FUNDHOLDING | • fundholding n. (Economics) The holding of a fund. • fundholding n. (UK) A former system of state funding of general practitioners in which they were allocated a budget… • FUNDHOLDING n. under the NHS, the system enabling general practitioners to receive a fixed budget. |
| FURLOUGHING | • furloughing v. Present participle of furlough. • FURLOUGH v. to grant a leave of absence to. |
| FURTHCOMING | • FURTHCOMING n. in Scots law, an action brought by an arrester against the arrestee and the common debtor after an arrestment in order that the arrested money or property be delivered to the arrester. |
| OUTFIGHTING | • outfighting v. Present participle of outfight. • OUTFIGHTING n. fighting at a distance, not at close range. |
| OUTFLASHING | • outflashing v. Present participle of outflash. • OUTFLASH v. to flash more brightly. |
| OUTFLUSHING | • outflushing v. Present participle of outflush. • OUTFLUSH v. to flush more strongly. |
| OVERFRAUGHT | • overfraught v. Past participle of overfreight. • overfraught adj. Full of distress; overloaded with cares or worries. • OVERFREIGHT v. to overload. |
| PLOUGHSTAFF | • ploughstaff n. (UK) The hind part or handle of a plough. • PLOUGHSTAFF n. one of the handles of a plough, also PLOWSTAFF. |
| SURGEONFISH | • surgeonfish n. Any of many species of reef-dwelling fishes, most of them brightly coloured, of the family Acanthuridae… • SURGEONFISH n. a kind of tropical fish with razor-sharp spines on the tail. |
| THROUGHFARE | • throughfare n. Obsolete form of thoroughfare. • THROUGHFARE n. (Shakespeare) a thoroughfare. |
| VOUCHSAFING | • vouchsafing v. Present participle of vouchsafe. • vouchsafing n. The act of one who vouchsafes something. • VOUCHSAFING n. the act of granting as a privilege or special favour. |