| CLIFFHANGER | • cliffhanger n. (Narratology) An ending or stopping point calculated to leave a story unresolved, in order to create suspense. • cliffhanger n. (By extension) An outcome which is awaited with keen anticipation, especially one which is delayed for… • cliff-hanger n. Alternative spelling of cliffhanger. |
| FARTHINGALE | • farthingale n. (Historical) A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women’s dresses; a hooped petticoat. • FARTHINGALE n. a skirt spreader. |
| FINGERHOLDS | • fingerholds n. Plural of fingerhold. • FINGERHOLD n. a hold or place of support for the fingers. |
| FINGERHOLES | • fingerholes n. Plural of fingerhole. • finger␣holes n. Plural of finger hole. • FINGERHOLE n. a hole in a wind instrument for putting the fingers in to modify the pitch. |
| FLICHTERING | • FLICHTER v. (Scots) to flutter and quiver. |
| FLOURISHING | • flourishing adj. Growing, thriving, doing well. • flourishing v. Present participle of flourish. • flourishing n. The action of the verb flourish; flowering. |
| FORTNIGHTLY | • fortnightly n. A publication issued fortnightly (once every two weeks). • fortnightly adj. Occurring once in a fortnight; once every two weeks. • fortnightly adv. Once in a fortnight; once every two weeks. |
| FRANCOPHILE | • francophile n. Alternative letter-case form of Francophile. • francophile adj. Alternative letter-case form of Francophile. • Francophile n. One who loves France, the French people, or French culture. |
| FRANCOPHILS | • FRANCOPHIL n. a lover of France and French things, also FRANCOPHILE. |
| FURLOUGHING | • furloughing v. Present participle of furlough. • FURLOUGH v. to grant a leave of absence to. |
| HONORIFICAL | • honorifical adj. Or or pertaining to honorifics. • honorifical adj. Honorific. • HONORIFICAL adj. attributing or giving honour, also HONORIFIC. |
| RESHUFFLING | • reshuffling v. Present participle of reshuffle. • reshuffling n. (Gerund of reshuffle) An act in which something is reshuffled. • RESHUFFLE v. to shuffle again. |
| TRICHLORFON | • trichlorfon n. Metrifonate. • TRICHLORFON n. a crystalline compound used esp. as an insecticide, also TRICHLORPHON. |
| UNFLESHLIER | • UNFLESHLY adj. not pertaining to the flesh; spiritual. |
| UNTHRIFTILY | • unthriftily adv. In a way that is not thrifty. • unthriftily adv. (Obsolete) In an immoral or dissolute manner. • UNTHRIFTY adv. not thrifty. |