| CROFTING | • crofting n. A form of land tenure and small-scale food production, unique to the Highlands and islands of Scotland… • crofting n. The process of exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process of bleaching. • crofting v. Present participle of croft. |
| FLATIRON | • flatiron n. A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove. • flatiron n. A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair. • flatiron n. (Especially referring to the shape of a building) a quadrilateral with two parallel sides, one of which… |
| FORTHINK | • forthink v. (Transitive, obsolete, impersonal) To cause distress or regret to; cause to regret or repent; to vex. • forthink v. (Reflexive, obsolete) To regret; repent. • forthink v. (Transitive, obsolete) To regret. |
| FOUTRING | • FOUTRE v. (Scots) to mess around aimlessly, also FOOTRA, FOUTER, FOUTRA. |
| FRACTION | • fraction n. A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part. • fraction n. (Arithmetic) A ratio of two numbers (numerator and denominator), usually written one above the other… • fraction n. (Chemistry) A component of a mixture, separated by fractionation. |
| FRICTION | • friction n. The rubbing of one object or surface against another. • friction n. (Physics) A force that resists the relative motion or tendency to such motion of two bodies in contact. • friction n. (Medicine, obsolete, countable) Massage of the body to restore circulation. |
| FRONTIER | • frontier n. The part of a country which borders or faces another country or unsettled region. • frontier n. The most advanced or recent version of something; leading edge. • frontier n. (Obsolete) An outwork of a fortification. |
| FRONTING | • fronting n. (Phonetics, phonology) A process whereby a vowel or a consonant is pronounced farther to the front of… • fronting n. (Phonology) A phonological relationship where a front vowel is found in place of a relative back vowel… • fronting n. (Linguistics) An analogous relationship between the vowel sounds in a dialect of a language relative… |
| FROSTING | • frosting n. (US) Icing, a sweet, often creamy and thick, covering for cakes and other baked goods. • frosting n. A layer of frost. • frosting n. The theft of a car while it is left unattended, especially when its engine is left running in the winter… |
| FROSTNIP | • frostnip n. The first stage of frostbite. • FROSTNIP n. the freezing of outer skin layers. |
| FROTHING | • frothing v. Present participle of froth. • frothing n. The act of something that froths. • FROTHING n. the act of making a froth. |
| FRUITION | • fruition n. The fulfillment of something worked for. • fruition n. The enjoyment derived from a possession. • fruition n. The condition of bearing fruit. |
| INFECTOR | • infector n. Something that infects; that which causes infection. • INFECTOR n. one that infects, also INFECTER. |
| INFLATOR | • inflator n. Alternative spelling of inflater. • INFLATOR n. one that inflates, also INFLATER. |
| NATIFORM | • natiform adj. Resembling or having the form of buttocks. • NATIFORM adj. shaped like a buttock. |
| NOTIFIER | • notifier n. A person or thing which notifies or provides notification. • NOTIFIER n. one who notifies. |
| OFFPRINT | • offprint n. A reproduction of a single article from a journal or similar publication. • offprint v. (Transitive) To reprint as an excerpt. • OFFPRINT v. to reprint an excerpt. |
| RENOTIFY | • renotify v. To notify again. • RENOTIFY v. to notify again. |