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  • FILOSEadjectiveLatin3 findersTerminating in a thread-like process, or threadlike
  • FILSadjectiveFrench15 findersUsed after a proper name that is common to a father and his son to indicate that the son is being referred to rather than the father.
  • FILTERnounGerman11 findersA device which separates a suspended, dissolved, or particulate matter from a fluid, solution, or other substance; any device that separates one substance from another.
  • FILTEREDadjective14 findersWith a filter (e.g., a cigarette).
  • FILTHnounGerman21 findersDirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles.
  • FILTHILYadverb9 findersin a filthy manner
  • FILTHINESSnoun7 findersThe property of being filthy.
  • FILTHYadjectiveMiddle English32 findersCovered with filth; very dirty.
  • FILTRATEnounLatin4 findersThe liquid or solution that has passed through a filter, and which has been separated from other fractions of the original material.
  • FILTRATIONnounFrench4 findersThe act or process of filtering; the mechanical separation of a liquid from the undissolved particles floating in it.
  • FILUMnounLatin18 findersa filamentous anatomical structure
  • FIMBLEverb24 findersTo fumble; do (anything) imperfectly or irresolutely.
  • FIMBRIAnounLatin20 findersA series of threads or other projections resembling a fringe. An individual thread in a fimbria, especially a fingerlike projection around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube.
  • FIMBRIALadjective13 findersOf or pertaining to the fimbriae
  • FIMBRIATEverbLatin7 findersTo fringe; to hem.
  • FIMBRIATEDverb14 finderssimple past and past participle of fimbriate
  • FIMICOLOUSadjectiveLatin2 findersInhabiting dung.
  • FINABLEadjective1 finderPunishable by a fine.
  • FINAGLEverb207 findersTo obtain, arrange, or achieve by indirect, complicated and/or intensive efforts.
  • FINAGLERnoun36 findersA person who finagles; a cheat or swindler
  • FINALnounLatin26 findersA final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.
  • FINALEnounLatin39 findersThe grand end of something, especially of a show or piece of music.
  • FINALISEverb5 findersNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of finalize.
  • FINALISMnoun6 findersteleology
  • FINALISTnoun25 findersAn adherent of finalism; someone who believes that a given process or situation is in its final state, with no further change possible.
  • FINALITYnounMiddle French150 findersThe state of being final; the condition from which no further changes occur.
  • FINALIZEverb2 findersTo make final or firm; to finish or complete.
  • FINALIZERnoun1 finderA function that runs when an object is garbage collected, similar to a destructor.
  • FINALLYadverbMiddle English18 findersAt the end or conclusion; ultimately.
  • FINANCIERnounFrench1 finderA person who, as a profession, profits from large financial transactions.
  • FINCAnounSpanish19 findersA country estate, farm or ranch in Spain or Hispanic America.
  • FINCHnounProto-Indo-European46 findersAny Eurasian goldfinch (of species Carduelis carduelis, syn. Fringilla carduelis).
  • FINDverbProto-Indo-European28 findersTo locate To encounter or discover by accident; to happen upon.
  • FINDABLEadjectiveMiddle English11 findersAble to be found.
  • FINDERnounMiddle English13 findersOne who finds or discovers something; a discoverer.
  • FINEadjectiveLatin29 findersSenses referring to subjective quality. Of superior quality.
  • FINEABLEadjective1 finderFor which a fine can be levied
  • FINELESSadjective1 finderendless; boundless
  • FINELYadverbMiddle English4 findersSo as to produce a fine texture; into small, thin, or delicate pieces.
  • FINESSEnounLatin11 findersA skill in the handling or manipulation of a situation.
  • FINESSERnoun7 findersOne who finesses, or manages something with care or skill.
  • FINGERnounProto-Indo-European35 findersA slender jointed extremity of the human hand, (often) exclusive of the thumb, and the corresponding part, irrespective of including a thumb, in many other animals.
  • FINGEREDadjective56 findersHaving fingers (of the specified kind).
  • FINGERHOLDnoun1 finderA grip with the fingers.
  • FINGERHOLEnoun1 finderA hole in a musical instrument to be covered with a finger to modify the pitch.
  • FINGERLESSadjective7 findersWithout fingers. Without fingers owing to either a birth defect or amputation.
  • FINGERLIKEadjective27 findersResembling a finger, especially in shape.
  • FINGERPICKnoun1 finderA type of plectrum that clips on to, or wraps around the end of the fingers and thumb.
  • FINGERPLATEnoun2 findersA strip of metal, glass, etc., to protect a painted or polished door from finger marks.
  • FINGERPOSTnoun1 finderA board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost.
  • FINIALnounProto-Indo-European284 findersEspecially in Gothic architecture: an ornament, often in the form of a bunch or knot of foliage, on the peak of the gable of a roof, a pediment, a pinnacle, etc.
  • FINICALadjective19 findersFinicky, fastidious, overly precise or delicate.
  • FINICALLYadverb1 finderIn a finical manner.
  • FINICKYadjective101 findersFastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
  • FINISnounLatin14 findersOf a book or other work: the end.
  • FINISHnounProto-Indo-European33 findersAn end; the end of anything.
  • FINISHERnoun18 findersA person who finishes or completes something.
  • FINITEadjectiveOld English124 findersHaving an end or limit; constrained by bounds; whose number of elements is a natural number.
  • FINITELYadverb29 findersIn a finite manner.
  • FINITISMnoun2 findersAn extreme form of constructivism, according to which a mathematical object does not exist unless it can be constructed from natural numbers in a finite number of steps.
  • FINITOadjectiveLatin6 findersFinished; over with; done.
  • FINITUDEnounLatin31 findersThe state or characteristic of being finite; limitedness.
  • FINKnounYiddish77 findersA contemptible person.
  • FINLESSadjective2 findersLacking a fin or fins; without fins.
  • FINLIKEadjective37 findersResembling a fin, especially in shape.
  • FINNERnoun1 finderA finback whale.
  • FINOnounSpanish3 findersThe driest and palest type of traditional sherry.
  • FINTECHnoun2 findersFinancial technology, that is, technology (usually information technology) that is focused on finance.
  • FIORITURAnounItalian1 finderA musical embellishment or ornamentation.
  • FIPPLEnounIcelandic10 findersThe mouthpiece of a ducted flute, or the plug forming the floor of the windway.
  • FIQHnounArabic9 findersJurisprudence in the Islamic law, shari'a.
  • FIQUEnounSpanish28 findersA natural fiber, similar to hemp, obtained from the leaves of the plant Furcraea andina and certain other plants of the genus Furcraea.
  • FIQUESnounSpanish21 findersA natural fiber, similar to hemp, obtained from the leaves of the plant Furcraea andina and certain other plants of the genus Furcraea.
  • FIREnounProto-Indo-European46 findersA (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smouldering.
  • FIREBACKnoun1 finderAny of certain species of pheasant in the genus Lophura.
  • FIREBASEnoun3 findersAn encampment designed to provide indirect artillery support to infantry troops operating beyond the normal range of fire support from their own base camps; a fire support base.
  • FIREBOATnoun1 finderA harbor boat designed for pumping large volumes of harbor water onto dockside fires.
  • FIREBOXnoun9 findersThe chamber of a steam engine, or a steam locomotive, in which the fuel is burned.
  • FIREBRANDnounMiddle English1 finderA torch or other burning stick with a flame at one end.
  • FIREBUGnoun6 findersPyrrhocoris apterus, a common red and black insect, that is the type species of the family Pyrrhocoridae.
  • FIREDadjective16 findersdismissed, terminated from employment.
  • FIREDAMPnounDanish5 findersA flammable gas (mostly methane) found in coal mines; forms an explosive mixture with air.
  • FIREFLYnoun2 findersAny beetle of the family Lampyridae, which exhibit bioluminescence during twilight.
  • FIREHOUSEnounOld English14 findersA house containing a fire to heat it; a dwelling-house, as opposed to a barn, a stable, or other outhouse.
  • FIRELESSadjective1 finderWithout fire.
  • FIRELIGHTnounOld English15 findersThe light of a fire, such as from a campfire or fireplace.
  • FIRELOCKnoun1 finderA form of gunlock, in which the priming is ignited by a spark.
  • FIREMANnoun18 findersSomeone (especially male) who is skilled in the work of fighting fire.
  • FIREMANICadjective1 finderRelating to firemen.
  • FIREPLACEnoun11 findersAn open hearth for holding a fire at the base of a chimney.
  • FIREPLUGnoun3 findersA fire hydrant.
  • FIREPOTnoun1 finderA pot used to hold or carry fire.
  • FIRESHIPnoun5 findersA wooden ship set alight and then sent floating into an enemy flotilla, with the aim of spreading the fire among them.
  • FIRESIDEnoun9 findersThe area near a domestic fire or hearth.
  • FIRESTONEnounOld English8 findersIron pyrite, formerly used for striking fire.
  • FIRESTORMnoun1 finderA fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds.
  • FIRETHORNnoun1 finderA plant of the genus Pyracantha; the pyracantha.
  • FIREWEEDnounNorwegian1 finderA perennial herbaceous plant (Epilobium angustifolium or Chamaenerion angustifolium) in the willowherb family Onagraceae.
  • FIREWOMANnoun43 findersA female firefighter.
  • FIREWOODnounMiddle English18 findersWood intended to be burned, typically for heat.

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