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  • FIREWOODnounMiddle English18 findersWood intended to be burned, typically for heat.
  • FIREWORMnoun1 finderThe larva of any of several tortricid moths (family Tortricidae). The larva of a small tortricid moth that feeds on cranberry leaves, giving the plant a burnt look; the cranberry w
  • FIRINGnoun12 findersThe process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to produce pottery.
  • FIRKverbProto-Germanic15 findersTo carry away or about; carry; move.
  • FIRKINnounMiddle Dutch52 findersA varying measure of capacity, usually being a quarter of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons.
  • FIRLOTnounMiddle English3 findersA measure of capacity, once used for corn etc, equal to four pecks.
  • FIRMnounGerman10 findersA business partnership; the name under which it trades.
  • FIRMAMENTnounHebrew23 findersThe vault of the heavens, where the clouds, sun, moon, and stars can be seen; the heavens, the sky.
  • FIRMANnounPersian11 findersa royal decree issued by a sovereign in certain historical Islamic states, especially by the Sultan of the Ottoman Empire.
  • FIRMLYadverbMiddle English6 findersIn a firm or definite or strong manner.
  • FIRMNESSnoun1 finderThe state of being firm security; steadfastness; good grip strictness; mental strength physical durability; rigidness (of material)
  • FIRMWAREnoun3 findersA permanent form of software that provides a low-level control of computing device hardware.
  • FIRMWARESnoun1 finderA permanent form of software that provides a low-level control of computing device hardware.
  • FIRNnounOld Norse25 findersA type of old snow which has gone through multiple thaw and refreeze cycles and thus is made of numerous small icy grains, though it is not nearly as saturated with water as snowco
  • FIRSTadjectiveProto-Indo-European15 findersPreceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.
  • FIRSTBORNnounMiddle English1 finderThe first child to be born to a parent or family.
  • FIRSTHANDadjective10 findersDirect, without intermediate stages.
  • FIRSTLINGnoun7 findersThe first produce or result, notably firstborn offspring.
  • FIRSTLYadverbMiddle English20 findersIn the first place; before anything else; first.
  • FIRTHnounProto-Indo-European144 findersAn arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary.
  • FIRWOODnounOld English4 findersThe wood of the fir tree.
  • FISCnounLatin25 findersThe public treasury of Rome.
  • FISCALadjectiveLatin174 findersRelated to the treasury of a country, company, region or city, particularly to government spending and revenue.
  • FISCALLYadverb9 findersIn a fiscal manner; concerning finance
  • FISHnounProto-Indo-European71 findersA typically cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills; any vertebrate that is not a tetrapod.
  • FISHABLEadjective7 findersAble to be fished legally
  • FISHBOLTnoun1 finderA bolt used to fasten fishplates.
  • FISHBONEnoun36 findersA bone from a fish.
  • FISHBOWLnoun14 findersAlternative form of fish bowl.
  • FISHCAKEnoun17 findersA mixture of flaked fish, mashed potato or another starch, and seasoning, made into a patty and shallow fried.
  • FISHERnounProto-Germanic27 findersA person who catches fish, especially for a living or for sport; a person engaging in the pastime of fishing.
  • FISHERMANnoun52 findersA fisher, a person engaged in fishing: Any person who attempts to catch fish.
  • FISHERWOMANnoun41 findersA woman who fishes.
  • FISHERYnoun60 findersFishing: the catching, processing and marketing of fish or other seafood.
  • FISHEYEnoun38 findersAn unfriendly or suspicious glance.
  • FISHILYadverb60 findersIn a fishy manner
  • FISHINGnounMiddle English36 findersThe act of catching fish.
  • FISHLIKEadjective80 findersHaving some characteristics of a fish.
  • FISHLINEnoun3 findersA fishing line.
  • FISHMEALnoun4 findersGround dried fish, used mainly for livestock feed.
  • FISHMONGERnounMiddle English196 findersA person who sells fish.
  • FISHNETnounMiddle English23 findersA net used to catch fish.
  • FISHPLATEnoun2 findersA metal bar that is bolted to the ends of two rails to join them together in a track.
  • FISHPOLEnoun1 finderA fishing pole.
  • FISHPONDnounMiddle English3 findersA freshwater pond stocked with fish; especially one formerly attached to a monastery etc as a source of food.
  • FISHTAILnounMiddle English13 findersThe tail of a fish, or an object resembling this.
  • FISHWAYnoun5 findersA structure built on or around dams or locks to facilitate the migration of fish.
  • FISHWORMnoun3 findersA worm used as bait in angling.
  • FISHYadjectiveMiddle English51 findersOf, from, or similar to fish.
  • FISHYBACKnoun3 findersA system of transportation in which containers are moved from truck to ship.
  • FISKverbOld English64 findersTo run about; to fist; to whisk.
  • FISKINGnoun13 findersA rebuttal to an article or blog made by quoting its content in sections and refuting each section individually.
  • FISSILEadjectiveLatin59 findersAble to be split.
  • FISSIONnounLatin48 findersThe process whereby one item splits to become two.
  • FISSIONABLEadjective5 findersCapable of undergoing nuclear fission; fissile.
  • FISSIONALadjective4 findersOf or pertaining to fission.
  • FISSIPEDadjectiveLatin1 finderHaving the toes separated from each other.
  • FISSURALadjective1 finderPertaining to a fissure or fissures.
  • FISSUREnounLatin99 findersA long, narrow crack or opening made by breaking or splitting, especially in rock or earth.
  • FISTnounProto-Indo-European28 findersA hand with the fingers clenched or curled inward.
  • FISTFULnoun15 findersThe amount that can be held in a closed fist.
  • FISTIANAnoun2 findersThings related to the sport of boxing.
  • FISTICadjective12 findersOf or pertaining to boxing or fighting with fists.
  • FISTIERadjective4 findersInvolving the fists; pugilistic.
  • FISTMELEnounOld English2 findersA traditional unit of distance equal to the width of a clenched fist with the thumb extended (approx. 6½ inches or 16½ centimetres).
  • FISTULAnounLatin600 findersAn abnormal connection or passageway between organs or vessels that normally do not connect.
  • FISTULARadjective114 findersTubelike; resembling a hollow cylinder.
  • FISTULATEverbLatin1 finderTo make or become hollow like a fistula, or pipe.
  • FISTULOSEadjectiveLatin2 findersFormed like a fistula; hollow; reed-like.
  • FISTULOUSadjectiveLatin31 findersOf or pertaining to a fistula.
  • FISTYadjective7 findersInvolving the fists; pugilistic.
  • FITCHnounMiddle Dutch33 findersA polecat, such as the European polecat (Mustela putorius), the striped polecat, steppe polecat, or black-footed polecat of America.
  • FITCHEWnounLatin8 finderspolecat
  • FITCHYadjectiveOld French10 findersSharpened to a point; pointed.
  • FITFULadjective41 findersCharacterized by fits (convulsions or seizures).
  • FITFULLYadverb60 findersIn a fitful manner; irregularly or unsteadily.
  • FITFULNESSnoun4 findersThe quality of being fitful.
  • FITLYadverb4 findersIn a fit manner
  • FITMENTnoun5 findersA thing fitted to another in order to accomplish a specific purpose.
  • FITNAnounArabic4 findersTemptation.
  • FITNESSnoun4 findersThe condition of being fit, suitable or appropriate.
  • FITTERnoun5 findersA person who fits or assembles something.
  • FITTINGadjective3 findersThat fits. Chiefly preceded by a descriptive adverb or noun: that fits in some manner (often closely) to the shape or size of something.
  • FITTINGLYadverb21 findersIn a fitting manner.
  • FIVEnounProto-Indo-European18 findersNATO & ICAO radiotelephony clear code (spelling-alphabet name) for the digit 5.
  • FIVERnoun82 findersA banknote with a value of five units of currency.
  • FIXABLEadjective10 findersCapable of being fixed, repairable.
  • FIXATEverbLatin75 findersTo make something fixed and stable; to fix.
  • FIXATIONnounOld French130 findersThe act of fixing.
  • FIXEDLYadverb35 findersIn a fixed manner.
  • FIXERnoun33 findersAgent noun of fix: one who, or that which, fixes.
  • FIXIEnoun5 findersA fixed-gear bicycle.
  • FIXITYnoun43 findersThe state or condition of being fixed; Fixation.
  • FIXIVEadjective4 findersfixative
  • FIXTverb17 finderssimple past and past participle of fix
  • FIXTUREnoun49 findersSomething that is fixed in place, especially a permanent appliance or other item of personal property that is considered part of a house and is sold with it; compare fitting, furni
  • FIXUREnounLatin2 findersFixed position; stable condition; firmness.
  • FJELDnounDanish8 findersA rocky, barren plateau, especially in Scandinavia.
  • FJORDnounProto-Indo-European110 findersA long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.
  • FJORDICadjective27 findersRelating to fjords.

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