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- FLUORITEA widely occurring mineral comprising calcium fluoride plus or minus impurities, of various colours, used as a flux in steelmaking, and in the manufacture of glass, enamels and hyd
- FLUOROSISAny adverse condition due to an excess of fluoride.
- FLUOROTYPEA photographic process in which salts of fluoric acid were employed for the purpose of producing images in the camera.
- FLUOXETINEA synthetic compound which inhibits the uptake of serotonin in the brain and is taken to treat depression.
- FLUSHA group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.
- FLUSHERAgent noun of flush: one who flushes. Synonym of flusherman. The mechanical part of a flush toilet (e.g., a pullchain or lever) that causes the bowl's contents to be conveyed down
- FLUSHINGThe act by which something is flushed.
- FLUSHWORKA decorative combination of flint and ashlar on a wall, typically of a church.
- FLUSHYSynonym of flushed (“red in the face”).
- FLUSTERTo throw (someone) into a state of confusion or panic; to befuddle, to confuse.
- FLUSTERINGAgitated, confusing.
- FLUSTERYflustered
- FLUTEA woodwind instrument consisting of a tube with a row of holes that produce sound through vibrations caused by air blown across the edge of the holes, often tuned by plugging one o
- FLUTEDHaving flutes or grooves, either for decoration or to trim weight.
- FLUTELIKEResembling a flute or the sound of flute music
- FLUTERA flute player.
- FLUTEYAlternative spelling of fluty.
- FLUTINAAn early precursor to the diatonic button accordion, having one or two rows of treble buttons, configured to have the tonic of the scale, on the "draw" of the bellows.
- FLUTISTAlternative form of flautist.
- FLUTTERTo flap or wave quickly but irregularly.
- FLUTTERYThat flutters; fluttering.
- FLUTYResembling the sound of a flute.
- FLUVIATICBelonging to rivers or streams; fluviatile.
- FLUVIOGRAPHAn instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
- FLUVOXAMINEA synthetic antidepressant drug which acts by prolonging the effect of the neurotransmitter serotonin on the brain.
- FLUXThe act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream.
- FLUXERA machine for fluxing.
- FLUXGATEAny of several devices that use soft iron cores surrounded by coils of wire that generate a pattern of induced currents when it moves relative to an external magnetic field.
- FLUXIONThe derivative of a function.
- FLUXIONARYfluxional
- FLUXIONISTOne skilled in fluxions.
- FLUXIVEflowing; lacking solidity
- FLUYTA kind of Dutch sailing vessel developed in the 16th century, used to transport cargo.
- FLYBACKThe movement of the electron beam back to its initial position between scan lines in a cathode-ray tube display.
- FLYBANEAny sessile organism thought to be harmful to or deterrent of flies. Certain catchflies of the genus Silene. A poisonous mushroom, the fly agaric.
- FLYBLOWAn egg laid by a fly in animal flesh; a maggot hatched from such an egg.
- FLYBOATA large flat-bottomed coasting vessel, formerly found in Holland, Spain and Portugal.
- FLYBOYAn aircraft pilot, especially of a military combat aircraft.
- FLYBRIDGEA flying bridge
- FLYBYA flight past a celestial object in order to make observations.
- FLYERThat which flies, as a bird or insect.
- FLYESTsuperlative form of fly: most fly
- FLYINGThat flies or can fly.
- FLYLEAFA blank leaf at the front or back of a book. Especially, the free portion of an endpaper.
- FLYLESSWithout flies (the insect).
- FLYMANSomeone who drives the type of coach called a fly.
- FLYOVERA low-level flight, especially of military aircraft, of a ceremonial nature; a flypast .
- FLYPAPERA strip of paper coated with a sticky, often poisonous, substance that catches and kills flies that land on it.
- FLYPASTA low-level flight of a ceremonial nature; a flyover
- FLYSCHA series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary.
- FLYSCREENA screen attached to the front of a motorcycle, designed to prevent insects from flying into the rider.
- FLYSHEETAn extra cover of a tent to protect against insects and bad weather.
- FLYSPECKHousefly excrement, visible as a minuscule black dot.
- FLYSPECKEDCovered with flyspecks.
- FLYSPECKINGA technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
- FLYSTRIKEMyiasis.
- FLYTIERA person who makes flies for fly fishing.
- FLYTINGContention, noisy argument.
- FLYTRAPA trap built to catch flies.
- FLYWEIGHTA weight that moves outward depending on centrifugal force.
- FOALA young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old.
- FOAMA substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains, especially:
- FOAMERA railfan, particularly an obsessive one. Someone with a special interest in a particular topic, usually obsessive.
- FOAMILYIn a foamy manner.
- FOAMINGLYWith the production of foam.
- FOAMLIKEResembling foam; foamy.
- FOAMYFull of foam.
- FOCALBelonging to, concerning, or located at a focus (definite location).
- FOCALIZETo focus, or to adjust a focus.
- FOCALLYWith respect to a focus
- FOCUSA point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.
- FOCUSABLECapable of being focused.
- FOCUSERA device which allows one to adjust the focus of an instrument such as a telescope.
- FOEDERATUSA confederate. One of the tribes bound by treaty, who were neither Roman colonies nor had they been granted Roman citizenship but were expected to provide a contingent of fighting
- FOEHNA warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland.
- FOEMANAn enemy; a foe in battle; an armed or unarmed adversary; a demon.
- FOETALAlternative spelling of fetal.
- FOETICIDALAlternative form of feticidal.
- FOETICIDEAlternative form of feticide
- FOETIDNESSThe quality of being foetid.
- FOGBOUNDenveloped in fog to such an extent that movement is dangerous or impossible
- FOGBOWA white arc or circle, similar to a rainbow, which can appear in the sky in foggy conditions as sunlight passes through small airborne water droplets.
- FOGEYA dull person (especially an old man) who is behind the times, holding antiquated, over-conservative views.
- FOGEYDOMThe state of being a fogey.
- FOGEYDOMSThe state of being a fogey.
- FOGEYISHCharacteristic of or resembling an old fogey: outdated or out of touch
- FOGEYISMAlternative form of fogyism.
- FOGGERThe outlet at the end of a hose which is designed to atomize, spray, or mist the contents flowing through the hose. Typical use includes gaseous materials such as nitrous oxide in
- FOGGILYIn a foggy manner
- FOGGINESSThe characteristic or quality of being foggy
- FOGGYObscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy.
- FOGHORNA very loud low-pitched horn, used especially in lighthouses and on large boats.
- FOGLEA handkerchief.
- FOGLESSFree of fog.
- FOGOUA Cornish souterrain, an underground, dry-stone-walled chamber open on two ends.
- FOGYDOMSAlternative form of fogeydom.
- FOGYISHCharacteristic of a fogy
- FOGYISMThe behaviour, beliefs, or principles of a fogy.
- FOIBLEA quirk, idiosyncrasy, frailty, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is slightly strange or silly.
- FOILA very thin sheet of metal.