Nouns

ferrocerium

noun

a pyrophoric alloy of iron with cerium; used for lighter fli...

ferrocyanide

noun

salt of ferrocyanic acid usually obtained by a reaction of a...

ferromagnetism

noun

phenomenon exhibited by materials like iron (nickel or cobal...

ferrule

noun

a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent split...

ferule

noun

a switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish chi...

fervidness

noun

feelings of great warmth and intensity

fescue

noun

grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America...

festination

noun

involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that...

festoonery

noun

flower chains suspended in curves between points as a decora...

festschrift

noun

a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar

feterita

noun

a Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white gra...

fetich

noun

a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers

feticide

noun

the act of destroying a fetus

fetichism

noun

sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fe...

fetidness

noun

the attribute of having a strong offensive smell

fetlock

noun

the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern

fetor

noun

a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant

fetterbush

noun

showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shi...

feudatory

noun

a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and se...

feverfew

noun

bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of bu...

feverishness

noun

a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom...

feverroot

noun

coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perf...

fewness

noun

the quality of being small in number

fiberboard

noun

wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together...

fiberscope

noun

a flexible medical instrument involving fiber optics that is...

fibreboard

noun

wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together...

fibril

noun

a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

fibrinogen

noun

a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when b...

fibrinolysin

noun

an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots

fibrocartilage

noun

cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in o...

fibrinolysis

noun

a normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results i...

fibroblast

noun

a cell from which connective tissue develops

fibroid

noun

benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the ut...

fibroma

noun

nonmalignant tumor of connective tissue

fibrositis

noun

inflammation of white fibrous tissues (especially muscle she...

fice

noun

a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog

fichu

noun

a lightweight triangular scarf worn by a woman

fickleness

noun

unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous

fiddleneck

noun

hairy annual of California to Mexico with crowded cymes of s...

fiddlestick

noun

a bow used in playing the violin

fieldsman

noun

a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than ba...

fieldfare

noun

medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter

fieldstone

noun

stone that occurs naturally in fields; often used as buildin...

fifo

noun

inventory accounting in which the oldest items (those first...

figeater

noun

large greenish June beetle of southern United States

figuration

noun

decorating with a design

figwort

noun

any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scr...

filagree

noun

delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or sil...

filaria

noun

European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and...

filariasis

noun

a disease caused by nematodes in the blood or tissues of the...