Nouns

filature

noun

a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread

filename

noun

(computer science) the name given to a computer file in orde...

filefish

noun

narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a...

filiation

noun

inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline

filicide

noun

a parent who murders his own son or daughter

fillagree

noun

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

filmdom

noun

the personnel of the film industry

filum

noun

a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)

fimbria

noun

thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ova...

finback

noun

large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along...

fineness

noun

the quality of being very good indeed

fingerboard

noun

a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger

fingerbreadth

noun

the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure

fingerflower

noun

tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular...

finial

noun

an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliat...

finnan

noun

haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of but...

finnic

noun

one of two branches of the Finno-Ugric languages; a family o...

fiord

noun

a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common...

fipple

noun

a wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a re...

firebox

noun

a furnace (as on a steam locomotive) in which fuel is burned

fireboat

noun

a boat equipped to fight fires on ships or along a waterfron...

firebrat

noun

lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces

firebrick

noun

brick made of fire clay; used for lining e.g. furnaces and c...

fireclay

noun

a heat-resistant clay

firedrake

noun

a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as bre...

firedog

noun

metal supports for logs in a fireplace

fireguard

noun

a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of...

firelock

noun

a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock

firkin

noun

a British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons

firmware

noun

(computer science) coded instructions that are stored perman...

fisc

noun

a state treasury or exchequer or a royal treasury; originall...

fishgig

noun

an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching...

fishplate

noun

metal plate bolted along sides of two rails or beams

fishworm

noun

terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; of...

fitment

noun

any of the items furnishing or equipping a room (especially...

fittingness

noun

the quality of being suitable

fixative

noun

a compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tiss...

fixedness

noun

the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachme...

fixity

noun

the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachme...

fizgig

noun

an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching...

flagellant

noun

a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratific...

flagellum

noun

a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic h...

flagfish

noun

a fish with a dark-blue back and whitish sides with red stri...

flageolet

noun

a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb ho...

flambeau

noun

a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night)

flamefish

noun

a cardinalfish found in tropical Atlantic coastal waters

flamen

noun

a priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome

flaminius

noun

Roman statesman and general who built the Flaminian Way; die...

flannelette

noun

a cotton fabric imitating flannel

flashboard

noun

boarding place along the top of a dam to increase its height