fumy.html - n.
an opening in or near a volcano, through which hot vapours emerge.

fumarolic adj. [F fumarolle]

fumy.html - v. & n.
--v.

1 intr. (often foll. by at, with, for, after) use the hands awkwardly, grope about.
2 tr. a handle or deal with clumsily or nervously. b Sport fail to stop (a ball) cleanly.

--n.

an act of fumbling.

fumbler n. fumblingly adv. [LG fummeln, fommeln, Du. fommelen]

fumy.html - n. & v.
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1 (usu. in pl.) exuded gas or smoke or vapour, esp. when harmful or unpleasant.
2 a fit of anger (in a fume).

--v.

1 a intr. emit fumes. b tr. give off as fumes.
2 intr. (often foll. by at) be affected by (esp. suppressed) anger (was fuming at their inefficiency).
3 tr. a fumigate. b subject to fumes esp. those of ammonia (to darken tints in oak, photographic film, etc.).
4 tr. perfume with incense.

fume cupboard (or chamber etc.) a ventilated structure in a laboratory, for storing or experimenting with noxious chemicals.

fumeless adj. fumingly adv. fumy adj. (in sense 1 of n.). [ME f. OF fum f. L fumus smoke & OF fume f. fumer f. L fumare to smoke]

fumy.html - v.tr.
1 disinfect or purify with fumes.
2 apply fumes to.

fumigant n. fumigation n. fumigator n. [L fumigare fumigat- f. fumus smoke]

fumy.html - n.
any plant of the genus Fumaria, esp. F. officinalis, formerly used against scurvy. [ME f. OF fumeterre f. med.L fumus terrae earth-smoke]

fumy.html - {v. phr.}, {vulgar}, {avoidable} 1. To be promiscuous. * /John fucks around with the secretaries./ 2. To play at something without purpose, to mess around. * /He doesn't accomplish anything, because he fucks around so much./