filer - n. & v. 1 a porous device for removing impurities or solid particles from a liquid...

fizz - v. & n. intr. 1 make a hissing or spluttering sound ....

fibroid - adj. & n. 1 of or characterized by fibrous tissue. 2 resembling or containing fibres....

fizzle - v. & n. intr. make a feeble hissing or spluttering sound. such a sound. fizzle...

fision - n. & v. 1 Physics the spontaneous or impact-induced splitting of a heavy atomic...

filthy - 11). 2 joc. money. filthily adv. filthiness n....

firth - n. (also frith) 1 a narrow inlet of the sea. 2 an estuary. [ME (orig. Sc.) f. ON...

fisson - n. & v. 1 Physics the spontaneous or impact-induced splitting of a heavy atomic...

fibula - n. (pl. fibulae or fibulas) 1 Anat. the smaller and outer of the two bones between...

fissure - n. & v. 1 an opening, usu. long and narrow, made esp. by cracking, splitting, or...

fibriod - adj. & n. 1 of or characterized by fibrous tissue. 2 resembling or containing fibres....

fifteen - n. & adj. 1 one more than fourteen, or five more than ten; the product of three...

fibrois - n. Med. a thickening and scarring of connective tissue, usu. as a result of injury....

filmy - adj. (filmier, filmiest) 1 thin and translucent. 2 covered with or as with a film....

fis - v. & n. intr. 1 make a hissing or spluttering sound ....

fishi - adj. (fishier, fishiest) 1 a smelling or tasting like fish. b like that of a fish....

figura - n. 1 a person or thing representing or symbolizing a fact etc. 2 Theol. a type of...

fierce - adj. (fiercer, fiercest) 1 vehemently aggressive or frightening in temper ...

fibrous - adj. consisting of or like fibres. fibrously adv. fibrousness n....

fibrocis - n. Med. a thickening and scarring of connective tissue, usu. as a result of injury....

fidelty - n. 1 (often foll. by to) faithfulness, loyalty. 2 strict conformity to

fiendship - n. 1 being friends, the relationship between friends. 2 a friendly disposition felt...

fittor - n. 1 a person who supervises the cutting, fitting, altering, etc. of garments. 2...

fitch - cf. FITCHEW]...

filial - adj. 1 of or due from a son or daughter. 2 Biol. bearing the relation of offspring...

figt - v. & n. (past and past part. fought) 1 intr. (often foll. by against, with) contend...

fibrod - adj. & n. 1 of or characterized by fibrous tissue. 2 resembling or containing fibres....

fishtail - n. & v. a device etc. shaped like a fish's tail. intr. move ...

fight - v. & n. (past and past part. fought) 1 intr. (often foll. by against, with) contend...

figuration - n. 1 a the act of formation. b a mode of formation;...

figurin - n. a statuette. [F f. It. figurina dimin. of figura FIGURE]...

fideity - n. 1 (often foll. by to) faithfulness, loyalty. 2 strict conformity to

fix - v. & n. 1 tr. make firm or stable; fasten, secure (fixed a picture to the wall)....

fingertip - n. the tip of a finger. have at one's fingertips be thoroughly familiar with (a...

fino - n. (pl. -os) a light-coloured dry sherry. [Sp., = fine]...

finch - n. any small seed-eating passerine bird of the family...

fibrosys - n. Med. a thickening and scarring of connective tissue, usu. as a result of injury....

fiboid - adj. & n. 1 of or characterized by fibrous tissue. 2 resembling or containing fibres....

filipin - n. & adj. (pl. -os; fem. Filipina) a native or national of the Philippines, a group...

fishng - n. the activity of catching fish, esp. for food or as a sport. fishing-line a long...

fiday - n. & adv. the sixth day of the week, following Thursday....

fillet - n. & v. 1 a a fleshy boneless piece of meat from near the loins or the ribs. b (in...

fibroma - n. (pl. fibromas or fibromata) a fibrous tumour. [mod.L f. L fibra fibre + -OMA]...

fidlity - n. 1 (often foll. by to) faithfulness, loyalty. 2 strict conformity to

fifty - n. & adj. (pl. -ies) 1 the product of five and ten. 2 a symbol ...

fiasco - see FLASK]...

fibrsis - n. Med. a thickening and scarring of connective tissue, usu. as a result of injury....

filth - n. 1 repugnant or extreme dirt. 2 vileness, corruption, obscenity. 3 foul or obscene...

filure - n. 1 lack of success; failing. 2 an unsuccessful person, thing, or attempt. 3 non-performance,...

fife - n. & v. 1 a kind of small shrill flute used with the drum in military music. 2 its...

fisher - n. 1 an animal that catches fish, esp. a pekan. 2 archaic a fisherman. [OE fiscere...

finantial - adj. 1 of finance . 2 Austral. & NZ sl. possessing...

fited - adj. 1 made or shaped to fill a space or cover something closely or exactly ...

ficton - n. 1 an invented idea or statement or narrative; an imaginary thing. 2 literature,...

firewood - n. wood for use as fuel. ...

filet - n. 1 a kind of net or lace with a square mesh. 2 a...

fimal - adj. & n. 1 situated at the end, coming last. 2 conclusive, decisive, unalterable,...

finnce - see FINE(2) )]...

fience - see FINE(2) )]...

fibrositis - n. an inflammation of fibrous connective tissue, usu. rheumatic and painful. fibrositic...

field - n. & v. 1 an area of open land, esp. one used for pasture or crops, often bounded...

fielity - n. 1 (often foll. by to) faithfulness, loyalty. 2 strict conformity to

fie - int. expressing disgust, shame, or a pretence of outraged propriety. [ME f. OF f....

Filofax - n. propr. a portable loose-leaf filing system for personal or office use. [FILE(1)...

firfly - n. (pl. -flies) any soft-bodied beetle of the family Lampyridae, emitting phosphorescent...

fihter - n. 1 a person or animal that fights. 2 a fast military aircraft designed for attacking...

fibreboard - n. (US fiberboard) a building material made of wood or other plant fibres compressed...

findig - n. 1 (often in pl.) a conclusion reached by an inquiry. 2 (in pl.) US small parts...

fifth - 44. Fifth-monarchy-man hist. a 17th-c. zealot expecting the immediate second coming...

fihing - n. the activity of catching fish, esp. for food or as a sport. fishing-line a long...