English words: fifties to filanders

300 English words, part 27 of 85 of the words starting with F, A to Z. 30 have a page of their own.

English words fifties to filanders

fifties adjective, noun /ˈfɪftiz/: The sixth decade of a century: the 1850s, 1950s, 2050s, etc.
fiftieth adjective, noun /ˈfɪf.ti.əθ/: The ordinal form of the number fifty.
fiftiethly adverb: In the fiftieth place; fiftieth in a row.
fifty noun, number /ˈfɪfti/: The cardinal number occurring after forty-nine and before fifty-one.
fifty cent army noun: Alternative form of 50 cent army.
fifty eight number /ˈfɪf.ti eɪt/: The cardinal number immediately following fifty-seven and preceding fifty-nine.
fifty-eighth adjective, noun /ˌfɪfti ˈeɪ(t)θ/: The ordinal form of the number fifty-eight, describing a person or thing in position number 58 of a sequence.
fifty-eleven adjective: Very many; too many to count; quite a lot.
fifty-fifth adjective, noun /ˌfɪfti ˈfɪ(f)θ/: The ordinal form of the number fifty-five, describing a person or thing in position number 55 of a sequence.
fifty-fifty adjective, adverb, noun: In half: in two equal parts, shares, etc.
fifty-first adjective, noun: The ordinal form of the number fifty-one, describing a person or thing in position number 51 of a sequence.
fifty five number /ˈfɪf.ti faɪv/: The cardinal number immediately following fifty-four and preceding fifty-six.
fifty four number /ˈfɪf.ti fɔːɹ/: The cardinal number immediately following fifty-three and preceding fifty-five.
fifty-fourth adjective, noun /ˌfɪfti ˈfɔːθ/: The ordinal form of the number fifty-four, describing a person or thing in position number 54 of a sequence.
fifty-leven adjective: Pronunciation spelling of fifty-eleven, quite a lot.
fifty nine number /ˈfɪf.ti naɪn/: The cardinal number immediately following fifty-eight and preceding sixty.
fifty-ninth adjective, noun /ˌfɪfti ˈnaɪnθ/: The ordinal form of the number fifty-nine, describing a person or thing in position number 59 of a sequence.
fifty one number /ˌfɪfti wʌn/: The cardinal number immediately following fifty and preceding fifty-two.
fifty-one fifty adjective, verb: Alternative form of 5150.
fifty-oneth adjective, noun /ˌfɪfti ˈwʌnθ/: fifty-first
fifty-second adjective, noun /ˌfɪfti ˈsɛkənd/: The ordinal form of the number fifty-two, describing a person or thing in position number 52 of a sequence.
fifty seven number /ˌfɪftiˈsɛvn̩/: The cardinal number immediately following fifty-six and preceding fifty-eight.
fifty-seventh adjective, noun /ˌfɪfti ˈsɛvənθ/: The ordinal form of the number fifty-seven, describing a person or thing in position number 57 of a sequence.
fifty six noun, number /ˈfɪf.ti sɪks/: Among policemen, "time off from work."
fifty-sixth adjective, noun /ˌfɪfti ˈsɪk(s)θ/: The ordinal form of the number fifty-six, describing a person or thing in position number 56 of a sequence.
fifty-something noun, number: Alternative form of fiftysomething.
fifty-state strategy noun: A political strategy in which a presidential candidate campaigns in all fifty states, rather than only focusing on those which are considered most important.
fifty-third adjective, noun: The ordinal form of the number fifty-three, describing a person or thing in position number 53 of a sequence.
fifty three number /ˈfɪf.ti θɹiː/: The cardinal number immediately following fifty-two and preceding fifty-four.
fifty two number /ˈfɪf.ti tuː/: The cardinal number immediately following fifty-one and preceding fifty-three.
fiftyeight number: Alternative form of fifty-eight.
fiftyfive number: Alternative form of fifty-five.
fiftyfold adjective, adverb: By a multiple of fifty; by fifty times as much or as many.
fiftyfour number: Alternative form of fifty-four.
fiftyish adjective /ˈfɪftiɪʃ/: Approximately fifty, particularly around fifty years old.
fiftynine number: Alternative form of fifty-nine.
fiftyodd number: Slightly more than fifty.
fiftyone number: Alternative form of fifty-one.
fiftyseven number: Alternative form of fifty-seven.
fiftysix number: Alternative form of fifty-six.
fiftysomething noun, number: An indeterminate value between 50 (inclusive) and 60 (exclusive).
fiftythree number: Alternative form of fifty-three.
fiftytwo number: Alternative form of fifty-two.
FIFY phrase /ˈfaɪˌfiː/: Abbreviation of fixed it for you: appended to a quotation that has been modified to include an honest or sarcastic correction.
fig adjective, noun, verb /fɪɡ/: The fruit of the fig tree, pear-shaped and containing many small seeds.
fig-bird noun: Alternative form of figbird.
fig-dust noun: A preparation of fine oatmeal for feeding caged birds.
fig-eater noun: A large beetle (Cotinis nitida) which has elytra that are velvety green with pale borders, which ranges from eastern Canada to central Texas, and which in...
fig insect noun: A fig wasp, a wasp of the superfamily Chalcidoidea that feeds on figs
fig leaf noun: A leaf of the fig plant.
fig-leaf gourd noun: The Malabar gourd, Cucurbita ficifolia.
fig-leafed adjective: Alternative form of fig-leaved.
fig-leaved adjective: Used in the names of various plants whose leaves resemble those of the fig.
fig-leaved goosefoot noun: A flowering plant of species Chenopodium ficifolium, native to the Irano-Turanian floristic region.
fig marigold noun: Any of the South African flowering plants of the family Aizoaceae, including ice plants, living stones, pebble plants, and split rocks.
fig out verb: To dress up (put on elegant clothes)
fig parrot noun: Any of a number of parrots in the tribe Cyclopsitticini whose diet include figs.
fig roll noun: A kind of sweet roll with a filling of fig paste.
fig-sew noun /ˈfɪɡˌsjuː/: Ale boiled with wheaten bread and figs, a common Good Friday dish.
fig-sue noun: An old English dish of ale boiled with bread and figs.
fig tree noun /ˈfɪɡ tɹiː/: Any tree that bears figs (Ficus spp.).
fig-wart noun: A soft, bright red, pointed or tufted tumor found around the genitals, often massed into large groups. It is a variety of condyloma.
fig wasp noun: Any wasp associated with figs, of superfamily Chalcidoidea, including many non-pollinaters.
Figaro noun: A cunning, dexterous person.
figary noun /ˈfɪɡəɹi/: A whim or eccentricity.
figbird noun: Any of several frugivorous birds, of the genus Sphecotheres, from Australia.
figeater noun: Alternative form of fig-eater.
figent adjective /ˈfaɪd͡ʒənt/: fidgety; restless.
Figes proper noun: A surname.
Figg proper noun: A surname.
Figge proper noun: A surname from German.
figged adjective, verb /ˈfɪɡd/: Containing figs.
figger noun, verb: Pronunciation spelling of figure.
figgerin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of figuring.
figgery noun /ˈfɪɡəɹi/: A fig farm or orchard.
figginess noun: The state of containing or resembling figs.
figging noun, verb: The insertion of ginger root into the anus, vagina or urethra, applied to people as a punishment (typically in BDSM), or to horses to make them deceptively...
Figgins proper noun: A surname.
figgle verb /ˈfɪɡəl/: To fidget about; wriggle
figgy adjective /ˈfɪɡi/: Of or like figs.
figgy-dowdie noun: Alternative form of figgy-dowdy.
figgy-dowdy noun: A sort of sweet pudding, containing a large proportion of suet or pork fat, with raisins, currants and liquor.
figgy duff noun: A kind of boiled pudding with raisins.
figgy hobbin noun: Alternative form of figgyhobbin.
figgy pudding noun: Any of a variety of sweet and/or savory dishes traditionally served at Christmas, containing fruit (but not necessarily figs).
figgyhobbin noun: A kind of sweet pastry with raisins.
fight noun, verb /faɪt/: To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
fight a losing battle verb: To continue to wage war when it is clear that one is not going to win.
fight a rearguard action verb: Synonym of fight a losing battle.
fight back verb /faɪt bæk/: To defend oneself by fighting.
fight bite noun: A laceration on the hand, especially after delivering a punch or blow inside someone else's mouth, that results from a defensive bite.
fight choreography noun: The art of arranging and designing sequences of staged combats, such as for use in theatre or film productions.
fight cocum verb: To be wily and cautious.
fight dirty verb: To use every possible way to beat someone, and especially the most treacherous.
fight down verb: To suppress (a feeling or emotion).
fight fire with fire verb: To respond to an attack with a similar or identical counter-attack (e.g. to respond to gunfire with reciprocal gunfire).
fight fires verb: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fight, fire.
fight for one's life verb: To be in danger of dying (as a result of injury, illness etc.).
fight IQ noun: A combat sports athlete's ability to adjust their movements during a bout in order to exploit momentary defensive openings or overall technical weaknesses...
fight it out verb: To fight until there is decisively and conclusively a winner
fight like a married couple verb: Synonym of argue like a married couple.
fight like an old married couple verb: Synonym of argue like a married couple.
fight like cat and dog verb: To fight (among themselves) frequently or irreconcilably.
fight like cats and dogs verb: Alternative form of fight like cat and dog.
fight me interjection: Indicating that the speaker has taken a contentious position, and challenges others to dispute it.
fight off verb: To succeed in defeating a challenge, or an attack.
fight one's corner verb: To vigorously promote or defend one's interests, views, etc.
fight one's guts out verb: Synonym of sweat one's guts out.
fight or flight noun: All the coordinated physiological responses that the sympathetic nervous system initiates in response to stress or other emergency situations.
fight out verb: To settle through conflict.
fight shy verb: To avoid meeting at a close distance or at close quarters; to keep out of reach, to avoid.
fight song noun: A sports team's anthem, sung by fans to cheer the team.
fight stick noun: Synonym of fighting stick.
fight the good fight verb: To battle or try to achieve something for a noble cause.
fight the tape verb: To make a trade contrary to the overall tendency of prices, i.e., to buy when prices are generally falling or sell when prices are generally rising.
fight the tiger verb: To gamble against professional gamblers.
fight to the death noun, verb: To take part in a battle in which the winner is the sole survivor.
fight to the finish noun: A competition in which both parties continue until one side is unequivocally defeated.
fight up verb: To fight (someone) aggressively.
fight windmills verb: Synonym of tilt at windmills.
fightability noun: Capability in combat.
fightable adjective /ˈfaɪtəbəl/: Able to be fought.
fightah noun: Pronunciation spelling of fighter.
fightback noun: A campaign of resistance; a counterattack.
fightcha contraction: Pronunciation spelling of fight you.
fighter noun /ˈfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/: A person who fights; a combatant.
fighter ace noun: Synonym of flying ace
fighter aircraft noun: A military aircraft designed primarily for air-to-air combat with other aircraft.
fighter bomber noun: A military aircraft designed to operate in combined roles of attacking enemy aircraft and bombing targets; usually faster and more maneuverable than a...
fighter jet noun: Synonym of jet fighter.
fighter pilot noun: A pilot trained in using and assigned to pilot a fighter plane.
fighter plane noun: A military aircraft primarily designed to attack enemy aircraft. Frequently shortened to fighter.
fighteress noun: A female fighter.
fightin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of fighting.
fighting adjective, noun, verb /ˈfaɪ.tɪŋ/: Engaged in war or other conflict.
fighting chair noun: A chair fixed to the deck of a boat in which one sits to reel in a struggling fish when sea fishing.
fighting chance noun: A chance that is dependent on success in a struggle, with the implication that such success is not unattainable.
fighting cock noun: A cock that fights in a cockfight.
fighting fish noun: A small aggressive freshwater fish originating from Thailand, popular as aquarium fish, Betta splendens.
fighting fit adjective /ˌfaɪtɪŋ ˈfɪt/: Sufficiently fit to participate in fighting; hence, in top physical condition.
fighting game noun: A video game of a type based around interpersonal combat, often in a tournament setting, in which characters fight until their HP is depleted or the round...
fighting hole noun: Synonym of foxhole.
fighting irons noun: A set of cutlery.
fighting spirit noun /ˌfaɪ.tɪŋ ˈspɪɹ.ɪt/: confidence, courage and resolve expressed as a zeal to fight, struggle, or contend
fighting stick noun: A handheld wooden weapon found in many cultures, used in fighting, dispute‑settling, ritualised combat, training, and related practices.
fighting words noun: Aggressive remarks that foreseeably may lead to a potentially violent confrontation.
fightingly adverb: So as to fight, like a fight; ferociously
fightless adjective: without a fight
fightress noun: Alternative form of fighteress.
fightsome adjective: Characterised or marked by fighting; possessing a fighting spirit or tendency.
fightwite noun: In Medieval Britain, a fine imposed on someone for disturbing the peace with a fight or quarrel.
fightworthy adjective: Worth being fought or fought for.
fighty adjective /ˈfaɪti/: Inclined or prone to fight.
figitid noun: Any parasitoid wasp in the family Figitidae.
figitumumab noun: A monoclonal antibody under investigation for the treatment of various cancers.
FIGJAM phrase: Acronym of fuck I'm good, just ask me.
figleaf noun: Alternative spelling of fig leaf.
figless adjective: Without figs.
figlet noun /ˈfɪɡ.lət/: A small fig.
Figley proper noun: A surname from German.
figlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a fig.
FIGLU noun: Abbreviation of formiminoglutamic acid.
figment noun /ˈfɪɡ.mənt/: A fabrication, fantasy, invention; something fictitious.
figment of one's imagination noun: A product of the imagination; especially, such a thing whose unreality one may question, at least temporarily.
figmental adjective: Of or relating to a figment.
figmentation noun: A figment of the imagination; something imaginary.
figo noun: Alternative form of fico.
figpecker noun: A bird, the western Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis, prized by gourmets.
figs noun /fɪɡz/: Abbreviation of figures.
figtree noun: Alternative form of fig tree.
Figueira proper noun: A surname.
Figueiredo proper noun: A surname from Portuguese.
Figueredo proper noun: A surname.
Figueres proper noun: The capital of the comarca of Alt Empordà, Girona Province, Catalonia, Spain.
Figueroa proper noun: A surname from Spanish [in turn from Galician].
figulate adjective: Made of potter's clay.
figulated adjective: Alternative form of figulate.
figuline adjective, noun /ˈfɪɡjʊlaɪn/: A piece of pottery decorated with representations of natural objects.
figura noun /fɪˈɡjʊɹə/: Any of the non-signifying constituents of signifiers.
figura etymologica noun: A multiword figure of speech in which two or more different words are etymologically related.
figurability noun: The quality of being figurable.
figurable adjective: Capable of being brought to a fixed form or shape.
figural adjective /ˈfɪɡ(j)ʊɹəl/: Representing by means of a figure; emblematic.
figurality noun: The quality or degree of being figural.
figurally adverb: in a figural manner
figurant noun: An actor or dancer in the background lacking an aural presence.
figurante noun: A female figurant, especially a ballet dancer.
figurate adjective, verb: Forming a figure.
figurate number noun: A number equal to the number of dots in a geometric figure formed of dots. The series begins with unity and is formed so that subtracting each from the...
figurated adjective, verb: Having a distinct form.
figurately adverb: Figuratively, in a figurative manner.
figuration noun /ˌfɪɡ.jəˈɹeɪ.ʃən/: The act of giving figure or determinate form.
figurational adjective: Relating to figurations.
figurative adjective /ˈfɪɡəɹətɪv/: Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures.
figuratively adverb: In a figurative manner.
figurativeness noun: The property of being figurative.
figure noun, verb /ˈfɪɡə/: A drawing or diagram conveying information.
figure 4 noun: A dynamic body position where a climber hooks one leg over the opposite arm (forming a "4" shape) in order to engage the core, maintain stability, and reach...
figure 8 noun: Alternative spelling of figure eight.
figure 9 noun: A technical climbing technique used in ice climbing to gain a respite and lessen slack and distance from the undersurface/ceiling which one is climbing...
figure away verb: To make an impression; to show off.
figure axis noun: The symmetrical axis of a body. In the case of the Earth, it differs from the rotational axis by a few meters, and so is a partial cause of the Earth's wobble.
figure-caster noun /ˈfɪɡə ˌkɑːstə/: Someone who draws up astrological figures; an astrologer.
figure dash noun: The punctuation mark ⟨‒⟩ (used when a dash must be used in numbers).
figure eight noun, verb /ˌfɪɡəɹˈeɪt/: The shape consisting of two circles or ovals joined together at one point, resembling the numeral 8.
figure-eight hitch noun: A becket hitch favoured by anglers to hitch a line to a leader loop.
figure four noun: A grappling position where a fighter grabs an opponent's limb and then holds on to their own wrist with the other hand; used in various joint locks.
figure-head noun: Alternative form of figurehead.
figure-hugging adjective: Tight-fitting.
figure-of-4 noun: An asymmetric tonic limb posture in which one arm is flexed and the other is extended, occuring in the early tonic phase of a focal or secondarily...
figure of eight adjective, noun: in the shape of an 8 (eight)
figure-of-four noun: Alternative form of figure-of-4
figure of fun noun: A person who is frequently mocked; a target of ridicule.
figure of merit noun: a numerical value used in comparing the quality or performance of different methods, systems, or devices.
figure of speech noun: A word or phrase that intentionally deviates from ordinary language use to produce a rhetorical effect.
figure on verb: To account for or rely on a particular fact or notion; to calculate (something) using a set of facts.
figure out verb: To come to understand; to discover or find a solution; to deduce.
figure-outable adjective: Able to be figured out.
figure poem noun: A visual poem in the shape of an object.
figure skate noun, verb: An ice skate used for figure skating.
figure skater noun: Someone who figure skates
figure skating noun: A sport where people perform spins, jumps and other moves on skates.
figure space noun: In fonts whose digits are of uniform width, a space of non-variable width: ⊣ ⊢ equal to the width of a digit.
figure up verb: To add up or calculate.
figure weaving noun: The weaving of figured fancy fabrics.
figured adjective, verb /ˈfɪɡəd/: Having a pattern considered attractive appearing on a section.
figured bass noun /ˈfɪɡjɚdbeɪs/: A musical notation in which intervals, chords and harmonizations are indicated by numbers written below a given bass note.
figurehead noun, verb /ˈfɪɡjəɹˌhɛd/: A carved figure on the prow of a sailing ship.
figureheadless adjective: Without a figurehead.
figureheadship noun: The role or status of figurehead.
figureless adjective: Without a figure or figures (in various senses).
figurelessness noun: The state or quality of being figureless.
figurer noun: One who figures or calculates.
figures noun, phrase, verb /ˈfɪɡəz/: It figures.
figuresome adjective: Possessing an attractive figure or shape.
figurette noun: A figurine.
figurework noun: Decorative figures.
figurial adjective: Represented by figure or delineation.
figurin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of figuring.
figurine noun /fɪɡ(j)əˈɹin/: A small carved or molded figure; a statuette.
figuring noun, verb /ˈfɪɡ.ə.ɹɪŋ/: Calculation.
figuring out noun, verb: Reasoning, logic.
figurism noun: An intellectual movement of Jesuit missionaries at the end of the 17th and the beginning of the 18th century, whose participants viewed the I Ching as a...
figurist noun: A proponent of figurism.
figurize verb: To treat in a figurative manner.
figury adjective: Bearing or resembling figures.
figwort noun /ˈfɪɡwɝt/: Any of various woodland herbs and shrubs of the genus Scrophularia.
fih noun /fɪ(ː)/: Alternative spelling of fish.
FII noun: Abbreviation of factor II (“= clotting factor II = prothrombin”).
FIII noun: Abbreviation of factor III (clotting factor III).
fiine adjective: Elongated form of fine.
fijagdh phrase: Alternative form of FIJAGH.
fijagh phrase /ˈfid͡ʒæɡ/: Initialism of fandom is just a goddamn hobby.
Fiji proper noun /ˈfiːdʒiː/: A country and archipelago of over 300 islands in Melanesia in Oceania. Capital and largest city: Suva.
Fiji mermaid noun: A creature made by sewing a monkey's head and torso to the back half of a fish, formerly exhibited at sideshows as a mermaid.
Fijian adjective, noun /fiːˈd͡ʒiːən/: A person from Fiji or of Fijian descent.
Fijianness noun: The quality of being Fijian.
fijivirus noun: Any virus of the genus Fijivirus of plant pathogens.
fika noun /ˈfiːkə/: The Swedish practice of taking a break from daily activities or meeting with people to enjoy pastries and drinks, typically coffee.
fike noun, verb: To feign; dissemble; flatter.
fikery noun: Synonym of fike (“trifling peculiarity; teasing exactness”).
fikh noun: Alternative form of fiqh.
fil noun, prefix /fiːl/: A Nordic dairy product, similar to yogurt, but using different bacteria which give a different taste and texture.
Fil-Am adjective, noun: Syllabic abbreviation of Filipino American.
fil-chi adjective /ˌfil ˈt͡ʃaɪ̯/: Syllabic abbreviation of Filipino-Chinese.
filabeg noun: Alternative spelling of philibeg.
filable adjective: Alternative form of fileable.
filaceous adjective /fɪˈleɪʃəs/: Composed of threads, stringy.
filacer noun: A former officer in the English Court of Common Pleas and the Court of King's Bench, so called because he filed the writs on which he made out process
Filadelfia proper noun: The capital city of Boquerón department, Paraguay.
filafel noun: Alternative form of falafel.
filaggrin noun: A filament-associated protein that binds to keratin fibres in epithelial cells
filagree noun, verb: Alternative form of filigree.
filakto noun: A sacramental (sacred sign) that is pinned to one's clothing in order to ward off Satan.
filament noun /ˈfɪləmənt/: A fine thread or wire.
filament of galaxies noun: Synonym of galaxy filament
filament tape noun: A pressure-sensitive tape used for sealing packages, bundling items, etc with high tensile strength by having fiberglass elements.
filamental adjective: Relating to, or composed of, filaments.
filamentar adjective: filamentary
filamentary adjective: Of, pertaining to, containing or resembling a filament or filaments.
filamentation noun: The growth of filaments.
filamented adjective: Of or relating to a filament; having filaments; filamentous.
filamenteous adjective: Alternative form of filamentous.
filamentiferous adjective: filiferous
filamenting adjective: Forming filaments
filamentless adjective: Without a filament.
filamentlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a filament.
filamentoid adjective: Like a filament.
filamentose adjective: Being hair- or thread-like.
filamentous adjective: Thin and elongated; wirelike.
filamentously adverb: In a filamentous manner
filamentousness noun: The state or condition of being filamentous.
filamentule noun: A little filament.
Filamerican noun: A Filipino who supports the United States military.
filamin noun: Any of a class of proteins that bind actin filaments and anchor membrane proteins.
filaminast noun: A phosphodiesterase 4 inhibitor, used in the therapeutic treatment of asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.
filaminopathy noun: A form of myofibrillar myopathy associated with filamins
Filan proper noun: A surname.
filander noun: A small intestinal worm.
filanders noun: A disease in hawks, characterized by the presence of small thread-like worms (probably Capillaria), and of filaments of coagulated blood, stemming from the...

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under F: 25,498 words, in 85 parts.