English words: fossa to fountainwise

300 English words, part 64 of 85 of the words starting with F, A to Z. 33 have a page of their own.

English words fossa to fountainwise

fossa noun /ˈfɒsə/: A pit, groove, cavity, or depression.
fossa of Rosenmüller noun: The pharyngeal recess behind the ostium of the Eustachian tube.
fossane noun: A Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana), resembling the genet.
fossate adjective: Having a fossa or depression.
fossatorial adjective: Relating to a boundary (between neighbouring habitats)
fosse noun /fɒs/: A ditch or moat.
fossed adjective: Having a fosse.
Fossen proper noun: A surname from Norwegian.
FOSSer noun: A user or advocate of free open source software.
Fossett proper noun: A surname.
fossette noun /fɒˈsɛt/: A little hollow; a dimple.
fossettid noun: A small depression in the crown of a lower tooth.
fosseway noun: A Roman military road built with a fosse or ditch on either side for drainage and defense purposes.
Fossey proper noun: A surname from Old English.
fossick verb /ˈfɒsɪk/: To search for something; to rummage.
fossicker noun: Someone who fossicks.
fossicking noun, verb: The act of one who fossicks; a search for gold, gems, etc. or (figuratively) information.
FOSSie noun: An advocate of free open source software.
fossil noun /ˈfɒsl̩/: The mineralized remains of an animal or plant.
fossil car noun: An automobile powered by a fossil fuel.
fossil damascus noun: Damascus steel created from scrap damascus pieces.
fossil fuel noun: Any fuel derived from hydrocarbon deposits such as coal, petroleum, natural gas and, to some extent, peat; these fuels are non-renewable, and their burning...
fossil gas noun: gas (mainly composed of methane) derived from a fossil source, i.e. decomposed plant and animal matter, preserved in sediment or sedimentary rock;...
fossil oil noun: crude oil
fossil record noun: The collective record of biological development that is reflected in the fossilized remains of organisms through geological history.
fossil resin noun: copaline
fossil twister noun: devil's corkscrew
fossil water noun: Water that has remained in an aquifer for a long timespan, usually thousands or millions of years.
fossil word noun: A word that is broadly obsolete but remains in current use because it is contained within an idiom that is still in use.
fossilate verb: To fossilize
fossildom noun: The realm or sphere of fossils.
fossiled adjective: fossilized; converted into a fossil
fossilhood noun: The state of being a fossil (mineralized remains).
fossiliferous adjective: Containing fossils.
fossiliferously adverb: In a fossiliferous manner
fossilification noun: Synonym of fossilization (“the process of becoming a fossil”).
fossilify verb: To fossilize
fossilisable adjective: Alternative form of fossilizable.
fossilisation noun: UK standard spelling of fossilization.
fossilise verb: Alternative spelling of fossilize.
fossilised adjective: Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of fossilized.
fossilism noun: The science or state of fossils.
fossilist noun: A fossil collector, or a paleontologist.
fossility noun: The quality of being a genuine fossil.
fossilizable adjective: Able to be converted into a fossil.
fossilization noun: The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.
fossilize verb /ˈfɒs.ɪl.aɪz/: To make into a fossil.
fossilized adjective, verb: In a state of fossilization; preserved in rock.
fossilized lightning noun: A fulgurite.
fossilizer noun: That which causes or undergoes fossilization.
fossillike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a fossil.
fossilogical adjective: Relating to fossilogy.
fossilogist noun: One who studies fossilogy.
fossilogy noun: The science or study of fossils.
fossiloid adjective: Resembling a fossil.
fossilological adjective: Relating to fossilology.
fossilologist noun: One who studies fossilology.
fossilology noun: The study of fossils.
fossor noun /ˈfɒsə(ɹ)/: A gravedigger in the catacombs of Ancient Rome.
fossorial adjective, noun: Of, pertaining to, or adapted for digging or burrowing.
fossorialism noun: The habit of being fossorial
fossoriality noun: The condition of being fossorial
fossorialization noun: modification to become fossorial
fossorially adverb: In a fossorial manner
fossorious adjective: Adapted for digging.
fossula noun: A small fossa.
fossulate adjective: Having, or surrounded by, long, narrow depressions or furrows.
Fossum proper noun: A surname.
fossway noun: Alternative form of fosseway.
fossy adjective: Alternative spelling of phossy.
fostamatinib noun: A particular drug that is an inhibitor of the enzyme spleen tyrosine kinase (Syk).
fostemsavir noun: An experimental HIV entry inhibitor that is a prodrug of temsavir.
foster adjective, noun, verb /ˈfɒstə/: Providing parental care to children not related to oneself.
foster brother noun: A male foster sibling.
foster care noun: A situation, in modern settings a formal arrangement, by which a child whose parents cannot care for them for the time being is cared for in a family...
foster child noun: A child in foster care; a child in one's foster care, in relation to oneself.
foster fail noun: The situation in which a person intends to foster an animal temporarily but winds up adopting the animal permanently.
foster family noun: A family having at least one foster child.
foster father noun: A male adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care.
foster home noun: A household in which a child is placed for foster care.
Foster Kennedy syndrome noun: A constellation of findings associated with tumors of the frontal lobe.
foster mother noun: A female adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care.
foster parent noun: An adult who cares for a child who has been placed in foster care.
foster sibling noun: A foster child of one's parent.
foster sister noun: A female foster sibling.
foster up verb: To raise up (something); to foster, nurse, increase or strengthen (something).
fosterable adjective: Capable of being fostered; suitable for fostering.
fosterage noun: The act of fostering another's child as if it were one's own.
fostercare noun: Alternative form of foster care.
fosterer noun: One who fosters; one who is designated to care for and nurture someone.
fosteress noun: A female fosterer.
fosterhome noun: Alternative form of foster home.
fosterhood noun: The state of being a foster child.
fostering noun, verb: Raising someone to be an accepted member of the community.
fosteringly adverb: In a way that fosters or encourages.
Fosterisation noun: The widespread advertisement of the Foster's beer brand.
fosterling noun: a foster child
fosterment noun: The act of fostering or encouraging something.
fostermother noun: Alternative form of foster mother.
fostership noun: The relationship between foster parent and foster child.
fostress noun: a female fosterer
fostriecin noun: An antibiotic, obtained from Streptomyces bacteria, that has antitumor activity.
FOT adjective, noun: Initialism of field operational test.
fotemustine noun /fəʊtɪˈmʌstiːn/: A nitrosourea alkylating agent under investigation for use in the treatment of melanoma.
FOTG noun: Initialism of face of the group
Foth proper noun: A surname.
fother noun, verb /ˈfɒðə/: A load, a wagonload, especially any various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities.
Fothergill proper noun: A surname.
fothergilla noun /ˌfɒðə(ɹ)ˈɡɪlə/: Any plant of the genus Fothergilla.
Fothergillian adjective: Of or relating to the physician John Fothergill.
Fotheringham proper noun: A surname from Old English.
Fotheringhay proper noun: A village and civil parish in North Northamptonshire, Northamptonshire, England, previously in East Northamptonshire district (OS grid ref TL0593).
fothermucker noun: Alternative form of futhermucker.
Foti proper noun: A surname from Italian.
fotiaoqiang noun: Synonym of Buddha Jumps Over the Wall.
Fotini proper noun: A transliteration of the Greek female given name Φωτεινή (Foteiní).
fotive adjective /ˈfəʊtɪv/: nourishing
fotmael noun: Alternative form of fotmal.
fotmal noun: An old English unit of weight of 70 pounds, used particularly for lead
fotneth noun: Alternative form of fortnith.
fotnith noun: Alternative form of fortnith.
fotog noun: Clipping of photographer.
fou adjective: Drunk.
fouat noun: houseleek
FOUC noun: Initialism of flash of unstyled content: a brief glimpse of page content without the proper formatting, before the correct styles have loaded.
Foucaldian adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of Foucauldian.
Foucauldean adjective, noun: Alternative form of Foucauldian.
Foucauldian adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to the philosophy of Michel Foucault.
Foucauldianism noun: Foucauldian philosophy
Foucault proper noun: Michel Foucault
Foucault current noun: An eddy current.
Foucault pendulum noun: Synonym of Foucault's pendulum.
Foucault's pendulum noun: A pendulum on a long wire, free to move in any direction; the plane of its motion appears to turn (clockwise in the Northern Hemisphere) as the world turns...
Foucaultian adjective, noun: Alternative form of Foucauldian.
Foucaultianism noun: Alternative form of Foucauldianism.
Fouch proper noun: A surname.
Fouche proper noun: A surname.
foucherite noun: Synonym of delvauxite.
foud noun: A bailiff or magistrate.
foudrie noun: The jurisdiction of a foud.
foudroyant adjective /fuˈdɹɔɪənt/: Having an awesome and overwhelming effect.
fouet noun: Alternative form of fouat (“houseleek”).
fouetté noun /ˈfwɛteɪ/: A ballet move in which either the body or the working leg is whipped around forcefully.
foufou noun: Alternative form of fufu.
fougade noun: A kind of land mine; a fougasse.
fougasse noun: A type of lattice-shaped bread associated with the area of Provence.
fougere noun: One of the main olfactive families of perfumes, based on the compound coumarin; (countable) a perfume of that family.
fougerite noun: A trigonal clay mineral that is chemically and structurally related to green rust.
fougou noun: Alternative form of fogou.
fouh number, preposition: Pronunciation spelling of for
foujdar noun: Alternative form of faujdar.
foujdary noun: Alternative form of faujdari.
foukousa noun: Alternative form of fukusa.
foul adjective, noun, verb /faʊl/: Covered with, or containing unclean matter; dirty.
foul anchor noun: An anchor which has become entangled or caught up in something, or an image of this.
foul ball noun: A batted ball that lands in foul territory.
foul berth noun: A berth in which a ship is in danger of fouling another vessel.
foul bill of health noun: A bill of health that states that there is infectious disease present in either a ship, or its port of departure.
foul feeder noun: An animal that feeds on carrion or the like; a scavenger.
foul fish noun: A kelt or salmon, which, having spawned, still remains in the fresh water before effecting its annual migration to the sea.
foul language noun: Profane or socially unacceptable words.
foul line noun: A line from which a player takes a free throw
foul madames noun: Alternative spelling of ful medames.
foul marten noun: Synonym of polecat.
foul-mouthed adjective: Tending to use obscene or offensive language; to have a foul mouth.
foul one's own nest verb: To damage one's environment.
foul out noun, verb: To become out by hitting a foul ball which is caught.
foul play noun: Unfair, unethical, or criminal behavior, especially of a malicious or violent nature.
foul pole noun: One of the two poles marking the area inside which a fair ball may be hit. It stands above a foul line.
foul shot noun: A free throw.
foul-smelling adjective: Having an unpleasant odor.
foul-spoken adjective: foul-mouthed
foul-tempered adjective: Synonym of bad-tempered.
foul territory noun: The area outside the playing field beyond the first base and third base lines, including the grandstand.
foul tick noun: A foul ball which just brushes by the bat, making a ticking sound.
foul tip noun: a foul ball which glances off the bat and continues back with only a moderate change in direction
foul-tongued adjective: foul-mouthed
foul trouble noun: The situation of a player who has committed enough fouls to be almost at the point of fouling out and disqualification.
foul up noun, verb /faʊl ˈʌp/: To make a mistake, to go wrong.
foul wind noun: A wind blowing against the direction of travel.
Foula proper noun /ˈfuːlə/: A remote island west of Mainland, Shetland Islands council area, Scotland (OS grid ref HT9639).
foulable adjective: Capable of becoming fouled.
foulage noun: A form of massage involving kneading and pressure against the muscles.
foulant noun: Any material that causes fouling
foulard noun /fuːˈlɑːd/: A lightweight silk or silk-and-cotton fabric, often with a printed pattern.
foulbrood noun: A bacterial disease of bees.
foulder verb /ˈfoʊldə(ɹ)/: To flash like lightning; to lighten; to gleam; to thunder.
Foulds proper noun: A surname.
foulé noun: A light woollen fulled cloth.
foule mudammas noun: Alternative form of ful medames.
fouled anchor noun: A foul anchor
fouler adjective, noun /ˈfaʊl.ə/: One who fouls.
foulies noun: Synonym of oilskins.
fouling noun, verb /ˈfaʊlɪŋ/: The adhesion of a foreign material onto a surface, especially so as to reduce its functionality.
foulish adjective: Somewhat foul.
Foulke proper noun: A surname.
Foulkes proper noun: A surname.
Foulks proper noun: A surname from Norman.
foully adverb /ˈfaʊl(l)i/: In a foul manner; revoltingly.
foulmart noun: Alternative form of foumart.
foulmouth noun: A foul-mouthed person; one who uses obscene language.
foulmouthed adjective: Alternative form of foul-mouthed.
foulmouthedness noun: The quality or state of being foul-mouthed.
foulness noun /ˈfaʊəl.nəs/: The state of being foul.
Foulsham proper noun: A village and civil parish in Broadland district, Norfolk, England (OS grid ref TG0324).
foulsmelling adjective: Alternative form of foul-smelling.
foulsome adjective /ˈfaʊlsəm/: Characterised or marked by foulness or filth; filthy; (by extension) wretched.
foumart noun /ˈfuːmə(ɹ)t/: A European polecat; a member of the Mustelidae family.
foun' verb: Pronunciation spelling of found, past tense of find.
found noun, verb /ˈfaʊ̯nd/: Food and lodging; board.
found art noun: Art consisting of found objects.
found family noun: A non-biologically related group of people who provide ongoing social support to one another, in the same way that family members might support one another.
found footage noun: Misplaced, forgotten, archived, or privately-owned motion picture recordings which document past events and which are subsequently rediscovered and made...
found in noun, verb: One who is known to have been present in a brothel or other illegal establishment, regardless of whether they were actively engaging in illegal activities.
found literature noun: Literature created by taking words, phrases, or passages from other sources and combining or editing them so as to impart new meaning.
found money noun: Unexpected money that one obtains in a manner that differs from one's usual sources of income.
found music noun: Music created by taking natural or non-musical (non-instrumental/non-singing) sounds and combining them into, or as, a musical composition.
found object noun: A natural object, or one manufactured for some other purpose, considered as a work of art.
found on noun: A person found by the police consuming alcohol on licensed premises outside opening hours
found poetry noun: Poetry created by taking words or phrases from other sources and making changes in spacing or line breaks, or adding or deleting text to impart new meaning.
found sound noun: Any sound that is recorded from the environment without being specially prepared or induced.
foundable adjective: Capable of being founded or based (on or upon something).
foundation noun /ˌfaʊ̯nˈdeɪ̯ʃən/: The act of founding, fixing, establishing, or beginning to erect.
foundation degree noun: A vocational qualification in higher education, intended to give comprehensive knowledge in a subject to enable the holder to go on to employment or further...
foundation garment noun: An undergarment designed to hold a part of the body in a particular form.
foundation model noun: An AI model trained on comprehensive data, enabling its application across various use cases such as chatbots and generative AI.
foundation stone noun: A stone laid during the construction of a (usually important) building, the laying of which is usually marked by a ceremony.
foundational adjective /faʊnˈdeɪ.ʃə.nəl/: Of or relating to a foundation or foundations.
foundational belief noun: Synonym of core belief.
foundational witness noun: A witness who testifies to the relevance and accuracy of a piece of evidence.
foundationalism noun: The doctrine that beliefs derive justification from certain basic beliefs
foundationalist adjective, noun: A supporter of foundationalism, the doctrine that beliefs derive justification from certain basic beliefs
foundationalistic adjective: Of or relating to foundationalism.
foundationality noun: The property of being foundational.
foundationally adverb /faʊnˈdeɪʃənəli/: In a foundational manner.
foundationary adjective: Synonym of foundational.
foundationed adjective: Wearing foundation (cosmetic cream).
foundationer noun: One who derives support from the funds or foundation of a college or school.
foundationless adjective: Without foundation; unfounded.
foundationlessness noun: Absence of a foundation.
foundationwear noun: corsetry (foundation garments)
foundator noun: Synonym of founder.
founded adjective, verb /ˈfaʊndɪd/: Having a basis.
foundedness noun: The state of being founded.
founder noun, verb /ˈfaʊndəɹ/: One who founds or establishes (a company, project, organisation, state, etc.).
founder effect noun: A reduction in genetic diversity resulting when a population is descended from a small number of colonizing ancestors.
founder member noun: Synonym of founding member.
founder mode noun: A management style where the founder of a company is involved in all aspects of the business, rather than delegating responsibilities to managers.
foundered adjective, verb: Lame.
founderer noun: One who founders.
founderess noun: Alternative form of foundress.
foundering noun, verb: The act by which a vessel founders.
founderitis noun: A difficulty faced by organizations where a founder maintains disproportionate power and influence over a project.
founderous adjective /ˈfaʊndəɹəs/: Difficult to travel; likely to trip one up.
foundership noun: The condition of having founded something.
foundery noun: Dated form of foundry.
foundherentism noun /faʊndˈhɪəɹənˌtɪzm/: A theory of justification that combines elements from the two rival theories addressing infinite regress: foundationalism and coherentism.
foundherentist adjective, noun: Of or pertaining to foundherentism.
founding adjective, noun, verb /ˈfaʊ̯ndɪŋ/: The establishment of something.
founding father noun: A man who founded something.
founding member noun: A member of an organization that was involved in, or whose membership commenced with, the organization's foundation.
founding mother noun /ˌfaʊndɪŋ ˈmʌðə/: A woman who founded (established or started) something.
foundling noun: An abandoned child, left by its parent(s), often a baby left at a convent or similar safe place.
foundling wheel noun: a revolving crib set in the wall of a church or convent, allowing an abandoned baby to be left anonymously and safely.
foundlinghood noun: The state of being a foundling.
foundouk noun: Alternative spelling of fonduk.
foundress noun /ˈfaʊndɹəs/: A female founder (“one who founds or establishes”).
foundrous adjective: Alternative form of founderous.
foundry noun /ˈfaʊn.dɹi/: A facility that melts metals in special furnaces and pours the molten metal into molds to make products. Foundries are usually specified according to the...
foundryman noun: A man who works in a foundry
foundrywoman noun: A woman who works in a foundry.
fount noun, verb /faʊnt/: Synonym of fountain (“a natural source of water”); a spring.
fount of all wisdom noun: A very wise person.
fount of honor noun: Alternative spelling of fount of honour; fons honorum
fount of honour noun: A fons honorum; a person with the right to confer titles of nobility
fountain noun, verb /ˈfaʊn.tɪn/: A natural source of water; a spring.
fountain apple moss noun: Philonotis fontana, an epilithic moss in the family Bartramiaceae.
fountain chair noun: Synonym of soda fountain chair.
fountain code noun: A rateless erasure code.
fountain drink noun: A soft drink dispensed from a soda fountain.
fountain lamp noun: A lamp fed with oil from an elevated reservoir.
fountain of youth noun: Anything reputed to have the power to restore health and vitality or to restore a youthful appearance.
fountain palm noun: Synonym of Chinese fan palm.
fountain pen noun: A pen containing a reservoir of ink, which is fed to a writing nib automatically.
fountain shell noun: A species of sea snail, (Aliger gigas).
Fountain syndrome noun: A congenital disorder characterized by mental retardation, deafness, skeletal abnormalities, and a coarse face with full lips caused by the accumulation of...
fountain water noun: The water of a fountain.
Fountainbridge proper noun: An inner city area in Edinburgh, Scotland (OS grid ref NT2473).
Fountaine proper noun: A surname.
fountaineer noun: Someone who makes fountains.
fountaingrass noun: Any of the genus Pennisetum of grasses.
fountainhead noun: A spring that is the source of a river.
fountainless adjective /ˈfaʊntɪnləs/: Without fountains.
fountainlet noun: A small fountain
fountainlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a fountain.
fountainous adjective /ˈfaʊntɪnəs/: Resembling or characteristic of a fountain.
fountainously adverb: In a fountainous manner.
fountainpen noun: Alternative form of fountain pen.
fountainwater noun: Alternative spelling of fountain water.
fountainwise adverb: In the manner of a fountain.

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.