English Words: F

18,613 words · Page 142 of 373

firestreamnoun

The stream of water or foam used to extinguish a fire.

firestrikernoun

A piece of high-carbon steel used for striking a spark, usually kept in a tinderbox with flint and tinder.

firesuitnoun

A fire-retardant suit worn in motor racing.

firetailnoun

Any Australian finch of the genus Stagonopleura.

fireteamnoun

A small unit of infantry.

firetendernoun

A person responsible for tending a fire.

firetendingnoun

The tending of a fire.

firethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of fire

firethornnoun

A plant of the genus Pyracantha; the pyracantha.

firethroatnoun

A bird of the species Calliope pectarden, native to western and central China.

Firetopname

Nickname for a person with red hair.

firetrailnoun

Synonym of firebreak (“area cleared of flammable material to prevent fire from spreading”).

firetrapnoun

A building that is dangerously flammable and/or has limited emergency exits in which people would be trapped in the event of a fire.

firetrucknoun

Alternative form of fire truck.

firetubenoun

A tube conveying hot gas in a boiler.

firewagonnoun

A fire engine.

firewalkverb

To walk barefoot over burning embers.

firewallnoun

A fireproof barrier used to prevent the spread of fire between or through buildings, structures, electrical substation transformers, or within an aircraft or vehicle.

firewardadj

Which faces a fire; which lies in the direction of a fire, etc.

firewardennoun

A firefighter

firewatchernoun

A person who looks for the onset of fires, normally from a high vantage point

firewaternoun

High-proof alcoholic beverage, especially whiskey (especially in the context of its sale to or consumption by Native Americans).

fireweednoun

A perennial herbaceous plant (Epilobium angustifolium or Chamaenerion angustifolium) in the willowherb family Onagraceae.

firewheelnoun

Gaillardia pulchella, a flowering plant of southern US, from Arizona to Florida, and northern Mexico.

firewirenoun

A high-speed digital link standard covered by the IEEE 1394-1995 standard.

firewiseadj

Aware of the risks of fires and how to put them out.

firewomannoun

A female firefighter.

firewoodnoun

Wood intended to be burned, typically for heat.

firewood rapenoun

The rape of a woman by bandits as she forages for necessities outside of a Darfur refugee camp.

firewoodingnoun

The gathering of firewood.

fireworknoun

A device using gunpowder and other chemicals which, when lit, emits a combination of coloured flames, sparks, whistles or bangs, and sometimes made to rocket high into the sky before exploding, used for entertainment or celebration.

fireworkernoun

A person in charge of the operation of a gun.

fireworklessadj

Without fireworks.

fireworklikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a firework.

fireworksnoun

plural of firework.

fireworkyadj

Resembling or characteristic of a firework.

firewormnoun

The larva of any of several tortricid moths (family Tortricidae).

fireworshipnoun

Alternative form of fire-worship.

fireworthinessnoun

The state, condition, or quality of being fireworthy.

fireworthyadj

Worthy or capable of firing; able to be fired; combustible.

fireynoun

A firefighter.

firgunnoun

Genuine delight or pride in another person's achievement or in something good that has happened or may happen to another person.

Firhillname

An area of Glasgow, Scotland.

firienoun

A firefighter.

firingnoun

The process of applying heat or fire, especially to clay, etc., to produce pottery.

firing linenoun

The line from which soldiers fire their weapons at a target; especially the front line of troops in a battle.

firing solutionnoun

A set of aiming and guidance directions that, when input into a weapon, allow it to hit a specific target.

firkverb

To carry away or about; carry; move.

firkinnoun

A varying measure of capacity, usually being a quarter of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons.

Firkusname

A surname from Lithuanian.

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The English alphabetical index for the letter F contains 18,613 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 373 pages, and you are currently viewing page 142. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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