English Words: F
18,613 words · Page 56 of 373
An outlying part of a city or town, beyond the walls; a suburb, especially of Paris, New Orleans, Montreal, or Quebec City.
Simultaneous ontraction the palatoglossus and palatopharyngeus muscles, which has the effects of: vertically expanding and laterally constricting the pharyngeal cavity, of constricting the oropharyngeal isthmus, and of raising the pharynx relative to the larynx. Faucalization with vocalization produces Faucalized voice.
To simultaneously contract the palatoglossus and palatopharyngeus muscles, which have the effects of: vertically expanding and laterally constricting the pharyngeal cavity, of constricting the oropharyngeal isthmus, and of raising the pharynx relative to the larynx.
Pronounced with vertical expansion of the pharyngeal cavity due to the lowering of the larynx with respect to the pharynx.
The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of the tongue.
An exposed plumbing fitting; a tap or spigot; a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir.
The belief in or support of restrictive measures, such as lockdowns and mask mandates, in order to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
One who believes in or supports restrictive measures, such as lockdowns and mask mandates, in order to contain or eradicate a virus; one who supports Faucism.
A formula expressing the sum of the pth powers of the first n positive integers as a (p + 1)th-degree polynomial function of n, the coefficients involving Bernoulli numbers.
Of or pertaining to William Faulkner (1897–1962), Nobel Prize-winning American author and poet, or to his works.
The line formed by the intersection of the plane of a fault with the surface of the Earth.
Spelling & Dictionary Insight
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 56. 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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