BOATLIFT | • boatlift n. The (often clandestine) transportation of a large number of people or amount of goods by boat, especially… • boatlift n. (Also boat lift) A mechanism for lifting boats from the water, or between water on different elevations. • boatlift v. (Transitive) To transport (A large exodus of people, etc.) by boat. |
CALIFONT | • CALIFONT n. (tradename) a kind of gas water heater. |
CLAFOUTI | • clafouti n. Alternative spelling of clafoutis. • CLAFOUTI n. (French) a dessert consisting of a layer of fruit topped with batter and baked. |
FAROLITO | • farolito n. Small paper lantern, especially in northern New Mexico, United States. • FAROLITO n. a paper lantern used by Hispanic people in Christmas processions. |
FELLATIO | • fellatio n. (Sex) The stimulation of the penis (or testicles) using the mouth. • FELLATIO n. oral stimulation of the penis, also FELLATION. |
FILATORY | • filatory n. (Obsolete) A machine for forming threads. • FILATORY n. a machine which makes threads. |
FLATIRON | • flatiron n. A simple iron (for pressing laundry) which is heated on a stove. • flatiron n. A pair of metal tongs with heated ceramic plates used for straightening hair. • flatiron n. (Especially referring to the shape of a building) a quadrilateral with two parallel sides, one of which… |
FLOATIER | • floatier adj. Comparative form of floaty: more floaty. • FLOATY adj. tending to float. |
FLOATING | • floating adj. That floats or float. • floating adj. Not fixed in position, opinion etc.; free to move or drift. • floating adj. (Linguistics, of a tone) that is not attached to any consonant or vowel within its morpheme. |
FLOKATIS | • flokatis n. Plural of flokati. • FLOKATI n. (Modern Greek) a handwoven Greek rug. |
FLOTILLA | • flotilla n. (Nautical) A small fleet of warships (usually of the same class), or a fleet of small ships. • FLOTILLA n. a fleet of ships. |
FOLIATED | • foliated adj. (Geology, of a rock) Having a structure of thin layers. • foliated adj. (Architecture) Decorated with foliage. • foliated adj. (Music) Having notes added above or below, as in a plain-song melody. |
FOLIATES | • foliates v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foliate. • FOLIATE v. to number the leaves of. |
FORKTAIL | • forktail n. Any of various small insectivorous birds in the genus Enicurus. • forktail n. (UK, dialect) A salmon in its fourth year’s growth. • FORKTAIL n. one of a group of birds including the kite. |
FOXTAILS | • foxtails n. Plural of foxtail. • FOXTAIL n. the tail of a fox. |
INFLATOR | • inflator n. Alternative spelling of inflater. • INFLATOR n. one that inflates, also INFLATER. |
LIFEBOAT | • lifeboat n. (Nautical) A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people or people in distress… • lifeboat n. (Science fiction) An emergency vehicle carried aboard a spaceship. • lifeboat v. To rescue; to carry to safety. |
OLEFIANT | • olefiant adj. That produces oil. • OLEFIANT adj. oil-forming, as in olefiant ethylene. |
TRIFOCAL | • trifocal adj. (Optics) Of or pertaining to corrective lenses that have three different powers per eye. • TRIFOCAL adj. of a lens, giving near, intermediate and far vision. • TRIFOCAL n. a trifocal lens. |
TRIFOLIA | • trifolia n. Plural of trifolium. • TRIFOLIUM n. (Latin) any leguminous plant of the large genus Trifolium, characterized by trifoliate leaves. |