FIRESTORM | • firestorm n. A fire whose intensity is greatly increased by inrushing winds. • firestorm n. (Figurative) An intense or violent altercation. • fire-storm n. Alternative form of firestorm. |
FIRSTBORN | • firstborn n. The first child to be born to a parent or family. • firstborn adj. Born as the first one in a family, flock or the like. • firstborn adj. Most excellent; most distinguished or exalted. |
FLORISTRY | • floristry n. Production, commerce and trade in flowers. • floristry n. The art of flower arrangement. • FLORISTRY n. the art of cultivating and selling flowers. |
FORESKIRT | • foreskirt n. The front skirt of a garment, in distinction from the train. • FORESKIRT n. (Shakespeare) the front skirt of a garment, in distinction from the train. |
FORESTAIR | • forestair n. The stairs at the front of a building, traditionally those used by the occupants rather than by tradesmen, etc. • FORESTAIR n. (Scots) an outside stair at the front of a house. |
FRONTIERS | • frontiers n. Plural of frontier. • FRONTIER v. (Spenser) to border. |
FROWSTIER | • frowstier adj. Comparative form of frowsty: more frowsty. • FROWSTY adj. fusty, stuffy, also FROUZY, FROWSY, FROWZY. |
PORTFIRES | • portfires n. Plural of portfire. • PORTFIRE n. a slow fuse, allowing the explosive to be carried for a while. |
PROFITERS | • profiters n. Plural of profiter. • PROFITER n. one who profits. |
REFORMIST | • reformist adj. Advocating reform of an institution or body. • reformist adj. Specifically, advocating reform and the gradual accumulation of small changes, as opposed to revolutionary action. • reformist n. One who advocates reform (of an institution). |
RESTIFORM | • restiform adj. (Anatomy) Formed like a rope; applied especially to several rope-like bundles or masses of fibres on… • RESTIFORM adj. cordlike. |
RETROFITS | • retrofits n. Plural of retrofit. • retrofits v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of retrofit. • RETROFIT v. to furnish with new parts not originally available. |
SHOTFIRER | • shotfirer n. (Mining) A person employed to prepare, position and detonate explosives to demolish buildings and structures… • SHOTFIRER n. the mining worker who fires the blasting charges. |
TORREFIES | • torrefies v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of torrefy. • TORREFY v. to subject to intense heat, also TORRIFY. |
TORRIFIES | • torrifies v. Third-person singular simple present indicative form of torrify. • TORRIFY v. to subject to intense heat, also TORREFY. |