| furunculosis | (noun) acute skin disease characterized by the presence of many furuncles | - |
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| fury | (noun) the property of being wild or turbulent | Synonyms: ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, vehemence, violence, wildness |
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| (noun) a feeling of intense anger | Synonyms: madness, rage |
| (noun) state of violent mental agitation | Synonyms: craze, delirium, frenzy, hysteria |
| furze | (noun) very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe | Synonyms: gorse, Irish gorse, Ulex europaeus, whin |
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| fusain | (noun) a stick of black carbon material used for drawing | Synonyms: charcoal |
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| fuse | (noun) any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant | Synonyms: fusee, fuze, fuzee, primer, priming |
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| (noun) an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded | Synonyms: electrical fuse, safety fuse |
| fusee | (noun) any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant | Synonyms: fuse, fuze, fuzee, primer, priming |
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| (noun) a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind | Synonyms: fuzee |
| (noun) a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains | Synonyms: fuzee |
| (noun) a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring | Synonyms: fusee drive |
| fuselage | (noun) the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo) | - |
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| fusil | (noun) a light flintlock musket | - |
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| fusilier | (noun) (formerly) a British infantryman armed with a light flintlock musket | - |
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| fusillade | (noun) rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms | Synonyms: burst, salvo, volley |
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| fusion | (noun) the act of fusing (or melting) together | - |
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| (noun) correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization | Synonyms: spinal fusion |
| (noun) the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept | Synonyms: optical fusion |
| (noun) an occurrence that involves the production of a union | Synonyms: merger, unification |
| (noun) a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy | Synonyms: nuclear fusion, nuclear fusion reaction |
| (noun) the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words | - |
| (noun) the state of being combined into one body | Synonyms: coalition |
| fuss | (noun) a rapid active commotion | Synonyms: ado, bustle, flurry, hustle, stir |
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| (noun) a quarrel about petty points | Synonyms: bicker, bickering, pettifoggery, spat, squabble, tiff |
| (noun) an angry disturbance | Synonyms: bother, hassle, trouble |
| (noun) an excited state of agitation | Synonyms: dither, flap, pother, tizzy |
| fussiness | (noun) unnecessary elaborateness in details | - |
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| (noun) an irritable petulant feeling | Synonyms: choler, crossness, fretfulness, irritability, peevishness, petulance |
| fusspot | (noun) thinks about unfortunate things that might happen | Synonyms: fuss-budget, worrier, worrywart |
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| fustian | (noun) a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap | - |
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| (noun) pompous or pretentious talk or writing | Synonyms: blah, bombast, claptrap, rant |
| futility | (noun) uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result | - |
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| futon | (noun) mattress consisting of a pad of cotton batting that is used for sleeping on the floor or on a raised frame | - |
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| future | (noun) bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date | - |
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| (noun) a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future | Synonyms: future tense |
| (noun) the time yet to come | Synonyms: futurity, hereafter, time to come |
| futurism | (noun) the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future | - |
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| (noun) an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age | - |
| futurist | (noun) someone who predicts the future | Synonyms: fantast |
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| (noun) a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) will be fulfilled in the future | - |
| futuristics | (noun) the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions | Synonyms: futurology |
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| futurity | (noun) the quality of being in or of the future | - |
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| (noun) the time yet to come | Synonyms: future, hereafter, time to come |
| futurology | (noun) the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions | Synonyms: futuristics |
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| fuze | (noun) any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant | Synonyms: fuse, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming |
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| fuzee | (noun) any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant | Synonyms: fuse, fusee, fuze, primer, priming |
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| (noun) a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind | Synonyms: fusee |
| (noun) a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains | Synonyms: fusee |
| fuzz | (noun) the first beard of an adolescent boy | - |
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| (noun) a hazy or indistinct representation | Synonyms: blur |
| (noun) uncomplimentary terms for a policeman | Synonyms: bull, cop, copper, pig |
| (noun) filamentous hairlike growth on a plant | Synonyms: hair, tomentum |
| fuzziness | (noun) the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines | Synonyms: blurriness, fogginess, indistinctness, softness |
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| gainfulness | (noun) the quality of affording gain or benefit or profit | Synonyms: lucrativeness, profitability, profitableness |
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| gladfulness | (noun) experiencing joy and pleasure | Synonyms: gladness, gladsomeness |
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| glassful | (noun) the quantity a glass will hold | Synonyms: glass |
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| gleefulness | (noun) great merriment | Synonyms: glee, hilarity, mirth, mirthfulness |
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| gracefulness | (noun) beautiful carriage | - |
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| gratefulness | (noun) warm friendly feelings of gratitude | Synonyms: appreciativeness, thankfulness |
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| griseofulvin | (noun) a kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium | Synonyms: Fulvicin |
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| handful | (noun) the quantity that can be held in the hand | Synonyms: fistful |
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| (noun) a small number or amount | Synonyms: smattering |
| harmfulness | (noun) destructiveness that causes harm or injury | Synonyms: injuriousness |
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| (noun) the quality of being noxious | Synonyms: noisomeness, noxiousness |
| hatefulness | (noun) the quality of being hateful | Synonyms: objectionableness, obnoxiousness |
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| hatful | (noun) as many or as much as a hat will hold | - |
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| (noun) (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent | Synonyms: batch, deal, flock, good deal, great deal, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite a little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy sum, wad |
| headful | (noun) a covering over the surface of your head | - |
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| (noun) the quantity of information that a head will hold | - |
| healthfulness | (noun) the quality of promoting good health | - |
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| hedgefund | (noun) a flexible investment company for a small number of large investors (usually the minimum investment is $1 million); can use high-risk techniques (not allowed for mutual funds) such as short-selling and heavy leveraging | Synonyms: hedge fund |
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| heedfulness | (noun) the trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilities | Synonyms: mindfulness |
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| helpfulness | (noun) the property of providing useful assistance | - |
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| (noun) friendliness evidence by a kindly and helpful disposition | Synonyms: kindliness |
| hopeful | (noun) an ambitious and aspiring young person | Synonyms: aspirant, aspirer, wannabe, wannabee |
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| hopefulness | (noun) the feeling you have when you have hope | - |
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| (noun) full of hope | - |
| houseful | (noun) as many as a house will accommodate | - |
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| ianfu | (noun) a woman forced into prostitution for Japanese servicemen during World War II | Synonyms: comfort woman |
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| infundibulum | (noun) any of various funnel-shaped parts of the body (but especially the hypophyseal stalk) | - |
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| infuriation | (noun) a feeling of intense anger and impatience | Synonyms: enragement |
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| infusion | (noun) (medicine) the passive introduction of a substance (a fluid or drug or electrolyte) into a vein or between tissues (as by gravitational force) | - |
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| (noun) the act of infusing or introducing a certain modifying element or quality | - |
| (noun) the process of extracting certain active properties (as a drug from a plant) by steeping or soaking (usually in water) | - |
| (noun) a solution obtained by steeping or soaking a substance (usually in water) | Synonyms: extract |
| infusorian | (noun) any member of the subclass Infusoria | - |
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| insectifuge | (noun) a chemical substance that repels insects | Synonyms: insect repellant, insect repellent |
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| insightfulness | (noun) shrewdness shown by keen insight | Synonyms: acumen |
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| jarful | (noun) the quantity contained in a jar | Synonyms: jar |
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| joyfulness | (noun) the emotion of great happiness | Synonyms: joy, joyousness |
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| jugful | (noun) the quantity contained in a jug | Synonyms: jug |
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| kegful | (noun) the quantity contained in a keg | Synonyms: keg |
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| kerfuffle | (noun) a disorderly outburst or tumult | Synonyms: commotion, disruption, disturbance, flutter, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, hurly burly, to-do |
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| kettleful | (noun) the quantity a kettle will hold | Synonyms: kettle |
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| lactifuge | (noun) any agent that reduces milk secretion (as given to a woman who is not breast feeding) | - |
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| lapful | (noun) the quantity that can be held in the lap | - |
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| lawfulness | (noun) the quality of conforming to law | - |
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| lustfulness | (noun) a strong sexual desire | Synonyms: lecherousness, lust |
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| malfunction | (noun) a failure to function normally | - |
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| manfulness | (noun) the trait of being manly; having the characteristics of an adult male | Synonyms: manliness, virility |
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| meaningfulness | (noun) the quality of having great value or significance | - |
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| mercifulness | (noun) leniency and compassion shown toward offenders by a person or agency charged with administering justice | Synonyms: clemency, mercy |
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| (noun) a disposition to be kind and forgiving | Synonyms: mercy |
| (noun) the feeling that motivates compassion | Synonyms: mercy |
| mindfuck | (noun) Something that intentionally destabilizes, confuses or manipulates the mind of another person | - |
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| mindfulness | (noun) the trait of staying aware of (paying close attention to) your responsibilities | Synonyms: heedfulness |
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| mirthfulness | (noun) great merriment | Synonyms: glee, gleefulness, hilarity, mirth |
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| motherfucker | (noun) insulting terms of address for people who are stupid or irritating or ridiculous | Synonyms: asshole, bastard, cocksucker, dickhead, mother fucker, prick, shit, SOB, son of a bitch, whoreson |
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| mournfulness | (noun) a state of gloomy sorrow | Synonyms: ruthfulness, sorrowfulness |
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| mouthful | (noun) a small amount eaten or drunk | Synonyms: taste |
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| (noun) the quantity that can be held in the mouth | - |
| mugful | (noun) the quantity that can be held in a mug | Synonyms: mug |
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| multifunctionality | (noun) The condition of having multiple functions. | - |
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| neglectfulness | (noun) the trait of neglecting responsibilities and lacking concern | Synonyms: neglect, negligence |
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| nitrofuran | (noun) derivative of furan used to inhibit bacterial growth | - |
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| nitrofurantoin | (noun) derivative of nitrofuran used as an antibacterial medicine (trade name Macrodantin) effective against a broad range of Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria; used to treat infections of the urinary tract | Synonyms: Macrodantin |
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| obfuscation | (noun) the activity of obscuring people's understanding, leaving them baffled or bewildered | Synonyms: mystification |
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| (noun) darkening or obscuring the sight of something | - |
| (noun) confusion resulting from failure to understand | Synonyms: bafflement, befuddlement, bemusement, bewilderment, mystification, puzzlement |
| pailful | (noun) the quantity contained in a pail | Synonyms: pail |
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| painfulness | (noun) the quality of being painful | Synonyms: distressingness |
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| (noun) emotional distress; a fundamental feeling that people try to avoid | Synonyms: pain |
| peacefulness | (noun) the absence of mental stress or anxiety | Synonyms: ataraxis, heartsease, peace, peace of mind, repose, serenity |
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| (noun) a state that is calm and tranquil | Synonyms: peaceableness |
| perfume | (noun) a toiletry that emits and diffuses a fragrant odor | Synonyms: essence |
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| (noun) a distinctive odor that is pleasant | Synonyms: aroma, fragrance, scent |
| perfumer | (noun) a person who makes (and sells) perfumes | - |
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| perfumery | (noun) the art of making perfumes | - |
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| (noun) an establishment where perfumes are made | - |
| (noun) store where perfumes are sold | - |
| (noun) perfumes in general | - |
| perfusion | (noun) pumping a liquid into an organ or tissue (especially by way of blood vessels) | - |
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| pipeful | (noun) the quantity of tobacco that can be smoked in a pipe at one time | - |
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| pitcherful | (noun) the quantity contained in a pitcher | Synonyms: pitcher |
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| plateful | (noun) the quantity contained in a plate | Synonyms: plate |
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| playfulness | (noun) activities that are enjoyable or amusing | Synonyms: fun, merriment |
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| (noun) a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement | Synonyms: fun |
| (noun) a festive merry feeling | Synonyms: gaiety |
| plentifulness | (noun) a full supply | Synonyms: plenitude, plenteousness, plentitude, plenty |
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| pocketful | (noun) the quantity a pocket will hold | - |
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| pointfulness | (noun) The state or condition of having meaning, relevance or force. | - |
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| potful | (noun) the quantity contained in a pot | Synonyms: pot |
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| powerfulness | (noun) possession of controlling influence | Synonyms: power |
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| pridefulness | (noun) a feeling of self-respect and personal worth | Synonyms: pride |
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| profundity | (noun) the quality of being physically deep | Synonyms: deepness, profoundness |
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| (noun) intellectual depth, penetrating knowledge, keen insight, etc; "the depth of my feeling"; "the profoundness of the silence" | Synonyms: profoundness |
| (noun) the intellectual ability to penetrate deeply into ideas | Synonyms: astuteness, deepness, depth, profoundness |
| (noun) wisdom that is recondite and abstruse and profound | Synonyms: abstruseness, abstrusity, profoundness, reconditeness |
| profuseness | (noun) the property of being extremely abundant | Synonyms: cornucopia, profusion, richness |
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| profusion | (noun) the property of being extremely abundant | Synonyms: cornucopia, profuseness, richness |
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| purposefulness | (noun) the quality of having a definite purpose | Synonyms: sense of purpose |
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