Fibula (n.) A needle for sewing up wounds.
Fibu-lar (a.) Pertaining to the fibula.
Fibularia (pl. ) of Fibulare
Fibulare (n.) The bone or cartilage of the tarsus, which articulates with the fibula, and corresponds to the calcaneum in man and most mammals.
Fice (n.) A small dog; -- written also fise, fyce, fiste, etc.
Fiche (a.) See FitchE.
Ficttelite (n.) A white crystallized mineral resin from the Fichtelgebirge, Bavaria.
Fichu (n.) A light cape, usually of lace, worn by women, to cover the neck and throat, and extending to the shoulders.
Fickle (a.) Not fixed or firm; liable to change; unstable; of a changeable mind; not firm in opinion or purpose; inconstant; capricious; as, Fortune's fickle wheel.
Fickleness (n.) The quality of being fickle; instability; inconsonancy.
Fickly (adv.) In a fickle manner.
Ficoes (pl. ) of Fico
Fico (n.) A fig; an insignificant trifle, no more than the snap of one's thumb; a sign of contempt made by the fingers, expressing. A fig for you.
Fictile (a.) Molded, or capable of being molded, into form by art; relating to pottery or to molding in any soft material.
Fiction (n.) The act of feigning, inventing, or imagining; as, by a mere fiction of the mind.
Fiction (n.) That which is feigned, invented, or imagined; especially, a feigned or invented story, whether oral or written. Hence: A story told in order to deceive; a fabrication; -- opposed to fact, or reality.
Fiction (n.) Fictitious literature; comprehensively, all works of imagination; specifically, novels and romances.
Fiction (n.) An assumption of a possible thing as a fact, irrespective of the question of its truth.
Fiction (n.) Any like assumption made for convenience, as for passing more rapidly over what is not disputed, and arriving at points really at issue.
Fictional (a.) Pertaining to, or characterized by, fiction; fictitious; romantic.
Fictionist (n.) A writer of fiction.
Fictious (a.) Fictitious.
Fictitious (a.) Feigned; imaginary; not real; fabulous; counterfeit; false; not genuine; as, fictitious fame.
Fictive (a.) Feigned; counterfeit.
Fictor (n.) An artist who models or forms statues and reliefs in any plastic material.
Ficus (n.) A genus of trees or shrubs, one species of which (F. Carica) produces the figs of commerce; the fig tree.
Fid (n.) A square bar of wood or iron, used to support the topmast, being passed through a hole or mortise at its heel, and resting on the trestle trees.
Fid (n.) A wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady anything.
Fid (n.) A pin of hard wood, tapering to a point, used to open the strands of a rope in splicing.
Fid (n.) A block of wood used in mounting and dismounting heavy guns.
Fidalgo (n.) The lowest title of nobility in Portugal, corresponding to that of Hidalgo in Spain.
Fiddle (n.) A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit.
Fiddle (n.) A kind of dock (Rumex pulcher) with fiddle-shaped leaves; -- called also fiddle dock.
Fiddle (n.) A rack or frame of bars connected by strings, to keep table furniture in place on the cabin table in bad weather.
Fiddled (imp. & p. p.) of Fiddle
Fiddling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fiddle
Fiddle (v. i.) To play on a fiddle.
Fiddle (v. i.) To keep the hands and fingers actively moving as a fiddler does; to move the hands and fingers restlessy or in busy idleness; to trifle.
Fiddle (v. t.) To play (a tune) on a fiddle.
Fiddledeedee (interj.) An exclamatory word or phrase, equivalent to nonsense!
Foddle-faddle (n.) A trifle; trifling talk; nonsense.
Fiddle-faddle (v. i.) To talk nonsense.
Fiddler (n.) One who plays on a fiddle or violin.
Fiddler (n.) A burrowing crab of the genus Gelasimus, of many species. The male has one claw very much enlarged, and often holds it in a position similar to that in which a musician holds a fiddle, hence the name; -- called also calling crab, soldier crab, and fighting crab.
Fiddler (n.) The common European sandpiper (Tringoides hypoleucus); -- so called because it continually oscillates its body.
Fiddle-shaped (a.) Inversely ovate, with a deep hollow on each side.
Fiddlestick (n.) The bow, strung with horsehair, used in playing the fiddle; a fiddle bow.
Fiddlestring (n.) One of the catgut strings of a fiddle.
Fiddlewood (n.) The wood of several West Indian trees, mostly of the genus Citharexylum.
Fidejussion (n.) The act or state of being bound as surety for another; suretyship.
Fidejussor (n.) A surety; one bound for another, conjointly with him; a guarantor.
Fidelity (n.) Faithfulness; adherence to right; careful and exact observance of duty, or discharge of obligations.
Fidelity (n.) Adherence to a person or party to which one is bound; loyalty.
Fidelity (n.) Adherence to the marriage contract.
Fidelity (n.) Adherence to truth; veracity; honesty.
Fides (n.) Faith personified as a goddess; the goddess of faith.
Fidge (n. & i.) See Fidget.
Fidgeted (imp. & p. p.) of Fidget
Fodgeting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fidget
Fidget (v. i.) To move uneasily one way and the other; to move irregularly, or by fits and starts.
Fidget (n.) Uneasiness; restlessness.
Fidget (n.) A general nervous restlessness, manifested by incessant changes of position; dysphoria.
Fidgetiness (n.) Quality of being fidgety.
Fidgety (a.) Restless; uneasy.
Fidia (n.) A genus of small beetles, of which one species (the grapevine Fidia, F. longipes) is very injurious to vines in America.
Fidicinal (a.) Of or pertaining to a stringed instrument.
Fiducial (a.) Having faith or trust; confident; undoubting; firm.
Fiducial (a.) Having the nature of a trust; fiduciary; as, fiducial power.
Fiducially (adv.) With confidence.
Fidiciary (a.) Involving confidence or trust; confident; undoubting; faithful; firm; as, in a fiduciary capacity.
Fidiciary (a.) Holding, held, or founded, in trust.
Fiduciary (n.) One who holds a thing in trust for another; a trustee.
Fiduciary (n.) One who depends for salvation on faith, without works; an Antinomian.
Fie (interj.) An exclamation denoting contempt or dislike. See Fy.
Fief (n.) An estate held of a superior on condition of military service; a fee; a feud. See under Benefice, n., 2.
Field (n.) Cleared land; land suitable for tillage or pasture; cultivated ground; the open country.
Field (n.) A piece of land of considerable size; esp., a piece inclosed for tillage or pasture.
Field (n.) A place where a battle is fought; also, the battle itself.
Field (n.) An open space; an extent; an expanse.
Field (n.) Any blank space or ground on which figures are drawn or projected.
Field (n.) The space covered by an optical instrument at one view.
Field (n.) The whole surface of an escutcheon; also, so much of it is shown unconcealed by the different bearings upon it. See Illust. of Fess, where the field is represented as gules (red), while the fess is argent (silver).
Field (n.) An unresticted or favorable opportunity for action, operation, or achievement; province; room.
Field (n.) A collective term for all the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial, or for all except the favorites in the betting.
Field (n.) That part of the grounds reserved for the players which is outside of the diamond; -- called also outfield.
Fielded (imp. & p. p.) of Field
Fielding (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Field
Field (v. i.) To take the field.
Field (v. i.) To stand out in the field, ready to catch, stop, or throw the ball.
Field (v. t.) To catch, stop, throw, etc. (the ball), as a fielder.
Fielded (a.) Engaged in the field; encamped.
Fielden (a.) Consisting of fields.
Fielder (n.) A ball payer who stands out in the field to catch or stop balls.
Fieldfare (n.) a small thrush (Turdus pilaris) which breeds in northern Europe and winters in Great Britain. The head, nape, and lower part of the back are ash-colored; the upper part of the back and wing coverts, chestnut; -- called also fellfare.
Fielding (n.) The act of playing as a fielder.
Fieldpiece (n.) A cannon mounted on wheels, for the use of a marching army; a piece of field artillery; -- called also field gun.
Fieldwork (n.) Any temporary fortification thrown up by an army in the field; -- commonly in the plural.
Fieldy (a.) Open, like a field.
Fiend (n.) An implacable or malicious foe; one who is diabolically wicked or cruel; an infernal being; -- applied specifically to the devil or a demon.
Fiendful (a.) Full of fiendish spirit or arts.