Furacity (n.) Addictedness to theft; thievishness.
Furbelow (n.) A plaited or gathered flounce on a woman's garment.
Furbelowed (imp. & p. p.) of Furhelow
Furbelowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Furhelow
Furhelow (v. t.) To put a furbelow on; to ornament.
Furbished (imp. & p. p.) of Furbish
Furbishing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Furbish
Furbish (v. t.) To rub or scour to brightness; to clean; to burnish; as, to furbish a sword or spear.
Furbishable (a.) Capable of being furbished.
Furbisher (n.) One who furbishes; esp., a sword cutler, who finishes sword blades and similar weapons.
Furcate (a.) Alt. of Furcated
Furcated (a.) Forked; branching like a fork; as, furcate twigs.
Furcation (n.) A branching like a. fork.
Furciferous (a.) Rascally; scandalous.
Furcula (n.) A forked process; the wishbone or furculum.
Furcular (a.) Shaped like a fork; furcate.
Furculum (n.) The wishbone or merrythought of birds, formed by the united clavicles.
Furdle (v. t.) To draw up into a bundle; to roll up.
Furfur (n.) Scurf; dandruff.
Furfuraceous (a.) Made of bran; like bran; scurfy.
Furfuran (n.) A colorless, oily substance, C4H4O, obtained by distilling certain organic substances, as pine wood, salts of pyromucic acid, etc.; -- called also tetraphenol.
Furfuration (n.) Falling of scurf from the head; desquamation.
Furfurine (n.) A white, crystalline base, obtained indirectly from furfurol.
Furfurol (n.) A colorless oily liquid, C4H3O.CHO, of a pleasant odor, obtained by the distillation of bran, sugar, etc., and regarded as an aldehyde derivative of furfuran; -- called also furfural.
Furfurous (a.) Made of bran; furfuraceous.
Furial (a.) Furious; raging; tormenting.
Furibundal (a.) Full of rage.
Furies (n. pl.) See Fury, 3.
Furile (n.) A yellow, crystalline substance, (C4H3O)2.C2O2, obtained by the oxidation of furoin.
Furilic (a.) Pertaining to, or derived from, furile; as, furilic acid.
Furioso (a. & adv.) With great force or vigor; vehemently.
Furious (a.) Transported with passion or fury; raging; violent; as, a furious animal.
Furious (a.) Rushing with impetuosity; moving with violence; as, a furious stream; a furious wind or storm.
Furld (imp. & p. p.) of Furl
Furling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Furl
Furl (v. t.) To draw up or gather into close compass; to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag, close to or around its staff, securing it there by a gasket or line. Totten.
Furlong (a.) A measure of length; the eighth part of a mile; forty rods; two hundred and twenty yards.
Furlough (a.) Leave of abserice; especially, leave given to an offcer or soldier to be absent from service for a certain time; also, the document granting leave of absence.
Furloughed (imp. & p. p.) of Furlough
Furloughing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Furlough
Furlough (v. t.) To furnish with a furlough; to grant leave of absence to, as to an offcer or soldier.
Furmonty (n.) Alt. of Furmity
Furmity (n.) Same as Frumenty.
Furnace (n.) An inclosed place in which heat is produced by the combustion of fuel, as for reducing ores or melting metals, for warming a house, for baking pottery, etc.; as, an iron furnace; a hot-air furnace; a glass furnace; a boiler furnace, etc.
Furnace (n.) A place or time of punishment, affiction, or great trial; severe experience or discipline.
Furnace (n.) To throw out, or exhale, as from a furnace; also, to put into a furnace.
Furniment (n.) Furniture.
Furnished (imp. & p. p.) of Furnish
Furnishing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Furnish
Furnish (v. t.) To supply with anything necessary, useful, or appropriate; to provide; to equip; to fit out, or fit up; to adorn; as, to furnish a family with provisions; to furnish one with arms for defense; to furnish a Cable; to furnish the mind with ideas; to furnish one with knowledge or principles; to furnish an expedition or enterprise, a room or a house.
Furnish (v. t.) To offer for use; to provide (something); to give (something); to afford; as, to furnish food to the hungry: to furnish arms for defense.
Furnish (n.) That which is furnished as a specimen; a sample; a supply.
Furnisher (n.) One who supplies or fits out.
Furnishment (n.) The act of furnishing, or of supplying furniture; also, furniture.
Furniture (v. t.) That with which anything is furnished or supplied; supplies; outfit; equipment.
Furniture (v. t.) Articles used for convenience or decoration in a house or apartment, as tables, chairs, bedsteads, sofas, carpets, curtains, pictures, vases, etc.
Furniture (v. t.) The necessary appendages to anything, as to a machine, a carriage, a ship, etc.
Furniture (v. t.) The masts and rigging of a ship.
Furniture (v. t.) The mountings of a gun.
Furniture (v. t.) Builders' hardware such as locks, door and window trimmings.
Furniture (v. t.) Pieces of wood or metal of a lesser height than the type, placed around the pages or other matter in a form, and, with the quoins, serving to secure the form in its place in the chase.
Furniture (v. t.) A mixed or compound stop in an organ; -- sometimes called mixture.
Furoin (n.) A colorless, crystalline substance, C10H8O4, from furfurol.
Furore (n.) Excitement; commotion; enthusiasm.
Furrier (n.) A dealer in furs; one who makes or sells fur goods.
Furriery (n.) Furs, in general.
Furriery (n.) The business of a furrier; trade in furs.
Furring (n.) The leveling of a surface, or the preparing of an air space, by means of strips of board or of larger pieces. See Fur, v. t., 3.
Furring (v. t.) The strips thus laid on.
Furring (v. t.) Double planking of a ship's side.
Furring (v. t.) A deposit from water, as on the inside of a boiler; also, the operation of cleaning away this deposit.
Furrow (n.) A trench in the earth made by, or as by, a plow.
Furrow (n.) Any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; a wrinkle on the face; as, the furrows of age.
Furrowed (imp. & p. p.) of Furrow
Furrowing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Furrow
Furrow (n.) To cut a furrow in; to make furrows in; to plow; as, to furrow the ground or sea.
Furrow (n.) To mark with channels or with wrinkles.
Furrowy (a.) Furrowed.
Furry (a.) Covered with fur; dressed in fur.
Furry (a.) Consisting of fur; as, furry spoils.
Furry (a.) Resembling fur.
Further (adv.) To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See Farther.
Further (superl.) More remote; at a greater distance; more in advance; farther; as, the further end of the field. See Farther.
Further (superl.) Beyond; additional; as, a further reason for this opinion; nothing further to suggest.
Furthered (imp. & p. p.) of Further
Furthering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Further
Further (adv.) To help forward; to promote; to advance; to forward; to help or assist.
Furtherance (n.) The act of furthering or helping forward; promotion; advancement; progress.
Fartherer (n.) One who furthers. or helps to advance; a promoter.
Furthermore (adv.) or conj. Moreover; besides; in addition to what has been said.
Furthermost (a.) Most remote; furthest.
Furthersome (a.) Tending to further, advance, or promote; helpful; advantageous.
Furthest (a.) superl. Most remote; most in advance; farthest. See Further, a.
Furthest (adv.) At the greatest distance; farthest.
Furtive (a.) Stolen; obtained or characterized by stealth; sly; secret; stealthy; as, a furtive look.
Furtively (adv.) Stealthily by theft.
Furuncle (n.) A superficial, inflammatory tumor, suppurating with a central core; a boil.
Faruncular (a.) Of or pertaining to a furuncle; marked by the presence of furuncles.
Fury (n.) A thief.
Furies (pl. ) of Fury