English dictionary — definitions & meanings

fs

interjection

Short for 'for sure', used in messages to agree with someone or to confirm that something will happen.

FSB

name

An abbreviation for the Federal Security Service (Federalnaya Sluzhba Bezopasnosti), the principal domestic security agency of the Russian Federation.

FTM

adjective

Female to male: describing a transgender person who was assigned female at birth and whose gender is male.

FTP

noun

A long-established set of rules for copying files between computers over a network, commonly used to upload the files of a website to the server that hosts it.

FTW

interjection

Short for 'for the win', added after something you are enthusiastically endorsing.

fu

noun

A traditional Chinese literary form mixing prose and rhymed verse, developed under the Han dynasty.

fuark

intj

Expressing energy and excitement when something extraordinary occurs.

Fuchs

proper noun

A surname of German origin.

fuchsia

noun

A garden shrub with drooping red, pink, or purple flowers.

fuck

verb

Vulgar slang: to have sexual intercourse.

fucker

noun

Vulgar slang: a contemptible or annoying person.

fuckface

noun

Vulgar slang: an insult for someone considered unpleasant or unattractive.

fuckhead

noun

Vulgar slang: a stupid or contemptible person.

fucking

adverb

Vulgar slang: used as an intensifier before an adjective or the whole sentence.

fuckup

noun

A serious mistake (vulgar/informal).

fuckwit

noun

Vulgar slang: an extremely stupid or foolish person.

Fudd

noun

Slang: a gun owner who supports traditional hunting rifles but favors restrictions on other firearms, such as handguns.

fuddle

verb

To confuse or befuddle.

fudge

noun

A soft, very sweet candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream.

fuego

adjective

Extremely good, exciting or impressive, especially of music, food or a performance.

Fuehrer

noun

A German word for "leader," historically used as the title adopted by Adolf Hitler.

fuel

noun

A substance burned or used to produce energy, such as gasoline, coal, or wood.

fueling

noun

The process of supplying fuel to something.

Fuentes

proper noun

A surname of Spanish origin.

fugacious

adj

Fleeting, fading quickly, transient.

fugazi

adjective

Fake, counterfeit or not what it claims to be.

fugitive

noun

A person who is fleeing or hiding, especially to avoid arrest.

fugly

noun

An extremely ugly person.

fugu

noun

Blowfish: a delicacy popular in Japan served raw as sushi that may, if improperly prepared, contain deadly levels of neurotoxins.

fugue

noun

A musical composition in which a melody is introduced by one voice and then echoed and layered by others.

Fuhrer

name

A German title meaning "leader," historically used as the official title of Adolf Hitler as head of Nazi Germany.

Fuhrman

name

A German and Jewish surname, an occupational name for a carter or wagon driver.

fuji

noun

A crisp, sweet variety of eating apple, originally bred in Japan.

Fujii

name

A Japanese surname meaning "wisteria well."

Fujimoto

name

A Japanese surname meaning "base of the wisteria."

Fujita

name

A Japanese surname meaning "wisteria field," also known from the Fujita scale used to rate tornado intensity.

Fujiwara

name

A Japanese surname meaning "wisteria plain," historically the name of a powerful noble clan in Japan.

fukien

name

The Hokkien language.

Fukuda

name

A Japanese surname meaning "fortunate rice field."

Fukuoka

name

A city and prefecture on the island of Kyushu in Japan.

Fukushima

name

A prefecture in Japan, widely known internationally for the 2011 nuclear disaster at its coastal power plant.

fulcral

adj

Of or relating to a fulcrum.

fulcrum

noun

The fixed point on which a lever rests and turns.

fulfil

verb

British spelling of fulfill: to carry out a promise, duty, or requirement completely.

fulfill

verb

To carry out or complete a promise, duty, or requirement.

fulfilled

adj

Feeling satisfied and content, as if your goals or potential have been realized.

fulfilling

adj

Giving a deep sense of satisfaction or purpose.

fulfillment

noun

US standard spelling of fulfilment.

fulfillness

noun

The state of being fulfilled or complete; completeness; that which fills all things; fulfillment

fulfilment

noun

The act of completing or carrying out something, such as a promise or duty.

fulgent

adj

Shining brilliantly; radiant.

Fulham

name

A district in west London, England, also home to Fulham Football Club.

fuliginous

adj

Pertaining to or resembling soot in such features as colour, texture or taste; sooty, dusky.

full

adj

Holding as much as possible; with no more room left.

fullback

noun

In American football, a running back who primarily blocks for teammates and occasionally carries the ball.

fuller

noun

Someone whose trade is fulling — cleaning and thickening cloth by soaking and beating it.

Fullerton

name

An English surname and place name, and a city in Orange County, California.

fullness

noun

The state of being full or complete.

fully

adv

Completely; entirely; with nothing left out.

fulminate

verb

To make a verbal attack.

fulmination

noun

The act of fulminating or exploding; detonation.

fulsome

adj

Offensive to good taste, tactless, overzealous, excessive.

fulth

noun

Fullness; abundance; plenty.

Fulton

name

An English surname and given name, notably borne by inventor Robert Fulton, a pioneer of steamboat travel.

fumble

verb

To handle something clumsily or nervously, often dropping or mishandling it.

fumbling

noun

Clumsy, awkward handling of something, often with the hands.

fume

noun

A strong-smelling or harmful gas or vapor.

fumfer

verb

To speak awkwardly or evasively; to dither, waffle.

Fumiko

name

A Japanese feminine given name, often meaning "child of beauty" or "child of learning" depending on the characters used.

fuming

adj

Extremely angry.

fun

noun

Enjoyment, amusement, or a good time.

function

noun

The purpose something serves or the job it does.

functional

adj

Working properly; in usable, operating condition.

functionalism

noun

A doctrine, in several fields, that the function of something should be reflected in its design and the materials used in its construction.

functionality

noun

The set of things a piece of software, equipment or system is able to do.

functioning

adj

Working or operating properly.

functor

noun

A function word.

fund

noun

A sum of money set aside or collected for a specific purpose.

fundament

noun

The bottom; the buttocks or anus.

fundamental

adj

Forming the base or foundation of something; essential.

fundamentalism

noun

The tendency to reduce a religion to its most fundamental tenets, based on strict interpretation of core texts.

fundamentalist

noun

A person who insists on a strict, literal interpretation of a religion's core texts.

fundamentally

adv

At the most basic or essential level.

fundamentals

noun

The basic principles or skills that everything else is built on.

funded

adj

Provided with the money needed to operate.

funding

noun

Money provided for a particular purpose.

fundraise

verb

To raise funds (for a specified cause or purpose).

fundraiser

noun

An event organized to collect money for a cause, charity, or project.

fundraising

noun

The activity of asking individuals, businesses, or organizations for donations.

funds

noun

Money that is available to spend on something.

funeral

noun

A ceremony held to honor someone who has died, typically with the body present.

funfair

noun

(chiefly British) A traveling fair with rides, games, and stalls set up temporarily in a public space.

fung

noun

Informal spelling or shortening of "fungus."

funga

noun

The fungi of a specific region, habitat, or geological period.

fungal

adj

Relating to, caused by, or resembling fungi.

fungible

adjective

Able to be exchanged for another unit of the same kind without any difference in value, because every unit is identical in worth.

fungous

adj

Of or pertaining to fungi.

fungus

noun

A living organism such as a mold, mushroom, or yeast that lacks chlorophyll and gets its nutrients by absorption rather than photosynthesis.

funk

noun

A strong, unpleasant smell, especially body odor.

funky

adj

Unconventional, quirky, or stylishly offbeat.

funnel

noun

A cone-shaped tool with a narrow tube, used to pour liquids or powders into a small opening.

funnies

noun

The section of a newspaper containing comic strips.

funnily

adv

In an amusing or humorous way.

funniness

noun

The quality of being funny.

funnisome

adj

Characterised or marked by funniness

funny

adj

Causing laughter or amusement.

funnywoman

noun

A humorous woman, especially a professional comedienne.

fur

noun

The soft, thick hair covering the body of many mammals.

furbish

verb

To polish or burnish.

furfuraceous

adj

Made of bran.

furibund

adj

Having a propensity to be furious; choleric, irate.

Furies

name

In Greek and Roman mythology, the Furies (Erinyes) were female spirits of vengeance who punished wrongdoers, especially those who wronged their own family.

furigana

noun

Kana printed next to or above a kanji or other character to indicate the pronunciation.

furious

adj

Extremely angry.

furiously

adv

In an extremely angry way.

furiousness

noun

The state or quality of being furious or outraged; enragement; inflamedness.

furlong

noun

A unit of distance equal to one-eighth of a mile (about 201 meters), used mainly in horse racing and farmland measurement.

furlough

noun

An authorized leave of absence, especially for military personnel or employees.

furnace

noun

A heating device used to melt metal, fire ceramics, or heat a building.

furnish

verb

To equip a room or building with furniture.

furnished

adj

Equipped with furniture.

furnishing

noun

Furniture and other fittings and accessories in a room.

furnishings

noun

Furniture, fittings, and other movable items that equip and decorate a room.

furniture

noun

Large movable objects, such as tables, chairs, and beds, that make a room usable.

furor

noun

A general uproar or commotion.

furriner

noun

Pronunciation spelling of foreigner.

furrow

noun

A long, narrow trench cut into soil, typically by a plow.

furry

adj

Covered with fur, or resembling fur in texture.

further

verb

To help advance or promote something.

furtherance

noun

The act of furthering or helping forward; assistance towards something desired.

furthermore

adv

In addition to what has already been said; moreover.

furthest

adv

To or at the greatest distance; most far.

furtive

adj

Done secretly or slyly, often to avoid detection.

furuncle

noun

A boil or infected, inflamed, pus-filled sore.

fury

noun

Extreme or wild anger.

Fusco

name

An Italian surname derived from a word meaning "dark" or "swarthy," originally describing complexion.

fuse

noun

A safety device containing a component that melts to break an electrical circuit if the current is too high.

fused

adj

Joined or melted together into one.

fuselage

noun

The main body of an aircraft, to which the wings, tail, and engines attach, and which holds crew and cargo.

fusiform

adj

Shaped like a spindle with yarn spun on it; having round or roundish cross-section and tapering at each end.

fusillade

noun

The simultaneous firing of a number of firearms.

fusing

noun

The act or process of joining two or more things into one, typically using heat or pressure; a synonym of "fusion."

fusion

noun

The act or result of combining separate things into one.

fuss

noun

Excessive worry, activity, or complaint over something minor.

fussiness

noun

The state of being fussy.

fussing

noun

The act of worrying over or making a fuss about small details.

fussy

adjective

Overly concerned with small details; hard to satisfy.

fustat

name

Synonym of Cairo, a city in Egypt, as the capital of Egypt under the Rashidun, Umayyad, and Abbasid Caliphates and as the capital of the Fatimid Caliphate.

fustian

noun

Originally, a kind of coarse fabric made from cotton and flax; now, a kind of coarse twilled cotton, or cotton and linen, stuff with a short pile and often dyed a dull colour, which is chiefly prepared for menswear.

fusty

adj

Moldy or musty.