English to English Dictionary

Fetet

A traditional Middle Eastern dish consisting of pieces of flatbread mixed with broth, meat, yogurt, or sweet ingredients like honey.

Fetidity

The quality of being fetid; a strong, unpleasant smell.

Fettling

The action of trimming, scraping, or cleaning rough edges, seams, or imperfections from metal castings or newly molded ceramic ware.

Fibrinolytic

Relating to or causing the dissolution of fibrin in blood clots.

Fibrositis

An obsolete or historical medical term formerly used to describe chronic pain, tenderness, and stiffness in the muscles and connective tissue.

Fibula

The outer and usually smaller of the two bones of the human lower leg, situated between the knee and ankle.

Fice

A small, worthless, or inferior dog, especially a terrier or mongrel.

Fid

A conical wooden or metal pin used by sailors to open the strands of rope in splicing or to support a topmast.

Fiduciary

Involving trust, especially with regard to the relationship between a trustee and a beneficiary.

Fifth Estate

Groups or independent entities, especially bloggers, social media activists, and alternative media organizations, that operate outside mainstream journalism and traditional political power structures to influence public opinion.

Fifth column

A clandestine group or faction of subversive sympathizers who operate within a nation or organization to secretly aid an enemy force.

Figerendaction

The formal process or final state of freezing a draft into an immutable text during editing.