Funicle, n.
- 1. Fibre, filament, small cord, small ligature.
- 2. (Bot.) Protosperm, filamentous support of the ovule.
Funk, n.
- 1. Stink, stench, fetor, bad odor, offensive smell.
- 2. (Colloq.) Fear, fright, shrinking panic.
Funk, v. n. (Colloq.) Shrink back, be in fear, be frightened, quail, blench.
Funnel, n.
- 1. Tunnel.
- 2. Chimney-flue.
- 3. Stove-pipe, smoke-pipe, smoke-stack.
Funny, a. Comical, droll, farcical, ludicrous, sportive, humorous, laughable, diverting, amusing.
Furbelow, n. Flounce, frill.
Furbish, v. a. Burnish, polish, rub or scour bright.
Furcate, Furcated, a. Forked, fork-shaped, branching, divaricated, furcular.
Furcation, n. Branching, forking, divarication.
Furciferous, a. (Rare.) Rascally, scoundrelly, villanous, blackguard.
Furcula, n. Wish-bone, wishing-bone, merry-thought.
Furcular, a. Forked, fork-like, forking, furcate, furcated, fork-shaped, branching, divaricated.
Furfur, n. Scurf, dandruff, branny scales.
Furfuraceous, a.
- 1. Scurfy, branny, scaly, scabby, lentiginous.
- 2. Made of bran, bran, branny, full of bran, furfurous.