Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Fesdhoo A resort island of Alifu Alifu, Maldives. fesenjan A meat stew flavored with pomegranate and walnut. Feshbach A surname from German. Fesler A surname. Fesmire A surname. fesnyng A group of ferrets. fesoterodine An antimuscarinic drug. Fesperman A surname. fess To confess; to admit. fesselin A protein, present in smooth muscle, that stimulates actin Fessenden A surname. Fessler A surname. fessways Fesswise. fesswise In the manner of a fess; as a broad horizontal stripe. fest A gathering for a specified reason or occasion. festa A public holiday or feast day in Italy, Portugal, etc. festal festive, relating to a festival or feast festally in a festal or festive manner festbier A kind of beer, a helles lager. fester A fistula. festering The condition of something that festers. festeringly In a festering manner. festerment A festering. festerous That is characteristic of, or prone to festering. festery Festering; tending to fester. festgoer A person attending a fest or festival. festie A festival. festilogy A treatise on church festivals. festinance The quality of being festinant. festinant Exhibiting festination; having shortened stride and quickened gait. festinate To become involuntarily quicker, such as when walking or speaking, due to certain disorders. festinately In a festinate manner; hastily; hurriedly. festination The involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g. Parkinson's disease). Festinger A surname Festingerian Of or relating to Leon Festinger (1919–1989), American social psychologist, responsible for the development of the theory of cognitive dissonance. Festiniogian An age from 496.8 to 492.5 million years ago, a subdivision of the Cambrian. festino A feast or entertainment. festival Pertaining to a feast or feast day; festive. (Now only as the noun used attributively.) festivalgoer A person attending a festival. festivalist One who frequents or enjoys festivals. festivalization The process of festivalizing. festivalize To make into, or like, a festival. festivally Resembling or characteristic of a festival. festivalwear Clothing intended to be worn at a festival. festive Having the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration. festively In a festive manner festiveness The quality of being festive; festivity festivity A festival or similar celebration. festivous Pertaining to a feast; festive. Festivus A nondenominational holiday featured in a Seinfeld episode, now celebrated (seriously or otherwise) on December 23rd. festology A form of martyrology that lists the feast days. festoon An ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots. festooned Decorated with a string of lights, flowers, or paper hung in a curve between two points. It can also be used more broadly to describe a place that is richly decorated or covered in something, especially for a special occasion. festooner One who festoons. festoonery That which is festooned; hanging ornamentation. festooning Material with which something is festooned. festoony Pertaining to, consisting of, or resembling festoons. festschrift A collection of articles, essays, etc., published together as a memorial or tribute to an academic or some other respected person (often on their birthday). festuca fescue grass festucine Of a straw colour; greenish-yellow. festuclavine A particular ergoline fungal isolate. festucous Formed of, consisting of, or similar to, straw. festue A straw; a fescue. festulolium A grass that is a hybrid of fescue and ryegrass Festus A city in Missouri. festy Disgusting. fet To fetch. feta A variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece. fetal Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus. fetally In a fetal fashion; in the manner of a fetus fetation The formation of a fetus in the womb; pregnancy. fetch To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get. fetchable Capable of being fetched. fetcher A person or thing that fetches something fetching Attractive; pleasant to regard. fetchingly In a fetching manner. fetchingness Quality of being fetching or attractive. Fetchko A Czech/Slovak surname fetchy Characterised by fetching; (by extension) alluring, attractive, good looking fete A festival open to the public, the proceeds from which are often given to charity. feted Honoured; celebrated. feterita A kind of sorghum. Fethard A small town in County Tipperary, Ireland. Fetherolf A surname. Fetherson A surname. Fetherston A surname. fetial A member of the Roman college of priests who acted as representatives in disputes with foreign nations. fetialis A fetial. fetiasite A monoclinic-prismatic creamy white mineral containing arsenic, iron, oxygen, and titanium. feticidal Killing a fetus. feticide The killing of a fetus or embryo; an induced abortion. fetid Foul-smelling, stinking. fetidin Any of a class of hemolytic and antibacterial glycoproteins present in the coelomic fluid of the earthworm Eisenia fetida fetidity The quality of being fetid. fetidly In a fetid manner. fetidness The quality of being fetid fetiferous Producing young; fruitful, productive. fetiparous bearing offspring born not fully developed fetish Something which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman. fetisheer Synonym of fetishist (“a believer in magical fetishes or talismans”). fetisher A fetishist (one with a sexual fetish). fetishic Of or relating to a fetish. fetishism The belief that natural objects have supernatural powers, or that something created by people has power over people. fetishist One who has a sexual fetish. fetishistic Of or pertaining to fetishism or fetishists. fetishistically In a fetishistic manner. fetishizable That can be fetishized. fetishization The act or process of fetishizing. fetishize To make the subject of (often sexual) obsession. fetishizer One who fetishizes. fetishizing The act or process by which something is fetishized. fetishlike Resembling or characteristic of a fetish. fetishry Amulets; talismans. fetishwear Clothing that appeals to a sexual fetish. fetishy Resembling or characteristic of a fetish. fetlock A joint of the horse's leg below the knee or hock and above the hoof. fetlocked Having fetlocks (of a specified kind). fetoembryonic fetal and/or embryonic fetofetal Relating to, or communicating between two fetuses, especially twin fetuses; twin-to-twin. fetogenesis The growth and development of a fetus (foetus). fetoglobulin A plasma globulin that is present especially in the fetus fetographic Relating to fetography. fetography Synonym of amniography. fetolethal Lethally fetotoxic. fetolethality The condition of being fetolethal. fetologist One who studies fetology. fetology The scientific study of fetuses. fetomaternal Having to do with a fetus and its mother. fetometric Relating to fetometry fetometry The measurement of a fetus, typically by X-ray examination fetomodulin thrombomodulin when present in parietal endoderm fetoneurotoxic neurotoxic to a fetus fetopathic Of, or relating to fetopathy; harmful to the fetus. fetopathological Relating to fetopathology fetopathologist A pathologist whose speciality is fetopathology fetopathology The pathology of the fetus fetopathy Any disease of a fetus. fetopelvic Relating to the fetus and the mother's pelvis. fetoplacental Of or pertaining to both the fetus and the placenta. fetoprotein Any of several antigens produced in a developing embryo, of which the most common is alpha-fetoprotein. fetor An unpleasant smell. fetoscope A flexible fibreoptic device used to view a foetus in the womb. fetoscopic Of or relating to fetoscopy. fetoscopically By means of fetoscopy. fetoscopy An endoscopic procedure during pregnancy to allow access to the fetus, the amniotic cavity, the umbilical cord, and the fetal side of the placenta. fetotomy The dissection of a dead unborn calf as an alternative to Caesarean section. fetotoxic Toxic to fetuses. fetotoxicity toxicity to the fetus via the placenta Fetrick A surname Fetrow A surname.