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 foeder A very large wooden vat in which beer is lagered. foederatus A confederate. One of the tribes bound by treaty, who were neither Roman colonies nor had they been granted Roman citizenship but were expected to provide a contingent of fighting men when trouble arose. foedom The state or condition of being an enemy; enmity; hostility. foefie A gimmick. Foege A surname from German or Dutch. foehn A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland. foehnlike Resembling or characteristic of a foehn (type of wind). foehood The state of being a foe; enmity. foeless Having no foe. foelike Of, like, or characteristic of a foe or enemy; adversarial. Foell A surname from German. foeman An enemy; a foe in battle; an armed or unarmed adversary; a demon. foemanship Enmity. foenem Friends and family; kith and kin. foeniculin A flavonoid found in fennel. foenumoside An antiinflammatory compound present in Lysimachia foenum-graecum Foerster A surname. Foertsch A surname from German. foeship The condition of possessing any enemies. foetalization The persistence of foetal characteristics in an adult. foetidness The quality of being foetid. foetophagy The eating of an aborted foetus (by some monkeys) Fofana A surname. fog A thick cloud that forms near the ground; the obscurity of such a cloud. Fogan Synonym of Fu'an. Fogarty A surname from Irish. fogas A Hungarian food fish, similar to pike or zander. fogbank A bank of fog. fogbound enveloped in fog to such an extent that movement is dangerous or impossible fogbow A white arc or circle, similar to a rainbow, which can appear in the sky in foggy conditions as sunlight passes through small airborne water droplets. fogdog a ray of light seen amidst fog fogdom A state of obscurity; confusion; absence of clarity. Fogel A surname. Fogelman A surname. Fogerty A surname from Irish. fogey A dull person (especially an old man) who is behind the times, holding antiquated, over-conservative views. fogeydom The state of being a fogey. fogeyhood The state or condition of being a fogey fogeyish Characteristic of or resembling an old fogey: outdated or out of touch fogeyishly In a fogeyish manner. fogeyishness The quality of being fogeyish. fogfall The act or time of a cloud of fog falling over an area. fogfruit Any of various plants of the genus Phyla in the verbena family Verbenaceae. Fogg A surname. foggable Able to be fogged. foggage Dead or decaying grass remaining on land through the (autumn and) winter. foggara An underground conduit, between vertical shafts, that leads water from the interior of a hill to villages in the valley; a qanat. Foggathorpe A village and civil parish in the East Riding of Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE7537). Fogge A surname. fogger The outlet at the end of a hose which is designed to atomize, spray, or mist the contents flowing through the hose. Typical use includes gaseous materials such as nitrous oxide in automotive applications, as well as fuels for turbine engines. Foggia A city and comune, the capital of the province of Foggia, Apulia, Italy. Foggie A surname. foggiest Slightest, faintest, least. foggily In a foggy manner fogginess The characteristic or quality of being foggy fogging The act of blurring or making foggy. foggish Synonym of foggy (“obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy”). foggite An orthorhombic-disphenoidal mineral containing aluminum, calcium, hydrogen, oxygen, and phosphorus. foggy Obscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy. foghorn A very loud low-pitched horn, used especially in lighthouses and on large boats. foglamp A wide automotive lamp intended to increase visibility in poor weather conditions. fogle A handkerchief. Fogleman A surname. Fogler A surname from German. Foglesong A surname. fogless Free of fog. foglessness Absence of fog. foglet A single nanobot in a utility fog. foglike Resembling a fog or some aspect of it. Foglio A surname from Italian. fogman A railwayman who placed fog signals (detonators) on the track at distant signals during thick fogs (and falling snow) to warn train drivers. fogo A community in Fogo Island, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. fogou A Cornish souterrain, an underground, dry-stone-walled chamber open on two ends. fogponic Of or relating to fogponics. fogponics Aeroponics combined with the nutrient solution aerosolized by a diaphragm vibrating at ultrasonic frequencies. fogproof Resistant to fogging up. fogram A fogey; a person with old-fashioned views. fogscape A foggy landscape. Fogt A surname. fogus Tobacco. fogward Toward or into the fog. fogy Extra pay granted to officers for length of service. fogyish Characteristic of a fogy fogyism The behaviour, beliefs, or principles of a fogy. foh An exclamation of abhorrence or contempt. Fohat A form of creative spiritual energy. Fohdhipparu An uninhabited island of Noonu, Maldives. Fohism Chinese Buddhism. Fohist A Chinese Buddhist (follower of Chinese Buddhism) Fohtheyobodufushi A resort island of Vaavu, Maldives. foi A depiction of a handshake. FOIA To request or obtain records using the Freedom of Information Act. foiba A deep sinkhole typical of karst regions and particularly Istria. foible A quirk, idiosyncrasy, frailty, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is slightly strange or silly. foibled Having a foible or foibles; eccentric or fallible. foidal feldspathoidal foidite The volcanic equivalent of foidolite. The light-coloured minerals are mostly feldspathoids. foiditic Of or pertaining to foidite. foidlet Synonym of femoid. foidolite A course-grained intrusive igneous rock where most light-coloured minerals are feldspathoids. foidolitic Of or pertaining to foidolite. Foieni A village in the Sathmar region in what is now Romania, settled by Sathmar Swabians (and sometimes called Fienen as in German). foil To apply the FOIL algorithm to. foilable Capable of being foiled. foilboard A surfboard with a hydrofoil that extends below the board into the water, causing the board to leave the surface of the water at various speeds. foilborne Moving via hydrofoils. foiled Having a foil. foiler One who foils or frustrates. Foiles A surname. foiling The act by which something is foiled; prevention of success. foilist A fencer who fights with a foil. foilsman A person who fights with a foil, or thin sword. foin A thrust. foinery Thrusting with the foil; fencing with the point of the sword, as distinguished from broadsword play. Foism Chinese Buddhism. foison An abundance, a rich supply of. foist To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant. foister One who foists; a falsifier. foistiness mouldiness; mustiness foisting The act of something being foisted; imposition. foistware Software that is installed without the user's knowledge or consent, often bundled with another product. foisty mouldy, musty, fusty Foisy A surname. foitite A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal bluish black mineral composed of a basic, hydrated aluminate / borate / silicate of iron and sodium foititic Relating to or composed of foitite. Foix A commune, the capital of Ariège department, Occitania, France. Fojtik A surname from Czech. FOK A surname from Dutch. foki staff Fokker Any of a class of aeroplanes produced by the Fokker company, used by Germany in World War I. fokonolona A decision-making community within a geographical territory. fokontany A village. folacin folic acid Folan A surname. Foland A surname. folar A traditional Portuguese bread served at Passover and Easter. folate A salt or ester of folic acid, especially one present in the vitamin B complex. Folb A surname. FoLC A fan of the television series Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman. fold To bend (any thin material, such as paper) over so that it comes in contact with itself. foldability The state or condition of being foldable. foldable That can be folded. foldably In a foldable way. foldamer A relatively small molecule that adopts a folded structure similar to that of a protein or other biological macromolecule foldameric Relating to, or characteristic of a foldamer foldase An enzyme that catalyzes protein folding. foldaway That may be folded away when not in use. foldback An overturned flap. foldboat A type of collapsible canoe. foldboater Someone who paddles in a foldboat.