2 : the yarn interlacing the warp in a fabric
3 : a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches
Synonyms
fill, filler, padding, stuffing; also interlining, lining, wadding; cushion
filling station noun : a retail station for servicing motor vehicles esp. with gasoline and oil
fil·lip noun 1 : a blow or gesture made by a flick or snap of the finger across the thumb
2 : something that serves to arouse or excite
— fillip verb
fill–up noun : an act or instance of filling something
fil·ly noun, plural fillies : a young female horse usu. less than four years old
1film noun 1 : a thin skin or membrane
2 : a thin coating or layer
3 : a flexible strip of chemically treated material used in taking pictures
4 : a representation (as of a story) by means of motion pictures
Synonyms
motion picture, movie, picture—more at MOVIE
2film verb 1 : to cover with a film
2 : to make a motion picture of
film·dom noun : the motion-picture industry
film·og·ra·phy noun, plural -phies : a list of motion pictures featuring the work of a film figure or a particular topic
film·strip noun : a strip of film bearing a sequence of images for projection as still pictures
filmy adjective : light, transparent, and fluffy
fils noun [ORIGIN: F]
: SON — used after a family name to distinguish a son from his father
1filter noun 1 : a porous material through which a fluid is passed to separate out matter in suspension; also : a device containing such material
2 : a device for suppressing waves of certain frequencies; especially : one (as for a camera) that absorbs light of certain colors
3 : software for sorting or blocking certain online material
2filter verb 1 : to remove by means of a filter
2 : to pass through a filter
— fil·ter·able also fil·tra·ble adjective
— fil·tra·tion noun
Synonyms
clarify, clear, distill, purify—more at CLARIFY
filth noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OE fȳlth, fr. fūl foul]
1 : foul matter; especially : loathsome dirt or refuse
2 : moral corruption
3 : something that tends to corrupt or disgust : OBSCENITY
Synonyms
[1] dirt, grime, muck, refuse, smut, soil; also scum, sewage, slime, sludge, swill; garbage, trash; soot; dirtiness, filthiness, foulness, grubbiness, nastiness, uncleanliness, uncleanness
[2] coarseness, dirt, grossness, indecency, lewdness, obscenity, smut, vulgarity—more at OBSCENITY
filth·i·ness noun : the quality or state of being filthy
Synonyms
dinginess, dirtiness, foulness, grubbiness, nastiness, uncleanliness—more at DIRTINESS
1filthy adjective 1 : covered with, having the appearance of, or containing filth : very dirty
2 : abhorrent to morality or virtue : designed to incite to lust or depravity
Synonyms
[1] dirty, grubby, grungy, mucky, muddy, unclean—more at DIRTY
[2] bawdy, coarse, crude, dirty, gross, indecent, lewd, obscene, pornographic, vulgar—more at OBSCENE
2filthy adverb : VERY, EXTREMELY <~ dirty> <~ rich>
fil·trate noun : fluid that has passed through a filter
1fin noun 1 : one of the thin external processes by which an aquatic animal (as a fish) moves through water
2 : a fin-shaped part (as on an airplane)
3 : FLIPPER 2
— finned adjective
2fin abbreviation 1 finance; financial
2 finish
fi·na·gle verb -gled; -gling 1 : to obtain by indirect or dishonest means : WANGLE
2 : to use devious dishonest methods to achieve one's ends
— fi·na·gler noun
Synonyms
[1, 2] contrive, finesse, frame, machinate, maneuver, wangle
1final adjective 1 : not to be altered or undone
2 : coming at the end : being the last in a series, process, or progress