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dolorous, funereal, lugubrious, mournful, plaintive, sorrowful, woeful

2funeral noun : the ceremonies held for a dead person usu. before burial

fu·ner·ary adjective : of, used for, or associated with burial

fu·ne·re·al adjective 1 : of or relating to a funeral

2 : suggesting a funeral

Synonyms

black, bleak, depressing, dreary, gloomy, gray, somber

fun·gi·cide noun : an agent that kills or checks the growth of fungi

— fun·gi·cid·al adjective

fun·gus noun, plural fun·gi also fun·gus·es : any of a kingdom of parasitic spore-producing organisms (as molds, mildews, and mushrooms) formerly classified as plants

— fun·gal adjective

— fun·gous adjective

fu·nic·u·lar noun : a cable railway ascending a mountain

1funk noun : a strong offensive smell

2funk noun : a depressed state of mind

funky adjective funk·i·er; -est 1 : having an earthy unsophisticated style and feeling; especially : having the style and feeling of older black American music

2 : odd or quaint in appearance or style

1funnel noun 1 : a cone-shaped utensil with a tube used for catching and directing a downward flow (as of liquid)

2 : FLUE, SMOKESTACK

2funnel verb -neled also -nelled; -nel·ing also -nel·ling 1 : to pass through or as if through a funnel

2 : to move to a central point or into a central channel

Synonyms

channel, conduct, direct, pipe, siphon—more at CHANNEL

fun·nies noun plural : a comic strip or a comic section (as of a newspaper) — used with the

1funny adjective fun·ni·er; -est 1 : affording light mirth and laughter

2 : seeking or intended to amuse

3 : differing from the ordinary in a suspicious, perplexing, quaint, or eccentric way : PECULIAR

4 : UNDERHANDED

— funny adverb

Synonyms

[1, 2] amusing, antic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, hilarious, humorous, laughable, ludicrous, mirthful, risible

Antonyms

humorless, lame, uncomic, unfunny

[3] bizarre, curious, odd, peculiar, quaint, queer, quirky, strange, weird

2funny noun, plural funnies : a comic strip or a comic section (as of a newspaper)

funny bone noun : a place at the back of the elbow where a blow easily compresses a nerve and causes a painful tingling sensation

fun·plex noun : a center containing various entertainment facilities

1fur noun 1 : an article of clothing made of or with fur

2 : the hairy coat of a mammal esp. when fine, soft, and thick

3 : an animal's coat dressed for use

4 : a coating resembling fur

— fur adjective

— furred adjective

Synonyms

[2] coat, fleece, hair, pelage, pile, wool; also hide, pelt, skin

[3] hide, pelt, skin—more at HIDE

2fur abbreviation furlong

fur·be·low noun 1 : a pleated or gathered piece of material

2 : showy trimming

Synonyms

flounce, frill, ruffle—more at RUFFLE

fur·bish verb 1 : to make lustrous : POLISH

2 : to give a new look to : RENOVATE

fu·ri·ous adjective 1 : exhibiting or goaded by anger : indicative of or proceeding from anger

2 : BOISTEROUS

3 : existing in an extreme degree : INTENSE

4 : full of activity

— fu·ri·ous·ly adverb

Synonyms

[1] angry, enraged, irate—more at ANGRY

[3] deep, ferocious, fierce, hard, heavy, intense, profound, terrible—more at INTENSE

[4] crazy, delirious, excessive, extreme, feverish, fierce, frantic, frenetic, frenzied, inordinate, insane, intense, irrational, mad, rabid, vehement, violent, wild

Antonyms

relaxed

furl verb 1 : to wrap or roll (as a sail or a flag) close to or around something

2 : to curl in furls

— furl noun

fur·long noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. OE furlang, fr. furh furrow + lang long]

: a unit of distance equal to 220 yards (about 201 meters)

fur·lough noun [ORIGIN: D verlof, lit., permission]

1 : a leave of absence from duty granted esp. to a soldier

2 : a leave of absence granted by an employer to an employee

— furlough verb

fur·nace noun : an enclosed structure in which heat is produced

fur·nish verb 1 : to provide with what is needed : EQUIP

2 : to make available for use : SUPPLY, GIVE

Synonyms

[1] accoutre, allocate,