focus
A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.
A point of a conic at which rays reflected from a curve or surface converge.
The fact of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
The quality of the convergence of light on the photographic medium.
Concentration of attention.
Something to which activity, attention or interest is primarily directed.
The exact point of where an earthquake occurs, in three dimensions (underneath the epicentre).
The status of being the currently active element in a user interface, often indicated by a visual highlight.
The most important word or phrase in a sentence or passage, or the one that imparts information.
An object used in casting a magic spell.
The centre of an older fish's scale, which is the point where a younger fish's scale starts to grow from.

focused
Directing all one's efforts towards achieving a particular goal.
Dealing with some narrowly defined aspects of a broader phenomenon.

focuses
plural of focus

focusing
Used for or pertaining to focusing.
Pertaining to the direction of attention, effort, or energy to a particular audience or purpose over time.

focusings
plural of focusing

focussed
Alternative spelling of focused.

focusses
third-person singular simple present indicative of focus

focussing
Alternative spelling of focusing.

fodder
Food for animals; that which is fed to cattle, horses, and sheep, such as hay, cornstalks, vegetables, etc.
A load: various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities, generally around 1000 kg.
Tracing paper.
Stuff; material; something that serves as inspiration or encouragement, especially for satire or humour.
The text to be operated on (anagrammed, etc.) within a clue.
People considered to have negligible value and easily available or expendable.

foddered
simple past and past participle of fodder

foddering
present participle and gerund of fodder

fodderings
plural of foddering

fodders
plural of fodder

fogus
Tobacco.

footstink
Foot odor.

forbite
To bite up, bite to pieces.

forburn
To destroy or damage by burning.
To burn; to be consumed by fire.

forburned
past participle of forburn

forburning
present participle and gerund of forburn

forburns
third-person singular simple present indicative of forburn

forburnt
past participle of forburn

forcefed
simple past and past participle of forcefeed

forcefeeding
present participle and gerund of forcefeed

forcefeeds
third-person singular simple present indicative of forcefeed

fordread
To be in dread of.
To terrify greatly.

fordreaded
simple past and past participle of fordread

fordreading
present participle and gerund of fordread

fordreads
third-person singular simple present indicative of fordread

forebite
To bite beforehand or in front.

forebitten
Bitten in front.

foreheat
Synonym of preheat (“heat in advance”).

foreheated
simple past and past participle of foreheat

foreheating
present participle and gerund of foreheat

foreheats
third-person singular simple present indicative of foreheat

foremade
simple past and past participle of foremake

foremake
To make beforehand; make or create in advance; premake.

foremakes
third-person singular simple present indicative of foremake

foremaking
present participle and gerund of foremake

foreshame
Alternative form of forshame.

forestage
The part of a theatre stage in front of the closed curtain.
A preliminary or developmental stage.
Forecastle.

forestaged
simple past and past participle of forestage

forestages
plural of forestage

forestaging
present participle and gerund of forestage

forethreaten
To threaten in advance or in anticipation.

forethreatened
simple past and past participle of forethreaten

forethreatening
present participle of forethreaten

forethreatens
third-person singular simple present indicative of forethreaten

forge
A furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape.
A workshop in which metals are shaped by heating and hammering them.
The act of beating or working iron or steel.
A web-based collaborative platform for developing and sharing software.

forged
Fake (as documents); falsified.
Fabricated by forging or at a forge, by working hot metal

forges
plural of forge

forging
present participle and gerund of forge

forgings
plural of forging

forgnaw
To gnaw in pieces; eat up.

forgnawed
simple past and past participle of forgnaw

forgnawing
present participle and gerund of forgnaw

forgnaws
third-person singular simple present indicative of forgnaw

forhang
to hang to death, put to death by hanging.

formalinise
To preserve by treatment with formalin

formalinised
simple past and past participle of formalinise

formalinises
third-person singular simple present indicative of formalinise

formalinising
present participle and gerund of formalinise

fornace
Obsolete spelling of furnace.

forshame
To be ashamed; be greatly ashamed.
To shame; bring reproach on.
To dare; presume; have the face to.

forshamed
simple past and past participle of forshame

forshames
third-person singular simple present indicative of forshame

forshaming
present participle and gerund of forshame

forsling
To swallow down; gobble up.

forslinging
present participle and gerund of forsling

forslings
third-person singular simple present indicative of forsling

forslong
simple past of forsling

forslongen
past participle of forsling

forslung
simple past of forsling
past participle of forsling

fother
A load, a wagonload, especially any various English units of weight or volume based upon standardized cartloads of certain commodities.
Alternative form of fodder, food for animals.

fothered
simple past and past participle of fother

fothering
present participle and gerund of fother

fothers
plural of fother

fourpeated
simple past and past participle of fourpeat

fourpeating
present participle of fourpeat

fourpeats
plural of fourpeat

fracture
An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken.
A break in bone or cartilage.
A fault or crack in a rock.

fractured
Broken into sharp pieces.
Split into groups which disagree.

fractures
third-person singular simple present indicative of fracture

fracturing
present participle and gerund of fracture

fracturings
plural of fracturing

frankenbite
Alternative form of Frankenbite.

frankenbited
simple past and past participle of frankenbite

frankenbites
plural of frankenbite

frankenbiting
present participle and gerund of frankenbite

freebase
The purified, dry form of an amine, especially an alkaloid natural product, that is normally used in solution.
The purified, dry form of certain illegal drugs, especially cocaine.

freebased
simple past and past participle of freebase

freebases
plural of freebase

freebasing
present participle and gerund of freebase

freefed
simple past and past participle of freefeed

freefeed
Alternative form of free-feed.

freefeeding
present participle and gerund of freefeed

freefeeds
third-person singular simple present indicative of freefeed

french
To prepare food by cutting it into strips.
To kiss (another person) while inserting one’s tongue into the other person's mouth.
To kiss in this manner.
To French trim; to stylishly expose bone by removing the fat and meat covering it (as done to a rack of lamb or bone-in rib-eye steak).

frenched
Alternative form of Frenched.

frenches
third-person singular simple present indicative of french

frenching
present participle and gerund of french

frenzied
In a state of hurry, panic or wild activity.

frenzies
plural of frenzy

frenzy
A state of wild activity or panic.
A violent agitation of the mind approaching madness; rage.

frenzying
present participle and gerund of frenzy

fresser
A glutton.

fressers
plural of fresser

fricassee
Meat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy.

fricasseed
simple past and past participle of fricassee

fricasseeing
present participle and gerund of fricassee