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1,296 words match “FY”

FY interj.
A word which expresses blame, dislike, disapprobation, abhorrence, or contempt. See Fie.
FYKE n.
d by hoops, into which fish can pass easily, without being able to return; -- called also fyke net. Cozzens.
FYLLOT n.
A rebated cross, formerly used as a secret emblem, and a common ornament. It is also called gammadion, and swastika.
FYRD; FYRDUNG n.
military force of the whole nation, consisting of all men able to bear arms. The national fyrd or militia. J. R. Green.
FYTTE n.
See Fit a song. [Archaic]
ACETIFY v. 2 definitions
To convert into acid or vinegar.
ACIDIFY v. 2 definitions
To make acid; to convert into an acid; as, to acidify sugar.
ADSIGNIFY v.
To denote additionally. [R.] Tooke.
AERIFY v. 2 definitions
To infuse air into; to combine air with.
AFFY v. 4 definitions
To confide (one's self to, or in); to trust. [Obs.]
ALACRIFY v.
To rouse to action; to inspirit.
ALKALIFY v. 2 definitions
To convert into an alkali; to give alkaline properties to.
AMPLIFY v. 4 definitions
ger. [Obs.] Strait was the way at first, withouten light, But further in did further amplify. Fairfax.
ANGELIFY v.
To make like an angel; to angelize. [Obs.] Farindon (1647).
ANGLICIFY v.
To anglicize. [R.]
ANGLIFY v.
To convert into English; to anglicize. Franklin. Darwin.
AREFY v.
To dry, or make dry. Bacon.
ARGUFY v. 2 definitions
To signify. [Colloq.]
BAFFY n.
A short wooden club having a deeply concave face, seldom used.
BALMIFY v.
To render balmy. [Obs.] Cheyne.
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