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A SPINNER'S DICTIONARY
The sixth letter of the alphabet. Also, one of the most satisfying letter to exclaim before a vowel.
FACET
A part of a whole.
FACSIMILE
This word in an exact copy to the words exact copy.
FAIRGROUND
Not a fair ground but rather the ground where there’s a fair.
FALLIBILITY
The ability to fail. Shouldn’t it be failability?
FANATICISM
The creedo of a fanboy/fangirl.
FANTASIA
A music improv galore.
FARRIER
The most awesome job in the world if you love horses.
FATHOM
I fathom the problem of fathoming of a six fathoms pool for non-Americans.
FATUOUS
The opposite of education.
FECKLESS
Prime example: Going to a job interview without any qualification or manners.
FEEBLE
How a hypothetical Goliath would have called the hypothetical defeated David.
FELICITOUS
When the word ‘suitable’ is not suitable enough.
FERVID
When passion and enthusiasm become worrisome.
FETTLE
Fancy word for ‘condition’.
FIEFDOM
The metaphorical kingdom of a non-king.
FIGMENT
Implied to be related solely to the imagination. So really ‘figment of the imagination’ really could be summarize into ‘figment’.
FILLIP
Adding fuel to a fire. If fire means excitement and fire means fillip.
FINK
How Nixon would call Deep Throat.
FIRESIDE
On a side of a fireplace.
FIRMAMENT
One of the most beautiful sights on Earth… that is not at ALL about Earth.
FIRST REFUSAL
Where the positive aspect of ‘First’ overpowers the negative aspect of ‘Refusal’. When you can be the first to refuse, it’s always positive.
FISSION
Splitting an atom nucleus, a cell or anything else resulting in something way more than parts of the original material.
FIZZLE
An annoying sound.
FLAG-WEAVER
People that are terrified by the fact that other people might forget where they come from.
FLAUTIST
Another word for flutist.
FLEDGE
Growing anything related to bird. Either feathers or birds themselves.
FLIGHTY
How adults view 14 years old girls.
FLIT
How dragonflies, hummingbirds and Maria Von Trapp move.
FLOUT
Showing disapproval by acting against it.
FLUB
Failing miserably at something.
FLUORIDATE
Adding fluoride to food and toothpaste to prevent tooth decay. No joke for this one as I find this genuinely interesting.
FLUTIST
Another word for flautist.
FLYWEIGHT
Something I haven’t been for a VERY LOOOOOONG time.
FOIST
Impose something on someone or someone or something else.
FOMENT
Making things worse.
FOOTNOTE
My bread-and-butter.
FOREFATHER
Some father before your father that made it possible for you to be born.
FOREMOTHER
Some mother before your mother that made it possible for you to be born.
FORLORN
How happily married people sometimes view single people, and how happily single people sometimes view married people.
FORMULAIC
Following a formula in speech, which is less nice and good than following a recipe or a code of conduct.
FORTISSIMO
The music level of loud dance clubs.
FOUNT
Where the sentence ‘less is more’ doesn’t apply.
FRACTIOUS
How people who hates children view children.
FRATRICIDAL
How Cain died.
FREEWARE
Free software.
FRITTATA
A mix of eggs and chopped vegetables and meat fried in an omelette… Honestly, I order some just to be able to say the word out loud.
FRUGAL
When everything you want is exactly and solely what you need to survive.
FUGU
A pufferfish that protects itself even after death by being super toxic ergo being a delicacy for humans that like to live dangerously.
FULSOME
A whole lot. Too much maybe?
FUNEREAL
The appropriate attitude during a real funeral.
FUNKADELIC
A mix of funk, soul and psychelic rock. Also, one of the most awesome word of the English language.
The seventh letter of the alphabet. Can also be a box, a chord, a force, a league, a note, or even a spot.
GAILY
In a gay fashion. Gay as in happy. Fashion as in manner.
GALLING
Completely non-gaily.
GAMUT
Another, cleaner word for the whole shebang.
GARGANTUAN
Bigger than giant or gigantic.
GASH
A better word to name the result of cutting something deeper than a deep cut.
GAUZY
Something like gauze.
GELD
Removing the vigor or virility… figuratively or quite literally.
GENOTYPE
The gene for something particular; a phenotype.
GEODUCK
A magnificent mollusk that I urge you to google up.
GERONTOLOGY
The science that you’ll find more and more relevant as you age.
GETTER
Someone or something that gets.
GHETTOIZE
To make this dictionary, I used another dictionary. My old Student’s Oxford Canadian Dictionary. Here is the example in that dictionary for the verb ‘ghettoize’, and I shit you not: Canadian authors were invisible to the general public, ghettoized in the Canadiana section by booksellers, along with 101 Things to do with Maple Sugar cookbooks. Yikes.
GIMCRACK
All those things you bought, all the jewelry and fancy clothes and electronics will be nothing but gimcracks on your deathbed.
GIRTH
The distance of what you cover during a hug.
GLEAN
Put together things that belong together.
GLITZ
Jewelry that cost more than 500$.
GLUTEUS MAXIMUS
The strongest butt muscle.
GNAW
Can describe the way to assault someone or yourself, or defend yourself against assault.
GOAD
A stick that makes you dance against your wish.
GOFER
A person that goes for glory. One day. Maybe.
GOLLY
Showing a little surprise.
GOSSAMER
What comes out spiders’ butts.
GRAFTER
See grifter.
GRANDILOQUENCE
In which the fusion of grandiose and eloquence does not really combine the two meanings.
GRAPNEL
Claws attached to a rope. I should remember this word for a future story.
GRAZER
A vegan.
GREATCOAT
Where great means ‘dress-length’.
GREENSWARD
The best terrain for soccer and ultimate frisbee. The worst for ski and water polo.
GRIDLOCK
The commute’s perfect storm.
GRIFTER
See grafter.
GRIST
Anything you put in a mortar and pestle.
GROUNDING
Level 1 training.
GRUELLING
When gruesome meets teaching.
GUANO
What you can receive on your head when birds fly over you.
GUFFAW
The goal of someone hiding whoopee cushions all over.
GUMPTION
Dana Scully.
GUSTATORY
(Almost) anything related to tongue.
GUZZLE
Where the sentence ‘less is more’ should be followed.
The eighth letter of the alphabet. Useful to land at the right place.
HABERDASHERY
Stores for people who care a little bit less about clothes and others, generally of course.
HAGIOGRAPHIC
An overrated perspective.
HALCYON
Oh happy day.
HALF.
Fills a glass with that much water and it'll divide optimistic and pessimistic people.
HALF-TRUTH
Literally part of the truth.
HAMSTRING
Muscle that makes your knees bent.
HANDLEBAR MOUSTACHE
The perfect mustache to help you plan evil schemes. Or scheme evil plans.
HANDSPRING
When after a jump, your hands are your feet first and then your feet are your feet.
HANKER
A craving. For some it`s food, sleep, or praise. For me, it’s mostly food.
HARD-HITTING
Where you figuratively hit hard someone or something.
HARE-BRAINED
A bad plan or idea (if good means successful).
HARRUMPH
Disapproving by clearing your throat.
HAUGHTY
A dislikable person.
HAWKER
A good example of this type of job would be a door-to-door salesman.
HEADCHEESE
A cold cut prepared with grounded meat of a boiled calf or pig’s head. Yes.
HEARSAY
Something you hear or say without any proof or reasoning.
HEART-RENDING
To render a heart into pain and distress.
HEAT SINK
Cools a computer down.
HEEDFUL
The quality of someone who can build a ship inside a bottle.
HELICAL
The coolest shape for a staircase. And DNA strands.
HELTER-SKELTER
It’s forget about the history of this word and focus about its real definition: confusion.
HEPCAT
Someone really cool.
HERETO
Something here to make a valid point.
HEURISTIC
The most rewarding teaching style.
HIDEBOUND
When traditions overpower common sense.
HIGHBUSH
The number of immature jokes for this word is infinite, but it’s just really a tall bush.
HIGH-STRUNG
People who get scared easily.
HINDRANCE
A figural road block. Or a real road block if you are on a road.
HIRSUTE
What happens to hair after an electrical shock.
HITHERTO
Everything that happened, ever, until right now.
HOBNOB
Socialize with people who have more money than you.
HOI POLLOI
All those that have the normal or less than the normal amount of money necessary to live.
HOLISM
In which everything is connected.
HOME-BAKED
Baked at home.
HOMILETIC
Talking about religion by clergy people.
HONE
The old(est) fashioned way to sharpen a blade.
HONORARIUM
A payment received without being asked for.
HOOPLA
The purpose of advertisement.
HOPSCOTCH
A game solely told and taught by kids.
HORSE-AND-BUGGY
Outdated relics.
HOTFOOT
In a hurry. Like if your foot was on fire.
HOT-SWAP
Swapping parts while the computer is still hot. As in still on.
HOUSEFUL
When the house is full of people.
HUBBUB
What happens to a crowd when something weird or unexpected also happens around them.
HUFFILY
How close-minded stubborn people react to arguments against them.
HUMBUG
Bullshit.
HUNKY-DORY
Excellent.
HYDROTHERAPY
Using the substance all Earth beings need the most to help get rid of conditions that all Earth beings do not need.
HYPHENATION
Adding a small dash between letters.
HYPOXIA
Removing the appropriate amount of oxygen to the lungs.