Index of English words, starting with "fi"

(1) - Firer (n.) One who fires or sets fire to anything; an incendiary.

(1) - Firing (n.) Fuel; firewood or coal.
(2) - Firing (n.) The process of partly vitrifying pottery by exposing it to intense heat in a kiln.
(3) - Firing (n.) The application of fire, or of a cautery.
(4) - Firing (n.) The mode of introducing fuel into the furnace and working it.
(5) - Firing (n.) The act of disharging firearms.

(1) - Firkin (n.) A small wooden vessel or cask of indeterminate size, -- used for butter, lard, etc.
(2) - Firkin (n.) A varying measure of capacity, usually being the fourth part of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to nine imperial gallons.

(1) - Firm (a.) To fix or direct with firmness.
(2) - Firm (a.) To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish.
(3) - Firm (a.) The name, title, or style, under which a company transacts business; a partnership of two or more persons; a commercial house; as, the firm of Hope & Co.
(4) - Firm (superl.) Indicating firmness; as, a firm tread; a firm countenance.
(5) - Firm (superl.) Solid; -- opposed to fluid; as, firm land.
(6) - Firm (superl.) Not easily excited or disturbed; unchanging in purpose; fixed; steady; constant; stable; unshaken; not easily changed in feelings or will; strong; as, a firm believer; a firm friend; a firm adherent.
(7) - Firm (superl.) Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; -- applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood.