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fusilier a soldier armed with a fusil.
fusillade a continuous or simultaneous discharge of many firearms. [3 definitions]
fusion the process or act of fusing. [4 definitions]
fusion bomb see "hydrogen bomb."
fusionism the practice or theory of forming coalitions of political parties.
fuss excessive nervous activity or needless attention. [5 definitions]
fussbudget (informal) one who is excessively worried or tends to find fault over trivial details.
fussy tending to fuss. [3 definitions]
fustian a thick fabric of cotton, cotton and flax, or cotton and wool, with a short pile. [5 definitions]
fusty full of or smelling like mold or mildew. [2 definitions]
fut. abbreviation of "future."
futile unlikely to produce or incapable of producing a desired result; ineffective; useless. [2 definitions]
futility the state or quality of being futile; uselessness. [2 definitions]
futon a very thick, but foldable mattress, generally stuffed with cotton batting, used for sleeping or as sofa cushioning.
futtock one of the segments of the curved wooden ribs in the hull of a ship.
future time that is yet to come. [7 definitions]
futureless combined form of future.
future life life after death; afterlife.
future perfect a verb tense that indicates that an action or state will be completed at some time before a moment in the future, as in "By then he will have realized his error". [2 definitions]
future shock the physical or psychological distress caused by the inability to adjust to the many technological changes in modern society.
future tense a form of a verb that shows that something will happen or a condition will exist in the future. In the sentence "We will go to the zoo," "will go" is in the future tense.