Index of English words, starting with "fu"

(1) - Furze (n.) A thorny evergreen shrub (Ulex Europaeus), with beautiful yellow flowers, very common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain; -- called also gorse, and whin. The dwarf furze is Ulex nanus.

(1) - Fuse (n.) A tube or casing filled with combustible matter, by means of which a charge of powder is ignited, as in blasting; -- called also fuzee. See Fuze.
(2) - Fuse (v. i.) To be blended, as if melted together.
(3) - Fuse (v. i.) To be reduced from a solid to a Quid state by heat; to be melted; to melt.
(4) - Fuse (v. t.) To unite or blend, as if melted together.
(5) - Fuse (v. t.) To liquefy by heat; to render fiuid; to dissolve; to melt.

(1) - Fusee (n.) A similar wheel used in other machinery.
(2) - Fusee (n.) The cone or conical wheel of a watch or clock, designed to equalize the power of the mainspring by having the chain from the barrel which contains the spring wind in a spiral groove on the surface of the cone in such a manner that the diameter of the cone at the point where the chain acts may correspond with the degree of tension of the spring.
(3) - Fusee (n.) The track of a buck.
(4) - Fusee (n.) A small packet of explosive material with wire appendages allowing it to be conveniently attached to a railroad track. It will explode with a loud report when run over by a train, and is used to provide a warning signal to the engineer.
(5) - Fusee (n.) A kind of match for lighting a pipe or cigar.
(6) - Fusee (n.) A fuse. See Fuse, n.
(7) - Fusee (n.) A flintlock gun. See 2d Fusil.