an embarrassing mistake
<noun.act>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

bloomer

blooper

blunder

boner

boo-boo

botch

bungle

flub

foul-up

fuckup

pratfall

someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence
<noun.person>

blunderer

botcher

bumbler

bungler

butcher

fuckup

fumbler

sad sack

stumbler

any of various algae of the family Fucaceae
<noun.animal>

fucoid

fucoid algae

a fossilized cast or impression of algae of the order Fucales
<noun.animal>

fucoid

any of various algae of the family Fucaceae
<noun.animal>

fucoid

fucoid algae

any member of the genus Fucus
<noun.animal>

fucus

a confused multitude of things
<noun.state>   freq. cnt.: 6 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

clutter

fuddle

jumble

mare's nest

muddle

smother

welter

be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly
<verb.cognition>   freq. cnt.: 8 freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1

bedevil

befuddle

confound

confuse

discombobulate

fox

fuddle

throw

sample sentences

"These questions confuse even the experts"
"This question completely threw me"
"This question befuddled even the teacher"

consume alcohol
<verb.consumption>   freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 10

booze

drink

fuddle

hit the bottle

sample sentences

"We were up drinking all night"

make stupid with alcohol
<verb.consumption>

befuddle

fuddle

very drunk
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

besotted

blind drunk

blotto

cockeyed

crocked

fuddled

loaded

pie-eyed

pissed

pixilated

plastered

slopped

sloshed

smashed

soaked

soused

sozzled

squiffy

stiff

tight

wet

a conservative who is old-fashioned or dull in attitude or appearance
<noun.person>

fuddy-duddy

sample sentences

"you may accuse me of being and old fuddy-duddy trying to stop young people having fun"

soft creamy candy
<noun.food>

fudge

avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)
<verb.communication>   freq. cnt.: 10 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

circumvent

dodge

duck

elude

evade

fudge

hedge

parry

put off

sidestep

skirt

sample sentences

"He dodged the issue"
"she skirted the problem"
"They tend to evade their responsibilities"
"he evaded the questions skillfully"

tamper, with the purpose of deception
<verb.social>

cook

fake

falsify

fudge

manipulate

misrepresent

wangle

sample sentences

"Fudge the figures"
"cook the books"
"falsify the data"

a quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure
<noun.quantity>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

correction

fudge factor

thick chocolate sauce served hot
<noun.food>

fudge sauce

hot-fudge sauce

produce shoddily, without much attention to detail
<verb.creation>

fudge together

throw together

a substance that can be consumed to produce energy
<noun.substance>   freq. cnt.: 5 freq. cnt.: 5

fuel

sample sentences

"more fuel is needed during the winter months"
"they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"

provide with a combustible substance that provides energy
<verb.possession>   freq. cnt.: 2 freq. cnt.: 2

fuel

sample sentences

"fuel aircraft, ships, and cars"

stimulate
<verb.emotion>

fuel

sample sentences

"fuel the debate on creationism"

take in fuel, as of a ship
<verb.possession>

fuel

sample sentences

"The tanker fueled in Bahrain"

provide with fuel
<verb.possession>

fire

fuel

sample sentences

"Oil fires the furnace"

cell that produces electricity by oxidation of fuel (hydrogen and oxygen or zinc and air); often used in electric cars
<noun.artifact>

fuel cell

the ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned
<noun.relation>

fuel consumption rate

gas mileage

gasoline mileage

mileage

a filter in the fuel line that screens out dirt and rust particles from the fuel
<noun.artifact>

fuel filter

an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle
<noun.artifact>

fuel gauge

fuel indicator

an indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle
<noun.artifact>

fuel gauge

fuel indicator

mechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine; avoids the need for a carburetor
<noun.artifact>

fuel injection

fuel injection system

mechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine; avoids the need for a carburetor
<noun.artifact>

fuel injection

fuel injection system

the amount of fuel remaining
<noun.possession>

fuel level

a pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine
<noun.artifact>

fuel line

gas line

petrol line

sample sentences

"the car wouldn't start because dirt clogged the gas line"

a petroleum product used for fuel
<noun.substance>

fuel oil

heating oil

a detachable container of fuel on an airplane
<noun.artifact>

fuel pod

pod

equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine
<noun.artifact>

fuel system

a bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive
<noun.artifact>

aerosol bomb

fuel-air bomb

thermobaric bomb

vacuum bomb

volume-detonation bomb

sample sentences

"a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb"

a device consisting of a container of fuel and two explosive charges; the first charge bursts open the fuel container at a predetermined height and spreads the fuel in a cloud that mixes with atmospheric oxygen; the second charge detonates the cloud which creates an enormous blast wave and incinerates whatever is below
<noun.artifact>

FAE

fuel-air explosive

heated, driven, or produced by burning fuel
<adj.all>   freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

fueled