These are the meanings of the letters FANTOOSH when you unscramble them.
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Afoot (adv.)
On foot.
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Afoot (adv.)
Fig.: In motion; in action; astir; in progress.
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Foots (n. pl.)
The settlings of oil, molasses, etc., at the bottom of a barrel or hogshead.
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Hoofs (pl. )
of Hoof
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Oaths (pl. )
of Oath
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Shaft (n.)
The slender, smooth stem of an arrow; hence, an arrow.
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Shaft (n.)
The long handle of a spear or similar weapon; hence, the weapon itself; (Fig.) anything regarded as a shaft to be thrown or darted; as, shafts of light.
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Shaft (n.)
That which resembles in some degree the stem or handle of an arrow or a spear; a long, slender part, especially when cylindrical.
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Shaft (n.)
The trunk, stem, or stalk of a plant.
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Shaft (n.)
The stem or midrib of a feather.
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Shaft (n.)
The pole, or tongue, of a vehicle; also, a thill.
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Shaft (n.)
The part of a candlestick which supports its branches.
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Shaft (n.)
The handle or helve of certain tools, instruments, etc., as a hammer, a whip, etc.
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Shaft (n.)
A pole, especially a Maypole.
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Shaft (n.)
The body of a column; the cylindrical pillar between the capital and base (see Illust. of Column). Also, the part of a chimney above the roof. Also, the spire of a steeple.
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Shaft (n.)
A column, an obelisk, or other spire-shaped or columnar monument.
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Shaft (n.)
A rod at the end of a heddle.
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Shaft (n.)
A solid or hollow cylinder or bar, having one or more journals on which it rests and revolves, and intended to carry one or more wheels or other revolving parts and to transmit power or motion; as, the shaft of a steam engine.
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Shaft (n.)
A humming bird (Thaumastura cora) having two of the tail feathers next to the middle ones very long in the male; -- called also cora humming bird.
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Shaft (n.)
A well-like excavation in the earth, perpendicular or nearly so, made for reaching and raising ore, for raising water, etc.
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Shaft (n.)
A long passage for the admission or outlet of air; an air shaft.
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Shaft (n.)
The chamber of a blast furnace.
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Shoat (n.)
A young hog. Same as Shote.
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Shoon (pl. )
of Shoe
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Shoon (n.)
pl. of Shoe.
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Shoot (n.)
An inclined plane, either artificial or natural, down which timber, coal, etc., are caused to slide; also, a narrow passage, either natural or artificial, in a stream, where the water rushes rapidly; esp., a channel, having a swift current, connecting the ends of a bend in the stream, so as to shorten the course.
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Shoot (v. i.)
To let fly, or cause to be driven, with force, as an arrow or a bullet; -- followed by a word denoting the missile, as an object.
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Shoot (v. i.)
To discharge, causing a missile to be driven forth; -- followed by a word denoting the weapon or instrument, as an object; -- often with off; as, to shoot a gun.
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Shoot (v. i.)
To strike with anything shot; to hit with a missile; often, to kill or wound with a firearm; -- followed by a word denoting the person or thing hit, as an object.
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Shoot (v. i.)
To send out or forth, especially with a rapid or sudden motion; to cast with the hand; to hurl; to discharge; to emit.
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Shoot (v. i.)
To push or thrust forward; to project; to protrude; -- often with out; as, a plant shoots out a bud.
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Shoot (v. i.)
To plane straight; to fit by planing.
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Shoot (v. i.)
To pass rapidly through, over, or under; as, to shoot a rapid or a bridge; to shoot a sand bar.
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Shoot (v. i.)
To variegate as if by sprinkling or intermingling; to color in spots or patches.
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Shoot (v. i.)
To cause an engine or weapon to discharge a missile; -- said of a person or an agent; as, they shot at a target; he shoots better than he rides.
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Shoot (v. i.)
To discharge a missile; -- said of an engine or instrument; as, the gun shoots well.
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Shoot (v. i.)
To be shot or propelled forcibly; -- said of a missile; to be emitted or driven; to move or extend swiftly, as if propelled; as, a shooting star.
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Shoot (v. i.)
To penetrate, as a missile; to dart with a piercing sensation; as, shooting pains.
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Shoot (v. i.)
To feel a quick, darting pain; to throb in pain.
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Shoot (v. i.)
To germinate; to bud; to sprout.
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Shoot (v. i.)
To grow; to advance; as, to shoot up rapidly.
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Shoot (v. i.)
To change form suddenly; especially, to solidify.
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Shoot (v. i.)
To protrude; to jut; to project; to extend; as, the land shoots into a promontory.
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Shoot (v. i.)
To move ahead by force of momentum, as a sailing vessel when the helm is put hard alee.
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Shoot (n.)
The act of shooting; the discharge of a missile; a shot; as, the shoot of a shuttle.
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Shoot (n.)
A young branch or growth.
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Shoot (n.)
A rush of water; a rapid.
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Shoot (n.)
A vein of ore running in the same general direction as the lode.
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Shoot (n.)
A weft thread shot through the shed by the shuttle; a pick.
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Shoot (n.)
A shoat; a young hog.
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Softa (n.)
Any one attached to a Mohammedan mosque, esp. a student of the higher branches of theology in a mosque school.
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Sooth (superl.)
True; faithful; trustworthy.
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Sooth (superl.)
Pleasing; delightful; sweet.
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Sooth (a.)
Truth; reality.
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Sooth (a.)
Augury; prognostication.
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Sooth (a.)
Blandishment; cajolery.