filibusterer
- n a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes
filicide
- n a parent who murders his own son or daughter
- n the murder of your own son or daughter
filigree
- n delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire)
- v make filigree, as with a precious metal
filing
- n the entering of a legal document into the public record
- n a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file
- n the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object)
- n preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.
I have some filing to do - v record in a public office or in a court of law
- v smooth with a file
- v proceed in line
- v file a formal charge against
- v place in a container for keeping records
filing cabinet
- n office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order