FAA, Noun
  • (n) Federal_Aviation_Agency, FAA: (an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation)
FAE, Noun
  • (n) fuel-air_explosive, FAE: (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)
FAO, Noun
  • (n) Food_and_Agriculture_Organization, Food_and_Agriculture_Organization_of_the_United_Nations, FAO: (the United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture)
FAQ, Noun
  • (n) FAQ: (a list of questions that are frequently asked (about a given topic) along with their answers)
FAR, Noun
  • (n) Army_for_the_Liberation_of_Rwanda, ALIR, Former_Armed_Forces, FAR, Interahamwe: (a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to institute Hutu control again) "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists"
FBI, Noun
  • (n) Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation, FBI: (a federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice)
FCC, Noun
  • (n) Federal_Communications_Commission, FCC: (an independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite)
FCS, Noun
  • (n) Farm_Credit_System, FCS: (a cooperative nationwide system of banks and associations providing credit to farmers and related businesses; originally capitalized by the federal government but now owned by its members and borrowers)
FDA, Noun
  • (n) Food_and_Drug_Administration, FDA: (a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products)
FDIC, Noun
  • (n) Federal_Deposit_Insurance_Corporation, FDIC: (a federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions)
FDR, Noun
  • (n) Roosevelt, Franklin_Roosevelt, Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt, _Roosevelt, President_Roosevelt, President_Franklin_Roosevelt, FDR: (32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the Great Depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945))
FEMA, Noun
  • (n) Federal_Emergency_Management_Agency, FEMA: (an independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities)
FET, Noun
  • (n) field-effect_transistor, FET: (a transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field)
FHA, Noun
  • (n) Federal_Housing_Administration, FHA: (the federal agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development that insures residential mortgages)
FIG, Noun
  • (n) fig, common_fig, common_fig_tree, Ficus_carica: (Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit)
  • (n) fig: (fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried)
  • (n) figure, fig: (a diagram or picture illustrating textual material) "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2"
  • (n) Libyan_Islamic_Fighting_Group, FIG, Al-Jama'a_al-Islamiyyah_al-Muqatilah_bi-Libya, Libyan_Fighting_Group, Libyan_Islamic_Group: (a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi)
FISA, Noun
  • (n) Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act, FISA: (an act passed by Congress in 1978 to establish procedures for requesting judicial authorization for foreign intelligence surveillance and to create the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; intended to increase United States counterintelligence; separate from ordinary law enforcement surveillance)
FL, Noun
  • (n) Florida, Sunshine_State, Everglade_State, FL: (a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)
FM, Noun
  • (n) fermium, Fm, atomic_number_100: (a radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons)
  • (n) frequency_modulation, FM: (modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave)
FORTRAN, Noun
  • (n) FORTRAN: (a high-level programing language for mathematical and scientific purposes; stands for formula translation)
FPS, Noun
  • (n) Federal_Protective_Service, FPS: (an agency in the General Services Administration that is a security organization to provide a safe environment where Federal agencies can conduct their business)
FRG, Noun
  • (n) Germany, Federal_Republic_of_Germany, Deutschland, FRG: (a republic in central Europe; split into East Germany and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990)
FRS, Noun
  • (n) Federal_Reserve_System, Federal_Reserve, Fed, FRS: (the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered commercial banks and some trust companies) "the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply"
  • (n) francium, Fr, atomic_number_87: (a radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium)
FSB, Noun
  • (n) federal_savings_bank, FSB: (a federally chartered savings bank)
  • (n) Federal_Security_Bureau, FSB, Federal_Security_Service: (the internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by Vladimir Putin)
FTC, Noun
  • (n) Federal_Trade_Commission, FTC: (an independent agency of the United States federal government that maintains fair and free competition; enforces federal antitrust laws; educates the public about identity theft)
FTP, Noun
  • (n) file_transfer_protocol, FTP: (protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network)
FTP, Verb
  • (v) FTP: (use the file transfer protocol to transfer data from one computer to another) "You can FTP these data"
F, Noun
  • (n) degree_Fahrenheit, F: (a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature)
  • (n) F, f: (the 6th letter of the Roman alphabet)
  • (n) farad, F: (the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates)
  • (n) fluorine, F, atomic_number_9: (a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite)
Fabaceae, Noun
  • (n) Leguminosae, family_Leguminosae, Fabaceae, family_Fabaceae, legume_family, pea_family: (a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae)
Fabian, Adjective
  • (a) Fabian: (of or relating to Fabianism) "the Fabian society"
  • (s) fabian: (using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation) "a fabian policy"
Fabian, Noun
  • (n) Fabian: (a member of the Fabian Society in Britain)
Faeroes, Noun
  • (n) Faroe_Islands, Faeroe_Islands, Faroes, Faeroes: (a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands)
  • (n) Faroe_Islands, Faeroe_Islands, Faroes, Faeroes: (a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands)
Faeroese, Noun
  • (n) Faroese, Faeroese: (a Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands)
Fahrenheit, Adjective
  • (a) Fahrenheit: (of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer) "water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit under normal conditions"
Fahrenheit, Noun
  • (n) Fahrenheit, Gabriel_Daniel_Fahrenheit: (German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736))
Fairbanks, Noun
  • (n) Fairbanks, : (United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000))
  • (n) Fairbanks, Douglas_Fairbanks, Douglas_Elton_Fairbanks, Julius_Ullman: (United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939))
Faisal, Noun
  • (n) Faisal, Faisal_ibn_Abdel_Aziz_al-Saud: (king of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975 (1906-1975))
Faisalabad, Noun
  • (n) Faisalabad, Lyallpur: (city in northeast Pakistan)
Falkner, Noun
  • (n) Faulkner, William_Faulkner, William_Cuthbert_Faulkner, Falkner, William_Falkner: (United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962))
Fall, Noun
  • (n) capitulation, fall, surrender: (the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)) "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
  • (n) descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope: (a downward slope or bend)
  • (n) drop, dip, fall, free_fall: (a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity) "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
  • (n) drop, fall: (a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity) "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
  • (n) fall, autumn: (the season when the leaves fall from the trees) "in the fall of 1973"
  • (n) Fall: (the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve) "women have been blamed ever since the Fall"
  • (n) fall: (a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity) "a fall from virtue"
  • (n) fall, downfall: (a sudden decline in strength or number or importance) "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
  • (n) fall: (a movement downward) "the rise and fall of the tides"
  • (n) fall, pin: (when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat)
  • (n) spill, tumble, fall: (a sudden drop from an upright position) "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
  • (n) twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, fall, crepuscule, crepuscle: (the time of day immediately following sunset) "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"
Fallopio, Noun
  • (n) Fallopius, Gabriele_Fallopius, Fallopio, Gabriello_Fallopio: (Italian anatomist who first described the Fallopian tubes (1523-1562))
Fallopius, Noun
  • (n) Fallopius, Gabriele_Fallopius, Fallopio, Gabriello_Fallopio: (Italian anatomist who first described the Fallopian tubes (1523-1562))
Fang, Noun
  • (n) Fang: (a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon)
  • (n) fang: (an appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom; usually evolved from the legs)
  • (n) fang: (canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey)
  • (n) fang: (hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison)
Fargo, Noun
  • (n) Fargo: (largest city in North Dakota; located in eastern North Dakota on the Red river)
Farmer, Noun
  • (n) farmer, husbandman, granger, sodbuster: (a person who operates a farm)
  • (n) Farmer, James_Leonard_Farmer: (United States civil rights leader who in 1942 founded the Congress of Racial Equality (born in 1920))
  • (n) Farmer, Fannie_Farmer, Fannie_Merritt_Farmer: (an expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915))
Farmington, Noun
  • (n) Farmington: (a town in northwestern New Mexico)
  • (n) Farmington: (a residential town in central Connecticut)
Faroes, Noun
  • (n) Faroe_Islands, Faeroe_Islands, Faroes, Faeroes: (a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands)
  • (n) Faroe_Islands, Faeroe_Islands, Faroes, Faeroes: (a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands)
Faroese, Noun
  • (n) Faroese, Faeroese: (a Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands)
Farrell, Noun
  • (n) Farrell, James_Thomas_Farrell: (United States writer remembered for his novels (1904-1979))
  • (n) Farrell, Eileen_Farrell: (United States operatic soprano noted for the clarity and power of her voice (1920-2002))
Farsi, Noun
  • (n) Farsi: (a person of Iranian descent) "many Farsi emigrated to India near Bombay"
  • (n) Persian, Farsi: (the language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms)
Fatah-RC, Noun
  • (n) Fatah_Revolutionary_Council, Fatah-RC, Abu_Nidal_Organization, ANO, Arab_Revolutionary_Brigades, Black_September, Revolutionary_Organization_of_Socialist_Muslims: (a Palestinian international terrorist organization that split from the PLO in 1974; has conducted terrorist attacks in 20 countries) "in the 1980s the Fatah-RC was considered the most dangerous and murderous Palestinian terror group"
Fatah, Noun
  • (n) al-Fatah, Fatah, al-Asifa: (a Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained terrorist and insurgent groups) "al-Fatah carried out numerous acts of international terrorism in western Europe and the Middle East in the 1970s"
Father-God, Noun
  • (n) Father, Father-God, Fatherhood: (God when considered as the first person in the Trinity) "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"
Father, Noun
  • (n) Church_Father, Father_of_the_Church, Father: ((Christianity) any of about 70 theologians in the period from the 2nd to the 7th century whose writing established and confirmed official church doctrine; in the Roman Catholic Church some were later declared saints and became Doctor of the Church; the best known Latin Church Fathers are Ambrose, Augustine, Gregory the Great, and Jerome; those who wrote in Greek include Athanasius, Basil, Gregory Nazianzen, and John Chrysostom)
  • (n) don, father: (the head of an organized crime family)
  • (n) father, male_parent, begetter: (a male parent (also used as a term of address to your father)) "his father was born in Atlanta"
  • (n) Father, Padre: (`Father' is a term of address for priests in some churches (especially the Roman Catholic Church or the Orthodox Catholic Church); `Padre' is frequently used in the military)
  • (n) father: (a person who holds an important or distinguished position in some organization) "the tennis fathers ruled in her favor"; "the city fathers endorsed the proposal"
  • (n) Father, Father-God, Fatherhood: (God when considered as the first person in the Trinity) "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"
  • (n) forefather, father, sire: (the founder of a family) "keep the faith of our forefathers"
  • (n) founder, beginner, founding_father, father: (a person who founds or establishes some institution) "George Washington is the father of his country"
Fatherhood, Noun
  • (n) Father, Father-God, Fatherhood: (God when considered as the first person in the Trinity) "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father"
  • (n) fatherhood, paternity: (the kinship relation between an offspring and the father)
  • (n) fatherhood: (the status of a religious leader)
  • (n) fatherhood: (the status of a father)
Fatiha, Noun
  • (n) Fatiha, Fatihah: (the first or opening sura of the Quran which is the central prayer of Islam and is used on all special occasions as well as during the five daily prayers)
Fatihah, Noun
  • (n) Fatiha, Fatihah: (the first or opening sura of the Quran which is the central prayer of Islam and is used on all special occasions as well as during the five daily prayers)
Fatima, Noun
  • (n) Fatima, Fatimah: (youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali; revered especially by Shiite Muslims (606-632))
Fatimah, Noun
  • (n) Fatima, Fatimah: (youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali; revered especially by Shiite Muslims (606-632))
Faulkner, Noun
  • (n) Faulkner, William_Faulkner, William_Cuthbert_Faulkner, Falkner, William_Falkner: (United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962))
Faust, Noun
  • (n) Faust, Faustus: (an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge)
Faustian, Adjective
  • (a) Faustian: (pertaining to or resembling or befitting Faust or Faustus especially in insatiably striving for worldly knowledge and power even at the price of spiritual values) "a Faustian pact with the Devil"
Faustus, Noun
  • (n) Faust, Faustus: (an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge)
Fauve, Noun
  • (n) Fauve, fauvist: (a member of a group of French painters who followed fauvism)
Fawkes, Noun
  • (n) Fawkes, Guy_Fawkes: (English conspirator who was executed for his role in a plot to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament (1570-1606))
Fayetteville, Noun
  • (n) Fayetteville: (a town in central West Virginia on the New River)
  • (n) Fayetteville: (a town in south central North Carolina)
  • (n) Fayetteville: (a university town in northwestern Arkansas in the Ozarks)
Fe, Noun
  • (n) iron, Fe, atomic_number_26: (a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood)
Feb, Noun
  • (n) February, Feb: (the month following January and preceding March)
February, Noun
  • (n) February, Feb: (the month following January and preceding March)
Fed, Noun
  • (n) Federal, Fed, federal_official: (any federal law-enforcement officer)
  • (n) Federal_Reserve_System, Federal_Reserve, Fed, FRS: (the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered commercial banks and some trust companies) "the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply"
Federal, Adjective
  • (a) federal: (of or relating to the central government of a federation) "a federal district is one set aside as the seat of the national government"
  • (a) federal: (characterized by or constituting a form of government in which power is divided between one central and several regional authorities) "a federal system like that of the United States"; "federal governments often evolved out of confederations"
  • (s) federal: (national; especially in reference to the government of the United States as distinct from that of its member units) "the Federal Bureau of Investigation"; "federal courts"; "the federal highway program"; "federal property"
  • (s) Union, Federal: (being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the American Civil War) "Union soldiers"; "Federal forces"; "a Federal infantryman"
Federal, Noun
  • (n) Federal, Federal_soldier, Union_soldier: (a member of the Union Army during the American Civil War)
  • (n) Federal, Fed, federal_official: (any federal law-enforcement officer)
Federalist, Noun
  • (n) Federalist: (a member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government)
  • (n) federalist: (an advocate of federalism)
Feldene, Noun
  • (n) piroxicam, Feldene: (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Feldene) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions)
Fellata, Noun
  • (n) Fulani, Fula, Fulah, Fellata, Fulbe: (a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith)
Fengtien, Noun
  • (n) Shenyang, Mukden, Moukden, Fengtien: (a city in northeastern China)
Fennic, Noun
  • (n) Fennic, Finnic, Non-Ugric: (one of two branches of the Finno-Ugric languages; a family of languages including Finnish and Estonian (but not Hungarian))
Fentanyl, Noun
  • (n) Fentanyl, Sublimaze: (trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive; used as a veterinary anesthetic and with other drugs before, during, and after surgery; also used as a nonlethal gas to incapacitate people in hostage situations; also abused as a recreational drug)
Fenusa, Noun
  • (n) Fenusa, genus-Fenusa: (birch leaf miner)
Ferdinand, Noun
  • (n) Ferdinand, King_Ferdinand, Ferdinand_of_Aragon, Ferdinand_V, Ferdinand_the_Catholic: (the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516))
Fermi, Noun
  • (n) femtometer, femtometre, fermi: (a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter)
  • (n) Fermi, Enrico_Fermi: (Italian nuclear physicist (in the United States after 1939) who worked on artificial radioactivity caused by neutron bombardment and who headed the group that in 1942 produced the first controlled nuclear reaction (1901-1954))
Fes, Noun
  • (n) Fez, Fes: (a city in north central Morocco; religious center)
  • (n) iron, Fe, atomic_number_26: (a heavy ductile magnetic metallic element; is silver-white in pure form but readily rusts; used in construction and tools and armament; plays a role in the transport of oxygen by the blood)
Fez, Noun
  • (n) Fez, Fes: (a city in north central Morocco; religious center)
  • (n) fez, tarboosh: (a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown)
Fielding, Noun
  • (n) fielding: ((baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field)
  • (n) Fielding, Henry_Fielding: (English novelist and dramatist (1707-1754))
Fiji, Noun
  • (n) Fiji, Republic_of_Fiji: (an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands)
Fijian, Adjective
  • (a) Fijian: (of or relating to Fiji or its people or language or culture) "the Fijian population"; "Fijian folktales"
Fijian, Noun
  • (n) Fijian: (a native or inhabitant of Fiji)
  • (n) Fijian: (the Oceanic language spoken on Fiji)
Filicales, Noun
  • (n) Filicales, order_Filicales, Polypodiales, order_Polypodiales: (true (leptosporangiate) ferns)
Filicinae, Noun
  • (n) Filicopsida, class_Filicopsida, Filicinae, class_Filicinae: (ferns)
Filicopsida, Noun
  • (n) Filicopsida, class_Filicopsida, Filicinae, class_Filicinae: (ferns)
Filipino, Adjective
  • (a) Filipino, Philippine: (of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs) "the Philippine President"; "our Filipino cook"
Filipino, Noun
  • (n) Filipino: (a native or inhabitant of the Philippines)
  • (n) Philippine, Filipino: (official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages)
FinCEN, Noun
  • (n) Financial_Crimes_Enforcement_Network, FinCEN: (a law enforcement agency of the Treasury Department responsible for establishing and implementing policies to detect money laundering)
Finland, Noun
  • (n) Finland, Republic_of_Finland, Suomi: (republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917)
Finn, Noun
  • (n) Finn: (a native or inhabitant of Finland)
Finnic, Noun
  • (n) Fennic, Finnic, Non-Ugric: (one of two branches of the Finno-Ugric languages; a family of languages including Finnish and Estonian (but not Hungarian))
Finnish, Adjective
  • (a) Finnish: (of or relating to or characteristic of Finland or the people of Finland) "Finnish architecture"
Finnish, Noun
  • (n) Finnish, Suomi: (the official language of Finland; belongs to the Baltic Finnic family of languages)
Finno-Ugrian, Noun
  • (n) Finno-Ugric, Finno-Ugrian: (a family of Uralic languages indigenous to Scandinavia and Hungary and Russia and western Siberia (prior to the Slavic expansion into those regions))
Finno-Ugric, Noun
  • (n) Finno-Ugric, Finno-Ugrian: (a family of Uralic languages indigenous to Scandinavia and Hungary and Russia and western Siberia (prior to the Slavic expansion into those regions))
Firenze, Noun
  • (n) Firenze, Florence: (a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries)
Firth, Noun
  • (n) Firth, _Firth, John_Rupert_Firth: (English linguist who contributed to linguistic semantics and to prosodic phonology and who was noted for his insistence on studying both sound and meaning in context (1890-1960))
  • (n) firth: (a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland))
Fish, Noun
  • (n) fish: (any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills) "the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish"
  • (n) fish: (the flesh of fish used as food) "in Japan most fish is eaten raw"; "after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat"; "they have a chef who specializes in fish"
  • (n) Pisces, Pisces_the_Fishes, Fish: (the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20)
  • (n) Pisces, Fish: ((astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces)
Flagellata, Noun
  • (n) Mastigophora, class_Mastigophora, Flagellata, class_Flagellata: (protozoa having flagella)
Flagstaff, Noun
  • (n) flagpole, flagstaff: (a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised)
  • (n) Flagstaff: (a town in north central Arizona; site of an important observatory)
Flagyl, Noun
  • (n) metronidazole, Flagyl: (antiprotozoal medication (trade name Flagyl) used to treat trichomoniasis and giardiasis)
Flanders, Noun
  • (n) Flanders: (a medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands)
Flaxedil, Noun
  • (n) gallamine, Flaxedil: (neuromuscular blocking agent (trade name Flaxedil) used as a muscle relaxant in the administration of anesthesia)
Fleming, Noun
  • (n) Fleming, Ian_Fleming, Ian_Lancaster_Fleming: (British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964))
  • (n) Fleming, Alexander_Fleming, Sir_Alexander_Fleming: (Scottish bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955))
  • (n) Fleming: (a native of Flanders or a Flemish-speaking Belgian)
Flemish, Adjective
  • (a) Flemish: (of or relating to Flanders or its people or language or culture) "the Flemish population of Belgium"; "Flemish painters"
Flemish, Noun
  • (n) Flemish: (an ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium)
  • (n) Flemish, Flemish_dialect: (one of two official languages of Belgium; closely related to Dutch)
Fletcher, Noun
  • (n) Fletcher, John_Fletcher: (prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625))
Flexeril, Noun
  • (n) cyclobenzaprine, Flexeril: (muscle relaxant (trade name Flexeril) used for muscle spasms or acute injury)
Flint, Noun
  • (n) flint: (a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony)
  • (n) Flint, Flint_River: (a river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River)
  • (n) Flint: (a city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit; automobile manufacturing)
Florence, Noun
  • (n) Firenze, Florence: (a city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian Renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries)
  • (n) Florence: (a town in northeast South Carolina; transportation center)
Florentine, Adjective
  • (a) Florentine: (of or relating to or characteristic of the city of Florence) "Florentine art"
Florentine, Noun
  • (n) Florentine: (a native or resident of Florence, Italy)
Florida, Noun
  • (n) Florida, Sunshine_State, Everglade_State, FL: (a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War)
Fomor, Noun
  • (n) Fomor, Fomorian: (one of a group of Celtic sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature)
Fomorian, Noun
  • (n) Fomor, Fomorian: (one of a group of Celtic sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature)
Fonda, Noun
  • (n) Fonda, Jane_Fonda: (United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937))
  • (n) Fonda, Henry_Fonda: (United States film actor (1905-1982))
Ford, Noun
  • (n) Ford, John_Ford: (United States film maker (1896-1973))
  • (n) Ford, Henry_Ford_II: (grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987))
  • (n) Ford, Edsel_Bryant_Ford: (son of Henry Ford (1893-1943))
  • (n) Ford, Ford_Madox_Ford, Ford_Hermann_Hueffer: (English writer and editor (1873-1939))
  • (n) Ford, Gerald_Ford, _Ford, Gerald_Rudolph_Ford, President_Ford: (38th President of the United States; appointed vice president and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-))
  • (n) Ford, Henry_Ford: (United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947))
  • (n) ford, crossing: (a shallow area in a stream that can be forded)
  • (n) ford, fording: (the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse)
Forester, Noun
  • (n) Forester, _Forester, Cecil_Scott_Forester: (English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966))
  • (n) forester, tree_farmer, arboriculturist: (someone trained in forestry)
Formica, Noun
  • (n) Formica: (any of various plastic laminates containing melamine)
  • (n) Formica, genus_Formica: (type genus of the Formicidae)
Formosa, Noun
  • (n) Taiwan, Formosa: (an island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea)
Formosan, Adjective
  • (a) Taiwanese, Chinese, Formosan: (of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language) "the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh"
Formosan, Noun
  • (n) Formosan: (the Austronesian languages spoken on Formosa)
Fort-Lamy, Noun
  • (n) N'Djamena, Ndjamena, Fort-Lamy, capital_of_Chad: (the capital and largest city of Chad; located in the southwestern on the Shari river)
Fortaz, Noun
  • (n) ceftazidime, Fortaz, Tazicef: (a parenteral cephalosporin (trade names Fortaz and Tazicef) used to treat moderate infections)
Forth, Noun
  • (n) Forth, Forth_River: (a river in southern Scotland that flows eastward to the Firth of Forth)
Fosamax, Noun
  • (n) alendronate, Fosamax: (a tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause)
Fossa, Noun
  • (n) Fossa, genus_Fossa: (monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets)
  • (n) fossa, fossa_cat, Cryptoprocta_ferox: (largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets)
  • (n) pit, fossa: (a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression))
Foster, Noun
  • (n) Foster, Stephen_Foster, Stephen_Collins_Foster: (United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864))
Fourier, Noun
  • (n) Fourier, Jean_Baptiste_Joseph_Fourier, Baron_Jean_Baptiste_Joseph_Fourier: (French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830))
  • (n) Fourier, Charles_Fourier, Francois_Marie_Charles_Fourier: (French sociologist and reformer who hoped to achieve universal harmony by reorganizing society (1772-1837))
Fowler, Noun
  • (n) Fowler, Henry_Watson_Fowler: (English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933))
  • (n) fowler: (someone who hunts wild birds for food)
Fox, Noun
  • (n) dodger, fox, slyboots: (a shifty deceptive person)
  • (n) fox: (alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs)
  • (n) fox: (the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox)
  • (n) Fox, Charles_James_Fox: (English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806))
  • (n) Fox, George_Fox: (English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691))
  • (n) Fox: (a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River)
  • (n) Fox: (the Algonquian language of the Fox)
Fr, Noun
  • (n) francium, Fr, atomic_number_87: (a radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium)
France, Noun
  • (n) France, French_Republic: (a republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe)
  • (n) France, Anatole_France, Jacques_Anatole_Francois_Thibault: (French writer of sophisticated novels and short stories (1844-1924))
Franciscan, Adjective
  • (a) Franciscan: (of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him) "Franciscan monks"
Franciscan, Noun
  • (n) Franciscan, Grey_Friar: (a Roman Catholic friar wearing the grey habit of the Franciscan order)
Francisella, Noun
  • (n) Francisella, genus_Francisella: (a genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occur as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans))
Franco, Noun
  • (n) Franco, Francisco_Franco, El_Caudillo, General_Franco: (Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975))
Francophil, Noun
  • (n) Francophile, Francophil: (an admirer of France and everything French)
Francophile, Noun
  • (n) Francophile, Francophil: (an admirer of France and everything French)
Frank, Noun
  • (n) Frank: (a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century)
  • (n) frank, frankfurter, hotdog, hot_dog, dog, wiener, wienerwurst, weenie: (a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll)
Frankfort, Noun
  • (n) Frankfort, capital_of_Kentucky: (the capital of Kentucky; located in northern Kentucky)
  • (n) Frankfurt_on_the_Main, Frankfurt, Frankfort: (a German city; an industrial and commercial and financial center)
Frankfurt, Noun
  • (n) Frankfurt_on_the_Main, Frankfurt, Frankfort: (a German city; an industrial and commercial and financial center)
Franklin, Noun
  • (n) Franklin, John_Hope_Franklin: (United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915))
  • (n) Franklin, Benjamin_Franklin: (printer whose success as an author led him to take up politics; he helped draw up the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution; he played a major role in the American Revolution and negotiated French support for the colonists; as a scientist he is remembered particularly for his research in electricity (1706-1790))
  • (n) franklin: (a landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth)
Frau, Noun
  • (n) Frau: (a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman)
Frederick, Noun
  • (n) Frederick: (a town in northern Maryland to the west of Baltimore)
Freemason, Noun
  • (n) Freemason, Mason: (a member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love)
Freemasonry, Noun
  • (n) freemasonry: (a natural or instinctive fellowship between people of similar interests) "he enjoyed the freemasonry of the Press"
  • (n) Freemasonry, Masonry: (Freemasons collectively)
Fremontia, Noun
  • (n) Fremontodendron, genus_Fremontodendron, Fremontia, genus_Fremontia: (flannelbush)
Fremontodendron, Noun
  • (n) Fremontodendron, genus_Fremontodendron, Fremontia, genus_Fremontia: (flannelbush)
French, Adjective
  • (a) French, Gallic: (of or pertaining to France or the people of France) "French cooking"; "a Gallic shrug"
French, Noun
  • (n) French: (the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France)
  • (n) French, French_people: (the people of France)
  • (n) French, Daniel_Chester_French: (United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931))
French, Verb
  • (v) French: (cut (e.g, beans) lengthwise in preparation for cooking) "French the potatoes"
Frenchman, Noun
  • (n) Frenchman, Frenchwoman, French_person: (a person of French nationality)
Frenchwoman, Noun
  • (n) Frenchman, Frenchwoman, French_person: (a person of French nationality)
Freon, Noun
  • (n) Freon: (any one or more chlorofluorocarbons (or related compounds) that are used as an aerosol propellant, organic solvent, or refrigerant)
Fresno, Noun
  • (n) Fresno: (a city in south central California in the San Joaquin Valley; center of an important agricultural area and gateway to the Sierra Nevada Mountains)
Freud, Noun
  • (n) Freud, Sigmund_Freud: (Austrian neurologist who originated psychoanalysis (1856-1939))
Frey, Noun
  • (n) Frey, Freyr: ((Norse mythology) god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir)
Freya, Noun
  • (n) Freya, Freyja: ((Norse mythology) goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey)
Freyja, Noun
  • (n) Freya, Freyja: ((Norse mythology) goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey)
Freyr, Noun
  • (n) Frey, Freyr: ((Norse mythology) god of earth's fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir)
Fri, Noun
  • (n) Friday, Fri: (the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day)
Friday, Noun
  • (n) Friday, Fri: (the sixth day of the week; the fifth working day)
Friedman, Noun
  • (n) Friedman, Milton_Friedman: (United States economist noted as a proponent of monetarism and for his opposition to government intervention in the economy (born in 1912))
Friend, Noun
  • (n) acquaintance, friend: (a person with whom you are acquainted) "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family"
  • (n) ally, friend: (an associate who provides cooperation or assistance) "he's a good ally in fight"
  • (n) friend: (a person you know well and regard with affection and trust) "he was my best friend at the university"
  • (n) Friend, Quaker: (a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers))
  • (n) supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend: (a person who backs a politician or a team etc.) "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
Friesian, Noun
  • (n) Friesian, Holstein, Holstein-Friesian: (a breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland)
Frigg, Noun
  • (n) Frigg, Frigga: ((Norse mythology) goddess of the heavens and married love; wife of Odin)
Frigga, Noun
  • (n) Frigg, Frigga: ((Norse mythology) goddess of the heavens and married love; wife of Odin)
Frisbee, Noun
  • (n) Frisbee: (a light, plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; propelled with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition)
Friuli, Noun
  • (n) Friulian, Friuli: (a Rhaeto-Romance dialect spoken in northeastern Italy)
Friulian, Noun
  • (n) Friulian, Friuli: (a Rhaeto-Romance dialect spoken in northeastern Italy)
Frost, Noun
  • (n) freeze, frost: (weather cold enough to cause freezing)
  • (n) frost, hoar, hoarfrost, rime: (ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside))
  • (n) frost, icing: (the formation of frost or ice on a surface)
  • (n) Frost, Robert_Frost, Robert_Lee_Frost: (United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963))
Frunze, Noun
  • (n) Bishkek, Biskek, Frunze, capital_of_Kyrgyzstan: (the capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991))
Fry, Noun
  • (n) child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small_fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling: (a young person of either sex) "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
  • (n) Fry, Roger_Fry, Roger_Eliot_Fry: (English painter and art critic (1866-1934))
  • (n) Fry, Christopher_Fry: (English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907))
Frye, Noun
  • (n) Frye, Northrop_Frye, Herman_Northrop_Frye: (Canadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and symbolism (1912-1991))
Fuji-san, Noun
  • (n) Fuji, Mount_Fuji, Fujiyama, Fujinoyama, Fuji-san: (an extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages)
Fuji, Noun
  • (n) fuji, fuji_cherry, Prunus_incisa: (shrubby Japanese cherry tree having pale pink blossoms)
  • (n) Fuji, Mount_Fuji, Fujiyama, Fujinoyama, Fuji-san: (an extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages)
Fujinoyama, Noun
  • (n) Fuji, Mount_Fuji, Fujiyama, Fujinoyama, Fuji-san: (an extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages)
Fujiyama, Noun
  • (n) Fuji, Mount_Fuji, Fujiyama, Fujinoyama, Fuji-san: (an extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages)
Fukien, Noun
  • (n) Min, Min_dialect, Fukien, Fukkianese, Hokkianese, Amoy, Taiwanese: (any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province)
Fukkianese, Noun
  • (n) Min, Min_dialect, Fukien, Fukkianese, Hokkianese, Amoy, Taiwanese: (any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province)
Ful, Noun
  • (n) Fula, Ful, Fulani, Peul: (a family of languages of the Fulani of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages)
Fula, Noun
  • (n) Fula, Ful, Fulani, Peul: (a family of languages of the Fulani of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages)
  • (n) Fulani, Fula, Fulah, Fellata, Fulbe: (a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith)
Fulah, Noun
  • (n) Fulani, Fula, Fulah, Fellata, Fulbe: (a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith)
Fulani, Noun
  • (n) Fula, Ful, Fulani, Peul: (a family of languages of the Fulani of West Africa and used as a lingua franca in the sub-Saharan regions from Senegal to Chad; the best known of the West African languages)
  • (n) Fulani, Fula, Fulah, Fellata, Fulbe: (a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith)
Fulbe, Noun
  • (n) Fulani, Fula, Fulah, Fellata, Fulbe: (a member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith)
Fulbright, Noun
  • (n) Fulbright, William_Fulbright, James_William_Fulbright: (United States senator who is remembered for his creation of grants that fund exchange programs of teachers and students between the United States and other countries (1905-1995))
Fuller, Noun
  • (n) Fuller, _Fuller, Melville_Weston_Fuller: (United States jurist and chief justice of the United States Supreme Court (1833-1910))
  • (n) Fuller, Buckminster_Fuller, _Buckminster_Fuller, Richard_Buckminster_Fuller: (United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983))
  • (n) fuller: (a workman who fulls (cleans and thickens) freshly woven cloth for a living)
Fulton, Noun
  • (n) Fulton, Robert_Fulton: (American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815))
Fulvicin, Noun
  • (n) griseofulvin, Fulvicin: (a kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium)
Fungi, Noun
  • (n) Fungi, kingdom_Fungi, fungus_kingdom: (the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants)
  • (n) fungus: (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)
Funk, Noun
  • (n) funk, blue_funk: (a state of nervous depression) "he was in a funk"
  • (n) Funk, Casimir_Funk: (United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved (1884-1967))
  • (n) funk: (an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar)
Funka, Noun
  • (n) Hosta, genus_Hosta, Funka, genus_Funka: (robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae)
Funkaceae, Noun
  • (n) Hostaceae, family_Hostaceae, Funkaceae, family_Funkaceae: (one of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta)
Fury, Noun
  • (n) craze, delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria: (state of violent mental agitation)
  • (n) ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildness: (the property of being wild or turbulent) "the storm's violence"
  • (n) fury, rage, madness: (a feeling of intense anger) "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage"
  • (n) Fury, Eumenides, Erinyes: ((classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals)
Fusanus, Noun
  • (n) Eucarya, genus_Eucarya, Fusanus, genus_Fusanus: (quandong trees)
fMRI, Noun
  • (n) functional_magnetic_resonance_imaging, fMRI: (a form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain)
fab, Adjective
  • (s) fabulous, fab: (extremely pleasing) "a fabulous vacation"
fable, Noun
  • (n) fable, parable, allegory, apologue: (a short moral story (often with animal characters))
  • (n) fabrication, fiction, fable: (a deliberately false or improbable account)
  • (n) legend, fable: (a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events)
fabled, Adjective
  • (s) fabled, legendary: (celebrated in fable or legend) "the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox"; "legendary exploits of Jesse James"
fabric, Noun
  • (n) fabric, cloth, material, textile: (artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers) "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
  • (n) framework, fabric: (the underlying structure) "providing a factual framework for future research"; "it is part of the fabric of society"
fabricate, Verb
  • (v) fabricate, manufacture, cook_up, make_up, invent: (make up something artificial or untrue)
  • (v) manufacture, fabricate, construct: (put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; He manufactured a popular cereal") "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"
fabricated, Adjective
  • (s) fabricated, fancied, fictional, fictitious: (formed or conceived by the imagination) "a fabricated excuse for his absence"; "a fancied wrong"; "a fictional character"
fabrication, Noun
  • (n) fabrication, fiction, fable: (a deliberately false or improbable account)
  • (n) fabrication, fictionalization, fictionalisation: (writing in a fictional form)
  • (n) fabrication, manufacture, manufacturing: (the act of making something (a product) from raw materials) "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the manufacture of explosives"; "manufacturing is vital to Great Britain"
  • (n) fabrication, assembly: (the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery))
  • (n) lying, prevarication, fabrication: (the deliberate act of deviating from the truth)
fabricator, Noun
  • (n) storyteller, fibber, fabricator: (someone who tells lies)
fabulous, Adjective
  • (s) fabulous, fab: (extremely pleasing) "a fabulous vacation"
  • (s) fabulous, mythic, mythical, mythologic, mythological: (based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity) "mythical centaurs"; "the fabulous unicorn"
  • (s) fabulous: (barely credible) "the fabulous endurance of a marathon runner"
facade, Noun
  • (n) facade, frontage, frontal: (the face or front of a building)
  • (n) facade, window_dressing: (a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant)
face-lift, Verb
  • (v) face-lift, lift: (perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face)
face-off, Noun
  • (n) confrontation, encounter, showdown, face-off: (a hostile disagreement face-to-face)
  • (n) face-off: ((ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players)
face, Noun
  • (n) boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek: (impudent aggressiveness) "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty"
  • (n) expression, look, aspect, facial_expression, face: (the feelings expressed on a person's face) "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"
  • (n) face, human_face: (the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear) "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"
  • (n) face: (the general outward appearance of something) "the face of the city is changing"
  • (n) face: (the striking or working surface of an implement)
  • (n) face: (a part of a person that is used to refer to a person) "he looked out at a roomful of faces"; "when he returned to work he met many new faces"
  • (n) face: (the part of an animal corresponding to the human face)
  • (n) face: (the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object)) "he dealt the cards face down"
  • (n) face: (status in the eyes of others) "he lost face"
  • (n) face: (a vertical surface of a building or cliff)
  • (n) font, fount, typeface, face, case: (a specific size and style of type within a type family)
  • (n) grimace, face: (a contorted facial expression) "she made a grimace at the prospect"
  • (n) side, face: (a surface forming part of the outside of an object) "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf"
face, Verb
  • (v) confront, face: (oppose, as in hostility or a competition) "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other"
  • (v) confront, face_up, face: (deal with (something unpleasant) head on) "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"
  • (v) confront, face, present: (present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize) "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us"
  • (v) face: (be opposite) "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other"
  • (v) face: (turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction) "Turn and face your partner now"
  • (v) face: (turn so as to expose the face) "face a playing card"
  • (v) face: (line the edge (of a garment) with a different material) "face the lapels of the jacket"
  • (v) face: (cover the front or surface of) "The building was faced with beautiful stones"
  • (v) front, look, face: (be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to) "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"
faced, Adjective
  • (a) faced: (having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination) "a neatly faced terrace"
faceless, Adjective
  • (a) faceless: (without a face or identity) "a faceless apparition"; "the faceless accusers of the police state"
facelift, Noun
  • (n) face_lift, facelift, lift, face_lifting, cosmetic_surgery, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty, nip_and_tuck: (plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised) "some actresses have more than one face lift"
  • (n) face_lift, facelift, face_lifting: (a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes) "give your home a facelift"; "more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction"
faceplate, Noun
  • (n) faceplate: (a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component))
facet, Noun
  • (n) aspect, facet: (a distinct feature or element in a problem) "he studied every facet of the question"
  • (n) facet: (a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone))
faceted, Adjective
  • (a) faceted: (having facets) "a faceted diamond"
facetious, Adjective
  • (s) bantering, facetious, tongue-in-cheek: (cleverly amusing in tone) "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice"
facia, Noun
  • (n) fascia, facia: (a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc)
facial, Adjective
  • (a) facial: (of or concerning the face) "a facial massage"; "facial hair"; "facial expression"
  • (a) facial: (of or pertaining to the outside surface of an object)
facial, Noun
  • (n) facial, facial_nerve, nervus_facialis, seventh_cranial_nerve: (cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles)
  • (n) facial: (care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams)
facile, Adjective
  • (s) eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken: (expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively) "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech"
  • (s) facile: (arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth) "too facile a solution for so complex a problem"
  • (s) facile: (performing adroitly and without effort) "a facile hand"
facilitate, Verb
  • (v) facilitate, ease, alleviate: (make easier) "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"
  • (v) facilitate: (increase the likelihood of (a response)) "The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse"
  • (v) help, facilitate: (be of use) "This will help to prevent accidents"
facilitation, Noun
  • (n) facilitation: (the condition of being made easy (or easier)) "social facilitation is an adaptive condition"
  • (n) facilitation: ((neurophysiology) phenomenon that occurs when two or more neural impulses that alone are not enough to trigger a response in a neuron combine to trigger an action potential)
  • (n) facilitation: (act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something)
facility, Noun
  • (n) adeptness, adroitness, deftness, facility, quickness: (skillful performance or ability without difficulty) "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer"
  • (n) facility, installation: (a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry) "the assembly plant is an enormous facility"
  • (n) facility, readiness: (a natural effortlessness) "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen"
  • (n) facility: (something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service) "catering facilities"; "toilet facilities"; "educational facilities"
  • (n) facility: (a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you) "a cell phone with internet facility"
facing, Noun
  • (n) facing: (a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening)
  • (n) facing, veneer: (an ornamental coating to a building)
  • (n) facing, cladding: (a protective covering that protects the outside of a building)
  • (n) lining, facing: (providing something with a surface of a different material)
facsimile, Noun
  • (n) facsimile, autotype: (an exact copy or reproduction)
  • (n) facsimile, facsimile_machine, fax: (duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio)
facsimile, Verb
  • (v) fax, telefax, facsimile: (send something via a facsimile machine) "Can you fax me the report right away?"
fact-finding, Adjective
  • (s) fact-finding, investigative, investigatory: (designed to find information or ascertain facts) "a fact-finding committee"; "investigative reporting"
fact, Noun
  • (n) fact: (a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred) "first you must collect all the facts of the case"
  • (n) fact: (a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened) "he supported his argument with an impressive array of facts"
  • (n) fact: (an event known to have happened or something known to have existed) "your fears have no basis in fact"; "how much of the story is fact and how much fiction is hard to tell"
  • (n) fact: (a concept whose truth can be proved) "scientific hypotheses are not facts"
faction, Noun
  • (n) cabal, faction, junto, camarilla: (a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue)
  • (n) faction, sect: (a dissenting clique)
factious, Adjective
  • (s) dissentious, divisive, factious: (dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion))
factor, Noun
  • (n) agent, factor, broker: (a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission)
  • (n) component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient: (an abstract part of something) "jealousy was a component of his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an effective ingredient of a speech"
  • (n) divisor, factor: (one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer) "what are the 4 factors of 6?"
  • (n) factor: (anything that contributes causally to a result) "a number of factors determined the outcome"
  • (n) factor: (any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together)
  • (n) factor: (an independent variable in statistics)
  • (n) gene, cistron, factor: ((genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity) "genes were formerly called factors"
factor, Verb
  • (v) factor, factor_in, factor_out: (resolve into factors) "a quantum computer can factor the number 15"
  • (v) factor: (be a contributing factor) "make things factor into a company's profitability"
  • (v) factor, factor_in, factor_out: (consider as relevant when making a decision) "You must factor in the recent developments"
factoring, Noun
  • (n) factorization, factorisation, factoring: ((mathematics) the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entity)
factorisation, Noun
  • (n) factorization, factorisation, factoring: ((mathematics) the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entity)
factorise, Verb
  • (v) factorize, factorise: (resolve (a polynomial) into factors)
factorization, Noun
  • (n) factorization, factorisation, factoring: ((mathematics) the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entity)
factorize, Verb
  • (v) factorize, factorise: (resolve (a polynomial) into factors)
factory-made, Adjective
  • (a) factory-made: (produced in quantity at a factory)
factory, Noun
  • (n) factory, mill, manufacturing_plant, manufactory: (a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing)
factual, Adjective
  • (s) actual, factual: (existing in act or fact) "rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced"
  • (a) factual: (of or relating to or characterized by facts) "factual considerations"
factuality, Noun
  • (n) factuality, factualness: (the quality of being actual or based on fact) "the realm of factuality must be distinguished from the realm of imagination"
factualness, Noun
  • (n) factuality, factualness: (the quality of being actual or based on fact) "the realm of factuality must be distinguished from the realm of imagination"
facultative, Adjective
  • (a) facultative: (of or relating to the mental faculties)
  • (a) facultative: (able to exist under more than one set of conditions) "a facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprophyte"
  • (s) facultative: (granting a privilege or permission or power to do or not do something) "a facultative enactment"
  • (s) facultative: (not compulsory) "facultative courses in the sciences"
faculty, Noun
  • (n) faculty, mental_faculty, module: (one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind)
  • (n) staff, faculty: (the body of teachers and administrators at a school) "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university"
fad, Noun
  • (n) fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage: (an interest followed with exaggerated zeal) "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"
faddish, Adjective
  • (s) faddish, faddy: (intensely fashionable for a short time)
faddy, Adjective
  • (s) faddish, faddy: (intensely fashionable for a short time)
fade, Noun
  • (n) fade, disappearance: (gradually ceasing to be visible)
  • (n) slice, fade, slicing: (a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer) "he took lessons to cure his slicing"
fade, Verb
  • (v) evanesce, fade, blow_over, pass_off, fleet, pass: (disappear gradually) "The pain eventually passed off"
  • (v) fade, melt: (become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly) "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk"
  • (v) fade, wither: (lose freshness, vigor, or vitality) "Her bloom was fading"
  • (v) languish, fade: (become feeble) "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon"
faded, Adjective
  • (s) attenuate, attenuated, faded, weakened: (reduced in strength) "the faded tones of an old recording"
  • (s) bleached, faded, washed-out, washy: (having lost freshness or brilliance of color) "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"
fadeout, Noun
  • (n) fadeout: (a gradual temporary loss of a transmitted signal due to electrical disturbances)
  • (n) receding, fadeout: (a slow or gradual disappearance)
fading, Noun
  • (n) attenuation, fading: (weakening in force or intensity) "attenuation in the volume of the sound"
faecal, Adjective
  • (a) faecal, fecal: (of or relating to feces) "fecal matter"
faecalith, Noun
  • (n) coprolith, fecalith, faecalith, stercolith: (a hard mass of fecal matter)
faeces, Noun
  • (n) fecal_matter, faecal_matter, feces, faeces, BM, stool, ordure, dejection: (solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels)
faerie, Noun
  • (n) fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite: (a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers)
  • (n) fairyland, faerie, faery: (the enchanted realm of fairies)
faery, Noun
  • (n) fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite: (a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers)
  • (n) fairyland, faerie, faery: (the enchanted realm of fairies)
fag, Noun
  • (n) cigarette, cigaret, coffin_nail, butt, fag: (finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking)
  • (n) fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf: (offensive term for an openly homosexual man)
fag, Verb
  • (v) fag: (act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools)
  • (v) labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil: (work hard) "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
  • (v) tire, wear_upon, tire_out, wear, weary, jade, wear_out, outwear, wear_down, fag_out, fag, fatigue: (exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress) "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
fagged, Adjective
  • (s) exhausted, dog-tired, fagged, fatigued, played_out, spent, washed-out, worn-out, worn_out: (drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted) "the day's shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle"; "you look worn out"
faggot, Noun
  • (n) fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf: (offensive term for an openly homosexual man)
  • (n) fagot, faggot: (a bundle of sticks and branches bound together)
faggot, Verb
  • (v) faggot, fagot: (ornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch) "He fagotted the blouse for his wife"
  • (v) faggot, fagot: (fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them)
  • (v) faggot, fagot, faggot_up: (bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot) "faggot up the sticks"
faggoting, Noun
  • (n) fagoting, faggoting: (embroidery in which groups of parallel threads are tied together with fagot stitches)
fagot, Noun
  • (n) fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf: (offensive term for an openly homosexual man)
  • (n) fagot, faggot: (a bundle of sticks and branches bound together)
fagot, Verb
  • (v) faggot, fagot: (ornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch) "He fagotted the blouse for his wife"
  • (v) faggot, fagot: (fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them)
  • (v) faggot, fagot, faggot_up: (bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot) "faggot up the sticks"
fagoting, Noun
  • (n) fagoting, faggoting: (embroidery in which groups of parallel threads are tied together with fagot stitches)
fail, Verb
  • (v) fail, neglect: (fail to do something; leave something undone) "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account"
  • (v) fail, go_wrong, miscarry: (be unsuccessful) "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
  • (v) fail, betray: (disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake) "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis"
  • (v) fail, go_bad, give_way, die, give_out, conk_out, go, break, break_down: (stop operating or functioning) "The engine finally went"; "The car died on the road"; "The bus we travelled in broke down on the way to town"; "The coffee maker broke"; "The engine failed on the way to town"; "her eyesight went after the accident"
  • (v) fail: (be unable) "I fail to understand your motives"
  • (v) fail: (judge unacceptable) "The teacher failed six students"
  • (v) fail, flunk, bomb, flush_it: (fail to get a passing grade) "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?"
  • (v) fail: (fall short in what is expected) "She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law"; "We must not fail his obligation to the victims of the Holocaust"
  • (v) fail: (become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close) "The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor"; "A number of banks failed that year"
  • (v) fail, run_out, give_out: (prove insufficient) "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought"
  • (v) fail: (get worse) "Her health is declining"
failing, Adjective
  • (s) failing: (below acceptable in performance) "received failing grades"
failing, Noun
  • (n) failing, weakness: (a flaw or weak point) "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"
  • (n) failing, flunk: (failure to reach a minimum required performance) "his failing the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks on his report"
failure, Noun
  • (n) bankruptcy, failure: (inability to discharge all your debts as they come due) "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"
  • (n) failure: (an act that fails) "his failure to pass the test"
  • (n) failure: (an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose) "the surprise party was a complete failure"
  • (n) failure: (lack of success) "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure"
  • (n) failure, loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful_person: (a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently)
  • (n) failure: (an unexpected omission) "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"
  • (n) failure: (loss of ability to function normally) "kidney failure"
fain, Adjective
  • (s) disposed, fain, inclined, prepared: (having made preparations) "prepared to take risks"
faineance, Noun
  • (n) faineance, idleness: (the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work)
faineant, Adjective
  • (s) faineant, indolent, lazy, otiose, slothful, work-shy: (disinclined to work or exertion) "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy"
faint-hearted, Adjective
  • (s) faint, fainthearted, timid, faint-hearted: (lacking conviction or boldness or courage) "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"
faint, Adjective
  • (s) dim, faint, shadowy, vague, wispy: (lacking clarity or distinctness) "a dim figure in the distance"; "only a faint recollection"; "shadowy figures in the gloom"; "saw a vague outline of a building through the fog"; "a few wispy memories of childhood"
  • (s) faint, weak: (deficient in magnitude; barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc) "a faint outline"; "the wan sun cast faint shadows"; "the faint light of a distant candle"; "weak colors"; "a faint hissing sound"; "a faint aroma"; "a weak pulse"
  • (s) faint, feeble: (lacking strength or vigor) "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice"
  • (s) faint, light, swooning, light-headed, lightheaded: (weak and likely to lose consciousness) "suddenly felt faint from the pain"; "was sick and faint from hunger"; "felt light in the head"; "a swooning fit"; "light-headed with wine"; "light-headed from lack of sleep"
  • (s) faint: (indistinctly understood or felt or perceived) "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"; "haven't the faintest idea"
  • (s) faint, fainthearted, timid, faint-hearted: (lacking conviction or boldness or courage) "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"
faint, Noun
  • (n) faint, swoon, syncope, deliquium: (a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain)
faint, Verb
  • (v) faint, conk, swoon, pass_out: (pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain)
fainthearted, Adjective
  • (s) faint, fainthearted, timid, faint-hearted: (lacking conviction or boldness or courage) "faint heart ne'er won fair lady"
faintheartedness, Noun
  • (n) faintheartedness, faintness: (the trait of lacking boldness and courage) "faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose"
faintness, Noun
  • (n) dimness, faintness: (the quality of being dim or lacking contrast)
  • (n) faintheartedness, faintness: (the trait of lacking boldness and courage) "faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose"
  • (n) faintness: (a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon)
  • (n) faintness: (the property of being without strength) "the faintness or potency of the feeling"
  • (n) faintness: (barely audible)
fair-haired, Adjective
  • (s) blue-eyed, fair-haired, white-haired: (favorite) "the fair-haired boy of the literary set"
fair-mindedness, Noun
  • (n) fairness, fair-mindedness, candor, candour: (ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty)
fair, Adjective
  • (s) average, fair, mediocre, middling: (lacking exceptional quality or ability) "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"
  • (s) bonny, bonnie, comely, fair, sightly: (very pleasing to the eye) "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"
  • (s) clean, fair: ((of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections) "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript"
  • (a) fair, just: (free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules) "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"
  • (a) fair: ((of a baseball) hit between the foul lines) "he hit a fair ball over the third base bag"
  • (s) fair, fairish, reasonable: (not excessive or extreme) "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"
  • (s) fair: (attractively feminine) "the fair sex"
  • (s) fair: (free of clouds or rain) "today will be fair and warm"
  • (s) fair, fairish: ((used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; ) "a fair complexion"
  • (s) honest, fair: (gained or earned without cheating or stealing) "an honest wage"; "an fair penny"
fair, Noun
  • (n) bazaar, fair: (a sale of miscellany; often for charity) "the church bazaar"
  • (n) carnival, fair, funfair: (a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.)
  • (n) fair: (gathering of producers to promote business) "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair"
  • (n) fair: (a competitive exhibition of farm products) "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair"
fair, Verb
  • (v) fair: (join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly)
fairer, Adjective
  • (s) average, fair, mediocre, middling: (lacking exceptional quality or ability) "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"
  • (s) bonny, bonnie, comely, fair, sightly: (very pleasing to the eye) "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"
  • (s) clean, fair: ((of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections) "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript"
  • (a) fair, just: (free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules) "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"
  • (a) fair: ((of a baseball) hit between the foul lines) "he hit a fair ball over the third base bag"
  • (s) fair, fairish, reasonable: (not excessive or extreme) "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"
  • (s) fair: (attractively feminine) "the fair sex"
  • (s) fair: (free of clouds or rain) "today will be fair and warm"
  • (s) fair, fairish: ((used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; ) "a fair complexion"
  • (s) honest, fair: (gained or earned without cheating or stealing) "an honest wage"; "an fair penny"
fairest, Adjective
  • (s) average, fair, mediocre, middling: (lacking exceptional quality or ability) "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"
  • (s) bonny, bonnie, comely, fair, sightly: (very pleasing to the eye) "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"
  • (s) clean, fair: ((of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections) "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript"
  • (a) fair, just: (free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; conforming with established standards or rules) "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"
  • (a) fair: ((of a baseball) hit between the foul lines) "he hit a fair ball over the third base bag"
  • (s) fair, fairish, reasonable: (not excessive or extreme) "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"
  • (s) fair: (attractively feminine) "the fair sex"
  • (s) fair: (free of clouds or rain) "today will be fair and warm"
  • (s) fair, fairish: ((used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; ) "a fair complexion"
  • (s) honest, fair: (gained or earned without cheating or stealing) "an honest wage"; "an fair penny"
fairish, Adjective
  • (s) fair, fairish, reasonable: (not excessive or extreme) "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"
  • (s) fair, fairish: ((used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; ) "a fair complexion"
fairness, Noun
  • (n) comeliness, fairness, loveliness, beauteousness: (the quality of being good looking and attractive)
  • (n) fairness, equity: (conformity with rules or standards) "the judge recognized the fairness of my claim"
  • (n) fairness, fair-mindedness, candor, candour: (ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty)
  • (n) paleness, blondness, fairness: (the property of having a naturally light complexion)
fairway, Noun
  • (n) fairway: (the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short)
  • (n) fairway: (the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters)
  • (n) fairway: (a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement)
fairy-slipper, Noun
  • (n) calypso, fairy-slipper, Calypso_bulbosa: (rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf)
fairy, Noun
  • (n) fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf: (offensive term for an openly homosexual man)
  • (n) fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite: (a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers)
fairyland, Noun
  • (n) fairyland, faerie, faery: (the enchanted realm of fairies)
  • (n) fantasy_world, phantasy_world, fairyland: (something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality))
fairytale, Noun
  • (n) fairytale, fairy_tale, fairy_story: (a story about fairies; told to amuse children)
  • (n) fairytale, fairy_tale, fairy_story, cock-and-bull_story, song_and_dance: (an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse)
faith, Noun
  • (n) faith, trust: (complete confidence in a person or plan etc) "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"
  • (n) faith: (loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person) "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors"
  • (n) religion, faith, religious_belief: (a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny) "he lost his faith but not his morality"
  • (n) religion, faith, organized_religion: (an institution to express belief in a divine power) "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him"
faithful, Adjective
  • (s) close, faithful: (marked by fidelity to an original) "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts"
  • (a) faithful: (steadfast in affection or allegiance) "years of faithful service"; "faithful employees"; "we do not doubt that England has a faithful patriot in the Lord Chancellor"
  • (a) faithful: (not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend) "he remained faithful to his wife"
faithful, Noun
  • (n) congregation, fold, faithful: (a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church)
  • (n) faithful: (any loyal and steadfast following)
faithfulness, Noun
  • (n) fidelity, faithfulness: (the quality of being faithful)
faithless, Adjective
  • (s) faithless, traitorous, unfaithful, treasonable, treasonous: (having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor) "the faithless Benedict Arnold"; "a lying traitorous insurrectionist"
faithlessness, Noun
  • (n) faithlessness, falseness, fickleness, inconstancy: (unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous)
fake, Adjective
  • (s) bogus, fake, phony, phoney, bastard: (fraudulent; having a misleading appearance)
  • (s) fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated: (not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; it's real synthetic fur") "it isn't fake anything"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"
fake, Noun
  • (n) fake, sham, postiche: (something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be)
  • (n) imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role_player: (a person who makes deceitful pretenses)
  • (n) juke, fake: ((football) a deceptive move made by a football player)
fake, Verb
  • (v) forge, fake, counterfeit: (make a copy of with the intent to deceive) "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"
  • (v) fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent: (tamper, with the purpose of deception) "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"
  • (v) talk_through_one's_hat, bullshit, bull, fake: (speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths) "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it"
fakeer, Noun
  • (n) fakir, fakeer, faqir, faquir: (a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man)
faker, Noun
  • (n) imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role_player: (a person who makes deceitful pretenses)
fakir, Noun
  • (n) fakir, fakeer, faqir, faquir: (a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man)
falafel, Noun
  • (n) falafel, felafel: (small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seeds)
falanga, Noun
  • (n) bastinado, falanga: (a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels)
falangist, Noun
  • (n) falangist, phalangist: (a Spanish member of General Franco's political party)
falcate, Adjective
  • (s) falcate, falciform, sickle-shaped: (curved like a sickle) "a falcate leaf"; "falcate claws"; "the falcate moon"
falciform, Adjective
  • (s) falcate, falciform, sickle-shaped: (curved like a sickle) "a falcate leaf"; "falcate claws"; "the falcate moon"
falcon-gentil, Noun
  • (n) falcon-gentle, falcon-gentil: (female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon)
falcon-gentle, Noun
  • (n) falcon-gentle, falcon-gentil: (female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon)
falcon, Noun
  • (n) falcon: (diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight)
falcon, Verb
  • (v) falcon: (hunt with falcons) "The tribes like to falcon in the desert"
falconer, Noun
  • (n) falconer, hawker: (a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry)
falderol, Noun
  • (n) folderal, falderol, frill, gimcrackery, gimcrack, nonsense, trumpery: (ornamental objects of no great value)
fall-blooming, Adjective
  • (s) autumn-flowering, autumn-blooming, fall-flowering, fall-blooming, late-flowering, late-blooming: (of plants that bloom during the autumn)
fall-board, Noun
  • (n) fallboard, fall-board: (the hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played)
fall-flowering, Adjective
  • (s) autumn-flowering, autumn-blooming, fall-flowering, fall-blooming, late-flowering, late-blooming: (of plants that bloom during the autumn)
fall, Verb
  • (v) accrue, fall: (come into the possession of) "The house accrued to the oldest son"
  • (v) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall: (decrease in size, extent, or range) "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
  • (v) descend, fall, go_down, come_down: (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way) "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
  • (v) fall: (descend in free fall under the influence of gravity) "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"
  • (v) fall: (pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind) "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"
  • (v) fall, come: (come under, be classified or included) "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"
  • (v) fall: (suffer defeat, failure, or ruin) "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside"
  • (v) fall: (die, as in battle or in a hunt) "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead"
  • (v) fall, shine, strike: (touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly) "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears"
  • (v) fall: (be captured) "The cities fell to the enemy"
  • (v) fall: (occur at a specified time or place) "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable"
  • (v) fall: (yield to temptation or sin) "Adam and Eve fell"
  • (v) fall: (lose office or power) "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"
  • (v) fall: (to be given by assignment or distribution) "The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team"; "The onus fell on us"; "The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student"
  • (v) fall: (move in a specified direction) "The line of men fall forward"
  • (v) fall: (be due) "payments fall on the 1st of the month"
  • (v) fall: (lose one's chastity) "a fallen woman"
  • (v) fall: (to be given by right or inheritance) "The estate fell to the oldest daughter"
  • (v) fall, light: (fall to somebody by assignment or lot) "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
  • (v) fall, return, pass, devolve: (be inherited by) "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
  • (v) fall: (slope downward) "The hills around here fall towards the ocean"
  • (v) fall, fall_down: (lose an upright position suddenly) "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead"
  • (v) fall: (drop oneself to a lower or less erect position) "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees"
  • (v) fall: (assume a disappointed or sad expression) "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell"
  • (v) fall: (be cast down) "his eyes fell"
  • (v) fall: (come out; issue) "silly phrases fell from her mouth"
  • (v) fall: (be born, used chiefly of lambs) "The lambs fell in the afternoon"
  • (v) fall: (begin vigorously) "The prisoners fell to work right away"
  • (v) fall: (go as if by falling) "Grief fell from our hearts"
  • (v) fall, descend, settle: (come as if by falling) "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
  • (v) hang, fall, flow: (fall or flow in a certain way) "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"
  • (v) precipitate, come_down, fall: (fall from clouds) "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
fallacious, Adjective
  • (s) deceitful, fallacious, fraudulent: (intended to deceive) "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge"; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"
  • (s) fallacious, unsound: (containing or based on a fallacy) "fallacious reasoning"; "an unsound argument"
  • (s) fallacious: (based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information) "fallacious hope"
fallacy, Noun
  • (n) fallacy, false_belief: (a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning)
fallal, Noun
  • (n) bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, fallal, trinket: (cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing)
fallback, Noun
  • (n) disengagement, fallback, pullout: (to break off a military action with an enemy)
fallboard, Noun
  • (n) fallboard, fall-board: (the hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played)
fallen, Adjective
  • (s) fallen: (having dropped by the force of gravity) "fallen leaves covered the forest floor"; "sat on a fallen tree trunk"
  • (s) fallen: (having fallen in or collapsed) "a fallen building"
  • (s) fallen: (having lost your chastity) "a fallen woman"
  • (s) fallen: (killed in battle) "to honor fallen soldiers"
faller, Noun
  • (n) faller: (a person who falls) "one of them was safe but they were unable to save the faller"; "a faller among thieves"
  • (n) lumberman, lumberjack, logger, feller, faller: (a person who fells trees)
fallibility, Noun
  • (n) fallibility: (the likelihood of making errors)
fallible, Adjective
  • (a) fallible: (likely to fail or make errors) "everyone is fallible to some degree"
  • (s) fallible, frail, imperfect, weak: (wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings) "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity"
falling, Adjective
  • (s) dropping, falling: (coming down freely under the influence of gravity) "the eerie whistle of dropping bombs"; "falling rain"
  • (a) falling: (becoming lower or less in degree or value) "a falling market"; "falling incomes"
  • (s) falling: (decreasing in amount or degree) "falling temperature"
falloff, Noun
  • (n) slump, slack, drop-off, falloff, falling_off: (a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality) "the team went into a slump"; "a gradual slack in output"; "a drop-off in attendance"; "a falloff in quality"
fallout, Noun
  • (n) fallout, radioactive_dust: (the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion)
  • (n) side_effect, fallout: (any adverse and unwanted secondary effect) "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal"
fallow, Adjective
  • (s) fallow: (left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season) "fallow farmland"
  • (s) fallow: (undeveloped but potentially useful) "a fallow gold market"
fallow, Noun
  • (n) fallow: (cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons)
falls, Noun
  • (n) capitulation, fall, surrender: (the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions)) "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"
  • (n) descent, declivity, fall, decline, declination, declension, downslope: (a downward slope or bend)
  • (n) drop, dip, fall, free_fall: (a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity) "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"
  • (n) drop, fall: (a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity) "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"
  • (n) fall, autumn: (the season when the leaves fall from the trees) "in the fall of 1973"
  • (n) Fall: (the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve) "women have been blamed ever since the Fall"
  • (n) fall: (a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity) "a fall from virtue"
  • (n) fall, downfall: (a sudden decline in strength or number or importance) "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"
  • (n) fall: (a movement downward) "the rise and fall of the tides"
  • (n) fall, pin: (when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat)
  • (n) falls: (the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris))
  • (n) spill, tumble, fall: (a sudden drop from an upright position) "he had a nasty spill on the ice"
  • (n) twilight, dusk, gloaming, gloam, nightfall, evenfall, fall, crepuscule, crepuscle: (the time of day immediately following sunset) "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"
  • (n) waterfall, falls: (a steep descent of the water of a river)
false, Adjective
  • (s) assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put_on, sham: (adopted in order to deceive) "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"
  • (s) delusive, false: (inappropriate to reality or facts) "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes"
  • (s) fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated: (not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; it's real synthetic fur") "it isn't fake anything"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"
  • (a) false: (not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality) "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery"
  • (s) false, mistaken: (arising from error) "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation"
  • (s) false: (erroneous and usually accidental) "a false start"; "a false alarm"
  • (s) false: (deliberately deceptive) "false pretenses"
  • (s) false: (designed to deceive) "a suitcase with a false bottom"
  • (s) false, off-key, sour: (inaccurate in pitch) "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key"
  • (s) false, untrue: ((used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful) "a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue"
falsehood, Noun
  • (n) falsehood, falsity, untruth: (a false statement)
  • (n) falsification, falsehood: (the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting)
falseness, Noun
  • (n) faithlessness, falseness, fickleness, inconstancy: (unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous)
  • (n) falsity, falseness: (the state of being false or untrue) "argument could not determine its truth or falsity"
  • (n) insincerity, falseness, hollowness: (the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical)
falsifiable, Adjective
  • (s) confirmable, verifiable, falsifiable: (capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation)
falsification, Noun
  • (n) disproof, falsification, refutation: (any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something)
  • (n) falsification, misrepresentation: (a willful perversion of facts)
  • (n) falsification, falsehood: (the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting)
  • (n) falsification, falsifying, disproof, refutation, refutal: (the act of determining that something is false)
falsify, Verb
  • (v) falsify, distort, garble, warp: (make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story)
  • (v) falsify: (prove false) "Falsify a claim"
  • (v) falsify: (falsify knowingly) "She falsified the records"
  • (v) fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent: (tamper, with the purpose of deception) "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"
  • (v) interpolate, alter, falsify: (insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby)
falsifying, Noun
  • (n) falsification, falsifying, disproof, refutation, refutal: (the act of determining that something is false)
falsity, Noun
  • (n) falsehood, falsity, untruth: (a false statement)
  • (n) falsity, falseness: (the state of being false or untrue) "argument could not determine its truth or falsity"
falter, Noun
  • (n) hesitation, waver, falter, faltering: (the act of pausing uncertainly) "there was a hesitation in his speech"
falter, Verb
  • (v) bumble, stutter, stammer, falter: (speak haltingly) "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room"
  • (v) falter, waver: (be unsure or weak) "Their enthusiasm is faltering"
  • (v) falter, waver: (move hesitatingly, as if about to give way)
  • (v) stumble, falter, bumble: (walk unsteadily) "The drunk man stumbled about"
faltering, Adjective
  • (s) faltering: (unsteady in speech or action)
faltering, Noun
  • (n) hesitation, waver, falter, faltering: (the act of pausing uncertainly) "there was a hesitation in his speech"
fame, Noun
  • (n) fame, celebrity, renown: (the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed)
  • (n) fame: (favorable public reputation)
famed, Adjective
  • (s) celebrated, famed, far-famed, famous, illustrious, notable, noted, renowned: (widely known and esteemed) "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"
familial, Adjective
  • (a) familial: (relating to or having the characteristics of a family) "children of the same familial background"; "familial aggregation"
  • (s) familial, genetic, hereditary, inherited, transmitted, transmissible: (occurring among members of a family usually by heredity) "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features"
familiar, Adjective
  • (s) conversant, familiar: ((usually followed by `with') well informed about or knowing thoroughly) "conversant with business trends"; "familiar with the complex machinery"; "he was familiar with those roads"
  • (a) familiar: (well known or easily recognized) "a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests"
  • (a) familiar: (within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange) "familiar ordinary objects found in every home"; "a familiar everyday scene"; "a familiar excuse"; "a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences"
  • (s) familiar, intimate: (having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship) "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"
familiar, Noun
  • (n) companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associate: (a friend who is frequently in the company of another) "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
  • (n) familiar: (a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support)
  • (n) familiar, familiar_spirit: (a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard)
familiarisation, Noun
  • (n) familiarization, familiarisation: (the experience of becoming familiar with something)
familiarise, Verb
  • (v) familiarize, familiarise, acquaint: (make familiar or conversant with) "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"
familiarised, Adjective
  • (s) adjusted, familiarized, familiarised: (having achieved a comfortable relation with your environment)
familiarising, Adjective
  • (s) familiarizing, familiarising: (serving to make familiar)
familiarity, Noun
  • (n) acquaintance, familiarity, conversance, conversancy: (personal knowledge or information about someone or something)
  • (n) casualness, familiarity: (a casual manner)
  • (n) familiarity: (usualness by virtue of being familiar or well known)
  • (n) familiarity, intimacy, closeness: (close or warm friendship) "the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy"
  • (n) familiarity, impropriety, indecorum, liberty: (an act of undue intimacy)
familiarization, Noun
  • (n) familiarization, familiarisation: (the experience of becoming familiar with something)
familiarize, Verb
  • (v) familiarize, familiarise, acquaint: (make familiar or conversant with) "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings"
familiarized, Adjective
  • (s) adjusted, familiarized, familiarised: (having achieved a comfortable relation with your environment)
familiarizing, Adjective
  • (s) familiarizing, familiarising: (serving to make familiar)
family, Noun
  • (n) class, category, family: (a collection of things sharing a common attribute) "there are two classes of detergents"
  • (n) family, household, house, home, menage: (a social unit living together) "he moved his family to Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how many people made up his home"
  • (n) family, family_unit: (primary social group; parents and children) "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family"
  • (n) family, family_line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry: (people descended from a common ancestor) "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
  • (n) family: ((biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera) "sharks belong to the fish family"
  • (n) family, fellowship: (an association of people who share common beliefs or activities) "the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"; "the church welcomed new members into its fellowship"
  • (n) kin, kinsperson, family: (a person having kinship with another or others) "he's kin"; "he's family"
  • (n) syndicate, crime_syndicate, mob, family: (a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities)
famine, Noun
  • (n) dearth, famine, shortage: (an acute insufficiency)
  • (n) famine: (a severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death)
famish, Verb
  • (v) starve, hunger, famish: (be hungry; go without food) "Let's eat--I'm starving!"
  • (v) starve, famish: (die of food deprivation) "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought"
  • (v) starve, famish: (deprive of food) "They starved the prisoners"
famished, Adjective
  • (s) famished, ravenous, sharp-set, starved, esurient: (extremely hungry) "they were tired and famished for food and sleep"; "a ravenous boy"; "the family was starved and ragged"; "fell into the esurient embrance of a predatory enemy"
famishment, Noun
  • (n) starvation, famishment: (a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period)
famotidine, Noun
  • (n) famotidine, Pepcid: (a histamine blocker (trade name Pepcid) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux)
famous, Adjective
  • (s) celebrated, famed, far-famed, famous, illustrious, notable, noted, renowned: (widely known and esteemed) "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"
fan-jet, Noun
  • (n) fanjet, fan-jet, turbofan, turbojet: (an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine)
  • (n) fanjet, fan-jet, fanjet_engine, turbojet, turbojet_engine, turbofan, turbofan_engine: (a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust)
fan-leafed, Adjective
  • (s) fan-leaved, fan-leafed: (having fan-shaped leaves)
fan-leaved, Adjective
  • (s) fan-leaved, fan-leafed: (having fan-shaped leaves)
fan, Noun
  • (n) fan: (a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces)
  • (n) fan, buff, devotee, lover: (an ardent follower and admirer)
  • (n) sports_fan, fan, rooter: (an enthusiastic devotee of sports)
fan, Verb
  • (v) fan: (strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher))
  • (v) fan: (make (an emotion) fiercer) "fan hatred"
  • (v) fan: (agitate the air)
  • (v) winnow, fan: (separate the chaff from by using air currents) "She stood there winnowing chaff all day in the field"
fanatic, Adjective
  • (s) fanatic, fanatical, overzealous, rabid: (marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea) "rabid isolationist"
fanatic, Noun
  • (n) fanatic, fiend: (a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)) "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill"
fanatical, Adjective
  • (s) fanatic, fanatical, overzealous, rabid: (marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea) "rabid isolationist"
fanaticism, Noun
  • (n) fanaticism, fanatism, zealotry: (excessive intolerance of opposing views)
fanatism, Noun
  • (n) fanaticism, fanatism, zealotry: (excessive intolerance of opposing views)
fancied, Adjective
  • (s) fabricated, fancied, fictional, fictitious: (formed or conceived by the imagination) "a fabricated excuse for his absence"; "a fancied wrong"; "a fictional character"
fancier, Noun
  • (n) fancier, enthusiast: (a person having a strong liking for something)
fanciful, Adjective
  • (s) fanciful, notional: (indulging in or influenced by fancy) "a fanciful mind"; "all the notional vagaries of childhood"
  • (s) fanciful, imaginary, notional: (not based on fact; unreal) "the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt"; "a small child's imaginary friends"; "to create a notional world for oneself"
  • (s) fanciful: (having a curiously intricate quality) "a fanciful pattern with intertwined vines and flowers"
fancify, Verb
  • (v) fancify, beautify, embellish, prettify: (make more beautiful)
fancy, Adjective
  • (a) fancy: (not plain; decorative or ornamented) "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes"
fancy, Noun
  • (n) fancy: (a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination)
  • (n) fondness, fancy, partiality: (a predisposition to like something) "he had a fondness for whiskey"
  • (n) illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy: (something many people believe that is false) "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"
fancy, Verb
  • (v) fancy, go_for, take_to: (have a fancy or particular liking or desire for) "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window"
  • (v) visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image: (imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind) "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"
fancywork, Noun
  • (n) embroidery, fancywork: (decorative needlework)
fandom, Noun
  • (n) fandom: (the fans of a sport or famous person)
fanfare, Noun
  • (n) flourish, fanfare, tucket: ((music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments) "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"
  • (n) ostentation, fanfare, flash: (a gaudy outward display)
fanjet, Noun
  • (n) fanjet, fan-jet, turbofan, turbojet: (an airplane propelled by a fanjet engine)
  • (n) fanjet, fan-jet, fanjet_engine, turbojet, turbojet_engine, turbofan, turbofan_engine: (a jet engine in which a fan driven by a turbine provides extra air to the burner and gives extra thrust)
fanlight, Noun
  • (n) fanlight: (a semicircular window over a door or window; usually has sash bars like the ribs of a fan)
  • (n) skylight, fanlight: (a window in a roof to admit daylight)
  • (n) transom, transom_window, fanlight: (a window above a door that is usually hinged to a horizontal crosspiece over the door)
fanned, Adjective
  • (s) fanned, spread-out: (especially spread in a fan shape) "the peacock's fanned tail"; "the spread-out cards"
fanny, Noun
  • (n) buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind_end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear_end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail_end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass: (the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on) "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
  • (n) female_genitalia, female_genitals, female_genital_organ, fanny: (external female sex organs) "in England `fanny' is vulgar slang for female genitals"
fantabulous, Adjective
  • (s) excellent, first-class, fantabulous, splendid: (very good; of the highest quality) "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"
fantan, Noun
  • (n) fantan, fan_tan: (a Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0, 1, 2, or 3 modulo 4))
  • (n) fantan, sevens, parliament: (a card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as the sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards)
fantasia, Noun
  • (n) fantasia: (a musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes)
fantasise, Verb
  • (v) fantasize, fantasise: (portray in the mind) "he is fantasizing the ideal wife"
  • (v) fantasy, fantasize, fantasise: (indulge in fantasies) "he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company"
fantasize, Verb
  • (v) fantasize, fantasise: (portray in the mind) "he is fantasizing the ideal wife"
  • (v) fantasy, fantasize, fantasise: (indulge in fantasies) "he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company"
fantasm, Noun
  • (n) apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, specter, spectre: (a ghostly appearing figure) "we were unprepared for the apparition that confronted us"
  • (n) apparition, phantom, phantasm, phantasma, fantasm, shadow: (something existing in perception only) "a ghostly apparition at midnight"
fantast, Noun
  • (n) fantast, futurist: (someone who predicts the future)
fantastic, Adjective
  • (s) antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque: (ludicrously odd) "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror"
  • (s) fantastic, grand, howling, marvelous, marvellous, rattling, terrific, tremendous, wonderful, wondrous: (extraordinarily good or great; used especially as intensifiers) "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"
  • (s) fantastic, wild: (fanciful and unrealistic; foolish) "a fantastic idea of his own importance"
  • (s) fantastic, fantastical: (existing in fancy only) "fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel"- Nathaniel Hawthorne"
  • (s) fantastic: (extravagantly fanciful in design, construction, appearance) "Gaudi's fantastic architecture"
fantastical, Adjective
  • (s) antic, fantastic, fantastical, grotesque: (ludicrously odd) "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror"
  • (s) fantastic, fantastical: (existing in fancy only) "fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel"- Nathaniel Hawthorne"
fantasy, Noun
  • (n) fantasy, phantasy: (imagination unrestricted by reality) "a schoolgirl fantasy"
  • (n) fantasy, phantasy: (fiction with a large amount of imagination in it) "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies"
  • (n) illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy: (something many people believe that is false) "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy"
fantasy, Verb
  • (v) fantasy, fantasize, fantasise: (indulge in fantasies) "he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company"
fanweed, Noun
  • (n) field_pennycress, French_weed, fanweed, penny_grass, stinkweed, mithridate_mustard, Thlaspi_arvense: (foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America)
fanwort, Noun
  • (n) water-shield, fanwort, Cabomba_caroliniana: (common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers)
faqir, Noun
  • (n) fakir, fakeer, faqir, faquir: (a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man)
faquir, Noun
  • (n) fakir, fakeer, faqir, faquir: (a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man)
far-famed, Adjective
  • (s) celebrated, famed, far-famed, famous, illustrious, notable, noted, renowned: (widely known and esteemed) "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"
far-flung, Adjective
  • (s) far-flung, widespread: (distributed over a considerable extent) "far-flung trading operations"; "the West's far-flung mountain ranges"; "widespread nuclear fallout"
  • (s) far-flung: (remote) "far-flung corners of the Empire"
far-off, Adjective
  • (s) faraway, far-off: (very far away in space or time) "faraway mountains"; "the faraway future"; "troops landing on far-off shores"; "far-off happier times"
far-out, Adjective
  • (s) far-out, kinky, offbeat, quirky, way-out: (informal terms; strikingly unconventional)
far-right, Adjective
  • (s) reactionary, reactionist, far-right: (extremely conservative)
far, Adjective
  • (a) far: (located at a great distance in time or space or degree) "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future"
  • (s) far: (being of a considerable distance or length) "a far trek"
  • (s) far: (being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle) "the horse on the right is the far horse"; "the right side is the far side of the horse"
  • (s) far: (beyond a norm in opinion or actions) "the far right"
farad, Noun
  • (n) farad, F: (the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates)
faraway, Adjective
  • (s) faraway, far-off: (very far away in space or time) "faraway mountains"; "the faraway future"; "troops landing on far-off shores"; "far-off happier times"
  • (s) faraway: (far removed mentally) "a faraway (or distant) look in her eyes"
farawayness, Noun
  • (n) farness, remoteness, farawayness: (the property of being remote)
farce, Noun
  • (n) farce, farce_comedy, travesty: (a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations)
  • (n) forcemeat, farce: (mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs)
farce, Verb
  • (v) farce, stuff: (fill with a stuffing while cooking) "Have you stuffed the turkey yet?"
farcical, Adjective
  • (s) farcical, ludicrous, ridiculous: (broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce) "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair"
fare, Noun
  • (n) fare, transportation: (the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance)
  • (n) fare: (a paying (taxi) passenger)
  • (n) fare: (the food and drink that are regularly served or consumed)
  • (n) menu, fare: (an agenda of things to do) "they worked rapidly down the menu of reports"
fare, Verb
  • (v) do, fare, make_out, come, get_along: (proceed or get along) "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way"
  • (v) fare: (eat well)
farewell, Noun
  • (n) farewell, word_of_farewell: (an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting)
  • (n) farewell, leave, leave-taking, parting: (the act of departing politely) "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow"
farfetched, Adjective
  • (s) farfetched, implausible: (highly imaginative but unlikely) "a farfetched excuse"; "an implausible explanation"
farinaceous, Adjective
  • (s) farinaceous, coarse-grained, grainy, granular, granulose, gritty, mealy: (composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency) "granular sugar"; "the photographs were grainy and indistinct"; "it left a mealy residue"
  • (s) starchlike, amylaceous, amyloid, amyloidal, farinaceous: (resembling starch)
farkleberry, Noun
  • (n) farkleberry, sparkleberry, Vaccinium_arboreum: (shrub or small tree of eastern United States having black inedible berries)
farm-place, Noun
  • (n) farmplace, farm-place, farmstead: (a farm together with its buildings)
farm, Noun
  • (n) farm: (workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit) "it takes several people to work the farm"
farm, Verb
  • (v) farm: (be a farmer; work as a farmer) "My son is farming in California"
  • (v) farm: (collect fees or profits)
  • (v) grow, raise, farm, produce: (cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques) "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"
farmhand, Noun
  • (n) farmhand, fieldhand, field_hand, farm_worker: (a hired hand on a farm)
farmhouse, Noun
  • (n) farmhouse: (house for a farmer and family)
farming, Adjective
  • (s) agrarian, agricultural, farming: (relating to rural matters) "an agrarian (or agricultural) society"; "farming communities"
farming, Noun
  • (n) farming, agriculture, husbandry: (the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock)
  • (n) farming, land: (agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life) "farming is a strenuous life"; "there's no work on the land any more"
farmland, Noun
  • (n) cultivated_land, farmland, plowland, ploughland, tilled_land, tillage, tilth: (arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops)
  • (n) farmland, farming_area: (a rural area where farming is practiced)
farmplace, Noun
  • (n) farmplace, farm-place, farmstead: (a farm together with its buildings)
farmstead, Noun
  • (n) farmplace, farm-place, farmstead: (a farm together with its buildings)
  • (n) farmstead: (the buildings and adjacent grounds of a farm)
farmyard, Noun
  • (n) farmyard: (an area adjacent to farm buildings)
farness, Noun
  • (n) farness, remoteness, farawayness: (the property of being remote)
farrago, Noun
  • (n) odds_and_ends, oddments, melange, farrago, ragbag, mishmash, mingle-mangle, hodgepodge, hotchpotch, gallimaufry, omnium-gatherum: (a motley assortment of things)
farrier, Noun
  • (n) farrier, horseshoer: (a person who shoes horses)
farrow, Noun
  • (n) farrow, farrowing: (the production of a litter of pigs)
farrow, Verb
  • (v) farrow, pig: (give birth) "sows farrow"
farrowing, Noun
  • (n) farrow, farrowing: (the production of a litter of pigs)
farseeing, Adjective
  • (s) eagle-eyed, keen-sighted, farseeing, longsighted: (capable of seeing to a great distance)
  • (s) farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, prospicient, long, longsighted: (planning prudently for the future) "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"
farsighted, Adjective
  • (s) farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, prospicient, long, longsighted: (planning prudently for the future) "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"
  • (a) farsighted, presbyopic: (able to see distant objects clearly)
farsightedness, Noun
  • (n) hyperopia, hypermetropia, hypermetropy, farsightedness, longsightedness: (abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects)
  • (n) presbyopia, farsightedness: (a reduced ability to focus on near objects caused by loss of elasticity of the crystalline lens after age 45)
  • (n) prevision, foresight, farsightedness, prospicience: (seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing)
fart, Noun
  • (n) fart, farting, flatus, wind, breaking_wind: (a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus)
fart, Verb
  • (v) fart, break_wind: (expel intestinal gases through the anus)
farther, Adjective
  • (s) farther: (more distant in especially space or time) "they live in the farther house"
  • (s) further, farther: (more distant in especially degree) "nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther from the truth"; "farther from our expectations"
farthermost, Adjective
  • (s) farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmost, uttermost: ((comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order) "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula"
farthest, Adjective
  • (s) farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmost, uttermost: ((comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order) "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula"
farting, Noun
  • (n) fart, farting, flatus, wind, breaking_wind: (a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus)
fascia, Noun
  • (n) dashboard, fascia: (instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls)
  • (n) fascia, facia: (a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc)
fascicle, Noun
  • (n) fascicle, fascicule: (an installment of a printed work)
  • (n) fiber_bundle, fibre_bundle, fascicle, fasciculus: (a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers))
fascicule, Noun
  • (n) fascicle, fascicule: (an installment of a printed work)
fasciculus, Noun
  • (n) fiber_bundle, fibre_bundle, fascicle, fasciculus: (a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers))
fascinate, Verb
  • (v) capture, enamour, trance, catch, becharm, enamor, captivate, beguile, charm, fascinate, bewitch, entrance, enchant: (attract; cause to be enamored) "She captured all the men's hearts"
  • (v) fascinate, transfix, grip, spellbind: (to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe) "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra"
  • (v) intrigue, fascinate: (cause to be interested or curious)
fascinated, Adjective
  • (s) fascinated, hypnotized, hypnotised, mesmerized, mesmerised, spellbound, spell-bound, transfixed: (having your attention fixated as though by a spell)
fascinating, Adjective
  • (s) absorbing, engrossing, fascinating, gripping, riveting: (capable of arousing and holding the attention) "a fascinating story"
  • (s) bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing, fascinating: (capturing interest as if by a spell) "bewitching smile"; "Roosevelt was a captivating speaker"; "enchanting music"; "an enthralling book"; "antique papers of entrancing design"; "a fascinating woman"
fascination, Noun
  • (n) captivation, enchantment, enthrallment, fascination: (a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual)
  • (n) fascination, captivation: (the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror))
  • (n) fascination: (the capacity to attract intense interest) "he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations"
fascioliasis, Noun
  • (n) fascioliasis, fasciolosis: (infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot)
fasciolosis, Noun
  • (n) fascioliasis, fasciolosis: (infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot)
fascism, Noun
  • (n) fascism: (a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism))
fascist, Adjective
  • (a) fascist, fascistic: (relating to or characteristic of fascism) "fascist propaganda"
fascist, Noun
  • (n) fascist: (an adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views)
fascistic, Adjective
  • (a) fascist, fascistic: (relating to or characteristic of fascism) "fascist propaganda"
fashion, Noun
  • (n) fashion: (characteristic or habitual practice)
  • (n) fashion: (the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior)
  • (n) fashion: (consumer goods (especially clothing) in the current mode)
  • (n) manner, mode, style, way, fashion: (how something is done or how it happens) "her dignified manner"; "his rapid manner of talking"; "their nomadic mode of existence"; "in the characteristic New York style"; "a lonely way of life"; "in an abrasive fashion"
fashion, Verb
  • (v) fashion, forge: (make out of components (often in an improvising manner)) "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"
fashionable, Adjective
  • (a) fashionable, stylish: (being or in accordance with current social fashions) "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe"
  • (s) fashionable: (patronized by)
  • (a) stylish, fashionable: (having elegance or taste or refinement in manners or dress) "a little less posh but every bit as stylish as Lord Peter Wimsey"; "the stylish resort of Gstadd"
fashioning, Noun
  • (n) devising, fashioning, making: (the act that results in something coming to be) "the devising of plans"; "the fashioning of pots and pans"; "the making of measurements"; "it was already in the making"
fast-flying, Adjective
  • (s) fast-flying, flying: (moving swiftly) "fast-flying planes"; "played the difficult passage with flying fingers"
fast-footed, Adjective
  • (s) swift-footed, fast-footed: (having rapidly moving feet)
fast-growing, Adjective
  • (s) aggressive, fast-growing, strong-growing: (tending to spread quickly) "an aggressive tumor"
fast, Adjective
  • (s) debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast: (unrestrained by convention or morality) "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"
  • (a) fast: (acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly) "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car"
  • (a) fast: ((used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time) "my watch is fast"
  • (a) fast: (at a rapid tempo) "the band played a fast fox trot"
  • (s) fast: ((of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds) "a fast road"; "grass courts are faster than clay"
  • (s) fast: (resistant to destruction or fading) "fast colors"
  • (s) fast, firm, immobile: (securely fixed in place) "the post was still firm after being hit by the car"
  • (s) fast: ((of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time) "a fast lens"
  • (s) firm, loyal, truehearted, fast: (unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause) "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison"; "fast friends"
  • (s) flying, quick, fast: (hurried and brief) "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"
fast, Noun
  • (n) fast, fasting: (abstaining from food)
fast, Verb
  • (v) fast: (abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons) "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent"
  • (v) fast: (abstain from eating) "Before the medical exam, you must fast"
fastball, Noun
  • (n) fastball, heater, smoke, hummer, bullet: ((baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity) "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"
fasten, Verb
  • (v) fasten, fix, secure: (cause to be firmly attached) "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
  • (v) fasten: (become fixed or fastened) "This dress fastens in the back"
  • (v) fasten: (attach to) "They fastened various nicknames to each other"
  • (v) tighten, fasten: (make tight or tighter) "Tighten the wire"
fastened, Adjective
  • (a) buttoned, fastened: (furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike)
  • (a) fastened: (firmly closed or secured) "found the gate fastened"; "a fastened seatbelt"
  • (a) tied, fastened: (fastened with strings or cords) "a neatly tied bundle"
fastener, Noun
  • (n) fastener: (a person who fastens or makes fast) "he found the door fastened and wondered who the fastener was"
  • (n) fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing: (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)
fastening, Noun
  • (n) fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing: (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)
  • (n) fastening, attachment: (the act of fastening things together)
faster, Adjective
  • (s) debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast: (unrestrained by convention or morality) "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"
  • (a) fast: (acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly) "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car"
  • (a) fast: ((used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time) "my watch is fast"
  • (a) fast: (at a rapid tempo) "the band played a fast fox trot"
  • (s) fast: ((of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds) "a fast road"; "grass courts are faster than clay"
  • (s) fast: (resistant to destruction or fading) "fast colors"
  • (s) fast, firm, immobile: (securely fixed in place) "the post was still firm after being hit by the car"
  • (s) fast: ((of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time) "a fast lens"
  • (s) firm, loyal, truehearted, fast: (unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause) "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison"; "fast friends"
  • (s) flying, quick, fast: (hurried and brief) "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"
fastest, Adjective
  • (s) debauched, degenerate, degraded, dissipated, dissolute, libertine, profligate, riotous, fast: (unrestrained by convention or morality) "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"
  • (a) fast: (acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly) "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car"
  • (a) fast: ((used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time) "my watch is fast"
  • (a) fast: (at a rapid tempo) "the band played a fast fox trot"
  • (s) fast: ((of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds) "a fast road"; "grass courts are faster than clay"
  • (s) fast: (resistant to destruction or fading) "fast colors"
  • (s) fast, firm, immobile: (securely fixed in place) "the post was still firm after being hit by the car"
  • (s) fast: ((of a photographic lens or emulsion) causing a shortening of exposure time) "a fast lens"
  • (s) firm, loyal, truehearted, fast: (unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause) "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison"; "fast friends"
  • (s) flying, quick, fast: (hurried and brief) "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"
fastidious, Adjective
  • (a) fastidious: (giving careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness) "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness"
  • (a) fastidious, exacting: (having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures) "fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements"
fasting, Noun
  • (n) fast, fasting: (abstaining from food)
fastness, Noun
  • (n) fastness, fixedness, fixity, fixture, secureness: (the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment)
  • (n) speed, swiftness, fastness: (a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens) "the project advanced with gratifying speed"
  • (n) stronghold, fastness: (a strongly fortified defensive structure)
fat-free, Adjective
  • (a) nonfat, fat-free, fatless: (without fat or fat solids) "nonfat or fat-free milk"
fat, Adjective
  • (a) fat: (having an (over)abundance of flesh) "he hadn't remembered how fat she was"
  • (s) fat: (having a relatively large diameter) "a fat rope"
  • (s) fat, juicy: (lucrative) "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job"
  • (s) fat, fertile, productive, rich: (marked by great fruitfulness) "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"
  • (a) fatty, fat: (containing or composed of fat) "fatty food"; "fat tissue"
fat, Noun
  • (n) adipose_tissue, fat, fatty_tissue: (a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs) "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold"
  • (n) fat: (a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides)) "pizza has too much fat"
  • (n) fatness, fat, blubber, avoirdupois: (excess bodily weight) "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
fat, Verb
  • (v) fatten, fat, flesh_out, fill_out, plump, plump_out, fatten_out, fatten_up: (make fat or plump) "We will plump out that poor starving child"
fatal, Adjective
  • (s) black, calamitous, disastrous, fatal, fateful: ((of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin) "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"; "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin"; "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthur"; "a fateful error"
  • (a) fatal: (bringing death)
  • (s) fatal, fateful: (controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined) "a fatal series of events"
  • (s) fateful, fatal: (having momentous consequences; of decisive importance) "that fateful meeting of the U.N. when...it declared war on North Korea"- Saturday Rev"; "the fatal day of the election finally arrived"
fatalist, Adjective
  • (a) fatalist, fatalistic: (of or relating to fatalism) "a fatalist person"
fatalist, Noun
  • (n) fatalist, determinist, predestinarian, predestinationist: (anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny)
fatalistic, Adjective
  • (a) fatalist, fatalistic: (of or relating to fatalism) "a fatalist person"
fatality, Noun
  • (n) fatality, human_death: (a death resulting from an accident or a disaster) "a decrease in the number of automobile fatalities"
  • (n) fatality: (the quality of being able to cause death or fatal disasters)
fate, Noun
  • (n) destiny, fate: (an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future)
  • (n) destiny, fate: (the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman)) "we are helpless in the face of destiny"
  • (n) fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion: (your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)) "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"
fate, Verb
  • (v) destine, fate, doom, designate: (decree or designate beforehand) "She was destined to become a great pianist"
fated, Adjective
  • (s) doomed, fated: ((usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate) "doomed to unhappiness"; "fated to be the scene of Kennedy's assassination"
fateful, Adjective
  • (s) black, calamitous, disastrous, fatal, fateful: ((of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin) "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"; "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin"; "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthur"; "a fateful error"
  • (s) fatal, fateful: (controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined) "a fatal series of events"
  • (s) fateful, fatal: (having momentous consequences; of decisive importance) "that fateful meeting of the U.N. when...it declared war on North Korea"- Saturday Rev"; "the fatal day of the election finally arrived"
  • (s) fateful, foreboding, portentous: (ominously prophetic)
fathead, Noun
  • (n) fathead, goof, goofball, bozo, jackass, goose, cuckoo, twat, zany: (a man who is a stupid incompetent fool)
fatheaded, Adjective
  • (s) blockheaded, boneheaded, duncical, duncish, fatheaded, loggerheaded, thick, thickheaded, thick-skulled, wooden-headed: ((used informally) stupid)
father, Verb
  • (v) beget, get, engender, father, mother, sire, generate, bring_forth: (make children) "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don't recognize them"
fatherland, Noun
  • (n) fatherland, homeland, motherland, mother_country, country_of_origin, native_land: (the country where you were born)
fatherless, Adjective
  • (s) fatherless: (having no living father)
  • (s) fatherless: (not having a known or legally responsible father)
fatherlike, Adjective
  • (s) fatherly, fatherlike: (like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective)
fatherly, Adjective
  • (s) fatherly, fatherlike: (like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective)
fathom, Noun
  • (n) fathom, fthm: (a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth)
  • (n) fathom, fthm: ((mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore)
fathom, Verb
  • (v) fathom, sound: (measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line)
  • (v) penetrate, fathom, bottom: (come to understand)
fathomable, Adjective
  • (a) fathomable, plumbable, soundable: ((of depth) capable of being sounded or measured for depth)
  • (s) fathomable: ((of meaning) capable of being penetrated or comprehended)
fatigue, Noun
  • (n) fatigue, weariness, tiredness: (temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work) "he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue"; "growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills"; "weariness overcame her after twelve hours and she fell asleep"
  • (n) fatigue: (used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress) "metal fatigue"
  • (n) fatigue: ((always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something) "he was suffering from museum fatigue"; "after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue"; "the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue"; "political fatigue"
  • (n) fatigue_duty, fatigue: (labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on)) "the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson"; "they were assigned to kitchen fatigues"
fatigue, Verb
  • (v) tire, pall, weary, fatigue, jade: (lose interest or become bored with something or somebody) "I'm so tired of your mother and her complaints about my food"
  • (v) tire, wear_upon, tire_out, wear, weary, jade, wear_out, outwear, wear_down, fag_out, fag, fatigue: (exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress) "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
fatigued, Adjective
  • (s) exhausted, dog-tired, fagged, fatigued, played_out, spent, washed-out, worn-out, worn_out: (drained of energy or effectiveness; extremely tired; completely exhausted) "the day's shopping left her exhausted"; "he went to bed dog-tired"; "was fagged and sweaty"; "the trembling of his played out limbs"; "felt completely washed-out"; "only worn-out horses and cattle"; "you look worn out"
fatism, Noun
  • (n) fattism, fatism: (discrimination against people who are overweight)
fatless, Adjective
  • (a) nonfat, fat-free, fatless: (without fat or fat solids) "nonfat or fat-free milk"
fatness, Noun
  • (n) fatness, fat, blubber, avoirdupois: (excess bodily weight) "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others"
fatso, Noun
  • (n) fatso, fatty, fat_person, roly-poly, butterball: (a rotund individual)
fatten, Verb
  • (v) fatten, fat, flesh_out, fill_out, plump, plump_out, fatten_out, fatten_up: (make fat or plump) "We will plump out that poor starving child"
fattening, Adjective
  • (s) fattening: (subject to or used in the process of finishing or fattening up for slaughter) "a fattening hog"; "fattening pens"
fattiness, Noun
  • (n) adiposity, adiposeness, fattiness: (having the property of containing fat) "he recommended exercise to reduce my adiposity"
fattism, Noun
  • (n) fattism, fatism: (discrimination against people who are overweight)
fatty, Adjective
  • (a) fatty, fat: (containing or composed of fat) "fatty food"; "fat tissue"
fatty, Noun
  • (n) fatso, fatty, fat_person, roly-poly, butterball: (a rotund individual)
fatuity, Noun
  • (n) absurdity, fatuity, fatuousness, silliness: (a ludicrous folly) "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior"
fatuous, Adjective
  • (s) asinine, fatuous, inane, mindless, vacuous: (devoid of intelligence)
fatuousness, Noun
  • (n) absurdity, fatuity, fatuousness, silliness: (a ludicrous folly) "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior"
faucet, Noun
  • (n) faucet, spigot: (a regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir)
fauld, Noun
  • (n) fauld: (a piece of armor plate below the breastplate)
fault, Noun
  • (n) defect, fault, flaw: (an imperfection in an object or machine) "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
  • (n) demerit, fault: (the quality of being inadequate or falling short of perfection) "they discussed the merits and demerits of her novel"; "he knew his own faults much better than she did"
  • (n) fault, faulting, geological_fault, shift, fracture, break: ((geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other) "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"
  • (n) fault: ((electronics) equipment failure attributable to some defect in a circuit (loose connection or insulation failure or short circuit etc.)) "it took much longer to find the fault than to fix it"
  • (n) fault: (responsibility for a bad situation or event) "it was John's fault"
  • (n) fault: ((sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area)) "he served too many double faults"
  • (n) mistake, error, fault: (a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention) "he made a bad mistake"; "she was quick to point out my errors"; "I could understand his English in spite of his grammatical faults"
fault, Verb
  • (v) blame, fault: (put or pin the blame on)
faultfinder, Noun
  • (n) cynic, faultfinder: (someone who is critical of the motives of others)
faultfinding, Adjective
  • (s) captious, faultfinding: (tending to find and call attention to faults) "a captious pedant"; "an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor"
  • (s) faultfinding: (tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions) "a counselor tries not to be faultfinding"
faultfinding, Noun
  • (n) faultfinding, carping: (persistent petty and unjustified criticism)
faultiness, Noun
  • (n) defectiveness, faultiness: (the state of being defective)
faulting, Noun
  • (n) fault, faulting, geological_fault, shift, fracture, break: ((geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other) "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"
faultless, Adjective
  • (s) faultless, immaculate, impeccable: (without fault or error) "faultless logic"; "speaks impeccable French"; "timing and technique were immaculate"; "an immaculate record"
faultlessness, Noun
  • (n) faultlessness, impeccability: (the quality of being without an error or fault)
faulty, Adjective
  • (s) defective, faulty: (having a defect) "I returned the appliance because it was defective"
  • (s) faulty, incorrect, wrong: (characterized by errors; not agreeing with a model or not following established rules; the wrong side of the road") "he submitted a faulty report"; "an incorrect transcription"
fauna, Noun
  • (n) animal, animate_being, beast, brute, creature, fauna: (a living organism characterized by voluntary movement)
  • (n) fauna, zoology: (all the animal life in a particular region or period) "the fauna of China"; "the zoology of the Pliocene epoch"
fauvist, Noun
  • (n) Fauve, fauvist: (a member of a group of French painters who followed fauvism)
faux, Adjective
  • (s) fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated: (not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; it's real synthetic fur") "it isn't fake anything"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"
faveolate, Adjective
  • (s) alveolate, faveolate, cavitied, honeycombed, pitted: (pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb))
favor, Noun
  • (n) favor, favour: (an act of gracious kindness)
  • (n) favor, favour: (an advantage to the benefit of someone or something) "the outcome was in his favor"
  • (n) favor, favour: (an inclination to approve) "that style is in favor this season"
  • (n) favor, favour: (a feeling of favorable regard)
  • (n) party_favor, party_favour, favor, favour: (souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party)
favor, Verb
  • (v) favor, favour: (consider as the favorite) "The local team was favored"
  • (v) favor, favour: (treat gently or carefully)
  • (v) prefer, favor, favour: (promote over another) "he favors his second daughter"
  • (v) privilege, favor, favour: (bestow a privilege upon)
favorable, Adjective
  • (a) favorable, favourable: (encouraging or approving or pleasing) "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"
  • (a) favorable, favourable: ((of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate) "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"
  • (s) favorable, favourable: (occurring at a convenient or suitable time) "an opportune time to receive guests"
  • (s) friendly, favorable, well-disposed: (inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile) "a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement"
  • (s) golden, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous: (presaging or likely to bring good luck) "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision"
favorableness, Noun
  • (n) favorableness, favourableness, advantageousness, positivity, positiveness, profitableness: (the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome)
favored, Adjective
  • (s) favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent: (preferred above all others and treated with partiality) "the favored child"
favorite, Adjective
  • (s) favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent: (preferred above all others and treated with partiality) "the favored child"
  • (s) favorite, favourite: (appealing to the general public) "a favorite tourist attraction"
favorite, Noun
  • (n) darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky: (a special loved one)
  • (n) favorite, favourite: (something regarded with special favor or liking) "that book is one of my favorites"
  • (n) front-runner, favorite, favourite: (a competitor thought likely to win)
favoritism, Noun
  • (n) discrimination, favoritism, favouritism: (unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice)
  • (n) favoritism, favouritism: (an inclination to favor some person or group)
favour, Noun
  • (n) favor, favour: (an act of gracious kindness)
  • (n) favor, favour: (an advantage to the benefit of someone or something) "the outcome was in his favor"
  • (n) favor, favour: (an inclination to approve) "that style is in favor this season"
  • (n) favor, favour: (a feeling of favorable regard)
  • (n) party_favor, party_favour, favor, favour: (souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party)
favour, Verb
  • (v) favor, favour: (consider as the favorite) "The local team was favored"
  • (v) favor, favour: (treat gently or carefully)
  • (v) prefer, favor, favour: (promote over another) "he favors his second daughter"
  • (v) privilege, favor, favour: (bestow a privilege upon)
favourable, Adjective
  • (a) favorable, favourable: (encouraging or approving or pleasing) "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"
  • (a) favorable, favourable: ((of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate) "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"
  • (s) favorable, favourable: (occurring at a convenient or suitable time) "an opportune time to receive guests"
  • (s) golden, favorable, favourable, lucky, prosperous: (presaging or likely to bring good luck) "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision"
favourableness, Noun
  • (n) favorableness, favourableness, advantageousness, positivity, positiveness, profitableness: (the quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome)
favourite, Adjective
  • (s) favored, favorite, favourite, best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent: (preferred above all others and treated with partiality) "the favored child"
  • (s) favorite, favourite: (appealing to the general public) "a favorite tourist attraction"
favourite, Noun
  • (n) darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky: (a special loved one)
  • (n) favorite, favourite: (something regarded with special favor or liking) "that book is one of my favorites"
  • (n) front-runner, favorite, favourite: (a competitor thought likely to win)
favouritism, Noun
  • (n) discrimination, favoritism, favouritism: (unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice)
  • (n) favoritism, favouritism: (an inclination to favor some person or group)
fawn-colored, Adjective
  • (s) fawn-colored, fawn-coloured: (having the color of a fawn)
fawn-coloured, Adjective
  • (s) fawn-colored, fawn-coloured: (having the color of a fawn)
fawn, Noun
  • (n) dun, greyish_brown, grayish_brown, fawn: (a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color) "she wore dun"
  • (n) fawn: (a young deer)
fawn, Verb
  • (v) fawn, crawl, creep, cringe, cower, grovel: (show submission or fear)
  • (v) fawn, toady, truckle, bootlick, kowtow, kotow, suck_up: (try to gain favor by cringing or flattering) "He is always kowtowing to his boss"
  • (v) fawn: (have fawns) "deer fawn"
fawner, Noun
  • (n) apple_polisher, bootlicker, fawner, groveller, groveler, truckler: (someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect)
fawning, Adjective
  • (s) bootlicking, fawning, obsequious, sycophantic, toadyish: (attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery)
  • (s) bootlicking, fawning, sycophantic, toadyish: (attempting to win favor by flattery)
fax, Noun
  • (n) facsimile, facsimile_machine, fax: (duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio)
fax, Verb
  • (v) fax, telefax, facsimile: (send something via a facsimile machine) "Can you fax me the report right away?"
fay, Noun
  • (n) fairy, faery, faerie, fay, sprite: (a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers)
faze, Verb
  • (v) faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle: (disturb the composure of)
fazed, Adjective
  • (s) bothered, daunted, fazed: (caused to show discomposure) "refused to be fazed by the objections"
fealty, Noun
  • (n) allegiance, fealty: (the loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign))
fear, Noun
  • (n) concern, care, fear: (an anxious feeling) "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"
  • (n) fear, fearfulness, fright: (an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight))
  • (n) fear, reverence, awe, veneration: (a feeling of profound respect for someone or something) "the fear of God"; "the Chinese reverence for the dead"; "the French treat food with gentle reverence"; "his respect for the law bordered on veneration"
fear, Verb
  • (v) fear: (be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event) "I fear she might get aggressive"
  • (v) fear, dread: (be afraid or scared of; be frightened of) "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"
  • (v) fear: (be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement) "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party"
  • (v) fear: (be uneasy or apprehensive about) "I fear the results of the final exams"
  • (v) reverence, fear, revere, venerate: (regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of) "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"
fearful, Adjective
  • (s) awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible: (causing fear or dread or terror) "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
  • (a) cowardly, fearful: (lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted) "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley"
  • (s) fearful: (experiencing or showing fear) "a fearful glance"; "fearful of criticism"
  • (s) fearful, frightful: (extremely distressing) "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"
  • (s) fearful, timorous, trepid: (timid by nature or revealing timidity) "timorous little mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the large dog"
fearfulness, Noun
  • (n) fear, fearfulness, fright: (an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight))
  • (n) fearfulness: (the trait of being afraid)
fearless, Adjective
  • (s) audacious, brave, dauntless, fearless, hardy, intrepid, unfearing: (invulnerable to fear or intimidation) "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers"
  • (a) unafraid, fearless: (oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them)
fearlessness, Noun
  • (n) fearlessness, bravery: (feeling no fear)
  • (n) fearlessness: (the trait of feeling no fear)
fearsome, Adjective
  • (s) awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible: (causing fear or dread or terror) "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
feasibility, Noun
  • (n) feasibility, feasibleness: (the quality of being doable)
feasible, Adjective
  • (s) feasible, executable, practicable, viable, workable: (capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are)
feasibleness, Noun
  • (n) feasibility, feasibleness: (the quality of being doable)
feast, Noun
  • (n) banquet, feast: (a ceremonial dinner party for many people)
  • (n) banquet, feast, spread: (a meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed) "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread"
  • (n) feast: (something experienced with great delight) "a feast for the eyes"
  • (n) fete, feast, fiesta: (an elaborate party (often outdoors))
feast, Verb
  • (v) feast, banquet, junket: (partake in a feast or banquet)
  • (v) feast, banquet, junket: (provide a feast or banquet for)
  • (v) feed, feast: (gratify) "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"
feasting, Noun
  • (n) feasting, banqueting: (eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment))
feat, Noun
  • (n) feat, effort, exploit: (a notable achievement) "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort"
feather-foil, Noun
  • (n) featherfoil, feather-foil: (a plant of the genus Hottonia)
feather, Noun
  • (n) feather, plume, plumage: (the light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds)
  • (n) feather, feathering: (turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls)
feather, Verb
  • (v) feather: (join tongue and groove, in carpentry)
  • (v) feather: (cover or fit with feathers)
  • (v) feather, square: (turn the paddle; in canoeing)
  • (v) feather, square: (turn the oar, while rowing)
  • (v) fledge, feather: (grow feathers) "The young sparrows are fledging already"
featherbed, Noun
  • (n) feather_bed, featherbed: (a mattress stuffed with feathers)
featherbed, Verb
  • (v) featherbed: (hire more workers than are necessary)
  • (v) pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, spoil, indulge: (treat with excessive indulgence) "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
featherbrained, Adjective
  • (s) airheaded, dizzy, empty-headed, featherbrained, giddy, light-headed, lightheaded, silly: (lacking seriousness; given to frivolity) "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles"
feathered, Adjective
  • (a) feathered: (having or covered with feathers) "our feathered friends"
  • (s) feathery, feathered, plumy: (adorned with feathers or plumes)
featheredged, Adjective
  • (s) deckled, deckle-edged, featheredged: (having a rough edge; used of handmade paper or paper resembling handmade)
featherfoil, Noun
  • (n) featherfoil, feather-foil: (a plant of the genus Hottonia)
featheriness, Noun
  • (n) downiness, featheriness, fluffiness: (a light softness)
feathering, Noun
  • (n) feather, feathering: (turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls)
featherless, Adjective
  • (a) unfeathered, featherless: (having no feathers) "a featherless biped"; "the unfeathered legs of an Orpington"
featherlike, Adjective
  • (s) featherlike, feathery: (resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers) "feathery palm trees"
featherweight, Noun
  • (n) featherweight: (an amateur boxer who weighs no more than 126 pounds)
  • (n) featherweight: (weighs 126-139 pounds)
  • (n) featherweight: (a professional boxer who weighs between 123 and 126 pounds)
feathery, Adjective
  • (s) featherlike, feathery: (resembling or suggesting a feather or feathers) "feathery palm trees"
  • (s) feathery: (characterized by a covering of feathers) "the feathery congregation of jays"
  • (s) feathery, feathered, plumy: (adorned with feathers or plumes)
feature, Noun
  • (n) feature, characteristic: (a prominent attribute or aspect of something) "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"
  • (n) feature, lineament: (the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin) "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular"
  • (n) feature, feature_film: (the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater) "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'"
  • (n) feature, feature_article: (a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine) "they ran a feature on retirement planning"
  • (n) feature: (an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles)
  • (n) feature_of_speech, feature: ((linguistics) a distinctive characteristic of a linguistic unit that serves to distinguish it from other units of the same kind)
feature, Verb
  • (v) have, feature: (have as a feature) "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"
  • (v) sport, feature, boast: (wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner) "she was sporting a new hat"
featured, Adjective
  • (s) featured: (made a feature or highlight; given prominence) "a featured actor"; "a featured item at the sale"
  • (s) featured: (having facial features as specified; usually used in combination) "a grim-featured man"
febricity, Noun
  • (n) fever, febrility, febricity, pyrexia, feverishness: (a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection)
febrifuge, Noun
  • (n) antipyretic, febrifuge: (any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever)
febrile, Adjective
  • (a) febrile, feverish: (of or relating to or characterized by fever) "a febrile reaction caused by an allergen"
febrility, Noun
  • (n) fever, febrility, febricity, pyrexia, feverishness: (a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection)
fecal, Adjective
  • (a) faecal, fecal: (of or relating to feces) "fecal matter"
fecalith, Noun
  • (n) coprolith, fecalith, faecalith, stercolith: (a hard mass of fecal matter)
feces, Noun
  • (n) fecal_matter, faecal_matter, feces, faeces, BM, stool, ordure, dejection: (solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels)
feckless, Adjective
  • (s) feckless: (not fit to assume responsibility)
  • (s) feckless, inept: (generally incompetent and ineffectual) "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account"
fecund, Adjective
  • (s) fecund: (capable of producing offspring or vegetation)
  • (s) fecund, fertile, prolific: (intellectually productive) "a prolific writer"; "a fecund imagination"
fecundate, Verb
  • (v) fertilize, fecundate, fertilise: (make fertile or productive) "The course fertilized her imagination"
  • (v) inseminate, fecundate, fertilize, fertilise: (introduce semen into (a female))
fecundation, Noun
  • (n) fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, impregnation: (creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant)
  • (n) fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, dressing: (making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure)
fecundity, Noun
  • (n) fecundity, fruitfulness: (the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination)
  • (n) fertility, fecundity: (the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring)
  • (n) fruitfulness, fecundity: (the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth)
federalisation, Noun
  • (n) federalization, federalisation: (the state of being under federal control) "the federalization of postal service"
  • (n) federalization, federalisation: (the act of being put under federal control)
federalise, Verb
  • (v) federalize, federalise: (put under the control and authority of a federal government)
  • (v) federate, federalize, federalise: (enter into a league for a common purpose) "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union"
  • (v) federate, federalize, federalise: (unite on a federal basis or band together as a league) "The country was federated after the civil war"
federalism, Noun
  • (n) federalism: (the idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units)
federalization, Noun
  • (n) federalization, federalisation: (the state of being under federal control) "the federalization of postal service"
  • (n) federalization, federalisation: (the act of being put under federal control)
federalize, Verb
  • (v) federalize, federalise: (put under the control and authority of a federal government)
  • (v) federate, federalize, federalise: (enter into a league for a common purpose) "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union"
  • (v) federate, federalize, federalise: (unite on a federal basis or band together as a league) "The country was federated after the civil war"
federate, Adjective
  • (s) federate, federated: (united under a central government)
federate, Verb
  • (v) federate, federalize, federalise: (enter into a league for a common purpose) "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union"
  • (v) federate, federalize, federalise: (unite on a federal basis or band together as a league) "The country was federated after the civil war"
federated, Adjective
  • (s) federate, federated: (united under a central government)
federation, Noun
  • (n) confederation, confederacy, federation: (a union of political organizations)
  • (n) federation: (an organization formed by merging several groups or parties)
  • (n) federation: (the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs)
federita, Noun
  • (n) feterita, federita, Sorghum_vulgare_caudatum: (a Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white grains)
fedora, Noun
  • (n) fedora, felt_hat, homburg, Stetson, trilby: (a hat made of felt with a creased crown)
fee-tail, Verb
  • (v) fee-tail, entail: (limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs)
fee, Noun
  • (n) fee: (a fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services)
  • (n) fee: (an interest in land capable of being inherited)
fee, Verb
  • (v) tip, fee, bung: (give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on) "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward"
feeble, Adjective
  • (s) decrepit, debile, feeble, infirm, rickety, sapless, weak, weakly: (lacking bodily or muscular strength or vitality) "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless"
  • (s) faint, feeble: (lacking strength or vigor) "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice"
  • (s) feeble, lame: (pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness) "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument"
  • (s) feeble, nerveless: (lacking strength) "a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude"- Nathaniel Hawthorne"
feebleminded, Adjective
  • (s) backward, half-witted, slow-witted, feebleminded: (retarded in intellectual development)
feebleness, Noun
  • (n) feebleness, tenuity: (the quality of lacking intensity or substance) "a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice"- Nathaniel Hawthorne"
  • (n) infirmity, frailty, debility, feebleness, frailness, valetudinarianism: (the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age))
feed, Noun
  • (n) feed, provender: (food for domestic livestock)
feed, Verb
  • (v) feed: (provide as food) "Feed the guests the nuts"
  • (v) feed, give: (give food to) "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"
  • (v) feed: (feed into; supply) "Her success feeds her vanity"
  • (v) feed, feed_in: (introduce continuously) "feed carrots into a food processor"
  • (v) feed: (support or promote) "His admiration fed her vanity"
  • (v) feed, eat: (take in food; used of animals only) "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"
  • (v) feed: (serve as food for; be the food for) "This dish feeds six"
  • (v) feed, feast: (gratify) "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"
  • (v) fertilize, fertilise, feed: (provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to) "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants"
  • (v) prey, feed: (profit from in an exploitatory manner) "He feeds on her insecurity"
  • (v) run, flow, feed, course: (move along, of liquids) "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
  • (v) tip, fee, bung: (give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the compensation agreed on) "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward"
feedback, Noun
  • (n) feedback: (the process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output)
  • (n) feedback: (response to an inquiry or experiment)
feedbag, Noun
  • (n) nosebag, feedbag: (a canvas bag that is used to feed an animal (such as a horse); covers the muzzle and fastens at the top of the head)
feeder, Noun
  • (n) bird_feeder, birdfeeder, feeder: (an outdoor device that supplies food for wild birds)
  • (n) eater, feeder: (someone who consumes food for nourishment)
  • (n) feeder: (an animal being fattened or suitable for fattening)
  • (n) feeder, tributary, confluent, affluent: (a branch that flows into the main stream)
  • (n) feeder: (an animal that feeds on a particular source of food) "a bark feeder"; "a mud feeder"
  • (n) self-feeder, feeder: (a machine that automatically provides a supply of some material) "the feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock"
feeding, Noun
  • (n) eating, feeding: (the act of consuming food)
  • (n) feeding, alimentation: (the act of supplying food and nourishment)
feel, Noun
  • (n) feel: (an intuitive awareness; ) "he has a feel for animals" or "it's easy when you get the feel of it"
  • (n) feel: (manual stimulation of the genital area for sexual pleasure) "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel"
  • (n) spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell: (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people) "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
  • (n) tactile_property, feel: (a property perceived by touch)
feel, Verb
  • (v) feel, experience: (undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind) "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
  • (v) feel, sense: (perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles) "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car"
  • (v) feel: (be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state) "My cold is gone--I feel fine today"; "She felt tired after the long hike"; "She felt sad after her loss"
  • (v) feel: (have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude) "She felt small and insignificant"; "You make me feel naked"; "I made the students feel different about themselves"
  • (v) feel: (undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation") "her fingers felt their way through the string quartet"; "she felt his contempt of her"
  • (v) feel: (be felt or perceived in a certain way) "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft"
  • (v) feel: (grope or feel in search of something) "He felt for his wallet"
  • (v) feel, finger: (examine by touch) "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater"
  • (v) feel: (find by testing or cautious exploration) "He felt his way around the dark room"
  • (v) feel: (produce a certain impression) "It feels nice to be home again"
  • (v) feel: (pass one's hands over the sexual organs of) "He felt the girl in the movie theater"
  • (v) find, feel: (come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds) "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"
  • (v) palpate, feel: (examine (a body part) by palpation) "The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse"
feeler, Noun
  • (n) antenna, feeler: (sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ) "he had a special antenna for public relations"
  • (n) antenna, feeler: (one of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste)
  • (n) barbel, feeler: (slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish)
  • (n) overture, advance, approach, feeler: (a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others) "she rejected his advances"
feeling, Noun
  • (n) feeling: (the experiencing of affective and emotional states) "she had a feeling of euphoria"; "he had terrible feelings of guilt"; "I disliked him and the feeling was mutual"
  • (n) feeling: (a physical sensation that you experience) "he had a queasy feeling"; "I had a strange feeling in my leg"; "he lost all feeling in his arm"
  • (n) feeling, intuitive_feeling: (an intuitive understanding of something) "he had a great feeling for music"
  • (n) impression, feeling, belief, notion, opinion: (a vague idea in which some confidence is placed) "his impression of her was favorable"; "what are your feelings about the crisis?"; "it strengthened my belief in his sincerity"; "I had a feeling that she was lying"
  • (n) spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell: (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people) "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
  • (n) touch, touch_sensation, tactual_sensation, tactile_sensation, feeling: (the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin) "she likes the touch of silk on her skin"; "the surface had a greasy feeling"
feign, Verb
  • (v) feign, sham, pretend, affect, dissemble: (make believe with the intent to deceive) "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache"
  • (v) simulate, assume, sham, feign: (make a pretence of) "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep"
feigning, Noun
  • (n) pretense, pretence, pretending, simulation, feigning: (the act of giving a false appearance) "his conformity was only pretending"
  • (n) pretense, pretence, feigning, dissembling: (pretending with intention to deceive)
feist, Noun
  • (n) feist, fice: (a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog)
feisty, Adjective
  • (s) feisty, plucky, spunky: (showing courage) "the champion is faced with a feisty challenger"
  • (s) huffy, thin-skinned, feisty, touchy: (quick to take offense)
felafel, Noun
  • (n) falafel, felafel: (small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seeds)
feldspar, Noun
  • (n) feldspar, felspar: (any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium)
felicitate, Verb
  • (v) congratulate, felicitate: (express congratulations)
felicitation, Noun
  • (n) congratulation, felicitation: (the act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration)
  • (n) congratulation, felicitation: ((usually plural) an expression of pleasure at the success or good fortune of another) "I sent them my sincere congratulations on their marriage"
felicitous, Adjective
  • (a) felicitous: (exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style) "a felicitous speaker"
  • (s) felicitous, happy: (marked by good fortune) "a felicitous life"; "a happy outcome"
felicitousness, Noun
  • (n) felicity, felicitousness: (pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression))
felicity, Noun
  • (n) felicity, felicitousness: (pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression))
  • (n) happiness, felicity: (state of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy)
felid, Noun
  • (n) feline, felid: (any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws)
feline, Adjective
  • (a) feline: (of or relating to cats) "feline fur"
feline, Noun
  • (n) feline, felid: (any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws)
fell, Adjective
  • (s) barbarous, brutal, cruel, fell, roughshod, savage, vicious: ((of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering) "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings"; "cruel tortures"; "Stalin's roughshod treatment of the kulaks"; "a savage slap"; "vicious kicks"
fell, Noun
  • (n) fell, felled_seam: (seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges)
  • (n) fell: (the act of felling something (as a tree))
  • (n) hide, fell: (the dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal))
fell, Verb
  • (v) accrue, fall: (come into the possession of) "The house accrued to the oldest son"
  • (v) decrease, diminish, lessen, fall: (decrease in size, extent, or range) "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fell to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"
  • (v) descend, fall, go_down, come_down: (move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way) "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"
  • (v) fall: (descend in free fall under the influence of gravity) "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"
  • (v) fall: (pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind) "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost her work"
  • (v) fall, come: (come under, be classified or included) "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"
  • (v) fall: (suffer defeat, failure, or ruin) "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside"
  • (v) fall: (die, as in battle or in a hunt) "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead"
  • (v) fall, shine, strike: (touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly) "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears"
  • (v) fall: (be captured) "The cities fell to the enemy"
  • (v) fall: (occur at a specified time or place) "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable"
  • (v) fall: (yield to temptation or sin) "Adam and Eve fell"
  • (v) fall: (lose office or power) "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"
  • (v) fall: (to be given by assignment or distribution) "The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team"; "The onus fell on us"; "The pressure to succeed fell on the youngest student"
  • (v) fall: (move in a specified direction) "The line of men fall forward"
  • (v) fall: (be due) "payments fall on the 1st of the month"
  • (v) fall: (lose one's chastity) "a fallen woman"
  • (v) fall: (to be given by right or inheritance) "The estate fell to the oldest daughter"
  • (v) fall, light: (fall to somebody by assignment or lot) "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"
  • (v) fall, return, pass, devolve: (be inherited by) "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"
  • (v) fall: (slope downward) "The hills around here fall towards the ocean"
  • (v) fall, fall_down: (lose an upright position suddenly) "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead"
  • (v) fall: (drop oneself to a lower or less erect position) "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees"
  • (v) fall: (assume a disappointed or sad expression) "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell"
  • (v) fall: (be cast down) "his eyes fell"
  • (v) fall: (come out; issue) "silly phrases fell from her mouth"
  • (v) fall: (be born, used chiefly of lambs) "The lambs fell in the afternoon"
  • (v) fall: (begin vigorously) "The prisoners fell to work right away"
  • (v) fall: (go as if by falling) "Grief fell from our hearts"
  • (v) fall, descend, settle: (come as if by falling) "Night fell"; "Silence fell"
  • (v) fell, drop, strike_down, cut_down: (cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow) "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers"
  • (v) fell: (sew a seam by folding the edges)
  • (v) fly, fell, vanish: (pass away rapidly) "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"
  • (v) hang, fall, flow: (fall or flow in a certain way) "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"
  • (v) precipitate, come_down, fall: (fall from clouds) "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"
fella, Noun
  • (n) chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent, blighter, cuss, bloke: (a boy or man) "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
fellate, Verb
  • (v) fellate, suck, blow, go_down_on: (provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation)
fellatio, Noun
  • (n) fellatio, fellation: (oral stimulation of the penis)
fellation, Noun
  • (n) fellatio, fellation: (oral stimulation of the penis)
feller, Noun
  • (n) chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent, blighter, cuss, bloke: (a boy or man) "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
  • (n) lumberman, lumberjack, logger, feller, faller: (a person who fells trees)
felloe, Noun
  • (n) felloe, felly: (rim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted)
fellow, Noun
  • (n) boyfriend, fellow, beau, swain, young_man: (a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman) "if I'd known he was her boyfriend I wouldn't have asked"
  • (n) chap, fellow, feller, fella, lad, gent, blighter, cuss, bloke: (a boy or man) "that chap is your host"; "there's a fellow at the door"; "he's a likable cuss"; "he's a good bloke"
  • (n) colleague, confrere, fellow: (a person who is member of one's class or profession) "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers"
  • (n) companion, comrade, fellow, familiar, associate: (a friend who is frequently in the company of another) "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
  • (n) fellow: (a member of a learned society) "he was elected a fellow of the American Physiological Association"
  • (n) fellow, dude, buster: (an informal form of address for a man) "Say, fellow, what are you doing?"; "Hey buster, what's up?"
  • (n) mate, fellow: (one of a pair) "he lost the mate to his shoe"; "one eye was blue but its fellow was brown"
fellowship, Noun
  • (n) company, companionship, fellowship, society: (the state of being with someone) "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends"
  • (n) family, fellowship: (an association of people who share common beliefs or activities) "the message was addressed not just to employees but to every member of the company family"; "the church welcomed new members into its fellowship"
  • (n) fellowship: (money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research)
felly, Noun
  • (n) felloe, felly: (rim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted)
felo-de-se, Noun
  • (n) felo-de-se: (an act of deliberate self destruction)
  • (n) suicide, felo-de-se: (a person who kills himself intentionally)
felon, Noun
  • (n) criminal, felon, crook, outlaw, malefactor: (someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime)
  • (n) felon, whitlow: (a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail)
felonious, Adjective
  • (s) criminal, felonious: (involving or being or having the nature of a crime) "a criminal offense"; "criminal abuse"; "felonious intent"
felony, Noun
  • (n) felony: (a serious crime (such as murder or arson))
felspar, Noun
  • (n) feldspar, felspar: (any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium)
felt, Noun
  • (n) felt: (a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers)
felt, Verb
  • (v) feel, experience: (undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind) "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret"
  • (v) feel, sense: (perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles) "He felt the wind"; "She felt an object brushing her arm"; "He felt his flesh crawl"; "She felt the heat when she got out of the car"
  • (v) feel: (be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state) "My cold is gone--I feel fine today"; "She felt tired after the long hike"; "She felt sad after her loss"
  • (v) feel: (have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude) "She felt small and insignificant"; "You make me feel naked"; "I made the students feel different about themselves"
  • (v) feel: (undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation") "her fingers felt their way through the string quartet"; "she felt his contempt of her"
  • (v) feel: (be felt or perceived in a certain way) "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft"
  • (v) feel: (grope or feel in search of something) "He felt for his wallet"
  • (v) feel, finger: (examine by touch) "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater"
  • (v) feel: (find by testing or cautious exploration) "He felt his way around the dark room"
  • (v) feel: (produce a certain impression) "It feels nice to be home again"
  • (v) feel: (pass one's hands over the sexual organs of) "He felt the girl in the movie theater"
  • (v) felt: (mat together and make felt-like) "felt the wool"
  • (v) felt: (cover with felt) "felt a cap"
  • (v) felt, felt_up, mat_up, matt-up, matte_up, matte, mat: (change texture so as to become matted and felt-like) "The fabric felted up after several washes"
  • (v) find, feel: (come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds) "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"
  • (v) palpate, feel: (examine (a body part) by palpation) "The nurse palpated the patient's stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse"
felucca, Noun
  • (n) felucca: (a fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean)
female, Adjective
  • (a) female: (being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop) "a female heir"; "female holly trees bear the berries"
  • (s) female, distaff: (characteristic of or peculiar to a woman) "female sensitiveness"; "female suffrage"
  • (s) female: (for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls) "the female lead in the play"; "a female chorus"
female, Noun
  • (n) female: (an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa))
  • (n) female, female_person: (a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies)
femaleness, Noun
  • (n) femaleness, feminineness: (the properties characteristic of the female sex)
feminine, Adjective
  • (a) feminine: (associated with women and not with men) "feminine intuition"
  • (a) feminine: (of grammatical gender)
  • (s) feminine: ((music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable) "a feminine ending"
  • (a) womanly, feminine: (befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman) "womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion"
feminine, Noun
  • (n) feminine: (a gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female)
feminineness, Noun
  • (n) femaleness, feminineness: (the properties characteristic of the female sex)
femininity, Noun
  • (n) femininity, muliebrity: (the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women)
feminisation, Noun
  • (n) feminization, feminisation: (the process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration)
feminise, Verb
  • (v) feminize, feminise: (assume (more) feminine characteristics) "feminized language"; "feminized frogs"
  • (v) feminize, feminise, effeminize, effeminise, womanize: (to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to) "This hairdo feminizes the man"
feminism, Noun
  • (n) feminism: (a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women)
  • (n) feminist_movement, feminism, women's_liberation_movement, women's_lib: (the movement aimed at equal rights for women)
feminist, Adjective
  • (a) feminist: (of or relating to or advocating equal rights for women) "feminist critique"
feminist, Noun
  • (n) feminist, women's_rightist, women's_liberationist, libber: (a supporter of feminism)
feminization, Noun
  • (n) feminization, feminisation: (the process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration)
feminize, Verb
  • (v) feminize, feminise: (assume (more) feminine characteristics) "feminized language"; "feminized frogs"
  • (v) feminize, feminise, effeminize, effeminise, womanize: (to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to) "This hairdo feminizes the man"
femoral, Adjective
  • (a) femoral: (of or relating to or near the femur or thigh)
femoris, Noun
  • (n) femur, thighbone, femoris: (the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee)
femtometer, Noun
  • (n) femtometer, femtometre, fermi: (a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter)
femtometre, Noun
  • (n) femtometer, femtometre, fermi: (a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter)
femur, Noun
  • (n) femur, thighbone, femoris: (the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee)
fen, Noun
  • (n) fen: (100 fen equal 1 yuan in China)
  • (n) marsh, marshland, fen, fenland: (low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water) "thousands of acres of marshland"; "the fens of eastern England"
fence, Noun
  • (n) fence, fencing: (a barrier that serves to enclose an area)
  • (n) fence: (a dealer in stolen property)
fence, Verb
  • (v) argue, contend, debate, fence: (have an argument about something)
  • (v) fence, fence_in: (enclose with a fence) "we fenced in our yard"
  • (v) fence: (receive stolen goods)
  • (v) fence: (fight with fencing swords)
  • (v) wall, palisade, fence, fence_in, surround: (surround with a wall in order to fortify)
fencer, Noun
  • (n) fencer, swordsman: (someone skilled at fencing)
fencesitter, Noun
  • (n) mugwump, independent, fencesitter: (a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics))
fencing, Noun
  • (n) fence, fencing: (a barrier that serves to enclose an area)
  • (n) fencing: (the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules))
  • (n) fencing_material, fencing: (material for building fences)
fend, Verb
  • (v) fend: (try to manage without help) "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died"
  • (v) resist, stand, fend: (withstand the force of something) "The trees resisted her"; "stand the test of time"; "The mountain climbers had to fend against the ice and snow"
fender, Noun
  • (n) buffer, fender: (a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact)
  • (n) fender, wing: (a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud) "in Britain they call a fender a wing"
  • (n) fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot: (an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track)
  • (n) fender: (a low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth)
fenestella, Noun
  • (n) lunette, fenestella: (oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault)
fenland, Noun
  • (n) marsh, marshland, fen, fenland: (low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water) "thousands of acres of marshland"; "the fens of eastern England"
fennel, Noun
  • (n) fennel: (any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems)
  • (n) fennel, Florence_fennel, finocchio: (aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads)
  • (n) fennel, common_fennel: (leaves used for seasoning)
  • (n) fennel: (fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixture)
fenoprofen, Noun
  • (n) fenoprofen, fenoprofen_calcium, Nalfon: (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Nalfon) used in the treatment of arthritis and other painful inflammatory disorders)
feoff, Noun
  • (n) fief, feoff: (a piece of land held under the feudal system)
feral, Adjective
  • (s) feral, ferine, savage: (wild and menacing) "a pack of feral dogs"
feria, Noun
  • (n) feria: (a weekday on which no festival or holiday is celebrated) "in the middle ages feria was used with a prefixed ordinal number to designate the day of the week, so `secunda feria' meant Monday, but Sunday and Saturday were always called by their names, Dominicus and Sabbatum, and so feria came to mean an ordinary weekday"
  • (n) feria: ((in Spanish speaking regions) a local festival or fair, usually in honor of some patron saint)
ferine, Adjective
  • (s) feral, ferine, savage: (wild and menacing) "a pack of feral dogs"
ferment, Noun
  • (n) agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest: (a state of agitation or turbulent change or development) "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest"
  • (n) ferment: (a substance capable of bringing about fermentation)
  • (n) zymosis, zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting, ferment: (a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol)
ferment, Verb
  • (v) ferment: (be in an agitated or excited state) "The Middle East is fermenting"; "Her mind ferments"
  • (v) ferment: (work up into agitation or excitement) "Islam is fermenting Africa"
  • (v) ferment, work: (cause to undergo fermentation) "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"
  • (v) sour, turn, ferment, work: (go sour or spoil) "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
fermentation, Noun
  • (n) agitation, ferment, fermentation, tempestuousness, unrest: (a state of agitation or turbulent change or development) "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest"
  • (n) zymosis, zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting, ferment: (a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol)
fermenting, Noun
  • (n) zymosis, zymolysis, fermentation, fermenting, ferment: (a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol)
fermentologist, Noun
  • (n) enologist, oenologist, fermentologist: (a specialist in wine making)
fermium, Noun
  • (n) fermium, Fm, atomic_number_100: (a radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons)
fern, Noun
  • (n) fern: (any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores)
ferned, Adjective
  • (a) ferned, ferny: (abounding in or covered with ferns) "the ferny undergrowth"
fernless, Adjective
  • (a) fernless: (devoid of ferns)
fernlike, Adjective
  • (s) fernlike, ferny: (resembling ferns especially in leaf shape) "the ferny shadows of locust leaves"
ferny, Adjective
  • (a) ferned, ferny: (abounding in or covered with ferns) "the ferny undergrowth"
  • (s) fernlike, ferny: (resembling ferns especially in leaf shape) "the ferny shadows of locust leaves"
ferocious, Adjective
  • (s) ferocious, fierce, furious, savage: (marked by extreme and violent energy) "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"
ferociousness, Noun
  • (n) ferociousness, brutality, viciousness, savagery: (the trait of extreme cruelty)
ferocity, Noun
  • (n) ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildness: (the property of being wild or turbulent) "the storm's violence"
ferret, Noun
  • (n) black-footed_ferret, ferret, Mustela_nigripes: (musteline mammal of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct)
  • (n) ferret: (domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits)
ferret, Verb
  • (v) ferret: (hound or harry relentlessly)
  • (v) ferret: (hunt with ferrets)
  • (v) ferret_out, ferret: (search and discover through persistent investigation) "She ferreted out the truth"
ferric, Adjective
  • (a) ferric, ferrous: (of or relating to or containing iron)
ferrous, Adjective
  • (a) ferric, ferrous: (of or relating to or containing iron)
ferrule, Noun
  • (n) ferrule, collet: (a metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting)
ferry, Noun
  • (n) ferry, ferryboat: (a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule)
  • (n) ferry, ferrying: (transport by boat or aircraft)
ferry, Verb
  • (v) ferry: (transport from one place to another)
  • (v) ferry: (transport by ferry)
  • (v) ferry: (travel by ferry)
ferryboat, Noun
  • (n) ferry, ferryboat: (a boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule)
ferrying, Noun
  • (n) ferry, ferrying: (transport by boat or aircraft)
fertile, Adjective
  • (s) fat, fertile, productive, rich: (marked by great fruitfulness) "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil"
  • (s) fecund, fertile, prolific: (intellectually productive) "a prolific writer"; "a fecund imagination"
  • (a) fertile: (capable of reproducing)
  • (s) prolific, fertile: (bearing in abundance especially offspring) "flying foxes are extremely prolific"; "a prolific pear tree"
fertilisation, Noun
  • (n) fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, impregnation: (creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant)
  • (n) fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, dressing: (making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure)
fertilise, Verb
  • (v) fertilize, fertilise, feed: (provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to) "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants"
  • (v) fertilize, fecundate, fertilise: (make fertile or productive) "The course fertilized her imagination"
  • (v) inseminate, fecundate, fertilize, fertilise: (introduce semen into (a female))
fertiliser, Noun
  • (n) fertilizer, fertiliser, plant_food: (any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile)
fertility, Noun
  • (n) birthrate, birth_rate, fertility, fertility_rate, natality: (the ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year)
  • (n) fertility, fecundity: (the state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring)
  • (n) richness, rankness, prolificacy, fertility: (the property of producing abundantly and sustaining vigorous and luxuriant growth) "he praised the richness of the soil"; "weeds lovely in their rankness"
fertilization, Noun
  • (n) fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, impregnation: (creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant)
  • (n) fertilization, fertilisation, fecundation, dressing: (making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure)
fertilize, Verb
  • (v) fertilize, fertilise, feed: (provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to) "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants"
  • (v) fertilize, fecundate, fertilise: (make fertile or productive) "The course fertilized her imagination"
  • (v) inseminate, fecundate, fertilize, fertilise: (introduce semen into (a female))
fertilizer, Noun
  • (n) fertilizer, fertiliser, plant_food: (any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile)
fervency, Noun
  • (n) ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness: (feelings of great warmth and intensity) "he spoke with great ardor"
fervent, Adjective
  • (s) ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid: (characterized by intense emotion) "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"
  • (s) fervent, fervid: (extremely hot) "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne"; "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope"
fervid, Adjective
  • (s) ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid: (characterized by intense emotion) "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"
  • (s) fervent, fervid: (extremely hot) "the fervent heat...merely communicated a genial warmth to their half-torpid systems"- Nathaniel Hawthorne"; "set out...when the fervid heat subsides"- Frances Trollope"
fervidness, Noun
  • (n) ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness: (feelings of great warmth and intensity) "he spoke with great ardor"
fervor, Noun
  • (n) ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness: (feelings of great warmth and intensity) "he spoke with great ardor"
  • (n) excitement, excitation, inflammation, fervor, fervour: (the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up) "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"
fervour, Noun
  • (n) ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness: (feelings of great warmth and intensity) "he spoke with great ardor"
  • (n) excitement, excitation, inflammation, fervor, fervour: (the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up) "his face was flushed with excitement and his hands trembled"; "he tried to calm those who were in a state of extreme inflammation"
fess, Noun
  • (n) fesse, fess: ((heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield)
  • (n) Fez, Fes: (a city in north central Morocco; religious center)
fesse, Noun
  • (n) fesse, fess: ((heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield)
festal, Adjective
  • (s) gay, festal, festive, merry: (offering fun and gaiety) "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening"
fester, Noun
  • (n) fester, suppurating_sore: (a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus)
fester, Verb
  • (v) fester, maturate, suppurate: (ripen and generate pus) "her wounds are festering"
festering, Noun
  • (n) festering, suppuration, maturation: ((medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus)
  • (n) pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering: (a fluid product of inflammation)
festinate, Verb
  • (v) rush, hasten, hurry, look_sharp, festinate: (act or move at high speed) "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it's late!"
festival, Noun
  • (n) festival: (a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration)
  • (n) festival, fete: (an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)) "a drama festival"
festive, Adjective
  • (s) gay, festal, festive, merry: (offering fun and gaiety) "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening"
festivity, Noun
  • (n) celebration, festivity: (any joyous diversion)
festoon, Noun
  • (n) festoon: (a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves)
  • (n) festoon: (an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work)
  • (n) festoon, festoonery: (flower chains suspended in curves between points as a decoration)
festoon, Verb
  • (v) festoon: (decorate with strings of flowers) "The public buildings were festooned for the holiday"
festoonery, Noun
  • (n) festoon, festoonery: (flower chains suspended in curves between points as a decoration)
fetal, Adjective
  • (a) fetal, foetal: (of or relating to a fetus) "fetal development"
fetch, Noun
  • (n) fetch: (the action of fetching)
fetch, Verb
  • (v) bring, get, convey, fetch: (go or come after and bring or take back) "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
  • (v) fetch, bring_in, bring: (be sold for a certain price) "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction"
  • (v) fetch: (take away or remove) "The devil will fetch you!"
fetching, Adjective
  • (s) fetching, taking, winning: (very attractive; capturing interest) "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality"
fete, Noun
  • (n) festival, fete: (an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place)) "a drama festival"
  • (n) fete, feast, fiesta: (an elaborate party (often outdoors))
fete, Verb
  • (v) celebrate, fete: (have a celebration) "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating"
feterita, Noun
  • (n) feterita, federita, Sorghum_vulgare_caudatum: (a Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white grains)
fetich, Noun
  • (n) fetish, fetich: (excessive or irrational devotion to some activity) "made a fetish of cleanliness"
  • (n) juju, voodoo, hoodoo, fetish, fetich: (a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers)
fetichism, Noun
  • (n) fetishism, fetichism: (a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish))
  • (n) fetishism, fetichism: (sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs))
feticide, Noun
  • (n) aborticide, feticide: (the act of destroying a fetus)
fetid, Adjective
  • (s) fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scented: (offensively malodorous) "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky"
fetidness, Noun
  • (n) malodorousness, stinkiness, foulness, rankness, fetidness: (the attribute of having a strong offensive smell)
fetish, Noun
  • (n) fetish: (a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body) "common male fetishes are breasts, legs, hair, shoes, and underwear"
  • (n) fetish, fetich: (excessive or irrational devotion to some activity) "made a fetish of cleanliness"
  • (n) juju, voodoo, hoodoo, fetish, fetich: (a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers)
fetishism, Noun
  • (n) fetishism, fetichism: (a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish))
  • (n) fetishism, fetichism: (sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs))
fetology, Noun
  • (n) fetology, foetology: (the branch of medicine concerned with the fetus in the uterus)
fetometry, Noun
  • (n) fetometry, foetometry: (measurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head))
fetoprotein, Noun
  • (n) fetoprotein, foetoprotein: (any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer)
fetor, Noun
  • (n) malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis: (a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant)
fetoscope, Noun
  • (n) fetoscope, foetoscope: (a stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat)
fetoscopy, Noun
  • (n) fetoscopy, foetoscopy: (prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood)
fetter, Noun
  • (n) fetter, hobble: (a shackle for the ankles or feet)
fetter, Verb
  • (v) fetter, shackle: (restrain with fetters)
fettered, Adjective
  • (s) fettered, shackled: (bound by chains fastened around the ankles)
fettuccine, Noun
  • (n) fettuccine, fettuccini: (pasta in flat strips wider than linguine)
fettuccini, Noun
  • (n) fettuccine, fettuccini: (pasta in flat strips wider than linguine)
fetus, Noun
  • (n) fetus, foetus: (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal)
feud, Noun
  • (n) feud: (a bitter quarrel between two parties)
feud, Verb
  • (v) feud: (carry out a feud) "The two professors have been feuding for years"
feudal, Adjective
  • (a) feudal, feudalistic: (of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism)
feudalistic, Adjective
  • (a) feudal, feudalistic: (of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism)
feudatory, Adjective
  • (a) feudatory: (of or pertaining to the relation of a feudal vassal to his lord) "a feudatory relationship"
  • (s) feudatory: (owing feudal allegiance to or being subject to a sovereign) "it remained feudatory to India until 1365"
feudatory, Noun
  • (n) vassal, liege, liegeman, liege_subject, feudatory: (a person holding a fief; a person who owes allegiance and service to a feudal lord)
fever, Noun
  • (n) fever, febrility, febricity, pyrexia, feverishness: (a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection)
  • (n) fever: (intense nervous anticipation) "in a fever of resentment"
feverish, Adjective
  • (a) febrile, feverish: (of or relating to or characterized by fever) "a febrile reaction caused by an allergen"
  • (s) feverish, hectic: (marked by intense agitation or emotion) "worked at a feverish pace"
  • (s) feverish, feverous: (having or affected by a fever)
feverishness, Noun
  • (n) fever, febrility, febricity, pyrexia, feverishness: (a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection)
feverous, Adjective
  • (s) feverish, feverous: (having or affected by a fever)
few, Adjective
  • (a) few: (a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number) "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle"
few, Noun
  • (n) few: (a small elite group) "it was designed for the discriminating few"
fewer, Adjective
  • (a) few: (a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number) "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle"
  • (a) fewer: ((comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of) "fewer birds came this year"; "the birds are fewer this year"; "fewer trains were late"
fewest, Adjective
  • (a) few: (a quantifier that can be used with count nouns and is often preceded by `a'; a small but indefinite number) "a few weeks ago"; "a few more wagons than usual"; "an invalid's pleasures are few and far between"; "few roses were still blooming"; "few women have led troops in battle"
  • (a) fewest: ((superlative of `few' used with count nouns and usually preceded by `the') quantifier meaning the smallest in number) "the fewest birds in recent memory"
fey, Adjective
  • (s) elfin, fey: (suggestive of an elf in strangeness and otherworldliness) "thunderbolts quivered with elfin flares of heat lightning"; "the fey quality was there, the ability to see the moon at midday"- John Mason Brown"
  • (s) fey, touched: (slightly insane)
fiance, Noun
  • (n) fiance, groom-to-be: (a man who is engaged to be married)
fiancee, Noun
  • (n) fiancee, bride-to-be: (a woman who is engaged to be married)
fiasco, Noun
  • (n) debacle, fiasco: (a sudden and violent collapse)
fiat, Noun
  • (n) decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript: (a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)) "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there"
fib, Noun
  • (n) fib, story, tale, tarradiddle, taradiddle: (a trivial lie) "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?"
fib, Verb
  • (v) fib: (tell a relatively insignificant lie) "Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don't call it lying"
fibber, Noun
  • (n) storyteller, fibber, fabricator: (someone who tells lies)
fibbing, Noun
  • (n) fibbing, paltering: (a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear)
fiber-optic, Adjective
  • (a) fiber-optic, fiberoptic, fibre-optic, fibreoptic: (of or relating to fiber optics)
fiber, Noun
  • (n) character, fiber, fibre: (the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions) "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer"
  • (n) fiber, fibre: (a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn)
  • (n) fiber, fibre: (any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber))
  • (n) fiber, fibre, vulcanized_fiber: (a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth)
  • (n) roughage, fiber: (coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis)
fiberboard, Noun
  • (n) fiberboard, fibreboard, particle_board: (wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets)
fiberglass, Noun
  • (n) fiberglass, fibreglass: (a covering material made of glass fibers in resins)
fiberoptic, Adjective
  • (a) fiber-optic, fiberoptic, fibre-optic, fibreoptic: (of or relating to fiber optics)
fiberoptics, Noun
  • (n) fiber_optics, fiberoptics, fibre_optics, fibreoptics: (the transmission of light signals via glass fibers)
fibre-optic, Adjective
  • (a) fiber-optic, fiberoptic, fibre-optic, fibreoptic: (of or relating to fiber optics)
fibre, Noun
  • (n) character, fiber, fibre: (the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions) "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer"
  • (n) fiber, fibre: (a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn)
  • (n) fiber, fibre: (any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber))
  • (n) fiber, fibre, vulcanized_fiber: (a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth)
fibreboard, Noun
  • (n) fiberboard, fibreboard, particle_board: (wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets)
fibreglass, Noun
  • (n) fiberglass, fibreglass: (a covering material made of glass fibers in resins)
fibreoptic, Adjective
  • (a) fiber-optic, fiberoptic, fibre-optic, fibreoptic: (of or relating to fiber optics)
fibreoptics, Noun
  • (n) fiber_optics, fiberoptics, fibre_optics, fibreoptics: (the transmission of light signals via glass fibers)
fibril, Noun
  • (n) fibril, filament, strand: (a very slender natural or synthetic fiber)
fibrillate, Verb
  • (v) fibrillate: (make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movements) "His heart fibrillated and he died"
fibrillation, Noun
  • (n) fibrillation: (muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination)
  • (n) fibrillation: (act or process of forming fibrils)
fibrinogen, Noun
  • (n) fibrinogen, factor_I: (a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots)
fibrinolysin, Noun
  • (n) plasmin, fibrinolysin: (an enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots)
fibroid, Noun
  • (n) fibroid_tumor, fibroid: (benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus))
fibrosis, Noun
  • (n) fibrosis: (development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ)
fibrosity, Noun
  • (n) fibrosity, fibrousness: (the quality of being fibrous)
fibrous, Adjective
  • (s) fibrous, sinewy, stringy, unchewable: ((of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew)
  • (s) hempen, fibrous: (having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute)
fibrousness, Noun
  • (n) fibrosity, fibrousness: (the quality of being fibrous)
fibula, Noun
  • (n) fibula, calf_bone: (the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle)
fice, Noun
  • (n) feist, fice: (a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog)
fickle, Adjective
  • (s) erratic, fickle, mercurial, quicksilver: (liable to sudden unpredictable change) "erratic behavior"; "fickle weather"; "mercurial twists of temperament"; "a quicksilver character, cool and willful at one moment, utterly fragile the next"
  • (s) fickle, volatile: (marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments) "fickle friends"; "a flirt's volatile affections"
fickleness, Noun
  • (n) faithlessness, falseness, fickleness, inconstancy: (unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous)
fictile, Adjective
  • (a) fictile: (of or relating to the craft of pottery) "the fictile art"; "fictile ware"
  • (s) fictile, pliable: (susceptible to being led or directed) "fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda"
  • (s) fictile, moldable, plastic: (capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material)) "plastic substances such as wax or clay"
fiction, Noun
  • (n) fabrication, fiction, fable: (a deliberately false or improbable account)
  • (n) fiction: (a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact)
fictional, Adjective
  • (s) fabricated, fancied, fictional, fictitious: (formed or conceived by the imagination) "a fabricated excuse for his absence"; "a fancied wrong"; "a fictional character"
  • (a) fictional: (related to or involving literary fiction) "clever fictional devices"; "a fictional treatment of the train robbery"
fictionalisation, Noun
  • (n) fabrication, fictionalization, fictionalisation: (writing in a fictional form)
  • (n) fictionalization, fictionalisation: (a literary work based partly or wholly on fact but written as if it were fiction)
fictionalise, Verb
  • (v) fictionalize, fictionalise, retell: (make into fiction) "The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel"
  • (v) novelize, novelise, fictionalize, fictionalise: (convert into the form or the style of a novel) "The author novelized the historical event"
fictionalization, Noun
  • (n) fabrication, fictionalization, fictionalisation: (writing in a fictional form)
  • (n) fictionalization, fictionalisation: (a literary work based partly or wholly on fact but written as if it were fiction)
fictionalize, Verb
  • (v) fictionalize, fictionalise, retell: (make into fiction) "The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel"
  • (v) novelize, novelise, fictionalize, fictionalise: (convert into the form or the style of a novel) "The author novelized the historical event"
fictitious, Adjective
  • (s) assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put_on, sham: (adopted in order to deceive) "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"
  • (s) fabricated, fancied, fictional, fictitious: (formed or conceived by the imagination) "a fabricated excuse for his absence"; "a fancied wrong"; "a fictional character"
fictive, Adjective
  • (s) assumed, false, fictitious, fictive, pretended, put_on, sham: (adopted in order to deceive) "an assumed name"; "an assumed cheerfulness"; "a fictitious address"; "fictive sympathy"; "a pretended interest"; "a put-on childish voice"; "sham modesty"
  • (s) fictive: (capable of imaginative creation) "fictive talent"
fiddle-faddle, Noun
  • (n) balderdash, fiddle-faddle, piffle: (trivial nonsense)
fiddle-shaped, Adjective
  • (s) pandurate, panduriform, fiddle-shaped: ((of a leaf shape) having rounded ends and a contracted center)
fiddle, Noun
  • (n) violin, fiddle: (bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow)
fiddle, Verb
  • (v) fiddle, shirk, shrink_from, goldbrick: (avoid (one's assigned duties)) "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
  • (v) fiddle: (commit fraud and steal from one's employer) "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"
  • (v) fiddle: (play the violin or fiddle)
  • (v) fiddle: (play on a violin) "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"
  • (v) tamper, fiddle, monkey: (play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly) "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts"
  • (v) tinker, fiddle: (try to fix or mend) "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"
  • (v) toy, fiddle, diddle, play: (manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination) "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"
fiddler, Noun
  • (n) tinkerer, fiddler: (an unskilled person who tries to fix or mend)
  • (n) twiddler, fiddler: (someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner)
  • (n) violinist, fiddler: (a musician who plays the violin)
fiddling, Adjective
  • (s) fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial: ((informal) small and of little importance) "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
fidelity, Noun
  • (n) fidelity: (accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal)
  • (n) fidelity, faithfulness: (the quality of being faithful)
fidget, Noun
  • (n) fidget, fidgetiness, restlessness: (a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion) "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness"
fidget, Verb
  • (v) fidget: (move restlessly) "The child is always fidgeting in his seat"
fidgetiness, Noun
  • (n) fidget, fidgetiness, restlessness: (a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion) "he's got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness"
fidgety, Adjective
  • (s) antsy, fidgety, fretful, itchy: (nervous and unable to relax) "a constant fretful stamping of hooves"; "a restless child"
fiducial, Adjective
  • (a) fiducial: (used as a fixed standard of reference for comparison or measurement) "a fiducial point"
  • (s) fiducial: (based on trust)
  • (a) fiduciary, fiducial: (relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)) "a fiduciary contract"; "in a fiduciary capacity"; "fiducial power"
fiduciary, Adjective
  • (a) fiduciary, fiducial: (relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another)) "a fiduciary contract"; "in a fiduciary capacity"; "fiducial power"
fiduciary, Noun
  • (n) fiduciary: (a person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary) "it is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain"
fief, Noun
  • (n) fief, feoff: (a piece of land held under the feudal system)
field, Noun
  • (n) airfield, landing_field, flying_field, field: (a place where planes take off and land)
  • (n) battlefield, battleground, field_of_battle, field_of_honor, field: (a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought) "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields"
  • (n) discipline, subject, subject_area, subject_field, field, field_of_study, study, bailiwick: (a branch of knowledge) "in what discipline is his doctorate?"; "teachers should be well trained in their subject"; "anthropology is the study of human beings"
  • (n) field: (a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed) "he planted a field of wheat"
  • (n) field: (somewhere (away from a studio or office or library or laboratory) where practical work is done or data is collected) "anthropologists do much of their work in the field"
  • (n) field, field_of_force, force_field: (the space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it)
  • (n) field, field_of_operation, line_of_business: (a particular kind of commercial enterprise) "they are outstanding in their field"
  • (n) field: ((mathematics) a set of elements such that addition and multiplication are commutative and associative and multiplication is distributive over addition and there are two elements 0 and 1) "the set of all rational numbers is a field"
  • (n) field, field_of_operations, theater, theater_of_operations, theatre, theatre_of_operations: (a region in which active military operations are in progress) "the army was in the field awaiting action"; "he served in the Vietnam theater for three years"
  • (n) field: (all of the horses in a particular horse race)
  • (n) field: (all the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event)
  • (n) field: (a geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found) "the diamond fields of South Africa"
  • (n) field: ((computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information)
  • (n) field, field_of_view: (the area that is visible (as through an optical instrument))
  • (n) plain, field, champaign: (extensive tract of level open land) "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth"
  • (n) playing_field, athletic_field, playing_area, field: (a piece of land prepared for playing a game) "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field"
  • (n) sphere, domain, area, orbit, field, arena: (a particular environment or walk of life) "his social sphere is limited"; "it was a closed area of employment"; "he's out of my orbit"
field, Verb
  • (v) field: (catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket)
  • (v) field: (play as a fielder)
  • (v) field: (answer adequately or successfully) "The lawyer fielded all questions from the press"
  • (v) field: (select (a team or individual player) for a game) "The Buckeyes fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl"
fielder, Noun
  • (n) fielder: (a member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat)
  • (n) fielder, fieldsman: (a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting)
fieldfare, Noun
  • (n) fieldfare, snowbird, Turdus_pilaris: (medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter)
fieldhand, Noun
  • (n) farmhand, fieldhand, field_hand, farm_worker: (a hired hand on a farm)
fieldsman, Noun
  • (n) fielder, fieldsman: (a member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting)
fiend, Noun
  • (n) devil, fiend, demon, daemon, daimon: (an evil supernatural being)
  • (n) fanatic, fiend: (a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause)) "A fanatic is one who can't change his mind and won't change the subject"--Winston Churchill"
  • (n) monster, fiend, devil, demon, ogre: (a cruel wicked and inhuman person)
fiendish, Adjective
  • (s) demonic, diabolic, diabolical, fiendish, hellish, infernal, satanic, unholy: (extremely evil or cruel; expressive of cruelty or befitting hell) "something demonic in him--something that could be cruel"; "fires lit up a diabolic scene"; "diabolical sorcerers under the influence of devils"; "a fiendish despot"; "hellish torture"; "infernal instruments of war"; "satanic cruelty"; "unholy grimaces"
fierce, Adjective
  • (s) boisterous, fierce, rough: (violently agitated and turbulent) "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound"; "rough weather"; "rough seas"
  • (s) cutthroat, fierce, bowelless: (ruthless in competition) "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage"
  • (s) ferocious, fierce, furious, savage: (marked by extreme and violent energy) "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"
  • (s) fierce, tearing, vehement, violent, trigger-happy: (marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid) "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"
fierceness, Noun
  • (n) ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildness: (the property of being wild or turbulent) "the storm's violence"
fiercest, Adjective
  • (s) boisterous, fierce, rough: (violently agitated and turbulent) "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound"; "rough weather"; "rough seas"
  • (s) cutthroat, fierce, bowelless: (ruthless in competition) "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage"
  • (s) ferocious, fierce, furious, savage: (marked by extreme and violent energy) "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"
  • (s) fierce, tearing, vehement, violent, trigger-happy: (marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid) "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions"
fiery, Adjective
  • (s) ardent, fervent, fervid, fiery, impassioned, perfervid, torrid: (characterized by intense emotion) "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair"
  • (s) fiery, igneous: (like or suggestive of fire) "a fiery desert wind"; "an igneous desert atmosphere"
  • (s) fiery, flaming: (very intense) "a fiery temper"; "flaming passions"
fiesta, Noun
  • (n) fete, feast, fiesta: (an elaborate party (often outdoors))
fife, Noun
  • (n) fife: (a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo; has a shrill tone and is used chiefly to accompany drums in a marching band)
fifteenth, Adjective
  • (s) fifteenth, 15th: (coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position)
fifteenth, Noun
  • (n) fifteenth: (position 15 in a countable series of things)
fifth, Adjective
  • (s) fifth, 5th: (coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position)
fifth, Noun
  • (n) fifth: (a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon)
  • (n) fifth: (position five in a countable series of things) "he was fifth out of several hundred runners"
  • (n) fifth: (the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it)
  • (n) one-fifth, fifth, fifth_part, twenty_percent: (one part in five equal parts)
fifties, Noun
  • (n) fifties, 1950s: (the decade from 1950 to 1959)
  • (n) fifties, mid-fifties: (the time of life between 50 and 60)
  • (n) fifty, 50, L: (the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five)
  • (n) fifty_dollar_bill, fifty: (a United States bill worth 50 dollars)
fiftieth, Adjective
  • (s) fiftieth, 50th: (the ordinal number of fifty in counting order)
fiftieth, Noun
  • (n) fiftieth: (position 50 in a countable series of things)
fifty-eight, Adjective
  • (s) fifty-eight, 58, lviii: (being eight more than fifty)
fifty-fifty, Adjective
  • (s) even, fifty-fifty: (equal in degree or extent or amount; or equally matched or balanced) "even amounts of butter and sugar"; "on even terms"; "it was a fifty-fifty (or even) split"; "had a fifty-fifty (or even) chance"; "an even fight"
fifty-four, Adjective
  • (s) fifty-four, 54, liv: (being four more than fifty)
fifty-nine, Adjective
  • (s) fifty-nine, 59, ilx: (being nine more than fifty)
fifty-seven, Adjective
  • (s) fifty-seven, 57, lvii: (being seven more than fifty)
fifty-six, Adjective
  • (s) fifty-six, 56, lvi: (being six more than fifty)
fifty-three, Adjective
  • (s) fifty-three, 53, liii: (being three more than fifty)
fifty-two, Adjective
  • (s) fifty-two, 52, lii: (being two more than fifty)
fifty, Adjective
  • (s) fifty, 50, l: (being ten more than forty)
fifty, Noun
  • (n) fifty, 50, L: (the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five)
  • (n) fifty_dollar_bill, fifty: (a United States bill worth 50 dollars)
fight, Noun
  • (n) battle, conflict, fight, engagement: (a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war) "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"
  • (n) competitiveness, fight: (an aggressive willingness to compete) "the team was full of fight"
  • (n) fight, fighting, combat, scrap: (the act of fighting; any contest or struggle) "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
  • (n) fight: (an intense verbal dispute) "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"
  • (n) fight: (a boxing or wrestling match) "the fight was on television last night"
fight, Verb
  • (v) contend, fight, struggle: (be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight) "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"; "Militant groups are contending for control of the country"
  • (v) crusade, fight, press, campaign, push, agitate: (exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for) "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his favorite candidate"
  • (v) fight, oppose, fight_back, fight_down, defend: (fight against or resist strongly) "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
  • (v) fight, struggle: (make a strenuous or labored effort) "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
fighter, Noun
  • (n) champion, fighter, hero, paladin: (someone who fights for a cause)
  • (n) combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper: (someone who fights (or is fighting))
  • (n) fighter, fighter_aircraft, attack_aircraft: (a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air)
fighting, Adjective
  • (s) active, combat-ready, fighting: (engaged in or ready for military or naval operations) "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces"
fighting, Noun
  • (n) fight, fighting, combat, scrap: (the act of fighting; any contest or struggle) "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
figural, Adjective
  • (s) figural, figurative: (consisting of or forming human or animal figures) "a figural design"; "the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"- Herbert Read"
figurative, Adjective
  • (s) figural, figurative: (consisting of or forming human or animal figures) "a figural design"; "the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"- Herbert Read"
  • (a) figurative, nonliteral: ((used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech) "figurative language"
figure, Noun
  • (n) design, pattern, figure: (a decorative or artistic work) "the coach had a design on the doors"
  • (n) digit, figure: (one of the elements that collectively form a system of numeration) "0 and 1 are digits"
  • (n) figure, fig: (a diagram or picture illustrating textual material) "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2"
  • (n) figure: (a model of a bodily form (especially of a person)) "he made a figure of Santa Claus"
  • (n) figure: (a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape)
  • (n) figure: (an amount of money expressed numerically) "a figure of $17 was suggested"
  • (n) figure: (the impression produced by a person) "he cut a fine figure"; "a heroic figure"
  • (n) figure: (a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground)
  • (n) figure: (a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating) "she made the best score on compulsory figures"
  • (n) human_body, physical_body, material_body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh: (alternative names for the body of a human being) "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
  • (n) name, figure, public_figure: (a well-known or notable person) "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music"
  • (n) number, figure: (the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals) "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand"
  • (n) trope, figure_of_speech, figure, image: (language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense)
figure, Verb
  • (v) calculate, cipher, cypher, compute, work_out, reckon, figure: (make a mathematical calculation or computation)
  • (v) calculate, estimate, reckon, count_on, figure, forecast: (judge to be probable)
  • (v) figure, enter: (be or play a part of or in) "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?"
  • (v) figure: (understand) "He didn't figure her"
  • (v) visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image: (imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind) "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"
figurehead, Noun
  • (n) figurehead: (figure on the bow of some sailing vessels)
  • (n) front_man, front, figurehead, nominal_head, straw_man, strawman: (a person used as a cover for some questionable activity)
figurer, Noun
  • (n) calculator, reckoner, figurer, estimator, computer: (an expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines))
figurine, Noun
  • (n) figurine, statuette: (a small carved or molded figure)
figuring, Noun
  • (n) calculation, computation, figuring, reckoning: (problem solving that involves numbers or quantities)
filago, Noun
  • (n) cotton_rose, cudweed, filago: (any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads)
filagree, Noun
  • (n) filigree, filagree, fillagree: (delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire))
filament, Noun
  • (n) fibril, filament, strand: (a very slender natural or synthetic fiber)
  • (n) filament: (the stalk of a stamen)
  • (n) filament, filum: (a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells))
  • (n) filament: (a thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current)
filamentlike, Adjective
  • (s) filamentous, filiform, filamentlike, threadlike, thready: (thin in diameter; resembling a thread)
filamentous, Adjective
  • (s) filamentous, filiform, filamentlike, threadlike, thready: (thin in diameter; resembling a thread)
filaree, Noun
  • (n) redstem_storksbill, alfilaria, alfileria, filaree, filaria, clocks, pin_grass, pin_clover, Erodium_cicutarium: (European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage)
filaria, Noun
  • (n) filaria: (slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects)
  • (n) redstem_storksbill, alfilaria, alfileria, filaree, filaria, clocks, pin_grass, pin_clover, Erodium_cicutarium: (European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage)
filbert, Noun
  • (n) cobnut, filbert, Corylus_avellana, Corylus_avellana_grandis: (small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe)
  • (n) hazelnut, filbert, cobnut, cob: (nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus)
filch, Verb
  • (v) pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, abstract, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift: (make off with belongings of others)
file, Noun
  • (n) file, data_file: (a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together)
  • (n) file, single_file, Indian_file: (a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other)
  • (n) file, file_cabinet, filing_cabinet: (office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order)
  • (n) file: (a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal)
file, Verb
  • (v) charge, lodge, file: (file a formal charge against) "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife"
  • (v) file, register: (record in a public office or in a court of law) "file for divorce"; "file a complaint"
  • (v) file: (smooth with a file) "file one's fingernails"
  • (v) file: (proceed in line) "The students filed into the classroom"
  • (v) file, file_away: (place in a container for keeping records) "File these bills, please"
filename, Noun
  • (n) filename, file_name, computer_filename, computer_file_name: ((computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files; may contain an extension that indicates the type of file)
filer, Noun
  • (n) file_clerk, filing_clerk, filer: (a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization)
  • (n) filer: (a party who files a notice with a law court)
filet, Noun
  • (n) filet: (lace having a square mesh)
  • (n) fillet, filet: (a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef)
  • (n) fillet, filet, fish_fillet, fish_filet: (a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish)
filet, Verb
  • (v) fillet, filet: (decorate with a lace of geometric designs)
  • (v) fillet, filet: (cut into filets) "filet the fish"
filial, Adjective
  • (a) filial: (designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation)
  • (a) filial: (relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring) "filial respect"
filiation, Noun
  • (n) ancestry, lineage, derivation, filiation: (inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline)
  • (n) descent, line_of_descent, lineage, filiation: (the kinship relation between an individual and the individual's progenitors)
filibuster, Noun
  • (n) filibuster, filibusterer: (a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes)
  • (n) filibuster: ((law) a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches)
filibuster, Verb
  • (v) filibuster: (obstruct deliberately by delaying)
filibusterer, Noun
  • (n) filibuster, filibusterer: (a legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes)
filiform, Adjective
  • (s) filamentous, filiform, filamentlike, threadlike, thready: (thin in diameter; resembling a thread)
filigree, Noun
  • (n) filigree, filagree, fillagree: (delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire))
filigree, Verb
  • (v) filigree: (make filigree, as with a precious metal)
filing, Noun
  • (n) filing: (the entering of a legal document into the public record) "he filed a complaint"; "he filed his tax return"
  • (n) filing: (a fragment rubbed off by the use of a file)
  • (n) filing: (the act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object))
  • (n) filing: (preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.) "I have some filing to do"
fill-in, Noun
  • (n) stand-in, substitute, relief, reliever, backup, backup_man, fill-in: (someone who takes the place of another (as when things get dangerous or difficult)) "the star had a stand-in for dangerous scenes"; "we need extra employees for summer fill-ins"
fill, Noun
  • (n) fill: (a quantity sufficient to satisfy) "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip"
  • (n) filling, fill: (any material that fills a space or container) "there was not enough fill for the trench"
fill, Verb
  • (v) fill, fill_up, make_full: (make full, also in a metaphorical sense) "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride"
  • (v) fill, fill_up: (become full) "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly"
  • (v) fill, take, occupy: (assume, as of positions or roles) "She took the job as director of development"; "he occupies the position of manager"; "the young prince will soon occupy the throne"
  • (v) fill: (appoint someone to (a position or a job))
  • (v) fill: (plug with a substance) "fill a cavity"
  • (v) fill_up, fill: (eat until one is sated) "He filled up on turkey"
  • (v) meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil: (fill or meet a want or need)
  • (v) occupy, fill: (occupy the whole of) "The liquid fills the container"
  • (v) satiate, sate, replete, fill: (fill to satisfaction) "I am sated"
fillagree, Noun
  • (n) filigree, filagree, fillagree: (delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire))
fille, Noun
  • (n) girl, miss, missy, young_lady, young_woman, fille: (a young woman) "a young lady of 18"
filled, Adjective
  • (a) filled: (of purchase orders that have been filled)
  • (s) filled: ((usually followed by `with' or used as a combining form) generously supplied with) "theirs was a house filled with laughter"; "a large hall filled with rows of desks"; "fog-filled air"
  • (s) filled: ((of time) taken up) "well-filled hours"
filler, Noun
  • (n) filler: (used for filling cracks or holes in a surface)
  • (n) filler: (100 filler equal 1 forint in Hungary)
  • (n) filler: (copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper)
  • (n) filler: (the tobacco used to form the core of a cigar)
  • (n) makeweight, filler: (anything added to fill out a whole) "some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights"
fillet, Noun
  • (n) fillet, filet: (a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef)
  • (n) fillet, filet, fish_fillet, fish_filet: (a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish)
  • (n) fillet, stopping: (fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members)
  • (n) lemniscus, fillet: (a bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus)
  • (n) taenia, tenia, fillet: (a narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband)
fillet, Verb
  • (v) fillet, filet: (decorate with a lace of geometric designs)
  • (v) fillet, filet: (cut into filets) "filet the fish"
filling, Noun
  • (n) filling, fill: (any material that fills a space or container) "there was not enough fill for the trench"
  • (n) filling: (flow into something (as a container))
  • (n) filling: (a food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc.)
  • (n) filling: ((dentistry) a dental appliance consisting of any of various substances (as metal or plastic) inserted into a prepared cavity in a tooth) "when he yawned I could see the gold fillings in his teeth"; "an informal British term for `filling' is `stopping'"
  • (n) filling: (the act of filling something)
  • (n) woof, weft, filling, pick: (the yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving)
fillip, Noun
  • (n) bonus, fillip: (anything that tends to arouse) "his approval was an added fillip"
film, Noun
  • (n) film, cinema, celluloid: (a medium that disseminates moving pictures) "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events"
  • (n) film, photographic_film: (photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies)
  • (n) film: (a thin coating or layer) "the table was covered with a film of dust"
  • (n) film, plastic_film: (a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things)
  • (n) movie, film, picture, moving_picture, moving-picture_show, motion_picture, motion-picture_show, picture_show, pic, flick: (a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement) "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
film, Verb
  • (v) film, shoot, take: (make a film or photograph of something) "take a scene"; "shoot a movie"
  • (v) film: (record in film) "The coronation was filmed"
filmdom, Noun
  • (n) filmdom, screenland, screen: (the personnel of the film industry) "a star of stage and screen"
filming, Noun
  • (n) filming, cinematography, motion-picture_photography: (the act of making a film)
filmmaker, Noun
  • (n) film_maker, filmmaker, film_producer, movie_maker: (a producer of motion pictures)
filmy, Adjective
  • (s) diaphanous, filmy, gauzy, gauze-like, gossamer, see-through, sheer, transparent, vaporous, vapourous, cobwebby: (so thin as to transmit light) "a hat with a diaphanous veil"; "filmy wings of a moth"; "gauzy clouds of dandelion down"; "gossamer cobwebs"; "sheer silk stockings"; "transparent chiffon"; "vaporous silks"
filter, Noun
  • (n) filter: (device that removes something from whatever passes through it)
  • (n) filter: (an electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it)
filter, Verb
  • (v) filter, filtrate, strain, separate_out, filter_out: (remove by passing through a filter) "filter out the impurities"
  • (v) percolate, sink_in, permeate, filter: (pass through) "Water permeates sand easily"
  • (v) trickle, dribble, filter: (run or flow slowly, as in drops or in an unsteady stream) "water trickled onto the lawn from the broken hose"; "reports began to dribble in"
filth, Noun
  • (n) dirt, filth, grime, soil, stain, grease, grunge: (the state of being covered with unclean things)
  • (n) filth, crud, skank: (any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant)
  • (n) filth, filthiness, foulness, nastiness: (a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse)
  • (n) obscenity, smut, vulgarism, filth, dirty_word: (an offensive or indecent word or phrase)
filthiness, Noun
  • (n) filth, filthiness, foulness, nastiness: (a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse)
  • (n) filthiness: (moral corruption or pollution) "this deformity and filthiness of sin"
filthy, Adjective
  • (s) cruddy, filthy, foul, nasty, smutty: (characterized by obscenity) "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"
  • (s) dirty, filthy, lousy: (vile; despicable) "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor"
  • (s) filthy, foul, nasty: (disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter) "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room"
filtrate, Noun
  • (n) filtrate: (the product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter)
filtrate, Verb
  • (v) filter, filtrate, strain, separate_out, filter_out: (remove by passing through a filter) "filter out the impurities"
filtration, Noun
  • (n) filtration: (the process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium)
  • (n) filtration: (the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter)
filum, Noun
  • (n) filament, filum: (a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells))
fin, Noun
  • (n) fin: (a stabilizer on a ship that resembles the fin of a fish)
  • (n) fin: (organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals)
  • (n) five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little_Phoebe: (the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one)
  • (n) flipper, fin: (a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater))
  • (n) louver, louvre, fin: (one of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain)
  • (n) tail_fin, tailfin, fin: (one of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile)
fin, Verb
  • (v) fin: (equip (a car) with fins)
  • (v) fin: (propel oneself through the water in a finning motion)
  • (v) fin, break_water: (show the fins above the water while swimming) "The sharks were finning near the surface"
finable, Adjective
  • (s) finable, fineable: (liable to a fine)
finagle, Verb
  • (v) wangle, finagle, manage: (achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods)
finagler, Noun
  • (n) finagler, wangler: (a deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods)
final, Adjective
  • (s) concluding, final, last, terminal: (occurring at or forming an end or termination) "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave"
  • (s) final, last, net: (conclusive in a process or progression) "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result"
  • (s) final, last: (not to be altered or undone) "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say"
final, Noun
  • (n) final: (the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament)
  • (n) final_examination, final_exam, final: (an examination administered at the end of an academic term)
finale, Noun
  • (n) finale, coda: (the closing section of a musical composition)
  • (n) finale, close, closing_curtain, finis: (the concluding part of any performance)
  • (n) stopping_point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close: (the temporal end; the concluding time) "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"
finalisation, Noun
  • (n) finalization, finalisation: (the act of finalizing)
finalise, Verb
  • (v) finalize, finalise, settle, nail_down: (make final; put the last touches on; put into final form) "let's finalize the proposal"
finality, Noun
  • (n) finality, conclusiveness, decisiveness: (the quality of being final or definitely settled) "the finality of death"
finalization, Noun
  • (n) finalization, finalisation: (the act of finalizing)
finalize, Verb
  • (v) finalize, finalise, settle, nail_down: (make final; put the last touches on; put into final form) "let's finalize the proposal"
finance, Noun
  • (n) finance: (the commercial activity of providing funds and capital)
  • (n) finance: (the branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets)
  • (n) finance: (the management of money and credit and banking and investments)
finance, Verb
  • (v) finance: (obtain or provide money for) "Can we finance the addition to our home?"
  • (v) finance: (sell or provide on credit)
financial, Adjective
  • (a) fiscal, financial: (involving financial matters) "fiscal responsibility"
financier, Noun
  • (n) financier, moneyman: (a person skilled in large scale financial transactions)
financier, Verb
  • (v) financier: (conduct financial operations, often in an unethical manner)
financing, Noun
  • (n) financing, funding: (the act of financing)
finch, Noun
  • (n) finch: (any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds)
find, Noun
  • (n) discovery, find, uncovering: (the act of discovering something)
  • (n) discovery, breakthrough, find: (a productive insight)
find, Verb
  • (v) detect, observe, find, discover, notice: (discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of) "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"
  • (v) determine, find, find_out, ascertain: (establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study) "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
  • (v) discover, find: (make a discovery, make a new finding) "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"
  • (v) discover, find: (make a discovery) "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"
  • (v) find, happen, chance, bump, encounter: (come upon, as if by accident; meet with) "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
  • (v) find, regain: (come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost) "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"
  • (v) find, feel: (come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds) "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"
  • (v) find: (obtain through effort or management) "She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents"; "We found the money to send our sons to college"
  • (v) find: (perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place) "I found myself in a difficult situation"; "When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room"
  • (v) find: (succeed in reaching; arrive at) "The arrow found its mark"
  • (v) find_oneself, find: (accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation) "My son went to Berkeley to find himself"
  • (v) line_up, get_hold, come_up, find: (get something or somebody for a specific purpose) "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter"
  • (v) receive, get, find, obtain, incur: (receive a specified treatment (abstract)) "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"
  • (v) recover, retrieve, find, regain: (get or find back; recover the use of) "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
  • (v) rule, find: (decide on and make a declaration about) "find someone guilty"
  • (v) witness, find, see: (perceive or be contemporaneous with) "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"
finder, Noun
  • (n) finder: (someone who comes upon something after searching)
  • (n) finder, discoverer, spotter: (someone who is the first to observe something)
  • (n) finder, viewfinder, view_finder: (optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest)
finding, Noun
  • (n) determination, finding: (the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation) "the determination of molecular structures"
  • (n) finding: (the decision of a court on issues of fact or law)
  • (n) finding: (something that is found) "the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner"; "an area rich in archaeological findings"
fine-grained, Adjective
  • (s) close-grained, fine-grained: (dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small-diameter cells) "close-grained birch"; "fine-grained rock"
  • (s) powdered, powdery, pulverized, pulverised, small-grained, fine-grained: (consisting of fine particles) "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding"
fine-leafed, Adjective
  • (s) fine-leaved, fine-leafed: (having fine leaves)
fine-leaved, Adjective
  • (s) fine-leaved, fine-leafed: (having fine leaves)
fine-looking, Adjective
  • (s) fine-looking, good-looking, better-looking, handsome, well-favored, well-favoured: (pleasing in appearance especially by reason of conformity to ideals of form and proportion) "a fine-looking woman"; "a good-looking man"; "better-looking than her sister"; "very pretty but not so extraordinarily handsome"- Thackeray"; "our southern women are well-favored"- Lillian Hellman"
fine-textured, Adjective
  • (s) fine-textured, smooth-textured: (having a smooth, fine-grained structure)
fine-tooth, Adjective
  • (s) fine-toothed, fine-tooth: (having fine teeth set close together) "a fine-toothed comb"
fine-toothed, Adjective
  • (s) fine-toothed, fine-tooth: (having fine teeth set close together) "a fine-toothed comb"
fine-tune, Verb
  • (v) calibrate, graduate, fine-tune: (make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring) "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder"
  • (v) fine-tune, tweak: (adjust finely) "fine-tune the engine"
  • (v) polish, refine, fine-tune, down: (improve or perfect by pruning or polishing) "refine one's style of writing"
fine, Adjective
  • (s) all_right, fine, , ok, okay, hunky-dory: (being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition) "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine"
  • (a) fine: (of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles) "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust"
  • (s) fine: (minutely precise especially in differences in meaning) "a fine distinction"
  • (s) fine: (thin in thickness or diameter) "a fine film of oil"; "fine hairs"; "read the fine print"
  • (s) fine: (characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment) "fine wine"; "looking fine in her Easter suit"; "a fine gentleman"; "fine china and crystal"; "a fine violinist"; "the fine hand of a master"
  • (s) fine: (free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity) "gold 21 carats fine"
fine, Noun
  • (n) fine, mulct, amercement: (money extracted as a penalty)
fine, Verb
  • (v) ticket, fine: (issue a ticket or a fine to as a penalty) "I was fined for parking on the wrong side of the street"; "Move your car or else you will be ticketed!"
fineable, Adjective
  • (s) finable, fineable: (liable to a fine)
fineness, Noun
  • (n) daintiness, delicacy, fineness: (the quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance) "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features"
  • (n) fineness, choiceness: (the quality of being very good indeed) "the inn is distinguished by the fineness of its cuisine"
  • (n) fineness, thinness: (the property of being very narrow or thin) "he marvelled at the fineness of her hair"
  • (n) fineness, powderiness: (having a very fine texture) "the fineness of the sand on the beach"
finer, Adjective
  • (s) all_right, fine, , ok, okay, hunky-dory: (being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition) "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine"
  • (a) fine: (of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles) "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust"
  • (s) fine: (minutely precise especially in differences in meaning) "a fine distinction"
  • (s) fine: (thin in thickness or diameter) "a fine film of oil"; "fine hairs"; "read the fine print"
  • (s) fine: (characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment) "fine wine"; "looking fine in her Easter suit"; "a fine gentleman"; "fine china and crystal"; "a fine violinist"; "the fine hand of a master"
  • (s) fine: (free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity) "gold 21 carats fine"
  • (s) finer: ((comparative of `fine') greater in quality or excellence) "a finer wine"; "a finer musician"
finespun, Adjective
  • (s) finespun, delicate: (developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety) "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense"
  • (s) finespun, hairsplitting: (developed in excessively fine detail) "finespun distinctions"
finesse, Noun
  • (n) delicacy, diplomacy, discreetness, finesse: (subtly skillful handling of a situation)
finest, Adjective
  • (s) all_right, fine, , ok, okay, hunky-dory: (being satisfactory or in satisfactory condition) "an all-right movie"; "the passengers were shaken up but are all right"; "is everything all right?"; "everything's fine"; "things are okay"; "dinner and the movies had been fine"; "another minute I'd have been fine"
  • (a) fine: (of textures that are smooth to the touch or substances consisting of relatively small particles) "wood with a fine grain"; "fine powdery snow"; "fine rain"; "batiste is a cotton fabric with a fine weave"; "covered with a fine film of dust"
  • (s) fine: (minutely precise especially in differences in meaning) "a fine distinction"
  • (s) fine: (thin in thickness or diameter) "a fine film of oil"; "fine hairs"; "read the fine print"
  • (s) fine: (characterized by elegance or refinement or accomplishment) "fine wine"; "looking fine in her Easter suit"; "a fine gentleman"; "fine china and crystal"; "a fine violinist"; "the fine hand of a master"
  • (s) fine: (free from impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity) "gold 21 carats fine"
finger-flower, Noun
  • (n) common_foxglove, fairy_bell, fingerflower, finger-flower, fingerroot, finger-root, Digitalis_purpurea: (tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock)
finger-pointing, Noun
  • (n) finger-pointing, fingerpointing: (the imputation of blame) "they want all the finger-pointing about intelligence failures to stop"
finger-root, Noun
  • (n) common_foxglove, fairy_bell, fingerflower, finger-flower, fingerroot, finger-root, Digitalis_purpurea: (tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock)
finger-spell, Verb
  • (v) fingerspell, finger-spell: (communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language) "The Deaf often fingerspell"
finger, Noun
  • (n) finger: (any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb)) "her fingers were long and thin"
  • (n) finger, fingerbreadth, finger's_breadth, digit: (the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure)
  • (n) finger: (one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb)
finger, Verb
  • (v) feel, finger: (examine by touch) "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater"
  • (v) finger, thumb: (feel or handle with the fingers) "finger the binding of the book"
  • (v) finger: (search for on the computer) "I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons"
  • (v) finger: (indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments)
fingerboard, Noun
  • (n) fingerboard: (a narrow strip of wood on the neck of some stringed instruments (violin or cello or guitar etc) where the strings are held against the wood with the fingers)
  • (n) fingerpost, fingerboard: (a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger)
  • (n) piano_keyboard, fingerboard, clavier: (a bank of keys on a musical instrument)
fingerbreadth, Noun
  • (n) finger, fingerbreadth, finger's_breadth, digit: (the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure)
fingered, Adjective
  • (a) fingered: (having or resembling a finger or fingers; often used in combination) "the fingered roots of giant trees"; "rosy-fingered"; "three-fingered cartoon characters"
fingerflower, Noun
  • (n) common_foxglove, fairy_bell, fingerflower, finger-flower, fingerroot, finger-root, Digitalis_purpurea: (tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock)
fingering, Noun
  • (n) fingering: (the placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument)
  • (n) fingering: (touching something with the fingers)
fingerless, Adjective
  • (a) fingerless: (not having or having lost fingers)
fingerlike, Adjective
  • (s) digitate, fingerlike: (resembling a finger) "digitate leaves of the horse chestnut"
fingermark, Noun
  • (n) fingermark, fingerprint: (a smudge made by a (dirty) finger)
fingernail, Noun
  • (n) fingernail: (the nail at the end of a finger)
fingerpointing, Noun
  • (n) finger-pointing, fingerpointing: (the imputation of blame) "they want all the finger-pointing about intelligence failures to stop"
fingerpost, Noun
  • (n) fingerpost, fingerboard: (a guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger)
fingerprint, Noun
  • (n) fingermark, fingerprint: (a smudge made by a (dirty) finger)
  • (n) fingerprint: (a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used for biometric identification in criminal investigations)
  • (n) fingerprint: (a generic term for any identifying characteristic) "that tax bill had the senator's fingerprints all over it"
fingerprint, Verb
  • (v) fingerprint: (take an impression of a person's fingerprints)
fingerroot, Noun
  • (n) common_foxglove, fairy_bell, fingerflower, finger-flower, fingerroot, finger-root, Digitalis_purpurea: (tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock)
fingerspell, Verb
  • (v) fingerspell, finger-spell: (communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to sign language) "The Deaf often fingerspell"
fingerstall, Noun
  • (n) fingerstall, cot: (a sheath worn to protect a finger)
fingertip, Noun
  • (n) fingertip: (the end (tip) of a finger)
finical, Adjective
  • (s) finical, finicky, fussy, particular, picky: (exacting especially about details) "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared"
finicky, Adjective
  • (s) finical, finicky, fussy, particular, picky: (exacting especially about details) "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared"
finis, Noun
  • (n) finale, close, closing_curtain, finis: (the concluding part of any performance)
  • (n) stopping_point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close: (the temporal end; the concluding time) "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"
finish, Noun
  • (n) coating, finish, finishing: (a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)) "the boat had a metallic finish"; "he applied a coat of a clear finish"; "when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly"
  • (n) ending, conclusion, finish: (event whose occurrence ends something) "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show"
  • (n) finish, destination, goal: (the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey)) "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view"
  • (n) finish: (designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race)) "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish"
  • (n) finish: (the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict)) "booze will be the finish of him"; "it was a fight to the finish"
  • (n) finish: ((wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed)) "the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish"
  • (n) finish, finishing: (the act of finishing) "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"
  • (n) polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish: (a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality) "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad"
  • (n) stopping_point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close: (the temporal end; the concluding time) "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season"
finish, Verb
  • (v) complete, finish: (come or bring to a finish or an end; others finished in over 4 hours") "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours"
  • (v) eat_up, finish, polish_off: (finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table) "She polished off the remaining potatoes"
  • (v) end, stop, finish, terminate, cease: (have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical) "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo"
  • (v) finish: (provide with a finish) "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"; "this shirt is not finished properly"
  • (v) finish: (cause to finish a relationship with somebody) "That finished me with Mary"
  • (v) finish_up, land_up, fetch_up, end_up, wind_up, finish: (finally be or do something) "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again"
finished, Adjective
  • (a) finished: ((of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state) "a finished product"
  • (a) finished: (ended or brought to an end) "are you finished?"; "gave me the finished manuscript"
  • (s) finished: ((of skills or the products of skills) brought to or having the greatest excellence; perfected) "a dazzling and finished piece of writing"; "a finished violinist"
  • (s) finished: (having a surface coating or finish applied) "the finished bookcase costs much more than the unfinished ones"
  • (s) finished, ruined: (brought to ruin) "after the revolution the aristocracy was finished"; "the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically"
finisher, Noun
  • (n) closer, finisher: ((baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game)
  • (n) finisher: (a racing driver who finishes a race)
  • (n) finisher: (a painter who applies a finishing coat)
  • (n) finisher: (a worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing process)
  • (n) finisher: (a race car that finishes a race)
  • (n) finisher: (an animal that wins in a contest of speed)
finishing, Noun
  • (n) coating, finish, finishing: (a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance)) "the boat had a metallic finish"; "he applied a coat of a clear finish"; "when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly"
  • (n) finish, finishing: (the act of finishing) "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"
finite, Adjective
  • (a) finite: (bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent)
  • (a) finite: (of verbs; relating to forms of the verb that are limited in time by a tense and (usually) show agreement with number and person)
finiteness, Noun
  • (n) finiteness, finitude, boundedness: (the quality of being finite)
finitude, Noun
  • (n) finiteness, finitude, boundedness: (the quality of being finite)
fink, Noun
  • (n) fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool_pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary: (someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police)
fink, Verb
  • (v) confess, squeal, fink: (confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure)
  • (v) fink, scab, rat, blackleg: (take the place of work of someone on strike)
finocchio, Noun
  • (n) fennel, Florence_fennel, finocchio: (aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads)
fiord, Noun
  • (n) fjord, fiord: (a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway)
fir, Noun
  • (n) fir: (nonresinous wood of a fir tree)
  • (n) fir, fir_tree, true_fir: (any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas)
fire-bush, Noun
  • (n) marmalade_bush, fire_bush, fire-bush, Streptosolen_jamesonii: (evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant)
  • (n) summer_cypress, burning_bush, fire_bush, fire-bush, belvedere, Bassia_scoparia, Kochia_scoparia: (densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn)
fire-eater, Noun
  • (n) fire-eater, hothead: (a belligerent grouch)
  • (n) fire-eater, fire-swallower: (a performer who pretends to swallow fire)
  • (n) fireman, firefighter, fire_fighter, fire-eater: (a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires)
fire-raising, Noun
  • (n) arson, incendiarism, fire-raising: (malicious burning to destroy property) "the British term for arson is fire-raising"
fire-resistant, Adjective
  • (s) fire-retardant, fire-resistant, fire-resisting, fire-resistive: (difficult to burn)
fire-resisting, Adjective
  • (s) fire-retardant, fire-resistant, fire-resisting, fire-resistive: (difficult to burn)
fire-resistive, Adjective
  • (s) fire-retardant, fire-resistant, fire-resisting, fire-resistive: (difficult to burn)
fire-retardant, Adjective
  • (s) fire-retardant, fire-resistant, fire-resisting, fire-resistive: (difficult to burn)
fire-swallower, Noun
  • (n) fire-eater, fire-swallower: (a performer who pretends to swallow fire)
fire-worship, Noun
  • (n) pyrolatry, fire-worship: (the worship of fire)
fire, Noun
  • (n) ardor, ardour, fervor, fervour, fervency, fire, fervidness: (feelings of great warmth and intensity) "he spoke with great ardor"
  • (n) fire: (the event of something burning (often destructive)) "they lost everything in the fire"
  • (n) fire, firing: (the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy) "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
  • (n) fire, flame, flaming: (the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke) "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
  • (n) fire: (a fireplace in which a relatively small fire is burning) "they sat by the fire and talked"
  • (n) fire: (once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles))
  • (n) fire: (fuel that is burning and is used as a means for cooking) "put the kettle on the fire"; "barbecue over an open fire"
  • (n) fire: (a severe trial) "he went through fire and damnation"
  • (n) fire, attack, flak, flack, blast: (intense adverse criticism) "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
fire, Verb
  • (v) arouse, elicit, enkindle, kindle, evoke, fire, raise, provoke: (call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)) "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"
  • (v) burn, fire, burn_down: (destroy by fire) "They burned the house and his diaries"
  • (v) displace, fire, give_notice, can, dismiss, give_the_axe, send_away, sack, force_out, give_the_sack, terminate: (terminate the employment of; discharge from an office or position) "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"
  • (v) fire, discharge: (cause to go off) "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"
  • (v) fire: (bake in a kiln so as to harden) "fire pottery"
  • (v) fire, discharge, go_off: (go off or discharge) "The gun fired"
  • (v) fire: (drive out or away by or as if by fire) "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"
  • (v) fuel, fire: (provide with fuel) "Oil fires the furnace"
  • (v) open_fire, fire: (start firing a weapon)
firearm, Noun
  • (n) firearm, piece, small-arm: (a portable gun) "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster"
fireball, Noun
  • (n) bolide, fireball: (an especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding))
  • (n) fireball: (a ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning))
  • (n) fireball: (the luminous center of a nuclear explosion)
  • (n) powerhouse, human_dynamo, ball_of_fire, fireball: (a highly energetic and indefatigable person)
firebird, Noun
  • (n) Baltimore_oriole, Baltimore_bird, hangbird, firebird, Icterus_galbula_galbula: (eastern subspecies of northern oriole)
  • (n) scarlet_tanager, Piranga_olivacea, redbird, firebird: (the male is bright red with black wings and tail)
  • (n) vermillion_flycatcher, firebird, Pyrocephalus_rubinus_mexicanus: (tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage)
firebomb, Noun
  • (n) incendiary_bomb, incendiary, firebomb: (a bomb that is designed to start fires; is most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel))
firebomb, Verb
  • (v) firebomb: (attack with incendiary bombs) "The rioters fire-bombed the stores"
firebox, Noun
  • (n) firebox: (a furnace (as on a steam locomotive) in which fuel is burned)
firebrand, Noun
  • (n) brand, firebrand: (a piece of wood that has been burned or is burning)
  • (n) instigator, provoker, inciter, instigant, firebrand: (someone who deliberately foments trouble) "she was the instigator of their quarrel"
firebreak, Noun
  • (n) firebreak, fireguard: (a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire)
firebug, Noun
  • (n) arsonist, incendiary, firebug: (a criminal who illegally sets fire to property)
  • (n) firebug: (a true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain)
firecracker, Noun
  • (n) firecracker, cracker, banger: (firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing)
fired, Adjective
  • (s) discharged, dismissed, fired, laid-off, pink-slipped: (having lost your job)
firedog, Noun
  • (n) andiron, firedog, dog, dog-iron: (metal supports for logs in a fireplace) "the andirons were too hot to touch"
firedrake, Noun
  • (n) dragon, firedrake: (a creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings)
firefighter, Noun
  • (n) fireman, firefighter, fire_fighter, fire-eater: (a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires)
firefly, Noun
  • (n) firefly, fire_beetle, Pyrophorus_noctiluca: (tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots)
  • (n) firefly, lightning_bug: (nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs)
fireguard, Noun
  • (n) fire_screen, fireguard: (a metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks))
  • (n) firebreak, fireguard: (a narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire)
firehouse, Noun
  • (n) fire_station, firehouse: (a station housing fire apparatus and firemen)
firelock, Noun
  • (n) flintlock, firelock: (a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock)
fireman, Noun
  • (n) fireman: (play in which children pretend to put out a fire)
  • (n) fireman, firefighter, fire_fighter, fire-eater: (a member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires)
  • (n) reliever, relief_pitcher, fireman: (a pitcher who does not start the game)
  • (n) stoker, fireman: (a laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship))
fireplace, Noun
  • (n) fireplace, hearth, open_fireplace: (an open recess in a wall at the base of a chimney where a fire can be built) "the fireplace was so large you could walk inside it"; "he laid a fire in the hearth and lit it"; "the hearth was black with the charcoal of many fires"
fireplug, Noun
  • (n) fireplug, fire_hydrant, plug: (an upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire)
fireproof, Verb
  • (v) fireproof: (make resistant to fire)
fireroom, Noun
  • (n) stokehold, stokehole, fireroom: ((nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired)
fireside, Noun
  • (n) hearth, fireside: (home symbolized as a part of the fireplace) "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides"
  • (n) hearth, fireside: (an area near a fireplace (usually paved and extending out into a room)) "they sat on the hearth and warmed themselves before the fire"
firestone, Noun
  • (n) firestone: (a piece of flint that is struck to light a fire)
  • (n) firestone: (a sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns)
firestorm, Noun
  • (n) firestorm: (a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area)
  • (n) firestorm: (an outburst of controversy) "the incident triggered a political firestorm"
firethorn, Noun
  • (n) Pyracantha, pyracanth, fire_thorn, firethorn: (any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries)
firewall, Noun
  • (n) firewall: ((colloquial) the application of maximum thrust) "he moved the throttle to the firewall"
  • (n) firewall: ((computing) a security system consisting of a combination of hardware and software that limits the exposure of a computer or computer network to attack from crackers; commonly used on local area networks that are connected to the internet)
  • (n) firewall: (a fireproof (or fire-resistant) wall designed to prevent the spread of fire through a building or a vehicle)
fireweed, Noun
  • (n) fireweed, giant_willowherb, rosebay_willowherb, wickup, Epilobium_angustifolium: (tall North American perennial with creeping rootstocks and narrow leaves and spikes of pinkish-purple flowers occurring in great abundance in burned-over areas or recent clearings; an important honey plant)
  • (n) fireweed, Erechtites_hieracifolia: (an American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers)
firewood, Noun
  • (n) firewood: (wood used for fuel) "they collected and cut their own firewood"
firework, Noun
  • (n) firework, pyrotechnic: ((usually plural) a device with an explosive that burns at a low rate and with colored flames; can be used to illuminate areas or send signals etc.)
firing, Noun
  • (n) discharge, firing, firing_off: (the act of discharging a gun)
  • (n) dismissal, dismission, discharge, firing, liberation, release, sack, sacking: (the termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart))
  • (n) fire, firing: (the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy) "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"
  • (n) ignition, firing, lighting, kindling, inflammation: (the act of setting something on fire)
firm, Adjective
  • (s) fast, firm, immobile: (securely fixed in place) "the post was still firm after being hit by the car"
  • (s) firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering: (marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable) "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
  • (s) firm, solid: (not soft or yielding to pressure) "a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground"
  • (s) firm, strong: (strong and sure) "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope"
  • (s) firm: (not subject to revision or change) "a firm contract"; "a firm offer"
  • (s) firm: ((of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling) "his voice was firm and confident"; "a firm step"
  • (s) firm, steady, unfluctuating: (not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall) "stocks are still firm"
  • (s) firm: (securely established) "holds a firm position as the country's leading poet"
  • (s) firm: (possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue) "firm muscles"
  • (s) firm, loyal, truehearted, fast: (unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause) "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison"; "fast friends"
firm, Noun
  • (n) firm, house, business_firm: (the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments) "he worked for a brokerage house"
firm, Verb
  • (v) tauten, firm: (become taut or tauter) "Your muscles will firm when you exercise regularly"; "the rope tautened"
  • (v) tauten, firm: (make taut or tauter) "tauten a rope"
firmament, Noun
  • (n) celestial_sphere, sphere, empyrean, firmament, heavens, vault_of_heaven, welkin: (the apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected)
firmer, Adjective
  • (s) fast, firm, immobile: (securely fixed in place) "the post was still firm after being hit by the car"
  • (s) firm, steadfast, steady, stiff, unbendable, unfaltering, unshakable, unwavering: (marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable) "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty"
  • (s) firm, solid: (not soft or yielding to pressure) "a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground"
  • (s) firm, strong: (strong and sure) "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope"
  • (s) firm: (not subject to revision or change) "a firm contract"; "a firm offer"
  • (s) firm: ((of especially a person's physical features) not shaking or trembling) "his voice was firm and confident"; "a firm step"
  • (s) firm, steady, unfluctuating: (not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall) "stocks are still firm"
  • (s) firm: (securely established) "holds a firm position as the country's leading poet"
  • (s) firm: (possessing the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue) "firm muscles"
  • (s) firm, loyal, truehearted, fast: (unwavering in devotion to friend or vow or cause) "a firm ally"; "loyal supporters"; "the true-hearted soldier...of Tippecanoe"- Campaign song for William Henry Harrison"; "fast friends"
firmness, Noun
  • (n) firmness, soundness: (the muscle tone of healthy tissue) "his muscular firmness"
  • (n) firmness: (the property of being unyielding to the touch)
  • (n) resoluteness, firmness, firmness_of_purpose, resolve, resolution: (the trait of being resolute) "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work"
  • (n) steadiness, firmness: (the quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place)
firmware, Noun
  • (n) firmware, microcode: ((computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory)
first-class, Adjective
  • (s) excellent, first-class, fantabulous, splendid: (very good; of the highest quality) "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind"
first-come-first-serve, Adjective
  • (s) first-come-first-serve, rush: (not accepting reservations)
first-rate, Adjective
  • (s) ace, A-one, crack, first-rate, super, tiptop, topnotch, top-notch, tops: (of the highest quality) "an ace reporter"; "a crack shot"; "a first-rate golfer"; "a super party"; "played top-notch tennis"; "an athlete in tiptop condition"; "she is absolutely tops"
first-year, Adjective
  • (s) freshman, first-year: (used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college)) "a freshman senator"; "freshman year in high school or college"
first, Adjective
  • (s) beginning, first: (serving to begin) "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse"
  • (a) first: (preceding all others in time or space or degree) "the first house on the right"; "the first day of spring"; "his first political race"; "her first baby"; "the first time"; "the first meetings of the new party"; "the first phase of his training"
  • (a) first: (highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections) "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn"
  • (s) first, 1st: (indicating the beginning unit in a series)
  • (s) first, foremost, world-class: (ranking above all others) "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"
  • (s) inaugural, initiative, initiatory, first, maiden: (serving to set in motion) "the magazine's inaugural issue"; "the initiative phase in the negotiations"; "an initiatory step toward a treaty"; "his first (or maiden) speech in Congress"; "the liner's maiden voyage"
first, Noun
  • (n) beginning, commencement, first, outset, get-go, start, kickoff, starting_time, showtime, offset: (the time at which something is supposed to begin) "they got an early start"; "she knew from the get-go that he was the man for her"
  • (n) first, number_one: (the first or highest in an ordering or series) "He wanted to be the first"
  • (n) first, number_one, number_1: (the first element in a countable series) "the first of the month"
  • (n) first, first-class_honours_degree: (an honours degree of the highest class)
  • (n) first_base, first: (the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate))
  • (n) first_gear, first, low_gear, low: (the lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving)
firstborn, Adjective
  • (s) firstborn, eldest: (first in order of birth) "the firstborn child"
firstborn, Noun
  • (n) firstborn, eldest: (the offspring who came first in the order of birth)
firsthand, Adjective
  • (s) firsthand: (received directly from a source) "firsthand information"
fiscal, Adjective
  • (a) fiscal, financial: (involving financial matters) "fiscal responsibility"
fish-worship, Noun
  • (n) ichthyolatry, fish-worship: (the worship of fish)
fish, Verb
  • (v) fish, angle: (seek indirectly) "fish for compliments"
  • (v) fish: (catch or try to catch fish or shellfish) "I like to go fishing on weekends"
fisher, Noun
  • (n) fisher, pekan, fisher_cat, black_cat, Martes_pennanti: (large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal)
  • (n) fisherman, fisher: (someone whose occupation is catching fish)
fisherman, Noun
  • (n) fisherman, fisher: (someone whose occupation is catching fish)
fishery, Noun
  • (n) fishery, piscary: (a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold)
fisheye, Adjective
  • (a) fisheye, wide-angle: (of or relating to a fisheye lens)
fishgig, Noun
  • (n) spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance: (an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish)
fishing, Noun
  • (n) fishing, sportfishing: (the act of someone who fishes as a diversion)
  • (n) fishing: (the occupation of catching fish for a living)
fishmonger, Noun
  • (n) fishmonger, fishwife: (someone who sells fish)
fishtail, Verb
  • (v) fishtail: (slow down by moving the tail sideways) "The airplane fishtailed on the runway"
fishwife, Noun
  • (n) fishmonger, fishwife: (someone who sells fish)
fishworm, Noun
  • (n) earthworm, angleworm, fishworm, fishing_worm, wiggler, nightwalker, nightcrawler, crawler, dew_worm, red_worm: (terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers)
fishy, Adjective
  • (a) fishy: (of or relating to or resembling fish) "the soup had a fishy smell"
  • (s) fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspicious: (not as expected) "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"
fissile, Adjective
  • (a) fissile: (capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain) "fissile crystals"; "fissile wood"
  • (a) fissionable, fissile: (capable of undergoing nuclear fission) "a fissionable nucleous"; "fissionable material"
fission, Noun
  • (n) fission: (reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts)
  • (n) fission, nuclear_fission: (a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy)
fissionable, Adjective
  • (a) fissionable, fissile: (capable of undergoing nuclear fission) "a fissionable nucleous"; "fissionable material"
fissiparous, Adjective
  • (s) breakaway, fissiparous, separatist: (having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude) "a breakaway faction"
  • (s) fissiparous: (reproducing by fission)
fissure, Noun
  • (n) crack, cleft, crevice, fissure, scissure: (a long narrow opening)
  • (n) crevice, cranny, crack, fissure, chap: (a long narrow depression in a surface)
  • (n) fissure: ((anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes)
fissure, Verb
  • (v) fissure: (break into fissures or fine cracks)
fist, Noun
  • (n) fist, clenched_fist: (a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting))
fistfight, Noun
  • (n) fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest: (a fight with bare fists)
fistfight, Verb
  • (v) fistfight: (fight with the fists) "The man wanted to fist-fight"
fistful, Noun
  • (n) handful, fistful: (the quantity that can be held in the hand)
fisticuffs, Noun
  • (n) boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs: (fighting with the fists)
  • (n) fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest: (a fight with bare fists)
fistula, Noun
  • (n) fistula, sinus: (an abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface)
  • (n) fistulous_withers, fistula: (a chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse)
fistular, Adjective
  • (s) fistular, fistulate, fistulous: (hollow and tube-shaped like a reed)
fistulate, Adjective
  • (s) fistular, fistulate, fistulous: (hollow and tube-shaped like a reed)
fistulous, Adjective
  • (s) fistular, fistulate, fistulous: (hollow and tube-shaped like a reed)
  • (a) fistulous: (of or pertaining to or resembling a fistula)
fit, Adjective
  • (a) fit: (meeting adequate standards for a purpose) "a fit subject for discussion"; "it is fit and proper that you be there"; "water fit to drink"; "fit for duty"; "do as you see fit to"
  • (a) fit: (physically and mentally sound or healthy) "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise"
  • (s) fit, primed, set: ((usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed) "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time"
fit, Noun
  • (n) burst, fit: (a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)) "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning"
  • (n) fit, tantrum, scene, conniption: (a display of bad temper) "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene"
  • (n) fit: (the manner in which something fits) "I admired the fit of her coat"
  • (n) paroxysm, fit, convulsion: (a sudden uncontrollable attack) "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter"
fit, Verb
  • (v) equip, fit, fit_out, outfit: (provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose) "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities"
  • (v) fit, go: (be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired) "This piece won't fit into the puzzle"
  • (v) fit: (make fit) "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out"
  • (v) fit: (insert or adjust several objects or people) "Can you fit the toy into the box?"; "This man can't fit himself into our work environment"
  • (v) fit: (conform to some shape or size) "How does this shirt fit?"
  • (v) match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree: (be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics) "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun"
  • (v) match, fit: (make correspond or harmonize) "Match my sweater"
  • (v) meet, fit, conform_to: (satisfy a condition or restriction) "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?"
  • (v) suit, accommodate, fit: (be agreeable or acceptable to) "This suits my needs"
fitch, Noun
  • (n) polecat, fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela_putorius: (dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened)
fitful, Adjective
  • (s) fitful, spasmodic: (occurring in spells and often abruptly) "fitful bursts of energy"; "spasmodic rifle fire"
  • (s) fitful, interrupted, off-and-on: (intermittently stopping and starting) "fitful (or interrupted) sleep"; "off-and-on static"
fitfulness, Noun
  • (n) fitfulness, jerkiness: (the quality of being spasmodic and irregular)
fitness, Noun
  • (n) fitness, fittingness: (the quality of being suitable) "they had to prove their fitness for the position"
  • (n) fitness, physical_fitness: (good physical condition; being in shape or in condition)
  • (n) fitness: (the quality of being qualified)
  • (n) seaworthiness, fitness: (fitness to traverse the seas)
fitted, Adjective
  • (a) fitted: (being the right size and shape to fit as desired) "a fitted overcoat"; "he quickly assembled the fitted pieces"
fitter, Adjective
  • (a) fit: (meeting adequate standards for a purpose) "a fit subject for discussion"; "it is fit and proper that you be there"; "water fit to drink"; "fit for duty"; "do as you see fit to"
  • (a) fit: (physically and mentally sound or healthy) "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise"
  • (s) fit, primed, set: ((usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed) "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time"
  • (s) fitter, healthier: (improved in health or physical condition)
fitter, Noun
  • (n) fitter: (someone who fits a garment to a particular person)
fittest, Adjective
  • (a) fit: (meeting adequate standards for a purpose) "a fit subject for discussion"; "it is fit and proper that you be there"; "water fit to drink"; "fit for duty"; "do as you see fit to"
  • (a) fit: (physically and mentally sound or healthy) "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise"
  • (s) fit, primed, set: ((usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed) "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time"
fitting, Adjective
  • (s) fitting: (in harmony with the spirit of particular persons or occasion) "We have come to dedicate a portion of that field...It is altogether fitting and proper that we should do this"
  • (s) fitting, meet: (being precisely fitting and right) "it is only meet that she should be seated first"
fitting, Noun
  • (n) adjustment, accommodation, fitting: (making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances)
  • (n) appointment, fitting: ((usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel))
  • (n) fitting: (a small and often standardized accessory to a larger system)
  • (n) fitting, try-on, trying_on: (putting clothes on to see whether they fit)
fittingness, Noun
  • (n) fitness, fittingness: (the quality of being suitable) "they had to prove their fitness for the position"
five-finger, Noun
  • (n) cinquefoil, five-finger: (any of a numerous plants grown for their five-petaled flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties)
five-fold, Adjective
  • (s) quintuple, fivefold, five-fold: (having five units or components)
five-petaled, Adjective
  • (s) five-petaled, five-petalled: ((of flowers) having five petals)
five-petalled, Adjective
  • (s) five-petaled, five-petalled: ((of flowers) having five petals)
five-spot, Noun
  • (n) five-spot, Nemophila_maculata: (California annual having white flowers with a deep purple blotch on each petal)
  • (n) five-spot, five: (a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips)
  • (n) fiver, five-spot, five_dollar_bill: (a United States bill worth 5 dollars)
five, Adjective
  • (s) five, 5, v: (being one more than four)
five, Noun
  • (n) basketball_team, five: (a team that plays basketball)
  • (n) five-spot, five: (a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips)
  • (n) five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little_Phoebe: (the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one)
fivefold, Adjective
  • (s) quintuple, fivefold, five-fold: (having five units or components)
fiver, Noun
  • (n) fiver, five-spot, five_dollar_bill: (a United States bill worth 5 dollars)
fivesome, Noun
  • (n) five, 5, V, cinque, quint, quintet, fivesome, quintuplet, pentad, fin, Phoebe, Little_Phoebe: (the cardinal number that is the sum of four and one)
  • (n) quintet, quintette, fivesome: (five people considered as a unit)
fix, Noun
  • (n) fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle_of_fish: (informal terms for a difficult situation) "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage"
  • (n) fix: (something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug) "she needed a fix of chocolate"
  • (n) fix: (an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear) "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers"
  • (n) localization, localisation, location, locating, fix: (a determination of the place where something is) "he got a good fix on the target"
  • (n) repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation: (the act of putting something in working order again)
fix, Verb
  • (v) cook, fix, ready, make, prepare: (prepare for eating by applying heat) "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please"
  • (v) fasten, fix, secure: (cause to be firmly attached) "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man"
  • (v) fix: (set or place definitely) "Let's fix the date for the party!"
  • (v) fix: (kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study)
  • (v) fix: (influence an event or its outcome by illegal means) "fix a race"
  • (v) fix, prepare, set_up, ready, gear_up, set: (make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc) "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill"
  • (v) fixate, fix: (make fixed, stable or stationary) "let's fix the picture to the frame"
  • (v) pay_back, pay_off, get, fix: (take vengeance on or get even) "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him"
  • (v) repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish_up, restore, touch_on: (restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken) "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please"
  • (v) situate, fix, posit, deposit: (put (something somewhere) firmly) "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot"
  • (v) specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit: (decide upon or fix definitely) "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters"
  • (v) sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix: (make infertile) "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized"
fixate, Verb
  • (v) fixate: (attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way) "He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40"
  • (v) fixate: (pay attention to exclusively and obsessively) "The media are fixating on Princess Diana's death"
  • (v) fixate, fix: (make fixed, stable or stationary) "let's fix the picture to the frame"
  • (v) fixate, settle_on: (become fixed (on)) "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon"
fixation, Noun
  • (n) arrested_development, fixation, infantile_fixation, regression: (an abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely)
  • (n) fixation: (the activity of fastening something firmly in position)
  • (n) fixation, fixing: ((histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body)
  • (n) obsession, fixation: (an unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone)
fixed, Adjective
  • (a) fixed: (securely placed or fastened or set) "a fixed piece of wood"; "a fixed resistor"
  • (s) fixed: ((of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value)
  • (s) fixed, set, rigid: (fixed and unmoving) "with eyes set in a fixed glassy stare"; "his bearded face already has a set hollow look"- Connor Cruise O'Brien"; "a face rigid with pain"
  • (s) fixed, frozen: (incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices") "living on fixed incomes"
fixedness, Noun
  • (n) fastness, fixedness, fixity, fixture, secureness: (the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment)
  • (n) fixedness, unalterability: (the quality of being fixed and unchangeable) "the fixedness of his gaze upset her"
  • (n) stationariness, immobility, fixedness: (remaining in place)
fixer, Noun
  • (n) fixer, influence_peddler: (someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee))
  • (n) fixing_agent, fixer: (a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image))
  • (n) mender, repairer, fixer: (a skilled worker who mends or repairs things)
  • (n) methadone, methadone_hydrochloride, methadon, dolophine_hydrochloride, fixer, synthetic_heroin: (synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction)
fixing, Noun
  • (n) fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing: (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)
  • (n) fixation, fixing: ((histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body)
  • (n) neutering, fixing, altering: (the sterilization of an animal) "they took him to the vet for neutering"
  • (n) repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation: (the act of putting something in working order again)
fixings, Noun
  • (n) fastener, fastening, holdfast, fixing: (restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place)
  • (n) fixation, fixing: ((histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body)
  • (n) fixings, trimmings: (the accessories that normally accompany (something or some activity)) "an elaborate formal dinner with all the fixings"; "he bought a Christmas tree and trimmings to decorate it"
  • (n) ingredient, fixings: (food that is a component of a mixture in cooking) "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad"
  • (n) neutering, fixing, altering: (the sterilization of an animal) "they took him to the vet for neutering"
  • (n) repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation: (the act of putting something in working order again)
fixity, Noun
  • (n) fastness, fixedness, fixity, fixture, secureness: (the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment)
  • (n) immutability, immutableness, fixity: (the quality of being incapable of mutation) "Darwin challenged the fixity of species"
fixture, Noun
  • (n) fastness, fixedness, fixity, fixture, secureness: (the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment)
  • (n) fixture: (an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household))
  • (n) regular, habitue, fixture: (a regular patron) "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture"
  • (n) repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation: (the act of putting something in working order again)
fizgig, Noun
  • (n) fizgig: (a firework that fizzes as it moves)
  • (n) spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance: (an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish)
fizz, Noun
  • (n) fizz: (an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic))
fizz, Verb
  • (v) foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form_bubbles: (become bubbly or frothy or foaming) "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"
fizzing, Adjective
  • (s) fizzing, fizzy: (hissing and bubbling)
fizzle, Noun
  • (n) flop, bust, fizzle: (a complete failure) "the play was a dismal flop"
  • (n) hiss, hissing, hushing, fizzle, sibilation: (a fricative sound (especially as an expression of disapproval)) "the performers could not be heard over the hissing of the audience"
fizzle, Verb
  • (v) taper_off, peter_out, fizzle_out, fizzle: (end weakly) "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending"
fizzy, Adjective
  • (s) fizzing, fizzy: (hissing and bubbling)
fjord, Noun
  • (n) fjord, fiord: (a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway)
flabbergast, Verb
  • (v) flabbergast, boggle, bowl_over: (overcome with amazement) "This boggles the mind!"
flabbergasted, Adjective
  • (s) dumbfounded, dumfounded, flabbergasted, stupefied, thunderstruck, dumbstruck, dumbstricken: (as if struck dumb with astonishment and surprise) "a circle of policement stood dumbfounded by her denial of having seen the accident"; "the flabbergasted aldermen were speechless"; "was thunderstruck by the news of his promotion"
flabbiness, Noun
  • (n) flabbiness, limpness, flaccidity: (a flabby softness)
flabby, Adjective
  • (s) soft, flabby, flaccid: (out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance) "he was too soft for the army"; "flabby around the middle"; "flaccid cheeks"
flaccid, Adjective
  • (s) flaccid: (drooping without elasticity; wanting in stiffness) "a flaccid penis"
  • (s) soft, flabby, flaccid: (out of condition; not strong or robust; incapable of exertion or endurance) "he was too soft for the army"; "flabby around the middle"; "flaccid cheeks"
flaccidity, Noun
  • (n) flabbiness, limpness, flaccidity: (a flabby softness)
flack, Noun
  • (n) antiaircraft, antiaircraft_gun, flak, flack, pom-pom, ack-ack, ack-ack_gun: (artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes)
  • (n) fire, attack, flak, flack, blast: (intense adverse criticism) "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
  • (n) flak_catcher, flak, flack_catcher, flack: (a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer)
flag-waver, Noun
  • (n) chauvinist, jingoist, jingo, flag-waver, hundred-percenter, patrioteer: (an extreme bellicose nationalist)
flag-waving, Adjective
  • (s) chauvinistic, flag-waving, jingoistic, nationalistic, ultranationalistic, superpatriotic: (fanatically patriotic)
flag, Noun
  • (n) flag: (emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design)
  • (n) flag, signal_flag: (a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device)
  • (n) flag, flagstone: (stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones)
  • (n) flag: (a conspicuously marked or shaped tail)
  • (n) iris, flag, fleur-de-lis, sword_lily: (plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals)
  • (n) masthead, flag: (a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc.)
  • (n) pin, flag: (flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green)
flag, Verb
  • (v) ease_up, ease_off, slacken_off, flag: (become less intense)
  • (v) flag: (communicate or signal with a flag)
  • (v) flag: (provide with a flag) "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately"
  • (v) flag: (decorate with flags) "the building was flagged for the holiday"
  • (v) sag, droop, swag, flag: (droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness)
flagellate, Adjective
  • (a) flagellate, flagellated, whiplike, lash-like: (having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum))
flagellate, Noun
  • (n) flagellate, flagellate_protozoan, flagellated_protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore: (a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals)
flagellate, Verb
  • (v) flagellate, scourge: (whip) "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves"
flagellated, Adjective
  • (a) flagellate, flagellated, whiplike, lash-like: (having or resembling a lash or whip (as does a flagellum))
flagellation, Noun
  • (n) flagellation: (beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation)
  • (n) whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation: (beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment)
flagellum, Noun
  • (n) flagellum: (a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa))
  • (n) scourge, flagellum: (a whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor))
flageolet, Noun
  • (n) flageolet, haricot: (a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried)
  • (n) flageolet, treble_recorder, shepherd's_pipe: (a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes)
flagging, Adjective
  • (s) drooping, flagging: (weak from exhaustion)
flagging, Noun
  • (n) flagging: (flagstones collectively) "there was a pile of flagging waiting to be laid in place"
  • (n) flagging: (a walk of flagstones) "the flagging in the garden was quite imaginative"
flagitious, Adjective
  • (s) atrocious, flagitious, grievous, monstrous: (shockingly brutal or cruel) "murder is an atrocious crime"; "a grievous offense against morality"; "a grievous crime"; "no excess was too monstrous for them to commit"
  • (s) flagitious, heinous: (extremely wicked, deeply criminal) "a flagitious crime"; "heinous accusations"
flagpole, Noun
  • (n) flagpole, flagstaff: (a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised)
  • (n) range_pole, ranging_pole, flagpole: (surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide; used for sightings by surveyors)
flagrant, Adjective
  • (s) crying, egregious, flagrant, glaring, gross, rank: (conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible) "a crying shame"; "an egregious lie"; "flagrant violation of human rights"; "a glaring error"; "gross ineptitude"; "gross injustice"; "rank treachery"
flagroot, Noun
  • (n) sweet_flag, calamus, sweet_calamus, myrtle_flag, flagroot, Acorus_calamus: (perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots)
flagship, Noun
  • (n) flagship: (the chief one of a related group) "it is their flagship newspaper"
  • (n) flagship: (the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag)
flagstone, Noun
  • (n) flag, flagstone: (stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones)
flail, Noun
  • (n) flail: (an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing)
flail, Verb
  • (v) flail, thresh: (move like a flail; thresh about) "Her arms were flailing"
  • (v) thrash, thresh, lam, flail: (give a thrashing to; beat hard)
flair, Noun
  • (n) dash, elan, flair, panache, style: (distinctive and stylish elegance) "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer"
  • (n) flair, genius: (a natural talent) "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a genius for interior decorating"
  • (n) flare, flair: (a shape that spreads outward) "the skirt had a wide flare"
flak, Noun
  • (n) antiaircraft, antiaircraft_gun, flak, flack, pom-pom, ack-ack, ack-ack_gun: (artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes)
  • (n) fire, attack, flak, flack, blast: (intense adverse criticism) "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"
  • (n) flak_catcher, flak, flack_catcher, flack: (a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer)
flake, Noun
  • (n) bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap: (a small fragment of something broken off from the whole) "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
  • (n) eccentric, eccentric_person, flake, oddball, geek: (a person with an unusual or odd personality)
  • (n) snowflake, flake: (a crystal of snow)
flake, Verb
  • (v) flake: (form into flakes) "The substances started to flake"
  • (v) flake: (cover with flakes or as if with flakes)
  • (v) peel_off, peel, flake_off, flake: (come off in flakes or thin small pieces) "The paint in my house is peeling off"
flakey, Adjective
  • (s) bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre: (conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual) "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics"
  • (a) flaky, flakey: (made of or resembling flakes) "flaky soap"
  • (s) flaky, flakey: (made of or easily forming flakes)
flakiness, Noun
  • (n) craziness, daftness, flakiness: (informal terms for insanity)
  • (n) flakiness: (having or breaking into thin crisp flakes)
flaky, Adjective
  • (s) bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre: (conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual) "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics"
  • (a) flaky, flakey: (made of or resembling flakes) "flaky soap"
  • (s) flaky, flakey: (made of or easily forming flakes)
flambeau, Noun
  • (n) flambeau: (a flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night))
flamboyance, Noun
  • (n) flamboyance, floridness, floridity, showiness: (extravagant elaborateness) "he wrote with great flamboyance"
flamboyant, Adjective
  • (s) aureate, florid, flamboyant: (elaborately or excessively ornamented) "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech"
  • (s) flamboyant, showy, splashy: (marked by ostentation but often tasteless) "a cheap showy rhinestone bracelet"; "a splashy half-page ad"
flamboyant, Noun
  • (n) royal_poinciana, flamboyant, flame_tree, peacock_flower, Delonix_regia, Poinciana_regia: (showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana)
flame-colored, Adjective
  • (s) flame-colored, flame-coloured: (having the brilliant orange-red color of flames)
flame-coloured, Adjective
  • (s) flame-colored, flame-coloured: (having the brilliant orange-red color of flames)
flame-flower, Noun
  • (n) flame_flower, flame-flower, flameflower, Talinum_aurantiacum: (plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil; southwestern United States; Indians once cooked the fleshy roots)
  • (n) kniphofia, tritoma, flame_flower, flame-flower, flameflower: (a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers)
flame-orange, Adjective
  • (s) red-orange, reddish-orange, flame-orange: (of orange tinged with red)
flame-retardant, Adjective
  • (s) flameproof, flame-retardant: (resistant to catching fire)
flame, Noun
  • (n) fire, flame, flaming: (the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke) "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
flame, Verb
  • (v) flame: (be in flames or aflame) "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset"
  • (v) flame: (criticize harshly, usually via an electronic medium) "the person who posted an inflammatory message got flamed"
  • (v) flare, flame: (shine with a sudden light) "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment"
flameflower, Noun
  • (n) flame_flower, flame-flower, flameflower, Talinum_aurantiacum: (plant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axil; southwestern United States; Indians once cooked the fleshy roots)
  • (n) kniphofia, tritoma, flame_flower, flame-flower, flameflower: (a plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers)
flamenco, Noun
  • (n) flamenco: (guitar music composed for dancing the flamenco)
  • (n) flamenco, gypsy_dancing: (a style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies; vigorous and rhythmic with clapping and stamping of feet)
flameproof, Adjective
  • (s) flameproof, flame-retardant: (resistant to catching fire)
flaming, Adjective
  • (s) bally, blinking, bloody, blooming, crashing, flaming, fucking: (informal intensifiers) "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"
  • (s) fiery, flaming: (very intense) "a fiery temper"; "flaming passions"
flaming, Noun
  • (n) fire, flame, flaming: (the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke) "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"
flamingo, Noun
  • (n) flamingo: (large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes)
flammability, Noun
  • (n) flammability, inflammability: (the quality of being easily ignited and burning rapidly)
flammable, Adjective
  • (s) flammable, inflammable: (easily ignited)
flange, Noun
  • (n) flange, rim: (a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object)
flank, Noun
  • (n) flank, wing: (the side of military or naval formation) "they attacked the enemy's right flank"
  • (n) flank: (a subfigure consisting of a side of something)
  • (n) flank: (a cut from the fleshy part of an animal's side between the ribs and the leg)
  • (n) flank: (the side between ribs and hipbone)
flank, Verb
  • (v) flank: (be located at the sides of something or somebody)
flannel-cake, Noun
  • (n) pancake, battercake, flannel_cake, flannel-cake, flapcake, flapjack, griddlecake, hotcake, hot_cake: (a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle)
flannel, Noun
  • (n) flannel: (a soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing)
  • (n) flannel, gabardine, tweed, white: ((usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white cloth)
  • (n) washcloth, washrag, flannel, face_cloth: (bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body)
flap, Noun
  • (n) dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap: (an excited state of agitation) "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
  • (n) flap: (any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely) "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"
  • (n) flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering: (the motion made by flapping up and down)
  • (n) flap: (a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body)
  • (n) flap, flaps: (a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag)
flap, Verb
  • (v) beat, flap: (move with a thrashing motion) "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"
  • (v) beat, flap: (move with a flapping motion) "The bird's wings were flapping"
  • (v) dither, flap, pother: (make a fuss; be agitated)
  • (v) flap: (move noisily) "flags flapped in the strong wind"
  • (v) flap: (pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds)
  • (v) roll, undulate, flap, wave: (move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion) "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
flapcake, Noun
  • (n) pancake, battercake, flannel_cake, flannel-cake, flapcake, flapjack, griddlecake, hotcake, hot_cake: (a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle)
flapjack, Noun
  • (n) pancake, battercake, flannel_cake, flannel-cake, flapcake, flapjack, griddlecake, hotcake, hot_cake: (a flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle)
flapping, Noun
  • (n) flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering: (the motion made by flapping up and down)
flaps, Noun
  • (n) dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap: (an excited state of agitation) "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
  • (n) flap: (any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely) "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"
  • (n) flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering: (the motion made by flapping up and down)
  • (n) flap: (a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body)
  • (n) flap, flaps: (a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag)
flare-up, Noun
  • (n) outburst, burst, flare-up: (a sudden intense happening) "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning"
flare, Noun
  • (n) flare, flair: (a shape that spreads outward) "the skirt had a wide flare"
  • (n) flare: (a sudden burst of flame)
  • (n) flare, flash: (a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate)
  • (n) flare: (reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation)
  • (n) flare: (a sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms) "a colitis flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare"
  • (n) flare: (am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection))
  • (n) flare: (a sudden outburst of emotion) "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage"
  • (n) flare: (a device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification)
  • (n) flare: ((baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield)
  • (n) flare_pass, flare: (a short forward pass to a back who is running toward the sidelines) "he threw a flare to the fullback who was tackled for a loss"
  • (n) solar_flare, flare: (a sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun's surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference)
flare, Verb
  • (v) erupt, irrupt, flare_up, flare, break_open, burst_out: (erupt or intensify suddenly) "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism"
  • (v) flare, flame_up, blaze_up, burn_up: (burn brightly) "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity"
  • (v) flare, flame: (shine with a sudden light) "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment"
  • (v) flare_out, flare: (become flared and widen, usually at one end) "The bellbottom pants flare out"
flaring, Adjective
  • (s) aflare, flaring: (streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air) "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "flags aflare in the breeze"
flash-forward, Noun
  • (n) flash-forward: (a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story)
flash-freeze, Verb
  • (v) quick-freeze, flash-freeze: (freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors) "quick-freeze the shrimp"
flash-frozen, Adjective
  • (s) flash-frozen, quick-frozen, frozen: ((used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value) "frozen foods"
flash, Adjective
  • (s) brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy: (tastelessly showy) "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
flash, Noun
  • (n) blink_of_an_eye, flash, heartbeat, instant, jiffy, split_second, trice, twinkling, wink, New_York_minute: (a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat)) "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
  • (n) flare, flash: (a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate)
  • (n) flash: (a sudden intense burst of radiant energy)
  • (n) flash: (a momentary brightness)
  • (n) flash, flashing: (a short vivid experience) "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning"
  • (n) flash: (a sudden brilliant understanding) "he had a flash of intuition"
  • (n) flash: (a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification) "red flashes adorned the airplane"; "a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to"
  • (n) flash, photoflash, flash_lamp, flashgun, flashbulb, flash_bulb: (a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph)
  • (n) news_bulletin, newsflash, flash, newsbreak: (a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story)
  • (n) ostentation, fanfare, flash: (a gaudy outward display)
flash, Verb
  • (v) dart, dash, scoot, scud, flash, shoot: (run or move very quickly or hastily) "She dashed into the yard"
  • (v) flash, blink, wink, twinkle, winkle: (gleam or glow intermittently) "The lights were flashing"
  • (v) flash: (appear briefly) "The headlines flashed on the screen"
  • (v) flash: (make known or cause to appear with great speed) "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts"
  • (v) flash: (expose or show briefly) "he flashed a $100 bill"
  • (v) flash: (protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal) "flash the roof"
  • (v) flash: (emit a brief burst of light) "A shooting star flashed and was gone"
  • (v) flaunt, flash, show_off, ostentate, swank: (display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously) "he showed off his new sports car"
flashback, Noun
  • (n) flashback: (a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story)
  • (n) flashback: (an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier))
flashboard, Noun
  • (n) flashboard, flashboarding: (boarding place along the top of a dam to increase its height)
flashboarding, Noun
  • (n) flashboard, flashboarding: (boarding place along the top of a dam to increase its height)
flashbulb, Noun
  • (n) flash, photoflash, flash_lamp, flashgun, flashbulb, flash_bulb: (a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph)
flasher, Noun
  • (n) blinker, flasher: (a light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages)
  • (n) exhibitionist, flasher: (someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals)
  • (n) flasher: (an electrical device that automatically turns a lamp on and off (as for an advertising display))
flashgun, Noun
  • (n) flash, photoflash, flash_lamp, flashgun, flashbulb, flash_bulb: (a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph)
flashiness, Noun
  • (n) flashiness, garishness, gaudiness, loudness, brashness, meretriciousness, tawdriness, glitz: (tasteless showiness)
flashing, Noun
  • (n) flash, flashing: (a short vivid experience) "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning"
  • (n) flashing: (sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing)
flashlight, Noun
  • (n) flashlight, torch: (a small portable battery-powered electric lamp)
flashy, Adjective
  • (s) brassy, cheap, flash, flashy, garish, gaudy, gimcrack, loud, meretricious, tacky, tatty, tawdry, trashy: (tastelessly showy) "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments"
  • (s) flashy, gaudy, jazzy, showy, sporty: ((used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display)
flask, Noun
  • (n) flask: (bottle that has a narrow neck)
  • (n) flask, flaskful: (the quantity a flask will hold)
flaskful, Noun
  • (n) flask, flaskful: (the quantity a flask will hold)
flat-bellied, Adjective
  • (a) bellyless, flat-bellied: (lacking a prominent belly)
flat-bottom, Adjective
  • (s) flat-bottomed, flat-bottom: (having a flat bottom) "a flat-bottomed boat"
flat-bottomed, Adjective
  • (s) flat-bottomed, flat-bottom: (having a flat bottom) "a flat-bottomed boat"
flat-growing, Adjective
  • (s) low-growing, flat-growing, ground-hugging: (of plants that grow relatively low to the ground)
flat-hat, Verb
  • (v) hedgehop, flat-hat: (fly very close to the ground)
flat-top, Adjective
  • (s) flat-topped, flat-top: (having a flat or flattened upper surface)
flat-topped, Adjective
  • (s) flat-topped, flat-top: (having a flat or flattened upper surface)
flat, Adjective
  • (s) bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid: (lacking taste or flavor or tang) "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea"
  • (s) bland, flat: (lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting) "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke"
  • (s) categoric, categorical, flat, unconditional: (not modified or restricted by reservations) "a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal"
  • (s) compressed, flat: (flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes))
  • (a) flat: (lacking contrast or shading between tones)
  • (a) flat: ((of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone) "B flat"
  • (s) flat, level, plane: (having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another) "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"; "skirts sewn with fine flat seams"
  • (s) flat: (having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness) "flat computer monitors"
  • (s) flat, prostrate: (stretched out and lying at full length along the ground) "found himself lying flat on the floor"
  • (s) flat: (having lost effervescence) "flat beer"; "a flat cola"
  • (s) flat, monotone, monotonic, monotonous: (sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch) "the owl's faint monotonous hooting"
  • (s) flat: (horizontally level) "a flat roof"
  • (s) flat, mat, matt, matte, matted: (not reflecting light; not glossy) "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish"
  • (s) flat: (commercially inactive) "flat sales for the month"; "prices remained flat"; "a flat market"
  • (s) two-dimensional, 2-dimensional, flat: (lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth) "a film with two-dimensional characters"; "a flat two-dimensional painting"
flat, Noun
  • (n) apartment, flat: (a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house)
  • (n) flat: (a level tract of land) "the salt flats of Utah"
  • (n) flat: (a shallow box in which seedlings are started)
  • (n) flat: (a musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named)
  • (n) flat, flat_tire: (a deflated pneumatic tire)
  • (n) flat: (scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting)
  • (n) flatcar, flatbed, flat: (freight car without permanent sides or roof)
flatbed, Noun
  • (n) flatbed: (an open truck bed or trailer with no sides; used to carry large heavy objects)
  • (n) flatcar, flatbed, flat: (freight car without permanent sides or roof)
flatboat, Noun
  • (n) barge, flatboat, hoy, lighter: (a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals))
flatbottom, Adjective
  • (s) flatbottom, flatbottomed: (having a flat bottom) "a flatbottom kettle"; "a flatbottomed boat"
flatbottomed, Adjective
  • (s) flatbottom, flatbottomed: (having a flat bottom) "a flatbottom kettle"; "a flatbottomed boat"
flatcar, Noun
  • (n) flatcar, flatbed, flat: (freight car without permanent sides or roof)
flatfoot, Noun
  • (n) flatfoot, patrolman: (a policeman who patrols a given region)
  • (n) flatfoot, splayfoot, pes_planus: (a foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out)
flathead, Noun
  • (n) flathead: (food fish of the Indonesian region of the Pacific; resembles gurnards)
  • (n) flathead: (pallid bottom-dwelling flat-headed fish with large eyes and a duck-like snout)
flatness, Noun
  • (n) flatness: (a want of animation or brilliance) "the almost self-conscious flatness of Hemingway's style"
  • (n) flatness: (a deficiency in flavor) "it needed lemon juice to sharpen the flatness of the dried lentils"
  • (n) flatness, lusterlessness, lustrelessness, mat, matt, matte: (the property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss)
  • (n) languor, lethargy, sluggishness, phlegm, flatness: (inactivity; showing an unusual lack of energy) "the general appearance of sluggishness alarmed his friends"
  • (n) two-dimensionality, flatness, planeness: (the property of having two dimensions)
flatten, Verb
  • (v) flatten: (make flat or flatter) "flatten a road"; "flatten your stomach with these exercises"
  • (v) flatten, flatten_out: (become flat or flatter) "The landscape flattened"
  • (v) flatten, drop: (lower the pitch of (musical notes))
flattened, Adjective
  • (s) planate, flattened: (having been flattened)
flatter, Adjective
  • (s) bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid: (lacking taste or flavor or tang) "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea"
  • (s) bland, flat: (lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting) "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke"
  • (s) categoric, categorical, flat, unconditional: (not modified or restricted by reservations) "a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal"
  • (s) compressed, flat: (flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes))
  • (a) flat: (lacking contrast or shading between tones)
  • (a) flat: ((of a musical note) lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone) "B flat"
  • (s) flat, level, plane: (having a surface without slope, tilt in which no part is higher or lower than another) "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface"; "skirts sewn with fine flat seams"
  • (s) flat: (having a relatively broad surface in relation to depth or thickness) "flat computer monitors"
  • (s) flat, prostrate: (stretched out and lying at full length along the ground) "found himself lying flat on the floor"
  • (s) flat: (having lost effervescence) "flat beer"; "a flat cola"
  • (s) flat, monotone, monotonic, monotonous: (sounded or spoken in a tone unvarying in pitch) "the owl's faint monotonous hooting"
  • (s) flat: (horizontally level) "a flat roof"
  • (s) flat, mat, matt, matte, matted: (not reflecting light; not glossy) "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish"
  • (s) flat: (commercially inactive) "flat sales for the month"; "prices remained flat"; "a flat market"
  • (s) two-dimensional, 2-dimensional, flat: (lacking the expected range or depth; not designed to give an illusion or depth) "a film with two-dimensional characters"; "a flat two-dimensional painting"
flatter, Verb
  • (v) flatter, blandish: (praise somewhat dishonestly)
flatterer, Noun
  • (n) flatterer, adulator: (a person who uses flattery)
flattering, Adjective
  • (a) flattering: (showing or representing to advantage) "a flattering color"
flattop, Noun
  • (n) aircraft_carrier, carrier, flattop, attack_aircraft_carrier: (a large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landings)
  • (n) crew_cut, flattop: (a closely cropped haircut; usually for men)
flatulence, Noun
  • (n) flatulence, flatulency, gas: (a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal)
  • (n) turgidity, turgidness, flatulence: (pompously embellished language)
flatulency, Noun
  • (n) flatulence, flatulency, gas: (a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal)
flatulent, Adjective
  • (s) colicky, flatulent, gassy: (suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal)
  • (s) flatulent: (generating excessive gas in the alimentary canal)
flatus-relieving, Adjective
  • (s) carminative, flatus-relieving: (relieving gas in the alimentary tract (colic or flatulence or griping))
flatus, Noun
  • (n) fart, farting, flatus, wind, breaking_wind: (a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus)
flatware, Noun
  • (n) flatware: (tableware that is relatively flat and fashioned as a single piece)
  • (n) flatware, silver: (silverware eating utensils)
flatworm, Noun
  • (n) flatworm, platyhelminth: (parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body)
flaunt, Noun
  • (n) flaunt: (the act of displaying something ostentatiously) "his behavior was an outrageous flaunt"
flaunt, Verb
  • (v) flaunt, flash, show_off, ostentate, swank: (display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously) "he showed off his new sports car"
flautist, Noun
  • (n) flutist, flautist, flute_player: (someone who plays the flute)
flavivirus, Noun
  • (n) flavivirus: (animal viruses belonging to the family Flaviviridae)
flavor, Noun
  • (n) flavor, flavour: ((physics) the six kinds of quarks)
  • (n) relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang: (the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth)
  • (n) spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell: (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people) "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
flavor, Verb
  • (v) season, flavor, flavour: (lend flavor to) "Season the chicken breast after roasting it"
flavorer, Noun
  • (n) flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning: (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)
flavorful, Adjective
  • (s) flavorful, flavourful, flavorous, flavourous, flavorsome, flavoursome, sapid, saporous: (full of flavor)
flavoring, Noun
  • (n) flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning: (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)
flavorless, Adjective
  • (s) bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid: (lacking taste or flavor or tang) "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea"
flavorlessness, Noun
  • (n) flavorlessness, flavourlessness, savorlessness, savourlessness, tastelessness: (the property of having no flavor)
flavorous, Adjective
  • (s) flavorful, flavourful, flavorous, flavourous, flavorsome, flavoursome, sapid, saporous: (full of flavor)
flavorsome, Adjective
  • (s) flavorful, flavourful, flavorous, flavourous, flavorsome, flavoursome, sapid, saporous: (full of flavor)
flavorsomeness, Noun
  • (n) flavorsomeness, flavoursomeness, savoriness: (having an appetizing flavor)
flavour, Noun
  • (n) flavor, flavour: ((physics) the six kinds of quarks)
  • (n) relish, flavor, flavour, sapidity, savor, savour, smack, nip, tang: (the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth)
  • (n) spirit, tone, feel, feeling, flavor, flavour, look, smell: (the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people) "the feel of the city excited him"; "a clergyman improved the tone of the meeting"; "it had the smell of treason"
flavour, Verb
  • (v) season, flavor, flavour: (lend flavor to) "Season the chicken breast after roasting it"
flavourer, Noun
  • (n) flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning: (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)
flavourful, Adjective
  • (s) flavorful, flavourful, flavorous, flavourous, flavorsome, flavoursome, sapid, saporous: (full of flavor)
flavouring, Noun
  • (n) flavorer, flavourer, flavoring, flavouring, seasoner, seasoning: (something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts)
flavourless, Adjective
  • (s) bland, flat, flavorless, flavourless, insipid, savorless, savourless, vapid: (lacking taste or flavor or tang) "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea"
flavourlessness, Noun
  • (n) flavorlessness, flavourlessness, savorlessness, savourlessness, tastelessness: (the property of having no flavor)
flavourous, Adjective
  • (s) flavorful, flavourful, flavorous, flavourous, flavorsome, flavoursome, sapid, saporous: (full of flavor)
flavoursome, Adjective
  • (s) flavorful, flavourful, flavorous, flavourous, flavorsome, flavoursome, sapid, saporous: (full of flavor)
flavoursomeness, Noun
  • (n) flavorsomeness, flavoursomeness, savoriness: (having an appetizing flavor)
flaw, Noun
  • (n) defect, fault, flaw: (an imperfection in an object or machine) "a flaw caused the crystal to shatter"; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer"
  • (n) flaw: (defect or weakness in a person's character) "he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless"
  • (n) flaw: (an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness)
flaw, Verb
  • (v) flaw, blemish: (add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective)
flawed, Adjective
  • (s) blemished, flawed: (having a blemish or flaw) "a flawed diamond"; "an irregular pair of jeans"
flawless, Adjective
  • (s) flawless, unflawed: (without a flaw) "a flawless gemstone"
flawlessness, Noun
  • (n) perfection, flawlessness, ne_plus_ultra: (the state of being without a flaw or defect)
flax, Noun
  • (n) flax: (fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric)
  • (n) flax: (plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem)
flaxen, Adjective
  • (s) flaxen, sandy: (of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown) "flaxen locks"
flaxseed, Noun
  • (n) linseed, flaxseed: (the seed of flax used as a source of oil)
flea-bitten, Adjective
  • (s) creaky, decrepit, derelict, flea-bitten, run-down, woebegone: (worn and broken down by hard use) "a creaky shack"; "a decrepit bus...its seats held together with friction tape"; "a flea-bitten sofa"; "a run-down neighborhood"; "a woebegone old shack"
flea, Noun
  • (n) flea: (any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap)
fleabane, Noun
  • (n) fleabane, feabane_mullet, Pulicaria_dysenterica: (hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas)
  • (n) fleabane: (any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas)
  • (n) horseweed, Canadian_fleabane, fleabane, Conyza_canadensis, Erigeron_canadensis: (common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron)
fleawort, Noun
  • (n) fleawort, psyllium, Spanish_psyllium, Plantago_psyllium: (plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative)
flecainide, Noun
  • (n) flecainide, Tambocor: (oral antiarrhythmic medication (trade name Tambocor) used as a last resort in treating arrhythmias; increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients)
fleck, Noun
  • (n) bit, chip, flake, fleck, scrap: (a small fragment of something broken off from the whole) "a bit of rock caught him in the eye"
  • (n) spot, speckle, dapple, patch, fleck, maculation: (a small contrasting part of something) "a bald spot"; "a leopard's spots"; "a patch of clouds"; "patches of thin ice"; "a fleck of red"
fleck, Verb
  • (v) spot, fleck, blob, blot: (make a spot or mark onto) "The wine spotted the tablecloth"
flecked, Adjective
  • (s) dotted, flecked, specked, speckled, stippled: (having a pattern of dots)
flection, Noun
  • (n) flexure, flection, flexion: (the state of being flexed (as of a joint))
  • (n) inflection, flection, flexion: (deviation from a straight or normal course)
fledge, Verb
  • (v) fledge: (feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight)
  • (v) fledge, flight: (decorate with feathers) "fledge an arrow"
  • (v) fledge, feather: (grow feathers) "The young sparrows are fledging already"
fledged, Adjective
  • (a) fledged, mature: ((of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination)
  • (s) fledged, vaned: ((of an arrow) equipped with feathers)
fledgeless, Adjective
  • (s) unfledged, fledgeless, unvaned: ((of an arrow) not equipped with feathers) "shot an unfledged arrow"
fledgeling, Adjective
  • (s) fledgling, fledgeling: ((of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers) "a fledgling robin"
fledgeling, Noun
  • (n) fledgling, fledgeling: (young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying)
  • (n) newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant: (any new participant in some activity)
fledgling, Adjective
  • (s) fledgling, fledgeling: ((of a young bird) having acquired its flight feathers) "a fledgling robin"
  • (s) fledgling, unfledged, callow: (young and inexperienced) "a fledgling enterprise"; "a fledgling skier"; "an unfledged lawyer"
fledgling, Noun
  • (n) fledgling, fledgeling: (young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying)
  • (n) newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant: (any new participant in some activity)
flee, Verb
  • (v) flee, fly, take_flight: (run away quickly) "He threw down his gun and fled"
fleece, Noun
  • (n) fleece: (the wool of a sheep or similar animal)
  • (n) fleece: (a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing)
  • (n) sheepskin, fleece: (tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing)
  • (n) wool, fleece: (outer coat of especially sheep and yaks)
fleece, Verb
  • (v) fleece, shear: (shear the wool from) "shear sheep"
  • (v) overcharge, soak, surcharge, gazump, fleece, plume, pluck, rob, hook: (rip off; ask an unreasonable price)
fleeceable, Adjective
  • (s) fleeceable, green, gullible: (naive and easily deceived or tricked) "at that early age she had been gullible and in love"
fleecy, Adjective
  • (s) brushed, fleecy, napped: ((of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing) "a dress of brushed cotton"; "a fleecy lining"; "napped fabrics"
fleer, Noun
  • (n) fleer: (contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words)
  • (n) fugitive, runaway, fleer: (someone who flees from an uncongenial situation) "fugitives from the sweatshops"
fleer, Verb
  • (v) fleer: (to smirk contemptuously)
fleet, Adjective
  • (s) fleet, swift: (moving very fast) "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an arrow"; "a swift runner"
fleet, Noun
  • (n) fleet: (group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership)
  • (n) fleet: (group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership)
  • (n) fleet: (a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership)
  • (n) fleet: (a group of warships organized as a tactical unit)
fleet, Verb
  • (v) evanesce, fade, blow_over, pass_off, fleet, pass: (disappear gradually) "The pain eventually passed off"
  • (v) flit, flutter, fleet, dart: (move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart) "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"
fleeting, Adjective
  • (s) fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary: (lasting for a markedly brief time) "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"
fleetingness, Noun
  • (n) ephemerality, ephemeralness, fleetingness: (the property of lasting for a very short time)
fleetness, Noun
  • (n) fleetness: (rapidity of movement) "fleetness of foot"
flesh-colored, Adjective
  • (s) flesh-colored, flesh-coloured: (having a bright red or pinkish color)
flesh-coloured, Adjective
  • (s) flesh-colored, flesh-coloured: (having a bright red or pinkish color)
flesh-eating, Adjective
  • (s) flesh-eating, meat-eating, zoophagous: ((of animals) carnivorous)
flesh, Noun
  • (n) flesh: (the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat)
  • (n) human_body, physical_body, material_body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh: (alternative names for the body of a human being) "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
  • (n) pulp, flesh: (a soft moist part of a fruit)
flesh, Verb
  • (v) flesh: (remove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture)
fleshiness, Noun
  • (n) fleshiness, obesity, corpulency: (more than average fatness)
fleshly, Adjective
  • (s) animal, carnal, fleshly, sensual: (marked by the appetites and passions of the body) "animal instincts"; "carnal knowledge"; "fleshly desire"; "a sensual delight in eating"; "music is the only sensual pleasure without vice"
fleshy, Adjective
  • (a) fleshy, sarcoid: (of or relating to or resembling flesh)
  • (s) fleshy, heavy, overweight: (usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it)
fleur-de-lis, Noun
  • (n) fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys: ((heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris)
  • (n) iris, flag, fleur-de-lis, sword_lily: (plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals)
fleur-de-lys, Noun
  • (n) fleur-de-lis, fleur-de-lys: ((heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris)
flex, Noun
  • (n) flex: (the act of flexing) "he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies"
flex, Verb
  • (v) bend, flex: (form a curve) "The stick does not bend"
  • (v) flex: (contract) "flex a muscle"
  • (v) flex: (exhibit the strength of) "The victorious army flexes its invincibility"
  • (v) flex, bend: (bend a joint) "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees"
  • (v) flex, bend, deform, twist, turn: (cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form) "bend the rod"; "twist the dough into a braid"; "the strong man could turn an iron bar"
flexibility, Noun
  • (n) flexibility, flexibleness: (the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped)
  • (n) flexibility, flexibleness: (the quality of being adaptable or variable) "he enjoyed the flexibility of his working arrangement"
  • (n) tractability, tractableness, flexibility: (the trait of being easily persuaded)
flexible, Adjective
  • (a) compromising, conciliatory, flexible: (making or willing to make concessions) "loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet"
  • (s) elastic, flexible, pliable, pliant: (able to adjust readily to different conditions) "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract"
  • (a) flexible: (capable of being changed) "flexible schedules"
  • (a) flexible, flexile: (able to flex; able to bend easily) "slim flexible birches"
  • (s) flexible, whippy: (bending and snapping back readily without breaking)
flexibleness, Noun
  • (n) flexibility, flexibleness: (the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped)
  • (n) flexibility, flexibleness: (the quality of being adaptable or variable) "he enjoyed the flexibility of his working arrangement"
flexile, Adjective
  • (a) flexible, flexile: (able to flex; able to bend easily) "slim flexible birches"
flexion, Noun
  • (n) flexion, flexure: (act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased)
  • (n) flexure, flection, flexion: (the state of being flexed (as of a joint))
  • (n) inflection, flection, flexion: (deviation from a straight or normal course)
flexor, Noun
  • (n) flexor_muscle, flexor: (a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint)
flexure, Noun
  • (n) flexion, flexure: (act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased)
  • (n) flexure, flection, flexion: (the state of being flexed (as of a joint))
  • (n) fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend: (an angular or rounded shape made by folding) "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
flick-knife, Noun
  • (n) switchblade, switchblade_knife, flick-knife, flick_knife: (a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button)
flick, Noun
  • (n) flick: (a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)) "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip"
  • (n) flick: (a short stroke)
  • (n) movie, film, picture, moving_picture, moving-picture_show, motion_picture, motion-picture_show, picture_show, pic, flick: (a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement) "they went to a movie every Saturday night"; "the film was shot on location"
flick, Verb
  • (v) flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff: (look through a book or other written material) "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
  • (v) flick, ruffle, riffle: (twitch or flutter) "the paper flicked"
  • (v) flick: (touch or hit with a light, quick blow) "flicked him with his hand"
  • (v) flick: (remove with a flick (of the hand))
  • (v) flicker, flick: (shine unsteadily) "The candle flickered"
  • (v) flicker, flick: (flash intermittently) "The lights flicked on and off"
  • (v) flip, flick: (cause to move with a flick) "he flicked his Bic"
  • (v) jerk, flick: (throw or toss with a quick motion) "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head"
  • (v) snap, click, flick: (cause to make a snapping sound) "snap your fingers"
flicker, Noun
  • (n) flicker, spark, glint: (a momentary flash of light)
  • (n) flicker: (North American woodpecker)
  • (n) waver, flutter, flicker: (the act of moving back and forth)
flicker, Verb
  • (v) flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver: (move back and forth very rapidly) "the candle flickered"
  • (v) flicker, flick: (shine unsteadily) "The candle flickered"
  • (v) flicker, flick: (flash intermittently) "The lights flicked on and off"
flickering, Adjective
  • (s) flickering, aflicker: (shining unsteadily)
flier, Noun
  • (n) aviator, aeronaut, airman, flier, flyer: (someone who operates an aircraft)
  • (n) circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway: (an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution) "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
  • (n) flier, flyer: (someone who travels by air)
flight, Noun
  • (n) escape, flight: (the act of escaping physically) "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt"
  • (n) flight: (a formation of aircraft in flight)
  • (n) flight, flying: (an instance of traveling by air) "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"
  • (n) flight, flight_of_stairs, flight_of_steps: (a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next)
  • (n) flight: (an air force unit smaller than a squadron)
  • (n) flight: (passing above and beyond ordinary bounds) "a flight of fancy"; "flights of rhetoric"; "flights of imagination"
  • (n) flight: (a flock of flying birds)
  • (n) flight: (a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports) "I took the noon flight to Chicago"
  • (n) trajectory, flight: (the path followed by an object moving through space)
flight, Verb
  • (v) fledge, flight: (decorate with feathers) "fledge an arrow"
  • (v) flight: (shoot a bird in flight)
  • (v) flight: (fly in a flock) "flighting wild geese"
flightiness, Noun
  • (n) flightiness, arbitrariness, whimsicality, whimsy, whimsey, capriciousness: (the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment) "I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory"
flighty, Adjective
  • (s) flighty, flyaway, head-in-the-clouds, scatterbrained: (guided by whim and fancy) "flighty young girls"
  • (s) skittish, flighty, spooky, nervous: (unpredictably excitable (especially of horses))
flim-flam, Verb
  • (v) flim-flam, play_a_joke_on, play_tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull_a_fast_one_on, play_a_trick_on: (deceive somebody) "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
flimflam, Noun
  • (n) bunco, bunco_game, bunko, bunko_game, con, confidence_trick, confidence_game, con_game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflam: (a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property)
flimsiest, Adjective
  • (s) flimsy: (lacking solidity or strength) "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"
  • (s) flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin: (lacking substance or significance; a fragile claim to fame") "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"
  • (a) unconvincing, flimsy: (not convincing) "unconvincing argument"; "as unconvincing as a forced smile"
flimsiness, Noun
  • (n) flimsiness, shoddiness: (the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction)
flimsy, Adjective
  • (s) flimsy: (lacking solidity or strength) "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"
  • (s) flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin: (lacking substance or significance; a fragile claim to fame") "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"
  • (a) unconvincing, flimsy: (not convincing) "unconvincing argument"; "as unconvincing as a forced smile"
flimsy, Noun
  • (n) onionskin, flimsy: (a thin strong lightweight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies)
flinch, Noun
  • (n) wince, flinch: (a reflex response to sudden pain)
flinch, Verb
  • (v) flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail: (draw back, as with fear or pain) "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
flindosa, Noun
  • (n) native_beech, flindosa, flindosy, Flindersia_australis: (tall Australian timber tree yielding tough hard wood used for staves etc)
flindosy, Noun
  • (n) native_beech, flindosa, flindosy, Flindersia_australis: (tall Australian timber tree yielding tough hard wood used for staves etc)
fling, Noun
  • (n) crack, fling, go, pass, whirl, offer: (a usually brief attempt) "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl"
  • (n) fling: (the act of flinging)
  • (n) spree, fling: (a brief indulgence of your impulses)
fling, Verb
  • (v) discard, fling, toss, toss_out, toss_away, chuck_out, cast_aside, dispose, throw_out, cast_out, throw_away, cast_away, put_away: (throw or cast away) "Put away your worries"
  • (v) fling: (throw with force or recklessness) "fling the frisbee"
  • (v) fling: (move in an abrupt or headlong manner) "He flung himself onto the sofa"
  • (v) splurge, fling: (indulge oneself) "I splurged on a new TV"
flint, Adjective
  • (s) flinty, flint, granitic, obdurate, stony: (showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings) "his flinty gaze"; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart"
flintlock, Noun
  • (n) flintlock, firelock: (a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock)
  • (n) flintlock: (an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge)
flinty, Adjective
  • (a) flinty: (containing flint)
  • (s) flinty, flint, granitic, obdurate, stony: (showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings) "his flinty gaze"; "the child's misery would move even the most obdurate heart"
flip-flop, Noun
  • (n) flip-flop, thong: (a backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe)
  • (n) flip-flop: (an electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states)
  • (n) flip-flop: (a backward somersault)
  • (n) reversal, change_of_mind, flip-flop, turnabout, turnaround: (a decision to reverse an earlier decision)
flip-flop, Verb
  • (v) interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop: (reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action))
flip, Adjective
  • (s) impudent, insolent, snotty-nosed, flip: (marked by casual disrespect) "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior"
flip, Noun
  • (n) flip: (hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg)
  • (n) flip: (a sudden, quick movement) "with a flip of the wrist"; "the fish flipped over"
  • (n) flip, toss: (the act of flipping a coin)
  • (n) flip: (a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water)
  • (n) pass, toss, flip: ((sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team) "the pass was fumbled"
  • (n) somersault, somerset, summersault, summerset, somersaulting, flip: (an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return)
flip, Verb
  • (v) flick, flip, thumb, riffle, leaf, riff: (look through a book or other written material) "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
  • (v) flip, toss: (lightly throw to see which side comes up) "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"
  • (v) flip, twitch: (toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air)
  • (v) flip, flick: (cause to move with a flick) "he flicked his Bic"
  • (v) flip, toss, sky, pitch: (throw or toss with a light motion) "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper"
  • (v) flip: (move with a flick or light motion)
  • (v) flip, flip_over, turn_over: (turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse) "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes"
  • (v) flip, flip_out: (react in an excited, delighted, or surprised way) "he flipped when he heard that he was accepted into Princeton University"
  • (v) flip, flip_out: (go mad, go crazy) "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off"
  • (v) interchange, tack, switch, alternate, flip, flip-flop: (reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action))
  • (v) throw, flip, switch: (cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation) "switch on the light"; "throw the lever"
flippancy, Noun
  • (n) flippancy, light-mindedness: (inappropriate levity) "her mood changed and she was all lightness and joy"
flippant, Adjective
  • (s) flippant, light-minded: (showing inappropriate levity)
flipper, Noun
  • (n) flipper, fin: (a shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater))
  • (n) flipper: (the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming)
flirt, Noun
  • (n) coquette, flirt, vamp, vamper, minx, tease, prickteaser: (a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men)
  • (n) flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying: (playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest)
flirt, Verb
  • (v) chat_up, flirt, dally, butterfly, coquet, coquette, romance, philander, mash: (talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions) "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women"
  • (v) dally, toy, play, flirt: (behave carelessly or indifferently) "Play about with a young girl's affection"
flirtation, Noun
  • (n) flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying: (playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest)
flirtatious, Adjective
  • (s) coquettish, flirtatious: (like a coquette)
flirting, Noun
  • (n) flirt, flirting, flirtation, coquetry, dalliance, toying: (playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest)
flit, Noun
  • (n) flit, dart: (a sudden quick movement)
  • (n) flit: (a secret move (to avoid paying debts)) "they did a moonlight flit"
flit, Verb
  • (v) flit, flutter, fleet, dart: (move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart) "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"
flitter, Verb
  • (v) flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver: (move back and forth very rapidly) "the candle flickered"
float, Noun
  • (n) air_bladder, swim_bladder, float: (an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy)
  • (n) float: (the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment)
  • (n) float: (the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public)
  • (n) float: (an elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade)
  • (n) float, plasterer's_float: (a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco)
  • (n) float: (something that floats on the surface of water)
  • (n) ice-cream_soda, ice-cream_float, float: (a drink with ice cream floating in it)
float, Verb
  • (v) float, drift, be_adrift, blow: (be in motion due to some air or water current) "The leaves were blowing in the wind"; "the boat drifted on the lake"; "The sailboat was adrift on the open sea"; "the shipwrecked boat drifted away from the shore"
  • (v) float, swim: (be afloat either on or below a liquid surface and not sink to the bottom)
  • (v) float: (set afloat) "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond"
  • (v) float: (circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with) "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform"
  • (v) float: (move lightly, as if suspended) "The dancer floated across the stage"
  • (v) float: (put into the water) "float a ship"
  • (v) float: (make the surface of level or smooth) "float the plaster"
  • (v) float: (allow (currencies) to fluctuate) "The government floated the ruble for a few months"
  • (v) float: (convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation) "float data"
floatation, Noun
  • (n) flotation, floatation: (the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking))
  • (n) flotation, floatation: (financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares)
floater, Noun
  • (n) floater: (a debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills))
  • (n) floater: (an employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed)
  • (n) floater: (a voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election)
  • (n) floater: (a swimmer who floats in the water)
  • (n) floater: (an object that floats or is capable of floating)
  • (n) floater, floating_policy: (an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location)
  • (n) musca_volitans, muscae_volitantes, floater, spots: (spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens) "floaters seem to drift through the field of vision"
  • (n) vagrant, drifter, floater, vagabond: (a wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support)
floating, Adjective
  • (s) aimless, drifting, floating, vagabond, vagrant: (continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another) "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties"
  • (s) floating: (borne up by or suspended in a liquid) "the ship is still floating"; "floating logs"; "floating seaweed"
  • (s) floating: (inclined to move or be moved about) "a floating crap game"
  • (s) floating: ((of a part of the body) not firmly connected; movable or out of normal position) "floating ribs are not connected with the sternum"; "a floating kidney"
  • (s) floating: (not definitely committed to a party or policy) "floating voters"
floating, Noun
  • (n) floating, natation: (the act of someone who floats on the water)
floaty, Adjective
  • (s) buoyant, floaty: (tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas) "buoyant balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty scarf"
floc, Noun
  • (n) floccule, floc: (a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid)
flocculation, Noun
  • (n) flocculation: (the process of flocculating; forming woolly cloudlike aggregations)
floccule, Noun
  • (n) floccule, floc: (a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid)
flocculent, Adjective
  • (s) flocculent, woolly, wooly: (having a fluffy character or appearance)
flock, Noun
  • (n) batch, deal, flock, good_deal, great_deal, hatful, heap, lot, mass, mess, mickle, mint, mountain, muckle, passel, peck, pile, plenty, pot, quite_a_little, raft, sight, slew, spate, stack, tidy_sum, wad: ((often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent) "a batch of letters"; "a deal of trouble"; "a lot of money"; "he made a mint on the stock market"; "see the rest of the winners in our huge passel of photos"; "it must have cost plenty"; "a slew of journalists"; "a wad of money"
  • (n) flock: (a church congregation guided by a pastor)
  • (n) flock: (a group of birds)
  • (n) flock, fold: (a group of sheep or goats)
  • (n) troop, flock: (an orderly crowd) "a troop of children"
flock, Verb
  • (v) cluster, constellate, flock, clump: (come together as in a cluster or flock) "The poets constellate in this town every summer"
  • (v) flock: (move as a crowd or in a group) "Tourists flocked to the shrine where the statue was said to have shed tears"
flog, Verb
  • (v) cane, flog, lambaste, lambast: (beat with a cane)
  • (v) flog, welt, whip, lather, lash, slash, strap, trounce: (beat severely with a whip or rod) "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
flogger, Noun
  • (n) flogger, scourger: (a torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders))
flogging, Noun
  • (n) whipping, tanning, flogging, lashing, flagellation: (beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment)
flood, Noun
  • (n) flood, inundation, deluge, alluvion: (the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land) "plains fertilized by annual inundations"
  • (n) flood, inundation, deluge, torrent: (an overwhelming number or amount) "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse"
  • (n) flood, floodlight, flood_lamp, photoflood: (light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography)
  • (n) flood, overflow, outpouring: (a large flow)
  • (n) flood, flowage: (the act of flooding; filling to overflowing)
  • (n) flood_tide, flood, rising_tide: (the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)) "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare"
flood, Verb
  • (v) deluge, flood, inundate, swamp: (fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid) "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind"
  • (v) flood: (cover with liquid, usually water) "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes"
  • (v) flood, oversupply, glut: (supply with an excess of) "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient"
  • (v) flood: (become filled to overflowing) "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains"
flooded, Adjective
  • (s) afloat, awash, flooded, inundated, overflowing: (covered with water) "the main deck was afloat (or awash)"; "the monsoon left the whole place awash"; "a flooded bathroom"; "inundated farmlands"; "an overflowing tub"
floodgate, Noun
  • (n) floodgate: (something that restrains a flood or outpouring) "suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants"
  • (n) sluicegate, sluice_valve, floodgate, penstock, head_gate, water_gate: (regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice)
flooding, Noun
  • (n) implosion_therapy, flooding: (a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them)
floodlight, Noun
  • (n) flood, floodlight, flood_lamp, photoflood: (light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography)
floodlight, Verb
  • (v) floodlight: (illuminate with floodlights)
floodlighted, Adjective
  • (s) floodlit, floodlighted: (illuminated by means of floodlights) "the floodlit courtyard"
floodlit, Adjective
  • (s) floodlit, floodlighted: (illuminated by means of floodlights) "the floodlit courtyard"
floodplain, Noun
  • (n) floodplain, flood_plain: (a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding)
floor, Noun
  • (n) floor, flooring: (the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)) "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"; "we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent"
  • (n) floor, level, storey, story: (a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale) "what level is the office on?"
  • (n) floor, base: (a lower limit) "the government established a wage floor"
  • (n) floor: (the ground on which people and animals move about) "the fire spared the forest floor"
  • (n) floor: (the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water)
  • (n) floor: (the lower inside surface of any hollow structure) "the floor of the pelvis"; "the floor of the cave"
  • (n) floor: (the occupants of a floor) "the whole floor complained about the lack of heat"
  • (n) floor: (the parliamentary right to address an assembly) "the chairman granted him the floor"
  • (n) floor: (the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business) "there was a motion from the floor"
  • (n) floor, trading_floor: (a large room in a exchange where the trading is done) "he is a floor trader"
floor, Verb
  • (v) deck, coldcock, dump, knock_down, floor: (knock down with force) "He decked his opponent"
  • (v) shock, floor, ball_over, blow_out_of_the_water, take_aback: (surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off) "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted"
floored, Adjective
  • (a) floored: (provided with a floor)
flooring, Noun
  • (n) floor, flooring: (the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)) "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors"; "we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent"
  • (n) flooring: (building material used in laying floors)
floorshow, Noun
  • (n) cabaret, floorshow, floor_show: (a series of acts at a night club)
floorwalker, Noun
  • (n) floorwalker, shopwalker: (an employee of a retail store who supervises sales personnel and helps with customer problems) "a floorwalker is called a shopwalker in Britain"
floozie, Noun
  • (n) streetwalker, street_girl, hooker, hustler, floozy, floozie, slattern: (a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets)
floozy, Noun
  • (n) streetwalker, street_girl, hooker, hustler, floozy, floozie, slattern: (a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets)
flop, Noun
  • (n) floating-point_operation, flop: (an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers) "this computer can perform a million flops per second"
  • (n) flop, dud, washout: (someone who is unsuccessful)
  • (n) flop, bust, fizzle: (a complete failure) "the play was a dismal flop"
  • (n) flop, collapse: (the act of throwing yourself down) "he landed on the bed with a great flop"
flop, Verb
  • (v) fall_through, fall_flat, founder, flop: (fail utterly; collapse) "The project foundered"
  • (v) flop: (fall loosely) "He flopped into a chair"
  • (v) flop: (fall suddenly and abruptly)
flophouse, Noun
  • (n) flophouse, dosshouse: (a cheap lodging house)
floppy, Adjective
  • (s) floppy: (hanging limply) "a spaniel with floppy ears"
floppy, Noun
  • (n) diskette, floppy, floppy_disk: (a small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slit; used to store data or programs for a microcomputer) "floppy disks are noted for their relatively slow speed and small capacity and low price"
flora, Noun
  • (n) plant, flora, plant_life: ((botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion)
  • (n) vegetation, flora, botany: (all the plant life in a particular region or period) "Pleistocene vegetation"; "the flora of southern California"; "the botany of China"
floral, Adjective
  • (a) floral: (relating to or associated with flowers) "floral organs"
  • (a) floral: (of or relating to the plant life in a particular region) "characteristic alpine floral elements"
  • (s) floral, flowered: (resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers) "an unusual floral design"
florescence, Noun
  • (n) blossoming, flowering, florescence, inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence: (the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms)
floret, Noun
  • (n) floret, floweret: (a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower))
florid, Adjective
  • (s) aureate, florid, flamboyant: (elaborately or excessively ornamented) "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator's florid speech"
  • (s) rubicund, ruddy, florid, sanguine: (inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life) "a ruddy complexion"; "Santa's rubicund cheeks"; "a fresh and sanguine complexion"
floridity, Noun
  • (n) flamboyance, floridness, floridity, showiness: (extravagant elaborateness) "he wrote with great flamboyance"
floridness, Noun
  • (n) flamboyance, floridness, floridity, showiness: (extravagant elaborateness) "he wrote with great flamboyance"
florilegium, Noun
  • (n) florilegium, garland, miscellany: (an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc.)
florin, Noun
  • (n) guilder, gulden, florin: (the basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents)
  • (n) guilder, gulden, florin, Dutch_florin: (formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents)
florist, Noun
  • (n) florist: (someone who grows and deals in flowers) "the florist made up an attractive bouquet"
  • (n) florist, florist_shop, flower_store: (a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold)
floss, Noun
  • (n) dental_floss, floss: (a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth)
  • (n) floss: (a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery)
floss, Verb
  • (v) floss: (use dental floss to clean) "floss your teeth after every meal"
flossy, Adjective
  • (s) downy, downlike, flossy, fluffy: (like down or as soft as down)
flotation, Noun
  • (n) flotation, floatation: (the phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking))
  • (n) flotation, floatation: (financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares)
flotsam, Noun
  • (n) flotsam, jetsam: (the floating wreckage of a ship)
flounce, Noun
  • (n) flounce: (the act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions)
  • (n) frill, flounce, ruffle, furbelow: (a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim)
flounce, Verb
  • (v) flounce: (walk emphatically)
flounder, Noun
  • (n) flounder: (flesh of any of various American and European flatfish)
  • (n) flounder: (any of various European and non-European marine flatfish)
flounder, Verb
  • (v) flounder: (behave awkwardly; have difficulties) "She is floundering in college"
  • (v) stagger, flounder: (walk with great difficulty) "He staggered along in the heavy snow"
flour, Noun
  • (n) flour: (fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain)
flour, Verb
  • (v) flour: (cover with flour) "flour fish or meat before frying it"
  • (v) flour: (convert grain into flour)
flourish, Noun
  • (n) flourish: (a showy gesture) "she entered with a great flourish"
  • (n) flourish: (an ornamental embellishment in writing)
  • (n) flourish: (a display of ornamental speech or language)
  • (n) flourish, brandish: (the act of waving)
  • (n) flourish, fanfare, tucket: ((music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments) "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare"
flourish, Verb
  • (v) boom, thrive, flourish, expand: (grow vigorously) "The deer population in this town is thriving"; "business is booming"
  • (v) brandish, flourish, wave: (move or swing back and forth) "She waved her gun"
  • (v) thrive, prosper, fly_high, flourish: (make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance) "The new student is thriving"
flourishing, Adjective
  • (s) booming, flourishing, palmy, prospering, prosperous, roaring, thriving: (very lively and profitable) "flourishing businesses"; "a palmy time for stockbrokers"; "a prosperous new business"; "doing a roaring trade"; "a thriving tourist center"; "did a thriving business in orchids"
flout, Verb
  • (v) jeer, scoff, flout, barrack, gibe: (laugh at with contempt and derision) "The crowd jeered at the speaker"
  • (v) scoff, flout: (treat with contemptuous disregard) "flout the rules"
flouter, Noun
  • (n) scoffer, flouter, mocker, jeerer: (someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision)
flow, Noun
  • (n) flow, flowing: (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))
  • (n) flow, flow_rate, rate_of_flow: (the amount of fluid that flows in a given time)
  • (n) flow, stream: (the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression)
  • (n) flow: (any uninterrupted stream or discharge)
  • (n) menstruation, menses, menstruum, catamenia, period, flow: (the monthly discharge of blood from the uterus of nonpregnant women from puberty to menopause) "the women were sickly and subject to excessive menstruation"; "a woman does not take the gout unless her menses be stopped"--Hippocrates"; "the semen begins to appear in males and to be emitted at the same time of life that the catamenia begin to flow in females"--Aristotle"
  • (n) stream, flow, current: (dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas) "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history"
  • (n) stream, flow: (something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously) "a stream of people emptied from the terminal"; "the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors"
flow, Verb
  • (v) flow, flux: (move or progress freely as if in a stream) "The crowd flowed out of the stadium"
  • (v) flow: (cause to flow) "The artist flowed the washes on the paper"
  • (v) flow: (be abundantly present) "The champagne flowed at the wedding"
  • (v) flow: (cover or swamp with water)
  • (v) hang, fall, flow: (fall or flow in a certain way) "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"
  • (v) menstruate, flow: (undergo menstruation) "She started menstruating at the age of 11"
  • (v) run, flow, feed, course: (move along, of liquids) "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
flowage, Noun
  • (n) flood, flowage: (the act of flooding; filling to overflowing)
  • (n) flowage: (gradual internal motion or deformation of a solid body (as by heat)) "rock fracture and rock flowage are different types of geological deformation"
  • (n) flowage: (a body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area) "many campsites were located near the flowage"
flower-of-an-hour, Noun
  • (n) flower-of-an-hour, flowers-of-an-hour, bladder_ketmia, black-eyed_Susan, Hibiscus_trionum: (annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America)
flower, Noun
  • (n) flower: (a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms)
  • (n) flower, bloom, blossom: (reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts)
  • (n) flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush: (the period of greatest prosperity or productivity)
flower, Verb
  • (v) bloom, blossom, flower: (produce or yield flowers) "The cherry tree bloomed"
flowered, Adjective
  • (s) floral, flowered: (resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers) "an unusual floral design"
floweret, Noun
  • (n) floret, floweret: (a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower))
flowering, Adjective
  • (a) flowering: (having a flower or bloom) "a flowering plant"
flowering, Noun
  • (n) blossoming, flowering, florescence, inflorescence, anthesis, efflorescence: (the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms)
  • (n) unfolding, flowering: (a developmental process) "the flowering of antebellum culture"
flowerless, Adjective
  • (a) flowerless, nonflowering: (without flower or bloom and not producing seeds) "a flowerless plant"
flowerpot, Noun
  • (n) pot, flowerpot: (a container in which plants are cultivated)
flowers-of-an-hour, Noun
  • (n) flower-of-an-hour, flowers-of-an-hour, bladder_ketmia, black-eyed_Susan, Hibiscus_trionum: (annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America)
flowery, Adjective
  • (a) flowery: (of or relating to or suggestive of flowers) "a flowery hat"; "flowery wine"
  • (s) flowery, ornate: (marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details) "a flowery speech"; "ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato"-John Milton"
flowing, Adjective
  • (s) streamlined, aerodynamic, flowing, sleek: (designed or arranged to offer the least resistant to fluid flow) "a streamlined convertible"
flowing, Noun
  • (n) flow, flowing: (the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases))
flu, Noun
  • (n) influenza, flu, grippe: (an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease)
flub, Noun
  • (n) blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo: (an embarrassing mistake)
flub, Verb
  • (v) botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch_up, muff, blow, flub, screw_up, ball_up, spoil, muck_up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix_up, bollocks, bollocks_up, bobble, mishandle, louse_up, foul_up, mess_up, fuck_up: (make a mess of, destroy or ruin) "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
fluctuate, Verb
  • (v) fluctuate: (cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern)
  • (v) fluctuate, vacillate, waver: (move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern) "the line on the monitor vacillated"
  • (v) fluctuate: (be unstable) "The stock market fluctuates"
fluctuating, Adjective
  • (s) fluctuating: (having unpredictable ups and downs) "fluctuating prices"
fluctuation, Noun
  • (n) fluctuation: (a wave motion) "the fluctuations of the sea"
  • (n) fluctuation, wavering: (the quality of being unsteady and subject to changes) "he kept a record of price fluctuations"
  • (n) variation, fluctuation: (an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change)
flue, Noun
  • (n) flue: (a conduit to carry off smoke)
  • (n) flue_pipe, flue, labial_pipe: (organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip)
  • (n) fluke, flue: (flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor)
fluegelhorn, Noun
  • (n) flugelhorn, fluegelhorn: (a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore)
fluency, Noun
  • (n) eloquence, fluency, smoothness: (powerful and effective language) "his eloquence attracted a large congregation"; "fluency in spoken and written English is essential"; "his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police"
  • (n) fluency: (skillfulness in speaking or writing)
  • (n) fluency, volubility, articulateness: (the quality of being facile in speech and writing)
fluent, Adjective
  • (s) eloquent, facile, fluent, silver, silver-tongued, smooth-spoken: (expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively) "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech"
  • (s) fluent, fluid, liquid, smooth: (smooth and unconstrained in movement) "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"
fluff, Noun
  • (n) bagatelle, fluff, frippery, frivolity: (something of little value or significance)
  • (n) fluff: (any light downy material)
  • (n) fluff: (a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines))
fluff, Verb
  • (v) botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch_up, muff, blow, flub, screw_up, ball_up, spoil, muck_up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix_up, bollocks, bollocks_up, bobble, mishandle, louse_up, foul_up, mess_up, fuck_up: (make a mess of, destroy or ruin) "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
  • (v) ruffle, fluff: (erect or fluff up) "the bird ruffled its feathers"
  • (v) tease, fluff: (ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect)
fluffiness, Noun
  • (n) downiness, featheriness, fluffiness: (a light softness)
fluffy, Adjective
  • (s) downy, downlike, flossy, fluffy: (like down or as soft as down)
flugelhorn, Noun
  • (n) flugelhorn, fluegelhorn: (a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore)
fluid, Adjective
  • (s) fluent, fluid, liquid, smooth: (smooth and unconstrained in movement) "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"
  • (s) fluid, unstable: (subject to change; variable) "a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty"; "everything was unstable following the coup"
  • (s) fluid, runny: (characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape)
  • (s) fluid, liquid: (in cash or easily convertible to cash) "liquid (or fluid) assets"
  • (s) fluid, mobile: (affording change (especially in social status)) "Britain is not a truly fluid society"; "upwardly mobile"
fluid, Noun
  • (n) fluid: (a substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure)
  • (n) fluid: (continuous amorphous matter that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas)
fluidity, Noun
  • (n) fluidity, fluidness, liquidity, liquidness, runniness: (the property of flowing easily) "adding lead makes the alloy easier to cast because the melting point is reduced and the fluidity is increased"; "they believe that fluidity increases as the water gets warmer"
  • (n) fluidity, fluidness: (a changeable quality) "a charming Oriental fluidity of manner"; "a certain fluidness in his perception of time made him an unpredictable colleague"; "demographers try to predict social fluidity"
fluidness, Noun
  • (n) fluidity, fluidness, liquidity, liquidness, runniness: (the property of flowing easily) "adding lead makes the alloy easier to cast because the melting point is reduced and the fluidity is increased"; "they believe that fluidity increases as the water gets warmer"
  • (n) fluidity, fluidness: (a changeable quality) "a charming Oriental fluidity of manner"; "a certain fluidness in his perception of time made him an unpredictable colleague"; "demographers try to predict social fluidity"
fluidram, Noun
  • (n) fluidram, fluid_dram, fluid_drachm, drachm: (a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters)
  • (n) fluidram, fluid_dram, fluid_drachm, drachm: (a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce)
fluke, Noun
  • (n) fluke: (a barb on a harpoon or arrow)
  • (n) fluke, flue: (flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor)
  • (n) fluke: (either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean)
  • (n) fluke, trematode, trematode_worm: (parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host)
  • (n) good_luck, fluke, good_fortune: (a stroke of luck)
flukey, Adjective
  • (s) chancy, fluky, flukey, iffy: (subject to accident or chance or change) "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition"
fluky, Adjective
  • (s) chancy, fluky, flukey, iffy: (subject to accident or chance or change) "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition"
flume, Noun
  • (n) flume: (watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs)
  • (n) gulch, flume: (a narrow gorge with a stream running through it)
flummery, Noun
  • (n) flummery: (a bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal)
  • (n) mummery, flummery: (meaningless ceremonies and flattery)
flummox, Verb
  • (v) perplex, vex, stick, get, puzzle, mystify, baffle, beat, pose, bewilder, flummox, stupefy, nonplus, gravel, amaze, dumbfound: (be a mystery or bewildering to) "This beats me!"; "Got me--I don't know the answer!"; "a vexing problem"; "This question really stuck me"
flump, Verb
  • (v) flump, flump_down: (fall heavily)
  • (v) plank, flump, plonk, plop, plunk, plump_down, plunk_down, plump: (set (something or oneself) down with or as if with a noise) "He planked the money on the table"; "He planked himself into the sofa"
flunitrazepan, Noun
  • (n) flunitrazepan, Rohypnol: (a depressant and tranquilizer (trade name Rohypnol) often used in the commission of sexual assault; legally available in Europe and Mexico and Colombia)
flunk, Noun
  • (n) failing, flunk: (failure to reach a minimum required performance) "his failing the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks on his report"
flunk, Verb
  • (v) fail, flunk, bomb, flush_it: (fail to get a passing grade) "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?"
flunkey, Noun
  • (n) flunky, flunkey, stooge, yes-man: (a person of unquestioning obedience)
  • (n) lackey, flunky, flunkey: (a male servant (especially a footman))
flunky, Noun
  • (n) flunky, flunkey, stooge, yes-man: (a person of unquestioning obedience)
  • (n) lackey, flunky, flunkey: (a male servant (especially a footman))
fluor, Noun
  • (n) fluorite, fluorspar, fluor: (a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine)
fluorescein, Noun
  • (n) fluorescein, fluoresceine, fluorescent_dye, resorcinolphthalein: (a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed))
fluoresceine, Noun
  • (n) fluorescein, fluoresceine, fluorescent_dye, resorcinolphthalein: (a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used as an absorption indicator when silver nitrate solution is added to sodium chloride in order to precipitate silver chloride (turns pink when no chloride ions are left in solution and negative fluorescein ions are then absorbed))
fluorescence, Noun
  • (n) fluorescence: (light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength)
fluorescent, Adjective
  • (s) fluorescent: (emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source)
  • (s) fluorescent: (brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light) "fluorescent colors"
fluorescent, Noun
  • (n) fluorescent, fluorescent_fixture: (a lighting fixture that uses a fluorescent lamp)
fluoridate, Verb
  • (v) fluoridate, fluoridize, fluoridise: (subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride) "fluoridized water"; "fluoridize the teeth of children"
fluoridation, Noun
  • (n) fluoridation, fluoridization, fluoridisation: (the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay))
fluoride, Noun
  • (n) fluoride: (a salt of hydrofluoric acid)
fluoridisation, Noun
  • (n) fluoridation, fluoridization, fluoridisation: (the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay))
fluoridise, Verb
  • (v) fluoridate, fluoridize, fluoridise: (subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride) "fluoridized water"; "fluoridize the teeth of children"
fluoridization, Noun
  • (n) fluoridation, fluoridization, fluoridisation: (the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay))
fluoridize, Verb
  • (v) fluoridate, fluoridize, fluoridise: (subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride) "fluoridized water"; "fluoridize the teeth of children"
fluorine, Noun
  • (n) fluorine, F, atomic_number_9: (a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful oxidizing agent; recovered from fluorite or cryolite or fluorapatite)
fluorite, Noun
  • (n) fluorite, fluorspar, fluor: (a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine)
fluoroform, Noun
  • (n) fluoroform, trifluoromethane: (colorless gas haloform CHF3 (similar to chloroform))
fluoroscope, Noun
  • (n) fluoroscope, roentgenoscope: (an X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation)
fluorspar, Noun
  • (n) fluorite, fluorspar, fluor: (a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine)
fluoxetine, Noun
  • (n) fluoxetine, fluoxetine_hydrocholoride, Prozac, Sarafem: (a selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade names Prozac or Sarafem); it is thought to work by increasing the activity of serotonin in the brain)
flurazepam, Noun
  • (n) flurazepam, flurazepam_hydrochloride, Dalmane: (tranquilizer (trade name Dalmane) used to treat insomnia)
flurbiprofen, Noun
  • (n) flurbiprofen, Ansaid: (a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Ansaid) that is administered only orally)
flurry, Noun
  • (n) bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir: (a rapid active commotion)
  • (n) flurry, snow_flurry: (a light brief snowfall and gust of wind (or something resembling that)) "he had to close the window against the flurries"; "there was a flurry of chicken feathers"
flurry, Verb
  • (v) confuse, flurry, disconcert, put_off: (cause to feel embarrassment) "The constant attention of the young man confused her"
  • (v) flurry: (move in an agitated or confused manner)
flush, Adjective
  • (s) affluent, flush, loaded, moneyed, wealthy: (having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value) "an affluent banker"; "a speculator flush with cash"; "not merely rich but loaded"; "moneyed aristocrats"; "wealthy corporations"
  • (s) flush: (of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane) "a door flush with the wall"; "the bottom of the window is flush with the floor"
flush, Noun
  • (n) bang, boot, charge, rush, flush, thrill, kick: (the swift release of a store of affective force) "they got a great bang out of it"; "what a boot!"; "he got a quick rush from injecting heroin"; "he does it for kicks"
  • (n) bloom, blush, flush, rosiness: (a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health)
  • (n) blush, flush: (sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty))
  • (n) flower, prime, peak, heyday, bloom, blossom, efflorescence, flush: (the period of greatest prosperity or productivity)
  • (n) flush: (a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit)
  • (n) flush, gush, outpouring: (a sudden rapid flow (as of water)) "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words"
  • (n) hot_flash, flush: (sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders))
flush, Verb
  • (v) blush, crimson, flush, redden: (turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame) "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by"
  • (v) flush: (flow freely) "The garbage flushed down the river"
  • (v) flush: (glow or cause to glow with warm color or light) "the sky flushed with rosy splendor"
  • (v) flush, level, even_out, even: (make level or straight) "level the ground"
  • (v) flush, scour, purge: (rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid) "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank"
  • (v) flush: (cause to flow or flood with or as if with water) "flush the meadows"
  • (v) sluice, flush: (irrigate with water from a sluice) "sluice the earth"
flushed, Adjective
  • (s) crimson, red, reddened, red-faced, flushed: ((especially of the face) reddened or suffused with or as if with blood from emotion or exertion) "crimson with fury"; "turned red from exertion"; "with puffy reddened eyes"; "red-faced and violent"; "flushed (or crimson) with embarrassment"
  • (s) flushed, rose-cheeked, rosy, rosy-cheeked: (having the pinkish flush of health)
fluster, Noun
  • (n) perturbation, fluster: (a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset)
fluster, Verb
  • (v) fluster: (be flustered; behave in a confused manner)
  • (v) fluster: (cause to be nervous or upset)
flustered, Adjective
  • (s) flustered, hot_and_bothered, perturbed, rattled: (thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled' is an informal term))
flute, Noun
  • (n) flute, transverse_flute: (a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown)
  • (n) flute, flute_glass, champagne_flute: (a tall narrow wineglass)
  • (n) flute, fluting: (a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column))
flute, Verb
  • (v) flute: (form flutes in)
fluting, Noun
  • (n) flute, fluting: (a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column))
flutist, Noun
  • (n) flutist, flautist, flute_player: (someone who plays the flute)
flutter, Noun
  • (n) disturbance, disruption, commotion, flutter, hurly_burly, to-do, hoo-ha, hoo-hah, kerfuffle: (a disorderly outburst or tumult) "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused"
  • (n) flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering: (the motion made by flapping up and down)
  • (n) flutter: (abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block)
  • (n) waver, flutter, flicker: (the act of moving back and forth)
flutter, Verb
  • (v) bat, flutter: (wink briefly) "bat one's eyelids"
  • (v) flicker, waver, flitter, flutter, quiver: (move back and forth very rapidly) "the candle flickered"
  • (v) flit, flutter, fleet, dart: (move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart) "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"
  • (v) flutter: (flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements) "The seagulls fluttered overhead"
  • (v) palpitate, flutter: (beat rapidly) "His heart palpitated"
fluttering, Noun
  • (n) flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering: (the motion made by flapping up and down)
fluvastatin, Noun
  • (n) fluvastatin, Lescol: (least expensive statin drug (trade name Lescol); usually taken orally at bedtime)
flux, Noun
  • (n) flux: (the rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface)
  • (n) flux, fluxion: (a flow or discharge)
  • (n) flux: (a substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed)
  • (n) flux: (excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea))
  • (n) flux, state_of_flux: (a state of uncertainty about what should be done (usually following some important event) preceding the establishment of a new direction of action) "the flux following the death of the emperor"
  • (n) flux: (in constant change) "his opinions are in flux"; "the newness and flux of the computer industry"
  • (n) flux_density, flux: ((physics) the number of changes in energy flow across a given surface per unit area)
  • (n) magnetic_field, magnetic_flux, flux: (the lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle)
flux, Verb
  • (v) blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge: (mix together different elements) "The colors blend well"
  • (v) flow, flux: (move or progress freely as if in a stream) "The crowd flowed out of the stadium"
  • (v) liquefy, flux, liquify: (become liquid or fluid when heated) "the frozen fat liquefied"
fluxion, Noun
  • (n) flux, fluxion: (a flow or discharge)
fly-by-night, Adjective
  • (s) fly-by-night, shady: ((of businesses and businessmen) unscrupulous) "a shady operation"
  • (s) fly-by-night: (ephemeral) "the symphony is no fly-by-night venture"
fly-by-night, Noun
  • (n) fly-by-night: (a debtor who flees to avoid paying)
fly-by, Noun
  • (n) flyover, fly-by, flypast: (a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground)
fly-fish, Verb
  • (v) fly-fish, flyfish: (fish with flies as lures)
fly, Adjective
  • (s) fly: ((British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked)
fly, Noun
  • (n) fly: (two-winged insects characterized by active flight)
  • (n) fly, fly_front: (an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth)
  • (n) fly, fly_ball: ((baseball) a hit that flies up in the air)
  • (n) fly: (fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect)
  • (n) tent-fly, rainfly, fly_sheet, fly, tent_flap: (flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent)
fly, Verb
  • (v) flee, fly, take_flight: (run away quickly) "He threw down his gun and fled"
  • (v) fly, wing: (travel through the air; be airborne) "Man cannot fly"
  • (v) fly: (move quickly or suddenly) "He flew about the place"
  • (v) fly, aviate, pilot: (operate an airplane) "The pilot flew to Cuba"
  • (v) fly: (transport by aeroplane) "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America"
  • (v) fly: (cause to fly or float) "fly a kite"
  • (v) fly: (be dispersed or disseminated) "Rumors and accusations are flying"
  • (v) fly: (change quickly from one emotional state to another) "fly into a rage"
  • (v) fly, fell, vanish: (pass away rapidly) "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him"
  • (v) fly: (travel in an airplane) "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?"
  • (v) fly: (display in the air or cause to float) "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."
  • (v) fly: (travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft) "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic"
  • (v) fly: (hit a fly)
  • (v) vanish, fly, vaporize: (decrease rapidly and disappear) "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"
flyaway, Adjective
  • (s) flighty, flyaway, head-in-the-clouds, scatterbrained: (guided by whim and fancy) "flighty young girls"
  • (s) flyaway: ((of hair or clothing) worn loose) "her flyaway hair"; "a flyaway coat"
flyblown, Adjective
  • (s) flyblown, maggoty: (spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies) "flyblown meat"; "a sack of maggoty apricots"
  • (s) flyblown, squalid, sordid: (foul and run-down and repulsive) "a flyblown bar on the edge of town"; "a squalid overcrowded apartment in the poorest part of town"; "squalid living conditions"; "sordid shantytowns"
  • (s) flyblown: (especially of reputation) "a flyblown reputation"
flyer, Noun
  • (n) aviator, aeronaut, airman, flier, flyer: (someone who operates an aircraft)
  • (n) circular, handbill, bill, broadside, broadsheet, flier, flyer, throwaway: (an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution) "he mailed the circular to all subscribers"
  • (n) flier, flyer: (someone who travels by air)
flyest, Adjective
  • (s) fly: ((British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked)
flyfish, Verb
  • (v) fly-fish, flyfish: (fish with flies as lures)
flying, Adjective
  • (s) fast-flying, flying: (moving swiftly) "fast-flying planes"; "played the difficult passage with flying fingers"
  • (s) flying, quick, fast: (hurried and brief) "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"
flying, Noun
  • (n) flight, flying: (an instance of traveling by air) "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"
flyover, Noun
  • (n) flyover, fly-by, flypast: (a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground)
  • (n) overpass, flyover: (bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels)
flypast, Noun
  • (n) flyover, fly-by, flypast: (a flight at a low altitude (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground)
flyspeck, Adjective
  • (s) bantam, diminutive, lilliputian, midget, petite, tiny, flyspeck: (very small) "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy"
flyspeck, Noun
  • (n) flyspeck: (a tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly)
flyswat, Noun
  • (n) swatter, flyswatter, flyswat: (an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects)
flyswatter, Noun
  • (n) swatter, flyswatter, flyswat: (an implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects)
flywheel, Noun
  • (n) flywheel: (regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smooths the operation of a reciprocating engine)
fo'c'sle, Noun
  • (n) forecastle, fo'c'sle: (living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed)
foal, Noun
  • (n) foal: (a young horse)
foal, Verb
  • (v) foal: (give birth to a foal) "the mare foaled"
foam, Noun
  • (n) foam, froth: (a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid) "the beer had a thick head of foam"
  • (n) foam: (a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture)
foam, Verb
  • (v) foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form_bubbles: (become bubbly or frothy or foaming) "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"
foamflower, Noun
  • (n) foamflower, coolwart, false_miterwort, false_mitrewort, Tiarella_cordifolia: (stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant)
foaming, Adjective
  • (s) bubbling, bubbly, foaming, foamy, frothy, effervescing, spumy: (emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation) "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer"
  • (s) foaming, foamy, frothing: (producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease) "the rabid animal's frothing mouth"
foamy, Adjective
  • (s) bubbling, bubbly, foaming, foamy, frothy, effervescing, spumy: (emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation) "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer"
  • (s) foaming, foamy, frothing: (producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease) "the rabid animal's frothing mouth"
fob, Noun
  • (n) fob, watch_pocket: (a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch)
  • (n) fob: (an adornment that hangs from a watch chain)
  • (n) fob, watch_chain, watch_guard: (short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest)
fob, Verb
  • (v) flim-flam, play_a_joke_on, play_tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull_a_fast_one_on, play_a_trick_on: (deceive somebody) "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
focal, Adjective
  • (a) focal: (of or relating to a focus) "focal length"
  • (s) focal: (having or localized centrally at a focus) "focal point"; "focal infection"
focalisation, Noun
  • (n) focalization, focalisation: (the confinement of an infection to a limited area)
  • (n) focalization, focalisation, focusing: (the act of bringing into focus)
focalise, Verb
  • (v) concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus: (bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions)
  • (v) focus, focalize, focalise: (become focussed or come into focus) "The light focused"
  • (v) focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen: (put (an image) into focus; we cannot enjoy the movie") "Please focus the image"
  • (v) localize, localise, focalize, focalise: (concentrate on a particular place or spot) "The infection has localized in the left eye"
focalization, Noun
  • (n) focalization, focalisation: (the confinement of an infection to a limited area)
  • (n) focalization, focalisation, focusing: (the act of bringing into focus)
focalize, Verb
  • (v) concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus: (bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions)
  • (v) focus, focalize, focalise: (become focussed or come into focus) "The light focused"
  • (v) focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen: (put (an image) into focus; we cannot enjoy the movie") "Please focus the image"
  • (v) localize, localise, focalize, focalise: (concentrate on a particular place or spot) "The infection has localized in the left eye"
focus, Noun
  • (n) focus, focusing, focussing, focal_point, direction, centering: (the concentration of attention or energy on something) "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"
  • (n) focus: (maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system) "in focus"; "out of focus"
  • (n) focus: (maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea) "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion"
  • (n) focus, focal_point, nidus: (a central point or locus of an infection in an organism) "the focus of infection"
  • (n) focus, focal_point: (a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges)
  • (n) focus: (a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section)
  • (n) stress, focus: (special emphasis attached to something) "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"
focus, Verb
  • (v) concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus: (bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions)
  • (v) concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet: (direct one's attention on something) "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
  • (v) focus: (cause to converge on or toward a central point) "Focus the light on this image"
  • (v) focus, focalize, focalise: (become focussed or come into focus) "The light focused"
  • (v) focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen: (put (an image) into focus; we cannot enjoy the movie") "Please focus the image"
focused, Adjective
  • (a) focused, focussed: (being in focus or brought into focus)
  • (s) focused, focussed: ((of light rays) converging on a point) "focused light rays can set something afire"
  • (s) focused: (of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to produce a clear image)
focusing, Noun
  • (n) focalization, focalisation, focusing: (the act of bringing into focus)
  • (n) focus, focusing, focussing, focal_point, direction, centering: (the concentration of attention or energy on something) "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"
focussed, Adjective
  • (a) focused, focussed: (being in focus or brought into focus)
  • (s) focused, focussed: ((of light rays) converging on a point) "focused light rays can set something afire"
focussing, Noun
  • (n) focus, focusing, focussing, focal_point, direction, centering: (the concentration of attention or energy on something) "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"
foe, Noun
  • (n) enemy, foe, foeman, opposition: (an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)) "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
  • (n) foe, enemy: (a personal enemy) "they had been political foes for years"
foehn, Noun
  • (n) fohn, foehn: (a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps)
foeman, Noun
  • (n) enemy, foe, foeman, opposition: (an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)) "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
foetal, Adjective
  • (a) fetal, foetal: (of or relating to a fetus) "fetal development"
foetid, Adjective
  • (s) fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scented: (offensively malodorous) "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky"
foetology, Noun
  • (n) fetology, foetology: (the branch of medicine concerned with the fetus in the uterus)
foetometry, Noun
  • (n) fetometry, foetometry: (measurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head))
foetoprotein, Noun
  • (n) fetoprotein, foetoprotein: (any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer)
foetor, Noun
  • (n) malodor, malodour, stench, stink, reek, fetor, foetor, mephitis: (a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant)
foetoscope, Noun
  • (n) fetoscope, foetoscope: (a stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat)
foetoscopy, Noun
  • (n) fetoscopy, foetoscopy: (prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood)
foetus, Noun
  • (n) fetus, foetus: (an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal)
fog, Noun
  • (n) daze, fog, haze: (confusion characterized by lack of clarity)
  • (n) fog: (droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground)
  • (n) fog, fogginess, murk, murkiness: (an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance)
fog, Verb
  • (v) obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze_over, fog, cloud, mist: (make less visible or unclear) "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley"
fogey, Noun
  • (n) dodo, fogy, fogey, fossil: (someone whose style is out of fashion)
fogged, Adjective
  • (s) fogged, foggy: (obscured by fog) "he could barely see through the fogged window"
fogginess, Noun
  • (n) fog, fogginess, murk, murkiness: (an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance)
  • (n) indistinctness, softness, blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness: (the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines)
foggy, Adjective
  • (s) bleary, blurred, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, muzzy: (indistinct or hazy in outline) "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes"
  • (s) brumous, foggy, hazy, misty: (filled or abounding with fog or mist) "a brumous October morning"
  • (s) dazed, foggy, groggy, logy, stuporous: (stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion))
  • (s) fogged, foggy: (obscured by fog) "he could barely see through the fogged window"
foghorn, Noun
  • (n) foghorn, fogsignal: (a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships)
  • (n) foghorn: (a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone)
fogsignal, Noun
  • (n) foghorn, fogsignal: (a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships)
fogy, Noun
  • (n) dodo, fogy, fogey, fossil: (someone whose style is out of fashion)
fogyish, Adjective
  • (s) fogyish, moss-grown, mossy, stick-in-the-mud, stodgy: ((used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned) "moss-grown ideas about family life"
fohn, Noun
  • (n) fohn, foehn: (a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps)
foible, Noun
  • (n) foible: (the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip)
  • (n) idiosyncrasy, foible, mannerism: (a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual)
foil, Noun
  • (n) foil: (a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal) "the photographic film was wrapped in foil"
  • (n) foil, enhancer: (anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities) "pretty girls like plain friends as foils"
  • (n) foil, transparency: (picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector)
  • (n) foil: (a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button)
  • (n) hydrofoil, foil: (a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through) "the fins of a fish act as hydrofoils"
foil, Verb
  • (v) foil: (enhance by contrast) "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background"
  • (v) foil: (cover or back with foil) "foil mirrors"
  • (v) thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk: (hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of) "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
foiled, Adjective
  • (s) defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted: (disappointingly unsuccessful) "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"
foiling, Noun
  • (n) frustration, thwarting, foiling: (an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts)
foist, Verb
  • (v) foist: (to force onto another) "He foisted his work on me"
  • (v) foist: (insert surreptitiously or without warrant)
folacin, Noun
  • (n) vitamin_Bc, vitamin_M, folate, folic_acid, folacin, pteroylglutamic_acid, pteroylmonoglutamic_acid: (a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction)
folate, Noun
  • (n) vitamin_Bc, vitamin_M, folate, folic_acid, folacin, pteroylglutamic_acid, pteroylmonoglutamic_acid: (a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction)
fold, Noun
  • (n) congregation, fold, faithful: (a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church)
  • (n) flock, fold: (a group of sheep or goats)
  • (n) fold, crease, plication, flexure, crimp, bend: (an angular or rounded shape made by folding) "a fold in the napkin"; "a crease in his trousers"; "a plication on her blouse"; "a flexure of the colon"; "a bend of his elbow"
  • (n) fold, folding: (a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock)
  • (n) fold, plica: (a folded part (as in skin or muscle))
  • (n) fold, sheepfold, sheep_pen, sheepcote: (a pen for sheep)
  • (n) fold, folding: (the act of folding) "he gave the napkins a double fold"
fold, Verb
  • (v) close_up, close, fold, shut_down, close_down: (cease to operate or cause to cease operating) "The owners decided to move and to close the factory"; "My business closes every night at 8 P.M."; "close up the shop"
  • (v) fold, fold_up, turn_up: (bend or lay so that one part covers the other) "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar"
  • (v) fold: (incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating) "Fold the egg whites into the batter"
  • (v) fold, fold_up: (become folded or folded up) "The bed folds in a jiffy"
  • (v) pen_up, fold: (confine in a fold, like sheep)
foldable, Adjective
  • (s) foldable, foldaway, folding: (capable of being folded up and stored) "a foldaway bed"
foldaway, Adjective
  • (s) foldable, foldaway, folding: (capable of being folded up and stored) "a foldaway bed"
folder, Noun
  • (n) booklet, brochure, folder, leaflet, pamphlet: (a small book usually having a paper cover)
  • (n) folder: (covering that is folded over to protect the contents)
folderal, Noun
  • (n) folderal, falderol, frill, gimcrackery, gimcrack, nonsense, trumpery: (ornamental objects of no great value)
folderol, Noun
  • (n) folderol, rubbish, tripe, trumpery, trash, wish-wash, applesauce, codswallop: (nonsensical talk or writing)
folding, Adjective
  • (s) foldable, foldaway, folding: (capable of being folded up and stored) "a foldaway bed"
folding, Noun
  • (n) fold, folding: (a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock)
  • (n) fold, folding: (the act of folding) "he gave the napkins a double fold"
  • (n) protein_folding, folding: (the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape) "understanding protein folding is the next step in deciphering the genetic code"
foldout, Noun
  • (n) foldout, gatefold: (an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine)
foliaceous, Adjective
  • (a) foliaceous: (of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant)
  • (s) foliaceous, foliose, foliaged: (bearing numerous leaves)
  • (s) foliate, foliated, foliaceous: ((especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata)
foliage, Noun
  • (n) foliation, foliage: ((architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament)
  • (n) leaf, leafage, foliage: (the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants)
foliaged, Adjective
  • (s) foliaceous, foliose, foliaged: (bearing numerous leaves)
foliate, Adjective
  • (a) foliate, foliated: (ornamented with foliage or foils) "foliate tracery"; "a foliated capital"
  • (s) foliate: ((often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves) "`foliate' is combined with the prefix `tri' to form the word `trifoliate'"
  • (s) foliate, foliated, foliaceous: ((especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata)
foliate, Verb
  • (v) foliate: (hammer into thin flat foils) "foliate metal"
  • (v) foliate: (decorate with leaves)
  • (v) foliate: (coat or back with metal foil) "foliate glass"
  • (v) foliate, paginate, page: (number the pages of a book or manuscript)
  • (v) foliate: (grow leaves) "the tree foliated in Spring"
foliated, Adjective
  • (a) foliate, foliated: (ornamented with foliage or foils) "foliate tracery"; "a foliated capital"
  • (s) foliate, foliated, foliaceous: ((especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata)
foliation, Noun
  • (n) foliation, leafing: ((botany) the process of forming leaves)
  • (n) foliation: ((geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock)
  • (n) foliation, foliage: ((architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament)
  • (n) foliation: (the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves)
  • (n) foliation: (the work of coating glass with metal foil)
folie, Noun
  • (n) mental_disorder, mental_disturbance, disturbance, psychological_disorder, folie: ((psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness)
folio, Noun
  • (n) folio: (a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages) "the first folio of Shakespeare's plays"
  • (n) leaf, folio: (a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book))
  • (n) pagination, folio, page_number, paging: (the system of numbering pages)
foliose, Adjective
  • (s) foliaceous, foliose, foliaged: (bearing numerous leaves)
folk, Noun
  • (n) family, family_line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry: (people descended from a common ancestor) "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
  • (n) folk, folks, common_people: (people in general (often used in the plural)) "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"
  • (n) folk_music, ethnic_music, folk: (the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community)
  • (n) tribe, folk: (a social division of (usually preliterate) people)
folklore, Noun
  • (n) folklore: (the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture)
folks, Noun
  • (n) family, family_line, folk, kinfolk, kinsfolk, sept, phratry: (people descended from a common ancestor) "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"
  • (n) folk, folks, common_people: (people in general (often used in the plural)) "they're just country folk"; "folks around here drink moonshine"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"
  • (n) folk_music, ethnic_music, folk: (the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community)
  • (n) folks: (your parents) "he wrote to his folks every day"
  • (n) tribe, folk: (a social division of (usually preliterate) people)
folksong, Noun
  • (n) folk_song, folksong, folk_ballad: (a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture)
folksy, Adjective
  • (s) cracker-barrel, folksy, homespun: (characteristic of country life) "cracker-barrel philosophy"; "folksy humor"; "the air of homespun country boys"
  • (s) folksy: (very informal and familiar) "a folksy radio commentator"; "a folksy style"
follicle, Noun
  • (n) follicle: (any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity)
follow-up, Noun
  • (n) follow-up, followup: (a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work) "his new software is a follow-up to the programs they started with"
  • (n) follow-up, followup: (an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done)
  • (n) follow-up, followup, reexamination, review: (a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment)
follow, Verb
  • (v) adopt, follow, espouse: (choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans) "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals"
  • (v) be, follow: (work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function) "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher"
  • (v) come, follow: (to be the product or result) "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience"
  • (v) comply, follow, abide_by: (act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes) "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow these simple rules"; "abide by the rules"
  • (v) follow: (to travel behind, go after, come after) "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"
  • (v) follow, fall_out: (come as a logical consequence; follow logically) "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely"
  • (v) follow, travel_along: (travel along a certain course) "follow the road"; "follow the trail"
  • (v) follow, come_after: (come after in time, as a result) "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake"
  • (v) follow, conform_to: (behave in accordance or in agreement with) "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example"
  • (v) follow: (be next) "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following"
  • (v) follow: (to bring something about at a later time than) "She followed dinner with a brandy"; "He followed his lecture with a question and answer period"
  • (v) follow: (accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of) "Let's follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru for years"
  • (v) follow: (adhere to or practice) "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion"
  • (v) follow: (grasp the meaning) "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he lectures, I cannot follow"
  • (v) keep_up, keep_abreast, follow: (keep informed) "He kept up on his country's foreign policies"
  • (v) play_along, accompany, follow: (perform an accompaniment to) "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano"
  • (v) postdate, follow: (be later in time) "Tuesday always follows Monday"
  • (v) pursue, follow: (follow in or as if in pursuit) "The police car pursued the suspected attacker"; "Her bad deed followed her and haunted her dreams all her life"
  • (v) stick_to, stick_with, follow: (keep to) "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet"
  • (v) succeed, come_after, follow: (be the successor (of)) "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?"
  • (v) surveil, follow, survey: (keep under surveillance) "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing"
  • (v) take_after, follow: (imitate in behavior; take as a model) "Teenagers follow their friends in everything"
  • (v) trace, follow: (follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something) "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba"; "trace the student's progress"
  • (v) watch, observe, follow, watch_over, keep_an_eye_on: (follow with the eyes or the mind) "Keep an eye on the baby, please!"; "The world is watching Sarajevo"; "She followed the men with the binoculars"
follower, Noun
  • (n) follower: (a person who accepts the leadership of another)
  • (n) follower: (someone who travels behind or pursues another)
followers, Noun
  • (n) follower: (a person who accepts the leadership of another)
  • (n) follower: (someone who travels behind or pursues another)
  • (n) following, followers: (a group of followers or enthusiasts)
following, Adjective
  • (a) following: (going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction) "the crowd of following cars made the occasion seem like a parade"; "tried to outrun the following footsteps"
  • (s) following, undermentioned: (about to be mentioned or specified) "the following items"
  • (s) following, next: (immediately following in time or order) "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"
  • (s) following: (in the desired direction) "a following wind"
following, Noun
  • (n) following, followers: (a group of followers or enthusiasts)
  • (n) pursuit, chase, pursual, following: (the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture) "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"
followup, Noun
  • (n) follow-up, followup: (a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work) "his new software is a follow-up to the programs they started with"
  • (n) follow-up, followup: (an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done)
  • (n) follow-up, followup, reexamination, review: (a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment)
folly, Noun
  • (n) folly, foolishness, unwiseness: (the trait of acting stupidly or rashly)
  • (n) folly, foolishness, craziness, madness: (the quality of being rash and foolish) "trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly"; "adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness"
  • (n) folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence: (foolish or senseless behavior)
  • (n) stupidity, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility: (a stupid mistake)
foment, Verb
  • (v) agitate, foment, stir_up: (try to stir up public opinion)
  • (v) foment: (bathe with warm water or medicated lotions) "His legs should be fomented"
fomentation, Noun
  • (n) fomentation: (a substance used as a warm moist medicinal compress or poultice)
  • (n) fomentation: (application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation)
  • (n) fomentation, instigation: (deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord))
fomenter, Noun
  • (n) agitator, fomenter: (one who agitates; a political troublemaker)
fomite, Noun
  • (n) fomite, vehicle: (any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another)
fond, Adjective
  • (s) adoring, doting, fond: (extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent) "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"
  • (s) affectionate, fond, lovesome, tender, warm: (having or displaying warmth or affection) "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"
  • (s) fond, partial: ((followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for) "fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror movies"
  • (s) fond: (absurd or silly because unlikely) "fond hopes of becoming President"; "fond fancies"
fondant, Noun
  • (n) fondant: (candy made of a thick creamy sugar paste)
fondest, Adjective
  • (s) adoring, doting, fond: (extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent) "adoring grandparents"; "deceiving her preoccupied and doting husband with a young captain"; "hopelessly spoiled by a fond mother"
  • (s) affectionate, fond, lovesome, tender, warm: (having or displaying warmth or affection) "affectionate children"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace"
  • (s) fond, partial: ((followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for) "fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror movies"
  • (s) fond: (absurd or silly because unlikely) "fond hopes of becoming President"; "fond fancies"
fondle, Verb
  • (v) caress, fondle: (touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner) "He caressed her face"; "They fondled in the back seat of the taxi"
fondler, Noun
  • (n) fondler: (a molester who touches the intimate parts of the victim) "the woman charged that her jailer was a fondler"; "not all fondlers are sexual perverts"
  • (n) petter, fondler: (a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one) "they are heavy petters"
fondling, Noun
  • (n) caressing, cuddling, fondling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling: (affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs))
fondness, Noun
  • (n) affection, affectionateness, fondness, tenderness, heart, warmness, warmheartedness, philia: (a positive feeling of liking) "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone's heart"; "the warmness of his welcome made us feel right at home"
  • (n) affectionateness, fondness, lovingness, warmth: (a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love)
  • (n) fondness, fancy, partiality: (a predisposition to like something) "he had a fondness for whiskey"
fondu, Noun
  • (n) fondue, fondu: (cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces)
  • (n) fondue, fondu: (hot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dipped)
fondue, Noun
  • (n) fondue, fondu: (cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces)
  • (n) fondue, fondu: (hot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dipped)
font, Noun
  • (n) baptismal_font, baptistry, baptistery, font: (bowl for baptismal water)
  • (n) font, fount, typeface, face, case: (a specific size and style of type within a type family)
fontanel, Noun
  • (n) fontanelle, fontanel, soft_spot: (any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus)
fontanelle, Noun
  • (n) fontanelle, fontanel, soft_spot: (any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus)
food, Noun
  • (n) food, nutrient: (any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue)
  • (n) food, solid_food: (any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment) "food and drink"
  • (n) food, food_for_thought, intellectual_nourishment: (anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking)
foodie, Noun
  • (n) epicure, gourmet, gastronome, bon_vivant, epicurean, foodie: (a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink))
foodstuff, Noun
  • (n) foodstuff, food_product: (a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food)
  • (n) grocery, foodstuff: ((usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer)
fool, Noun
  • (n) chump, fool, gull, mark, patsy, fall_guy, sucker, soft_touch, mug: (a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of)
  • (n) fool, sap, saphead, muggins, tomfool: (a person who lacks good judgment)
  • (n) jester, fool, motley_fool: (a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages)
fool, Verb
  • (v) fool, gull, befool: (make a fool or dupe of)
  • (v) fritter, frivol_away, dissipate, shoot, fritter_away, fool, fool_away: (spend frivolously and unwisely) "Fritter away one's inheritance"
  • (v) gull, dupe, slang, befool, cod, fool, put_on, take_in, put_one_over, put_one_across: (fool or hoax) "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can't fool me!"
  • (v) horse_around, arse_around, fool_around, fool: (indulge in horseplay) "Enough horsing around--let's get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about"
foolery, Noun
  • (n) folly, foolery, tomfoolery, craziness, lunacy, indulgence: (foolish or senseless behavior)
foolhardiness, Noun
  • (n) recklessness, foolhardiness, rashness: (the trait of giving little thought to danger)
foolhardy, Adjective
  • (s) foolhardy, heady, rash, reckless: (marked by defiant disregard for danger or consequences) "foolhardy enough to try to seize the gun from the hijacker"; "became the fiercest and most reckless of partisans"-Macaulay"; "a reckless driver"; "a rash attempt to climb Mount Everest"
fooling, Adjective
  • (s) fooling, casual: (characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; it is no fooling matter") "a broken back is nothing to be casual about"
foolish, Adjective
  • (s) anserine, dopy, dopey, foolish, goosey, goosy, gooselike, jerky: (having or revealing stupidity) "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors' books"
  • (a) foolish: (devoid of good sense or judgment) "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision"
foolishness, Noun
  • (n) folly, foolishness, unwiseness: (the trait of acting stupidly or rashly)
  • (n) folly, foolishness, craziness, madness: (the quality of being rash and foolish) "trying to drive through a blizzard is the height of folly"; "adjusting to an insane society is total foolishness"
  • (n) stupidity, betise, folly, foolishness, imbecility: (a stupid mistake)
foolproof, Adjective
  • (s) foolproof, unfailing: (not liable to failure) "a foolproof identification system"; "the unfailing sign of an amateur"; "an unfailing test"
foolproof, Verb
  • (v) goofproof, goof-proof, foolproof: (proof against human misuse or error) "foolproof this appliance"
foot-lambert, Noun
  • (n) foot-lambert, ft-L: (a former luminance unit equal to one lumen per square foot)
foot, Noun
  • (n) animal_foot, foot: (the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings)
  • (n) foot, human_foot, pes: (the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint) "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot"
  • (n) foot, ft: (a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard) "he is six feet tall"
  • (n) foot: (the lower part of anything) "curled up on the foot of the bed"; "the foot of the page"; "the foot of the list"; "the foot of the mountain"
  • (n) foot, invertebrate_foot: (any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates)
  • (n) foot: (travel by walking) "he followed on foot"; "the swiftest of foot"
  • (n) foot: (a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger)
  • (n) foot: (a support resembling a pedal extremity) "one foot of the chair was on the carpet"
  • (n) foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure: (lowest support of a structure) "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
  • (n) infantry, foot: (an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot) "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot"
  • (n) metrical_foot, foot, metrical_unit: ((prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm)
foot, Verb
  • (v) foot, pick: (pay for something) "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill"
  • (v) foot, leg_it, hoof, hoof_it: (walk) "let's hoof it to the disco"
  • (v) foot, foot_up: (add a column of numbers)
footage, Noun
  • (n) footage: (film that has been shot) "they had stock footage of lightning, tornados, and hurricanes"; "he edited the news footage"
  • (n) footage: (a rate of charging by the linear foot of work done)
football, Noun
  • (n) football, football_game: (any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal)
  • (n) football: (the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football)
footballer, Noun
  • (n) football_player, footballer: (an athlete who plays American football)
footbridge, Noun
  • (n) footbridge, overcrossing, pedestrian_bridge: (a bridge designed for pedestrians)
footed, Adjective
  • (a) footed: (having feet) "footed creatures"; "a footed sofa"
footer, Noun
  • (n) footer: ((used only in combinations) the height or length of something in feet) "he is a six-footer"; "the golfer sank a 40-footer"; "his yacht is a 60-footer"
  • (n) footnote, footer: (a printed note placed below the text on a printed page)
  • (n) pedestrian, walker, footer: (a person who travels by foot)
footfall, Noun
  • (n) footfall, footstep, step: (the sound of a step of someone walking) "he heard footsteps on the porch"
footgear, Noun
  • (n) footwear, footgear: (covering for a person's feet)
foothill, Noun
  • (n) foothill: (a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain)
foothold, Noun
  • (n) beachhead, foothold: (an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments) "the town became a beachhead in the campaign to ban smoking outdoors"; "they are presently attempting to gain a foothold in the Russian market"
  • (n) bridgehead, foothold: (an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies) "an attempt to secure a bridgehead behind enemy lines"; "the only foothold left for British troops in Europe was Gibraltar"
  • (n) foothold, footing: (a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing)
footing, Noun
  • (n) foothold, footing: (a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing)
  • (n) footing, terms: (status with respect to the relations between people or groups) "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing"
  • (n) footing, basis, ground: (a relation that provides the foundation for something) "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis"
footle, Verb
  • (v) footle: (act foolishly, as by talking nonsense)
  • (v) loiter, lounge, footle, lollygag, loaf, lallygag, hang_around, mess_about, tarry, linger, lurk, mill_about, mill_around: (be about) "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?"
footless, Adjective
  • (a) footless: (having no feet or analogous appendages)
footling, Adjective
  • (s) fiddling, footling, lilliputian, little, niggling, piddling, piffling, petty, picayune, trivial: ((informal) small and of little importance) "a fiddling sum of money"; "a footling gesture"; "our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war"; "a little (or small) matter"; "a dispute over niggling details"; "limited to petty enterprises"; "piffling efforts"; "giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction"
footlocker, Noun
  • (n) footlocker, locker: (a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks))
footmark, Noun
  • (n) footprint, footmark, step: (a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface) "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"
footnote, Noun
  • (n) footnote, footer: (a printed note placed below the text on a printed page)
footnote, Verb
  • (v) annotate, footnote: (add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments) "The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel"
footpad, Noun
  • (n) footpad, padder: (a highwayman who robs on foot)
footpath, Noun
  • (n) pathway, footpath: (a trodden path)
footprint, Noun
  • (n) footprint, footmark, step: (a mark of a foot or shoe on a surface) "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window"
  • (n) footprint: (a trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important) "the footprints of an earlier civilization"
  • (n) footprint: (the area taken up by some object) "the computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches"
footrace, Noun
  • (n) footrace, foot_race, run: (a race run on foot) "she broke the record for the half-mile run"
footrest, Noun
  • (n) footstool, footrest, ottoman, tuffet: (a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person)
footslog, Verb
  • (v) slog, footslog, plod, trudge, pad, tramp: (walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud) "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone"
footslogger, Noun
  • (n) infantryman, marcher, foot_soldier, footslogger: (fights on foot with small arms)
footstall, Noun
  • (n) pedestal, plinth, footstall: (an architectural support or base (as for a column or statue))
footstep, Noun
  • (n) footfall, footstep, step: (the sound of a step of someone walking) "he heard footsteps on the porch"
  • (n) footstep: (the act of taking a step in walking)
  • (n) footstep, pace, step, stride: (the distance covered by a step) "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig"
footstool, Noun
  • (n) footstool, footrest, ottoman, tuffet: (a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person)
footsure, Adjective
  • (s) surefooted, sure-footed, footsure: (not liable to stumble or fall) "on surefooted donkeys"
footwear, Noun
  • (n) footwear: (clothing worn on a person's feet)
  • (n) footwear, footgear: (covering for a person's feet)
fop, Noun
  • (n) dandy, dude, fop, gallant, sheik, beau, swell, fashion_plate, clotheshorse: (a man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance)
foppish, Adjective
  • (s) dandified, dandyish, foppish: (affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner)
foppishness, Noun
  • (n) foppishness, dandyism: (the manner and dress of a fop or dandy)
forage, Noun
  • (n) eatage, forage, pasture, pasturage, grass: (bulky food like grass or hay for browsing or grazing horses or cattle)
  • (n) foraging, forage: (the act of searching for food and provisions)
forage, Verb
  • (v) forage: (wander and feed) "The animals forage in the woods"
  • (v) scrounge, forage: (collect or look around for (food))
foraging, Noun
  • (n) foraging, forage: (the act of searching for food and provisions)
foram, Noun
  • (n) foram, foraminifer: (marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude)
foramen, Noun
  • (n) foramen, hiatus: (a natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure)
foraminifer, Noun
  • (n) foram, foraminifer: (marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude)
foray, Noun
  • (n) foray, raid, maraud: (a sudden short attack)
  • (n) foray: (an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)) "scientists' forays into politics"
foray, Verb
  • (v) foray: (briefly enter enemy territory)
  • (v) plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle, ransack, pillage, foray: (steal goods; take as spoils) "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners"
forbear, Noun
  • (n) forebear, forbear: (a person from whom you are descended)
forbear, Verb
  • (v) forbear, hold_back: (refrain from doing) "she forbore a snicker"
  • (v) refrain, forbear: (resist doing something) "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping"
forbearance, Noun
  • (n) forbearance: (a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting) "his forbearance to reply was alarming"
  • (n) patience, forbearance, longanimity: (good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence)
forbearing, Adjective
  • (s) forbearing, longanimous: (showing patient and unruffled self-control and restraint under adversity; slow to retaliate or express resentment) "seemly and forbearing...yet strong enough to resist aggression"; "was longanimous in the face of suffering"
forbid, Verb
  • (v) forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix: (command against) "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
  • (v) prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid: (keep from happening or arising; make impossible) "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
forbiddance, Noun
  • (n) ban, banning, forbiddance, forbidding: (an official prohibition or edict against something)
  • (n) prohibition, inhibition, forbiddance: (the action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)) "they were restrained by a prohibition in their charter"; "a medical inhibition of alcoholic beverages"; "he ignored his parents' forbiddance"
forbidden, Adjective
  • (s) forbidden, out, prohibited, proscribed, taboo, tabu, verboten: (excluded from use or mention) "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject"
forbidding, Adjective
  • (s) baleful, forbidding, menacing, minacious, minatory, ominous, sinister, threatening: (threatening or foreshadowing evil or tragic developments) "a baleful look"; "forbidding thunderclouds"; "his tone became menacing"; "ominous rumblings of discontent"; "sinister storm clouds"; "a sinister smile"; "his threatening behavior"; "ugly black clouds"; "the situation became ugly"
  • (s) dour, forbidding, grim: (harshly uninviting or formidable in manner or appearance) "a dour, self-sacrificing life"; "a forbidding scowl"; "a grim man loving duty more than humanity"; "undoubtedly the grimmest part of him was his iron claw"- J.M.Barrie"
forbidding, Noun
  • (n) ban, banning, forbiddance, forbidding: (an official prohibition or edict against something)
force-out, Noun
  • (n) force_out, force-out, force_play, force: (a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base) "the shortstop got the runner at second on a force"
force, Noun
  • (n) effect, force: ((of a law) having legal validity) "the law is still in effect"
  • (n) force: (a powerful effect or influence) "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them"
  • (n) force: ((physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity) "force equals mass times acceleration"
  • (n) force, forcefulness, strength: (physical energy or intensity) "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"
  • (n) force, personnel: (group of people willing to obey orders) "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens"
  • (n) force: (a group of people having the power of effective action) "he joined forces with a band of adventurers"
  • (n) force_out, force-out, force_play, force: (a putout of a base runner who is required to run; the putout is accomplished by holding the ball while touching the base to which the runner must advance before the runner reaches that base) "the shortstop got the runner at second on a force"
  • (n) military_unit, military_force, military_group, force: (a unit that is part of some military service) "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men"
  • (n) power, force: (one possessing or exercising power or influence or authority) "the mysterious presence of an evil power"; "may the force be with you"; "the forces of evil"
  • (n) violence, force: (an act of aggression (as one against a person who resists)) "he may accomplish by craft in the long run what he cannot do by force and violence in the short one"
force, Verb
  • (v) coerce, hale, squeeze, pressure, force: (to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means :"She forced him to take a job in the city") "He squeezed her for information"
  • (v) force, thrust: (impose urgently, importunately, or inexorably) "She forced her diet fads on him"
  • (v) force, drive, ram: (force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically) "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad"
  • (v) force: (do forcibly; exert force) "Don't force it!"
  • (v) impel, force: (urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate)
  • (v) pull, draw, force: (cause to move by pulling) "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"
  • (v) push, force: (move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner")
  • (v) storm, force: (take by force) "Storm the fort"
  • (v) wedge, squeeze, force: (squeeze like a wedge into a tight space) "I squeezed myself into the corner"
forced, Adjective
  • (s) constrained, forced, strained: (lacking spontaneity; not natural) "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile"
  • (a) forced: (produced by or subjected to forcing) "forced-air heating"; "furnaces of the forced-convection type"; "forced convection in plasma generators"
  • (s) forced: (forced or compelled) "promised to abolish forced labor"
  • (s) forced: (made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency) "a forced landing"
forceful, Adjective
  • (s) emphatic, forceful: (forceful and definite in expression or action) "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty"
  • (a) forceful: (characterized by or full of force or strength (often but not necessarily physical)) "a forceful speaker"; "a forceful personality"; "forceful measures"; "a forceful plan for peace"
forcefulness, Noun
  • (n) force, forcefulness, strength: (physical energy or intensity) "he hit with all the force he could muster"; "it was destroyed by the strength of the gale"; "a government has not the vitality and forcefulness of a living man"
forceless, Adjective
  • (a) forceless, unforceful: (lacking force; feeble) "a forceless argument"
forcemeat, Noun
  • (n) forcemeat, farce: (mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs)
forcible, Adjective
  • (s) forcible, physical, strong-arm: (impelled by physical force especially against resistance) "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics"
ford, Verb
  • (v) ford: (cross a river where it's shallow)
fording, Noun
  • (n) ford, fording: (the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse)
fore-wing, Noun
  • (n) forewing, fore-wing, fore_wing: (either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has four wings)
fore, Adjective
  • (a) fore: (situated at or toward the bow of a vessel)
fore, Noun
  • (n) bow, fore, prow, stem: (front part of a vessel or aircraft) "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line"
forearm, Noun
  • (n) forearm: (the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist)
forearm, Verb
  • (v) forearm: (arm in advance of a confrontation)
forebear, Noun
  • (n) forebear, forbear: (a person from whom you are descended)
forebode, Verb
  • (v) predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise: (make a prediction about; tell in advance) "Call the outcome of an election"
foreboding, Adjective
  • (s) fateful, foreboding, portentous: (ominously prophetic)
foreboding, Noun
  • (n) foreboding, premonition, presentiment, boding: (a feeling of evil to come) "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case"
  • (n) foreboding: (an unfavorable omen)
forebrain, Noun
  • (n) forebrain, prosencephalon: (the anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube)
forecast, Noun
  • (n) prognosis, forecast: (a prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop)
forecast, Verb
  • (v) bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict: (indicate by signs) "These signs bode bad news"
  • (v) calculate, estimate, reckon, count_on, figure, forecast: (judge to be probable)
  • (v) forecast, calculate: (predict in advance)
forecaster, Noun
  • (n) forecaster, predictor, prognosticator, soothsayer: (someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge))
forecasting, Noun
  • (n) prediction, foretelling, forecasting, prognostication: (a statement made about the future)
forecastle, Noun
  • (n) forecastle, fo'c'sle: (living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed)
foreclose, Verb
  • (v) foreclose: (subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage)
  • (v) prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid: (keep from happening or arising; make impossible) "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
foreclosure, Noun
  • (n) foreclosure: (the legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default)
forecourt, Noun
  • (n) forecourt: (the outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings)
foredate, Verb
  • (v) predate, antedate, foredate: (establish something as being earlier relative to something else)
forefather, Noun
  • (n) forefather, father, sire: (the founder of a family) "keep the faith of our forefathers"
  • (n) forefather: (person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group) "our forefathers brought forth a great nation"
forefend, Verb
  • (v) debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head_off, stave_off, fend_off, avoid, ward_off: (prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening) "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
forefinger, Noun
  • (n) index, index_finger, forefinger: (the finger next to the thumb)
forefoot, Noun
  • (n) forefoot: (a front foot of a quadruped)
forefront, Noun
  • (n) forefront, head: (the part in the front or nearest the viewer) "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column"
  • (n) vanguard, forefront, cutting_edge: (the position of greatest importance or advancement; the leading position in any movement or field) "the Cotswolds were once at the forefront of woollen manufacturing in England"; "the idea of motion was always to the forefront of his mind and central to his philosophy"
foregather, Verb
  • (v) meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather: (collect in one place) "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
forego, Verb
  • (v) forfeit, give_up, throw_overboard, waive, forgo, forego: (lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime) "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"
  • (v) predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate: (be earlier in time; go back further) "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
  • (v) waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense_with: (do without or cease to hold or adhere to) "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"
foregoing, Adjective
  • (s) foregoing: (especially of writing or speech; going before)
foregone, Adjective
  • (s) bygone, bypast, departed, foregone, gone: (well in the past; former) "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era"
foreground, Noun
  • (n) foreground: (the part of a scene that is near the viewer)
  • (n) foreground: ((computer science) a window for an active application)
foreground, Verb
  • (v) foreground, highlight, spotlight, play_up: (move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent) "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"
forehand, Adjective
  • (a) forehand, forehanded: ((of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke)
forehand, Noun
  • (n) forehand, forehand_stroke, forehand_shot: ((sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash))
forehanded, Adjective
  • (a) forehand, forehanded: ((of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke)
  • (s) forehanded: (having provided for the future)
forehead, Noun
  • (n) brow, forehead: (the part of the face above the eyes)
  • (n) frontal_bone, os_frontale, forehead: (the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits)
foreign-born, Adjective
  • (s) foreign-born, nonnative: (of persons born in another area or country than that lived in) "our large nonnative population"
foreign, Adjective
  • (s) alien, foreign: (not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something) "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"; "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"; "jealousy is foreign to her nature"
  • (s) extraneous, foreign: (not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source) "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk"
  • (a) foreign: (of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)) "foreign trade"; "a foreign office"
  • (a) foreign, strange: (relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world) "foreign nations"; "a foreign accent"; "on business in a foreign city"
foreigner, Noun
  • (n) foreigner, alien, noncitizen, outlander: (a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country)
  • (n) foreigner, outsider: (someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group)
foreignness, Noun
  • (n) foreignness, strangeness, curiousness: (the quality of being alien or not native) "the strangeness of a foreigner"
foreknow, Verb
  • (v) anticipate, previse, foreknow, foresee: (realize beforehand)
foreknowledge, Noun
  • (n) precognition, foreknowledge: (knowledge of an event before it occurs)
forelady, Noun
  • (n) forewoman, forelady: (a woman who is foreperson of a jury)
foreland, Noun
  • (n) foreland: (land forming the forward margin of something)
  • (n) promontory, headland, head, foreland: (a natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea))
foreleg, Noun
  • (n) foreleg: (the forelimb of a quadruped)
forelock, Noun
  • (n) forelock: (a lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead)
  • (n) forelock, foretop: (a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears)
foreman, Noun
  • (n) foreman, chief, gaffer, honcho, boss: (a person who exercises control over workers) "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman"
  • (n) foreman: (a man who is foreperson of a jury)
foremilk, Noun
  • (n) colostrum, foremilk: (milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition)
foremost, Adjective
  • (s) first, foremost, world-class: (ranking above all others) "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate"
  • (s) foremost, frontmost: (preceding all others in spatial position) "the foremost compartment of the ship"
  • (s) foremost: (situated closest to the bow) "the foremost compartment of the ship"
forenoon, Noun
  • (n) morning, morn, morning_time, forenoon: (the time period between dawn and noon) "I spent the morning running errands"
forensic, Adjective
  • (s) forensic: (of, relating to, or used in public debate or argument)
  • (s) forensic: (used or applied in the investigation and establishment of facts or evidence in a court of law) "forensic photograph"; "forensic ballistics"
forensics, Noun
  • (n) forensics: (scientific tests or techniques used in the investigation of crimes)
foreordain, Verb
  • (v) predestine, predestinate, foreordain: (foreordain by divine will or decree)
  • (v) predestine, foreordain, preordain: (foreordain or determine beforehand)
foreordained, Adjective
  • (s) foreordained, predestinate, predestined: (established or prearranged unalterably) "his place in history was foreordained"; "a sense of predestinate inevitability about it"; "it seemed predestined since the beginning of the world"
foreordination, Noun
  • (n) predestination, foreordination, preordination, predetermination: ((theology) being determined in advance; especially the doctrine (usually associated with Calvin) that God has foreordained every event throughout eternity (including the final salvation of mankind))
forepart, Noun
  • (n) front, front_end, forepart: (the side that is forward or prominent)
foreplay, Noun
  • (n) foreplay, arousal, stimulation: (mutual sexual fondling prior to sexual intercourse)
forerunner, Noun
  • (n) antecedent, forerunner: (anything that precedes something similar in time) "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience"
  • (n) harbinger, forerunner, predecessor, herald, precursor: (something that precedes and indicates the approach of something or someone)
  • (n) precursor, forerunner: (a person who goes before or announces the coming of another)
foresee, Verb
  • (v) anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter: (act in advance of; deal with ahead of time)
  • (v) anticipate, previse, foreknow, foresee: (realize beforehand)
  • (v) envision, foresee: (picture to oneself; imagine possible) "I cannot envision him as President"
foreseeable, Adjective
  • (s) foreseeable: (capable of being anticipated) "foreseeable costs were well within the budget"
foreshadow, Verb
  • (v) bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict: (indicate by signs) "These signs bode bad news"
foreshadowing, Adjective
  • (s) adumbrative, foreshadowing, prefigurative: (indistinctly prophetic)
foreshadowing, Noun
  • (n) prefiguration, foreshadowing, adumbration: (the act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand)
foreshorten, Verb
  • (v) abridge, foreshorten, abbreviate, shorten, cut, contract, reduce: (reduce in scope while retaining essential elements) "The manuscript must be shortened"
  • (v) foreshorten: (shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth)
foresight, Noun
  • (n) foresight, foresightedness, foresightfulness: (providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future)
  • (n) prevision, foresight, farsightedness, prospicience: (seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing)
foresighted, Adjective
  • (s) farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, prospicient, long, longsighted: (planning prudently for the future) "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"
foresightedness, Noun
  • (n) foresight, foresightedness, foresightfulness: (providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future)
foresightful, Adjective
  • (s) farseeing, farsighted, foresighted, foresightful, prospicient, long, longsighted: (planning prudently for the future) "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues"
foresightfulness, Noun
  • (n) foresight, foresightedness, foresightfulness: (providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future)
foreskin, Noun
  • (n) prepuce, foreskin: (a fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris)
  • (n) prepuce, foreskin: (a fold of skin covering the tip of the penis)
forest, Noun
  • (n) forest, wood, woods: (the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area)
  • (n) forest, woodland, timberland, timber: (land that is covered with trees and shrubs)
forest, Verb
  • (v) afforest, forest: (establish a forest on previously unforested land) "afforest the mountains"
forestage, Noun
  • (n) proscenium, apron, forestage: (the part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain))
forestall, Verb
  • (v) anticipate, foresee, forestall, counter: (act in advance of; deal with ahead of time)
  • (v) prevent, forestall, foreclose, preclude, forbid: (keep from happening or arising; make impossible) "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"; "Your role in the projects precludes your involvement in the competitive project"
forestalling, Noun
  • (n) obviation, forestalling, preclusion: (the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively)
forestry, Noun
  • (n) forestry: (the science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber)
foreswear, Verb
  • (v) foreswear, renounce, quit, relinquish: (turn away from; give up) "I am foreswearing women forever"
  • (v) waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense_with: (do without or cease to hold or adhere to) "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"
foretaste, Noun
  • (n) foretaste: (an early limited awareness of something yet to occur)
foretell, Verb
  • (v) announce, annunciate, harbinger, foretell, herald: (foreshadow or presage)
  • (v) bode, portend, auspicate, prognosticate, omen, presage, betoken, foreshadow, augur, foretell, prefigure, forecast, predict: (indicate by signs) "These signs bode bad news"
  • (v) predict, foretell, prognosticate, call, forebode, anticipate, promise: (make a prediction about; tell in advance) "Call the outcome of an election"
foretelling, Noun
  • (n) divination, foretelling, soothsaying, fortune_telling: (the art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means)
  • (n) prediction, foretelling, forecasting, prognostication: (a statement made about the future)
forethought, Noun
  • (n) caution, precaution, care, forethought: (judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger) "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care"
  • (n) premeditation, forethought: (planning or plotting in advance of acting)
foretoken, Noun
  • (n) augury, sign, foretoken, preindication: (an event that is experienced as indicating important things to come) "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God"
foretop, Noun
  • (n) forelock, foretop: (a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears)
  • (n) foretop: (a platform at the head of a foremast)
forewarn, Verb
  • (v) forewarn, previse: (warn in advance or beforehand; give an early warning) "I forewarned him of the trouble that would arise if he showed up at his ex-wife's house"
forewarning, Noun
  • (n) forewarning, premonition: (an early warning about a future event)
forewing, Noun
  • (n) forewing, fore-wing, fore_wing: (either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has four wings)
forewoman, Noun
  • (n) forewoman, forelady: (a woman who is foreperson of a jury)
  • (n) forewoman: (a woman in charge of a group of workers)
foreword, Noun
  • (n) foreword, preface, prolusion: (a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book)
forfeit, Adjective
  • (s) confiscate, forfeit, forfeited: (surrendered as a penalty)
forfeit, Noun
  • (n) forfeit, forfeiture: (something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty; )
  • (n) forfeit, forfeiture: (a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something) "the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time"
  • (n) forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice: (the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.)
forfeit, Verb
  • (v) forfeit, give_up, throw_overboard, waive, forgo, forego: (lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime) "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"
forfeited, Adjective
  • (s) confiscate, forfeit, forfeited: (surrendered as a penalty)
forfeiture, Noun
  • (n) forfeit, forfeiture: (something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty; )
  • (n) forfeit, forfeiture: (a penalty for a fault or mistake that involves losing or giving up something) "the contract specified forfeits if the work was not completed on time"
  • (n) forfeit, forfeiture, sacrifice: (the act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc.)
forfend, Verb
  • (v) debar, forefend, forfend, obviate, deflect, avert, head_off, stave_off, fend_off, avoid, ward_off: (prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening) "Let's avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike"
forficate, Adjective
  • (s) bifurcate, biramous, branched, forked, fork-like, forficate, pronged, prongy: (resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches) "the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots"
forgather, Verb
  • (v) meet, gather, assemble, forgather, foregather: (collect in one place) "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let's gather in the dining room"
forge, Noun
  • (n) forge: (furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping)
  • (n) forge, smithy: (a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering)
forge, Verb
  • (v) fashion, forge: (make out of components (often in an improvising manner)) "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks"
  • (v) forge, hammer: (create by hammering) "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues"
  • (v) forge, fake, counterfeit: (make a copy of with the intent to deceive) "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card"
  • (v) forge: (move ahead steadily) "He forged ahead"
  • (v) forge, spurt, spirt: (move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy)
  • (v) invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge: (come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort) "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
  • (v) shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge: (make something, usually for a specific function) "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
forged, Adjective
  • (s) bad, forged: (reproduced fraudulently) "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill"
forger, Noun
  • (n) forger: (someone who operates a forge)
  • (n) forger, counterfeiter: (someone who makes copies illegally)
forgery, Noun
  • (n) counterfeit, forgery: (a copy that is represented as the original)
  • (n) forgery: (criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud)
forget, Verb
  • (v) forget, bury: (dismiss from the mind; stop remembering) "I tried to bury these unpleasant memories"
  • (v) forget, block, blank_out, draw_a_blank: (be unable to remember) "I'm drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!"
  • (v) forget: (forget to do something) "Don't forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!"
  • (v) forget, leave: (leave behind unintentionally) "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors"
forgetful, Adjective
  • (s) forgetful, oblivious: (failing to keep in mind) "forgetful of her responsibilities"; "oblivious old age"
  • (a) unmindful, forgetful, mindless: (not mindful or attentive) "while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw"
  • (a) unretentive, forgetful, short: ((of memory) deficient in retentiveness or range) "a short memory"
forgetfulness, Noun
  • (n) forgetfulness: (tendency to forget)
  • (n) forgetfulness: (unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember) "his forgetfulness increased as he grew older"
forgettable, Adjective
  • (a) forgettable: (easily forgotten)
forging, Noun
  • (n) forging: (shaping metal by heating and hammering)
forgivable, Adjective
  • (s) excusable, forgivable, venial: (easily excused or forgiven) "a venial error"
forgive, Verb
  • (v) forgive: (stop blaming or grant forgiveness) "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday"
  • (v) forgive: (absolve from payment) "I forgive you your debt"
forgiveness, Noun
  • (n) forgiveness: (compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive)
  • (n) forgiveness, pardon: (the act of excusing a mistake or offense)
forgiver, Noun
  • (n) pardoner, forgiver, excuser: (a person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense)
forgiving, Adjective
  • (s) absolvitory, exonerative, forgiving: (providing absolution)
  • (a) forgiving: (inclined or able to forgive and show mercy) "a kindly forgiving nature"; "a forgiving embrace to the naughty child"
forgivingness, Noun
  • (n) forgivingness, kindness: (tendency to be kind and forgiving)
forgo, Verb
  • (v) forfeit, give_up, throw_overboard, waive, forgo, forego: (lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime) "you've forfeited your right to name your successor"; "forfeited property"
  • (v) predate, precede, forego, forgo, antecede, antedate: (be earlier in time; go back further) "Stone tools precede bronze tools"
  • (v) waive, relinquish, forgo, forego, foreswear, dispense_with: (do without or cease to hold or adhere to) "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas"
forgoing, Noun
  • (n) renunciation, forgoing, forswearing: (the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.))
forgotten, Adjective
  • (s) disregarded, forgotten: (not noticed inadvertently) "her aching muscles forgotten she danced all night"; "he was scolded for his forgotten chores"
fork-like, Adjective
  • (s) bifurcate, biramous, branched, forked, fork-like, forficate, pronged, prongy: (resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches) "the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots"
fork, Noun
  • (n) branching, ramification, fork, forking: (the act of branching out or dividing into branches)
  • (n) crotch, fork: (the angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk)
  • (n) fork: (cutlery used for serving and eating food)
  • (n) fork, crotch: (the region of the angle formed by the junction of two branches) "they took the south fork"; "he climbed into the crotch of a tree"
  • (n) fork: (an agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs)
fork, Verb
  • (v) branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate: (divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork) "The road forks"
  • (v) fork: (place under attack with one's own pieces, of two enemy pieces)
  • (v) fork: (shape like a fork) "She forked her fingers"
  • (v) pitchfork, fork: (lift with a pitchfork) "pitchfork hay"
forked, Adjective
  • (s) bifurcate, biramous, branched, forked, fork-like, forficate, pronged, prongy: (resembling a fork; divided or separated into two branches) "the biramous appendages of an arthropod"; "long branched hairs on its legson which pollen collects"; "a forked river"; "a forked tail"; "forked lightning"; "horseradish grown in poor soil may develop prongy roots"
  • (s) double, forked: (having two meanings with intent to deceive) "a sly double meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue"
forking, Noun
  • (n) branching, ramification, fork, forking: (the act of branching out or dividing into branches)
  • (n) furcation, forking: (the place where something divides into branches)
forklift, Noun
  • (n) forklift: (a small industrial vehicle with a power operated forked platform in front that can be inserted under loads to lift and move them)
forlornness, Noun
  • (n) forlornness, loneliness, desolation: (sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned)
form, Noun
  • (n) class, form, grade, course: (a body of students who are taught together) "early morning classes are always sleepy"
  • (n) form, word_form, signifier, descriptor: (the phonological or orthographic sound or appearance of a word that can be used to describe or identify something) "the inflected forms of a word can be represented by a stem and a list of inflections to be attached"
  • (n) form, shape, pattern: (a perceptual structure) "the composition presents problems for students of musical form"; "a visual pattern must include not only objects but the spaces between them"
  • (n) form, shape, cast: (the visual appearance of something or someone) "the delicate cast of his features"
  • (n) form: (a printed document with spaces in which to write) "he filled out his tax form"
  • (n) form, variant, strain, : ((biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups) "a new strain of microorganisms"
  • (n) form: (an arrangement of the elements in a composition or discourse) "the essay was in the form of a dialogue"; "he first sketches the plot in outline form"
  • (n) form: (a particular mode in which something is manifested) "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility"
  • (n) form: (an ability to perform well) "he was at the top of his form"; "the team was off form last night"
  • (n) form: (a mold for setting concrete) "they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation"
  • (n) human_body, physical_body, material_body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh: (alternative names for the body of a human being) "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
  • (n) kind, sort, form, variety: (a category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality) "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?"
  • (n) mannequin, manikin, mannikin, manakin, form: (a life-size dummy used to display clothes)
  • (n) phase, form: ((physical chemistry) a distinct state of matter in a system; matter that is identical in chemical composition and physical state and separated from other material by the phase boundary) "the reaction occurs in the liquid phase of the system"
  • (n) shape, form, configuration, contour, conformation: (any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline)) "he could barely make out their shapes"
  • (n) shape, form: (the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance) "geometry is the mathematical science of shape"
form, Verb
  • (v) form, organize, organise: (create (as an entity)) "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company"
  • (v) form, constitute, make: (to compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting") "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction"
  • (v) form, take_form, take_shape, spring: (develop into a distinctive entity) "our plans began to take shape"
  • (v) form: (assume a form or shape) "the water formed little beads"
  • (v) imprint, form: (establish or impress firmly in the mind) "We imprint our ideas onto our children"
  • (v) shape, form, work, mold, mould, forge: (make something, usually for a specific function) "She molded the rice balls carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword"
  • (v) shape, form: (give shape or form to) "shape the dough"; "form the young child's character"
formal, Adjective
  • (s) conventional, formal, schematic: (represented in simplified or symbolic form)
  • (s) courtly, formal, stately: (refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court) "a courtly gentleman"
  • (a) formal: (being in accord with established forms and conventions and requirements (as e.g. of formal dress)) "pay one's formal respects"; "formal dress"; "a formal ball"; "the requirement was only formal and often ignored"; "a formal education"
  • (a) formal: ((of spoken and written language) adhering to traditional standards of correctness and without casual, contracted, and colloquial forms) "the paper was written in formal English"
  • (s) formal: (characteristic of or befitting a person in authority) "formal duties"; "an official banquet"
  • (s) formal: (logically deductive) "formal proof"
formal, Noun
  • (n) ball, formal: (a lavish dance requiring formal attire)
  • (n) dinner_dress, dinner_gown, formal, evening_gown: (a gown for evening wear)
formaldehyde, Noun
  • (n) formaldehyde, methanal: (a colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol)
formalin, Noun
  • (n) formalin, formol: (a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens)
formalisation, Noun
  • (n) formalization, formalisation: (the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions))
formalise, Verb
  • (v) formalize, formalise: (make formal or official) "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title"
  • (v) validate, formalize, formalise: (declare or make legally valid)
formalised, Adjective
  • (a) formalistic, formalized, formalised: (concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art)) "highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot'"
  • (s) formalized, formalised: (given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures)
formalism, Noun
  • (n) formalism: (the doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented)
  • (n) formalism: ((philosophy) the philosophical theory that formal (logical or mathematical) statements have no meaning but that its symbols (regarded as physical entities) exhibit a form that has useful applications)
  • (n) formalism: (the practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms)
formalistic, Adjective
  • (a) formalistic, formalized, formalised: (concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art)) "highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot'"
formalities, Noun
  • (n) formality, formalities: (a requirement of etiquette or custom) "a mere formality"
  • (n) formality, formalness: (a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies) "the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention"
  • (n) formality: (compliance with formal rules) "courtroom formality"
formality, Noun
  • (n) formality, formalities: (a requirement of etiquette or custom) "a mere formality"
  • (n) formality, formalness: (a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies) "the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention"
  • (n) formality: (compliance with formal rules) "courtroom formality"
formalization, Noun
  • (n) formalization, formalisation: (the act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions))
formalize, Verb
  • (v) formalize, formalise: (make formal or official) "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title"
  • (v) validate, formalize, formalise: (declare or make legally valid)
formalized, Adjective
  • (a) formalistic, formalized, formalised: (concerned with or characterized by rigorous adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art)) "highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot'"
  • (s) formalized, formalised: (given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures)
formalness, Noun
  • (n) formality, formalness: (a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies) "the formality of his voice made the others pay him close attention"
formalwear, Noun
  • (n) formalwear, eveningwear, evening_dress, evening_clothes: (attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening)
format, Noun
  • (n) format, formatting, data_format, data_formatting: (the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing))
  • (n) format: (the general appearance of a publication)
format, Verb
  • (v) format, arrange: (set (printed matter) into a specific format) "Format this letter so it can be printed out"
  • (v) format: (determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science))
  • (v) format, initialize, initialise: (divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data) "Please format this disk before entering data!"
formation, Noun
  • (n) constitution, establishment, formation, organization, organisation: (the act of forming or establishing something) "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club"
  • (n) formation: (an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit) "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes"
  • (n) formation, shaping: (the act of fabricating something in a particular shape)
  • (n) formation: (a particular spatial arrangement)
  • (n) formation: (natural process that causes something to form) "the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods"
  • (n) formation: (creation by mental activity) "the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories"
  • (n) geological_formation, formation: ((geology) the geological features of the earth)
formative, Adjective
  • (s) formative: (capable of forming new cells and tissues) "a formative zone in developing bone"
  • (s) formative, shaping, plastic: (forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning) "a formative influence"; "a formative experience"
formative, Noun
  • (n) formative: (minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function)
formatting, Noun
  • (n) format, formatting, data_format, data_formatting: (the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing))
formed, Adjective
  • (a) formed: (having or given a form or shape)
former, Adjective
  • (s) early, former, other: (belonging to the distant past) "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times"
  • (s) erstwhile, former, old, onetime, one-time, quondam, sometime: (belonging to some prior time) "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover"
  • (a) former: (referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several); I prefer the former version to the latter one") "the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967"
  • (s) former, late, previous: ((used especially of persons) of the immediate past) "the former president"; "our late President is still very active"; "the previous occupant of the White House"
former, Noun
  • (n) former: (the first of two or the first mentioned of two) "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today"
formicary, Noun
  • (n) anthill, formicary: (a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest)
formidability, Noun
  • (n) formidability, toughness: (impressive difficulty)
formidable, Adjective
  • (s) formidable: (extremely impressive in strength or excellence) "a formidable opponent"; "the challenge was formidable"; "had a formidable array of compositions to his credit"; "the formidable army of brains at the Prime Minister's disposal"
  • (s) formidable, redoubtable, unnerving: (inspiring fear) "the formidable prospect of major surgery"; "a tougher and more redoubtable adversary than the heel-clicking, jackbooted fanatic"- G.H.Johnston"; "something unnerving and prisonlike about high grey wall"
formless, Adjective
  • (s) amorphous, formless, shapeless: (having no definite form or distinct shape) "amorphous clouds of insects"; "an aggregate of formless particles"; "a shapeless mass of protoplasm"
  • (s) formless: (having no physical form) "belief in a world filled with...formless but often malevolent beings"
formol, Noun
  • (n) formalin, formol: (a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens)
formula, Noun
  • (n) convention, normal, pattern, rule, formula: (something regarded as a normative example) "the convention of not naming the main character"; "violence is the rule not the exception"; "his formula for impressing visitors"
  • (n) formula, expression: (a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement)
  • (n) formula: (a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle)
  • (n) formula, chemical_formula: (a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements)
  • (n) formula: (a liquid food for infants)
  • (n) recipe, formula: (directions for making something)
  • (n) rule, formula: ((mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems) "he determined the upper bound with Descartes' rule of signs"; "he gave us a general formula for attacking polynomials"
formulaic, Adjective
  • (s) formulaic: (characterized by or in accordance with some formula)
formularise, Verb
  • (v) formularize, formularise: (express as a formula)
formularize, Verb
  • (v) formularize, formularise: (express as a formula)
formulary, Adjective
  • (a) formulary: (of or relating to or of the nature of a formula)
formulary, Noun
  • (n) formulary, pharmacopeia: ((pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation) "postexposure prophylaxis is an integral part of the pharmacopeia in preventing severe disease after acute infections"
formulate, Verb
  • (v) explicate, formulate, develop: (elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses) "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis"
  • (v) formulate: (prepare according to a formula)
  • (v) give_voice, formulate, word, phrase, articulate: (put into words or an expression) "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees"
  • (v) invent, contrive, devise, excogitate, formulate, forge: (come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort) "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light"
formulation, Noun
  • (n) conceptualization, conceptualisation, formulation: (inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally)
  • (n) formulation, preparation: (a substance prepared according to a formula) "the physician prescribed a commercial preparation of the medicine"
  • (n) formulation, expression: (the style of expressing yourself) "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared"
fornication, Noun
  • (n) adultery, criminal_conversation, fornication: (extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations) "adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce"
  • (n) fornication: (voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other)
fornicator, Noun
  • (n) adulterer, fornicator: (someone who commits adultery or fornication)
fornicatress, Noun
  • (n) adulteress, fornicatress, hussy, jade, loose_woman, slut, strumpet, trollop: (a woman adulterer)
forsake, Verb
  • (v) abandon, forsake, desolate, desert: (leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch) "The mother deserted her children"
forsaking, Noun
  • (n) abandonment, forsaking, desertion: (the act of giving something up)
  • (n) forsaking, giving_up: (the act of forsaking)
forswear, Verb
  • (v) abjure, recant, forswear, retract, resile: (formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure) "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs"
forswearing, Noun
  • (n) renunciation, forgoing, forswearing: (the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.))
fort, Noun
  • (n) fortress, fort: (a fortified defensive structure)
  • (n) garrison, fort: (a fortified military post where troops are stationed)
fort, Verb
  • (v) fort, fort_up: (gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense)
  • (v) fort: (station (troops) in a fort)
  • (v) fortify, fort: (enclose by or as if by a fortification)
forte-piano, Noun
  • (n) piano, pianoforte, forte-piano: (a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds)
forte, Adjective
  • (a) forte, loud: (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) "the forte passages in the composition"
forte, Noun
  • (n) forte, strong_suit, long_suit, metier, specialty, speciality, strong_point, strength: (an asset of special worth or utility) "cooking is his forte"
  • (n) forte, fortissimo: ((music) loud)
  • (n) forte: (the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible)
forthcoming, Adjective
  • (s) approaching, coming, forthcoming, upcoming: (of the relatively near future) "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions"
  • (s) extroverted, forthcoming, outgoing: (at ease in talking to others)
  • (s) forthcoming: (available when required or as promised) "federal funds were not forthcoming"
forthcomingness, Noun
  • (n) imminence, imminency, imminentness, impendence, impendency, forthcomingness: (the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon)
forthright, Adjective
  • (s) blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder: (characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion) "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"
forthrightness, Noun
  • (n) candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightness: (the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech)
forties, Noun
  • (n) forties, mid-forties: (the time of life between 40 and 50)
  • (n) forties, 1940s: (the decade from 1940 to 1949)
  • (n) forty, 40, XL: (the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four)
fortieth, Adjective
  • (s) fortieth, 40th: (the ordinal number of forty in counting order)
fortieth, Noun
  • (n) fortieth: (position 40 in a countable series of things)
fortification, Noun
  • (n) fortification, munition: (defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it)
  • (n) fortification: (the art or science of strengthening defenses)
  • (n) fortification: (the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food))
fortified, Adjective
  • (s) bastioned, fortified: (secured with bastions or fortifications)
  • (s) fortified: (having something added to increase the strength) "fortified wine"
fortify, Verb
  • (v) arm, build_up, fortify, gird: (prepare oneself for a military confrontation) "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border"
  • (v) fortify, fort: (enclose by or as if by a fortification)
  • (v) fortify: (add nutrients to) "fortified milk"
  • (v) spike, lace, fortify: (add alcohol to (beverages)) "the punch is spiked!"
  • (v) strengthen, beef_up, fortify: (make strong or stronger) "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries"
fortissimo, Adjective
  • (s) fortissimo: (chiefly a direction or description in music)
fortissimo, Noun
  • (n) forte, fortissimo: ((music) loud)
fortitude, Noun
  • (n) fortitude: (strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage)
fortnight, Noun
  • (n) fortnight, two_weeks: (a period of fourteen consecutive days) "most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight"
fortnightly, Adjective
  • (s) fortnightly, biweekly: (occurring every two weeks)
fortress, Noun
  • (n) fortress, fort: (a fortified defensive structure)
fortuitous, Adjective
  • (s) causeless, fortuitous, uncaused: (having no cause or apparent cause) "a causeless miracle"; "fortuitous encounters--strange accidents of fortune"; "we cannot regard artistic invention as...uncaused and unrelated to the times"
  • (s) fortuitous: (occurring by happy chance) "profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials"
fortuity, Noun
  • (n) accident, stroke, fortuity, chance_event: (anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause) "winning the lottery was a happy accident"; "the pregnancy was a stroke of bad luck"; "it was due to an accident or fortuity"
fortunate, Adjective
  • (a) fortunate: (having unexpected good fortune) "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice"
  • (s) fortunate, golden: (supremely favored) "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust"
  • (s) fortunate, rosy: (presaging good fortune) "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"; "rosy predictions"
fortune, Noun
  • (n) fortune: (a large amount of wealth or prosperity)
  • (n) fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion: (your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)) "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion"
  • (n) luck, fortune, chance, hazard: (an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another) "bad luck caused his downfall"; "we ran into each other by pure chance"
  • (n) luck, fortune: (an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome) "it was my good luck to be there"; "they say luck is a lady"; "it was as if fortune guided his hand"
forty-eight, Adjective
  • (s) forty-eight, 48, xlviii: (being eight more than forty)
forty-five, Adjective
  • (s) forty-five, 45, xlv: (being five more than forty)
forty-five, Noun
  • (n) forty-five: (a .45-caliber pistol)
forty-four, Adjective
  • (s) forty-four, 44, xliv: (being four more than forty)
forty-one, Adjective
  • (s) forty-one, 41, xli: (being one more than forty)
forty-seven, Adjective
  • (s) forty-seven, 47, xlvii: (being seven more than forty)
forty-six, Adjective
  • (s) forty-six, 46, xlvi: (being six more than forty)
forty-three, Adjective
  • (s) forty-three, 43, xliii: (being three more than forty)
forty-two, Adjective
  • (s) forty-two, 42, xlii: (being two more than forty)
forty, Adjective
  • (s) forty, 40, xl, twoscore: (being ten more than thirty)
forty, Noun
  • (n) forty, 40, XL: (the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four)
forum, Noun
  • (n) forum: (a public meeting or assembly for open discussion)
  • (n) forum, assembly, meeting_place: (a public facility to meet for open discussion)
forward-looking, Adjective
  • (s) advanced, forward-looking, innovative, modern: (ahead of the times) "the advanced teaching methods"; "had advanced views on the subject"; "a forward-looking corporation"; "is British industry innovative enough?"
forward-moving, Adjective
  • (s) advancing, forward, forward-moving: (moving forward)
forward, Adjective
  • (s) advancing, forward, forward-moving: (moving forward)
  • (a) forward: (at or near or directed toward the front) "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion"
  • (a) forward: (used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty) "a forward child badly in need of discipline"
  • (a) forward: (of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle) "in a forward gear"
forward, Noun
  • (n) forward: (the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey)
  • (n) forward: (a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team)
forward, Verb
  • (v) forward, send_on: (send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit) "forward my mail"
forwarding, Noun
  • (n) forwarding: (the act of sending on to another destination) "the forwarding of mail to a new address is done automatically"; "the forwarding of resumes to the personnel department"
  • (n) forwarding, furtherance, promotion: (the advancement of some enterprise) "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career"
forwardness, Noun
  • (n) bumptiousness, cockiness, pushiness, forwardness: (offensive boldness and assertiveness)
  • (n) forwardness: (an advanced stage) "the forwardness of the harvest this year"; "the arts are in no kind of forwardness in this matter"
  • (n) readiness, eagerness, zeal, forwardness: (prompt willingness) "readiness to continue discussions"; "they showed no eagerness to spread the gospel"; "they disliked his zeal in demonstrating his superiority"; "he tried to explain his forwardness in battle"
fosse, Noun
  • (n) moat, fosse: (ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water)
fossil, Adjective
  • (a) fossil: (characteristic of a fossil)
fossil, Noun
  • (n) dodo, fogy, fogey, fossil: (someone whose style is out of fashion)
  • (n) fossil: (the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil)
fossilisation, Noun
  • (n) fossilization, fossilisation: (the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone)
  • (n) fossilization, fossilisation: (becoming inflexible or out of date)
fossilise, Verb
  • (v) fossilize, fossilise: (convert to a fossil) "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone"
  • (v) fossilize, fossilise: (become mentally inflexible)
fossilised, Adjective
  • (s) fossilized, fossilised, ossified: (set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs) "obsolete fossilized ways"; "an ossified bureaucratic system"
fossilist, Noun
  • (n) paleontologist, palaeontologist, fossilist: (a specialist in paleontology)
fossilization, Noun
  • (n) fossilization, fossilisation: (the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone)
  • (n) fossilization, fossilisation: (becoming inflexible or out of date)
fossilize, Verb
  • (v) fossilize, fossilise: (convert to a fossil) "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone"
  • (v) fossilize, fossilise: (become mentally inflexible)
fossilized, Adjective
  • (s) fossilized, fossilised, ossified: (set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs) "obsolete fossilized ways"; "an ossified bureaucratic system"
fossilology, Noun
  • (n) paleontology, palaeontology, fossilology: (the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains)
fossorial, Adjective
  • (a) fossorial: ((of limbs and feet) adapted for digging)
foster-child, Noun
  • (n) foster-child, foster_child, fosterling: (a child who is raised by foster parents)
foster, Adjective
  • (s) foster, surrogate: (providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties) "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father"
foster, Verb
  • (v) foster, further: (promote the growth of) "Foster our children's well-being and education"
  • (v) foster: (bring up under fosterage; of children)
  • (v) foster, nurture: (help develop, help grow) "nurture his talents"
fosterage, Noun
  • (n) breeding, bringing_up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing: (helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community) "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
  • (n) fostering, fosterage: (encouragement; aiding the development of something)
fostering, Noun
  • (n) breeding, bringing_up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing: (helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community) "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important"
  • (n) fostering, fosterage: (encouragement; aiding the development of something)
fosterling, Noun
  • (n) foster-child, foster_child, fosterling: (a child who is raised by foster parents)
foul-mouthed, Adjective
  • (s) foul-mouthed, foul-spoken: (using foul or obscene language) "noisy foul-mouthed women all shouting at once"
foul-smelling, Adjective
  • (s) fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scented: (offensively malodorous) "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky"
foul-spoken, Adjective
  • (s) foul-mouthed, foul-spoken: (using foul or obscene language) "noisy foul-mouthed women all shouting at once"
foul-up, Noun
  • (n) blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo: (an embarrassing mistake)
foul, Adjective
  • (s) afoul, foul, fouled: (especially of a ship's lines etc) "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"
  • (s) cheating, dirty, foul, unsporting, unsportsmanlike: (violating accepted standards or rules) "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior"
  • (s) cruddy, filthy, foul, nasty, smutty: (characterized by obscenity) "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes"
  • (s) dirty, foul, marked-up: ((of a manuscript) defaced with changes) "foul (or dirty) copy"
  • (s) disgusting, disgustful, distasteful, foul, loathly, loathsome, repellent, repellant, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky: (highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust) "a disgusting smell"; "distasteful language"; "a loathsome disease"; "the idea of eating meat is repellent to me"; "revolting food"; "a wicked stench"
  • (s) fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scented: (offensively malodorous) "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky"
  • (s) filthy, foul, nasty: (disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter) "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room"
  • (a) foul: ((of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines)
foul, Noun
  • (n) foul: (an act that violates the rules of a sport)
foul, Verb
  • (v) clog, choke_off, clog_up, back_up, congest, choke, foul: (become or cause to become obstructed) "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up"
  • (v) foul: (hit a foul ball)
  • (v) foul: (commit a foul; break the rules)
  • (v) foul, befoul, defile, maculate: (spot, stain, or pollute) "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it"
  • (v) foul: (make unclean) "foul the water"
  • (v) foul: (become soiled and dirty)
  • (v) pollute, foul, contaminate: (make impure) "The industrial wastes polluted the lake"
fouled, Adjective
  • (s) afoul, foul, fouled: (especially of a ship's lines etc) "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor"
  • (s) befouled, fouled: (made dirty or foul) "a building befouled with soot"; "breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot"
foulmart, Noun
  • (n) polecat, fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela_putorius: (dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened)
foulness, Noun
  • (n) filth, filthiness, foulness, nastiness: (a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse)
  • (n) foulness: (disgusting wickedness and immorality) "he understood the foulness of sin"; "his display of foulness deserved severe punishment"; "mouths which speak such foulness must be cleansed"
  • (n) foulness, raininess: ((of weather) the badness of the weather) "they were wearied with the foulness of the weather"
  • (n) malodorousness, stinkiness, foulness, rankness, fetidness: (the attribute of having a strong offensive smell)
foumart, Noun
  • (n) polecat, fitch, foulmart, foumart, Mustela_putorius: (dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened)
found, Adjective
  • (a) found: (come upon unexpectedly or after searching) "found art"; "the lost-and-found department"
found, Noun
  • (n) found: (food and lodging provided in addition to money) "they worked for $30 and found"
found, Verb
  • (v) detect, observe, find, discover, notice: (discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of) "She detected high levels of lead in her drinking water"; "We found traces of lead in the paint"
  • (v) determine, find, find_out, ascertain: (establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study) "find the product of two numbers"; "The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize"
  • (v) discover, find: (make a discovery, make a new finding) "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle"
  • (v) discover, find: (make a discovery) "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover"
  • (v) establish, set_up, found, launch: (set up or found) "She set up a literacy program"
  • (v) establish, found, plant, constitute, institute: (set up or lay the groundwork for) "establish a new department"
  • (v) establish, base, ground, found: (use as a basis for; found on) "base a claim on some observation"
  • (v) find, happen, chance, bump, encounter: (come upon, as if by accident; meet with) "We find this idea in Plato"; "I happened upon the most wonderful bakery not very far from here"; "She chanced upon an interesting book in the bookstore the other day"
  • (v) find, regain: (come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost) "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!"
  • (v) find, feel: (come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds) "I feel that he doesn't like me"; "I find him to be obnoxious"; "I found the movie rather entertaining"
  • (v) find: (obtain through effort or management) "She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents"; "We found the money to send our sons to college"
  • (v) find: (perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place) "I found myself in a difficult situation"; "When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room"
  • (v) find: (succeed in reaching; arrive at) "The arrow found its mark"
  • (v) find_oneself, find: (accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation) "My son went to Berkeley to find himself"
  • (v) line_up, get_hold, come_up, find: (get something or somebody for a specific purpose) "I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener"; "I got hold of these tools to fix our plumbing"; "The chairman got hold of a secretary on Friday night to type the urgent letter"
  • (v) receive, get, find, obtain, incur: (receive a specified treatment (abstract)) "These aspects of civilization do not find expression or receive an interpretation"; "His movie received a good review"; "I got nothing but trouble for my good intentions"
  • (v) recover, retrieve, find, regain: (get or find back; recover the use of) "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly"
  • (v) rule, find: (decide on and make a declaration about) "find someone guilty"
  • (v) witness, find, see: (perceive or be contemporaneous with) "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You'll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "The 1960's saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see results"
foundation, Noun
  • (n) basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone: (the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained) "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
  • (n) foundation: (the basis on which something is grounded) "there is little foundation for his objections"
  • (n) foundation: (an institution supported by an endowment)
  • (n) foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure: (lowest support of a structure) "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
  • (n) foundation, grounding: (education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge) "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics"
  • (n) foundation_garment, foundation: (a woman's undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body)
  • (n) initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration: (the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new) "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"
founder, Noun
  • (n) founder, beginner, founding_father, father: (a person who founds or establishes some institution) "George Washington is the father of his country"
  • (n) founder: (a worker who makes metal castings)
  • (n) laminitis, founder: (inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse)
founder, Verb
  • (v) collapse, fall_in, cave_in, give, give_way, break, founder: (break down, literally or metaphorically) "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice"
  • (v) fall_through, fall_flat, founder, flop: (fail utterly; collapse) "The project foundered"
  • (v) founder: (sink below the surface)
  • (v) founder: (stumble and nearly fall) "the horses foundered"
founding, Noun
  • (n) initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration: (the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new) "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society"
foundry, Noun
  • (n) foundry, metalworks: (factory where metal castings are produced)
fount, Noun
  • (n) font, fount, typeface, face, case: (a specific size and style of type within a type family)
  • (n) fountain, fount: (a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water)
fountain, Noun
  • (n) fountain: (a structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises)
  • (n) fountain, jet: (an artificially produced flow of water)
  • (n) fountain, fount: (a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water)
  • (n) spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural_spring: (a natural flow of ground water)
fountainhead, Noun
  • (n) fountainhead, headspring, head: (the source of water from which a stream arises) "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream"
  • (n) well, wellspring, fountainhead: (an abundant source) "she was a well of information"
four-flusher, Noun
  • (n) bluffer, four-flusher: (a person who tries to bluff other people)
four-fold, Adjective
  • (s) quadruple, quadruplicate, quadruplex, fourfold, four-fold: (having four units or components) "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire"
  • (s) quadruple, fourfold, four-fold: (four times as great or many) "a fourfold increase in the dosage"
four-footed, Adjective
  • (a) quadrupedal, quadruped, four-footed: (having four feet)
four-in-hand, Noun
  • (n) coach, four-in-hand, coach-and-four: (a carriage pulled by four horses with one driver)
  • (n) four-in-hand: (a long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other)
four-party, Adjective
  • (s) quadripartite, four-party: (involving four parties)
four-petaled, Adjective
  • (s) four-petaled, four-petalled: ((of flowers) having four petals)
four-petalled, Adjective
  • (s) four-petaled, four-petalled: ((of flowers) having four petals)
four-sided, Adjective
  • (s) quadrilateral, four-sided: (having four sides)
four-spot, Noun
  • (n) four-spot, four: (a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips)
four-wheel, Adjective
  • (a) four-wheel, four-wheeled: (of or relating to vehicles with four wheels) "a four-wheel drive"
four-wheeled, Adjective
  • (a) four-wheel, four-wheeled: (of or relating to vehicles with four wheels) "a four-wheel drive"
four, Adjective
  • (s) four, 4, iv: (being one more than three)
four, Noun
  • (n) four-spot, four: (a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips)
  • (n) four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little_Joe: (the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one)
fourfold, Adjective
  • (s) quadruple, quadruplicate, quadruplex, fourfold, four-fold: (having four units or components) "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire"
  • (s) quadruple, fourfold, four-fold: (four times as great or many) "a fourfold increase in the dosage"
fourpence, Noun
  • (n) fourpence, groat: (a former English silver coin worth four pennies)
fourscore, Adjective
  • (s) eighty, 80, lxxx, fourscore: (being ten more than seventy)
fourscore, Noun
  • (n) eighty, 80, LXXX, fourscore: (the cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight)
foursome, Noun
  • (n) four, 4, IV, tetrad, quatern, quaternion, quaternary, quaternity, quartet, quadruplet, foursome, Little_Joe: (the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one)
  • (n) quartet, quartette, foursome: (four people considered as a unit) "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m."
foursquare, Adjective
  • (s) foursquare: (characterized by firm and unwavering conviction) "a foursquare refusal to yield"
foursquare, Noun
  • (n) square, foursquare: ((geometry) a plane rectangle with four equal sides and four right angles; a four-sided regular polygon) "you can compute the area of a square if you know the length of its sides"
fourteen, Adjective
  • (s) fourteen, 14, xiv: (being one more than thirteen)
fourteen, Noun
  • (n) fourteen, 14, XIV: (the cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one)
fourteenth, Adjective
  • (s) fourteenth, 14th: (coming next after the thirteenth in position)
fourteenth, Noun
  • (n) fourteenth: (position 14 in a countable series of things)
fourth-year, Adjective
  • (s) senior, fourth-year: (used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college) "the senior prom"
fourth, Adjective
  • (s) fourth, 4th, quaternary: (coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude) "the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present"
fourth, Noun
  • (n) fourth: (following the third position; number four in a countable series)
  • (n) fourth: (the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it)
  • (n) one-fourth, fourth, one-quarter, quarter, fourth_part, twenty-five_percent, quartern: (one of four equal parts) "a quarter of a pound"
fowl, Noun
  • (n) bird, fowl: (the flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food)
  • (n) domestic_fowl, fowl, poultry: (a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl)
fowl, Verb
  • (v) fowl: (hunt fowl)
  • (v) fowl: (hunt fowl in the forest)
fox-trot, Noun
  • (n) fox-trot, foxtrot: (a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences)
fox, Verb
  • (v) confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate: (be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly) "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
  • (v) flim-flam, play_a_joke_on, play_tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull_a_fast_one_on, play_a_trick_on: (deceive somebody) "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week"
  • (v) fox: (become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots)
foxberry, Noun
  • (n) cowberry, mountain_cranberry, lingonberry, lingenberry, lingberry, foxberry, Vaccinium_vitis-idaea: (low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries)
foxglove, Noun
  • (n) foxglove, digitalis: (any of several plants of the genus Digitalis)
foxhunt, Verb
  • (v) foxhunt: (hunt foxes, on horseback and with dogs)
foxiness, Noun
  • (n) craft, craftiness, cunning, foxiness, guile, slyness, wiliness: (shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception)
foxtrot, Noun
  • (n) fox-trot, foxtrot: (a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences)
foxtrot, Verb
  • (v) foxtrot: (dance the foxtrot)
foxy, Adjective
  • (s) crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily: (marked by skill in deception) "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney"
foyer, Noun
  • (n) anteroom, antechamber, entrance_hall, hall, foyer, lobby, vestibule: (a large entrance or reception room or area)
fracas, Noun
  • (n) affray, altercation, fracas: (noisy quarrel)
fraction, Noun
  • (n) fraction: (a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process)
  • (n) fraction: (a small part or item forming a piece of a whole)
  • (n) fraction: (the quotient of two rational numbers)
fraction, Verb
  • (v) divide, fraction: (perform a division) "Can you divide 49 by seven?"
fractional, Adjective
  • (a) fractional: (constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety) "a fractional share of the vote"; "a partial dose"
fractionate, Verb
  • (v) fractionate: (separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents)
  • (v) fractionate: (obtain by a fractional process)
fractious, Adjective
  • (s) cranky, fractious, irritable, nettlesome, peevish, peckish, pettish, petulant, scratchy, testy, tetchy, techy: (easily irritated or annoyed) "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen"
  • (s) fractious, refractory, recalcitrant: (stubbornly resistant to authority or control) "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child"
  • (s) fractious: (unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome) "rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas"; "fractious components of a communication system"
fractiousness, Noun
  • (n) unruliness, fractiousness, willfulness, wilfulness: (the trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline)
fracture, Noun
  • (n) fault, faulting, geological_fault, shift, fracture, break: ((geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other) "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"
  • (n) fracture, break: (breaking of hard tissue such as bone) "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall"
  • (n) fracture, crack, cracking: (the act of cracking something)
fracture, Verb
  • (v) fracture: (violate or abuse) "This writer really fractures the language"
  • (v) fracture: (interrupt, break, or destroy) "fracture the balance of power"
  • (v) fracture: (break into pieces) "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle"
  • (v) fracture: (become fractured) "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe"
  • (v) fracture: (break (a bone)) "She broke her clavicle"
  • (v) fracture, break: (fracture a bone of) "I broke my foot while playing hockey"
fradicin, Noun
  • (n) neomycin, fradicin, Neobiotic: (an antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery)
fragile, Adjective
  • (s) delicate, fragile, frail: (easily broken or damaged or destroyed) "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"
  • (s) flimsy, fragile, slight, tenuous, thin: (lacking substance or significance; a fragile claim to fame") "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot"
  • (s) fragile: (vulnerably delicate) "she has the fragile beauty of youth"
fragility, Noun
  • (n) fragility, breakability, frangibleness, frangibility: (quality of being easily damaged or destroyed)
  • (n) fragility, delicacy: (lack of physical strength)
fragment, Noun
  • (n) fragment: (a piece broken off or cut off of something else) "a fragment of rock"
  • (n) fragment: (an incomplete piece) "fragments of a play"
  • (n) shard, sherd, fragment: (a broken piece of a brittle artifact)
fragment, Verb
  • (v) break_up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise: (break or cause to break into pieces) "The plate fragmented"
fragmental, Adjective
  • (s) fragmental, fragmentary: (consisting of small disconnected parts) "fragmentary remains"
fragmentary, Adjective
  • (s) fragmental, fragmentary: (consisting of small disconnected parts) "fragmentary remains"
fragmentation, Noun
  • (n) atomization, atomisation, fragmentation: (separating something into fine particles)
  • (n) fragmentation: (the disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships)
  • (n) fragmentation: ((computer science) the condition of a file that is broken up and stored in many different locations on a magnetic disk) "fragmentation slows system performance because it takes extra time to locate and assemble the parts of the fragmented file"
  • (n) fragmentation: (the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes)
fragmented, Adjective
  • (s) disconnected, disunited, fragmented, split: (having been divided; having the unity destroyed) "Congress...gave the impression of...a confusing sum of disconnected local forces"-Samuel Lubell"; "a league of disunited nations"- E.B.White"; "a fragmented coalition"; "a split group"
fragmentise, Verb
  • (v) break_up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise: (break or cause to break into pieces) "The plate fragmented"
fragmentize, Verb
  • (v) break_up, fragment, fragmentize, fragmentise: (break or cause to break into pieces) "The plate fragmented"
fragrance, Noun
  • (n) aroma, fragrance, perfume, scent: (a distinctive odor that is pleasant)
  • (n) bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, redolence, sweetness: (a pleasingly sweet olfactory property)
fragrancy, Noun
  • (n) bouquet, fragrance, fragrancy, redolence, sweetness: (a pleasingly sweet olfactory property)
fragrant, Adjective
  • (a) fragrant: (pleasant-smelling)
frail, Adjective
  • (s) delicate, fragile, frail: (easily broken or damaged or destroyed) "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"
  • (s) fallible, frail, imperfect, weak: (wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings) "I'm only a fallible human"; "frail humanity"
  • (a) frail: (physically weak) "an invalid's frail body"
frail, Noun
  • (n) frail: (the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds)
  • (n) frail: (a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs))
frailness, Noun
  • (n) infirmity, frailty, debility, feebleness, frailness, valetudinarianism: (the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age))
frailty, Noun
  • (n) frailty, vice: (moral weakness)
  • (n) infirmity, frailty, debility, feebleness, frailness, valetudinarianism: (the state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age))
frambesia, Noun
  • (n) yaws, frambesia, framboesia: (an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions)
framboesia, Noun
  • (n) yaws, frambesia, framboesia: (an infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions)
frame-up, Noun
  • (n) frame-up, setup: (an act that incriminates someone on a false charge)
frame, Noun
  • (n) frame: (the framework for a pair of eyeglasses)
  • (n) frame: (a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film)
  • (n) frame: (a single drawing in a comic_strip)
  • (n) frame: (an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently)
  • (n) frame, framing: (a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror) "the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention"; "the frame was much more valuable than the miror it held"
  • (n) frame: (one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided)
  • (n) frame_of_reference, frame: (a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning)
  • (n) human_body, physical_body, material_body, soma, build, figure, physique, anatomy, shape, bod, chassis, frame, form, flesh: (alternative names for the body of a human being) "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
  • (n) inning, frame: ((baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat)
  • (n) skeletal_system, skeleton, frame, systema_skeletale: (the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal)
  • (n) skeleton, skeletal_frame, frame, underframe: (the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape) "the building has a steel skeleton"
frame, Verb
  • (v) ensnare, entrap, frame, set_up: (take or catch as if in a snare or trap) "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police"
  • (v) frame, frame_in, border: (enclose in or as if in a frame) "frame a picture"
  • (v) frame: (enclose in a frame, as of a picture)
  • (v) frame, redact, cast, put, couch: (formulate in a particular style or language) "I wouldn't put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language"
  • (v) frame, compose, draw_up: (make up plans or basic details for) "frame a policy"
  • (v) frame, frame_up: (construct by fitting or uniting parts together)
framed, Adjective
  • (a) framed: (provided with a frame) "there were framed snapshots of family and friends on her desk"
framer, Noun
  • (n) framer: (someone who makes frames (as for pictures))
  • (n) framer: (someone who writes a new law or plan) "the framers of the Constitution"
framework, Noun
  • (n) framework, fabric: (the underlying structure) "providing a factual framework for future research"; "it is part of the fabric of society"
  • (n) framework: (a structure supporting or containing something)
  • (n) model, theoretical_account, framework: (a hypothetical description of a complex entity or process) "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems"
framing, Noun
  • (n) frame, framing: (a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror) "the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention"; "the frame was much more valuable than the miror it held"
  • (n) framing: (formulation of the plans and important details) "the framing of judicial decrees"
franc, Noun
  • (n) franc: (the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes)
franchise, Noun
  • (n) franchise: (an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place)
  • (n) franchise, dealership: (a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area)
  • (n) franchise, enfranchisement: (a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote))
franchise, Verb
  • (v) franchise: (grant a franchise to)
francium, Noun
  • (n) francium, Fr, atomic_number_87: (a radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium)
frangibility, Noun
  • (n) fragility, breakability, frangibleness, frangibility: (quality of being easily damaged or destroyed)
frangibleness, Noun
  • (n) fragility, breakability, frangibleness, frangibility: (quality of being easily damaged or destroyed)
frangipani, Noun
  • (n) frangipani, frangipanni: (any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers)
frangipanni, Noun
  • (n) frangipani, frangipanni: (any of various tropical American deciduous shrubs or trees of the genus Plumeria having milky sap and showy fragrant funnel-shaped variously colored flowers)
frank, Adjective
  • (s) blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder: (characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion) "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"
  • (s) frank: (clearly manifest; evident) "frank enjoyment"
frank, Verb
  • (v) frank: (exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks)
  • (v) postmark, frank: (stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing)
frankfurter, Noun
  • (n) frank, frankfurter, hotdog, hot_dog, dog, wiener, wienerwurst, weenie: (a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll)
frankincense, Noun
  • (n) frankincense, olibanum, gum_olibanum, thus: (an aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation)
frankness, Noun
  • (n) candor, candour, candidness, frankness, directness, forthrightness: (the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech)
  • (n) frankness, outspokenness: (the trait of being blunt and outspoken)
frantic, Adjective
  • (s) delirious, excited, frantic, mad, unrestrained: (marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion) "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure"
  • (s) frantic, frenetic, phrenetic, frenzied: (excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion) "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye"
frappe, Noun
  • (n) frappe: (liqueur poured over shaved ice)
  • (n) frappe: (thick milkshake containing ice cream)
  • (n) ice, frappe: (a frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk))
frat, Noun
  • (n) fraternity, frat: (a social club for male undergraduates)
fraternal, Adjective
  • (a) brotherly, brotherlike, fraternal: (like or characteristic of or befitting a brother) "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties"
  • (a) fraternal: (of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men) "a fraternal order"
  • (a) fraternal, biovular: ((of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova) "fraternal twins are biovular"
fraternisation, Noun
  • (n) fraternization, fraternisation: (associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy)
fraternise, Verb
  • (v) fraternize, fraternise: (be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy)
fraternity, Noun
  • (n) brotherhood, fraternity, sodality: (people engaged in a particular occupation) "the medical fraternity"
  • (n) fraternity, frat: (a social club for male undergraduates)
fraternization, Noun
  • (n) fraternization, fraternisation: (associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy)
fraternize, Verb
  • (v) fraternize, fraternise: (be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy)
fratricide, Noun
  • (n) fratricide: (a person who murders their brother or sister)
  • (n) fratricide: (the murder of your sibling)
  • (n) friendly_fire, fratricide: (fire that injures or kills an ally)
fraud, Noun
  • (n) fraud: (intentional deception resulting in injury to another person)
  • (n) fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on: (something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage)
  • (n) imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role_player: (a person who makes deceitful pretenses)
fraudulence, Noun
  • (n) fraud, fraudulence, dupery, hoax, humbug, put-on: (something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage)
  • (n) fraudulence, duplicity: (a fraudulent or duplicitous representation)
  • (n) fraudulence, deceit: (the quality of being fraudulent)
fraudulent, Adjective
  • (s) deceitful, fallacious, fraudulent: (intended to deceive) "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge"; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes"
fraught, Adjective
  • (s) fraught: (marked by distress) "a fraught mother-daughter relationship"
  • (s) fraught, pregnant: (filled with or attended with) "words fraught with meaning"; "an incident fraught with danger"; "a silence pregnant with suspense"
fraxinella, Noun
  • (n) fraxinella, dittany, burning_bush, gas_plant, Dictamnus_alba: (Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather)
fray, Noun
  • (n) affray, disturbance, fray, ruffle: (a noisy fight)
fray, Verb
  • (v) fray, frazzle: (wear away by rubbing) "The friction frayed the sleeve"
  • (v) rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch: (cause friction) "my sweater scratches"
frazzle, Noun
  • (n) frazzle: (a state of extreme exhaustion) "he was worn to a frazzle"
frazzle, Verb
  • (v) fray, frazzle: (wear away by rubbing) "The friction frayed the sleeve"
  • (v) frazzle: (exhaust physically or emotionally) "She was frazzled after the visit of her in-laws"
freak, Noun
  • (n) addict, nut, freak, junkie, junky: (someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction) "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a bodybuilding freak"; "a news junkie"
  • (n) freak, monster, monstrosity, lusus_naturae: (a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed)
freak, Verb
  • (v) freak_out, freak, gross_out: (lose one's nerve) "When he saw the accident, he freaked out"
freakish, Adjective
  • (s) bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre: (conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual) "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics"
  • (s) capricious, freakish: (changeable) "a capricious summer breeze"; "freakish weather"
  • (s) freakish: (characteristic of a freak) "a freakish extra toe"
freakishness, Noun
  • (n) abnormality, freakishness: (marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal)
freaky, Adjective
  • (s) bizarre, eccentric, freakish, freaky, flaky, flakey, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre: (conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual) "restaurants of bizarre design--one like a hat, another like a rabbit"; "famed for his eccentric spelling"; "a freakish combination of styles"; "his off-the-wall antics"; "the outlandish clothes of teenagers"; "outre and affected stage antics"
  • (s) freaky: (strange and somewhat frightening) "the whole experience was really freaky"
freckle, Noun
  • (n) freckle, lentigo: (a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin)
freckle, Verb
  • (v) freckle: (become freckled) "I freckle easily"
  • (v) freckle: (mark with freckles)
freckled, Adjective
  • (s) freckled, lentiginous, lentiginose: (relating to or covered with or resembling freckles)
free-and-easy, Adjective
  • (s) free-and-easy, casual: (natural and unstudied) "using their Christian names in a casual way"; "lectured in a free-and-easy style"
free-base, Verb
  • (v) free-base, base: (use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes)
free-enterprise, Adjective
  • (s) competitive, free-enterprise, private-enterprise: (subscribing to capitalistic competition)
free-for-all, Noun
  • (n) brawl, free-for-all: (a noisy fight in a crowd)
free-lance, Adjective
  • (a) freelance, free-lance, self-employed: (working for yourself)
  • (s) mercenary, free-lance, freelance: (serving for wages in a foreign army) "mercenary killers"
free-lance, Noun
  • (n) freelancer, freelance, free-lance, free_lance, independent, self-employed_person: (a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them)
free-living, Adjective
  • (s) free-living, nonparasitic, nonsymbiotic: (not parasitic on another organism)
free-soil, Adjective
  • (s) free-soil, slaveless, non-slave: (where slavery was prohibited) "a free-soil state"
free-spoken, Adjective
  • (s) blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder: (characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion) "blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"
free-swimming, Adjective
  • (s) free-swimming, unattached: ((of animals) able to swim about; not attached)
free-thinking, Adjective
  • (s) free-thinking, latitudinarian, undogmatic, undogmatical: (unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion))
free, Adjective
  • (s) barren, destitute, devoid, free, innocent: (completely wanting or lacking) "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning"
  • (s) complimentary, costless, free, gratis, gratuitous: (costing nothing) "complimentary tickets"; "free admission"
  • (s) detached, free: (not fixed in position) "the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran"
  • (a) free: (able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint) "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice"
  • (a) free: (unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion) "free expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron"
  • (a) free: (not held in servitude) "after the Civil War he was a free man"
  • (s) free: (not occupied or in use) "a free locker"; "a free lane"
  • (s) free, loose, liberal: (not literal) "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"
  • (s) spare, free: (not taken up by scheduled activities) "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands"
free, Noun
  • (n) free, free_people: (people who are free) "the home of the free and the brave"
free, Verb
  • (v) absolve, justify, free: (let off the hook) "I absolve you from this responsibility"
  • (v) dislodge, free: (remove or force out from a position) "The dentist dislodged the piece of food that had been stuck under my gums"; "He finally could free the legs of the earthquake victim who was buried in the rubble"
  • (v) exempt, relieve, free: (grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to) "She exempted me from the exam"
  • (v) free, liberate, release, unloose, unloosen, loose: (grant freedom to; free from confinement)
  • (v) free, release: (make (information) available for publication) "release the list with the names of the prisoners"
  • (v) free, discharge: (free from obligations or duties)
  • (v) free, disengage: (free or remove obstruction from) "free a path across the cluttered floor"
  • (v) release, relinquish, resign, free, give_up: (part with a possession or right) "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"
  • (v) release, free, liberate: (release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition)
  • (v) rid, free, disembarrass: (relieve from) "Rid the house of pests"
  • (v) unblock, unfreeze, free, release: (make (assets) available) "release the holdings in the dictator's bank account"
freebee, Noun
  • (n) freebie, freebee: (something that is free (usually provided as part of a promotional scheme)) "the road map was a freebie"
freebie, Noun
  • (n) freebie, freebee: (something that is free (usually provided as part of a promotional scheme)) "the road map was a freebie"
freebooter, Noun
  • (n) plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler, raider, freebooter: (someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war))
freedman, Noun
  • (n) freedman, freedwoman: (a person who has been freed from slavery)
freedom, Noun
  • (n) exemption, freedom: (immunity from an obligation or duty)
  • (n) freedom: (the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints)
freedwoman, Noun
  • (n) freedman, freedwoman: (a person who has been freed from slavery)
freehand, Adjective
  • (s) freehand, freehanded: (done by hand without mechanical aids or devices) "a freehand drawing"
freehanded, Adjective
  • (s) big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, freehanded, handsome, giving, liberal, openhanded: (given or giving freely) "was a big tipper"; "the bounteous goodness of God"; "bountiful compliments"; "a freehanded host"; "a handsome allowance"; "Saturday's child is loving and giving"; "a liberal backer of the arts"; "a munificent gift"; "her fond and openhanded grandfather"
  • (s) freehand, freehanded: (done by hand without mechanical aids or devices) "a freehand drawing"
freehearted, Adjective
  • (s) benevolent, freehearted: (generous in providing aid to others)
freehold, Noun
  • (n) freehold: (an estate held in fee simple or for life)
  • (n) freehold: (tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life)
freeholder, Noun
  • (n) freeholder: (the owner of a freehold)
freeing, Noun
  • (n) liberation, release, freeing: (the act of liberating someone or something)
freelance, Adjective
  • (a) freelance, free-lance, self-employed: (working for yourself)
  • (s) mercenary, free-lance, freelance: (serving for wages in a foreign army) "mercenary killers"
freelance, Noun
  • (n) freelancer, freelance, free-lance, free_lance, independent, self-employed_person: (a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them)
freelance, Verb
  • (v) freelance: (work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer)
freelancer, Noun
  • (n) freelancer, freelance, free-lance, free_lance, independent, self-employed_person: (a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them)
freeloader, Noun
  • (n) freeloader: (someone who takes advantage of the generosity of others)
freeman, Noun
  • (n) freeman, freewoman: (a person who is not a serf or a slave)
freer, Adjective
  • (s) barren, destitute, devoid, free, innocent: (completely wanting or lacking) "writing barren of insight"; "young recruits destitute of experience"; "innocent of literary merit"; "the sentence was devoid of meaning"
  • (s) complimentary, costless, free, gratis, gratuitous: (costing nothing) "complimentary tickets"; "free admission"
  • (s) detached, free: (not fixed in position) "the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran"
  • (a) free: (able to act at will; not hampered; not under compulsion or restraint) "free enterprise"; "a free port"; "a free country"; "I have an hour free"; "free will"; "free of racism"; "feel free to stay as long as you wish"; "a free choice"
  • (a) free: (unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion) "free expansion"; "free oxygen"; "a free electron"
  • (a) free: (not held in servitude) "after the Civil War he was a free man"
  • (s) free: (not occupied or in use) "a free locker"; "a free lane"
  • (s) free, loose, liberal: (not literal) "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem"
  • (s) spare, free: (not taken up by scheduled activities) "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands"
freestanding, Adjective
  • (s) freestanding, separate: (standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything) "a freestanding bell tower"; "a house with a separate garage"
freestyle, Noun
  • (n) freestyle: (a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use)
freethinker, Noun
  • (n) deist, freethinker: (a person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it)
freethinking, Noun
  • (n) rationalism, freethinking: (the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct)
freeware, Noun
  • (n) freeware: (software that is provided without charge)
freeway, Noun
  • (n) expressway, freeway, motorway, pike, state_highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway: (a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic)
freewheel, Noun
  • (n) freewheel: (a clutch (as on the rear wheel of a bicycle) that allows wheels to turn freely (as in coasting))
freewheel, Verb
  • (v) freewheel, drift: (live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely) "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school"
  • (v) freewheel: (coast in a vehicle using the freewheel)
freewheeling, Adjective
  • (s) carefree, devil-may-care, freewheeling, happy-go-lucky, harum-scarum, slaphappy: (cheerfully irresponsible) "carefree with his money"; "freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth"
  • (s) freewheeling: (free of restraints or rules) "freewheeling foolishness"; "the versatility of his poetic freewheeling style"
freewill, Adjective
  • (s) freewill: (done of your own accord) "a freewill offering"
freewoman, Noun
  • (n) freeman, freewoman: (a person who is not a serf or a slave)
freeze-dried, Adjective
  • (s) freeze-dried: (preserved by freezing and drying in a vacuum) "freeze-dried coffee"
  • (s) lyophilized, lyophilised, freeze-dried: (used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum)
freeze-dry, Verb
  • (v) freeze-dry: (preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum) "freeze-dry the strawberries"
freeze-drying, Noun
  • (n) freeze-drying, lyophilization, lyophilisation: (a method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structure; material is frozen and then warmed in a vacuum so that the ice sublimes)
freeze, Noun
  • (n) freeze, freezing: (the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid)
  • (n) freeze, frost: (weather cold enough to cause freezing)
  • (n) freeze, halt: (an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement) "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze"
  • (n) freeze: (fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level) "a freeze on hiring"
freeze, Verb
  • (v) freeze, stop_dead: (stop moving or become immobilized) "When he saw the police car he froze"
  • (v) freeze: (change to ice) "The water in the bowl froze"
  • (v) freeze: (be cold) "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on"
  • (v) freeze: (cause to freeze) "Freeze the leftover food"
  • (v) freeze, suspend: (stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it) "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country"
  • (v) freeze: (be very cold, below the freezing point) "It is freezing in Kalamazoo"
  • (v) freeze, freeze_out, freeze_down: (change from a liquid to a solid when cold) "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit"
  • (v) freeze, block, immobilize, immobilise: (prohibit the conversion or use of (assets)) "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government"
  • (v) freeze: (anesthetize by cold)
  • (v) freeze: (suddenly behave coldly and formally) "She froze when she saw her ex-husband"
freezer, Noun
  • (n) deep-freeze, Deepfreeze, deep_freezer, freezer: (electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time)
freezing, Noun
  • (n) freeze, freezing: (the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid)
freight, Noun
  • (n) cargo, lading, freight, load, loading, payload, shipment, consignment: (goods carried by a large vehicle)
  • (n) freight, freightage: (transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates)
  • (n) freight, freightage, freight_rate: (the charge for transporting something by common carrier) "we pay the freight"; "the freight rate is usually cheaper"
freight, Verb
  • (v) freight: (transport commercially as cargo)
  • (v) freight: (load with goods for transportation)
freightage, Noun
  • (n) freight, freightage: (transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates)
  • (n) freight, freightage, freight_rate: (the charge for transporting something by common carrier) "we pay the freight"; "the freight rate is usually cheaper"
freighter, Noun
  • (n) bottom, freighter, merchantman, merchant_ship: (a cargo ship) "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms"
french-fry, Verb
  • (v) french-fry, deep-fry: (cook by immersing in fat) "french-fry the potatoes"
frenetic, Adjective
  • (s) frantic, frenetic, phrenetic, frenzied: (excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion) "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye"
frenzied, Adjective
  • (s) frantic, frenetic, phrenetic, frenzied: (excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion) "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye"
  • (s) frenzied, manic: (affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason) "a frenzied attack"; "a frenzied mob"; "the prosecutor's frenzied denunciation of the accused"- H.W.Carter"; "outbursts of drunken violence and manic activity and creativity"
frenzy, Noun
  • (n) craze, delirium, frenzy, fury, hysteria: (state of violent mental agitation)
frequence, Noun
  • (n) frequency, frequence, oftenness: (the number of occurrences within a given time period) "the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second"; "the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older"
frequency, Noun
  • (n) frequency, frequence, oftenness: (the number of occurrences within a given time period) "the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second"; "the frequency of his seizures increased as he grew older"
  • (n) frequency, relative_frequency: (the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations)
  • (n) frequency, absolute_frequency: (the number of observations in a given statistical category)
frequent, Adjective
  • (a) frequent: (coming at short intervals or habitually) "a frequent guest"; "frequent complaints"
  • (s) frequent: (frequently encountered; ) "a frequent (or common) error is using the transitive verb `lay' for the intransitive `lie'"
frequent, Verb
  • (v) frequent, haunt: (be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place) "She haunts the ballet"
  • (v) patronize, patronise, shop, shop_at, buy_at, frequent, sponsor: (do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of)
frequenter, Noun
  • (n) patron, frequenter: (a regular customer)
fresco, Noun
  • (n) fresco: (a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster)
  • (n) fresco: (a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster)
fresco, Verb
  • (v) fresco: (paint onto wet plaster on a wall)
fresh, Adjective
  • (s) bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshing, refreshful, tonic: (imparting vitality and energy) "the bracing mountain air"
  • (s) clean, fresh: (free from impurities) "clean water"; "fresh air"
  • (a) fresh: (recently made, produced, or harvested) "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"; "fresh lettuce"
  • (a) fresh: (not canned or otherwise preserved) "fresh vegetables"
  • (a) fresh, sweet: (not containing or composed of salt water) "fresh water"
  • (s) fresh: ((of a cycle) beginning or occurring again) "a fresh start"; "fresh ideas"
  • (s) fresh, new, novel: (original and of a kind not seen before) "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"
  • (s) fresh: (having recently calved and therefore able to give milk) "the cow is fresh"
  • (s) fresh, invigorated, refreshed, reinvigorated: (with restored energy)
  • (s) fresh, sweet, unfermented: (not soured or preserved) "sweet milk"
  • (s) fresh, unused: (not yet used or soiled) "a fresh shirt"; "a fresh sheet of paper"; "an unused envelope"
  • (s) fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise: (improperly forward or bold) "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
freshen, Verb
  • (v) freshen, refresh, refreshen, freshen_up: (become or make oneself fresh again) "She freshened up after the tennis game"
  • (v) refresh, freshen: (make (to feel) fresh) "The cool water refreshed us"
  • (v) refresh, freshen, refreshen: (make fresh again)
freshener, Noun
  • (n) freshener: (anything that freshens)
fresher, Noun
  • (n) freshman, fresher: (a first-year undergraduate)
freshest, Adjective
  • (s) bracing, brisk, fresh, refreshing, refreshful, tonic: (imparting vitality and energy) "the bracing mountain air"
  • (s) clean, fresh: (free from impurities) "clean water"; "fresh air"
  • (a) fresh: (recently made, produced, or harvested) "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"; "fresh lettuce"
  • (a) fresh: (not canned or otherwise preserved) "fresh vegetables"
  • (a) fresh, sweet: (not containing or composed of salt water) "fresh water"
  • (s) fresh: ((of a cycle) beginning or occurring again) "a fresh start"; "fresh ideas"
  • (s) fresh, new, novel: (original and of a kind not seen before) "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"
  • (s) fresh: (having recently calved and therefore able to give milk) "the cow is fresh"
  • (s) fresh, invigorated, refreshed, reinvigorated: (with restored energy)
  • (s) fresh, sweet, unfermented: (not soured or preserved) "sweet milk"
  • (s) fresh, unused: (not yet used or soiled) "a fresh shirt"; "a fresh sheet of paper"; "an unused envelope"
  • (s) fresh, impertinent, impudent, overbold, smart, saucy, sassy, wise: (improperly forward or bold) "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"; "Don't get wise with me!"
freshet, Noun
  • (n) freshet, spate: (the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow)
freshman, Adjective
  • (s) freshman, first-year: (used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college)) "a freshman senator"; "freshman year in high school or college"
freshman, Noun
  • (n) freshman, fresher: (a first-year undergraduate)
  • (n) newcomer, fledgling, fledgeling, starter, neophyte, freshman, newbie, entrant: (any new participant in some activity)
freshness, Noun
  • (n) crust, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, cheekiness, freshness: (the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties)
  • (n) freshness: (the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated) "she loved the freshness of newly baked bread"; "the freshness of the air revived him"
  • (n) freshness, novelty: (originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel)
  • (n) freshness, glow: (an alert and refreshed state)
  • (n) novelty, freshness: (originality by virtue of being new and surprising)
freshwater, Noun
  • (n) fresh_water, freshwater: (water that is not salty)
fress, Verb
  • (v) gluttonize, gluttonise, fress: (eat a lot and without restraint)
fret, Noun
  • (n) fret, stew, sweat, lather, swither: (agitation resulting from active worry) "don't get in a stew"; "he's in a sweat about exams"
  • (n) fret, Greek_fret, Greek_key, key_pattern: (an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief)) "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls"
  • (n) fret: (a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch)
  • (n) worn_spot, fret: (a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion)
fret, Verb
  • (v) chafe, gall, fret: (become or make sore by or as if by rubbing)
  • (v) choke, gag, fret: (be too tight; rub or press) "This neckband is choking the cat"
  • (v) eat_into, fret, rankle, grate: (gnaw into; make resentful or angry) "The injustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered"
  • (v) erode, eat_away, fret: (remove soil or rock) "Rain eroded the terraces"
  • (v) fret: (be agitated or irritated) "don't fret over these small details"
  • (v) fret: (provide (a musical instrument) with frets) "fret a guitar"
  • (v) fret: (cause annoyance in)
  • (v) fret: (carve a pattern into)
  • (v) fret: (decorate with an interlaced design)
  • (v) fret, eat_away: (wear away or erode)
  • (v) fuss, niggle, fret: (worry unnecessarily or excessively) "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
  • (v) rub, fray, fret, chafe, scratch: (cause friction) "my sweater scratches"
fretful, Adjective
  • (s) antsy, fidgety, fretful, itchy: (nervous and unable to relax) "a constant fretful stamping of hooves"; "a restless child"
  • (s) fretful, querulous, whiney, whiny: (habitually complaining) "a whiny child"
fretfulness, Noun
  • (n) irritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance, choler: (an irritable petulant feeling)
fretsaw, Noun
  • (n) jigsaw, scroll_saw, fretsaw: (fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines)
fretted, Adjective
  • (a) fretted: (having frets)
  • (s) fretted, interlaced, latticed, latticelike: (having a pattern of fretwork or latticework)
fretwork, Noun
  • (n) lattice, latticework, fretwork: (framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal)
friability, Noun
  • (n) crumbliness, friability: (excessive breakableness)
friable, Adjective
  • (s) crumbly, friable: (easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder) "friable sandstone"; "friable carcinomatous tissue"; "friable curds formed in the stomach"; "crumbly cookies"
friar, Noun
  • (n) friar, mendicant: (a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms)
fricative, Adjective
  • (s) fricative, continuant, sibilant, spirant, strident: (of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f', `s', `z', or `th' in both `thin' and `then'))
fricative, Noun
  • (n) fricative_consonant, fricative, spirant: (a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract)
friction, Noun
  • (n) clash, friction: (a state of conflict between persons)
  • (n) friction, rubbing: (the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another)
  • (n) friction, detrition, rubbing: (effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure)
frictional, Adjective
  • (a) frictional: (pertaining to or worked or produced by friction) "frictional electricity"; "frictional heat"; "frictional gearing"
frictionless, Adjective
  • (a) frictionless: (lacking all friction) "a perpetual motion machine would have to be frictionless"
fridge, Noun
  • (n) electric_refrigerator, fridge: (a refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor)
fried, Adjective
  • (s) fried, deep-fried: (cooked by frying in fat)
friendless, Adjective
  • (s) friendless, outcast: (excluded from a society)
friendlier, Adjective
  • (a) friendly: (characteristic of or befitting a friend) "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"
  • (a) friendly: (easy to understand or use) "user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel"
  • (a) friendly: (of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally) "in friendly territory"; "he was accidentally killed by friendly fire"
  • (s) friendly, favorable, well-disposed: (inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile) "a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement"
friendliest, Adjective
  • (a) friendly: (characteristic of or befitting a friend) "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"
  • (a) friendly: (easy to understand or use) "user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel"
  • (a) friendly: (of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally) "in friendly territory"; "he was accidentally killed by friendly fire"
  • (s) friendly, favorable, well-disposed: (inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile) "a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement"
friendliness, Noun
  • (n) friendliness: (a feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company)
  • (n) friendliness: (a friendly disposition)
friendly, Adjective
  • (a) friendly: (characteristic of or befitting a friend) "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess"
  • (a) friendly: (easy to understand or use) "user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel"
  • (a) friendly: (of or belonging to your own country's forces or those of an ally) "in friendly territory"; "he was accidentally killed by friendly fire"
  • (s) friendly, favorable, well-disposed: (inclined to help or support; not antagonistic or hostile) "a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement"
friendly, Noun
  • (n) friendly: (troops belonging to or allied with your own military forces) "friendlies came to their rescue"
friendship, Noun
  • (n) friendship, friendly_relationship: (the state of being friends (or friendly))
frier, Noun
  • (n) fryer, frier, pullet: (flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying)
frieze, Noun
  • (n) frieze: (an architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice)
  • (n) frieze: (a heavy woolen fabric with a long nap)
frigate, Noun
  • (n) frigate: (a medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries)
  • (n) frigate: (a United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser)
fright, Noun
  • (n) fear, fearfulness, fright: (an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight))
fright, Verb
  • (v) frighten, fright, scare, affright: (cause fear in) "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
frighten, Verb
  • (v) frighten, fright, scare, affright: (cause fear in) "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me"; "Ghosts could never affright her"
  • (v) frighten: (drive out by frightening)
frightened, Adjective
  • (s) frightened, scared: (made afraid) "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move"
  • (s) panicky, panicked, panic-stricken, panic-struck, terrified, frightened: (thrown into a state of intense fear or desperation) "became panicky as the snow deepened"; "felt panicked before each exam"; "trying to keep back the panic-stricken crowd"; "the terrified horse bolted"
frightening, Adjective
  • (s) awful, dire, direful, dread, dreaded, dreadful, fearful, fearsome, frightening, horrendous, horrific, terrible: (causing fear or dread or terror) "the awful war"; "an awful risk"; "dire news"; "a career or vengeance so direful that London was shocked"; "the dread presence of the headmaster"; "polio is no longer the dreaded disease it once was"; "a dreadful storm"; "a fearful howling"; "horrendous explosions shook the city"; "a terrible curse"
frightening, Noun
  • (n) terrorization, terrorisation, frightening: (the act of inspiring with fear)
frightful, Adjective
  • (s) atrocious, frightful, horrifying, horrible, ugly: (provoking horror) "an atrocious automobile accident"; "a frightful crime of decapitation"; "an alarming, even horrifying, picture"; "war is beyond all words horrible"- Winston Churchill"; "an ugly wound"
  • (s) fearful, frightful: (extremely distressing) "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"
  • (s) frightful, terrible, awful, tremendous: (extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact) "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money"
frigid, Adjective
  • (s) arctic, frigid, gelid, glacial, icy, polar: (extremely cold) "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather"
  • (s) cold, frigid: (sexually unresponsive) "was cold to his advances"; "a frigid woman"
  • (s) frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry: (devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain) "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"
frigidity, Noun
  • (n) coldness, coolness, frigidity, frigidness, iciness, chilliness: (a lack of affection or enthusiasm) "a distressing coldness of tone and manner"
  • (n) coldness, cold, low_temperature, frigidity, frigidness: (the absence of heat) "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
  • (n) frigidity, frigidness: (sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse)
frigidness, Noun
  • (n) coldness, coolness, frigidity, frigidness, iciness, chilliness: (a lack of affection or enthusiasm) "a distressing coldness of tone and manner"
  • (n) coldness, cold, low_temperature, frigidity, frigidness: (the absence of heat) "the coldness made our breath visible"; "come in out of the cold"; "cold is a vasoconstrictor"
  • (n) frigidity, frigidness: (sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse)
frijol, Noun
  • (n) kidney_bean, frijol, frijole: (the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans))
frijole, Noun
  • (n) frijole: (Mexican bean; usually dried)
  • (n) kidney_bean, frijol, frijole: (the common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans))
frijolillo, Noun
  • (n) mescal_bean, coral_bean, frijolito, frijolillo, Sophora_secundiflora: (shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans)
frijolito, Noun
  • (n) mescal_bean, coral_bean, frijolito, frijolillo, Sophora_secundiflora: (shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans)
frill, Noun
  • (n) folderal, falderol, frill, gimcrackery, gimcrack, nonsense, trumpery: (ornamental objects of no great value)
  • (n) frill: ((paleontology) a bony plate that curves upward behind the skull of many ceratopsian dinosaurs)
  • (n) frill, ruff: (an external body part consisting of feathers or hair about the neck of a bird or other animal)
  • (n) frill, flounce, ruffle, furbelow: (a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim)
frilled, Adjective
  • (s) frilled, frilly, ruffled: (having decorative ruffles or frills)
frilly, Adjective
  • (s) frilled, frilly, ruffled: (having decorative ruffles or frills)
fringe, Noun
  • (n) bang, fringe: (a border of hair that is cut short and hangs across the forehead)
  • (n) fringe, interference_fringe: (one of the light or dark bands produced by the interference and diffraction of light)
  • (n) fringe: (a social group holding marginal or extreme views) "members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times"
  • (n) fringe: (an ornamental border consisting of short lengths of hanging threads or tassels)
  • (n) outskirt, fringe: (a part of the city far removed from the center) "they built a factory on the outskirts of the city"
  • (n) periphery, fringe, outer_boundary: (the outside boundary or surface of something)
fringe, Verb
  • (v) fringe: (adorn with a fringe) "The weaver fringed the scarf"
  • (v) fringe: (decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe) "fur fringed the hem of the dress"
fringed, Adjective
  • (s) fringed: (surrounded as with a border or fringe; sometimes used in combination) "a large suburban community...fringed by an industrial area"; "a grass-fringed stream"
  • (s) fringed: (having a decorative edging of hanging cords or strips)
  • (s) fringed, laciniate: (having edges irregularly and finely slashed) "a laciniate leaf"
fringepod, Noun
  • (n) fringepod, lacepod: (annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles)
fringy, Adjective
  • (s) fringy, marginal: (at or constituting a border or edge) "the marginal strip of beach"
frippery, Noun
  • (n) bagatelle, fluff, frippery, frivolity: (something of little value or significance)
frisk, Noun
  • (n) frisk, frisking: (the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs) "he gave the suspect a quick frisk"
frisk, Verb
  • (v) frisk: (search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets) "The police frisked everyone at the airport"
  • (v) frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run_around, lark_about: (play boisterously) "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"
friskiness, Noun
  • (n) friskiness, frolicsomeness, sportiveness: (lively high-spirited playfulness)
frisking, Noun
  • (n) frisk, frisking: (the act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs) "he gave the suspect a quick frisk"
frisky, Adjective
  • (s) kittenish, frisky: (playful like a lively kitten)
frisson, Noun
  • (n) frisson, shiver, chill, quiver, shudder, thrill, tingle: (an almost pleasurable sensation of fright) "a frisson of surprise shot through him"
fritter, Noun
  • (n) fritter: (small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables)
fritter, Verb
  • (v) fritter, frivol_away, dissipate, shoot, fritter_away, fool, fool_away: (spend frivolously and unwisely) "Fritter away one's inheritance"
frivol, Verb
  • (v) frivol, trifle: (act frivolously)
frivolity, Noun
  • (n) bagatelle, fluff, frippery, frivolity: (something of little value or significance)
  • (n) buffoonery, clowning, japery, frivolity, harlequinade, prank: (acting like a clown or buffoon)
  • (n) frivolity, frivolousness: (the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible)
frivolous, Adjective
  • (a) frivolous: (not serious in content or attitude or behavior) "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman"
frivolousness, Noun
  • (n) frivolity, frivolousness: (the trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible)
frizz, Noun
  • (n) frizz: (the condition of being formed into small tight curls) "her hair was in a frizz"
frizz, Verb
  • (v) crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink_up, kink: (curl tightly) "crimp hair"
frizzle, Verb
  • (v) crimp, crape, frizzle, frizz, kink_up, kink: (curl tightly) "crimp hair"
  • (v) frizzle: (fry something until it curls and becomes crisp)
frizzly, Adjective
  • (s) crisp, frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy: ((of hair) in small tight curls)
frizzy, Adjective
  • (s) crisp, frizzly, frizzy, kinky, nappy: ((of hair) in small tight curls)
frock, Noun
  • (n) dress, frock: (a one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice)
  • (n) frock: (a habit worn by clerics)
frock, Verb
  • (v) frock: (put a frock on)
frog's-bit, Noun
  • (n) frogbit, frog's-bit, Hydrocharis_morsus-ranae: (European floating plant with roundish heart-shaped leaves and white flowers)
frog, Noun
  • (n) frog, toad, toad_frog, anuran, batrachian, salientian: (any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species)
  • (n) frog, Gaul: (a person of French descent)
  • (n) frog: (a decorative loop of braid or cord)
frog, Verb
  • (v) frog: (hunt frogs for food)
frogbit, Noun
  • (n) frogbit, frog's-bit, Hydrocharis_morsus-ranae: (European floating plant with roundish heart-shaped leaves and white flowers)
frogman, Noun
  • (n) diver, frogman, underwater_diver: (someone who works underwater)
frolic, Noun
  • (n) play, frolic, romp, gambol, caper: (gay or light-hearted recreational activity for diversion or amusement) "it was all done in play"; "their frolic in the surf threatened to become ugly"
frolic, Verb
  • (v) frolic, lark, rollick, skylark, disport, sport, cavort, gambol, frisk, romp, run_around, lark_about: (play boisterously) "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom"
frolicky, Adjective
  • (s) coltish, frolicsome, frolicky, rollicking, sportive: (given to merry frolicking) "frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes"
frolicsome, Adjective
  • (s) coltish, frolicsome, frolicky, rollicking, sportive: (given to merry frolicking) "frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes"
frolicsomeness, Noun
  • (n) friskiness, frolicsomeness, sportiveness: (lively high-spirited playfulness)
front-runner, Noun
  • (n) front-runner, favorite, favourite: (a competitor thought likely to win)
front-stall, Noun
  • (n) chanfron, chamfron, testiere, frontstall, front-stall: (medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head)
front, Adjective
  • (a) front: (relating to or located in the front) "the front lines"; "the front porch"
front, Noun
  • (n) battlefront, front, front_line: (the line along which opposing armies face each other)
  • (n) front, front_end, forepart: (the side that is forward or prominent)
  • (n) front: (the outward appearance of a person) "he put up a bold front"
  • (n) front: (the side that is seen or that goes first)
  • (n) front: (a sphere of activity involving effort) "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts"
  • (n) front: ((meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses)
  • (n) front: (the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer) "he walked to the front of the stage"
  • (n) front_man, front, figurehead, nominal_head, straw_man, strawman: (a person used as a cover for some questionable activity)
  • (n) movement, social_movement, front: (a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals) "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front"
  • (n) presence, front: (the immediate proximity of someone or something) "she blushed in his presence"; "he sensed the presence of danger"; "he was well behaved in front of company"
front, Verb
  • (v) front, look, face: (be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to) "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"
  • (v) front, breast: (confront bodily) "breast the storm"
frontage, Noun
  • (n) facade, frontage, frontal: (the face or front of a building)
  • (n) frontage: (the extent of land abutting on a street or water)
  • (n) frontage: (the direction in which something (such as a building) faces)
frontal, Adjective
  • (a) frontal: (of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air) "frontal rainfall"
  • (s) frontal: (belonging to the front part) "a frontal appendage"
  • (s) frontal, head-on: (meeting front to front) "a frontal attack"; "a head-on collision"
  • (s) frontal: (of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone) "the frontal lobes"
frontal, Noun
  • (n) facade, frontage, frontal: (the face or front of a building)
  • (n) frontal: (a drapery that covers the front of an altar)
  • (n) frontlet, frontal: (an adornment worn on the forehead)
frontier, Noun
  • (n) frontier: (a wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country) "the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson's day"
  • (n) frontier: (an international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary)
  • (n) frontier: (an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development) "he worked at the frontier of brain science"
frontiersman, Noun
  • (n) frontiersman, backwoodsman, mountain_man: (a man who lives on the frontier)
frontlet, Noun
  • (n) frontlet, frontal: (an adornment worn on the forehead)
frontmost, Adjective
  • (s) foremost, frontmost: (preceding all others in spatial position) "the foremost compartment of the ship"
frontstall, Noun
  • (n) chanfron, chamfron, testiere, frontstall, front-stall: (medieval plate armor to protect a horse's head)
frost-weed, Noun
  • (n) frostweed, frost-weed, frostwort, Helianthemum_canadense, Crocanthemum_canadense: (perennial of the eastern United States having early solitary yellow flowers followed by late petalless flowers; so-called because ice crystals form on it during first frosts)
  • (n) Virginia_crownbeard, frostweed, frost-weed, Verbesina_virginica: (tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States)
frost, Verb
  • (v) frost, ice: (decorate with frosting) "frost a cake"
  • (v) frost: (provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance) "frost the glass"; "she frosts her hair"
  • (v) frost: (cover with frost) "ice crystals frosted the glass"
  • (v) frost: (damage by frost) "The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and they turned brown"
frostbite, Noun
  • (n) frostbite, cryopathy: (destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene)
frosted, Adjective
  • (s) frosted: ((of glass) having a roughened coating resembling frost) "frosted glass"
frostiness, Noun
  • (n) frostiness: (coldness as evidenced by frost)
  • (n) frostiness, hoariness: (a silvery-white color)
frosting, Noun
  • (n) frosting, icing, ice: (a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes)
frostweed, Noun
  • (n) frostweed, frost-weed, frostwort, Helianthemum_canadense, Crocanthemum_canadense: (perennial of the eastern United States having early solitary yellow flowers followed by late petalless flowers; so-called because ice crystals form on it during first frosts)
  • (n) Virginia_crownbeard, frostweed, frost-weed, Verbesina_virginica: (tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States)
frostwort, Noun
  • (n) frostweed, frost-weed, frostwort, Helianthemum_canadense, Crocanthemum_canadense: (perennial of the eastern United States having early solitary yellow flowers followed by late petalless flowers; so-called because ice crystals form on it during first frosts)
frosty, Adjective
  • (s) crisp, frosty, nipping, nippy, snappy: (pleasantly cold and invigorating) "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"
  • (s) frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry: (devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain) "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"
  • (s) frosty, rimed, rimy: (covered with frost) "a frosty glass"; "hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost"-Wm.Faulkner"
froth, Noun
  • (n) foam, froth: (a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid) "the beer had a thick head of foam"
froth, Verb
  • (v) foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form_bubbles: (become bubbly or frothy or foaming) "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water"
  • (v) froth, spume, suds: (make froth or foam and become bubbly) "The river foamed"
  • (v) froth: (exude or expel foam) "the angry man was frothing at the mouth"
frothiness, Noun
  • (n) bubbliness, effervescence, frothiness: (the property of giving off bubbles)
frothing, Adjective
  • (s) foaming, foamy, frothing: (producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease) "the rabid animal's frothing mouth"
frothy, Adjective
  • (s) bubbling, bubbly, foaming, foamy, frothy, effervescing, spumy: (emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation) "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer"
  • (s) bubbling, effervescent, frothy, scintillating, sparkly: (marked by high spirits or excitement) "his fertile effervescent mind"; "scintillating personality"; "a row of sparkly cheerleaders"
froward, Adjective
  • (s) froward, headstrong, self-willed, willful, wilful: (habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition)
frown, Noun
  • (n) frown, scowl: (a facial expression of dislike or displeasure)
frown, Verb
  • (v) frown, glower, lour, lower: (look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval)
frowsty, Adjective
  • (s) fusty, musty, frowsty: (stale and unclean smelling)
frowsy, Adjective
  • (s) frowsy, frowzy, slovenly: (negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt) "filled the door with her frowzy bulk"; "frowzy white hair"; "slovenly appearance"
frowzled, Adjective
  • (s) disheveled, dishevelled, frowzled, rumpled, tousled: (in disarray; extremely disorderly) "her clothing was disheveled"; "powder-smeared and frowzled"; "a rumpled unmade bed"; "a bed with tousled sheets"; "his brown hair was tousled, thick, and curly"- Al Spiers"
frowzy, Adjective
  • (s) frowsy, frowzy, slovenly: (negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt) "filled the door with her frowzy bulk"; "frowzy white hair"; "slovenly appearance"
frozen, Adjective
  • (s) fixed, frozen: (incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices") "living on fixed incomes"
  • (s) flash-frozen, quick-frozen, frozen: ((used of foods) preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value) "frozen foods"
  • (s) frigid, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, wintry: (devoid of warmth and cordiality; expressive of unfriendliness or disdain) "a frigid greeting"; "got a frosty reception"; "a frozen look on their faces"; "a glacial handshake"; "icy stare"; "wintry smile"
  • (a) frozen: (turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold) "the frozen North"; "frozen pipes"; "children skating on a frozen brook"
  • (s) frozen, rooted, stock-still: (absolutely still) "frozen with horror"; "they stood rooted in astonishment"
  • (s) frozen: (not thawed)
  • (s) frozen: (not convertible to cash) "frozen assets"
fructify, Verb
  • (v) fructify: (become productive or fruitful) "The seeds fructified"
  • (v) fructify: (make productive or fruitful) "The earth that he fructified"
  • (v) fructify, set: (bear fruit) "the apple trees fructify"
fructose, Noun
  • (n) fructose, fruit_sugar, levulose, laevulose: (a simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits)
frugal, Adjective
  • (s) economical, frugal, scotch, sparing, stinting: (avoiding waste) "an economical meal"; "an economical shopper"; "a frugal farmer"; "a frugal lunch"; "a sparing father and a spending son"; "sparing in their use of heat and light"; "stinting in bestowing gifts"; "thrifty because they remember the great Depression"; "`scotch' is used only informally"
frugality, Noun
  • (n) frugality, frugalness: (prudence in avoiding waste)
frugalness, Noun
  • (n) frugality, frugalness: (prudence in avoiding waste)
fruit-eating, Adjective
  • (s) carpophagous, fruit-eating: (feeding on fruit)
fruit, Noun
  • (n) fruit: (the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant)
  • (n) fruit: (the consequence of some effort or action) "he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies"
  • (n) yield, fruit: (an amount of a product)
fruit, Verb
  • (v) fruit: (cause to bear fruit)
  • (v) fruit: (bear fruit) "the trees fruited early this year"
fruitcake, Noun
  • (n) crackpot, crank, nut, nut_case, fruitcake, screwball: (a whimsically eccentric person)
  • (n) fruitcake: (a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on)
fruitful, Adjective
  • (a) fruitful: (productive or conducive to producing in abundance) "be fruitful and multiply"
fruitfulness, Noun
  • (n) fecundity, fruitfulness: (the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination)
  • (n) fruitfulness, fecundity: (the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth)
fruiting, Adjective
  • (s) fruiting: (capable of bearing fruit)
fruition, Noun
  • (n) fruition: (the condition of bearing fruit)
  • (n) fruition: (enjoyment derived from use or possession)
  • (n) realization, realisation, fruition: (something that is made real or concrete) "the victory was the realization of a whole year's work"
fruitless, Adjective
  • (s) bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vain: (unproductive of success) "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"
fruitlessness, Noun
  • (n) fruitlessness: (a lack of creative imagination)
  • (n) fruitlessness, aridity, barrenness: (the quality of yielding nothing of value)
fruitwood, Noun
  • (n) fruitwood: (wood of various fruit trees (as apple or cherry or pear) used especially in cabinetwork)
fruity, Adjective
  • (s) balmy, barmy, bats, batty, bonkers, buggy, cracked, crackers, daft, dotty, fruity, haywire, kooky, kookie, loco, loony, loopy, nuts, nutty, round_the_bend, around_the_bend, wacky, whacky: (informal or slang terms for mentally irregular) "it used to drive my husband balmy"
  • (s) fruity: (tasting or smelling richly of or as of fruit)
frump, Noun
  • (n) frump, dog: (a dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman) "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she's a real dog"
frumpish, Adjective
  • (s) dowdy, frumpy, frumpish: (primly out of date) "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game"
frumpy, Adjective
  • (s) dowdy, frumpy, frumpish: (primly out of date) "nothing so frumpish as last year's gambling game"
frustrate, Verb
  • (v) thwart, queer, spoil, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk: (hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of) "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
  • (v) torment, rag, bedevil, crucify, dun, frustrate: (treat cruelly) "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"
frustrated, Adjective
  • (s) defeated, disappointed, discomfited, foiled, frustrated, thwarted: (disappointingly unsuccessful) "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"
frustrating, Adjective
  • (s) frustrating: (discouraging by hindering)
  • (s) frustrating, frustrative, thwarting: (preventing realization or attainment of a desire)
frustration, Noun
  • (n) frustration, defeat: (the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals)
  • (n) frustration, thwarting, foiling: (an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts)
  • (n) frustration: (a feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized) "her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration"
frustrative, Adjective
  • (s) frustrating, frustrative, thwarting: (preventing realization or attainment of a desire)
fruticose, Adjective
  • (a) shrubby, fruticose, fruticulose: (of or relating to or resembling a shrub)
fruticulose, Adjective
  • (a) shrubby, fruticose, fruticulose: (of or relating to or resembling a shrub)
fry, Verb
  • (v) electrocute, fry: (kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair) "The serial killer was electrocuted"
  • (v) fry: (be excessively hot) "If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they'll be fried"
  • (v) fry: (cook on a hot surface using fat) "fry the pancakes"
fryer, Noun
  • (n) fryer, frier, pullet: (flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying)
frying, Noun
  • (n) frying, sauteing: (cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle)
frypan, Noun
  • (n) frying_pan, frypan, skillet: (a pan used for frying foods)
ft-L, Noun
  • (n) foot-lambert, ft-L: (a former luminance unit equal to one lumen per square foot)
ft, Noun
  • (n) foot, ft: (a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard) "he is six feet tall"
fthm, Noun
  • (n) fathom, fthm: (a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth)
  • (n) fathom, fthm: ((mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore)
fuchsia, Noun
  • (n) fuchsia: (any of various tropical shrubs widely cultivated for their showy drooping purplish or reddish or white flowers; Central and South America and New Zealand and Tahiti)
fuck, Noun
  • (n) fuck, fucking, screw, screwing, ass, nooky, nookie, piece_of_ass, piece_of_tail, roll_in_the_hay, shag, shtup: (slang for sexual intercourse)
fuck, Verb
  • (v) sleep_together, roll_in_the_hay, love, make_out, make_love, sleep_with, get_laid, have_sex, know, do_it, be_intimate, have_intercourse, have_it_away, have_it_off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie_with, bed, have_a_go_at_it, bang, get_it_on, bonk: (have sexual intercourse with) "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?"
fucked-up, Adjective
  • (s) fucked-up, snafu: (snarled or stalled in complete confusion) "situation normal--all fucked-up"
fucker, Noun
  • (n) fucker: (someone who engages in sexual intercourse)
  • (n) fucker: (a stupid despised man)
fuckhead, Noun
  • (n) dunce, dunderhead, numskull, blockhead, bonehead, lunkhead, hammerhead, knucklehead, loggerhead, muttonhead, shithead, dumbass, fuckhead: (a stupid person; these words are used to express a low opinion of someone's intelligence)
fucking, Adjective
  • (s) bally, blinking, bloody, blooming, crashing, flaming, fucking: (informal intensifiers) "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot"
fucking, Noun
  • (n) fuck, fucking, screw, screwing, ass, nooky, nookie, piece_of_ass, piece_of_tail, roll_in_the_hay, shag, shtup: (slang for sexual intercourse)
fuckup, Noun
  • (n) blunder, blooper, bloomer, bungle, pratfall, foul-up, fuckup, flub, botch, boner, boo-boo: (an embarrassing mistake)
  • (n) bungler, blunderer, fumbler, bumbler, stumbler, sad_sack, botcher, butcher, fuckup: (someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence)
fuddle, Noun
  • (n) clutter, jumble, muddle, fuddle, mare's_nest, welter, smother: (a confused multitude of things)
fuddle, Verb
  • (v) befuddle, fuddle: (make stupid with alcohol)
  • (v) confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate: (be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly) "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher"
  • (v) drink, booze, fuddle: (consume alcohol) "We were up drinking all night"
fuddled, Adjective
  • (s) besotted, blind_drunk, blotto, crocked, cockeyed, fuddled, loaded, pie-eyed, pissed, pixilated, plastered, slopped, sloshed, smashed, soaked, soused, sozzled, squiffy, stiff, tight, wet: (very drunk)
fudge, Noun
  • (n) fudge: (soft creamy candy)
fudge, Verb
  • (v) fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent: (tamper, with the purpose of deception) "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data"
  • (v) hedge, fudge, evade, put_off, circumvent, parry, elude, skirt, dodge, duck, sidestep: (avoid or try to avoid fulfilling, answering, or performing (duties, questions, or issues)) "He dodged the issue"; "she skirted the problem"; "They tend to evade their responsibilities"; "he evaded the questions skillfully"
fuel, Noun
  • (n) fuel: (a substance that can be consumed to produce energy) "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"
fuel, Verb
  • (v) fuel: (provide with a combustible substance that provides energy) "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars"
  • (v) fuel, fire: (provide with fuel) "Oil fires the furnace"
  • (v) fuel: (take in fuel, as of a ship) "The tanker fueled in Bahrain"
  • (v) fuel: (stimulate) "fuel the debate on creationism"
fueled, Adjective
  • (a) fueled: (heated, driven, or produced by burning fuel)
fueling, Noun
  • (n) fueling, refueling: (the activity of supplying or taking on fuel)
fugacious, Adjective
  • (s) ephemeral, passing, short-lived, transient, transitory, fugacious: (lasting a very short time) "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth's transient beauty"; "love is transitory but it is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms"
fugaciousness, Noun
  • (n) fugacity, fugaciousness: (the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts))
fugacity, Noun
  • (n) fugacity: (the tendency of a gas to expand or escape)
  • (n) fugacity, fugaciousness: (the lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts))
fugitive, Adjective
  • (s) fleeting, fugitive, momentaneous, momentary: (lasting for a markedly brief time) "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse"
fugitive, Noun
  • (n) fugitive, runaway, fleer: (someone who flees from an uncongenial situation) "fugitives from the sweatshops"
  • (n) fugitive, fugitive_from_justice: (someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice)
fugue, Noun
  • (n) fugue, psychogenic_fugue: (dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to creates a new life; during the fugue there is no memory of the former life; after recovering there is no memory for events during the dissociative state)
  • (n) fugue: (a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days)
  • (n) fugue: (a musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement)
fulfil, Verb
  • (v) carry_through, accomplish, execute, carry_out, action, fulfill, fulfil: (put in effect) "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"
  • (v) meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil: (fill or meet a want or need)
  • (v) satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, live_up_to: (meet the requirements or expectations of)
fulfill, Verb
  • (v) carry_through, accomplish, execute, carry_out, action, fulfill, fulfil: (put in effect) "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"
  • (v) meet, satisfy, fill, fulfill, fulfil: (fill or meet a want or need)
  • (v) satisfy, fulfill, fulfil, live_up_to: (meet the requirements or expectations of)
fulfillment, Noun
  • (n) fulfillment, fulfilment: (a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires)
  • (n) fulfillment, fulfilment: (the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc))
fulfilment, Noun
  • (n) fulfillment, fulfilment: (a feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires)
  • (n) fulfillment, fulfilment: (the act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc))
fulgent, Adjective
  • (s) blazing, blinding, dazzling, fulgent, glaring, glary: (shining intensely) "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun"
fulgid, Adjective
  • (s) aglitter, coruscant, fulgid, glinting, glistering, glittering, glittery, scintillant, scintillating, sparkly: (having brief brilliant points or flashes of light) "bugle beads all aglitter"; "glinting eyes"; "glinting water"; "his glittering eyes were cold and malevolent"; "shop window full of glittering Christmas trees"; "glittery costume jewelry"; "scintillant mica"; "the scintillating stars"; "a dress with sparkly sequins"; "`glistering' is an archaic term"
fulgurant, Adjective
  • (s) dazzling, eye-popping, fulgurant, fulgurous: (amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning) "the skater's dazzling virtuosic leaps"; "these great best canvases still look as astonishing and as invitingly new as they did...when...his fulgurant popularity was in full growth"- Janet Flanner"; "adventures related...in a style both vivid and fulgurous"- Idwal Jones"
fulgurous, Adjective
  • (s) dazzling, eye-popping, fulgurant, fulgurous: (amazingly impressive; suggestive of the flashing of lightning) "the skater's dazzling virtuosic leaps"; "these great best canvases still look as astonishing and as invitingly new as they did...when...his fulgurant popularity was in full growth"- Janet Flanner"; "adventures related...in a style both vivid and fulgurous"- Idwal Jones"
full-blood, Adjective
  • (s) full-blooded, full-blood, blooded: (of unmixed ancestry) "full-blooded Native American"; "blooded Jersies"
full-blooded, Adjective
  • (s) full-blooded, full-blood, blooded: (of unmixed ancestry) "full-blooded Native American"; "blooded Jersies"
  • (s) hearty, full-blooded, lusty, red-blooded: (endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health) "a hearty glow of health"
full-blown, Adjective
  • (s) full-blown, matured: (fully ripe; at the height of bloom) "a full-blown rose"
  • (s) full-blown: (having or displaying all the characteristics necessary for completeness) "a full-blown financial crisis"
full-bodied, Adjective
  • (s) full-bodied, racy, rich, robust: (marked by richness and fullness of flavor) "a rich ruby port"; "full-bodied wines"; "a robust claret"; "the robust flavor of fresh-brewed coffee"
full-bosomed, Adjective
  • (s) bosomy, busty, buxom, curvaceous, curvy, full-bosomed, sonsie, sonsy, stacked, voluptuous, well-endowed: ((of a woman's body) having a large bosom and pleasing curves) "Hollywood seems full of curvaceous blondes"; "a curvy young woman in a tight dress"
full-dress, Adjective
  • (s) dress, full-dress: ((of an occasion) requiring formal clothes) "a dress dinner"; "a full-dress ceremony"
  • (s) full-dress, dress: (suitable for formal occasions) "formal wear"; "a full-dress uniform"; "dress shoes"
  • (s) full-dress: (complete in every respect) "a full-dress debate"; "a full-dress investigation"
full-face, Adjective
  • (s) guardant, gardant, full-face: (looking forward)
full-grown, Adjective
  • (s) adult, big, full-grown, fully_grown, grown, grownup: ((of animals) fully developed) "an adult animal"; "a grown woman"
full-length, Adjective
  • (s) full-length: (representing or accommodating the entire length) "a full-length portrait"
  • (s) full-length, uncut: (complete) "the full-length play"
full-of-the-moon, Noun
  • (n) full_moon, full-of-the-moon, full_phase_of_the_moon, full: (the time when the Moon is fully illuminated) "the moon is at the full"
full-scale, Adjective
  • (s) all-out, full-scale: (using all available resources) "all-out war"; "a full-scale campaign against nuclear power plants"
full-size, Adjective
  • (s) life-size, lifesize, life-sized, full-size: (being of the same size as an original) "a life-size sculpture"
full-strength, Adjective
  • (s) neat, straight, full-strength: (without water) "took his whiskey neat"
full-term, Adjective
  • (a) full-term: (gestated for the entire duration of normal pregnancy) "a healthy full-term baby"
full-time, Adjective
  • (a) full-time: (for the entire time appropriate to an activity) "a full-time job"
full, Adjective
  • (s) broad, full: (being at a peak or culminating point) "broad daylight"; "full summer"
  • (s) entire, full, total: (constituting the full quantity or extent; complete) "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure"
  • (a) full: (containing as much or as many as is possible or normal) "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing"
  • (a) full: ((of sound) having marked deepness and body) "full tones"; "a full voice"
  • (s) full, total: (complete in extent or degree and in every particular) "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"
  • (s) full, replete: (filled to satisfaction with food or drink) "a full stomach"
  • (s) full, good: (having the normally expected amount) "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"
  • (s) wide, wide-cut, full: (having ample fabric) "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"
full, Noun
  • (n) full_moon, full-of-the-moon, full_phase_of_the_moon, full: (the time when the Moon is fully illuminated) "the moon is at the full"
full, Verb
  • (v) full: (beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening) "full the cloth"
  • (v) full: (make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering)
  • (v) wax, full: (increase in phase) "the moon is waxing"
fuller, Adjective
  • (s) broad, full: (being at a peak or culminating point) "broad daylight"; "full summer"
  • (s) entire, full, total: (constituting the full quantity or extent; complete) "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure"
  • (a) full: (containing as much or as many as is possible or normal) "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing"
  • (a) full: ((of sound) having marked deepness and body) "full tones"; "a full voice"
  • (s) full, total: (complete in extent or degree and in every particular) "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"
  • (s) full, replete: (filled to satisfaction with food or drink) "a full stomach"
  • (s) full, good: (having the normally expected amount) "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"
  • (s) wide, wide-cut, full: (having ample fabric) "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"
fullest, Adjective
  • (s) broad, full: (being at a peak or culminating point) "broad daylight"; "full summer"
  • (s) entire, full, total: (constituting the full quantity or extent; complete) "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure"
  • (a) full: (containing as much or as many as is possible or normal) "a full glass"; "a sky full of stars"; "a full life"; "the auditorium was full to overflowing"
  • (a) full: ((of sound) having marked deepness and body) "full tones"; "a full voice"
  • (s) full, total: (complete in extent or degree and in every particular) "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster"
  • (s) full, replete: (filled to satisfaction with food or drink) "a full stomach"
  • (s) full, good: (having the normally expected amount) "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here"
  • (s) wide, wide-cut, full: (having ample fabric) "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt"
fullness, Noun
  • (n) comprehensiveness, fullness: (completeness over a broad scope)
  • (n) fullness, mellowness, richness: (the property of a sensation that is rich and pleasing) "the music had a fullness that echoed through the hall"; "the cheap wine had no body, no mellowness"; "he was well aware of the richness of his own appearance"
  • (n) fullness: (the condition of being filled to capacity)
  • (n) fullness, voluminosity, voluminousness: (greatness of volume)
fulminant, Adjective
  • (s) fulminant: (sudden and severe) "fulminant pain"; "fulminant fever"
fulminate, Noun
  • (n) fulminate: (a salt or ester of fulminic acid)
fulminate, Verb
  • (v) fulminate, rail: (criticize severely) "He fulminated against the Republicans' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies"
  • (v) fulminate: (come on suddenly and intensely) "the disease fulminated"
  • (v) fulminate: (cause to explode violently and with loud noise)
fulmination, Noun
  • (n) fulmination, diatribe: (thunderous verbal attack)
  • (n) fulmination: (the act of exploding with noise and violence) "his fulminations frightened the horses"
fulsome, Adjective
  • (s) buttery, fulsome, oily, oleaginous, smarmy, soapy, unctuous: (unpleasantly and excessively suave or ingratiating in manner or speech) "buttery praise"; "gave him a fulsome introduction"; "an oily sycophantic press agent"; "oleaginous hypocrisy"; "smarmy self-importance"; "the unctuous Uriah Heep"; "soapy compliments"
fulsomeness, Noun
  • (n) fulsomeness, oiliness, oleaginousness, smarminess, unctuousness, unction: (smug self-serving earnestness)
  • (n) unction, smarm, fulsomeness: (excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm)
fumble, Noun
  • (n) fumble, muff: ((sports) dropping the ball)
fumble, Verb
  • (v) botch, bodge, bumble, fumble, botch_up, muff, blow, flub, screw_up, ball_up, spoil, muck_up, bungle, fluff, bollix, bollix_up, bollocks, bollocks_up, bobble, mishandle, louse_up, foul_up, mess_up, fuck_up: (make a mess of, destroy or ruin) "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
  • (v) fumble, blunder: (make one's way clumsily or blindly) "He fumbled towards the door"
  • (v) fumble: (handle clumsily)
  • (v) fumble: (drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder) "fumble a grounder"
  • (v) grope, fumble: (feel about uncertainly or blindly) "She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom"
fumbler, Noun
  • (n) bungler, blunderer, fumbler, bumbler, stumbler, sad_sack, botcher, butcher, fuckup: (someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence)
fumbling, Adjective
  • (s) bungling, clumsy, fumbling, incompetent: (showing lack of skill or aptitude) "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf"
fume, Noun
  • (n) smoke, fume: (a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas)
fume, Verb
  • (v) fume: (be mad, angry, or furious)
  • (v) fume, smoke: (emit a cloud of fine particles) "The chimney was fuming"
  • (v) fumigate, fume: (treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests)
  • (v) reek, fume: (be wet with sweat or blood, as of one's face)
fumeroot, Noun
  • (n) fumewort, fumeroot, Corydalis_solida: (herb of northern Europe and Asia having erect racemes of red flowers)
  • (n) fumitory, fumewort, fumeroot, Fumaria_officinalis: (delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally)
fumes, Noun
  • (n) exhaust, exhaust_fumes, fumes: (gases ejected from an engine as waste products)
  • (n) smoke, fume: (a cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas)
fumewort, Noun
  • (n) fumewort, fumeroot, Corydalis_solida: (herb of northern Europe and Asia having erect racemes of red flowers)
  • (n) fumitory, fumewort, fumeroot, Fumaria_officinalis: (delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally)
fumigate, Verb
  • (v) fumigate, fume: (treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests)
fumitory, Noun
  • (n) fumitory, fumewort, fumeroot, Fumaria_officinalis: (delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally)
fun, Noun
  • (n) fun, merriment, playfulness: (activities that are enjoyable or amusing) "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around"
  • (n) fun, play, sport: (verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously)) "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport"
  • (n) fun: (violent and excited activity) "she asked for money and then the fun began"; "they began to fight like fun"
  • (n) playfulness, fun: (a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement) "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with"
function, Noun
  • (n) affair, occasion, social_occasion, function, social_function: (a vaguely specified social event) "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"
  • (n) function, mathematical_function, single-valued_function, map, mapping: ((mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function))
  • (n) function, purpose, role, use: (what something is used for) "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
  • (n) function, office, part, role: (the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group) "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"
  • (n) function: (a relation such that one thing is dependent on another) "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand"
  • (n) function: (a formal or official social gathering or ceremony) "it was a black-tie function"
  • (n) routine, subroutine, subprogram, procedure, function: (a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program)
function, Verb
  • (v) function, work, operate, go, run: (perform as expected when applied) "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
  • (v) officiate, function: (perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function) "His wife officiated as his private secretary"
  • (v) serve, function: (serve a purpose, role, or function) "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk"
functional, Adjective
  • (a) functional: (designed for or capable of a particular function or use) "a style of writing in which every word is functional"; "functional architecture"
  • (a) functional: (involving or affecting function rather than physiology) "functional deafness"
  • (a) functional: (relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure; it is a functional one") "the problem now is not a constitutional one"; "delegates elected on a functional rather than a geographical basis"
  • (s) functional, usable, useable, operable, operational: (fit or ready for use or service) "the toaster was still functional even after being dropped"; "the lawnmower is a bit rusty but still usable"; "an operational aircraft"; "the dishwasher is now in working order"
  • (s) functional: (designed for or adapted to a function or use) "functional education selects knowledge that is concrete and usable rather than abstract and theoretical"; "functional architecture"
  • (s) running, operative, functional, working: ((of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing) "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes"
functionality, Noun
  • (n) functionality: (capable of serving a purpose well) "software with greater functionality"
functionary, Noun
  • (n) official, functionary: (a worker who holds or is invested with an office)
functioning, Adjective
  • (a) functioning: (performing or able to perform its regular function) "a functioning flashlight"
functioning, Noun
  • (n) operation, functioning, performance: (process or manner of functioning or operating) "the power of its engine determines its operation"; "the plane's operation in high winds"; "they compared the cooking performance of each oven"; "the jet's performance conformed to high standards"
fund-raise, Verb
  • (v) fund-raise, fund_raise, fundraise: (raise money for a cause or project) "We are fundraising for AIDS research"
fund, Noun
  • (n) fund, monetary_fund: (a reserve of money set aside for some purpose)
  • (n) investment_company, investment_trust, investment_firm, fund: (a financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies)
  • (n) store, stock, fund: (a supply of something available for future use) "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars"
fund, Verb
  • (v) fund: (convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds)
  • (v) fund: (place or store up in a fund for accumulation)
  • (v) fund: (provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest)
  • (v) fund: (invest money in government securities)
  • (v) fund: (accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability) "fund a medical care plan"
  • (v) fund: (furnish money for) "The government funds basic research in many areas"
fundament, Noun
  • (n) basis, base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, cornerstone: (the fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained) "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture"
  • (n) buttocks, nates, arse, butt, backside, bum, buns, can, fundament, hindquarters, hind_end, keister, posterior, prat, rear, rear_end, rump, stern, seat, tail, tail_end, tooshie, tush, bottom, behind, derriere, fanny, ass: (the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on) "he deserves a good kick in the butt"; "are you going to sit on your fanny and do nothing?"
  • (n) foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure: (lowest support of a structure) "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower"
fundamental, Adjective
  • (s) cardinal, central, fundamental, key, primal: (serving as an essential component) "a cardinal rule"; "the central cause of the problem"; "an example that was fundamental to the argument"; "computers are fundamental to modern industrial structure"
  • (s) fundamental, rudimentary, underlying: (being or involving basic facts or principles) "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incomatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles"
  • (s) fundamental, profound: (far-reaching and thoroughgoing in effect especially on the nature of something) "the fundamental revolution in human values that has occurred"; "the book underwent fundamental changes"; "committed the fundamental error of confusing spending with extravagance"; "profound social changes"
fundamental, Noun
  • (n) fundamental: (any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business) "fundamentals include a company's growth, revenues, earnings, management, and capital structure"
  • (n) fundamental, fundamental_frequency, first_harmonic: (the lowest tone of a harmonic series)
fundamentalism, Noun
  • (n) fundamentalism: (the interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth)
fundamentalist, Adjective
  • (a) fundamentalist, fundamentalistic: (of or relating to or tending toward fundamentalism)
fundamentalist, Noun
  • (n) fundamentalist: (a supporter of fundamentalism)
fundamentalistic, Adjective
  • (a) fundamentalist, fundamentalistic: (of or relating to or tending toward fundamentalism)
fundamentals, Noun
  • (n) fundamental: (any factor that could be considered important to the understanding of a particular business) "fundamentals include a company's growth, revenues, earnings, management, and capital structure"
  • (n) fundamental, fundamental_frequency, first_harmonic: (the lowest tone of a harmonic series)
  • (n) fundamentals, basics, fundamental_principle, basic_principle, bedrock: (principles from which other truths can be derived) "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let's get down to basics"
funded, Adjective
  • (a) funded: (furnished with funds) "well-funded research"
funding, Noun
  • (n) financing, funding: (the act of financing)
  • (n) support, financial_support, funding, backing, financial_backing: (financial resources provided to make some project possible) "the foundation provided support for the experiment"
fundraise, Verb
  • (v) fund-raise, fund_raise, fundraise: (raise money for a cause or project) "We are fundraising for AIDS research"
fundraiser, Noun
  • (n) fundraiser: (someone who solicits financial contributions)
  • (n) fundraiser: (a social function that is held for the purpose of raising money)
funeral, Noun
  • (n) funeral: (a ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated) "hundreds of people attended his funeral"
funereal, Adjective
  • (s) funereal, sepulchral: (suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial) "funereal gloom"; "hollow sepulchral tones"
funfair, Noun
  • (n) amusement_park, funfair, pleasure_ground: (a commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement)
  • (n) carnival, fair, funfair: (a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.)
fungal, Adjective
  • (a) fungal, fungous: (of or relating to fungi)
fungibility, Noun
  • (n) exchangeability, interchangeability, interchangeableness, fungibility: (the quality of being capable of exchange or interchange)
fungicidal, Adjective
  • (a) fungicidal, antifungal: (capable of destroying fungi)
fungicide, Noun
  • (n) antifungal, antifungal_agent, fungicide, antimycotic, antimycotic_agent: (any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi)
fungoid, Adjective
  • (a) fungoid, funguslike: (resembling fungi)
fungous, Adjective
  • (a) fungal, fungous: (of or relating to fungi)
fungus, Noun
  • (n) fungus: (an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia)
funguslike, Adjective
  • (a) fungoid, funguslike: (resembling fungi)
funicle, Noun
  • (n) funicle, funiculus: (the stalk of a plant ovule or seed)
funiculus, Noun
  • (n) funicle, funiculus: (the stalk of a plant ovule or seed)
  • (n) funiculus: (any of several body structure resembling a cord)
funk, Verb
  • (v) flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail: (draw back, as with fear or pain) "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf"
funkier, Adjective
  • (s) fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scented: (offensively malodorous) "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky"
  • (s) funky, low-down: ((of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues)
  • (s) funky: (stylish and modern in an unconventional way) "she likes funky clothes"; "we did it all in black and white in a very funky sixties style"
  • (s) funky: (in a state of cowardly fright)
funkiest, Adjective
  • (s) fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scented: (offensively malodorous) "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky"
  • (s) funky, low-down: ((of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues)
  • (s) funky: (stylish and modern in an unconventional way) "she likes funky clothes"; "we did it all in black and white in a very funky sixties style"
  • (s) funky: (in a state of cowardly fright)
funky, Adjective
  • (s) fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scented: (offensively malodorous) "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky"
  • (s) funky, low-down: ((of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues)
  • (s) funky: (stylish and modern in an unconventional way) "she likes funky clothes"; "we did it all in black and white in a very funky sixties style"
  • (s) funky: (in a state of cowardly fright)
funnel, Noun
  • (n) funnel, funnel_shape: (a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends)
  • (n) funnel: (a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth)
  • (n) funnel: ((nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship))
funnel, Verb
  • (v) funnel: (move or pour through a funnel) "funnel the liquid into the small bottle"
funnies, Noun
  • (n) comic_strip, cartoon_strip, strip, funnies: (a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book)
  • (n) funny_story, good_story, funny_remark, funny: (an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)) "she told a funny story"; "she made a funny"
funniest, Adjective
  • (s) amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible: (arousing or provoking laughter) "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"
  • (s) curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular: (beyond or deviating from the usual or expected) "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
  • (s) fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspicious: (not as expected) "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"
  • (s) funny: (experiencing odd bodily sensations) "told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest"
funniness, Noun
  • (n) drollery, clowning, comedy, funniness: (a comic incident or series of incidents)
funny, Adjective
  • (s) amusing, comic, comical, funny, laughable, mirthful, risible: (arousing or provoking laughter) "an amusing film with a steady stream of pranks and pratfalls"; "an amusing fellow"; "a comic hat"; "a comical look of surprise"; "funny stories that made everybody laugh"; "a very funny writer"; "it would have been laughable if it hadn't hurt so much"; "a mirthful experience"; "risible courtroom antics"
  • (s) curious, funny, odd, peculiar, queer, rum, rummy, singular: (beyond or deviating from the usual or expected) "a curious hybrid accent"; "her speech has a funny twang"; "they have some funny ideas about war"; "had an odd name"; "the peculiar aromatic odor of cloves"; "something definitely queer about this town"; "what a rum fellow"; "singular behavior"
  • (s) fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspicious: (not as expected) "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior"
  • (s) funny: (experiencing odd bodily sensations) "told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest"
funny, Noun
  • (n) funny_story, good_story, funny_remark, funny: (an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)) "she told a funny story"; "she made a funny"
fur, Noun
  • (n) fur, pelt: (the dressed hairy coat of a mammal)
  • (n) fur: (dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel))
  • (n) fur: (a garment made of the dressed hairy coat of a mammal)
furan, Noun
  • (n) furan, furane, furfuran: (a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon)
furane, Noun
  • (n) furan, furane, furfuran: (a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon)
furbelow, Noun
  • (n) frill, flounce, ruffle, furbelow: (a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim)
furbish, Verb
  • (v) buff, burnish, furbish: (polish and make shiny) "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes"
furcate, Verb
  • (v) branch, ramify, fork, furcate, separate: (divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork) "The road forks"
furcation, Noun
  • (n) furcation, forking: (the place where something divides into branches)
furfural, Noun
  • (n) furfural, furfuraldehyde: (a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corncobs; used in making furan and as a solvent)
furfuraldehyde, Noun
  • (n) furfural, furfuraldehyde: (a liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corncobs; used in making furan and as a solvent)
furfuran, Noun
  • (n) furan, furane, furfuran: (a colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon)
furious, Adjective
  • (s) angered, enraged, furious, infuriated, maddened: (marked by extreme anger) "the enraged bull attached"; "furious about the accident"; "a furious scowl"; "infuriated onlookers charged the police who were beating the boy"; "could not control the maddened crowd"
  • (s) angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wild: ((of the elements) as if showing violent anger) "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"
  • (s) ferocious, fierce, furious, savage: (marked by extreme and violent energy) "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle"
furiousness, Noun
  • (n) ferocity, fierceness, furiousness, fury, vehemence, violence, wildness: (the property of being wild or turbulent) "the storm's violence"
furl, Verb
  • (v) roll_up, furl: (form into a cylinder by rolling) "Roll up the cloth"
furled, Adjective
  • (s) furled, rolled: (rolled up and secured) "furled sails bound securely to the spar"; "a furled flag"; "his rolled umbrella hanging on his arm"
furnace, Noun
  • (n) furnace: (an enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc.)
furnish, Verb
  • (v) furnish: (provide or equip with furniture) "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style"
  • (v) supply, provide, render, furnish: (give something useful or necessary to) "We provided the room with an electrical heater"
furnished, Adjective
  • (a) furnished, equipped: (provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority)) "a furnished apartment"; "a completely furnished toolbox"
furnishing, Noun
  • (n) furnishing, trappings: ((usually plural) accessory wearing apparel)
  • (n) furnishing: ((usually plural) the instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable)
  • (n) furnishing: (the act of decorating a house or room)
furniture, Noun
  • (n) furniture, piece_of_furniture, article_of_furniture: (furnishings that make a room or other area ready for occupancy) "they had too much furniture for the small apartment"; "there was only one piece of furniture in the room"
furor, Noun
  • (n) fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage: (an interest followed with exaggerated zeal) "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"
  • (n) furor, furore: (a sudden outburst (as of protest))
furore, Noun
  • (n) fad, craze, furor, furore, cult, rage: (an interest followed with exaggerated zeal) "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"
  • (n) furor, furore: (a sudden outburst (as of protest))
furosemide, Noun
  • (n) furosemide, Lasix: (commonly used diuretic (trade name Lasix) used to treat hypertension and edema)
furred, Adjective
  • (s) furred, furry: (covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs) "furred animals"; "a furry teddy bear"
furrier, Noun
  • (n) cloakmaker, furrier: (someone whose occupation is making or repairing fur garments)
furrow, Noun
  • (n) furrow: (a long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow))
  • (n) wrinkle, furrow, crease, crinkle, seam, line: (a slight depression in the smoothness of a surface) "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles"
furrow, Verb
  • (v) furrow, rut, groove: (hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove) "furrow soil"
  • (v) furrow, wrinkle, crease: (make wrinkled or creased) "furrow one's brow"
  • (v) furrow, chamfer, chase: (cut a furrow into a columns)
furrowed, Adjective
  • (a) furrowed, rugged: (having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface) "furrowed fields"; "his furrowed face lit by a warming smile"
furry, Adjective
  • (s) furred, furry: (covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs) "furred animals"; "a furry teddy bear"
further, Adjective
  • (s) further, farther: (more distant in especially degree) "nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther from the truth"; "farther from our expectations"
further, Verb
  • (v) foster, further: (promote the growth of) "Foster our children's well-being and education"
  • (v) promote, advance, boost, further, encourage: (contribute to the progress or growth of) "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
furtherance, Noun
  • (n) forwarding, furtherance, promotion: (the advancement of some enterprise) "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career"
  • (n) promotion, furtherance, advancement: (encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something)
furthermost, Adjective
  • (s) farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmost, uttermost: ((comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order) "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula"
furthest, Adjective
  • (s) farthermost, farthest, furthermost, furthest, utmost, uttermost: ((comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order) "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula"
furtive, Adjective
  • (s) backstair, backstairs, furtive: (secret and sly or sordid) "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard"; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior"
  • (s) furtive, sneak, sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious: (marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed) "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"
furtiveness, Noun
  • (n) furtiveness, sneakiness, stealthiness: (a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously)
furuncle, Noun
  • (n) boil, furuncle: (a painful sore with a hard core filled with pus)
furze, Noun
  • (n) gorse, furze, whin, Irish_gorse, Ulex_europaeus: (very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe)
fusain, Noun
  • (n) charcoal, fusain: (a stick of black carbon material used for drawing)
fuscous, Adjective
  • (s) fuscous, taupe: (of something having a dusky brownish grey color)
fuse, Noun
  • (n) fuse, electrical_fuse, safety_fuse: (an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded)
  • (n) fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming: (any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant)
fuse, Verb
  • (v) blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge: (mix together different elements) "The colors blend well"
  • (v) fuse: (become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat) "The substances fused at a very high temperature"
  • (v) fuse: (equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse)
  • (v) fuse: (make liquid or plastic by heating) "The storm fused the electric mains"
fused, Adjective
  • (s) amalgamate, amalgamated, coalesced, consolidated, fused: (joined together into a whole) "United Industries"; "the amalgamated colleges constituted a university"; "a consolidated school"
fusee, Noun
  • (n) fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming: (any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant)
  • (n) fusee, fuzee: (a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains)
  • (n) fusee, fuzee: (a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind)
  • (n) fusee_drive, fusee: (a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring)
fuselage, Noun
  • (n) fuselage: (the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo))
fusible, Adjective
  • (s) fusible: (capable of being melted and fused)
fusiform, Adjective
  • (s) fusiform, spindle-shaped, cigar-shaped: (tapering at each end)
fusillade, Noun
  • (n) fusillade, salvo, volley, burst: (rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms) "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise"
fusillade, Verb
  • (v) fusillade: (attack with fusillade)
fusion, Noun
  • (n) coalition, fusion: (the state of being combined into one body)
  • (n) fusion, merger, unification: (an occurrence that involves the production of a union)
  • (n) fusion: (the merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words)
  • (n) fusion, nuclear_fusion, nuclear_fusion_reaction: (a nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy)
  • (n) fusion, optical_fusion: (the combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept)
  • (n) fusion, spinal_fusion: (correction of an unstable part of the spine by joining two or more vertebrae; usually done surgically but sometimes done by traction or immobilization)
  • (n) fusion: (the act of fusing (or melting) together)
fuss-budget, Noun
  • (n) worrier, fuss-budget, fusspot, worrywart: (thinks about unfortunate things that might happen)
fuss, Noun
  • (n) bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss: (a quarrel about petty points)
  • (n) bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir: (a rapid active commotion)
  • (n) dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap: (an excited state of agitation) "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
  • (n) fuss, trouble, bother, hassle: (an angry disturbance) "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother"
fuss, Verb
  • (v) fuss, niggle, fret: (worry unnecessarily or excessively) "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now"
  • (v) mother, fuss, overprotect: (care for like a mother) "She fusses over her husband"
fussiness, Noun
  • (n) fussiness: (unnecessary elaborateness in details)
  • (n) irritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance, choler: (an irritable petulant feeling)
fusspot, Noun
  • (n) worrier, fuss-budget, fusspot, worrywart: (thinks about unfortunate things that might happen)
fussy, Adjective
  • (s) busy, fussy: (overcrowded or cluttered with detail) "a busy painting"; "a fussy design"
  • (s) crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill-tempered: (annoyed and irritable)
  • (s) finical, finicky, fussy, particular, picky: (exacting especially about details) "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared"
fustian, Noun
  • (n) bombast, fustian, rant, claptrap, blah: (pompous or pretentious talk or writing)
  • (n) fustian: (a strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap)
fustigate, Verb
  • (v) cudgel, fustigate: (strike with a cudgel)
fusty, Adjective
  • (s) fusty, musty, frowsty: (stale and unclean smelling)
  • (s) fusty, standpat, unprogressive, nonprogressive: (old-fashioned and out of date)
futile, Adjective
  • (s) bootless, fruitless, futile, sleeveless, vain: (unproductive of success) "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt"
  • (s) futile, ineffectual, otiose, unavailing: (producing no result or effect) "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt"
futon, Noun
  • (n) futon: (mattress consisting of a pad of cotton batting that is used for sleeping on the floor or on a raised frame)
future, Adjective
  • (a) future: (yet to be or coming) "some future historian will evaluate him"
  • (a) future: (a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened) "future auxiliary"
  • (s) future: (effective in or looking toward the future) "he was preparing for future employment opportunities"
  • (s) future, next, succeeding: ((of elected officers) elected but not yet serving) "our next president"
future, Noun
  • (n) future, hereafter, futurity, time_to_come: (the time yet to come)
  • (n) future, future_tense: (a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future)
  • (n) future: (bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date)
futurism, Noun
  • (n) futurism: (an artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age)
  • (n) futurism: (the position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future)
futurist, Adjective
  • (a) futuristic, futurist: (of or relating to futurism) "futurist art"
futurist, Noun
  • (n) fantast, futurist: (someone who predicts the future)
  • (n) futurist: (a theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (the Book of Revelation) will be fulfilled in the future)
futuristic, Adjective
  • (a) futuristic, futurist: (of or relating to futurism) "futurist art"
futuristics, Noun
  • (n) futurology, futuristics: (the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions)
futurity, Noun
  • (n) future, hereafter, futurity, time_to_come: (the time yet to come)
  • (n) futurity: (the quality of being in or of the future)
futurology, Noun
  • (n) futurology, futuristics: (the study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions)
fuze, Noun
  • (n) fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming: (any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant)
fuzee, Noun
  • (n) fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming: (any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant)
  • (n) fusee, fuzee: (a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains)
  • (n) fusee, fuzee: (a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind)
fuzz, Noun
  • (n) blur, fuzz: (a hazy or indistinct representation) "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz"
  • (n) bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig: (uncomplimentary terms for a policeman)
  • (n) fuzz: (the first beard of an adolescent boy)
  • (n) hair, fuzz, tomentum: (filamentous hairlike growth on a plant) "peach fuzz"
fuzzed, Adjective
  • (s) fuzzed, fuzzy: (covering with fine light hairs) "his head fuzzed like a dandelion gone to seed"
fuzziness, Noun
  • (n) indistinctness, softness, blurriness, fogginess, fuzziness: (the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines)
fuzzy, Adjective
  • (s) bleary, blurred, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, muzzy: (indistinct or hazy in outline) "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes"
  • (s) fuzzed, fuzzy: (covering with fine light hairs) "his head fuzzed like a dandelion gone to seed"
  • (s) fuzzy: (confused and not coherent; not clearly thought out) "a vague and fuzzy idea of the world of finance"