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F   The 6th letter of the Roman alphabet 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 F   A degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature F   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 F.   ; free or impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine" F.I.S.C.   A secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance and for authorizing searches of suspected spies and terrorists by the Department of Justic F._D._Roosevelt   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) F._G._Banting   Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H. Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941) F._Scott_Fitzgerald   United States novelist (1896-1940) Fa   The syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization FAA   An agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation Fab   Extremely pleasing; "a fabulous vacation" Fabaceae   A large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae Faberge   Russian goldsmith noted for creating a series of jeweled and enameled Easter eggs for European royalty (1846-1920) Fabian   A member of the Fabian Society in Britain Fabian   Using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation; "a fabian policy" Fabian   Of or relating to Fabianism; "the Fabian society" Fabiana   Genus of South and Central American heathlike evergreen shrubs Fabiana_imbricata   Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic Fabianism   Socialism to be established by gradual reforms within the law Back to top Fabian_Society   An association of British socialists who advocate gradual reforms within the law leading to democratic socialism Fable   A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events Fable   A short moral story (often with animal characters) Fable   A deliberately false or improbable account Fabled   Celebrated in fable or legend; "the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox"; "legendary exploits of Jesse James" Fabric   Artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress" Fabric   The underlying structure; "restoring the framework of the bombed building"; "it is part of the fabric of society" Fabricate   Make up something artificial or untrue Fabricate   Put together out of components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys" Fabricated   Formed or conceived by the imagination; "a fabricated excuse for his absence"; "a fancied wrong"; "a fictional character"; "used fictitious names"; "a made-up story" Fabrication   The deliberate act of deviating from the truth Fabrication   The act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) Fabrication   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" Fabrication   Writing in a fictional form Fabrication   A deliberately false or improbable account Fabricator   Someone who tells lies Fabulist   A person who tells or invents fables Fabulous   Barely credible; "the fabulous endurance of a marathon runner" Fabulous   Extremely pleasing; "a fabulous vacation" Fabulous   Based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity; "mythical centaurs"; "the fabulous unicorn" Back to top Fabulously   In a fabulous manner; "she was a fabulously gifted player" Facade   The face or front of a building Facade   A showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant Face   The act of confronting bravely; "he hated facing the facts"; "he excelled in the face of danger" Face   A vertical surface of a building or cliff 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" Face   The striking or working surface of an implement Face   The general outward appearance of something; "the face of the city is changing" Face   The expression on a person''s face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" Face   Impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn''t believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" Face   Status in the eyes of others; "he lost face" 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" Face   The part of an animal corresponding to the human face Face   A specific size and style of type within a type family Face   A contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect" 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   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" Face   Deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes" Face   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" 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" Back to top Face   Cover the front or surface of; "The building was faced with beautiful stones" Face   Line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; "face the lapels of the jacket" Face   Turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; "Turn and face your partner now" Face   Turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card" 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" Face   Be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other" Face-amount_certificate_company   A regulated investment company that pays a stated amount to certificate holders on a stated maturity date Face-harden   Harden steel by adding carbon Face-lift   Perform cosmetic surgery on someone''s face Face-off   (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players Face-off   A hostile disagreement face-to-face Face-saving   Maintaining dignity or prestige; "a face-saving compromise" Face-to-face   In each other''s presence; "a face-to-face encounter" Face-to-face   Within each other''s presence; "she met the president face-to-face" Face-to-face   Directly facing each other; "the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table"; "lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street"; "they sat opposite at the table" Faced   Having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination; "a neatly faced terrace" Faceless   Without a face or identity; "a faceless apparition"; "the faceless accusers of the police state" Facelift   A renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) Facelift   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" Faceplate   A protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component) Back to top Facer   (a dated Briticism) a serious difficulty with which one is suddenly faced Facet   A distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question" Facet   A smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone) Faceted   Having facets; "a faceted diamond" Facetious   Cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice" Facetiously   Not seriously; "I meant it facetiously" Facetiousness   Playful humor Facet_plane   The plane of a facet of an object (as of a cube) Face_angle   The angle formed by two edges of a polyhedral angle Face_card   One of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face Face_cloth   Bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body Face_cream   A cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin Face_fungus   The hair growing on the lower part of a man''s face Face_guard   Face mask consisting of a strong wire mesh on the front of football helmets Face_lift   A renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) Face_lift   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" Face_lifting   A renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) Face_lifting   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" Face_mask   Mask that provides a protective covering for the face in such sports as baseball or football or hockey Face_off   Start a game by a face-off Back to top Face_pack   A cream that cleanses and tones the skin Face_powder   Cosmetic powder for the face Face_recognition   The visual perception of familiar faces Face_recognition   Biometric identification by scanning a person''s face and matching it against a library of known faces; "they used face recognition to spot known terrorists" Face_saver   An act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige) Face_saving   An act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige) Face_soap   Soap used as a toiletry Face_the_music   Accept the unpleasant consequences of one''s actions Face_towel   A small towel used to dry the hands or face Face_to_face   Involving close contact; confronting each other; "the boy and the policeman suddenly came face-to-face at the corner"; "they spoke facel to face" Face_up   Deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes" Face_value   The apparent worth as opposed to the real worth Face_value   The value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value Face_veil   A piece of more-or-less transparent material that covers the face Facia   A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc Facial   Care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams Facial   Cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles Facial   Of or pertaining to the outside surface of an object Facial   Of or concerning the face; "a facial massage"; "facial hair"; "facial expression" Facially   With respect to the face Back to top Facial_artery   An artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face Facial_expression   The expression on a person''s face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" Facial_expression   A gesture executed with the facial muscles Facial_gesture   A gesture executed with the facial muscles Facial_index   The ratio (in percent) of the maximum width to the maximum height of the face Facial_muscle   Any of the skeletal muscles of the face Facial_nerve   Cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles Facial_profiling   Identification of criminals and terrorist by means of videotapes of their faces; "facial profiling is a new form of airport security" Facial_recognition   Biometric identification by scanning a person''s face and matching it against a library of known faces; "they used face recognition to spot known terrorists" Facial_tissue   Tissue paper suitable for use on the face Facial_vein   Any of several veins draining the face Facile   Expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" Facile   Performing adroitly and without effort; "her easy grace"; "a facile hand" Facile   Arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth; "too facile a solution for so complex a problem" Facilitate   Make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge" Facilitate   Physiology: increase the likelihood of (a response); "The stimulus facilitates a delayed impulse" Facilitate   Be of use; "This will help to prevent accidents" Facilitated   Freed from difficulty or impediment Facilitation   Act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something 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 Back to top Facilitation   The condition of being made easy (or easier); "social facilitation is an adaptive condition" Facilitative   Freeing from difficulty or impediment; "facilitative changes in the economic structure" Facilitator   Someone who makes progress easier Facilitatory   Inducing or aiding in facilitating neural activity Facility   A service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you; "a cell phone with internet facility" Facility   Services and space and equipment provided for a particular purpose; "catering facilities"; "toilet facilities" Facility   A building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility" Facility   A natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen Facility   Skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer" Facing   The act of confronting bravely; "he hated facing the facts"; "he excelled in the face of danger" Facing   Providing something with a surface of a different material Facing   A protective covering that protects the outside of a building Facing   A lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening Facing   An ornamental coating to a building Facing_pages   Two facing pages of a book or other publication Facsimile   Duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio Facsimile   An exact copy or reproduction Facsimile   Send something via a facsimile machine; "Can you fax me the report right away?" Facsimile_machine   Duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio Fact   A piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred; "first you must collect all the facts of the case" Back to top Fact   A concept whose truth can be proved; "scientific hypotheses are not facts" 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" 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" Fact-finding   Designed to find information or ascertain facts; "a fact-finding committee"; "investigative reporting" Faction   A clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue Faction   A dissenting clique Factious   Dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion) Factitious   Not produced by natural forces; "brokers created a factitious demand for stocks" Factoid   A brief (usually one sentence and usually trivial) news item Factoid   Something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print 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   An independent variable in statistics Factor   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 s Factor   Anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number of factors determined the outcome" Factor   A businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission Factor   Any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together Factor   One of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer; "what are the 4 factors of 6?" Factor   Resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the number 15" Factorial   The product of all the integers up to and including a given integer; "1, 2, 6, 24, and 120 are factorials" Factorial   Of or relating to factorials Back to top Factoring   (mathematics) the resolution of an integer or polynomial into factors such that when multiplied together they give the integer or polynomial Factorisation   (mathematics) the resolution of an integer or polynomial into factors such that when multiplied together they give the integer or polynomial Factorise   Resolve (a polynomial) into factors Factorization   (mathematics) the resolution of an integer or polynomial into factors such that when multiplied together they give the integer or polynomial Factorize   Resolve (a polynomial) into factors Factory   A plant consisting of buildings with facilities for manufacturing Factory-made   Produced in quantity at a factory Factory_farm   A large-scale farming enterprise Factory_price   Price charged for goods picked up at the factory Factory_ship   A whaling ship equipped to process whale products at sea Factory_whistle   A whistle at a factory that is sounded to announce times for starting or stopping work Factory_worker   A workman in a mill or factory Factor_analyse   To perform a factor analysis of correlational data Factor_analysis   Any of several methods for reducing correlational data to a smaller number of dimensions or factors; beginning with a correlation matrix a small number of components or factors are extracted that are regarded as the basic variable that account for the int Factor_analytic   Of or relating to or the product of factor analysis Factor_analytical   Of or relating to or the product of factor analysis Factor_analyze   To perform a factor analysis of correlational data Factor_I   A protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots Factor_II   A protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of thrombin Factor_III   An enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot Back to top Factor_in   Resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the number 15" Factor_IV   Ion of calcium; a factor in the clotting of blood Factor_IX   Coagulation factor whose absence is associated with hemophilia B Factor_of_proportionality   The constant value of the ratio of two proportional quantities x and y; usually written y = kx, where k is the factor of proportionality Factor_of_safety   The ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use Factor_out   Resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the number 15" Factor_V   A coagulation factor Factor_VII   A coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin K Factor_VIII   A coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A Factor_X   Coagulation factor that is converted to an enzyme that converts prothrombin to thrombin in a reaction that depends on calcium ions and other coagulation factors Factor_XI   Coagulation factor whose deficiency results in a hemorrhagic tendency Factor_XII   Coagulation factor whose deficiency results in prolongation of clotting time of venous blood Factor_XIII   In the clotting of blood thrombin catalyzes factor XIII into its active form (fibrinase) which causes fibrin to form a stable clot Factotum   A servant employed to do a variety of jobs Facts_of_life   The sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring Factual   Characterized by fact; "the factual aspects of the case" Factual   Existing in fact whether with lawful authority or not; "de facto segregation is as real as segration imposed by law"; "a de facto state of war" Factual   Of the nature of fact; having actual existence; "rocks and trees...the actual world"; "actual heroism"; "the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced" Factual   Based on fact; "factual accuracy"; "a factual account" Factual   Of or relating to or characterized by facts; "factual considerations" Back to top Factuality   The quality of being actual or based on fact; "the realm of factuality must be distinguished from the realm of imagination" Factually   As a fact or based on fact; "they learn much, factually, about the problems of retirement and provision for old age, and, psychologically, in the sharing of their thoughts on retirement" Factualness   The quality of being actual or based on fact; "the realm of factuality must be distinguished from the realm of imagination" Fact_mood   A mood (grammatically unmarked) that represents the act or state as an objective fact Facula   A large bright spot on the sun''s photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots Facula   A bright spot on a planet Facultative   Not compulsory; "facultative courses in the sciences" Facultative   Granting a privilege or permission or power to do or not do something; "a facultative enactment" Facultative   Able to exist under more than one set of conditions; "a facultative parasite can exist as a parasite or a saprophyte" Facultative   Of or relating to the mental faculties Faculty   One of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind Faculty   The body of teachers and administrators at a school; "the dean addressed the letter to the entire staff of the university" Faculty_member   An educator who works at a college or university Fad   An interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season" Faddily   In a faddish manner Faddish   Intensely fashionable for a short time Faddishly   In a faddish manner Faddist   A person who subscribes to a variety of fads Faddy   Intensely fashionable for a short time Fade   Gradually ceasing to be visible Back to top Fade   A golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing" Fade   Become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon" Fade   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" Fade   Disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" Fade   Lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading" Faded   Having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors" Faded   Reduced in strength; "the faded tones of an old recording" Fadeout   A slow or gradual disappearance Fadeout   A gradual temporary loss of a transmitted signal due to electrical disturbances Fade_away   Become weaker; "The sound faded out" Fade_out   Become weaker; "The sound faded out" Fading   Weakening in force or intensity; "attenuation in the volume of the sound" Fading_away   Gradually diminishing in brightness or loudness or strength Fado   A sad Portuguese folksong Fad_diet   A reducing diet that enjoys temporary popularity 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 Faecal   Foul with waste matter; of or relating to feces Faecalith   A hard mass of dried feces Faecal_matter   Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels Faecal_occult_test   A take-home test in which you collect specimens of your stool that are tested for traces of blood; used to detect colorectal cancers Back to top Faeces   Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels Faerie   The enchanted realm of fairies Faerie   Small, human in form, playful, having magical powers Faeroes   A group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands Faeroes   A self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands Faeroese   A Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands Faeroe_Islands   A group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands Faeroe_Islands   A self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands Faery   The enchanted realm of fairies Faery   Small, human in form, playful, having magical powers Fafnir   (Norse mythology) the Norse dragon that guarded a treasure and was slain by Sigurd Fag   Finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking Fag   Offensive terms for an openly homosexual man Fag   Exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" Fag   Work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" Fag   Act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools Fagaceae   Chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea; Castanopsis; Chrysolepis; Fagus; Lithocarpus; Nothofagus; Quercus Fagales   An order of dicotyledonous trees of the subclass Hamamelidae Fagged   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 Faggot   A bundle of sticks and branches bound together Back to top Faggot   Offensive terms for an openly homosexual man Faggot   Bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot; "faggot up the sticks" Faggot   Fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them Faggot   Ornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch; "He fagotted the blouse for his wife" Faggot_up   Bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot; "faggot up the sticks" Fagin   A villainous Jew in a novel by Charles Dickens; "Fagin was a fence who trained boys as pickpockets" Fagopyrum   Buckwheat; in some classifications included in the genus Polygonum Fagopyrum_esculentum   Or member of genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour Fagot   A bundle of sticks and branches bound together Fagot   Offensive terms for an openly homosexual man Fagot   Bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot; "faggot up the sticks" Fagot   Fasten together rods of iron in order to heat or weld them Fagot   Ornament or join (fabric) by faggot stitch; "He fagotted the blouse for his wife" Fagus   Beeches Fagus_americana   North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts Fagus_grandifolia   North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts Fagus_pendula   Variety of European beech with pendulous limbs Fagus_purpurea   Variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves Fagus_sylvatica   Large European beech with minutely-toothed leaves; widely planted as an ornamental in North America Fagus_sylvatica_atropunicea   Variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves Back to top Fagus_sylvatica_pendula   Variety of European beech with pendulous limbs Fagus_sylvatica_purpurea   Variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves Fag_end   The frayed end of a length of cloth or rope Fag_end   The time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm" Fag_out   Exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" Fahd   King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922) Fahd_ibn_Abdel_Aziz_al-Saud   King of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922) Fahrenheit   German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736) Fahrenheit_scale   A temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 32 degrees and the boiling point of water a 212 degrees Fahrenheit_thermometer   A thermometer calibrated in degrees Fahrenheit Faience   Glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors Fail   Get worse; "Her health is declining" Fail   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" Fail   Prove insufficient; "The water supply for the town failed after a long drought" Fail   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" 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" 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" Fail   Fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?" Fail   Judge unacceptable; "The teacher failed six students" Fail   Be unsuccessful; "Where do today''s public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably" Back to top Fail   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" Fail   Be unable; "I fail to understand your motives" Fail-safe   Eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a failure or malfunction; "a fail-safe device in a nuclear weapon to deactivate it automatically in the event of accident" Fail-safe   Guaranteed not to fail; "a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle" Failed   Unable to meet financial obligations; "a failing business venture" Failing   Failure to reach a minimum required performance; "his failing the course led to his disqualification" Failing   A flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife''s failings" Failing   Below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades" Failing   Unable to meet financial obligations; "a failing business venture" Faille   A ribbed woven fabric of silk or rayon or cotton Failure   An unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic''s failure to check the brakes" Failure   An act that fails; "his failure to pass the test" Failure   An event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure" Failure   A person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently Failure   Loss of ability to function normally; "kidney failure" Failure   Lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure" 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" Fain   Having made preparations; "prepared to take risks" Fain   In a willing manner; "this was gladly agreed to"; "I would fain do it" Faineance   The trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work Back to top Faineant   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   A spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain Faint   Pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain Faint   Lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne''er won fair lady" Faint   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" Faint   Indistinctly understood or felt or perceived; "a faint clue to the origin of the mystery"; "haven''t the faintest idea" Faint   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"; "faint colors"; "a faint hissing sound"; "a faint aroma" Faint   Lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice" Faint   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" Fainthearted   Lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne''er won fair lady" Faintheartedness   The trait of lacking boldness and courage Faintly   To a faint degree or weakly perceived; "between him and the dim light a form was outlined faintly"; "stars shining faintly through the overcast"; "could hear his distant shouts only faintly"; "the rumors weren''t even faintly true" Faintness   The quality of being dim Faintness   Barely audible Fair   A traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc. Fair   A sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar" Fair   A competitive exhibition of farm products; "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair" Fair   Gathering of producers to promote business; "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair" Fair   Join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly Fair   Very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there''s a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens" Back to top Fair   Visually appealing; "our fair city" Fair   (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; "a fair complexion"; Fair   Free of clouds or rain; "today will be fair and warm" Fair   (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines; "he hit a fair ball over the third base bag" Fair   Free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul" Fair   (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript" Fair   Not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices" Fair   Of no 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" Fair   Showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge" Fair   More than adequate in quality; "fair work" Fair   In a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another" Fair   In conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly" Fair(a)   Attractively feminine; "the fair sex" Fair-and-square   Just and honest Fair-haired(a)   Favorite; "the fair-haired boy of the literary set" Fair-maids-of-France   Rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe Fair-minded   Of a person; just and impartial; not prejudiced Fair-mindedness   Ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty Fairbanks   United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939) Fairbanks   United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000) Back to top Fairground   An open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses Fairish   (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; "a fair complexion"; Fairish   Not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices" Fairlead   A pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship''s rigging to avoid chafing Fairly   To a moderately sufficient extent or degree; "the shoes are priced reasonably"; "he is fairly clever with computers"; "they lived comfortably within reason" Fairly   In a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another" Fairly   In conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly" Fairness   The quality of being good looking and attractive Fairness   Conformity with rules or standards; "the judge recognized the fairness of my claim" Fairness   The property of having a naturally light complexion Fairness   Ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty Fairness_commission   A commission delegated to ensure opportunities for the expression of opposing views Fairway   The area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short Fairway   A tract of ground free of obstacles to movement Fairway   The usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or costal waters Fairway_crested_wheat_grass   Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control Fairy   Small, human in form, playful, having magical powers Fairy   Offensive terms for an openly homosexual man Fairy-ring_mushroom   Mushroom that grows in a fairy ring Fairy-slipper   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 Back to top Fairyland   The enchanted realm of fairies Fairyland   Something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality) Fairytale   An interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse Fairytale   A story about fairies; told to amuse children Fairy_armadillo   Very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck Fairy_bell   Tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock Fairy_bluebird   Fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies Fairy_circle   A ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium Fairy_cup   Miterwort of northeastern North America usually with two opposite leaves on erect flowering stems that terminate in erect racemes of white flowers Fairy_cup   A scarlet European fungus with cup-shaped ascocarp Fairy_godmother   A female character is some fairy stories who has magical powers and can bring unexpected good fortune to the hero or heroine Fairy_godmother   A generous benefactor Fairy_lantern   Any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having egg-shaped flowers Fairy_light   A small colored light used for decoration (especially at Christmas) Fairy_ring   A ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium Fairy_shrimp   Small freshwater branchiopod having a transparent body with many appendages; swims on its back Fairy_story   An interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse Fairy_story   A story about fairies; told to amuse children Fairy_swallow   Fancy domestic pigeon having blue-and-white plumage and heavily muffed feet Fairy_tale   An interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse Back to top Fairy_tale   A story about fairies; told to amuse children Fair_ball   (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field Fair_catch   (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled Fair_chance   A reasonable probability of success Fair_copy   A clean copy of a corrected draft Fair_deal   Fair treatment Fair_game   A person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt" Fair_hearing   A hearing that is granted in extraordinary situations where the normal judicial process would be inadequate to secure due process because the person would be harmed or denied their rights before a judicial remedy became available (as in deportation or los Fair_to_middling   About average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary" Fair_use   The conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties Fair_weather   Moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities Faisal   King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975 (1906-1975) Faisalabad   City in northeast Pakistan Faisal_ibn_Abdel_Aziz_al-Saud   King of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975 (1906-1975) Faith   Loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors" Faith   Complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust" Faith   A strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" Faith   Institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him" Faithful   A group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church Faithful   Any loyal and steadfast following Back to top Faithful   Marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the observed facts" 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" Faithful   Not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend; "he remained faithful to his wife" Faithfully   In a faithful manner; "it always came on, faithfully, like the radio" Faithfulness   The quality of being faithful Faithless   Deliberately and abominably disloyal or likely to betray trust or confidence; "the faithless Benedict Arnold"; "a lying traitorous insurrectionist" Faithlessly   In a disloyal and faithless manner; "he behaved treacherously"; "his wife played him false" Faithlessness   Unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous Faith_cure   Care provided through prayer and faith in God Faith_healing   Care provided through prayer and faith in God Fait_accompli   An irreversible accomplishment Fake   (football) a deceptive move made by a football player Fake   Something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be Fake   A person who makes deceitful pretenses Fake   Talk through one''s hat; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it" Fake   Make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card" Fake   Fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" Fake   Fraudulent; having a misleading appearance Fake   Not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn''t fake anything; it''s real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide" Fakeer   A Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man Back to top Faker   A person who makes deceitful pretenses Fakery   The act of faking (or the product of faking) Fake_book   A fake in the form of an imitation book; used to fill bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarly Fakir   A Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man Falafel   Small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seeds Falcate   Curved like a sickle; "a falcate leaf"; "falcate claws"; "the falcate moon" Falcatifolium   Sickle pines: dioecious evergreen tropical trees and shrubs having sickle-shaped leaves; similar to Dacrycarpus in habit; Malaysia and Philippines to New Guinea and New Caledonia Falcatifolium_falciforme   Small tropical rain forest tree of Indonesia and Malaysia Falcatifolium_taxoides   A rain forest tree or shrub of New Caledonia having a conic crown and pale green sickle-shaped leaves; host species for the rare parasite yew Falchion   A short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point Falciform   Curved like a sickle; "a falcate leaf"; "falcate claws"; "the falcate moon" Falciform_ligament   A ligament that attaches part of the liver to the diaphragm and the abdominal wall Falco   A genus of Falconidae Falcon   Diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight Falcon   Hunt with falcons; "The Arabs like to falcon in the desert" Falcon-gentil   Female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon Falcon-gentle   Female falcon especially a female peregrine falcon Falconer   A person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry Falconidae   A family of birds of the order Falconiformes Falconiformes   Chiefly diurnal carnivorous birds having hooked beaks and long talons with opposable hind toe: falcons; hawks; eagles; ospreys; caracaras; vultures Back to top Falconine   Relating to or resembling a falcon Falconry   The art of training falcons to hunt and return Falco_columbarius   Small falcon of Europe and America having dark plumage with black-barred tail; used in falconry Falco_peregrinus   A widely distributed falcon formerly used in falconry Falco_rusticolus   Large and rare arctic falcon having white and dark color phases Falco_sparverius   Small North American falcon Falco_subbuteo   Small Old World falcon formerly trained and flown at small birds Falco_tinnunculus   Small Old World falcon that hovers in the air against a wind Falderal   Ornamental objects of no great value Falkland_Islands   A group of over 100 islands in the southern Atlantic off the coast of Argentina; a British crown colony Falkner   United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962) Fall   The act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort" Fall   A sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice" Fall   A lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue" 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" Fall   A free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height" Fall   A movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides" Fall   A sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg" Fall   When a wrestler''s shoulders are forced to the mat Fall   The lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall" Back to top Fall   A downward slope or bend Fall   The time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night" Fall   The season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973" 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 he 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 fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper" Fall   Come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell" Fall   Go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts" Fall   Occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable" Fall   Begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away" Fall   Be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon" Fall   Come out; issue; "silly phrases fell from her mouth" Fall   Be cast down; "his eyes fell" Fall   Assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell" Fall   Fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back" Fall   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" Fall   Descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse" Fall   Drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees" Fall   Lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead" Fall   Slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean" Fall   Move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward" Back to top Fall   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" Fall   Fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims" Fall   Come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son" Fall   Be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy" 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 yougest student" Fall   To be given by right or inheritance; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter" Fall   Lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen" Fall   Suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside" Fall   Yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell" Fall   Lose one''s chastity; "a fallen woman" Fall   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" 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" Fall   Be due; "payments fall on the 1st of the month" Fall   Come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading" Fall   Fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum" Fall-blooming_hydrangea   Deciduous shrub or small tree with pyramidal flower clusters Fall-board   The hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played Falla   Spanish composer and pianist (1876-1946) Fallacious   Based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information; "fallacious hope" Fallacious   Intended to deceive; "deceitful advertising"; "fallacious testimony"; "smooth, shining, and deceitful as thin ice" - S.T.Coleridge; "a fraudulent scheme to escape paying taxes" Back to top Fallacious   Containing or based on a fallacy; "fallacious reasoning"; "an unsound argument" Fallaciousness   Result of a fallacy or error in reasoning Fallacy   A misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning Fallal   Cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing Fallback   To break off a military action with an enemy Fallen   Killed in battle; "to honor fallen soldiers" Fallen   Having lost your chastity; "a fallen woman" Fallen   Having fallen in or collapsed; "a fallen building" Fallen   Having dropped by the force of gravity; "fallen leaves covered the forest floor"; "sat on a fallen tree trunk" Fallen_arch   An instep flattened so the entire sole rests on the ground Faller   A person who falls; "one of them was safe but they were unable to save the faller"; "a faller among thieves" Faller   A person who fells trees Fallibility   The likelihood of making errors Fallible   Likely to fail or be inaccurate; "everyone is fallible to some degree" Fallible   Having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I''m only human"; "frail humanity" Falling   Coming down freely under the influence of gravity; "the eerie whistle of dropping bombs"; "falling rain" Falling   Suddenly losing an upright position; "they ran from the falling tree"; "a falling wall crushed the car" Falling   Becoming lower or less in degree or value; "a falling market"; "falling incomes" Falling   Decreasing in amount or degree; "falling temperature" 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" Back to top Falling_out   A personal or social separation (as between opposing factions); "they hoped to avoid a break in relations" Falloff   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" Fallopian_tube   Either of a pair of tubes conducting the egg from the ovary to the uterus Fallot   French physician who described cardiac anomalies including Fallot''s tetralogy (1850-1911) Fallot's_syndrome   A congenital heart defect producing cyanosis; characterized by four symptoms: pulmonary stenosis and ventricular septal defect and malposition of the aorta over both ventricles and hypertrophy of the right ventricle Fallot's_tetralogy   A congenital heart defect producing cyanosis; characterized by four symptoms: pulmonary stenosis and ventricular septal defect and malposition of the aorta over both ventricles and hypertrophy of the right ventricle Fallout   Any adverse and unwanted secondary effect; "a strategy to contain the fallout from the accounting scandal" Fallout   The radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion Fallout_shelter   A shelter to protect occupants from the fallout from an atomic bomb Fallow   Cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons Fallow   Undeveloped but potentially useful; "a fallow gold market" Fallow   Left unplowed and unseeded during a growing season; "fallow farmland" Fallow_deer   Small Eurasian deer Falls   A steep descent of the water of a river Fall_all_over   Display excessive love or show excessive gratitude towards; "This student falls all over her former professor when she sees him" Fall_apart   Become separated into pieces or fragments; "The figurine broke"; "The freshly baked loaf fell apart" Fall_apart   Break or fall apart into fragments; "The cookies crumbled"; "The Sphinx is crumbling" Fall_apart   Go to pieces; "The lawn mower finally broke"; "The gears wore out"; "The old chair finally fell apart completely" Fall_apart   Lose one''s emotional or mental composure; "She fell apart when her only child died" Fall_armyworm   Larva of a migratory American noctuid moth; destroys grasses and small grains Back to top Fall_asleep   Change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures" Fall_away   Diminish in size or intensity Fall_away   Get worse; "My grades are slipping" Fall_back   Go back to bad behavior; "Those who recidivate are often minor criminals" Fall_back   Retreat Fall_back   Move back and away from; "The enemy fell back" Fall_back   Hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. Fall_back   Fall backwards and down Fall_back   Have recourse to; "The government resorted to rationing meat" Fall_behind   Retreat Fall_behind   Hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc. Fall_board   The hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played Fall_by_the_wayside   Give up in the face of defeat of lacking hope; admit defeat; "In the second round, the challenger gave up" Fall_cankerworm   Green or brown white-striped looper; larva of Alsophila pometaria Fall_dandelion   Fall-blooming European herb with a yellow flower; naturalized in the United States Fall_down   Lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead" Fall_equinox   September 22 Fall_flat   Fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered" Fall_for   Fall in love with; become infatuated with; "She fell for the man from Brazil" Fall_for   Be deceived, duped, or entrapped by; "He fell for her charms"; "He fell for the con man''s story" Back to top Fall_from_grace   Revert back to bad behavior after a period of good behavior; "The children fell from grace when they asked for several helpings of dessert" Fall_guy   A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of Fall_in   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" Fall_in   To take one''s place in a military formation or line; "Troops fall in!" Fall_in   Become part of; become a member of a group or organization; "He joined the Communist Party as a young man" Fall_into   Be included in or classified as; "This falls under the rubric ''various''" Fall_into_place   Become clear or enter one''s consciousness or emotions; "It dawned on him that she had betrayed him"; "she was penetrated with sorrow" Fall_in_line   Agree on (a position, for example) Fall_in_love   Begin to experience feelings of love towards; "She fell in love with her former student" Fall_off   Diminish in size or intensity Fall_off   Fall heavily or suddenly; decline markedly; "The real estate market fell off" Fall_off   Come off; "This button had fallen off" Fall_of_Man   (Judeo-Christian mythology) when Adam and Eve ate of the fruit of the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden, God punished them by driving them out of the Garden and into the world where they would be subject to sickness and pain and eve Fall_open   Open involuntarily; "His mouth dropped open"; "Her jaw dropped" Fall_out   Come to pass; "What is happening?"; "The meeting took place off without an incidence"; "Nothing occurred that seemed important" Fall_out   Have a breach in relations; "We fell out over a trivial question" Fall_out   Leave (a barracks, for example) in order to take a place in a military formation, or leave a military formation; "the soldiers fell out" Fall_out   Come forth or out; "You stick the coins in, but they come out again"; "His hair and teeth fell out" Fall_out   Come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely" Fall_over   Fall forward and down; "The old woman went over without a sound" Back to top Fall_over_backwards   Try very hard to please someone; "She falls over backwards when she sees her mother-in-law" Fall_short   Fail to meet (expectations or standards) Fall_short_of   Fail to satisfy, as of expectations, for example Fall_through   Fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered" Fall_under   Be included in or classified as; "This falls under the rubric ''various''" Fall_upon   Find unexpectedly; "the archeologists chanced upon an old tomb"; "she struck a goldmine"; "The hikers finally struck the main path to the lake" Fall_webworm   A variety of webworm False   (used especially of persons) not dependable in devotion or affection; unfaithful; "a false friend"; "when lovers prove untrue" False   Arising from error; "a false assumption"; "a mistaken view of the situation" False   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" False   Inaccurate in pitch; "a false (or sour) note"; "her singing was off key" False   Designed to deceive; "a suitcase with a false bottom" False   Not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn''t fake anything; it''s real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide" False   Inappropriate to reality or facts; "delusive faith in a wonder drug"; "delusive expectations"; "false hopes" False   Deliberately deceptive; "hollow (or false) promises"; "false pretenses" False   Not in accordance with the fact or reality or actuality; "gave false testimony under oath"; "false tales of bravery" False   Erroneous and usually accidental; "a false start"; "a false alarm" False   In a disloyal and faithless manner; "he behaved treacherously"; "his wife played him false" Falsehood   The act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting Falsehood   A false statement Back to top Falsely   In an incorrect manner; "to credit Lister with the first formulation of the basic principle of stratigraphy would be to bestow credit falsely" Falsely   In an insincerely false manner; "a seduction on my part would land us with the necessity to rise, bathe and dress, chat falsely about this and that, and emerge into the rest of the evening as though nothing had happened" Falseness   The quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical Falseness   Unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous Falseness   The state of being false or untrue; "argument could not determine its truth or falsity" Falsetto   A male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register Falsetto   Artificially high; above the normal voice range; "a falsetto voice" False_alarm   A warning that is given about something that fails to occur False_alumroot   Plant growing in clumps with mostly basal leaves and cream or pale pink fringed flowers in several long racemes; Alaska to coastal central California and east to Idaho False_asphodel   A plant of the genus Tofieldia having linear chiefly basal leaves and small spicate flowers False_azalea   Straggling shrub of northwestern North America having foliage with a bluish tinge and umbels of small bell-shaped flowers False_baby's_breath   Eurasian herb with ample panicles of small white flowers; naturalized in North America False_beachdrops   Fleshy tawny or reddish saprophytic herb resembling the Indian pipe and growing in woodland humus of eastern North America; in some classifications placed in a separate genus Hypopitys False_belief   A misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning False_bittersweet   Twining shrub of North America having three-valved yellow capsules enclosing scarlet seeds False_bracken   Resembles Pteridium aquilinum; of Queensland, Australia False_buckthorn   Deciduous tree of southeastern United States and Mexico False_bugbane   Tall perennial of the eastern United States having large basal leaves and white summer flowers False_calyx   A group of bracts simulating a calyx as in a carnation or hibiscus False_chamomile   Any of various autumn-flowering perennials having white or pink to purple flowers that resemble asters; wild in moist soils from New Jersey to Florida and Texas Back to top False_deathcap   Agaric often confused with the death cup False_dogwood   Evergreen of tropical America having pulpy fruit containing saponin which was used as soap by native Americans False_dragonhead   North American plant having a spike of two-lipped pink or white flowers False_dragon_head   North American plant having a spike of two-lipped pink or white flowers False_face   A mask worn as part of a masquerade costume False_foxglove   Multi-stemmed North American annual having solitary axillary dark golden-yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia False_foxglove   Sparsely branched North American perennial with terminal racemes of bright yellow flowers resembling those of the foxglove; sometimes placed in genus Gerardia False_fruit   A fleshy fruit (apple or pear or related fruits) having seed chambers and an outer fleshy part False_garlic   Pungent Old World wild onion False_gavial   Crocodile of southeast Asia similar to but smaller than the gavial False_glottis   The opening between the false vocal folds False_goatsbeard   North American astilbe with panicles of creamy white flowers False_gromwell   Any of several North American perennial herbs with hairy foliage and small yellowish or greenish flowers False_hair   A covering or bunch of human or artificial hair used for disguise or adornment False_heather   North American decumbent evergreen heathlike plant with yellow flowers False_hellebore   Perennial herbs of the lily family having thick toxic rhizomes False_imprisonment   (law) confinement without legal authority False_indigo   An erect to spreading hairy shrub of the Pacific coast of the United States having racemes of red to indigo flowers False_indigo   Dense shrub of moist riverbanks and flood plains of the eastern United States having attractive fragrant foliage and dense racemes of dark purple flowers False_indigo   Any of several plants of the genus Baptisia Back to top False_labor   Painless contractions of the muscles of the uterus that continue throughout pregnancy with increasing frequency False_lily_of_the_valley   Small two-leaved herb of the northern United States and parts of Canada having racemes of small fragrant white flowers False_lily_of_the_valley   Small white-flowered plant of western Europe to Japan False_lupine   Western United States bushy herb having yellow pealike flowers False_mallow   An American plant of the genus Malvastrum False_mallow   Genus of coarse herbs and subshrubs of arid North and South America having pink or scarlet flowers and globose fruits False_mildew   Any of various fungi of the family Peronosporaceae parasitic on e.g. grapes and potatoes and melons False_mistletoe   American plants closely resembling Old World mistletoe False_miterwort   Stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant False_miterwort   Plant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on leafy stems; moist woods from Alaska to central California and east to Montana False_mitrewort   Stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant False_mitrewort   Plant with tiny white flowers hanging in loose clusters on leafy stems; moist woods from Alaska to central California and east to Montana False_morel   A fungus of the family Helvellaceae False_name   A name that has been assumed temporarily False_nettle   Any of several flowering weeds of the genus Boehmeria lacking stinging hairs False_oat   Coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage False_pimpernel   Weedy plant having short dry chafflike leaves False_pregnancy   Physiological state in which a woman exhibits symptoms of pregnancy but is not pregnant False_pretence   (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation False_pretense   (law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation Back to top False_ragweed   Tall annual marsh elder common in moist rich soil is central North America that can cause contact dermatitis; produces much pollen that is a major cause of hay fever False_return   An incorrect income tax return False_rue   Slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles meadow rue False_rue_anemone   Slender erect perennial of eastern North America having tuberous roots and pink-tinged white flowers; resembles meadow rue False_saber-toothed_tiger   North American cat of the Miocene and Pliocene; much earlier and less specialized than members of the genus Smiledon False_saffron   Thistlelike Eurasian plant widely grown for its red or orange flower heads and seeds that yield a valuable oil False_sago   Southeastern Indian cycad with palmlike foliage False_sarsaparilla   Common perennial herb having aromatic roots used as a substitute for sarsaparilla; central and eastern North America False_scorpion   Small nonvenomous arachnid resembling a tailless scorpion False_smut   Disease of rice; grains covered by a green powder consisting of conidia False_statement   A false statement False_tamarisk   Eurasian shrub resembling the tamarisk False_teeth   A removable denture False_topaz   A yellow quartz False_truffle   Any of various fungi of the genus Scleroderma having hard-skinned subterranean fruiting bodies resembling truffles False_truffle   Any of various fungi of the family Rhizopogonaceae having subterranean fruiting bodies similar to the truffle False_vampire   Any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects False_vampire_bat   Any New or Old World carnivorous bat erroneously thought to suck blood but in fact feeding on insects False_verdict   A manifestly unjust verdict; not true to the evidence False_vocal_cord   Either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization Back to top False_vocal_fold   Either of the upper two vocal cords that are not involved in vocalization False_wintergreen   Evergreen of eastern North America with leathery leaves and numerous white flowers False_witness   A person who deliberately gives false testimony Falsie   A breast-shaped mass of padding worn in a brassiere Falsifiable   Capable of being tested (verified or falsified) by experiment or observation Falsification   The act of determining that something is false Falsification   The act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting Falsification   A willful perversion of facts Falsification   Any evidence that helps to establish the falsity of something Falsifier   Someone who falsifies Falsify   Insert words into texts, often falsifying it thereby Falsify   Falsify knowingly; "She falsified the records" Falsify   Prove false; "Falsify a claim" Falsify   Make false by mutilation or addition; as of a message or story Falsify   Fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" Falsifying   The act of determining that something is false Falsity   A false statement Falsity   The state of being false or untrue; "argument could not determine its truth or falsity" Falstaff   A dissolute character in Shakespeare''s plays Falstaffian   Of or resembling Falstaff Back to top Falter   The act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" Falter   Speak haltingly; "The speaker faltered when he saw his opponent enter the room" Falter   Walk unsteadily; "The drunk man stumbled about" Falter   Move hesitatingly, as if about to give way Falter   Be unsure or weak; "Their enthusiasm is faltering" Faltering   The act of pausing uncertainly; "there was a hesitation in his speech" Faltering   Unsteady in speech or action Falteringly   In an unsteady manner; "he walked unsteadily toward the exit"; "The wounded soldier was swinging unsteadily on his legs" Falun_gong   A spiritual movement that began in China in the latter half of the 20th century and is based on Buddhist and Taoist teachings and practices Fal_la   Meaningless syllables in the refrain of a part-song Fame   The state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed Fame   Favorable public reputation Famed   Widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" Familial   Tending to occur among members of a family usually by heredity; "an inherited disease"; "familial traits"; "genetically transmitted features" Familial   Relating to or having the characteristics of a family; "children of the same familial background"; "familial aggregation" Familial_hypercholesterolemia   Congenital disorder characterized by high levels of cholesterol and early development of atherosclerosis Familiar   A spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard Familiar   A person who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" Familiar   A person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support Familiar   Having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders" Back to top Familiar   Well known or easily recognized; "a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests" 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" Familiar(p)   (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" Familiarisation   The experience of becoming familiar with something Familiarise   Make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings" Familiarised   Having achieved a comfortable relationship with your environment Familiarising   Serving to make familiar Familiarity   An act of undue intimacy Familiarity   Close or warm friendship; "the absence of fences created a mysterious intimacy in which no one knew privacy" Familiarity   Usualness by virtue of being familiar or well known Familiarity   A casual manner Familiarity   Personal knowledge or information about someone or something Familiarization   The experience of becoming familiar with something Familiarize   Make familiar or acquainted; "you should acquaint yourself with your new computer"; "We familiarized ourselves with the new surroundings" Familiarized   Having achieved a comfortable relationship with your environment Familiarizing   Serving to make familiar Familiarly   In an intimately familiar manner; "Sid, as he was familiarly known by his friends, was one of the most respected and devoted members of the socialist minority group" Familiar_spirit   A spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard Familiar_with(p)   Having fair knowledge of; "they were acquainted"; "fully acquainted with the facts" Family   Primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" Back to top Family   People descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" Family   A collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are two classes of detergents" Family   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" Family   (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera; "sharks belong to the fish family" Family   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" Family   A loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized criminal activities Family   A person having kinship with another or others; "he''s kin"; "he''s family" Family_Acanthaceae   Widely distributed herbs and shrubs and trees; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales Family_Acanthisittidae   Alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens Family_Acanthuridae   Surgeonfishes Family_Acaridae   Mites Family_Accipitridae   Hawks; Old World vultures; kites; harriers; eagles Family_Aceraceae   A family of trees and shrubs of order Sapindales including the maples Family_Acipenseridae   Sturgeons Family_Acrididae   Short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts Family_Actinidiaceae   Tropical trees or shrubs or woody vines Family_Actinomycetaceae   Filamentous anaerobic bacteria Family_Adelgidae   Plant lice Family_Adiantaceae   Used in some classification systems for some genera of the family Polypodiaceae (or Pteridaceae) Family_Aegypiidae   In some classifications considered the family comprising the Old World vultures which are more often included in the family Accipitridae Back to top Family_Aepyornidae   Coextensive with the order Aepyorniformes Family_Agamidae   An Old World reptile family of Sauria Family_Agaricaceae   Large family including many familiar mushrooms Family_Agavaceae   Chiefly tropical and xerophytic plants: includes Dracenaceae (Dracaenaceae); comprises plants that in some classifications are divided between the Amaryllidaceae and the Liliaceae Family_Agonidae   Poachers Family_Ailuropodidae   In some classifications considered the family comprising the giant pandas Family_Aizoaceae   Succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds Family_Akeridae   Bubble shells Family_Alaudidae   Larks Family_Albuginaceae   Fungi that produce white sori resembling blisters on certain flowering plants Family_Albulidae   Bonefish Family_Alcedinidae   Kingfishers Family_Alcidae   Web-footed diving seabirds of northern seas: auks; puffins; guillemots; murres; etc. Family_Aleyrodidae   Whiteflies Family_Alismataceae   Perennial or annual aquatic or marsh plants Family_Alliaceae   One of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes especially genus Allium Family_Alligatoridae   Alligators; caimans Family_Allioniaceae   A family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales Family_Aloeaceae   One of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted Family_Alopiidae   Thresher sharks Back to top Family_Alstroemeriaceae   One of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; sometimes included in subfamily Amaryllidaceae Family_Amaranthaceae   Cosmopolitan family of herbs and shrubs Family_Amaryllidaceae   Snowdrop; narcissus; daffodil; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae Family_Ambrosiaceae   In some classifications considered a separate family comprising a subgroup of the Compositae including the ragweeds Family_Ambystomatidae   New World salamanders Family_Ameiuridae   North American catfishes Family_Amiidae   Only the bowfins Family_Ammodytidae   Sand lances Family_Amphioxidae   Lancelets Family_Amphisbaenidae   Worm lizards Family_Amphiumidae   Congo snakes Family_Amygdalaceae   Used in former classifications for plum and peach and almond trees which are now usually classified as members of the genus Prunus Family_Anabantidae   Small freshwater spiny-finned fishes of Africa and southern Asia Family_Anacardiaceae   The cashew family; trees and shrubs and vines having resinous (sometimes poisonous) juice; includes cashew and mango and pistachio and poison ivy and sumac Family_Anarhichadidae   Wolffishes Family_Anatidae   Swimming birds having heavy short-legged bodies and bills with a horny tip: swans; geese; ducks Family_Ancylidae   Freshwater gastropod Family_Ancylostomatidae   Hookworms Family_Andrenidae   A large family of solitary short-tongued bees most of which burrow in the ground Family_Anguidae   Alligator lizards Back to top Family_Anguillidae   Eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to the sea to spawn Family_Anhimidae   Screamers Family_Anhingidae   Snakebirds Family_Anniellidae   Legless lizards Family_Annonaceae   Chiefly tropical trees or shrubs Family_Anobiidae   Deathwatch beetles Family_Anomalopidae   A family of fish including: flashlight fishes Family_Anomiidae   Saddle oysters Family_Antedonidae   Feather stars Family_Antennariidae   Frogfishes; tropical spiny-finned marine fishes having large nearly vertical mouths; related to toadfishes and anglers Family_Anthocerotaceae   Hornworts Family_Antilocapridae   Comprising only the pronghorns Family_Aphididae   Small soft-bodied plant lice Family_Aphyllanthaceae   One of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Aphyllanthes Family_Apiaceae   Plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill Family_Apidae   Honeybees; carpenter bees; bumblebees Family_Aplodontiidae   Mountain beavers Family_Aplysiidae   Sea hares Family_Apocynaceae   Chiefly tropical trees or shrubs or herbs having milky juice and often showy flowers; many are sources of drugs Family_Apodidae   Swifts; in former classifications included in the order Coraciiformes Back to top Family_Apogonidae   Bright-colored marine fishes that incubate eggs in the mouth Family_Apterygidae   Coextensive with the order Apterygiformes Family_Aquifoliaceae   Widely distributed shrubs and trees Family_Araceae   Anthurium; calla lily; jack-in-the-pulpit; philodendron Family_Araliaceae   Mostly tropical trees and shrubs and lianas: ginseng; hedera Family_Araucariaceae   Tall evergreen cone-bearing trees of South America and Australia with broad leathery leaves; in some classifications included in the Pinaceae Family_Arcellidae   Soil and freshwater protozoa; cosmopolitan in distribution Family_Arcidae   Ark shells Family_Arctiidae   Tiger moths Family_Ardeidae   Herons; egrets; night herons; bitterns Family_Arecaceae   Chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales Family_Argasidae   Soft ticks Family_Argentinidae   Small marine soft-finned fishes with long silvery bodies; related to salmons and trouts Family_Argiopidae   Orb-weaving spiders; cosmopolitan in distribution Family_Argonautidae   Represented solely by the genus Argonauta Family_Ariidae   Sea catfishes Family_Aristolochiaceae   Family of birthworts (including wild ginger) Family_Armadillidiidae   Pill bugs Family_Artamidae   Wood swallows Family_Ascaphidae   Family of one species of frog: tailed frog Back to top Family_Ascaridae   Large roundworms parasitic in intestines of vertebrates Family_Asclepiadaceae   Widely distributed family of herbs and shrubs of the order Gentianales; most with milky juice Family_Asilidae   Robber flies Family_Asparagaceae   One of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae: includes genera Asparagus and sometimes Ruscus Family_Aspergillaceae   Family of fungi including some common molds Family_Asphodelaceae   One of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae Family_Aspleniaceae   One of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Asplenium; Pleurosorus; Schaffneria Family_Astacidae   Crayfish Family_Asteraceae   Plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia Family_Atherinidae   Small spiny-finned fishes of both salt and fresh water Family_Athiorhodaceae   Small motile sulphur bacteria Family_Athyriaceae   Alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems Family_Atrichornithidae   Scrubbirds Family_Atropidae   Booklice Family_Aulostomidae   Trumpetfishes Family_Auriculariaceae   Fungi having gelatinous sporophores Family_Avicenniaceae   Used in some classifications: coextensive with the genus Avicennia Family_Azollaceae   Used in some classifications for the genus Azolla Family_Babesiidae   Piroplasms and cattle pathogens Family_Bacillaceae   Typically rod-shaped usually gram-positive bacteria that produce endospores Back to top Family_Bacteroidaceae   Family of bacteria living usually in the alimentary canal or on mucous surfaces of warm-blooded animals; sometimes associated with acute infective processes Family_Balaenicipitidae   Shoebills Family_Balaenidae   Right whales Family_Balaenopteridae   Rorquals; blue whales Family_Balanidae   Stalkless barnacles Family_Balistidae   Triggerfishes Family_Balsaminaceae   Distinguished from the family Geraniaceae by the irregular flowers Family_Bangiaceae   A family of protoctista Family_Bathyergidae   Mole rats; sand rats Family_Batidaceae   Family coextensive with genus Batis: saltworts Family_Batrachoididae   Toadfishes; related to anglers and batfishes Family_Begoniaceae   Monoecious succulent herbs or shrubs of tropical and warm regions especially America Family_Belemnitidae   Family of extinct Mesozoic cephalopods Family_Belonidae   Ferocious fishes of warm regions resembling but unrelated to the freshwater gars Family_Belostomatidae   Water bugs Family_Bennettitaceae   A family of fossil gymnospermous plants of the Carboniferous Family_Berberidaceae   Shrubs or herbs Family_Betulaceae   Monoecious trees and shrubs (including the genera Betula and Alnus and Carpinus and Corylus and Ostrya and Ostryopsis) Family_Bible   A large Bible with pages to record marriages and births Family_Bignoniaceae   Trees or shrubs or woody vines or herbs having fruit resembling gourds or capsules; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales Back to top Family_Bittacidae   A family of predacious tropical insects of the order Mecoptera Family_Blastodiaceae   A family of saprobic fungi of order Blastocladiales Family_Blattidae   Domestic cockroaches Family_Blechnaceae   One of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; includes genera Blechnum; Doodia; Sadleria; Stenochlaena; Woodwardia Family_Blenniidae   A family of fish including: combtooth blennies Family_Boidae   Boas and pythons Family_Boletaceae   Family of pore-bearing fleshy fungi having the spores easily separating from the cup and often from each other Family_Bombacaceae   Tropical trees with large dry or fleshy fruit containing usually woolly seeds Family_Bombycidae   Chinese silkworm moth Family_Bombycillidae   A family of birds of the suborder Oscines Family_Bombyliidae   Bee flies Family_Boraginaceae   A widely distributed family of plants distinguished by circinate flowers and nutlike fruit Family_Bothidae   A family of fish of the order Heterosomata Family_Bovidae   True antelopes; cattle; oxen; sheep; goats Family_Bradypodidae   True sloths; in some Family_Bramidae   Deep-bodied percoid fishes of the open seas Family_Branchiobdellidae   Small annelid worms with the posterior end modified into an adhesive sucker; especially formerly regarded as modified leeches Family_Branchiostegidae   Small family of marine fishes having covered gills Family_Branchiostomidae   Lancelets Family_Brassicaceae   Plants with four-petaled flowers Back to top Family_Brevicipitidae   Narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some are arboreal; found worldwide Family_Bromeliaceae   A family of tropical American plants of order Xyridales including several (as the pineapple) of economic importance Family_Brotulidae   Chiefly deep-sea fishes related to the Ophidiidae Family_Bruchidae   Seed beetles Family_Bryaceae   A family of acrocarpous mosses Family_Buccinidae   Whelks Family_Bucconidae   Puffbirds Family_Bucerotidae   Hornbills Family_Bufonidae   True toads Family_Burhinidae   Large wading birds resembling the plovers: stone curlews Family_Burmanniaceae   Family of chiefly tropical herbs with basal leaves like bracts and small flowers Family_Burseraceae   Resinous or aromatic chiefly tropical shrubs or trees Family_business   A corporation that is entirely owned by the members of a single family Family_Buxaceae   Widely distributed evergreen shrubs and trees Family_Cactaceae   Constituting the order Opuntiales Family_Caeciliadae   Coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians Family_Caeciliidae   Coextensive with the order Gymnophiona: legless amphibians Family_Caenolestidae   Small marsupials of southern South America Family_Caesalpiniaceae   Spiny trees, shrubs, or perennial herbs, including the genera Caesalpinia, Cassia, Ceratonia, Bauhinia; commonly included in the family Leguminosae Family_Callionymidae   Dragonets Back to top Family_Calliphoridae   Blowflies Family_Callithricidae   Marmosets Family_Callitrichaceae   Dicot aquatic herbs Family_Calostomataceae   A family of fungi belonging to the order Tulostomatales Family_Calycanthaceae   Shrubs or small trees having aromatic bark; the eastern United States and eastern Asia Family_Camelidae   Camels and llamas and vicunas Family_Campanulaceae   Family of plants of the order Campanulales; in some classifications includes Lobeliaceae Family_Cancridae   Many of the best known edible crabs Family_Canellaceae   1 genus: aromatic tropical trees of eastern Africa and Florida to West Indies Family_Canidae   Dogs; wolves; jackals; foxes Family_Cannabidaceae   2 genera of erect or twining wind-pollinated herbs: genera Cannabis and Humulus; term not used in all classifications; in some the genus Cannabis is placed in the family Moraceae and the genus Humulus in the family Urticaceae Family_Cannaceae   Coextensive with the genus Canna Family_Capitonidae   Barbets Family_Capparidaceae   A dilleniid dicot family of the order Rhoeadales that includes: genera Capparis; Cleome; Crateva; Polanisia Family_Caprifoliaceae   Shrubs and small trees and woody vines Family_Caprimulgidae   Goatsuckers Family_Caproidae   Boarfishes Family_Capromyidae   Coypus Family_Capsidae   Leaf bugs Family_Carabidae   Ground beetles Back to top Family_Carangidae   Large family of narrow-bodied marine food fishes with widely forked tails; chiefly of warm seas Family_Carapidae   Pearlfishes: related to the Brotulidae Family_Carcharhinidae   Largest family of living sharks; found worldwide especially in tropical waters; dorsal fin lacks spines: requiem sharks including tiger sharks and soupfin sharks Family_Carchariidae   Sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with family Carcharhinidae Family_Cardiidae   Somewhat heart-shaped sand-burrowing bivalve mollusks Family_Cariamidae   Cranelike South American wading birds Family_Caricaceae   Trees native to tropical America and Africa with milky juice and large palmately lobed leaves Family_Carpinaceae   Used in some classification systems for the genera Carpinus; Ostryopsis; and Ostryopsis Family_Caryocaraceae   Small genus of tropical South American trees Family_Caryophyllaceae   Large family of herbs or subshrubs (usually with stems swollen at the nodes) Family_Castoridae   Beavers Family_Casuaridae   A family of large ostrich-like birds including cassowaries Family_Casuarinaceae   1 genus: Casuarina Family_Cathartidae   Condors; turkey buzzards; king vultures Family_Catostomidae   Suckers; closely related to the family Cyprinidae Family_Caviidae   A family of Hystricomorpha Family_Cebidae   All the New World monkeys except marmosets and tamarins Family_Cecidomyidae   Gall midges Family_Cecropiaceae   In some classifications included in family Moraceae Family_Celastraceae   Trees and shrubs and woody vines usually having bright-colored fruits Back to top Family_Centrarchidae   Sunfish family Family_Centriscidae   Shrimpfishes Family_Centropomidae   A family of fish or the order Perciformes including robolos Family_Cephalobidae   A family of Nematoda Family_Cephalotaceae   A family of plants of order Rosales; coextensive with the genus Cephalotus Family_Cephalotaxaceae   A family of Cephalotaxaceae Family_Cerambycidae   Long-horned beetles Family_Ceratodontidae   Lungfishes having hornlike ridges on the teeth Family_Ceratophyllaceae   Coextensive with the genus Ceratophyllum: hornworts Family_Ceratopogonidae   Biting midges; sand flies Family_Ceratopsidae   American ceratopsian dinosaurs Family_Ceratostomataceae   Fungi having carbonous perithecia with long necks Family_Cercidiphyllaceae   1 genus Family_Cercopidae   Froghoppers or spittlebugs Family_Cercopithecidae   Old World monkeys: guenon; baboon; colobus monkey; langur; macaque; mandrill; mangabey; patas; proboscis monkey Family_Certhiidae   Creepers Family_Cervidae   Deer: reindeer; moose or elks; muntjacs; roe deer Family_Cestidae   Coextensive with the order Cestida; ctenophores having a greatly flattened and elongated body Family_Cetorhinidae   In some older classifications considered the family of the basking sharks Family_Chaetodontidae   Butterfly fishes Back to top Family_Chalcidae   An arthropod family including: chalcidflies Family_Chalcididae   An arthropod family including: chalcidflies Family_Chamaeleonidae   Old World chameleons; in some classifications Rhiptoglossa is considered a superfamily of Sauria Family_Chamaeleontidae   Old World chameleons; in some classifications Rhiptoglossa is considered a superfamily of Sauria Family_Characeae   Green algae superficially resembling horsetail ferns: stoneworts Family_Characidae   Tropical freshwater fishes of Africa and South America and Central America Family_Characinidae   Former name of the Characidae Family_Charadriidae   Plover family Family_Chelonidae   Green turtles; hawksbills Family_Cheloniidae   Green turtles; hawksbills Family_Chelydridae   Snapping turtles Family_Chenopodiaceae   Includes spinach and beets Family_Chermidae   Jumping plant lice Family_Chimaeridae   A family of Holocephali Family_Chinchillidae   Small bushy-tailed South American burrowing rodents Family_Chironomidae   Midges Family_Chlamydiaceae   Gram-negative parasites in warm-blooded vertebrates Family_Chlamydomonadaceae   Green algae some of which are colored red by hematochrome Family_Chloranthaceae   Small family of tropical herbs and shrubs and trees Family_Chlorophthalmidae   Small family of soft-finned bottom-livers with large eyes; relatives of lizardfishes Back to top Family_Chrysochloridae   Golden moles Family_Chrysomelidae   Leaf beetles Family_Chrysopidae   Green lacewings Family_Chytridiaceae   A family of aquatic fungi of order Chytridiales Family_Cicadellidae   Leafhoppers Family_Cicadidae   Cicadas Family_Cichlidae   Cichlids Family_Cicindelidae   Tiger beetles Family_Ciconiidae   Storks Family_Cimicidae   Wingless flat-bodied blood-sucking insects Family_Cinclidae   Water ouzels Family_circle   Rearmost or uppermost area in the balcony containing the least expensive seats Family_Cistaceae   Shrubs or woody herbs of temperate regions especially Mediterranean Family_Cladoniaceae   A family of lichens Family_Clathraceae   Family of fleshy fungi resembling stinkhorns Family_Clavariaceae   Fleshy fungi: coral fungi Family_Cleridae   Beetles that prey on other insects Family_Clethraceae   Coextensive with the genus Clethra Family_Clinidae   Viviparous blennies of temperate and tropical seas Family_Clupeidae   Herrings; shad; sardines; etc. Back to top Family_Clusiaceae   Widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber Family_Cobitidae   Loaches Family_Coccidae   Scale insects Family_Coccinellidae   The ladybugs Family_Coerebidae   The honeycreepers Family_Colchicaceae   One of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: Colchicum; Gloriosa Family_Colubridae   Nonvenomous snakes; about two-thirds of all living species Family_Columbidae   Doves and pigeons Family_Comatulidae   Former usage synonymous with Antedonidae Family_Combretaceae   A family of tropical trees and shrubs of the order Myrtales Family_Commelinaceae   Large widely distributed family of chiefly perennial herbs or climbers: spiderworts Family_Compositae   Plants with heads composed of many florets: aster; daisy; dandelion; goldenrod; marigold; lettuces; ragweed; sunflower; thistle; zinnia Family_Congridae   Marine eels Family_Connaraceae   Mostly tropical climbing shrubs or small trees; closely related to Leguminosae Family_Convallariaceae   One of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted Family_Convolvulaceae   Morning glory; bindweed; sweet potato; plants having trumpet-shaped flowers and a climbing or twining habit Family_Coprinaceae   Used in some classifications for the genus Coprinus Family_Coraciidae   Rollers Family_Cordaitaceae   Chiefly Paleozoic plants; Cordaites is the chief and typical genus Family_Cordylidae   Small family of spiny ovoviviparous African lizards Back to top Family_Coregonidae   Soft-finned fishes comprising the freshwater whitefishes; formerly included in the family Salmonidae Family_Coreidae   Squash bugs and leaf-footed bugs Family_Corixidae   Water bugs Family_Cornaceae   A rosid dicot family of the order Umbellales including: genera Aucuba; Cornus; Corokia; Curtisia; Griselinia; Helwingia Family_Cortinariaceae   A family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales Family_Corvidae   Crow; raven; rook; jackdaw; chough; magpie; jay Family_Corydalidae   Dobsons Family_Corylaceae   Used in some classification systems for the genus Corylus Family_Corynebacteriaceae   A large family of mostly gram-positive and aerobic and nonmotile rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales Family_Coryphaenidae   Large active pelagic percoid fish Family_Cotingidae   Cotingas; umbrella birds Family_Cottidae   Sculpins Family_court   A court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children) Family_Cracidae   Curassows; guans; chachalacas Family_Cracticidae   Australian birds formerly included in the family Laniidae Family_Crangonidae   Shrimps Family_Crassulaceae   Succulent shrubs and herbs Family_Cricetidae   Mostly small New World rodents including New World mice and lemmings and voles and hamsters Family_Crocodylidae   True crocodiles Family_Crotalidae   New World vipers: pit vipers Back to top Family_Cruciferae   Plants with four-petaled flowers Family_Cryptobranchidae   Large aquatic salamanders: hellbenders; giant salamanders Family_Cryptocercidae   A family of Blattodea Family_Cryptogrammataceae   One of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems Family_Ctenizidae   Large burrowing spiders Family_Cuculidae   Includes cuckoo; ani; roadrunner Family_Cucurbitaceae   A family of herbaceous vines (such cucumber or melon or squash or pumpkin) Family_Culicidae   Mosquitoes Family_Cunoniaceae   Trees or shrubs or climbers; mostly southern hemisphere Family_Cupressaceae   Cypresses and junipers and many cedars Family_Curculionidae   True weevils: snout beetles Family_Cuterebridae   New World botflies Family_Cyatheaceae   Tropical tree ferns Family_Cycadaceae   Ancient palmlike plants closely related to ferns in that fertilization is by means of spermatozoids Family_Cyclopteridae   Lumpfishes Family_Cymatiidae   Tritons Family_Cynipidae   A family of Hymenoptera Family_Cynocephalidae   A family of Dermoptera Family_Cynoglossidae   Tonguefishes Family_Cyperaceae   Bulrush; chufa; cotton grass; papyrus; umbrella plant Back to top Family_Cypraeidae   Family of marine gastropods comprising the cowries Family_Cyprinidae   A family of fish including: carp; tench; roach; rudd; dace Family_Cyprinodontidae   Large family of small soft-finned fishes; killifishes; flagfishes; swordtails; guppies Family_Cyrilliaceae   Shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and small white flowers in racemes: genera Cyrilla and Cliftonia Family_Dacninae   The honeycreepers Family_Dacrymycetaceae   A family of basidiomycetous fungi belonging to the order Tremellales having a bifurcate basidium that lacks septa Family_Dactylopiidae   Cochineal insects Family_Dactylopteridae   Flying gurnards Family_Dactyloscopidae   Sand stargazers Family_Danaidae   Small family of usually tropical butterflies: monarch butterflies Family_Dasyatidae   Sting rays Family_Dasypodidae   Armadillos Family_Dasyproctidae   Agoutis and pacas Family_Dasyuridae   Dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils Family_Dasyurinae   Dasyures; native cats; pouched mice; banded anteaters; Tasmanian devils Family_Daubentoniidae   Comprising solely the aye-aye Family_Davalliaceae   One of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems Family_Delphinidae   Dolphins Family_Dematiaceae   Family of imperfect mushrooms having dark-colored hyphae or conidia Family_Dendrocolaptidae   Woodhewers or woodcreepers Back to top Family_Dennstaedtiaceae   One of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems Family_Dermestidae   Carpet beetles Family_Dermochelyidae   Sea turtles Family_Desmidiaceae   Unicellular algae Family_Desmodontidae   True vampire bats Family_Diapensiaceae   North temperate low evergreen plants; in some classifications placed in its own order Diapensiales Family_Diaspididae   Armored scales Family_Dicamptodontidae   Large and small highly aquatic salamanders Family_Dicksoniaceae   Tree ferns: genera Dicksonia; Cibotium; Culcita; Thyrsopteris Family_Dicranaceae   Mosses having costate leaves and long-stalked capsules with cleft peristome Family_Didelphidae   Opossums Family_Dilleniaceae   Chiefly tropical shrubs and trees and climbers having leathery leaves or flattened leaflike stems: genera Dillenia; Hibbertia Family_Dinornithidae   Moas Family_Diodontidae   Spiny puffers Family_Diomedeidae   Albatrosses Family_Dioscoreaceae   Yams Family_Dipodidae   Old World jerboas Family_Dipsacaceae   Chiefly southern European herbs with flowers usually in dense cymose heads Family_Dipterocarpaceae   Chiefly tropical Asian trees with two-winged fruits; yield valuable woods and aromatic oils and resins Family_Discoglossidae   Family of Old World toads having a fixed disklike tongue Back to top Family_doctor   A general practitioner who treats all the family members Family_Doliolidae   Oceanic tunicates Family_Dracunculidae   Greatly elongated roundworm Family_Drepanididae   Hawaiian honeycreepers Family_Dromaeosauridae   Swift-running bipedal dinosaurs Family_Droseraceae   A family of carnivorous herbs and shrubs Family_Drosophilidae   Fruit flies Family_Dryopteridaceae   Alternative names for one of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems Family_Dugongidae   A family of mammals of order Sirenia including dugongs and Steller''s sea cow Family_Dytiscidae   Water beetles Family_Ebenaceae   Fruit and timber trees of tropical and warm regions including ebony and persimmon Family_Echeneidae   Fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships Family_Echeneididae   Fishes having a sucking disk on the head for clinging to other fishes and to ships Family_Edaphosauridae   A family of reptiles of the order Pelycosauria Family_Eimeriidae   A family of protoctista in the order Coccidia Family_Elaeagnaceae   Shrubs or small trees often armed Family_Elaeocarpaceae   Genus of trees and shrubs widely distributed in warm regions some yielding useful timber; in some classifications included in the family Santalaceae Family_Elapidae   Cobras; kraits; mambas; coral snakes; Australian taipan and tiger snakes Family_Elateridae   Click beetles and certain fireflies Family_Electrophoridae   Small family comprising the electric eels Back to top Family_Eleotridae   Sleepers Family_Elephantidae   Elephants Family_Elopidae   Tarpons and ladyfishes Family_Embiotocidae   Viviparous percoid fishes comprising the surf fishes Family_Empetraceae   Heathlike shrubs Family_Emydidae   Box and water turtles Family_Endamoebidae   A large family of endoparasitic amebas that invade the digestive tract Family_Engraulidae   Anchovies Family_Enterobacteriaceae   A large family of gram-negative rod-shaped bacteria of the order Eubacteriales Family_Entolomataceae   A family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales Family_Entomophthoraceae   Mostly parasitic lower fungi that typically develop in the bodies of insects Family_Epacridaceae   Australasian shrubs or small trees Family_Ephedraceae   Ephedras: in some classifications included in the Gnetaceae Family_Ephemeridae   Mayflies Family_Ephippidae   Small family comprising the spadefishes Family_Equidae   Horses; asses; zebras; extinct animals Family_Equisetaceae   Sole surviving family of the Equisetales: fern allies Family_Erethizontidae   New World arboreal porcupines Family_Ericaceae   Heathers Family_Erinaceidae   True hedgehogs Back to top Family_Eriocaulaceae   Chiefly tropical aquatic or bog herbs: pipeworts Family_Erysiphaceae   Family of fungi parasitic mostly on leaves; includes powdery mildews Family_Erythroxylaceae   A family of plants of order Geraniales; have drupaceous fruit Family_Eschrichtiidae   Comprising only the gray whales Family_Esocidae   Pikes; pickerels; muskellunges Family_Euglenaceae   Considered green algae Family_Euphorbiaceae   A family of plants of order Geraniales Family_Eurylaimidae   Coextensive with the suborder Eurylaimi Family_Exocoetidae   Flying fishes; closely related to the halfbeaks Family_Fabaceae   A large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae Family_Fagaceae   Chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea; Castanopsis; Chrysolepis; Fagus; Lithocarpus; Nothofagus; Quercus Family_Falconidae   A family of birds of the order Falconiformes Family_Fasciolidae   A family of Trematoda Family_Felidae   Cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers Family_Filariidae   Threadlike roundworms Family_Fissurellidae   Marine limpets Family_Fistulariidae   Cornetfishes Family_Fistulinaceae   A family of fungi closely related to the family Polyporaceae except that the tubes on the undersurface of the cap are separate from each other Family_Flacourtiaceae   Chiefly tropical trees and shrubs Family_Forficulidae   Typical earwigs Back to top Family_Formicariidae   Antbirds Family_Formicidae   Ants Family_Fouquieriaceae   Small family of spiny shrubs or trees of southwestern United States Family_Fregatidae   Frigate birds Family_Fringillidae   Finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings Family_Fucaceae   Small family of brown algae: gulfweeds; rockweeds Family_Fulgoridae   Plant hoppers: lantern flies Family_Fumariaceae   Erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman''s breeches; fumitory; squirrel corn Family_Funkaceae   One of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta Family_Furnariidae   E.g. ovenbirds Family_Gadidae   Large family of important mostly marine food fishes Family_Galbulidae   Jacamars Family_Gasterophilidae   Horse botflies Family_Gasterosteidae   Sticklebacks Family_Gavialidae   Gavials Family_Gavidae   Loon family Family_Geastraceae   A family of earthstar fungi belonging to the order Lycoperdales Family_Gekkonidae   Geckos Family_Gelechiidae   Important economic pests Family_Gempylidae   Snake mackerels Back to top Family_Gentianaceae   Chiefly herbaceous plants with showy flowers; some are cultivated as ornamentals Family_Geoglossaceae   A family of fungi belonging to the order Helotiales Family_Geometridae   Measuring worms Family_Geomyidae   North American pocket gophers Family_Geophilidae   Small extremely elongate earth-living centipedes Family_Geraniaceae   Chiefly herbaceous plants Family_Gerreidae   Mojarras Family_Gerridae   An arthropod family that includes water striders Family_Gerridae   Mojarras Family_Gerrididae   An arthropod family that includes water striders Family_Gesneriaceae   Large family of tropical herbs or shrubs or lianas; in some classification systems placed in the order Scrophulariales Family_Gigartinaceae   A family of protoctista Family_Ginkgoaceae   Constituting the order Ginkgoales; includes the genus Ginkgo and extinct forms Family_Giraffidae   Giraffes Family_Glareolidae   Old World shorebirds: pratincoles and coursers Family_Gleicheniaceae   A family of ferns belonging to order Filicales Family_Gliridae   Dormice and other Old World forms Family_Globigerinidae   A family of protoctists Family_Glossinidae   Flies closely related to the Muscidae: tsetse flies Family_Gnetaceae   Plants having small unisexual flowers and fleshy or winged fruit: in some classifications includes the genera Ephedra and Welwitschia as well as Gnetum Back to top Family_Gobiesocidae   Clingfishes Family_Gobiidae   Gobies Family_Gomphotheriidae   Elephants extinct since the Pleistocene Family_Gonorhynchidae   Coextensive with the genus Gonorhynchus Family_Goodeniaceae   A family of sappy plants that grow in Australasia and southeast China Family_Gracilariidae   Leaf miners Family_Graminaceae   The grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane Family_Gramineae   The grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane Family_Grossulariaceae   In some classifications considered a part of the family Saxifragaceae: plants whose fruit is a berry Family_Gruidae   Cranes Family_Gryllidae   Crickets Family_Guttiferae   Widely distributed family of chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines that produce oils and resins and some usable timber Family_Gyrinidae   Whirligig beetles Family_Hadrosauridae   Duck-billed dinosaurs; upper Cretaceous Family_Haematopodidae   Oystercatchers Family_Haemodoraceae   Some genera placed in family Liliaceae Family_Haemoproteidae   Bird parasites Family_Haemulidae   Grunts Family_Halictidae   A family of small solitary bees; many are valuable pollinators for agriculture Family_Haliotidae   Abalones Back to top Family_Haloragaceae   A family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales Family_Haloragidaceae   A family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Myrtales Family_Hamamelidaceae   Comprises genera Hamamelis; Corylopsis; Fothergilla; Liquidambar; Parrotia; other small genera Family_Helicidae   Land snails including the common edible snail and some pests Family_Helodermatidae   Only known venomous lizards Family_Helotiaceae   A fungus family of order Helotiales Family_Helvellaceae   Family of false morels or lorchels; some are edible and some are poisonous Family_Hemerobiidae   Brown lacewings Family_Hemerocallidaceae   One of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hemerocallis Family_Hemiprocnidae   Tree swifts Family_Hemiramphidae   Halfbeaks; marine and freshwater fishes closely related to the flying fishes but not able to glide Family_Heteromyidae   Small New World burrowing mouselike rodents with fur-lined cheek pouches and hind limbs and tail adapted to leaping; adapted to desert conditions: pocket mice; kangaroo mice; kangaroo rats Family_Hexagrammidae   Greenlings Family_Hexanchidae   Primitive sharks Family_Hippoboscidae   Winged or wingless dipterans: louse flies Family_Hippocastanaceae   Trees having showy flowers and inedible nutlike seeds in a leathery capsule Family_Hippopotamidae   Hippopotami Family_Hipposideridae   Old World leafnose bats Family_Hirudinidae   A family of Hirudinea Family_Hirundinidae   Swallows and martins Back to top Family_history   Part of a patient''s medical history in which questions are asked in an attempt to find out whether the patient has hereditary tendencies toward particular diseases Family_Holocentridae   Squirrelfishes and soldierfishes Family_Holothuridae   A family of Holothuroidea Family_Homaridae   Large-clawed lobsters Family_Hominidae   Modern man and extinct immediate ancestors of man Family_Hostaceae   One of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta Family_Hyacinthaceae   One of many families or subfamilies in which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted Family_Hyaenidae   Hyenas Family_Hydnaceae   Tooth fungi Family_Hydnoraceae   A family of flowering plants in Africa and Argentina that are parasitic on the roots of other plants Family_Hydrangeaceae   Sometimes included in the family Saxifragaceae Family_Hydrobatidae   Storm petrels Family_Hydrocharidaceae   Simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed Family_Hydrocharitaceae   Simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed Family_Hydrochoeridae   Capybara Family_Hydrophidae   Sea snakes Family_Hydrophyllaceae   Perennial woodland herbs Family_Hygrophoraceae   A family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales; the gills of these fungi have a clean waxy appearance Family_Hylidae   Tree frogs Family_Hylobatidae   Used in some classifications for the lesser apes (gibbons and siamangs); sometimes considered a subfamily of Pongidae Back to top Family_Hymenophyllaceae   Terrestrial (hygrophytic) or epiphytic ferns: filmy ferns Family_Hypericaceae   Used in some classification systems for plants usually included among the Guttiferae Family_Hyperodontidae   Beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae Family_Hypocreaceae   Family of fungi having brightly colored fleshy or membranous ascocarps; sometimes placed in its own order Hypocreales Family_Hypodermatidae   Warble flies Family_Hypoxidaceae   In some classification systems included in the Amaryllidaceae Family_Hystricidae   Old World porcupines Family_Ibidiidae   Ibises Family_Ichneumonidae   Ichneumon flies Family_Ichthyosauridae   Later ichthyosaurs of the Jurassic and Cretaceous; widely distributed in both hemispheres Family_Icteridae   American orioles; American blackbirds; bobolinks; meadowlarks Family_Iguania   New World lizards Family_Iguanidae   New World lizards Family_Iguanodontidae   Iguanodons Family_Indicatoridae   Honey guides Family_Indriidae   A family of Lemuroidea Family_Ipidae   Large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees Family_Irenidae   A family of birds of the suborder Oscines Family_Iridaceae   Large family of usually perennial geophytic herbs with rhizomes or corms or bulbs Family_Isoetaceae   Quillworts; coextensive with the genus Isoetes Back to top Family_Istiophoridae   Sailfishes; spearfishes; marlins Family_Isuridae   In some classifications another name for the family Lamnidae Family_Ixodidae   Hard ticks Family_Jassidae   Family of small leafhoppers coextensive with the Cicadellidae and not distinguished from it in some classifications Family_jewels   External male sex organs Family_Juglandaceae   Trees having usually edible nuts: butternuts; walnuts; hickories; pecans Family_Juncaceae   Tufted herbs resembling grasses: rushes Family_Juncaginaceae   A family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales Family_Jungermanniaceae   Comprising the leafy members of the order Jungermanniales Family_Kalotermitidae   Primitive termites of warm regions Family_Kasuwonidae   In some classifications considered a separate family comprising the oceanic bonitos Family_Kinosternidae   Mud turtles; musk turtles Family_Kyphosidae   Sea chubs Family_Labiatae   The mints: aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including thyme; sage; rosemary Family_Labridae   Wrasses Family_Lacertidae   Old World lizards Family_Lactobacillaceae   Lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid Family_Lactobacteriaceae   Lactic acid bacteria and important pathogens; bacteria that ferment carbohydrates chiefly into lactic acid Family_Lamiaceae   The mints: aromatic herbs and shrubs having flowers resembling the lips of a mouth and four-lobed ovaries yielding four one-seeded nutlets and including thyme; sage; rosemary Family_Laminariaceae   Large family of marine brown algae including many economically important large kelps chiefly of northern waters Back to top Family_Lamnidae   Oceanic sharks Family_Lampridae   Opahs Family_Lampyridae   Fireflies Family_Laniidae   Shrikes Family_Lanthanotidae   Stout-bodied lizards Family_Lardizabalaceae   Thick-stemmed lianas and some shrubs; some have edible fruit Family_Laricariidae   Armored catfish Family_Laridae   Gull family: gulls and terns Family_Lasiocampidae   Tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths Family_Latimeridae   Extinct except for the coelacanth Family_Lauraceae   A family of Lauraceae Family_Lecanoraceae   A fungus family of the division Lichenes Family_Lecythidaceae   Large tropical trees bearing large fruits with woody skins Family_Leguminosae   A large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae Family_Leiopelmatidae   Primitive New Zealand frogs Family_Leitneriaceae   Coextensive with the genus Leitneria; commonly isolated in a distinct order Family_Lemnaceae   Family of small free-floating thalloid plants Family_Lemuridae   Typical lemurs; of Madagascar Family_Lennoaceae   Family of fleshy parasitic herbs lacking green foliage and having heads of small flowers; California and Mexico Family_Lentibulariaceae   Carnivorous aquatic or bog plants: genera Utricularia; Pinguicula; Genlisea Back to top Family_Lepadidae   Goose barnacles Family_Lepidobotryaceae   Family created in 1950 solely for the classification of a distinctive African tree repeatedly classified in other families; trees long believed to exist only in Africa Family_Lepidodendraceae   Fossil plants characterized by conspicuous spirally arranged leaf scars on the trunk Family_Lepiotaceae   A family of fungi having free gills and a cap that is cleanly separable from the stalk Family_Lepismatidae   Firebrats Family_Lepisosteidae   Comprises the genus Lepisosteus Family_Leporidae   Hares and rabbits Family_Leptodactylidae   New World frogs; in some classifications essentially coextensive with the family Bufonidae Family_Leptotyphlopidae   Blind snakes Family_Liliaceae   Includes species sometimes divided among the following families: Alliaceae; Aloeaceae; Alstroemeriaceae; Aphyllanthaceae; Asparagaceae; Asphodelaceae; Colchicaceae; Convallariaceae; Hemerocallidaceae; Hostaceae; Hyacinthaceae; Melanthiaceae; Ruscaceae; Sm Family_Limacidae   Slugs Family_Limulidae   Horseshoe crabs Family_Linaceae   A widely distributed family of plants Family_line   People descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" Family_Liopelmidae   Primitive New Zealand frogs Family_Liparidae   Snailfishes Family_Liparididae   Snailfishes Family_Lithodidae   Deep-sea crabs of cold waters Family_Littorinidae   Periwinkles Family_Loasaceae   Family of bristly hairy sometimes climbing plants; America and Africa and southern Arabia Back to top Family_Lobeliaceae   Not recognized in all classification systems; in some classifications lobeliaceous plants are included in family Campanulaceae Family_Lobotidae   Tripletails Family_Locustidae   Short-horned grasshoppers; true locusts Family_Loganiaceae   A dicotyledonous family of plants of order Gentianales Family_Lomariopsidaceae   Small family of usually scandent ferns Family_Lophiidae   Large-headed marine fishes comprising the anglers Family_Lophosoriaceae   Very small family of tree ferns Family_Loranthaceae   In some classification includes Viscaceae: parasitic or hemiparasitic shrublets or shrubs or small trees of tropical and temperate regions; attach to hosts by haustoria Family_Lorisidae   Slow-moving omnivorous nocturnal primates of tropical Asia; usually tailless Family_Loxomataceae   Very small family of New Zealand ferns Family_Lucanidae   Stag beetles Family_Lutjanidae   Snappers Family_Luvaridae   Louvars Family_Lycaenidae   Family of small usually brilliantly colored butterflies; males have short forelegs Family_Lycoperdaceae   A fungus family belonging to the order Lycoperdales; includes puffballs Family_Lycopodiaceae   A family of ferns belonging to the order Lycopodiales Family_Lycosidae   Wolf spiders Family_Lygaeidae   Lygaeid bugs Family_Lymantriidae   Tussock moths Family_Lythraceae   Herbs and shrubs and small trees with pink or purple flowers Back to top Family_Machilidae   Jumping bristletails Family_Macropodidae   Kangaroos; wallabies Family_Macrorhamphosidae   Bellows fishes Family_Macrouridae   Grenadiers Family_Macruridae   Grenadiers Family_Magnoliaceae   Subclass Magnoliidae: genera Liriodendron; Magnolia; Manglietia Family_Majidae   Spider crabs Family_Malacanthidae   Short-headed marine fishes; often brightly colored Family_Malpighiaceae   Tropical shrubs or trees Family_Malvaceae   Herbs and shrubs and some trees: mallows; cotton; okra Family_Mammutidae   Extinct family: mastodons Family_man   A man whose family is of major importance in his life Family_Manidae   Coextensive with the order Pholidota Family_Manteidae   Mantises Family_Mantidae   Mantises Family_Mantispidae   Mantispids Family_Marantaceae   Tropical perennial herbs with usually starchy rhizomes Family_Marattiaceae   Constituting the order Marattiales: chiefly tropical eusporangiate ferns with gigantic fronds Family_Marchantiaceae   Liverworts with prostrate and usually dichotomously branched thalli Family_Marsileaceae   Clover ferns Back to top Family_Martyniaceae   In most classifications not considered a separate family but included in the Pedaliaceae Family_Mastodontidae   Extinct family: mastodons Family_Mastotermitidae   Primitive termites Family_Mayacaceae   A monocotyledonous family of bog plants of order Xyridales Family_medicine   Medical practice that provides health care regardless of age or sex while placing emphasis on the family unit Family_Megachilidae   Leaf-cutting and mason bees Family_Megadermatidae   Old World false vampire bats Family_Megalonychidae   Two-toed sloths Family_Megalosauridae   Megalosaurs Family_Megapodiidae   Megapodes Family_Megatheriidae   Extinct ground sloths Family_Melampsoraceae   Rust fungi Family_Melanthiaceae   One of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted: includes Aletris; Narthecium; Veratrum Family_Melastomaceae   A family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals Family_Melastomataceae   A family of trees and bushes and herbs of order Myrtales; many are cultivated as ornamentals Family_Meleagrididae   Turkeys and some extinct forms Family_Meliaceae   Tropical trees and shrubs including many important timber and ornamental trees Family_Meliphagidae   Honey eaters Family_Meloidae   Blister beetles Family_Membracidae   Plant hoppers: treehoppers Back to top Family_Menispermaceae   Herbaceous or woody climbers Family_Menuridae   Lyrebirds Family_Menyanthaceae   A dicotyledonous family of marsh plants of order Gentianales Family_Meropidae   Bee-eaters Family_Micrococcaceae   Spherical or elliptical usually aerobic eubacteria that produce yellow or orange or red pigment; includes toxin-producing forms as well as harmless commensals and saprophytes Family_Microdesmidae   Wormfishes Family_Microhylidae   Narrow-mouthed toads and sheep frogs; some burrow and some are arboreal; found worldwide Family_Mimidae   Sometimes considered a subfamily of Troglodytidae: mockingbirds; catbirds; thrashers Family_Mimosaceae   Family of spiny woody plants (usually shrubs or small trees) whose leaves mimic animals in sensitivity to touch; commonly included in the family Leguminosae Family_Miridae   Leaf bugs Family_Mniaceae   Family of erect mosses with club-shaped paraphyses and the hexagonal cells of the upper leaf surface; sometimes treated as a subfamily of Bryaceae Family_Mobulidae   Large rays lacking venomous spines: mantas Family_Molidae   Ocean sunfishes Family_Molossidae   Mastiff bats; freetail bats Family_Momotidae   A family of birds of the order Coraciiformes Family_Moniliaceae   Family of imperfect fungi having white or brightly colored hyphae and spores that are produced directly on the mycelium and not aggregated in fruiting bodies Family_Monocanthidae   Filefishes Family_Monodontidae   Narwhals Family_Monotropaceae   Used in some classification for saprophytic herbs sometimes included in the family Pyrolaceae: genera Monotropa and Sarcodes Family_Moraceae   Trees or shrubs having a milky juice; in some classifications includes genus Cannabis Back to top Family_Morchellaceae   A family of edible fungi including the true morels Family_Motacillidae   Pipits and wagtails Family_Mucoraceae   Large family of chiefly saprophytic fungi that includes many common molds destructive to food products Family_Mugilidae   Gray mullets Family_Mullidae   Goatfishes or red mullets Family_Muraenidae   Marine eels Family_Muridae   Originally Old World rats now distributed worldwide; distinguished from the Cricetidae by typically lacking cheek pouches Family_Musaceae   Treelike tropical Asian herbs Family_Muscicapidae   Old World (true) flycatchers Family_Muscidae   Two-winged flies especially the housefly Family_Musophagidae   Touracos Family_Mustelidae   Weasels; polecats; ferrets; minks; fishers; otters; badgers; skunks; wolverines; martens Family_Mutillidae   A family of wasps Family_Myacidae   Soft-shell clams Family_Mycetophylidae   Fungus gnats Family_Mycobacteriaceae   A family of bacteria Family_Mycoplasmataceae   Pleomorphic gram-negative nonmotile microorganism similar to both viruses and bacteria; parasitic in mammals Family_Myctophidae   Deep-sea fishes comprising the lantern fishes Family_Myliobatidae   Eagle rays Family_Mylodontidae   Extinct South American edentates Back to top Family_Myricaceae   Constituting the order Myricales Family_Myristicaceae   Family of aromatic tropical trees with arillate seeds Family_Myrmecophagidae   New World anteaters Family_Myrmeleontidae   Antlions Family_Myrsinaceae   Family of Old World tropical trees and shrubs; some in Florida Family_Myrtaceae   Trees and shrubs yielding a fragrant oil Family_Mysidae   Small shrimp-like crustaceans Family_Mytilidae   Marine mussels Family_Myxinidae   Slime-producing marine animals: hagfishes Family_Myxobacteriaceae   Bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung Family_Myxophyceae   Former terms for Cyanophyceae Family_Naiadaceae   Monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers Family_Najadaceae   Monotypic family of aquatic plants having narrow leaves and small flowers Family_name   The name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member''s given name) Family_Naticidae   Moonshells Family_Nautilidae   Spiral-shelled cephalopods Family_Nepenthaceae   Coextensive with the genus Nepenthes Family_Nephropsidae   In some classifications coextensive with the Homaridae Family_Nepidae   Water scorpions Family_Neritidae   Neritids Back to top Family_Nidulariaceae   Bird''s-nest fungi Family_Nitrobacteriaceae   Usually rod-shaped bacteria that oxidize ammonia or nitrites: nitrobacteria Family_Noctuidae   Cutworms; armyworms Family_Nostocaceae   Blue-green algae Family_Notonectidae   Aquatic carnivorous insects Family_Notoryctidae   Pouched moles Family_Nummulitidae   A family of fossil protoctists Family_Nyctaginaceae   A family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales Family_Nymphaeaceae   Dicot aquatic plants Family_Nymphalidae   Large beautifully colored butterflies Family_Nyssaceae   A family of dicotyledonous trees of order Myrtales that includes the sour gum trees Family_Ochnaceae   Family of tropical evergreen trees and shrubs with thick shining parallel-veined leaves Family_Ochotonidae   Pikas and extinct forms Family_Octopodidae   A family of Octopoda Family_Odobenidae   Walruses and extinct forms Family_Odontaspididae   Sand sharks; in some classifications coextensive with family Carcharhinidae Family_Oedogoniaceae   Filamentous green algae Family_Oestridae   Warble flies Family_Ogcocephalidae   Batfishes: sluggish bottom-dwelling spiny fishes Family_Oleaceae   Trees and shrubs having berries or drupes or capsules as fruits; sometimes placed in the order Oleales: olive; ash; jasmine; privet; lilac Back to top Family_Oleandraceae   One of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems Family_Onagraceae   A large and widely distributed family of plants of the order Myrtales Family_Oniscidae   A family of Isopoda Family_Ophidiidae   Eel-like marine fishes Family_Ophiodontidae   Fishes closely related to greenlings Family_Ophioglossaceae   A family of succulent ferns of order Ophioglossales; cosmopolitan in distribution Family_Opisthocomidae   Comprising the hoatzins Family_Opisthognathidae   Jawfishes Family_Orchestiidae   Beach fleas Family_Orchidaceae   Enormous cosmopolitan family of perennial terrestrial or epiphytic plants with fleshy tubers or rootstocks and unusual flowers Family_Orectolobidae   Nurse sharks and carpet sharks Family_Oriolidae   Old World orioles Family_Ornithorhynchidae   Platypus Family_Orobanchaceae   Brown or yellow leafless herbs; sometimes placed in the order Scrophulariales Family_Orycteropodidae   Aardvarks Family_Oscillatoriaceae   Blue green algae Family_Osmeridae   Smelts Family_Osmundaceae   Large family of ferns widely distributed in temperate and tropical areas Family_Ostraciidae   Boxfishes Family_Ostraciontidae   Boxfishes Back to top Family_Ostreidae   Oysters Family_Otariidae   Eared seals: sea lions and fur seals Family_Otididae   Bustards Family_Oxalidaceae   A family of widely distributed herbs of the order Geraniales; have compound leaves and pentamerous flowers Family_Oxyuridae   Pinworms Family_Paeoniaceae   Perennial rhizomatous herbs and shrubs; of temperate Europe and North America Family_Paguridae   Hermit crabs Family_Palaemonidae   Prawns Family_Palinuridae   Spiny lobsters Family_Palmaceae   Chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales Family_Palmae   Chiefly tropical trees and shrubs and vines usually having a tall columnar trunk bearing a crown of very large leaves; coextensive with the order Palmales Family_Pandanaceae   Family of woody plants of the order Pandanales including pandanus Family_Pandionidae   Ospreys Family_Panorpidae   A family of insects of the order Mecoptera Family_Papaveraceae   Herbs or shrubs having milky and often colored juices and capsular fruits Family_Papilionacea   Leguminous plants whose flowers have butterfly-shaped corollas; commonly included in the family Leguminosae Family_Paradisaeidae   Birds of paradise Family_Paridae   Titmice and chickadees Family_Parkeriaceae   Coextensive with the genus Ceratopteris; sometimes included in family Polypodiaceae Family_Parmeliaceae   A family of lichens Back to top Family_Parulidae   New World warblers Family_Passeridae   True sparrows: Old world birds formerly considered weaverbirds Family_Passifloraceae   Tropical woody tendril-climbing vines Family_Patellidae   Marine limpets Family_Pectinidae   Scallops Family_Pedaliaceae   The family of plants of order Polemoniales Family_Pediculidae   True lice: human lice and related forms Family_Pelecanidae   Pelicans Family_Pelecanoididae   Diving petrels Family_Pelobatidae   Spadefoot toads Family_Pempheridae   Sweepers Family_Peneidae   Tropical prawns Family_Pennatulidae   Sea pens Family_Peramelidae   Bandicoots Family_Percidae   Active freshwater fishes; true perches and pike perches Family_Percophidae   Percoid flatheads Family_Peridiniidae   Marine and freshwater dinoflagellates Family_Peripatidae   A family of Onychophora Family_Peripatopsidae   A family of Onychophora Family_Peronosporaceae   Parasitic fungi: downy mildews Back to top Family_Pertusariaceae   A fungus family of division Lichenes Family_Petromyzontidae   Lampreys Family_Pezizaceae   Large family comprising many typical cup fungi Family_Phaethontidae   Tropicbirds Family_Phalacrocoracidae   Cormorants Family_Phalangeridae   Phalangers; koalas Family_Phalangiidae   A family of Phalangida Family_Phalaropidae   Phalaropes Family_Phallaceae   A family of fungi belonging to the order Phallales and comprising the true stinkhorns Family_Phasianidae   Pheasants; quails; partridges Family_Phasmatidae   Stick insects Family_Phasmidae   Stick insects Family_Phillidae   Leaf insects Family_Phocidae   Earless seals Family_Phoenicopteridae   Flamingos Family_Phoeniculidae   Wood hoopoes Family_Pholadidae   A family of Bivalvia Family_Pholidae   A family of fish of suborder Blennioidea Family_Pholididae   A family of fish of suborder Blennioidea Family_Phthiriidae   Crab lice Back to top Family_Phyllidae   Leaf insects Family_Phyllocladaceae   A family of Phyllocladaceae Family_Phyllostomatidae   New World leaf-nosed bats Family_Phyllostomidae   New World leaf-nosed bats Family_Phylloxeridae   Plant lice Family_Physeteridae   Sperm whales Family_Physidae   Freshwater snails Family_Phytolaccaceae   Chiefly tropical herbaceous plants (including shrubs and trees) with racemose flowers: genera Phytolacca; Agdestis; Ercilla; Rivina; Trichostigma Family_Picidae   Woodpeckers Family_Pieridae   Cabbage butterflies; sulphur butterflies Family_Pinaceae   A family of Pinaceae Family_Pinnotheridae   Tiny soft-bodied crabs Family_Piperaceae   Tropical woody vines and herbaceous plants having aromatic herbage and minute flowers in spikelets Family_Pipidae   Tongueless frogs Family_Pipridae   Manakins Family_Pittidae   Pittas Family_planning   Limiting the number of children born Family_Plantaginaceae   Cosmopolitan family of small herbs and a few shrubs; most are troublesome weeds Family_Plasmodiidae   Malaria parasites Family_Plasmodiophoraceae   Family of fungi often causing hypertrophy in seed plants Back to top Family_Plataleidae   Spoonbills Family_Platanaceae   Coextensive with the genus Platanus: plane trees Family_Platanistidae   River dolphins Family_Platycephalidae   Scorpaenoid flatheads Family_Plethodontidae   Small mostly terrestrial New World salamanders having neither lungs nor gills as adults Family_Pleurobrachiidae   Sea gooseberries Family_Pleuronectidae   Righteye flounders Family_Ploceidae   Weaverbirds Family_Plumbaginaceae   Perennial herbs and shrubs and lianas; cosmopolitan especially in salt-water areas Family_Pluteaceae   A family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales Family_Poaceae   The grasses: chiefly herbaceous but some woody plants including cereals; bamboo; reeds; sugar cane Family_Podargidae   Frogmouths Family_Podicipedidae   Coextensive with the order Podicipitiformes Family_Podocarpaceae   Gymnosperms with simple persistent needlelike or scalelike leaves Family_Poeciliidae   Topminnows Family_Polemoniaceae   A widely distributed family of chiefly herbaceous plants of the order Polemoniales; often have showy flowers Family_Polyangiaceae   Bacteria living mostly in soils and on dung Family_Polygalaceae   Trees, shrubs, and herbs widely distributed throughout both hemispheres Family_Polygonaceae   A family of plants of order Polygonales chiefly of the north temperate zone; includes the buckwheats Family_Polynemidae   Threadfins Back to top Family_Polyodontidae   Paddlefishes Family_Polypedatidae   Old World tree frogs Family_Polypodiaceae   Ferns: a large family that in some classification systems has been subdivided into several families (including Aspleniaceae and Blechnaceae and Davalliaceae and Dennstaedtiaceae and Dryopteridaceae and Oleandraceae and Pteridaceae) Family_Polyporaceae   Fungi that become corky or woody with age, often forming shelflike growths on trees Family_Pomacentridae   Damselfishes Family_Pomatomidae   Food and game fishes related to pompanos Family_Pongidae   Usually considered as comprising orangutans; gorillas; chimpanzees; and sometimes gibbons Family_Pontederiaceae   Aquatic or bog plants Family_Porcellionidae   Sow bugs Family_Portulacaceae   Family of usually succulent herbs; cosmopolitan in distribution especially in Americas Family_Portunidae   Swimming crabs Family_Potamogalidae   Otter shrews Family_Potamogetonaceae   Plants that grow in ponds and slow streams; sometimes includes family Zosteraceae Family_practice   Medical practice that provides health care regardless of age or sex while placing emphasis on the family unit Family_Priacanthidae   Small carnivorous percoid fishes found worldwide in tropical seas Family_Primulaceae   A dicotyledonous family of the order Primulales with a regular flower; widely distributed in the northern hemisphere Family_Pristidae   Large primitive rays with elongated snouts Family_Procaviidae   Includes all recent members of the order Hyracoidea Family_Procellariidae   Petrels; fulmars; shearwaters; Family_Procyonidae   Raccoons; coatis; cacomistles; kinkajous; and sometimes pandas Back to top Family_Proteaceae   Large family of Australian and South African shrubs and trees with leathery leaves and clustered mostly tetramerous flowers; constitutes the order Proteales Family_Proteidae   Mud puppies Family_Prunellidae   Hedge sparrow Family_Pseudococcidae   Scale-like insects: mealybugs Family_Pseudomonodaceae   Rod-shaped gram-negative bacteria; include important plant and animal pathogens Family_Psilophytaceae   Paleozoic plants Family_Psilotaceae   Small family of lower ferns having nearly naked stems and minute scalelike leaves Family_Psittacidae   Coextensive with the order Psittaciformes Family_Psocidae   A family of small soft-bodied insects that feed on decaying vegetation; related to booklice Family_Psophiidae   Trumpeters Family_Psychodidae   Very small two-winged flies with hairy wings that develop in moss and damp vegetable matter: sand flies Family_Psyllidae   Jumping plant lice Family_Pteridaceae   One of a number of families into which the family Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems; Pteridaceae is itself in turn sometimes further subdivided Family_Pteriidae   Pearl oysters Family_Pteroclididae   Sandgrouses Family_Pterodactylidae   A reptile family in the order Pterosauria Family_Ptilonorhynchidae   Bowerbirds Family_Pucciniaceae   Large important family of rust fungi Family_Pulicidae   Many common fleas attacking humans and domestic animals Family_Punicaceae   1 species: pomegranates Back to top Family_Pygopodidae   Australian and Tasmanian lizards Family_Pyralidae   Bee moths; corn borers; flour moths Family_Pyralididae   Bee moths; corn borers; flour moths Family_Pyrolaceae   Evergreen herbs of temperate regions: genera Pyrola; Chimaphila; Moneses; Orthilia Family_Pyrrhocoridae   Firebugs Family_Pythiaceae   Fungi having sporangia usually borne successively and singly at the tips of branching sporangiophores Family_Pythonidae   In some classifications a family separate from Boidae comprising Old World boas Family_Rachycentridae   Family of pelagic fishes containing solely the cobia Family_Rafflesiaceae   A family of parasitic plants of the order Aristolochiales Family_Rajidae   Bottom-dwelling tropical rays: skates Family_Rallidae   Rails; crakes; gallinules; coots Family_Ramphastidae   Toucans Family_Ranidae   A family nearly cosmopolitan in distribution: true frogs Family_Ranunculaceae   A family of Ranunculaceae Family_Rapateaceae   South American herbs somewhat resembling members of the Juncaceae Family_Raphidae   Extinct dodos and solitaires Family_Raphidiidae   A family of arthropods of the suborder Megaloptera, including snakeflies Family_Recurvirostridae   Long-legged shorebirds Family_Reduviidae   Assassin bugs Family_Regalecidae   Ribbonfishes Back to top Family_relationship   State of relatedness or connection by blood or marriage or adoption Family_Resedaceae   Mainly Mediterranean herbs: mignonette Family_Rhamnaceae   Trees and shrubs usually thorny bearing drupaceous fruit many having medicinal value Family_Rheidae   A family of birds coextensive with the order Rheiformes Family_Rhincodontidae   Small-toothed sharks comprising only one species Family_Rhinobatidae   Primitive rays with guitar-shaped bodies Family_Rhinocerotidae   Rhinoceroses Family_Rhinolophidae   Old World leaf-nosed bats Family_Rhinotermitidae   Large widely distributed family of termites of temperate to tropical regions Family_Rhiptoglossa   Old World chameleons; in some classifications Rhiptoglossa is considered a superfamily of Sauria Family_Rhizobiaceae   A small family of rod-shaped bacteria Family_Rhizophoraceae   Trees and shrubs that usually form dense jungles along tropical seacoasts Family_Rhizopogonaceae   A family of fungi of order Hymenogastrales having round subterranean sporophores Family_Rhodymeniaceae   A family of protoctista Family_Rhyniaceae   Primitive plants of the Paleozoic Family_Rickettsiaceae   Microorganism resembling bacteria inhabiting arthropod tissues but capable of causing disease in vertebrates Family_Roccellaceae   A fungus family of division Lichenes Family_room   A recreation room in a private house Family_Roridulaceae   In some classifications included in the family Droseraceae Family_Rosaceae   A large family of dicotyledonous plants of order Rosales; have alternate leaves and five-petaled flowers with numerous stamens Back to top Family_Rubiaceae   Widely distributed family of mostly tropical trees and shrubs and herbs; includes coffee and chinchona and gardenia and madder and bedstraws and partridgeberry Family_Ruscaceae   One of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted Family_Russulaceae   Used in some classification systems for the genus Russula Family_Rutaceae   A family of dicotyledonous plants of order Geraniales; have flowers that are divide into four or five parts and usually have a strong scent Family_Rynchopidae   Coextensive with the genus Rynchops: skimmers Family_Saccharomycetaceae   Family of fungi comprising the typical yeasts: reproduce by budding and ferment carbohydrates Family_Sagittariidae   Secretary birds Family_Salamandridae   Salamanders Family_Salicaceae   Two genera of trees or shrubs having hairy catkins: Salix; Populus Family_Salmonidae   Salmon and trout Family_Salpidae   A small family of tunicates in the class Thaliacea Family_Salvadoraceae   A family of Old World shrubs and trees of order Gentianales; related to Oleaceae but having four stamens and four petals Family_Salviniaceae   Water ferns Family_Santalaceae   Chiefly tropical herbs or shrubs or trees bearing nuts or one-seeded fruit Family_Sapindaceae   Chiefly tropical New and Old World deciduous and evergreen trees and shrubs bearing leathery drupes with yellow translucent flesh; most plants produce toxic saponins Family_Sapotaceae   Tropical trees or shrubs with milky juice and often edible fleshy fruit Family_Sarcoptidae   Small whitish mites Family_Sarcoscyphaceae   Family of fungi belonging to the order Pezizales Family_Sarraceniaceae   Insectivorous plants Family_Saturniidae   Important and widely distributed family of moths including some of the largest insects known Back to top Family_Satyridae   A widely distributed family of butterflies common near the edges of woods Family_Saururaceae   Family of perennial aromatic herbs: genera Saururus; Anemopsis; Houttuynia Family_Saxifragaceae   A large and diverse family of evergreen or deciduous herbs; widely distributed in northern temperate and cold regions; sometimes includes genera of the family Hydrangeaceae Family_Scarabaeidae   Scarab or dung beetles Family_Scaridae   Parrotfishes Family_Scheuchzeriaceae   A family of monocotyledonous bog herbs of order Naiadales Family_Schistosomatidae   A family of Trematoda Family_Schizaeaceae   Small family of mainly tropical ferns Family_Schizophyceae   Former terms for Cyanophyceae Family_Schizosaccharomycetaceae   A family of fungi belonging to order Endomycetales Family_Sciadopityaceae   Family comprising a single genus that until recently was considered part of Taxodiaceae Family_Sciaenidae   Warm-water marine fishes including the drums and grunts and croakers and sea trout Family_Sciaridae   Fungus gnats Family_Scincidae   Skinks Family_Sciuridae   True squirrels; ground squirrels; marmots; chipmunks; flying squirrels; spermophiles Family_Sclerodermataceae   A family of fungi or order Sclerodermatales with a single-layered peridium; includes earthballs Family_Sclerotiniaceae   A fungus family of order Helotiales Family_Scolopacidae   Sandpiper family: sandpipers; woodcocks; snipes; tattlers; curlews; godwits; dowitchers Family_Scolytidae   Large family of bark-boring or wood-boring short-beaked beetles; very destructive to forest and fruit trees Family_Scomberesocidae   Only sauries Back to top Family_Scombresocidae   Only sauries Family_Scombridae   Marine food fishes: mackerels; chub mackerels; tuna Family_Scorpaenidae   Scorpionfishes; rockfishes; lionfishes Family_Scrophulariaceae   A family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales Family_Scutigeridae   A family of Chilopoda Family_Scyliorhinidae   Small bottom-dwelling sharks Family_Secotiaceae   A family of fungi that have a stalk and cap and a wrinkled mass of tissue (the gleba) where spores are produced; are often dismissed as misshapen forms of other fungi Family_Selaginellaceae   Lesser clubmosses: terrestrial chiefly tropical plants resembling mosses Family_Sepiidae   True cuttlefishes Family_Septobasidiaceae   A family of fungi belonging to the subdivision Basidiomycota Family_Serranidae   Marine fishes: sea basses; sea perches; groupers; jewfish Family_Sialidae   An arthropod family including: alderflies Family_Sillaginidae   Small family of small food fishes in shallow waters of the Pacific around Indonesia Family_Siluridae   Old World catfishes Family_Simaroubaceae   Chiefly tropical trees and shrubs with bitter bark having dry usually one-seeded winged fruit Family_Simuliidae   Blackflies and sand flies Family_Sirenidae   Sirens Family_Sisyridae   An arthropod family of the order Neuroptera that includes spongeflies Family_Sittidae   Nuthatches Family_Solanaceae   Large and economically important family of herbs or shrubs or trees often strongly scented and sometimes narcotic or poisonous; includes the genera Solanum; Atropa; Brugmansia; Capsicum; Datura; Hyoscyamus; Lycopersicon; Nicotiana; Petunia; Physalis; Sola Back to top Family_Soleidae   Soles Family_Solenidae   Razor clams Family_Soricidae   Shrews Family_Spalacidae   Mole rats Family_Sparganiaceae   Coextensive with the genus Sparganium Family_Sparidae   Porgies; scups Family_Sphaeriaceae   Parasitic fungi having globose and sometimes necked or beaked perithecia Family_Sphaerobolaceae   Monotypic family of fungi in which the more or less spherical gleba is forcibly ejected at maturity Family_Sphaerocarpaceae   Liverworts with bilaterally symmetrical gametophytes; sometimes placed in the order Jungermanniales Family_Sphecidae   Mud daubers; some digger wasps Family_Spheniscidae   Comprising all existing penguins Family_Sphingidae   Hawkmoths Family_Sphyraenidae   Monotypic family of large active fishes of tropical and subtropical waters: barracuda Family_Sphyrnidae   Hammerhead sharks; bonnethead sharks Family_Spirillaceae   Rigid spirally curved elongate bacteria Family_Spirochaetaceae   Large coarsely spiral bacteria; free-living in fresh or salt water or commensal in bodies of oysters Family_Spirulidae   Coextensive with the genus Spirula; included in the order Belemnoidea in some older classifications Family_Squalidae   Dogfishes having a spine in each dorsal fin Family_Squatinidae   Bottom-dwelling ray-like sharks Family_Squillidae   Crustaceans that burrow in mud or under stones in shallow water along the seashore Back to top Family_Staphylaceae   A family of dicotyledonous plants of order Sapindales found mostly in the north temperate zone Family_Staphylinidae   Rove beetles Family_Steatornithidae   Oilbirds Family_Stenopelmatidae   Long-horned grasshoppers Family_Stercorariidae   Jaegers and skuas: Family_Sterculiaceae   A large family of plants of order Malvales Family_Stichaeidae   Pricklebacks Family_Stizidae   Cicada killers Family_Strelitziaceae   Woody plants with erect stems of tropical South America and South Africa and Madagascar; in some classifications included in the family Musaceae Family_Streptomycetaceae   Higher bacteria typically aerobic soil saprophytes Family_Strigidae   A family of nocturnal birds of the order Strigiformes Family_Stromateidae   Butterfishes: harvest fishes; dollar fishes Family_Strombidae   The family of conchs Family_Strophariaceae   Sometimes included in family Agaricaceae Family_Struthionidae   Tall terrestrial birds: ostriches Family_Sturnidae   Old World starlings Family_Styracaceae   A widely distributed family of shrubs and trees of order Ebenales Family_Suidae   Pigs; hogs; boars Family_Sulidae   Gannets and boobies Family_Sylviidae   In some classifications considered a subfamily (Sylviinae) of the family Muscicapidae: Old World (true) warblers; American kinglets and gnatcatchers Back to top Family_Symplocaceae   A dicotyledonous family of order Ebenales Family_Synchytriaceae   A fungus family of order Chytridiales Family_Syngnathidae   Pipefishes Family_Synodontidae   Soft-finned bottom-dwelling fishes Family_Tabanidae   Horseflies Family_Taccaceae   Small family of tropical herbs Family_Tachinidae   Parasites on other insects Family_Tachyglossidae   Echidnas Family_Taeniidae   A family of Cestoda Family_Talpidae   Moles Family_Tamaricaceae   Family of desert shrubs and trees (mostly halophytes and xerophytes) Family_Tapiridae   Tapirs and extinct related forms Family_Tarsiidae   Coextensive with the genus Tarsius: tarsiers Family_Taxaceae   Sometimes classified as member of order Taxales Family_Tayassuidae   Peccaries Family_Tecophilaeacea   One of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted Family_Teiidae   Whiptails; etc. Family_Tenebrionidae   A family of arthropods including darkling beetles and mealworms Family_Tenrecidae   Tenrecs and extinct related forms Family_Tenthredinidae   Sawflies Back to top Family_Terebellidae   Marine burrowing or tube-forming polychete worms usually having long thick bodies Family_Teredinidae   Shipworms Family_Termitidae   Termites Family_Testudinidae   Land tortoises Family_Tethyidae   Sea hares Family_Tetragoniaceae   Succulent herbs or small shrubs mostly of South Africa but also New Zealand and North America: carpetweeds; fig marigolds Family_Tetranychidae   Plant-feeding mites Family_Tetraodontidae   Puffers Family_Tetraonidae   Grouse Family_Tettigoniidae   Long-horned grasshoppers; katydids Family_Theaceae   A family of trees and shrubs of the order Parietales Family_Thelephoraceae   Fungi having leathery or membranous sporophores Family_Thelypteridaceae   Genera Thelypteris; Phegopteris; others Family_Theophrastaceae   Family of mainly tropical American trees and shrubs similar to those of the Myrsinaceae; often included in the Myrsinaceae Family_Theraphosidae   Large tropical spiders; tarantulas Family_therapy   Any of several therapeutic approaches in which a family is treated as a whole Family_Theridiidae   A family of comb-footed spiders Family_Thiobacteriaceae   Free-living coccoid to rod-shaped bacteria that derive energy from oxidizing sulfur or sulfur compounds Family_Thraupidae   Tanagers Family_Threskiornithidae   Ibises Back to top Family_Thripidae   Thrips Family_Thymelaeaceae   Family of tough-barked trees and shrubs and herbs especially of Australia and tropical Africa Family_Tiliaceae   Chiefly trees and shrubs of tropical and temperate regions of especially southeastern Asia and Brazil; genera Tilia; Corchorus; Entelea; Grewia; Sparmannia Family_Tilletiaceae   A family of smut fungi having a simple promycelium bearing the spores in an apical cluster Family_Timaliidae   Babblers Family_Tinamidae   Comprising the tinamous Family_Tineidae   Clothes moths Family_Tingidae   Lace bugs Family_Tipulidae   Crane flies Family_Titanosauridae   Herbivorous dinosaurs of the Cretaceous Family_Todidae   A family of birds of the order Coraciiformes Family_Torpedinidae   Electric rays Family_Tortricidae   Leaf rollers and codling moths Family_Toxotidae   Archerfishes Family_Trachipteridae   Ribbonfishes Family_Tragulidae   Chevrotains Family_Trapaceae   Family comprising solely the genus Trapa; in some classifications treated as a subfamily or tribe of the family Onagraceae Family_tree   Successive generations of kin Family_Tremellaceae   A family of basidiomycetous fungi of the order Tremellales that have the basidium divided longitudinally Family_Trephritidae   Fruit flies; some leafminers Back to top Family_Treponemataceae   Small spirochetes some parasitic or pathogenic Family_Triakidae   Small smooth-skinned sharks lacking spines on dorsal fins Family_Tribonemaceae   Simple filamentous freshwater yellow-green algae Family_Trichechidae   Comprising only the manatees Family_Trichiuridae   Cutlassfishes Family_Trichodontidae   Two species of elongate compressed scaleless large-eyed fishes that live in sand or mud Family_Tricholomataceae   A family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales Family_Tridacnidae   Large marine hard-shell clams Family_Triglidae   In some classifications restricted to the gurnards and subdivided into the subfamilies Triglinae (true sea robins) and Peristediinae (armored sea robins) Family_Trilliaceae   Small family of herbs having flowers with 3 petals and 3 sepals; in some classification systems considered a subfamily of the Liliaceae Family_Trionychidae   Soft-shelled turtles Family_Triopidae   A family of Notostraca Family_Trochilidae   Hummingbirds Family_Troglodytidae   Wrens Family_Trogonidae   Coextensive with the order Trogoniformes Family_Trombiculidae   Mites Family_Trombidiidae   Mites Family_Tropaeolaceae   Coextensive with the genus Tropaeolum Family_Trypetidae   Fruit flies; some leafminers Family_Tuberaceae   Family of fungi whose ascocarps resemble tubers and vary in size from that of an acorn to that of a large apple Back to top Family_Tuberculariaceae   Large family of mainly saprophytic imperfect fungi Family_Tulostomaceae   Stalked puffballs Family_Tulostomataceae   Stalked puffballs Family_Tupaiidae   Tree shrews; in some classifications tree shrews are considered prosimian primates Family_Turdidae   Thrushes; in some classifications considered a subfamily (Turdinae) of the family Muscicapidae Family_Turnicidae   Small Old World birds resembling but not related to true quail Family_Tylenchidae   A family of Nematoda Family_Typhaceae   Perennial marsh plants with creeping rootstocks and long linear leaves Family_Typhlopidae   Blind snakes Family_Tytonidae   Comprising only the barn owls Family_Uintatheriidae   An extinct family of Dinocerata Family_Ulmaceae   A dicot family of the order Urticales including: genera Ulmus; Celtis; Planera; Trema Family_Ulvaceae   Thin flat or tubular green algae Family_Umbelliferae   Plants having flowers in umbels: parsley; carrot; anise; caraway; celery; dill Family_Unionidae   Freshwater mussels found worldwide Family_unit   Primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to have a good job before starting a family" Family_Upupidae   Hoopoes Family_Uranoscopidae   Stargazers Family_Ursidae   Bears and extinct related forms Family_Urticaceae   A family of plants of order Urticales including many nettles with stinging hairs Back to top Family_Usneaceae   Fruticose lichens having prostrate or erect or pendulous thalli: genera Usnea; Evernia; Ramalina; Alectoria Family_Ustilaginaceae   A fungus family of loose smuts Family_Valerianaceae   Genus of mostly herbs having a characteristic fetid odor Family_Varanidae   Monitor lizards Family_Veneridae   Hard-shell clams Family_Verbenaceae   Family of New World tropical and subtropical herbs and shrubs and trees Family_Vespertilionidae   The majority of common bats of temperate regions of the world Family_Vespidae   An arthropod family of the order Hymenoptera including: yellow jackets; hornets; mason wasps Family_Violaceae   A family of order Parietales including the genera Viola; Hybanthus; Hymenanthera; Melicytus Family_Viperidae   Old World vipers Family_Vireonidae   Small insectivorous American songbirds Family_Viscaceae   In some classifications considered a subfamily of Loranthaceae Family_Vitaceae   A family of vines belonging to order Rhamnales Family_Vittariaceae   One of a number of families into which Polypodiaceae has been subdivided in some classification systems: genus Vittaria Family_Viverridae   Genets; civets; mongooses Family_Viverrinae   Genets; civets; mongooses Family_Volvariaceae   A family of fungi belonging to the order Agaricales Family_Volvocaceae   Unicellular or colonial biflagellate free-swimming flagellates Family_Vombatidae   Wombats Family_Welwitschiaceae   In some classifications included in the Gnetaceae Back to top Family_Winteraceae   Small family of chiefly tropical shrubs and trees of genera Drimys and Pseudowintera; sometimes included in Magnoliaceae Family_Xanthorrhoeaceae   One of many subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted Family_Xantusiidae   Night lizards Family_Xenicidae   Alternative names for the family comprising the New Zealand wrens Family_Xenopodidae   In some classifications the family of the genus Xenopus which is otherwise included in the family Pipidae Family_Xenosauridae   Monotypic family of Mexican lizards Family_Xiphiidae   Comprising the common swordfishes Family_Xylariaceae   Family of fungi characterized by dark brown to back spores Family_Xyridaceae   Plants of tropical to temperate regions; usually in wet places Family_Zamiaceae   A family of cycads often included in the family Cycadaceae: zamias Family_Zannichelliaceae   Alternative classification for some genera included in Potamogetonaceae; one species Family_Zapodidae   Jumping mice Family_Zeidae   A family of fish in the order Zeomorphi Family_Zingiberaceae   A family of tropical monocotyledonous plants of order Musales Family_Ziphiidae   Beaked whales; in some especially former classifications included in the family Physeteridae Family_Zoarcidae   Eelpouts Family_Zosteraceae   Used in some classifications: essentially equivalent to Potamogetonaceae Family_Zygnemataceae   Pond scums: common freshwater algae forming green slimy masses Family_Zygophyllaceae   Small trees, shrubs, and herbs of warm arid and saline regions; often resinous; some poisonous: genera Zygophyllum; Tribulus; Guaiacum: Larrea Famine   A severe shortage of food (as through crop failure) resulting in violent hunger and starvation and death Back to top Famine   An acute insufficiency Famish   Die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought" Famish   Deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners" Famish   Be hungry; go without food; "Let''s eat--I''m starving!" Famished   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   A state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential nutrients over a prolonged period Famotidine   A histamine blocker (trade name Pepcid) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux Famous   Widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" Famously   In a splendid manner; "he did splendidly in the exam"; "we got along famously" Famously   In a manner or to an extent that is well known; "in his famously anecdotal style" Famous_person   A widely known person; "he was a baseball celebrity" Famulus   A close attendant (as to a scholar) Fan   A device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces Fan   An ardent follower and admirer Fan   An enthusiastic devotee of sports Fan   Make (an emotion) fiercer; "fan hatred" Fan   Strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher) Fan   Separate from chaff; "She stood there winnowing grain all day in the field" Fan   Agitate the air Fanaloka   Civet of Madagascar Back to top Fanatic   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 Fanatic   Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea; "rabid isolationist" Fanatical   Marked by excessive enthusiasm for and intense devotion to a cause or idea; "rabid isolationist" Fanatically   In a passionately fanatic manner; "he followed the teachings of his guru fanatically" Fanaticism   Excessive intolerance of opposing views Fancied   Formed or conceived by the imagination; "a fabricated excuse for his absence"; "a fancied wrong"; "a fictional character"; "used fictitious names"; "a made-up story" Fancied_up   With superficial adornments added; "all gussied up in sequins and feathers" Fancier   A person having a strong liking for something Fanciful   Indulging in or influenced by fancy; "a fanciful mind"; "all the notional vagaries of childhood" Fanciful   Having a curiously intricate quality; "a fanciful pattern with intertwined vines and flowers" Fanciful   Not based on fact; dubious; "the falsehood about some fanciful secret treaties"- F.D.Roosevelt; "a small child''s imaginary friends"; "her imagined fame"; "to create a notional world for oneself" Fancifully   In a fanciful manner; "the Christmas tree was fancifully decorated" Fanconi's_anaemia   A rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and hypoplasia of the bone marrow Fanconi's_anemia   A rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and hypoplasia of the bone marrow Fancy   Fancy was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than imagination Fancy   Something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy" Fancy   A predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey" Fancy   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" Fancy   Have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler''s window" Fancy   Not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes" Back to top Fancy-dress_ball   A ball at which guests wear costumes and masks Fancy-free   Having no commitments or responsibilities; carefree; "a fancy-free bachelor" Fancywork   Decorative needlework Fancy_dress   A costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party Fancy_goods   Goods that are chiefly ornamental Fancy_man   A woman''s lover Fancy_man   Someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce) Fancy_up   Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" Fancy_woman   An adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man Fancy_woman   A woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money Fandango   A provocative Spanish courtship dance in triple time; performed by a man and a woman playing castanets Fandom   The fans of a sport or famous person Fanfare   (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments; "he entered to a flourish of trumpets"; "her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare" Fanfare   A showy outward display Fang   Hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison Fang   Canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey Fang   A Bantu language spoken in Cameroon Fanged   Having fangs Fanion   A small flag used by surveyors or soldiers to mark a position Fanlight   A semicircular window over a door or window; usually has sash bars like the ribs of a fan Back to top Fanlight   A window in a roof to admit daylight Fanlight   A window above a door and hinged to a transom Fanlike   Resembling a fan Fanned   Especially spread in a fan shape; "the peacock''s fanned tail"; "the spread-out cards" Fannie_Farmer   An expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915) Fannie_Mae   A federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages Fannie_Merritt_Farmer   An expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915) Fanny   External female sex organs; "in England `fanny'' is vulgar slang for female genitals" Fanny   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?" Fanny_Adams   Nautical term for tinned meat Fanny_Adams   Little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery" Fanny_pack   A waist pack worn with the pouch in back Fanny_Wright   United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852) Fantabulous   Of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind" Fantail   An overhang consisting of the fan-shaped part of the deck extending aft of the sternpost of a ship Fantan   A card game in which you play your sevens and other cards in sequence in the same suit as their sevens; you win if you are the first to use all your cards Fantan   A Chinese gambling game; a random number of counters are placed under a bowl and you gamble on how many will be left (0 or 1 or 2 or 3) modulo 4 Fantasia   A musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes Fantasise   Portray in the mind; "he is fantasizing the ideal wife" Fantasise   Indulge in fantasies; "he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company" Back to top Fantasist   A creator of fantasies Fantasize   Portray in the mind; "he is fantasizing the ideal wife" Fantasize   Indulge in fantasies; "he is fantasizing when he says he plans to start his own company" Fantast   Someone who predicts the future Fantastic   Ludicrously odd; "Hamlet''s assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror" Fantastic   Extraordinarily good; 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" Fantastic   Exceedingly or unbelievably great; "the bomb did fantastic damage"; "Samson is supposed to have had fantastic strength"; "phenomenal feats of memory" Fantastic   Existing in fancy only; "fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel"- Nathaniel Hawthorne Fantastic   Extravagantly fanciful and unrealistic; foolish; "a fantastic idea of his own importance" Fantastical   Ludicrously odd; "Hamlet''s assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror" Fantastical   Existing in fancy only; "fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel"- Nathaniel Hawthorne Fantastically   In a fabulous manner; "she was a fabulously gifted player" Fantasy   Imagination unrestricted by reality; "a schoolgirl fantasy" Fantasy   Something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy" Fantasy   Fiction with a large amount of fantasy in it; "she made a lot of money writing romantic fantasies" Fantasy_life   An imaginary life lived in a fantasy world Fantasy_world   Something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality) Fantods   An ill-defined state of irritability and distress Fanweed   Foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America Fanwort   Common aquatic plant of eastern North America having floating and submerged leaves and white yellow-spotted flowers Back to top Fan_belt   A belt driven by the crankshaft that drives a fan that pulls air through the radiator Fan_blade   Blade of a rotating fan Fan_dance   A solo dance in which large fans are manipulated to suggest or reveal nakedness Fan_fern   Large Australasian fern with fanlike repeatedly forked fronds; sometimes placed in genus Gleichenia Fan_letter   A letter that is a piece of fan mail Fan_mail   Mail sent to public figures from their admirers; "he hired someone to answer his fan mail" Fan_out   Move outward; "The soldiers fanned out" Fan_palm   Palm having palmate or fan-shaped leaves Fan_tracery   The carved tracery on fan vaulting Fan_vaulting   An elaborate system of vaulting in which the ribs diverge like fans FAO   The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture FAQ   A list of questions that are frequently asked (about a given topic) along with their answers Faqir   A Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man Faquir   A Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man FAR   A terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to reinstitute Hutu control; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists" Far   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" Far   Being of a considerable distance or length; "a far trek" Far   Beyond a norm in opinion or actions; "the far right" 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" Far   At or to or from a great distance in space; "he traveled far"; "strayed far from home"; "sat far away from each other" Back to top Far   Remote in time; "if we could see far into the future"; "all that happened far in the past" Far   To a considerable degree; very much; "a far far better thing that I do"; "felt far worse than yesterday"; "eyes far too close together" Far   At or to a certain point or degree; "I can only go so far before I have to give up"; "how far can we get with this kind of argument?" Far   To an advanced stage or point; "a young man who will go very far" Far-famed   Widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" Far-flung   Remote; "far-flung corners of the Empire" Far-flung   Distributed over a considerable extent; "far-flung trading operations"; "the West''s far-flung mountain ranges"; "widespread nuclear fallout" 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   Informal terms; strikingly unconventional Far-reaching   Having broad range or effect; "had extensive press coverage"; "far-reaching changes in the social structure"; "sweeping reforms" Far-right   Extremely conservative Farad   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 Faraday   The English physicist nd chemist who discovered electromagnetic induction (1791-1867) Farandole   A lively dance from Provence; all the dancers join hands and execute various figures Faraway   Very far away in space or time; "faraway mountains"; "the faraway future"; "troops landing on far-off shores"; "far-off happier times" Faraway   Far removed mentally; "a faraway (or distant) look in her eyes" Farawayness   The property of being remote FARC   A powerful and wealthy terrorist organization formed in 1957 as the guerilla arm of the Colombian communist party; opposed to the United States; has strong ties to drug traffikers Farce   A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations Farce   Mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs Back to top Farce_comedy   A comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations Farcical   Broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; "the wild farcical exuberance of a clown"; "ludicrous green hair" Farcically   In a farcical manner; "a farcically inept bungler" Fardel   A burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle) Fare   An agenda of things to do; "they worked rapidly down the menu of reports" Fare   The food and drink that are regularly consumed Fare   A paying (taxi) passenger Fare   The sum charged for riding in a public conveyance Fare   Eat well Fare   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" Fare-stage   A section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same Fare-thee-well   State of perfection; the utmost degree; "they polished the furniture to a fare-thee-well" Farewell   The act of departing politely; "he disliked long farewells"; "he took his leave"; "parting is such sweet sorrow" Farewell   An acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting Fare_increase   Increase in the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance Farfetched   Highly imaginative but unlikely; "a farfetched excuse"; "an implausible explanation" Fargo   Largest city in North Dakota; located in eastern North Dakota on the Red river Farina   Fine meal made from cereal grain especially wheat; often used as a cooked cereal or in puddings Farinaceous   Composed of or covered with relatively large particles; "granular sugar"; "gritty sand" Farinaceous   Resembling starch Back to top Farkleberry   Shrub or small tree of eastern United States having black inedible berries Farley_maidenhair   Named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered Farley_maidenhair_fern   Named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered Farm   Workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit; "it takes several people to work the farm" Farm   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" Farm   Collect fees or profits Farm   Be a farmer; work as a farmer; "My son is farming in California" Farm-place   A farm together with its buildings Farmer   A person who operates a farm Farmer   An expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915) Farmer   United States civil rights leader who in 1942 founded the Congress of Racial Equality (born in 1920) Farmer's_calendar   An annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year Farmer's_cheese   Mild white cheese made from curds of soured skim milk Farmer's_lung   Alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay Farmer's_market   An open-air marketplace for farm products Farmer-Labor_Party   A former minor political party in the United States in the early 20th century Farmerette   A woman working on a farm Farmhand   A hired hand on a farm Farmhouse   House for a farmer and family Farming   Working the land as an occupation or way of life; "farming is a strenuous life"; "there''s no work on the land any more" Back to top Farming   The practice of cultivating the land or raising stock Farming(a)   Relating to rural matters; "an agrarian (or agricultural) society"; "farming communities" Farmington   A residential town in central Connecticut Farmington   A town in northwestern New Mexico Farming_area   A rural area where farming is practiced Farmland   A rural area where farming is practiced Farmland   Arable land that is worked by plowing and sowing and raising crops Farmplace   A farm together with its buildings Farmstead   A farm together with its buildings Farmstead   The buildings and adjacent grounds of a farm Farmyard   An area adjacent to farm buildings Farm_animal   Not used technically; any animals kept for use or profit Farm_bill   A statute that would regulate farm production and prices Farm_boy   A boy who has grown up on a farm Farm_building   A building on a farm Farm_cheese   Mild white cheese made from curds of soured skim milk Farm_club   A minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team (especially in baseball) Farm_Credit_System   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 Farm_girl   A girl who has grown up on a farm Farm_horse   A quiet plodding workhorse Back to top Farm_machine   A machine used in farming Farm_out   Grant the services of or the temporary use of, for a fee; "We rent out our apartment to tourists every year"; "He hired himself out as a cook" Farm_out   Arranged for contracted work to be done by others Farm_team   A minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team (especially in baseball) Farm_worker   A hired hand on a farm Farness   The property of being remote Faro   A card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box Faroes   A group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands Faroes   A self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands Faroese   A Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands Faroe_Islands   A group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands Faroe_Islands   A self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands Farouk_I   King of Egypt who in 1952 was ousted by a military coup d''etat (1920-1965) Farrago   A motley assortment of things Farragut   United States admiral who commanded Union ships during the American Civil War (1801-1870) Farrell   United States operatic soprano noted for the clarity and power of her voice (1920-2002) Farrell   United States writer remembered for his novels (1904-1979) Farrier   A person who shoes horses Farrow   The production of a litter of pigs Farrow   Give birth; "sows farrow" Back to top Farrowing   The production of a litter of pigs Farseeing   Planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues" Farseeing   Capable of seeing to a great distance Farsi   The language of Persia (Iran) in any of its ancient forms Farsi   A person of Iranian descent; "many Farsi emigrated to India near Bombay" Farsighted   Planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues" Farsighted   Able to see distant objects clearly Farsightedness   Abnormal condition in which vision for distant objects is better than for near objects Fart   A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus Fart   Expel intestinal gases through the anus Farther   More distant in especially space or time; "they live in the farther house" 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" Farther   To or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther'' is used more frequently than `further'' in this physical sense); "farther north"; "moved farther away"; "farther down the corridor"; "the practice may go back still farther to the Druids"; "went onl Farther   To or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further'' is used more often than `farther'' in this abstract sense); "further complicated by uncertainty about the future"; "let''s not discuss it further"; "nothing could be further from the Farthermost   (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   (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   Most distant or remote; "man''s farthest goal" Farthest   To the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest'' is used more often than `furthest'' in this physical sense); "see who could jump the farthest"; "chose the farthest seat from the door"; "he swam the furthest" Farthest   To the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (`furthest'' is used more often than `farthest'' in this abstract sense); "went the furthest of all the children in her education"; "furthest removed from reality"; "she goes farthest in helping us" Farthing   A former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny Back to top Farthingale   A hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries Farting   A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus Fartlek   A method of athletic training (especially for runners) in which strenuous effort and normal effort alternate in a continuous exercise Faruk_I   King of Egypt who in 1952 was ousted by a military coup d''etat (1920-1965) Far_and_away   By a considerable margin; "she was by far the smartest student"; "it was far and away the best meal he had ever eaten" Far_and_near   Over great areas or distances; everywhere; "he traveled far and wide"; "the news spread far and wide"; "people came from far and near"; "searched for the child far and near" Far_and_wide   Over great areas or distances; everywhere; "he traveled far and wide"; "the news spread far and wide"; "people came from far and near"; "searched for the child far and near" Far_cry   A disappointing disparity; "it was a far cry from what he had expected" Far_cry   Distance estimated in terms of the audibility of a cry; "it''s a far cry from here" Far_East   A popular expression for the countries of eastern Asia (usually including China and Mongolia and Taiwan and Japan and Korea and Indochina and eastern Siberia) Far_left   Radical or extremely liberal Fasces   Bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate''s power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of Fascism Fascia   A sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc Fascicle   A bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) Fascicle   An installment of a printed work Fasciculation   Muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers Fascicule   An installment of a printed work Fasciculus   A bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) Fascinate   Attract; cause to be enamored; "She captured all the men''s hearts" Fascinate   To render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; "The snake charmer fascinates the cobra" Back to top Fascinate   Cause to be interested or curious Fascinated   Having your attention fixated as though by a spell Fascinated   Intensely interested in or attracted by; "I''m very interested in birds; in fact I''m fascinated by them" 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" Fascinating   Capable of arousing and holding the attention; "a fascinating story" Fascinatingly   In a fascinating manner; "her face became fascinatingly distorted" Fascination   The capacity to attract intense interest; "he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations" Fascination   A feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual Fascination   The state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) Fasciola   A genus of Fasciolidae Fasciola_hepatica   Flatworm parasitic in liver and bile ducts of domestic animals and humans Fascioliasis   Infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot Fasciolidae   A family of Trematoda Fasciolopsiasis   Infestation with the large intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski; common in eastern Asia Fasciolopsis   A genus of Fasciolidae Fasciolopsis_buski   Fluke that is parasitic on humans and swine; common in eastern Asia Fasciolosis   Infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot Fascism   A political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism) Fascist   An adherent of fascism or other right-wing authoritarian views Fascist   Relating to or characteristic of fascism; "fascist propaganda" Back to top Fascistic   Relating to or characteristic of fascism; "fascist propaganda" Fashion   Characteristic or habitual practice 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   The latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior Fashion   Make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks" Fashionable   Being or in accordance with current fashion; "fashionable clothing"; "the fashionable side of town"; "a fashionable cafe" 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" Fashionable   Patronized by Fashionably   In a fashionable manner; "his voice had no trace of the drawl that you would expect to find in a fashionably dressed young man" Fashioned   Planned and made or fashioned artistically; "beautifully fashioned dresses" Fashioning   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" Fashionmonger   Someone who advises you about fashionable clothing Fashions   Consumer goods (especially clothing) in the current mode Fashion_arbiter   Someone who popularizes a new fashion Fashion_business   Makers and sellers of fashionable clothing Fashion_consultant   Someone who advises you about fashionable clothing Fashion_designer   Someone who designs clothing Fashion_industry   Makers and sellers of fashionable clothing Fashion_model   A woman who wears clothes to display fashions; "she was too fat to be a mannequin" Fashion_plate   A plate illustrating the latest fashion in dress Back to top Fashion_plate   A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance Fast   Abstaining from food Fast   Abstain from eating; "Before the medical exam, you must fast" Fast   Abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons; "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent" 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" Fast   At a rapid tempo; "the band played a fast fox trot" Fast   (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time; "my watch is fast" Fast   Securely fixed in place; "the post was still firm after being hit by the car" Fast   Hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit" Fast   Unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women" Fast   Resistant to destruction or fading; "fast colors" Fast   Firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured" Fast   (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds; "a fast road"; "grass courts are faster than clay" Fast   Quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form); "how fast can he get here?"; "ran as fast as he could"; "needs medical help fast"; "fast-running rivers"; "fast-breaking news"; "fast-opening (or fast-closing) shutters" Fast   Firmly or tightly; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight" Fast(a)   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" Fast-breaking   Occurring rapidly as a series of events in rapid succession; "the broadcast was interrupted by a fast-breaking news story about the invasion" Fast-flying   Moving swiftly; "fast-flying planes"; "played the difficult passage with flying fingers" Fast-growing(a)   Tending to spread quickly; "an aggressive tumor" Fast-paced   Of communication that proceeds rapidly; "a fast-paced talker"; "fast-paced fiction" Back to top Fastball   (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke" Fasten   Make tight or tighter; "Tighten the wire" Fasten   Attach to; "They fastened various nicknames to each other" Fasten   Cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" Fasten   Become fixed or fastened; "This dress fastens in the back" Fastened   Fastened with strings or cords; "a neatly tied bundle" Fastened   Furnished or closed with buttons or something buttonlike Fastened   Firmly closed or secured; "found the gate fastened"; "a fastened seatbelt" Fastened   Intent and directed steadily; "had her gaze fastened on the stranger"; "a fixed expresson" Fastener   Restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place Fastener   A person who fastens or makes fast; "he found the door fastened and wondered who the fastener was" Fastening   The act of fastening things together Fastening   Restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place Fasten_on   Adopt; "take up new ideas" Faster   More quickly Fastest   Most quickly Fastidious   Giving and careful attention to detail; hard to please; excessively concerned with cleanliness; "a fastidious and incisive intellect"; "fastidious about personal cleanliness" Fastidious   Having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures; "fastidious microorganisms"; "certain highly specialized xerophytes are extremely exacting in their requirements" Fastidiously   In a fastidious manner; "he writes extremely musical music, of which the sound is fastidiously calculated and yet agreeably spontaneous and imaginative" Fastidiously   In a fastidious and painstaking manner; "it is almost a waste of time painstakingly to learn the routines of selling" Back to top Fastidiousness   The trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style; "neatness and fastidiousness of dress" Fastigiate   Having clusters of erect branches (often appearing to form a single column) Fasting   Abstaining from food Fastnacht   Doughnut traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday Fastness   A strongly fortified defensive structure Fastness   The quality of being fixed in place Fastness   A rate (usually rapid) at which something happens; "the project advanced with gratifying speed" Fast_asleep(p)   Sleeping deeply; "lying fast asleep on the sofa"; "it would be cruel to wake him; he''s sound asleep" Fast_break   (basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ball Fast_buck   Quick or easy earnings, "they are traders out to make a fast buck" Fast_day   A day designated for fasting Fast_dye   Dye with fast colors; "These shirts should be fast-dyed" Fast_food   Inexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes) prepared and served quickly Fast_lane   The traffic lane for vehicles that are moving rapidly Fast_lane   A hectic and pressured lifestyle often characterized by recklessness or dissipation; "life in fashion''s fast lane has taught her a lot" Fast_of_Ab   (Judaism) a Jewish fast day commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem Fast_of_Av   (Judaism) a Jewish fast day commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem Fast_one   A cunning or deceitful action or device; "he played a trick on me"; "he pulled a fast one and got away with it" Fast_reactor   Nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used Fast_time_scale   (simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is less than one Back to top Fast_track   A rapid means of achieving a goal; "they saw independence as the fast track to democracy"; "he took a fast track to the top of the corporate ladder"; "the company went off the fast track when the stock market dropped" Fat   Excess bodily weight; "she found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others" Fat   A kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; adipose tissue also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold" Fat   A soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat" Fat   Make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" Fat   A chubby body; "the boy had a rounded face and fat cheeks" Fat   Having much flesh (especially fat); "he hadn''t remembered how fat she was" Fat   Containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue" Fat   Marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil" Fat   Lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job" Fat   Having a relatively large diameter; "a fat rope" Fat-free   Without fat or fat solids; "nonfat or fat-free milk" Fat-soluble_vitamin   Any vitamin that is soluble in fats Fatah   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 Fatah-RC   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_Revolutionary_Council   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_Tanzim   A terrorist group organized by Yasser Arafat in 1995 as the armed wing of al-Fatah; serves a dual function of violent confrontation with Israel and serves as Arafat''s unofficial militia to prevent rival Islamists from usurping leadership Fatal   Controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined; "a fatal series of events" 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" Fatal   Bringing death Back to top Fatal   (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 fata Fatalism   A philosophical doctrine holding that all events are predetermined in advance for all time and human beings are powerless to change them Fatalist   Anyone who submits to the belief that they are powerless to change their destiny Fatalist   Relating to or implying fatalism; "fatalistic thinking" Fatalist   Believing in or inclined to fatalism; "a fatalist person" Fatalistic   Relating to or implying fatalism; "fatalistic thinking" Fatalistic   Believing in or inclined to fatalism; "a fatalist person" Fatality   The quality of being able to cause death or fatal disasters Fatality   A death resulting from an accident or a disaster; "a decrease in the number of automobile fatalities" Fatality_rate   The ratio of deaths in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 per year Fatally   With fatal consequences or implications; "he was fatally ill equipped for the climb" Fatal_accident   An accident that causes someone to die Fata_morgana   A mirage in the Strait of Messina (attributed to the Arthurian sorcerer Morgan le Fay) Fatback   Salt pork from the back of a hog carcass Fate   An event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future Fate   The ultimate agency that predetermines the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of Destiny" Fate   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   Decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" Fated   (usually followed by `to'') determined by tragic fate; "doomed to unhappiness"; "fated to be the scene of Kennedy''s assassination" Fateful   Controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined; "a fatal series of events" Back to top Fateful   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" 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 fata Fateful   Of ominous significance Fatefully   In a prophetically fateful manner; "the nurse whispered fatefully to call the priest" Fates   A group of three goddesses of destiny Fathead   A man who is a stupid incompetent fool Fatheaded   Used informally Father   God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father" 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 be Father   The head of an organized crime family Father   A male parent (also used as a term of address to your father); "his father was born in Atlanta" Father   `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 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" Father   The founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers" Father   A person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country" Father   Make children; "Abraham begot Isaac"; "Men often father children but don''t recognize them" Father's_Day   US: third Sunday in June Father-figure   A man (often a powerful or influential man) who arouses emotions usually felt for your real father and with whom you identify psychologically Father-God   God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father" Father-in-law   The father of your spouse Back to top Fatherhood   The status of a father Fatherhood   The status of a religious leader Fatherhood   God when considered as the first person in the Trinity; "hear our prayers, Heavenly Father" Fatherhood   The kinship relation between an offspring and the father Fatherland   The country where you were born Fatherless   Not having a known or legally responsible father Fatherless   Having no living father Fatherlike   Like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective Fatherliness   The benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father; "the gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased her fears" Fatherly   Showing the affection of a father Fatherly   Like or befitting a father or fatherhood; kind and protective Father_Brown   A Catholic priest who was the hero of detective stories by G. K. Chesterton Father_Christmas   The legendary patron saint of children Father_figure   A man who takes over all the functions of the real father Father_of_the_Church   (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 be Father_of_the_Submarine   American inventor who in 1775 designed a man-propelled submarine that was ineffectual but subsequently earned him recognition as a submarine pioneer (1742-1824) Father_surrogate   A man who takes over all the functions of the real father Fathom   (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore Fathom   A linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth Fathom   Measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line Back to top Fathom   Come to understand Fathomable   (of meaning) capable of being penetrated or comprehended Fathomable   Of depth; capable of being sounded or measured Fathometer   Depth finder for determining depth of water or a submerged object by means of ultrasound waves Fatigability   Susceptibility to fatigue; a tendency to get tired or lose strength 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   (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"; "po Fatigue   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 h Fatigue   Used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress; "metal fatigue" Fatigue   Exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" Fatigue   Get tired of something or somebody Fatigued   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 Fatigues   Military uniform worn by military personnel when doing menial labor Fatigue_crack   A crack in metal resulting from metal fatigue Fatigue_duty   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_fracture   Fracture resulting from excessive activity rather than a specific injury Fatigue_party   A group of soldiers on fatigue duty Fatiha   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   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   Youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali; revered especially by Shiite Muslims (606-632) Back to top Fatimah   Youngest daughter of the prophet Mohammed and wife of the fourth calif Ali; revered especially by Shiite Muslims (606-632) Fatism   Discrimination against people who are overweight Fatless   Without fat or fat solids; "nonfat or fat-free milk" Fatness   Excess bodily weight; "she found fatness disgusting in herself as well as in others" Fatso   A rotund individual Fats_Domino   United States rhythm and blues pianist and singer and composer (born in 1928) Fats_Waller   United States jazz musician (1904-1943) Fatten   Make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" Fattened   (of market animals) made ready for market Fattening   Subject to or used in the process of finishing or fattening up for slaughter; "a fattening hog"; "fattening pens" Fatten_out   Make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" Fatten_up   Make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" Fattiness   Having the property of containing fat; "he recommended exercise to reduce my adiposity" Fattish   Somewhat fat Fattism   Discrimination against people who are overweight Fatty   A rotund individual Fatty   Containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue" Fatty_acid   Any of a class of aliphatic monocarboxylic acids that form part of a lipid molecule and can be derived from fat by hydrolysis; fatty acids are simple molecules built around a series of carbon atoms linked together in a chain of 12 to 22 carbon atoms Fatty_liver   Yellow discoloration as a result of the accumulation of certain fats (triglycerides) in the liver; can be caused by alcoholic cirrhosis or pregnancy or exposure to certain toxins Fatty_oil   Nonvolatile animal or plant oil Back to top Fatty_tissue   A kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; adipose tissue also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold" Fatuity   A ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown''s behavior" Fatuous   Complacently or inanely foolish Fatuously   Vacuously or complacently and unconsciously foolish Fatuousness   A ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown''s behavior" Fatwa   A ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority Fatwah   (Islam) a legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar; "bin Laden issued three fatwahs calling upon Muslims to take up arms against the United States" Fat_cat   A wealthy and privileged person Fat_cell   Cells composed of fat Fat_chance   Little or no chance of success Fat_embolism   Serious condition in which fat blocks an artery; fat can enter the blood stream after a long bone is fractured or if adipose tissue is injured or as a result of a fatty liver Fat_farm   A health spa that specializes in helping people lose weight Fat_hen   European plant naturalized in North America; often collected from the wild as a potherb Fat_metabolism   A metabolic process that breaks down ingested fats into fatty acids and glycerol and then into simpler compounds that can be used by cells of the body Fat_person   A rotund individual Fat_Tuesday   The pre-Lenten festival of Shrove Tuesday Faubourg   A New Orleans district lying outside the original city limits; used in combination with the names of various quarters of the city; "in Faubourg Sainte Marie" Faucal   Of or relating to the fauces Fauces   The passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx Faucet   A regulator for controlling the flow of a liquid from a reservoir Back to top Faucial_tonsil   Either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx Fauld   A piece of armor plate below the breastplate Faulkner   United States novelist (originally Falkner) who wrote about people in the southern United States (1897-1962) 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   (sports) a serve that is illegal (e.g., that lands outside the prescribed area); "he served too many double faults" Fault   Responsibility for a bad situation or event; "it was John''s fault" 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" 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" Fault   (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" Fault   An imperfection in a device or machine; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer" Fault   Put or pin the blame on Faultfinder   Someone who is critical of the motives of others Faultfinding   Persistent petty and unjustified criticism Faultfinding   Tending to find and call attention to faults; "a captious pedant"; "an excessively demanding and faultfinding tutor" Faultfinding(a)   Tending to make moral judgments or judgments based on personal opinions; "a counselor tries not to be faultfinding" Faultily   In an inaccurate manner; "these statements were faultily attributed to me" Faultiness   The state of being defective Faultless   Without fault or error; "faultless logic"; "speaks impeccable French"; "timing and technique were immaculate"; "an immaculate record" Faultlessly   Without a fault; in a faultless manner; "he solved all the problems faultlessly" Faulty   Characterized by errors; "he submitted a faulty report" Back to top Faulty   Having a defect; "I returned the appliance because it was defective" Fault_line   (geology) line determined by the intersection of a geological fault and the earth''s surface Faun   Ancient Italian deity in human shape, with horns, pointed ears and a goat''s tail; equivalent to Greek satyr Fauna   A living organism characterized by voluntary movement Fauna   All the animal life in a particular region Fauntleroy   An excessively polite and well-dressed boy Faunus   (Roman mythology) ancient rural deity; later considered a counterpart of Greek Pan Faust   An alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge 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" Fausto_Paolo_Sozzini   Italian theologian who argued against trinitarianism (1539-1604) Faustus   An alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge Faustus_Socinus   Italian theologian who argued against trinitarianism (1539-1604) Fauteuil   An upholstered armchair Fauve   A member of a group of French painters who followed Fauvism Fauvism   An art movement launched in 1905 whose work was characterized by bright and non-natural colors and simple forms; influenced the expressionists Fauvist   A member of a group of French painters who followed Fauvism Faux   Not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn''t fake anything; it''s real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide" Faux_pas   A socially awkward or tactless act Fava_bean   Shell beans cooked as limas Fava_bean   Seed of the broad-bean plant Back to top Faveolate   Pitted with cell-like cavities (as a honeycomb) Favism   Anemia resulting from eating fava beans; victims have an inherited blood abnormality and enzyme deficiency Favor   An act of gracious kindness Favor   Souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party Favor   An advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the outcome was in his favor" Favor   An inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season" Favor   A feeling of favorable regard Favor   Consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored" Favor   Promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" Favor   Bestow a privilege upon Favor   Treat gently or carefully Favorable   Granting what has been desired or requested; "a favorable reply"; "a positive answer" Favorable   Very favorable or advantageous; "a golden opportunity" Favorable   Tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision" Favorable   At a convenient or suitable time; "an opportune time to receive guests" Favorable   (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable" Favorable   Encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression" Favorable   Favorably disposed; not antagonistic; "a government favorable to our interests" Favorableness   The quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome Favorable_position   The quality of being a competitive advantage Back to top Favorable_reception   Acceptance as satisfactory; "he bought it on approval" Favorably   Showing approval; "he reviewed the play favorably" Favored   Supremely favored or fortunate; "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust" Favored   Preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" Favored   Blessed with advantages; "she is more advantaged than her cousin"; "born into the favored classes" Favoring   Supporting a policy or attitude etc; "an affirmative argument" Favorite   Something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites" Favorite   A special loved one Favorite   A competitor thought likely to win Favorite   Appealing to the general public; "a favorite tourist attraction" Favorite(a)   Preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" Favorite_son   A politician favored mainly in his or her home state Favoritism   Unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice Favoritism   An inclination to favor some person or group Favour   An act of gracious kindness Favour   Souvenir consisting of a small gift given to a guest at a party Favour   An advantage to the benefit of someone or something; "the outcome was in his favor" Favour   An inclination to approve; "that style is in favor this season" Favour   A feeling of favorable regard Favour   Consider as the favorite; "The local team was favored" Back to top Favour   Promote over another; "he favors his second daughter" Favour   Bestow a privilege upon Favour   Treat gently or carefully Favourable   Tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision" Favourable   At a convenient or suitable time; "an opportune time to receive guests" Favourable   (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable" Favourable   Encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression" Favourableness   The quality of being encouraging or promising of a successful outcome Favourable_position   The quality of being a competitive advantage Favourable_reception   Acceptance as satisfactory; "he bought it on approval" Favourably   Showing approval; "he reviewed the play favorably" Favourite   Something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites" Favourite   A special loved one Favourite   A competitor thought likely to win Favourite   Appealing to the general public; "a favorite tourist attraction" Favourite(a)   Preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" Favourite_son   A politician favored mainly in his or her home state Favouritism   Unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice Favouritism   An inclination to favor some person or group Favus   A contagious fungal infection of the scalp; occurs mainly in Africa and the Middle East Back to top Fawkes   English conspirator who was executed for his role in a plot to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament (1570-1606) Fawn   Young deer Fawn   A color varying around light grayish brown; "she wore a dun raincoat" Fawn   Have fawns; "deer fawn" Fawn   Try to gain favor by cringing or flattering; "He is always kowtowing to his boss" Fawn   Show submission or fear Fawner   Someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who behaves as if he had no self-respect Fawning   Attempting to win favor from influential people by flattery Fawn_lily   California dogtooth violet with creamy white flowers sometimes yellow-tinged Fax   Duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio Fax   Send something via a facsimile machine; "Can you fax me the report right away?" Fayetteville   A university town in northwestern Arkansas in the Ozarks Fayetteville   A town in south central North Carolina Fayetteville   A town in central West Virginia on the New River Faze   Disturb the composure of Fazed   Caused to show discomposure; "refused to be fazed by the objections" Fa_la   Meaningless syllables in the refrain of a part-song FBI   A federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice FBI_agent   A special law-enforcement agent of the Federal Bureau of Investigation FCC   An independent governmeent agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite Back to top 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   A federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products FDIC   A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions 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) Fe   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 Feabane_mullet   Hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas Fealty   The loyalty that citizens owe to their country (or subjects to their sovereign) Fear   An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) Fear   A profound emotion inspired by a deity; "the fear of God" Fear   An anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction" Fear   Regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius" Fear   Be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!" Fear   Be uneasy or apprehensive about; "I fear the results of the final exams" Fear   Be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; "I fear I won''t make it to your wedding party" Fear   Be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; "I fear she might get aggressive" Fearful   Experiencing or showing fear; "a fearful glance"; "fearful of criticism" Fearful   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"; " Fearful   Timid by nature or revealing timidity; "timorous little mouse"; "in a timorous tone"; "cast fearful glances at the large dog" Fearful   Lacking courage; ignobly timid and faint-hearted; "cowardly dogs, ye will not aid me then"- P.B.Shelley Fearful   Extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"; "suffered terrible thirst" Back to top Fearfully   In fear, "she hurried down the stairs fearfully" Fearfully   In an alarming manner; "they were fearfully attacked" Fearfulness   The trait of being afraid Fearfulness   An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) Fearless   Oblivious of dangers or perils or calmly resolute in facing them Fearless   Invulnerable to fear or intimidation; "audacious explorers"; "fearless reporters and photographers"; "intrepid pioneers" Fearless   Possessing or displaying courage; able to face and deal with danger or fear without flinching; "Familiarity with danger makes a brave man braver but less daring"- Herman Melville; "a frank courageous heart...triumphed over pain"- William Wordsworth; "set Fearless   Resolute and without fear Fearlessly   Without fear; "fearlessly, he led the troops into combat" Fearlessness   The trait of feeling no fear Fearlessness   Feeling no fear Fearsome   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"; " Fearsomely   In a fearsome manner; "a sabre slammed fearsomely through the thicket in all directions" Feasibility   The quality of being doable Feasible   Capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are Feasible   In a practicable manner; so as to be feasible Feasibleness   The quality of being doable Feast   Something experienced with great delight; "a feast for the eyes" Feast   An elaborate party (often outdoors) Feast   A meal that is well prepared and greatly enjoyed; "a banquet for the graduating seniors"; "the Thanksgiving feast"; "they put out quite a spread" Back to top Feast   A ceremonial dinner party for many people Feast   Gratify; "feed one''s eyes on a gorgeous view" Feast   Partake in a feast or banquet Feast   Provide a feast or banquet for Feasting   Eating an elaborate meal (often accompanied by entertainment) Feast_day   A day designated for feasting Feast_of_Booths   (Judaism) a Jewish harvest festival Feast_of_Dedication   (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC Feast_of_Dormition   Celebration in the Eastern Orthodox church of the Virgin Mary''s being taken up into heaven when her earthly life ended; corresponds to the Assumption in the Roman Catholic church and is also celebrated on August 15th Feast_of_Lights   (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC Feast_of_Sacrifice   The 10th day of Dhu''l Hijja; all Muslims attend a service in the mosques and those who are not pilgrims perform a ritual slaughter of a sheep (commemorating God''s ransom of Abraham''s son from sacrifice) and give at least a third of the meat to charity Feast_of_Tabernacles   (Judaism) a Jewish harvest festival Feast_of_the_Circumcision   (Roman Catholic Church and Anglican Church) feast day celebrating the circumcision of Jesus; celebrated on January 1st Feast_of_the_Dedication   (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC Feast_of_the_Unleavened_Bread   (Judaism) a Jewish festival (traditionally 8 days) celebrating the exodus of the Israelites from Egypt Feast_of_Weeks   (Judaism) Jewish holy day celebrated on the sixth of Sivan to celebrate Moses receiving the Ten Commandments Feast_one's_eyes   Look at with great enjoyment; "She feasted her eyes on the Tuscan landscape" Feat   A notable achievement; "he performed a great deed"; "the book was her finest effort" Feather   Turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls Feather   The light horny waterproof structure forming the external covering of birds Back to top Feather   Grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already" Feather   Turn the oar, while rowing Feather   Turn the paddle; in canoeing Feather   Cover or fit with feathers Feather   Join tongue and groove, in carpentry Feather-foil   A plant of the genus Hottonia Featherbed   A mattress stuffed with feathers Featherbed   Hire more workers than are necessary Featherbed   Treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let''s not mollycoddle our students!" Featherbedding   The practice (usually by a labor union) of requiring an employer to hire more workers than are required Featherbrained   Lacking seriousness; given to frivolity; "a dizzy blonde"; "light-headed teenagers"; "silly giggles" Feathered   Adorned with feathers or plumes Feathered   Having or covered with feathers or plumage; "our feathered friends" Featheredge   A thin tapering edge Featheredged   Having a rough edge; used of handmade paper or paper resembling handmade Featherfoil   A plant of the genus Hottonia Featheriness   A light softness Feathering   Turning an oar parallel to the water between pulls Featherless   Having no feathers; "a featherless biped"; "the unfeathered legs of an Orpington" Featherlike   Resembling a feather or feathers; "feathery palm trees" Back to top Featherlike   Suggestive of feathers in lightness; "feathery snowflakes" Feathertop   A variety of reed grass Feathertop   Northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles Feathertop_grass   Northeastern tropical African plant having feathery panicles Featherweight   A professional boxer who weighs between 123 and 126 pounds Featherweight   Weighs 126-139 pounds Featherweight   An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 126 pounds Featherweight   Of a weight class of 123-126 pounds for prizefighters; "the featherweight class" Feathery   Adorned with feathers or plumes Feathery   Characterized by a covering of feathers; "the feathery congregaton of jays" Feathery   Resembling a feather or feathers; "feathery palm trees" Feathery   Suggestive of feathers in lightness; "feathery snowflakes" Feather_ball   A low tuberculate cactus with white feathery spines; northeastern Mexico Feather_bed   A mattress stuffed with feathers Feather_boa   A long thin fluffy scarf of feathers or fur Feather_geranium   Eurasian aromatic oak-leaved goosefoot with many yellow-green flowers; naturalized North America Feather_one's_nest   Enrich oneself by taking advantage of one''s position; "The congressmen feathered his nest through his connection with big business" Feather_palm   Palm having pinnate or featherlike leaves Feather_reed_grass   A variety of reed grass Feather_star   Free-swimming stalkless crinoid with ten feathery arms; found on muddy sea bottoms Back to top Feature   An article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles Feature   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" Feature   A prominent aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics" Feature   A special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; "they ran a feature on retirement planning" Feature   The principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca''" Feature   Have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France" Feature   Wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat" Featured   Having facial features as specified; usually used in combination; "a grim-featured man" Featured   Made a feature or highlight; given prominence; "a featured actor"; "a featured item at the sale" Featureless   Lacking distinguishing characteristics or features; "the featureless landscape of the steppe" Feature_article   A special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; "they ran a feature on retirement planning" Feature_film   The principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca''" Feb   The month following January and preceding March Febricity   A rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection Febrifuge   Any medicine that lowers body temperature to prevent or alleviate fever Febrile   Of or relating to or characterized by fever; "a febrile reaction caused by an allergen" Febrility   A rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection February   The month following January and preceding March February_12   The day on which President Abraham Lincoln is remembered February_14   A day for the exchange of tokens of affection Back to top February_2   If the ground hog emerges and sees his shadow on this day, there will be 6 more weeks of winter February_22   The day on which George Washington is remembered February_29   The name of the day that is added during a leap year February_daphne   Small European deciduous shrub with fragrant lilac-colored flowers followed by red berries on highly toxic twigs February_Revolution   The revolution against the Czarist government which led to the abdication of Nicholas II and the creation of a provisional government in March 1917 Feb_2   Feast day commemorating the presentation of Christ in the temple; a quarter day in Scotland Fecal   Foul with waste matter; of or relating to feces Fecalith   A hard mass of dried feces Fecal_impaction   Accumulation of hardened feces in the rectum or lower colon which the person cannot move Fecal_matter   Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels Fecal_occult_test   A take-home test in which you collect specimens of your stool that are tested for traces of blood; used to detect colorectal cancers Feces   Solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels Fechner   German physicist who founded psychophysics; derived Fechner''s Law on the basis of early work by E. H. Weber (1801-1887) Fechner's_law   (psychophysics) the concept that the magnitude of a subjective sensation increases proportional to the logarithm of the stimulus intensity; based on early work by E. H. Weber Feckless   Generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account" Feckless   Not fit to assume responsibility Fecklessly   In a feckless manner; irresponsibly and incompetently Fecklessly   With ineptitude; in an incompetent manner; "he performed his functions ineptly" Fecklessness   Worthlessness due to being feeble and ineffectual Fecula   Excreta (especially of insects) Back to top Feculent   Foul with waste matter; of or relating to feces Fecund   Capable of producing offspring or vegetation Fecund   Intellectually productive; "a prolific writer"; "a fecund imagination" Fecundate   Introduce semen into (a female) Fecundate   Make fertile or productive; "The course fertilized her imagination" Fecundation   Making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure Fecundation   Creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant Fecundity   The quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth Fecundity   The intellectual fruitfulness of a creative imagination Fecundity   The state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring Fed   The central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state charted commercial banks and some trust companies; "the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term Fed   Any federal law-enforcement officer Fedayeen   (plural) Arab guerrillas who operate mainly against Israel Fedayeen_Saddam   A feared paramilitary unit formed in 1995 by young soldiers to serve Saddam Hussein against domestic opponents Fedelline   Extremely fine pasta thinner than vermicelli Federal   Any federal law-enforcement officer Federal   A member of the Union Army during the American Civil War 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" 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 confederatons" Federal   Being of or having to do with the northern United States and those loyal to the Union during the Civil War; "Union soldiers"; "Federal forces"; "a Federal infantryman" Back to top 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" Federalisation   The act of being put under federal control Federalisation   The state of being under federal control; "the federalization of postal service" Federalise   Unite on a federal basis or band together as a league; "The country was federated after the civil war" Federalise   Enter into a league for a common purpose; "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union" Federalise   Put under the control and authority of a federal government Federalism   The idea of a federal organization of more or less self-governing units Federalist   An advocate of federalism Federalist   A member of a former political party in the United States that favored a strong centralized federal government Federalist_Party   A major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a strong centralized government Federalization   The act of being put under federal control Federalization   The state of being under federal control; "the federalization of postal service" Federalize   Unite on a federal basis or band together as a league; "The country was federated after the civil war" Federalize   Enter into a league for a common purpose; "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union" Federalize   Put under the control and authority of a federal government Federally   By federal government; "it''s federally regulated" Federal_agency   An administrative unit of government; "the Central Intelligence Agency"; "the Census Bureau"; "Office of Management and Budget"; "Tennessee Valley Authority" Federal_agent   Any agent or representative of a federal agency or bureau Federal_Aviation_Agency   An agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation Federal_Bureau_of_Investigation   A federal law enforcement agency that is the principal investigative arm of the Department of Justice Back to top Federal_Bureau_of_Prisons   The law enforcement agency of the Justice Department that operates a nationawide system of prisons and detention facilities to incarcerate inmates sentenced to imprisonment for federal crimes Federal_Communications_Commission   An independent governmeent agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite Federal_court   A court establish by the authority of a federal government Federal_deficit   An excess of the federal government''s spending over its revenue; "federal deficits can cause inflation" Federal_Democratic_Republic_of_Ethiopia   Ethiopia is a republic in northeastern Africa on the Red Sea; formerly called Abyssinia Federal_department   A department of the federal government of the United States Federal_Deposit_Insurance_Corporation   A federally sponsored corporation that insures accounts in national banks and other qualified institutions Federal_district   A district set apart as the seat of government of a federation Federal_Emergency_Management_Agency   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 Federal_government   A government with strong central powers Federal_Home_Loan_Bank_System   The central credit system for thrift institutions Federal_Home_Loan_Mortgage_Corporation   A corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages Federal_Housing_Administration   The federal agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development that insures residential mortgages Federal_Islamic_Republic_of_the_Comoros   A country on the Comoro Islands Federal_job_safety_law   A law passed by the United States Congress that created the Occupational Safety and Health Administration to prevent employees from being injured or contracting diseases in the course of their employment Federal_Judiciary   The judiciary of the United States which is responsible for interpreting and enforcing federal laws Federal_Law_Enforcement_Training_Center   A center in the Department of the Treasury that trains law enforcement professionals for more tha seventy federal agencies Federal_National_Mortgage_Association   A federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages Federal_office   A department of the federal government of the United States Federal_official   Any federal law-enforcement officer Back to top Federal_Party   A major political party in the United States in the early 19th century; founded by Alexander Hamilton; favored a strong centralized government Federal_Protective_Service   An agency in the General Services Administration that is a security organization to provide a safe environment where Federal agencies can conduct their business Federal_Republic_of_Germany   A republic in central Europe; split into East German and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990 Federal_Republic_of_Germany   A republic in north central Europe on the North Sea; established in 1949 from the zones of Germany occupied by the British and French and Americans after the German defeat; reunified with East Germany in 1990 Federal_Republic_of_Nigeria   A republic in West Africa on the Gulf of Guinea; gained independence from Britain in 1960; most populous African country Federal_Republic_of_Yugoslavia   A mountainous republic in southeastern Europe Federal_Reserve   The central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state charted commercial banks and some trust companies; "the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term Federal_Reserve_Bank   One of 12 regional banks that monitor and act as depositories for banks in their region Federal_Reserve_Board   The 7-member board governing the Federal Reserve System Federal_Reserve_note   A piece of paper money (especially one issued by a central bank); "he peeled off five one-thousand-zloty notes" Federal_Reserve_System   The central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state charted commercial banks and some trust companies; "the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term Federal_savings_bank   A federally chartered savings bank Federal_Security_Bureau   The internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by Vladimir Putin Federal_Security_Service   The internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by Vladimir Putin Federal_soldier   A member of the Union Army during the American Civil War Federal_tax_lien   Lien of the United States on all property of a taxpayer who fails to pay the federal government the taxes for which he or she is liable Federal_Trade_Commission   An independent agency of the United States fedeal government that maintains fair and free competition; enforces federal antitrust laws; educates the public about identity theft Federate   Unite on a federal basis or band together as a league; "The country was federated after the civil war" Federate   Enter into a league for a common purpose; "The republics federated to become the Soviet Union" Federate   United under a central government Back to top Federated   United under a central government Federated_States_of_Micronesia   A country scattered over Micronesia with a constitutional government in free association with the United States; achieved independence in 1986 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 Federation   A union of political organizations Federation   An organization formed by merging several groups or parties Federation_of_Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis   A country on several of the Leeward Islands; located east southeast of Puerto Rico; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1983 Federation_of_tribes   A federation (as of American Indians) Federative_Republic_of_Brazil   The largest Latin American country and the largest Portuguese speaking country in the world; located in the central and northeastern part of South America; world''s leading coffee exporter Federita   A Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white grains Fedora   Felt hat with a creased crown Fed_up(p)   Having a strong distaste from surfeit; "grew more and more disgusted"; "fed up with their complaints"; "sick of it all"; "sick to death of flattery"; "gossip that makes one sick"; "tired of the noise and smoke" Fee   An interest in land capable of being inherited Fee   A fixed charge for a privilege or for professional services Fee   Give a tip or gratuity to in return for a service, beyond the agreed-on compensation; "Remember to tip the waiter"; "fee the steward" Fee-tail   Limit the inheritance of property to a specific class of heirs Feeble   Lacking strength; "a weak, nerveless fool, devoid of energy and promptitude"- Nathaniel Hawthorne Feeble   Lacking physical strength or vitality; "a feeble old woman"; "her body looked sapless" Feeble   Lacking strength or vigor; "damning with faint praise"; "faint resistance"; "feeble efforts"; "a feeble voice" Feeble   Pathetically lacking in force or effectiveness; "a feeble excuse"; "a lame argument" Feebleminded   Mentally deficient Back to top Feebleminded   Retarded in intellectual development Feeblemindedness   Severe mental deficiency Feebleness   The quality of lacking intensity or substance; "a shrill yet sweet tenuity of voice"- Nathaniel Hawthorne Feebleness   The state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) Feebly   In a halting and feeble manner; "reform, in fact, is, rather feebly, on the win" Feebly   In a faint and feeble manner; "the lighthouse, flashing feebly against the sleet-blurred, rocky backdrop of the coast of north west Norway" Feed   Food for domestic livestock Feed   Introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor" Feed   Provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants" Feed   Give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don''t give the child this tough meat" Feed   Take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn''t eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" Feed   Serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six" Feed   Feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity" Feed   Provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts" Feed   Gratify; "feed one''s eyes on a gorgeous view" Feed   Profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity" Feed   Move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" Feed   Support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity" Feedback   Response to an inquiry or experiment Feedback   The process in which part of the output of a system is returned to its input in order to regulate its further output Back to top Feedback_circuit   A circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system Feedback_loop   A circuit that feeds back some of the output to the input of a system 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   An animal being fattened or suitable for fattening Feeder   A machine that automatically provides a supply of some material; "the feeder discharged feed into a trough for the livestock" Feeder   A branch that flows into the main stream Feeder   Someone who consumes food for nourishment Feeder_line   A branching path off of a main transportation line (especially an airline) Feeding   The act of consuming food Feeding   The act of supplying food and nourishment Feeding_bottle   A bottle that holds a baby''s milk; has a rubber teat Feeding_chair   A chair for feeding a very young child; has four long legs and a footrest and a detachable tray Feedlot   A building where livestock are fattened for market Feed_back   Respond to a query or outcome Feed_back   Submit (information) again to a program or automatic system Feed_bunk   A long trough for feeding cattle Feed_grain   Grain grown for cattle feed Feed_in   Introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor" Feed_on   Be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor" Feed_upon   Be sustained by; "He fed on the great ideas of her mentor" Back to top Feel   Manual-genital stimulation for sexual pleasure; "the girls hated it when he tried to sneak a feel" Feel   A property perceived by touch Feel   An intuitive awareness; "he has a feel for animals" or "it''s easy when you get the feel of it"; Feel   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" Feel   Seem with respect to a given sensation given; "My cold is gone--I feel fine today"; "She felt tired after the long hike" 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" 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" Feel   Examine by touch; "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater" Feel   Pass one''s hands over the sexual organs of; "He felt the girl in the movie theater" Feel   Examine (a body part) by palpation; "The nurse palpated the patient''s stomach"; "The runner felt her pulse" Feel   Undergo an emotional sensation; "She felt resentful"; "He felt regret" Feel   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" 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" Feel   Grope or feel in search of something; "He felt for his wallet" Feel   Produce a certain impression; "It feels nice to be home again" Feel   Find by testing or cautious exploration; "He felt his way around the dark room" Feel   Be felt or perceived in a certain way; "The ground feels shaky"; "The sheets feel soft" Feeler   One of a pair of mobile appendages on the head of e.g. insects and crustaceans; typically sensitive to touch and taste Feeler   Slender tactile process on the jaws of a fish Feeler   Sensitivity similar to that of a receptor organ; "he had a special antenna for public relations" Back to top Feeler   A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" 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" Feeling   An intuitive understanding of something; "he had a great feeling for music" 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" 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" Feeling   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" Feeling   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" Feelingly   With great feeling; "she spoke feelingly of her early childhood" Feelings   Emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity); "the remark hurt his feelings" Feeling_of_movement   The perception of body position and movement and muscular tensions etc Feel_for   Share the suffering of Feel_like   Have an inclination for something or some activity; "I feel like staying in bed all day"; "I feel like a cold beer now" Feel_like_a_million   Be in excellent health and spirits; "he feels like a million after he got the promotion" Feel_like_a_million_dollars   Be in excellent health and spirits; "he feels like a million after he got the promotion" Feel_out   Try to learn someone''s opinions and intentions; "I have to sound out the new professor" Feetfirst   With the feet foremost; "he jumped into the pool feetfirst" Fee_simple   A fee without limitation to any class of heirs; they can sell it or give it away Fee_splitting   Payment (usually by doctors or lawyers) of part of the fee in return for the referral Fee_tail   A fee limited to a particular line of heirs; they are not free to sell it or give it away Fehling's_solution   A liquid solution of copper sulfate and potassium tartrate and sodium hydroxide that is used to test for sugar in the urine; solution turns reddish when sugar is present Back to top Feifer   United States cartoonist who created a sarcastic comic strip (born in 1929) Feign   Make believe with the intent to deceive; "He feigned that he was ill"; "He shammed a headache" Feign   Make a pretence of; "She assumed indifference, even though she was seething with anger"; "he feigned sleep" Feigned   Not genuine; "feigned sympathy" Feigning   The act of giving a false appearance; "his conformity was only pretending" Feigning   Pretending with intention to deceive Feijoa   Dark-green kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh; used chiefly for jellies and preserves Feijoa   South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit Feijoa_bush   South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit Feint   Any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack) Feint   Deceive by a mock action; "The midfielder feinted to shoot" Feist   A nervous belligerent little mongrel dog Feisty   Irritable and looking for trouble; "too touchy to make judicious decisions" Feisty   Showing courage; "the champion is faced with a feisty challenger" Felafel   Small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seeds Feldene   A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Feldene) used to treat arthritis and other inflammatory conditions Feldspar   Any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium Felicia   Genus of tropical African herbs or subshrubs with usually blue flowers Felicia_amelloides   Hairy South African or Australian subshrub with blue-rayed daisylike flowers Felicia_bergeriana   Softly hairy South African herb having flowers with bright blue rays Back to top Felicitate   Express congratulations Felicitation   The act of acknowledging that someone has an occasion for celebration 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   Exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style; "a felicitous speaker" Felicitous   Marked by good fortune; "a felicitous life"; "a happy outcome" Felicitously   In a felicitous manner; "a not felicitously chosen word" Felicitousness   Pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression) Felicity   Pleasing and appropriate manner or style (especially manner or style of expression) Felicity   State of well-being characterized by emotions ranging from contentment to intense joy Felid   Any of various lithe-bodied round-headed fissiped mammals many with retractile claws Felidae   Cats; wildcats; lions; leopards; cheetahs; saber-toothed tigers Feline   Any of various lithe-bodied round-headed fissiped mammals many with retractile claws Feline   Of or relating to cats; "feline fur" Felis   Type genus of the Felidae: true cats and most wildcats Felis_bengalensis   Small spotted wildcat of southern Asia and Malaysia Felis_catus   Any domesticated member of the genus Felis Felis_chaus   Small Asiatic wildcat Felis_concolor   Large American feline resembling a lion Felis_domesticus   Any domesticated member of the genus Felis Felis_manul   Small wildcat of the mountains of Siberia and Tibet and Mongolia Back to top Felis_ocreata   Widely distributed wildcat of Africa and Asia Minor Felis_onca   A large spotted feline of tropical America similar to the leopard; in some classifications considered a member of the genus Felis Felis_pardalis   Nocturnal wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-spotted buff-brown coat Felis_serval   Slender long-legged African wildcat having large untufted ears and tawny black-spotted coat Felis_silvestris   Bushy-tailed European wildcat resembling the domestic tabby and regarded as the ancestor of the domestic cat Felis_tigrina   Medium-sized wildcat of Central America and South America having a dark-striped coat Felis_wiedi   Small spotted wildcat found from Texas to Brazil Felis_yagouaroundi   Long-bodied long-tailed tropical American wildcat Felix_Klein   German mathematician who created the Klein bottle (1849-1925) Felix_Mendelssohn   German musician and Romantic composer of orchestral and choral works (1809-1847) Feliz_Lusitania   Port city in northern Brazil in the Amazon delta; main port and commercial center for the Amazon River basin Fell   The act of felling something (as a tree) Fell   Seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges Fell   The dressed skin of an animal (especially a large animal) Fell   Cause to fall by or as if by delivering a blow; "strike down a tree"; "Lightning struck down the hikers" Fell   Sew a seam by folding the edges Fell   Pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him" Fell   (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" Fella   A boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there''s a fellow at the door"; "he''s a likable cuss" Fellah   An agricultural laborer in Arab countries Back to top Fellata   A member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith Fellate   Provide sexual gratification through oral stimulation Fellatio   Oral stimulation of the penis Fellation   Oral stimulation of the penis Felled   Made to fall (as by striking or cutting or shooting or by illness or exhaustion); "the felled boxer lay stretched on the canvas"; "felled trees covered the hillside"; "the downed oxen lay panting in the heat"; "a downed deer" Felled_seam   Seam made by turning under or folding together and stitching the seamed materials to avoid rough edges Feller   A boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there''s a fellow at the door"; "he''s a likable cuss" Feller   A person who fells trees Felloe   Rim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted Fellow   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" Fellow   A boy or man; "that chap is your host"; "there''s a fellow at the door"; "he''s a likable cuss" Fellow   A person who is member of your class or profession; "the surgeon consulted his colleagues"; "he sent e-mail to his fellow hackers" Fellow   A person who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms" Fellow   An informal form of address for a man; "Say, fellow, what are you doing?"; "Hey buster, what''s up?" 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" Fellowship   Money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research Fellowship   The state of being with someone; "he missed their company"; "he enjoyed the society of his friends" Fellow_feeling   Sharing the feelings of others (especially feelings of sorrow or anguish) Fellow_traveler   A traveler who accompanies you Fellow_traveler   A communist sympathizer (but not a member of the Communist Party) Back to top Fellow_traveller   A traveler who accompanies you Fellow_traveller   A communist sympathizer (but not a member of the Communist Party) Fellow_worker   An associate you work with Felly   Rim (or part of the rim) into which spokes are inserted Felo-de-se   An act of deliberate self destruction Felo-de-se   A person who kills himself intentionally Felon   Someone who has committed (or been legally convicted of) a crime Felon   A purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail Felonious   Involving or being or having the nature of a crime; "a criminal offense"; "criminal abuse"; "felonious intent" Felony   A serious crime (such as murder or arson) Felspar   Any of a group of hard crystalline minerals that consist of aluminum silicates of potassium or sodium or calcium or barium Felt   A fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers Felt   Change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes" Felt   Cover with felt; "felt a cap" Felt   Mat together and make felt-like; "felt the wool" Felt-tipped_pen   A pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic Marker) Felt-tip_pen   A pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic Marker) Felted   Made by combining fibers with a binder using heat and pressure; "felt is a felted cloth" Felt_fern   East Asian fern having fronds shaped like tongues; sometimes placed in genus Cyclophorus Felt_fungus   Fungus that frequently encircles twigs and branches of various trees especially citrus trees in southern United States Back to top Felt_hat   Felt hat with a creased crown Felt_tip   A pen with a writing tip made of felt (trade name Magic Marker) Felt_up   Change texture so as to become matted and felt-like; "The fabric felted up after several washes" Felucca   A fast narrow sailing ship of the Mediterranean Felwort   Gentian of Europe and China having creamy white flowers with fringed corollas 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 Female   An animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa) Female   A person who belongs to the sex that can have babies 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" Female   For or composed of women or girls; "the female lead in the play"; "a female chorus" Female   Characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; "female sensitiveness"; "female suffrage" Femaleness   The properties characteristic of the female sex Female_aristocrat   A woman who is an aristocrat Female_body   The body of a female human being Female_bonding   The formation of a close personal relationship between women Female_chest   The chest of a woman Female_child   A youthful female person; "the baby was a girl"; "the girls were just learning to ride a tricycle" Female_circumcision   Excision of the clitoris Female_genitalia   External female sex organs; "in England `fanny'' is vulgar slang for female genitals" Female_genitals   External female sex organs; "in England `fanny'' is vulgar slang for female genitals" Back to top Female_genital_organ   External female sex organs; "in England `fanny'' is vulgar slang for female genitals" Female_horse   Female equine animal Female_internal_reproductive_organ   The reproductive organs of a woman Female_mammal   Animals that nourish their young with milk Female_monarch   A female sovereign ruler Female_offspring   A child who is female Female_parent   A woman who has given birth to a child (also used as a term of address to your mother); "the mother of three children" Female_person   A person who belongs to the sex that can have babies Female_reproductive_system   The reproductive system of females Female_sibling   A person''s sister Feminine   A gender that refers chiefly (but not exclusively) to females or to objects classified as female Feminine   Associated with women and not with men; "feminine intuition" Feminine   Befitting or characteristic of a woman especially a mature woman; "womanly virtues of gentleness and compassion" Feminine   Of grammatical gender Feminine   (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable; "a feminine ending" Feminineness   The properties characteristic of the female sex Femininity   The trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women 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   To give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to; "This hairdo feminizes the man" Feminise   Assume (more) feminine characteristics; "feminized language"; "feminized frogs" Back to top Feminism   The movement aimed at equal rights for women Feminism   A doctrine that advocates equal rights for women Feminist   A supporter of feminism Feminist   Of or relating to or advocating equal rights for women; "feminist critique" Feminist_movement   The movement aimed at equal rights for women Feminization   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   To give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to; "This hairdo feminizes the man" Feminize   Assume (more) feminine characteristics; "feminized language"; "feminized frogs" Femme_fatale   A woman who is considered to be dangerously seductive Femoral   Of or relating to or near the femur or thigh Femoral_artery   The chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the external iliac artery Femoral_biceps   The biceps muscle of the thigh; it flexes the knee and rotates the leg laterally Femoral_nerve   One of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh Femoral_pulse   Pulse of the femoral artery (felt in the groin) Femoral_vein   A vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the same sheath; a continuation of the popliteal vein; becomes the external iliac vein Femoris   The longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee Femtochemistry   The branch of chemistry that studies elementary (often very fast) chemical reactions as they occur; the experimental methods are often based on the use of femtosecond laser pulses Femtometer   A metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter Femtometre   A metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter Femtosecond   One quadrillionth of a second; one thousandth of a nanosecond Back to top Femtovolt   A unit of potential equal to one quadrillionth of a volt (or one thousandth of a nanosecond) Femur   The longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee Fen   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" Fen   100 fen equal 1 yuan Fence   A barrier that serves to enclose an area Fence   A dealer in stolen property Fence   Have an argument about something Fence   Surround with a wall in order to fortify Fence   Fight with fencing swords Fence   Enclose with a fence; "we fenced in our yard" Fence   Receive stolen goods Fence-sitter   A person who won''t take sides in a controversy Fenced   Enclosed by a fence Fenced_in   Enclosed by a confining fence Fenceless   Not fenced in; "unfenced pasture" Fencelike   Resembling a fence Fencer   Someone skilled at fencing Fencer's_mask   A face mask made of fine mesh that is worn over a fencer''s face Fencesitter   A neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics) Fence_in   Surround with a wall in order to fortify Back to top Fence_in   Enclose with a fence; "we fenced in our yard" Fence_line   A boundary line created by a fence Fence_lizard   Spiny lizard often seen basking on fences in the United States and northern Mexico Fence_mending   Social action to improve poor relations (especially in politics); "they moved forward from a period of fence mending to substantive changes in the country" Fence_rail   A rail that is split from a log 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) Fencing   A barrier that serves to enclose an area Fencing   Material for building fences Fencing_mask   A face mask made of fine mesh that is worn over a fencer''s face Fencing_material   Material for building fences Fencing_stick   A stick used instead of a sword for fencing Fencing_sword   A sword used in the sport of fencing 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" Fend   Try to manage without help; "The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died" Fender   A cushion-like device that reduces shock due to contact Fender   A barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud; "in England they call a fender a wing" Fender   A low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth Fender   An inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track Fender-bender   A collision between motor vehicles that produces minor damage Fend_for   Argue or speak in defense of; "She supported the motion to strike" Back to top Fend_off   Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening; "Let''s avoid a confrontation"; "head off a confrontation"; "avert a strike" Fenestella   Oval or circular opening; to allow light into a dome or vault Fenestra   A small membrane-covered opening (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear) Fenestral   Of or relating to windows Fenestral   Of or relating to or having a fenestra Fenestration   Surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis Fenestration   The arrangement of windows in a building Fenestra_cochleae   Fenestra leading into the cochlea Fenestra_of_the_cochlea   Fenestra leading into the cochlea Fenestra_of_the_vestibule   Fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it Fenestra_ovalis   Fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it Fenestra_rotunda   Fenestra leading into the cochlea Fenestra_vestibuli   Fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it Fengtien   A city in northeastern China Feng_shui   Rules in Chinese philosophy that govern spatial arrangement and orientation in relation to patterns of yin and yang and the flow of energy (qi); the favorable or unfavorable effects are taken into consideration in designing and siting buildings and graves 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   Leaves used for seasoning Fennel   Aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads Fennel   Any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems Fennel_flower   Nigella of Spain and southern France Back to top Fennel_seed   Aromatic anis-scented seeds Fennic   One of two branches of the Finno-Ugric languages; a family of languages including Finnish and Estonian (but not Hungarian) Fenoprofen   A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Nalfon) used in the treatment of arthritis and other painful inflammatory disorders Fenoprofen_calcium   A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Nalfon) used in the treatment of arthritis and other painful inflammatory disorders Fenrir   (Norse mythology) an enormous wolf that was fathered by Loki and that killed Odin Fentanyl   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 incapacit Fenugreek   Aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry Fenugreek   Annual herb or southern Europe and eastern Asia having off-white flowers and aromatic seeds used medicinally and in curry Fenugreek_seed   Aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry Fenusa   Birch leaf miner Fenusa_pusilla   Small black sawfly native to Europe but established in eastern United States; larvae mine the leaves of birches causing serious defoliation Fen_orchid   Small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers Fen_orchis   Small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers Feodor_Dostoevski   Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) Feodor_Dostoevsky   Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) Feodor_Dostoyevsky   Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) Feodor_Mikhailovich_Dostoevski   Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) Feodor_Mikhailovich_Dostoevsky   Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) Feodor_Mikhailovich_Dostoyevsky   Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) Feoff   A piece of land held under the feudal system Back to top Feosol   Trade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some kinds of anemia Fer-de-lance   Large extremely venomous pit viper of Central America and South America Feral   Wild and menacing; "a ferocious dog" Feral_man   A person who is not socialized Ferber   United States novelist; author of several popular novels (1887-1968) Ferdinand_and_Isabella   Joint monarchs of Spain; Ferdinand V and Isabella I Ferdinand_de_Lesseps   French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1805-1894) Ferdinand_de_Saussure   Swiss linguist and expert in historical linguistics whose lectures laid the foundations for synchronic linguistics (1857-1913) Ferdinand_I   King of Castile and Leon who achieved control of the Moorish kings of Saragossa and Seville and Toledo (1016-1065) Ferdinand_I   Holy Roman Emperor and king of Hungary and Bohemia (1503-1564) Ferdinand_II   Holy Roman Emperor and king of Bohemia and Hungary who waged war against Protestant forces (1578-1637) Ferdinand_III   Holy Roman Emperor and king of Hungary and Bohemia who signed the Peace of Westphalia ending the Thirty Years'' War (1608-1657) Ferdinand_Joseph_La_Menthe_Morton   United States jazz musician who moved from ragtime to New Orleans jazz (1885-1941) Ferdinand_Julius_Cohn   German botanist who is generally recognized as founding bacteriology when he recognized bacteria as plants Ferdinand_Magellan   Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521) Ferdinand_the_Catholic   King of Castile and Leon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella I; his marriage to Isabella I marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain (1452-1516) Ferdinand_the_Great   King of Castile and Leon who achieved control of the Moorish kings of Saragossa and Seville and Toledo (1016-1065) Ferdinand_V   King of Castile and Leon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella I; his marriage to Isabella I marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain (1452-1516) Ferdinand_Victor_Eugene_Delacroix   French romantic painter (1798-1863) Ferenc_Molnar   Hungarian playwright (1878-1952) Back to top Fere_phenomenon   A change in the electrical properties of the skin in response to stress or anxiety; can be measured either by recording the electrical resistance of the skin or by recording weak currents generated by the body Fergon   Trade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some types of anemia Fergusonite   A dark mineral consisting of oxides of yttrium and erbium and tantalum and other minerals Feria   (in Spanish speaking regions) a local festival or fair, usually in honor of some patron saint 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, Domin Ferial   Of or relating to or being a feria Ferine   Wild and menacing; "a ferocious dog" Fermat   French mathematician who founded number theory; contributed (with Pascal) to the theory of probability (1601-1665) Ferment   A chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances 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   A state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced a new leadership"; "social unrest" Ferment   A substance capable of bringing about fermentation Ferment   Go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out" Ferment   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" Ferment   Work up into agitation or excitement; "Islam is fermenting Africa" Ferment   Be in an agitated or excited state; "The Middle East is fermenting"; "Her mind ferments" Fermentable   Capable of being fermented Fermentation   A chemical phenomenon in which an organic molecule splits into simpler substances Fermentation   A process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol Fermentation   A state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced a new leadership"; "social unrest" Back to top Fermentation_alcohol   The intoxicating agent in fermented and distilled liquors; used pure or denatured as a solvent or in medicines and colognes and cleaning solutions and rocket fuel; proposed as a renewable clean-burning additive to gasoline Fermented   Having undergone fermentation; "hard cider" Fermenting   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   A specialist in wine making 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) Fermi   A metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter Fermi-Dirac_statistics   (physics) law obeyed by a systems of particles whose wave function changes when two particles are interchanged (the Pauli exclusion principle applies) Fermion   Any particle that obeys Fermi-Dirac statistics and is subject to the Pauli exclusion principle Fermium   A radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons Fern   Any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores Fernand_Leger   French painter who was an early cubist (1881-1955) Fernao_Magalhaes   Portuguese navigator in the service of Spain; he commanded an expedition that was the first to circumnavigate the world (1480-1521) Ferned   Abounding in or covered with ferns; "the ferny undergrowth" Fernless   Devoid of ferns Fernlike   Resembling ferns especially in leaf shape; "the ferny shadows of locust leaves" Ferny   Abounding in or covered with ferns; "the ferny undergrowth" Ferny   Resembling ferns especially in leaf shape; "the ferny shadows of locust leaves" Fern_ally   Pteridophytes of other classes than Filicopsida Fern_family   Families of ferns and fern allies Fern_genus   Genera of ferns and fern allies Back to top Fern_palm   Southeastern Indian cycad with palmlike foliage Fern_rhapis   Small graceful palm with reedlike stems and leaf bases clothed with loose coarse fibers Fern_seed   The asexual spore of ferns that resembles dust; once thought to be seeds and to make the possessor invisible Ferocactus   Genus of nearly globular cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States: barrel cacti Ferocious   Marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle" Ferociously   In a physically fierce manner; "silence broken by dogs barking ferociously"; "they fought fiercely" Ferociousness   The trait of extreme cruelty Ferocity   The property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm''s violence" Ferret   Domesticated albino variety of the European polecat bred for hunting rats and rabbits Ferret   Ferret of prairie regions of United States; nearly extinct Ferret   Search and discover through persistent investigation; "She ferreted out the truth" Ferret   Hunt with ferrets Ferret   Hound or harry relentlessly Ferret_badger   Small ferret-like badger of southeast Asia Ferret_out   Search and discover through persistent investigation; "She ferreted out the truth" Ferric   Of or relating to or containing iron Ferricyanic_acid   A brown unstable acid formed from ferricyanide Ferricyanide   Salt of ferricyanic acid obtained by oxidation of a ferrocyanide Ferric_oxide   A red oxide of iron Ferrimagnetism   A phenomenon in ferrites where there can be incomplete cancellation of antiferromagnetic arranged spins giving a net magnetic moment Back to top Ferris_wheel   Rotating mechanism consisting of a large upright wheel with suspended seats that remain upright as the wheel turns; provides a ride at an amusement park Ferrite   A solid solution in which alpha iron is the solvent Ferritin   A protein containing 20% iron that is found in the intestines and liver and spleen; it is one of the chief forms in which iron is stored in the body Ferrocerium   A pyrophoric alloy of iron with cerium; used for lighter flints Ferroconcrete   Concrete with metal and/or mesh added to provide extra support against stresses Ferrocyanic_acid   A white unstable acid formed from ferrocyanide salts Ferrocyanide   Salt of ferrocyanic acid usually obtained by a reaction of a cyanide with iron sulphate Ferromagnetic   Relating to or demonstrating ferromagnetism Ferromagnetism   Phenomenon exhibited by materials like iron (nickel or cobalt) that become magnetized in a magnetic field and retain their magnetism when the field is removed Ferrous   Of or relating to or containing iron Ferrule   A metal cap or band placed on a wooden pole to prevent splitting Ferry   Transport by boat or aircraft Ferry   A boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule Ferry   Travel by ferry Ferry   Transport by ferry Ferry   Transport from one place to another Ferryboat   A boat that transports people or vehicles across a body of water and operates on a regular schedule Ferrying   Transport by boat or aircraft Ferryman   A man who operates a ferry Fertile   Capable of reproducing Back to top Fertile   Marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil" Fertile   Bearing in abundance especially offspring; "flying foxes are extremely prolific"; "a prolific pear tree" Fertile   Intellectually productive; "a prolific writer"; "a fecund imagination" Fertile_Crescent   A geographical area of fertile land in the Middle East stretching in a broad semicircle from the Nile to the Tigris and Euphrates Fertile_period   The time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after ovulation) Fertile_phase   The time in the menstrual cycle when fertilization is most likely to be possible (7 days before to 7 days after ovulation) Fertilisation   Making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure Fertilisation   Creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant Fertilise   Introduce semen into (a female) Fertilise   Provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants" Fertilise   Make fertile or productive; "The course fertilized her imagination" Fertilised   Made pregnant Fertiliser   Any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile Fertility   The property of producing abundantly and sustaining growth; "he praised the richness of the soil" Fertility   The state of being fertile; capable of producing offspring Fertility   The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year Fertility_drug   A drug used to increase a woman''s fertility Fertility_rate   The ratio of live births in an area to the population of that area; expressed per 1000 population per year Fertilizable   Capable of being fertilized Fertilization   Making fertile as by applying fertilizer or manure Back to top Fertilization   Creation by the physical union of male and female gametes; of sperm and ova in an animal or pollen and ovule in a plant Fertilization_age   The age of an embryo counting from the time of fertilization Fertilization_membrane   The membrane that forms around a fertilized ovum and prevents penetration by additional spermatozoon Fertilize   Introduce semen into (a female) Fertilize   Provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants" Fertilize   Make fertile or productive; "The course fertilized her imagination" Fertilized   Made pregnant Fertilized_egg   An animal organism in the early stages of growth and differentiation that in higher forms merge into fetal stages but in lower forms terminate in commencement of larval life Fertilized_ovum   The cell resulting from the union of an ovum and a spermatozoon (including the organism that develops from that cell) Fertilizer   Any substance such as manure or a mixture of nitrates used to make soil more fertile Ferule   A switch (a stick or cane or flat paddle) used to punish children Fervency   Feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" Fervent   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 Fervent   Characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" Fervent   Sincerely or intensely felt; "a cordial regard for his visitor''s comfort"; "a cordial abhorrence of waste"; "a fervent hope" Fervently   With passionate fervor; "both those for and against are fervently convinced they speak for the great majority of the people"; "a fierily opinionated book" 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   Characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" Fervidly   With passionate fervor; "both those for and against are fervently convinced they speak for the great majority of the people"; "a fierily opinionated book" Fervidness   Feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" Back to top Fervor   Feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" Fervor   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   Feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" 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" Fes   A city in north central Morocco; religious center Fescue   Grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns Fescue_grass   Grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns Fess   (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield Fesse   (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield Festal   Offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" Fester   A sore that has become inflamed and formed pus Fester   Ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering" Festering   A fluid product of inflammation Festering   (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus Festinate   Act or move at high speed; "We have to rush!"; "hurry--it''s late!" Festination   Involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g., Parkinson''s disease) Festival   An organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival" Festival   A day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration Festival_of_Lights   (Judaism) an eight-day Jewish holiday commemorating the rededication of the Temple of Jerusalem in 165 BC Festive   Offering fun and gaiety; "a gala ball after the inauguration"; "a festive (or festal) occasion"; "gay and exciting night life"; "a merry evening" Back to top Festivity   Any joyous diversion Festoon   Flower chains suspended in loops between points Festoon   An embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work Festoon   A curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful loops Festoon   Decorate with strings of flowers; "The public buildings were festooned for the holiday" Festoonery   Flower chains suspended in loops between points Festuca   A genus of tufted perennial grasses of the family Gramineae Festuca_elatior   Grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns Festuca_ovina   Cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as a lawn grass FET   A transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field Fetal   Of or relating to a fetus; "fetal development" Fetal_age   The age of an embryo counting from the time of fertilization Fetal_alcohol_syndrome   A medical condition in which body deformation or facial development or mental ability of a fetus is impaired because the mother drank alcohol while pregnant Fetal_circulation   The system of blood vessels and structures through which blood moves in a fetus Fetal_distress   An abnormal condition of a fetus; usually discovered during pregnancy and characterized by an abnormal heart rhythm Fetal_membrane   Any membrane that functions for the protection or nourishment of respiration or excretion of a developing fetus Fetal_monitor   An electronic monitor that monitors fetal heartbeat and the mother''s uterine contractions during childbirth Fetal_movement   Motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy) 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" Fetch   Take away or remove; "The devil will fetch you!" Back to top Fetch   Be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction" Fetching   Very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality" Fetch_up   Finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again" Fete   An organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival" Fete   An elaborate party (often outdoors) Fete   Have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating" Feterita   A Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white grains Fete_champetre   A party of people assembled for social interaction out of doors Fete_day   A day designated for feasting Fetich   Excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; "made a fetish of cleanliness" Fetich   A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers Fetichism   Sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs) Fetichism   A belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish) Feticide   The act of destroying a fetus Fetid   Offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" Fetid_bugbane   Bugbane of Siberia and eastern Asia having ill-smelling green-white flowers Fetid_horehound   Ill-smelling European herb with rugose leaves and whorls of dark purple flowers Fetish   Excessive or irrational devotion to some activity; "made a fetish of cleanliness" Fetish   A charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers Fetishism   Sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs) Back to top Fetishism   A belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish) Fetishist   One who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature) Fetlock   Projection behind and above a horse''s hoof Fetlock   The joint between the cannon bone and the pastern Fetlock_joint   The joint between the cannon bone and the pastern Fetology   The branch of medicine concerned with the fetus in the uterus Fetometry   Measurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head) Fetoprotein   Any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer Fetor   A distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant Fetoscope   A stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman''s abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat Fetoscopy   Prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood Fetter   A shackle for the ankles or feet Fetter   Restrain with fetters Fetterbush   Showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel Fetterbush   Ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers Fettered   Bound by chains fastened around the ankles Fetter_bone   The part between the fetlock and the hoof Fetter_bush   Showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel Fettle   A state of fitness and good health; "in fine fettle" Fettuccine   Pasta in flat strips wider than linguine Back to top Fettuccine_Alfredo   Fettuccine in cream sauce with cheese Fettuccini   Pasta in flat strips wider than linguine Fetus   An unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal Feud   A bitter quarrel between two parties Feud   Carry out a feud; "The two professors have been feuding for years" Feudal   Of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism Feudalism   The social system that developed in Europe in the 8th C; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war Feudalistic   Of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism Feudally   In a feudal manner; "a feudally organized society" Feudal_lord   A man of rank in the ancien regime Feudal_system   The social system that developed in Europe in the 8th C; vassals were protected by lords who they had to serve in war Feudatory   A person holding a fief Feudatory   Owing feudal allegiance to or being subject to a sovereign; "it remained feudatory to India until 1365" Feudatory   Of or pertaining to the relation of a feudal vassal to his lord; "a feudatory relationship" Fever   Intense nervous anticipation; "in a fever of resentment" Fever   A rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection Fevered   Highly excited; "a fevered imagination" Feverfew   Bushy aromatic European perennial herb having clusters of buttonlike white-rayed flower heads; valued traditionally for medicinal uses; sometimes placed in genus Chrysanthemum Feverish   Marked by intense agitation or emotion; "worked at a feverish pace" Feverish   Having or affected by a fever Back to top Feverish   Of or relating to or characterized by fever; "a febrile reaction caused by an allergen" Feverishly   In a feverish manner; "she worked feverishly" Feverishness   A rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection Feverous   Having or affected by a fever Feverroot   Coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers Fever_blister   Caused by herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) Fever_pitch   A state of extreme excitement; "the crowd was at fever pitch" Fever_tree   African tree supposed to mark healthful regions Fever_tree   Tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish Fever_tree   Ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever Fever_tree   Any of several trees having leaves or barks used to allay fever or thought to indicate regions free of fever Few   A small elite group; "it was designed for the discriminating few" Few   An indefinite but relatively small number; "they bought a case of beer and drank a few" 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 Few-flowered_leek   Leek producing bulbils instead of flowers; Russia and Iran 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(a)   (superlative of `few'' used with count nouns and usually preceded by `the'') quantifier meaning the smallest in number; "the fewest birds in recent memory" Fewness   The quality of being small in number 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 Fey   Slightly insane Back to top Feynman   United States physicist who contributed to the theory of the interaction of photons and electrons (1918-1988) Fez   A felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown Fez   A city in north central Morocco; religious center FHA   The federal agency in the Department of Housing and Urban Development that insures residential mortgages FHLMC   A corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages Fiance   A man who is engaged to be married Fiancee   A woman who is engaged to be married Fiasco   A sudden and violent collapse Fiat   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" Fiat_money   Money that the government declares to be legal tender although it cannot be converted into standard specie Fib   A trivial lie; "he told a fib about eating his spinach"; "how can I stop my child from telling stories?" Fib   Tell a relatively insignificant lie; "Fibbing is not acceptable, even if you don''t call it lying" Fibber   Someone who tells lies Fibbing   A trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear Fiber   A leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth Fiber   The inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer Fiber   A slender and greatly elongated solid substance Fiber-optic   Of or relating to fiber optics Fiber-optic_transmission_system   A communication system using fiber optic cables Fiberboard   Wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets Back to top Fiberglass   A covering material made of glass fibers in resins Fiberoptic   Of or relating to fiber optics Fiberoptics   The transmission of light signals via glass fibers Fiberscope   A flexible medical instrument involving fiber optics that is used to examine internal organs Fiber_bundle   A bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) Fiber_optics   The transmission of light signals via glass fibers Fiber_optic_cable   A cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light Fibonacci_number   A number in the Fibonacci sequence Fibonacci_sequence   A sequence of numbers in which each number equals the sum of the two [receding numbers Fibre   A leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth Fibre   The inherent complex of attributes that determine a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions; "education has for its object the formation of character"- Herbert Spencer Fibre   A slender and greatly elongated solid substance Fibre-optic   Of or relating to fiber optics Fibre-optic_transmission_system   A communication system using fiber optic cables Fibreboard   Wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets Fibreglass   A covering material made of glass fibers in resins Fibreoptic   Of or relating to fiber optics Fibreoptics   The transmission of light signals via glass fibers Fibre_bundle   A bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) Fibre_optics   The transmission of light signals via glass fibers Back to top Fibre_optic_cable   A cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light Fibril   A very slender natural or synthetic fiber Fibrillate   Make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movements; "His heart fibrillated and he died" Fibrillation   Act or process of forming fibrils Fibrillation   Muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination Fibrillose   Covered with fibrils more or less evenly disposed Fibrin   A white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network that traps red cells and platelets Fibrinase   In the clotting of blood thrombin catalyzes factor XIII into its active form (fibrinase) which causes fibrin to form a stable clot Fibrinogen   A protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots Fibrinolysin   An enzyme that dissolves the fibrin of blood clots Fibrinolysis   A normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clots; "drugs causing fibrinolysis have been utilized therapeutically" Fibrinopeptide   Peptide released from the amino end of fibrinogen by the action of thrombin to form fibrin during clotting of the blood Fibrinous   Characterized by the presence of fibrin Fibroadenoma   Benign and movable and firm and not tender tumor of the breast; common in young women and caused by high levels of estrogen Fibroblast   A cell from which connective tissue develops Fibrocalcific   Involving or resulting from calcification of fibrous tissue Fibrocartilage   Cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue Fibrocartilaginous   Of or relating to fibrocartilage Fibrocystic_breast_disease   The presence of one or more cysts in a breast Fibrocystic_disease_of_the_breast   The presence of one or more cysts in a breast Back to top Fibrocystic_disease_of_the_pancreas   The most common congenital disease; the child''s lungs and intestines and pancreas become clogged with thick mucus; caused by defect in a single gene; there is no cure Fibroid_tumor   Benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus) Fibroma   Nonmalignant tumor of connective tissue Fibromyositis   Local inflammation of muscle and connective tissue Fibrosis   Development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ Fibrositis   Inflammation of white fibrous tissues (especially muscle sheaths) Fibrous   (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew Fibrous   Having or resembling fibers especially fibers used in making cordage such as those of jute Fibrous-rooted_begonia   Any of numerous begonias having fibrous rather than tuberous or rhizomatous roots Fibrous_astrocyte   Star-shaped cells with long processes; found in the white matter of the brain and spinal cord Fibrous_dysplasia_of_bone   A disturbance in which bone that is undergoing lysis is replaced by an abnormal proliferation of fibrous tissue resulting in bone lesions or skin lesions Fibrous_joint   An immovable joint (especially between the bones of the skull) Fibrous_tissue   Tissue consisting of or containing fibers in both animals and plants Fibrovascular_bundle   A unit strand of the vascular system in stems and leaves of higher plants consisting essentially of xylem and phloem Fibula   The outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle Fibular_vein   Accompany the peroneal arteries; arising in the heel and running up the back of the leg to join the posterior tibial veins of the popliteal vein FICA   A tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system Fice   A nervous belligerent little mongrel dog Fichu   A lightweight triangular scarf worn by a woman Fickle   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" Back to top Fickle   Marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; "fickle friends"; "a flirt''s volatile affections" Fickleness   Unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous Fictile   Capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material); "plastic substances such as wax or clay" Fictile   Susceptible to being led or directed; "fictile masses of people ripe for propaganda" Fictile   Of or relating to the craft of pottery; "the fictile art"; "fictile ware" Fiction   A literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact Fiction   A deliberately false or improbable account Fictional   Formed or conceived by the imagination; "a fabricated excuse for his absence"; "a fancied wrong"; "a fictional character"; "used fictitious names"; "a made-up story" Fictional   Related to or involving literary fiction; "clever fictional devices"; "a fictional treatment of the train robbery" Fictionalisation   Writing in a fictional form Fictionalisation   A literary work based partly or wholly on fact but written as if it were fiction Fictionalise   Convert into the form or the style of a novel; "The author novelized the historical event" Fictionalise   Make into fiction; "The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel" Fictionalization   Writing in a fictional form Fictionalization   A literary work based partly or wholly on fact but written as if it were fiction Fictionalize   Convert into the form or the style of a novel; "The author novelized the historical event" Fictionalize   Make into fiction; "The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel" Fictional_animal   Animals that exist only in fiction (usually in children''s stories) Fictional_character   An imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel" Fictitious   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" Back to top Fictitious   Formed or conceived by the imagination; "a fabricated excuse for his absence"; "a fancied wrong"; "a fictional character"; "used fictitious names"; "a made-up story" Fictitious_character   An imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); "she is the main character in the novel" Fictive   Capable of imaginative creation; "fictive talent" Fictive   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" Ficus   Large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees Ficus_aurea   A strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas Ficus_bengalensis   East Indian tree that puts out aerial shoots that grow down into the soil forming additional trunks Ficus_carica   Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit Ficus_carica_sylvestris   Wild variety of the common fig used to facilitate pollination of certain figs Ficus_deltoidea   Shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having foliage like mistletoe Ficus_diversifolia   Shrub or small tree often grown as a houseplant having foliage like mistletoe Ficus_elastica   Large tropical Asian tree frequently dwarfed as a houseplant; source of Assam rubber Ficus_religiosa   Fig tree of India noted for great size and longevity; lacks the prop roots of the banyan; regarded as sacred by Buddhists Ficus_rubiginosa   Australian tree resembling the banyan often planted for ornament; introduced into South Africa for brushwood Ficus_sycomorus   Thick-branched wide-spreading tree of Africa and adjacent southwestern Asia often buttressed with branches rising from near the ground; produces cluster of edible but inferior figs on short leafless twigs; the Biblical sycamore 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   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" Fiddle   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" Fiddle   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" Fiddle   Play on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely" Back to top Fiddle   Play the violin or fiddle Fiddle   Commit fraud and steal from one''s employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years" Fiddle   Avoid (one''s assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties" Fiddle-faddle   Trivial nonsense Fiddle-shaped   Of a leaf shape Fiddlehead   New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible Fiddlehead   Tall fern of northern temperate regions having graceful arched fronds and sporophylls resembling ostrich plumes Fiddlehead_fern   New World fern having woolly cinnamon-colored spore-bearing fronds in early spring later surrounded by green fronds; the early uncurling fronds are edible Fiddleneck   Hairy annual of California to Mexico with crowded cymes of small blue to lilac or mauve flowers Fiddler   An unskilled person who tries to fix or mend Fiddler   Someone who manipulates in a nervous or unconscious manner Fiddler   A musician who plays the violin Fiddler_crab   Burrowing crab of American coastal regions having one claw much enlarged in the male Fiddlestick   A bow used in playing the violin Fiddle_with   Manipulate, as in a nervous or unconscious manner; "He twiddled her thumbs while waiting for the interview" Fiddling   (informal terms) 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"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over nig Fidelity   Accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal Fidelity   The quality of being faithful Fidel_Castro   Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927) Fidel_Castro_Ruz   Cuban socialist leader who overthrew a dictator in 1959 and established a Marxist socialist state in Cuba (born in 1927) Back to top Fidget   A feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he''s got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness" Fidget   Move restlessly; "The child is always fidgeting in his seat" Fidgetiness   A feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; "he''s got the fidgets"; "waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness" Fidgety   Unable to relax or be still; "a constant fretful stamping of hooves"; "itchy for excitement"; "a restless child" Fiducial   Based on trust Fiducial   Used as a fixed standard of reference for comparison or measurement; "a fiducial point" 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   A person who holds assets in trust for a beneficiary; "it is illegal for a fiduciary to misappropriate money for personal gain" Fiduciary   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_duty   The legal duty of a fiduciary to act in the best interests of the beneficiary Fiduciary_relation   The legal relation that exists when one person justifiably places reliance on another whose aid or protection is sought in some matter Fiedler   Popular United States conductor (1894-1979) Fief   A piece of land held under the feudal system Fiefdom   An organization that is controlled by a dominat person or group Fiefdom   The domain controlled by a feudal lord Field   A particular kind of commercial enterprise; "they are outstanding in their field" Field   A place where planes take off and land Field   The area that is visible (as through an optical instrument) Field   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" Field   All the competitors in a particular contest or sporting event Back to top Field   All of the horses in a particular horse race 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" Field   (computer science) a set of one or more adjacent characters comprising a unit of information Field   A region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields" Field   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" 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" Field   A piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed; "he planted a field of wheat" Field   A piece of land prepared for playing a game; "the home crowd cheered when Princeton took the field" Field   A geographic region (land or sea) under which something valuable is found; "the diamond fields of South Africa" Field   Extensive tract of level open land; "they emerged from the woods onto a vast open plain"; "he longed for the fields of his youth" Field   The space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it Field   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   Select (a team or individual player) for a game; "The Patriots fielded a young new quarterback for the Rose Bowl" Field   Answer adequately or successfully; "The lawyer fielded all questions from the press" Field   Play as a fielder Field   Catch or pick up (balls) in baseball or cricket Field-effect_transistor   A transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field Field-emission_microscope   Electron microscope used to observe the surface structure of a solid Field-grade_officer   An officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel Field-pea_plant   Variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage Back to top Field-sequential_color_television   An early form of color TV in which successive fields are scanned in three primary colors Field-sequential_color_television_system   An early form of color TV in which successive fields are scanned in three primary colors Field-sequential_color_TV   An early form of color TV in which successive fields are scanned in three primary colors Field-sequential_color_TV_system   An early form of color TV in which successive fields are scanned in three primary colors Field-test   Test something under the conditions under which it will actually be used; "The Army field tested the new tanks" Fielder   A member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting Fielder   A member of the baseball team that is in the field instead of at bat Fielder's_choice   A play made on a ground ball in which the fielder chooses to put out an advancing runner instead of the batter Fieldfare   Medium-sized Eurasian thrush seen chiefly in winter Fieldhand   A hired hand on a farm Fielding   (baseball) handling the ball while playing in the field Fielding   English novelist and dramatist (1707-1754) Fielding_average   (baseball) the percentage of times a fielder handles a batted ball properly; number of assists and putouts divided by the number of chances Fieldmouse   Any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens Fields   United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946) Fieldsman   A member of the cricket team that is fielding rather than batting Fieldstone   Stone that occurs naturally in fields; often used as building material Fieldwork   A temporary fortification built by troops in the field Fieldworker   A researcher who works in the field Field_artillery   Movable artillery (other than antiaircraft) used by armies in the field (especially for direct support of front-line troops) Back to top Field_balm   Low-growing strongly aromatic perennial herb of southern Europe to GB naturalized in United States Field_balm   Trailing European aromatic plant of the mint family having rounded leaves and small purplish flowers often grown in hanging baskets; naturalized in North America; sometimes placed in genus Nepeta Field_bean   Old World upright plant grown especially for its large flat edible seeds but also as fodder Field_bindweed   Weakly climbing European perennial with white or pink flowers; naturalized in North America and an invasive weed Field_brome   Annual grass of Europe and temperate Asia Field_capacity   The maximum amount of water that a particular soil can hold Field_chamomile   European white-flowered weed naturalized in North America Field_chickweed   Densely tufted perennial chickweed of north temperate zone Field_coil   The electric coil around a field magnet that produces the magneto motive force to set up the flux in an electric machine Field_corn   Corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain Field_cricket   Common American black cricket; attacks crops and also enters dwellings Field_day   A day devoted to an outdoor social gathering Field_day   A time of unusual pleasure and success Field_day   A day for outdoor athletic competition Field_day   (military) a day for military exercises and display Field_emission   The emission of electrons that are stripped from parent atoms by a high electric field Field_event   A competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track Field_game   An outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions Field_garlic   Pungent Old World wild onion Field_general   The position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team; "quarterback is the most important position on the team" Back to top Field_general   (football) the person who plays quarterback Field_glass   A small refracting telescope Field_glasses   An optical instrument designed for simultaneous use by both eyes Field_goal   A score in American football; a score made by kicking the ball between the opponents'' goal posts Field_goal   A score in basketball made by throwing the ball through the hoop Field_guide   A guidebook describing natural objects of some type that might be encountered in the field; "a field guide to mushrooms" Field_gun   Movable artillery (other than antiaircraft) used by armies in the field (especially for direct support of front-line troops) Field_hand   A hired hand on a farm Field_hockey   Hockey played on a field; two opposing teams use curved sticks to drive a ball into the opponents'' net Field_hockey_ball   Ball used in playing field hockey Field_horsetail   Of Eurasia and Greenland and North America Field_hospital   A temporary military hospital near the battle lines Field_house   An athletic facility where athletes prepare for sport Field_house   A building for indoor sports Field_hut   Temporary military shelter Field_intensity   The vector sum of all the forces exerted by an electrical or magnetic field (on a unit mass or unit charge or unit magnetic pole) at a given point in the field Field_judge   A football official Field_lens   The lens that is farthest from the eye in an optical device with morethan one lens Field_line   An imaginary line in a field of force; direction of the line at any point is the direction of the force at that point Field_lupine   White-flowered Eurasian herb widely cultivated for forage and erosion control Back to top Field_magnet   A magnet that provides a magnetic field in a dynamo or electric motor Field_maple   Shrubby Eurasian maple often used as a hedge Field_marigold   European herb with bright yellow flowers; a common weed in grain fields Field_marshal   An officer holding the highest rank in the army Field_mint   European mint naturalized in United States Field_mouse   Any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens Field_mouse   Any of various small mouselike rodents of the family Cricetidae (especially of genus Microtus) having a stout short-tailed body and inconspicuous ears and inhabiting fields or meadows Field_mouse-ear   Densely tufted perennial chickweed of north temperate zone Field_mushroom   Common edible mushroom found naturally in moist open soil; the cultivated mushroom of commerce Field_mustard   Weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields Field_officer   An officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel Field_of_battle   A region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields" Field_of_fire   The area that a weapon or group of weapons can coverr effectively with gun fire from a given position Field_of_force   The space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with it Field_of_honor   A region where a battle is being (or has been) fought; "they made a tour of Civil War battlefields" Field_of_honor   The scene of a duel Field_of_operation   A particular kind of commercial enterprise; "they are outstanding in their field" Field_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" Field_of_regard   All of the points of the physical environment that can be perceived by a stable eye at a given moment Field_of_study   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" Back to top Field_of_view   The area that is visible (as through an optical instrument) Field_of_vision   All of the points of the physical environment that can be perceived by a stable eye at a given moment Field_pansy   Common Old World viola with creamy often violet-tinged flowers Field_pea   Coarse small-seeded pea often used as food when young and tender Field_pea   Variety of pea plant native to the Mediterranean region and North Africa and widely grown especially for forage Field_pea   Seed of the field pea plant Field_pennycress   Foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America Field_poppy   Annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivated Field_press_censorship   Security review of news (including all information or material intended for dissemination to the public) subject to the jurisdiction of the armed forces Field_pussytoes   A variety of pussytoes Field_ration   Rations issued for United States troops in the field Field_sandbur   Grass of the eastern United States and tropical America having spikelets enclosed in prickly burs Field_scabious   Perennial having bluish-lilac flowers; introduced in the eastern United States Field_soybean   Seeds used as livestock feed Field_spaniel   Large usually black hunting and retrieving spaniel with a dense flat or slightly wavy coat; cross between cocker and Sussex spaniel Field_sparrow   Common North American finch of brushy pasturelands Field_speedwell   European plant with minute axillary blue flowers on long stalks; widely naturalized in America Field_sport   A sport that is played outdoors Field_strength   The vector sum of all the forces exerted by an electrical or magnetic field (on a unit mass or unit charge or unit magnetic pole) at a given point in the field Field_strength_unit   An electromagnetic unit of magnetic intensity Back to top Field_tent   A canvas tent for use in the field Field_test   A test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used Field_theory   (physics) a theory that explains a physical phenomenon in terms of a field and the manner in which it interacts with matter or with other fields Field_thistle   Stout North American thistle with purplish-pink flower heads Field_trial   A test of young hunting dogs to determine their skill in pointing and retrieving Field_trial   A test of the performance of some new product under the conditions in which it will be used Field_trial   A contest between gun dogs to determine their proficiency in pointing and retrieving Field_trip   A group excursion (to a museum or the woods or some historic place) for firsthand examination Field_winding   The electric coil around a field magnet that produces the magneto motive force to set up the flux in an electric machine Field_work   An investigation carried out in the field rather than in a laboratory or headquarters Field_wormwood   European wormwood similar to common wormwood in its properties Fiend   One of the evil spirits of traditional Jewish and Christian belief 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 Fiend   A cruel wicked and inhuman person Fiendish   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"; "in Fiendishly   As a devil; in an evil manner; "his writing could be diabolically satiric" Fierce   Violently agitated and turbulent; "boisterous winds and waves"; "the fierce thunders roar me their music"- Ezra Pound; "rough weather"; "rough seas" Fierce   Ruthless in competition; "cutthroat competition"; "bowelless readiness to take advantage" Fierce   Marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions; inclined to react violently; fervid; "fierce loyalty"; "in a tearing rage"; "vehement dislike"; "violent passions" Fierce   Marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle" Back to top Fiercely   In a physically fierce manner; "silence broken by dogs barking ferociously"; "they fought fiercely" Fiercely   In an emotionally fierce manner; "she was fiercely proud of her children" Fierceness   The property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm''s violence" Fierily   With passionate fervor; "both those for and against are fervently convinced they speak for the great majority of the people"; "a fierily opinionated book" Fieriness   The heat of fire Fieri_facias   A writ ordering a levy on the belongings of a debtor to satisfy the debt Fiery   Like or suggestive of fire; "the burning sand"; "a fiery desert wind"; "an igneous desert atmosphere" Fiery   Very intense; "a fiery temper"; "flaming passions" Fiery   Characterized by intense emotion; "ardent love"; "an ardent lover"; "a burning enthusiasm"; "a fervent desire to change society"; "a fervent admirer"; "fiery oratory"; "an impassioned appeal"; "a torrid love affair" Fiesta   An elaborate party (often outdoors) Fiesta_flower   Straggling California annual herb with deep purple or violet flowers; sometimes placed in genus Nemophila 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 Fife_rail   The railing surrounding the mast of a sailing vessel FIFO   Inventory accounting in which the oldest items (those first acquired) are assumed to be the first sold Fifteen   The cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one Fifteen   Being one more than fourteen Fifteenth   Position 15 in a countable series of things Fifteenth   Coming next after the fourteenth and just before the sixteenth in position Fifth   The musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it Fifth   A quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon Back to top Fifth   A fifth part Fifth   Position five in a countable series of things; "he was fifth out of several hundred runners" Fifth   Coming next after the fourth and just before the sixth in position Fifthly   In the fifth place; "fifthly, we must adhere to the rules set by the local government" Fifth_Amendment   An amendment to the Constitution of the United States that imposes restrictions on the government''s prosecution of persons accused of crimes; mandates due process of law and prohibits self-incrimination and double jeopardy; requires just compensation if Fifth_Avenue   An avenue in Manhattan that separates the east side of Manhattan from the west side Fifth_column   A subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage; an enemy in your midst Fifth_columnist   A member of a clandestine subversive organization who tries to help a potential invader Fifth_cranial_nerve   The main sensory nerve of the face and motor nerve for the muscles of mastication Fifth_Crusade   A Crusade under papal control from 1218 to 1221 that achieved military victories but failed when dissension arose over accepting the terms they had been offered Fifth_part   A fifth part Fifth_wheel   A steering bearing that enables the front axle of a horse-drawn wagon to rotate Fifth_wheel   An extra car wheel and tire for a four-wheel vehicle Fifth_wheel   Someone or something that is unwanted and unneeded Fifties   The time of life between 50 and 60 Fifties   The decade from 1950 to 1959 Fiftieth   Position 50 in a countable series of things Fiftieth   The ordinal number of fifty in counting order Fifty   A United States bill worth 50 dollars Fifty   The cardinal number that is the product of ten and five Back to top Fifty   Being ten more than forty Fifty-cent_piece   A United States coin worth half of a dollar Fifty-eight   Being eight more than fifty Fifty-fifth   The ordinal number of fifty-five in counting order 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-five   Being five more than fifty Fifty-four   Being four more than fifty Fifty-nine   Being nine more than fifty Fifty-one   Being one more than fifty Fifty-seven   Being seven more than fifty Fifty-six   Being six more than fifty Fifty-three   Being three more than fifty Fifty-two   Being two more than fifty Fifty_dollar_bill   A United States bill worth 50 dollars Fifty_percent   A half expressed as a percentage Fig   A diagram or picture illustrating textual material; "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2" Fig   Fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried FIG   A Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi Fig   Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit Fig-bird   Greenish-yellow Australian oriole feeding chiefly on figs and other fruits Back to top Figeater   Large greenish June beetle of southern United States Fight   A boxing match; "the fight was on television last night" Fight   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" Fight   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" Fight   An aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight" Fight   An intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate" Fight   Be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting" Fight   Fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don''t fight it!" Fight   Make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath" Fight   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 fa Fighter   A high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air Fighter   Someone who fights for a cause Fighter   Someone who fights (or is fighting) Fighter_aircraft   A high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air Fighter_pilot   A military or naval pilot of fighter planes Fighting   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" Fighting   Disposed to loud disagreements and fighting Fighting   Engaged in war; "belligerent (or warring) nations"; "a fighting war" Fighting(a)   Engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces" Fighting_chair   A fixed chair from which a salt-water angler can fight a hooked fish Back to top Fighting_cock   A cock bred and trained for fighting Fighting_French   A French movement during World War II that was organized in London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of France from German control and for the restoration of the republic Fighting_Joe_Hooker   United States general in the Union Army who was defeated at Chancellorsville by Robert E. Lee (1814-1879) Fight_back   Fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don''t fight it!" Fight_back   Defend oneself Fight_down   Fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don''t fight it!" Fight_off   Force or drive back; "repel the attacker"; "fight off the onslaught"; "rebuff the attack" Figment   A contrived or fantastic idea; "a figment of the imagination" Figural   Consisting of or forming human or animal figures; "a figural design"; "the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"- Herbert Read Figural_blindness   Inability to see shapes and contours Figuration   Decorating with a design Figuration   Representing figuratively as by emblem or allegory Figurative   (used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech; "figurative language" Figurative   Consisting of or forming human or animal figures; "a figural design"; "the figurative art of the humanistic tradition"- Herbert Read Figuratively   In a figurative sense; "figuratively speaking,..." Figure   A predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating; "she made the best score on compulsory figures" Figure   A decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors" Figure   A model of a bodily form (especially of a person); "he made a figure of Santa Claus" Figure   The impression produced by a person; "he cut a fine figure"; "a heroic figure" 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" Back to top Figure   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" Figure   A unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground Figure   A diagram or picture illustrating textual material; "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2" Figure   Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense 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" Figure   An amount of money expressed numerically; "a figure of $17 was suggested" Figure   One of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers; "0 and 1 are digits" Figure   A combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape Figure   Understand; "He didn''t figure her" Figure   Make a mathematical calculation or computation Figure   Judge to be probable Figure   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" Figure   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?" Figured   Of e.g. fabric design; "my dress is richly figured"- Amy Lowell Figured-fabric_loom   A loom for weaving figured fabrics Figured_bass   A bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played Figurehead   Figure on the bow of some sailing vessels Figurehead   A person used as a cover for some questionable activity Figurer   An expert at calculation (or at operating calculating machines) Figure_eight   A skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice Back to top Figure_eight   A knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose Figure_loom   A loom for weaving figured fabrics Figure_of_eight   A knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose Figure_of_speech   Language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense Figure_out   Find the solution to (a problem or question) or understand the meaning of; "did you solve the problem?"; "Work out your problems with the boss"; "this unpleasant situation isn''t going to work itself out"; "did you get it?"; "Did you get my meaning?"; "He Figure_skate   Dance on skates Figure_skating   Ice skating where the skates trace outlines of selected figures Figurine   A small carved or molded figure Figuring   Problem solving that involves numbers or quantities Figwort   Any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia Figwort_family   A family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales Fig_leaf   A covering consisting of anything intended to conceal something regarded as shameful Fig_leaf   A leaf from a fig tree Fig_marigold   Any of several South African plants of the genus Mesembryanthemum cultivated for showy pink or white flowers Fig_moth   Moth whose larvae feed on and mat together with webbing various stored foods Fig_out   Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" Fig_tree   Any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature Fig_up   Put on special clothes to appear particularly appealing and attractive; "She never dresses up, even when she goes to the opera"; "The young girls were all fancied up for the party" Fig_wax   A hard cream-colored wax obtained from a Javanese fig tree Fiji   An independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands Back to top Fijian   The Oceanic language spoken on Fiji Fijian   A native or inhabitant of Fiji Fijian   Of or relating to Fiji or its people or language or culture; "the Fijian population"; "Fijian folktales" Fijis   A group of more than 800 islands (100 inhabited) in the southwestern Pacific; larger islands (Viti Levu and Vanua Levu) are of volcanic origin surrounded by coral reefs; smaller islands are coral Fiji_dollar   The basic unit of money in Fiji Fiji_Islands   A group of more than 800 islands (100 inhabited) in the southwestern Pacific; larger islands (Viti Levu and Vanua Levu) are of volcanic origin surrounded by coral reefs; smaller islands are coral Filago   Any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads Filago_germanica   (literally an undutiful herb) a variety of cotton rose Filagree   Delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire) Filament   A thin wire (usually tungsten) that is heated white hot by the passage of an electric current Filament   A threadlike anatomical structure or chainlike series of cells Filament   The stalk of a stamen Filament   A very slender natural or synthetic fiber Filamentlike   Thin in diameter; resembling a thread Filamentous   Thin in diameter; resembling a thread Filar   Related to or having filaments especially across a field of view; "afilar eyepiece" Filaree   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   Slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects Filaria   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 Filarial   Related to or infested with of transmitting parasitic worms especially filaria Back to top Filariasis   A disease caused by nematodes in the blood or tissues of the body causing blockage of lymphatic vessels Filariid   Of or relating to or belonging to the family Filariidae Filariidae   Threadlike roundworms Filature   A bobbin used in spinning silk into thread Filbert   Nut of any of several trees of the genus Corylus Filbert   Small nut-bearing tree much grown in Europe Filch   Make off with belongings of others File   A steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal File   Office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order File   A set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together File   A line of persons or things ranged one behind the other File   File a formal charge against; "The suspect was charged with murdering his wife" File   Place in a container for keeping records; "File these bills, please" File   Record in a public office or in a court of law; "file for divorce"; "file a complaint" File   Smooth with a file; "file one''s fingernails" File   Proceed in line; "The students filed into the classroom" Filefish   Narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine Filename   (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 Filename_extension   A string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one to three letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename; "most applications provide extensions for the files they create"; "most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS" Filer   A clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization Back to top Filer   A party who files a notice with a law court Filet   Lace having a square mesh Filet   A longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish Filet   A boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef Filet   Cut into filets; "filet the fish" Filet   Decorate with a lace of geometric designs Filet_de_boeuf_en_croute   Rare-roasted beef tenderloin coated with mushroom paste in puff pastry Filet_mignon   Small steak cut from the thick end of a beef tenderloin File_allocation_table   The prt of a floppy disk or hard disk where information is stored about the location of each piece of information on the disk (and about the location of unusable areas of the disk) File_away   Place in a container for keeping records; "File these bills, please" File_away   Put into an archive File_cabinet   Office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order File_clerk   A clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization File_folder   Folder that holds papers together in a filing cabinet File_in   Enter by marching in a file 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 File_name_extension   A string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one to three letters; the optional second part of a PC computer filename; "most applications provide extensions for the files they create"; "most BASIC files use the filename extension .BAS" File_out   March out, in a file File_server   (computer science) a digital computer that provides workstations on a network with controlled access to shared resources File_system   A system of classifying into files (usually arranged alphabetically) Back to top File_transfer_protocol   Protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network Filial   Relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring; "filial respect" Filial   Designating the generation or the sequence of generations following the parental generation Filial_duty   Duty of a child to its parents Filiate   Fix the paternity of; "The court filiated the child born out of wedlock" Filiation   Inherited properties shared with others of your bloodline Filiation   The kinship relation between an individual and the individual''s progenitors Filibuster   A tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches Filibuster   A legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes Filibuster   Obstruct deliberately by delaying; of legislation Filibusterer   A legislator who gives long speeches in an effort to delay or obstruct legislation that he (or she) opposes Filicales   True (leptosporangiate) ferns Filicinae   Ferns Filicopsida   Ferns Filiform   Thin in diameter; resembling a thread Filigree   Delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire) Filing   Preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.; "I have some filing to do" Filing   The act of using a file (as in shaping or smoothing an object) Filing   The entering of a legal document into the public record; "he filed a complaint"; "he filed his tax return" Filing   A fragment rubbed off by the use of a file Back to top Filing_cabinet   Office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order Filing_clerk   A clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization Filing_system   A system of classifying into files (usually arranged alphabetically) Filipino   Official language of the Philippines; based on Tagalog; draws its lexicon from other Philippine languages Filipino   A native or inhabitant of the Philippines Filipino   Of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs; "the Philippine President"; "our Filipino cook" Filippino_Lippi   Italian painter and son of Fra Filippo Lippi (1457-1504) Filippo_Brunelleschi   Florentine architect who was the first great architect of the Italian Renaissance (1377-1446) Fill   A quantity sufficient to satisfy; "he ate his fill of potatoes"; "she had heard her fill of gossip" Fill   Any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench" Fill   Plug with a substance; "fill a cavity" Fill   Become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly" Fill   Make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" Fill   Fill or meet a want or need Fill   Fill to satisfaction; "I am sated" Fill   Eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey" Fill   Appoint someone to (a position or a job) Fill   Assume, as of positions or roles; "She took the job as director of development" Fill   Occupy the whole of; "The liquid fills the container" 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" Back to top Fillagree   Delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire) Fille   A young woman; "a young lady of 18" 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" Filled   (of time) taken up; "well-filled hours" Filler   The tobacco used to form the core of a cigar Filler   Anything added to fill out a whole; "some of the items in the collection are mere makeweights" Filler   Copy to fill space between more important articles in the layout of a magazine or newspaper Filler   100 filler equal 1 forint Filler   Used for filling cracks or holes in a surface Fillet   Fastener consisting of a narrow strip of welded metal used to join steel members Fillet   A narrow headband or strip of ribbon worn as a headband Fillet   A bundle of sensory nerve fibers going to the thalamus Fillet   A longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish Fillet   A boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef Fillet   Cut into filets; "filet the fish" Fillet   Decorate with a lace of geometric designs Fillet_of_sole   Lean flesh of any of several flatfish Fille_de_chambre   A maid who is employed to clean and care for bedrooms (now primarily in hotels) Filling   The act of filling something 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''" Back to top Filling   The yarn woven across the warp yarn in weaving Filling   A food mixture used to fill pastry or sandwiches etc. Filling   Flow into something (as a container) Filling   Any material that fills a space or container; "there was not enough fill for the trench" Filling_station   A service station that sells gasoline Fillip   Anything that tends to arouse; "his approval was an added fillip" Fillmore   Elected Vice President and became the 13th President of the United States when Zachary Taylor died in office (1800-1874) Filly   A young female horse under the age of four Fill_again   Fill something that had previously been emptied; "refill my glass, please" Fill_in   Supply with information on a specific topic; "He filled me in on the latest developments" Fill_in   Write all the required information onto a form; "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form" Fill_in   Represent the effect of shade or shadow on Fill_in   Be a substitute; "The young teacher had to substitute for the sick colleague"; "The skim milk substitutes for cream--we are on a strict diet" Fill_out   Become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out" Fill_out   Make bigger or better or more complete Fill_out   Write all the required information onto a form; "fill out this questionnaire, please!"; "make out a form" Fill_out   Make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" Fill_out   Line or stuff with soft material; "pad a bra" Fill_out   Supplement what is thought to be deficient; "He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons"; "Braque eked out his collages with charcoal" Fill_the_bill   Be what is needed or be good enough for what is required; "Does this restaurant fit the bill for the celebration?" Back to top Fill_up   Become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly" Fill_up   Make full, also in a metaphorical sense; "fill a container"; "fill the child with pride" Fill_up   Eat until one is sated; "He filled up on turkey" Fill_up   Fill or stop up; "Can you close the cracks with caulking?" Film   A thin coating or layer; "the table was covered with a film of dust" Film   Photographic material consisting of a base of celluloid covered with a photographic emulsion; used to make negatives or transparencies Film   A thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things Film   A medium that disseminates moving pictures; "theater pieces transferred to celluloid"; "this story would be good cinema"; "film coverage of sporting events" Film   A form of entertainment that enacts a story by 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   Make a film or photograph of something; "take a scene"; "shoot a movie" Film   Record in film; "The coronation was filmed" Film-make   Make films; be a film maker Filmable   (used of a story or literary work) capable of being adapted to motion picture form Filmed   Recorded on film; made into a movie; "a filmed documentary"; "the filmed version of the novel" Filming   The act of making a film Filmmaker   A producer of motion pictures Filmy   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" Filmy_fern   Any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves Filmy_fern   Any fern of the genus Trichomanes having large pinnatifid often translucent fronds; most are epiphytic on tree branches and twigs or terrestrial on mossy banks Film_advance   A mechanism for advancing film in a camera or projector Back to top Film_clip   A strip of motion picture film used in a telecast Film_director   The person who directs the making of a film Film_editing   The activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film Film_fern   Any fern of the genus Hymenophyllum growing in tropical humid regions and having translucent leaves Film_festival   A cinematic festival that features films (usually films produced during the past year) Film_industry   Those involved in producing and distributing movies Film_maker   A producer of motion pictures Film_over   Become glassy; lose clear vision; "Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep" Film_producer   A producer of motion pictures Film_projector   Projects successive frames from a reel of film to create moving pictures Film_star   A star who plays leading roles in the cinema Film_writer   Someone who writes screenplays Filoviridae   A family of threadlike RNA viruses that cause diseases in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees) Filovirus   Animal viruses belonging to the family Filoviridae Fils   A fractional monetary unit in Bahrain and Iraq and Jordan and Kuwait; equal to one thousandth of a dinar Fils   100 Yemeni fils are worth one Yemeni rial Filter   Device that removes something from whatever passes through it Filter   An electrical device that alters the frequency spectrum of signals passing through it Filter   Pass through; "Water permeates sand easily" Filter   Remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities" Back to top 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" Filter-tipped   Of a cigar or cigarette; having a tip designed to filter the smoke; "filter-tipped cigarettes" Filter-tipped_cigarette   A cigarette with a filter tip Filter_bed   Filter consisting of a layer of sand or gravel for filtering water Filter_out   Remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities" Filter_paper   A porous unsized paper used for filtering Filter_tip   An air filter on the end of a cigarette; contains material that filters the smoke Filth   A state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse Filth   The state of being covered with unclean things Filth   Any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant Filthily   In a filthy unclean manner; "a dirtily dressed camel driver" Filthiness   A state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse Filthy   Disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room" Filthy   Characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes" Filthy   Thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we''re having" Filthy   Vile; despicable; "a dirty (or lousy) trick"; "a filthy traitor" Filtrate   The product of filtration; a gas or liquid that has been passed through a filter Filtrate   Remove by passing through a filter; "filter out the impurities" Filtration   The act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter Filtration   The process whereby fluids pass through a filter or a filtering medium Back to top Filum   A threadlike anatomical structure or chainlike series of cells Fimbria   Thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube) Fimbriate   Having a fringe of slender processes Fin   Organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals Fin   A stabilizer that resembles the fins of a fish Fin   A shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater) Fin   One of a set of parallel slats in a door or window to admit air and reject rain Fin   One of a pair of decorations projecting above the rear fenders of an automobile Fin   The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one Fin   Show the fins above the water while swimming; "The sharks were finning near the surface" Fin   Propel oneself through the water in a finning motion Fin   Equip (a car) with fins Finable   Liable to a fine Finagle   Achieve something by means of trickery or devious methods Finagler   A deceiver who uses crafty misleading methods Final   An examination administered at the end of an academic term Final   The final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament Final   Not to be altered or undone; "the judge''s decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say" Final   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" Final   Conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result" Back to top Finale   The concluding part of any performance Finale   The closing section of a musical composition Finale   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   The act of finalizing Finalise   Make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let''s finalize the proposal" Finalist   A contestant who reaches the final stages of a competition Finality   The quality of being final or definitely settled; "the finality of death" Finalization   The act of finalizing Finalize   Make final; put the last touches on; put into final form; "let''s finalize the proposal" Finally   As the end result of a succession or process; "ultimately he had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over" Finally   After a long period of time or an especially long delay; "at length they arrived" Finally   The item at the end; "last, I''ll discuss family values" Final_cut   The final edited version of movie as approved by the director and producer Final_decision   A judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment Final_exam   An examination administered at the end of an academic term Final_examination   An examination administered at the end of an academic term Final_injunction   Injunction issued on completion of a trial Final_judgment   A judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment Final_payment   The final payment of a debt Final_period   The last period of play in a game Back to top Final_result   Something that results; "he listened for the results on the radio" Final_solution   The Nazi program of exterminating Jews under Hitler Final_stage   The concluding parts of an event or occurrence; "the end was exciting"; "I had to miss the last of the movie" Finance   The commercial activity of providing funds and capital Finance   The management of money and credit and banking and investments Finance   The branch of economics that studies the management of money and other assets Finance   Obtain or provide money for; "Can we finance the addition to our home?" Finance   Sell or provide on credit Financed   Supported financially; "a privately financed project" Finances   Assets in the form of money Finance_committee   A committee appointed to consider financial issues Finance_company   A financial institution (often affiliated with a holding company or manufacturer) that makes loans to individuals or businesses Finance_minister   The minister responsible for state finances Financial   Involving financial matters; "fiscal responsibility" Financially   From a financial point of view; "this was financially unattractive" Financial_aid   Assistance given in the form of money Financial_analyst   An analyst who studies the financial performance of corporations Financial_audit   An attestation that the client''s financial statement is accurate Financial_backing   Financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment" Financial_center   The part of a city where financial institutions are centered Back to top Financial_condition   The condition of finances Financial_Crimes_Enforcement_Network   A law enforcement agency of the Treasury Department responsible for establishing and implementing policies to detect money laundering Financial_forecast   A forecast of the expected financial position and the results of operations and cash flows based on expected conditions Financial_gain   The amount of monetary gain Financial_institution   An institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets Financial_loss   Loss of money or decrease in financial value Financial_Management_Service   The federal agency in the Treasury Department that manages the government''s disbursement and collection systems and provides central accounting and financial reporting Financial_obligation   An obligation to pay money to another party Financial_officer   An officer charged with receiving and disbursing funds Financial_organisation   An institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets Financial_organization   An institution (public or private) that collects funds (from the public or other institutions) and invests them in financial assets Financial_statement   A document showing credits and debits Financial_support   Financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment" Financial_year   Any accounting period of 12 months Financier   A person skilled in large scale financial transactions Financier   Conduct financial operations, often in an unethical manner Financing   The act of financing Finback   Large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific Finback_whale   Large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific FinCEN   A law enforcement agency of the Treasury Department responsible for establishing and implementing policies to detect money laundering Back to top Finch   Any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds Find   The act of discovering something Find   A productive insight Find   Accept and make use of one''s personality, abilities, and situation; "My son went to Berkeley to find himself" Find   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" Find   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" Find   Make a discovery; "She found that he had lied to her"; "The story is false, so far as I can discover" Find   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" Find   Decide on and make a declaration about; "find someone guilty" Find   Make a discovery, make a new finding; "Roentgen discovered X-rays"; "Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle" Find   Succeed in reaching; arrive at; "The arrrow found its mark" Find   Perceive or be contemporaneous with; "We found Republicans winning the offices"; "You''ll see a lot of cheating in this school"; "I want to see results"; "The 1960 saw the rebellion of the younger generation against established traditions"; "I want to see Find   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" 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" 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" 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" Find   Get or find back; recover the use of; "She regained control of herself"; "She found her voice and replied quickly" Find   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" Find   Come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost; "Did you find your glasses?"; "I cannot find my gloves!" Finder   Optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest Back to top Finder   Someone who is the first to observe something Finder   Someone who comes upon something after searching Finder's_fee   A fee that is paid to someone who finds a source of financial backing or to someone who brings people together for business purposes; "the agency got a finder''s fee when their candidate was hired as the new CEO" Finding   The act of determining the properties of something Finding   The decision of a court on issues of fact or law Finding   Something that is found; "the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner"; "an area rich in archaelogical findings" Findings   A collection of tools and other articles used by an artisan to make jewelry or clothing or shoes Finding_of_fact   (law) the findings of a jury on issues of fact submitted to it for decision; can be used in formulating a judgment Finding_of_law   A finding as to the applicability of a rule of law to particular facts Find_fault   Harass with constant criticism; "Don''t always pick on your little brother" Find_oneself   Accept and make use of one''s personality, abilities, and situation; "My son went to Berkeley to find himself" Find_out   Get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally; "I learned that she has two grown-up children"; "I see that you have been promoted" Find_out   Trap; especially in an error or in a reprehensible act; "He was caught out"; "She was found out when she tried to cash the stolen checks" Find_out   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" Find_out   Find out, learn, or determine with certainty, usually by making an inquiry or other effort; "I want to see whether she speaks French"; "See whether it works"; "find out if he speaks Russian"; "Check whether the train leaves on time" Fine   Money extracted as a penalty 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!" 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" Fine   (of weather) pleasant; not raining, perhaps with the sun shining; "a fine summer evening" Fine   Minutely precise especially in differences in meaning; "a fine distinction" Back to top Fine   ; free or impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine" Fine   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 Fine   Of texture; being small-grained or smooth to the touch or having fine 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" Fine   Superior to the average; "in fine spirits"; "a fine student"; "made good grades"; "morale was good"; "had good weather for the parade" Fine   Thin in thickness or diameter; "a fine film of oil"; "fine hairs"; "read the fine print" Fine   Being in good health; "he''s feeling all right again"; "I''m fine, how are you?" Fine   Sentence-initial expression of agreement Fine   In a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body" Fine   In a superior and skilled manner; "the soldiers were fighting finely" Fine-drawn   Drawn out to extreme thinness; "fine-drawn features"; "fine-drawn wire" Fine-grained   Dense or compact in structure or texture, as a wood composed of small-diameter cells; "fine-grained birch" Fine-grained   Consisting of fine particles; "powdered cellulose"; "powdery snow"; "pulverized sugar is prepared from granulated sugar by grinding" Fine-leaved_heath   Common low European shrub with purple-red flowers Fine-looking   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 a Fine-tooth(a)   Having fine teeth set close together; "a fine-toothed comb" Fine-toothed(a)   Having fine teeth set close together; "a fine-toothed comb" Fine-toothed_comb   A method of examining in minute detail; "he went over the contract with a fine-tooth comb looking for loopholes" Fine-toothed_comb   A comb with teeth set close together Fine-tooth_comb   A method of examining in minute detail; "he went over the contract with a fine-tooth comb looking for loopholes" Fine-tooth_comb   A comb with teeth set close together Back to top Fine-tune   Make fine adjustments or divide into marked intervals for optimal measuring; "calibrate an instrument"; "graduate a cylinder" Fine-tune   Adjust finely; "fine-tune the engine" Fine-tune   Improve or perfect by pruning or polishing; "refine one''s style of writing" Fineable   Liable to a fine Fined   Punished by the imposition of a penalty Finedraw   Sew together very finely Finely   In a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body" Finely   In an elegant manner; "finely costumed actors" Finely   In tiny pieces; "the surfaces were finely granular" Finely   In a superior and skilled manner; "the soldiers were fighting finely" Fineness   The quality of being very good indeed; "the inn is distinguished by the fineness of its cuisine" Fineness   The quality of being beautiful and delicate in appearance; "the daintiness of her touch"; "the fineness of her features" Fineness   Having a very fine texture; "the fineness of the sand on the beach" Fineness   The property of being very narrow or thin; "he marvelled at the fineness of her hair" Finer   (comparative of `fine'') greater in quality or excellence; "a finer wine"; "a finer musician" Finery   Elaborate or showy attire and accessories Finespun   Developed in excessively fine detail; "finespun distinctions" Finespun   Developed with extreme delicacy and subtlety; "the satire touches with finespun ridicule every kind of human pretense" Finesse   Subtly skillful handling of a situation Finest   Surpassing in quality; "top-grade ore" Back to top Fines_herbes   A mixture of finely chopped fresh herbs; "an omlet flavored with fines herbes" Fine_art   The products of human creativity; works of art collectively; "an art exhibition"; "a fine collection of art" Fine_arts   The study and creation of visual works of art Fine_print   Material printed in small type; "he needed his glasses in order to read the fine print" Fine_print   The part of a contract that contains reservations and qualifications that are often printed in small type; "don''t sign a contract without reading the fine print" Fine_spray   Precipitation in very small drops Fine_structure   The presence of groups of closely spaced spectrum lines observed in the atomic spectrum of certain elements; "the fine structure results from slightly different energy levels" Fingal's_Cave   A large cave with basaltic pillars on Staffa Island in Scotland Finger   The part of a glove that provides a covering for one of the fingers Finger   Any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin" Finger   The length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure Finger   Indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments Finger   Examine by touch; "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater" Finger   Feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the book" Finger   Search for on the computer; "I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons" Finger's_breadth   The length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure Finger-flower   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-paint   Apply colors with one''s fingers Finger-painting   Painting by using the fingers to spread the paint Finger-painting   A painting produced by spreading paint with the fingers Back to top Finger-pointing   The imputation of blame; "they want all the finger-pointing about intelligence failures to stop" Finger-roll   A basketball shot that rolls off the tips of the fingers into the basket Finger-root   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   Communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to Sign Language; "The Deaf often fingerspell" 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 Fingerboard   A bank of keys on a musical instrument Fingerboard   A guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger Fingerbreadth   The length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure 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   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   Touching something with the fingers Fingering   The placement of the fingers for playing different notes (or sequences of notes) on a musical instrument Fingerless   Not having or having lost fingers Fingerlike   Resembling a finger; "digitate leaves of the horse chestnut" Fingerling   A young or small fish Fingermark   A smudge made by a (dirty) finger Fingernail   The nail at the end of a finger Fingerpaint   Paint that has the consistency of jelly Fingerpointing   The imputation of blame; "they want all the finger-pointing about intelligence failures to stop" Fingerpost   A guidepost resembling a hand with a pointing index finger Back to top Fingerprint   A smudge made by a (dirty) finger Fingerprint   Biometric identification from a print made by an impression of the ridges in the skin of a finger; often used as evidence in criminal investigations Fingerprint   A generic term for any identifying characteristic; "that tax bill had the senator''s fingerprints all over it" Fingerprint   Take an impression of a person''s fingerprints Fingerprinting   The procedure of taking inked impressions of a person''s fingerprints for the purpose of identification Fingerprint_expert   A specialist in identifying fingerprints Fingerprint_man   A specialist in identifying fingerprints Fingerprint_specialist   A specialist in identifying fingerprints Fingerroot   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   Communicate by means of specific gestures, as an alternative to Sign Language; "The Deaf often fingerspell" Fingerspelling   An alphabet of manual signs Fingerstall   A sheath worn to protect a finger Fingertip   The end (tip) of a finger Finger_alphabet   An alphabet used by the deaf; letters are represented by finger positions Finger_bowl   Small bowl for rinsing the fingers at table Finger_cymbals   A percussion instrument consisting of a pair of hollow pieces of wood or bone (usually held between the thumb and fingers) that are made to click together (as by Spanish dancers) in rhythm with the dance Finger_food   Food to be eaten with the fingers Finger_grass   Any grass of the genus Chloris; occurs in short grassland especially on waste ground or poor soils Finger_grass   Grasses with creeping stems that root freely; a pest in lawns Finger_hole   A hole for inserting a finger Back to top Finger_hole   One of a series of holes in a woodwind instrument; pitch changes when a finger covers it Finger_millet   East Indian cereal grass whose seed yield a somewhat bitter flour, a staple in the Orient Finger_paint   Paint that has the consistency of jelly Finger_plate   A flat protective covering (on a door or wall etc) to prevent soiling by dirty fingers Finger_scan   Biometric identification by automatically scanning a person''s fingerprints electronically Finger_scanning   Biometric identification by automatically scanning a person''s fingerprints electronically Finger_spelling   An alphabet of manual signs Finger_wave   A wave made with the fingers Finial   An ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis Finical   Exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared" Finicky   Exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared" Finis   The concluding part of any performance Finis   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   The act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker''s finishing was greeted with applause" Finish   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" 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" 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" 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" 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" Finish   The place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhuasted as their destination came into view" Back to top 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 Finish   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   Cause to finish a relationship with somebody; "That finished me with Mary" Finish   Finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again" Finish   Come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master''s Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours" Finish   Finish eating all the food on one''s plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes" Finish   Provide with a finish; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully" Finish   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 end Finished   Brought to ruin; "after the revolution the aristocracy was finished"; "the unsuccessful run for office left him ruined politically and economically" Finished   Ended or brought to an end; "are you finished?"; "gave me the finished manuscript"; "the manuscript is finished"; "almost finished with his studies" Finished   (of materials or goods) brought to the desired final state; "a finished product" Finished   Having a surface coating or finish applied; "the finished bookcase costs much more than the unfinished ones" 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" Finisher   A worker who performs the last step in a manufacturing process Finisher   A painter who applies a finishing coat Finisher   (baseball) a relief pitcher who can protect a lead in the last inning or two of the game Finishing   The act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker''s finishing was greeted with applause" 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" Finishing_coat   The final coating of plaster applied to walls and ceilings; "we can''t paint until they put on the finishing coat" Finishing_coat   The final coat of paint Back to top Finishing_line   A line indicating the location of the finish of a race Finishing_school   A private school for girls that emphasizes training in cultural and social activities Finishing_touch   A final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination Finish_coat   The final coating of plaster applied to walls and ceilings; "we can''t paint until they put on the finishing coat" Finish_coat   The final coat of paint Finish_line   A line indicating the location of the finish of a race Finish_off   Finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment" Finish_out   Fill out; "These studies round out the results of many years of research" Finish_up   Finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again" Finish_up   Finish a task completely; "I finally got through this homework assignment" Finite   Bounded or limited in magnitude or spatial or temporal extent 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 Finitely   With a finite limit; "there are finitely many solutions to this problem" Finiteness   The quality of being finite Finitude   The quality of being finite Fink   Someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police Finland   Republic in northern Europe; achieved independence from Russia in 1917 Finn   A native or inhabitant of Finland Finnan   Haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of butter Finnan_haddie   Haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of butter Back to top Finnan_haddock   Haddock usually baked but sometimes broiled with lots of butter Finnbogadottir   Former president of Ireland; first woman to be democratically elected head of state (born in 1930) Finnic   One of two branches of the Finno-Ugric languages; a family of languages including Finnish and Estonian (but not Hungarian) Finnish   The official language of Finland; belongs to the Baltic Finnic family of languages Finnish   Of or relating to or characteristic of Finland or the people of Finland; "Finnish architecture" Finnish_capital   The capital and largest city of Finland; located in southern Finland; a major port and commercial and cultural center Finnish_monetary_unit   Monetary unit in Finland 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   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-speaking   Able to communicate in a Finno-Ugric language Finocchio   Aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads Fins   A shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater) Fin_de_siecle   Relating to or characteristic of the end of a century (especially the end of the 19th century); "fin de siecle art" Fin_keel   A metal plate projecting from the keel of a shallow vessel to give it greater lateral stability Fin_whale   Large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific Fiord   A long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway Fipple   A wooden plug forming a flue pipe (as the mouthpiece of a recorder) Fipple_flute   A woodwind with a vertical pipe and 8 finger holes and a whistle mouthpiece Fipple_pipe   A woodwind with a vertical pipe and 8 finger holes and a whistle mouthpiece Fir   Any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas Back to top Fir   Nonresinous wood of a fir tree Fire   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" Fire   A fireplace in which a fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked" Fire   Intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don''t give me any flak" Fire   The event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire" Fire   A severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation" Fire   Feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor" Fire   The process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors'' first discoveries" Fire   Once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles) Fire   Bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery" Fire   Destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries" Fire   Cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet" Fire   Go off or discharge; "The gun fired" Fire   Start firing a weapon Fire   Call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy" Fire   Drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism" Fire   Provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace" Fire   Terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" Fire-bellied_toad   Toad of central and eastern Europe having red or orange patches on its underside Fire-bush   Densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn Back to top Fire-bush   Evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant Fire-eater   A performer who pretends to swallow fire Fire-eater   A belligerent grouch Fire-eater   A member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires Fire-on-the-mountain   Poinsettia of United States and eastern Mexico; often confused with Euphorbia heterophylla Fire-raising   Malicious burning to destroy property; "the British term for arson is fire-raising" Fire-resistant   Difficult to burn Fire-resisting   Difficult to burn Fire-resistive   Difficult to burn Fire-retardant   Difficult to burn Fire-swallower   A performer who pretends to swallow fire Fire-wheel   Annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center Fire-worship   Worship of fire Firearm   A portable gun; "he wore his firearm in a shoulder holster" Fireball   The luminous center of a nuclear explosion Fireball   A ball of fire (such as the sun or a ball-shaped discharge of lightning) Fireball   A highly energetic and indefatigable person Fireball   An especially luminous meteor (sometimes exploding) Firebase   An artillery base to support advancing troops Firebird   Tropical American flycatcher found as far north as southern Texas and Arizona; adult male has bright scarlet and black plumage Back to top Firebird   Eastern subspecies of northern oriole Firebird   The male is bright red with black wings and tail Fireboat   A boat equipped to fight fires on ships or along a waterfront Firebomb   A bomb that is designed to start fires; are most effective against flammable targets (such as fuel) Firebomb   Attack with incendiary bombs; "The rioters fire-bombed the stores" Firebox   A furnace (as on a steam locomotive) in which fuel is burned Firebrand   Someone who deliberately foments trouble; "she was the instigator of their quarrel" Firebrand   A piece of wood that has been burned or is burning Firebrat   Lives in warm moist areas e.g. around furnaces Firebreak   A narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire Firebrick   Brick made of fire clay; used for lining e.g. furnaces and chimneys Firebug   A true bug: brightly colored bug that can exude a stain Firebug   A criminal who illegally sets fire to property Fireclay   A heat-resistant clay Firecracker   Firework consisting of a small explosive charge and fuse in a heavy paper casing Fired   Having lost your job Firedamp   A mixture of gases (mostly methane) that form in coal mines and become explosive when mixed with air Firedog   Metal supports for logs in a fireplace; "the andirons were too hot to touch" Firedrake   A creature of Teutonic mythology; usually represented as breathing fire and having a reptilian body and sometimes wings Firefighter   A member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires Back to top Firefly   Nocturnal beetle common in warm regions having luminescent abdominal organs Firefly   Tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots Fireguard   A metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks) Fireguard   A narrow field that has been cleared to check the spread of a prairie fire or forest fire Firehouse   A station housing fire apparatus and firemen Firelight   The light of a fire (especially in a fireplace) Firelighter   (a piece of) a substance that burns easily and can be used to start a coal or coke fire Firelock   A muzzle loader having a flintlock type of gunlock Fireman   Play in which children take the roles of firemen and pretend to put out a fire Fireman   A member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires Fireman   A pitcher who does not start the game Fireman   A laborer who tends fires (as on a coal-fired train or steamship) Fireman's_ax   An ax that has a long handle and a head with one cutting edge and a point on the other side Fireman's_axe   An ax that has a long handle and a head with one cutting edge and a point on the other side Fireman's_carry   The act of carrying a person over your shoulder Firenze   A city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries 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   An upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire Firepower   (military) the relative capacity for delivering fire on a target Fireproof   Make resistant to fire Back to top Fireproof   Impervious to damage by fire Fireroom   (nautical) chamber or compartment in which the furnaces of a ship are stoked or fired Fireside   Home symbolized as a part of the fireplace; "driven from hearth and home"; "fighting in defense of their firesides" 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   A sandstone that withstands intense heat; used to line fireplaces and furnaces and kilns Firestone   A piece of flint that is struck to light a fire Firestorm   An outburst of controversy; "the incident triggered a political firestorm" Firestorm   A storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area Firethorn   Any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries Firetrap   A building that would be hard to escape from if it were to catch fire Firewall   The application of maximum thrust; "he slammed the throttle to the firewall" Firewall   Fireproof (or fire-resistant) wall designed to prevent the spread of fire through a building or a vehicle 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 Firewater   Any strong spirits (such as strong whisky or rum) Fireweed   An American weedy plant with small white or greenish flowers Fireweed   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 Firewheel_tree   Eastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowers Firewood   Wood used for fuel; "they collected and cut their own firewood" Firework   (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. Fire_alarm   An alarm that is tripped off by fire or smoke Back to top Fire_alarm   A shout or bell to warn that fire has broken out Fire_and_brimstone   (Old Testament) God''s means of destroying sinners; "his sermons were full of fire and brimstone" Fire_ant   Omnivorous ant of tropical and subtropical America that can inflict a painful sting Fire_beetle   Tropical American click beetle having bright luminous spots Fire_bell   A bell rung to give a fire alarm Fire_blight   A disease blackening the leaves of pear and apple trees Fire_brigade   British name for a fire department Fire_brigade   A private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires Fire_bush   Densely branched Eurasian plant; foliage turns purple-red in autumn Fire_bush   Evergreen South American shrub having showy trumpet-shaped orange flowers; grown as an ornamental or houseplant Fire_chief   The head of a fire department Fire_code   Set of standards established and enforced by government for fire prevention and safety in case of fire as in fire escapes etc Fire_company   A private or temporary organization of individuals equipped to fight fires Fire_control   Preparation for the delivery of shellfire on a target Fire_control_radar   Naval radar that controls the delivery of fire on a military target Fire_control_system   Naval weaponry consisting of a system for controlling the delivery of fire on a military target Fire_department   The department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing fires Fire_door   A fire-resistant door that can be closed to stop the spread of a fire Fire_drill   An exercise intended to train people in duties and escape procedures to be followed in case of fire Fire_engine   Any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fire Back to top Fire_escape   A stairway (often on the outside of a building) that permits emergency exit in the case of fire Fire_extinguisher   A manually operated device for extinguishing small fires Fire_fighter   A member of a fire department who tries to extinguish fires Fire_hook   Fire iron consisting of a metal rod with a handle; used to stir a fire Fire_hose   A large hose that carries water from a fire hydrant to the site of the fire Fire_hydrant   An upright hydrant for drawing water to use in fighting a fire Fire_insurance   Insurance against loss due to fire Fire_iron   Metal fireside implements Fire_marshal   The head of a fire department Fire_marshall   An official who is responsible for the prevention and investigation of fires Fire_opal   An opal with flaming orange and yellow and red colors Fire_pink   Perennial herb of eastern North America, having red flowers with narrow notched petals Fire_pit   A pit whose floor is incandescent lava; "the fire pit of the crater" Fire_salamander   European salamander having dark skin with usually yellow spots Fire_sale   A sale of merchandise supposedly damaged by fire Fire_sale   A sale of assets at very low prices typically when the seller faces bankruptcy Fire_screen   A metal screen before an open fire for protection (especially against flying sparks) Fire_ship   A weapon consisting of a ship carrying explosives that is set adrift to destroy enemy ships Fire_station   A station housing fire apparatus and firemen Fire_thorn   Any of various thorny shrubs of the genus Pyracantha bearing small white flowers followed by hard red or orange-red berries Back to top Fire_tongs   Tongs for taking hold of burning coals Fire_tower   A watchtower where a lookout is posted to watch for fires Fire_tree   A terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses Fire_trench   A trench especially constructed for the delivery of small-arms fire Fire_truck   Any of various large trucks that carry firemen and equipment to the site of a fire Fire_up   Begin to smoke; "After the meal, some of the diners lit up" Fire_up   Arouse or excite feelings and passions; "The ostentatious way of living of the rich ignites the hatred of the poor"; "The refugees'' fate stirred up compassion around the world"; "Wake old feelings of hatred" Fire_walker   Someone who walks barefoot on burning coals Fire_walking   The ceremony of walking barefoot over hot stones or a bed of embers Fire_warden   An official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest Fire_watcher   (during World War II in Britain) someone whose duty was to watch for fires caused by bombs dropped from the air Fire_watching   (during World War II in Britain) watching for fires started by bombs that dropped from the sky Fire_wheel   Annual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the center Firing   The act of discharging a gun Firing   The termination of someone''s employment (leaving them free to depart) Firing   The act of setting on fire or catching 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" Firing_chamber   Chamber that is the part of a gun that receives the charge Firing_line   The most advanced and responsible group in an activity; "the firing line is where the action is" Firing_line   The line from which soldiers deliver fire Back to top Firing_mechanism   The action that ignites the charge in a firearm Firing_off   The act of discharging a gun Firing_party   A squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution Firing_pin   Striker that ignites the charge by striking the primer Firing_range   A practice range for target practice Firing_squad   A squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution Firkin   A small wooden keg Firkin   A British unit of capacity equal to 9 imperial gallons Firm   Members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments; "he worked for a brokerage house" Firm   Make taut or tauter; "tauten a rope" Firm   Become taut or tauter; "Yur muscles will firm when you exercise regularly"; "the rope tautened" Firm   Strong and sure; "a firm grasp"; "gave a strong pull on the rope" Firm   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   Securely fixed in place; "the post was still firm after being hit by the car" Firm   Pleasingly firm and fresh and making a crunching noise when chewed; "crisp carrot and celery sticks"; "a firm apple"; "crunchy lettuce" Firm   Not soft or yielding to pressure; "a firm mattress"; "the snow was firm underfoot"; "solid ground" Firm   Marked by the tone and resiliency of healthy tissue; "firm muscles" Firm   Marked by firm determination or resolution; not shakable; "firm convictions"; "a firm mouth"; "steadfast resolve"; "a man of unbendable perseverence"; "unwavering loyalty" Firm   Securely established; "an established reputation"; "holds a firm position as the country''s leading poet" Firm   Not subject to revision or change; "a firm contract"; "a firm offer" Back to top Firm   Not liable to fluctuate or especially to fall; "stocks are still firm" Firm   (of especially a person''s physical features) not shaking or trembling; "his voice was firm and confident"; "a firm step" Firm   With resolute determination; "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm" Firmament   The apparent surface of the imaginary sphere on which celestial bodies appear to be projected Firmamental   Relating to the firmament or upper regions Firmer_chisel   A chisel with a thin blade for woodworking Firmiana   Small genus of Asian trees or shrubs Firmiana_simplex   Deciduous tree widely grown in southern United States as an ornamental for its handsome maplelike foliage and long racemes of yellow-green flowers followed by curious leaflike pods Firmly   With resolute determination; "we firmly believed it"; "you must stand firm" Firmly   With firmness; "held hard to the railing" Firmly   In a secure manner; in a manner free from danger; "she held the child securely" Firmness   The quality of being steady or securely and immovably fixed in place Firmness   The trait of being resolute; firmness of purpose; "his resoluteness carried him through the battle"; "it was his unshakeable resolution to finish the work" Firmness   The property of being unyielding to the touch Firmness   The firmness and tone of healthy tissue; "his muscle firmness" Firmware   (computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory Firm_omelet   Eggs beaten with milk or cream and cooked until set Firm_up   Arrange firmly; "firm up one''s plans" First   The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base First   The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving Back to top First   An honours degree of the highest class First   The first element in a countable series; "the first of the month" First   The first or highest in an ordering or series; "He wanted to be the first" First   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" First   Being the gear producing the lowest drive speed; "use first gear on steep hills" First   Ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate" First   Serving to begin; "the beginning canto of the poem"; "the first verse" First   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   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" First   Highest in pitch or chief among parts or voices or instruments or orchestra sections; "first soprano"; "the first violin section"; "played first horn" First   Indicating the beginning unit in a series First   Before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake" First   The initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake" First   Prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost" First   Before another in time, space, or importance; "I was here first"; "let''s do this job first" First-aid_kit   Kit consisting of a set of bandages and medicines for giving first aid First-aid_station   A station providing emergency care or treatment before regular medical aid can be obtained First-class   Of the highest quality; "made an excellent speech"; "the school has excellent teachers"; "a first-class mind" First-class   By first-class conveyance; with first-class accommodations; "we always travel first class" First-class_honours_degree   An honours degree of the highest class Back to top First-class_mail   Mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection First-come-first-serve(p)   Not accepting reservations First-degree_burn   Burn causing redness of the skin surface First-nighter   Someone habitually a spectator at the openings of theatrical productions First-order_correlation   A partial correlation in which the effects of only one variable are removed (held constant) First-place_finish   A finish in first place (as in a race) First-rate   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-rate   Quite well; "she doesn''t feel first-rate today" First-rater   One who is first-rate First-string   Of the regular members of a team; not substitutes; "first-string players" First-string   Of members of a team; not substitutes 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" Firstborn   The offspring who came first in the order of birth Firstborn   First in order of birth; "the firstborn child" Firsthand   Received directly from a source; "firsthand information" Firsthand   At first hand or directly; "I heard this story firsthand" Firstly   Before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake" First_aid   Emergency care given before regular medical aid can be obtained First_Amendment   An amendment to the Constitution of the United States guaranteeing the right of free expression; includes freedom of assembly and freedom of the press and freedom of religion and freedom of speech First_and_foremost   Of greatest importance; "first and foremost, we must feed the refugees" Back to top First_and_last   Taking everything together; "she was first and last a scientist" First_appearance   The act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line" First_balcony   First or lowest balcony First_Baron_Beveridge   British economist (born in India) whose report on social insurance provided the basis for most of the social legislation on which the welfare state in the United Kingdom is based (1879-1963) First_Baron_Kelvin   British physicist who invented the Kelvin scale of temperature and pioneered undersea telegraphy (1824-1907) First_Baron_Lytton   English writer of historical romances (1803-1873) First_Baron_Macaulay   English historian noted for his history of England (1800-1859) First_Baron_Marks_of_Broughton   English businessman who created a retail chain (1888-1964) First_Baron_Passfield   English sociologist and economist and a central member of the Fabian Society (1859-1947) First_Baron_Rutherford   British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom (1871-1937) First_Baron_Rutherford_of_Nelson   British physicist (born in New Zealand) who discovered the atomic nucleus and proposed a nuclear model of the atom (1871-1937) First_Baron_Tennyson   Englishman and Victorian poet (1809-1892) First_base   The initial stage in accomplishing something; "we didn''t get to first base with that approach" First_base   The fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first base First_base   The base that must be touched first by a base runner in baseball First_baseman   (baseball) the person who plays first base First_battle_of_Ypres   Battle in World War I (1914); heavy but indecisive fighting as the Allies and the Germans both tried to break through the lines of the others First_blush   At the first glimpse or impression; "at first blush the idea possesses considerable intuitive appeal but on closer examination it fails" First_cause   A self-caused agent that is the cause of all things; "God is the first cause" First_class   The most expensive accommodations on a ship or train or plane Back to top First_class   The highest rank in a classification First_class   Mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection First_cousin   The child of your aunt or uncle First_cranial_nerve   A collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosa First_Crusade   A Crusade from 1096 to 1099; captured Jerusalem and created a theocracy there First_degree   A degree of one; "all of the terms in a linear equation are of the first degree" First_derivative   The result of mathematical differentiation; the instantaneous change of one quantity relative to another; df(x)/dx First_Duke_of_Marlborough   English general considered one of the greatest generals in history (1650-1722) First_Duke_of_Wellington   British general and statesman; he defeated Napoleon at Waterloo; subsequently served as Prime Minister (1769-1852) First_Earl_Kitchener_of_Khartoum   British field marshal (1850-1916) First_Earl_of_Beaconsfield   British statesman who as Prime Minister bought controlling interest in the Suez Canal and made Queen Victoria the empress of India (1804-1881) First_Earl_of_Chatham   English statesman who brought the Seven Years'' War to an end (1708-1778) First_Earl_of_Orford   Englishman and Whig statesman who (under George I) was effectively the first British prime minister (1676-1745) First_Earl_Wavell   British field marshal in North Africa in World War II; he defeated the Italians before being defeated by the Germans (1883-1950) First_Epistle_of_John   The first New Testament epistle traditionally attributed to Saint John the Apostle First_Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_the_Corinthia   A New Testament book containing the first epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth First_Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_the_Thessalon   A New Testament book containing Saint Paul''s first epistle to the Thessalonians First_Epistle_of_Paul_the_Apostle_to_Timothy   A New Testament book containing Saint Paul''s first epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters First_Epistle_of_Peter   The first New Testament book traditionally attributed to Saint Peter the Apostle First_Epistle_to_the_Corinthians   A New Testament book containing the first epistle from Saint Paul to the church at Corinth Back to top First_Epistle_to_the_Thessalonians   A New Testament book containing Saint Paul''s first epistle to the Thessalonians First_Epistle_to_Timothy   A New Testament book containing Saint Paul''s first epistle to Timothy; contains advice on pastoral matters First_estate   The first of the three estates of the realm; the clergy in France and the lords spiritual in Britain First_floor   The floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the building First_gear   The lowest forward gear ratio in the gear box of a motor vehicle; used to start a car moving First_grade   Students beginning elementary school First_half   The first of two halves of play First_harmonic   The lowest tone of a harmonic series First_in_first_out   Inventory accounting in which the oldest items (those first acquired) are assumed to be the first sold First_lady   The wife of a chief executive First_lady   The leading woman in an art or profession First_language   One''s native language; the language learned by children and passed from one generation to the next First_law_of_motion   A body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external force First_law_of_thermodynamics   The fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changes First_lieutenant   A commissioned officer in the army or air force or marines ranking above a 2nd lieutenant and below a captain First_light   The first light of day; "we got up before dawn"; "they talked until morning" First_Lord_of_the_Treasury   The British cabinet minister responsible for economic strategy First_Marquess_Cornwallis   Commander of the British forces in the American War of Independence; was defeated by American and French troops at Yorktown First_mate   The officer below the master on a commercial ship First_moment   The sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of values Back to top First_mortgage   A mortgage that has priority over all mortgages and liens except those imposed by law First_name   The name that precedes the surname First_off   Before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake" First_offender   Someone convicted for the first time First_of_all   Before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake" First_of_May   Observed in the United States to celebrate the coming of spring; observed in Russia in honor of labor First_of_October_Antifascist_Resistance_Group   An armed wing of the (illegal) Communist Party of Spain; seeks to overthrow the Spanish government and replace it with a Marxist-Leninist regime; "GRAPO is vehemently opposed to the United States" First_period   The first period of play in a game First_person   Pronouns and verbs used to refer to the speaker or writer of the language in which they occur First_principle   The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry" First_quarter   The first fourth of the moon''s period of revolution around the Earth First_reading   The first presentation of a bill in a legislature First_Reich   The lands ruled by Charlemagne; a continuation of the Roman Empire in Europe First_rudiment   The elementary stages of any subject (usually plural); "he mastered only the rudiments of geometry" First_sacker   (baseball) the person who plays first base First_sergeant   A sergeant in the army above the rank of staff sergeant and below master sergeant First_State   A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies First_step   The first of a series of actions; "he memorized all the important chess openings" First_stomach   The first compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; here food is collected and returned to the mouth as cud for chewing First_strike   The initial use of nuclear weapons to attack a country that also has nuclear weapons; considered feasible only when the attacker can destroy the other country''s ability to retaliate; "the Pakistani president promised no first strike against India" Back to top First_team   A team representing a college or university First_trimester   Time period extending from the first day of the last menstrual period through 12 weeks of gestation First_Viscount_Haldane_of_Cloan   Scottish statesman and brother of Elizabeth and John Haldane (1856-1928) First_Viscount_Nuffield   British industrialist who manufactured automobiles and created a philanthropic foundation (1877-1963) First_water   The highest quality gems First_World_War   A war between the allies (Russia, France, British Empire, Italy, United States, Japan, Rumania, Serbia, Belgium, Greece, Portugal, Montenegro) and the central powers (Germany, Austria-Hungary, Turkey, Bulgaria) from 1914 to 1918 Firth   A long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland) 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) Firth_of_Clyde   A firth on the southwestern coast of Scotland emptying into the North Channel Firth_of_Forth   A large firth on the east coast of Scotland; location of Edinburgh Fir_clubmoss   Of northern Europe and America; resembling a miniature fir Fir_cone   The seed-producing cone of a fir tree Fir_tree   Any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies; chiefly of upland areas 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; separa Fisc   A state treasury or exchequer or a royal treasury; originally the public treasury of Rome or the emperor''s private purse Fiscal   Involving financial matters; "fiscal responsibility" Fiscally   In financial matters; "fiscally irresponsible" Fiscal_policy   A government policy for dealing with the budget (especially with taxation and borrowing) Fiscal_year   Any accounting period of 12 months Fischer   United States chess master; world champion from 1972 to 1975 (born in 1943) Back to top Fischer   German chemist noted for work on synthetic sugars and the purines (1852-1919) Fischer   German chemist noted for his synthesis of hemin (1881-1945) Fischer's_slime_mushroom   A type of slime mushroom Fish   Any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the livingroom there was a tank of colorful fish" 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" Fish   The twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20 Fish   (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces Fish   Catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends" Fish   Seek indirectly; "fish for compliments" Fish-fly   Similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used as fishing bait Fish-worship   Worship of fish Fishbone   A bone of a fish Fishbowl   A transparent bowl in which small fish are kept Fishbowl   A state of affairs in which you have no privacy; "the president lives in a goldfish bowl" Fisher   Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal Fisher   Someone whose occupation is catching fish Fisherman   Someone whose occupation is catching fish Fisherman's_bend   A knot for tying a line to a spar or ring Fisherman's_knot   A knot for tying the ends of two lines together Fisherman's_lure   (angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers Back to top Fishery   A workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold Fisher_cat   Large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal Fisheye   Of or relating to a fisheye lens Fisheye_lens   A camera lens having a wider than normal angle of view (and usually a short focal length); produces an image that is foreshortened in the center and increasingly distorted in the periphery Fishgig   An implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish Fishhook   A sharp barbed hook for catching fish Fishily   In a questionably unusual manner; "this money had been queerly come by" Fishing   The act of someone who fishes as a diversion Fishing   The occupation of catching fish for a living Fishing_boat   A vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive Fishing_eagle   Of southeast Europe and central Asia Fishing_gear   Gear used in fishing Fishing_licence   A license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time Fishing_license   A license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time Fishing_line   A length of cord to which the leader and float and sinker and hook are attached Fishing_net   A net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in Fishing_permit   A license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time Fishing_pole   A rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line Fishing_rig   Gear used in fishing Fishing_rod   A rod of wood or steel or fiberglass that is used in fishing to extend the fishing line Back to top Fishing_season   The season during which it is legal to catch fish Fishing_smack   A vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive Fishing_tackle   Gear used in fishing Fishing_vessel   A vessel for fishing; often has a well to keep the catch alive Fishing_worm   Terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers Fishlike   Resembling a fish; "an extinct fishlike vertebrate" Fishmonger   Someone who sells fish Fishnet   A net that will enclose fish when it is pulled in Fishpaste   A paste of fish or shellfish Fishplate   Metal plate bolted along sides of two rails or beams Fishpole_bamboo   Small bamboo of southeastern China having slender culms flexuous when young Fishpond   A freshwater pond with fish Fishtail   Slow down by moving the tail sideways; "The airplane fishtailed on the runway" Fishtail_bit   A drilling bit with cutting edges usually hardened against wear Fishtail_palm   Attractive East Indian palm having distinctive bipinnate foliage Fishwife   Someone who sells fish Fishworm   Terrestrial worm that burrows into and helps aerate soil; often surfaces when the ground is cool or wet; used as bait by anglers Fishy   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" Fish_and_chips   Fried fish and french-fried potatoes Fish_ball   A fried ball or patty of flaked fish and mashed potatoes Back to top Fish_ball   Well-seasoned balls of ground fish and eggs and crushed crumbs simmered in fish stock Fish_bowl   A transparent bowl in which small fish are kept Fish_bowl   A state of affairs in which you have no privacy; "the president lives in a goldfish bowl" Fish_cake   A fried ball or patty of flaked fish and mashed potatoes Fish_chowder   Chowder containing fish Fish_doctor   Brightly colored scaleless Arctic eelpout Fish_duck   Large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges Fish_eagle   Large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years Fish_family   Any of various families of fish Fish_farm   A workplace (usually a pond) where fish are raised for food Fish_filet   A longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish Fish_fillet   A longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish Fish_finger   A long fillet of fish breaded and fried Fish_fly   Similar to but smaller than the dobsonfly; larvae are used as fishing bait Fish_fry   A cookout where fried fish is the main course Fish_fuddle   Small tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpods; yields fish poisons Fish_genus   Any of various genus of fish Fish_geranium   An upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red flowers Fish_glue   Gelatinous substance obtained by boiling skins fins and bones of fish Fish_hawk   Large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years Back to top Fish_house_punch   A punch made of rum and brandy and water or tea sweetened with sugar syrup Fish_joint   A butt joint formed by bolting fish plates to the sides of two rails or beams Fish_knife   A small table knife with a spatula blade used for eating fish Fish_ladder   A series of ascending pools providing a passage for salmon to swim upstream past a dam Fish_loaf   Flaked fish baked in a loaf with bread crumbs and various seasonings Fish_louse   A kind of copepod Fish_lure   (angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathers Fish_meal   Ground dried fish used as fertilizer and as feed for domestic livestock Fish_mousse   Mousse made with fish Fish_oil   Oil obtained from fish Fish_scale   Scale of the kind that covers the bodies of fish Fish_slice   A food turner with a broad slitted blade used for turning or serving fish or other food that is cooked in a frying pan Fish_steak   Cross-section slice of a large fish Fish_stew   A stew made with fish Fish_stick   A long fillet of fish breaded and fried Fish_tank   A tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animals Fissile   Capable of being split or cleft or divided in the direction of the grain; "fissile crystals"; "fissile wood" Fissile   Capable of undergoing nuclear fission; "a fissionable nucleous"; "fissionable material" Fission   A nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy Fission   Reproduction of some unicellular organisms by division of the cell into two more or less equal parts Back to top Fissionable   Capable of undergoing nuclear fission; "a fissionable nucleous"; "fissionable material" Fission_bomb   A nuclear weapon in which enormous energy is released by nuclear fission (splitting the nuclei of a heavy element like uranium 235 or plutonium 239) Fissiparity   The tendence to break into parts; "the fissipairty of religious sects" Fissiparity   Reproduction of some multicellular organisms by division, as in the case of some starfish Fissiparous   Having separated or advocating separation from another entity or policy or attitude; "a breakaway faction" Fissiparous   Reproducing by fission Fissiped   Terrestrial carnivores; having toes separated to the base: dogs; cats; bears; badgers; raccoons Fissipedia   In some classifications considered a suborder of Carnivora Fissiped_mammal   Terrestrial carnivores; having toes separated to the base: dogs; cats; bears; badgers; raccoons Fissure   (anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes Fissure   A long narrow opening Fissure   A long narrow depression in a surface Fissure   Break into fissures or fine cracks Fissurella   Type genus of the family Fissurellidae: keyhole limpets Fissurella_apertura   Marine limpet having a conical shell with an opening at the apex Fissurellidae   Marine limpets Fissure_of_Rolando   A brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes Fissure_of_Sylvius   The deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres Fist   A hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting) Fistfight   A fight with bare fists Back to top Fistfight   Fight with the fists; "The man wanted to fist-fight" Fistful   The quantity that can be held in the hand Fisticuffs   Fighting with the fists Fisticuffs   A fight with bare fists Fistmele   About seven inches; the breadth of a fist with the thumb stuck out (used especially in archery to give the correct distance of the string from the bow) Fistula   An abnormal passage leading from a suppurating cavity to the body surface Fistula   A chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse Fistular   Like a reed or tube Fistularia   Type genus of the family Fistulariidae Fistulariidae   Cornetfishes Fistulate   Like a reed or tube Fistulina   Fungi having each pore separate though crowded Fistulinaceae   A family of fungi closely related to the family Polyporaceae except that the tubes on the undersurface of the cap are separate from each other Fistulina_hepatica   A popular edible fungus with a cap the color of liver or raw meat; abundant in southeastern United States Fistulous   Like a reed or tube Fistulous   Of or pertaining to or attacked by a fistula Fistulous_withers   A chronic inflammation of the withers of a horse Fit   A sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning" Fit   The manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat" Fit   A sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" Back to top Fit   A display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene" 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" Fit   Make fit; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out" Fit   Make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater" Fit   Provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" Fit   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" Fit   Be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won''t fit into the puzzle" Fit   Satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" Fit   Be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs" Fit   Conform to some shape or size; "How does this shirt fit?" Fit   Physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise" 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" Fit(p)   (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" Fitch   Dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened Fitful   Intermittently stopping and starting; "fitful (or interrupted) sleep"; "off-and-on static" Fitful   Occurring in spells and often abruptly; "fitful bursts of energy"; "spasmodic rifle fire" Fitfully   In a fitful manner; "he slept fitfully" Fitfulness   The quality of being spasmodic and irregular Fitly   In an appropriate manner; "he was appropriately dressed" Fitment   Any of the items furnishing or equipping a room (especially built-in furniture); "she liked the kitchen fitments" Back to top Fitness   The condition of being suitable; "they had to prove their fitness for the position" Fitness   The quality of being qualified Fitness   Good physical condition; being in shape or in condition Fitness   Fitness to traverse the seas Fits_and_starts   Repeated bursts of activity; "they worked in fits and starts" Fitted_out   Furnished with essential equipment for a particular occupation or undertaking occupation; "well-outfitted expedition to the South Pole" Fitted_out(p)   Prepared with proper equipment; "equipped for service in the Arctic" Fitted_out(p)   Furnished with all equipment needed for voyaging Fitted_sheet   A sheet (usually with elastic edges) tailored to fit a particular mattress Fitter   Someone who fits a garment to a particular person Fitter   Improved in health or physical condition Fitting   Trying on clothes to see whether they fit Fitting   (usually plural) furnishings and equipment (especially for a ship or hotel) Fitting   A small and often standardized accessory to a larger system Fitting   Making or becoming suitable; adjusting to circumstances Fitting   Being precisely fitting and right; "it is only meet that she should be seated first" 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" Fittingly   In an appropriate manner; "he was appropriately dressed" Fittingness   The condition of being suitable; "they had to prove their fitness for the position" Fitzgerald   United States scat singer (born in 1918) Back to top Fitzgerald   United States novelist (1896-1940) Fitzgerald   English poet remembered primarily for his free translation of the poetry of Omar Khayyam (1809-1883) Fit_for(a)   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" Fit_in   Go together; "The colors don''t harmonize"; "Their ideas concorded" Fit_out   Provide with clothes or put clothes on; "Parents must feed and dress their child" Fit_out   Provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" Fit_the_bill   Be what is needed or be good enough for what is required; "Does this restaurant fit the bill for the celebration?" Fit_to(a)   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" Five   A team that plays basketball Five   The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one Five   Being one more than four Five-finger   Any of a numerous plants grown for their 5-petal flowers; abundant in temperate regions; alleged to have medicinal properties Five-fingered_maidenhair_fern   Hardy palmately branched North American fern with divergent recurved branches borne on lustrous dark reddish stipes Five-flowered_gentian   Gentian of eastern North America having clusters of bristly blue flowers Five-hitter   A game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 5 hits Five-hundredth   The ordinal number of five hundred in counting order Five-membered   Of a chemical compound having a ring with five members Five-point_bishop's_cap   Small plant with leaves in a basal cluster and tiny greenish flowers in slender racemes; northwestern North America to California and Colorado Five-spot   A playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips Five-spot   California annual having white flowers with a deep purple blotch on each petal Back to top Five-spot   A United States bill worth 5 dollars Fivefold   Having five units or components Fivepence   A five-cent piece Fiver   A United States bill worth 5 dollars Fives   A game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls Fivesome   Five people considered as a unit Fivesome   The cardinal number that is the sum of four and one Five_dollar_bill   A United States bill worth 5 dollars Five_hundred   A card game similar to ecarte; each player is dealt 5 cards and the player making trump must take 3 tricks to win a hand Five_hundred   The cardinal number that is the product of one hundred and five Five_hundred   Denoting a quantity consisting of 500 items or units Five_iron   Middle-distance iron Five_Nations   A league of Iroquois tribes including originally the Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Cayuga and Seneca (the Five Nations); after 1722 they were joined by the Tuscarora (the Six Nations) Five_spice_powder   Chinese seasoning made by grinding star anise and fennel and pepper and cloves and cinnamon Fix   A determination of the location of something; "he got a good fix on the target" Fix   An exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers" Fix   The act of putting something in working order again Fix   Something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate" Fix   Informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" Fix   Make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disbilites are sterilized" Back to top Fix   Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" Fix   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" Fix   Kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study Fix   Make fixed, stable or stationary; "let''s fix the picture to the frame" Fix   Decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" Fix   Take vengeance on or get even; "We''ll get them!"; "That''ll fix him good!"; "This time I got him" Fix   Cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" Fix   Put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" Fix   Set or place definitely; "Let''s fix the date for the party!" Fix   Prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" Fix-it_shop   A shop specializing in repairs and maintenance Fixable   Capable of being made ready for service Fixate   Become fixed (on); "Her eyes fixated on a point on the horizon" Fixate   Make fixed, stable or stationary; "let''s fix the picture to the frame" Fixate   Pay attention to exclusively and obsessively; "The media are fixating on Princess Diana''s death" Fixate   Attach (oneself) to a person or thing in a neurotic way; "He fixates on his mother, even at the age of 40" Fixation   (histology) the preservation and hardening of a tissue sample to retain as nearly as possible the same relations they had in the living body Fixation   The activity of fastening something firmly in position Fixation   An unhealthy and compulsive preoccupation with something or someone Fixation   An abnormal state in which development has stopped prematurely Back to top Fixative   A varnish dissolved in alcohol and sprayed over pictures to prevent smudging Fixative   A compound (such as ethanol or formaldehyde) that fixes tissues and cells for microscopic study Fixed   Incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"; "living on fixed incomes" Fixed   Directed with intense concentration; "a fixed stare"; "an intent gaze" Fixed   (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value Fixed   Securely placed or fastened or set; "a fixed piece of wood"; "a fixed resistor" Fixed   Specified in advance; "a given number"; "we will meet at a given time and location" Fixed   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" Fixed   Not increasing as the amount taxed increases Fixed   Mended or put in working order; "a reconditioned sewing machine"; "a repaired vacuum cleaner"; "the broken lock is now fixed" Fixed   Intent and directed steadily; "had her gaze fastened on the stranger"; "a fixed expresson" Fixed-combination_drug   Drug containing fixed amounts of two or more ingredients Fixed-cycle_operation   An operation that is completed in a specified number of regularly timed execution cycles Fixed-income   (financial) of investments that pay a constant rate of return; "fixed-income investments do not protect an investor in times of rising inflation" Fixed-point_notation   A radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is fixed by convention Fixed-point_number   A number represented in fixed-point notation Fixed-point_part   The positive fractional part of the representation of a logarithm; in the expression log 643 = 2.808 the mantissa is .808 Fixed-point_representation_system   A radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is fixed by convention Fixed-width_font   A typeface is which each character is given the same width (as by a typewriter) Fixedly   In a fixed manner; "he stared at me fixedly" Back to top Fixedness   The quality of being fixed and unchangeable; "the fixedness of his gaze upset her" Fixedness   The quality of being fixed in place Fixedness   Remaining in place Fixed_charge   A periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.) Fixed_cost   A periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.) Fixed_costs   A periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.) Fixed_disk   A rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit Fixed_intonation   The intonation of keyboard instruments where the pitch of each note is fixed and cannot be varied by the performer Fixed_investment_trust   An investment trust that can buy only those securities listed when the trust was organized Fixed_oil   Nonvolatile animal or plant oil Fixed_phagocyte   A phagocyte that does not circulate in the blood but is fixed in the liver or spleen or bone marrow etc. Fixed_star   Any star in the Ptolemaic theory of planetary motion Fixed_storage   (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed Fixed_up   Taken care of or made comfortable; "went back to work after she got her scraped arm fixed up" Fixer   Synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming; used in narcotic detoxification and maintenance of heroin addiction Fixer   Someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee) Fixer   A skilled worker whose job is to repair things Fixer   A chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image) Fixer-upper   A house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually offered for sale at a low price) Fixing   The act of putting something in working order again Back to top 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 Fixing   The sterilization of an animal; "they took him to the vet for neutering" Fixing   Restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place Fixings   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" Fixings   Food that is a component of a mixture in cooking; "the recipe lists all the fixings for a salad" Fixing_agent   A chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image) Fixity   The quality of being incapable of mutation; "Darwin challenged the fixity of species" Fixity   The quality of being fixed in place Fixture   The act of putting something in working order again Fixture   A object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household) Fixture   The quality of being fixed in place Fixture   A regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture" Fix_up   Make arrangements for; "Can you arrange a meeting with the President?" Fix_up   Find (something or someone) for; "I''ll fix you up with a nice girl" Fizgig   A firework that fizzes as it moves Fizgig   An implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish Fizz   An effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic) Fizz   Form bubbles; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" Fizzing   Hissing and bubbling Fizzle   End weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending" Back to top Fizzle_out   End weakly; "The music just petered out--there was no proper ending" Fizzy   Hissing and bubbling Fjord   A long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway 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 Flab   Loose or flaccid body fat Flabbergast   Overcome with amazement; "This boggles the mind!" Flabbergasted   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" Flabbily   In a flabby manner; "the old man''s muscles were sagging flabbily" Flabbiness   A flabby softness Flabby   Lacking firmness or stiffness; "flabby around the middle"; "flaccid cheeks" Flaccid   Lacking firmness or stiffness; "flabby around the middle"; "flaccid cheeks" Flaccid   Lacking in strength or firmness or resilience; "flaccid muscles"; "took his lax hand in hers"; "gave a limp handshake"; "a limp gesture as if waving away all desire to know" G.K.Chesterton; "a slack grip" Flaccidity   A flabby softness Flaccid_bladder   A urinary bladder disorder resulting from interruption of the reflex arc normally associated with voiding urine; absence of bladder sensation and over-filling of the bladder and inability to urinate voluntarily Flaccid_paralysis   Weakness or loss of muscle tone resulting from injury or disease of the nerves innervating the muscles Flack   Artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes Flack   Intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don''t give me any flak" Flack   A slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer Flack_catcher   A slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer Flacourtia   Often spiny trees or shrubs of tropical Asia and Africa Back to top Flacourtiaceae   Chiefly tropical trees and shrubs Flacourtia_family   Chiefly tropical trees and shrubs Flacourtia_indica   Small shrubby tree of Madagascar cultivated in tropical regions as a hedge plant and for its deep red acid fruits resembling small plums Flag   A conspicuously marked or shaped tail Flag   Emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design Flag   Stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones Flag   Flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green 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. Flag   A rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device Flag   Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals Flag   Become less intense Flag   Provide with a flag; "Flag this file so that I can recognize it immediately" Flag   Communicate or signal with a flag Flag   Decorate with flags; "the building was flagged for the holiday" Flag   Droop, sink, or settle from or as if from pressure or loss of tautness Flag-waver   An extreme bellicose nationalist Flag-waving(a)   Fanatically patriotic Flagellant   A person who whips himself as a religious penance Flagellant   A person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification Flagellata   Protozoa having flagella Back to top Flagellate   Usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some pathogens of humans and other animals Flagellate   Whip; "The religious fanatics flagellated themselves" Flagellate   Having or resembling a flagellum or flagella Flagellated   Having or resembling a flagellum or flagella Flagellated_cell   Any cell or one-celled organism equipped with a flagellum Flagellated_protozoan   Usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some pathogens of humans and other animals Flagellate_protozoan   Usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some pathogens of humans and other animals Flagellation   Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment Flagellum   A lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) Flagellum   A whip used to inflict punishment (often used for pedantic humor) Flageolet   A small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes Flageolet   A French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried Flagfish   Flagfish with a dark-blue back and whitish sides with red stripes; found in swamps and streams of Florida Flagging   Weak from exhaustion Flagitious   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" Flagon   A large metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout; used to hold alcoholic beverages (usually wine) Flagpole   A tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised 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   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" Flagrantly   In a flagrant manner; "he is flagrantly disregarding the law" Back to top Flagroot   Perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots Flagship   The ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag Flagship   The chief one of a related group; "it is their flagship newspaper" Flagstaff   A tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised Flagstaff   A town in north central Arizona; site of an important observatory Flagstone   Stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones Flagyl   Antiprotozoal medication (trade name Flagyl) used to treat trichomoniasis and giardiasis Flag_captain   The captain of a flagship Flag_Day   Commemorating the adoption of the U.S. flag in 1777 Flag_down   Signal to stop; "Let''s flag down a cab--it''s starting to rain"; "The policeman flagged down our car" Flag_officer   A senior naval officer above the rank of captain Flag_of_truce   Flag consisting of a piece of white cloth that is hoisted to signal surrender or to ask for a truce Flag_rank   The rank of a flag officer Flag_smut   Smut affecting leaves and stems of cereals and other grasses Flag_smut_fungus   A smut fungus causing a smut in cereals and other grasses that chiefly affects leaves and stems and is characterized chains of sori within the plant tissue that later rupture releasing black masses of spores Flag_stop   A small railway station between the principal stations or a station where the train stops only on a signal Flag_waving   An appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions Flail   An implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing Flail   Give a thrashing to; beat hard Flail   Move like a flail; thresh about; "Her arms were flailing" Back to top Flair   Distinctive and stylish elegance; "he wooed her with the confident dash of a cavalry officer" Flair   A natural talent; "he has a flair for mathematics"; "he has a genius for interior decorating" Flair   A shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare" Flak   Artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes Flak   Intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don''t give me any flak" Flak   A slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer Flake   A small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" Flake   A person with an unusual or odd personality Flake   A crystal of snow Flake   Come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off" Flake   Cover with flakes or as if with flakes Flake   Form into flakes; "The substances started to flake" Flakey   Made of or easily forming flakes Flake_off   Come off in flakes or thin small pieces; "The paint in my house is peeling off" Flake_out   Change from a waking to a sleeping state; "he always falls asleep during lectures" Flakiness   Having or breaking into thin crisp flakes Flakiness   Informal terms for insanity Flaky   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 teena Flaky   Made of or easily forming flakes Flak_catcher   A slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer Back to top Flambeau   A flaming torch (such as are used in processions at night) Flamboyance   Extravagant elaborateness Flamboyant   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 Flamboyant   Richly and brilliantly colorful Flamboyant   Elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator''s florid speech" Flamboyantly   In a fancy colorful manner; "he dresses rather flamboyantly" Flamboyant_tree   Tropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana Flame   The process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors'' first discoveries" Flame   Criticize harshly, on the e-mail Flame   Be in flames or aflame; "The sky seemed to flame in the Hawaiian sunset" Flame   Shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment" Flame-flower   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 Flame-flower   A plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers Flame-out   A complete or conspicuous failure; "the spectacular flame-out of the company''s stock cost many people their life savings" Flame-out   The failure of a jet engine caused by an interruption of the fuel supply or by faulty combustion Flame-retardant   Resistant to catching fire Flamefish   A cardinalfish found in tropical Atlantic coastal waters Flameflower   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 Flameflower   A plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers Flamen   A priest who served a particular deity in ancient Rome Back to top Flamenco   A style of dancing characteristic of the Andalusian gypsies; vigorous and rhythmic with clapping and stamping of feet Flamenco   Guitar music composed for dancing the flamenco Flameproof   Resistant to catching fire Flamethrower   A weapon that squirts ignited fuel for several yards Flame_bush   Australian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant scarlet flowers Flame_cell   Organ of excretion in flatworms Flame_durrajong   South Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers Flame_fish   A cardinalfish found in tropical Atlantic coastal waters Flame_flower   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 Flame_flower   A plant of the genus Kniphofia having long grasslike leaves and tall scapes of red or yellow drooping flowers Flame_nettle   Any of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowers Flame_pea   Any of several small shrubs or twining vines having entire or lobed leaves and racemes of yellow to orange-red flowers; Australia Flame_tokay   Purplish-red table grape Flame_tree   Tropical American thorny shrub or small tree; fragrant yellow flowers used in making perfumery Flame_tree   South Australian tree having panicles of brilliant scarlet flowers Flame_tree   North Australian tree having white flowers and broad leaves Flame_tree   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_tree   A terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowers; parasitic on roots of grasses Flame_up   Burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity" Flaming   The process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors'' first discoveries" Back to top Flaming   Resembling flame in brilliance or color; "maple trees ablaze in autumn"; "flaming autumn leaves" Flaming   Lighted up by or as by fire or flame; "forests set ablaze (or afire) by lightning"; "even the car''s tires were aflame"; "a night aflare with fireworks"; "candles alight on the tables"; "blazing logs in the fireplace"; "a burning cigarette"; "a flaming cr Flaming   Very intense; "a fiery temper"; "flaming passions" Flaming(a)   (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot" Flamingo   Large pink to scarlet web-footed wading bird with down-bent bill; inhabits brackish lakes Flamingo_flower   Commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe and spadix Flamingo_flower   Commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe and spadix Flamingo_plant   Commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe and spadix Flamingo_plant   Commonly cultivated anthurium having bright scarlet spathe and spadix Flaming_poppy   California wild poppy with bright red flowers Flaminian_Way   An ancient Roman road in Italy built by Gaius Flaminius in 220 BC; extends north from Rome to cisalpine Gaul Flaminius   Roman statesman and general who built the Flaminian Way; died when he was defeated by Hannibal (died 217 BC) Flammable   Possible to burn Flammulina   A genus of agarics Flammulina_velutipes   An edible agaric that is available in early spring or late fall when few other mushrooms are; has a viscid smooth orange to brown cap and a velvety stalk that turns black in maturity and pallid gills; often occur in clusters Flan   Open pastry filled with fruit or custard Flanders   A medieval country in northern Europe that included regions now parts of northern France and Belgium and southwestern Netherlands Flanders_poppy   Annual European poppy common in grain fields and often cultivated Flange   A projection used for strength or for attaching to another object Flank   The side between ribs and hipbone Back to top Flank   A cut from the fleshy part of an animal''s side between the ribs and the leg Flank   The side of military or naval formation; "they attacked the enemy''s right flank" Flank   A subfigure consisting of a side of something Flank   Be located at the sides of something or somebody Flanker   A soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formation Flanker   A back stationed wide of the scrimmage line; used as a pass receiver Flanker_back   A back stationed wide of the scrimmage line; used as a pass receiver Flank_steak   A cut of beef from the flank of the animal Flannel   A soft light woolen fabric; used for clothing Flannel   (usually in the plural) trousers Flannel   Bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body Flannel-cake   A flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle Flannelbush   Any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow flowers Flannelette   A cotton fabric imitating flannel Flannel_bush   Any of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow flowers Flannel_cake   A flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle Flannel_leaf   Any of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowers Flannel_mullein   Tall-stalked very woolly mullein with densely packed yellow flowers; ancient Greeks and Romans dipped the stalks in tallow for funeral torches Flannery_O'Connor   United States writer (1925-1964) Flap   Any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope" Back to top Flap   A movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag Flap   A movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body Flap   The motion made by flapping up and down Flap   An excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" Flap   Pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds Flap   Make a fuss; be agitated Flap   Move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind" Flap   Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach" Flap   Move with a flapping motion; "The bird''s wings were flapping" Flap   Move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky" Flapcake   A flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle Flapjack   A flat cake of thin batter fried on both sides on a griddle Flapper   A young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional conduct and dress Flapping   The motion made by flapping up and down Flaps   A movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag Flap_down   Throw violently; "He slammed the book on the table" Flare   (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield 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" Flare   A device that produces a bright light for warning or illumination or identification Flare   A burst of light used to communicate or illuminate Back to top Flare   A sudden outburst of emotion; "she felt a flare of delight"; "she could not control her flare of rage" Flare   Am unwanted reflection in an optical system (or the fogging of an image that is caused by such a reflection) Flare   A sudden eruption of intense high-energy radiation from the sun''s surface; associated with sunspots and radio interference Flare   A sudden burst of flame Flare   A shape that spreads outward; "the skirt had a wide flare" Flare   A sudden recurrence or worsening of symptoms; "a colitis flare"; "infection can cause a lupus flare" Flare   Reddening of the skin spreading outward from a focus of infection or irritation Flare   Become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The bellbottom pants flare out" Flare   Erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" Flare   Burn brightly; "Every star seemed to flare with new intensity" Flare   Shine with a sudden light; "The night sky flared with the massive bombardment" Flare-up   A sudden violent happening; "an outburst of heavy rain"; "a burst of lightning" Flared   Having a gradual increase in width; "flared nostrils"; "a skirt flaring from the waist" Flare_out   Become flared and widen, usually at one end; "The bellbottom pants flare out" Flare_pass   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" Flare_path   An airstrip outline with lights to guide an airplane pilot in landing Flare_star   A red dwarf star in which luminosity can change several magnitudes in a few minutes Flare_up   Erupt or intensify suddenly; "Unrest erupted in the country"; "Tempers flared at the meeting"; "The crowd irrupted into a burst of patriotism" Flare_up   Ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down; "the fire flared up and died down once again" Flaring   Streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "flying banners"; "flags waving in the breeze" Back to top Flaring   Having a gradual increase in width; "flared nostrils"; "a skirt flaring from the waist" Flash   A lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph 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" Flash   A momentary brightness Flash   A sudden brilliant understanding; "he had a flash of intuition" Flash   A short news announcement concerning some on-going news story Flash   A burst of light used to communicate or illuminate Flash   A short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning" Flash   A sudden intense burst of radiant energy Flash   A very short time (as the time it takes the eye blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I''d do it in a flash" Flash   Appear briefly; "The headlines flashed on the screen" Flash   Emit a brief burst of light; "A shooting star flashed and was gone" Flash   Make known or cause to appear with great speed; "The latest intelligence is flashed to all command posts" Flash   Protect by covering with a thin sheet of metal; "flash the roof" Flash   Run or move very quickly or hastily; "She dashed into the yard" Flash   Expose or show briefly; "he flashed a $100 bill" Flash   Display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car" Flash   Gleam or glow intermittently; "The lights were flashing" Flash   Tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" 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 Back to top Flash-freeze   Freeze rapidly so as to preserve the natural juices and flavors; "quick-freeze the shrimp" Flash-frozen   Used of foods; preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value; "frozen foods" 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 Flashback   An unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier) Flashboard   Boarding place along the top of a dam to increase its height Flashboarding   Boarding place along the top of a dam to increase its height Flashbulb   A lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph Flashcard   A card with words or numbers of pictures that are flashed to a class by the teacher Flasher   A light that flashes on and off; used as a signal or to send messages Flasher   An electrical device that automatically turns a lamp on and off (as for an advertising display) Flasher   Someone with a compulsive desire to expose the genitals Flashflood   A sudden local flood of great volume and short duration Flashgun   A lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph Flashily   In a fancy colorful manner; "he dresses rather flamboyantly" Flashily   In a meretricious manner; "the boat is meretriciously decorated" Flashiness   Tasteless showiness Flashing   Sheet metal shaped and attached to a roof for strength and weatherproofing Flashing   A short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning" Flashing   Emitting light in sudden short or intermittent bursts; "flashing lightning and roaring thunder" Flashlight   A small portable battery-powered electric lamp Back to top Flashlight_battery   A small dry battery containing dry cells; used to power flashlights Flashlight_fish   Fish having a luminous organ beneath eye; of warm waters of the western Pacific and Puerto Rico Flashlight_fish   Fish of deep dark waters having a light organ below each eye Flashover   An unintended electric discharge (as over or around an insulator) Flashpoint   The lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air Flashpoint   Point at which something is ready to blow up Flashy   (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display Flashy   Tastelessly showy; "a flash car"; "a flashy ring"; "garish colors"; "a gaudy costume"; "loud sport shirts"; "a meretricious yet stylish book"; "tawdry ornaments" Flash_back   Return in time; "the film cut back to an earlier event in the story" Flash_bulb   A lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph Flash_butt_welding   Butt welding by creating an electric arc between the two pieces which melts and joins them; used for joining segments of metal pipe Flash_camera   A camera with a photoflash attachment Flash_card   A card with words or numbers of pictures that are flashed to a class by the teacher Flash_flood   A sudden local flood of great volume and short duration Flash_in_the_pan   Someone who enjoys transient success but then fails Flash_lamp   A lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph Flash_memory   Nonvolatile storage that can be electrically erased and programmed anew Flash_point   The lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in air Flash_point   Point at which something is ready to blow up Flash_welding   Butt welding by creating an electric arc between the two pieces which melts and joins them; used for joining segments of metal pipe Back to top Flask   Bottle that has a narrow neck Flask   The quantity a flask will hold Flaskful   The quantity a flask will hold Flat   A suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house Flat   Scenery consisting of a wooden frame covered with painted canvas; part of a stage setting Flat   A deflated pneumatic tire Flat   A shallow box in which seedlings are started Flat   Freight car without permanent sides or roof Flat   A musical notation indicating one half step lower than the note named Flat   A level tract of land Flat   Lacking variety in shading; "a flat unshaded painting" Flat   Not reflecting light; not glossy; "flat wall paint"; "a photograph with a matte finish" Flat   (of a tire) completely or partially deflated Flat   Having no depth or thickness 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   Having a horizontal surface in which no part is higher or lower than another; "a flat desk"; "acres of level farmland"; "a plane surface" Flat   Lacking contrast or shading between tones Flat   Without pleats Flat   Parallel to the ground; "a flat roof" Flat   Stretched out and lying at full length along the ground; "found himself lying flat on the floor" Back to top Flat   Not made with leavening; "most flat breads are made from unleavened dough" Flat   Lowered in pitch by one chromatic semitone; "B flat" Flat   Not increasing as the amount taxed increases Flat   Not modified or restricted by reservations; "a categorical denial"; "a flat refusal" Flat   Having lost effervescence; "flat beer"; "a flat cola" Flat   Lacking stimulating characteristics; uninteresting; "a bland little drama"; "a flat joke" Flat   Lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" Flat   Flattened laterally along the whole length (e.g., certain leafstalks or flatfishes) Flat   Wholly or completely; "He is flat broke" Flat   In a forthright manner; candidly or frankly; "he didn''t answer directly"; "told me straight out"; "came out flat for less work and more pay" Flat   At full length; "he fell flat on his face" Flat   Against a flat surface; "he lay flat on his back" Flat   Below the proper pitch; "she sang flat last night" Flat   With flat sails; "sail flat against the wind" Flat-bellied   Lacking a prominent belly Flat-bottom   Having a flat bottom; "a flat-bottomed boat" Flat-bottomed   Having a flat bottom; "a flat-bottomed boat" Flat-coated_retriever   An English breed having a shiny black or liver-colored coat; retrieves game from land or water Flat-footed   Without reservation; "a flat-footed refusal" Flat-footed   With feet flat on the ground; not tiptoe Back to top Flat-footed   Having broad flat feet that usually turn outward; "a slow flat-footed walk" Flat-footed   Unprepared and unable to react quickly; "the new product caught their competitors flat-footed" Flat-hat   Fly very close to the ground Flat-leaf_parsley   A variety of parsley having flat leaves Flat-top   Having a flat or flattened upper surface Flat-topped   Having a flat or flattened upper surface Flat-topped_white_aster   A variety of aster Flatbed   An open truck bed or trailer with no sides; used to carry large heavy objects Flatbed   Freight car without permanent sides or roof Flatbed_press   A printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the type Flatboat   A flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on canals) Flatbottom   Having a flat bottom; "a flatbottom kettle"; "a flatbottomed boat" Flatbottomed   Having a flat bottom; "a flatbottom kettle"; "a flatbottomed boat" Flatbread   Any of various breads made from usually unleavened dough Flatbrod   Thin wafer-like bread of Scandinavia Flatcar   Freight car without permanent sides or roof Flatfish   Any of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper side Flatfish   Sweet lean whitish flesh of any of numerous thin-bodied fish; usually served as thin fillets Flatfoot   A foot afflicted with a fallen arch; abnormally flattened and spread out Flatfoot   A policeman who patrols a given region Back to top Flathead   Pallid bottom-dwelling flat-headed fish with large eyes and a duck-like snout Flathead   Food fish of the Indonesian region of the Pacific; resembles gurnards Flathead_catfish   Large catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jaw Flatiron   An iron that was heated by placing it on a stove Flatlet   A tiny flat Flatly   In an unqualified manner; "he flatly denied the charges" Flatmate   An associate who shares an apartment with you Flatness   The property of having little or no contrast; lacking highlights or gloss Flatness   The property of having two dimensions Flats   Footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a flat heel) Flatten   Lower the pitch of (musical notes) Flatten   Become flat or flatter; "The landscape flattened" Flatten   Make flat or flatter; "flatten a road"; "flatten your stomach with these exercises" Flattened   Having been flattened Flatten_out   Become flat or flatter; "The landscape flattened" Flatter   Praise somewhat dishonestly Flatterer   A person who uses flattery Flattering   Tending to reveal or represent favorably Flattery   Excessive or insincere praise Flattop   A large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for take-offs and landings Back to top Flattop   A closely cropped haircut; usually for men Flatulence   Pompously embellished language Flatulence   A state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal Flatulency   A state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal Flatulent   Suffering from excessive gas in the alimentary canal Flatulent   Generating excessive gas in the alimentary canal Flatus   A reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus Flatus-relieving   Relieving gas in the alimentary tract (colic or flatulence or griping) Flatware   Silverware eating utensils Flatware   Tableware that is relatively flat and fashioned as a single piece Flatwork   Ironing that can be done mechanically Flatworm   Parasitic or free-living worms having a flattened body Flat_arch   An arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intrados Flat_bench   A bench on which a weightlifter lies to do exercises Flat_bone   Part of the sirloin next to the wedge bone Flat_cap   A flat woolen cap with a stiff peak Flat_coat   The first or preliminary coat of paint or size applied to a surface Flat_file   A file with two flat surfaces Flat_knot   A square knot used in a reef line Flat_out   At top speed; "he ran flat out to catch the bus"; "he was off down the road like blue murder" Back to top Flat_out   In a blunt direct manner; "he spoke bluntly"; "he stated his opinion flat-out"; "he was criticized roundly" Flat_pea   European perennial with mottled purple-pink flowers; sometimes cultivated for fodder or as green manure Flat_pea   Evergreen shrub having almost heart-shaped foliage and bright yellow pealike flowers followed by flat pods with flat wings; Australia and Tasmania Flat_solid   A flat artifact that is thin relative to its length and width Flat_tip_screwdriver   A screwdriver with a flat wedge-shaped tip that fits into a slot in the head of a screw Flat_tire   A deflated pneumatic tire Flat_wash   Ironing that can be done mechanically Flaubert   French writer of novels and short stories (1821-1880) Flaunt   The act of displaying something ostentatiously; "his behavior was an outrageous flaunt" Flaunt   Display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car" Flaunty   Inclined to flaunt Flautist   Someone who plays the flute Flavian_dynasty   A dynasty of Roman emperors from 69 to 96 including Vespasian and his sons Titus and Domitian Flavin   A ketone that forms the nucleus of certain natural yellow pigments like riboflavin Flavius_Josephus   Jewish general who led the revolt of the Jews against the Romans and then wrote a history of those events (37-100) Flaviviridae   A family of arboviruses carried by arthropods Flavivirus   Animal viruses belonging to the family Flaviviridae Flavor   The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth Flavor   (physics) the kinds of quarks and antiquarks Flavor   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" Back to top Flavor   Lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it" Flavored   Having been given flavor (as by seasoning) Flavorer   Something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts Flavorful   Full of flavor Flavoring   Something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts Flavorless   Lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" Flavorlessness   The property of having no flavor Flavorous   Full of flavor Flavorsome   Full of flavor Flavorsomeness   Having an appetizing flavor Flavour   The taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth Flavour   (physics) the kinds of quarks and antiquarks Flavour   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   Lend flavor to; "Season the chicken breast after roasting it" Flavoured   Having been given flavor (as by seasoning) Flavourer   Something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts Flavourful   Full of flavor Flavouring   Something added to food primarily for the savor it imparts Flavourless   Lacking taste or flavor or tang; "a bland diet"; "insipid hospital food"; "flavorless supermarket tomatoes"; "vapid beer"; "vapid tea" Flavourlessness   The property of having no flavor Back to top Flavourous   Full of flavor Flavoursome   Full of flavor Flavoutsomeness   Having an appetizing flavor Flaw   Defect or weakness in a person''s character; "he had his flaws, but he was great nonetheless" Flaw   An imperfection in a device or machine; "if there are any defects you should send it back to the manufacturer" Flaw   Add a flaw or blemish to; make imperfect or defective Flawed   Having a blemish or flaw; "a flawed diamond" Flawless   Without a flaw; "a flawless gemstone" Flawlessly   In an adroit manner; "he bounced it cleanly off the wall" Flawlessness   The state of being without a flaw or defect Flax   Plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem Flax   Fiber of the flax plant that is made into thread and woven into linen fabric Flaxedil   Neuromuscular blocking agent (trade name Flaxedil) used as a muscle relaxant in the administration of anesthesia Flaxen   Of hair color; pale yellowish to yellowish brown; "flaxen locks" Flaxseed   The seed of flax used as a source of oil Flaxseed_oil   A drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paints Flax_family   A widely distributed family of plants Flax_rust   Fungus causing flax rust Flax_rust_fungus   Fungus causing flax rust Flay   Strip the skin off Back to top Flea   Any wingless blood-sucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap Flea-bitten   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" Fleabag   A rundown hotel Fleabane   Common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron Fleabane   Any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas Fleabane   Hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas Fleapit   An old shabby movie theater Fleawort   Plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative Flea_beetle   Any small leaf beetle having enlarged hind legs and capable of jumping Flea_bite   A very minor inconvenience Flea_bite   Sting inflicted by a flea Flea_market   An open-air street market for inexpensive or secondhand articles Flecainide   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   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   A small fragment of something broken off from the whole; "a bit of rock caught him in the eye" Fleck   Make a spot or mark onto; "The wine spotted the tablecloth" Flecked   Having a pattern of dots Flection   Deviation from a straight or normal course Flection   The state of being flexed (as of a joint) Fledge   Grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already" Back to top Fledge   Decorate with feathers; "fledge an arrow" Fledge   Feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight Fledged   (of an arrow) equipped with feathers Fledged   (of birds) having developed feathers or plumage; often used in combination Fledgeless   (of an arrow) not equipped with feathers; "shot an unfledged arrow" Fledgeling   Young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying Fledgeling   Any new participant in some activity Fledgeling(a)   Of a young bird just having acquired its flight feathers; "a fledgling robin" Fledgling   Young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying Fledgling   Any new participant in some activity Fledgling   Young and inexperienced; "a fledgling enterprise"; "a fledgling skier"; "an unfledged lawyer" Fledgling(a)   Of a young bird just having acquired its flight feathers; "a fledgling robin" Flee   Run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" Fleece   Outer coat of especially sheep and yaks Fleece   A soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing Fleece   Tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing Fleece   The wool of a sheep or similar animal Fleece   Shear the wool from; "shear sheep" Fleece   Rip off; ask an unreasonable price Fleeceable   Naive and easily deceived or tricked; "at that early age she had been gullible and in love" Back to top Fleecy   (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing; "a dress of brushed cotton"; "a fleecy lining"; "napped fabrics" Fleet   A group of warships organized as a tactical unit Fleet   A group of steamships operating together under the same ownership Fleet   Group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership Fleet   Group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership Fleet   Disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" Fleet   Move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart Fleet   Moving very fast; "fleet of foot"; "the fleet scurrying of squirrels"; "a swift current"; "swift flight of an arrow"; "a swift runner" Fleeting   Lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse" Fleetingness   The property of lasting for a very short time Fleetly   In a swift manner; "she moved swiftly" Fleetness   Rapidity of movement; "fleetness of foot" Fleet_admiral   An admiral of the highest rank; five-star admiral Fleet_ballistic_missile_submarine   A submarine carrying ballistic missiles Fleet_Street   British journalism Fleet_Street   A street in central London where newspaper offices are situated Fleming   A native of Flanders or a Flemish-speaking Belgian Fleming   English bacteriologist who discovered penicillin (1881-1955) Fleming   British writer famous for writing spy novels about secret agent James Bond (1908-1964) Flemish   One of two official languages of Belgium; closely related to Dutch Back to top Flemish   An ethnic group speaking Flemish and living in northern and western Belgium Flemish   Of or relating to Flanders or its people or language or culture; "the Flemish population of Belgium"; "Flemish painters" Flemish-speaking   Able to communicate in Flemish Flemish_dialect   One of two official languages of Belgium; closely related to Dutch 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" Flesh   The soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat Flesh   A soft moist part of a fruit Flesh-eating(a)   (of animals) carnivorous Fleshed_out   Given substance or detail; completed; "did not spring full-clad from his imagination"; "a plan fleshed out with statistics and details" Fleshiness   More than average fatness Fleshly   Of 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   Usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it Fleshy   Of or relating to or resembling flesh Flesh_fly   Fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals Flesh_out   Become round, plump, or shapely; "The young woman is fleshing out" Flesh_out   Add details, as to an account or idea; clarify the meaning of and discourse in a learned way, usually in writing; "She elaborated on the main ideas in her dissertation" Flesh_out   Make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" Flesh_wound   A wound that does not damage important internal organs or shatter any bones FLETC   A center in the Department of the Treasury that trains law enforcement professionals for more tha seventy federal agencies Fletcher   Prolific English dramatist who collaborated with Francis Beaumont and many other dramatists (1579-1625) Back to top Fleur-de-lis   (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris Fleur-de-lis   Plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals Fleur-de-lys   (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris Flex   The act of flexing; "he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies" Flex   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" Flex   Bend a joint; "flex your wrists"; "bend your knees" Flex   Form a curve; "The stick does not bend" Flex   Contract; "flex a muscle" Flex   Exhibit the strength of; "The victorious army flexes its invincibility" Flexeril   Muscle relaxant (trade name Flexeril) used for muscle spasms or acute injury Flexibility   The quality of being adaptable or variable; "he enjoyed the flexibility of his working arrangement" Flexibility   The trait of being easily persuaded Flexibility   The property of being flexible Flexible   Bending and snapping back readily without breaking Flexible   Able to flex; able to bend easily; "slim flexible birches" Flexible   Extended meanings; capable of change; "a flexible character"; "flexible schedules" Flexible   Making or willing to make concessions; "loneliness tore through him...whenever he thought of...even the compromising Louis du Tillet" Flexible   Able to adjust readily to different conditions; "an adaptable person"; "a flexible personality"; "an elastic clause in a contract" Flexibleness   The property of being flexible Flexible_joint   A joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the other Back to top Flexible_sigmoidoscope   An endoscope (a flexible fiberoptic probe) for examining the sigmoid colon Flexible_sigmoidoscopy   Visual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polyps Flexibly   With flexibility; "`Come whenever you are free,'' he said flexibly" Flexile   Able to flex; able to bend easily; "slim flexible birches" Flexion   Act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased Flexion   Deviation from a straight or normal course Flexion   The state of being flexed (as of a joint) Flexor   A skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint Flexor_muscle   A skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint Flexuous   Having turns or windings; "the flexuous bed of the stream" Flexure   Act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased Flexure   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" Flexure   The state of being flexed (as of a joint) Flibbertigibbet   A female fool Flick   A form of entertainment that enacts a story by 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   A light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); "he gave it a flick with his finger"; "he felt the flick of a whip" Flick   Remove with a flick (of the hand, for example) Flick   Touch or hit with a light, quick blow; "flicked him with his hand" Flick   Cause to make a snapping sound; "snap your fingers" Flick   Throw or toss with a quick motion; "flick a piece of paper across the table"; "jerk his head" Back to top Flick   Twitch or flutter; "the paper flicked" Flick   Cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic" Flick   Look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" Flick   Flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" Flick   Shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" Flick-knife   A knife with the blade hidden in the handle; the blade springs out when a button is pressed Flicker   The act of moving back and forth Flicker   North American woodpecker Flicker   A momentary flash of light Flicker   Move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" Flicker   Flash intermittently; "The lights flicked on and off" Flicker   Shine unsteadily; "The candle flickered" Flickering   Shining unsteadily Flickertail   Of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada Flick_knife   A pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button Flier   An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" Flier   Someone who operates an aircraft Flier   Someone who travels by air Flies   (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains) 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" Back to top Flight   A scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; "I took the noon flight to Chicago" Flight   An instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" Flight   A stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next Flight   Passing above and beyond ordinary bounds; "a flight of fancy"; "flights of rhetoric"; "flights of imagination" Flight   An air force unit smaller than a squadron Flight   A formation of aircraft in flight Flight   A flock of flying birds Flight   The path followed by an object moving through space Flight   Decorate with feathers; "fledge an arrow" Flight   Fly in a flock; "flighting wild geese" Flight   Shoot a bird in flight Flighted(ip)   Having feathers; "arrows flighted argent" Flightiness   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" Flightless   Incapable of flying Flightless_bird   Flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds Flighty   Absent-mindedly irresponsible; "he said I was too flighty to be a good supervisor" Flighty   Irresponsibly frivolous; "flighty young girls" Flight_attendant   An attendant on an airplane Flight_control   Control from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically Flight_deck   The upper deck of an aircraft carrier; used as a runway Back to top Flight_engineer   The flight crewman responsible for mechanical operation while in flight Flight_feather   Any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird Flight_indicator   A navigational instrument based on a gyroscope; provides an artificial horizon for the pilot Flight_line   Place where airplanes are parked and the maintenance hangars (but not the runways or taxiways) Flight_maneuver   A maneuver executed by an aircraft (as for evasive purposes) Flight_of_stairs   A stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next Flight_of_steps   A stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next Flight_path   A designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another Flight_path   The path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air Flight_simulator   Simulator consisting of a machine on the ground that simulates the conditions of flying a plane Flight_strip   An airfield without normal airport facilities Flight_surgeon   A medical officer specializing in aviation medicine Flimflam   A swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property Flimsily   In a weak and flimsy manner; "this car is so flimsily constructed!" Flimsiness   The property of weakness by virtue of careless construction Flimsy   A thin strong light-weight translucent paper used especially for making carbon copies Flimsy   Having little substance or significance; "a flimsy excuse"; "slight evidence"; "a tenuous argument"; "a thin plot" Flimsy   Lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"; "a fragile link with the past" Flimsy   Resembling cardboard especially in flimsiness; "apartments with cardboard walls" Flimsy   Very thin and insubstantial; "thin paper"; "flimsy voile"; "light summer dresses" Back to top Flinch   A reflex response to sudden pain Flinch   Draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" Flinders   A small thin sharp bit or wood or glass or metal; "he got a splinter in his finger"; "it flew into flinders" Flinders   British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814) Flindersia   Small genus of Australian timber trees Flindersia_australis   Tall Australian timber tree yielding tough hard wood used for staves etc Flindersia_schottiana   Australian timber tree whose bark yields a poison Flindosa   Tall Australian timber tree yielding tough hard wood used for staves etc Flindosy   Tall Australian timber tree yielding tough hard wood used for staves etc Fling   The act of flinging Fling   A brief indulgence of your impulses Fling   A usually brief attempt; "he took a crack at it"; "I gave it a whirl" Fling   Throw with force or recklessness; "fling the frisbee" Fling   Move in an abrupt or headlong manner; "He flung himself onto the sofa" Fling   Throw or cast away; "Put away your worries" Fling   Indulge oneself; "I splurged on a new TV" Fling_off   Write quickly; "She dashed off a note to her husdband saying she would not be home for supper" Flint   A city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit; automobile manufacturing Flint   A river in western Georgia that flows generally south to join the Chattahoochee River at the Florida border where they form the Apalachicola River Flint   A hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony Back to top Flintlock   A gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge Flintlock   A muzzle loader having a flintlock type of gunlock Flintstone   Pebbles of flint used in masonry construction Flinty   Having austere inflexibility; "a flinty manner"; "granitic morality"; "his unyielding mouth and glassy eyes"- Marchette Chute Flinty   Showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; "the child''s misery would move even the most obdurate heart" Flint_corn   Corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm Flint_glass   Optical glass of high dispersion and high refractive index Flint_maize   Corn having kernels with a hard outer layer enclosing the soft endosperm 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 Flip   (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled" Flip   An acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return Flip   A dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water Flip   The act of flipping a coin Flip   Hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg Flip   Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) Flip   Go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off" Flip   Turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes" Flip   Move with a flick or light motion Flip   Cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever" Flip   Throw or toss with a light motion; "flip me the beachball"; "toss me newspaper" Back to top Flip   Lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don''t know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!" Flip   Cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic" Flip   Toss with a sharp movement so as to cause to turn over in the air Flip   Look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume" Flip   Marked by casual disrespect; "a flip answer to serious question"; "the student was kept in for impudent behavior" Flip-flap   With repeated strokes and noise; "something going flip-flap in the night" Flip-flop   A backward somersault Flip-flop   An electronic circuit that can assume either of two stable states Flip-flop   A backless sandal held to the foot by a thong between the big toe and the second toe Flip-flop   A decision to reverse an earlier decision Flip-flop   Reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action) Flippancy   Inappropriate levity Flippant   Showing inappropriate levity Flippantly   In a flippant manner; "he answered the reporters'' questions flippantly"; "this cannot be airily explained to your children" Flipper   The flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming Flipper   A shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater) Flippers   A shoe for swimming; the paddle-like front is an aid in swimming (especially underwater) Flip_chart   A chart with several sheets hinged at the top; sheets can be flipped over to present information sequentially Flip_one's_lid   Get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn''t know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" Flip_one's_wig   Get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn''t know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" Back to top Flip_out   Go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off" Flip_over   Turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; "flip over the pork chop"; "turn over the pancakes" Flirt   Playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest Flirt   A seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men Flirt   Talk or behave amorously, without serious intentions; "The guys always try to chat up the new secretaries"; "My husband never flirts with other women" Flirt   Behave carelessly or indifferently; "Play about with a young girl''s affection" Flirtation   Playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest Flirtatious   Like a coquette Flirtatiously   In a flirtatious manner; "she smiled coquettishly" Flirting   Playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest Flirt_with   Take into consideration, have in view; "He entertained the notion of moving to South America" Flit   A secret move (to avoid paying debts); "they did a moonlight flit" Flit   A sudden quick movement Flit   Move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart Flitch   Salted and cured abdominal wall of a side of pork Flitch   Fish steak usually cut from a halibut Flitter   Move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" Flittering_scotoma   A localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering colored lights; in many people it indicates the onset of migraine FLNC   A terrorist group formed in 1976 to work for Corsican independence; attacks on Corsica are aimed at sabotaging public infrastructure and symbols of colonialism Float   Something that remains on the surface of a liquid Back to top Float   A hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco Float   An elaborate display mounted on a platform carried by a truck (or pulled by a truck) in a procession or parade Float   A drink with ice cream floating in it Float   The number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public Float   The time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment Float   Convert from a fixed point notation to a floating point notation; "float data" Float   Allow (currencies) to fluctuate; "The government floated the ruble for a few months" Float   Make the surface of level or smooth; "float the plaster" Float   Put into the water; "float a ship" Float   Move lightly, as if suspended; "The dancer floated across the stage" Float   Set afloat; "He floated the logs down the river"; "The boy floated his toy boat on the pond" Float   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" Float   Be afloat; stay on a liquid surface; not sink Float   Circulate or discuss tentatively; test the waters with; "The Republicans are floating the idea of a tax reform" Floatation   Financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares Floatation   The phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking) Floater   An insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location Floater   An object that floats or is capable of floating Floater   A swimmer who floats in the water Floater   A voter who votes illegally at different polling places in the same election Back to top Floater   An employee who is reassigned from job to job as needed Floater   A wanderer who has no established residence or visible means of support Floater   A debt instrument with a variable interest rate tied to some other interest rate (e.g. the rate paid by T-bills) Floater   Spots before the eyes caused by opaque cell fragments in the vitreous humor and lens Floating   The act of someone who floats on the water Floating   Borne up by or suspended in a liquid; "the ship is still floating"; "floating logs"; "floating seaweed" Floating   Inclined to move or be moved about; "a floating crap game" Floating   Continually changing especially as from one abode or occupation to another; "a drifting double-dealer"; "the floating population"; "vagrant hippies of the sixties" Floating(a)   Not definitely committed to a party or policy; "floating voters" Floating(a)   (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" Floating-moss   Free-floating aquatic ferns Floating-point_notation   A radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is indicated by an exponent of the radix; the floating-point representation of 0.0012 is 0.12-2 where -2 is the exponent Floating-point_number   A number represented in floating-point notation Floating-point_operation   An arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers; "this computer can perform a million flops per second" Floating-point_representation_system   A radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is indicated by an exponent of the radix; the floating-point representation of 0.0012 is 0.12-2 where -2 is the exponent Floating_bridge   A temporary bridge built over a series of pontoons Floating_dock   Dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised Floating_dry_dock   Dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised Floating_fern   Small free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical America; naturalized in western and southern Europe Floating_fern   Aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums Back to top Floating_fern   Pantropical aquatic fern Floating_mine   An explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it Floating_policy   An insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location Floating_voter   A voter who has no allegiance to any political party and whose unpredictable decisions can swing the outcome of an election one way or the other Floatplane   A seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water Floaty   Tending to float on a liquid or rise in air or gas; "buoyant balloons"; "buoyant balsawood boats"; "a floaty scarf" Floc   A small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid Floccose   (of plants) having tufts of soft woolly hairs Floccose_chanterelle   A mildly poisonous fungus with a fruiting body shaped like a hollow trumpet Flocculate   Form into an aggregated lumpy or fluffy mass; "the protoplasms flocculated" Flocculate   Cause to become a fluffy or lumpy aggregate; "The chemist flocculated the suspended material" Flocculation   The process of flocculating; forming woolly cloudlike aggregations Floccule   A small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid Flocculent   Having a fluffy character or appearance Flock   A group of birds Flock   A group of sheep or goats Flock   A church congregation guided by a pastor Flock   An orderly crowd; "a troop of children" Flock   (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"; "it must have cost plenty" Flock   Come together as in a cluster or flock; "The poets constellate in this town every summer" Back to top Flock   Move as a crowd or in a group; "Tourists flocked to the shrine where the statue was said to have shed tears" Flodden   A battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed Flodden_Field   A battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed Floe   A flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea Flog   Beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced" Flog   Beat with a cane Flogger   A torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders) Flogging   Beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment Flood   A large flow Flood   The act of flooding; filling to overflowing Flood   Light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography Flood   The inward flow of the tide; "a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune" -Shakespeare Flood   The rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land; "plains fertilized by annual inundations" Flood   An overwhelming number or amount; "a flood of requests"; "a torrent of abuse" Flood   Cover with liquid, usually water; "The swollen river flooded the village"; "The broken vein had flooded blood in her eyes" Flood   Become filled to overflowing; "Our basement flooded during the heavy rains" Flood   Fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid; "the basement was inundated after the storm"; "The images flooded his mind" Flood   Supply with an excess of; "flood the market with tennis shoes"; "Glut the country with cheap imports from the Orient" Flooded   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" Flooded   Rendered powerless especially by an excessive amount or profusion of something; "a desk flooded with applications"; "felt inundated with work"; "too much overcome to notice"; "a man engulfed by fear"; "swamped by work" Back to top Flooded_gum   Any of several Australian gum trees growing on moist or alluvial soil Floodgate   Regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice Floodgate   Something that restrains a flood or outpouring; "suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants" Floodhead   A wall of water rushing ahead of the flood; "we were lucky to be safe when the floodheads hit" 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 Flooding   Overfull with water; "swollen rivers and creeks" Floodlight   Light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography Floodlight   Illuminate with floodlights Floodlighted   Illuminated by means of floodlights; "the floodlit courtyard" Floodlit   Illuminated by means of floodlights; "the floodlit courtyard" Floodplain   A low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding Flood_control   (engineering) act or technique of trying to control rivers with dams etc to minimize occurrence of floods Flood_in   Arrive in great numbers Flood_lamp   Light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography Flood_out   Charge someone with too many tasks Flood_plain   A low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding Flood_tide   The occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide) Flood_tide   The highest point of anything conceived of as growing or developing or unfolding; "the climax of the artist''s career"; "in the flood tide of his success" Floor   The inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room or hallway); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors" Floor   Structure consisting of a room or set of rooms comprising a single level of a multilevel building; "what level is the office on?" Back to top Floor   A large room in a stock exchange where the trading is done; "he is a floor trader" Floor   The legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business; "there was a motion from the floor" Floor   The parliamentary right to address an assembly; "the chairman granted him the floor" Floor   A lower limit; "the government established a wage floor" Floor   The occupants of a floor; "the whole floor complained about the lack of heat" Floor   The bottom surface of any a cave or lake etc. Floor   The ground on which people and animals move about; "the fire spared the forest floor" Floor   Knock down with force; "He decked his opponent" Floor   Surprise greatly; knock someone''s socks off; "I was floored when I heard that I was promoted" Floorboard   A board in the floor Floorboard   The floor of an automobile Floored   Provided with a floor Flooring   The inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room or hallway); "they needed rugs to cover the bare floors" Flooring   Building material used in laying floors Floorshow   A series of acts at a night club Floorwalker   An employee of a retail store who supervises sales personnel and helps with customer problems; "a floorwalker is called a shopwalker in England" Floor_board   A board in the floor Floor_cover   A covering for a floor Floor_covering   A covering for a floor Floor_joist   Joist that supports a floor Back to top Floor_lamp   A lamp that stands on the floor Floor_leader   The legislator who organizes his party''s strategy Floor_plan   Scale drawing of a horizontal section through a building at a given level; contrasts with elevation Floor_show   A series of acts at a night club Floor_wax   A preparation containing wax and used to polish and preserve the finish of floors Floozie   A prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets Floozy   A prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets Flop   The act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop" Flop   A complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop" Flop   Someone who is unsuccessful Flop   An arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers; "this computer can perform a million flops per second" Flop   Fall suddenly and abruptly Flop   Fall loosely; "He flopped into a chair" Flop   Fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered" Flop   Exactly; "he fell flop on his face" Flop   With a flopping sound; "he tumbled flop into the mud" Flophouse   A cheap lodging house Floppy   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" Floppy   Hanging limply; "a spaniel with floppy ears" 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" Back to top Flora   A living organism lacking the power of locomotion Flora   All the plant life in a particular region Floral   Resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers; "an unusual floral design" Floral   Of or relating to the plant life in a particular region; "characteristic alpine floral elements" Floral   Relating to or associated with flowers; "floral organs" Floral_cup   The cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae) Floral_envelope   Collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils Floral_leaf   A modified leaf that is part of a flower Floreal   Eighth month of the Revolutionary calendar (April and May); the month of flowers Florence   A city in central Italy on the Arno; provincial capital of Tuscany; center of the Italian renaissance from 14th to 16th centuries Florence   A town in northeast South Carolina; transportation center Florence_fennel   Aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads Florence_fennel   Grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base Florence_Nightingale   English nurse remembered for her work during the Crimean War (1820-1910) Florentine   Of or relating to or characteristic of the city of Florence; "Florentine art" Florentine_iris   German iris having large white flowers with lavender-tinged falls and a fragrant rhizome Florenz_Ziegfeld   United States theatrical producer noted for a series of extravagant revues known as the Ziegfeld Follies (1869-1932) Florescence   The time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms Florest's_cineraria   Herb derived from Pericallis cruenta and widely cultivated in a variety of profusely flowering forms with florets from white to pink to red or purple or violet or blue; sometimes placed in genus Cineraria Floret   A diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a composite flower) Back to top Florey   British pathologist who isolated and purified penicillin, which had been discovered in 1928 by Sir Alexander Fleming (1898-1968) Floricultural   Of or relating to or involving floriculture Floriculture   The cultivation of flowering plants Florid   Elaborately or excessively ornamented; "flamboyant handwriting"; "the senator''s florid speech" Florida   A state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico; one of the Confederate states during the American Civil War Florida_arrowroot   Small tough woody zamia of Florida and West Indies and Cuba; roots and half-buried stems yield an arrowroot Florida_bean   Annual semi-woody vine of Asia having long clusters of purplish flowers and densely hairy pods; cultivated in southern United States for green manure and grazing Florida_gallinule   North American dark bluish-gray gallinule Florida_keys   A coral reef off the southern coast of Florida Florida_pompano   Found in coastal waters New England to Brazil except clear waters of West Indies Florida_selaginella   Occurs widely in Florida Florida_smoothhound   Found from the northern Gulf of Mexico to Brazil Florida_strangler_fig   A strangler tree native to southern Florida and West Indies; begins as an epiphyte eventually developing many thick aerial roots and covering enormous areas Florida_strap_fern   Common epiphytic or sometimes terrestrial fern having pale yellow-green strap-shaped leaves; Florida to West Indies and Mexico and south to Uruguay Florida_water_rat   Of Florida wetlands Florida_yew   Small bushy yew of northern Florida having spreading branches and very narrow leaves Floridian   A resident of Florida Floridly   In a florid manner; "floridly figurative prose" Floridness   Extravagant elaborateness Florilegium   An anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads etc. Back to top Florin   Formerly the basic unit of money in the Netherlands; equal to 100 cents Florin   The basic unit of money in Suriname; equal to 100 cents Florio   English lexicographer remembered for his Italian and English dictionary (1553-1625) Florist   A shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold Florist   Someone who grows and deals in flowers; "the florist made up an attractive bouquet" Florist's_chrysanthemum   Of China Florist's_gloxinia   South American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowers Florist's_willow   Much-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leaves Florists'_chrysanthemum   Of China Florist_shop   A shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold Flory   United States chemist who developed methods for studying long-chain molecules (1910-1985) Floss   A soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth Floss   A soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery Floss   Use dental floss to clean; "floss your teeth after every meal" Flossy   Like down or as soft as down Flotation   Financing a commercial enterprise by bond or stock shares Flotation   The phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking) Flotation_device   Rescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowning Flotilla   A fleet of small craft Flotilla   A United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warships Back to top Flotsam   The floating wreckage of a ship Flounce   The act of walking with exaggerated jerky motions Flounce   A strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim Flounce   Walk emphatically Flounder   Any of various European and non-European marine flatfish Flounder   Flesh of any of various American and European flatfish Flounder   Walk with great difficulty; "He staggered along in the heavy snow" Flounder   Behave awkwardly; have difficulties; "She is floundering in college" Flour   Fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain Flour   Convert grain into flour Flour   Cover with flour; "flour fish or meat before frying it" Flourish   (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   The act of waving Flourish   A display of ornamental speech or language Flourish   A showy gesture; "she entered with a great flourish" Flourish   An ornamental embellishment in writing Flourish   Grow stronger; "The economy was booming" Flourish   Move or swing back and forth; "She waved her gun" Flourish   Gain in wealth Flourishing   Having or showing vigorous vegetal or animal life; "flourishing crops"; "flourishing chicks"; "a growing boy"; "fast-growing weeds"; "a thriving deer population" Back to top Flourishing   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" Floury   Resembling flour in fine powdery texture; "a floury clay" Flour_beetle   Infests flour and stored grains Flour_bin   A bin for holding flour Flour_corn   Corn having kernels almost entirely of soft starch Flour_mill   A mill for grinding grain into flour Flour_weevil   Infests flour and stored grains Flout   Treat with contemptuous disregard; "flout the rules" Flout   Laugh at with contempt and derision; "The crowd jeered at the speaker" Flouter   Someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision Flow   The act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression Flow   The motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) Flow   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" Flow   Any uninterrupted stream or discharge 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 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   The amount of fluid that flows in a given time Flow   Undergo menstruation; "She started menstruating at the age of 11" Flow   Cover or swamp with water Flow   Fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back" Back to top Flow   Move or progress freely as if in a stream; "The crowd flowed out of the stadium" Flow   Move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" Flow   Cause to flow; "The artist flowed the washes on the paper" Flow   Be abundantly present; "The champagne flowed at the wedding" Flowage   The act of flooding; filling to overflowing Flowage   A body of water that has been created by deliberately flooding an area; "many campsites were located near the flowage" Flowage   Gradual internal motion or deformation of a solid body (as by heat); "rock fracture and rock flowage are different types of geological deformation" Flowchart   A diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system Flower   Reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts Flower   A plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms Flower   The period of greatest prosperity or productivity Flower   Produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed" Flower-cup_fern   Slender fern of northern North America with shining chestnut-colored stipes and bipinnate fronds with usually distinct marginal sori Flower-of-an-hour   Annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America Flowerbed   A bed in which flowers are growing Flowered   Resembling or made of or suggestive of flowers; "an unusual floral design" Flowering   The time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms Flowering   A developmental process; "the flowering of ante-bellum culture" Flowering   Bursting into flower; "flowering spring trees" Flowering_almond   Woody oriental plant with smooth unfurrowed red fruit grown especially for its white or pale pink blossoms Back to top Flowering_almond   Deciduous Chinese shrub or small tree with often trilobed leaves grown for its pink-white flowers Flowering_ash   Shrubby ash of southwestern United States having fragrant white flowers Flowering_ash   Shrubby California ash with showy off-white flowers Flowering_ash   Southern Mediterranean ash having fragrant white flowers in dense panicles and yielding manna Flowering_cherry   Any of several shrubs or trees of the genus Prunus cultivated for their showy white or pink single or double blossoms Flowering_crab   Small tree or shrub of southeastern United States; cultivated as an ornamental for its rose-colored blossoms Flowering_crab   Derived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large double pink blossoms Flowering_fern   Any fern of the genus Osmunda: large ferns with creeping rhizomes; naked sporangia are on modified fronds that resemble flower clusters Flowering_fern   Australasian fern with clusters of sporangia on stems of fertile fronds Flowering_glume   The lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineae Flowering_hazel   Any of several Asiatic deciduous shrubs cultivated for their nodding racemes of yellow flowers that appear before the leaves Flowering_onion   European onion with white flowers Flowering_plant   Plants having seeds in a closed ovary Flowering_quince   Asiatic ornamental shrub with spiny branches and pink or red blossoms Flowering_raspberry   Shrubby raspberry of eastern North America having showy rose to purplish flowers and red or orange thimble-shaped fruit Flowering_shrub   Shrub noted primarily for its flowers Flowering_spurge   Common perennial United States spurge having showy white petallike bracts Flowering_stone   Any plant of the genus Lithops native to Africa having solitary yellow or white flowers and thick leaves that resemble stones Flowering_tobacco   South American ornamental perennial having nocturnally fragrant greenish-white flowers Flowering_tree   Any tree having seeds and ovules contained in the ovary Back to top Flowering_wintergreen   Common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals Flowerpot   A container in which plants are cultivated Flowers-of-an-hour   Annual weedy herb with ephemeral yellow purple-eyed flowers; Old World tropics; naturalized as a weed in North America Flowers_of_zinc   Oxide of zinc; a white powder used as a pigment or in cosmetics or glass or inks and in zinc ointment Flowery   Marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details; "a flowery speech"; "ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato"-John Milton Flower_arrangement   A decorative arrangement of flowers Flower_bed   A bed in which flowers are growing Flower_bud   A bud from which only a flower or flowers develop Flower_chain   Flowers strung together in a chain Flower_child   Someone who rejects the established culture; advocates extreme liberalism in politics and lifestyle Flower_cluster   An inflorescence consisting of a cluster of flowers Flower_garden   A garden featuring flowering plants Flower_gardening   The cultivation of flowering plants Flower_girl   A young girl who carries flowers in a (wedding) procession Flower_girl   A woman who sells flowers in the street Flower_head   A shortened compact cluster of flowers so arranged that the whole gives the effect of a single flower as in clover or members of the family Compositae Flower_people   A youth subculture (mostly from the middle class) originating in San Francisco in the 1960s; advocated universal love and peace and communes and long hair and soft drugs; favored acid rock and progressive rock music Flower_petal   Part of the perianth that is usually brightly colored Flower_power   A counterculture of young people in the US during the 1960s and 70s Flower_stalk   Erect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulip Back to top Flower_store   A shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold Flowing   The motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases) Flowing   (of water) rising to the surface under internal hydrostatic pressure; "an artesian well"; "artesian pressure" Flowing   Smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"; "liquid prose" Flowing   (of liquids) moving freely; "a flowing brook" Flowing   Moving smoothly and continuously; "crowds flowing through the canyons of the streets"; "fan streaming into the concert hall" Flow_away   Flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the pipe" Flow_chart   A diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system Flow_diagram   A diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system Flow_from   Be the result of Flow_off   Flow off or away gradually; "The water flowed off from the pipe" Flow_of_air   The flow of air; "she adjusted the fan so that the airflow was directed right at her" Flow_out   Flow or spill forth Flow_rate   The amount of fluid that flows in a given time Flow_sheet   A diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting system Floxuridine   Antineoplastic drug used to treat some cancers; can cause loss of hair Floyd_Bennett   United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight over the North Pole (1890-1928) Flo_Ziegfeld   United States theatrical producer noted for a series of extravagant revues known as the Ziegfeld Follies (1869-1932) Flu   An acute febrile highly contagious viral disease Flub   An embarrassing mistake Back to top Flub   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   Be unstable; have ups and downs; "The stock market fluctuates" Fluctuate   Move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern; "the line on the monitor vacillated" Fluctuate   Cause to fluctuate or move in a wave-like pattern Fluctuating   Having unpredictable ups and downs; "fluctuating prices" Fluctuation   The quality of being unsteady and subject to fluctuations; "he kept a record of price fluctuations" Fluctuation   An instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change Fluctuation   A wave motion; "the fluctuations of the sea" Flue   A conduit to carry off smoke Flue   Organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip Flue   Flat blade-like projection on the arm of an anchor Fluegelhorn   A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore Fluency   The quality of being facile in speech and writing Fluency   Skillfulness in speaking or writing Fluency   Powerful and effective language Fluent   Expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively; "able to dazzle with his facile tongue"; "silver speech" Fluent   Smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"; "liquid prose" Fluent   Easy and graceful in shape; "a yacht with long, fluent curves" Fluently   In a fluent manner; "she speaks French fluently" Fluent_aphasia   Aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words Back to top Flue_pipe   Organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip Flue_stop   An organ stop with the tone of a flue pipe Fluff   A blunder (especially an actor''s forgetting the lines) Fluff   Something of little value or significance Fluff   Any light downy material Fluff   Ruffle (one''s hair) by combing towards the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect Fluff   Erect or fluff up; "the bird ruffled its feathers" Fluff   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" Fluffiness   A light softness Fluffy   Like down or as soft as down Fluffy_omelet   Souffle-like omelet made by beating and adding the whites separately Fluff_up   Make fuller by shaking; "fluff up the pillows" Flugelhorn   A brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore Fluid   A continuous amorphous substance that tends to flow and to conform to the outline of its container: a liquid or a gas Fluid   A substance that is fluid at room temperature and pressure Fluid   Subject to change; variable; "a fluid situation fraught with uncertainty"; "everything was unstable following the coup" Fluid   Affording change (especially in social status); "Britain is not a truly fluid society"; "upwardly mobile" Fluid   In cash or easily convertible to cash; "liquid (or fluid) assets" Fluid   Smooth and unconstrained in movement; "a long, smooth stride"; "the fluid motion of a cat"; "the liquid grace of a ballerina"; "liquid prose" Fluid   Characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape Back to top Fluidity   The property of flowing easily Fluidness   The property of flowing easily Fluidounce   A United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches Fluidounce   A British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry) equal to 8 fluid drams or 28.416 cubic centimeters (1.734 cubic inches) Fluidram   A unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce Fluidram   A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters Fluid_drachm   A unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce Fluid_drachm   A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters Fluid_dram   A unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce Fluid_dram   A British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters Fluid_drive   An automotive power coupling Fluid_mechanics   Study of the mechanics of fluids Fluid_ounce   A United States unit of capacity or volume equal to 1.804 cubic inches Fluid_ounce   A British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry) equal to 8 fluid drams or 28.416 cubic centimeters (1.734 cubic inches) Fluke   Parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host Fluke   Either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean Fluke   Flat blade-like projection on the arm of an anchor Fluke   A barb on a harpoon or arrow Fluke   A stroke of luck Flukey   Subject to accident or chance or change; "a chancy appeal at best"; "getting that job was definitely fluky"; "a fluky wind"; "an iffy proposition" Back to top Fluky   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   Watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs Flume   A narrow gorge with a stream running through it Flummery   Meaningless ceremonies and flattery Flummery   A bland custard or pudding especially of oatmeal Flummox   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   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" Flump   Fall heavily Flump_down   Fall heavily Flunitrazepan   A depressant and tranquilizer (trade name Rohypnol) often used in the commission of sexual assault; legally available in Europe and Mexico and Colombia Flunk   Fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?" Flunkey   A person of unquestioning obedience Flunkey   A male servant (especially a footman) Flunky   A person of unquestioning obedience Flunky   A male servant (especially a footman) Fluor   A soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine Fluorapatite   A form of apatite in which fluorine predominates over chlorine Fluoresce   Exhibit or undergo fluorescence Fluorescein   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 flu Fluoresceine   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 flu Back to top Fluorescein_isocyanate   A fluorochrome commonly conjugated with antibodies for use in indirect immunofluorescence Fluorescein_isothiocyanate   A fluorochrome commonly conjugated with antibodies for use in indirect immunofluorescence Fluorescence   Light emitted during absorption of radiation of some other (invisible) wavelength Fluorescence_microscopy   Light microscopy in which the specimen is irradiated at wavelengths that excite fluorochromes Fluorescent   Emitting light during exposure to radiation from an external source Fluorescent   Brilliantly colored and apparently giving off light; "fluorescent colors" Fluorescent_dye   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 flu Fluorescent_lamp   Lamp consisting of a tube coated on the inside with a fluorescent material; mercury vapor in the tube emits ultraviolet radiation that is converted to visible radiation by the fluorescent material Fluoridate   Subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride; "fluorized water"; "fluoridize the teeth of children" Fluoridation   The addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay) Fluoride   A salt of hydrofluoric acid Fluoridisation   The addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay) Fluoridise   Subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride; "fluorized water"; "fluoridize the teeth of children" Fluoridization   The addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent dental decay) Fluoridize   Subject to fluoridation; treat with fluoride; "fluorized water"; "fluoridize the teeth of children" Fluorine   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   A soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine Fluoroboric_acid   An acid of fluorine and boron Fluoroboride   A salt of fluoroboric acid Fluorocarbon   A halocarbon in which some hydrogen atoms have been replaced by fluorine; used in refrigerators and aerosols Back to top Fluorocarbon_plastic   A plastic made with fluorocarbon Fluorochrome   Any of various fluorescent substances used in fluorescence microscopy to stain specimens Fluoroform   Colorless gas haloform CHF3 (similar to chloroform) Fluoroscope   An X-ray machine that combines an X-ray source and a fluorescent screen to enable direct observation Fluoroscopy   Examination of body structures using a fluoroscope Fluorosis   A pathological condition resulting for an excessive intake of fluorine (usually from drinking water) Fluorouracil   An antimetabolite used to treat certain cancers Fluorspar   A soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine Fluosilicate   Salt of fluosilicic acid Fluosilicic_acid   An unstable poisonous corrosive acid know primarily in the form of its salts Fluoxetine   A selective-serotonin reuptake inhibitor commonly prescribed as an antidepressant (trade name Prozac) Fluphenazine   Tranquilizer used to treat psychotic disorders Flurazepam   Tranquilizer (trade name Dalmane) used to treat insomnia Flurazepam_hydrochloride   Tranquilizer (trade name Dalmane) used to treat insomnia Flurbiprofen   A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Ansaid) that is administered only orally Flurry   A rapid bustling commotion 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   Cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her" Flurry   Move in an agitated or confused manner Flush   Sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty) Back to top Flush   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" Flush   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" Flush   A poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit Flush   A rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health Flush   Sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders) Flush   The period of greatest prosperity or productivity Flush   Turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame; "The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by" Flush   Cause to flow or flood with or as if with water; "flush the meadows" Flush   Flow freely; "The garbage flushed down the river" Flush   Irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth" Flush   Rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank" Flush   Polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes" Flush   Make level or straight; "level the ground" Flush   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" Flush   Squarely or solidly; "hit him flush in the face" Flush   In the same plane; "set it flush with the top of the table" Flush(p)   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-seamed   Laid edge-to-edge (not overlapping) 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" Flushed   Having the pinkish flush of health Back to top Flushless_toilet   A toilet that relies on bacteria to break down waste matter (instead of using water) Flush_down   Flow freely; "The body washed down the river" Flush_it   Fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?" Flush_toilet   A toilet that is cleaned of waste by the flow of water through it Fluster   A disposition that is confused or nervous and upset Fluster   Cause to be nervous or upset Fluster   Be flustered; behave in a confused manner Flustered   Thrown into a state of agitated confusion; (`rattled'' is an informal term) 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 Flute   A groove or furrow in cloth etc especially the shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column Flute   A tall narrow wineglass Flute   Form flutes in Flute_glass   A tall narrow wineglass Flute_player   Someone who plays the flute Fluting   A groove or furrow in cloth etc especially the shallow concave groove on the shaft of a column Flutist   Someone who plays the flute Flutter   The act of moving back and forth Flutter   The motion made by flapping up and down Flutter   A disorderly outburst or tumult; "they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused" Flutter   Abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block Back to top Flutter   Wink briefly; "bat one''s eyelids" Flutter   Move back and forth very rapidly; "the candle flickered" Flutter   Beat rapidly; "His heart palpitated" Flutter   Move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart Fluttering   The motion made by flapping up and down Flutter_kick   A swimming kick; the legs are moved rapidly up and down without bending the knees Fluvastatin   Least expensive statin drug (trade name Lescol); usually taken orally at bedtime Fluvial   Of or relating to or happening in a river; "fluvial deposits" Flux   In constant change; "his opinions are in flux"; "the newness and flux of the computer industry" Flux   (physics) the number of flux changes per unit area Flux   A flow or discharge Flux   The lines of force surrounding a permanent magnet or a moving charged particle 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" Flux   Excessive discharge of liquid from a cavity or organ (as in watery diarrhea) Flux   A substance added to molten metals to bond with impurities that can then be readily removed Flux   The rate of flow of energy or particles across a given surface Flux   Mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" Flux   Become liquid or fluid when heated; "the frozen fat liquefied" Flux   Move or progress freely as if in a stream; "The crowd flowed out of the stadium" Fluxing_lime   A white crystalline oxide used in the production of calcium hydroxide Back to top Fluxion   A flow or discharge Fluxmeter   Meter that measures magnetic flux by the current it generates in a coil Flux_applicator   An applicator for applying flux (as in soldering) Flux_density   (physics) the number of flux changes per unit area Flux_density_unit   A measure of the amount of flux per unit of cross sectional area Flux_unit   A measure of the strength of a magnetic field per unit area Fly   (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air Fly   Two-winged insects characterized by active flight Fly   An opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth Fly   Fisherman''s lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect Fly   Flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent Fly   Decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized" Fly   Change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage" Fly   Hit a fly Fly   Transport by aeroplane; "We fly flowers from the Caribbean to North America" Fly   Be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying" Fly   Travel in an airplane; "she is flying to Cincinnati tonight"; "Are we driving or flying?" Fly   Move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place" Fly   Travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft; "Lindbergh was the first to fly the Atlantic" Fly   Cause to fly or float; "fly a kite" Back to top Fly   Travel through the air; be airborne; "Man cannot fly" Fly   Fly a plane Fly   Pass away rapidly; "Time flies like an arrow"; "Time fleeing beneath him" Fly   Run away quickly; "He threw down his gun and fled" Fly   Display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N." Fly   (British informal) not to be deceived or hoodwinked Fly-by-night   A debtor who flees to avoid paying Fly-by-night   Of an impermanent nature; "the symphony is no fly-by-night venture" Fly-by-night   Of businesses and businessmen; "a fly-by-night operation" Fly-fish   Fish with flies as lures Fly-fishing   Angling with an artificial fly as a lure Flyaway   (of hair or clothing) worn loose; "her flyaway hair"; "a flyaway coat" Flyaway   Irresponsibly frivolous; "flighty young girls" Flyblown   Especially of reputation; "the senator''s seriously damaged reputation"; "a flyblown reputation"; "a tarnished reputation"; "inherited a spotted name" Flyblown   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" Flyblown   Spoiled and covered with eggs and larvae of flies; "flyblown meat"; "a sack of maggoty apricots" Flybridge   The highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house Flycatcher   Large American birds that characteristically catch insects on the wing Flycatcher   Any of a large group of small songbirds that feed on insects taken on the wing Flycatching_warbler   Any of numerous American wood warblers that feed on insects caught on the wing Back to top Flyer   An advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution; "he mailed the circular to all subscribers" Flyer   Someone who operates an aircraft Flyer   Someone who travels by air Flyfish   Fish with flies as lures Flying   An instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him" Flying   Done swiftly in or as if in the air; used e.g. of a racing start in which runners are already in motion as they cross the starting line; "a flying start"; "crossed the goal line with a flying leap" Flying   Hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit" Flying   Of or relating to passage through the air especially aviation; "a flying time of three hours between cities"; "unidentified flying objects" Flying   Designed for swift movement or action; "a flying police squad is trained for quick action anywhere in the city" Flying   Moving swiftly; "fast-flying planes"; "played the difficult passage with flying fingers" Flying   Streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "flying banners"; "flags waving in the breeze" Flying   Capable of or engaged in flight; "the bat is a flying animal" Flying_bird   Birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles Flying_boat   A large seaplane that floats on the full rather than on pontoons Flying_bomb   A small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb Flying_bridge   The highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house Flying_buttress   A buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch Flying_carpet   (Asian folktale) an imaginary carpet that will fly people anywhere they wish to go Flying_cat   East Indian flying squirrel Flying_cat   Arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps Back to top Flying_colors   Complete success; "they passed inspection with flying colors" Flying_colours   Complete success; "they passed inspection with flying colors" Flying_dragon   Any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body Flying_drainpipe   A simple type of jet engine; must be launched at high speed Flying_Dutchman   A spectral ship said to be seen in storms, especially off the Cape of Good Hope Flying_Dutchman   A phantom ship that is said to appear in storms near the Cape of Good Hope Flying_Dutchman   The captain of a phantom ship (the Flying Dutchman) who was condemned to sail against the wind until Judgment Day Flying_field   A place where planes take off and land Flying_fish   Tropical marine fishes having enlarged winglike fins used for brief gliding flight Flying_fox   Large bat with a head that resembles the head of a fox Flying_gecko   Having membranous expansions along sides of body and limbs and tail Flying_gurnard   Tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins Flying_horse   (Greek mythology) immortal winged horse that sprang from the blood of the slain Medusa; was tamed by Bellerophon with the help of a bridle given him by Athena; as the flying horse of the Muses it is a symbol of high-flying imagination Flying_jib   The outermost of two or more jibs Flying_lemur   Arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps Flying_lizard   Any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body Flying_mare   A wrestling maneuver Flying_marmot   East Indian flying squirrel Flying_mouse   Tiny flying phalanger Flying_opossum   Nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body Back to top Flying_phalanger   Nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body Flying_reptile   Extinct flying reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a birdlike beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb Flying_robin   Tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding; unrelated to searobins Flying_saucer   An (apparently) flying object whose nature is unknown; especially those considered to have extraterrestrial origins Flying_school   A school for teaching students to fly airplanes Flying_squad   A mobile group of trained people (police or executives or officials) able to move quickly in the case of emergencies Flying_squirrel   Nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body Flying_start   A quick and auspicious beginning Flying_start   A racing start in which the contestants are already in full motion when they pass the starting line Flyleaf   A blank leaf in the front of back of a book Flyover   A low-altitude flight (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground Flyover   Bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels; "an overpass is called a flyover or a flypast in England" Flypaper   Paper that is poisoned or coated with a sticky substance to kill flies Flypast   A low-altitude flight (usually of military aircraft) over spectators on the ground Flypast   Bridge formed by the upper level of a crossing of two highways at different levels; "an overpass is called a flyover or a flypast in England" Flyspeck   A tiny dark speck made by the excrement of a fly Flyspeck   Very small; "diminutive in stature"; "a lilliputian chest of drawers"; "her petite figure"; "tiny feet"; "the flyspeck nation of Bahrain moved toward democracy" Flyswat   An implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects Flyswatter   An implement with a flat part (of mesh or plastic) and a long handle; used to kill insects Flytrap   A trap for catching flies Back to top Flyway   The geographic route along which birds customarily migrate Flyweight   An amateur boxer who weighs no more than 112 pounds Flyweight   Weighs no more than 115 pounds Flywheel   Regulator consisting of a heavy wheel that stores kinetic energy and smoothes the operation of a reciprocating engine Fly_agaric   Poisonous (but rarely fatal) woodland fungus having a scarlet cap with white warts and white gills Fly_ash   Fine solid particles of ash that are carried into the air when fuel is combusted Fly_ball   (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air Fly_blind   Fly an airplane solely by relying on instruments Fly_bridge   The highest navigational bridge on a ship; a small (often open) deck above the pilot house Fly_by   Pass by while flying; "An enemy plane flew by" Fly_by   Move by very quickly Fly_casting   Casting an artificial fly as a lure Fly_contact   Fly a plane by using visible landmarks or points of reference Fly_front   An opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or buttons concealed by a fold of cloth Fly_high   Be elated; "He was flying high during the summer months" Fly_high   Gain in wealth Fly_honeysuckle   Erect deciduous North American shrub with red-tinged yellow-white flowers Fly_in_the_face_of   Go against; "This action flies in the face of the agreement" Fly_in_the_ointment   An inconvenience that detracts from the usefulness of something Fly_in_the_teeth_of   Go against; "This action flies in the face of the agreement" Back to top Fly_off_the_handle   Get very angry and fly into a rage; "The professor combusted when the student didn''t know the answer to a very elementary question"; "Spam makes me go ballistic" Fly_on   Continue flying Fly_open   Come open suddenly; "the doors flew open in the stroang gust" Fly_orchid   European orchid whose flowers resemble flies Fly_orchid   Any of several dwarf creeping orchids with small bizarre insectlike hairy flowers on slender stalks Fly_poison   All parts of plant are highly toxic; bulb pounded and used as a fly poison; sometimes placed in subfamily Melanthiaceae Fly_rod   A long flexible fishing rod used in fly fishing Fly_sheet   Flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent Fly_tent   A tent with a fly front Fly_the_coop   Flee; take to one''s heels; cut and run; "If you see this man, run!"; "The burglars escaped before the police showed up" FM   Modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave Fm   A radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons FMRI   A form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain FNMA   A federally chartered corporation that purchases mortgages FO   An officer holding the rank of major or lieutenant colonel or colonel Fo'c'sle   Living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed Foal   A young horse Foal   Give birth to a foal; "the mare foaled" Foaled   (used of a horse or related animal) born Foam   A mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid Back to top Foam   A lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture Foam   Form bubbles; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" Foamentation   A substance used as a warm moist medicinal compress or poultice Foamflower   Stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant Foaminess   The property of being foamy Foaming   Covered with or resembling small bubbles as from being agitated by beating or heating; "the bubbling candy mixture"; "a cup of foaming cocoa"; "frothy milkshakes"; "frothy waves"; "spumy surf" Foaming   Producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease; "the rabid animal''s frothing mouth" Foaming   Emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer" Foamy   Covered with or resembling small bubbles as from being agitated by beating or heating; "the bubbling candy mixture"; "a cup of foaming cocoa"; "frothy milkshakes"; "frothy waves"; "spumy surf" Foamy   Producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease; "the rabid animal''s frothing mouth" Foamy   Relating to or containing gas bubbles Foamy   Emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer" Foam_at_the_mouth   Be in a state of uncontrolled anger Foam_rubber   Spongy rubber; made by introducing air bubbles before vulcanization Fob   Short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man''s vest Fob   An adornment that hangs from a watch chain Fob   A vest pocket to hold a pocket watch Fob   Deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" Fob_off   Sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive Focal   Having or localized centrally at a focus; "focal point"; "focal infection" Back to top Focal   Of or relating to a focus; "focal length" Focalisation   The act of bringing into focus Focalisation   The confinement of an infection to a limited area Focalise   Put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" Focalise   Become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused" Focalise   Bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions Focalise   Concentrate on a particular place or spot; "The infection has localized in the left eye" Focalization   The act of bringing into focus Focalization   The confinement of an infection to a limited area Focalize   Put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" Focalize   Become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused" Focalize   Bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions Focalize   Concentrate on a particular place or spot; "The infection has localized in the left eye" Focally   In a focal manner; "the submucosa was focally infiltrated" Focal_distance   The distance from a lens to its focus Focal_epilepsy   Epilepsy in which the attack begins with an isolated disturbance of cerebral function (as a twitching of a limb or an illusory sensation or a mental disturbance) Focal_infection   Bacterial infection limited to a specific organ or region especially one causing symptoms elsewhere Focal_length   The distance from a lens to its focus Focal_point   A point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges Focal_point   A central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection" Back to top Focal_ratio   The ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system Focal_seizure   Transitory disturbance in motor or sensory function resulting from abnormal cortical activity Focus   Maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus" Focus   Maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion" Focus   The concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life" Focus   A fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section Focus   A point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges Focus   A central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection" Focus   Special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed" Focus   Put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" Focus   Become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused" Focus   Direct one''s attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" Focus   Bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions Focus   Cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image" Focused   Of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to produce a clear image Focused   Concentrated on or clustered around a central point or purpose Focused   (of light rays) converging on a point; "focused light rays can set something afire" Focused   Being in focus or brought into focus Focusing   The act of bringing into focus Focusing   The concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life" Back to top Focussed   (of light rays) converging on a point; "focused light rays can set something afire" Focussed   Being in focus or brought into focus Focussing   The concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life" Focus_on   Center upon; "Her entire attention centered on her children"; "Our day revolved around our work" Fodder   Coarse food (especially for cattle and horses) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop Fodder   Give fodder (to domesticated animals) Foe   An armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies" Foe   A personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years" Foehn   A warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps Foeman   An armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies" Foeniculum   Very small genus of aromatic European herbs with pinnately compound leaves and yellow flowers Foeniculum_dulce   Grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base Foeniculum_vulgare   Strongly aromatic with a smell of aniseed; leaves and seeds used for seasoning Foeniculum_vulgare_dulce   Grown especially for its edible aromatic bulbous stem base Foetal   Of or relating to a fetus; "fetal development" Foetal_circulation   The system of blood vessels and structures through which blood moves in a fetus Foetal_distress   An abnormal condition of a fetus; usually discovered during pregnancy and characterized by an abnormal heart rhythm Foetal_monitor   An electronic monitor that monitors fetal heartbeat and the mother''s uterine contractions during childbirth Foetal_movement   Motion of a fetus within the uterus (usually detected by the 16th week of pregnancy) Foetid   Offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" Back to top Foetid_bugbane   Bugbane of Siberia and eastern Asia having ill-smelling green-white flowers Foetid_pothos   Deciduous perennial low-growing fetid swamp plant of eastern North America having minute flowers enclosed in a mottled greenish or purple cowl-shaped spathe Foetology   The branch of medicine concerned with the fetus in the uterus Foetometry   Measurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head) Foetoprotein   Any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer Foetor   A distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant Foetoscope   A stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman''s abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat Foetoscopy   Prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood Foetus   An unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal Fog   Confusion characterized by lack of clarity Fog   Droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground Fog   An atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance Fog   Make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds" Fogbank   A large mass of fog on the sea (as seen from a distance) Fogbound   So enveloped in fog that it is not safe to move about; "a fogbound fleet"; "the fogbound city" Fogey   Someone whose style is out of fashion Fogged   Obscured by fog; "he could barely see through the fogged window" Fogginess   The quality of being indistinct Fogginess   An atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance Foggy   Obscured by fog; "he could barely see through the fogged window" Back to top Foggy   Filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October morning" Foggy   Indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" Foggy   Stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) Foggy_Bottom   Terms sometimes used to refer to Washington, D.C. Foghorn   A warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone Foghorn   A loud low warning signal that can be heard by fog-bound ships Foglamp   Headlight that provides strong beam for use in foggy weather Fogsignal   A loud low warning signal that can be heard by fog-bound ships Fogy   Someone whose style is out of fashion Fogyish   (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned; "moss-grown ideas about family life" Fog_up   Get foggy; "The windshield fogged up" Fohn   A warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps Foible   The weaker part of a sword''s blade from the forte to the tip Foible   A behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual Foie_gras   A pate made from goose liver (marinated in cognac) and truffles Foil   A light slender flexible sword tipped by a button Foil   A piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil" Foil   Picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector 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   Anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing''s good qualities; "pretty girls like plain friends as foils" Back to top Foil   Cover or back with foil; "foil mirrors" Foil   Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth''s amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" Foil   Enhance by contrast; "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background" Foiled   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   An act of hindering someone''s plans or efforts Foist   Insert surreptitiously or without warrant Foist   To force onto another; "He foisted his work on me" Foist_off   Sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive Folacin   A B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction Folate   A B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction Fold   The act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold" Fold   A pen for sheep Fold   A folded part (as a fold of skin or muscle) Fold   A group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church Fold   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" Fold   Incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating; "Fold the egg whites into the batter" Fold   Become folded or folded up; "The bed folds in a jiffy" Fold   Bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar" Fold   Confine in a fold, like sheep Fold   Intertwine; "fold one''s hands, arms, or legs" Back to top Fold   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." Foldable   Capable of being folded up and stored; "a foldaway bed" Foldaway   Capable of being folded up and stored; "a foldaway bed" Folded   Bent over or doubled up so that one part lies on another; "a folded map"; "a folded tophat is collapsed"; "when a bird''s wings are brought close to the body they are spoken of as folded" Folded-up   Made compact by doubling or bending over; "a folded-up newspaper" Folder   Covering that is folded over to protect the contents Folder   A small book usually having a paper cover Folderol   Ornamental objects of no great value Folderol   Nonsensical talk or writing Folding   The act of folding; "he gave the napkins a double fold" 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" Folding(a)   Capable of being folded up and stored; "a foldaway bed" Folding_chair   A chair that can be folded flat for storage Folding_door   An interior door that opens by folding back in sections (rather than by swinging on hinges) Folding_money   Currency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specie Foldout   An oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine Fold_up   Become folded or folded up; "The bed folds in a jiffy" Fold_up   Bend or lay so that one part covers the other; "fold up the newspaper"; "turn up your collar" Foliaceous   (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata Foliaceous   Bearing numerous leaves Back to top Foliaceous   Of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant Foliage   (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament Foliage   The main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants Foliaged   Bearing numerous leaves Foliate   Grow leaves; "the tree foliated in Spring" Foliate   Number the pages of a book or manuscript Foliate   Coat or back with metal foil; "foliate glass" Foliate   Decorate with leaves Foliate   Hammer into thin flat foils; "foliate metal" Foliate   (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata 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''" Foliate   Ornamented with foliage or foils; "foliate tracery"; "a foliated capital" Foliated   (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata Foliated   Ornamented with foliage or foils; "foliate tracery"; "a foliated capital" Foliation   The work of coating glass with metal foil Foliation   The production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves Foliation   (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament Foliation   (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock Foliation   (botany) the process of forming leaves Folic_acid   A B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction Back to top Folie   (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness Folie_a_deux   The simultaneous occurrence of symptoms of a mental disorder (as delusions) in two persons who are closely related (as siblings or man and wife) 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" Folio   A sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) Folio   The system of numbering pages Foliolate   (often used as a combining form) having leaflets (compound leaves) or a specified kind or number of leaflets; "`foliolate'' is combined with the prefix `bi'' to form the word `bifoliolate''" Foliose   Bearing numerous leaves Folium   A thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock Folk   The traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community Folk   People in general; "they''re just country folk"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next" Folk   People descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" Folk   A social division of (usually preliterate) people Folklore   The unwritten literature (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture Folks   Your parents; "he wrote to his folks every day" Folksong   A song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture Folksy   Very informal and familiar; "a folksy radio commentator"; "a folksy style" Folksy   Characteristic of country life; "cracker-barrel philosophy"; "folksy humor"; "the air of homespun country boys" Folktale   A tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk Folk_art   Genre of art of unknown origin that reflects traditional values of a society Folk_ballad   A song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture Back to top Folk_dance   A style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts) Folk_dance   Perform a folk-dance Folk_dancer   Someone who does folk dances Folk_dancing   A style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts) Folk_etymology   A popular but erroneous etymology Folk_music   The traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community Folk_poet   A folk writer who composes in verse Folk_singer   A singer of folk songs Folk_song   A song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture Folk_tale   A tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk Folk_writer   A writer of folktales Follicle   Any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity Follicle-stimulating_hormone   A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates sperm-forming cells in male mammals Follicular   Of or relating to or constituting a follicle Folliculitis   Inflammation of a hair follicle Follies   A revue with elaborate costuming Follow   Keep informed; "He kept up on his country''s foreign policies" Follow   Behave in accordance or in agreement with; "Follow a pattern"; "Follow my example" Follow   Keep to; "Stick to your principles"; "stick to the diet" Follow   Grasp the meaning; "Can you follow her argument?"; "When he lectures, I cannot follow" Back to top 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" Follow   Perform an accompaniment to; "The orchestra could barely follow the frequent pitch changes of the soprano" Follow   Imitate in behavior; take as a model; "Teenagers follow their friends in everything" Follow   Travel along a certain course; "follow the road"; "follow the trail" Follow   To travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum" 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" Follow   Keep under surveillance; "The police had been following him for weeks but they could not prove his involvement in the bombing" Follow   Choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans; "She followed the feminist movement"; "The candidate espouses Republican ideals" Follow   Be the successor (of); "Carter followed Ford"; "Will Charles succeed to the throne?" Follow   Work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function; "He is a herpetologist"; "She is our resident philosopher" Follow   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" Follow   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" Follow   Adhere to or practice; "These people still follow the laws of their ancient religion" Follow   Accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of; "Let''s follow our great helmsman!"; "She followed a guru for years" Follow   To be the product or result; "Melons come from a vine"; "Understanding comes from experience" Follow   Be later in time; "Tuesday always follows Monday" Follow   Come as a logical consequence; follow logically; "It follows that your assertion is false"; "the theorem falls out nicely" Follow   Come after in time, as a result; "A terrible tsunami followed the earthquake" Follow   Be next; "Mary plays best, with John and Sue following" 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" Back to top Follow-on   An immediate second innings forced on a cricket team scoring a prescribed number of runs fewer than it opponents in the first innings Follow-through   Carrying some project or intention to full completion; "I appreciated his follow-through on his promise" Follow-through   The act of carrying a stroke to its natural completion; "his follow-through was straight down the line toward the target"; "squash can be dangerous if your opponent has a long follow-through" Follow-up   A subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment Follow-up   An activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done Follow-up   A piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work; "his new software is a follow-up to the programs they started with" Follower   An ordinary person who accepts the leadership of another Follower   Someone who travels behind or pursues another Followers   A group of followers or enthusiasts Following   The act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit" Following   A group of followers or enthusiasts Following   Immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list" 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" Following(a)   About to be mentioned or specified; "the following items" Following(a)   In the desired direction; "a following wind" Followup   A subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment Followup   An activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done 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" Follow_out   Pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal" Follow_suit   Do what someone else is doing Back to top Follow_through   Pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal" Follow_through   Carry a stroke to natural completion after hitting or releasing a ball Follow_up   Increase the effectiveness or success of by further action; "The doctor followed up the surgery with radiation" Follow_up   Pursue to a conclusion or bring to a successful issue; "Did he go through with the treatment?"; "He implemented a new economic plan"; "She followed up his recommendations with a written proposal" Follow_up_on   Carry further or advance; "Can you act on this matter soon?" Folly   Foolish or senseless behavior Folly   A stupid mistake Folly   The trait of acting stupidly or rashly Folly   The quality of being rash and foolish Folsom_culture   The Paleo-American culture of Central America and North America; distinguished chiefly by a thin finely made flint projectile point having the shape of a leaf Foment   Bathe with warm water or medicated lotions; "His legs should be fomented" Foment   Try to stir up public opinion Fomentation   Deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) Fomentation   Application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation Fomenter   One who agitates; a political troublemaker Fomes   Genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees Fomes_igniarius   Fungus used in the preparation of punk for fuses Fomite   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 Fomor   One of a group of Celtic sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature Fomorian   One of a group of Celtic sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature Back to top 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" Fond   Having or displaying warmth or affection; "affectionate children"; "caring parents"; "a fond embrace"; "fond of his nephew"; "a tender glance"; "a warm embrace" Fond   Absurd or silly because unlikely; "fond hopes of becoming President"; "fond fancies" Fond(p)   (followed by `of'' or `to'') having a strong preference or liking for; "fond of chocolate"; "partial to horror movies" Fonda   United States film actor (1905-1982) Fonda   United States film actress and daughter of Henry Fonda (born in 1937) Fondant   Candy made of a thick creamy sugar paste Fondle   Touch lightly and with affection, with brushing motions; "He stroked his long beard" 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" Fondler   A lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one; "they are heavy petters" Fondling   Affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) Fondly   With fondness; with love; "she spoke to her children fondly" Fondness   A quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love Fondness   A predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey" Fondness   A positive feeling of liking; "he had trouble expressing the affection he felt"; "the child won everyone''s heart" Fondu   Hot sauce-like melted cheese or chocolate in which bread or fruits are dipped Fondu   Cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces Fondue   Hot sauce-like melted cheese or chocolate in which bread or fruits are dipped Fondue   Cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces Fond_regard   A feeling of affection for a person or an institution Back to top Font   Bowl for baptismal water Font   A specific size and style of type within a type family Fontanel   Any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus Fontanelle   Any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus Fontanne   United States actress (born in England) who married Alfred Lunt and performed with him in many plays (1887-1983) Fontenoy   A battle in 1745 in which the French army under Marshal Saxe defeated the English army and their allies under the duke of Cumberland Fonteyn   English dancer who danced with Rudolf Nureyev (born in 1919) Font_cartridge   Any font that is contained in a cartridge that can be plugged into a computer printer Food   Any substance that can be metabolized by an organism to give energy and build tissue Food   Anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking Food   Any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment; "food and drink" Foodie   A person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) Foodless   Being without food Foodstuff   (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer Foodstuff   A substance that can be used or prepared for use as food Food_additive   An additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf-life Food_allergy   Allergic reaction to a substance ingested in food Food_and_Agriculture_Organization   The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture Food_and_Agriculture_Organization_of_the_United_Na   The United Nations agency concerned with the international organization of food and agriculture Food_and_Drug_Administration   A federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products Back to top Food_bank   A place where food is contributed and made available to those in need; "they set up a food bank for the flood victims" Food_cache   Food in a secure or hidden storage place Food_chain   (ecology) a community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member Food_color   A digestible substance used to give color to food; "food color made from vegetable dyes" Food_coloring   A digestible substance used to give color to food; "food color made from vegetable dyes" Food_colour   A digestible substance used to give color to food; "food color made from vegetable dyes" Food_colouring   A digestible substance used to give color to food; "food color made from vegetable dyes" Food_company   A company that processes and sells food Food_cycle   (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains Food_elevator   A small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to another Food_faddist   A person who adheres briefly to different diets Food_fish   Any fish used for food by human beings Food_for_thought   Anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking Food_grain   Foodstuff prepared from the starchy grains of cereal grasses Food_hamper   A hamper for packing and transporting food Food_manufacturer   A person who manufactures food products Food_market   A marketplace where groceries are sold; "the grocery store included a meat market" Food_poisoning   Illness caused by poisonous or contaminated food Food_processor   A kitchen appliance with interchangeable blades; used for shredding or blending or chopping or slicing food Food_product   A substance that can be used or prepared for use as food Back to top Food_pyramid   (ecology) a hierarchy of food chains with the principle predator at the top; each level preys on the level below Food_shop   A shop selling delicatessen (as salads or cooked meats) Food_stamp   Government-issued stamps used in exchange for food Food_turner   Cooking utensil having a flat flexible part and a long handle; used for turning or serving food Food_waste   Food that is discarded (as from a kitchen) Food_web   (ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chains Fool   A person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of Fool   A person who lacks good judgment Fool   A professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the middle ages Fool   Indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let''s get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about" Fool   Fool or hoax; "The immigrant was duped because he trusted everyone"; "You can''t fool me!" Fool   Spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one''s inheritance" Fool   Make a fool or dupe of Fool's_cap   A cone-shaped paper hat formerly placed on the head of slow or lazy pupils Fool's_errand   A fruitless mission Fool's_gold   A common mineral (iron disulfide) that has a pale yellow color Fool's_huckleberry   Straggling shrub of northwestern North America having foliage with a bluish tinge and umbels of small bell-shaped flowers Fool's_paradise   An illusory state of wellbeing Fool's_parsley   European weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eaten Foolery   Foolish or senseless behavior Back to top Foolhardiness   The trait of giving little thought to danger Foolhardy   Marked by unthinking boldness; with 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 th Fooling   Characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility; "a broken back is nothing to be casual about; it is no fooling matter" Foolish   Having or revealing stupidity; "ridiculous anserine behavior"; "a dopey answer"; "a dopey kid"; "some fool idea about rewriting authors'' books" Foolish   Devoid of good sense or judgment; "foolish remarks"; "a foolish decision" Foolishly   Without good sense or judgment; "He acted foolishly when he agreed to come" Foolishness   A stupid mistake Foolishness   The trait of acting stupidly or rashly Foolishness   The quality of being rash and foolish Foolish_woman   A female fool Foolproof   Proof against human misuse, error, etc.; "Foolproof this appliance" Foolproof   Not liable to failure; "a foolproof identification system"; "the unfailing sign of an amateur"; "an unfailing test" Foolscap   A size of paper used especially in Britain Fool_around   Indulge in horseplay; "Enough horsing around--let''s get back to work!"; "The bored children were fooling about" Fool_around   Commit adultery; "he plays around a lot" Fool_away   Spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one''s inheritance" Foot   Travel by foot; "he followed on foot"; "the swiftest of foot" Foot   A foot of a vertebrate other than a human being Foot   Any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates Foot   A support resembling a pedal extremity; "one foot of the chair was on the carpet" Back to top Foot   Lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" Foot   The foot of a human being; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot" Foot   A group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm Foot   An army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot" 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" Foot   A member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger Foot   A linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall" Foot   Add a column of numbers Foot   Walk; "let''s hoof it to the disco" Foot   Pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill" Foot-and-mouth_disease   Acute contagious disease of cloven-footed animals marked by ulcers in the mouth and around the hoofs Foot-lambert   A former luminance unit equal to one lumen per square foot Foot-pound   A unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through a distance of one foot Foot-poundal   A unit of work equal to a force of one poundal moving through a distance of one foot Foot-ton   2240 foot-pounds Footage   The amount of film that has been shot Footage   A rate of charging by the linear foot of work done Football   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 Football   The inflated oblong ball used in playing American football Footballer   An athlete who plays American football Back to top Football_coach   A coach of football players Football_field   The playing field on which football is played 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 Football_helmet   A padded helmet with a face mask to protect the head of football players Football_hero   A football player who has achieved a reputation for success Football_league   A league of football teams Football_official   An official who enforces the rules at a football game Football_play   (American football) a play by the offensive team Football_player   An athlete who plays American football Football_score   The score in a football game Football_season   The season when football is played Football_stadium   A stadium where football games are held Football_team   A team that plays football Football_tee   Support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff Footbath   A small bathtub for warming or washing or disinfecting the feet Footboard   A vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead Footboard   A narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet Footbridge   A bridge designed for pedestrians Footcandle   A unit of illuminance on a surface that is everywhere 1 foot from a point source of 1 candle Footed   Having feet; "footed creatures"; "a footed sofa" Back to top Footedness   The property of favoring one foot over the other (as in kicking a ball) Footer   A printed note placed below the text on a printed page Footer   A person who travels by foot 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" Footfall   The sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch" Footfault   A fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline Footgear   Covering for a person''s feet Foothill   A relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain Foothills   Hilly land on the lower slopes of mountains 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" Foothold   A place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing 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" Footing   A place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing Footing   A relation that provides the foundation for something; "they were on a friendly footing"; "he worked on an interim basis" Footing   Status with respect to the relations between people or groups; "on good terms with her in-laws"; "on a friendly footing" Footle   Act foolishly, as by talking nonsense Footle   Be about; "The high school students like to loiter in the Central Square"; "Who is this man that is hanging around the department?" Footless   Having no feet or analogous appendages Footlight   Theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors Footlights   Theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors Back to top Footling   (informal terms) 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"; "Mickey Mouse regulations"; "a dispute over nig Footlocker   A trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks) Footloose   Free to go or do as one pleases; "Americans have always been a footloose people always moving on"; "a footloose young man eager to see the big city" Footman   A man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores Footmark   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   A printed note placed below the text on a printed page Footnote   Add explanatory notes to or supply with critical comments; "The scholar annotated the early edition of a famous novel" Footpad   A highwayman who robs on foot Footpath   A trodden path Footplate   The platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls Footprint   The area taken up by some object; "the computer had a desktop footprint of 10 by 16 inches" Footprint   A mark of a foot or shoe on a surface; "the police made casts of the footprints in the soft earth outside the window" Footprint   A trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise important; "the footprints of an earlier civilization" Footprint_evidence   Evidence in the form of footprints; "there was footprint evidence that he had been at the scene of the crime" Footrace   A race run on foot; "she broke the record for the half-mile run" Footrest   A low stool to rest the feet of a seated person Footslog   Walk heavily and firmly, as when weary, or through mud; "Mules plodded in a circle around a grindstone" Footslogger   Fights on foot with small arms Footsore   Having sore or tired feet Footstall   An architectural support or base (as for a column or statue) Back to top Footstep   The act of taking a step in walking Footstep   The sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch" Footstep   The distance covered by a step; "he stepped off ten paces from the old tree and began to dig" Footsteps-of-spring   Sanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow flowers Footstool   A low stool to rest the feet of a seated person Footsure   Not liable to stumble or fall; "on surefooted donkeys" Footwall   The lower wall of an inclined fault Footwear   Covering for a person''s feet Footwear   Clothing worn on a person''s feet Footwork   Skillful maneuvering or dealing; "she needs some fancy footwork to cover all those lies" Footwork   The manner of using the feet Foot_brake   Hydraulic brake operated by pressing on a foot pedal Foot_doctor   A specialist in care for the feet Foot_lever   A lever that is operated with the foot Foot_pedal   A lever that is operated with the foot Foot_race   A race run on foot; "she broke the record for the half-mile run" Foot_rot   Contagious degenerative infection of the feet of hoofed animals (especially cattle and sheep) Foot_rot   Plant disease in which the stem or trunk rots at the base Foot_rule   A ruler one foot long Foot_soldier   Fights on foot with small arms Back to top Foot_soldier   An assistant subject to the authority or control of another Foot_traffic   People coming and going on foot Foot_up   Add a column of numbers Fop   A man who is much concerned with his dress and appearance Foppish   Affecting extreme elegance in dress and manner Forage   The act of searching for food and provisions Forage   Animal food for browsing or grazing Forage   Wander and feed; "The animals forage in the woods" Forage   Collect or look around for (food) Foraging   The act of searching for food and provisions Foram   Marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude Foramen   A natural opening or perforation through a bone or a membranous structure Foramen_magnum   The large opening at the base of the cranium through which the spinal cord passes Foramen_of_Monro   The small opening (on both the right and left sides) that connects the third ventricle in the diencephalon with the lateral ventricle in the cerebral hemisphere Foraminifer   Marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude Foraminifera   Foraminifers Foray   An initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence); "scientists'' forays into politics" Foray   A sudden short attack Foray   Briefly enter enemy territory Foray   Steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" Back to top Foray_into   Enter someone else''s territory and take spoils; "The pirates raided the coastal villages regularly" Forbear   A person from whom you are descended Forbear   Not do something; "He refrained from hitting him back"; "she could not forbear weeping" Forbearance   A delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting; "his forbearance to reply was alarming" Forbearance   Good-natured tolerance of delay or incompetence Forbearing   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   Command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store" Forbid   Keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" 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" Forbiddance   An official prohibition or edict against something Forbidden   Excluded from use or mention; "forbidden fruit"; "in our house dancing and playing cards were out"; "a taboo subject" Forbidden_City   A walled section of Beijing that encloses the palace that was formerly the residence of the emperor of China Forbidden_City   The sacred city of Lamaism; known as the Forbidden City for its former inaccessibility and hostility to strangers Forbidden_fruit   The original forbidden fruit was an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Eden; it is now used to refer to anything that is tempting but dangerous (as sexuality) Forbidding   An official prohibition or edict against something Forbidding   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 clo Forbidding   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 Forbiddingly   In an unpleasant or menacing manner; "it was forbiddingly dark in the corridor" 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   (of a law) having legal validity; "the law is still in effect" Back to top Force   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" Force   A powerful effect or influence; "the force of his eloquence easily persuaded them" Force   A unit that is part of some military service; "he sent Caesar a force of six thousand men" Force   A group of people having the power of effective action; "he joined forces with a band of adventurers" Force   Group of people willing to obey orders; "a public force is necessary to give security to the rights of citizens" 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" Force   (physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity; "force equals mass times acceleration" Force   Impose or thrust urgently, importunately, or inexorably; "She forced her diet fads on him" Force   Do forcibly; exert force; "Don''t force it!" Force   Cause to move along the ground by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled" Force   Force into or from an action or state, either physically or metaphorically; "She rammed her mind into focus"; "He drives me mad" Force   Squeeze like a wedge into a tight space; "I squeezed myself into the corner" Force   Take by force; "Storm the fort" Force   Urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate Force   Move with force, "He pushed the table into a corner" 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" Force-feed   Feed someone who will not or cannot eat Force-feed_lubricating_system   Mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings Force-land   Make a forced landing Forced   Lacking spontaneity; not natural; "a constrained smile"; "forced heartiness"; "a strained smile" Back to top Forced   Made necessary by an unexpected situation or emergency; "a forced landing" Forced   Forced or compelled; "promised to abolish forced labor" Forced   Produced by or subjected to forcing; "forced-air heating"; "furnaces of the forced-convection type"; "forced convection in plasma generators" Forced_feeding   Feeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eat Forced_landing   An unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances (engine failure or adverse weather) not under the pilot''s control Forced_sale   A sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court''s writ of execution in order satisfy and unpaid obligation Forceful   Forceful and definite in expression or action; "the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty" 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" Forcefully   With full force; "we are seeing this film too late to feel its original impact forcefully" Forcefulness   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   Lacking force; feeble; "a forceless argument" Forcemeat   Mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs Forceps   An extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies) Forceps_delivery   Delivery in which forceps are inserted through the vagina and used to grasp the head of the fetus and pull it through the birth canal; since the forceps can injure the fetus this procedure has generally given way to cesarean deliveries Forces_of_Umar_Al-Mukhtar   A little known Palestinian group responsible for bombings and for killing Israelis; seeks to defeat Israel and liberate southern Lebanon, Palestine, and Golan Heights Force_17   Formed in 1972 as a opersonal security force for Arafat and other PLO leaders; became one of PLO''s elite units; has built an extensive infrastructure of terrorist cells and weapon depots in Europe while attacking Israeli targets Force_back   Cause to move back by force or influence; "repel the enemy"; "push back the urge to smoke"; "beat back the invaders" Force_feed   Mechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings 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 Force_majeure   A natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of events; "he discovered that his house was not insured against acts of God" Back to top Force_out   Emit with force of effort; "force out the air" Force_out   Force with the thumb; "gouge out his eyes" Force_out   Cause to come out in a squirt; "the boy squirted water at his little sister" Force_out   Expel from one''s property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months" Force_out   Force to move; "the refugees were displaced by the war" Force_out   Force or drive out; "The police routed them out of bed at 2 A.M." Force_out   Terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers" Force_out   Force to leave (an office) Force_per_unit_area   The force applied to a unit area of surface; measured in pascals (SI unit) or in dynes (cgs unit); "the compressed gas exerts an increased pressure" Force_pump   Pump used to force a liquid up and expel it under pressure Force_unit   A unit of measurement of physical force Forcible   Impelled by physical force especially against resistance; "forcible entry"; "a real cop would get physical"; "strong-arm tactics" Forcibly   In a forcible manner; "keep in mind the dangers of imposing our own values and prejudices too forcibly" Forcing_out   The act of expelling or projecting or ejecting Forcipate   Shaped like a forceps; deeply forked Ford   The act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse Ford   A shallow area in a stream that can be forded Ford   United States manufacturer of automobiles who pioneered mass production (1863-1947) Ford   38th President of the United States; appointed Vice President and succeeded Nixon when Nixon resigned (1913-) Ford   English writer and editor (1873-1939) Back to top Ford   Son of Henry Ford (1893-1943) Ford   Grandson of Henry Ford (1917-1987) Ford   United States film maker (1896-1973) Ford   Cross a river where it''s shallow Fordable   Shallow enough to be crossed by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle; "the stream was fordable" Fordhooks   Relatively large lima beans Fording   The act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse Ford_Hermann_Hueffer   English writer and editor (1873-1939) Ford_Madox_Ford   English writer and editor (1873-1939) Fore   Front part of a vessel or aircraft; "he pointed the bow of the boat toward the finish line" Fore   Near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane; "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments" Fore(a)   Located anteriorly Fore(a)   Situated at or toward the bow of a vessel Fore-and-aft   Parallel with the keel of a ship Fore-and-after   Sailing vessel with a fore-and-aft rig Fore-and-aft_rig   Rig in which the principal sails are fore-and-aft Fore-and-aft_sail   Any sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft direction Fore-and-aft_topsail   A triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmast Fore-topmast   The topmast next above the foremast Fore-topsail   The topsail on a foremast Back to top Forearm   The part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist Forearm   Arm in advance of a confrontation Forebear   A person from whom you are descended Forebode   Make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" Foreboding   An unfavorable omen Foreboding   A feeling of evil to come; "a steadily escalating sense of foreboding"; "the lawyer had a presentiment that the judge would dismiss the case" Foreboding(a)   Of ominous significance Forebrain   The anterior portion of the brain; the part of the brain that develops from the anterior part of the neural tube Forecast   A prediction about how something (as the weather) will develop Forecast   Judge to be probable Forecast   Indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" Forecast   Predict in advance Forecaster   Someone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge) Forecasting   A statement made about the future Forecastle   Living quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housed Foreclose   Subject to foreclosing procedures; take away the right of mortgagors to redeem their mortgage Foreclose   Keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" Foreclosure   The legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in default Forecourt   The outer or front court of a building or of a group of buildings Foredate   Establish something as being earlier relative to something else Back to top Foredeck   The deck between the bridge and the forecastle Foredoom   Doom beforehand Forefather   The founder of a family; "keep the faith of our forefathers" Forefather   Person from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some group; "our forefathers brought forth a great nation" Forefinger   The finger next to the thumb Forefoot   A front foot of a quadruped Forefront   The position of greatest advancement; the leading position in any movement or field Forefront   The part in the front or nearest the viewer; "he was in the forefront"; "he was at the head of the column" Foregather   Collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let''s gather in the dining room" Forego   Be earlier in time; go back further; "Stone tools precede bronze tools" Foregoing(a)   Especially of writing or speech; going before Foregone   Well in the past; former; "bygone days"; "dreams of foregone times"; "sweet memories of gone summers"; "relics of a departed era" Foregone_conclusion   Something that is certain; "his victory is a certainty" Foregone_conclusion   An inevitable ending Foreground   (computer science) a window for an active application Foreground   The part of a scene that is near the viewer Foreground   Move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent; "The introduction highlighted the speaker''s distinguished career in linguistics" Foregrounding   The execution of a program that preempts the use of the processing system Foreground_processing   The execution of a program that preempts the use of the processing system Forehand   (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) Back to top Forehand(a)   (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke Forehanded   (of racket strokes) made with palm facing direction of stroke Forehanded   Having provided for the future Forehand_drive   (sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash) 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) Forehand_stroke   (sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash) Forehead   The large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: the forehead and the upper part of the orbits Forehead   The part of the face above the eyes Foreign   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" Foreign   Of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own); "foreign trade"; "a foreign office" 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" Foreign   Not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source; "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk" Foreign-born   Of persons born in another area or country than that lived in; "our large nonnative population" Foreigner   A person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country Foreigner   Someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group Foreignness   The quality of being alien or not native; "the strangeness of a foreigner" Foreign_agent   A spy for a foreign country Foreign_aid   Aid (such as economic or military assistance) provided to one nation by another Foreign_bill   A bill of exchange that is drawn in one country and made payable in another Foreign_correspondent   A journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a foreign country for publication or broadcast Back to top Foreign_direct_investment   A joint venture between a foreign company and a United States company Foreign_direct_investment   Investing in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business) Foreign_draft   A bill of exchange that is drawn in one country and made payable in another Foreign_exchange   The system by which one currency is exchanged for another; enables international transactions to take place Foreign_Intelligence_Service   Russia''s intelligence service responsible for foreign operations, intelligence-gathering and analysis, and the exchange of intelligence information; collaborates with other countries to oppose proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, terrorism and o Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act   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; separa Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Court   A secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance and for authorizing searches of suspected spies and terrorists by the Department of Justic Foreign_legion   A military unit composed of foreign volunteers who serve the state Foreign_minister   A government minister for foreign relations Foreign_mission   A permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister Foreign_mission   An organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work Foreign_office   The government department in charge of foreign relations Foreign_policy   A policy governing international relations Foreign_Service   The part of the State Department that supplies diplomats for the United States embassies and consulates around the world Foreign_terrorist_organization   A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals Foreknow   Realize beforehand Foreknowledge   Knowledge of an event before it occurs Forelady   A woman who is foreperson of a jury Foreland   Land forming the forward margin of something Foreland   A natural elevation (especially a rocky one that juts out into the sea) Back to top Foreleg   The front limb of a quadruped Forelimb   The front limb (or homologous structure in other animals such as a flipper or wing) Forelock   A lock of a horse''s mane that grows forward between the ears Forelock   A lock of hair growing (or falling) over the forehead Foreman   A person who exercises control over workers; "if you want to leave early you have to ask the foreman" Foreman   A man who is foreperson of a jury Foremanship   The position of foreman Foremast   The mast nearest the bow in vessels with two or more masts Foremilk   Milky fluid secreted for the first day or two after parturition Foremost   Preceding all others in spatial position; "the foremost compartment of the ship" Foremost   Ranking above all others; "was first in her class"; "the foremost figure among marine artists"; "the top graduate" Foremost   Situated closest to the bow; "the foremost compartment of the ship" Foremost   Before anything else; "first we must consider the garter snake" Foremost   Prominently forward; "he put his best foot foremost" Foremother   A woman ancestor Forename   The name that precedes the surname Forenoon   The time period between dawn and noon; "I spent the morning running errands" Forensic   Used of legal argumentation Forensic_medicine   The branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposes; "forensic pathology provided the evidence that convicted the murderer" Forensic_pathology   The branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposes; "forensic pathology provided the evidence that convicted the murderer" Back to top Foreordain   Foreordain or determine beforehand Foreordain   Foreordain by divine will or decree Foreordained   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   (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   The side that is forward or prominent Forepaw   Front paw; analogous to the human hand Foreperson   The presiding member of the jury and the one who speaks on their behalf Foreplay   Mutual sexual stimulation prior to sexual intercourse Forequarter   The front half of a side of meat Forerunner   An indication of the approach of something or someone Forerunner   A person who goes before or announces the coming of another Forerunner   Anything that precedes something similar in time; "phrenology was an antecedent of modern neuroscience" Foresail   The lowest sail on the foremast of a square-rigged vessel Foresee   Realize beforehand Foresee   Picture to oneself; imagine possible; "I cannot envision him as President" Foresee   Act in advance of; deal with ahead of time Foreseeable   Being such as may reasonable be anticipated; "foreseeable costs were well within the budget" Foreseen   Known beforehand Foreshadow   Indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" Foreshadowing   The act of providing vague advance indications; representing beforehand Back to top Foreshadowing   Indistinctly prophetic Foreshank   A cut of meat from the upper part of a front leg Foreshock   A tremor preceding an earthquake Foreshore   The part of the seashore between the high-water mark and the low-water mark Foreshorten   Reduce in scope while retaining essential elements; "The manuscript must be shortened" Foreshorten   Shorten lines in a drawing so as to create an illusion of depth Foreshow   Foretell by divine inspiration Foresight   Providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future Foresight   Seeing ahead; knowing in advance; foreseeing Foresighted   Planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues" Foresightedness   Providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future Foresightful   Planning prudently for the future; "large goals that required farsighted policies"; "took a long view of the geopolitical issues" Foresightfulness   Providence by virtue of planning prudently for the future Foreskin   A fold of skin covering the tip of the penis Foreskin   A fold of skin covering the tip of the clitoris Forest   The trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area Forest   Land that is covered with trees and shrubs Forest   Establish a forest on previously unforested land; "afforest the mountains" Forestage   The part of a modern theater stage between the curtain and the orchestra (i.e., in front of the curtain) Forestall   Keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer" Back to top Forestall   Act in advance of; deal with ahead of time Forestalling   The act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively Forestay   An adjustable stay from the foremast to the deck or bowsprit; controls the bending of the mast Forested   Covered with forest; "efforts to protect forested lands of the northwest" Forester   Someone trained in forestry Forester   English writer of adventure novels featuring Captain Horatio Hornblower (1899-1966) Forestiera   Any plant of the genus Forestiera Forestiera_neomexicana   Spiny branching deciduous shrub of southwestern United States having clusters of insignificant yellow-white flowers appearing before leaves followed by attractive black berrylike fruits Forestry   The science of planting and caring for forests and the management of growing timber Forest_fire   An uncontrolled fire in a wooded area Forest_fire_fighter   An official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forest Forest_goat   Cow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelope; characterized as a cow that lives the life of a goat Forest_god   One of a class of woodland deities; attendant on Bacchus; identified with Roman fauns Forest_red_gum   Tall tree of Queensland and New South Wales and Victoria Forest_tent_caterpillar   Larvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a carpet rather than a tent; serious defoliator of deciduous trees Foreswear   Turn away from; give up; "I am foreswearing women forever" Foreswear   Do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" Foretaste   An early limited awareness of something yet to occur Foretell   Indicate by signs; "These signs bode bad news" Foretell   Make a prediction about; tell in advance; "Call the outcome of an election" Back to top Foretell   Foreshadow or presage Foretelling   The art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means Foretelling   A statement made about the future Forethought   Judiciousness in avoiding harm or danger; "he exercised caution in opening the door"; "he handled the vase with care" Forethought   Planning or plotting in advance of acting Forethoughtful   Thoughtful of the future; "careful forethoughtful planning" Foretoken   An event that is experienced as indicating important things to come; "he hoped it was an augury"; "it was a sign from God" Foretold   Known beforehand Foretop   A lock of a horse''s mane that grows forward between the ears Foretop   A platform at the head of a foremast Forever   Seemingly without interruption; often and repeatedly; "always looking for faults"; "it is always raining"; "he is forever cracking jokes"; "they are forever arguing" Forever   For a limitless time; "no one can live forever"; "brightly beams our Father''s mercy from his lighthouse evermore"- P.P.Bliss Forever   For a very long or seemingly endless time; "she took forever to write the paper"; "we had to wait forever and a day" Forevermore   At any future time; in the future; "lead a blameless life evermore" Forever_and_a_day   For a very long or seemingly endless time; "she took forever to write the paper"; "we had to wait forever and a day" Forewarn   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   An early warning about a future event Forewing   Either of the anterior pair of wings on an insect that has 4 wings Forewoman   A woman in charge of a group of workers Forewoman   A woman who is foreperson of a jury Back to top Foreword   A short introductory essay preceding the text of a book Fore_plane   A carpenter''s plane intermediate between a jack plane and a jointer plane Forfeit   The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. Forfeit   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" Forfeit   Something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty; Forfeit   Lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime Forfeit   Surrendered as a penalty Forfeited   Surrendered as a penalty Forfeiture   The act of losing or surrendering something as a penalty for a mistake or fault or failure to perform etc. 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" Forfeiture   Something that is lost or surrendered as a penalty; Forficate   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 dev Forficula   Type genus of Forficulidae Forficula_auricularia   Sometimes destructive to cultivated bulbs Forficulidae   Typical earwigs Forgather   Collect in one place; "We assembled in the church basement"; "Let''s gather in the dining room" Forge   A workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering Forge   Furnace consisting of a special hearth where metal is heated before shaping Forge   Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or priciple) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light" Forge   Make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card" Back to top Forge   Make out of components (often in an improvising manner); "She fashioned a tent out of a sheet and a few sticks" Forge   Make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" Forge   Create by hammering; "hammer the silver into a bowl"; "forge a pair of tongues" Forge   Move or act with a sudden increase in speed or energy Forge   Move ahead steadily; "He forged ahead" Forged   Reproduced fraudulently; "like a bad penny..."; "a forged twenty dollar bill" Forger   Someone who makes copies illegally Forger   Someone who operates a forge Forgery   Criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud Forgery   A copy that is represented as the original Forget   Be unable to remember; "I''m drawing a blank"; "You are blocking the name of your first wife!" Forget   Dismiss from the mind; stop remembering; "i tried to bury these unpleasant memories" Forget   Leave behind unintentionally; "I forgot my umbrella in the restaurant"; "I left my keys inside the car and locked the doors" Forget   Forget to do something; "Don''t forget to call the chairman of the board to the meeting!" Forget-me-not   Small perennial herb having bright blue or white flowers Forgetful   Failing to keep in mind; "forgetful of her responsibilities"; "oblivious old age" Forgetful   Not mindful or attentive; "while thus unmindful of his steps he stumbled"- G.B.Shaw Forgetful   Not retentive Forgetfully   In a forgetful manner; "she is getting old and acts forgetfully" Forgetfulness   Tendency to forget Back to top Forgetfulness   Unawareness caused by neglectful or heedless failure to remember; "his forgetfulness increased as he grew older" Forgetful_person   A flighty and disorganized person Forgettable   Easily forgotten Forget_me_drug   Street names for flunitrazepan Forging   Shaping metal by heating and hammering Forgivable   Easily excused or forgiven; "a venial error" Forgivably   In an excusable manner or to an excusable degree; "he was excusably late" Forgive   Stop blaming or grant forgiveness; "I forgave him his infidelity"; "She cannot forgive him for forgetting her birthday" Forgive   Absolve from payment; "I forgive you your debt" Forgiveness   The act of excusing a mistake or offense Forgiveness   Compassionate feelings that support a willingness to forgive Forgiver   A person who pardons or forgives or excuses a fault or offense Forgiving   Providing absolution Forgiving   Inclined or able to forgive and show mercy; "a kindly forgiving nature"; "a forgiving embrace to the naughty child" Forgivingly   With forgiveness; in a forgiving manner; "`Never mind,'' she said forgivingly" Forgivingness   Tendency to be kind and forgiving Forgo   Refrain from consuming; "You will have to forgo alcohol" Forgo   Lose or lose the right to by some error, offense, or crime Forgo   Do without or cease to hold or adhere to; "We are dispensing with formalities"; "relinquish the old ideas" Forgoing   The act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) Back to top Forgotten   Not noticed inadvertently; "her aching muscles forgotten she danced all night"; "he was scolded for his forgotten chores" Forgotten   No longer known; irretrievable; "a forgotten art"; "a lost art"; "lost civilizations" Forint   The basic unit of money in Hungary Fork   The act of branching out or dividing into branches Fork   Cutlery used for serving and eating food Fork   An agricultural tool used for lifting or digging; has a handle and metal prongs Fork   The angle formed by the inner sides of the legs where they join the human trunk Fork   A part of a forked or branching shape; "he broke off one of the branches"; "they took the south fork" Fork   Shape like a fork; "She forked her fingers" Fork   Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks" Fork   Place under attack with one''s own pieces, of two enemy pieces Fork   Lift with a pitchfork; "pitchfork hay" Forked   Having two meanings with intent to deceive; "a sly double meaning"; "spoke with forked tongue" Forked   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 dev Forked_lightning   A form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork-like) Forking   The act of branching out or dividing into branches Forking   The place where something divides into branches Forklift   A small industrial vehicle with a power operated forked platform in front that can can be inserted under loads to lift and move them Fork_out   To surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" Fork_over   To surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" Back to top Fork_up   To surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money" Forlorn   Pitiable in circumstances especially through abandonment; "desolate and despairing"; "left forlorn" Forlorn   Marked by or showing hopelessness; "the last forlorn attempt"; "a forlorn cause" Forlornly   In a forlorn manner; "a single chicken was scratching forlornly in the yard" Forlornness   Sadness resulting from being forsaken or abandoned Forlorn_hope   A hopeless or desperate enterprise Form   The spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance; "geometry is the mathematical science of shape" Form   A mold for setting concrete; "they built elaborate forms for pouring the foundation" Form   A life-size dummy used to display clothes Form   The visual appearance of something or someone; "the delicate cast of his features" Form   A particular mode in which something is manifested; "his resentment took the form of extreme hostility" Form   Any spatial attributes (especially as defined by outline); "he could barely make out their shapes through the smoke" Form   An ability to perform well; "he was at the top of his form"; "the team was off form last night" Form   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" Form   A category of things distinguished by some common characteristic or quality; "sculpture is a form of art"; "what kinds of desserts are there?" Form   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" Form   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" Form   A printed document with spaces in which to write; "he filled out his tax form" 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" Form   (biology) a group of organisms within a species that differ in trivial ways from similar groups; "a new strain of microorganisms" Back to top Form   A body of students who are taught together; "early morning classes are always sleepy" 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" Form   Give a shape or form to; "shape the dough" Form   Give shape to; "form the clay into a head" Form   Make something, usually for a specific function; "She molded the riceballs carefully"; "Form cylinders from the dough"; "shape a figure"; "Work the metal into a sword" Form   Establish or impress firmly in the mind; "We imprint our ideas onto our children" Form   Create (as an entity); "social groups form everywhere"; "They formed a company" Form   To compose or represent:"This wall forms the background of the stage setting"; "The branches made a roof"; "This makes a fine introduction" Form   Develop into a distinctive entity; "our plans began to take shape" Form-only(a)   Being a matter of form only; lacking substance; "a form-only requirement that is usually ignored" Formal   Refined or imposing in manner or appearance; befitting a royal court; "a courtly gentleman" 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" 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" Formal   Logically deductive; "formal proof" Formal   Characteristic of or befitting a person in authority; "formal duties"; "an official banquet" Formal   Represented in simplified or symbolic form Formaldehyde   A colorless poisonous gas; made by the oxidation of methanol Formalin   A 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens Formalisation   The act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions) Formalise   Declare or make legally valid Back to top Formalise   Make formal or official; "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title" Formalised   Given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures Formalised   Concerned with or characterized by rigorous or adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art); "highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot''" Formalism   The practice of scrupulous adherence to prescribed or external forms Formalism   The doctrine that formal structure rather than content is what should be represented 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 Formalistic   Concerned with or characterized by rigorous or adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art); "highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot''" Formalities   A requirement of etiquette or custom Formality   Compliance with formal rules Formality   A manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies Formality   A requirement of etiquette or custom Formalization   The act of making formal (as by stating formal rules governing classes of expressions) Formalize   Declare or make legally valid Formalize   Make formal or official; "We formalized the appointment and gave him a title" Formalized   Given formal standing or endorsement; made official or legitimate by the observance of proper procedures Formalized   Concerned with or characterized by rigorous or adherence to recognized forms (especially in religion or art); "highly formalized plays like `Waiting for Godot''" Formally   In a formal manner; "he was dressed rather formally" Formally   With official authorization; "the club will be formally recognized" Formalness   A manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies Formalwear   Attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening Back to top Formal_garden   A garden laid out on regular lines with plants arranged in symmetrical locations or in geometrical designs Formal_logic   Any logical system that abstracts the form of statements away from their content in order to establish abstract criteria of consistency and validity Format   The general appearance of a publication Format   The organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) Format   Divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data; "Please format this disk before entering data!" Format   Determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science) Format   Set (printed matter) into a specific format; "Format this letter so it can be printed out" Formation   The act of forming something; "the constitution of a PTA group last year"; "it was the establishment of his reputation"; "he still remembers the organization of the club" Formation   The fabrication of something in a particular shape Formation   Creation by mental activity; "the formation of sentences"; "the formation of memories" Formation   A particular spatial arrangement Formation   An arrangement of people or things acting as a unit; "a defensive formation"; "a formation of planes" Formation   (geology) the geological features of the earth Formation   Natural process that causes something to form; "the formation of gas in the intestine"; "the formation of crystals"; "the formation of pseudopods" Formative   Minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function Formative   Forming or capable of forming or molding; "a formative influence"; "a formative experience" Formative   Capable of forming new cells and tissues; "a formative zone in developing bone" Formative   Beginning to develop; "inchoative stages" Formative   Susceptible to alteration by development and experience; "formative years" Formative   Relating to or characterized by formative effects or formation; "the formative arts" Back to top Formative_cell   A cell of an embryo Formatted_capacity   (computer science) the usable capacity of a disk drive; the amount of space that is left after the sector headings and boundary definitions and timing information have been added by formatting the disk Formatting   The organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) Formed   Clearly defined; "I have no formed opinion about the chances of success" Formed   Fully developed as by discipline or training; "a fully formed literary style" Formed   Having taken on a definite arrangement; "cheerleaders were formed into letters"; "we saw troops formed into columns" Formed   Formed in the mind Formed   Having or given a form or shape Former   The first of two or the first mentioned of two; "Tom and Dick were both heroes but only the former is remembered today" Former(a)   Referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several); "the novel was made into a film in 1943 and again in 1967; I prefer the former version to the latter one" Former(a)   Of the distant past; "the early inhabitants of Europe"; "former generations"; "in other times" Former(a)   Belonging to some prior time; "erstwhile friend"; "our former glory"; "the once capital of the state"; "her quondam lover" Former(a)   (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" Formerly   At a previous time; "once he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing" Former_Armed_Forces   A terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to reinstitute Hutu control; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists" Formic   Of or containing or derived from formic acid Formic   Of or relating to or derived from ants Formica   Type genus of the Formicidae Formica   Any of various plastic laminates containing melamine Formicariidae   Antbirds Back to top Formicarius   Type genus of the Formicariidae Formicary   A mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest Formicate   Crawl about like ants Formication   Hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines Formica_fusca   An ant frequently enslaved Formica_rufa   Reddish-brown European ant typically living in anthills in woodlands Formica_sanguinea   Slave-making ant widely distributed over the northern hemisphere Formicidae   Ants Formic_acid   A colorless pungent fuming vesicatory liquid acid HCOOH found naturally in ants and many plants or made catalytically from carbon monoxide and steam; used in finishing textiles and paper and in the manufacture of insecticides and fumigants Formidability   Impressive difficulty Formidable   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 gray wall" 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" Formidably   In a formidable manner; "the constant risk that attends the exchanges of human beings formidably armed" Formless   Having no physical form; "belief in a world filled with...formless but often malevolent beings" Formless   Having no definite form or distinct shape; "amorphous clouds of insects"; "an aggregate of formless particles"; "a shapeless mass of protoplasm" Formlessly   In a formless manner; "the dress hung formlessly on her body" Formol   A 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens Formosa   An island in southeastern Asia 100 miles off the coast of mainland China in the South China Sea Formosan   The Austronesian languages spoken on Formosa Formosan   Of or relating to or characteristic of the island republic on Taiwan or its residents or their language; "the Taiwanese capital is Taipeh" Back to top 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" 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" Formula   A group of symbols that make a mathematical statement Formula   A conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle Formula   Directions for making something Formula   A representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements Formula   A liquid food for infants Formulaic   Characterized by or in accordance with some formula Formularise   Express as a formula Formularize   Express as a formula Formulary   (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation Formulary   Of or relating to or of the nature of a formula Formulate   Elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses; "Could you develop the ideas in your thesis" Formulate   Put into words or an expression; "He formulated his concerns to the board of trustees" Formulate   Come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or priciple) after a mental effort; "excogitate a way to measure the speed of light" Formulate   Prepare according to a formula Formulated   Devised; developed according to an orderly plan; "he had well formulated opinions on schooling" Formulation   Inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally Formulation   The style of expressing yourself; "he suggested a better formulation"; "his manner of expression showed how much he cared" Formulation   A substance prepared according to a formula Back to top Form_class   One of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context Form_division   An artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure Form_family   (biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure Form_genus   An artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships especially fossil forms Form_genus   (biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure Form_letter   A letter that is printed in multiple copies and mailed to a list of recipients Form_of_government   The members of a social organization who are in power Fornax   A faint constellation in the southern hemisphere near Cetus and Phoenix Fornicate   Have sex without being married Fornication   Extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations; "adultery is often cited as grounds for divorce" Fornication   Voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other Fornicator   Someone who commits adultery or fornication Fornicatress   A woman adulterer Fornix   An arched bundle of white fibers at the base of the brain by which the hippocampus of each hemisphere projects to the contralateral hippocampus and to the thalamus and mamillary bodies Fornix   Generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space) Forrad   At or to or toward the front; "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad'' and `forrard'' are dialectal variations) Forrader   In a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud" Forrard   At or to or toward the front; "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad'' and `forrard'' are dialectal variations) Forsake   Leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch; "The mother deserted her children" Forsaken   Left entirely; "forsaken slopes where children once played" Back to top Forsaking   The act of giving something up Forsaking   The act of forsaking Forseti   God of justice; son of Balder and Nanna Forsooth   An archaic word originally meaning `in truth'' but now usually used to express disbelief Forssman_antibody   An antibody found in the blood of someone suffering from infectious mononucleosis Forswear   Formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure; "He retracted his earlier statements about his religion"; "She abjured her beliefs" Forswearing   The act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) Forsythia   Any of various early blooming oleaceous shrubs of the genus Forsythia; native to eastern Asia and southern Europe but widely cultivated for their branches of bright yellow bell-shaped flowers Fort   A fortified defensive structure Fort   A fortified military post where troops are stationed Fort   Station (troops) in a fort Fort   Enclose by or as if by a fortification Fort   Gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense Fort-Lamy   The capital and largest city of Chad; located in the southwestern on the Shari river Fortaz   A parenteral cephalosporin (trade names Fortaz and Tazicef) used to treat moderate infections Forte   The stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible Forte   (music) with great loudness Forte   An asset of special worth or utility; "cooking is his forte" Forte   Used chiefly as a direction or description in music; "the forte passages in the composition" Forte   Used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly Back to top Forte-piano   A stringed instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds Fortemente   Chiefly a direction or description in music; loud and strong Forth   Out into view; "came forth from the crowd"; "put my ideas forth" Forth   Forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward" Forth   From a particular thing or place or position (`forth'' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; Forthcoming   Available when required or as promised; "federal funds were not forthcoming" Forthcoming   Of the relatively near future; "the approaching election"; "this coming Thursday"; "the forthcoming holidays"; "the upcoming spring fashions" Forthcoming   At ease in talking to others Forthcomingness   The state of being imminent and liable to happen soon Forthright   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 wh Forthright   Directly and without evasion; not roundabout; "to face a problem squarely"; "the responsibility lies squarely with them"; "spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point" Forthrightly   Directly and without evasion; not roundabout; "to face a problem squarely"; "the responsibility lies squarely with them"; "spoke forthright (or forthrightly) and to the point" Forthrightness   The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech Forthwith   Without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening; "he answered immediately"; "found an answer straightaway"; "an official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith"; "Come here now!" Forties   The time of life between 40 and 50 Forties   The decade from 1940 to 1949 Fortieth   Position 40 in a countable series of things Fortieth   The ordinal number of forty in counting order 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) Fortification   Defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it Back to top Fortification   The art or science of strengthening defenses Fortified   Secured with bastions or fortifications Fortified   Having something added to increase the strength; "fortified wine" Fortified_wine   Wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added Fortify   Make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strenghten the relations between the two countries" Fortify   Add alcohol beverages Fortify   Add nutrients to; "fortified milk" Fortify   Prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqui border" Fortify   Enclose by or as if by a fortification Fortifying   Invigorating physically or mentally Fortissimo   (music) with great loudness Fortissimo   Chiefly a direction or description in music Fortissimo   A direction in music; to be played very loudly Fortitude   Strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage Fortnight   A period of fourteen consecutive days; "most major tennis tournaments last a fortnight" Fortnightly   Occurring every two weeks Fortnightly   Every two weeks; "he visited his cousins fortnightly" FORTRAN   A high-level programing language for mathematical and scientific purposes; stands for formula translation Fortran_compiler   A compiler for programs written in Fortran FORTRAN_program   A program written in FORTRAN Back to top Fortress   A fortified defensive structure Fortuitous   Occurring by happy chance; "profits were enhanced by a fortuitous drop in the cost of raw materials" Fortuitous   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" Fortuitously   By good fortune; "fortunately the weather was good" Fortuitousness   The quality of happening accidentally and by lucky chance Fortuity   Anything that happens by chance without an apparent cause Fortuna   (Roman mythology) the goddess of fortune and good luck; counterpart of Greek Tyche Fortunate   Presaging good fortune; "she made a fortunate decision to go to medical school"; "rosy predictions" Fortunate   Supremely favored or fortunate; "golden lads and girls all must / like chimney sweepers come to dust" Fortunate   Having unexpected good fortune; "other, less fortunate, children died"; "a fortunate choice" Fortunately   By good fortune; "fortunately the weather was good" Fortune   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" 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" Fortune   A large amount of wealth or prosperity Fortune   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" Fortunella   Small genus of shrubs native to south China producing small ovoid fruits resembling oranges: includes kumquats Fortunella_japonica   Shrub bearing round-fruited kumquats Fortunella_margarita   Shrub bearing oval-fruited kumquats Fortuneteller   A person who foretells your personal future Fortunetelling   The practice of predicting people''s futures (usually for payment) Back to top Fortune_cookie   Thin folded wafer containing a maxim on a slip of paper Fortune_hunter   A person who seeks wealth through marriage Fortune_teller   A person who foretells your personal future Fortune_telling   The art or gift of prophecy (or the pretense of prophecy) by supernatural means Forty   The cardinal number that is the product of ten and four Forty   Being ten more than thirty Forty-eight   Being eight more than forty Forty-eighth   The ordinal number of forty-eight in counting order Forty-fifth   The ordinal number of forty-five in counting order Forty-first   The ordinal number of forty-one in counting order Forty-five   A .45-caliber pistol Forty-five   Being five more than forty Forty-four   Being four more than forty Forty-fourth   The ordinal number of forty-four in counting order Forty-nine   Being nine more than forty Forty-niner   A miner who took part in the California gold rush in 1849 Forty-ninth   The ordinal number of forty-nine in counting order Forty-one   Being one more than forty Forty-second   The ordinal number of forty-two in counting order Forty-seven   Being seven more than forty Back to top Forty-seventh   The ordinal number of forty-seven in counting order Forty-six   Being six more than forty Forty-sixth   The ordinal number of forty-six in counting order Forty-third   The ordinal number of forty-three in counting order Forty-three   Being three more than forty Forty-two   Being two more than forty Forty_winks   A short sleep (usually not in bed) Fort_George_G._Meade   An Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the National Security Agency Fort_George_Gordon_Meade   An Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the National Security Agency Fort_Lauderdale   A city in southeast Florida on the Atlantic coast north of Miami; a favorite place for college students to go on their spring vacations Fort_Meade   An Army base in Maryland; headquarters of the National Security Agency Fort_Myers   A town in southwest Florida Fort_Smith   A town in western Arkansas on the Arkansas River at the Oklahoma border Fort_Ticonderoga   American revolutionary troops captured Fort Ticonderoga from the British in May 1775 Fort_up   Gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense Fort_Wayne   A city in northeastern Indiana Fort_Worth   A city in northeastern Texas (just west of Dallas); a major industrial center Forum   A place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece Forum   A public facility to meet for open discussion Forum   A public meeting or assembly for open discussion Back to top Forward   A position on a basketball team Forward   The person who plays the position of forward on a basketball team Forward   Send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail" Forward   Moving toward a position ahead; "forward motion"; "the onward course of events" Forward   Situated in the front; "the forward section of the aircraft" Forward   At or near or directed toward the front; "the forward section of the aircraft"; "a forward plunge down the stairs"; "forward motion" Forward   Of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle; "in a forward gear" Forward   Used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty; "a forward child badly in need of discipline" Forward   Situated at or toward the front; "the fore cabins"; "the forward part of the ship" Forward   Moving forward Forward   In a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud" Forward   At or to or toward the front; "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad'' and `forrard'' are dialectal variations) Forward   Toward the future; forward in time; "I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring"; "I look forward to seeing you" Forward   Forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward" Forward   Near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane; "the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments" Forward-looking   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   Moving forward 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" Forwarding   The advancement of some enterprise; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career" Forwardness   Offensive assertiveness Back to top Forwards   In a forward direction; "go ahead"; "the train moved ahead slowly"; "the boat lurched ahead"; "moved onward into the forest"; "they went slowly forward in the mud" Forwards   At or to or toward the front; "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad'' and `forrard'' are dialectal variations) Forward_market   A commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded Forward_motion   The act of moving forward toward a goal Forward_pass   A pass to a receiver downfield from the passer Forward_passer   (football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by throwing a forward pass For_24_hours   Without stopping; "she worked around the clock" For_all_intents_and_purposes   In every practical sense; "to all intents and purposes the case is closed"; "the rest are for all practical purposes useless" For_all_practical_purposes   In every practical sense; "to all intents and purposes the case is closed"; "the rest are for all practical purposes useless" For_all_the_world   Under any circumstances; "she wouldn''t give up her pets for love or money" For_anything   Under any circumstances; "she wouldn''t give up her pets for love or money" For_any_price   Under any circumstances; "she wouldn''t give up her pets for love or money" For_a_bargain_price   For a relatively small amount of money; "we bought the house for a song" For_a_song   For a relatively small amount of money; "we bought the house for a song" For_a_while   For a short time; "sit down and stay awhile"; "they settled awhile in Virginia before moving West"; "the baby was quiet for a while" For_certain   Definitely or positively (`sure'' is sometimes used informally for `surely''); "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it''s going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been kille For_dear_life   As though your life was at stake; "he was running for dear life" For_each_one   To or from every one of two or more (considered individually); "they received $10 each" For_each_person   Per person; "we are spending $5,000 per capita annually for education in this district" For_example   As an example; "take ribbon snakes, for example" Back to top For_free   Without payment; "I''ll give you this gratis" For_good   For a long time without essential change; "he is permanently disabled" For_good_measure   In addition (as to close a deal); "the car salesman threw in the radio, for good measure" For_instance   As an example; "take ribbon snakes, for example" For_keeps   For the winner to keep all; "they played for keeps" For_love_or_money   Under any circumstances; "she wouldn''t give up her pets for love or money" For_one   As a particular one of several possibilities; "I for one feel very grateful"; "her mother for one was worried" For_one_thing   For a particular example; "for one thing, you must work harder" For_sale   Available for purchase; "purchasable goods"; "many houses in the area are for sale" For_short   As an abbreviation; "call me Bob for short" For_some_reason   For some unspecified reason; "It doesn''t seem fair somehow"; "he had me dead to rights but somehow I got away with it"; "for some reason they didn''t seem to match" For_sure   Not open to doubt; "she wanted to go; that was for sure" For_sure   Definitely or positively (`sure'' is sometimes used informally for `surely''); "the results are surely encouraging"; "she certainly is a hard worker"; "it''s going to be a good day for sure"; "they are coming, for certain"; "they thought he had been kille For_that_matter   As far as that is concerned; "for that matter I don''t care either" For_the_asking   On the occasion of a request; "advice was free for the asking" For_the_first_time   The initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake" For_the_moment   Temporarily; "we''ll stop for the time being" For_the_most_part   In large part; mainly or chiefly; "These accounts are largely inactive" For_the_time_being   Temporarily; "we''ll stop for the time being" Fosamax   A tablet (trade name Fosamax) prescribed to prevent or treat osteoporosis in women after menopause Back to top Fosbury   United States athlete who revolutionized the high jump by introducing the Fosbury flop in the 1968 Olympics (born in 1947) Fosbury_flop   Jumping over the horizontal bar backwards and head first Fossa   Largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets Fossa   Monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets Fossa   A concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) Fossa_cat   Largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets Fossa_fossa   Civet of Madagascar Fosse   Ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water 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 Fossil   Someone whose style is out of fashion Fossil   Characteristic of a fossil Fossiliferous   Bearing or containing fossils; "fossiliferous strata" Fossilisation   Becoming inflexible or out of date Fossilisation   The process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone Fossilise   Become mentally inflexible Fossilise   Convert to a fossil; "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone" Fossilised   Set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs; "obsolete fossilized ways"; "an ossified bureaucratic system" Fossilist   A specialist in paleontology Fossilization   Becoming inflexible or out of date Fossilization   The process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone Back to top Fossilize   Become mentally inflexible Fossilize   Convert to a fossil; "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone" Fossilized   Set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs; "obsolete fossilized ways"; "an ossified bureaucratic system" Fossilology   The earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains Fossil_copal   Partly mineralized copal dug from the ground Fossil_fuel   Fuel consisting of the remains of organisms preserved in rocks in the earth''s crust with high carbon and hydrogen content Fossil_oil   A dark oil consisting mainly of hydrocarbons Fossorial   (of limbs and feet) adapted for digging Fossorial_foot   Foot adapted for digging as in moles Fossorial_mammal   A burrowing mammal having limbs adapted for digging Foster   United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864) Foster   Help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents" Foster   Bring up under fosterage; of children Foster   Promote the growth of; "Foster our children''s well-being and education" Foster   Providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father" Foster-brother   Your foster brother is a male who is not a son of your parents but who is raised by your parents Foster-child   A child who is raised by foster parents Foster-daughter   Someone who is raised as a duaghter although not related by birth Foster-father   A man who is a foster parent Foster-mother   A woman who is a foster parent and raises another''s child Back to top Foster-nurse   A nurse who raises another woman''s child as her own Foster-parent   A person who acts as parent and guardian for a child in place of the child''s natural parents but without legally adopting the child Foster-sister   Your foster sister is a female who is not a daughter of your parents but who is raised by your parents Foster-son   Someone who is raised as a son although not related by birth Fosterage   Raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" Fosterage   Encouragement; aiding the development of something Fostered   Provided with parental care and nurture especially by a surrogate or surrogates Fostered   Encouraged or promoted in growth or development; "dreams of liberty nourished by the blood of patriots cannot easily be given up" Fostering   Raising someone to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" Fostering   Encouragement; aiding the development of something Fosterling   A child who is raised by foster parents Foster_care   Supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home Foster_family   The family of a fosterling Foster_home   A household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency) Fothergilla   Any of several deciduous low-growing shrubs of the genus Fothergilla having showy brushlike spikes of white flowers in spring and fiery red and orange autumn color; grows from Alabama to the Allegheny Mountains FOTS   A communication system using fiber optic cables Foucault   French physicist who determined the speed of light and showed that it travels slower in water than in air; invented the Foucault pendulum and the gyroscope (1819-1868) Foucault_pendulum   Pendulum with a long wire; can swing in any direction; the change in the swing plane demonstrates the earth''s rotation Foul   An act that violates of the rules of a sport Foul   Become soiled and dirty Back to top Foul   Make unclean; "foul the water" Foul   Spot, stain, or pollute; "The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it" Foul   Make impure; "The industrial wastes polluted the lake" Foul   Commit a foul; break the rules Foul   Hit a foul ball Foul   Become or cause to become obstructed; "The leaves clog our drains in the Fall"; "The water pipe is backed up" Foul   Especially of a ship''s lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor" Foul   Disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; "as filthy as a pigsty"; "a foul pond"; "a nasty pigsty of a room" Foul   Characterized by obscenity; "had a filthy mouth"; "foul language"; "smutty jokes" Foul   Thoroughly unpleasant; "filthy (or foul or nasty or vile) weather we''re having" Foul   (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines Foul   Violating accepted standards or rules; "a dirty fighter"; "used foul means to gain power"; "a nasty unsporting serve"; "fined for unsportsmanlike behavior" Foul   Offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" Foul   (of a manuscript) defaced with changes; "foul (or dirty) copy" Foul   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" Foul-mouthed   Using foul or obscene language; "noisy foul-mouthed women all shouting at once" Foul-smelling   Offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" Foul-spoken   Using foul or obscene language; "noisy foul-mouthed women all shouting at once" Foul-up   An embarrassing mistake Foul-weather_gear   Protective garment that is intended to keep the wearer dry and warm in bad weather Back to top Foulard   A light plain-weave or twill-weave silk or silklike fabric (usually with a printed design) Fouled   Especially of a ship''s lines etc; "with its sails afoul"; "a foul anchor" Fouled   Made dirty or foul; "a building befouled with soot"; "breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot" Foully   In a wicked and shameful manner; "two policemen were foully murdered" Foully   In an unfair and insulting manner; "this internationally known writer was foully condemned by the Muslim fundamentalists" Foulmart   Dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened Foulness   The attribute of having a strong offensive smell Foulness   A state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse Foul_ball   (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it does not stay between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field Foul_line   Lines through 1st and 3rd base indicating the boundaries of a baseball field Foul_line   A line across a bowling alley that a bowler must not cross Foul_line   A line from which basketball players take penalty shots Foul_out   Baseball: hit a ball such that it is caught from an out in foul territory Foul_play   Unfair or treacherous behavior (especially involving violence) Foul_shot   An unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul Foul_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" Foumart   Dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened Found   Food and lodging provided in addition to money; "they worked for $30 and found" Found   Use as a basis for; found on; "base a claim on some observation" Found   Set up or lay the groundwork for; "establish a new department" Back to top Found   Set up or found; "She set up a literacy program" Found   Come upon unexpectedly or after searching; "found art"; "the lost-and-found department" Foundation   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"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction" Foundation   Lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" Foundation   A woman''s undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body Foundation   The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" Foundation   Education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; "he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study"; "a good grounding in mathematics" Foundation   An institution supported by an endowment Foundation   The basis on which something is grounded; "there is little foundation for his objections" Foundation_garment   A woman''s undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body Foundation_stone   A stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building Founded   Having a basis; often used as combining terms; "a soundly based argument"; "well-founded suspicions" Founder   A person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country" Founder   A worker who makes metal castings Founder   Inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse Founder   Stumble and nearly fall; "the horses foundered" 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" Founder   Sink below the surface Founder   Fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered" Foundering   (of a ship) sinking Back to top Founding   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"; "he regards the fork as a modern introduction" Founding_father   A person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country" Founding_Father   A member of the Constitutional Convention that drafted the United States Constitution in 1787 Foundling   A child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown Foundling_hospital   A hospital where foundlings (infant children of unknown parents) are taken in and cared for Foundress   A woman founder Foundry   Factory where metal castings are produced Foundry_proof   A proof taken from a form before duplicate plates are made Fount   A plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water Fount   A specific size and style of type within a type family Fountain   A plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water Fountain   An artificially produced flow of water Fountain   A structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises Fountain   A natural flow of ground water Fountainhead   An abundant source; "she was a well of information" Fountainhead   The source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream" Fountain_grass   Tall perennial ornamental grass with long nodding flower plumes of tropical Africa and Asia Fountain_of_Youth   A fountain described in folk tales as able to make people young again; "Ponce de Leon discovered Florida while searching for the Fountain of Youth" Fountain_pen   A pen that is supplied with ink from a reservoir in its barrel Fouquieria   Resinous succulent trees or shrubs of desert and semi-desert regions of southwestern United States that are leafless most of the year Back to top Fouquieriaceae   Small family of spiny shrubs or trees of southwestern United States Fouquieria_columnaris   Candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers Fouquieria_splendens   Desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers Four   The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one Four   Being one more than three Four-card_monte   A gambling card game of Spanish origin; 3 or 4 cards are dealt face up and players bet that one of the will be matched before the others as the cards are dealt from the pack one at a time Four-centered_arch   A low elliptical or pointed arch; usually drawn from four centers Four-dimensional   Involving or relating to the fourth dimension or time Four-flusher   A person who tries to bluff other people Four-footed   Having four feet Four-footed_butterfly   Medium to large butterflies found worldwide typically having brightly colored wings and much-reduced nonfunctional forelegs carried folded on the breast Four-four_time   A time signature indicating four beats to the bar Four-hitter   A game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits Four-hundredth   The ordinal number of four hundred in counting order Four-in-hand   A carriage pulled by four horses with one driver Four-in-hand   A long necktie that is tied in a slipknot with one end hanging in front of the other Four-lane   Having two lanes for traffic in each direction Four-letter_Anglo-Saxon_word   Any of several short English words (often having 4 letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive Four-letter_word   Any of several short English words (often having 4 letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive Four-lined_leaf_bug   Yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America Back to top Four-lined_plant_bug   Yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America Four-membered   Of a chemical compound having a ring with four members Four-minute_man   Someone who has run the mile is less that 4 minutes Four-o'clock_family   A family of flowering plants of the order Caryophyllales Four-party   Involving four parties Four-part_harmony   Harmony in which each chord has four notes that create four melodic lines Four-ply   Having a thickness made up of four layers or strands; "four-ply yarns" Four-poster   A bed with posts at the four corners that can be used to support a canopy or curtains Four-pounder   An artillery gun that throws a shot weighing four pounds Four-sided   Having four sides Four-spot   A playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips Four-stroke_engine   An internal-combustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke; work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on the fourth stro Four-stroke_internal-combustion_engine   An internal-combustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke; work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on the fourth stro Four-tailed_bandage   A bandage consisting of a strip of cloth split in two on both ends; the central part is placed under the chin to restrict motion of the mandible and the tails are tied over the top of the head Four-wheel   Of or relating to vehicles with four wheels; "a four-wheel drive" Four-wheeled   Of or relating to vehicles with four wheels; "a four-wheel drive" Four-wheeler   A hackney carriage with four wheels Four-wheel_drive   A transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle Four-wheel_drive   A motor vehicle with a four-wheel drive transmission system Four-wing_flying_fish   Having both pectoral and pelvic fins enlarged Back to top Fourfold   Four times as great or many; "a fourfold increase in the dosage" Fourfold   Having four units or components; "quadruple rhythm has four beats per measure"; "quadruplex wire" Fourfold   By a factor of four; "the price of gasoline has increased fourfold over the past two years" Fourfold_point_correlation   An index of the relation between any two sets of scores that can both be represented on ordered binary dimensions (e.g., male-female) Fourhanded   (of card games) involving or requiring four players Fourier   French sociologist and reformer who hoped to achieve universal harmony by reorganizing society (1772-1837) Fourier   French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830) Fourier_analysis   Analysis of a periodic function into a sum of simple sinusoidal components Fourier_series   The sum of a series of trigonometric expressions; used in the analysis of periodic functions Fourpence   A former English silver coin worth four pennies Fourpenny   Used of nail size; 1 3/8 in or 3.8 cm long Fourpenny_nail   A nail 1.5 inches long Fourscore   The cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight Fourscore   Being ten more than seventy Foursome   Four people considered as a unit; "he joined a barbershop quartet"; "the foursome teed off before 9 a.m." Foursome   The cardinal number that is the sum of three and one 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" Foursquare   Characterized by firm and unwavering conviction; "a foursquare refusal to yield" Foursquare   With firmness and conviction; without compromise; "he stood foursquare for religious liberty and toleration"- C.G.Bowers; "dealt straightforwardly with all issues" Foursquare   In a square position; "the building stood foursquare" Back to top Fourteen   The cardinal number that is the sum of thirteen and one Fourteen   Being one more than thirteen Fourteenth   Position 14 in a countable series of things Fourteenth   Coming next after the thirteenth in position Fourteenth_Amendment   An amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1868; extends the guarantees of the Bill of Rights to the states as well as to the federal government Fourth   The musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it Fourth   One of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" Fourth   Following the third position; number four in a countable series Fourth   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   In the fourth place; "fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month" Fourth-year   Used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college; "the senior prom" Fourthly   In the fourth place; "fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month" Fourth_cranial_nerve   Either of the two cranial nerves on either side that control the superior oblique muscles of the eyes Fourth_Crusade   A Crusade from 1202 to 1204 that was diverted into a battle for Constantinople and failed to recapture Jerusalem Fourth_deck   The fourth or lowest deck Fourth_dimension   The fourth coordinate that is required (along with three spatial dimensions) to specify a physical event Fourth_Earl_of_Chesterfield   Suave and witty English statesman remembered mostly for letters to his son (1694-1773) Fourth_Earl_of_Orford   English writer and historian; son of Sir Robert Walpole (1717-1797) Fourth_estate   Newspapers and magazines collectively Fourth_estate   Newspaper writers and photographers Back to top Fourth_of_July   A legal holiday in the United States Fourth_part   One of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" Fourth_power   An algebraic equation of the fourth degree Fourth_stomach   The fourth compartment of the stomach of a ruminant; the one where digestion takes place Fourth_ventricle   An irregular ventricle between the third ventricle and the central canal of the spinal cord Four_flush   The act of bluffing in poker; deception by a false show of confidence in the strength of your cards Four_Horsemen   (New Testament) the four evils that will come at the end of the world: conquest rides a white horse; war a red horse; famine a black horse; plague a pale horse Four_Hundred   The exclusive social set of a city Four_hundred   Being one hundred more than three hundred Four_o'clock   Any of several plants of the genus Mirabilis having flowers that open in late afternoon Four_times   By a factor of four; "the price of gasoline has increased fourfold over the past two years" Fovea   Area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute Foveal_vision   Vision with the fovea Fovea_centralis   Area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute Fowl   A domesticated gallinaceous bird though to be descended from the red jungle fowl Fowl   The flesh of a bird or fowl (wild or domestic) used as food Fowl   Hunt fowl in the forest Fowl   Hunt fowl Fowler   Someone who hunts wild birds for food Fowler   English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933) Back to top Fowling_piece   A light shotgun used for fowling Fowl_cholera   An acute diarrheal disease (especially of chickens) caused by the microorganism that causes hemorrhagic septicemia Fowl_pest   An acute viral disease of domestic fowl; characterized by refusal to each and high temperature and discoloration of the comb Fowl_run   An enclosed yard for keeping poultry Fox   Alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs Fox   The Algonquian language of the Fox people Fox   A member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River Fox   A shifty deceptive person Fox   English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691) Fox   English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806) Fox   The gray or reddish-brown fur of a fox Fox   Become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots Fox   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" Fox   Deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" Fox-trot   A ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences Foxberry   Low evergreen shrub of high north temperate regions of Europe and Asia and America bearing red edible berries Foxglove   Any of several plants of the genus Digitalis Foxglove_family   A family of dicotyledonous plants of the order Polemoniales; includes figwort and snapdragon and foxglove and toadflax and speedwell and mullein; in some classifications placed in the order Scrophulariales Foxhole   A small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire Foxhound   Medium-sized glossy-coated hounds developed for hunting foxes Back to top Foxhunt   Mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox Foxhunt   Hunt foxes, on horseback and with dogs Foxily   In an artful manner; "he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced"; "had ever circumstances conspired so cunningly?" Foxiness   Shrewdness as demonstrated by being skilled in deception Foxtail   Grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes Foxtail_barley   Barley grown for its highly ornamental flower heads with delicate long silky awns; North America and northeastern Asia Foxtail_grass   Grasses of the genera Alopecurus and Setaria having dense silky or bristly brushlike flowering spikes Foxtail_grass   Ground pine thickly covered with bristly leaves; widely distributed in barren sandy or peaty moist coastal regions of eastern and southeastern United States Foxtail_millet   Coarse drought-resistant annual grass grown for grain, hay and forage in Europe and Asia and chiefly for forage and hay in United States Foxtail_orchid   Any of various orchids of the genus Rhyncostylis having pink- to purple-marked white flowers in a dense cylindrical raceme Foxtrot   A ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences Foxtrot   Dance the foxtrot Foxy   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 Dik"; "a wily old attorney" Fox_grape   Purplish-black wild grape of the eastern United States with tough skins that slip easily from the flesh; cultivated in many varieties Fox_grape   Native grape of northeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties e.g. Concord grapes Fox_hole   A small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire Fox_hunter   A mounted hunter who follows the hounds in pursuit of a fox Fox_hunting   Mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox Fox_River   A river in Wisconsin that flows into Lake Michigan Fox_shark   Large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed Back to top Fox_squirrel   Exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States Fox_Talbot   English inventor and pioneer in photography who published the first book illustrated with photographs (1800-1877) Fox_terrier   Small lively black-and-white terriers formerly used to dig out foxes Foyer   A large entrance or reception room or area 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 Fr   A radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium Fracas   Noisy quarrel Fractal   (mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry Fractal_geometry   The geometry of fractals; "Benoit Mandelbrot pioneered fractal geometry" Fraction   A small part or item forming a piece of a whole Fraction   The quotient of two rational numbers Fraction   A component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process Fraction   Perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?" Fractional   Constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety; "a fractional share of the vote"; "a partial dose" Fractional_currency   Paper currency in denominations less than the basic monetary unit Fractional_distillation   Fractionation of a liquid by distillation Fractional_monetary_unit   A monetary unit that is valued at a fraction (usually one hundredth) of the basic monetary unit Fractional_process   A process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components Fractionate   Obtain by a fractional process Fractionate   Separate into constituents or fractions containing concentrated constituents Back to top Fractionation   Separation into portions Fractionation   A process that uses heat to separate a substance into its components Fractious   Unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome; "rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thigkly populated areas"; "fractious components of a communication system" Fractious   Easily irritated or annoyed; "an incorrigibly fractious young man"; "not the least nettlesome of his countrymen" Fractious   Stubbornly resistant to authority or control; "a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness"; "a refractory child" Fractiously   In a fractious manner; "the horse was behaving fractiously and refused to jump" Fractiously   In a peevish manner Fractiousness   The trait of being prone to disobedience and lack of discipline Fracture   The act of cracking something Fracture   (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" Fracture   Breaking of hard tissue such as bone; "it was a nasty fracture"; "the break seems to have been caused by a fall" Fracture   Fracture a bone of; "I broke my foot while playing hockey" Fracture   Break (a bone); "She broke her clavicle" Fracture   Become fractured; "The tibia fractured from the blow of the iron pipe" Fracture   Violate or abuse; "This writer really fractures the language" Fracture   Break into pieces; "The pothole fractured a bolt on the axle" Fracture   Interrupt, break, or destroy; "fracture the balance of power" Fractured   Used of a break or crack or tear in bone or cartilage; "serious injuries such as broken bones and fractured skulls" Fradicin   An antibiotic obtained from an actinomycete and used (as a sulphate under the trade name Neobiotic) as an intestinal antiseptic in surgery Fragaria   Strawberries Back to top Fragaria_ananassa   Widely cultivated Fragaria_chiloensis   Wild strawberry of western United States and South America; source of many varieties of cultivated strawberries Fragaria_vesca   Europe Fragaria_virginiana   North American wild strawberry with sweet scarlet fruit; a source of many cultivated strawberries Fragile   Vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth" Fragile   Easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft" Fragile   Lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"; "a fragile link with the past" Fragile_fern   Delicate fern widely distributed in North America and European having thin pinnatifid fronds with brittle stems Fragility   Lack of physical strength Fragility   Quality of being easily damaged or destroyed Fragment   A broken piece of a brittle artifact Fragment   An incomplete piece; "fragments of a play" Fragment   A piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock" Fragment   Break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented" Fragmental   Consisting of small disconnected parts; "fragmentary remains" Fragmentary   Consisting of small disconnected parts; "fragmentary remains" Fragmentation   Separating something into fine particles Fragmentation   The scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes 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" Fragmentation   The disintegration of social norms governing behavior and thought and social relationships Back to top Fragmentation_bomb   A bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles Fragmented   Broken into small fragments; "crumbled cookies" Fragmented   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   Break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented" Fragmentize   Break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented" Fragonard   French artist whose rococo paintings typified the frivolity of life in the royal court of France in the 18th century (1732-1806) Fragrance   A pleasingly sweet olfactory property Fragrance   A distinctive odor that is pleasant Fragrant   Pleasant-smelling Fragrant_agrimony   Fragrant European perennial herb found at woodland margins on moist soils Fragrant_bedstraw   Old World fragrant stoloniferous perennial having small white flowers and narrow leaves used as flavoring and in sachets; widely cultivated as a ground cover; in some classifications placed in genus Asperula Fragrant_cliff_fern   Fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant fronds Fragrant_orchid   European orchid having dense spikes of fragrant pink or lilac or red flowers with conspicuous spurs Fragrant_shield_fern   Fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant fronds Fragrant_sumac   Sweet-scented sumac of eastern America having ternate leaves and yellowish-green flowers in spikes resembling catkins followed by red hairy fruits Fragrant_water_lily   A water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions Fragrant_woodsia   A common rock-inhabiting fern of northern temperate regions having rusty-brown stipes and lanceolate pinnate fronds Fragrant_wood_fern   Fern or northern Eurasia and North America having fragrant fronds Frail   A basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs) Frail   The weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds Back to top Frail   Easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft" Frail   Having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings; "I''m only human"; "frail humanity" Frail   Physically weak; "an invalid''s frail body" Frailness   The state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) Frailty   Moral weakness Frailty   The state of being weak in health or body (especially from old age) Fraise   Sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes Fraise   A ruff for the neck worn in the 16th century Frambesia   An infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions Framboesia   An infectious tropical disease resembling syphilis in its early stages; marked by red skin eruptions and ulcerating lesions Framboise   The common European raspberry; fruit red or orange Frame   One of a series of still transparent photographs on a strip of film used in making movies Frame   A structure supporting or containing something Frame   The internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape; "the building has a steel skeleton" Frame   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" Frame   The hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal Frame   A period of play in baseball during which each team has a turn at bat Frame   Draw up the plans or basic details for; "frame a policy" Frame   Formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn''t put it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite language" Frame   Enclose in or as if in a frame; "frame a picture" Back to top Frame   Construct by fitting or uniting parts together Frame   Take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!"; "The innocent man was framed by the police" Frame   Enclose in a frame, as of a picture Frame-up   An act that incriminates someone on a false charge Framed   Provided with a frame; "there were framed snapshots of family and friends on her desk" Framer   Someone who writes a new law or plan; "the framers of the Constitution" Framer   Someone who makes frames (as for pictures) Framework   A structure supporting or containing something Framework   The underlying structure; "restoring the framework of the bombed building"; "it is part of the fabric of society" Framework   A simplified description of a complex entity or process; "the computer program was based on a model of the circulatory and respiratory systems" Frame_buffer   (computer science) a buffer that stores the contents of an image pixel by pixel Frame_in   Enclose in or as if in a frame; "frame a picture" Frame_of_mind   A temporary psychological state Frame_of_reference   A system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning Frame_of_reference   A system that uses coordinates to establish position Frame_up   Construct by fitting or uniting parts together Framing   Formulation of the plans and important details; "the framing of judicial decrees" Framing   A structure supporting or containing something Franc   The basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes Franc-tireur   A sharpshooter (in the French army) Back to top France   A republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe France   French writer of sophisticated novels and short stories (1844-1924) Francesco_Petrarca   An Italian poet famous for love lyrics (1304-1374) Frances_Elizabeth_Caroline_Willard   United States advocate of temperance and women''s suffrage (1839-1898) Frances_Eliza_Hodgson_Burnett   United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924) Frances_Hodgson_Burnett   United States writer (born in England) remembered for her novels for children (1849-1924) Frances_Wright   United States early feminist (born in Scotland) (1795-1852) Franche-Comte   A former province of eastern France Franchise   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   An authorization to sell a company''s goods or services in a particular place Franchise   A business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company''s goods or services in a particular area Franchise   Grant a franchise to Franchise_tax   A tax that is imposed by states on corporations; it depends both on the net worth of the corporation and on its net income attributable to activities within the state Franciscan   A Roman Catholic friar wearing the gray habit of the Franciscan order Franciscan   Of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him; "Franciscan monks" Franciscan_order   A Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in the 13th century Francisco_de_Goya   Spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his satires (1746-1828) Francisco_Fernandez_Cordoba   Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526) Francisco_Fernandez_de_Cordova   Spanish explorer who discovered Yucatan (1475-1526) Francisco_Franco   Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975) Back to top Francisco_Goya   Spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his satires (1746-1828) Francisco_Jimenez_de_Cisneros   Prelate who was the confessor of Isabella I and who was later appointed Grand Inquisitor (1436-1517) Francisco_Jose_de_Goya   Spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his satires (1746-1828) Francisco_Jose_de_Goya_y_Lucientes   Spanish painter well known for his portraits and for his satires (1746-1828) Francisco_Pizarro   Spanish explorer who conquered the Incas in what is now Peru and founded the city of Lima (1475-1541) Francisco_Villa   Mexican revolutionary leader (1877-1923) Francisella   A genus of gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occus as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans) Francisella_tularensis   The type species of the genus Francisella and the causal agent of tularemia in humans; can be used as a bioweapon Francis_Albert_Sinatra   United States singer and film actor (1915-1998) Francis_Bacon   English statesman and philosopher; precursor of British empiricism; advocated inductive reasoning (1561-1626) Francis_Beaumont   English dramatist who collaborated with John Fletcher (1584-1616) Francis_Crick   English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1916) Francis_Drake   English explorer and admiral who was the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe and who helped to defeat the Spanish Armada (1540-1596) Francis_Edgar_Stanley   United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918) Francis_Everett_Townsend   United States social reformer who proposed an old-age pension sponsored by the federal government; his plan was a precursor to Social Security (1867-1960) Francis_Ferdinand   Archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I; his assassination at Sarajevo triggered the outbreak of World War I (1863-1914) Francis_Ford_Coppola   United States filmmaker (born in 1939) Francis_Galton   English scientist (cousin of Charles Darwin) who explored many fields: heredity, meteorology, statistics, psychology, anthropology; founder of eugenics and first to use fingerprints for identification (1822-1911) Francis_Henry_Compton_Crick   English biochemist who (with Watson in 1953) helped discover the helical structure of DNA (born in 1916) Francis_Hopkinson   American Revolutionary leader and patriot; a signer of the Declaration of Independence (1737-1791) Back to top Francis_II   The last Holy Roman Emperor (1768-1835) Francis_Joseph   Emperor of Austria and king of Hungary; was defeated by Napoleon III at the battle of Magenta (1830-1916) Francis_Joseph_I   Emperor of Austria and king of Hungary; was defeated by Napoleon III at the battle of Magenta (1830-1916) Francis_of_Assisi   (Roman Catholic Church) an Italian and the Roman Catholic monk who founded the Franciscan order of friars (1181-1226) Francis_Peyton_Rous   United States pathologist who discovered viruses that cause tumors (1879-1970) Francis_Poulenc   French composer (1899-1963) Francis_Richard_Stockton   United States writer (1834-1902) Francis_Scott_Key   United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner'' (1779-1843) Francis_Scott_Key_Fitzgerald   United States novelist (1896-1940) Francis_turbine   A type of hydroelectric turbine Francis_Turner_Palgrave   English poet (1824-1897) Francium   A radioactive element of the alkali-metal group discovered as a disintegration product of actinium Franck   United States physicist (born in Germany) who with Gustav Hertz performed an electron scattering experiment that proved the existence of the stationary energy states postulated by Niels Bohr (1882-1964) Franck   French composer and teacher who influenced a generation of composers (1822-1890) Franco   Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975) Franco-American   An American who was born in France or whose ancestors were French Franco-Prussian_War   A war between France and Prussia that ended the Second Empire in France and led to the founding of the German empire; 1870-1871 Francoa   Perennial evergreen herbs with white or pink flowers; Chile Francoa_ramosa   Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers Francois-Marie_Arouet   French writer who was the embodiment of 18th century Enlightenment (1694-1778) Back to top Francoise-Athenais_de_Rochechouart   French noblewoman who was mistress to Louis XIV until he became attracted to Madame de Maintenon (1641-1707) Francoise_d'Aubigne   French consort of Louis XIV who secretly married the king after the death of his first wife (1635-1719) Francois_Auguste_Rene_Rodin   French sculptor noted for his renderings of the human form (1840-1917) Francois_Charles_Mauriac   French novelist who wrote about the conflict between desire and religious belief (1885-1970) Francois_Couperin   French composer of music for organ and a member of a family of distinguished organists (1668-1733) Francois_de_La_Rochefoucauld   French writer of moralistic maxims (1613-1680) Francois_Duvalier   Oppressive Haitian dictator (1907-1971) Francois_Jacob   French biochemist who (with Jacques Monod) studied regulatory processes in cells (born in 1920) Francois_Mansart   French architect who introduced the mansard roof (1598-1666) Francois_Marie_Charles_Fourier   French sociologist and reformer who hoped to achieve universal harmony by reorganizing society (1772-1837) Francois_Mauriac   French novelist who wrote about the conflict between desire and religious belief (1885-1970) Francois_Maurice_Marie_Mitterand   French statesman and president of France from 1981 to 1985 (1916-1996) Francois_Mitterand   French statesman and president of France from 1981 to 1985 (1916-1996) Francois_Rabelais   Author of satirical attacks on medieval scholasticism (1494-1553) Francois_Rene_Chateaubriand   French statesman and writer; considered a precursor of the romantic movement in France (1768-1848) Francois_Truffaut   French filmmaker (1932-1984) Francois_Villon   French poet (flourished around 1460) Francophil   An admirer of France and everything French Francophile   An admirer of France and everything French Francophobe   A person who hates France and everything French Back to top Frangible   Capable of being broken; "the museum stored all frangible articles in locked showcases" Frangipane   Pastry with a creamy almond-flavored filling Frangipani   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   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   A smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll Frank   A member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century Frank   Exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks Frank   Stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing Frank   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 wh Frank   Clearly manifest; evident; "frank enjoyment" Frankenstein   The fictional Swiss scientist who was the protagonist in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley; he created a monster from parts of corpses Frankenstein   The monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator''s name is commonly used to refer to his creation) Frankenstein   An agency that escapes control and destroys its creator Frankenstein's_monster   The monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator''s name is commonly used to refer to his creation) Frankfort   A German city; an industrial and commercial and financial center Frankfort   The capital of Kentucky; located in northern Kentucky Frankfurt   A German city; an industrial and commercial and financial center Frankfurter   A smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll Frankfurter_bun   A long bun shaped to hold a frankfurter Frankfurt_on_the_Main   A German city; an industrial and commercial and financial center Back to top Frankincense   An aromatic gum resin obtained from various Arabian or East African trees; formerly valued for worship and for embalming and fumigation Frankincense_pine   Tall spreading 3-needled pine of southeastern United States having reddish-brown fissured bark and a full bushy upper head Franking_machine   A machine that automatically stamps letters or packages passing through it and computes the total charge Frankish   Of or relating to the Franks Franklin   A landowner (14th and 15th centuries) who was free but not of noble birth 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 Franklin   United States historian noted for studies of Black American history (born in 1915) Frankliniella   Tobacco thrips Frankliniella_fusca   Injurious to growing tobacco and peanuts Franklin_Delano_Roosevelt   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) Franklin_Pierce   14th President of the United States (1804-1869) Franklin_Roosevelt   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) Frankly   (used as intensives reflecting the speaker''s attitude) it is sincerely the case that; "honestly, I don''t believe it"; "candidly, I think she doesn''t have a conscience"; "frankly, my dear, I don''t give a damn" Frankness   The trait of being blunt and outspoken Frankness   The quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech Frank_Baum   United States writer of children''s books (1856-1919) Frank_breech   Position of a fetus in which the buttocks are present at the maternal pelvic outlet Frank_breech_delivery   Position of a fetus in which the buttocks are present at the maternal pelvic outlet Frank_Capra   United States film maker (1897-1991) Frank_Cooper   United States film actor noted for his portrayals of strong silent heroes (1901-1961) Back to top Frank_Harris   Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931) Frank_Lloyd_Wright   Influential United States architect (1869-1959) Frank_Morrison_Spillane   United States writer of popular detective novels (born in 1918) Frank_Norris   United States writer (1870-1902) Frank_Philip_Stella   United States minimalist painter (born in 1936) Frank_Sinatra   United States singer and film actor (1915-1998) Frank_Stella   United States minimalist painter (born in 1936) Frank_Stockton   United States writer (1834-1902) Frank_Winfield_Woolworth   United States businessman who opened a shop in 1879 selling low-priced goods and built it into a national chain of stores (1852-1919) Frantic   Excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye" Frantic   Marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion; "a crowd of delirious baseball fans"; "something frantic in their gaiety"; "a mad whirl of pleasure" Frantically   In an uncontrolled manner; "they searched frantically for their child" Franz_Anton_Mesmer   Austrian physician who tried to treat diseases with a form of hypnotism (1734-1815) Franz_Ferdinand   Archduke of Austria and heir apparent to Francis Joseph I; his assassination at Sarajevo triggered the outbreak of World War I (1863-1914) Franz_Josef_I   Emperor of Austria and king of Hungary; was defeated by Napoleon III at the battle of Magenta (1830-1916) Franz_Joseph   Emperor of Austria and king of Hungary; was defeated by Napoleon III at the battle of Magenta (1830-1916) Franz_Joseph_Haydn   Prolific Austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809) Franz_Joseph_Kline   United States abstract expressionist painter (1910-1962) Franz_Kafka   Czech novelist who wrote in German about a nightmarish world of isolated and troubled individuals (1883-1924) Franz_Kline   United States abstract expressionist painter (1910-1962) Back to top Franz_Lehar   Hungarian composer of light operas (1870-1948) Franz_Liszt   Hungarian composer and piano virtuoso (1811-1886) Franz_Peter_Schubert   Austrian composer known for his compositions for voice and piano (1797-1828) Franz_Schubert   Austrian composer known for his compositions for voice and piano (1797-1828) Franz_Seraph_Peter_Schubert   Austrian composer known for his compositions for voice and piano (1797-1828) Franz_Werfel   United States writer (1890-1945) Frap   Take up the slack of; "frap a rope" Frap   Make secure by lashing; "frap a sail" Frappe   A frozen dessert with fruit flavoring (especially one containing no milk) Frappe   Thick milkshake containing ice cream Frappe   Liqueur poured over shaved ice Frasera   Genus of North American herbs: columbo; includes some species sometimes placed in genus Swertia Frasera_speciosa   Tall herb with panicles of white flowers flushed with green; northwestern United States; sometimes placed in genus Swertia Fraser_fir   Small fast-growing but short-lived fir of southern Alleghenies similar to balsam fir but with very short leaves Frat   A social club for male undergraduates Fratercula   Puffins Fratercula_arctica   Common puffin of the northern Atlantic Fratercula_corniculata   Northern Pacific puffin Fraternal   Like or characteristic of or befitting a brother; "brotherly feelings"; "close fraternal ties" Fraternal   (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova; "fraternal twins are biovular" Back to top Fraternal   Of or relating to a fraternity or society of usually men; "a fraternal order" Fraternally   In a brotherly manner Fraternal_twin   Either of two twins who developed from two separate fertilized eggs Fraternisation   Associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy Fraternise   Be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy Fraternity   People engaged in a particular occupation; "the medical fraternity" Fraternity   A social club for male undergraduates Fraternity_house   A house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity Fraternization   Associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy Fraternize   Be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy Fratricide   Fire that injures or kills an ally Fratricide   The act of murdering your own brother or sister Fratricide   A person who murders their brother or sister Frat_house   A house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity Frau   A married German woman; used as a title equivalent to Mrs. in English Fraud   Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage Fraud   Intentional deception resulting in injury to another person Fraud   A person who makes deceitful pretenses Fraudulence   Something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage Fraudulence   The quality of being fraudulent Back to top Fraudulence   A fraudulent or duplicitous representation 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" Fraudulently   In a dishonest and fraudulent manner; "this money was fraudulently obtained" Fraudulent_scheme   An illegal enterprise (such as extortion or fraud or drug peddling or prostitution) carried on for profit Fraud_in_fact   Actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another Fraud_in_law   Fraud that is presumed from the circumstances although the one who commits it need not have had any evil intent Fraud_in_the_factum   Fraud that arises from a disparity between the instrument intended to be executed and the instrument actually executed; e.g., leading someone to sign the wrong contract Fraud_in_the_inducement   Fraud which intentionally causes a person to execute and instrument or make an agreement or render a judgment; e.g., misleading someone about the true facts Fraught   Marked by distress; "a fraught mother-daughter relationship" Fraught(p)   Filled with or attended with; "words fraught with meaning"; "an incident fraught with danger"; "a silence pregnant with suspense" Fraxinella   Eurasian perennial herb with white flowers that emit flammable vapor in hot weather Fraxinus   Ash Fraxinus_Americana   Spreading American ash with leaves pale green or silvery beneath and having hard brownish wood Fraxinus_caroliniana   Small ash of swampy areas of southeastern United States Fraxinus_cuspidata   Shrubby ash of southwestern United States having fragrant white flowers Fraxinus_dipetala   Shrubby California ash with showy off-white flowers Fraxinus_excelsior   Tall ash of Europe to the Caucasus having leaves shiny dark-green above and pale downy beneath Fraxinus_latifolia   Timber tree of western North America yielding hard light wood; closely related to the red ash Fraxinus_nigra   Vigorous spreading North American tree having dark brown heavy wood; leaves turn gold in autumn Fraxinus_oregona   Timber tree of western North America yielding hard light wood; closely related to the red ash Back to top Fraxinus_ornus   Southern Mediterranean ash having fragrant white flowers in dense panicles and yielding manna Fraxinus_pennsylvanica   Smallish American tree with velvety branchlets and lower leaf surfaces Fraxinus_pennsylvanica_subintegerrima   A variety of red ash having glossy branchlets and lower leaf surfaces Fraxinus_quadrangulata   Ash of central and southern United States with bluish-green foliage and hard brown wood Fraxinus_texensis   Low-growing ash of Texas Fraxinus_tomentosa   Timber tree of central and southeastern United States having hairy branchlets and a swollen trunk base Fraxinus_velutina   Small shrubby ash of southwestern United States and northwestern Mexico Fray   A noisy fight Fray   Cause friction; "my sweater scratches" Fray   Wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve" Frayed   Worn away or tattered along the edges; "frayed cuffs" Frazer   English social anthropologist noted for studies of primitive religion and magic (1854-1941) Frazzle   A state of extreme exhaustion; "he was worn to a frazzle" Frazzle   Exhaust physically or emotionally; "She was frazzled after the visit of her in-laws" Frazzle   Wear away by rubbing; "The friction frayed the sleeve" Fra_Filippo_Lippi   Italian painter whose works show a three-dimensional style (1406-1469) Freak   Someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction; "a golf addict"; "a car nut"; "a news junkie" Freak   A person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed Freak   Lose one''s nerve; "When he saw the accident, he freaked out" Freakish   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 teena Back to top Freakish   Characteristic of a freak; "a freakish extra toe" Freakish   Changeable; "a capricious summer breeze"; "freakish weather" Freakishly   Unpredictably; "the weather has been freakishly variable" Freakishness   Marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal Freaky   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 teena Freaky   Strange and somewhat frightening; "the whole experience was really freaky" Freak_out   A wild delusion (especially one induced by a hallucinogenic drug) Freak_out   Lose one''s nerve; "When he saw the accident, he freaked out" Freckle   A small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin Freckle   Mark with freckles Freckle   Become freckled; "I freckle easily" Freckled   Relating to or covered with or resembling freckles Freddie_Mac   A corporation authorized by Congress to provide a secondary market for residential mortgages Frederick   A town in northern Maryland west of Baltimore Fredericksburg   An important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union''s army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee Frederick_Barbarossa   Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190) Frederick_Carleton_Lewis   United States athlete who won gold medals at the Olympics for his skill in sprinting and jumping (born in 1961) Frederick_Childe_Hassam   United States painter noted for brilliant colors and bold brushwork (1859-1935) Frederick_Delius   English composer of orchestral works (1862-1934) Frederick_Douglass   United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895) Back to top Frederick_I   Holy Roman Emperor from 1152 to 1190; conceded supremacy to the pope; drowned leading the Third Crusade (1123-1190) Frederick_I   Son of Frederick William who in 1701 became the first king of Prussia (1657-1713) Frederick_II   The Holy Roman Emperor who led the Sixth Crusade and crowned himself king of Jerusalem (1194-1250) Frederick_II   King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786; brought Prussia military prestige by winning the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years'' War (1712-1786) Frederick_Jackson_Turner   United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951) Frederick_James_Furnivall   English philologist who first proposed the Oxford English Dictionary (1825-1910) Frederick_Law_Olmsted   United States landscape architect primarily responsible for the design of Central Park in New York City (1822-1903) Frederick_Loewe   United States composer (born in Austria) who collaborated with Lerner on several musicals (1901-1987) Frederick_Moore_Vinson   United States jurist who served as chief justice of the Supreme Court (1890-1953) Frederick_North   British statesman under George III whose policies led to rebellion in the American colonies (1732-1792) Frederick_Sanger   English biochemist who determined the sequence of amino acids in insulin and who invented a technique to determine the genetic sequence of an organism (born in 1918) Frederick_Soddy   English chemist whose work on radioactive disintegration led to the discovery of isotopes (1877-1956) Frederick_the_Great   King of Prussia from 1740 to 1786; brought Prussia military prestige by winning the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years'' War (1712-1786) Frederick_William   The Elector of Brandenburg who rebuilt his domain after its destruction during the Thirty Years'' War (1620-1688) Frederick_William_I   Son of Frederick I who became king of Prussia in 1713; reformed and strengthened the Prussian army (1688-1740) Frederick_William_II   King of Prussia who became involved in a costly war with France (1744-1797) Frederick_William_III   King of Prussia who became involved in the Napoleonic Wars (1770-1840) Frederick_William_IV   King of Prussia who violently suppressed democratic movements (1795-1865) Frederico_Garcia_Lorca   Spanish poet and dramatist who was shot dead by Franco''s soldiers soon after the start of the Spanish Civil War (1898-1936) Fredericton   The provincial capital of New Brunswick Back to top Frederic_Auguste_Bartholdi   French sculptor best known for creating the Statue of Liberty now in New York harbor Frederic_Francois_Chopin   French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school (1810-1849) Frederic_William_Maitland   English historian noted for his works on the history of English law (1850-1906) Fred_Astaire   United States dancer and cinema actor noted for his original and graceful tap dancing (1899-1987) Fred_Hoyle   An English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001) Fred_Sanger   English biochemist who determined the sequence of amino acids in insulin and who invented a technique to determine the genetic sequence of an organism (born in 1918) Fred_Skinner   United States psychologist and a leading proponent of behaviorism (1904-1990) Fred_Zinnemann   United States filmmaker (born in Austria) (1907-1997) Free   People who are free; "the home of the free and the brave" Free   Make (assets) available; "release the holdings in the dictator''s bank account" Free   Let off the hook; "I absolve you from this responsibility" Free   Free or remove obstruction from; "free a path across the cluttered floor" 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" Free   Part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne" Free   Relieve from; "Rid the the house of pests" Free   Grant freedom to; free from confinement Free   Free from obligations or duties Free   Make (information) available publication; "release the list with the names of the prisoners" Free   Grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to; "She exempted me from the exam" Free   Not literal; "a loose interpretation of what she had been told"; "a free translation of the poem" Back to top 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" Free   Not fixed in position; "the detached shutter fell on him"; "he pulled his arm free and ran" 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" Free   Not held in servitude; "after the Civil War he was a free man" Free   Not occupied or in use; "a free locker"; "a free lane" Free   Not taken up by scheduled activities; "a free hour between classes"; "spare time on my hands" Free   Costing nothing; "complimentary tickets" Free   Without restraint; "cows in India are running loose" Free-and-easy   Natural and unstudied; "using their Christian names in a casual way"; "lectured in a free-and-easy style" Free-associate   Associate freely; "Let''s associate freely to bring up old memories" Free-base   Use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes Free-enterprise(a)   Subscribing to capitalistic competition Free-for-all   A noisy fight in a crowd Free-lance   Work on a free-lance basis Free-liver   Someone who gratifies physical appetites (especially for food and drink) with more than the usual freedom Free-living   Not parasitic on another organism Free-range   Of livestock and domestic poultry; permitted to graze or forage rather than being confined to a feedlot Free-reed   A reed that does not fit closely over the aperture Free-reed_instrument   A wind instrument with a free reed Free-soil   Where slavery was prohibited; "a free-soil state" Back to top Free-spoken   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 wh Free-swimming   (of animals) able to swim about; not attached Free-tailed_bat   Small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions Free-thinking   Unwilling to accept authority or dogma (especially in religion) Freebee   Something that is free (usually provided as part of a promotional scheme); "the road map was a freebie" Freebie   Something that is free (usually provided as part of a promotional scheme); "the road map was a freebie" Freeboard_deck   The uppermost watertight deck Freebooter   Someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) Freeborn   Born free of free parents Freed   Having become freed from entanglement; disengaged Freed   Freed from bondage Freedman   A person who has been freed from slavery Freedom   The condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints Freedom   Immunity from an obligation or duty Freedom_fighter   A person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions) Freedom_from_cruel_and_unusual_punishment   A right guaranteed by the 8th amendment to the US constitution Freedom_from_discrimination   Freedom from discrimination on the basis of race or sex or nationality or religion or age; guaranteed by federal laws of the United States Freedom_from_double_jeopardy   A civil right guaranteed by the 5th amendment to the US constitution Freedom_from_involuntary_servitude   A civil right guaranteed by the 13th amendment to the US constitution Freedom_from_search_and_seizure   A right guaranteed by the 4th amendment to the US constitution Back to top Freedom_from_self-incrimination   The civil right (guaranteed by the 5th amendment to the United States Constitution) to refuse to answer questions or otherwise give testimony against yourself Freedom_of_assembly   The right peaceably to assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievances; guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the US constitution Freedom_of_religion   A civil right guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the US constitution Freedom_of_speech   A civil right guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the US constitution Freedom_of_the_press   A right guaranteed by the 1st amendment to the US constitution Freedom_of_the_seas   The right of merchant ships to travel freely in international waters Freedom_of_thought   The right to hold unpopular ideas Freedom_Party   The most popular and feared Islamic extremist group in central Asia; advocates `pure'' Islam and the creatioon of a worldwide Islamic state Freedom_rider   One of an interracial group of civil rights activists who rode buses through parts of the South in order to protest racial segregation Freedom_to_bear_arms   A right guaranteed by the 2nd amendment to the US constitution Freedwoman   A person who has been freed from slavery Freehand   Done by hand without mechanical aids or devices; "a freehand drawing" Freehanded   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 Freehanded   Done by hand without mechanical aids or devices; "a freehand drawing" Freehearted   Generous in providing aid to others Freehold   Tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life Freehold   An estate held in fee simple or for life Freeholder   The owner of a freehold Freeing   The act of liberating someone or something Freelance   A writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them Back to top Freelance   Working for yourself Freelance(a)   Used of soldiers hired by a foreign army Freeload   Live off somebody''s generosity; "This young man refuses to work and is freeloading" Freeloader   Someone who takes advantage of the generosity of others Freely   In a free manner; "the painting featured freely brushed strokes" Freemail   A service providing free email delivery in exchange for exposure to advertising Freeman   A person who is not a serf or a slave Freemason   A member of a widespread secret fraternal order pledged to mutual assistance and brotherly love Freemasonry   Freemasons collectively Freemasonry   A natural or instinctive fellowship between people of similar interests; "he enjoyed the freemasonry of the Press" Freesia   Any of several plants of the genus Freesia valued for their one-sided clusters of usually fragrant yellow or white or pink tubular flowers Freestanding   Standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything; "a freestanding bell tower"; "a house with a separate garage" Freestone   Fruit (especially peach) whose flesh does not adhere to the pit Freestyle   A race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use Freetail   Small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions Freetailed_bat   Small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions Freethinker   A person who believes that God created the universe and then abandoned it Freethinking   The doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct Freetown   Port city and the capital and largest city of Sierra Leone Freeware   Software that is provided without charge Back to top Freeway   A broad highway designed for high-speed traffic Freewheel   A clutch (as on the rear wheel of a bicycle) that allows wheels to turn freely (as in coasting) Freewheel   Coast in a vehicle using the freewheel Freewheel   Live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely; "My son drifted around for years in California before going to law school" Freewheeler   Someone acting freely or even irresponsibly Freewheeling   Cheerfully irresponsible; "carefree with his money"; "freewheeling urban youths"; "had a harum-scarum youth" Freewheeling   Free of restraints or rules; "freewheeling foolishness"; "the versatility of his poetic freewheeling style" Freewill   Done of your own accord; "a freewill offering" Freewoman   A person who is not a serf or a slave Freeze   Fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level; "a freeze on hiring" Freeze   An interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement; "a halt in the arms race"; "a nuclear freeze" Freeze   Weather cold enough to cause freezing Freeze   The withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid Freeze   Suddenly behave coldly and formally; "She froze when she saw her ex-husband" Freeze   Anesthetize by cold Freeze   Be cold; "I could freeze to death in this office when the air conditioning is turned on" Freeze   Prohibit the conversion or use of (assets); "Blocked funds"; "Freeze the assets of this hostile government" Freeze   Stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it; "Suspend the aid to the war-torn country" Freeze   Change to ice; "The water in the bowl froze" Freeze   Cause to freeze; "Freeze the leftover food" Back to top Freeze   Change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit" Freeze   Stop moving or become immobilized; "When he saw the police car he froze" Freeze   Be very cold, below the freezing point; "It is freezing in Kalamazoo" Freeze-dried   Preserved by freezing and drying in a vacuum; "freeze-dried coffee" Freeze-dried   Used of tissue or blood or serum or other biological substances; dried by freezing in a high vacuum Freeze-dry   Preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum; "freeze-dry the strawberries" Freeze-drying   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 Freezer   Electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time Freeze_down   Change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit" Freeze_off   Reject with contempt; "She spurned his advances" Freeze_out   Change from a liquid to a solid when cold; "Water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit" Freezing   The withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid Freezing_mixture   A mixture of substances (usually salt and ice) to obtain a temperature below the freezing point of water Freezing_point   The temperature below which a liquid turns into a solid Free_agency   (sports) the state of a professional athlete who is free to negotiate a contract to play for any team Free_agent   Someone acting freely or even irresponsibly Free_agent   (sports) a professional athlete who is free to sign a contract to play for any team Free_association   A thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequence Free_burning   (of an electric arc) continuous; "heat transfer to the anode in free burning arcs" Free_central_placentation   Where ovules develop on a central column in a compound ovary lacking septa or with septa at base only Back to top Free_electron   Electron that is not attached to an atom or ion or molecule but is free to move under the influence of an electric field Free_enterprise   An economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices 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" Free_fall   The ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field Free_form   A morpheme that can occur alone Free_French   A French movement during World War II that was organized in London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of France from German control and for the restoration of the republic Free_grace   (Christian theology) the free and unmerited favor or beneficence of God; "God''s grace is manifested in the salvation of sinners"; "there but for the grace of God go I" Free_hand   Freedom to do as you see fit; "many have doubts about giving him a free hand to attack" Free_house   A public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so is free to sell different brands of beer and ale Free_kick   (soccer) a place kick that is allowed for a foul or infringement by the other team Free_list   A list of commodities that are not subject to tariffs Free_living   A lifestyle given to easy indulgence of the appetites Free_love   Sexual intercourse between individuals who are not married to one another Free_lunch   Something acquired without effort or payment or obligation; "there is no free lunch in politics or Hollywood" Free_morpheme   A morpheme that can occur alone Free_nerve_ending   Microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor Free_of(p)   Not held in check or subject to control; "unhampered dissemination of news"; "this would give black people the opportunity to live unhampered by racism" Free_of_charge   Without payment; "I''ll give you this gratis" Free_pardon   The formal act of liberating someone Free_people   People who are free; "the home of the free and the brave" Back to top Free_phagocyte   A phagocyte that circulates in the blood Free_port   A port open on equal terms to all commercial vessels Free_port   An area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties Free_press   A press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideology Free_radical   An atom or group of atoms with at least one unpaired electron; in the body it is usually an oxygen molecule than has lost an electron and will stabilize itself by stealing an electron from a nearby molecule; "in the body free radicals are high-energy part Free_rein   The removal of constraints; "he gave free rein to his impulses"; "they gave full play to the artist''s talent" Free_Soil_Party   A former political party in the United States; formed in 1848 to oppose the extension of slavery into the territories; merged with the Liberty Party in 1848 Free_spirit   Someone acting freely or even irresponsibly Free_State   A province in central South Africa that was colonized by the Boers; named Free State in 1997 Free_state   Any state prohibiting slavery prior to the Civil War Free_State   A Mid-Atlantic state; one of the original 13 colonies Free_thought   The form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelation Free_throw   An unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul Free_throw_lane   A lane on a basketball court extending from the end line to 15 feet in front of the backboard; players may not enter this lane during a free throw Free_time   To that is free for leisure activities Free_time   Time when you are free to do things that you enjoy Free_trade   International trade free of government interference Free_trader   An advocate of unrestricted international trade Free_verse   Unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern Free_weight   Sports equipment used in calisthenic exercises and weightlifting; a weight that is not attached to anything and is raised and lowered by use of the hands and arms Back to top Free_will   The power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies Free_World   Anti-Communist countries collectively Free_zone   An area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties Fregata   Type genus of the Fregatidae Fregatidae   Frigate birds Freight   Transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates Freight   Goods carried by a large vehicle Freight   The charge for transporting something by common carrier; "we pay the freight"; "the freight rate is usually cheaper" Freight   Load with goods for transportation Freight   Transport commercially as cargo Freightage   Transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates Freightage   The charge for transporting something by common carrier; "we pay the freight"; "the freight rate is usually cheaper" Freighter   A cargo ship; "they did much of their overseas trade in foreign bottoms" Freight_agent   An employee of a freight carrier who directs the receipt and delivery of goods Freight_car   A railway car that carries freight Freight_elevator   An elevator designed for carrying freight Freight_liner   A long-distance express freight train between industrial centers and seaports with facilities for rapid loading and unloading of goods Freight_rate   The charge for transporting something by common carrier; "we pay the freight"; "the freight rate is usually cheaper" Freight_train   A railroad train consisting of freight cars Fremont   United States explorer who mapped much of the American west and northwest (1813-1890) Back to top Fremontia   Flannelbush Fremontodendron   Flannelbush French   The Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France French   The people of France French   United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931) French   Of or pertaining to France or the people of France; "French cooking"; "a gallic shrug" French-fried_potatoes   Strips of potato fried in deep fat French-fry   Cook by immersing in fat; "french-fry the potatoes" French-speaking   Able to communicate in French Frenchify   Become French in appearance or character; "This restaurant has Frenchified" Frenchify   Make French in appearance or character; "let''s Frenchify the restaurant and charge more money" Frenchman   A person of French nationality Frenchwoman   A person of French nationality French_Academy   An honorary group of French writers and thinkers supported by the French government; "the French Academy sets standards for the use of the French language" French_and_Indian_War   A war in North America between France and Britain (both aided by indian tribes); 1755-1760 French_bean   Very small and slender green bean French_blue   Ultramarine pigment prepared artificially French_bracken   Large deeply rooted fern of worldwide distribution with upright bipinnate compound tufted fronds French_bread   A crusty sourdough bread often baked in long slender tapered loaves or baguettes French_bulldog   Small stocky version of the bulldog having a sleek coat and square head Back to top French_Canadian   A Canadian descended from early French settlers and whose native language is French French_capital   The capital and largest city of France; and international center of culture and commerce French_chalk   A soft white compact talc used to mark cloth or to remove grease stains French_Congo   A republic in west-central Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960 French_door   A light door with transparent or glazed panels extending the full length French_dressing   Oil and vinegar with mustard and garlic French_dressing_for_fruit_salad   Made with lemon or grapefruit juice instead of vinegar French_endive   Young broad-leaved endive plant deprived of light to form a narrow whitish head French_Foreign_Legion   A former foreign legion in the French army that was used for military duties outside of France French_foreign_office   The French department in charge of foreign affairs; referred to familiarly by its address in Paris French_franc   Formerly the basic unit of money in France French_fries   Strips of potato fried in deep fat French_fritter   Very rich drop friedcake dusted with confectioners'' sugar and served with lemon sauce or preserves French_Guinea   A republic in eastern Africa on the Atlantic; formerly a French colony; achieved independence from France in 1958 French_heel   A fairly high narrow heel on women''s shoes French_honeysuckle   Perennial of southern Europe cultivated for forage and for its nectar-rich pink flowers that make it an important honey crop French_honeysuckle   European herb with small fragrant crimson or white spurred flowers French_horn   A brass musical instrument consisting of a conical tube that is coiled into a spiral and played by means of valves French_Indochina   The French colonies of Cambodia and Laos and Vietnam were formerly organized as French Indochina French_kiss   An open-mouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other''s mouth Back to top French_knot   Stitch made by looping the thread several times around the needle before inserting it into the fabric French_lavender   Shrubby grayish lavender of southwestern Europe having usually reddish-purple flowers French_lavender   Mediterranean plant with pale purple flowers that yields spike lavender oil French_leave   An abrupt and unannounced departure (without saying farewell) French_lesson   Instruction in the French language French_loaf   A loaf of French bread French_marigold   Strong-scented bushy annual with orange or yellow flower heads marked with red; Mexico and Guatemala French_Oceania   A French overseas possession in the South Pacific French_omelet   Omelet cooked quickly and slid onto a plate French_pancake   Small very thin pancake French_pastry   Sweet filled pastry made of especially puff paste French_people   The people of France French_person   A person of French nationality French_polish   A varnish for wood consisting of shellac dissolved in alcohol French_polish   The glaze produced by repeated applications of French polish shellac French_Polynesia   A French overseas possession in the South Pacific French_region   A geographical subdivision of France French_Republic   A republic in western Europe; the largest country wholly in Europe French_Revolution   The revolution in France against the Bourbons; 1789-1799 French_Riviera   The French part of the Riviera Back to top French_roof   A mansard roof with sides that are nearly perpendicular French_rye   Coarse perennial Eurasian grass resembling oat; found on roadside verges and rough grassland and in hay meadows; introduced in North America for forage French_sorrel   Small tart oval to spearpoint-shaped leaves; preferred to common sorrel for salads French_sorrel   Low perennial with small silvery-green ovate to hastate leaves French_spinach   Common Eurasian weed; naturalized in United States French_Sudan   A landlocked republic in northwestern Africa; achieved independence from France in 1960; Mali was a center of West African civilization for more than 4,000 years French_teacher   Someone who teaches French French_telephone   Telephone set with the mouthpiece and earpiece mounted on a single handle French_toast   Bread slice dipped in egg and milk and fried; topped with sugar or fruit or syrup French_ultramarine   Ultramarine pigment prepared artificially French_ultramarine_blue   Ultramarine pigment prepared artificially French_vermouth   Dry pale amber variety French_weed   Foetid Eurasian weed having round flat pods; naturalized throughout North America French_West_Indies   The islands in the Lesser Antilles that are administered by France French_window   A French door situated in an exterior wall of a building Frenetic   Excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye" Frenetically   In a very agitated manner; as if possessed by an evil spirit Frenzied   Excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion; "frantic with anger and frustration"; "frenetic screams followed the accident"; "a frenzied look in his eye" Frenzied   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" Frenziedly   In a frenzied manner; "we rehearsed frenziedly the last few days before the premiere" Back to top Frenzy   State of violent mental agitation Frequence   The number of occurrences within a given time period (usually 1 second); "the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second" Frequency   The number of observations in a given statistical category Frequency   The ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations Frequency   The number of occurrences within a given time period (usually 1 second); "the frequency of modulation was 40 cycles per second" Frequency-response_characteristic   (electronics) a graph of frequency response with signal amplitude or gain plotted against frequency Frequency-response_curve   (electronics) a graph of frequency response with signal amplitude or gain plotted against frequency Frequency_band   A band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals) Frequency_distribution   A distribution of observed frequencies of occurrence of the values of a variable Frequency_modulation   Modulation of the frequency of the (radio) carrier wave Frequency_response   (electronics) a response depicting the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequency Frequency_response   (electronics) a graph of frequency response with signal amplitude or gain plotted against frequency Frequent   Be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place; "She haunts the ballet" Frequent   Do one''s shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of Frequent   Frequently encountered; "a frequent (or common) error is using the transitive verb `lay'' for the intransitive `lie''"; Frequent   Coming at short intervals or habitually; "a frequent guest"; "frequent complaints" Frequenter   A regular customer Frequently   Many times at short intervals; "we often met over a cup of coffee" Fresco   A durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster Fresco   A mural done with watercolors on wet plaster Back to top Fresco   Paint onto wet plaster on a wall Fresh   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" Fresh   Not yet used or soiled; "a fresh shirt"; "a fresh sheet of paper"; "an unused envelope" Fresh   Not stale or old; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent" Fresh   Not canned or otherwise preserved; "fresh vegetables" Fresh   Not containing or composed of salt water; "fresh water" Fresh   Imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air" Fresh   (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again; "a fresh start"; "fresh ideas" Fresh   Of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem" Fresh   Free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air" Fresh   Not soured or preserved; "sweet milk" Fresh   With restored energy Fresh   Having recently calved and therefore able to give milk; "the cow is fresh" Fresh   Very recently; "they are newly married"; "newly raised objections"; "a newly arranged hairdo"; "grass new washed by the rain"; "a freshly cleaned floor"; "we are fresh out of tomatoes" Fresh(a)   Not artificial; "fresh cut flowers" Fresh-cut   Cut recently; "fresh-cut flowers" Freshen   Make fresh again Freshen   Become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game" Freshen   Make (to feel) fresh; "The cool water refreshed us" Freshener   Anything that freshens Back to top Freshen_up   Become or make oneself fresh again; "She freshened up after the tennis game" Freshen_up   Make brighter and prettier; "we refurbished the guest wing"; "My wife wants us to renovate" Fresher   A first-year undergraduate Freshet   The occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow Freshly   Very recently; "they are newly married"; "newly raised objections"; "a newly arranged hairdo"; "grass new washed by the rain"; "a freshly cleaned floor"; "we are fresh out of tomatoes" Freshly   In an impudent or impertinent manner; "a lean, swarthy fellow was peering through the window, grinning impudently" Freshman   A first-year undergraduate Freshman   Any new participant in some activity Freshman   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_class   The first class in college or high school Freshness   Originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel Freshness   The trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties 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" Freshness   Originality by virtue of being new and surprising Freshness   An alert and refreshed state Freshwater   Relating to or living in or consisting of water that is not salty; "freshwater fish"; "freshwater lakes" Freshwater_bass   North American food and game fish Freshwater_bass   Any of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus) Freshwater_bream   Any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis Freshwater_bream   Flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe Back to top Freshwater_clam   Bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States Freshwater_cordgrass   North American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awns Freshwater_eel   Eels that live in fresh water as adults but return to sea to spawn; found in Europe and America; marketed both fresh and smoked Freshwater_fish   Flesh of fish from fresh water used as food Freshwater_limpet   Minute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plants Freshwater_mussel   Bivalve mollusk abundant in rivers of central United States Fresh_bean   Beans eaten before they are ripe as opposed to dried Fresh_breeze   Wind moving 19-24 knots; 5 on the Beaufort scale Fresh_fish   Soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire Fresh_food   Food that is not preserved by canning or dehydration or freezing or smoking Fresh_foods   Food that is not preserved by canning or dehydration or freezing or smoking Fresh_gale   Wind moving 39-46 knots; 8 on the Beaufort scale Fresh_start   An opportunity to start over without prejudice Fresh_water   Water that is not salty Fresnel   French physicist who invented polarized light and invented the Fresnel lens (1788-1827) Fresnel_lens   Lens composed of a number of small lenses arranged to make a lightweight lens of large diameter and short focal length 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 Fress   Eat a lot and without restraint 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 Fret   An ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizonal lines (often in relief); "there was a simple fret at the top of the walls" Back to top Fret   A spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion Fret   Agitation resulting from active worry; "don''t get in a stew"; "he''s in a sweat about exams" Fret   Wear away or erode Fret   Remove soil or rock; "Rain eroded the terraces" Fret   Cause friction; "my sweater scratches" Fret   Be too tight; rub or press; "This neckband is choking the cat" Fret   Decorate with an interlaced design Fret   Carve a pattern into Fret   Be agitated or irritated; "don''t fret over these small details" Fret   Gnaw into; make resentful or angry; "The unjustice rankled her"; "his resentment festered" Fret   Cause annoyance in Fret   Worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don''t fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" Fret   Become or make sore by or as if by rubbing Fret   Provide (a musical instrument) with frets; "fret a guitar" Fretful   Habitually complaining; "a whining child" Fretful   Unable to relax or be still; "a constant fretful stamping of hooves"; "itchy for excitement"; "a restless child" Fretfully   In a fretful manner; "fretfully, the baby tossed in his crib" Fretfulness   An irritable petulant feeling Fretsaw   Fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines Fretted   Having a pattern of fretwork or latticework Back to top Fretted   Having frets Fretwork   Framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal Freud   Austrian neurologist who originated psychoanalysis (1856-1939) Freudian   Of or relating to Sigmund Freud or his psychoanalytic ideas; "Freudian theories" Freudian_psychology   The psychological theories of Sigmund Freud Freudian_slip   A slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts and can reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individuals Frey   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   Goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey Freyja   Goddess of love and fecundity; daughter of Njorth and sister of Frey Freyr   God of earth''s fertility and peace and prosperity; son of Njorth and brother of Freya; originally of the Vanir; later with the Aesir FRG   A republic in central Europe; split into East German and West Germany after World War II and reunited in 1990 Fri   The sixth day of the week; the fifth working day Friability   Excessive breakableness Friable   (used of soil) loose and large-grained in consistency; "light sandy soil" Friable   Easily broken into small fragments or reduced to powder; "friable sandstone"; "friable carcinomatous tissue"; "friable curds formed in the stomach" Friar   A male member of a religious order that originally relied soley on alms Friar's-cowl   Tuberous perennial having a cowl-shaped maroon or violet-black spathe; Mediterranean; Canaries; Azores Friar's_lantern   A pale light sometimes seen at night over marshy ground Friary   A monastery of friars Friar_preacher   A Roman Catholic friar wearing the black mantle of the Dominican order Back to top Fricandeau   Larded veal braised and glazed in its own juices Fricassee   Pieces of chicken or other meat stewed in gravy with e.g. carrots and onions and served with noodles or dumplings Fricassee   Make a fricassee of by cooking; "fricassee meats" Fricative   A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract Fricative   Of speech sounds produced by forcing air through a constricted passage (as `f'', `s'', `z'', or `th'' in both `thin'' and `then'') Fricative_consonant   A continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract Frick   United States industrialist who amassed a fortune in the steel industry (1849-1919) Friction   Effort expended in rubbing one object against another Friction   The resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another Friction   A state of conflict between persons Frictional   Pertaining to or worked or produced by friction; "frictional electricity"; "frictional heat"; "frictional gearing" Frictionless   Lacking all friction; "a perpetual motion machine would have to be frictionless" Friction_clutch   A clutch in which one part turns the other by the friction between them Friction_match   Lighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemical; ignites with friction; "he always carries matches to light his pipe" Friction_tape   A water-resistant adhesive tape used to insulate exposed electrical conductors Friday   The sixth day of the week; the fifth working day Fridge   A refrigerator in which the coolant is pumped around by an electric motor Fridtjof_Nansen   Norwegian explorer of the Arctic and director of the League of Nations relief program for refugees of World War I (1861-1930) Fried   Cooked by frying in fat Friedan   United States feminist who founded a national organization for women (born in 1921) Back to top Friedcake   Small cake in the form of a ring or twist or ball or strip fried in deep fat Friedman   United States economist noted as a proponent of monetarism and for his opposition to government intervention in the economy (born 1912) Friedman_test   Pregnancy test that involves injecting some of the woman''s urine into an unmated female rabbit and later examining the ovaries of the rabbit; presence of corpora lutea indicates that the woman is pregnant Friedreich's_ataxia   Sclerosis of the posterior and lateral columns of the spinal cord; characterized by muscular weakness and abnormal gait; occurs in children Friedrich_Anton_Mesmer   Austrian physician who tried to treat diseases with a form of hypnotism (1734-1815) Friedrich_August_Kekule   German chemist remembered for his discovery of the ring structure of benzene (1829-1896) Friedrich_August_Kekule_von_Stradonitz   German chemist remembered for his discovery of the ring structure of benzene (1829-1896) Friedrich_August_von_Hayek   English economist (born in Austria) noted for work on the optimum allocation of resources (1899-1992) Friedrich_August_Wolf   German classical scholar who claimed that the Iliad and Odyssey were composed by several authors (1759-1824) Friedrich_Engels   Socialist who wrote the Communist Manifesto with Karl Marx in 1848 (1820-1895) Friedrich_Froebel   German educator who founded the kindergarten system (1782-1852) Friedrich_Gottlieb_Klopstock   German poet (1724-1803) Friedrich_Hebbel   German dramatist (1813-1863) Friedrich_Krupp   German industrialist who manufactured steel in Essen (1787-1826) Friedrich_Max_Muller   British philologist (born in Germany) who specialized in Sanskrit (1823-1900) Friedrich_Wilhelm_August_Froebel   German educator who founded the kindergarten system (1782-1852) Friedrich_Wilhelm_Bessel   German mathematician and astronomer who made accurate measurements of stellar distances and who predicted the existence on an 8th planet (1784-1846) Friedrich_Wilhelm_Nietzsche   Influential German philosopher remembered for his concept of the superman and for his rejection of Christian values (1844-1900) Fried_egg   Eggs cooked by sauteing in oil or butter; sometimes turned and cooked on both sides Fried_rice   Boiled rice mixed with scallions and minced pork or shrimp and quickly scrambled with eggs Back to top Friend   A member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers) Friend   A person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family" Friend   An associate who provides assistance; "he''s a good ally in fight"; "they were friends of the workers" Friend   A person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university" 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" Friendless   Excluded from a society Friendlessness   Being without friends Friendliness   A friendly disposition Friendliness   A feeling of liking for another person; enjoyment in their company Friendly   Characteristic of or befitting a friend; "friendly advice"; "a friendly neighborhood"; "the only friendly person here"; "a friendly host and hostess" 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" Friendly   Easy to understand or use; "user-friendly computers"; "a consumer-friendly policy"; "a reader-friendly novel" Friendly   Favorably disposed; not antagonistic or hostile; "a government friendly to our interests"; "an amicable agreement" Friendly_fire   Fire that injures or kills an ally Friendly_Islands   A monarchy on a Polynesian archipelago in the South Pacific; achieved independence from the United Kingdom in 1970 Friendly_relationship   The state of being friends Friendly_takeover   A takeover that is welcomed by the management of the target company Friendship   The state of being friends Friendship_plant   Low stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowers Friend_of_the_court   An adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the case; usually someone who wants to influence the outcome of a lawsuit involving matters of wide public interest Back to top Frier   Flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying Fries   Strips of potato fried in deep fat Friesian   A breed of dairy cattle from northern Holland Friesland   One of the northernmost provinces of the Netherlands Friesland   The western part of the ancient region of Frisia in northern Europe on the North Sea between the Scheldt river and the Weser river; part of this region is now a province in the Netherlands Frieze   A heavy woolen fabric with a long nap Frieze   An architectural ornament consisting of a horizontal sculptured band between the architrave and the cornice Frigate   A United States warship larger than a destroyer and smaller than a cruiser Frigate   A medium size square-rigged warship of the 18th and 19th centuries Frigate_bird   Long-billed warm-water seabird with wide wingspan and forked tail Frigg   Goddess of the heavens and married love; wife of Odin Frigga   Goddess of the heavens and married love; wife of Odin Fright   An emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight) Fright   Cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me" Frighten   Cause fear in; "The stranger who hangs around the building frightens me" Frighten   Drive out by frightening Frightened   Made afraid; "the frightened child cowered in the corner"; "too shocked and scared to move" 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   To inspire with fear Frightening   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"; " Back to top Frighteningly   In an alarming manner; "the disturbing thing about the Minister''s behavior is that far from being artificial, it too often rings frighteningly true" Frighten_away   Cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" Frighten_off   Cause to lose courage; "dashed by the refusal" Frightful   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" Frightful   Extremely distressing; "fearful slum conditions"; "a frightful mistake"; "suffered terrible thirst" Frightful   Extreme in degree; "in a frightful hurry"; "spent a frightful amount of money" Frightfully   Used as intensifiers; "terribly interesting"; "I''m awful sorry" Frightfulness   The quality of being frightful Frigid   Extremely cold; "an arctic climate"; "a frigid day"; "gelid waters of the North Atlantic"; "glacial winds"; "icy hands"; "polar weather" Frigid   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" Frigid   Sexually unresponsive; "was cold to his advances"; "a frigid woman" Frigidity   A lack of affection or enthusiasm Frigidity   Sexual unresponsiveness (especially of women) and inability to achieve orgasm during intercourse Frigidly   Without warmth or enthusiasm; "`Come in if you have to,'' he said frostily" Frigid_Zone   The part of the Earth''s surface forming a cap over a pole; characterized by frigid climate Frigorific   Causing cold; cooling or chilling Frig_around   Be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" Frijol   The common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans) Frijole   Mexican bean; usually dried Frijole   The common bean plant grown for the beans rather than the pods (especially a variety with large red kidney-shaped beans) Back to top Frijoles_refritos   Dried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with various seasonings Frijolillo   Shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans Frijolito   Shrub or small tree having pinnate leaves poisonous to livestock and dense racemes of intensely fragrant blue flowers and red beans Frill   A strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim Frilled   Having decorative ruffles or frills Frilled_lizard   Large arboreal insectivorous Australian lizard with a ruff of skin around the neck Frills   Ornamental objects of no great value Frilly   Having decorative ruffles or frills Frimaire   Third month of the Revolutionary calendar (November and December); the frosty month Fringe   Edging consisting of hanging threads or tassels Fringe   A social group holding marginal or extreme views; "members of the fringe believe we should be armed with guns at all times" Fringe   A part of the city far removed from the center; "they built a factory on the outskirts of the city" Fringe   The outside boundary or surface of something Fringe   Decorate with or as if with a surrounding fringe; "fur fringed the hem of the dress" Fringe   Adorn with a fringe; "The weaver fringed the scarf" Fringe-toed_lizard   With long pointed scales around toes; of deserts of United States and Mexico Fringed   Having a decorative edging of hanging cords or strips 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" Fringed   Having edges irregularly and finely slashed; "a laciniate leaf" Fringed_gecko   Having membranous expansions along sides of body and limbs and tail Back to top Fringed_gentian   Any of various herbs of the genus Gentianopsis having the margins of the corolla lobes fringed; sometimes included in genus Gentiana Fringed_grass_of_Parnassus   Bog plant with broadly heart-shaped basal leaves and cream or white saucer-shaped flowers with fringed petals; west of Rocky Mountains from Alaska to New Mexico Fringed_loosestrife   Of North America Fringed_orchid   Any of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip Fringed_orchis   Any of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lip Fringed_pink   Eurasian perennial pink having fragrant lilac or rose flowers with deeply fringed margins Fringed_pink   Low wiry-stemmed branching herb or southern California having fringed pink flowers Fringed_polygala   Common trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepals Fringed_poppy_mallow   Perennial poppy mallow of United States southern plains states having rose-red or rose-purple flowers Fringepod   Annual herb having pinnatifid basal leaves and slender racemes of small white flowers followed by one-seeded winged silicles Fringe_benefit   An incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment (especially if it is regarded as a right); "a limousine is one of the fringe benefits of the job" Fringe_bush   Small bushy tree of southeastern United States having profuse clusters of white flowers Fringe_cups   Plant growing in clumps with mostly basal leaves and cream or pale pink fringed flowers in several long racemes; Alaska to coastal central California and east to Idaho Fringe_tree   Any of various small decorative flowering trees or shrubs of the genus Chionanthus Fringilla   Type genus of the Fringillidae: chaffinch, brambling Fringilla_coelebs   Small European finch with a cheerful song Fringilla_montifringilla   Eurasian finch Fringillidae   Finches: goldfinches; bullfinches; chaffinches; siskins; canaries; cardinals; grosbeaks; crossbills; linnets; buntings Fringy   At or constituting a border or edge; "the marginal strip of beach" Frippery   Something of little value or significance Back to top Frisbee   A light plastic disk about 10 inches in diameter; sailed with a flip of the wrist for recreation or competition Frisch   Austrian zoologist noted for his studies of honeybees (1886-1982) Frisch   Norwegian economist noted for his work in econometrics (1895-1973) Frisch   British physicist (born in Austria) who with Lise Meitner recognized that Otto Hahn had produced a new kind of nuclear reaction which they named nuclear fission; Frisch described the explosive potential of a chain nuclear reaction (1904-1979) Frisia   An ancient region of northwestern Europe including the Frisian Islands Frisian   A West Germanic language spoken in Friesland in the northwestern Netherlands; a near relative of English Frisian   A native or inhabitant of Friesland or Frisia Frisian   Of or relating to the people or culture or language of Friesland or Frisia Frisian_Islands   A chain of islands in the North Sea off the coast of northwestern Europe extending from the IJsselmeer to Jutland Frisk   The act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs 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" Frisk   Play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" Friskily   In a playfully frisky manner; "he moves about friskily despite his age" Friskiness   Lively high-spirited playfulness Frisking   The act of searching someone for concealed weapons or illegal drugs Frisky   Playful like a lively kitten Frisson   An almost pleasurable sensation of fright; "a frisson of surprise shot through him" Fritillaria   Fritillary Fritillaria_affinis   Herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-shaped flowers Fritillaria_agrestis   A malodorous California herb with bell-shaped flowers; a common weed in grainfields Back to top Fritillaria_biflora   Herb of southwestern United States having dark purple bell-shaped flowers mottled with green Fritillaria_imperialis   Eurasian herb with a cluster of leaves and orange-red bell-shaped flowers at the top of the stem Fritillaria_lanceolata   Herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-shaped flowers Fritillaria_liliaceae   California herb with white conic or bell-shaped flowers usually green-tinged Fritillaria_meleagris   Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times; widely grown as an ornamental Fritillaria_micrantha   California herb with brownish-purple or greenish bell-shaped flowers Fritillaria_mutica   Herb of northwestern America having green-and-purple bell-shaped flowers Fritillaria_parviflora   California herb with brownish-purple or greenish bell-shaped flowers Fritillaria_pluriflora   California herb with pinkish purple flowers Fritillaria_recurva   Western United States herb with scarlet and yellow narrow bell-shaped flowers Fritillary   Butterfly with brownish wings marked with black and silver Fritillary   Any liliaceous plant of the genus Fritillaria having nodding variously colored flowers Frittata   Italian omelet with diced vegetables and meats; cooked until bottom is set then inverted into another pan to cook the top Fritter   Small quantity of fried batter containing fruit or meat or vegetables Fritter   Spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one''s inheritance" Fritter_away   Spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one''s inheritance" Fritter_batter   Batter for making fritters Fritz_Albert_Lipmann   United States biochemist (born in Germany) noted for his studies of metabolic processes (1899-1986) Fritz_Haber   German chemist noted for the synthetic production of ammonia from the nitrogen in air (1868-1934) Fritz_Kreisler   United States violinist (born in Austria) (1875-1962) Back to top Fritz_W._Meissner   German physicist (1882-1974) Friuli   A Rhaeto-Romance dialect spoken in northeastern Italy Friuli-Venezia_Giulia   A region in northeastern Italy Friulian   A Rhaeto-Romance dialect spoken in northeastern Italy Frivol   Act frivolously Frivolity   Acting like a clown or buffoon Frivolity   Something of little value or significance Frivolity   The trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible Frivolous   Not serious in content or attitude or behavior; "a frivolous novel"; "a frivolous remark"; "a frivolous young woman" Frivolously   In a frivolous manner; "she spends her time frivolously enjoying the easy life of a rich and spoiled girl" Frivolousness   The trait of being frivolous; not serious or sensible Frivol_away   Spend frivolously and unwisely; "Fritter away one''s inheritance" Frizz   Curl tightly; "crimp hair" Frizzle   Fry something until it curls and becomes crisp Frizzle   Curl tightly; "crimp hair" Frizzly   In small tight curls Frizzy   In small tight curls Frobisher   English explorer who led an expedition in search of the Northwest Passage to the orient; served under Drake and helped defeat the Spanish Armada (1535-1594) Frock   A one-piece garment for a woman; has skirt and bodice Frock   Put a frock on Back to top Frock_coat   A man''s coat having knee-length skirts front and back; worn in the 19th century Froebel   German educator who founded the kindergarten system (1782-1852) Froelichia   Genus of erect or procumbent herbs of the Americas having spikes of woolly white flowers: cottonweed Frog   Any of various tailless stout-bodied amphibians with long hind limbs for leaping; semiaquatic and terrestrial species Frog   A decorative loop of braid or cord Frog   A person of French descent Frog's-bit   European floating plant with roundish heart-shaped leaves and white flowers Frog's-bit_family   Simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed Frog's_lettuce   Very similar to Potamogeton; of western Africa, Asia, and Europe Frogbit   European floating plant with roundish heart-shaped leaves and white flowers Frogbit_family   Simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed Frogfish   Fish having a frog-like mouth with a lure on the snout Froghopper   A variety of spittlebug Frogman   Someone who works underwater Frogmarch   Carry someone against his will upside down such that each limb is held by one person Frogmarch   March a person against his will by any method Frogmouth   Insectivorous bird of Australia and southeastern Asia having a wide frog-like mouth Frogs   A decorative loop of braid or cord Frog_kick   A swimming kick; knees are drawn upward and outward so the legs can be brought together when fully extended Frog_legs   Hind legs of frogs used as food; resemble chicken and cooked as chicken Back to top Frog_orchid   Orchid having hooded long-bracted green to yellow-green flowers suffused with purple Frog_orchid   Any of several green orchids of the genus Habenaria Frolic   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   Play boisterously; "The children frolicked in the garden"; "the gamboling lambs in the meadows"; "The toddlers romped in the playroom" Frolicky   Given to merry frolicking; "frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes" Frolicsome   Given to merry frolicking; "frolicsome students celebrated their graduation with parties and practical jokes" Frolicsomeness   Lively high-spirited playfulness Fromental_Halevy   French operatic composer (1799-1862) From_each_one   To or from every one of two or more (considered individually); "they received $10 each" From_head_to_toe   At all points from head to foot; "he was armed cap-a-pie" From_nowhere   Without warning; "your cousin arrived out of thin air" From_pillar_to_post   From one place or situation to another; "we were driven from pillar to post" From_scratch   From the beginning; "he baked the torte from scratch" From_start_to_finish   Completely From_the_heart   Very sincerely; "he spoke from the heart" From_time_to_time   Now and then or here and there; "he was arrogant and occasionally callous"; "open areas are only occasionally interrupted by clumps of trees"; "they visit New York on occasion"; "now and again she would take her favorite book from the shelf and read to us From_way_back   Since long ago; "she knows him from way back" Frond   Compound leaf of a fern or palm or cycad Front   The side that is seen or that goes first Front   The outward appearance of a person; "he put up a bold front" Back to top 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" Front   The side that is forward or prominent Front   The line along which opposing armies face each other Front   The part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer; "he walked to the front of the stage" 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   A person used as a cover for some questionable activity Front   (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses Front   A sphere of activity involving effort; "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts" Front   Confront bodily; "breast the storm" Front   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" Front(a)   Located anteriorly Front(a)   Relating to or located in the front; "the front lines"; "the front porch" Front-porch_campaign   A campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel; "William McKinley''s dignified front-porch campaign won him the presidency in 1896"; "her approach was the opposite of a passive front-porch campaign" Front-porch_campaigning   A campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel; "William McKinley''s dignified front-porch campaign won him the presidency in 1896"; "her approach was the opposite of a passive front-porch campaign" Front-runner   A competitor thought likely to win Front-stall   Medieval plate armor to protect a horse''s head Frontage   The face or front of a building Frontage   The extent of the front of shop or plot of land (as along a street or river etc) Frontage   The direction in which something (such as a building) faces Frontage_road   A local road that runs parallele to an expressway and allows local traffic to gain access to property Back to top Frontal   The face or front of a building Frontal   A drapery that covers the front of an altar Frontal   An adornment worn on the forehead Frontal   Belonging to the front part; "a frontal appendage" Frontal   Of or adjacent to the forehead or frontal bone; "the frontal lobes" Frontal   Meeting front to front; "a frontal attack"; "a head-on collision" Frontal   Of or relating to the front of an advancing mass of air; "frontal rainfall" Frontally   In, at, or toward the front Frontal_area   The cortex of the frontal lobe Frontal_bone   The large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: the forehead and the upper part of the orbits Frontal_cortex   The cortex of the frontal lobe Frontal_eminence   Either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit Frontal_gyrus   Any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum Frontal_lobe   That part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead Frontal_lobotomy   Surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain; often results in marked cognitive and personality changes Frontal_sinus   One of a pair of cavities in the frontal bone Frontal_suture   The suture between two halves of the frontal bone (usually obliterated by the age of 6) Frontbencher   A member of the House of Commons who is a minister or an ex-minister Frontier   An undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development; "he worked at the frontier of brain science" Frontier   An international boundary or the area (often fortified) immediately inside the boundary Back to top Frontier   A wilderness at the edge of a settled area of a country; "the individualism of the frontier in Andrew Jackson''s day" Frontiersman   A man who lives on the frontier Frontierswoman   A woman who lives on the frontier Frontier_settlement   A settlement on the frontier of civilization Frontispiece   Front illustration facing the title page of a book Frontispiece   An ornamental facade Frontlet   An adornment worn on the forehead Frontmost   Preceding all others in spatial position; "the foremost compartment of the ship" Frontstall   Medieval plate armor to protect a horse''s head Frontward   At or to or toward the front; "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad'' and `forrard'' are dialectal variations) Frontwards   At or to or toward the front; "he faced forward"; "step forward"; "she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine"; (`forrad'' and `forrard'' are dialectal variations) Front_bench   Any of the front seats in the House of Commons that are reserved for ministers or former ministers Front_burner   Top priority; "the work was moved to the front burner in order to meet deadlines" Front_crawl   A swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick Front_door   Exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building Front_end   The side that is forward or prominent Front_entrance   Exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building Front_line   The line along which opposing armies face each other Front_man   A person used as a cover for some questionable activity Front_matter   Written matter preceding the main text of a book Back to top Front_porch   A porch for the front door Front_projector   A projector for digital input Front_room   A room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relax Front_tooth   A tooth situated at the front of the mouth; "his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors" Front_yard   The yard in front of a house; between the house and the street Frore   Very cold; "whatever the evenings be--frosty and frore or warm and wet" Frost   United States poet famous for his lyrical poems on country life in New England (1874-1963) Frost   Weather cold enough to cause freezing Frost   The formation of frost or ice on a surface Frost   Ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside) Frost   Damage by frost; "The icy precipitation frosted the flowers and athey turned brown" Frost   Cover with frost; "ice crystals frosted the glass" Frost   Provide with a rough or speckled surface or appearance; "frost the glass"; "she frosts her hair" Frost   Decorate with frosting; "frost a cake" Frost's_bolete   A fungus with a red cap and a red coarsely reticulate stalk Frost-bound   (of the ground) made hard by frost Frost-weed   Tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States Frost-weed   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 Frostbite   Destruction of tissue by freezing and characterized by tingling, blistering and possibly gangrene Frostbitten   Injured by freezing or partial freezing; "frostbitten fingers"; "frostbitten grapes unsalable as fresh fruit" Back to top Frosted   (of glass) having a roughened coating resembling frost; "frosted glass" Frosted_bat   Common Eurasian bat with white-tipped hairs in its coat Frostian   Of or relating to or in the manner of Robert Frost Frostily   Without warmth or enthusiasm; "`Come in if you have to,'' he said frostily" Frostiness   A silvery-white color Frostiness   Coldness as evidenced by frost Frosting   A flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes Frostweed   Tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States Frostweed   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 Frostwort   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   Pleasantly cold and invigorating; "crisp clear nights and frosty mornings"; "a nipping wind"; "a nippy fall day"; "snappy weather"; (`parky'' is a British term) Frosty   Covered with frost; "a frosty glass"; "hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost"-Wm.Faulkner Frosty   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" Frost_fish   Long-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teeth; closely related to snake mackerel Frost_heave   Upthrust of ground or pavement caused by the freezing of moist soil Frost_heaving   Upthrust of ground or pavement caused by the freezing of moist soil Frost_mist   Small crystals of ice Frost_over   Become covered with a layer of ice; of a surface such as a window; "When the wings iced up, the pilot was forced to land his plane" Frost_snow   Small crystals of ice Froth   A mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid Back to top Froth   Make froth or foam and become bubbly; "The river foamed" Froth   Form bubbles; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" Frothily   In a frothy manner; "the champagne poured frothily into the glasses" Frothiness   The property of giving off bubbles Frothing   Covered with or resembling small bubbles as from being agitated by beating or heating; "the bubbling candy mixture"; "a cup of foaming cocoa"; "frothy milkshakes"; "frothy waves"; "spumy surf" Frothing   Producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease; "the rabid animal''s frothing mouth" Frothy   Relating to or containing gas bubbles Frothy   Emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation; "bubbling champagne"; "foamy (or frothy) beer" Froth_at_the_mouth   Be in a state of uncontrolled anger Frottage   Masturbation by rubbing against another person (as in a crowd) Frotteur   Someone who masturbates by rubbing against another person (as in a crowd) Froward   Habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition Frown   A facial expression of dislike or displeasure Frown   Look angry or sullen, wrinkle one''s forehead, as if to signal disapproval Frowning   Showing displeasure or anger Frowningly   With a frown; while frowning; "he looked at her frowningly" Frown_line   A facial wrinkle associated with frowning Frown_on   Look disapprovingly upon Frown_upon   Look disapprovingly upon Frowsty   Stale and unclean smelling Back to top Frowsy   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   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   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   Incapable of being changed or moved or undone; e.g. "frozen prices"; "living on fixed incomes" Frozen   Not convertible to cash; "frozen assets" Frozen   Used of foods; preserved by freezing sufficiently rapidly to retain flavor and nutritional value; "frozen foods" Frozen   Turned into ice; affected by freezing or by long and severe cold; "the frozen North"; "frozen pipes"; "children skating on a frozen brook" Frozen   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" Frozen   Not thawed Frozen(p)   Absolutely still; "frozen with horror"; "they stood rooted in astonishment" Frozen_custard   Dessert resembling ice cream but with a boiled custard base Frozen_dessert   Any of various desserts prepared by freezing Frozen_food   Food preserved by freezing Frozen_foods   Food preserved by freezing Frozen_metaphor   A metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a new meaning of the expression (e.g., `he is a snake'' may once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has died and become a new sense of the word `snake'') Frozen_orange_juice   Orange juice that has been concentrated and frozen Frozen_pudding   A chilled dessert consisting of a mixture of custard and nuts and (sometimes) liquor Frozen_yogurt   A soft frozen dessert of sweetened flavored yogurt FRS   The central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state charted commercial banks and some trust companies; "the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term Fructidor   Twelfth month of the Revolutionary calendar (August and September); the month of fruit Back to top Fructification   Organs of fruiting (especially the reproductive parts of ferns and mosses) Fructification   The bearing of fruit Fructify   Bear fruit; "the apple trees fructify" Fructify   Make productive or fruitful; "The earth that he fructified" Fructify   Become productive or fruitful; "The seeds fructified" Fructose   A simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits Fructosuria   The presence of levulose is the urine; "fructosuria is a harmless condition" Frugal   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 De Frugality   Prudence in avoiding waste Frugally   In a frugal manner; "in villages, the new pipeline marks the end of water as a precious liquid, to be dispensed frugally, weighed out drop by drop" Frugalness   Prudence in avoiding waste Fruit   An amount of a product Fruit   The consequence of some effort or action; "he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies" Fruit   The ripened reproductive body of a seed plant Fruit   Bear fruit; "the trees fruited early this year" Fruit   Cause to bear fruit Fruit-eating(a)   Feeding on fruit Fruitage   The yield of fruit; "a tree highly recommended for its fruitage" Fruitcake   A rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on Fruitcake   A whimsically eccentric person Back to top Fruiterer   A person who sells fruit Fruitful   Productive or conducive to producing in abundance; "be fruitful and multiply" Fruitful   Productive of profit; "a profitable enterprise"; "a fruitful meeting" Fruitfully   In a productive way; "they worked together productively for two years" Fruitfulness   The quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth Fruitfulness   The intellectual fruitfulness of a creative imagination Fruiting   Capable of bearing fruit Fruiting_body   An organ specialized for producing spores Fruition   Something that is made real or concrete; "the victory was the realization of a whole year''s work" Fruition   Enjoyment derived from use or possession Fruition   The condition of bearing fruit Fruitless   Unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt" Fruitlessly   In an unproductive manner Fruitlessness   A condition yielding nothing of value Fruitlessness   A lack of creative imagination Fruitlet   A diminutive fruit, especially one that is part of a multiple fruit Fruitwood   Wood of various fruit trees (as apple or cherry or pear) used especially in cabinetwork Fruity   Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular; "it used to drive my husband balmy" Fruity   Tasting or smelling richly of or as of fruit Fruit_bar   Cookies containing chopped fruits either mixed in the dough or spread between layers of dough then baked and cut in bars Back to top Fruit_bat   Large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit Fruit_cocktail   A mixture of sliced or diced fruits Fruit_compote   Dessert of stewed or baked fruit Fruit_crush   Drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit Fruit_custard   A custard containing fruit Fruit_drink   A sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice Fruit_fly   Any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits Fruit_grower   Someone who grows fruit commercially Fruit_juice   Drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit Fruit_machine   A coin-operated gambling machine that produces random combinations of symbols (usually pictures of different fruits) on rotating dials; certain combinations win money for the player Fruit_of_the_poisonous_tree   A rule that once primary evidence is determined to have been illegally obtained any secondary evidence following from it may also not be used Fruit_punch   A punch made of fruit juices mixed with water or soda water (with or without alcohol) Fruit_salad   Salad composed of fruits Fruit_sugar   A simple sugar found in honey and in many ripe fruits Fruit_tree   Tree bearing edible fruit Frumenty   Sweet spiced porridge made from hulled wheat Frump   A dull unattractive unpleasant girl or woman; "she got a reputation as a frump"; "she''s a real dog" Frumpily   In a dowdy unfashionable manner; "she dresses dowdily" Frumpish   Primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year''s gambling game" Frumpishly   In a dowdy unfashionable manner; "she dresses dowdily" Back to top Frumpy   Primly out of date; "nothing so frumpish as last year''s gambling game" Frunze   The capital of Kyrgyzstan (known as Frunze 1926-1991) Frustrate   Treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher" Frustrate   Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth''s amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" Frustrated   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   Discouraging by hindering Frustrating   Preventing realization or attainment of a desire Frustration   An act of hindering someone''s plans or efforts Frustration   A feeling of annoyance at being hindered or criticized; "her constant complaints were the main source of his frustration" Frustration   The feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals Frustrative   Preventing realization or attainment of a desire Frustum   A truncated cone or pyramid; the part that is left when a cone or pyramid is cut by a plane parallel to the base and the apical part is removed Fruticose   Of or relating to or resembling a shrub Fruticulose   Of or relating to or resembling a shrub Fry   A young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they''re just kids"; "`tiddler'' is a British term for youngsters" Fry   English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907) Fry   English painter and art critic (1866-1934) Fry   Cook on a hot surface using fat; "fry the pancakes" Fry   Kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial killer was electrocuted" Fry   Be excessively hot; "If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they''ll be fried" Back to top Frye   Canadian literary critic interested in the use of myth and symbolism (1912-1991) Fryer   Flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying Frying   Cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle Frying_pan   A pan used for frying foods Frypan   A pan used for frying foods Fry_bread   Usually cooked in a skillet over an open fire: especially cornbread with ham bits and sometimes Irish soda bread Fry_cook   A cook who specializes in fried foods FSB   A federally chartered savings bank FSB   The internal counterintelligence agency of the Russian Federation and successor to the Soviet KGB; formerly led by Vladimir Putin FSH   A gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates sperm-forming cells in male mammals Ft   A linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall" Ft-L   A former luminance unit equal to one lumen per square foot FTC   An independent agency of the United States fedeal government that maintains fair and free competition; enforces federal antitrust laws; educates the public about identity theft Fthm   (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore Fthm   A linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth FTO   A political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals FTP   Protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network FTP   Use the File Transfer Protocol to transfer data from one computer to another; "You can FTP these data" Fucaceae   Small family of brown algae: gulfweeds; rockweeds Fucales   Coextensive with the family Fucaceae Back to top Fuchs   British physicist who was born in Germany and fled Nazi persecution; in the 1940s he passed secret information to the USSR about the development of the atom bomb in the United States (1911-1988) Fuchsia   A dark purple-red; the dye was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta 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 Fuchsia_coccinea   Erect or climbing shrub of Brazil with deep pink to red flowers Fuchsia_excorticata   Erect deciduous shrub or tree to 10 feet with maroon-flushed flowers; New Zealand Fuck   Slang terms for sexual intercourse Fuck   Have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" Fucked-up   Snarled or stalled in complete confusion; "situation normal--all fucked-up" Fucker   A stupid despised man Fucker   Someone who engages in sexual intercourse Fuckhead   These words are used to express a low opinion of someone''s intelligence Fucking   Slang terms for sexual intercourse Fucking   Intensifier, very colloquial; "what took you so fucking long?" Fucking(a)   (used of persons) informal intensifiers; "what a bally (or blinking) nuisance"; "a bloody fool"; "a crashing bore"; "you flaming idiot" Fuckup   An embarrassing mistake Fuckup   Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence Fuck_all   Little or nothing at all; "I asked for a raise and they gave me bugger-all"; "I know sweet Fanny Adams about surgery" Fuck_off   Get sexual gratification through self-stimulation Fuck_off   Leave immediately; used usually in the imperative form; "Scram!" Fuck_off   Be lazy or idle; "Her son is just bumming around all day" Back to top 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" Fucoid   Any of various algae of the family Fucaceae Fucoid   A fossilized cast or impression of algae of the order Fucales Fucoid_algae   Any of various algae of the family Fucaceae Fucus   Any member of the genus Fucus Fucus_serratus   Brown algae seaweed with serrated edges Fucus_vesiculosus   Common black rockweed used in preparing kelp and as manure Fuddle   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" Fuddle   Consume alcohol; "We were up drinking all night" Fuddle   Make stupid with alcohol Fuddled   Very drunk Fuddy-duddy   A bore Fudge   Soft creamy candy Fudge   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" Fudge   Fake or falsify; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" Fudge_factor   A quantity that is added or subtracted in order to increase the accuracy of a scientific measure Fudge_sauce   Thick chocolate sauce served hot Fudge_together   Produce shoddily, without much attention to detail Fuego   A volcano in south central Guatemala Fuel   A substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft" Back to top Fuel   Stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism" Fuel   Take in fuel, as of a ship; "The tanker fueled in Bahrain" Fuel   Provide with a combustible substance that provides emergy; "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars" Fuel   Provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace" Fuel-air_bomb   A bomb that uses a fuel-air explosive; "a thermobaric bomb can create overpressures equal to an atomic bomb" Fuel-air_explosive   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 Fueled   Supplied with or powered by fuel Fueling   The activity of supplying or taking on fuel Fuel_cell   Cell that produces electricity by oxidation of fuel (hydrogen and oxygen or zinc and air); for use in electric cars Fuel_consumption_rate   The ratio of the number of miles traveled to the number of gallons of gasoline burned Fuel_filter   A filter in the fuel line that screens out dirt and rust particles from the fuel Fuel_gauge   An indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle Fuel_indicator   An indicator of the amount of fuel remaining in a vehicle Fuel_injection   Mechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine; avoids the need for a carburetor Fuel_injection_system   Mechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine; avoids the need for a carburetor Fuel_level   The amount of fuel remaining Fuel_line   A pipe that carries gasoline from a tank to a gasoline engine; "the car wouldn''t start because dirt clogged the gas line" Fuel_oil   A petroleum product used for fuel Fuel_pod   A detachable container of fuel on an airplane Fuel_system   Equipment in a motor vehicle or aircraft that delivers fuel to the engine Back to top Fuentes   Mexican novelist (born in 1928) Fuerzas_Armadas_Revolucionarios_de_Colombia   A powerful and wealthy terrorist organization formed in 1957 as the guerilla arm of the Colombian communist party; opposed to the United States; has strong ties to drug traffikers Fug   (British informal) an airless smoky smelly atmosphere Fugacious   Enduring a very short time; "the ephemeral joys of childhood"; "a passing fancy"; "youth''s transient beauty"; "love is transitory but at is eternal"; "fugacious blossoms" Fugaciousness   The lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts) Fugacity   The lack of enduring qualities (used chiefly of plant parts) Fugacity   The tendency of a gas to expand or escape Fugal   Of or relating to or in the style of a musical fugue Fugally   In a fugal style Fugard   South African playwright whose plays feature the racial tensions in South Africa during apartheid (born in 1932) Fuggy   (British informal) poorly ventilated Fugitive   Someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice Fugitive   Someone who flees from an uncongenial situation; "fugitives from the sweatshops" Fugitive   Lasting for a markedly brief time; "a fleeting glance"; "fugitive hours"; "rapid momentaneous association of things that meet and pass"; "a momentary glimpse" Fugitive_from_justice   Someone who is sought by law officers; someone trying to elude justice Fugleman   A leader and organizer and spokesman (especially a political leader); "a fugleman for the radical right" Fugo   A bomb carried by a balloon; "In World War II the Japanese launched balloon bombs against North America" Fugu   Delicacy highly prized in Japan but highly dangerous Fugue   A musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement Fugue   A dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days Back to top Fugue   Dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who 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 Fuji   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   Shrubby Japanese tree having pale pink blossoms 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   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   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_cherry   Shrubby Japanese tree having pale pink blossoms Fukien   Any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province Fukkianese   Any of the forms of Chinese spoken in Fukien province Fukuoka   A city in southern Japan on Kyushu Ful   A family of languages of the Fulani people 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   A family of languages of the Fulani people 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   A member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith Fulah   A member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith Fulani   A family of languages of the Fulani people 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 Fulani   A member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith Fulbe   A member of a pastoral and nomadic people of western Africa; they are traditionally cattle herders of Muslim faith 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) Fulcrum   The pivot about which a lever turns Fulfil   Fill or meet a want or need Back to top Fulfil   Put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" Fulfil   Fulfil the requirements or expectations of Fulfill   Fill or meet a want or need Fulfill   Put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation" Fulfill   Fulfil the requirements or expectations of Fulfilled   Completed to perfection Fulfillment   The act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc) Fulfillment   A feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires Fulfilment   The act of consummating something (a desire or promise etc) Fulfilment   A feeling of satisfaction at having achieved your desires Fulgent   Shining intensely; "the blazing sun"; "blinding headlights"; "dazzling snow"; "fulgent patterns of sunlight"; "the glaring sun" Fulgid   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 mi Fulgoridae   Plant hoppers: lantern flies Fulgurant   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 Fl Fulgurating   Sharp and piercing 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 Fl Fulica   Coots Fulica_americana   North American coot Fulica_atra   Eurasian coot Full   Increase in phase; "the moon is waxing" Back to top Full   Make (a garment) fuller by pleating or gathering Full   Beat for the purpose of cleaning and thickening; "full the cloth" Full   Having the normally expected amount; "gives full measure"; "gives good measure"; "a good mile from here" Full   Having ample fabric; "the current taste for wide trousers"; "a full skirt" Full   Constituting the full quantity or extent; complete; "an entire town devastated by an earthquake"; "gave full attention"; "a total failure" Full   Not separated into parts or shares; constituting an undivided unit; "an undivided interest in the property"; "a full share" Full   Complete in extent or degree and in every particular; "a full game"; "a total eclipse"; "a total disaster" 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" Full   (of sound) having marked depth and body; "full tones"; "a full voice" Full   Filled to satisfaction with food or drink; "a full stomach" Full   To the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full'' in this sense is used as a combining form); "fully grown"; "he didn''t fully understand"; "knew full well"; "full-grown"; "full-fledged" Full(a)   Being at a peak or culminating point; "broad day"; "full summer"; "high noon" Full-blood   Of unmixed ancestry; "full-blooded Native American"; "blooded Jersies" Full-blooded   Endowed with or exhibiting great bodily or mental health; "a hearty glow of health" Full-blooded   Of unmixed ancestry; "full-blooded Native American"; "blooded Jersies" Full-blown   Having or displaying all the characteristics necessary for completeness; "a full-blown financial crisis" Full-blown   Fully ripe; at the height of bloom; "a full-blown rose" Full-bodied   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   (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-clad   Given substance or detail; completed; "did not spring full-clad from his imagination"; "a plan fleshed out with statistics and details" Back to top Full-dress   Complete in every respect; "a full-dress debate"; "a full-dress investigation" Full-dress   (of an occasion) requiring formal clothes; "a dress dinner"; "a full-dress ceremony" Full-dress   Suitable for formal occasions; "formal wear"; "a full-dress uniform"; "dress shoes" Full-dress_uniform   The naval or military uniform that is specified by regulations to be worn on ceremonial occasions Full-face   Looking forward Full-fashioned   Knitted to fit the shape of the body; "full-fashioned hosiery" Full-fledged   (of persons e.g.) having gained full status; "a full-fledged lawyer"; "by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist"; "sees itself as a fully fledged rival party" Full-fledged   (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly Full-grown   (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman" Full-length   Complete; "the full-length play" Full-length   Representing the full height of the human figure; "a full-length portrait" Full-length   Accommodating the full height of the human figure; "a full-length mirror" Full-of-the-moon   The time when the moon is fully illuminated Full-page   Occupying an entire page in a book or paper; "a full-page ad" Full-scale   Using all available resources; "all-out war"; "a full-scale campaign against nuclear power plants" Full-size   Being of the same size as an original; "a life-size sculpture" Full-strength   Without water; "took his whiskey neat" Full-term   Gestated for the entire duration of normal pregnancy; "a healthy full-term baby" Full-time   For the entire time appropriate to an activity; "a full-time job" Full-time   For the standard number of hours; "she works full-time" Back to top Full-wave_rectifier   Rectifier that converts the negative half wave of an alternating current into a positive half wave Fullback   The position of a back on a football team Fullback   (football) the running back who plays the fullback position on the offensive team Fullback   Play the fullback Fuller   A workman who fulls (cleans and thickens) freshly woven cloth for a living Fuller   United States architect who invented the geodesic dome (1895-1983) Fuller's_earth   An absorbent soil resembling clay; used in fulling (shrinking and thickening) woolen cloth and as an adsorbent Fuller's_teasel   Similar to the common teasel and similarly used; widespread in Europe and North Africa and western Asia; naturalized in United States Fullerene   A form of carbon having a large molecule consisting of an empty cage of sixty or more carbon atoms Fullness   The property of a sound that has a rich and pleasing timbre Fullness   Greatness of volume Fullness   The condition of being filled to capacity Fullness   Completeness over a broad scope Fully   To the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full'' in this sense is used as a combining form); "fully grown"; "he didn''t fully understand"; "knew full well"; "full-grown"; "full-fledged" Fully   Sufficiently; more than adequately; "the evidence amply (or fully) confirms our suspicions"; "they were fully (or amply) fed" Fully   Referring to a quantity; "the amount was paid in full" Fully_fashioned   Knitted to fit the shape of the body; "full-fashioned hosiery" Fully_fledged   (of persons e.g.) having gained full status; "a full-fledged lawyer"; "by the age of seventeen I was a full-fledged atheist"; "sees itself as a fully fledged rival party" Fully_fledged   (of a bird) having reached full development with fully grown adult plumage; ready to fly Fully_grown   (of animals) fully developed; "an adult animal"; "a grown woman" Back to top Full_admiral   The supreme commander of a fleet; ranks above a vice admiral and below a fleet admiral Full_blood   Descent from parents both of one pure breed Full_complement   Number needed to make up whole force; "a full complement of workers" Full_cousin   The child of your aunt or uncle Full_dress   Formalwear consisting of full evening dress for men Full_employment   The economic condition when everyone who wishes to work at the going wage-rate for their type of labor is employed Full_gainer   A dive in which the diver throws the feet forward to complete a full backward somersault and enters the water feet first and facing away from the diving board Full_general   A general officer of the highest rank Full_house   A poker hand with 3 of a kind and a pair Full_metal_jacket   A lead bullet that is covered with a jacket of a harder metal (sually copper) Full_moon   The time when the moon is fully illuminated Full_moon_maple   Leaves deeply incised and bright red in autumn; Japan Full_nelson   A wrestling hold in which the holder puts both arms under the opponent''s arms and exerts pressure on the back of the neck (illegal in amateur wrestling) Full_of_life   Full of spirit; "a dynamic full of life woman"; "a vital and charismatic leader"; "this whole lively world" Full_page   Something that covers an entire page; "the ad took up a full page" Full_phase_of_the_moon   The time when the moon is fully illuminated Full_point   A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop" Full_professor   A professor of the highest rank Full_radiator   A hypothetical object capable of absorbing all the electromagnetic radiation falling on it; "a black body maintained at a constant temperature is a full radiator at that temperature because the radiation reaching and leaving it must be in equilibrium" Full_service_bank   A financial institution that accepts demand deposits and makes loans and provides other services for the public Back to top Full_skirt   A long skirt gathered at the waist Full_stop   A punctuation mark (.) placed at the end of a declarative sentence to indicate a full stop or after abbreviations; "in England they call a period a stop" Full_term   The end of gestation or point at which birth is imminent; "a healthy baby born at full term" Full_treatment   Everything available; usually preceded by `the''; "we saw the whole shebang"; "a hotdog with the works"; "we took on the whole caboodle"; "for $10 you get the full treatment" Fulmar   Heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions Fulmarus   Fulmars Fulmarus_glacialis   Heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions Fulmar_petrel   Heavy short-tailed oceanic bird of polar regions Fulminant   Sudden and severe; "fulminant pain"; "fulminant fever" Fulminate   A salt or ester of fulminic acid Fulminate   Cause to explode violently and with loud noise Fulminate   Come on suddenly and intensely; "the disease fulminated" Fulminate   Criticize severely; "He fulminated against the Republicans'' plan to cut Medicare"; "She railed against the bad social policies" Fulminate_of_mercury   A fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps Fulminating_mercury   A fulminate that when dry explodes violently if struck or heated; used in detonators and blasting caps and percussion caps Fulmination   The act of exploding with noise and violence; "his fulminations frightened the horses" Fulmination   Thunderous verbal attack Fulminic_acid   (CNOH) an unstable acid occurring mainly in the form of explosive salts and esters that is isomeric with cyanic acid Fulsome   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" Fulsomely   In an unctuous manner Back to top Fulsomeness   Smug self-serving earnestness Fulsomeness   Excessive but superficial compliments given with affected charm Fulton   American inventor who designed the first commercially successful steamboat and the first steam warship (1765-1815) Fulvicin   A kind of penicillin (a fungicidal antibiotic with the trade name Fulvicin) produced by molds of the genus Penicillium Fulvic_acid   A yellow to yellow-brown humic substance that is soluble in water under all pH conditions; "they measured the fluvial fulvic acid" Fumaria   Annual herbs whose flowers have only one petal spurred at the base Fumariaceae   Erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman''s breeches; fumitory; squirrel corn Fumaria_claviculata   Annual vine with decompound leaves and racemes of yellow and pink flowers Fumaria_fungosa   Vine with feathery leaves and white or pinkish flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria Fumaria_officinalis   Delicate European herb with grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally Fumaria_sempervirens   Glaucous herb of northeastern United States and Canada having loose racemes of yellow-tipped pink flowers; sometimes placed in genus Fumaria Fumaric_acid   A colorless crystalline acid with a fruity taste; used in making polyester resins Fumble   (sports) dropping the ball Fumble   Drop or juggle or fail to play cleanly a grounder; "fumble a grounder" Fumble   Handle clumsily Fumble   Feel about uncertainly or blindly; "She groped for her glasses in the darkness of the bedroom" Fumble   Make one''s way clumsily or blindly; "He fumbled towards the door" Fumble   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" Fumbler   Someone who makes mistakes because of incompetence Fumbling   Showing lack of skill or aptitude; "a bungling workman"; "did a clumsy job"; "his fumbling attempt to put up a shelf" Back to top Fume   A cloud of fine particles suspended in a gas Fume   Be wet with sweat or blood, as of one''s face Fume   Be mad, angry, or furious Fume   Treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests Fume   Emit a cloud of fine particles; "The chimney was fuming" Fumed   (of wood) darkened or colored by exposure to ammonia fumes; "fumed oak" Fumed_oak   Oak given a weathered appearance by exposure to fumes of ammonia; used for cabinetwork Fumeroot   Herb of northern Europe and Asia having erect racemes of red flowers Fumeroot   Delicate European herb with grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally Fumes   Gases ejected from an engine as waste products Fumewort   Herb of northern Europe and Asia having erect racemes of red flowers Fumewort   Delicate European herb with grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally Fumigant   A chemical substance used in fumigation Fumigate   Treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests Fumigation   The application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it Fumimaro_Konoe   Japanese statesman who set Japan''s expansionist policies and formed an alliance with Germany and Italy (1891-1945) Fumimaro_Konoye   Japanese statesman who set Japan''s expansionist policies and formed an alliance with Germany and Italy (1891-1945) Fumitory   Delicate European herb with grayish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally Fumitory_family   Erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman''s breeches; fumitory; squirrel corn Fun   Activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around" Back to top Fun   Violent and excited activity; "she asked for money and then the fun began"; "they began to fight like fun" Fun   A disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with" Fun   Verbal wit (often at another''s expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun" Fun(a)   Providing enjoyment; pleasantly entertaining; "an amusing speaker"; "a diverting story"; "a fun thing to do" Funafuti   Capital of Tuvalu Funambulist   An acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope Function   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" Function   What something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?" Function   A set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program 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" Function   A formal or official social gathering or ceremony; "it was a black-tie function" 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" Function   A mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set Function   Perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function; "His wife officiated as his private secretary" Function   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" 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   Designed for or capable of a particular function or use; "a style of writing in which every word is functional"; "functional architecture" Functional   (of e.g. a machine) performing or capable of performing; "in running (or working) order"; "a functional set of brakes" Functional   Involving or affecting function rather than physiology; "functional deafness" 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" Back to top Functional   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" Functional   Relating to or based on function especially as opposed to structure; "the problem now is not a constitutional one; it is a functional one"; "delegates elected on a functional rather than a geographical basis" Functionalism   Any doctrine that stresses utility or purpose Functionalism   A psychology based on the assumption that all mental process are useful to an organism in adapting to the environment Functionalist   An adherent of functionalism Functionality   Capable of serving a purpose well; "software with greater functionality" Functionally   With respect to function; "the two units are functionally interdependent" Functionally_illiterate   Having reading and writing skills insufficient for ordinary practical needs Functional_anatomy   The study of anatomy in its relation to function Functional_calculus   A system of symbolic logic that represents individuals and predicates and quantification over individuals (as well as the relations between propositions) Functional_disorder   Disorder showing symptoms for which no physiological or anatomical cause can be identified Functional_genomics   The branch of genomics that determines the biological function of the genes and their products Functional_illiterate   A person with some ability to read and write but not enough for daily practical needs Functional_magnetic_resonance_imaging   A form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain Functionary   A worker who holds or is invested with an office Functioning   Process or manner of functioning or operating; "the power of its engine determine 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" Functioning   Performing or able to perform its regular function; "a functioning flashlight" Function_call   A call that passes control to a subroutine; after the subroutine is executed control returns to the next instruction in main program Function_word   A word that is uninflected and serves a grammatical function but has little identifiable meaning Fund   A financial institution that sells shares to individuals and invests in securities issued by other companies Back to top Fund   A reserve of money set aside for some purpose Fund   A supply of something available for future use; "he brought back a large store of Cuban cigars" Fund   Furnish money for; "The government funds basic research in many areas" Fund   Accumulate a fund for the discharge of a recurrent liability; "fund a medical care plan" Fund   Invest money in government securities Fund   Provide a fund for the redemption of principal or payment of interest Fund   Place or store up in a fund for accumulation Fund   Convert (short-term floating debt) into long-term debt that bears fixed interest and is represented by bonds Fund-raise   Raise money for a cause or project; "We are fundraising for AIDS research" Fund-raising_campaign   A campaign to raise money for some cause Fund-raising_drive   A campaign to raise money for some cause Fund-raising_effort   A campaign to raise money for some cause Fundament   Lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" Fundament   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?" Fundament   The fundamental assumptions from which something is begun or developed or calculated or explained; "the whole argument rested on a basis of conjecture" Fundamental   The lowest tone of a harmonic series Fundamental   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" Fundamental   Being or involving basic facts or principles; "the fundamental laws of the universe"; "a fundamental incompatibility between them"; "these rudimentary truths"; "underlying principles" Fundamental   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 extravaga Fundamentalism   The interpretation of every word in the sacred texts as literal truth Back to top Fundamentalist   A supporter of fundamentalism Fundamentalist   Of or relating to or tending toward fundamentalism Fundamentalistic   Of or relating to or tending toward fundamentalism Fundamentally   At bottom or by one''s (or its) very nature; "He is basically dishonest"; "the argument was essentially a technical one"; "for all his bluster he is in essence a shy person" Fundamentals   Principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let''s get down to basics" Fundamental_frequency   The lowest tone of a harmonic series Fundamental_interaction   (physics) the transfer of energy between elementary particles or between an elementary particle and a field or between fields; mediated by gauge bosons Fundamental_law   Law determining the fundamental political principles of a government Fundamental_measure   One of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement Fundamental_particle   A particle that is less complex than an atom; regarded as constituents of all matter Fundamental_principle   Principles from which other truths can be derived; "first you must learn the fundamentals"; "let''s get down to basics" Fundamental_quantity   One of the four quantities that are the basis of systems of measurement Funded   Furnished with funds; "well-funded research" Funding   The act of financing Funding   Financial resources provided to make some project possible; "the foundation provided support for the experiment" Fundraise   Raise money for a cause or project; "We are fundraising for AIDS research" Fundraiser   A social function that is held for the purpose of raising money Fundraiser   Someone who solicits financial contributions Funds   Assets in the form of money Fundulus   Killifish Back to top Fundulus_heteroclitus   Silver-and-black killifish of saltwater marshes along the Atlantic coast of the United States Fundulus_majalis   Black-barred fish of bays and coastal marshes of the Atlantic and Gulf coasts of the United States Fundus   (anatomy) the base of a hollow organ or that part farthest from its opening; "the uterine fundus" Fund_raise   Raise money for a cause or project; "We are fundraising for AIDS research" Funeral   A ceremony at which a dead person is buried or cremated; "hundreds of people attended his funeral" Funeral-residence   A mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects Funeral_chapel   A mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects Funeral_church   A mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects Funeral_director   One whose business is the management of funerals Funeral_home   A mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects Funeral_march   A slow march to be played for funeral processions Funeral_parlor   A mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects Funeral_parlour   A mortuary where those who knew the deceased can come to pay their last respects Funeral_pyre   Wood heaped for burning a dead body as a funeral rite Funeral_undertaker   One whose business is the management of funerals Funerary   Of or for or relating to a funeral; "funerary urn" Funereal   Suited to or suggestive of a grave or burial; "funereal gloom"; "hollow sepulchral tones" Funfair   A traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc. Funfair   A commercially operated park with stalls and shows for amusement Fungal   Of or relating to fungi Back to top Fungal_infection   An inflammatory condition caused by a fungus Fungi   (pun) the one who buys the drinks Fungi   The taxonomic kingdom of lower plants Fungia   Mushroom corals Fungibility   The quality of being capable of exchange or interchange Fungible   A commodity that is freely interchangeable with another in satisfying an obligation Fungible   Of goods or commodities; freely exchangeable for or replaceable by another of like nature or kind in the satisfaction of an obligation Fungicidal   Capable of destroying fungi Fungicide   Any agent that destroys or prevents the growth of fungi Fungi_imperfecti   Large and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is known Fungoid   Resembling fungi Fungous   Of or relating to fungi Fungus   A parasitic plant lacking chlorophyll and leaves and true stems and roots and reproducing by spores Funguslike   Resembling fungi Fungus_family   Includes lichen families Fungus_genus   Includes lichen genera Fungus_gnat   Mosquito-like insect whose larvae feed on fungi or decaying vegetation Fungus_gnat   Minute blackish gregarious flies destructive to mushrooms and seedlings Fungus_kingdom   The taxonomic kingdom of lower plants Fungus_order   The order of fungi Back to top Funicle   The stalk of a plant ovule or seed Funicular   A railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars Funicular   Relating to or operated by a cable; "funicular railway" Funicular_railway   A railway up the side of a mountain pulled by a moving cable and having counterbalancing ascending and descending cars Funiculitis   Inflammation of a funiculus (especially an inflammation of the spermatic cord) Funiculus   Any of several body structure resembling a cord Funiculus   The stalk of a plant ovule or seed 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) Funk   A state of nervous depression; "he was in a funk" Funk   Draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" Funka   Robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae Funkaceae   One of many families or subfamilies into which some classification systems subdivide the Liliaceae but not widely accepted; includes genus Hosta Funky   In a state of cowardly fright Funky   (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues Funky   Offensively malodorous; "a putrid smell" Funk_hole   Dugout as a place of safe retreat (when in a funk) Funnel   (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship) 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 Funnel   A conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends Funnel   Move or pour through a funnel; "funnel the liquid into the small bottle" Back to top Funnel-crest_rosebud_orchid   Orchid of northeastern United States with magenta-pink flowers having funnel-shaped lip; sometimes placed in genus Pogonia Funnel_shape   A conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends Funnel_web   A funnel-shaped spider web; the funnel-web spider perches in the center of the web Funnily   In a strange manner; "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper"; "he acted kind of funny" Funnily_enough   Curious (or funny or interesting or odd or strange) though it may seem; "curiously enough, he didn''t recognize his old friend"; "interestingly enough, America is now dependent on Africa for a large part of its oil"; "funnily enough, the ones I thought so Funniness   A comic incident or series of incidents Funny   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"; "wh Funny   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 laughab Funny   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" Funny   Experiencing odd bodily sensations; "told the doctor about the funny sensations in her chest" Funny   In a comical manner; "she acted comically" Funny   In a strange manner; "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper"; "he acted kind of funny" Funny_bone   A point on the elbow where the ulnar nerve passes near the surface; a sharp tingling sensation results when the nerve is knocked against the bone; "the funny bone is not humerus" Funny_farm   Pejorative terms for an insane asylum Funny_house   Pejorative terms for an insane asylum Funny_story   An account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line) Funny_wagon   An ambulance used to transport patients to a mental hospital Funrun   A footrace run for fun (often including runners who are sponsored for a charity) Fun_run   A footrace run for fun (often including runners who are sponsored for a charity) Fuqra   An Islamic terrorist group organized in the 1980s; seeks to purify Islam through violence; the cells in North American and the Caribbean insulate themselves from Western culture and will even attack other Muslims who they regard as heretics Back to top Fur   Dense coat of fine silky hairs on mammals (e.g., cat or seal or weasel) Fur   A garment made of fur Fur   The dressed hairy coat of a mammal Fur-piece   A neckpiece made of fur Furan   A colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon Furane   A colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon Furbelow   A strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim Furbish   Polish and make shiny; "buff the wooden floors"; "buff my shoes" Furbish_up   Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" Furcate   Divide into two or more branches so as to form a fork; "The road forks" Furcation   The place where something divides into branches Furcula   A forked bone formed by the fusion of the clavicles of most birds Furfural   A liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corn cobs; used in making furan and as a solvent Furfuraldehyde   A liquid aldehyde with a penetrating odor; made from plant hulls and corn cobs; used in making furan and as a solvent Furfuran   A colorless toxic flammable liquid used in the synthesis of nylon Furious   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" Furious   (of the elements) as if showing violent anger; "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea" Furious   Marked by extreme and violent energy; "a ferocious beating"; "fierce fighting"; "a furious battle" Furiously   (of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner; "winds were blowing furiously" Furiously   In an impassioned or very angry manner; "she screamed furiously at her tormentors" Back to top Furiously   In a manner marked by extreme or violent energy; "the boys fought furiously"; "she went peddling furiously up the narrow street" Furiousness   The property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm''s violence" Furl   Form into a cylinder by rolling; "Roll up the cloth" Furled   Rolled up and secured; "furled sails bound securely to the spar"; "a furled flag"; "his rolled umbrella hanging on his arm" Furlike   Resembling fur Furlong   A unit of length equal to 220 yards Furlough   A temporary leave of absence from military duty Furlough   Grant a leave to; "The prisoner was furloughed for the weekend to visit her children" Furlough   Dismiss, usually for economic reasons; "She was laid off together with hundreds of other workers when the company downsized" Furnace   An enclosed chamber in which heat is produced to heat buildings, destroy refuse, smelt or refine ores, etc. Furnace_lining   Lining consisting of material with a high melting point; used to line the inside walls of a furnace Furnace_room   A room (usually in the basement of a building) that contains a furnace for heating the building Furnariidae   E.g. ovenbirds Furnarius   Type genus of the family Furnariidae: ovenbirds Furnish   Provide or furnish with; "We provided the room with an electrical heater" Furnish   Provide or equip with furniture; "We furnished the house in the Biedermeyer style" Furnished   Provided with whatever is necessary for a purpose (as furniture or equipment or authority); "a furnished apartment"; "a completely furnished toolbox" Furnished_with   Having a supply of Furnishings   The instrumentalities (furniture and appliances and other movable accessories including curtains and rugs) that make a home (or other area) livable Furnishings   Accessory wearing apparel Back to top 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" Furniture_company   A company that sells furniture Furniture_maker   A woodworker who specializes in making furniture Furnivall   English philologist who first proposed the Oxford English Dictionary (1825-1910) Furor   A sudden outburst (as of protest) Furor   An interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season" Furore   A sudden outburst (as of protest) Furore   An interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season" Furosemide   Commonly used diuretic (trade name Lasix) used to treat hypertension and edema Furred   Covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs; "furred animals"; "a furry teddy bear" Furrier   Someone whose occupation is making or repairing fur garments Furring   Strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard Furring   A furlike coating of matter as on the tongue Furring_strip   Strip used to give a level surface for attaching wallboard Furrow   A long shallow trench in the ground (especially one made by a plow) Furrow   A slight depression in the smoothness of a surface; "his face has many lines"; "ironing gets rid of most wrinkles" Furrow   Hollow out in the form of a furrow or groove; "furrow soil" Furrow   Cut a furrow into a columns Furrow   Make wrinkled or creased; "furrow one''s brow" Furrowed   Having long narrow shallow depressions (as grooves or wrinkles) in the surface; "furrowed fields"; "his furrowed face lit by a warming smile" Back to top Furry   Covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs; "furred animals"; "a furry teddy bear" Furry_tongue   A benign side effect of some antibiotics; dark overgrowth of the papillae of the tongue Further   Promote the growth of; "Foster our children''s well-being and education" Further   Contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" Further   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   To or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther'' is used more frequently than `further'' in this physical sense); "farther north"; "moved farther away"; "farther down the corridor"; "the practice may go back still farther to the Druids"; "went onl Further   To or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further'' is used more often than `farther'' in this abstract sense); "further complicated by uncertainty about the future"; "let''s not discuss it further"; "nothing could be further from the Further   In addition or furthermore; "if we further suppose"; "stated further that he would not cooperate with them"; "they are definitely coming; further, they should be here already" Further(a)   Existing or coming by way of addition; "an additional problem"; "further information"; "there will be further delays"; "took more time" Furtherance   The advancement of some enterprise; "his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career" Furtherance   Encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something Furthermore   In addition; "computer chess games are getting cheaper all the time; furthermore, their quality is improving"; "the cellar was dark; moreover, mice nested there"; "what is more, there''s no sign of a change" Furthermost   (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   (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   To the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest'' is used more often than `furthest'' in this physical sense); "see who could jump the farthest"; "chose the farthest seat from the door"; "he swam the furthest" Furthest   To the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (`furthest'' is used more often than `farthest'' in this abstract sense); "went the furthest of all the children in her education"; "furthest removed from reality"; "she goes farthest in helping us" Furtive   Secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior" Furtive   Marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a lurking prowler"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch"; "someone skulking in the shadows" Furtively   In a furtive manner; "the soldiers were furtively crawling through the night" Furtiveness   A disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously Back to top Furuncle   A painful sore with a hard pus-filled core Furunculosis   Acute skin disease characterized by the presence of many furuncles Fury   The property of being wild or turbulent; "the storm''s violence" Fury   A feeling of intense anger; "hell hath no fury like a woman scorned"; "his face turned red with rage" Fury   (classical mythology) the hideous snake-haired monsters (usually three in number) who pursued unpunished criminals Fury   State of violent mental agitation Furze   Very spiny and dense evergreen shrub with fragrant golden-yellow flowers; common throughout western Europe Fur_coat   A coat made of fur Fur_hat   A hat made of fur Fur_seal   Eared seal of the southern hemisphere; the thick soft underfur is the source of sealskin Fur_seal   Fur seal of the northern Pacific Fusain   A stick of black carbon material used for drawing Fusanus   Quandong trees Fusanus_acuminatus   Australian tree with edible flesh and edible nutlike seed Fusarium_wilt   Caused by fungi of the genus Fusarium Fuscoboletinus   A genus of fungi belonging to the family Boletaceae Fuscoboletinus_paluster   An edible fungus with a pinkish purple cap and stalk and a pore surface that is yellow with large angular pores that become like gills in maturity Fuscoboletinus_serotinus   An edible fungus with a broadly convex brown cap and a whitish pore surface and stalk Fuscous   Having a dusky brownish gray color Fuse   Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant Back to top Fuse   Electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded Fuse   Mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" Fuse   Make liquid or plastic by heating; "The storm fused the electric mains" Fuse   Become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat; "The substances fused at a very high temperature" Fuse   Equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse Fused   Joined together into a whole; "United Industries"; "the amalgamated colleges constituted a university"; "a consolidated school" Fusee   Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant Fusee   A friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind Fusee   A colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains Fusee   A spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring Fusee_drive   A spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring Fuselage   The central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo) Fusel_oil   A mixture of amyl alcohols and propanol and butanol formed from distillation of fermented liquors Fusible   Capable of being melted and fused Fusible_metal   An alloy with a low melting point and used as solder and in safety plugs and sprinkler fuses Fusiform   Tapering at each end Fusil   A light flintlock musket Fusilier   (formerly) a British infantryman armed with a light flintlock musket Fusillade   Rapid simultaneous discharge of firearms; "our fusillade from the left flank caught them by surprise" Fusillade   Attack with fusillade Back to top Fusion   The act of fusing (or melting) together 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 Fusion   The combining of images from the two eyes to form a single visual percept Fusion   An occurrence that involves the production of a union Fusion   A nuclear reaction in which nuclei combine to form more massive nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy Fusion   The merging of adjacent sounds or syllables or words Fusion   The state of being combined into one body Fusion_bomb   A nuclear weapon that releases atomic energy by union of light (hydrogen) nuclei at high temperatures to form helium Fusion_cooking   Cooking that combines ingredients and techniques and seasonings from different cuisines Fusion_reactor   A nuclear reactor that uses controlled nuclear fusion to generate energy Fuss   A rapid bustling commotion Fuss   A quarrel about petty points Fuss   An angry disturbance; "he didn''t want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" Fuss   An excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" Fuss   Worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don''t fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" Fuss   Care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband" Fuss-budget   Thinks about unfortunate things that might happen Fussily   In a fussy manner; "he spoke to her fussily" Fussiness   Unnecessary elaborateness in details Fussiness   An irritable petulant feeling Back to top Fusspot   Thinks about unfortunate things that might happen Fussy   Exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared" Fussy   Perversely irritable Fussy   Overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design" Fustian   A strong cotton and linen fabric with a slight nap Fustian   Pompous or pretentious talk or writing Fusty   Old-fashioned and out of date Fusty   Stale and unclean smelling Futile   Unproductive of success; "a fruitless search"; "futile years after her artistic peak"; "a sleeveless errand"; "a vain attempt" Futile   Producing no result or effect; "a futile effort"; "the therapy was ineffectual"; "an otiose undertaking"; "an unavailing attempt" Futilely   In a futile and unproductive manner Futility   Uselessness as a consequence of having no practical result Futon   Mattress consisting of a pad of cotton batting that is used for sleeping on the floor or on a raised frame Futtock_shroud   Shroud that is part of a ship''s rigging Future   Bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date Future   A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Future   The time yet to come Future   Yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him" Future   Effective in or looking toward the future; "he was preparing for future employment opportunities" Future   A verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened; "future auxiliary" Back to top Future(a)   Coming at a subsequent time or stage; "the future president entered college at the age of 16"; "awaiting future actions on the bill"; "later developments"; "without ulterior argument" Future(a)   (of elected officers) elected but not yet serving; "our next president" Futureless   Having no prospect or hope of a future Futures_contract   An agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity or financial instrument at a particular price on a stipulated future date; the contract can be sold before the settlement date Futures_exchange   A commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded Futures_market   A commodity exchange where futures contracts are traded Future_day   Yet to come; "coming generations"; "a future-day Gibbon of Macaulay" Future_perfect   A perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future; "`I will have finished'' is an example of the future perfect" Future_perfect_tense   A perfective tense used to describe action that will be completed in the future; "`I will have finished'' is an example of the future perfect" Future_progressive   A progressive tense used to express action that will be on-going in the future; "`I will be running'' is an example of the future progressive" Future_progressive_tense   A progressive tense used to express action that will be on-going in the future; "`I will be running'' is an example of the future progressive" Future_tense   A verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future Futurism   The position that the meaning of life should be sought in the future Futurism   An artistic movement in Italy around 1910 that tried to express the energy and values of the machine age Futurist   Someone who predicts the future Futurist   A theologian who believes that the Scripture prophecies of the Apocalypse (as in the Book of Revelations) will be fulfilled in the future Futurist   Of or relating to futurism; "futurist art" Futuristic   Of or relating to futurism; "futurist art" Futuristics   The study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions Futurity   The quality of being in or of the future Back to top Futurity   The time yet to come Futurology   The study or prediction of future developments on the basis of existing conditions Fuze   Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant Fuzee   Any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant Fuzee   A friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind Fuzee   A colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains Fuzz   The first beard of an adolescent boy 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" Fuzz   Uncomplimentary terms for a policeman Fuzz   Filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz" Fuzzed   Covering with fine light hairs; "his head fuzzed like a dandelion gone to seed" Fuzziness   The quality of being indistinct Fuzzy   Covering with fine light hairs; "his head fuzzed like a dandelion gone to seed" Fuzzy   Confused and not coherent; not clearly thought out; "a vague and fuzzy idea of the world of finance" Fuzzy   Indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" Fuzzy_logic   A form of mathematical logic in which truth can assume a continuum of values between 0 and 1 FWS   An agency in the Department of the Interior that conserves and protects fish and wildlife andtheir habitats; assesses the environmental impact of pesticides and nuclear power site and hydroelectric dams and thermal pollution Fyodor_Dostoevski   Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) Fyodor_Dostoevsky   Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) Fyodor_Dostoyevsky   Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) Back to top Fyodor_Mikhailovich_Dostoevski   Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) Fyodor_Mikhailovich_Dostoevsky   Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) Fyodor_Mikhailovich_Dostoyevsky   Russian novelist who wrote of human suffering with humor and psychological insight (1821-1881) F_clef   A clef that puts the F below middle C on the fourth line of a staff F_layer   The highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) that contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission F_number   The ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system F_region   The highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) that contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission Back to top