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faaanAlternative form of faan.fabbo(slang) fabulous, excellentfabby(slang, British) fabulous, very good, excellentfabercomparative form of fabe: more fabefabid(botany) Any member of the eurosid clade known as the fabidsfableAny story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk.faboo(informal) Fabulous.facedsimple past and past participle of facefacer(slang, obsolete) A blow in the face, as in boxing.facesplural of facefacetAny one of the flat surfaces cut into a gem.faceyAlternative form of facety.faciaAlternative form of fascia.facie(rare) Diminutive of face.facilObsolete spelling of facile.faconVegetarian bacon; meat-free imitation bacon, generally made with tofu, tempeh, beans, or buckwheat.factaplural of factumfactsplural of factfacty(dated, informal) Consisting principally of factsfaddyHaving characteristics of a fad.fadedThat has lost some of its former vividness and colour.faderA device used to raise and lower sound volume.fadesplural of fadefadge(Geordie) To eat together.fadomObsolete spelling of fathom.faena(bullfighting) A series of passes performed by a matador with a muleta or a sword before the kill.faeryObsolete spelling of fairy.fafdaA crispy fried Gujarati snack made from gram flour and spices.faffy(UK, informal) Time-consuming or awkward; too complicated or fancy.faggy(chiefly derogatory, offensive, informal, vulgar) Effeminate; homosexual; gay.fagmo(derogatory, slang, vulgar) Synonym of gay.fagot(music, obsolete) A fagotto, or bassoon.fahamThe orchid (Jumellea fragrans), from the islands of Réunion and Mauritius, whose leaves were once used in France as a substitute for China tea.faileObsolete spelling of fail.failsthird-person singular simple present indicative of failfaineObsolete spelling of fane.fainsthird-person singular simple present indicative of fainfaint(of a being) Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousnessfairdAlternative form of ferd (“effort”).faire(Early Modern) Obsolete spelling of fair.fairsplural of fairfairy(uncountable, obsolete) The realm of faerie; enchantment, illusion.faithA trust or confidence in the intentions or abilities of a person, object, or ideal from prior empirical evidence.fajinAlternative form of fa jin.fakedsimple past and past participle of fakefaken(rare, nonstandard, transitive) To make fake; to fake.fakerOne who fakes something.fakesplural of fakefakey(colloquial) Fake.fakie(skateboarding, snowboarding) The riding backwards of the board, in the opposite stance.fakir(Islam) A religious mendicant who owns no personal property.fakonAlternative form of facon.faldaA white silk vestment worn by the pope, which is a long skirt, worn over the cassock, extending beneath the hem of the alb, reaching to the ground.fallo(Philippines, law) The dispositive portion of a court's ruling, coming at the end of the ruling.falsaAlternative form of phalsa.false(of a statement) Untrue, not factual, factually incorrect.falsy(programming) Evaluating to false in a Boolean context.famedHaving fame; famous or noted.famesplural of famefamil(travel) A free or low cost trip for travel agents or consultants, provided by a travel wholesaler or airline as a means of promoting their service.famlyMisspelling of family.fanac(dated, fandom slang) The activity of fans, particularly of science fiction.fanal(obsolete) A lighthousefanam(historical) A former currency in southern India.fancyThe imagination.faned(dated, fandom slang) The editor of a fandom publication, most commonly a fanzine.fanesplural of fanefanga(historical) A traditional Portuguese dry measure, equal to about 50–75 liters at different places and times.fangoMud from the thermal springs at Battaglia in Italy, used to treat certain medical complaints such as gout and rheumatism.fangsplural of fangfangyContaining fangs; full of sharp teeth.fanin(computing, electronics) The degree to which a component has separate inputs entering it.fanne(dated, sometimes derogatory, fandom slang) A female science fiction fan.fanny(British, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, vulgar) The female genitalia.fanomAlternative form of fanam (“obsolete currency of India”).fanonA vestment reserved only for the Pope for use during a pontifical Mass.fanosplural of fanofanti(fandom slang, derogatory) One who moralises within a fandom space, especially over sexual content and shipping.fanum(historical) The site of an Ancient Roman temple or shrine.faqih(Islam) An expert in Islamic law.faqirAlternative spelling of fakir.faradIn the International System of Units, the derived unit of electrical capacitance; the capacitance of a capacitor in which one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt across the capacitor.farazAlternative form of ferash.farby(US) of, or relating to a farb; anachronisticfarce(uncountable) A style of humor marked by broad improbabilities with little regard to regularity or method.farcyThe horse disease glanders, especially its cutaneous form.fardhAlternative form of fard (“Islamic commandment”).faredsimple past and past participle of farefarer(archaic) One who fares or travels, a traveller, tripperfaresplural of farefarikAlternative form of freekeh.fario(UK) The brown troutfarmeObsolete form of farm.farmsplural of farmfarmyResembling or reminiscent of a farm.farreEarly Modern spelling of far.farroEmmer wheat (Triticum turgidum).farryTo farrow; to give birth to a litter of piglets.farseA vernacular paraphrase inserted into Latin liturgy.fartsplural of fartfarty(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a fart; flatulent.fasciplural of fasciofaselObsolete form of phasel.fashy(transitive, Nigeria, slang) To ignore or forget (someone or something).fasiq(Islam) An evil-doer, sinner; a person who violates Islamic law.fastiRecords or registers of important events (outside the dominion of Ancient Rome)fastsplural of fastfatalCausing death or destruction.fatedForeordained, predetermined, established in advance by fate.fatesplural of fatefathaThe vowel designated by this mark.fatlyIn a fat way; in the manner of a fat person.fatso(colloquial, derogatory) Someone who is overweight.fattyContaining, composed of, or consisting of fat.fatwaA formal legal decree, opinion, or ruling issued by a mufti or other Islamic judicial authority.fauchAlternative form of faunch.faugh(dated) An exclamation of contempt, or of disgust, especially for a smell.fauldThe arch over the dam of a blast furnace; the tymp arch.fauleObsolete spelling of fallfault(typically uncountable) Culpability; the responsibility for a blameworthy event.fauna(uncountable) Animals considered as a group; especially those of a particular country, region, time.faune(rare or archaic) Alternative spelling of faun.fauniplural of faunusfaunsplural of faunfauveSynonym of fauvist.favasplural of favafavelyellow or dun in colourfavesplural of favefavid(pathology) An allergic reaction in the skin observed in patients who have favus, which is a type of tinea capitis.favorA kind or helpful deed; an instance of voluntarily assisting (someone).favus(medicine) A severe, chronic infection of ringworm.fawad(MTE, slang) To come.fawce(British, slang) cunning, slyfawnsplural of fawnfawnySomewhat fawn in colour.faxedsimple past and past participle of faxfaxerOne who sends a fax.fayedsimple past and past participle of fayfayleObsolete spelling of fail.fayneObsolete form of feign.fayre(archaic) Fair, beautiful.faythObsolete spelling of faith.fazedsimple past and past participle of fazefazesthird-person singular simple present indicative of fazefckedsimple past and past participle of fckfeareObsolete spelling of fear.fearsplural of fearfeaseAlternative form of feeze.feastA holiday, festival, especially a religious onefeatsplural of featfeazeAlternative form of feeze.fecalOf or relating to feces.fecesDigested waste material (typically solid or semi-solid) discharged from a human or other mammal's stomach to the intestines; excrement.fecksthird-person singular simple present indicative of feckfecky(Ireland) fucky (messed up, awful, horrible)fedai(now historical) An Ismaili Muslim assassin; also (later), a killer in the same tradition.fedanA measure of land used in Sudan and Egypt, slightly more than an English acre. One fedan is about 4200 square meters.fedge(horticulture) A fence made up of living plants, especially willow, thus somewhat resembling a hedge.feedsplural of feedfeeleObsolete spelling of feel.feels(colloquial) Feelings; emotions; especially, tender sentiment.feely(informal) Tending to feel things by physically touching them.feendObsolete spelling of fiend.feereObsolete form of fere (“consort or spouse”).feeseObsolete form of feeze (“running start”).feeshPronunciation spelling of fish.feeteplural of footefeets(dialect) plural of footfeeze(now dialect and US) A state of worry or alarm.feignTo make a false show or pretence of; to counterfeit or simulate.feindMisspelling of fiend.feint(often military) A movement made to confuse an opponent; a dummy.feist(US, countable) A small, snappy, belligerent mixed-breed dog; a feist dog.feithObsolete spelling of faith.fekeiA Tuvaluan dish of grated pulaka steamed in pulaka leaves and mixed with coconut cream.felchTo suck semen out of a sexual partner's vagina or anus.felid(zoology) Any member of the cat family (Felidae).fellaPronunciation spelling of fellow.fellsthird-person singular simple present indicative of fellfellyThe rim of a wooden wheel, supported by the spokes.felon(by extension) Of a place: harsh, savage, wild; of a thing: deadly; harmful.felteArchaic spelling of felt.feltsplural of feltfeltyOf, pertaining to, or similar to felt.femalObsolete form of female.femby(LGBTQ slang) A feminine non-binary person.femicContaining essential iron and magnesium (of rocks or minerals).femmeA woman; a wife; (now chiefly Canada, US) a young woman or girl.femmy(informal) Resembling or characteristic of a femme (a feminine gay man or lesbian).femur(anatomy) A thighbone.fenceA thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.fendsthird-person singular simple present indicative of fendfendy(Ulster) cunning, shiftyfenksThe refuse whale blubber, used as a manure, and in the manufacture of Prussian blue.fenneplural of fannefennyNow chiefly of plants: growing or living in a fen.feorm(historical) Alternative form of farm.feresplural of fereferiaA weekday on a Church calendar on which no feast is observed.ferie(obsolete) A holiday.fermiAn obsolete name of the unit of length equal to one femtometre (10⁻¹⁵ m).fernsplural of fernfernyOf or pertaining to ferns.ferry(transitive) To carry; transport; convey.fesseAlternative spelling of fess (“horizontal band in heraldry”).festaA public holiday or feast day in Italy, Portugal, etc.festsplural of festfesty(Australia, slang) Disgusting.fetal(embryology) Pertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.fetch(transitive, ditransitive) To retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get.fetedsimple past and past participle of fetefetesplural of fetefetidFoul-smelling, stinking.fetorAn unpleasant smell.fettaAlternative spelling of feta.fetti(African-American Vernacular, slang) Money.fettyAlternative spelling of fetti (“money”).fetusAn unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.fetwaArchaic spelling of fatwa.feuar(Scotland, property law, historical) One who holds a feu.feudsplural of feudfever(medicine) A higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.fevreObsolete form of fever.fewelObsolete spelling of fuel.fewercomparative degree of few; a smaller number.fewly(rare, nonstandard, chiefly non-native speakers' English) In small numbers.fggot(chiefly Internet slang, informal) Censored spelling of faggot (“a homosexual man”).fiardAlternative form of fjard.fiatsplural of fiatfiber(countable) A single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread.fibre(uncountable) Material in the form of fibres.fibro(Australia) Fibro-cement; a building material consisting of asbestos fibres and cement pressed into sheets.fibryAlternative form of fibery.ficesplural of ficefichu(chiefly historical) A woman's lightweight triangular scarf worn over the shoulders and tied in front, or tucked into a bodice to cover the exposed part of the neck and chest.ficid(zoology) Any gastropod in the family Ficidae; a fig shell.ficinAlternative form of ficain.ficus(botany) Any plant belonging to the genus Ficus, including the rubber plant, of species Ficus elastica.fiddy(nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of fifty.fideo(US) noodles or vermicelli, or a dish or soup containing such.fidge(obsolete, dialectal, Scotland) To fidget; jostle or shake.fidosplural of fidofidyaAlternative form of fidyah.fiefsplural of fieffieldA land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.fiendA devil or demon; a malignant or diabolical being; an evil spirit.fieryOf or relating to fire.fifedsimple past and past participle of fifefiferOne who plays on a fife.fifesplural of fifefifie(nautical) A small fishing boat that operated out of Fife in ScotlandfifthThe ordinal form of the number five.fiftyThe cardinal number occurring after forty-nine and before fifty-one.figgyOf or like figs.fightSenses relating to physical conflict:fiineElongated form of fine.filarHaving a thread across the field of view.filch(transitive) To illegally take possession of (something, especially items of low value); to pilfer, to steal.filedsimple past and past participle of filefilerOne who files something.filesplural of filefilet(American spelling) Alternative spelling of fillet.filloAlternative spelling of phyllo.fillsthird-person singular simple present indicative of fillfillyA young female horse.filmi(India, music) Music written especially for Bollywood films.filmsplural of filmfilmyResembling or made of a thin film; gauzy.filosplural of filofilthDirt; foul matter; that which soils or defiles.filum(anatomy) a filamentous anatomical structurefinal(Canada, US, Philippines) A final examination; a test or examination given at the end of a term or class; the test that concludes a class.fincaA country estate, farm or ranch in Spain or Hispanic America.finchAny Eurasian goldfinch (of species Carduelis carduelis, syn. Fringilla carduelis).findeArchaic spelling of find.findsplural of findfindy(dialectal or obsolete) full; heavy; firm; solid; substantial; plentifulfinedsimple past and past participle of finefinercomparative form of fine: more finefinesplural of finefinif(US slang, dated) A five-dollar bill (note).finisOf a book or other work: the end.finksplural of finkfinna(African-American, Southern US) A modal used to express a desire or future action.finneObsolete form of fin.finny(of a fish) Having one or more fins.finosplural of finofinta(Judaism) A yearly synagogue membership fee (in Western Sephardic communities)fiord(now chiefly New Zealand) Alternative spelling of fjord.fiori(cooking) A form of decorative extruded pasta.fiqahAlternative form of fiqh.fiqhaAlternative form of fiqh.fiqihAlternative form of fiqh.fiqueA natural fiber, similar to hemp, obtained from the leaves of the plant Furcraea andina and certain other plants of the genus Furcraea.fireddismissed, terminated from employment.fireeA person who has been firedfirerA person who fires a weapon; a shooter.firesplural of firefirey(Australia, colloquial) A firefighter.firie(Australia, informal) A firefighter.firka(India) A local revenue subdivision of the various districts of the states of India.firmsplural of firmfirniAlternative form of phirni (“Asian sweet rice pudding”).firryAbounding in firs.firstPreceding all others of a series or kind; the ordinal of one; earliest.firthAn arm or inlet of the sea; a river estuary.fisho(Australia, slang) A fisherman.fishyOf, from, or similar to fish.fissiSarotherodon caroli, a cichlid endemic to Lake Barombi Mbo in western Cameroon.fistsplural of fistfisty(informal) Involving the fists; pugilistic.fitba(Scotland, slang) footballfitchA polecat, such as the European polecat (Mustela putorius), the striped polecat, steppe polecat, or black-footed polecat of America.fitlyIn a fit mannerfitna(Islam, uncountable) Temptation.fitra(Islam) The original innocent state of humans after being created by Allah.fitteObsolete form of fit (“section of a poem or ballad”).fitty(nonstandard) Pronunciation spelling of fifty.fiver(colloquial) A clenched fist.fivesplural of fivefixedsimple past and past participle of fixfixenObsolete form of vixen.fixerAgent noun of fix: one who, or that which, fixes.fixie(informal) A fixed-gear bicycle.fixly(obsolete) Fixedly.fixme(programming, colloquial) A comment explaining that a section of code requires fixing in some way.fixupAlternative form of fix-up.fizzy(of a liquid) Containing bubbles.fjardA more or less open body of water in a coastal archipelago.fjeld(geography) A rocky, barren plateau, especially in Scandinavia.fjordA long, narrow, deep inlet between cliffs.fkingCensored spelling of fucking.flack(intransitive, obsolete) To flutter; palpitate.flagsplural of flagflailA weapon which has the (usually spherical) striking part attached to the handle with a flexible joint such as a chain.flain(archaic) past participle of flayflairA natural or innate talent or aptitude.flakeA loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anythingflaki(rare) A traditional Polish tripe soup.flaksplural of flakflakyConsisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.flamb(Scotland, obsolete) To baste roasted meat.flameThe visible part of fire; a stream of burning vapour or gas, emitting light and heat.flamsthird-person singular simple present indicative of flamflamyFlaming, blazing.flangA miner's double-edged pick.flank(transitive) To attack the flank(s) of.flansplural of flanflaps(farriery, archaic) A disease in the mouths of horses involving inflammation in the cheeks or lips.flareA sudden bright light.flark(countable) A depression or hollow within a bog.flash(transitive) To cause to shine briefly or intermittently.flaskA container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask.flatsplural of flatflawn(obsolete) A flan (custard-based dessert)flawsplural of flawflawyFull of flaws or cracks; broken; defective.flaxyLike flax; flaxen.flaysthird-person singular simple present indicative of flayfldxt(medicine) Abbreviation of fluid extract.fleak(transitive, obsolete, rare) Synonym of flake (“to remove (something) in fleaks or flakes (small chips or pieces)”).fleamA sharp instrument used to open a vein, to lance gums, or the like.fleasplural of fleafleed(nonstandard) simple past and past participle of fleefleek(slang, chiefly describing eyebrows) Alternative form of on fleek.fleen(archaic or UK dialectal) plural of fleafleesthird-person singular simple present indicative of fleefleetA group of vessels or vehicles.flehm(intransitive) To exhibit the flehmen response, i.e., to draw back the lips, allowing scent to reach the Jacobson’s organ, an auxiliary olfactory organ found in many animals.fleme(obsolete) To drive away, chase off; to banish.flerdA mixed group of ruminants, such as sheep and cattle.flerf(slang, derogatory) A flat-earther.fleshThe soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.flexi(usually uncountable, UK) Clipping of flexitime.flexyImplying or indicating an ability, capacity, or tendency to flex; flexible; bendy.fleysthird-person singular simple present indicative of fleyflickA short, quick movement, especially a brush, sweep, or flip.flied(US, baseball) simple past and past participle of fly (hit a fly ball)fliercomparative form of fly: more flyflimp(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) To steal; to commit petty theft.flingAn act of throwing, often violently.flintA piece of flint, such as a gunflint, used to produce a spark by striking it with a firestriker.flipeAlternative form of flype (“a fold or flap”).flipsplural of flipflirtA sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motionfliskA comb with large teeth.flist(Internet) Abbreviation of friends list.flite(dialectal) a quarrel, dispute, wrangling.flitsplural of flitflizz(slang, MLE) Baloney, empty words.float(intransitive, of an object or substance) To be supported by a fluid of greater density (than the object).floccAlternative spelling of floc.flockA number of birds together in a group, such as those gathered together for the purpose of migration.flocsplural of flocflodeObsolete form of flood.floesplural of floeflogsthird-person singular simple present indicative of flogflome(obsolete) a river.flone(now chiefly UK dialectal) An arrow.flong(printing) A mould, especially one made from papier-mâché, used to create a stereotype.flood(figuratively) A large number or quantity of anything appearing more rapidly than can easily be dealt with.floof(transitive, informal, often humorous) To make something fluffy; to fluff (up).flookObsolete form of fluke (“blade at the end of an anchor”).floom(US, archaic) A flume, as in a mill flume.floopportmanteau for flop and droopfloor(countable) The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.flopsflop per second; floating-point operation per secondfloraPlants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.flory(heraldry, of a bordure, etc) Decorated with fleurs-de-lis projecting from it.floshA flush or flash (marsh or pool of water).flossA thread used to clean the gaps between the teeth.flotesimple past of flite.floudObsolete spelling of flood.flourPowder of other material.flout(transitive) To express contempt for (laws, rules, etc.) by word or action.floweObsolete form of flow.flowkArchaic form of fluke (type of worm).flownpast participle of flyflowsplural of flowflowyFlowing; able to flow.flubsplural of flubfluedHaving a flue or flues (of a specified kind).fluesplural of flueflueySimilar to influenza, or as if suffering from influenza.fluffAnything light, soft or fuzzy, especially fur, hair, feathers.fluidA liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas).flukeA lucky or improbable occurrence that could probably never be repeated.flukyAlternative spelling of flukey.flumeA ravine or gorge, usually one with water running through.flumpA sound of something moving or falling heavily, or with a dull sound.flungsimple past and past participle of flingflunk(ambitransitive) Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.fluor(dated) The mineral fluorite.flurr(transitive) To scatter.flurtArchaic form of flirt.flushA group of birds that have suddenly started up from undergrowth, trees, etc.flute(colloquial) A recorder, also a woodwind instrument.flutyResembling the sound of a flute.fluxyResembling or characteristic of a state of flow or change.fluyt(historical) A kind of Dutch sailing vessel developed in the 16th century, used to transport cargo.flybyA flight past a celestial object in order to make observations.flyerThat which flies, as a bird or insect.flypeA fold or flap, especially of the brim of a hatflyteAlternative spelling of flite.fmole(chemistry) (metrology) Symbol for femtomole, an SI unit of amount of substance equal to 10⁻¹⁵ moles.fnord(programming) A metasyntactic variable, similar to foo and bar.foaleObsolete form of foal.foalsplural of foalfoamsplural of foamfobby(slang, derogatory) Having the characteristics of a FOB (a recent immigrant); not having assimilated into the local culture.focalBelonging to, concerning, or located at a focus (definite location).focus(countable, optics) A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.foehnA warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland.fogasA Hungarian food fish, similar to pike or zander.fogeyA dull person (especially an old man) who is behind the times, holding antiquated, over-conservative views.foggyObscured by mist or fog; unclear; hazy.fogieAlternative spelling of fogey.fogle(obsolete) A pocket handkerchief.fogou(archaeology) A Cornish souterrain, an underground, dry-stone-walled chamber open on two ends.fogus(UK, slang, archaic) Tobacco.foiba(geology) A deep sinkhole typical of karst regions and particularly Istria.foilsplural of foilfoind(obsolete, UK) Pronunciation spelling of find.foinePronunciation spelling of fine.foist(transitive) To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.folarA traditional Portuguese bread served at Passover and Easter.foldsplural of foldfoldy(informal) Having or characterized by folds.foley(uncountable, US) The creation of sound effects, and their addition to film and TV images.foliaplural of foliumfolicOf or relating to foliage; pteroylglutamic, as in folic acid.folioA leaf of a book or manuscript.folksThe members of one's immediate family, especially one's parentsfolky(music, informal) Having the character of folk musicfollyFoolishness that results from a lack of foresight or lack of practicality.folyl(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical derived from folic acidfomes(obsolete, medicine) The morbid matter created by a disease.fondaAn inn or hotel in a Spanish-speaking country.fondsplural of fondfondu(printing) The graded shift from one color into another.fonesplural of fonefonioDigitaria exilis, a cereal cultivated in western Africa; white foniofonly(obsolete) foolishlyfontsplural of fontfoodsplural of foodfoodyEatable; fit for food or consumption.foofy(slang) Excessively frilly or frou-frou, typically in a manner calculated to attract attention to an otherwise unremarkable person or event.fooleArchaic spelling of fool.foolsplural of foolfoont(UK, slang, obsolete) A sovereign (the coin).foosaMisspelling of fossa (carnivorous mammal).fooseThe houseleek.footeObsolete spelling of foot.footsthird-person singular simple present indicative of footfooty(uncountable, UK, Ireland) Football (association football) (soccer in US, Canada, Australia, New Zealand).fopks(Internet slang) Deliberate misspelling of folks.foramA foraminifer.forayA sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.forbsplural of forbforby(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland, archaic) Uncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.force(countable) Anything that is able to make a substantial change in a person or thing.fordo(obsolete) To kill, destroy.fordsplural of fordforelTo bind with a forel.forexSyllabic abbreviation of foreign exchange.forgeA furnace or hearth where metals are heated prior to hammering them into shape.forgiAlternative letter-case form of Forgi.forgoTo do without (something enjoyable); to relinquish.forksplural of forkforktObsolete spelling of forked.forkySynonym of forked.forma(philosophy) Synonym of form (“the component of a thing that determines its kind”).forme(printing) Alternative form of form (“type etc. secured in a chase”).formsplural of formformyAlternative form of formée.forne(obsolete) Former.forteA strength or talent; a strong point.forth(formal, archaic) Forward in time, place or degree.fortsplural of fortfortyThe cardinal number occurring after thirty-nine and before forty-one, represented in Roman numerals as XL and in Arabic numerals as 40.forumA place for discussion.fossa(anatomy) A pit, groove, cavity, or depression.fosseA ditch or moat.fossyAlternative spelling of phossy.fotch(African-American Vernacular, obsolete) Pronunciation spelling of fetch.fotog(journalism, slang) Clipping of photographer.fotosplural of fotofouat(Scotland) houseleekfouet(Scotland) Alternative form of fouat (“houseleek”).foughObsolete spelling of faugh.fouleObsolete form of foul.foulsplural of foulfoundsimple past and past participle of findfount(by extension, agriculture, archaic) A device from which poultry may drink; a waterer.foureObsolete form of four.foursplural of fourfouse(dialectal) To tumble, disarrange, rumple.foutaA piece of thin patterned cotton or linen fabric used like a bathrobe in Mediterranean countries, originally Tunisia.fouth(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Abundance; plenty.fouty(obsolete, derogatory) used as an intensifier despicablefovea(anatomy) A slight depression or pit in a bone or organ.fower(Early Modern, obsolete) One who cleans (fows), as in cooking utensils or house maintenance.fowleObsolete spelling of fowl.fowlsplural of fowlfoxedsimple past and past participle of fox; baffled; outwitted.foxer(military, historical) An acoustic decoy used to confuse acoustic homing torpedoes by mechanically generating a loud noise while being towed some distance behind a ship.foxie(childish) Diminutive of fox.foxly(archaic) Sly like a fox; foxlike.foyerA lobby, corridor, or waiting room, used in a hotel, theater, etc.foyleObsolete spelling of foil.foyst(obsolete) Alternative spelling of foist in the meaning of shipfpoon(humorous, rare) Synonym of spork.frack(oil industry, ambitransitive) To employ hydraulic fracturing (fracking).fract(obsolete) To break; to violate.fragsplural of fragfraidPronunciation spelling of afraid.frailEasily broken physically; not firm or durable; liable to fail and perish.fraimObsolete form of frame.frain(transitive, dialectal or obsolete) To ask, inquire.frame(transitive) To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.francAny of several units of currency.frankHonest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised.frape(Internet slang, dated) An act of using another person's Facebook account to post derogatory messages.frappAlternative form of frap (“frappuccino”).frapsthird-person singular simple present indicative of frapfrashAlternative form of ferash.frass(entomology) The droppings or excrement of insect larvae.fratsplural of fratfraud(law) The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.frausplural of fraufrawn(obsolete) Alternative form of fraughan.fraysplural of frayfream(US slang, 1950s–1960s) social outsider, misfit, loser, usually restricted to malesfreatAlternative form of freet.freck(transitive, poetic, rare) To checker; to diversify.freedsimple past and past participle of freefreep(US, politics, Internet slang) To subject to a mass internet or email assault aimed at pushing a particular point of view.freesthird-person singular simple present indicative of freefreetA superstitious notion or belief with respect to any action or event as a good or a bad omen; a superstition.freit(Scotland) A superstitious object or observance; a charm, an omen.freke(Scotland) Obsolete form of freak.frellA minced oath for fuck.fremd(childish, Internet) Humorous alteration of "friend".frenaplural of frenumfreon(organic chemistry) Any of several nonflammable refrigerants based on halogenated hydrocarbon including R-12, R-22, and R-23.freshNewly produced or obtained; recent.fress(obsolete outside dialects, e.g. Lunenburg, Nova Scotia) to eat without restraint; eat heartilyfretsplural of fretfrettA vitreous compound, used by potters in glazing, consisting of lime, silica, borax, lead, and soda.frevoAny of a wide range of music and dance styles originating from Recife, Pernambuco, Brazil, and traditionally associated with Brazilian carnival.friar(printing, dated) A white or pale patch on a printed page caused by poor inking.frice(rare, nonstandard, humorous) four timesfrickEuphemistic form of fuck.fricoA traditional Friulian cheese dish in which cheese is shredded and then pan-fried.friedsimple past and past participle of fryfrierAlternative spelling of fryer.friggAlternative spelling of frig.frillA strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.frindPronunciation spelling of friend.frine(intransitive, UK dialectal) To grumble, whine, or whimper; fret; show discontent; murmur; complain.friskA little playful skip or leap; a brisk and lively movement.frist(UK dialectal) Time allotted for repayment; a term (in which a debt is to be repaid); a delay; respite; suspension.frith(transitive, obsolete) To protect; guard.fritsplural of fritfrittAlternative form of frit (“material for making glass”).fritz(Northern US, informal) The state of being defective.frize(architecture) Archaic form of frieze.frizz(intransitive) Of hair, to form into a mass of tight curls.frockA dress, a piece of clothing, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body.frogsplural of frogfrolf(rare) Synonym of disc golf.fromeObsolete spelling of from.frond(botany) The leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf.frons(anatomy) In vertebrates, especially mammals, the forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex.frontThe foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.frood(UK dialectal, Northern England) Shrewd; sagacious; wary; cautious.froot(automotive) A boot (storage compartment) located at the front rather than the rear of a car, especially an electric vehicle.frore(archaic) Extremely cold; frozen.frorn(archaic, poetic) Frozen; intensely cold; frosty.frory(now rare) Frosty; frozen.frosh(now dialectal) A frog.frosk(dialectal) A frog.frostThe cold weather that causes these ice crystals to form.frote(obsolete) To rub or wear by rubbing; to chafe.froth(figuratively) Unimportant or insubstantial talk, events, or actions; drivel.froup(Internet slang, humorous) A newsgroup.frownA wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration.froyoAlternative form of fro-yo.frozesimple past of freezefruit(botany) A product of fertilization in a plant, specifically:frump(countable, colloquial) A frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy.frunk(automotive) A trunk (boot, storage compartment) located at the front rather than the rear of a car.frush(obsolete, transitive) To break up, smash.fryarObsolete form of friar.fryerA machine or container for frying food.ftira(Malta) A ring-shaped Maltese unleavened loaf often filled and made into sandwiches.fuageAlternative form of fumage.fuang(historical) An old coin of Thailand.fuark(Internet slang, somewhat vulgar) Expressing energy and excitement when something extraordinary occurs.fubarAlternative form of foobar.fubbyplump or chubbyfubsy(British) short and stout; low and widefucan(biochemistry) A polymeric sulfate of fucose, found in some seaweedsfucka(vulgar) Pronunciation spelling of fucker, representing non-rhotic English.fucko(slang, vulgar) An insulting term of address.fucksplural of fuckfucky(vulgar, slang, rare) Sexually attractive.fucusAny alga of the genus Fucus.fudge(uncountable) Light or frothy nonsense.fudgyResembling fudge, as in flavor or texture.fuelsplural of fuelfueroA code; a charter; a grant of privileges.fugal(music, psychiatry) relating to a fuguefuggo(rare, vulgar, slang) An ugly person.fuggyMuggy; stuffy; poorly ventilated.fugie(Scotland) A cock that will not fight.fugle(archaic, colloquial) To manoeuvre, jiggle or manipulate.fugly(slang, vulgar) Extremely ugly.fugueAnything in literature, poetry, film, painting, etc., that resembles a fugue in structure or in its elaborate complexity and formality.fulla(Australia, New Zealand) Man, especially one of indigenous descent.fullsthird-person singular simple present indicative of fullfullyIn a full manner; without lack or defect; completely, entirely.fullz(Internet slang) A compilation or package of information on a prospective fraud or identity theft victim.fulth(UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Fullness; abundance; plenty.fumedsimple past and past participle of fumefumerOne who makes or uses perfumes.fumesplural of fumefumetA type of concentrated food stock that is added to sauces to enhance their flavour. Variations are fish fumet and mushroom fumet.fumid(obsolete) Smoky or vaporous.funch(slang, uncommon) A sexual encounter at lunchtime.funct(programming) Abbreviation of function.funda(India) Basics or fundamentals, considered as a unit.fundi(South Africa, Zimbabwe) A master of a particular skill; an expert.fundsplural of fundfundu(India, slang) wonderful, brilliantfundyAlternative spelling of fundie.fungaThe fungi of a specific region, habitat, or geological period.funge(transitive, economics) to substitute for a practically equivalent good or unitfungi(pathology) Spongy, abnormal growth, as granulation tissue formed in a wound.fungo(baseball) A fielding practice drill where a person hits fly balls intended to be caught.fungsplural of fungfungyAlternative form of fungee (“dessert of steamed berries and dough”).funic(anatomy) funicular (relating to the umbilical cord)funisA cord or a cord-like structure.funjiAlternative form of fungee.funksplural of funkfunky(US, slang) Offbeat, unconventional or eccentric.funni(humorous) Deliberate misspelling of funny, used to convey an act of something being sarcastically funny or in a silly way.funnyAmusing; humorous; comical.fuppaAlternative form of FUPA.furan(organic chemistry) Any of a class of aromatic heterocyclic compounds containing a ring of four carbon atoms, two double bonds and an oxygen atom; especially the simplest one, C₄H₄O.furca(zoology) A forked structure, a fork-like part.furin(biochemistry) A protease found in certain animal cellsfurni(slang, Internet) Clipping of furniture, popularised by the social networking website Habbo.furolSynonym of furfural.furorA general uproar or commotion.furryCovered with fur, or with something resembling fur.furstEye dialect spelling of first.furyl(organic chemistry, especially in combination) The univalent radical derived from furanfurzeA thorny evergreen shrub, with yellow flowers, Ulex gen. et spp., of which Ulex europaeus is particularly common upon the plains and hills of Great Britain and Ireland.furzyCovered in furze.fusalPertaining to a spindle.fusedsimple past and past participle of fusefuseeA conical grooved pulley in early clocks, antique watches, and possibly all non-electronic marine chronometers.fusen(sumo) A sumo match that is cancelled due to the absence of one of the rikishi.fuserThe part of a laser printer that melts the toner onto the medium.fusesplural of fusefusil(heraldry) A bearing of a rhomboidal figure, originally representing a spindle in shape, longer than a heraldic lozenge.fusor(astronomy) A celestial body that, through self-gravity, is able to perform nuclear fusion within its core, at any point in its life. These include stars, stellar remnants, and brown dwarfs.fussyAnxious or particular about petty details; hard to please.fustyMoldy or musty.futchExhibiting qualities of both femme and butch identities.futex(computing) A mechanism for basic locking, based on an atomic integer in userspace that may be operated upon from multiple processes or threads.futonA thin mattress of tufted cotton or similar material, placed on a floor or on a raised, foldable frame as a bed.futur(archaic) A fiancé.futwaArchaic spelling of fatwa.fuzedsimple past and past participle of fuzefuzeeAlternative form of fusee (flintlock musket)fuzesplural of fuzefuzilAlternative form of fusil (musket)fuzzyCovered with fuzz or a large number of tiny loose fibres like a carpet or many stuffed animals.fwendPronunciation spelling of friend.fyingpresent participle and gerund of fyfylloAlternative form of phyllo.fyndeObsolete spelling of find.fynneObsolete form of fine (“punitive fee”).fyrstObsolete spelling of first.fytteObsolete form of fit (“section of a poem or ballad”).
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