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frazzle,
frazzled,
frazzling,
frazzles.verbs
transitive
verb use.to wear away along the edges;
fray;
to exhaust
physically or emotionally
intransitive
verb use.to become worn
away along the edges; to become exhausted physically or emotionally
frazzle.noun
a frayed or tattered.condition;
a condition of exhaustion
fawn,
fawned,
fawning,
fawns.transitive
verbs
to exhibit affection or attempt to please, as
a dog does by wagging its tail, whining
or cringing; to seek favor
or attention by flattery and
obsequious
behavior
fawner.noun,.plural.fawners
fawningly.adverb
the central meaning shared by these verbs is 'to
curry
favor by behaving obsequiously and submissively' (fawned on her superior;
students apple-polishing
the teacher; bootlicked to get
a promotion; lawyers kowtowing
to a judge;
slavered over his
rich uncle;
toadying to members
of the occupation force; nobles truckling
to the king)
fawn.noun,.plural.fawns
a young deer, especially one less than a year
old; a color being grayish yellow brown to light grayish or moderate reddish
brown
frugal.adjective
people who are frugal or who live frugal lives
do not eat much or spend much money on themselves (she lives a frugal life);
practicing or marked by economy, as in the expenditure of money or the
use of material resources; sparing; costing little; a frugal meal is a
small meal of plain food; simple; inexpensive (a frugal lunch); careful
to buy only what is necessary; (as children we were taught to be frugal,
make wise decisions and to work hard at what you enjoy that also contributes
to the betterment
of others)
frugally.adverb
frugality or frugalness.noun
furtive.adjective
characterized by stealth;
surreptitious;
expressive of hidden motives or purposes; shifty;
secret
furtively.adverb
furtiveness.noun
fraternity.noun,.plural.fraternities
a body of people associated for a common purpose
or interest, such as a guild; he
quality or condition of being brothers; brotherliness; a group of people
joined by similar backgrounds, occupations, interests or tastes (the fraternity
of bird watchers); a chiefly social organization of men students at a college
or university, usually designated by Greek letters
forswear also foreswear.verb
forswore, forsworn,
forswearing,
forswears.transitive
verbs
to renounce
or repudiate under oath;
to renounce seriously; to agree to give up or do without; to disavow
under oath; deny;
to abandon; abdicate; abjure; back
away from; back out of; forgo
fagot also faggot.noun,.plural.fagots
also faggots
a bundle
of twigs, sticks or branches bound together; a bundle of pieces of iron
or steel to be welded or hammered into bars
fagoted also faggoted,
fagoting,
faggoting,
fagots,
faggots.transitive
verbs
to collect or bind into a fagot; bundle; to decorate
with fagoting
flagellum.noun,.plural.flagella
Biology:.in
biology,
a long, threadlike
appendage,
especially
a whiplike extension of
certain cells or unicellular organisms that functions as an organ of
locomotion; a whip
flagellate,
flagellated,
flagellating,
flagellates.transitive
verbs
to whip or flog;
scourge;
to punish or impel
as if by whipping
flagellate.adjective
Biology:.in
biology,
resembling
or having the form of a flagellum;
whiplike; relating
to or caused
by a flagellate organism
flagellate an organism,
such as a euglena, that is equipped
with a flagellum
flagellation.noun,.plural.flagellations
the act or practice of flagellating
Biology:.in
biology,
the flagellar arrangement on an organism
fetter.noun,.plural.fetters
a chain or shackle
for the ankles or feet; something that serves to restrict; a restraint
fetter, fettered,
fettering,
fetters.transitive
verbs
to put fetters on; shackle to restrict the freedom
of;
hamper
foster,
fostered,
fostering,
fosters.transitive
verbs
to advance; to promote
the growth and development of; cultivate
(detect
and foster
artistic talent);
to nurse; cherish
(foster a secret hope; foster good things for people); to bring up; nurture
(bear and foster offspring)
foster.adjective
providing parental care
and nurture to children not related through legal or blood ties (foster
parents; foster grandparents; a foster home); receiving parental care and
nurture from those not related to one through legal or blood ties (foster
children)
fluorine.proper
noun
Symbol F A pale yellow, highly corrosive, poisonous,
gaseous halogen element, the most
electronegative and most reactive of all the elements, used in a wide variety
of industrial compounds. Atomic number 9; atomic weight 18.9984; freezing
point –219.62°C; melting point –223°C; boiling point –188.14°C;
specific gravity of liquid 1.108 (at boiling point); valence
fluoride.noun
a binary.compound
of fluorine with another element
fluoridation.noun.plural.fluoridations
the addition of a fluorine compound to a drinking
water supply, told to the public to be for the purpose of reducing tooth
decay, which it never did,
instead proven to be a big lie by the cabal.in
order to poison the body over time by immobilizing
the immune
system and inhibiting
and/or destroying cellular systems,
especially.brain
cells and the concoctions
called diet drinks with aspartame, neotame and the like, can adversely
affect cells, especially so when combined with many
other toxins around, which those
of the cabal have lied about over many
decades
and longer
feces.plural
noun
waste.matter.eliminated
from the bowels; excrement
fecal.adjective
of.or.relating
to or composed
of feces
fluent.adjective
able to express oneself readily.and
effortlessly (a fluent speaker, fluent in three languages); flowing effortlessly;
polished (speaks fluent Russian; gave a fluent performance); flowing or
moving smoothly; graceful (a yacht with long fluent curves); flowing or
capable of flowing; fluid
fluently.adverb
fluency.noun,.plural.fluencies
forecast,
forecast
or forecasted,
forecasting,
forecasts.verbs
transitive verb use.to
estimate or calculate in advance, especially to predict
(weather conditions) by analysis of meteorological data; predict; to serve
as an advance indication of; foreshadow
intransitive verb use.to
calculate or estimate something in advance; predict the future forecast,
forecaster.nouns
a prediction, as of coming events or conditions
forecastable.adjective
Frank.noun,.plural.Franks
a member of one of the Germanic.tribes
of the Rhine region (map) in the
early
Christian era, which is basically the
period of time dating from Emmanuel's
birth to the present time
Frankish.adjective
of or relating to the Franks or their language
Frankish.noun
the West Germanic language of the Franks
frank.noun,.plural.franks
also called frankfurter,
that being a smoked sausage of beef or beef and pork made in long, reddish
links; also called wiener; named
after Frankfurt, West Germany (map)
frank,
franker,
frankest.adjectives
open and
sincere
in expression;
straightforward;
clearly manifest;
evident (frank enjoyment); candid
frankness.noun
candid,
outspoken, straightforward, open, these adjectives mean revealing or disposed
to reveal one's thoughts freely and honestly; 'frank' implies forthrightness
of expression, sometimes to the point of bluntness (you can tell me what
you think and you may just as well be frank); candid stresses openness
and sincerity
frankly.adverb
in a frank manner;
candidly; in truth; honestly
(frankly, I care about it)
frank, franked,
franking,
franks.transitive
verbs
to put an official mark on a piece of mail so
that it can be sent free of charge; to send mail free of charge; to place
a stamp or mark on a piece of mail to show the payment of postage; to enable
a person to come and go freely
frank.noun,.plural.franks
a mark or signature placed on a piece of mail
to indicate the right to send it free of charge; the right to send mail
free; a franked piece of mail
far-fetched.adjective
highly imaginative
but unlikely;
not readily believable because
of improbable.elements.therein
(a far-fetched analogy; a far-fetched
excuse)
frighten, frightened,
frightening,
frightens.verbs
transitive verb use.to
fill with fear;
alarm;
arousing
fear
intransitive verb use.to
become afraid
frightener.noun,.plural.frighteners
frighteningly.adverb
fear.noun,.plural.fears
reverence
or awe, as toward a supreme
power, God; feeling afraid, the terror
kind of fear, the word 'fear' has also
been used as 'respect'; the terror kind is a feeling
of agitation
and anxiety
caused by the presence
or imminence
of danger;
a being afraid;
a state
or condition.marked
by this feeling (living in fear in a war zone); a reason
for dread
or apprehension;
a feeling of disquiet
or apprehension (a fear of flying); a reason
for dread or apprehension; the
word fear as toward God has the other connotation
fear, feared,
fearing,
fears.verbs
transitive verb use.to
be afraid
or frightened
of; to be uneasy
or apprehensive about (feared the results of the school exam); to be in
awe
of as in this kind of fear;
revere;
to feel fear within oneself
intransitive verb use.to
be afraid; to be uneasy or apprehensive
fearer.noun,.plural.fearers
fearful.adjective
causing.or.capable
of causing fear; frightening (a fearful howling was heard from some animal
at night); experiencing fear;
frightened; afraid; feeling or inclined
to feel anxiety or apprehension; timid;
nervous;
indicating
anxiety, fear or
terror: a fearful,
nervous glance; feeling reverence
or awe
fearfully.adverb
fearfulness.noun.(normally
used without being pluralized)
fearsome.adjective
causing or capable of causing fear; fearful; timid
fearsomely.adverb
fearsomeness.noun.(normally
used without being pluralized)
fearless.adjective
without fear; brave
fearlessly.adverb
fearlessness.noun.(normally
used without being pluralized)
fright.noun,.plural.frights
something extremely unsightly,
alarming or strange
(brush your hair; you look a fright); sudden,
intense
fear, as of something immediately.threatening;
alarm; fear
fright, frighted,
frighting,
frights.transitive
verbs
to frighten
frightful.adjective
causing disgust
or shock; horrifying;
causing fright; terrifying;
excessive; extreme
(a frightful storm); disagreeable;
distressing
(frightful weather)
frightfully.adverb
frightfulness.noun
frighten, frightened,
frightening,
frightens.verbs
transitive verb use.to
fill with fear; alarm; fear aroused (the old house on the lonely road at
night caused her to be frightened upon approaching
it)
intransitive verb use.to
become afraid
frightener.noun,.plural.frighteners
frighteningly.adverb
fetid.adjective
having
an offensive.odor
(a fetid swamp;
the fetid stench
of vomit);
a putrid
smell; foul-smelling
fetidly.adverb
fetidness.noun
forth.adverb
forward
in time, place or order; onward (from this time forth); out into view (a
stranger came forth from the crowd; put my ideas forth)
fourth.noun
the number four (the Fourth of July is Independence
Day in the U.S.A.)
fourth.adjective.and.adverb
flaccid.adjective
lacking firmness, resilience
or muscle tone; limp; lacking vigor
or energy (flaccid management)
flaccidly.adverb
flaccidity.or.flaccidness.noun
fortress.noun,.plural.fortresses
a fortified place, especially a large, permanent
stronghold
that often includes a town
fortification.noun,.plural.fortifications
something that serves to fortify; the science
of fortifying; the act or process of fortifying
fortify, fortified,
fortifying,
fortifies.verbs
transitive verb use.to
make strong; to strengthen and secure with fortifications; to reinforce
by adding material (sherry is a
fortified wine); to impart
physical strength or endurance
to; invigorate;
to give emotional, moral or mental strength to; encourage
(prayer fortified us during our hard times); to strengthen or enrich
intransitive verb use.to
build a fortification
fortifyingly.adverb
fortifiable.adjective
fortifier.noun
faint, fainter,
faintest.adjectives
lacking
strength or vigor;
to weaken; to feel weary; to become
feeble;
lacking conviction,
boldness
or courage;
timid;
lacking
brightness (a faint light in the gloom;
some stars are very faint so they must be either small or very far away);
lacking clarity
or distinctness
(a faint recollection);
likely to fall into a faint; dizzy and weak (felt faint when walking on
the grass after pesticides
and herbicides were sprayed)
faint.noun,.plural.faints
an abrupt,
usually brief
loss of consciousness, generally associated with failure of normal blood
circulation; blackout
faint, fainted,
fainting,
faints.intransitive
verbs
to fall into a usually brief state of unconsciousness
faintly.adverb
fainter, faintnesss.nouns
faint-hearted.adjective
if you describe someone or their behavior
as faint-hearted, you mean that they are not confident
and do not take strong action because they are afraid of failing (the story
of Gideon's army being selected:.Judges
7:3)
deficient
in conviction or courage;
timid
faint-heartedly.adverb
faintheartedness.noun
folkway.noun,.plural.folkways
a practice,
custom
or belief
shared by the members of a group as part of their common.culture
folksy,
folksier,
folksiest.adjectives
simple
and unpretentious in behavior;
characterized
by informality and affability
(a friendly, folksy town); modest;
low-key
(folksy humor; a folksy style that masked a keen
mind)
folk.noun,.plural.folk.or.folks
the common
people of a society or region.considered
as the representatives
of a traditional way of life
and especially as the originators
or carriers of the customs, beliefs
and arts that make up a distinctive.culture
(Abraham Lincoln was a leader who came from the folk); a nation; a people
(the Russian folk); people in general
(folks around here will always lend a hand if you need it); people of a
specified.group
or kind (city folks; country
folk); the members of one's family or childhood household; one's relatives;
one's parents (my folks are always forgetting my allowance)
folk.adjective
of, occurring
in or originating among the common
people (folk culture; a folk hero)
just folks.idiom
down-to-Earth,
openhearted
folksily.adverb
folksiness.noun
folksong.noun,.plural.folksongs
in music, a song belonging
to the folk music of a people or area, often existing in several.versions
or with regional.variations;
a song composed in the style
of traditional folk music
folk music.noun
music originating among
the common people of a nation or region and spread about or passed down
orally,
often with considerable variation; contemporary
music in the style of traditional folk music
folk music.adjective
folktale.noun,.plural.folktales
a story or legend forming
part of an oral.tradition
folksinger.noun,.plural.folksingers
in music, a singer of folksongs
folksinging.noun
folklore.noun
the traditional.beliefs,
myths,
tales
and practices of a people,
communicated.orally;
the comparative study of folk
knowledge and culture; also called
folkloristics; a body of widely accepted but perhaps.specious.notions
about a place, a group or an institution
(rumors of their antics
became part of the folklore of Hollywood); a popular but unfounded
belief
folkloric,
folklorishs.adjectives
folklorist.noun,.plural.folklorists
folkloristic.adjective
folkish.adjective
of or characteristic
of folk music, art or literature;
simple
or natural; folksy (charmed us with his folkish wit
and humor)
folkishly.adverb
folkishness.noun
folk dance.noun,.plural.folk
dances
a traditional dance originating
among the common people of a nation or region; the music accompanying
such a dance; a social gathering
at which folk dances are performed
folk dance.adjective
folk dancer.noun,.plural.folk
dancers
folk dancing.noun
folk art.noun
art originating
among the common people of a nation or region
and usually reflecting their traditional culture, especially everyday or
festive
items produced or decorated by unschooled artists
folk art.adjective
folk artist.noun,.plural.folk
artists
folk medicine.noun,.plural.folk
medicines
traditional medicine as
practiced for centuries, generally involving the use of natural herbal
and home remedies
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