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- FROMUsed to indicate source or provenance.
- FROSTYCold, chilly; icy.
- FROTHFoam.
- FROWARDDisobedient, contrary, unmanageable; difficult to deal with; with an evil disposition.
- FROWARDLYin a froward manner
- FROWNA wrinkling of the forehead with the eyebrows brought together, typically indicating displeasure, severity, or concentration.
- FROZENHaving undergone the process of freezing; in ice form.
- FRUITFULFavourable to the growth of fruit or useful vegetation; not barren.
- FRUITLESSBearing no fruit; barren.
- FRUMPA frumpy person, somebody who is unattractive, drab or dowdy.
- FRUMPLETo wrinkle; crumple; ruffle; disorder.
- FRUMPYDowdy, unkempt, or unfashionable.
- FUCHSIAA popular garden plant, of the genus Fuchsia, of the Onagraceae family, shrubs with red, pink or purple flowers.
- FUCHSINEA dye (rosaniline hydrochloride, C20H19N3·HCl) usually a deep red or magenta colour.
- FUCHSITEA green variety of muscovite
- FUDDLETo confuse or befuddle.
- FUGLEMANThe member of a military group who leads the way or demonstrates drill; hence, someone who keeps the beat or timing, and/or demonstrates motions in other contexts.
- FULFILMENTThe act of fulfilling or the state or quality of being fulfilled; consummation; completion; realization.
- FULLINGBaptism.
- FULLNESSBeing full; completeness.
- FULLYIn a full manner; without lack or defect; completely, entirely.
- FULMAREither of two species of pelagic seabird in the genus Fulmarus, Fulmarus glacialis and F. glacialoides, which breed on cliffs.
- FULSOMEOffensive to good taste, tactless, overzealous, excessive.
- FULSOMELYIn a fulsome manner
- FUNGOA fielding practice drill where a person hits fly balls intended to be caught.
- FUNKIAAny of the plants of the genus Funkia (now Hosta).
- FURBISHTo polish or burnish.
- FURIOUSLYIn a furious manner; angrily.
- FURLOUGHA leave of absence or vacation. Especially one granted to a member of the armed forces, or to a prisoner. Especially one granted to a missionary.
- FURTHout or outside
- FURTIVELYIn a furtive manner.
- FURZEA 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.
- FUSSExcessive activity, worry, bother, or talk about something.
- FUSTYMoldy or musty.
- FUTTOCKAny of the curved rib-like timbers that form the frame of a wooden ship.
- FUTUROLOGYThe scientific forecasting of future trends in science, technology or society
- FUTZAn objectionable woman.
- FYKEA type of fish-trap consisting of tubular nets that are supported by hoops.
- FYLFOTA swastika, especially one with the arms bent in an anticlockwise direction.
- FYNBOSVegetation unique to the Cape Floral Kingdom, largely scrub, exceptionally biodiverse, including particularly large numbers of species of Proteaceae, Restionaceae, and Ericaceae.
- FYRDIn early Anglo-Saxon times, an army that was mobilized from freemen to defend their shire, or from select representatives to join a royal expedition.
- GABARDINEA type of woolen cloth with a diagonal ribbed texture on one side.
- GABERLUNZIEA licensed beggar.
- GABLEThe triangular area at the peak of an external wall adjacent to, and terminating, two sloped roof surfaces (pitches).
- GADFLYAny dipterous (“two-winged”) insect or fly of the family Oestridae (commonly known as a botfly) or Tabanidae (horsefly), noted for irritating animals by buzzing about them, and bit
- GADOLINIUMA chemical element (symbol Gd) with atomic number 64: a ductile silvery-white metal. An atom of this element.
- GADROONAny of a series of raised decorative curves used as adornments on the necks of vases, silverware, etc.
- GAHNITEA rare mineral ZnAl2O4 in the spinel group.
- GAINLYSuitably; fitly; conveniently; readily.
- GAINSAYTo say something in contradiction to.
- GAINSAYEROne who contradicts or denies what is alleged; an opposer.
- GAITA manner of walking or stepping; a bearing or carriage while moving on legs.
- GAITERA covering of cloth or leather for the ankle and instep.
- GALACelebratory; festive.
- GALLImpudence or brazenness; temerity; chutzpah.
- GAMBESONA defensive garment formerly in use for the body, made of cloth stuffed and quilted, often worn as padding under armor.
- GAMBLEA bet or wager.
- GAMELYSportive; lively; joyful.
- GAMERA person who plays any kind of game.
- GANGEROne who or that which walks or goes; a goer; a walker.
- GANGRELA tramp, vagrant, vagabond.
- GAPEROne who gapes; a starer.
- GARBFashion, style of dressing oneself up.
- GARBESFashion, style of dressing oneself up.
- GARDENAn outdoor area containing one or more types of plants, usually plants grown for food or ornamental purposes.
- GARFISHAny fish of the needlefish family Belonidae, with a long narrow body and needle-shaped jaws, especially the European species Belone belone.
- GARLANDA circular or linear decoration, especially one of plaited flowers or leaves, worn on the body or draped as a decoration.
- GARLICA plant, Allium sativum, related to the onion, having a pungent bulb much used in cooking.
- GARMENTA single article of clothing.
- GARNYarn (twisted fibers for weaving) or worsted (woolen yarn).
- GARNITURESomething that garnishes; a decoration, adornment or embellishment
- GARRISONA permanent military post.
- GARTHA grassy quadrangle surrounded by cloisters.
- GASPTo draw in the breath suddenly, as if from a shock.
- GASTTo frighten.
- GATEA doorlike structure outside a house.
- GATVOLCompletely fed up; very upset.
- GAUCHEAwkward or lacking in social graces; bumbling; apt to make gaffes.
- GAUDA cheap showy trinket
- GAUDYVery showy or ornamented, now especially when excessive, or in a tasteless or vulgar manner.
- GAUFFERTo plait, crimp, or flute
- GAULEITERAn official in charge of a district of the Nazi Party (after 1933 increasingly adopting state functions).
- GAUNTAngular, bony, and lean.
- GAUNTLETProtective armor for the hands, formerly thrown down as a challenge to combat.
- GAUNTSAngular, bony, and lean.
- GAUSSThe unit of magnetic field strength in CGS systems of units, equal to 0.0001 tesla.
- GAVEsimple past of give
- GAVELRent.
- GAVELKINDa system of inheritance associated with the county of Kent in England whereby, at the death of a tenant, intestate estate is divided equally among all his sons; also, a similar sys
- GAVELOCKA spear or dart.
- GAWKA cuckoo; any gawky bird.
- GAZETo stare intently or earnestly.
- GAZUMPTo swindle; to extort.
- GEAREquipment or paraphernalia, especially that used for an athletic endeavor.
- GECKFool; idiot; imbecile.
- GEEKA carnival performer specializing in bizarre and unappetizing behavior.
- GEESTA type of slightly raised landscape, with sandy and gravelly soils, that occurs in the plains of Northern Germany, the Northern Netherlands and Denmark.
- GEFILTEEllipsis of gefilte fish.
- GEISTA ghost, an apparition.
- GELANDEterrain, area.