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  • FENDverbProto-Indo-European20 findersTo take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being.
  • FENDERnoun26 finderspanel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
  • FENDYadjectiveScots1 findercunning, shifty
  • FENESTRAnounOld English101 findersAn opening in a body, sometimes with a membrane.
  • FENESTRATEadjectiveLatin22 findersfenestrated
  • FENESTRATEDadjectiveLatin22 findersHaving windows.
  • FENInoun2 findersAn alcoholic drink made in Goa, India, from fermented cashew apples or coconut toddy (sap).
  • FENNECnounArabic2 findersA small fox of the species Vulpes zerda, found in the Sahara (excluding the coast) and having distinctive oversized ears.
  • FENTnounLatin34 findersA slit or crack.
  • FENUGREEKnounLatin4 findersAny of the species leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice.
  • FERACIOUSadjectiveLatin6 findersProducing in abundance; fertile, fruitful
  • FERACITIESnounLatin1 finderThe state of being feracious, or fruitful.
  • FERACITYnounLatin3 findersThe state of being feracious, or fruitful.
  • FERALadjectiveMiddle French85 findersWild; untamed.
  • FERBAMSnoun1 finderA particular fungicide.
  • FEREnounOld English8 findersA companion, comrade or friend.
  • FERIAnounLatin9 findersA weekday on a Church calendar on which no feast is observed.
  • FERIALadjectiveLatin9 findersPertaining to an ordinary weekday, rather than a festival or fast.
  • FERINEadjectiveLatin14 findersPertaining to wild, menacing animals; feral.
  • FERITIESnounLatin3 findersThe quality or fact of being wild or in a wild state.
  • FERITYnounLatin5 findersThe quality or fact of being wild or in a wild state.
  • FERMnoun5 findersrent for a farm
  • FERMATAnounItalian24 findersThe holding of a note or rest for longer than its usual duration.
  • FERMENTverbLatin93 findersTo react, using fermentation; especially to produce alcohol by aging or by allowing yeast to act on sugars; to brew.
  • FERMENTABLEadjective1 finderAble to ferment or be fermented.
  • FERMInounItalian23 findersAn obsolete name of the unit of length equal to one femtometre (10 m).
  • FERMIONnounItalian28 findersAny elementary or composite particle that has half-integer spin and thus obeys Fermi–Dirac statistics and the Pauli exclusion principle (equivalently, a particle for which the wave
  • FERMIONICadjective21 findersOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of fermions.
  • FERMIUMnoun10 findersA transuranic chemical element (symbol Fm) with an atomic number of 100. An atom of this element.
  • FERMIUMSnoun3 findersA transuranic chemical element (symbol Fm) with an atomic number of 100. An atom of this element.
  • FERNnounProto-Indo-European32 findersAny of a group of some twenty thousand species of vascular plants classified in the division Pteridophyta that lack seeds and reproduce by shedding spores to initiate an alternatio
  • FERNEDadjective1 finderCovered in ferns.
  • FERNLESSadjective1 finderLacking ferns.
  • FERNLIKEadjective26 findersResembling a fern.
  • FERNSHAWnoun1 finderA thicket of ferns.
  • FERNYadjectiveOld English11 findersOf or pertaining to ferns. (The addition of quotations indicative of this usage is being sought:)
  • FEROCIOUSadjectiveLatin78 findersMarked by extreme and violent energy.
  • FEROCIOUSLYadverb66 findersIn a ferocious manner, particularly violent and aggressive.
  • FEROCITYnounLatin74 findersThe condition of being ferocious.
  • FERREOUSadjectiveLatin1 finderSynonym of ferrous, of or related to iron.
  • FERRETnounLatin2 findersAn often domesticated mammal (Mustela putorius furo) rather like a weasel, descended from the European polecat and often trained to hunt burrowing animals.
  • FERRETYadjective3 findersFerretlike.
  • FERRICadjectiveLatin41 findersPertaining to, derived from, or containing iron.
  • FERRITEnounLatin6 findersThe interstitial solid solution of carbon in body-centered cubic iron.
  • FERRITICadjective6 findersOf or relating to a ferrite.
  • FERRITINnounLatin13 findersAny of a family of iron-carrying globular protein complexes consisting of 24 protein subunits; the key protein of intracellular iron storage.
  • FERROCYANIDEnoun3 findersThe complex ion Fe(CN)6; any salt containing this ion; they are used in making blue pigments
  • FERROMAGNETICadjective3 findersExhibiting ferromagnetism.
  • FERROUSadjectiveFrench9 findersOf or containing iron.
  • FERRULEnounProto-Indo-European3 findersA band or cap (usually metal) placed around a shaft to reinforce it or to prevent splitting. The metal spike at the end of the shaft of an ice axe.
  • FERRYverbLatin1 finderTo carry; transport; convey.
  • FERTILEadjectiveLatin29 findersOf land, etc.: capable of growing abundant crops; productive.
  • FERTILISEverb3 findersNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of fertilize.
  • FERTILITYnounLatin3 findersThe condition, or the degree, of being fertile.
  • FERTILIZEverbFrench1 finderTo make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it.
  • FERULAnounLatin6 findersA ferule.
  • FERULACEOUSadjectiveLatin1 finderPertaining to reeds and canes.
  • FERULEnounLatin67 findersA ruler-shaped instrument, generally used to slap naughty children on the hand.
  • FERVENTadjectiveProto-Indo-European125 findersVery hot; burning, scorching; also, glowing with heat.
  • FERVENTLYadverbMiddle English129 findersIn a fervent manner.
  • FERVIDadjectiveLatin118 findersIntensely hot; radiating with energy.
  • FERVIDITYnoun33 findersThe quality of being fervid.
  • FERVIDLYadverb53 findersIn a fervid manner.
  • FESCUEnounLatin154 findersA straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out letters to children when learning to read.
  • FESSverb4 findersTo confess; to admit.
  • FESTnounLatin28 findersA gathering for a specified reason or occasion.
  • FESTAnounPortuguese5 findersA public holiday or feast day in Italy, Portugal, etc.
  • FESTALadjectiveLatin33 findersfestive, relating to a festival or feast
  • FESTERnounLatin210 findersA fistula.
  • FESTIERadjective5 findersDisgusting.
  • FESTINATEverbLatin2 findersTo become involuntarily quicker, such as when walking or speaking, due to certain disorders.
  • FESTIVALadjectiveLatin129 findersPertaining to a feast or feast day; festive.
  • FESTIVALGOERnoun5 findersA person attending a festival.
  • FESTIVEadjectiveLatin32 findersHaving the atmosphere, decoration, or attitude of a festival, holiday, or celebration.
  • FESTIVELYadverb42 findersIn a festive manner
  • FESTIVITYnounLatin2 findersA festival or similar celebration.
  • FESTOONnounFrench221 findersAn ornament such as a garland or chain which hangs loosely from two tacked spots.
  • FESTOONERnoun9 findersOne who festoons.
  • FESTOONERYnoun13 findersThat which is festooned; hanging ornamentation.
  • FESTSCHRIFTnounGerman9 findersA collection of articles, essays, etc., published together as a memorial or tribute to an academic or some other respected person (often on their birthday).
  • FESTYadjective13 findersDisgusting.
  • FETAnounItalian12 findersA variety of curd cheese made from sheep’s or goat’s milk and originating from Greece.
  • FETALadjective18 findersPertaining to, or connected with, a fetus.
  • FETCHverbIcelandic9 findersTo retrieve; to bear towards; to go and get.
  • FETCHERnounMiddle English5 findersA person or thing that fetches something
  • FETCHINGadjective36 findersAttractive; pleasant to regard.
  • FETCHINGLYadverb54 findersIn a fetching manner
  • FETIALnounProto-Indo-European4 findersA member of the Roman college of priests who acted as representatives in disputes with foreign nations.
  • FETICHISMnoun4 findersArchaic form of fetishism.
  • FETICHISTnoun1 finderArchaic form of fetishist.
  • FETICIDALadjective5 findersKilling a fetus.
  • FETICIDEnounLatin6 findersThe killing of a fetus or embryo; an induced abortion.
  • FETIDadjectiveLatin708 findersFoul-smelling, stinking.
  • FETIDITYnoun36 findersThe quality of being fetid.
  • FETIDLYadverb157 findersIn a fetid manner.
  • FETIDNESSnoun18 findersThe quality of being fetid
  • FETISHnounLatin121 findersSomething which is believed to possess, contain, or cause spiritual or magical powers; an amulet or a talisman.
  • FETISHISEverb4 findersNon-Oxford British English standard spelling of fetishize.
  • FETISHISMnoun4 findersThe belief that natural objects have supernatural powers, or that something created by people has power over people.
  • FETISHISTnoun32 findersOne who has a sexual fetish.

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