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  • FETISHIZEverb20 findersTo make the subject of (often sexual) obsession.
  • FETLOCKnounOld English32 findersA joint of the horse's leg below the knee or hock and above the hoof.
  • FETLOCKEDadjective2 findersHaving fetlocks (of a specified kind).
  • FETOLOGIESnoun2 findersThe scientific study of fetuses.
  • FETOLOGYnoun17 findersThe scientific study of fetuses.
  • FETORnounLatin14 findersAn unpleasant smell.
  • FETOSCOPYnoun4 findersAn endoscopic procedure during pregnancy to allow access to the fetus, the amniotic cavity, the umbilical cord, and the fetal side of the placenta.
  • FETTERnounProto-Indo-European21 findersA chain or similar object used to bind a person or animal, often by its legs.
  • FETTLEnounOld English27 findersA state of physical condition; kilter or trim.
  • FETTLERnoun3 findersA person who maintains railway lines.
  • FETTUCCINEnounItalian2 findersLong, flat ribbons of pasta, cut from a rolled-out sheet; identical in form to tagliatelle.
  • FETTUCCINInounItalian4 findersA long, broad, thick noodle; a type of pasta having this shape.
  • FETUSnounLatin24 findersAn unborn or unhatched vertebrate showing signs of the mature animal.
  • FEUARnounScots7 findersOne who holds a feu.
  • FEUDnounProto-Indo-European54 findersA state of long-standing mutual hostility.
  • FEUDALadjectiveProto-Germanic206 findersOf, or relating to feudalism.
  • FEUDALISMnoun165 findersA social system based on personal ownership of resources and personal fealty between a suzerain (lord) and a vassal (subject). Defining characteristics are direct ownership of reso
  • FEUDALISTnoun86 findersAn advocate or practitioner of feudalism.
  • FEUDALISTICadjective67 findersOf, pertaining to, or characteristic of feudalism, feudal.
  • FEUDALITYnounFrench38 findersThe state or quality of being feudal; feudal form or constitution.
  • FEUDALIZATIONnoun3 findersThe introduction of a feudal system.
  • FEUDALIZEverb2 findersTo make something feudal.
  • FEUDALLYadverb6 findersIn a feudal manner.
  • FEUDARYadjectiveLatin2 findersHeld by, or relating to, feudal tenure.
  • FEUDATORYadjectiveLatin9 findersRelating to feudalism, feudal.
  • FEUDISTnoun7 findersOne who takes part in feuds.
  • FEUILLETONnounFrench7 findersA section of a European newspaper typically dedicated to arts, culture, criticism, and light literature.
  • FEUILLETONISTnounFrench1 finderA writer of feuilletons.
  • FEVERnounProto-Indo-European18 findersA higher than normal body temperature of a person (or, generally, a mammal), usually caused by disease.
  • FEVEREDadjective1 finderAffected by a fever; feverish.
  • FEVERISHadjective136 findersHaving a fever, an elevated body temperature.
  • FEVERISHLYadverb139 findersWith excitement and determination.
  • FEVEROUSadjective24 findersaffected with a fever.
  • FEVEROUSLYadverb11 findersIn a feverous way.
  • FEVERWEEDnoun1 finderThe plant Eupatorium purpureum.
  • FEVERWEEDSnoun3 findersThe plant Eupatorium purpureum.
  • FEWERdeterminerMiddle English33 finderscomparative degree of few; a smaller number.
  • FEWMETnounLatin53 findersAlternative spelling of fumet (“deer dung”).
  • FEWNESSnoun1 finderThe state, quality, or condition of being few.
  • FEWTERnounGerman1 finderA support or holder for a spear, attached to a saddle or breastplate.
  • FEYLYadverb4 findersIn a fey way.
  • FIACREnounIrish25 findersA small horse-drawn carriage for hire; a hackney carriage.
  • FIANCHETTOnounItalian1 finderThe development of a bishop by moving it one square to a long diagonal; specifically, a set of opening moves where a bishop is developed to the second rank of the adjacent knight f
  • FIARnoun7 findersOne in whom the property of an estate is vested, subject to the estate of a liferenter.
  • FIASCOnounFrench64 findersA sudden or unexpected failure.
  • FIATnounLatin190 findersAn arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.
  • FIBBERnoun7 findersA liar.
  • FIBBERYnoun1 finderThe telling of fibs; lying, falsehood.
  • FIBERnounLatin15 findersA single elongated piece of a given material, roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibers to form thread.
  • FIBEREDadjective1 finderHaving fibers/fibres.
  • FIBERIZEverb1 finderTo break (up) into fibers, shred to fine threads.
  • FIBERLESSadjective1 finderLacking fibers
  • FIBERSCOPEnoun2 findersa flexible fibreoptic device for viewing otherwise inaccessible areas
  • FIBREnounLatin5 findersA single piece of a given material, elongated and roughly round in cross-section, often twisted with other fibres to form thread.
  • FIBREDadjective1 finderHaving (a specified form of) fibres.
  • FIBRESCOPEnoun1 finderAn instrument, consisting of a fibre optic bundle, used to observe inaccessible areas
  • FIBRILnounLatin21 findersA fine fibre or filament.
  • FIBRILLOUSadjectiveFrench1 finderAlternative spelling of fibrillose.
  • FIBRINnoun14 findersA white, albuminous, fibrous substance, formed in the coagulation of the blood.
  • FIBRINOUSadjective5 findersOf, pertaining to, characteristic of, resembling or having the nature of fibrin.
  • FIBROnoun12 findersFibro-cement; a building material consisting of asbestos fibres and cement pressed into sheets.
  • FIBROBLASTnoun3 findersA cell found in connective tissue that produces fibers, such as collagen.
  • FIBROCYTEnoun2 findersAn inactive connective tissue cell that is capable of forming collagen
  • FIBROIDnoun27 findersA benign tumour of the uterus that is composed of either fibrous connective tissue or muscle.
  • FIBROLITEnoun2 findersSillimanite.
  • FIBROMAnoun12 findersA benign tumour of fibrous connective tissue.
  • FIBROMATOUSadjective2 findersOf or relating to a fibroma.
  • FIBROSnoun6 findersFibro-cement; a building material consisting of asbestos fibres and cement pressed into sheets.
  • FIBROSISnoun14 findersThe formation of (excess) fibrous connective tissue in an organ.
  • FIBROTICadjective24 findersOf, pertaining to, or exhibiting fibrosis.
  • FIBROUSadjective191 findersOf or pertaining to fibre.
  • FIBROUSLYadverb47 findersIn a fibrous manner
  • FIBSTERnoun5 findersOne who fibs.
  • FIBULAnounLatin151 findersAn ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin.
  • FIBULARadjective96 findersOf or pertaining to the fibula
  • FICHEnounFrench46 findersa microfiche
  • FICHUnounProto-Indo-European43 findersA 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.
  • FICKLEadjectiveOld English119 findersQuick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.
  • FICKLYadverb17 findersIn a fickle manner.
  • FICOnounLatin9 findersa fig; an insignificant trifle
  • FICTILEadjectiveLatin10 findersCapable of being molded into the shape of an artifact or art work
  • FICTIONnounLatin38 findersLiterary type using invented or imaginative writing, instead of real facts, usually written as prose.
  • FICTIONALadjective119 findersInvented, as opposed to real.
  • FICTIONALLYadverb1 finderIn a fictional manner.
  • FICTIONEERnoun4 findersA writer of fiction, especially one who produces many publications.
  • FICTIOUSadjectiveLatin4 findersFictitious.
  • FICTIVEadjectiveMiddle French128 findersHaving the characteristics of fiction: fictional.
  • FICTIVELYadverb22 findersIn a fictive manner.
  • FICTORnounLatin3 findersAn artist who models or forms statues and reliefs in any malleable material.
  • FICUSnounLatin196 findersAny plant belonging to the genus Ficus, including the rubber plant, of species Ficus elastica.
  • FIDDLEnounLatin8 findersA violin, a small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin, shoulder, chest or on the upper thigh and played
  • FIDDLYadjective14 findersRequiring dexterity to operate.
  • FIDEISMnounLatin12 findersThe doctrine that faith is the basis of all knowledge.
  • FIDEISTnounLatin5 findersA subscriber to fideism.
  • FIDELITYnounProto-Indo-European167 findersFaithfulness to one's moral or civic duties.
  • FIDGEverbSwedish14 findersTo fidget; jostle or shake.
  • FIDGETverbOld English77 findersTo wiggle or twitch; to move the body, especially the fingers, around nervously or idly.
  • FIDGETERnoun38 findersOne who fidgets, especially habitually.
  • FIDGETINESSnoun1 finderThe state or condition of being fidgety.
  • FIDGETYadjective103 findersHaving, or pertaining to, a tendency to fidget; restless.

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