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  • FOODnounProto-Indo-European51 findersAny solid substance that can be consumed by living organisms, especially by eating, in order to sustain life.
  • FOODFULadjective1 finderSupplying food.
  • FOODIEnoun34 findersA person with a special interest in or knowledge of food, a gourmet.
  • FOODISMnoun4 findersAn exaggerated interest in the preparation, presentation and consumption of food.
  • FOODLESSadjectiveMiddle English1 finderLacking food; without food.
  • FOODYadjective15 findersEatable; fit for food or consumption.
  • FOOLnounLatin23 findersA person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
  • FOOLERYnounMiddle English69 findersFoolish behaviour or speech.
  • FOOLHARDILYadverb10 findersIn a foolhardy manner
  • FOOLHARDYadjectiveProto-Germanic112 findersMarked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.
  • FOOLISHadjectiveMiddle English110 findersLacking good sense or judgement as a general trait; unwise; stupid.
  • FOOLISHESTadjective2 finderssuperlative form of foolish: most foolish
  • FOOLISHLYadverbMiddle English62 findersIn a foolish manner.
  • FOOLSCAPnoun127 findersWriting paper sheets measuring 13.25 × 16.5 inches.
  • FOOSBALLnounGerman6 finderstable soccer (US), table football (UK)
  • FOOTnounProto-Indo-European55 findersA biological structure found in many animals that is used for locomotion and that is frequently a separate organ at the terminal part of the leg.
  • FOOTAGEnoun4 findersAn amount of film or tape that has been used to record something, or the content of the recording.
  • FOOTBAGnoun4 findersA small beanbag or sandbag used as a ball in a number of sports and games. It is typically controlled by the feet, but in some sports every part of the body except the hands and ar
  • FOOTBALLnounMiddle English1 finderA sport played on foot in which teams attempt to get a ball into a goal or zone defended by the other team.
  • FOOTBRIDGEnounMiddle English4 findersA bridge over a road, railway, river, etc for pedestrians.
  • FOOTDRAGGERnoun1 finderOne who deliberately delays obligatory action.
  • FOOTEDverb9 finderssimple past and past participle of foot
  • FOOTERnounMiddle English4 findersA footgoer; pedestrian
  • FOOTGEARnoun3 findersSturdy footwear.
  • FOOTGEARSnoun1 finderSturdy footwear.
  • FOOTINGnounMiddle English11 findersA ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.
  • FOOTLEverbLatin14 findersTo waste time; to trifle.
  • FOOTLERnoun1 finderOne who footles; a foolish trifler.
  • FOOTLESSadjectiveProto-Germanic8 findersWithout feet.
  • FOOTLIGHTnoun2 findersA stage light located at the front edge of the stage that illuminates the actors from foot level up.
  • FOOTLIKEadjective37 findersResembling a foot.
  • FOOTLINGadjective22 finderstrivial, silly and irritating.
  • FOOTMANnounOld English14 findersA soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier.
  • FOOTPADnoun12 findersThe soft underside of an animal's paw.
  • FOOTPATHnounMiddle English2 findersAny set path or trail to be used by people walking.
  • FOOTPUMPnoun1 finderA pump operated by a person's foot.
  • FOOTRACEnoun3 findersA race run on foot.
  • FOOTSIEnoun25 findersA flirting game where two people touch their feet together, under a table or otherwise concealed, as a romantic prelude.
  • FOOTWEARnoun6 findersAccesories or clothing that is worn on the foot; a shoe, sandal, etc.
  • FOOZLEverb6 findersTo do (something) awkwardly or clumsily; to bungle.
  • FOOZLERnoun1 finderOne who bungles; a maker of mistakes.
  • FOOZLINGSverb1 finderTo do (something) awkwardly or clumsily; to bungle.
  • FOPPERYnoun20 findersThe dress or actions of a fop.
  • FOPPISHadjective46 findersLike a fop, a man overly concerned with his appearance; vain and showy.
  • FOPPISHLYadverb70 findersIn a foppish way.
  • FOPSnoun72 findersplural of fop
  • FORAnounLatin44 findersplural of forum
  • FORAGEnounProto-Indo-European75 findersFodder for animals, especially cattle and horses.
  • FORAGERnoun1 finderAn animal or person who forages.
  • FORAMnoun7 findersA foraminifer.
  • FORAMENnounLatin82 findersAn opening, an orifice, or a short passage, especially in a bone.
  • FORAMINALadjectiveLatin6 findersRelating to the foramen.
  • FORAMINATEDadjectiveLatin1 finderHaving a small opening, or foramina.
  • FORANEadjective1 finderObsolete form of foreign.
  • FORASMUCHadverbMiddle English3 findersInasmuch, seeing (that).
  • FORAYnounProto-Indo-European44 findersA sudden or irregular incursion in border warfare; hence, any irregular incursion for war or spoils; a raid.
  • FORAYERnoun1 finderOne who makes or joins in a foray.
  • FORBnounAncient Greek23 findersAny nonwoody flowering plant that is not a graminoid (a grass, sedge, or rush).
  • FORBEARverbProto-Germanic1 finderTo keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from.
  • FORBIDverbProto-Germanic17 findersTo disallow; to proscribe.
  • FORBODEnounProto-Indo-European16 findersA forbidding, a prohibition; a command forbidding a thing.
  • FORBYadjectiveMiddle Low German15 findersUncommon; out of the ordinary; extraordinary; superior.
  • FORCEnounProto-Indo-European15 findersAbility to influence; strength or energy of body or mind; active power; vigour; might; capacity of exercising an influence or producing an effect.
  • FORCEABLEadjective2 findersObsolete form of forcible (“able to be forced”).
  • FORCEDLYadverb1 finderIn a manner that is, or seems, forced.
  • FORCEFULadjective2 findersCapable of either physical or coercive force; powerful.
  • FORCEFULLYadverb6 findersWith either physical or coercive force; in a forceful manner; vigorously; powerfully.
  • FORCEFULNESSnoun5 findersThe characteristic or quality of being forceful
  • FORCEMEATnounFrench13 findersAn emulsion of fat and comminuted meat (which has been subject to puréeing, grinding, sieving, chopping finely) optionally mixed with other flavour carriers and either served up al
  • FORCEPSnounLatin116 findersAn instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.
  • FORCEPSLIKEadjective6 findersResembling a forceps.
  • FORCIBLEadjectiveOld French5 findersDone by force, forced.
  • FORCIBLENESSnoun2 findersThe quality of being forcible.
  • FORCIBLYadverbMiddle English17 findersIn a forcible manner, by force, against one's will.
  • FORCINGnoun5 findersThe act by which someone or something is forced.
  • FORCINGLYadverb4 findersBy means of force.
  • FORCIPATEadjectiveLatin7 findersHaving a forceps-like structure.
  • FORCIPATEDadjectiveLatin3 findersSynonym of forcipal (“forceps-shaped”).
  • FORDnounProto-Indo-European9 findersA location where a stream is shallow and the bottom has good footing, making it possible to cross from one side to the other with no bridge, by walking, riding, or driving through
  • FORDABLEadjective5 findersAble to be forded.
  • FORDOverbGerman3 findersTo kill, destroy.
  • FORDONEverbProto-Germanic1 findersimple past and past participle of fordo
  • FOREadjective25 findersFormer; occurring earlier (in some order); previous.
  • FOREBAYnounMiddle English5 findersAn artificial pool of water ahead of a larger body of water.
  • FOREBODEverbOld English13 findersTo predict a future event; to hint at something that will happen (especially as a literary device).
  • FOREBODINGnounMiddle English34 findersA sense of evil to come.
  • FOREBODINGLYadverb11 findersIn a foreboding manner.
  • FOREBODYnounMiddle English3 findersThe forepart of a vehicle; foreside.
  • FOREBRAINnoun1 finderThe anterior part of the brain, including the cerebrum, thalamus, and hypothalamus.
  • FORECADDIEnoun1 finderA caddie who does not carry clubs, but locates balls and gets groups of players to move around the course.
  • FORECASTverbMiddle English15 findersTo estimate how something will be in the future.
  • FORECASTINGverb22 finderspresent participle and gerund of forecast
  • FORECASTLEnounMiddle English122 findersA raised part of the upper deck at the front of a ship; the structure of this part of the ship; the crew's quarters located within it.
  • FORECLOSEverbOld English2 findersTo repossess a mortgaged property whose owner has failed to make the necessary payments; used with on.
  • FORECLOSUREnoun2 findersThe proceeding, by a creditor, to regain property or other collateral following a default on mortgage payments.
  • FORECLOTHnoun1 finderantependium
  • FOREDECKnoun6 findersThe part of the deck of a ship or boat that lies forward of the mast.
  • FOREGOverbOld English24 findersTo precede, to go before.
  • FOREGUTnoun3 findersThe anterior part of the alimentary canal of an embryo, from the mouth to the duodenum, in humans and some other animals.
  • FOREHANDnoun5 findersA stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.

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