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  • FRANTICLYadverb35 findersRare spelling of frantically.
  • FRAPverbOld French26 findersTo draw together tightly; to secure by many turns of a lashing.
  • FRAPEnoun29 findersA crowd, a mob.
  • FRAPPEnounFrench33 findersA liqueur or cocktail served on shaved ice.
  • FRASSnounGerman13 findersThe droppings or excrement of insect larvae.
  • FRATnoun19 findersShortened form of fraternity, college organization.
  • FRATCHnounMiddle English15 findersA dispute, a quarrel; a fight or brawl.
  • FRATCHIERadjective1 finderIrritable or argumentative.
  • FRATCHYadjective25 findersIrritable or argumentative.
  • FRATEnounItalian21 findersA friar.
  • FRATERnounLatin1 finderA monk.
  • FRATERNITYnounLatin5 findersThe quality of being brothers or brotherly; brotherhood.
  • FRATRICIDALadjective73 findersOf or pertaining to fratricide.
  • FRATRICIDEnounLatin26 findersThe killing of one's brother (or sister).
  • FRAUnounGerman16 findersA woman, especially a German woman.
  • FRAUDnounLatin39 findersThe crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
  • FRAUDULENCEnounProto-Indo-European14 findersThe condition of being fraudulent; deceitfulness.
  • FRAUDULENTadjectiveLatin89 findersDishonest; based on fraud or deception.
  • FRAUDULENTLYadverbMiddle English2 findersIn a fraudulent manner.
  • FRAUGHTnounProto-Indo-European312 findersThe hire of a boat or ship to transport cargo. Money paid to hire a vessel for this purpose; freight.
  • FRAUGHTESTverb1 findersecond-person singular simple present indicative of fraught
  • FRAULEINnounGerman25 findersA young German woman.
  • FRAYverbProto-Indo-European29 findersTo rub or wear away (something); to cause (something made of strands twisted or woven together, such as cloth or rope) to unravel through friction; also, to irritate (something) th
  • FRAYEDadjectiveLatin34 findersUnravelled; worn at the end or edge.
  • FRAZILnounOld French4 findersA collection of stray ice crystals that form in fast-moving water.
  • FREAKnounProto-Germanic12 findersSomeone or something that is markedly unusual or unpredictable.
  • FREAKILYadverb28 findersIn a freaky manner.
  • FREAKISHadjective33 findersResembling a freak.
  • FREAKISHLYadverb102 findersIn a freakish manner.
  • FREAKOUTnoun9 findersA frightening or disorientating experience, especially one that results from the use of a hallucinogenic drug.
  • FREAKYadjective31 findersResembling a freak.
  • FRECKLEnounProto-Indo-European4 findersA small brownish or reddish pigmentation spot on the surface of the skin.
  • FRECKLEDadjectiveMiddle English19 findersHaving freckles; covered with freckles.
  • FRECKLYadjective11 findersFull of or marked with freckles; sprinkled with spots; freckled.
  • FREEadjectiveProto-Indo-European7 findersUnconstrained.
  • FREEBIEnoun1 finderSomething which is free; a giveaway or handout.
  • FREEBOOTINGnoun3 findersPiracy or plundering.
  • FREEDIVINGnoun1 finderAlternative form of free-diving.
  • FREEDMANnoun17 findersA man who has been released from a condition of slavery.
  • FREEDOMnounGerman81 findersThe state of being free.
  • FREEDWOMANnoun7 findersA woman who has been released from a condition of slavery.
  • FREEGANnoun6 findersA person who salvages and consumes food that has been discarded, especially one who wishes to protect the environment and challenge consumerism by means of waste reduction.
  • FREEGANISMnoun5 findersThe practice of living as a freegan.
  • FREEHANDadjective3 findersDrawn using the hand without any helping device.
  • FREELOADverb4 findersTo exploit the generosity of others without giving anything in return.
  • FREELOADINGverb10 finderspresent participle and gerund of freeload
  • FREELYadjectiveOld English9 findersFree; frank.
  • FREEMANnounGerman16 findersA free person, particularly: A person who is not a serf or slave.
  • FREEMARTINnoun2 findersA female calf, born as twin with a bull calf, but sexually imperfect (often infertile).
  • FREEMASONnoun45 findersA member of a guild of skilled itinerant masons during the Middle Ages and early modern times.
  • FREEMASONRYnoun3 findersAlternative letter-case form of Freemasonry: the institutions, precepts, and rites of the Freemasons.
  • FREESIAnoun37 findersAny flowering plant of the genus Freesia, native to South Africa.
  • FREESTONEnoun1 finderSedimentary rock: a type of stone that is composed of small particles and easily shaped, most commonly sandstone or limestone.
  • FREESTYLEnoun1 finderA sports event where competitors can choose their own method of participation. A swimming event in which the contestants may choose any stroke. The swimming stroke commonly referre
  • FREETnounNorwegian4 findersA superstitious notion or belief with respect to any action or event as a good or a bad omen; a superstition.
  • FREEWAYnoun3 findersA highway with grade-separated crossings (rather than level crossings) and designed (and only permitted) for high-speed motor-traffic running in two directions on one separate carr
  • FREEWHEELnoun1 finderA device in a transmission that disengages the driveshaft from the driven shaft when the driven shaft rotates faster than the driveshaft.
  • FREEWHEELINGadjective10 findersUnbounded by rules or conventions; unrestrained.
  • FREEWOMANnoun10 findersA woman who is not a serf or slave.
  • FREEWRITINGnoun1 finderA prewriting technique in which the writer writes continuously for a set period of time without regard to spelling, grammar, or topic.
  • FREEZINGadjective5 findersSuffering or causing frost.
  • FREEZINGLYadverbMiddle English4 findersIn a way that is freezing; with intense cold.
  • FREIGHTnounProto-Indo-European68 findersThe transportation of goods (originally by water; now also by land); also, the hiring of a vehicle or vessel for such transportation.
  • FREIGHTEDadjective51 findersLoaded with cargo; charged.
  • FREIGHTLESSadjective1 finderWithout freight.
  • FREITnounOld Norse3 findersA superstitious object or observance; a charm, an omen.
  • FREMDadjectiveProto-Germanic10 findersStrange, unusual, out of the ordinary; unfamiliar.
  • FREMITUSnounLatin9 findersA vibration which is perceptible on palpation or auscultation.
  • FRENCHverbOld English19 findersTo prepare food by cutting it into strips.
  • FRENCHIFYverbFrench2 findersTo make French or more French-like in any way.
  • FRENETICadjectiveAncient Greek230 findersFrenzied and frantic, harried; having extreme enthusiasm or energy.
  • FRENETICALLYadverb10 findersIn a frenetic manner
  • FRENETICISMnoun23 findersThe quality or state of being frenetic.
  • FRENULUMnounLatin130 findersA small fold or ridge of tissue that supports or restrains the motion of the part to which it is attached, in particular a fold of skin beneath the tongue, or between the lip and t
  • FRENUMnounLatin34 findersSynonym of frenulum.
  • FRENZIEDLYadverb3 findersIn a frenzied manner.
  • FRENZILYadverb2 findersfrenziedly; madly
  • FRENZYnounAncient Greek21 findersA state of wild activity or panic.
  • FREQUENCYnounLatin47 findersThe rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
  • FREQUENTadjectiveProto-Indo-European22 findersDone or occurring often; common.
  • FREQUENTLYadverb28 findersAt frequent intervals.
  • FRESCADEnounItalian2 findersA cool walk.
  • FRESCOnounProto-Germanic55 findersA cool, refreshing state of the air; coolness, duskiness, shade.
  • FRESCOEDadjective7 findersPainted with frescos ("an artwork made by applying water-based pigment to wet or fresh lime mortar or plaster").
  • FRESHadjectiveProto-Indo-European23 findersNewly produced or obtained; recent.
  • FRESHENverb38 findersTo become fresh. To be refreshed. To become cool. To become not salty, to lose its salinity.
  • FRESHETnounOld French41 findersA flood resulting from heavy rain or a spring thaw.
  • FRESHIEnoun1 finderA freshman.
  • FRESHISHadjective1 finderSomewhat fresh.
  • FRESHLYadverbMiddle English28 findersRecently, newly.
  • FRESHMANnoun15 findersa person (of either sex) entering the first year of an institution, especially a high school (ninth grade for US, grade 9 for Canada, grade 7 for Philippines), a university, or leg
  • FRESHWATERadjectiveMiddle English2 findersLiving in fresh water.
  • FRESNELnounFrench46 findersA unit of frequency equal to 10 hertz, or one terahertz.
  • FRETverbOld French38 findersEspecially when describing animals: to consume, devour, or eat.
  • FRETFULadjective7 findersGiven to fretting. Unable to relax: fidgety; restless; worried; anxious. Irritable; bad-tempered; grumpy; peevish.
  • FRETFULLYadverb15 findersIn a fretful manner.
  • FRETFULNESSnoun3 findersThe quality of being fretful, or prone to fretting; an emotional state combining restlessness, anxiety and irritability.
  • FRETLESSadjective4 findersOf a stringed instrument, not having frets on the fingerboard.
  • FRETSAWnoun7 findersA saw consisting of a metal frame having a fine-toothed narrow blade held under tension, used in making curved cuts.
  • FRETSOMEadjective3 findersCharacterised or marked by fretting or fretfulness; fidgety, restless.

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