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  • FRETTEDverb4 finderssimple past and past participle of fret
  • FRETTIESTadjective1 finderCovered with a lattice-like pattern of diagonally interlaced bendlets and bendlets sinister.
  • FRETTYadjective2 findersCovered with a lattice-like pattern of diagonally interlaced bendlets and bendlets sinister.
  • FRIABLEadjectiveLatin148 findersEasily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
  • FRIANDnounFrench30 findersA type of cake, similar to the French financier, but with the addition of fruits or other flavourings; commonly eaten with coffee.
  • FRIARnounProto-Indo-European101 findersA member of a mendicant Christian order such as the Augustinians, Carmelites (white friars), Franciscans (grey friars) or the Dominicans (black friars).
  • FRIARBIRDnoun9 findersAny of several species of large Australian honeyeaters in the genus Philemon.
  • FRIARYnounLatin3 findersA house or convent where friars (members of certain religious communities) live.
  • FRIBBLEverb11 findersTo waste or fritter.
  • FRICANDEAUnounFrench10 findersThinly sliced meat, especially veal, fried or stewed with a sauce; a fricassee.
  • FRICASSEEnounFrench20 findersMeat or poultry cut into small pieces, stewed or fried and served in its own gravy.
  • FRICATIVEnounLatin106 findersAny of several speech sounds produced by air flowing through a constriction in the oral cavity and typically producing a sibilant, hissing, or buzzing quality; a fricative consonan
  • FRICTIONnounLatin42 findersThe rubbing of one object or surface against another.
  • FRICTIONALadjective21 findersRelating to, or caused by, friction.
  • FRICTIONALLYadverb2 findersIn terms of friction
  • FRICTIONLESSadjective10 findersOf or pertaining to lack of friction.
  • FRIDGEnoun33 findersA refrigerator.
  • FRIENDnounProto-Indo-European40 findersA person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
  • FRIENDLESSadjectiveOld English2 findersWithout friends (without a friend).
  • FRIENDLYadjectiveProto-Germanic99 findersGenerally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
  • FRIENDSHIPnounGerman62 findersThe condition of being friends.
  • FRIEZEnounLatin44 findersA kind of coarse woollen cloth or stuff with a shaggy or tufted (friezed) nap on one side.
  • FRIGverbOld English46 findersTo masturbate.
  • FRIGATEnounItalian156 findersAny of several types of warship: A sailing warship (of any size) built for speed and maneuverability; typically without raised upperworks, having a flush forecastle and tumblehome
  • FRIGATOONnounItalian1 finderA Venetian vessel with a square stern, having only a mainmast, jigger mast, and bowsprit; also a sloop of war ship-rigged.
  • FRIGHTnounProto-Indo-European42 findersA state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
  • FRIGHTENverbMiddle English39 findersTo cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
  • FRIGHTENERnoun1 finderAgent noun of frighten: one who, or that which, frightens.
  • FRIGHTFULadjectiveOld English10 findersFull of fright, whether Afraid, frightened. Timid, fearful, easily frightened.
  • FRIGHTFULLYadverb26 findersIn a frightful manner.
  • FRIGHTSOMEadjective4 findersMarked by fright or frightfulness; frightening; frightful; fearful; causing fear.
  • FRIGIDadjectiveProto-Indo-European123 findersVery cold; lacking warmth; icy.
  • FRIGIDLYadverb43 findersIn a frigid manner; coldly; icily.
  • FRIGOPHOBIAnounLatin5 findersAn abnormal and persistent fear of becoming cold, or freezing.
  • FRIJOLnounSpanish3 findersAny cultivated bean of the genus Phaseolus, especially the black seed of a variety of Phaseolus vulgaris.
  • FRILLnoun3 findersA strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.
  • FRILLEDadjective4 findersHaving frills, frilly.
  • FRILLYadjective6 findersHaving frills; frilled.
  • FRINGEnounLatin45 findersA decorative border.
  • FRINGEDadjectiveMiddle English40 findersPossessing a fringe.
  • FRINGELESSadjective1 finderWithout a fringe.
  • FRINGYadjective15 findersBeyond the mainstream.
  • FRIPPETnoun2 findersA frivolous or showy young woman.
  • FRISBEEnoun7 findersAlternative form of Frisbee
  • FRISKadjectiveProto-Germanic39 findersLively; brisk.
  • FRISKETnounFrench21 findersA thin frame in a printing press that holds the sheet of paper in position and acts as a mask.
  • FRISKILYadverb21 findersin a frisky manner
  • FRISKINGLYadverb6 findersWith frisking movements; while leaping.
  • FRISKYadjective89 findersAbounding in energy or playfulness.
  • FRISSONnounFrench56 findersA sudden surge of excitement.
  • FRISTnounProto-Indo-European23 findersA certain space or period of time; respite.
  • FRISTINGnounMiddle English7 findersA delay; suspension; postponement.
  • FRITnounItalian95 findersA pre-fused ceramic mixture used to make glass and glazes.
  • FRITESnounItalian41 findersA pre-fused ceramic mixture used to make glass and glazes.
  • FRITHnounProto-Indo-European45 findersPeace; security.
  • FRITTERnounLatin14 findersSynonym of pancake, a portion of batter fried on a pan.
  • FRITZnoun46 findersThe state of being defective.
  • FRIVOLverbLatin48 findersTo behave frivolously.
  • FRIVOLITYnounFrench258 findersfrivolous act
  • FRIVOLOUSadjectiveLatin281 findersSilly, especially at an inappropriate time or in an inappropriate manner; lacking a good reason for being, or for doing what one does; due to or moved by a caprice or whim.
  • FROCKnounProto-Indo-European59 findersA dress, a piece of clothing, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body.
  • FROEnoun21 findersA cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from a block of wood.
  • FROGnounGerman27 findersAny of a class of small tailless amphibians of the order Anura that typically hop.
  • FROGBITnoun3 findersHydrocharis morsus-ranae, with roundish leaves and small white flowers. It is free-floating.
  • FROGGYnoun2 findersA frog.
  • FROGLETnoun9 findersA newly emerged frog, either from the tadpole stage (usually aquatic), or directly from the egg.
  • FROGLIKEadjective76 findersSimilar to a frog (amphibian), or to a characteristic of a frog.
  • FROGMANnoun22 findersA Open Water Certified Diver, especially one in a diving suit (as opposed to one not in scuba gear).
  • FROGMOUTHnoun13 findersAny of several nocturnal, insectivorous birds, of the family Podargidae in the order Podargiformes, native to Australia and southern Asia
  • FROGSPAWNnoun19 findersA gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
  • FROIDEURnounFrench2 findersA cold or indifferent manner.
  • FROLICadjectiveProto-Germanic172 findersMerry, joyous, full of mirth; later especially, frolicsome, sportive, full of playful mischief.
  • FROLICKINGverb79 finderspresent participle and gerund of frolic
  • FROLICKYadjective17 findersfrolicsome
  • FROLICSOMEadjective14 findersCharacterised or marked by frolicking; playful.
  • FROMprepositionProto-Germanic18 findersUsed to indicate source or provenance.
  • FROMAGEnounFrench216 findersSynonym of cheese.
  • FRONDnounLatin94 findersThe leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf.
  • FRONDAGEnoun1 finderThe fronds of plants generally.
  • FRONDOSEadjectiveLatin3 findersLeafy.
  • FRONSnounLatin9 findersIn vertebrates, especially mammals, the forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the vertex.
  • FRONTnounLatin10 findersThe foremost side of something or the end that faces the direction it normally moves.
  • FRONTAGEnoun39 findersThe front part of a property or building that faces the street.
  • FRONTALadjectiveFrench35 findersOf, relating to, directed toward, or situated at the front. Directed against the front or at the main point or issue.
  • FRONTALITYnoun1 finderThe quality or state of being frontal.
  • FRONTALLYadverb3 findersIn a frontal manner
  • FRONTISPIECEnounLatin31 findersAn illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine.
  • FRONTOLYSISnoun1 finderThe degeneration or dissipation of an atmospheric weather front.
  • FRONTWAYSadverb2 finderstowards the front; forward
  • FROSHnounProto-Indo-European100 findersA frog.
  • FROSTnounProto-Indo-European18 findersA cover of minute ice crystals on objects that are exposed to the air. Frost is formed by the same process as dew, except that the temperature of the frosted object is below freezi
  • FROSTBITEnoun6 findersAn injury suffered as a result of freezing of some part of the body, typically fingers, toes or the nose.
  • FROSTBITTENadjective2 findersAffected by frostbite.
  • FROSTEDadjective29 findersCovered in frost; frosty.
  • FROSTFISHnoun1 finderA tomcod (either species of Microgadus). Microgadus proximus
  • FROSTILYadverb43 findersIn a frosty manner.
  • FROSTINGnoun32 findersIcing, a sweet, often creamy and thick, covering for cakes and other baked goods.
  • FROSTLIKEadjective11 findersResembling frost or some aspect of it.
  • FROSTNIPnoun3 findersThe first stage of frostbite, involving paling or reddening, numbness, etc.
  • FROSTYadjectiveGerman34 findersCold, chilly; icy.

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