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  • FRESHMANnoun19 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.
  • FRESNELnounFrench51 findersA unit of frequency equal to 10 hertz, or one terahertz.
  • FRETverbOld French42 findersEspecially when describing animals: to consume, devour, or eat.
  • FRETFULadjective9 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.
  • FRETTEDverb5 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.
  • FRETWORKnoun1 finderOrnamental woodwork either carved in low relief or cut through.
  • FRIABLEadjectiveLatin182 findersEasily broken into small fragments, crumbled, or reduced to powder.
  • FRIANDnounFrench47 findersA type of cake, similar to the French financier, but with the addition of fruits or other flavourings; commonly eaten with coffee.
  • FRIANDESnounFrench1 finderA type of cake, similar to the French financier, but with the addition of fruits or other flavourings; commonly eaten with coffee.
  • FRIARnounProto-Indo-European106 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.
  • FRIARYnounLatin10 findersA house or convent where friars (members of certain religious communities) live.
  • FRIBBLEverb11 findersTo waste or fritter.
  • FRICANDEAUnounFrench12 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.
  • FRICATIONnounOld French2 findersfriction
  • FRICATIVEnounLatin120 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
  • FRICATIVELYadverb1 finderIn a fricative way.
  • FRICTIONnounLatin46 findersThe rubbing of one object or surface against another.
  • FRICTIONALadjective26 findersRelating to, or caused by, friction.
  • FRICTIONALLYadverb2 findersIn terms of friction
  • FRICTIONLESSadjective10 findersOf or pertaining to lack of friction.
  • FRIDGEnoun76 findersA refrigerator.
  • FRIENDnounProto-Indo-European45 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-Germanic116 findersGenerally warm, approachable and easy to relate with in character.
  • FRIENDSHIPnounGerman79 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 English97 findersTo masturbate.
  • FRIGATEnounItalian268 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
  • FRIGATOONnounItalian2 findersA Venetian vessel with a square stern, having only a mainmast, jigger mast, and bowsprit; also a sloop of war ship-rigged.
  • FRIGGERnoun2 findersSomeone who leaps or moves about; a clown.
  • FRIGHTnounProto-Indo-European52 findersA state of terror excited by the sudden appearance of danger; sudden and violent fear, usually of short duration; a sudden alarm.
  • FRIGHTENverbMiddle English50 findersTo cause to feel fear; to scare; to cause to feel alarm or fright.
  • FRIGHTENERnoun2 findersAgent noun of frighten: one who, or that which, frightens.
  • FRIGHTFULadjectiveOld English26 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-European172 findersVery cold; lacking warmth; icy.
  • FRIGIDLYadverb44 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.
  • FRIKKADELnounDutch2 findersA traditional Afrikaner dish of baked (or sometimes deep-fried) meatballs prepared with onion, bread, eggs, vinegar, and spices.
  • FRILLnoun3 findersA strip of pleated fabric or paper used as decoration or trim.
  • FRILLEDadjective4 findersHaving frills, frilly.
  • FRILLYadjective6 findersHaving frills; frilled.
  • FRINGEnounLatin62 findersA decorative border.
  • FRINGEDadjectiveMiddle English72 findersPossessing a fringe.
  • FRINGELESSadjective1 finderWithout a fringe.
  • FRINGYadjective27 findersBeyond the mainstream.
  • FRIPPETnoun2 findersA frivolous or showy young woman.
  • FRISBEEnoun7 findersAlternative form of Frisbee
  • FRISKadjectiveProto-Germanic46 findersLively; brisk.
  • FRISKERnoun4 findersOne who frisks or dances.
  • FRISKETnounFrench27 findersA thin frame in a printing press that holds the sheet of paper in position and acts as a mask.
  • FRISKILYadverb22 findersin a frisky manner
  • FRISKINGLYadverb6 findersWith frisking movements; while leaping.
  • FRISKYadjective102 findersAbounding in energy or playfulness.
  • FRISSONnounFrench93 findersA sudden surge of excitement.
  • FRISTnounProto-Indo-European32 findersA certain space or period of time; respite.
  • FRISTINGnounMiddle English8 findersA delay; suspension; postponement.
  • FRISUREnounFrench1 finderThe dressing of the hair by curling.
  • FRITnounItalian109 findersA pre-fused ceramic mixture used to make glass and glazes.
  • FRITESnounItalian54 findersA pre-fused ceramic mixture used to make glass and glazes.
  • FRITHnounProto-Indo-European58 findersPeace; security.
  • FRITTERnounLatin14 findersSynonym of pancake, a portion of batter fried on a pan.
  • FRITZnoun46 findersThe state of being defective.
  • FRIVOLverbLatin88 findersTo behave frivolously.
  • FRIVOLERnoun1 finderOne who frivols, or acts frivolously.
  • FRIVOLITYnounFrench271 findersfrivolous act
  • FRIVOLOUSadjectiveLatin485 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-European69 findersA dress, a piece of clothing, which consists of a skirt and a cover for the upper body.
  • FROEnoun31 findersA cleaving tool for splitting cask staves and shingles from a block of wood.
  • FROGnounGerman28 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.
  • FROGFISHnoun11 findersAny fish of the genus Lophius.
  • FROGGYnoun27 findersA frog.
  • FROGLETnoun10 findersA newly emerged frog, either from the tadpole stage (usually aquatic), or directly from the egg.
  • FROGLIKEadjective79 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).
  • FROGMARCHverb1 finderTo march or force a person forward while holding their arms from behind or the side, as a prisoner.
  • FROGMOUTHnoun16 findersAny of several nocturnal, insectivorous birds, of the family Podargidae in the order Podargiformes, native to Australia and southern Asia
  • FROGSPAWNnoun22 findersA gelatinous mass of frogs' eggs, laid in ponds and ditches.
  • FROIDEURnounFrench4 findersA cold or indifferent manner.
  • FROLICadjectiveProto-Germanic216 findersMerry, joyous, full of mirth; later especially, frolicsome, sportive, full of playful mischief.
  • FROLICKERnoun3 findersOne who frolics; a reveler.
  • FROLICKINGverb88 finderspresent participle and gerund of frolic
  • FROLICKYadjective18 findersfrolicsome
  • FROLICSOMEadjective23 findersCharacterised or marked by frolicking; playful.
  • FROMprepositionProto-Germanic21 findersUsed to indicate source or provenance.
  • FROMAGEnounFrench216 findersSynonym of cheese.
  • FRONDnounLatin114 findersThe leaf of a fern, especially a compound leaf.

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