English words starting with F

f clef

1. noun: a clef that puts the F below middle C on the fourth line of a staff

f layer

1. noun: the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission

f number

1. noun: the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system

f region

1. noun: the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) which contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission

fa

1. noun: the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization

fa la

1. noun: meaningless syllables in the refrain of a partsong

faa

1. noun: an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation

fab

1. adjective: extremely pleasing; "a fabulous vacation"

fabaceae

1. noun: a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae

faberge

1. noun: Russian goldsmith noted for creating a series of jeweled and enameled Easter eggs for European royalty (1846-1920)

fabian

1. noun: a member of the Fabian Society in Britain
2. adjective: of or relating to Fabianism; "the Fabian society"

fabian society

1. noun: an association of British socialists who advocate gradual reforms within the law leading to democratic socialism

fabiana

1. noun: genus of South and Central American heathlike evergreen shrubs

fabiana imbricata

1. noun: Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic

fabianism

1. noun: socialism to be established by gradual reforms within the law

fable

1. noun: a deliberately false or improbable account
2. noun: a short moral story (often with animal characters)

fabled

1. adjective: celebrated in fable or legend; "the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox"; "legendary exploits of Jesse James"

fables

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fabric

1. noun: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitransparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around 5000 BC"; "she measured off enough material for a dress"
2. noun: the underlying structure; "providing a factual framework for future research"; "it is part of the fabric of society"

fabricate

1. verb: put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; "He manufactured a popular cereal"
2. verb: concoct something artificial or untrue

fabricated

1. adjective: formed or conceived by the imagination; "a fabricated excuse for his absence"; "a fancied wrong"; "a fictional character"

fabricates

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fabricating

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fabrication

1. noun: a deliberately false or improbable account
2. noun: writing in a fictional form

fabrications

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fabricator

1. noun: someone who tells lies

fabricators

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fabrics

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fabulist

1. noun: a person who tells or invents fables

fabulous

1. adjective: extremely pleasing; "a fabulous vacation"
2. adjective: based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity; "mythical centaurs"; "the fabulous unicorn"

fabulously

1. adverb: exceedingly; extremely; "she plays fabulously well"; "behind you the coastal hills plunge to the incredibly blue sea backed by the Turkish mountains"

facade

1. noun: the face or front of a building
2. noun: a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant

facades

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face

1. noun: the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news"
2. noun: the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"

face angle

1. noun: the angle formed by two edges of a polyhedral angle

face card

1. noun: one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face

face cloth

1. noun: bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body

face cream

1. noun: a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin

face fungus

1. noun: the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face

face guard

1. noun: face mask consisting of a strong wire mesh on the front of football helmets

face lift

1. noun: plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some actresses have more than one face lift"
2. noun: a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes; "give your home a facelift"; "more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction"

face lifting

1. noun: a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes; "give your home a facelift"; "more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction"
2. noun: plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some actresses have more than one face lift"

face mask

1. noun: mask that provides a protective covering for the face in such sports as baseball or football or hockey

face of the earth

1. noun: the state or fact of existing; "a point of view gradually coming into being"; "laws in existence for centuries"; "he appeared on the face of the earth one day"

face off

1. verb: start a game by a face-off

face pack

1. noun: a cream that cleanses and tones the skin

face powder

1. noun: cosmetic powder for the face

face recognition

1. noun: biometric identification by scanning a person's face and matching it against a library of known faces; "they used face recognition to spot known terrorists"
2. noun: the visual perception of familiar faces

face saver

1. noun: an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige)

face saving

1. noun: an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige)

face soap

1. noun: soap used as a toiletry

face the music

1. verb: accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions

face time

1. noun: work time spent at the location of or in the presence of other people; "instead of working on the problem at home he devoted face time to it at the office"

face to face

1. adverb: involving close contact; confronting each other; "the boy and the policeman suddenly came face-to-face at the corner"; "they spoke face to face"
2. adverb: directly facing each other; "the two photographs lay face-to-face on the table"; "lived all their lives in houses face-to-face across the street"; "they sat opposite at the table"

face towel

1. noun: a small towel used to dry the hands or face

face up

1. verb: deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes"

face value

1. noun: the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value
2. noun: the apparent worth as opposed to the real worth

face veil

1. noun: a piece of more-or-less transparent material that covers the face

face-amount certificate company

1. noun: a regulated investment company that pays a stated amount to certificate holders on a stated maturity date

face-harden

1. verb: harden steel by adding carbon

face-lift

1. verb: perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face

face-off

1. noun: a hostile disagreement face-to-face
2. noun: (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players

face-saving

1. adjective: maintaining dignity or prestige; "a face-saving compromise"

face-to-face

1. adjective: in each other's presence; "a face-to-face encounter"
2. adverb: within each other's presence; "she met the president face-to-face"

facecloth

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faced

1. adjective: having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination; "a neatly faced terrace"

faceless

1. adjective: without a face or identity; "a faceless apparition"; "the faceless accusers of the police state"

facelift

1. noun: plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some actresses have more than one face lift"
2. noun: a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes; "give your home a facelift"; "more than a facelift, the new model marks a fundamental change of direction"

facepalm

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facepalmed

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faceplate

1. noun: a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component)

faceplates

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facer

1. noun: (a dated Briticism) a serious difficulty with which one is suddenly faced

faces

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facet

1. noun: a distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question"
2. noun: a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)

facet plane

1. noun: the plane of a facet of an object (as of a cube)

faceted

1. adjective: having facets; "a faceted diamond"

faceting

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facetious

1. adjective: cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice"

facetiously

1. adverb: not seriously; "I meant it facetiously"

facetiousness

1. noun: playful humor

facets

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facia

1. noun: a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc

facial

1. noun: cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles
2. noun: care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams

facial artery

1. noun: an artery that originates in the external carotid and gives off branches that supply the neck and face

facial expression

1. noun: a gesture executed with the facial muscles
2. noun: the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face"

facial gesture

1. noun: a gesture executed with the facial muscles

facial hair

1. noun: hair on the face (especially on the face of a man)

facial index

1. noun: the ratio (in percent) of the maximum width to the maximum height of the face

facial muscle

1. noun: any of the skeletal muscles of the face

facial nerve

1. noun: cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles

facial profiling

1. noun: identification of criminals and terrorist by means of videotapes of their faces; "facial profiling is a new form of airport security"

facial recognition

1. noun: biometric identification by scanning a person's face and matching it against a library of known faces; "they used face recognition to spot known terrorists"

facial tissue

1. noun: tissue paper suitable for use on the face

facial vein

1. noun: any of several veins draining the face

facially

1. adverb: with respect to the face

facials

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facile

1. adjective: superficially impressive, but lacking depth and attention to the true complexities of a subject; "too facile a solution for so complex a problem"; "it was a neat plan, but bound to fail"; "a slick advertising campaign"
2. adjective: performing adroitly and without effort; "a facile hand"

facilely

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facilitate

1. verb: make easier; "you could facilitate the process by sharing your knowledge"
2. verb: be of use; "This will help to prevent accidents"

facilitated

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facilitates

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facilitating

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facilitation

1. noun: the condition of being made easy (or easier); "social facilitation is an adaptive condition"
2. noun: (neurophysiology) phenomenon that occurs when two or more neural impulses that alone are not enough to trigger a response in a neuron combine to trigger an action potential

facilitative

1. adjective: freeing from difficulty or impediment; "facilitative changes in the economic structure"

facilitator

1. noun: someone who makes progress easier

facilitators

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facilitatory

1. adjective: inducing or aiding in facilitating neural activity

facilities

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facility

1. noun: a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility"
2. noun: skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer"

facing

1. noun: a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening
2. noun: an ornamental coating to a building

facing pages

1. noun: two facing pages of a book or other publication

facings

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facsimile

1. noun: an exact copy or reproduction
2. noun: duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio

facsimile machine

1. noun: duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio

facsimiled

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facsimileing

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