English words: Fahnestock to fairy flycatcher

300 English words, part 4 of 85 of the words starting with F, A to Z. 25 have a page of their own.

English words Fahnestock to fairy flycatcher

Fahnestock proper noun: A surname.
Fahr. adjective: Abbreviation of Fahrenheit.
Fahr disease noun: Synonym of Fahr's syndrome.
Fahr's syndrome noun: A rare genetic neurological disorder characterized by abnormal deposits of calcium in areas of the brain that control movement.
Fåhræus effect noun: The decrease in average concentration of red blood cells in human blood as the diameter of the glass tube in which it is flowing decreases.
Fåhræus-Lindqvist effect noun: The phenomenon in which the viscosity of blood changes with the diameter of the tube it travels through, when the diameter is between 10 and 300 micrometers.
Fahrenheit adjective, noun /ˈfæɹənhaɪt/: Describing a temperature scale originally defined as having 0°F as the lowest temperature obtainable with a mixture of ice and salt, and 96°F as the...
Fahrenheit scale noun: A scale for measuring temperature, with the freezing point of water defined as 32 degrees (32 °F) and the boiling point of water defined as 212 degrees (212...
fahrvergnuegen noun: Alternative form of Fahrvergnügen.
fahrvergnügen noun: Driving pleasure, especially with regard to Volkswagen vehicles.
Fahy proper noun: A surname from Irish.
FAI noun: Initialism of free androgen index.
Faial proper noun: An island of the Azores autonomous region, Portugal.
Faiella proper noun: A surname.
faience noun /ˈfaɪ.əns/: A type of tin-glazed earthenware ceramic, used domestically for tableware and in architecture as a decorative material.
FAIF adjective: Title-case initialism of free as in freedom.
faifeau noun: A church minister.
Faihriem noun: A clan of the Hmar tribal people of Assam, members of which speak a dialect of the Hmar language (a Tibeto-Burman language).
faikins noun: Faith (used in imprecations).
fail adjective, noun, verb /feɪl/: To be unsuccessful.
fail and divot noun: Alternative form of feal and divot.
fail at life verb: To be or become trapped in poverty, or in a situation where one is not doing anything productive with one's life; to become a loser.
fail closed verb: Of an access control system: to automatically block all traffic in the case of a failure. For example, an electronic safe becoming impossible to unlock in...
fail-deadly adjective /ˌfeɪlˈdɛdli/: Of a nuclear weapons strategy: encouraging deterrence by guaranteeing an automatic, immediate, and overwhelming response to an attack, even if the...
fail dyke noun: A wall of turf.
fail fast verb: To report immediately any condition likely to cause a failure, rather than attempting to continue.
fail of verb: To come short of accomplishing (a purpose); to fail to do.
fail open verb: Of an access control system: to automatically let all traffic through in the case of a failure. For example, an emergency door unlocking in the event of a...
fail out verb: To be forced to leave a school or university because of unsatisfactory grades.
fail over verb: To automatically switch processing from a failed component in a critical system to its live spare or backup component.
fail safe adjective, noun, verb /ˈfeɪlˌseɪf/: That does not cause undue damage in the event of failure.
fail-secure adjective: Of a device: such that, if it fails, it does so in a way that will cause little or no harm to other devices and personnel.
fail-soft adjective: Able to proceed even after an error condition by selectively skipping parts of the processing.
fail up verb: Alternative form of fail upwards.
fail up the ladder verb: Synonym of fail upwards.
fail upward verb: Alternative form of fail upwards.
fail upwards verb: To advance in one's career despite failure or incompetence.
fail whale noun: An image of a whale that formerly accompanied certain error messages on the Twitter microblogging website.
failable adjective: Capable of failing or becoming exhausted.
failance noun /ˈfeɪləns/: fault; failure; omission
failback noun: The restoration of a system in a state of failover back to its original state (before the failure occurred).
failboy noun: Synonym of boyfailure.
failed adjective, verb /feɪld/: unsuccessful
failed back syndrome noun: A condition characterized by chronic pain after back surgery.
failed state noun: A state that has failed to meet the basic conditions and responsibilities of a sovereign government; one that has lost physical control of its territory,...
failed supernova noun: An event that ends the fusion lifetime of a large and massive star. It is a partial type-II supernova, where the collapse process occurs, but no significant...
failer noun: One who fails.
failgirl noun /ˈfeɪlˌɡɜːl/: Synonym of girlfailure.
failin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of failing.
failing noun, preposition, verb /ˈfeɪ.lɪŋ/: weakness; defect
failing that adverb: If that condition is not met, otherwise, or else.
failingly adverb: In a failing manner.
failingness noun: The quality of being failing.
Failla proper noun: A surname from Italian.
faille noun: A fabric woven from silk, cotton, or rayon with slight ribs.
failover noun: An automatic switch to a secondary system on failure of the primary system, such as a means for ensuring high availability of some critical resource (such...
failproof adjective: Resistant to failure; that cannot go wrong.
failsafe adjective, noun, verb: Alternative form of fail-safe.
failsoft adjective: Supporting graceful degradation, so that a partial failure does not bring down the entire system.
Failsworth proper noun: A town in the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, Greater Manchester, England (OS grid ref SD8901).
failtastic adjective: Amusing while also a failure.
failure noun /ˈfeɪ.ljə/: State or condition of not meeting a desirable or intended objective, opposite of success.
failure drill noun: Synonym of Mozambique drill
failure is the best teacher proverb: Failing at something is the best way to gain experience and learn how to succeed at it.
failure rate noun: The frequency with which an engineered system or component fails, expressed for example in failures per hour.
failure to launch noun: A young adult's inability to leave home and begin a self-supported life.
failure to prepare is preparing to fail proverb: Failing to prepare will cause one to lose or fail.
failure to thrive noun: Poor physical growth or level of weight, relative to one's age peers.
failureless adjective: Without failure.
failureproof adjective: Synonym of failproof.
fain adjective, adverb, verb /feɪn/: Often followed by of: glad, well-pleased.
fainaigue verb /fəˈneɪɡ/: To achieve or obtain (something) by complicated or deceitful methods; to finagle, to wangle.
fainaiguer noun: One who fainaigues.
faineance noun /ˈfeɪni.əns/: The state or quality of being faineant.
faineancy noun: Synonym of faineance.
faineant noun /ˈfeɪniənt/: An irresponsible or lazy person.
faineant deity noun: A deity recognized as real but conceived as not acting in human affairs, hence not worshipped.
faineantise noun: faineance
faineantism noun: faineant attitudes or behaviour
fainites interjection: A call for truce used in children's games.
fainits interjection: Alternative form of fainites.
fainly adverb: fain; gladly; by choice or preference
fainne noun /ˈfɑnjə/: Alternative form of fainne.
fainness noun: The property of being fain; joy; gladness.
fains interjection, verb: Synonym of fainites (“cry for truce in children's games”).
faint adjective, noun, verb /feɪnt/: Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to lose consciousness
faint-heart noun: A cowardly, faint-hearted person; one who is irresolute or fearful.
faint heart ne'er won fair lady proverb: Alternative form of faint heart never won fair lady.
faint heart never won fair lady proverb: One must take risks in order to achieve a goal; success requires enterprise.
faint heart never won fair maiden proverb: Synonym of faint heart never won fair lady
faint-hearted adjective: Alternative spelling of fainthearted.
faint-heartedly adverb: Alternative spelling of faintheartedly.
faint-heartedness noun: Alternative form of faintheartedness.
faint of heart adjective, noun: Fainthearted.
faintee noun: One who faints.
fainten verb: To make or become faint.
fainter adjective, noun: One who faints.
faintful adjective: Displaying weakness, frailty, or faintness; fainting; dejected
faintheart noun: Alternative spelling of faint-heart
fainthearted adjective: Faint of heart; irresolute; fearful.
faintheartedly adverb: In a fainthearted manner.
faintheartedness noun: The quality or state of being fainthearted.
fainthood noun: The condition, quality, or state of being faint; faintness.
faintified adjective: Made to feel faint.
fainting noun, verb /ˈfeɪntɪŋ/: An act of collapsing into a state of temporary unconsciousness.
fainting goat noun: a breed of domestic goat characterised by a genetic disorder known as myotonia congenita, wherein the muscles freeze for roughly 3 seconds when the goat...
fainting goat syndrome noun: Synonym of myotonia congenita.
faintingly adverb: While fainting; so as to faint.
faintingness noun: Inclination to faint; faintness.
faintish adjective: Somewhat faint.
faintishness noun: The quality of being faintish; slight faintness.
faintless adjective: Without faintness or fainting
faintling adjective, noun: Timorous; feeble-minded.
faintly adverb /ˈfeɪntli/: In a faint manner; very quietly or lightly.
faintness noun: The property of being or feeling faint.
faints noun, verb: Alternative form of feints (“product of distillation”)
faintsome adjective: Characterised by fainting or faintness
faintward adjective: Towards the fainter part of the galaxy (or other astronomical object).
fainty adjective /ˈfeɪnti/: feeble; languid; inclined to faint
faipule noun: The leader of an atoll of Tokelau.
fair adjective, adverb, noun, verb /ˈfɛə/: Beautiful, of a pleasing appearance, with a pure and fresh quality.
fair and square adjective, adverb: Totally fairly and undoubtedly.
fair as the day adjective: Very beautiful.
fair ball noun: A ball which has been hit between the first base and third base lines
fair bet noun: An assumption that is likely to be true.
fair-built adjective: Built beautifully; elegantly constructed.
fair cake-cutting noun: A kind of fair division problem in which there is a divisible heterogeneous resource that must be divided among several partners in a subjectively fair way.
fair catch noun: An uncontested catch on a kicking play, after the receiver waves his hand to indicate that he will not run with the ball, assuring that he will not be...
fair coin noun: A sequence of independent Bernoulli trials (a Bernoulli process) with probability 1/2 of success on each trial.
fair comment noun: A common law defense in defamation cases, allowing the expression of robust or outrageous opinions about public figures and public officials, if the...
fair cop noun: A justifiable or reasonable capture or apprehension; also, broadly, a just or inescapable accusation.
fair copy noun: A handwritten document that has been written neatly and correctly without scratch-outs and revisions.
fair crack of the whip interjection, noun: Let's have an equitable attempt, match, or process. Used as an appeal for reasonableness.
fair dealing noun: a rule of intellectual property law, such as in the United Kingdom and various Commonwealth countries, that permits one party to make use of another party's...
fair dinks adverb: Synonym of fair dinkum.
fair dinkum adjective, adverb [ˌfeː ˈdɪŋ.kəm]: Genuine, honest, fair and square.
fair division noun: the problem of dividing a set of resources among several people who have an entitlement to them, such that each person receives their due share
fair do's interjection: Alternative spelling of fair dos.
fair doos interjection: Uncommon spelling of fair dos.
fair dos interjection /ˌfɛə(ɹ)ˈduːz/: Fair enough.
fair enough phrase /fɛəɹ‿ɪˈnʌf/: An expression used to concede a point, but suggesting that the broader argument is incorrect.
fair exchange is no robbery proverb: Swapping two things or subjects of equal value is considered an honest deal.
fair game noun: Actions permissible by the rules.
fair go interjection, noun: Used in protest to implore or demand that someone act with more fairness or reason, or desist in something considered outrageous.
fair-goer noun: Alternative form of fairgoer.
fair-haired adjective: Having fair hair.
fair-haired boy noun: Someone's favorite, especially a young one; a blue-eyed boy (British), (Australian)
fair-handed adjective: Alternative form of fairhanded.
fair-handedly adverb: Alternative form of fairhandedly.
fair-handedness noun: Alternative form of fairhandedness.
fair-headed adjective: Alternative spelling of fairheaded.
fair is fair phrase: Alternative form of fair's fair.
Fair Isle noun: A small island between Shetland and Orkney
fair leather noun: Leather that has not been artificially coloured.
fair linen noun: Linen of the highest quality, especially that suited for use on an altar. The use of other quality fabric is now more common.
fair list noun: A list of the organizations that have made concessions to a union and are therefore considered eligible trading partners.
fair-maid-of-France noun: Synonym of sneezewort (Achillea ptarmica).
fair maids of France noun: The plant Ranunculus aconitifolius.
fair-mannered adjective: well-mannered
fair market value noun: The price at which the buyer and seller are willing to do business.
fair-minded adjective /ˌfɛːˈmaɪndɪd/: Impartial and unbiased.
fair-mindedly adverb: In a fair-minded manner.
fair-mindedness noun: The characteristic of being fair-minded.
fair off verb: Of weather: to clear.
fair penny noun: Synonym of pretty penny.
fair play noun, phrase: Good behavior; conduct (in sports or another endeavor) that is respectful of the rules, the spirit of the activity, and the adversary.
fair's fair phrase: An expression used when asking for fair or just treatment, or when asserting that a situation is fair.
fair shake noun: Reasonable, unbiased treatment; a fair deal.
fair shake of the sauce bottle interjection: Synonym of fair suck of the sauce bottle.
fair share noun /fɛə ʃɛə/: An equitable or reasonable portion, especially in regards to contributions towards a particular duty, or the dividends thereof.
fair-sized adjective: Of moderately large size.
fair-skinned adjective: Having fair (light or pale-colored) skin.
fair-spoken adjective: frank, friendly, suave
fair suck of the pineapple interjection: Synonym of fair suck of the sauce bottle.
fair suck of the sauce bottle interjection, noun /ˌfɛə ˈsʌk əv ðə ˈsɔːs ˈbɒt(ə)l/: A fair chance, a reasonable opportunity; a fair go.
fair suck of the sauce stick interjection: Synonym of fair suck of the sauce bottle.
fair suck of the sav interjection: Synonym of fair suck of the sauce bottle.
fair to meddling adjective: Alternative form of fair to middling.
fair to middlin' adjective: Alternative form of fair to middling.
fair to middling adjective: Only tolerably good; somewhat favorable.
fair trade noun: Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see fair, trade.
fair trial noun: A civil or criminal trial that is held in accordance with the laws of the country. In the United States, this includes the right to consult with a lawyer...
fair up verb: To clear
fair use noun: A doctrine in intellectual property law that permits one party to make use of another party's protected intellectual property (such as a copyright or...
fair value noun: A rational, unbiased estimate of the potential market price of goods, services, or assets, taking into account both objective factors (such as production...
fair warning noun: A friendly warning of something undesirable.
fair weather adjective: Suitable for use only during fair weather.
fair weather fan noun: A fan who only pays attention to their favorite team when they are performing well.
fair weather friend noun /ˈfɛəˌwɛðə ˈfɹɛnd/: One who is friendly, helpful, or available only when it is advantageous or convenient to be so.
fair-weather friendship noun: A friendship that is utilitarian and opportunistic.
fair wind noun: A favourable wind, i.e. one blowing in the desired direction of travel for the vessel.
Fairall proper noun: A surname.
Fairbairn proper noun: A surname.
fairbank verb: For the bank or dealer to assist (the player) by cheating in his/her favour, to encourage further play and facilitate a later swindle.
fairbankite noun: A triclinic-pinacoidal colorless mineral containing lead, oxygen, and tellurium.
Fairbanksian noun: A person from or resident of Fairbanks, Alaska.
Fairborn proper noun: A city in Bath Township, Greene County, Ohio, United States.
Fairbourne proper noun: A village and seaside resort in Arthog community, Gwynedd, Wales (OS grid ref SH6113).
Fairbridge proper noun: A surname.
Fairbrother proper noun: A surname.
Fairburn proper noun: A surname.
Fairbury proper noun: A city in Livingston County, Illinois, United States.
Fairchild proper noun: A surname.
fairchildite noun: A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal colorless mineral containing calcium, carbon, oxygen, and potassium.
Fairchildren noun: The corporate spin-offs founded by former employees of the American technology company Fairchild Semiconductor.
Faircloth proper noun: A surname.
Fairclough proper noun: A surname from Middle English.
Faircloughian adjective: Of or relating to Norman Fairclough (born 1941), sociolinguist.
faird noun: Alternative form of ferd (“effort”).
fairdom noun: Fairs generally; the realm or sphere of fairs.
faired adjective, verb: Enclosed within a fairing.
Fairey proper noun /ˈfɛəɹi/: A surname from Old English.
Fairey-Youngman flap noun: A kind of flap that drops down before sliding aft and then rotating up or down.
Fairfax proper noun /ˈfɛɚfæks/: A surname transferred from the nickname that was originally a nickname for someone with long fair hair.
Fairfaxian adjective: Of or pertaining to the writer Edward Fairfax (1580?–1635).
Fairfield proper noun: A local government area in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; in full, Fairfield City Council.
fairfieldite noun: A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
Fairford proper noun /ˈfɛə(ɹ)fə(ɹ)d/: A small town and civil parish with a town council in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SP1501).
fairgoer noun: A person who is attending a fair.
fairgoing adjective: Attending a fair.
fairground noun /ˈfɛə(ɹ)ɡɹaʊnd/: An area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground.
fairgrounds noun: Alternative spelling of fairground; the grounds where a fair is held.
fairhaired adjective: Alternative form of fair-haired.
Fairhall proper noun: A surname from Old English.
fairhanded adjective: Evenhanded, unbiased, just; treating all equally.
fairhandedly adverb: In a fairhanded manner; Without bias.
fairhandedness noun: The quality of being fairhanded; justice and neutrality of treatment.
Fairhaven proper noun: A coastal suburb of Lytham St Annes, Fylde borough, Lancashire, England (OS grid ref SD3427).
Fairhead proper noun: A surname transferred from the nickname.
fairheaded adjective: Blond(e).
Fairholme proper noun: A locality in the Lachlan council area, central New South Wales, Australia.
fairhood noun: fairness; beauty
Fairhurst proper noun: A surname from Old English.
fairie noun: Alternative spelling of fairy.
fairies' butter noun: Synonym of fairy butter (“type of fungi”).
fairies' horse noun: ragweed
fairily adverb: In the manner of a fairy.
fairing noun, verb /ˈfɛɹɪŋ/: A gift or other souvenir bought at a fair.
fairish adjective, noun: Of moderate quality, size, etc.
fairishly adverb: Tolerably well; acceptably.
Fairisle proper noun: A community in New Brunswick, Canada.
fairlead noun: A device to guide a line, rope or cable around an object or out of the way, or to stop it from moving laterally.
fairleader noun: A fitting used to guide a line, cable or sheet with minimal friction. Used for anchor lines, and for rigging on sailing ships.
Fairlee proper noun: A census-designated place in Kent County, Maryland, United States.
Fairley proper noun: A surname.
Fairlie noun /ˈfɛːli/: A design of steam locomotive with the driving wheels on one or two bogies.
Fairlight proper noun: A suburb of Sydney in the Northern Beaches council area, New South Wales, Australia.
fairlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a fair (entertainment and trading event).
fairling noun: A fairing; a present brought from a fair.
fairly adverb /ˈfɛə.li/: In a fair manner; fair; not biased or skewed or favouring a certain party
fairly and squarely adverb: Completely.
fairmaid noun: A mermaid from a blackwater creek or river.
Fairman proper noun: A surname.
Fairmile proper noun: A hamlet in Talaton parish and Ottery St Mary parish, East Devon district, Devon (OS grid ref SX0897).
fairminded adjective: Alternative form of fair-minded.
fairmindedly adverb: Alternative form of fair-mindedly.
fairmindedness noun: Alternative form of fair-mindedness.
Fairmont proper noun: A census-designated place in Will County, Illinois.
fairness noun /ˈfɛə.nəs/: The property of being fair or equitable.
fairplay noun: Alternative form of fair play.
Fairport proper noun: A former settlement in Modoc County, California.
fairs interjection, noun /fɛəz/: Fair enough; fair's fair.
fairsome adjective: Characterised by fairness or beauty; characteristically fair; attractive
fairstead noun: The place where fairs are held.
Fairstein proper noun: A surname from German.
fairtime noun: The period of time during which a fair takes place.
fairtrade adjective: Produced in such a way that everybody involved in the production receives a fair wage for their work.
Fairview proper noun: A community in the city of Chicopee, Hampden County, Massachusetts.
fairwater noun: A device that improves the streamlining of a vessel.
fairwater plane noun: A diving plane mounted on or near the sail of a submarine, used to cause the submarine to rise or sink without pitching up or down.
fairway noun /ˈfɛɹweɪ/: The area between the tee and the green, where the grass is cut short.
fairway wood noun: A golf club designed for longer shots from the fairway, short rough, or off the tee.
fairweather adjective: Alternative spelling of fair-weather.
fairweather friend noun: Alternative form of fair-weather friend.
Fairwood proper noun: A hamlet in Dilton Marsh parish, west of Westbury, Wiltshire, England (OS grid ref ST8451).
fairy adjective, noun /ˈfɛəɹi/: A mythical being of human form with magical powers, known in many sizes and descriptions, although typically depicted as a small sprite with gauze-like...
fairy ballet noun: A genre of ballet that developed in the 19th century, featuring fantasy characters and often employing technical effects.
fairy barrow noun: Synonym of fairy hill
fairy-beads noun: The separate joints of the stems of fossil crinoids found in carboniferous limestone.
fairy bluebird noun: A small passerine bird of the genus Irena, from southern Asia.
fairy book noun: Alternative form of fairybook.
fairy bread noun: A snack made of buttered bread sprinkled with hundreds and thousands.
fairy butter noun: A food made from butter and egg yolks mixed with sugar and orange flower water.
fairy cake noun: A small cake baked in a small paper cup; a cupcake.
fairy castle cactus noun: The miniature cultivar of the cactus Acanthocereus tetragonus.
fairy chess noun /ˈfɛːrɪˌtʃɛs/: A chess variant: chess with unusual rules or pieces.
fairy chimney noun: A hoodoo (spire of rock).
fairy chip noun: Potato scallop.
fairy circle noun: A circular patch barren of vegetation, often encircled by a ring of stimulated grass growth, typically found in regions of arid grassland.
fairy clap noun: A form of clapping where one or two fingers on each hand are tapped against the palms of the same hand, rather than striking the hands together.
fairy comment noun: A sarcastic and humorous comment on a social media post that contains whimsical emojis, usually begining with supportive and kind words but ending with a...
fairy cycle noun: A bicycle for children popular in the 1920s.
fairy dance noun: A dance performed by fairies, especially one in which humans are enticed only to find that when released years or centuries have passed.
fairy dart noun: A prehistoric stone arrowhead; an elf arrow.
fairy door noun: A miniature door, usually set into the base of a tree, behind which may be a small space where people can leave notes and gifts.
fairy dust noun: A magical powder that would give the power of flight to whoever it was sprinkled on.
fairy duster noun: Any member of the species Calliandra eriophylla of shrubs of the southwestern US and Mexico.
fairy fire noun: Synonym of foxfire
fairy floss noun: Synonym of cotton candy.
fairy flycatcher noun: A small passerine bird of the order Stenostiridae.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under F: 25,498 words, in 85 parts.