English words: free radical to freetail
300 English words, part 70 of 85 of the words starting with F, A to Z. 33 have a page of their own.
English words free radical to freetail
- free radical noun: A molecule, ion or atom that has one or more unpaired electrons, and which is generally highly reactive (and therefore often occurs only as a transient...
- free range adjective: Of, pertaining to, or produced by animals that are allowed to roam freely, rather than being confined indoors.
- free-ranging adjective: Ranging freely; free-range.
- free reed noun: A reed in a musical wind instrument whose edges do not overlap the edges of the opening over which it is fixed and that is used typically in the accordion,...
- free reign noun: Eggcorn of free rein.
- free rein noun /ˌfɹiː ˈɹeɪn/: A rein of a horse held loosely so that the animal can move more freely; also, the free condition that this gives to a horse.
- free ride noun, verb: An opportunity or benefit which has no cost, especially one enjoyed or undertaken at the expense of others.
- free rider noun: One who gets a free ride on a ship, or similar; one who rides on a means of transportation gratis.
- free roam noun, verb: A game mode where players can explore the game environment at will, rather than following a fixed story line.
- free roaming adjective, verb: Allowing the player to move freely through a virtual world or choose the game narrative and objectives at will; an open world.
- free run noun: Unfermented or only partially-fermented juice, derived from grapes that have been crushed but not yet pressed; the must that runs off freely without pressure.
- free runner noun: A person who participates in free running.
- free running adjective, noun: The activity of combining parkour with gymnastics to pass obstacles and demonstrate athletic talent, most often in urban environments.
- free school noun: An educational institution that provides tuition-free schooling, often with greater autonomy than traditional government oversight; a public school.
- free school movement noun: A movement that was sought to reshape formal education by establishing alternative, independent community schools with a focus on flexible and...
- free sheet noun: Alternative spelling of freesheet.
- free shop noun: Synonym of give-away shop.
- free silver noun: The free coinage of silver, often at a fixed ratio with gold, as at the ratio of 16 to 1, which ratio for some time represented nearly or exactly the ratio...
- Free-Silverism noun: A movement advocating for free silver.
- free silverite noun: An advocate of the free silver movement.
- free software noun: Software that can be freely copied, redistributed and modified, including source code; software that is libre.
- Free-Soiler noun: A supporter of Free-Soilism.
- Free-Soilism noun: The principles of the Free Soil Party, which opposed slavery in the United States in the mid-19th century.
- free solo noun, verb: An ascent in which the climber does not use ropes or other protection for safety.
- free soloist noun: A climber who engages in free solo climbing, i.e. without ropes or other protection.
- free space noun: vacuum; a space free of matter.
- free-speaking adjective: Synonym of free-spoken.
- free speech noun /fɹiː ˈspiːtʃ/: Freedom of speech; the ability or right to express one's opinions, particularly (strictly) the legal right to do so without the government forbidding it via...
- free speech zone noun: An area set aside in public places for the purpose of protesting.
- free-speecher noun: A proponent of free speech.
- free spin noun: A usually unintentional maneuver in which an operator loses control of the vehicle.
- free spirit noun: One who is a nonconformist or who does not recognize the authority of others.
- free-spirited adjective: Having or relating to a free spirit, independent and not constrained by convention.
- free-spiritedly adverb: In a free-spirited manner.
- free-spoken adjective: Characterized by direct and open expression of views, feelings, etc.
- free-standing adjective: Alternative form of freestanding.
- free state noun: A political entity whose political status is less than that of a fully sovereign nation-state, as with the former Congo Free State and the former Irish Free...
- Free-Stater noun: One of the antislavery settlers in Kansas Territory in the 1850s.
- free-stone noun: Alternative spelling of freestone.
- free store noun: Synonym of give-away shop.
- free-style adjective: Alternative spelling of freestyle.
- free substitution noun: A rule in some sports that allows players to enter and leave the game for other players many times during the course of the game, and for coaches to bring...
- free sugar noun: Sugar that is either added to food or naturally present in honey, syrups, and fruit juices, distinguished from the sugar naturally present in fully...
- free surface noun: The surface of a fluid that is subject to zero parallel shear stress (e.g. the interface between two homogeneous fluids).
- free surface effect noun: The tendency of liquids and liquid-like aggregates to move in response to changes in the attitude of a craft's cargo holds, decks, or liquid tanks in...
- free-swimming adjective: Able to swim about freely.
- free syllable noun: Synonym of open syllable
- free-tailed bat noun: Any member of the family Molossidae of bats, many species of which are known as mastiff bats, of wide distribution, especially in the southern hemispere and...
- free tekno noun: Alternative form of freetekno.
- free termineme noun: (terminology) A termineme that can stand alone in its related domain or environment, a terminological free morpheme.
- free thinker noun: Alternative form of freethinker.
- free-thinking adjective, noun: Having opinions that are contrary to dogma or the positions of authority.
- free thought noun: The principles of a freethinker; freethinking.
- free throw noun: A shot, worth one point, taken from the free-throw line and without opposition.
- free-throw lane noun: The rectangular or trapezoidal area between the free-throw line and the end line.
- free-throw line noun: A line parallel to the baseline, fifteen feet from the plane of the backboard, from behind which a free throw may be taken.
- free throw percentage noun: A statistic computed by dividing a player or team's made free throws by the total number of free throws he or it attempted.
- free time noun: Time when one is not working.
- free to air adjective: Transmitted without encryption.
- free to play adjective, noun: That can be played without payment.
- free-tongued adjective: free-spoken
- free trade noun /ˌfɹi ˈtreɪd/: International trade without government interference, especially from tariffs or duties on imports.
- free trade area noun: An international region in which obstacles to unrestricted trade have been reduced to a minimum.
- free trade zone noun: A designated area, usually an subnational one contrasted with the rest of the same country, where goods can be imported, stored, and reexported without...
- free trader noun: A person in favor of free trade.
- free transfer noun: The signing of a player without paying a fee to another club.
- free trial noun: A sales promotion in which a product or service is offered in a small quantity, or for a limited period, without the need for payment.
- free ultrafilter noun: An ultrafilter which contains all cofinite subsets of the set which is being "filtered" by it.
- free university noun: An institution providing non-credited, open classes without restrictions on teachers or learners.
- free up verb: To make (space or time) available.
- free use noun /friː juːs/: A kink in which someone consents to being available to have sex with or to be "used" by their partner at any time.
- free variable noun: A variable that is not bound to a storage location.
- free variation noun: The situation where two or more forms appear in the same environment without a change in meaning, and without either one being considered incorrect.
- free verse noun: A poetic form divided into lines of no particular length or meter, without a rhyme scheme.
- free vote noun: In a Westminster parliamentary system and other democratic systems, a vote by members of a legislative body in which the members are permitted by their...
- free warren noun: The legal right, granted by the crown of England, to own, maintain, and hunt on a piece of land set aside for the keeping and breeding of beasts of warren.
- free water noun: Water that is not bound to an inorganic surface and can flow freely.
- free weight noun: An object (such as a barbell or kettlebell) used for strength training that can be moved without mechanical constraint, as opposed to an exercise machine.
- free wheel noun: Alternative form of freewheel (device).
- free-wheeling adjective: Alternative form of freewheeling.
- free, white, and eighteen adjective: Synonym of free, white, and twenty-one.
- free, white, and twenty-one adjective: Beholden to no one; master of one's own destiny.
- free will noun: Voluntary choice; (the power of) unforced, uncoerced choice.
- Free Will Baptist noun: A member of a General Baptist Christian denomination which believes in free grace, free salvation and free will.
- free willer noun: A person who believes that human beings have free will.
- free-willist noun: One who believes in free will.
- free zone noun: An area within a port where goods may be temporarily stored without paying duty
- freeable adjective: Able to be freed.
- freeball noun, verb: To not wear underpants beneath one's outer clothing.
- freeballer noun: A man who freeballs.
- freebander noun: A person who engages in freebanding.
- freebanding noun: Illegal radio transmission outside of the permissible frequency range.
- freebase noun, verb: The purified, dry form of an amine, especially an alkaloid natural product, that is normally used in solution.
- freebaser noun: One who freebases.
- freebee noun: Alternative spelling of freebie.
- freebench noun: Alternative form of free bench.
- freebie noun /ˈfɹiːbi/: Something which is free; a giveaway or handout.
- freebirth noun, verb: A childbirth delivered without medical assistance or the attendance of a midwife.
- freebirther noun: A woman who chooses to give birth without medical assistance or the attendance of a midwife.
- freebleed verb: Alternative form of free bleed.
- freebleeder noun: One who abstains from the use of tampons or other menstrual hygiene products during a period.
- freebleeding noun, verb: Alternative form of free-bleeding.
- freeblown adjective: Shaped without a mold.
- freeboard noun: The vertical distance between the waterline and the uppermost watertight deck of a vessel, or the vertical distance from the waterline up to the top of the...
- freeboard deck noun: The uppermost watertight deck of a vessel.
- Freebody proper noun: A surname.
- freeboob verb: To not wear a bra beneath one's outher clothing.
- freeboober noun: A woman who freeboobs.
- freeboot verb /ˈfɹiːbuːt/: To pillage or plunder.
- freebooter noun /ˈfɹiːbuːtə(ɹ)/: An adventurer who pillages, plunders, or thieves privately or for compensation; or wages ad-hoc war on other nations, similar to mercenary; also a "freeboot".
- freebootery noun: The act, practice, or gains of a freebooter.
- freebooting adjective, noun, verb: Piracy or plundering.
- freebooty noun: freebootery
- freeborn adjective /ˌfɹiːˈbɔːn/: Born free rather than in bondage or as a slave
- freebox noun, verb: Alternative spelling of free box
- freeboxer noun: A woman who freeboxes.
- FreeBSD proper noun: A Unix-like operating system that is derived from Berkeley Software Distribution (BSD), notable for having the largest following in the BSD community.
- Freeburg proper noun: A surname.
- freeburn noun: An unconstrained fire.
- freecam noun, verb: A camera (a viewpoint) that can be manipulated without restrictions.
- FreeCell proper noun: A solitaire card game, similar to Klondike but with the addition of cells where one card can be placed at a time.
- freechapel noun: A chapel founded by the king of England or built under a grant from the king, which is not subject to the jurisdiction of the local bishop or other ruling...
- freeclimb noun, verb: To go rock climbing without equipment. To participate in free climbing.
- freeclimbing adjective, noun, verb: Alternative form of free climbing.
- freecoaster noun: A type of hub that allows a bicycle to move backwards without the pedals moving backwards.
- freeconomics noun: A business model in which a product is offered free of charge and supported by sales of a premium version.
- freecooling noun: A system that chills water or air by using evaporative cooling.
- freecycle noun, verb: To recycle by giving away an item for free.
- freecycler noun: A person who freecycles.
- Freeda proper noun: A female given name.
- freedite noun: A monoclinic-prismatic greenish yellow mineral containing arsenic, chlorine, copper, lead, and oxygen.
- freedive verb: Alternative form of free-dive.
- freediver noun: Alternative form of free-diver.
- freediving noun, verb: Alternative form of free-diving.
- freedman noun [ˈfɹiːdmæn]: A man who has been released from a condition of slavery.
- freedmanship noun: The condition of being a freedman.
- freedom adjective, noun /ˈfɹiːdəm/: The state of being free.
- freedom ain't free proverb: Alternative form of freedom is not free.
- freedom bread noun: Synonym of French bread.
- freedom camp verb: To camp out at any convenient location rather than at a designated campground.
- freedom camper noun: One who freedom-camps.
- freedom camping noun, verb: Temporarily staying on public land in a tent, caravan, camper van etc. that is not a designated campground or holiday park.
- freedom colony noun: An African-American municipality or community built by freedmen, former slaves who were emancipated during and after the American Civil War.
- freedom dressing noun: Synonym of French dressing.
- freedom fight noun: Synonym of war of independence.
- freedom fighter noun: A person involved in armed conflict against an occupation, or oppressive government, etc.; a revolutionary, an insurgent, a rebel or insurrectionist.
- freedom fighting noun: The activities of a freedom fighter; armed conflict against an occupation, an oppressive government, etc.
- freedom fine noun: A sum paid to gain freedom of the city as a trader in a guild.
- freedom fries noun: French fries.
- freedom gas noun: Exported natural gas, particularly liquefied natural gas (“LNG”), from the United States.
- freedom is not free proverb: For freedom to exist as a legal right in a country, it has to actively be fought for and protected (e.g. by the military).
- freedom isn't free proverb: Alternative form of freedom is not free.
- freedom kiss noun, verb: Synonym of French kiss.
- freedom march noun: A protest rally by people parading in public streets in opposition to racism and in support of civil rights, especially on behalf of African Americans and...
- freedom of assembly noun /ˈfɹiːdəm əv əˈsɛmbli/: The fundamental right of individuals to gather peacefully with others to express shared ideas, promote causes, or petition authorities without undue...
- freedom of association noun: The right of citizens to come together with other individuals and collectively express, promote, pursue and defend common interests.
- freedom of choice noun: The ability to freely choose between different options.
- freedom of conscience noun: The right of an individual to act upon their moral or ethical beliefs, especially the freedom to avoid something one is normally obliged, ordered or...
- freedom of contract noun /fɹiː.dəm.əv.kɒn.tɹækt/: The right of individuals to bargain freely among themselves the terms of their own contracts, without government interference.
- freedom of establishment noun: The right accorded to all EU citizens and organizations to set up and pursue economic activity in any member country of the EU without any limitations that...
- freedom of expression noun: The right to express an opinion in public without being restrained or censored.
- freedom of information noun: A legal right of the general public to obtain information held by a government.
- freedom of movement noun /fɹiː.dəm.əv.muːv.mənt/: The right of a citizen to travel within a state, and to leave and return to that state.
- freedom of opinion noun: The right to hold an opinion without interference and without restriction.
- freedom of panorama noun: A provision in copyright law that permits taking photographs or video footage, or creating other images (such as paintings), of buildings and sometimes...
- freedom of religion noun /ˈfɹiː.dəm əv ɹɪˈlɪ.dʒən/: The fundamental human right to hold, adopt, change, or abandon any religion or belief, without the fear of harm or prosecution.
- freedom of speech noun /ˈfɹiː.dəm əv ˌspiːt͡ʃ/: The right of citizens to speak, or otherwise communicate, without fear of harm or prosecution.
- freedom of the city noun: The rights and privileges enjoyed by the freemen of medieval cities (their "citizens"), but not by outsiders, bondsmen, or others.
- freedom of the press noun /ˈfɹiː.dəm əv ðə ˈpɹɛs/: The right of citizens or the media to print, or otherwise disseminate, speech, ideas and opinions without fear or harm of prosecution.
- freedom of the seas noun: The doctrine, widely recognized in international law, that, outside of narrow territorial limits, the oceans are open to unhindered navigation by vessels of...
- freedom of thought noun: The right of an individual to hold or consider a fact, viewpoint, or thought, independent of the viewpoints of others.
- freedom of trade noun: The ability of individuals and businesses to engage in commerce across borders without any restrictions.
- freedom ride noun /ˈfɹiːdəm ˌɹaɪd/: In the United States in the 1960s (chiefly 1961), any one of a number of trips taken by bus or other forms of transport through parts of the southern U.S.,...
- freedom rider noun /ˈfɹiːdəm ˌɹaɪdə/: In the United States during 1961, a civil rights activist who participated in one or more trips by bus or other forms of transport, known as freedom rides,...
- freedom's not free proverb: Alternative form of freedom is not free.
- freedom school noun: An alternative school for black students in places where they were denied access to adequate public school.
- freedom tickler noun: Synonym of French tickler.
- freedom to roam noun: The general public's right to access public or privately owned land for their own recreation or exercise.
- freedom toast noun: Synonym of French toast.
- freedom units noun: The customary units of measurement used in the United States.
- freedomism noun: Belief in free will.
- freedomist noun: A proponent of free will.
- freedomistic adjective: Relating to freedomism.
- freedomite noun /ˈfɹiːdəmaɪt/: Alternative letter-case form of Freedomite.
- freedomless adjective: Without freedom.
- freedomlessness noun: Lack of freedom.
- freedoms of the air noun: The bilateral agreements concerning international air travel defined by the Chicago Convention in 1944, covering such topics as overflight, stopovers, and...
- freedomware noun: Free software (with source code available), distinguished from freeware.
- Freedonia proper noun /fɹiːˈdəʊ.nɪ.ə/: Used as a placeholder country name in textbook problems, classroom examples, etc.
- Freedonian adjective, noun /fɹiːˈdəʊ.ni.ən/: An imaginary person from the imaginary country Freedonia.
- freedperson noun: A person who has been released from a condition of slavery.
- freedwoman noun: A woman who has been released from a condition of slavery.
- freefall noun, verb /ˈfɹiːˌfɔːl/: A state of motion affected by no acceleration or force other than that of gravity.
- freefall style noun: A competitive discipline where an athlete performs precise aerial maneuvers during freefall.
- freefaller noun: One who freefalls.
- freefalling adjective, verb: Undergoing freefall.
- freefeed verb: Alternative form of free-feed.
- freeflow noun: A style of self-service restaurant or cafeteria where customers can select from various food items without waiting in a queue.
- freeform adjective, noun: Alternative spelling of free-form.
- freegan noun /ˈfɹiːɡən/: A person who salvages and consumes food that has been discarded, especially one who wishes to protect the environment and challenge consumerism by means of...
- freeganism noun: The practice of living as a freegan.
- Freegard proper noun: A surname.
- freehair adjective: not wearing a hijab; hijabless
- freehand adjective, adverb, verb: Drawn using the hand without any helping device.
- freehanded adjective, adverb, verb: Openhanded; generous.
- freehandedly adverb: In a freehanded manner.
- freehandedness noun: The quality or state of being freehanded.
- freehanging adjective: Alternative form of free-hanging.
- freehearted adjective: liberal; unrestrained
- freeheartedly adverb: In a freehearted manner; lightly and without constraint or worry.
- freeheartedness noun: The quality or state of being freehearted.
- freehold adjective, noun, verb: Of a tenure or estate in land, held in fee simple absolute in possession by a proprietor; granted out of the allodial title, liable to determine only on...
- freeholder noun: A person who holds tenure by freehold
- freeholdership noun: The state of being a freeholder.
- freeholding noun: property held in freehold
- freehood noun: The state or condition of being free; freedom.
- freehub noun: A type of bicycle hub incorporating a ratcheting mechanism, with a cassette, or set of sprockets, mounted onto a splined shaft of the hub to engage the chain.
- freeing adjective, noun, verb /ˈfɹiːɪŋ/: The act of making something free; liberation.
- freeingly adverb: In a way that is freeing.
- freeish adjective: Somewhat free.
- freekah noun: Alternative form of freekeh.
- freekeh noun /ˈfɹiːkɛ/: Wheat grains that are harvested while still unripe and then roasted.
- freekick noun: Alternative spelling of free kick.
- Freekirker noun: Alternative form of Free Kirker.
- Freel proper noun: A surname from Middle English.
- freelage adjective, noun: Privilege; immunity; franchise; the freedom or privilege of a burgess in a corporation.
- freelance adjective, noun, verb /ˈfɹiːlɑːns/: Someone who sells their services to clients without a long-term employment contract.
- freelancer noun /ˈfɹiː.lɑːn.sə/: Someone who freelances.
- freelancing noun, verb: The act of performing one's duties outside of the chain of command and SOPs.
- Freeland proper noun: A surname.
- Freelander noun: A person or group seeking political or personal freedom through emigration to and settlement of open land.
- freeledge adjective, noun: Alternative form of freelage.
- freeline verb: To fish with a simple hook and bait, without floats, sinkers, etc.
- Freeling proper noun: A surname from Dutch.
- freelist noun: Alternative form of free list.
- freeloader noun /ˈfɹiːləʊdə(ɹ)/: One who does not contribute or pay appropriately; one who gets a free ride, etc. without paying a fair share.
- freeloader fly noun: A fly in the family Milichiidae, known for feeding off the prey caught by spiders or other predators.
- freeloading noun, verb: The act of one who freeloads.
- freelook noun: mouselook
- Freelove proper noun: A surname from Old English.
- freely adjective, adverb /ˈfɹiːli/: Free; frank.
- freemail noun: An email service provided free of charge to the public.
- freeman noun /ˈfɹiː.mən/: A person who is not a serf or slave.
- freeman on the land noun: A member of a loose group of individuals who adhere to pseudolegal concepts and conspiracy theories implying that they are bound by statute laws only if...
- Freeman-Sheldon syndrome noun: A rare severe form of distal arthrogryposis.
- Freemans proper noun: A locality in the Central Coast council area, eastern New South Wales, Australia.
- freemanship noun: The state of being a freeman.
- Freemantle proper noun: A suburb of the city of Southampton, Hampshire, England (OS grid ref SU4012).
- freemartin noun: A female calf, born as twin with a bull calf, but sexually imperfect (often infertile).
- freemartinism noun: The abnormal condition of a freemartin.
- freemason noun: A member of a guild of skilled itinerant masons during the Middle Ages and early modern times.
- Freemasonic adjective: Of or pertaining to Freemasonry.
- Freemasonism noun: Synonym of Freemasonry.
- freemasonry noun: Alternative letter-case form of Freemasonry: the institutions, precepts, and rites of the Freemasons.
- freeminer noun /fɹiːmaɪnə/: Someone who has earned the right to work his/her own mine in the Forest of Dean.
- freemining noun: The mining activities of a freeminer.
- freemium adjective, noun /ˈfɹiː.miː.əm/: Offering basic services for free while charging a premium for advanced or special features.
- freemix verb: Alternative form of free-mix.
- freeness noun: The state or condition of being free (unconstrained, unconfined, unencumbered, unobstructed, or free-spirited).
- Freenet proper noun: a peer-to-peer anti-censorship communication platform
- Freeney proper noun: A surname.
- Freeny proper noun: A surname.
- freep verb: To subject to a mass internet or email assault aimed at pushing a particular point of view.
- freephone noun, verb: A service offering telephone calls free of charge to designated numbers.
- freeping adjective, verb: freaking
- freeport noun: Alternative form of free port.
- freepost noun: A postal service allowing a person to send mail without affixing postage, the recipient paying when collecting the mail.
- freer adjective, noun /ˈfɹiːəɹ/: One who frees.
- freeride noun, verb: To take part in a sport, such as skiing or snowboarding, on natural terrain and without set goals or rules.
- freerider noun: One who freerides.
- freeroll noun, verb: A poker tournament with no entry fee.
- freerun noun, verb: Parkour.
- freerunner noun: Alternative form of free runner.
- freerunning noun: Alternative spelling of free running.
- Freese proper noun: A surname.
- freesheet noun /ˈfɹiːʃiːt/: A free newspaper.
- freeship noun: Freedom; liberty.
- freesia noun /ˈfɹi.ʒə/: Any flowering plant of the genus Freesia, native to South Africa.
- freeskate noun: A segment of figure skating, in which the skaters have more freedom than the short program
- freeski adjective, noun, verb: To participate in freeskiing
- freeskier noun: A person who engages in freeskiing
- freeskiing noun, verb: A form of relatively extreme skiing, often occurring away from traditional marked courses
- freesome adjective, noun /ˈfɹiːsəm/: Characterised or marked by freedom.
- freespin noun: Alternative spelling of free spin.
- freespool verb: To release the fishing line freely from its spool, not under tension.
- freestanding adjective: Standing or set apart.
- freester noun /ˈfɹiːstə/: A person engaged in an unconstrained state.
- freestone noun /ˈfɹiːstəʊn/: Sedimentary rock: a type of stone that is composed of small particles and easily shaped, most commonly sandstone or limestone.
- freestore noun: The heap of available memory.
- freestream noun: The air far upstream of an aerodynamic body, i.e. before the body has a chance to deflect, slow down or compress the air.
- freestyle noun, verb /ˈfɹiːˌstaɪl/: A swimming event in which the contestants may choose any stroke.
- freestyle skiing noun: An alpine skiing discipline comprising aerials, moguls, cross, half-pipe, skidance, and slopestyle. It is included as part of the Winter Olympics, and the...
- freestyle wrestling noun: One of the two Olympic styles of wrestling, which allows attacks below the waist.
- freestyler noun: Someone who competes in a freestyle sport such as freestyle skating or freestyle swimming
- freestyling noun, verb: The activity of one who freestyles.
- freestylist noun: One who freestyles.
- freeswimming adjective: Alternative form of free-swimming.
- freet noun /fɹiːt/: A superstitious notion or belief with respect to any action or event as a good or a bad omen; a superstition.
- freetail noun: Mexican free-tailed bat, Tadarida brasiliensis
Part 69 · Part 71 · English words: F
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.