English Words: F

18,613 words · Page 102 of 373

FFInoun

Initialism of fatal familial insomnia.

FFLO phasenoun

A type of superconducting phase, characterized by the presence of Cooper pairs with nonzero center-of-mass momentum and a spatially non-uniform superconducting order parameter.

FFOprep_phrase

Initialism of for fans of, used by promoters to describe a band.

ffooksname

A surname

ffordename

A surname: compare Fforde.

Fforestfachname

A western suburb of Swansea, Wales (OS grid ref SS6295).

FFPnoun

Initialism of fresh frozen plasma.

ffrenchname

An Irish barony, originally from Castle ffrench in Galway.

Ffrithname

A village in Llanfynydd community, Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ2855).

FFSadv

Initialism of for fuck's sake.

FFVnoun

The ‘first families of Virginia’, or someone descended from such a family.

Ffynnongroywname

A coastal village in Llanasa community, Flintshire, Wales (OS grid ref SJ1382).

FG syndromenoun

A rare genetic disorder linked to the X chromosome, causing physical anomalies and developmental delays, characterised by retardation, hyperactive behaviour, constipation, hypotonia, and a characteristic facial appearance.

FGAname

Initialism of Foundation for Government Accountability.

fggotnoun

Censored spelling of faggot (“a homosexual man”).

fgirlnoun

Abbreviation of fuck girl.

FGMnoun

Initialism of female genital mutilation.

FHAname

Initialism of Federal Housing Administration.

FHEnoun

Initialism of family home evening.

FHGname

Initialism of Fragmenta historicorum Graecorum (work published in five volumes (1841–1870) by Karl Wilhelm Ludwig Müller); Fragmenta Historicorum Græcorum.

finoun

The solfeggio syllable used to indicate the sharp of the fourth note of a major scale.

fi-fiadj

Scandalous; immoral; applied to literature and stories.

Fiacconame

A surname from Italian.

fiacitabinenoun

A particular pyrimidine nucleoside analogue used as an antiviral drug.

fiacrenoun

A small horse-drawn carriage for hire; a hackney carriage.

fiadornoun

A collar worn by a horse, immediately behind the head, to which a handle, strap, or rope may be attached.

fiammanoun

A "flame structure" found in welded ignimbrite and tuff: a small, dark lens of glassy material (possibly pumice which was compressed or collapsed during welding).

fianchettonoun

The development of a bishop by moving it one square to a long diagonal; specifically, a set of opening moves where a bishop is developed to the second rank of the adjacent knight file.

fiancénoun

A man who is engaged to be married; the man to whom one is engaged; an intended.

fiancéenoun

A woman who is engaged to be married; the woman to whom one is engaged.

fiancéesnoun

plural of fiancée

fiancésnoun

plural of fiancé

fianelitenoun

A monoclinic-prismatic orange red mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, and vanadium.

Fianna Fáilname

A conservative Irish political party founded in the 1920s.

Fianna Éireannname

An Irish republican youth movement, founded by Constance Markievicz and Bulmer Hobson in 1909.

fiantsnoun

The dung of the wolf, fox or badger.

fiarnoun

One in whom the property of an estate is vested, subject to the estate of a liferenter.

fiardnoun

Alternative form of fjard.

fiaschinoun

plural of fiasco

fiascinoun

plural of fiasco

fiasconoun

A sudden or unexpected failure.

fiascosnoun

plural of fiasco

fiatnoun

An arbitrary or authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree.

fiat luxphrase

Let there be light, especially in the context of light being a metaphor for wisdom.

fiatsplainverb

To criticize bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies in a condescending manner, often by nocoiners.

fiatsplainernoun

A person who criticizes cryptocurrency while defending fiat money.

fiauntnoun

commission; fiat; order; decree

FIAWOLphrase

Initialism of fandom is a way of life.

fibnoun

A lie, especially one that is more or less inconsequential.

FIBAname

The International Basketball Federation.

Spelling & Dictionary Insight

The English alphabetical index for the letter F contains 18,613 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 373 pages, and you are currently viewing page 102. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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