English Words: F
18,613 words · Page 179 of 373
A smooth cylinder with disc end-plates which is spun along its long axis and, as air passes at right angles across it, the Magnus effect causes an aerodynamic force to be generated in the direction perpendicular to both the long axis and the direction of air flow.
Floating salt crystals skimmed from the surface of evaporation ponds, used in cooking.
A design representing a flower whose three petals are joined together at the bottom (⚜, ⚜️), often used in heraldry, where it is particularly associated with the French monarchy.
A flat model made from folded strips of paper that can be folded, or flexed, to reveal a number of hidden faces.
A modern percussion instrument consisting of a small flexible metal sheet suspended in a wire frame ending in a handle.
A folded paper puzzle created by connecting the ends of a strip of four squares, each folded along 45-degree diagonals. The solver is challenged to turn the structure inside out using only foldings.
A formation involving three running backs in which a fullback is lined up behind the quarterback and two slotbacks are lined up behind the line of scrimmage at each end of the offensive line.
A CSS3 layout model that allows elements on a web page to be arranged in certain ways within a one-dimensional container.
A holiday where work and play is mixed to extend the vacation, without using up additional paid time off.
An amount of money, paid by an employer to an employee, that can be spent on any of various benefits.
An executive or other professional who works flexible hours, sometimes from home via the Internet
A phonograph record, made of a thin vinyl sheet with a moulded spiral stylus groove, produced between 1960 and 2000 and sometimes used as a means of including audio material with books and magazines.
An arrangement where time off is granted in exchange for additional hours an employee has worked.
Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
An intestinal examination from anal insertion using a flexible tube that can follow the intestinal curves.
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 179. 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.
On this page 50 of 50 entries carry a part-of-speech tag and 50 carry at least one stored definition. Coverage varies across letters because Wiktionary volunteers build entries at different speeds for different parts of the alphabet, letters with common starting sounds (S, C, T, P) usually have the densest coverage, while less frequent starters (X, Q, Z) tend to have shorter but more specialised lists. PlainSpell surfaces whatever data is present and links back to the source when a definition is not yet recorded.
For readers using this index as a spelling reference, the guarantee is that every form you see on the list is a documented English headword, not a guess, not a derived inflection lacking a lemma row. If a word you expected to find is absent from the "F" list, it usually means the form exists only as an inflection of another lemma (e.g. a past participle stored under the infinitive) or the entry has not yet been imported from Wiktionary. Use the search bar or the misspelling lookup to resolve these cases.