English Words: F

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fairy circlenoun

A circular patch barren of vegetation, often encircled by a ring of stimulated grass growth, typically found in regions of arid grassland.

fairy cyclenoun

A bicycle for children popular in the 1920s.

fairy dartnoun

A prehistoric stone arrowhead; an elf arrow.

fairy dustnoun

A magical powder that would give the power of flight to whoever it was sprinkled on.

fairy flossnoun

Heated sugar spun into thin threads and collected into a mass, usually on a stick.

fairy fortnoun

Synonym of fairy hill; the remains of ancient archaeological sites in Ireland, like remains of ringforts, hillforts, or other circular dwellings; superstitiously said to be associated with fairies or leprechauns.

fairy godfathernoun

Male equivalent of fairy godmother.

fairy godmothernoun

In certain fairy tales, a fictional benevolent woman with magical powers who uses them to help the cause of the protagonist.

fairy godparentnoun

Gender-neutral equivalent of fairy godmother.

fairy hillnoun

A hill, barrow (tumulus), or other circular eminence, beneath which fairies live.

fairy keinoun

A Japanese fashion style influenced by pop culture of the 1980s, characterized by pastel colours and whimsical, childlike elements such as toys, candy, or unicorns.

fairy lightnoun

One of a set of decorative electric lights attached along the length of a cable.

fairy lightsnoun

Small electric lights on a strand which are used decoratively, especially on Christmas trees.

fairy liquidnoun

Washing-up liquid.

fairy mossnoun

Any of various species of aquatic fern in the genus Azolla.

fairy nuffintj

Deliberate misspelling of fair enough.

fairy operanoun

A genre of opera, often with magical elements.

fairy penguinnoun

The little penguin, Eudyptula minor.

fairy rathnoun

A circular meadow surrounded by a wall or mound, inhabited by fairies.

fairy ringnoun

A place where fairies congregate in a ring, particularly in order to dance.

fairy shrimpnoun

A small freshwater branchiopod having a transparent body with many appendages and swimming on its back.

fairy snuffintj

fair enough

fairy talenoun

A folktale or literary story featuring fairies or similar fantasy characters.

fairy-landnoun

Alternative form of fairyland.

fairy-tale endingnoun

The ending of a fairy tale.

fairy-talelikeadj

Alternative form of fairytalelike.

fairybooknoun

A book of fairytales.

fairycorenoun

An aesthetic focusing on imagery and fashion related to fairies.

fairydomnoun

The realm or sphere of fairies.

fairyflynoun

A tiny wasp of the family Mymaridae.

fairyhoodnoun

The state or period of being a fairy.

fairyishadj

fairylike

fairyismnoun

Belief in fairies as supernatural beings.

fairykindnoun

All fairies, considered as a group.

fairylandnoun

The land or abode of fairies.

fairylandishadj

Suggestive of fairyland; magical.

fairylessadj

Without a fairy or fairies.

fairyletnoun

Diminutive of fairy.

fairylikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a fairy.

fairylingnoun

Diminutive of fairy.

fairylorenoun

The knowledge, study, history, or lore of fairies.

fairynessnoun

The quality of being fairy.

fairyologynoun

The study of fairies.

fairyshipnoun

Title applied to a fairy.

fairysomeadj

Characteristic of a fairy

fairytaleadj

Alternative spelling of fairy-tale.

fairytalelikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a fairytale; implausibly ideal or romantic, having a happy ending, etc.

fairywrennoun

Any of the small passerine birds of the genera Malurus, Chenorhamphus, Clytomyias, and Sipodotus.

fais do-donoun

A Cajun dance party.

Faisalname

A surname from Arabic.

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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 19. 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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