English Words: F

18,613 words · Page 28 of 373

falsefullyadv

In a falseful manner: falsely.

falseheartnoun

Wood that gives an erroneous impression of being heartwood.

falseheartedlyadv

In a falsehearted manner.

falseheartednessnoun

The quality of being falsehearted.

falsehoodnoun

The property of being false.

falselyadv

In a false manner.

falsenverb

To make false; falsify

falsenessnoun

The characteristic of being false.

falseningverb

present participle and gerund of falsen

falseradj

comparative form of false: more false

falsetickernoun

A timeserver that transmits an inaccurate time via the Network Time Protocol.

falsettonoun

The "false" (singing) voice in any human, usually airy and lacking a purity of vowels; created by using the next highest vocal folds above those used for speech and normal range singing. It is commonly confused with the head voice register.

falsettoedadj

Uttered in a falsetto.

falseworknoun

A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself.

falseyadj

Alternative form of falsy.

falshoodnoun

Obsolete spelling of falsehood.

falsidicaladj

Having a false basis.

falsidicalitynoun

The property of being falsidical.

falsidicallyadv

In a falsidical manner.

falsienoun

Padding worn inside a brassiere to make the breasts appear larger or appear to exist.

falsifiabilitynoun

The quality of being falsifiable.

falsifiableadj

Logically capable of being proven false.

falsifiablyadv

In a falsifiable way.

falsificationnoun

The act of falsifying, or making false; a counterfeiting; the giving to a thing an appearance of something which it is not.

falsificationismnoun

A scientific philosophy based on the requirement that hypotheses must be falsifiable in order to be scientific; if a claim is not able to be refuted, then it is not a scientific claim.

falsificationistadj

Of a philosophy, using experiment and observation to attempt to show that a scientific theory is false, rather than attempting to verify it.

falsifiernoun

One that falsifies.

falsifiestverb

second-person singular simple present indicative of falsify

falsifiethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of falsify

falsifyverb

To alter so as to make false; especially when done with intent to deceive.

falsifyernoun

Obsolete form of falsifier.

falsinessnoun

The property of being falsy, i.e. evaluating to false in a Boolean context.

falsingnoun

False decoding (by a telecommunications decoder).

falsishadj

Somewhat false.

falsismnoun

A claim that is self-evidently false, commonly used a rhetorical device.

falsitynoun

Something that is false; an untrue assertion.

Falstaffnoun

A fat and jolly knight.

Falstaffianadj

Having the traits of the comic character Falstaff: especially, corpulent and jolly.

falsumnoun

An arbitrary contradiction, denoted ⊥.

falsyadj

Evaluating to false in a Boolean context.

faltnoun

An old English measure of wheat in London containing 9 bushels.

faltboatnoun

A kind of collapsible canoe.

falternoun

An unsteadiness.

falterernoun

One who falters.

falterethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of falter

falteringadj

hesitant, halting

falteringlyadv

In a faltering manner; hesitantly, making pauses

faltuadj

Useless; unnecessary; of no value or purpose.

Falu rednoun

A hematite pigment used to make a deep-red paint traditionally used on wooden cottages and barns.

faluchenoun

A type of beret, decorated with ribbons and badges, traditionally worn by some French students.

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 28. 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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