English Words: F

18,613 words · Page 29 of 373

Falun Gongname

A spiritual practice founded in China by Li Hongzhi (李洪志) in 1992, purporting to enable practitioners to ascend spiritually through moral rectitude and the practice of exercises and meditation.

Falveyname

A surname from Irish.

Falvoname

A surname from Italian.

Falwellianadj

Of or relating to Jerry Falwell (1933–2007), American Southern Baptist pastor, televangelist, and conservative activist associated with the Moral Majority.

falxnoun

A short Dacian sword resembling a sickle.

falx cerebellinoun

A fold of the dura mater that divides the hemispheres of the cerebellum.

falx cerebrinoun

The larger of the two folds of dura mater separating the hemispheres of the brain that lies between the cerebral hemispheres and contains the sagittal sinuses.

Falzonename

A surname from Italian.

famnoun

Clipping of family.

fam tripnoun

A free (or low cost) trip for travel agents or consultants, provided by a travel operator or airline as a means of promoting their service.

Famaname

The Roman equivalent of the Greek Pheme, a personification of fame and renown.

fama clamosanoun

Any notorious rumour ascribing immoral conduct to a minister or office-bearer in a church.

famacidenoun

A slanderer or person who destroys another's reputation

Famagustaname

A city in Northern Cyprus.

famalamnoun

Alternative form of fam (“family”).

Famatina tuco-tuconoun

Ctenomys famosus, a species of tuco-tuco rodent.

famatinitenoun

A tetragonal-scalenohedral pale brownish pink mineral containing antimony, copper, and sulfur.

famblenoun

A hand.

famblynoun

A family.

famciclovirnoun

A prodrug form C₁₄H₁₉N₅O₄ of the antiviral agent penciclovir that after oral administration is converted to penciclovir by cellular kinases and that is used for the treatment of shingles and herpes genitalis.

famenoun

Something said or reported; gossip, rumour.

fame diggernoun

A person (usually female) who cultivates a personal relationship in order to attain fame.

fame-ishadj

Characteristic of fame; famous

famedadj

Having fame; famous or noted.

famelessadj

Without fame.

famelesslyadv

Without fame.

famelessnessnoun

Lack of fame; obscurity.

Famennianname

A subdivision of the Devonian period.

Famesname

A goddess who is a personification of famine and hunger. She is the Roman counterpart of Limos.

famesqueadj

famous for being famous.

Fameusenoun

A kind of sweet red apple originating in Canada.

famewhorenoun

Alternative form of fame whore.

fameworthyadj

Worthy or deserving of fame.

Famiclonenoun

Any electronic hardware designed to replicate the Family Computer/Nintendo Entertainment System video game console.

Famicomnoun

A Family Computer (chiefly those available within Japan).

Famigliettiname

A surname from Italian.

familnoun

A free or low cost trip for travel agents or consultants, provided by a travel wholesaler or airline as a means of promoting their service.

familectnoun

The language variant used by a family when speaking among themselves.

familianoun

A household or religious community under one head, regarded as a unit.

familialadj

Of or pertaining to a human family.

familial DNAnoun

The DNA of a family relative.

familialismnoun

An ideology that prioritizes the family by advocating a welfare system that assumes that households, not the state, take responsibility for the care of their members.

familialitynoun

The quality of being familial.

familializeverb

To give familial character to

familializedverb

simple past and past participle of familialize

familiallyadv

Within a family; among blood relatives

familiaradj

Known to one, or generally known; commonplace.

familiar fraudnoun

A type of fraud in which someone fraudulently opens accounts or makes purchases in someone else's name, in which the victim is a close friend or family member.

familiar strangernoun

A stranger who is nonetheless recognized by another from regularly sharing a common physical space such as a street or bus stop, but with whom one does not interact.

familiarisationnoun

Alternative spelling of familiarization.

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