English Words: F
18,613 words · Page 4 of 373
A factotum letter, or a similar kind of ornamentally bordered letter formerly used at the start of a chapter or section of a book.
The retention of a building's facade for use in a new construction after the rest of the original building is demolished.
The front part of the head of a human or other animal, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth, and the surrounding area.
A type of high quality brick used for the fronts of buildings; also, in collective sense, as a type of building material.
The policy, in upscale nightclubs, of restricting entry based on a bouncer's snap judgment of the suitability of a person's looks, money, style or attitude.
Anything used by a person to cover their face, the nose and mouth in particular, such as a face mask or scarf.
A fly, Musca autumnalis, that resembles the housefly and is a pest of cattle and horses.
A plastic surgical procedure to alter the appearance of the face, particularly for cosmetic reasons.
To carry off by bold looks; to see something unpleasant through with courage and spirit.
The part of a respirator or gas mask that covers the nose, mouth, and sometimes the eyes.
Time spent in visual communication with another party (as opposed to communication over the phone, via e-mail, instant messaging, etc.).
A situation in which a wrestler previously identified as a villain changes to being considered a hero.
To confront a condition or situation, typically one that is unpleasant or uncomfortable.
A property of a hypothesis by which its appearance suggests to an observer that the hypothesis will be determined true if tested.
The amount or value listed on a bill, card, note, stamp, etc.; the stated value or amount.
In a manner such that the face, front, or surface which is normally directed forward for viewing is positioned downward.
Particularly in heavy metal music, a musical passage or sung note that is particularly intense.
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 4. 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.