English Words: F
18,613 words · Page 48 of 373
Originally a cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, and now often a bundle of plastic pipes, bound together, and used for strengthening purposes, such as in revetments for riverbanks, and in mats for dams, jetties, etc.
A large, heavy knife or short sword used by 17th- to 19th-century artillery and infantry soldiers as a sidearm and a tool for cutting fascines (“cylindrical bundles of small sticks of wood, used for strengthening purposes”) and other things.
An unusual and interesting case or diagnosis: one especially interesting in its differential diagnosis.
A band of minute tubercles, bearing modified spines, on the shells of spatangoid sea urchins.
A condition caused by infection by the trematode Fasciolopsis buski, the largest intestinal fluke of humans.
The cutting of the fascia to relieve tension or pressure (and treat the resulting loss of circulation to an area of tissue or muscle).
Any right-wing, authoritarian, nationalist ideology characterized by centralized, totalitarian governance, strong regimentation of the economy and society, and repression of criticism or opposition.
A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons.
A picture, usually a full-page advertisement, showing the latest fashion in clothing.
A non-verbal statement made in fashion or makeup, especially one aiming to provoke a response.
Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style; in fashion; in vogue.
Arriving behind time to an event which does not normally require one to be punctual.
A fashionable aesthetic associated with the scene subculture, involving eyeliner, tight jeans, collared shirts, straightened hair, and white belts.
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 48. 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.