English Words: F
18,613 words · Page 49 of 373
A person who creates or promotes high fashion, i.e. a fashion designer or fashion editor.
Pronunciation spelling of for sure, representing African-American Vernacular English.
A tendency in French foreign policy in Africa to assert French influence in areas which might become susceptible to British influence.
An offensive play in which a team, having won possession of the ball, moves the ball downcourt as quickly as possible, attempting to get an easy shot before the defense can set up.
Offering, or relating to, a style of mid-priced restaurant dining in a casual atmosphere, usually with freshly prepared food but without full table service.
An approach to clothing retail by which designs are quickly adopted from the catwalk so as to capture current fashion trends.
To cause an audio or video tape, digital media stream, etc. to move forward very fast, so that when the device is played, it will start at a later point.
On a multilane road, the lane intended or reserved for vehicles overtaking or moving at faster speeds.
A tight band of radio-frequency waves that lasts only a millisecond, which packs the energy of millions of years of Solar output.
A nuclear reactor with no moderator, using fast neutrons directly in a controlled fission chain reaction without slowing them down, allowing for a much more compact reactor which uses fissile material much more efficiently and generates larger quantities of high-energy neutrons which can be used for breeding more fissile material or producing other useful radioactive nuclides, but requiring the use of highly-enriched uranium (at least 20% uranium-235) or other fuel containing a similarly high concentration of fissile material.
Electronic products that are made and sold cheaply, and often replaced, leading to e-waste.
A period of time characterized by quickly-paced activity, especially involving extravagant or risky conduct, sexual behavior, or other exciting events.
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 49. 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.
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