English Words: F

18,613 words · Page 7 of 373

fachannoun

A giant in Irish and Scottish folklore, which has one central leg, one hand protruding from its chest, and one eye.

fachidiotnoun

A (narrow) specialist expert who is ignorant outside of their specialty, or who only looks at problems through the (blinkered) lens of their own specialty.

FaCIAbookname

The social networking site Facebook.

facialadj

Of or affecting the face.

facial expressionnoun

A particular configuration of the facial muscles that conveys certain emotions or intentions.

facial hairnoun

Hair on, or from, the face of a human, such as the eyebrows, beard or moustache.

facial pubesnoun

Synonym of face pubes

facial yoganoun

Sets of exercises designed to work the facial muscles to maintain suppleness and youthfulness.

facialistnoun

A specialist in facial care

facialitynoun

The quality or state of being facial, of having facial characteristics.

facializeverb

To put a face to; to give a face.

faciallyadv

Using or involving the face.

facialnessnoun

The quality of being facial, the quality of having facial characteristics.

Facianename

A surname.

facienoun

Diminutive of face.

faciendnoun

The multiplicand.

faciendumnoun

Something that must be done.

facientnoun

One who does something; a doer; an agent.

faciesnoun

General appearance.

facies Hippocraticanoun

The pallid or shrunken face of someone about to die.

facileadj

Easy; contemptibly easy.

facilelyadv

In a facile manner.

facilenessnoun

superficiality, glibness

faciliatoryadj

Serving to facilitate.

facilitateverb

To make easy or easier.

facilitationnoun

The act of facilitating or making easy.

facilitativeadj

Having the effect of making easy; assisting, easing or facilitating.

facilitativelyadv

In a facilitative manner.

facilitativenessnoun

The quality of being facilitative.

facilitatornoun

Something that facilitates

facilitatoryadj

That serves to facilitate.

faciliteverb

Synonym of facilitate.

facilitiesnoun

plural of facility

facilitoryadj

Misspelling of facilitatory.

facilitynoun

The physical means or contrivances to make something (especially a public service) possible; the required equipment, infrastructure, location etc.

facility tripnoun

A visit by politicians etc. to see the conditions at a certain place, typically with free hospitality.

facilizationnoun

The act of facilizing; the act of making something easy.

facilizeverb

To make something easy; to facilitate.

facingadj

Positioned so as to face (in a particular direction)

facing pointsnoun

A set of points at which two routes diverge in the direction of travel.

facinorousadj

Extremely wicked.

facinorousnessnoun

extreme wickedness

facioauriculovertebraladj

Relating to the face, ears, and vertebrae.

faciobrachialadj

Relating to the face and arm.

faciocervicaladj

Relating to the face and the neck

faciocutaneoskeletaladj

Affecting the face, skin, and skeleton; applied to Costello syndrome.

faciodigitogenitaladj

Pertaining to the face, fingers and genitals.

faciogenitaladj

Affecting the face and genitals.

faciohumeroscapularadj

facioscapulohumeral

faciohypoglossaladj

Of or relating to the facial and hypoglossal nerves.

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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 7. 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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