English Words: F

18,613 words · Page 82 of 373

femxleadj

Feminist spelling of female.

fennoun

A type of wetland fed by ground water and runoff, containing peat below the waterline, characteristically alkaline.

fen firenoun

will o' the wisp

fen nightingalenoun

A frog or toad.

Fen Rivername

A river in central Shanxi, China.

fen-phennoun

A combination of the drugs fenfluramine and phentermine, formerly prescribed for weight loss.

fenaksitenoun

A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium.

fenalårnoun

A Norwegian salted, dried, and cured leg of lamb

fenamicadj

Relating to fenamic acid or its derivatives

fenaperonenoun

An anxiolytic drug.

Fenbelaname

The ship of characters Fenris and Isabela from Dragon Age II.

fenbendazolenoun

A broad-spectrum benzimidazole anthelmintic used against gastrointestinal parasites.

fenbenicillinnoun

A penicillin antibiotic.

fenberrynoun

The cranberry.

fenbuconazolenoun

A particular fungicide.

fenbufennoun

A nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug used primarily to treat inflammation in osteoarthritis, ankylosing spondylitis, and tendinitis.

Fenbyname

A surname.

fencamfaminenoun

A stimulant developed in the 1960s as an appetite suppressant, later withdrawn due to problems with dependence and abuse.

fencenoun

A thin artificial barrier that separates two pieces of land or forms a perimeter enclosing the lands of a house, building, etc.

fence inverb

To enclose with a fence.

fence linenoun

Alternative form of fenceline.

fence monthnoun

The month in which female deer are fawning, when hunting is prohibited.

fence offverb

To enclose an area within a fence.

fence sitternoun

One who takes neither side of an argument or controversy, but maintains a neutral position.

fence the tablesverb

To make a solemn address to those who present themselves to commune at the Lord's Supper, on the feelings appropriate to the service, in order to hinder, so far as possible, those who are unworthy from approaching the table.

fence viewernoun

A town or city official who administers fence laws by inspecting new fences and settles disputes arising from trespass by livestock that had escaped enclosure.

fence-mendingnoun

Social assistance given to a community in order to retain popularity with the electorate.

fence-sitverb

To sit on the fence (to remain neutral on a certain topic).

fence-sittingnoun

A state of inaction or indecision over a particular matter, not taking sides and deciding one way or another.

fencefuladj

Affording defense; defensive.

fencelessadj

Without a fence.

fencelessnessnoun

Lack of fences.

fenceletnoun

A little fence (barrier).

fencelikeadj

Resembling or characteristic of a fence (artificial barrier).

fencelinenoun

The path a fence takes through a landscape; a long, usually straight, section of fence.

fencepolenoun

A usually wooden pole forming part of a fence.

fencepostnoun

A post which helps hold up a fence.

fencepost problemnoun

A problem dealing with how to treat the initial or boundary values of a discrete problem.

fencernoun

A participant in the sport of fencing.

fencerownoun

The land adjacent to a fence; the entire right of way of the fence, including the fence itself and any bushes and trees that grow next to it.

fencibleadj

Capable of being defended

fencingnoun

The art or sport of duelling with swords, especially with the 17th- to 18th-century European dueling swords and the practice weapons descended from them (sport fencing).

fencing wirenoun

A thick, tough, durable, rust-resistant wire designed to be strung between fence posts to form fences in rural settings.

Fenclname

A surname from Czech.

fencooperitenoun

A trigonal-ditrigonal pyramidal mineral containing aluminum, barium, carbon, chlorine, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, and silicon.

fendverb

To take care of oneself; to take responsibility for one's own well-being.

fend and proveverb

To engage in argument.

fend awayverb

To turn something away; to ward off.

fend for oneselfverb

To take care of oneself without help.

fend offverb

To defend against; to repel with force or effort

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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 82. 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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