| fa | (noun) the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization | - |
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| fable | (noun) a short moral story (often with animal characters) | Synonyms: allegory, apologue, parable |
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| (noun) a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events | Synonyms: legend |
| (noun) a deliberately false or improbable account | Synonyms: fabrication, fiction |
| fabric | (noun) artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers | Synonyms: cloth, material, textile |
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| (noun) the underlying structure | Synonyms: framework |
| fabrication | (noun) the act of making something (a product) from raw materials | Synonyms: manufacture, manufacturing |
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| (noun) the act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) | Synonyms: assembly |
| (noun) writing in a fictional form | Synonyms: fictionalisation, fictionalization |
| (noun) the deliberate act of deviating from the truth | Synonyms: lying, prevarication |
| (noun) a deliberately false or improbable account | Synonyms: fable, fiction |
| fabricator | (noun) someone who tells lies | Synonyms: fibber, storyteller |
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| fabulist | (noun) a person who tells or invents fables | - |
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| facade | (noun) the face or front of a building | Synonyms: frontage, frontal |
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| (noun) a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant | Synonyms: window dressing |
| face | (noun) a vertical surface of a building or cliff | - |
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| (noun) the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object) | - |
| (noun) the striking or working surface of an implement | - |
| (noun) the general outward appearance of something | - |
| (noun) status in the eyes of others | - |
| (noun) impudent aggressiveness | Synonyms: boldness, brass, cheek, nerve |
| (noun) the feelings expressed on a person's face | Synonyms: aspect, expression, facial expression, look |
| (noun) the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear | Synonyms: human face |
| (noun) the part of an animal corresponding to the human face | - |
| (noun) a specific size and style of type within a type family | Synonyms: case, font, fount, typeface |
| (noun) a contorted facial expression | Synonyms: grimace |
| (noun) a surface forming part of the outside of an object | Synonyms: side |
| (noun) a part of a person that is used to refer to a person | - |
| facelift | (noun) plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised | Synonyms: cosmetic surgery, face lift, face lifting, lift, nip and tuck, rhytidectomy, rhytidoplasty |
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| (noun) a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) but usually does not involve major changes | Synonyms: face lift, face lifting |
| facepalm | (noun) the act of putting your hand to cover your face to show disappointment or despair | - |
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| faceplate | (noun) a protective covering for the front of a machine or device (as a door lock or computer component) | - |
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| facer | (noun) (a dated Briticism) a serious difficulty with which one is suddenly faced | - |
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| facet | (noun) a distinct feature or element in a problem | Synonyms: aspect |
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| (noun) a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone) | - |
| facetiousness | (noun) playful humor | - |
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| facia | (noun) a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc | Synonyms: fascia |
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| facial | (noun) care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams | - |
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| (noun) cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles | Synonyms: facial nerve, nervus facialis, seventh cranial nerve |
| facilitation | (noun) act of assisting or making easier the progress or improvement of something | - |
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| (noun) (neurophysiology) phenomenon that occurs when two or more neural impulses that alone are not enough to trigger a response in a neuron combine to trigger an action potential | - |
| (noun) the condition of being made easy (or easier) | - |
| facilitator | (noun) someone who makes progress easier | - |
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| facility | (noun) a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you | - |
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| (noun) something designed and created to serve a particular function and to afford a particular convenience or service | - |
| (noun) a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry | Synonyms: installation |
| (noun) a natural effortlessness | Synonyms: readiness |
| (noun) skillful performance or ability without difficulty | Synonyms: adeptness, adroitness, deftness, quickness |
| facing | (noun) providing something with a surface of a different material | Synonyms: lining |
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| (noun) a protective covering that protects the outside of a building | Synonyms: cladding |
| (noun) a lining applied to the edge of a garment for ornamentation or strengthening | - |
| (noun) an ornamental coating to a building | Synonyms: veneer |
| facsimile | (noun) duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio | Synonyms: facsimile machine, fax |
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| (noun) an exact copy or reproduction | Synonyms: autotype |
| fact | (noun) a piece of information about circumstances that exist or events that have occurred | - |
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| (noun) a concept whose truth can be proved | - |
| (noun) a statement or assertion of verified information about something that is the case or has happened | - |
| (noun) an event known to have happened or something known to have existed | - |
| faction | (noun) a dissenting clique | Synonyms: sect |
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| (noun) a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue | Synonyms: cabal, camarilla, junto |
| factoid | (noun) a brief (usually one sentence and usually trivial) news item | - |
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| (noun) something resembling a fact; unverified (often invented) information that is given credibility because it appeared in print | - |
| factor | (noun) (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity | Synonyms: cistron, gene |
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| (noun) an abstract part of something | Synonyms: component, constituent, element, ingredient |
| (noun) an independent variable in statistics | - |
| (noun) anything that contributes causally to a result | - |
| (noun) a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission | Synonyms: agent, broker |
| (noun) one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into another integer | Synonyms: divisor |
| (noun) any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when multiplied together | - |
| factorial | (noun) the product of all the integers up to and including a given integer | - |
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| factoring | (noun) (mathematics) the resolution of an expression into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original expression | Synonyms: factorisation, factorization |
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| factorisation | (noun) (mathematics) the resolution of an expression into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original expression | Synonyms: factoring, factorization |
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| factorization | (noun) (mathematics) the resolution of an expression into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original expression | Synonyms: factoring, factorisation |
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| factory | (noun) a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing | Synonyms: manufactory, manufacturing plant, mill |
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| factotum | (noun) a servant employed to do a variety of jobs | - |
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| factuality | (noun) the quality of being actual or based on fact | Synonyms: factualness |
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| factualness | (noun) the quality of being actual or based on fact | Synonyms: factuality |
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| facula | (noun) a large bright spot on the sun's photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots | Synonyms: solar facula |
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| (noun) a bright spot on a planet | - |
| faculty | (noun) one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind | Synonyms: mental faculty, module |
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| (noun) the body of teachers and administrators at a school | Synonyms: staff |
| fad | (noun) an interest followed with exaggerated zeal | Synonyms: craze, cult, furor, furore, rage |
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| faddist | (noun) a person who subscribes to a variety of fads | - |
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| fade | (noun) gradually ceasing to be visible | Synonyms: disappearance |
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| (noun) a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer | Synonyms: slice, slicing |
| fadedness | (noun) The quality of having lost some of a former colour or intensity. | - |
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| fadeout | (noun) a slow or gradual disappearance | Synonyms: receding |
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| (noun) a gradual temporary loss of a transmitted signal due to electrical disturbances | - |
| fading | (noun) weakening in force or intensity | Synonyms: attenuation |
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| fado | (noun) a sad Portuguese folksong | - |
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| faecalith | (noun) a hard mass of fecal matter | Synonyms: coprolith, fecalith, stercolith |
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| faeces | (noun) solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels | Synonyms: BM, dejection, faecal matter, fecal matter, feces, ordure, stool |
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| faerie | (noun) the enchanted realm of fairies | Synonyms: faery, fairyland |
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| (noun) a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers | Synonyms: faery, fairy, fay, sprite |
| faery | (noun) the enchanted realm of fairies | Synonyms: faerie, fairyland |
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| (noun) a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers | Synonyms: faerie, fairy, fay, sprite |
| fag | (noun) finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking | Synonyms: butt, cigaret, cigarette, coffin nail |
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| (noun) offensive term for a homosexual man | Synonyms: faggot, fagot, fairy, nance, pansy, poof, poove, pouf, queen, queer |
| faggot | (noun) a bundle of sticks and branches bound together | Synonyms: fagot |
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| (noun) offensive term for a homosexual man | Synonyms: fag, fagot, fairy, nance, pansy, poof, poove, pouf, queen, queer |
| faggoting | (noun) embroidery in which groups of parallel threads are tied together with fagot stitches | Synonyms: fagoting |
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| fagot | (noun) a bundle of sticks and branches bound together | Synonyms: faggot |
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| (noun) offensive term for a homosexual man | Synonyms: fag, faggot, fairy, nance, pansy, poof, poove, pouf, queen, queer |
| fagoting | (noun) embroidery in which groups of parallel threads are tied together with fagot stitches | Synonyms: faggoting |
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| faience | (noun) glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors | - |
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| failing | (noun) failure to reach a minimum required performance | Synonyms: flunk |
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| (noun) a flaw or weak point | Synonyms: weakness |
| faille | (noun) a ribbed woven fabric of silk or rayon or cotton | - |
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| failure | (noun) an act that fails | - |
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| (noun) an unexpected omission | - |
| (noun) an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose | - |
| (noun) a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently | Synonyms: loser, nonstarter, unsuccessful person |
| (noun) lack of success | - |
| (noun) loss of ability to function normally | - |
| (noun) inability to discharge all your debts as they come due | Synonyms: bankruptcy |
| faineance | (noun) the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work | Synonyms: idleness |
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| faint | (noun) a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain | Synonyms: deliquium, swoon, syncope |
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| faintheartedness | (noun) the trait of lacking boldness and courage | Synonyms: faintness |
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| faintness | (noun) the quality of being dim or lacking contrast | Synonyms: dimness |
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| (noun) barely audible | - |
| (noun) the property of being without strength | - |
| (noun) the trait of lacking boldness and courage | Synonyms: faintheartedness |
| (noun) a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon | - |
| fair | (noun) a sale of miscellany; often for charity | Synonyms: bazaar |
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| (noun) a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc. | Synonyms: carnival, funfair |
| (noun) a competitive exhibition of farm products | - |
| (noun) gathering of producers to promote business | - |
| fairground | (noun) an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses | - |
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| fairlead | (noun) a pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing | - |
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| fairness | (noun) conformity with rules or standards | Synonyms: equity |
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| (noun) the property of having a naturally light complexion | Synonyms: blondness, paleness |
| (noun) the quality of being good looking and attractive | Synonyms: beauteousness, comeliness, loveliness |
| (noun) ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty | Synonyms: candor, candour, fair-mindedness |
| fairway | (noun) the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short | - |
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| (noun) a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement | - |
| (noun) the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters | - |
| fairy | (noun) a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers | Synonyms: faerie, faery, fay, sprite |
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| (noun) offensive term for a homosexual man | Synonyms: fag, faggot, fagot, nance, pansy, poof, poove, pouf, queen, queer |
| fairyland | (noun) something existing solely in the imagination (but often mistaken for reality) | Synonyms: fantasy world, phantasy world |
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| (noun) the enchanted realm of fairies | Synonyms: faerie, faery |
| fairytale | (noun) a story about fairies; told to amuse children | Synonyms: fairy story, fairy tale |
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| (noun) an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse | Synonyms: cock-and-bull story, fairy story, fairy tale, song and dance |
| faith | (noun) loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person | - |
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| (noun) a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny | Synonyms: religion, religious belief |
| (noun) complete confidence in a person or plan etc | Synonyms: trust |
| (noun) an institution to express belief in a divine power | Synonyms: organized religion, religion |
| faithful | (noun) a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church | Synonyms: congregation, fold |
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| (noun) any loyal and steadfast following | - |
| faithfulness | (noun) the quality of being faithful | Synonyms: fidelity |
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| faithlessness | (noun) unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous | Synonyms: falseness, fickleness, inconstancy |
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| fake | (noun) (football) a deceptive move made by a football player | Synonyms: juke |
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| (noun) something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be | Synonyms: postiche, sham |
| (noun) a person who makes deceitful pretenses | Synonyms: faker, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer |
| fakeer | (noun) a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man | Synonyms: fakir, faqir, faquir |
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| faker | (noun) a person who makes deceitful pretenses | Synonyms: fake, fraud, imposter, impostor, pretender, pseud, pseudo, role player, sham, shammer |
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| fakery | (noun) the act of faking (or the product of faking) | - |
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| fakir | (noun) a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man | Synonyms: fakeer, faqir, faquir |
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| falafel | (noun) small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seeds | Synonyms: felafel |
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| falanga | (noun) a form of torture in which the soles of the feet are beaten with whips or cudgels | Synonyms: bastinado |
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| falangist | (noun) a Spanish member of General Franco's political party | Synonyms: phalangist |
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| falchion | (noun) a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point | - |
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| falcon | (noun) diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight | - |
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| falconer | (noun) a person who breeds and trains hawks and who follows the sport of falconry | Synonyms: hawker |
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| falconry | (noun) the art of training falcons to hunt and return | - |
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| falderol | (noun) ornamental objects of no great value | Synonyms: folderal, frill, gimcrack, gimcrackery, nonsense, trumpery |
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| fall | (noun) a sudden drop from an upright position | Synonyms: spill, tumble |
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| (noun) the act of surrendering (usually under agreed conditions) | Synonyms: capitulation, surrender |
| (noun) a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity | - |
| (noun) a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity | Synonyms: dip, drop, free fall |
| (noun) a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity | Synonyms: drop |
| (noun) a sudden decline in strength or number or importance | Synonyms: downfall |
| (noun) when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat | Synonyms: pin |
| (noun) a movement downward | - |
| (noun) a downward slope or bend | Synonyms: declension, declination, decline, declivity, descent, downslope |
| (noun) the season when the leaves fall from the trees | Synonyms: autumn |
| (noun) the time of day immediately following sunset | Synonyms: crepuscle, crepuscule, dusk, evenfall, gloam, gloaming, nightfall, twilight |
| fallaciousness | (noun) result of a fallacy or error in reasoning | - |
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| fallacy | (noun) a misconception resulting from incorrect reasoning | Synonyms: false belief |
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| fallal | (noun) cheap showy jewelry or ornament on clothing | Synonyms: bangle, bauble, gaud, gewgaw, novelty, trinket |
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| fallback | (noun) to break off a military action with an enemy | Synonyms: disengagement, pullout |
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| fallboard | (noun) the hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played | Synonyms: fall-board |
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| faller | (noun) a person who falls | - |
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| (noun) a person who fells trees | Synonyms: feller, logger, lumberjack, lumberman |
| fallibility | (noun) the likelihood of making errors | - |
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| falloff | (noun) a noticeable deterioration in performance or quality | Synonyms: drop-off, falling off, slack, slump |
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| fallout | (noun) any adverse and unwanted secondary effect | Synonyms: side effect |
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| (noun) the radioactive particles that settle to the ground after a nuclear explosion | Synonyms: radioactive dust |
| fallow | (noun) cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons | - |
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| falls | (noun) a steep descent of the water of a river | Synonyms: waterfall |
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| (noun) the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris) | - |
| falsehood | (noun) the act of rendering something false as by fraudulent changes (of documents or measures etc.) or counterfeiting | Synonyms: falsification |
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| (noun) a false statement | Synonyms: falsity, untruth |
| falseness | (noun) the quality of not being open or truthful; deceitful or hypocritical | Synonyms: hollowness, insincerity |
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| (noun) unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous | Synonyms: faithlessness, fickleness, inconstancy |
| (noun) the state of being false or untrue | Synonyms: falsity |
| falsetto | (noun) a male singing voice with artificially high tones in an upper register | - |
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| falsie | (noun) padding that is worn inside a brassiere | - |
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| (noun) artificial eyelashes | - |