| fasces | (noun) bundle of rods containing an ax with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of fascism | - |
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| fascia | (noun) instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls | Synonyms: dashboard |
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| (noun) a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc | Synonyms: facia |
| fascicle | (noun) a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) | Synonyms: fasciculus, fiber bundle, fibre bundle |
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| (noun) an installment of a printed work | Synonyms: fascicule |
| fasciculation | (noun) muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers | - |
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| fascicule | (noun) an installment of a printed work | Synonyms: fascicle |
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| fasciculus | (noun) a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers) | Synonyms: fascicle, fiber bundle, fibre bundle |
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| fascination | (noun) the capacity to attract intense interest | - |
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| (noun) a feeling of great liking for something wonderful and unusual | Synonyms: captivation, enchantment, enthrallment |
| (noun) the state of being intensely interested (as by awe or terror) | Synonyms: captivation |
| fascioliasis | (noun) infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot | Synonyms: fasciolosis |
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| fasciolopsiasis | (noun) infestation with the large intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski; common in eastern Asia | - |
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| fasciolosis | (noun) infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot | Synonyms: fascioliasis |
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| fascism | (noun) a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism) | - |
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| fascist | (noun) an adherent of fascism or other authoritarian views | - |
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| fascista | (noun) an Italian fascist under Mussolini | - |
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| fashion | (noun) characteristic or habitual practice | - |
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| (noun) consumer goods (especially clothing) in the current mode | - |
| (noun) how something is done or how it happens | Synonyms: manner, mode, style, way |
| (noun) the latest and most admired style in clothes and cosmetics and behavior | - |
| fashionableness | (noun) The state of being fashionable; stylishness; elegance. | - |
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| fashioning | (noun) the act that results in something coming to be | Synonyms: devising, making |
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| fashionmonger | (noun) someone who advises you about fashionable clothing | Synonyms: fashion consultant |
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| fast | (noun) abstaining from food | Synonyms: fasting |
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| fastball | (noun) (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity | Synonyms: bullet, heater, hummer, smoke |
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| fastener | (noun) restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place | Synonyms: fastening, fixing, holdfast |
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| (noun) a person who fastens or makes fast | - |
| fastening | (noun) the act of fastening things together | Synonyms: attachment |
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| (noun) restraint that attaches to something or holds something in place | Synonyms: fastener, fixing, holdfast |
| fastidiousness | (noun) the trait of being meticulous about matters of taste or style | - |
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| fasting | (noun) abstaining from food | Synonyms: fast |
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| fastnacht | (noun) doughnut traditionally eaten on Shrove Tuesday | - |
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| fastness | (noun) a strongly fortified defensive structure | Synonyms: stronghold |
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| (noun) a rate (usually rapid) at which something happens | Synonyms: speed, swiftness |
| (noun) the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment | Synonyms: fixedness, fixity, fixture, secureness |