| foal
|
(noun) a young horse |
- |
|---|
| foam
|
(noun) a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid |
Synonyms:
froth |
|---|
| (noun) a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture |
- |
| foamflower
|
(noun) stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant |
Synonyms:
coolwart,
false miterwort,
false mitrewort,
Tiarella cordifolia |
|---|
| foaminess
|
(noun) the property of being foamy |
- |
|---|
| fob
|
(noun) a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch |
Synonyms:
watch pocket |
|---|
| (noun) an adornment that hangs from a watch chain |
- |
| (noun) short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest |
Synonyms:
watch chain,
watch guard |
| focalisation
|
(noun) the confinement of an infection to a limited area |
Synonyms:
focalization |
|---|
| (noun) the act of bringing into focus |
Synonyms:
focalization,
focusing |
| focalization
|
(noun) the confinement of an infection to a limited area |
Synonyms:
focalisation |
|---|
| (noun) the act of bringing into focus |
Synonyms:
focalisation,
focusing |
| focus
|
(noun) the concentration of attention or energy on something |
Synonyms:
focal point,
direction,
centering,
focusing,
focussing |
|---|
| (noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system |
- |
| (noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea |
- |
| (noun) a central point or locus of an infection in an organism |
Synonyms:
focal point,
nidus |
| (noun) special emphasis attached to something |
Synonyms:
stress |
| (noun) a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges |
Synonyms:
focal point |
| (noun) a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section |
- |
| focusing
|
(noun) the concentration of attention or energy on something |
Synonyms:
focal point,
focus,
direction,
centering,
focussing |
|---|
| (noun) the act of bringing into focus |
Synonyms:
focalisation,
focalization |
| focussing
|
(noun) the concentration of attention or energy on something |
Synonyms:
focal point,
focus,
direction,
centering,
focusing |
|---|
| fodder
|
(noun) soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire |
Synonyms:
cannon fodder,
fresh fish |
|---|
| (noun) coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop |
- |
| foe
|
(noun) an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) |
Synonyms:
opposition,
enemy,
foeman |
|---|
| (noun) a personal enemy |
Synonyms:
enemy |
| foehn
|
(noun) a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps |
Synonyms:
fohn |
|---|
| foeman
|
(noun) an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) |
Synonyms:
opposition,
enemy,
foe |
|---|
| foetology
|
(noun) the branch of medicine concerned with the fetus in the uterus |
Synonyms:
fetology |
|---|
| foetometry
|
(noun) measurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head) |
Synonyms:
fetometry |
|---|
| foetoprotein
|
(noun) any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer |
Synonyms:
fetoprotein |
|---|
| foetor
|
(noun) a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant |
Synonyms:
reek,
malodor,
malodour,
mephitis,
stench,
stink,
fetor |
|---|
| foetoscope
|
(noun) a stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat |
Synonyms:
fetoscope |
|---|
| foetoscopy
|
(noun) prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood |
Synonyms:
fetoscopy |
|---|
| foetus
|
(noun) an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal |
Synonyms:
fetus |
|---|
| fog
|
(noun) droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground |
- |
|---|
| (noun) an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance |
Synonyms:
murkiness,
fogginess,
murk |
| (noun) confusion characterized by lack of clarity |
Synonyms:
haze,
daze |
| fogbank
|
(noun) a large mass of fog on the sea (as seen from a distance) |
- |
|---|
| fogey
|
(noun) someone whose style is out of fashion |
Synonyms:
fossil,
dodo,
fogy |
|---|
| fogginess
|
(noun) an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance |
Synonyms:
fog,
murkiness,
murk |
|---|
| (noun) the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines |
Synonyms:
indistinctness,
softness,
blurriness,
fuzziness |
| foghorn
|
(noun) a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships |
Synonyms:
fogsignal |
|---|
| (noun) a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone |
- |
| foglamp
|
(noun) headlight that provides strong beam for use in foggy weather |
- |
|---|
| fogsignal
|
(noun) a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships |
Synonyms:
foghorn |
|---|
| fogy
|
(noun) someone whose style is out of fashion |
Synonyms:
fossil,
dodo,
fogey |
|---|
| fohn
|
(noun) a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps |
Synonyms:
foehn |
|---|
| foible
|
(noun) a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual |
Synonyms:
mannerism,
idiosyncrasy |
|---|
| (noun) the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip |
- |
| (noun) a minor flaw or shortcoming in character or behavior. |
- |
| foil
|
(noun) a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal |
- |
|---|
| (noun) anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities |
Synonyms:
enhancer |
| (noun) a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through |
Synonyms:
hydrofoil |
| (noun) picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector |
Synonyms:
transparency |
| (noun) a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button |
- |
| foiling
|
(noun) an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts |
Synonyms:
frustration,
thwarting |
|---|
| folacin
|
(noun) a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction |
Synonyms:
pteroylglutamic acid,
pteroylmonoglutamic acid,
vitamin Bc,
vitamin M,
folate,
folic acid |
|---|
| folate
|
(noun) a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction |
Synonyms:
pteroylglutamic acid,
pteroylmonoglutamic acid,
vitamin Bc,
vitamin M,
folacin,
folic acid |
|---|
| fold
|
(noun) an angular or rounded shape made by folding |
Synonyms:
plication,
flexure,
crease,
bend,
crimp |
|---|
| (noun) a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church |
Synonyms:
congregation,
faithful |
| (noun) a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock |
Synonyms:
folding |
| (noun) a group of sheep or goats |
Synonyms:
flock |
| (noun) a folded part (as in skin or muscle) |
Synonyms:
plica |
| (noun) a pen for sheep |
Synonyms:
sheep pen,
sheepcote,
sheepfold |
| (noun) the act of folding |
Synonyms:
folding |
| folder
|
(noun) a small book usually having a paper cover |
Synonyms:
leaflet,
pamphlet,
booklet,
brochure |
|---|
| (noun) covering that is folded over to protect the contents |
- |
| folderal
|
(noun) ornamental objects of no great value |
Synonyms:
nonsense,
gimcrack,
gimcrackery,
falderol,
frill,
trumpery |
|---|
| folderol
|
(noun) nonsensical talk or writing |
Synonyms:
rubbish,
trash,
trumpery,
wish-wash,
applesauce,
tripe,
codswallop |
|---|
| folding
|
(noun) the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape |
Synonyms:
protein folding |
|---|
| (noun) a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock |
Synonyms:
fold |
| (noun) the act of folding |
Synonyms:
fold |
| foldout
|
(noun) an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine |
Synonyms:
gatefold |
|---|
| foliage
|
(noun) the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants |
Synonyms:
leaf,
leafage |
|---|
| (noun) (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament |
Synonyms:
foliation |
| foliation
|
(noun) (botany) the process of forming leaves |
Synonyms:
leafing |
|---|
| (noun) (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock |
- |
| (noun) (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament |
Synonyms:
foliage |
| (noun) the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves |
- |
| (noun) the work of coating glass with metal foil |
- |
| folie
|
(noun) (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness |
Synonyms:
disturbance,
mental disorder,
mental disturbance,
psychological disorder |
|---|
| folio
|
(noun) the system of numbering pages |
Synonyms:
page number,
pagination,
paging |
|---|
| (noun) a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) |
Synonyms:
leaf |
| (noun) a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages |
- |
| folium
|
(noun) a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock |
- |
|---|
| folk
|
(noun) people in general (often used in the plural) |
Synonyms:
common people,
folks |
|---|
| (noun) a social division of (usually preliterate) people |
Synonyms:
tribe |
| (noun) people descended from a common ancestor |
Synonyms:
phratry,
kinfolk,
kinsfolk,
sept,
family,
family line |
| (noun) the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community |
Synonyms:
ethnic music,
folk music |
| folklore
|
(noun) the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture |
- |
|---|
| folklorism
|
(noun) Invention or adaptation of folklore; including any use of a tradition outside the cultural context in which it was created. |
- |
|---|
| folks
|
(noun) your parents |
- |
|---|
| (noun) people in general (often used in the plural) |
Synonyms:
common people,
folk |
| folksong
|
(noun) a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture |
Synonyms:
folk ballad,
folk song |
|---|
| folktale
|
(noun) a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk |
Synonyms:
folk tale |
|---|
| follicle
|
(noun) any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity |
- |
|---|
| folliculitis
|
(noun) inflammation of a hair follicle |
- |
|---|
| follies
|
(noun) a revue with elaborate costuming |
- |
|---|
| follower
|
(noun) a person who accepts the leadership of another |
- |
|---|
| (noun) someone who travels behind or pursues another |
- |
| followers
|
(noun) a group of followers or enthusiasts |
Synonyms:
following |
|---|
| following
|
(noun) a group of followers or enthusiasts |
Synonyms:
followers |
|---|
| (noun) the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture |
Synonyms:
pursual,
pursuit,
chase |
| followup
|
(noun) a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work |
Synonyms:
follow-up |
|---|
| (noun) an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done |
Synonyms:
follow-up |
| (noun) a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment |
Synonyms:
reexamination,
review,
follow-up |
| folly
|
(noun) the trait of acting stupidly or rashly |
Synonyms:
foolishness,
unwiseness |
|---|
| (noun) a stupid mistake |
Synonyms:
imbecility,
stupidity,
betise,
foolishness |
| (noun) the quality of being rash and foolish |
Synonyms:
craziness,
foolishness,
madness |
| (noun) foolish or senseless behavior |
Synonyms:
indulgence,
craziness,
foolery,
tomfoolery,
lunacy |
| fomentation
|
(noun) a substance used as a warm moist medicinal compress or poultice |
- |
|---|
| (noun) application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation |
- |
| (noun) deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) |
Synonyms:
instigation |
| fomenter
|
(noun) one who agitates; a political troublemaker |
Synonyms:
agitator |
|---|
| fomite
|
(noun) any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another |
Synonyms:
vehicle |
|---|
| fondant
|
(noun) candy made of a thick creamy sugar paste |
- |
|---|
| fondler
|
(noun) a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one |
Synonyms:
petter |
|---|
| (noun) a molester who touches the intimate parts of the victim |
- |
| fondling
|
(noun) affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) |
Synonyms:
necking,
hugging,
petting,
kissing,
smooching,
snuggling,
caressing,
cuddling |
|---|
| fondness
|
(noun) a predisposition to like something |
Synonyms:
partiality,
fancy |
|---|
| (noun) a positive feeling of liking |
Synonyms:
heart,
warmness,
affectionateness,
tenderness,
philia,
warmheartedness,
affection |
| (noun) a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love |
Synonyms:
warmth,
affectionateness,
lovingness |
| fondu
|
(noun) cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces |
Synonyms:
fondue |
|---|
| (noun) hot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dipped |
Synonyms:
fondue |
| fondue
|
(noun) cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces |
Synonyms:
fondu |
|---|
| (noun) hot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dipped |
Synonyms:
fondu |
| font
|
(noun) a specific size and style of type within a type family |
Synonyms:
face,
case,
fount,
typeface |
|---|
| (noun) bowl for baptismal water |
Synonyms:
baptismal font,
baptistery,
baptistry |
| fontanel
|
(noun) any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus |
Synonyms:
soft spot,
fontanelle |
|---|
| fontanelle
|
(noun) any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus |
Synonyms:
soft spot,
fontanel |
|---|
| food
|
(noun) any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue |
Synonyms:
nutrient |
|---|
| (noun) any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment |
Synonyms:
solid food |
| (noun) anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking |
Synonyms:
intellectual nourishment,
food for thought |
| foodgasm
|
(noun) An extreme feeling of pleasure caused by seeing food |
- |
|---|
| foodie
|
(noun) a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) |
Synonyms:
gastronome,
gourmet,
epicure,
epicurean,
bon vivant |
|---|
| foodstuff
|
(noun) (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer |
Synonyms:
grocery |
|---|
| (noun) a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food |
Synonyms:
food product |
| fool
|
(noun) a person who lacks good judgment |
Synonyms:
sap,
muggins,
saphead,
tomfool |
|---|
| (noun) a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of |
Synonyms:
mark,
mug,
sucker,
gull,
patsy,
soft touch,
chump,
fall guy |
| (noun) a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages |
Synonyms:
jester,
motley fool |
| foolery
|
(noun) foolish or senseless behavior |
Synonyms:
indulgence,
craziness,
folly,
tomfoolery,
lunacy |
|---|
| foolhardiness
|
(noun) the trait of giving little thought to danger |
Synonyms:
rashness,
recklessness |
|---|
| foolishness
|
(noun) the trait of acting stupidly or rashly |
Synonyms:
folly,
unwiseness |
|---|
| (noun) the quality of being rash and foolish |
Synonyms:
craziness,
folly,
madness |
| (noun) a stupid mistake |
Synonyms:
imbecility,
stupidity,
betise,
folly |
| foolscap
|
(noun) a size of paper used especially in Britain |
- |
|---|
| foot
|
(noun) the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint |
Synonyms:
human foot,
pes |
|---|
| (noun) a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard |
Synonyms:
ft |
| (noun) the lower part of anything |
- |
| (noun) the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings |
Synonyms:
animal foot |
| (noun) lowest support of a structure |
Synonyms:
base,
groundwork,
foundation,
fundament,
understructure,
substructure |
| (noun) any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates |
Synonyms:
invertebrate foot |
| (noun) travel by walking |
- |
| (noun) a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger |
- |
| (noun) an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot |
Synonyms:
infantry |
| (noun) (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm |
Synonyms:
metrical foot,
metrical unit |
| (noun) a support resembling a pedal extremity |
- |
| footage
|
(noun) film that has been shot |
- |
|---|
| (noun) a rate of charging by the linear foot of work done |
- |
| football
|
(noun) any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal |
Synonyms:
football game |
|---|
| (noun) the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football |
- |
| footballer
|
(noun) an athlete who plays American football |
Synonyms:
football player |
|---|
| footbath
|
(noun) a small bathtub for warming or washing or disinfecting the feet |
- |
|---|
| footboard
|
(noun) a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet |
- |
|---|
| (noun) a vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead |
- |
| footbridge
|
(noun) a bridge designed for pedestrians |
Synonyms:
pedestrian bridge,
overcrossing |
|---|
| footcandle
|
(noun) a unit of illuminance on a surface that is everywhere 1 foot from a point source of 1 candle |
- |
|---|
| footedness
|
(noun) the property of favoring one foot over the other (as in kicking a ball) |
- |
|---|
| footer
|
(noun) (used only in combinations) the height or length of something in feet |
- |
|---|
| (noun) a person who travels by foot |
Synonyms:
walker,
pedestrian |
| (noun) a printed note placed below the text on a printed page |
Synonyms:
footnote |
| footfall
|
(noun) the sound of a step of someone walking |
Synonyms:
step,
footstep |
|---|
| footfault
|
(noun) a fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline |
- |
|---|
| footgear
|
(noun) covering for a person's feet |
Synonyms:
footwear |
|---|
| foothill
|
(noun) a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain |
- |
|---|
| foothold
|
(noun) an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies |
Synonyms:
bridgehead |
|---|
| (noun) a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing |
Synonyms:
footing |
| (noun) an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments |
Synonyms:
beachhead |
| footing
|
(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups |
Synonyms:
terms |
|---|
| (noun) a relation that provides the foundation for something |
Synonyms:
ground,
basis |
| (noun) a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing |
Synonyms:
foothold |
| footlights
|
(noun) theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors |
- |
|---|
| footlocker
|
(noun) a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks) |
Synonyms:
locker |
|---|
| footman
|
(noun) a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores |
- |
|---|