| confess | (verb) confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure | Synonyms: fink, squeal |
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| (verb) admit (to a wrongdoing) | Synonyms: concede, profess |
| (verb) confess to God in the presence of a priest, as in the Catholic faith | - |
| confessedly | (adverb) as acknowledged | Synonyms: admittedly, avowedly, true |
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| confession | (noun) (Roman Catholic Church) the act of a penitent disclosing his sinfulness before a priest in the sacrament of penance in the hope of absolution | - |
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| (noun) an admission of misdeeds or faults | - |
| (noun) a written document acknowledging an offense and signed by the guilty party | - |
| (noun) a public declaration of your faith | - |
| (noun) the document that spells out the belief system of a given church (especially the Reformation churches of the 16th century) | - |
| confessional | (noun) a booth where a priest sits to hear confessions | - |
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| confessor | (noun) a priest who hears confession and gives absolution | - |
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| (noun) someone who confesses (discloses information damaging to themselves) | - |
| disinfest | (verb) rid of vermin | - |
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| disinfestation | (noun) the activity of getting rid of vermin | - |
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| fescue | (noun) grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns | Synonyms: fescue grass, Festuca elatior, meadow fescue |
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| fess | (noun) (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield | Synonyms: fesse |
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| fesse | (noun) (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield | Synonyms: fess |
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| festal | (adjective) offering fun and gaiety | Synonyms: festive, gay, merry |
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| fester | (noun) a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus | Synonyms: suppurating sore |
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| (verb) ripen and generate pus | Synonyms: maturate, suppurate |
| festering | (noun) a fluid product of inflammation | Synonyms: ichor, purulence, pus, sanies, suppuration |
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| (noun) (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus | Synonyms: maturation, suppuration |
| festinate | (verb) act at high speed | Synonyms: hasten, hurry, look sharp, rush |
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| festination | (noun) involuntary shortening of stride and quickening of gait that occurs in some diseases (e.g., Parkinson's disease) | - |
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| festival | (noun) an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place) | Synonyms: fete |
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| (noun) a day or period of time set aside for feasting and celebration | - |
| festive | (adjective) offering fun and gaiety | Synonyms: festal, gay, merry |
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| festivity | (noun) any joyous diversion | Synonyms: celebration |
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| festoon | (noun) flower chains suspended in curves between points as a decoration | Synonyms: festoonery |
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| (noun) an embellishment consisting of a decorative representation of a string of flowers suspended between two points; used on pottery or in architectural work | - |
| (noun) a curtain of fabric draped and bound at intervals to form graceful curves | - |
| (verb) decorate with strings of flowers | - |
| festoonery | (noun) flower chains suspended in curves between points as a decoration | Synonyms: festoon |
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| festschrift | (noun) a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar | - |
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| gabfest | (noun) light informal conversation for social occasions | Synonyms: causerie, chin-wag, chin-wagging, chin wag, chin wagging, chit-chat, chit chat, chitchat, gab, gossip, small talk, tittle-tattle |
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| infest | (verb) invade in great numbers | Synonyms: overrun |
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| (verb) live on or in a host, as of parasites | - |
| (verb) occupy in large numbers or live on a host | Synonyms: invade, overrun |
| infestation | (noun) a swarm of insects that attack plants | Synonyms: plague |
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| (noun) the state of being invaded or overrun by parasites | - |
| lifesaver | (noun) a life preserver in the form of a ring of buoyant material | Synonyms: life belt, life buoy, life ring |
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| (noun) an attendant employed at a beach or pool to protect swimmers from accidents | Synonyms: lifeguard |
| lifesaving | (noun) saving the lives of drowning persons | - |
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| lifesize | (adjective) being of the same size as an original | Synonyms: full-size, life-size, life-sized |
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| lifespan | (noun) the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) | Synonyms: life-time, life, lifetime |
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| lifestyle | (noun) a manner of living that reflects the person's values and attitudes | Synonyms: life-style, life style, modus vivendi |
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| manifest | (adjective) clearly revealed to the mind or the senses or judgment | Synonyms: apparent, evident, palpable, patent, plain, unmistakable |
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| (noun) a customs document listing the contents put on a ship or plane | - |
| (verb) reveal its presence or make an appearance | - |
| (verb) provide evidence for; stand as proof of; show by one's behavior, attitude, or external attributes | Synonyms: attest, certify, demonstrate, evidence |
| (verb) record in a ship's manifest | - |
| manifestation | (noun) a public display of group feelings (usually of a political nature) | Synonyms: demonstration |
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| (noun) a manifest indication of the existence or presence or nature of some person or thing | - |
| (noun) expression without words | Synonyms: expression, reflection, reflexion |
| (noun) a clear appearance | - |
| (noun) an appearance in bodily form (as of a disembodied spirit) | Synonyms: materialisation, materialization |
| manifestly | (adverb) unmistakably (`plain' is often used informally for `plainly') | Synonyms: apparently, evidently, obviously, patently, plain, plainly |
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| manifesto | (noun) a public declaration of intentions (as issued by a political party or government) | Synonyms: pronunciamento |
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| nonprofessional | (adjective) not professional; not engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or for gain | - |
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| paraprofessional | (noun) a trained worker who is not a member of a profession but who assists a professional | - |
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| profess | (verb) practice as a profession, teach, or claim to be knowledgeable about | - |
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| (verb) take vows, as in religious order | - |
| (verb) admit (to a wrongdoing) | Synonyms: concede, confess |
| (verb) confess one's faith in, or allegiance to | - |
| (verb) state insincerely | Synonyms: pretend |
| (verb) receive into a religious order or congregation | - |
| (verb) state freely | - |
| professed | (adjective) openly declared as such | Synonyms: avowed |
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| (adjective) professing to be qualified | - |
| (adjective) claimed with intent to deceive | - |
| professedly | (adverb) with pretense or intention to deceive | - |
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| (adverb) by open declaration | Synonyms: avowedly |
| professing | (noun) an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion | Synonyms: profession |
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| profession | (noun) an occupation requiring special education (especially in the liberal arts or sciences) | - |
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| (noun) an open avowal (true or false) of some belief or opinion | Synonyms: professing |
| (noun) affirmation of acceptance of some religion or faith | - |
| (noun) the body of people in a learned occupation | - |
| professional | (adjective) engaged in a profession or engaging in as a profession or means of livelihood | - |
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| (adjective) characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession | - |
| (adjective) of or relating to a profession | - |
| (adjective) of or relating to or suitable as a profession | - |
| (adjective) engaged in by members of a profession | - |
| (noun) a person engaged in one of the learned professions | Synonyms: professional person |
| (noun) an authority qualified to teach apprentices | Synonyms: master |
| (noun) an athlete who plays for pay | Synonyms: pro |
| professionalisation | (noun) the social process whereby people come to engage in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood | Synonyms: professionalization |
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| professionalise | (verb) make professional or give a professional character to | Synonyms: professionalize |
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| (verb) become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood | Synonyms: professionalize |
| professionalism | (noun) the expertness characteristic of a professional person | - |
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| professionalization | (noun) the social process whereby people come to engage in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood | Synonyms: professionalisation |
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| professionalize | (verb) make professional or give a professional character to | Synonyms: professionalise |
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| (verb) become professional or proceed in a professional manner or in an activity for pay or as a means of livelihood | Synonyms: professionalise |
| professionally | (adverb) in a professional manner | - |
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| professor | (noun) someone who is a member of the faculty at a college or university | Synonyms: prof |
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| professorial | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of professors | - |
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| professorially | (adverb) in a professorial manner | - |
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| professorship | (noun) the position of professor | Synonyms: chair |
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| semiprofessional | (noun) an athlete who plays for pay on a part-time basis | Synonyms: semipro |
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| slugfest | (noun) a fight with bare fists | Synonyms: fistfight, fisticuffs |
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| unconfessed | (adjective) not admitted | - |
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| (noun) people who have not confessed | - |
| unprofessional | (adjective) not characteristic of or befitting a profession or one engaged in a profession | - |
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