| formally | (adverb) in a formal manner | - |
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| (adverb) with official authorization | Synonyms: officially |
| formalness | (noun) a manner that strictly observes all forms and ceremonies | Synonyms: formality |
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| formalwear | (noun) attire to wear on formal occasions in the evening | Synonyms: evening clothes, evening dress, eveningwear |
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| format | (noun) the general appearance of a publication | - |
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| (noun) the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) | Synonyms: data format, data formatting, formatting |
| (verb) divide (a disk) into marked sectors so that it may store data | Synonyms: initialise, initialize |
| (verb) determine the arrangement of (data) for storage and display (in computer science) | - |
| (verb) set (printed matter) into a specific format | Synonyms: arrange |
| formation | (noun) the act of fabricating something in a particular shape | Synonyms: shaping |
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| (noun) the act of forming or establishing something | Synonyms: constitution, establishment, organisation, organization |
| (noun) creation by mental activity | - |
| (noun) a particular spatial arrangement | - |
| (noun) an arrangement of people or things acting as a unit | - |
| (noun) (geology) the geological features of the earth | Synonyms: geological formation |
| (noun) natural process that causes something to form | - |
| formative | (adjective) forming or capable of forming or molding or fashioning | Synonyms: plastic, shaping |
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| (adjective) capable of forming new cells and tissues | - |
| (noun) minimal language unit that has a syntactic (or morphological) function | - |
| formatting | (noun) the organization of information according to preset specifications (usually for computer processing) | Synonyms: data format, data formatting, format |
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| formed | (adjective) having or given a form or shape | - |
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| former | (adjective) referring to the first of two things or persons mentioned (or the earlier one or ones of several) | - |
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| (adjective) belonging to the distant past | Synonyms: early, other |
| (adjective) belonging to some prior time | Synonyms: erstwhile, old, one-time, onetime, quondam, sometime |
| (adjective) (used especially of persons) of the immediate past | Synonyms: late, previous |
| (noun) the first of two or the first mentioned of two | - |
| formerly | (adverb) at a previous time | Synonyms: at one time, erst, erstwhile, once |
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| formic | (adjective) of or containing or derived from formic acid | - |
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| (adjective) of or relating to or derived from ants | - |
| formicary | (noun) a mound of earth made by ants as they dig their nest | Synonyms: anthill |
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| formicate | (verb) crawl about like ants | - |
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| formication | (noun) hallucinated sensation that insects or snakes are crawling over the skin; a common side-effect of extensive use of cocaine or amphetamines | - |
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| formidability | (noun) impressive difficulty | Synonyms: toughness |
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| formidable | (adjective) inspiring fear | Synonyms: redoubtable, unnerving |
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| (adjective) extremely impressive in strength or excellence | - |
| formidably | (adverb) in a formidable manner | - |
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| formless | (adjective) having no physical form | - |
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| (adjective) having no definite form or distinct shape | Synonyms: amorphous, shapeless |
| formlessly | (adverb) in a formless manner | - |
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| formol | (noun) a 10% solution of formaldehyde in water; used as a disinfectant or to preserve biological specimens | Synonyms: formalin |
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| formula | (noun) something regarded as a normative example | Synonyms: convention, normal, pattern, rule |
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| (noun) (mathematics) a standard procedure for solving a class of mathematical problems | Synonyms: rule |
| (noun) a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement | Synonyms: expression |
| (noun) a conventionalized statement expressing some fundamental principle | - |
| (noun) directions for making something | Synonyms: recipe |
| (noun) a representation of a substance using symbols for its constituent elements | Synonyms: chemical formula |
| (noun) a liquid food for infants | - |
| formulaic | (adjective) characterized by or in accordance with some formula | - |
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| formularise | (verb) express as a formula | Synonyms: formularize |
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| formularize | (verb) express as a formula | Synonyms: formularise |
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| formulary | (adjective) of or relating to or of the nature of a formula | - |
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| (noun) (pharmacology) a book containing a compilation of pharmaceutical products with their formulas and methods of preparation | Synonyms: pharmacopeia |
| formulate | (verb) put into words or an expression | Synonyms: articulate, give voice, phrase, word |
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| (verb) elaborate, as of theories and hypotheses | Synonyms: develop, explicate |
| (verb) come up with (an idea, plan, explanation, theory, or principle) after a mental effort | Synonyms: contrive, devise, excogitate, forge, invent |
| (verb) prepare according to a formula | - |
| formulated | (adjective) devised; developed according to an orderly plan | - |
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| formulation | (noun) inventing or contriving an idea or explanation and formulating it mentally | Synonyms: conceptualisation, conceptualization |
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| (noun) the style of expressing yourself | Synonyms: expression |
| (noun) a substance prepared according to a formula | Synonyms: preparation |
| fornicate | (verb) have sex without being married | - |
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| fornication | (noun) voluntary sexual intercourse between persons not married to each other | - |
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| (noun) extramarital sex that willfully and maliciously interferes with marriage relations | Synonyms: adultery, criminal conversation |
| fornicator | (noun) someone who commits adultery or fornication | Synonyms: adulterer |
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| fornicatress | (noun) a woman adulterer | Synonyms: adulteress, hussy, jade, loose woman, slut, strumpet, trollop |
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| fornix | (noun) an arched bundle of white fibers at the base of the brain by which the hippocampus of each hemisphere projects to the contralateral hippocampus and to the thalamus and mamillary bodies | Synonyms: trigonum cerebrale |
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| (noun) generally any arch shaped structure (but often it refers to the arched roof of an anatomical space) | - |
| forrad | (adverb) at or to or toward the front; forward | Synonyms: forrard, forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards |
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| forrader | (adverb) in a forward direction | Synonyms: ahead, forward, forwards, onward, onwards |
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| forrard | (adverb) at or to or toward the front; forward | Synonyms: forrad, forward, forwards, frontward, frontwards |
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| forsake | (verb) leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch | Synonyms: abandon, desert, desolate |
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| forsaking | (noun) the act of giving something up | Synonyms: abandonment, desertion |
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| (noun) the act of forsaking | Synonyms: giving up |
| forsooth | (adverb) an archaic word originally meaning `in truth' but now usually used to express disbelief | - |
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| forswear | (verb) formally reject or disavow a formerly held belief, usually under pressure | Synonyms: abjure, recant, resile, retract |
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| forswearing | (noun) the act of renouncing; sacrificing or giving up or surrendering (a possession or right or title or privilege etc.) | Synonyms: forgoing, renunciation |
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| forsythia | (noun) any of various early blooming oleaceous shrubs of the genus Forsythia; native to eastern Asia and southern Europe but widely cultivated for their branches of bright yellow bell-shaped flowers | - |
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| fort | (noun) a fortified defensive structure | Synonyms: fortress |
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| (noun) a fortified military post where troops are stationed | Synonyms: garrison |
| (verb) station (troops) in a fort | - |
| (verb) enclose by or as if by a fortification | Synonyms: fortify |
| (verb) gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense | Synonyms: fort up |
| forte | (adjective) (used chiefly as a direction or description in music) indicating that said piece or segment should be played loudly | Synonyms: loud |
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| (noun) the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible | - |
| (noun) an asset of special worth or utility | Synonyms: long suit, metier, speciality, specialty, strength, strong point, strong suit |
| (noun) a musical composition or musical passage to be performed loudly | - |
| (adverb) used as a direction in music; to be played relatively loudly | Synonyms: loudly |
| fortemente | (adjective) (chiefly a direction or description in music) loud and strong | - |
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| forth | (adverb) from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete) | Synonyms: away, off |
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| (adverb) forward in time or order or degree | Synonyms: forward, onward |
| (adverb) out into view | - |
| forthcoming | (adjective) available when required or as promised | - |
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| (adjective) of the relatively near future | Synonyms: approaching, coming, upcoming |
| (adjective) at ease in talking to others | Synonyms: extroverted, outgoing |
| forthcomingness | (noun) the state of being imminent and liable to happen soon | Synonyms: imminence, imminency, imminentness, impendence, impendency |
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| forthright | (adjective) characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion | Synonyms: blunt, candid, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder |
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| (adverb) directly and without evasion; not roundabout | Synonyms: forthrightly, squarely |
| forthrightly | (adverb) directly and without evasion; not roundabout | Synonyms: forthright, squarely |
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| forthrightness | (noun) the quality of being honest and straightforward in attitude and speech | Synonyms: candidness, candor, candour, directness, frankness |
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| forthwith | (adverb) without delay or hesitation; with no time intervening | Synonyms: at once, directly, immediately, instantly, like a shot, now, right away, straight off, straightaway |
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| forties | (noun) the time of life between 40 and 50 | Synonyms: mid-forties |
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| (noun) the decade from 1940 to 1949 | Synonyms: 1940s |
| fortieth | (adjective) the ordinal number of forty in counting order | Synonyms: 40th |
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| (noun) position 40 in a countable series of things | - |
| fortification | (noun) the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food) | - |
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| (noun) defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it | Synonyms: munition |
| (noun) the art or science of strengthening defenses | - |
| fortified | (adjective) secured with bastions or fortifications | Synonyms: bastioned |
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| (adjective) having something added to increase the strength | - |
| fortify | (verb) add alcohol to (beverages) | Synonyms: lace, spike |
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| (verb) make strong or stronger | Synonyms: beef up, strengthen |
| (verb) add nutrients to | - |
| (verb) prepare oneself for a military confrontation | Synonyms: arm, build up, gird |
| (verb) enclose by or as if by a fortification | Synonyms: fort |
| fortissimo | (adjective) (chiefly a direction or description in music) very loud and strong | - |
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| (noun) a musical composition or musical passage to be performed very loudly | - |
| (adverb) a direction in music; to be played very loudly | Synonyms: very loudly |
| fortitude | (noun) strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage | - |
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| fortnight | (noun) a period of fourteen consecutive days | Synonyms: two weeks |
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| fortnightly | (adjective) occurring every two weeks | Synonyms: biweekly |
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| (adverb) every two weeks | Synonyms: biweekly |
| fortress | (noun) a fortified defensive structure | Synonyms: fort |
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| fortuitous | (adjective) occurring by happy chance | - |
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| (adjective) having no cause or apparent cause | Synonyms: causeless, uncaused |
| fortuitously | (adverb) by good fortune | Synonyms: as luck would have it, fortunately, luckily |
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| fortuitousness | (noun) the quality of happening accidentally and by lucky chance | - |
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| fortuity | (noun) anything that happens suddenly or by chance without an apparent cause | Synonyms: accident, chance event, stroke |
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| fortunate | (adjective) having unexpected good fortune | - |
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| (adjective) presaging good fortune | Synonyms: rosy |
| (adjective) supremely favored | Synonyms: golden |
| fortunately | (adverb) by good fortune | Synonyms: as luck would have it, fortuitously, luckily |
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| fortune | (noun) an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another | Synonyms: chance, hazard, luck |
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| (noun) an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that leads to a favorable outcome | Synonyms: luck |
| (noun) a large amount of wealth or prosperity | - |
| (noun) your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you) | Synonyms: circumstances, destiny, fate, lot, luck, portion |
| fortuneteller | (noun) a person who foretells your personal future | Synonyms: fortune teller |
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| fortunetelling | (noun) the practice of predicting people's futures (usually for payment) | - |
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| forty | (adjective) being ten more than thirty | Synonyms: 40, twoscore, xl |
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| (noun) the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four | Synonyms: 40, XL |
| forum | (noun) a public facility to meet for open discussion | Synonyms: assembly, meeting place |
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| (noun) a public meeting or assembly for open discussion | - |
| forward | (adjective) at or near or directed toward the front | - |
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| (adjective) used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty | - |
| (adjective) of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle | - |
| (adjective) moving forward | Synonyms: advancing, forward-moving |
| (noun) a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team | - |
| (noun) the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey | - |
| (adverb) at or to or toward the front; forward | Synonyms: forrad, forrard, forwards, frontward, frontwards |
| (adverb) in a forward direction | Synonyms: ahead, forrader, forwards, onward, onwards |
| (adverb) toward the future; forward in time | Synonyms: ahead |
| (adverb) forward in time or order or degree | Synonyms: forth, onward |
| (adverb) near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane | Synonyms: fore |
| (verb) send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit | Synonyms: send on |
| forwarding | (noun) the act of sending on to another destination | - |
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| (noun) the advancement of some enterprise | Synonyms: furtherance, promotion |
| forwardness | (noun) prompt willingness | Synonyms: eagerness, readiness, zeal |
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| (noun) an advanced stage | - |
| (noun) offensive boldness and assertiveness | Synonyms: bumptiousness, cockiness, pushiness |
| forwards | (adverb) in a forward direction | Synonyms: ahead, forrader, forward, onward, onwards |
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| (adverb) at or to or toward the front; forward | Synonyms: forrad, forrard, forward, frontward, frontwards |
| foryml | (noun) (chemistry) the negative univalent acyl radical CHO that occurs in aldehydes | - |
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| fossa | (noun) largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets | Synonyms: Cryptoprocta ferox, fossa cat |
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| (noun) a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) | Synonyms: pit |
| fosse | (noun) ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water | Synonyms: moat |
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| fossil | (adjective) characteristic of a fossil | - |
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| (noun) the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil | - |
| (noun) someone whose style is out of fashion | Synonyms: dodo, fogey, fogy |
| fossiliferous | (adjective) bearing or containing fossils | - |
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| fossilisation | (noun) becoming inflexible or out of date | Synonyms: fossilization |
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| (noun) the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone | Synonyms: fossilization |
| fossilise | (verb) convert to a fossil | Synonyms: fossilize |
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| (verb) become mentally inflexible | Synonyms: fossilize |
| fossilised | (adjective) set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs | Synonyms: fossilized, ossified |
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| fossilist | (noun) a specialist in paleontology | Synonyms: palaeontologist, paleontologist |
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| fossilization | (noun) becoming inflexible or out of date | Synonyms: fossilisation |
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| (noun) the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone | Synonyms: fossilisation |
| fossilize | (verb) convert to a fossil | Synonyms: fossilise |
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| (verb) become mentally inflexible | Synonyms: fossilise |
| fossilized | (adjective) set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs | Synonyms: fossilised, ossified |
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| fossilology | (noun) the earth science that studies fossil organisms and related remains | Synonyms: palaeontology, paleontology |
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| fossorial | (adjective) (of limbs and feet) adapted for digging | - |
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| foster | (adjective) providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties | Synonyms: surrogate |
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| (verb) help develop, help grow | Synonyms: nurture |
| (verb) promote the growth of | Synonyms: cultivate, further |
| (verb) bring up under fosterage; of children | - |
| fosterage | (noun) helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community | Synonyms: breeding, bringing up, fostering, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing |
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| (noun) encouragement; aiding the development of something | Synonyms: fostering |
| fostering | (noun) helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community | Synonyms: breeding, bringing up, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing |
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| (noun) encouragement; aiding the development of something | Synonyms: fosterage |
| fosterling | (noun) a child who is raised by foster parents | Synonyms: foster-child, foster child |
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| fothergilla | (noun) any of several deciduous low-growing shrubs of the genus Fothergilla having showy brushlike spikes of white flowers in spring and fiery red and orange autumn color; grows from Alabama to the Allegheny Mountains | Synonyms: witch alder |
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| foul | (adjective) (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines | - |
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| (adjective) disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter | Synonyms: filthy, nasty |
| (adjective) characterized by obscenity | Synonyms: cruddy, filthy, nasty, smutty |
| (adjective) (of a manuscript) defaced with changes | Synonyms: dirty, marked-up |
| (adjective) offensively malodorous | Synonyms: fetid, foetid, foul-smelling, funky, ill-scented, noisome, smelly, stinking |
| (adjective) highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust | Synonyms: disgustful, disgusting, distasteful, loathly, loathsome, repellant, repellent, repelling, revolting, skanky, wicked, yucky |
| (adjective) especially of a ship's lines etc | Synonyms: afoul, fouled |
| (adjective) violating accepted standards or rules | Synonyms: cheating, dirty, unsporting, unsportsmanlike |
| (noun) an act that violates the rules of a sport | - |
| (verb) become soiled and dirty | - |
| (verb) make unclean | - |
| (verb) spot, stain, or pollute | Synonyms: befoul, defile, maculate |
| (verb) make impure | Synonyms: contaminate, pollute |
| (verb) commit a foul; break the rules | - |
| (verb) hit a foul ball | - |
| (verb) become or cause to become obstructed | Synonyms: back up, choke, choke off, clog, clog up, congest, crap up |
| foulard | (noun) a light plain-weave or twill-weave silk or silklike fabric (usually with a printed design) | - |
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| fouled | (adjective) made dirty or foul | Synonyms: befouled |
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| (adjective) especially of a ship's lines etc | Synonyms: afoul, foul |
| foully | (adverb) in a wicked and shameful manner | - |
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| (adverb) in an unfair and insulting manner | Synonyms: insultingly |