| 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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| fascinate | (verb) to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe | Synonyms: grip, spellbind, transfix |
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| (verb) attract; cause to be enamored | Synonyms: becharm, beguile, bewitch, captivate, capture, catch, charm, enamor, enamour, enchant, entrance, trance |
| (verb) cause to be interested or curious | Synonyms: intrigue |
| fascinated | (adjective) having your attention fixated as though by a spell | Synonyms: hypnotised, hypnotized, mesmerised, mesmerized, spell-bound, spellbound, transfixed |
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| fascinating | (adjective) capturing interest as if by a spell | Synonyms: bewitching, captivating, enchanting, enthralling, entrancing |
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| (adjective) capable of arousing and holding the attention | Synonyms: absorbing, engrossing, gripping, riveting |
| fascinatingly | (adverb) in a fascinating manner | - |
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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 | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of fascism | Synonyms: fascistic |
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| (noun) an adherent of fascism or other authoritarian views | - |
| fascista | (noun) an Italian fascist under Mussolini | - |
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| fascistic | (adjective) relating to or characteristic of fascism | Synonyms: fascist |
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