| foal
|
(verb) give birth to a 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 |
- |
| (verb) become bubbly or frothy or foaming |
Synonyms:
effervesce,
sparkle,
fizz,
form bubbles,
froth |
| foamflower
|
(noun) stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant |
Synonyms:
coolwart,
false miterwort,
false mitrewort,
Tiarella cordifolia |
|---|
| foaminess
|
(noun) the property of being foamy |
- |
|---|
| foaming
|
(adjective) emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation |
Synonyms:
effervescing,
spumy,
bubbling,
bubbly,
foamy,
frothy |
|---|
| (adjective) producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease |
Synonyms:
foamy,
frothing |
| foamy
|
(adjective) producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease |
Synonyms:
foaming,
frothing |
|---|
| (adjective) emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation |
Synonyms:
effervescing,
spumy,
bubbling,
bubbly,
foaming,
frothy |
| fob
|
(verb) deceive somebody |
Synonyms:
fox,
play a joke on,
play a trick on,
play tricks,
pull a fast one on,
flim-flam,
trick |
|---|
| (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 |
| focal
|
(adjective) having or localized centrally at a focus |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) of or relating to a focus |
- |
| focalisation
|
(noun) the confinement of an infection to a limited area |
Synonyms:
focalization |
|---|
| (noun) the act of bringing into focus |
Synonyms:
focalization,
focusing |
| focalise
|
(verb) concentrate on a particular place or spot |
Synonyms:
focalize,
localise,
localize |
|---|
| (verb) bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions |
Synonyms:
concenter,
concentre,
focalize,
focus |
| (verb) become focussed or come into focus |
Synonyms:
focalize,
focus |
| (verb) put (an image) into focus |
Synonyms:
focalize,
focus,
sharpen |
| focalization
|
(noun) the confinement of an infection to a limited area |
Synonyms:
focalisation |
|---|
| (noun) the act of bringing into focus |
Synonyms:
focalisation,
focusing |
| focalize
|
(verb) concentrate on a particular place or spot |
Synonyms:
focalise,
localise,
localize |
|---|
| (verb) bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions |
Synonyms:
concenter,
concentre,
focalise,
focus |
| (verb) become focussed or come into focus |
Synonyms:
focalise,
focus |
| (verb) put (an image) into focus |
Synonyms:
focalise,
focus,
sharpen |
| focally
|
(adverb) in a focal manner |
- |
|---|
| 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 |
- |
| (verb) direct one's attention on something |
Synonyms:
rivet,
pore,
center,
centre,
concentrate |
| (verb) cause to converge on or toward a central point |
- |
| (verb) bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions |
Synonyms:
concenter,
concentre,
focalise,
focalize |
| (verb) become focussed or come into focus |
Synonyms:
focalise,
focalize |
| (verb) put (an image) into focus |
Synonyms:
focalise,
focalize,
sharpen |
| focused
|
(adjective) being in focus or brought into focus |
Synonyms:
focussed |
|---|
| (adjective) (of light rays) converging on a point |
Synonyms:
focussed |
| (adjective) of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to produce a clear image |
- |
| 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 |
| focussed
|
(adjective) being in focus or brought into focus |
Synonyms:
focused |
|---|
| (adjective) (of light rays) converging on a point |
Synonyms:
focused |
| focussing
|
(noun) the concentration of attention or energy on something |
Synonyms:
focal point,
focus,
direction,
centering,
focusing |
|---|
| fodder
|
(verb) give fodder (to domesticated animals) |
- |
|---|
| (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 |
|---|
| foetal
|
(adjective) of or relating to a fetus |
Synonyms:
fetal |
|---|
| foetid
|
(adjective) offensively malodorous |
Synonyms:
noisome,
ill-scented,
smelly,
stinking,
fetid,
foul,
foul-smelling,
funky |
|---|
| 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 |
| (verb) make less visible or unclear |
Synonyms:
obnubilate,
obscure,
cloud,
mist,
haze over,
becloud,
befog |
| fogbank
|
(noun) a large mass of fog on the sea (as seen from a distance) |
- |
|---|
| fogbound
|
(adjective) enveloped in fog |
- |
|---|
| fogey
|
(noun) someone whose style is out of fashion |
Synonyms:
fossil,
dodo,
fogy |
|---|
| fogged
|
(adjective) obscured by fog |
Synonyms:
foggy |
|---|
| 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 |
| foggy
|
(adjective) stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) |
Synonyms:
dazed,
groggy,
stuporous,
logy |
|---|
| (adjective) indistinct or hazy in outline |
Synonyms:
hazy,
muzzy,
bleary,
blurred,
blurry,
fuzzy |
| (adjective) filled or abounding with fog or mist |
Synonyms:
hazy,
misty,
brumous |
| (adjective) obscured by fog |
Synonyms:
fogged |
| 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 |
|---|
| fogyish
|
(adjective) (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned |
Synonyms:
moss-grown,
mossy,
stick-in-the-mud,
stodgy |
|---|
| 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 |
- |
| (verb) enhance by contrast |
- |
| (verb) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of |
Synonyms:
baffle,
cross,
bilk,
queer,
scotch,
spoil,
frustrate,
thwart |
| (verb) cover or back with foil |
- |
| foiled
|
(adjective) disappointingly unsuccessful |
Synonyms:
defeated,
disappointed,
discomfited,
frustrated,
thwarted |
|---|
| foiling
|
(noun) an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts |
Synonyms:
frustration,
thwarting |
|---|
| foist
|
(verb) to force onto another |
- |
|---|
| (verb) insert surreptitiously or without warrant |
- |
| 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 |
| (verb) bend or lay so that one part covers the other |
Synonyms:
turn up,
fold up |
| (verb) incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating |
- |
| (verb) cease to operate or cause to cease operating |
Synonyms:
close,
shut down,
close down,
close up |
| (verb) confine in a fold, like sheep |
Synonyms:
pen up |
| (verb) become folded or folded up |
Synonyms:
fold up |
| foldable
|
(adjective) capable of being folded up and stored |
Synonyms:
foldaway,
folding |
|---|
| foldaway
|
(adjective) capable of being folded up and stored |
Synonyms:
foldable,
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 |
| (adjective) capable of being folded up and stored |
Synonyms:
foldable,
foldaway |
| foldout
|
(noun) an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine |
Synonyms:
gatefold |
|---|
| foliaceous
|
(adjective) bearing numerous leaves |
Synonyms:
foliaged,
foliose |
|---|
| (adjective) (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata |
Synonyms:
foliate,
foliated |
| (adjective) of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant |
- |
| foliage
|
(noun) the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants |
Synonyms:
leaf,
leafage |
|---|
| (noun) (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament |
Synonyms:
foliation |
| foliaged
|
(adjective) bearing numerous leaves |
Synonyms:
foliaceous,
foliose |
|---|
| foliate
|
(verb) hammer into thin flat foils |
- |
|---|
| (verb) decorate with leaves |
- |
| (verb) coat or back with metal foil |
- |
| (verb) number the pages of a book or manuscript |
Synonyms:
page,
paginate |
| (verb) grow leaves |
- |
| (adjective) (often used as a combining form) having or resembling a leaf or having a specified kind or number of leaves |
- |
| (adjective) (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata |
Synonyms:
foliaceous,
foliated |
| (adjective) ornamented with foliage or foils |
Synonyms:
foliated |
| foliated
|
(adjective) (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata |
Synonyms:
foliaceous,
foliate |
|---|
| (adjective) ornamented with foliage or foils |
Synonyms:
foliate |
| 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 |
- |
| foliolate
|
(adjective) (often used as a combining form) having leaflets (compound leaves) or a specified kind or number of leaflets |
- |
|---|
| foliose
|
(adjective) bearing numerous leaves |
Synonyms:
foliaceous,
foliaged |
|---|
| 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 |
|---|
| folksy
|
(adjective) belonging to the common people, especially in regard to speech patterns, attitudes, etc. |
- |
|---|
| (adjective) very informal and familiar |
- |
| folktale
|
(noun) a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk |
Synonyms:
folk tale |
|---|
| follback
|
(verb) to return someone's following of you on a social media platform |
- |
|---|
| follicle
|
(noun) any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity |
- |
|---|
| follicular
|
(adjective) of or relating to or constituting a follicle |
- |
|---|
| folliculitis
|
(noun) inflammation of a hair follicle |
- |
|---|
| follies
|
(noun) a revue with elaborate costuming |
- |
|---|
| follow
|
(verb) to travel behind, go after, come after |
- |
|---|
| (verb) be later in time |
Synonyms:
postdate |
| (verb) come as a logical consequence; follow logically |
Synonyms:
fall out |
| (verb) travel along a certain course |
Synonyms:
travel along |
| (verb) act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes |
Synonyms:
comply,
abide by |
| (verb) come after in time, as a result |
Synonyms:
come after |
| (verb) behave in accordance or in agreement with |
Synonyms:
conform to |
| (verb) be next |
- |
| (verb) choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans |
Synonyms:
espouse,
adopt |
| (verb) to bring something about at a later time than |
- |
| (verb) imitate in behavior; take as a model |
Synonyms:
take after |
| (verb) follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something |
Synonyms:
trace |
| (verb) follow with the eyes or the mind |
Synonyms:
observe,
keep an eye on,
watch,
watch over |
| (verb) be the successor (of) |
Synonyms:
succeed,
come after |
| (verb) perform an accompaniment to |
Synonyms:
accompany,
play along |
| (verb) keep informed |
Synonyms:
keep up,
keep abreast |
| (verb) to be the product or result |
Synonyms:
come |
| (verb) accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of |
- |
| (verb) adhere to or practice |
- |
| (verb) work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function |
Synonyms:
be |
| (verb) keep under surveillance |
Synonyms:
survey,
surveil |
| (verb) follow in or as if in pursuit |
Synonyms:
pursue |
| (verb) grasp the meaning |
- |
| (verb) keep to |
Synonyms:
stick to,
stick with |
| (verb) to subscribe to someone's updates on social media |
- |
| (verb) to be subscribed to updates from another user on social media |
- |
| 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 |
| (adjective) going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction |
- |
| (adjective) about to be mentioned or specified |
Synonyms:
undermentioned |
| (adjective) immediately following in time or order |
Synonyms:
next |
| (adjective) in the desired direction |
- |
| 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 |
| foment
|
(verb) try to stir up public opinion |
Synonyms:
agitate,
stir up |
|---|
| (verb) bathe with warm water or medicated lotions |
- |
| 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 |
|---|
| fond
|
(adjective) having or displaying warmth or affection |
Synonyms:
affectionate,
tender,
lovesome |
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| (adjective) extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent |
Synonyms:
doting,
adoring |
| (adjective) (followed by `of' or `to') having a strong preference or liking for |
Synonyms:
partial |
| (adjective) absurd or silly because unlikely |
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| fondant
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(noun) candy made of a thick creamy sugar paste |
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| fondle
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(verb) touch or stroke lightly in a loving or endearing manner |
Synonyms:
caress |
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| fondler
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(noun) a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one |
Synonyms:
petter |
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| (noun) a molester who touches the intimate parts of the victim |
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| fondling
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(noun) affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) |
Synonyms:
necking,
hugging,
petting,
kissing,
smooching,
snuggling,
caressing,
cuddling |
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| fondly
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(adverb) with fondness; with love |
Synonyms:
lovingly |
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| fondness
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(noun) a predisposition to like something |
Synonyms:
partiality,
fancy |
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| (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 |
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| (noun) hot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dipped |
Synonyms:
fondue |