| folacin | (noun) a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction | Synonyms: folate, folic acid, pteroylglutamic acid, pteroylmonoglutamic acid, vitamin Bc, vitamin M |
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| folate | (noun) a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction | Synonyms: folacin, folic acid, pteroylglutamic acid, pteroylmonoglutamic acid, vitamin Bc, vitamin M |
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| fold | (noun) the act of folding | Synonyms: folding |
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| (noun) a pen for sheep | Synonyms: sheep pen, sheepcote, sheepfold |
| (noun) a folded part (as in skin or muscle) | Synonyms: plica |
| (noun) a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church | Synonyms: congregation, faithful |
| (noun) a group of sheep or goats | Synonyms: flock |
| (noun) a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock | Synonyms: folding |
| (noun) an angular or rounded shape made by folding | Synonyms: bend, crease, crimp, flexure, plication |
| (verb) incorporate a food ingredient into a mixture by repeatedly turning it over without stirring or beating | - |
| (verb) become folded or folded up | Synonyms: fold up |
| (verb) bend or lay so that one part covers the other | Synonyms: fold up, turn up |
| (verb) confine in a fold, like sheep | Synonyms: pen up |
| (verb) cease to operate or cause to cease operating | Synonyms: close, close down, close up, shut down |
| foldable | (adjective) capable of being folded up and stored | Synonyms: foldaway, folding |
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| foldaway | (adjective) capable of being folded up and stored | Synonyms: foldable, folding |
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| folder | (noun) covering that is folded over to protect the contents | - |
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| (noun) a small book usually having a paper cover | Synonyms: booklet, brochure, leaflet, pamphlet |
| folderal | (noun) ornamental objects of no great value | Synonyms: falderol, frill, gimcrack, gimcrackery, nonsense, trumpery |
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| folderol | (noun) nonsensical talk or writing | Synonyms: applesauce, codswallop, rubbish, trash, tripe, trumpery, wish-wash |
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| folding | (adjective) capable of being folded up and stored | Synonyms: foldable, foldaway |
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| (noun) the act of folding | Synonyms: fold |
| (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 |
| foldout | (noun) an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine | Synonyms: gatefold |
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| foliaceous | (adjective) of or pertaining to or resembling the leaf of a plant | - |
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| (adjective) bearing numerous leaves | Synonyms: foliaged, foliose |
| (adjective) (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata | Synonyms: foliate, foliated |
| foliage | (noun) (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament | Synonyms: foliation |
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| (noun) the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants | Synonyms: leaf, leafage |
| foliaged | (adjective) bearing numerous leaves | Synonyms: foliaceous, foliose |
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| foliate | (adjective) ornamented with foliage or foils | Synonyms: foliated |
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| (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 |
| (verb) grow leaves | - |
| (verb) number the pages of a book or manuscript | Synonyms: page, paginate |
| (verb) coat or back with metal foil | - |
| (verb) hammer into thin flat foils | - |
| (verb) decorate with leaves | - |
| foliated | (adjective) ornamented with foliage or foils | Synonyms: foliate |
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| (adjective) (especially of metamorphic rock) having thin leaflike layers or strata | Synonyms: foliaceous, foliate |
| foliation | (noun) the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves | - |
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| (noun) the work of coating glass with metal foil | - |
| (noun) (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament | Synonyms: foliage |
| (noun) (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock | - |
| (noun) (botany) the process of forming leaves | Synonyms: leafing |
| 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 |
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| folio | (noun) a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages | - |
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| (noun) a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) | Synonyms: leaf |
| (noun) the system of numbering pages | Synonyms: page number, pagination, paging |
| foliolate | (adjective) (often used as a combining form) having leaflets (compound leaves) or a specified kind or number of leaflets | - |
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| foliose | (adjective) bearing numerous leaves | Synonyms: foliaceous, foliaged |
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| folium | (noun) a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock | - |
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| folk | (noun) the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community | Synonyms: ethnic music, folk music |
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| (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: family, family line, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept |
| folklore | (noun) the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture | - |
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| folklorism | (noun) Invention or adaptation of folklore; including any use of a tradition outside the cultural context in which it was created. | - |
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| folks | (noun) your parents | - |
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| (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 |
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| folksy | (adjective) very informal and familiar | - |
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| (adjective) belonging to the common people, especially in regard to speech patterns, attitudes, etc. | - |
| folktale | (noun) a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk | Synonyms: folk tale |
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| follback | (verb) to return someone's following of you on a social media platform | - |
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| follicle | (noun) any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity | - |
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| follicular | (adjective) of or relating to or constituting a follicle | - |
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| folliculitis | (noun) inflammation of a hair follicle | - |
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| follies | (noun) a revue with elaborate costuming | - |
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| follow | (verb) behave in accordance or in agreement with | Synonyms: conform to |
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| (verb) keep informed | Synonyms: keep abreast, keep up |
| (verb) keep to | Synonyms: stick to, stick with |
| (verb) follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something | Synonyms: trace |
| (verb) grasp the meaning | - |
| (verb) imitate in behavior; take as a model | Synonyms: take after |
| (verb) perform an accompaniment to | Synonyms: accompany, play along |
| (verb) to travel behind, go after, come after | - |
| (verb) travel along a certain course | Synonyms: travel along |
| (verb) follow in or as if in pursuit | Synonyms: pursue |
| (verb) keep under surveillance | Synonyms: surveil, survey |
| (verb) choose and follow; as of theories, ideas, policies, strategies or plans | Synonyms: adopt, espouse |
| (verb) to subscribe to someone's updates on social media | - |
| (verb) to be subscribed to updates from another user on social media | - |
| (verb) act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes | Synonyms: abide by, comply |
| (verb) be the successor (of) | Synonyms: come after, succeed |
| (verb) follow with the eyes or the mind | Synonyms: keep an eye on, observe, watch, watch over |
| (verb) work in a specific place, with a specific subject, or in a specific function | Synonyms: be |
| (verb) accept and follow the leadership or command or guidance of | - |
| (verb) adhere to or practice | - |
| (verb) be later in time | Synonyms: postdate |
| (verb) come after in time, as a result | Synonyms: come after |
| (verb) be next | - |
| (verb) to bring something about at a later time than | - |
| (verb) to be the product or result | Synonyms: come |
| (verb) come as a logical consequence; follow logically | Synonyms: fall out |
| follower | (noun) a person who accepts the leadership of another | - |
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| (noun) someone who travels behind or pursues another | - |
| followers | (noun) a group of followers or enthusiasts | Synonyms: following |
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| following | (adjective) going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction | - |
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| (adjective) in the desired direction | - |
| (adjective) about to be mentioned or specified | Synonyms: undermentioned |
| (adjective) immediately following in time or order | Synonyms: next |
| (noun) the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture | Synonyms: chase, pursual, pursuit |
| (noun) a group of followers or enthusiasts | Synonyms: followers |
| followup | (noun) a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment | Synonyms: follow-up, reexamination, review |
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| (noun) an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done | Synonyms: follow-up |
| (noun) a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work | Synonyms: follow-up |
| folly | (noun) foolish or senseless behavior | Synonyms: craziness, foolery, indulgence, lunacy, tomfoolery |
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| (noun) a stupid mistake | Synonyms: betise, foolishness, imbecility, stupidity |
| (noun) the trait of acting stupidly or rashly | Synonyms: foolishness, unwiseness |
| (noun) the quality of being rash and foolish | Synonyms: craziness, foolishness, madness |