| freak | (noun) a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed | Synonyms: lusus naturae, monster, monstrosity |
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| (noun) someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction | Synonyms: addict, junkie, junky, nut |
| (verb) lose one's nerve | Synonyms: freak out, gross out |
| freakish | (adjective) characteristic of a freak | - |
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| (adjective) conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual | Synonyms: bizarre, eccentric, flakey, flaky, freaky, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre |
| (adjective) changeable | Synonyms: capricious |
| freakishly | (adverb) unpredictably | Synonyms: capriciously |
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| freakishness | (noun) marked strangeness as a consequence of being abnormal | Synonyms: abnormality |
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| freaky | (adjective) strange and somewhat frightening | - |
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| (adjective) conspicuously or grossly unconventional or unusual | Synonyms: bizarre, eccentric, flakey, flaky, freakish, gonzo, off-the-wall, outlandish, outre |
| freckle | (noun) a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin | Synonyms: lentigo |
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| (verb) mark with freckles | - |
| (verb) become freckled | - |
| freckled | (adjective) relating to or covered with or resembling freckles | Synonyms: lentiginose, lentiginous |
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| free | (adjective) not limited or hampered; not under compulsion or restraint | - |
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| (adjective) not held in servitude | - |
| (adjective) unconstrained or not chemically bound in a molecule or not fixed and capable of relatively unrestricted motion | - |
| (adjective) not literal | Synonyms: liberal, loose |
| (adjective) completely wanting or lacking | Synonyms: barren, destitute, devoid, innocent |
| (adjective) not fixed in position | Synonyms: detached |
| (adjective) costing nothing | Synonyms: complimentary, costless, gratis, gratuitous |
| (adjective) not taken up by scheduled activities | Synonyms: spare |
| (adjective) not occupied or in use | - |
| (noun) people who are free | Synonyms: free people |
| (adverb) without restraint | Synonyms: loose |
| (verb) make (assets) available | Synonyms: release, unblock, unfreeze |
| (verb) let off the hook | Synonyms: absolve |
| (verb) free or remove obstruction from | Synonyms: disengage |
| (verb) remove or force out from a position | Synonyms: dislodge |
| (verb) release (gas or energy) as a result of a chemical reaction or physical decomposition | Synonyms: liberate, release |
| (verb) part with a possession or right | Synonyms: give up, release, relinquish, resign |
| (verb) relieve from | Synonyms: disembarrass, rid |
| (verb) grant freedom to; free from confinement | Synonyms: liberate, loose, release, unloose, unloosen |
| (verb) make (information) available for publication | Synonyms: release |
| (verb) free from obligations or duties | Synonyms: discharge |
| (verb) grant relief or an exemption from a rule or requirement to | Synonyms: exempt, relieve |
| freebee | (noun) something that is free (usually provided as part of a promotional scheme) | Synonyms: freebie |
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| freebie | (noun) something that is free (usually provided as part of a promotional scheme) | Synonyms: freebee |
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| freebooter | (noun) someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) | Synonyms: despoiler, looter, pillager, plunderer, raider, spoiler |
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| freeborn | (adjective) born free of free parents | - |
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| freedman | (noun) a male person who has been freed from slavery | - |
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| freedom | (noun) the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints | - |
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| (noun) immunity from an obligation or duty | Synonyms: exemption |
| freedperson | (noun) a person who has been freed from slavery | - |
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| freedwoman | (noun) a female person who has been freed from slavery | - |
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| freehand | (adjective) done by hand without mechanical aids or devices | Synonyms: freehanded |
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| freehanded | (adjective) given or giving freely | Synonyms: big, bighearted, bounteous, bountiful, giving, handsome, liberal, openhanded |
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| (adjective) done by hand without mechanical aids or devices | Synonyms: freehand |
| freehearted | (adjective) generous in providing aid to others | Synonyms: benevolent |
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| freehold | (noun) tenure by which land is held in fee simple or for life | - |
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| (noun) an estate held in fee simple or for life | - |
| freeholder | (noun) the owner of a freehold | - |
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| freeing | (noun) the act of liberating someone or something | Synonyms: liberation, release |
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| freelance | (adjective) working for yourself | Synonyms: free-lance, self-employed |
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| (adjective) serving for wages in a foreign army | Synonyms: free-lance, mercenary |
| (noun) a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them | Synonyms: free-lance, free lance, freelancer, independent, self-employed person |
| (verb) work independently and on temporary contracts rather than for a long-term employer | - |
| freelancer | (noun) a writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of them | Synonyms: free-lance, free lance, freelance, independent, self-employed person |
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| freeload | (verb) live off somebody's generosity | - |
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| freeloader | (noun) someone who takes advantage of the generosity of others | - |
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| freely | (adverb) in a free manner | - |
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| freemail | (noun) a service providing free email delivery in exchange for exposure to advertising | - |
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| freeman | (noun) a male person who is not a serf or a slave | - |
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| freemasonry | (noun) a natural or instinctive fellowship between people of similar interests | - |
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| freeperson | (noun) a person who is not a serf or a slave | - |
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| freesia | (noun) any of several plants of the genus Freesia valued for their one-sided clusters of usually fragrant yellow or white or pink tubular flowers | - |
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| freestanding | (adjective) standing apart; not attached to or supported by anything | Synonyms: separate |
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| freestone | (noun) fruit (especially peach) whose flesh does not adhere to the pit | - |
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| freestyle | (noun) a race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to use | - |
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| freestyling | (noun) A form of rapping in which the emcee makes up lyrics while rapping. | - |
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| freetail | (noun) small swift insectivorous bat with leathery ears and a long tail; common in warm regions | Synonyms: free-tailed bat, freetailed bat |
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| freethinker | (noun) a person who rejects religion | - |
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| freethinking | (noun) the doctrine that reason is the right basis for regulating conduct | Synonyms: rationalism |
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| freeware | (noun) software that is provided without charge | - |
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| freeway | (noun) a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic | Synonyms: expressway, motorway, pike, state highway, superhighway, throughway, thruway |
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| freewheel | (noun) a clutch (as on the rear wheel of a bicycle) that allows wheels to turn freely (as in coasting) | - |
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| (verb) coast in a vehicle using the freewheel | - |
| (verb) live unhurriedly, irresponsibly, or freely | Synonyms: drift |
| freewheeler | (noun) someone acting freely or even irresponsibly | Synonyms: free agent, free spirit |
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| freewheeling | (adjective) cheerfully irresponsible | Synonyms: carefree, devil-may-care, happy-go-lucky, harum-scarum, slaphappy |
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| (adjective) free of restraints or rules | - |
| freewill | (adjective) done of your own accord | - |
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| freewoman | (noun) a female person who is not a serf or a slave | - |
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| freeze | (noun) an interruption or temporary suspension of progress or movement | Synonyms: halt |
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| (noun) fixing (of prices or wages etc) at a particular level | - |
| (noun) weather cold enough to cause freezing | Synonyms: frost |
| (noun) the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid | Synonyms: freezing |
| (verb) be cold | - |
| (verb) anesthetize by cold | - |
| (verb) suddenly behave coldly and formally | - |
| (verb) change to ice | - |
| (verb) stop a process or a habit by imposing a freeze on it | Synonyms: suspend |
| (verb) cause to freeze | - |
| (verb) prohibit the conversion or use of (assets) | Synonyms: block, immobilise, immobilize |
| (verb) change from a liquid to a solid when cold | Synonyms: freeze down, freeze out |
| (verb) stop moving or become immobilized | Synonyms: stop dead |
| (verb) be very cold, below the freezing point | - |
| freezer | (noun) electric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of time | Synonyms: deep-freeze, deep freezer, Deepfreeze |
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| freezing | (noun) the withdrawal of heat to change something from a liquid to a solid | Synonyms: freeze |
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| freight | (noun) transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates | Synonyms: freightage |
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| (noun) goods carried by a large vehicle | Synonyms: cargo, consignment, lading, load, loading, payload, shipment |
| (noun) the charge for transporting something by common carrier | Synonyms: freight rate, freightage |
| (verb) load with goods for transportation | - |
| (verb) transport commercially as cargo | - |
| freightage | (noun) transporting goods commercially at rates cheaper than express rates | Synonyms: freight |
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| (noun) the charge for transporting something by common carrier | Synonyms: freight, freight rate |
| freighter | (noun) a cargo ship | Synonyms: bottom, merchant ship, merchantman |
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| frenetic | (adjective) excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion | Synonyms: frantic, frenzied, phrenetic |
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| frenetically | (adverb) in a very agitated manner; as if possessed by an evil spirit | Synonyms: demoniacally |
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| frenzied | (adjective) excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion | Synonyms: frantic, frenetic, phrenetic |
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| (adjective) affected with or marked by frenzy or mania uncontrolled by reason | Synonyms: manic |
| frenziedly | (adverb) in a frenzied manner | Synonyms: hectically |
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| frenzy | (noun) state of violent mental agitation | Synonyms: craze, delirium, fury, hysteria |
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| frequence | (noun) the number of occurrences within a given time period | Synonyms: frequency, oftenness |
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| frequency | (noun) the number of observations in a given statistical category | Synonyms: absolute frequency |
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| (noun) the ratio of the number of observations in a statistical category to the total number of observations | Synonyms: relative frequency |
| (noun) the number of occurrences within a given time period | Synonyms: frequence, oftenness |
| frequent | (adjective) coming at short intervals or habitually | - |
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| (adjective) frequently encountered | - |
| (verb) be a regular or frequent visitor to a certain place | Synonyms: haunt |
| (verb) do one's shopping at; do business with; be a customer or client of | Synonyms: buy at, patronise, patronize, shop, shop at, sponsor |
| frequentative | (noun) a verb form that serves to express frequent repetition of an action | - |
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| frequenter | (noun) a regular customer | Synonyms: patron |
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| frequently | (adverb) many times at short intervals | Synonyms: oft, often, oftentimes, ofttimes |
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| fresco | (noun) a durable method of painting on a wall by using watercolors on wet plaster | - |
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| (noun) a mural done with watercolors on wet plaster | - |
| (verb) paint onto wet plaster on a wall | - |
| fresh | (adjective) recently made, produced, or harvested | - |
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| (adjective) not canned or otherwise preserved | - |
| (adjective) not containing or composed of salt water | Synonyms: sweet |
| (adjective) not yet used or soiled | Synonyms: unused |
| (adjective) improperly forward or bold | Synonyms: impertinent, impudent, overbold, sassy, saucy, smart, wise |
| (adjective) imparting vitality and energy | Synonyms: bracing, brisk, refreshful, refreshing, tonic |
| (adjective) (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again | - |
| (adjective) original and of a kind not seen before | Synonyms: new, novel |
| (adjective) free from impurities | Synonyms: clean |
| (adjective) with restored energy | Synonyms: invigorated, refreshed, reinvigorated |
| (adjective) not soured or preserved | Synonyms: sweet, unfermented |
| (adjective) having recently calved and therefore able to give milk | - |
| (adverb) very recently | Synonyms: freshly, new, newly |
| freshen | (verb) make fresh again | Synonyms: refresh, refreshen |
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| (verb) become or make oneself fresh again | Synonyms: freshen up, refresh, refreshen |
| (verb) make (to feel) fresh | Synonyms: refresh |
| freshener | (noun) anything that freshens | - |
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| fresher | (noun) a first-year undergraduate | Synonyms: freshman |
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| freshet | (noun) the occurrence of a water flow resulting from sudden rain or melting snow | Synonyms: spate |
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| freshly | (adverb) very recently | Synonyms: fresh, new, newly |
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| (adverb) in an impudent or impertinent manner | Synonyms: impertinently, impudently, pertly, saucily |
| freshman | (adjective) used of a person in the first year of an experience (especially in United States high school or college) | Synonyms: first-year |
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| (noun) a first-year undergraduate | Synonyms: fresher |
| (noun) any new participant in some activity | Synonyms: entrant, fledgeling, fledgling, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, starter |
| freshness | (noun) originality by virtue of being refreshingly novel | Synonyms: novelty |
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| (noun) the property of being pure and fresh (as if newly made); not stale or deteriorated | - |
| (noun) the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties | Synonyms: cheekiness, crust, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence |
| (noun) originality by virtue of being new and surprising | Synonyms: novelty |
| (noun) an alert and refreshed state | Synonyms: glow |
| freshwater | (noun) water that is not salty | Synonyms: fresh water |
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| fress | (verb) eat a lot and without restraint | Synonyms: gluttonise, gluttonize |
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| fret | (noun) a small bar of metal across the fingerboard of a musical instrument; when the string is stopped by a finger at the metal bar it will produce a note of the desired pitch | - |
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| (noun) an ornamental pattern consisting of repeated vertical and horizontal lines (often in relief) | Synonyms: Greek fret, Greek key, key pattern |
| (noun) a spot that has been worn away by abrasion or erosion | Synonyms: worn spot |
| (noun) agitation resulting from active worry | Synonyms: lather, stew, sweat, swither |
| (verb) wear away or erode | Synonyms: eat away |
| (verb) remove soil or rock | Synonyms: eat away, erode |
| (verb) cause friction | Synonyms: chafe, fray, rub, scratch |
| (verb) be too tight; rub or press | Synonyms: choke, gag |
| (verb) decorate with an interlaced design | - |
| (verb) carve a pattern into | - |
| (verb) be agitated or irritated | - |
| (verb) cause annoyance in | - |
| (verb) gnaw into; make resentful or angry | Synonyms: eat into, grate, rankle |
| (verb) worry unnecessarily or excessively | Synonyms: fuss, niggle |
| (verb) become or make sore by or as if by rubbing | Synonyms: chafe, gall |
| (verb) provide (a musical instrument) with frets | - |
| fretful | (adjective) habitually complaining | Synonyms: querulous, whiney, whiny |
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| (adjective) nervous and unable to relax | Synonyms: antsy, fidgety, itchy, restless |
| fretfully | (adverb) in a fretful manner | - |
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| fretfulness | (noun) an irritable petulant feeling | Synonyms: choler, crossness, fussiness, irritability, peevishness, petulance |
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| fretsaw | (noun) fine-toothed power saw with a narrow blade; used to cut curved outlines | Synonyms: jigsaw, scroll saw |
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| fretted | (adjective) having frets | - |
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| (adjective) having a pattern of fretwork or latticework | Synonyms: interlaced, latticed, latticelike |
| fretwork | (noun) framework consisting of an ornamental design made of strips of wood or metal | Synonyms: lattice, latticework |
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