Words starting with F

173 words.

fabulate To tell invented stories, often those that involve fantasy, such as fables.
fabulist A person who writes, tells, or extensively studies fables.
facety Playfully rude; feisty.
facient One who does something; a doer; an agent.
factoid An inaccurate statement or statistic believed to be true because of broad repetition, especially if
facture The act or manner of making or doing anything, especially of a literary, musical, or pictorial produ
fagot To make a fagot of (objects); to bind (objects) together in a fagot or bundle.
fainaigue To achieve or obtain (something) by complicated or deceitful methods; to finagle, to wangle.
fainne A pin badge worn to indicate a fluency in, or a willingness to speak, the Irish language.
faitour A charlatan or imposter, especially one pretending to be ill, or to tell fortunes.
fakelaki An envelope containing cash, offered as a bribe in Greece.
falchion A somewhat curved, single-edged medieval sword of European origin, with the cutting edge on its conv
fallax cavillation; petty criticism
famesque famous for being famous.
fanfaronade Empty, self-assertive boasting; an instance of such behaviour.
fangle To fashion, manufacture, invent, or create.
farang A foreigner in Thailand who is of Western ancestry; one who comes to Thailand from a Western country
farceur A person who writes farces, or who performs in them.
farctate Stuffed; filled solid.
fardel A fourth part: a quarter of anything.
fareway A road, route, or passage used for travelling over or through.
farraginous Random, miscellaneous, indiscriminate.
farrago A collection containing a confused variety of miscellaneous things.
farsee To see at or from a distance.
farseer One who farsees; prophet; soothsayer; fortuneteller.
fascicule An installment of a printed work, a fascicle.
fascine Originally a cylindrical bundle of small sticks of wood, and now often a bundle of plastic pipes, bo
fatiloquent prophetic; speaking of fate.
fauces The narrow passage from the mouth to the pharynx, situated between the soft palate and the base of t
fauxtography Misleading presentation of images for propagandistic or otherwise ulterior purposes, involving stagi
feague An unkempt, slatternly person.
fearthought Excessive and unhealthy apprehensiveness; unnecessary fearfulness.
feculence The state or quality of being feculent.
feeze To twist or turn with a screw-like motion; to screw.
feretory A receptacle that houses relics of saints.
feriation A holiday or break from work or effort.
fernet A particular type of Italian amaro.
fescennine Obscene or scurrilous.
fetiferous Producing young; fruitful, productive.
fettle A state of physical condition; kilter or trim.
fewte Signs left by game that is hunted, such as tracks or scent, the track itself.
fewter To rest (a spear) in its fewter.
fibershed The geographic region from which come all of the resources to make an article of clothing.
fibula An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety p
fichu A woman's lightweight triangular scarf worn over the shoulders and tied in front, or tucked into a b
fideicommissum A benefit bequeathed to a beneficiary who inherits the benefit, subject to the obligation of bequeat
fideism The doctrine that faith is the basis of all knowledge.
fidge To fidget; jostle or shake.
fiducial Accepted as a fixed basis of reference.
fientive designating a durative and dynamic action performed by the subject
figment A fabrication, fantasy, invention; something fictitious.
figuline A piece of pottery decorated with representations of natural objects.
filch Something which has been filched or stolen.
filicology The botanical study of ferns.
fillip The action of holding the tip of a finger against the thumb and then releasing it with a snap; a fli
fimbriate Fringed, e.g. where the ends of a petal are split into two or more divisions.
fingent Given to fashioning or molding.
finial Any decorative fitting on the corner, end, or top of an object such as a canopy, a fencepost, a flag
finickity Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details; meticulous and partic
finikin Excessively dainty or fastidious.
finitude The state or characteristic of being finite; limitedness.
finnock A young sea trout, in the year after they return to fresh water after their smolt migration stage.
firangi A foreigner, especially a British or a white person.
firebath A bath in intense heat; sauna.
firehot As hot as fire; hot from fire; extremely hot; red-hot.
firkin A varying measure of capacity, usually being a quarter of a barrel; specifically, a measure equal to
firlot A measure of capacity, once used for corn etc, equal to four pecks.
firman a royal decree issued by a sovereign in certain historical Islamic states, especially by the Sultan
fissiparous Factious, tending to break into pieces.
fizgig A flirtatious, coquettish girl, inclined to gad or gallivant about; a gig, a giglot, a jillflirt.
flabbergast To overwhelm with bewilderment; to amaze, confound, or stun, especially in a ludicrous manner.
flacon A small stoppered glass bottle, often used for keeping perfume.
flagitate To importune; to demand fiercely or with passion.
flagitious Guilty of terrible crimes; wicked, criminal.
flaneur To wander aimlessly or at a lounging pace. To walk to observe and enjoy rather than to get somewhere
flashdamp A mixture of methane, carbon dioxide, and nitrogen that is found in mines, and ignited quickly withi
flasket A long, shallow basket with two handles.
flechette A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as shrapnel, fired from a shotgun, or scattered from an
fleer To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn
flehmen Flaring of the lip in mammals, associated with intensive smelling; flehming.
flightmare An unpleasant flight or experience during air travel.
flinder A small piece or fragment; a thin slice; splinter
flocculate To collect (suspended particles, sediment, etc.) into loose, fluffy aggregations resembling tufts of
floof To make something fluffy; to fluff (up).
floptical Using a combination of magnetic and optical technology.
florescence The time, or the condition, of budding or flowering.
floriferous That bears flowers (especially lots of flowers).
florilegium A collection of flowers.
floriography Communication through the use of flowers, with different types of flowers having particular symbolic
floruit The time period during which a person, group, culture, etc. is at its peak.
flotant A mass of floating vegetation, especially on the waters of the Mississippi delta.
flotsam Debris floating in a river or sea, in particular fragments from a shipwreck.
flounce A strip of decorative material, usually pleated, attached along one edge; a ruffle.
fluellin Any of various varieties of Veronica, especially Veronica officinalis; speedwell.
flummox To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.
fluxion The derivative of a function.
fluyt A kind of Dutch sailing vessel developed in the 16th century, used to transport cargo.
flyboat A large flat-bottomed coasting vessel, formerly found in Holland, Spain and Portugal.
flysch A series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included
foehn A warm dry wind blowing down the north sides of the Alps, especially in Switzerland.
fogey A dull person (especially an old man) who is behind the times, holding antiquated, over-conservative
foison An abundance, a rich supply of.
foist To introduce or insert surreptitiously or without warrant.
folderol Nonsense or foolishness.
foldstool A folding stool or collapsible seat.
folkland Land held in villeinage, being distributed among the folk, or people, at the pleasure of the lord of
folkmoot A general meeting (assembly) of the people of a town, district, or shire.
foment To incite or cause troublesome acts; to encourage; to instigate.
fondamento A quay along an Italian waterway.
foofaraw Overly excessive or flashy ornamentation or decoration.
footganger A juvenile locust or grasshopper while in its wingless or flightless phase.
fopdoodle A stupid person; a fool, a simpleton.
forenight The evening time, between twilight and bedtime.
forewit Timely knowledge; precaution; foresight.
forfend To prohibit; to forbid; to avert.
forgather To assemble or gather together in one place, to gather up; to congregate.
fother A load, a wagonload, especially any various English units of weight or volume based upon standardize
foundress A female founder (“one who founds or establishes”).
foxfire Wood exhibiting fungal bioluminescence; torchwood.
foxish Like or characteristic of a fox; foxlike; (by extension) sly.
frabjous Fabulous, joyous; great, wonderful.
fragor A loud and sudden sound; the report of anything bursting; a crash.
fraise A type of palisade placed for defence around a berm; a defence consisting of pointed stakes driven i
fraist To try; test; prove; put to the proof; make trial (of).
frangible Able to be broken; breakable, fragile.
frankenlang A conlang that has components from numerous languages but is poorly put together.
frankpledge Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punis
fratch A dispute, a quarrel; a fight or brawl.
fratriarchy A social system in which power is held by brothers.
frazil A collection of stray ice crystals that form in fast-moving water.
frecency Any heuristic that combines the frequency and recency into a single measure, typically used to predi
freck Not showing proper respect; impertinent, impudent.
freebooter An adventurer who pillages, plunders, or thieves privately or for compensation; or wages ad-hoc war
freehood The state or condition of being free; freedom.
freet A superstitious notion or belief with respect to any action or event as a good or a bad omen; a supe
fremd Strange, unusual, out of the ordinary; unfamiliar.
fremdling One who is not a kinsman; a stranger
frenemy Someone who has traits of an enemy and a friend.
frickle Not solid or firm; loose; friable.
fridgescaping Arranging and decorating the inside of one's refrigerator as though it were a decorative display.
friendlihood The state, quality, or condition of being friendly; friendliness.
friendsome Indicating or characterised by friendship; in manner, like or befitting a friend; friendlike; friend
frigorific Causing to chill or cool.
fripper A dealer in frippery (old clothes).
frippery Ostentation, as in fancy clothing.
frist A certain space or period of time; respite.
froideur A cold or indifferent manner.
froise A kind of large thick pancake or omelette, often with slices of bacon.
frons In vertebrates, especially mammals, the forehead; the part of the cranium between the orbits and the
frontfire To have the intended effect.
frontlash A swell of support for a proposal that counters any backlash.
frood Shrewd; sagacious; wary; cautious.
frore Extremely cold; frozen.
frorn Frozen; intensely cold; frosty.
frounce A canker in the mouth of a hawk.
frowsty Of an atmosphere: not fresh; close, musty, stuffy; of an object: having a musty, stale odour.
frumenty A porridge made by boiling hulled wheat, typically with additional ingredients such as milk, egg yol
fugacious Fleeting, fading quickly, transient.
fulgent Shining brilliantly; radiant.
fulmine To thunder or lightning.
fulth Fullness; abundance; plenty.
fumarole An opening in the ground that emits steam and gases due to volcanic activity.
funambulist A tightrope walker or a similar performer on a slack rope.
fundatrigenia An offspring of a fundatrix.
fundi A master of a particular skill; an expert.
funest Causing death or disaster; fatal, catastrophic; deplorable, lamentable.
funicity An inbuilt quality of materials that permanently “remember” their original time and place of creatio
furca A forked structure, a fork-like part.
furcate To fork or branch out.
furfur a particle of dandruff
furibund Having a propensity to be furious; choleric, irate.
furrier A person who secures accommodation for an army.
fusome Handy, deft-handed, workmanlike.