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flighty
flighty: adj. (flightier, flightiest.
1 (usu. of a girl) frivolous, fickle, changeable.
2 crazy. flightily adv. flightiness n. [FLIGHT(1) + -Y(1)]

falsehood
falsehood: n.
1 the state of being false, esp. untrue.
2 a false or untrue thing.
3 a the act of lying. b a lie or lies.

fibrosis
fibrosis: n. Med. a thickening and scarring of connective tissue, usu. as a result of injury. fibrotic adj. [mod.L f. L fibra fibre + -OSIS]

faeces
faeces: n.pl. (US feces) waste matter discharged from the bowels. faecal adj. [L, pl. of faex dregs]

flamingo
flamingo: n. (pl. -os or -oes) any tall long-necked web-footed wading bird of the family Phoenicopteridae, with crooked bill and pink, scarlet, and black plumage. [Port. flamengo f. Prov. flamenc f. flama flame + -enc = -ING(3)]

famous
famous: adj.
1 (often foll. by for) celebrated; well known.
2 colloq. excellent. famousness n. [ME f. AF, OF fameus f. L famosus f. fama fame]

fresh
fresh: adj., adv., & n. --adj.
1 newly made or obtained (fresh sandwiches).
2 a other, different; not previously known or used (start a fresh page; we need fresh ideas). b additional (fresh supplies).
3 (foll. by from) lately arrived from (a specified place or situation).
4 not stale or musty or faded (fresh flowers; fresh memories).
5 (of food) not preserved by salting, tinning, freezing, etc.
6 not salty (fresh water).
7 a pure, untainted, refreshing, invigorating (fresh air). b bright and pure in colour (a fresh complexion).
8 (of the wind) brisk; of fair strength.
9 alert, vigorous, fit (never felt fresher). 10 colloq. a cheeky, presumptuous. b amorously impudent. 11 young and inexperienced. --adv. newly, recently (esp. in comb. : fresh-baked; fresh-cut). --n. the fresh part of the day, year, etc. (in the fresh of the morning). freshly adv. freshness n. [ME f. OF freis fresche ult. f. Gmc]

flank
flank: n. & v. --n.
1 a the side of the body between the ribs and the hip. b the side of an animal carved as meat (flank of beef).
2 the side of a mountain, building, etc.
3 the right or left side of an army or other body of persons. --v.tr.
1 (often in passive) be situated at both sides of (a road flanked by mountains).
2 Mil. a guard or strengthen on the flank. b menace the flank of. c rake with sweeping gunfire; enfilade. flank forward Rugby Football a wing forward. in flank at the side. [ME f. OF flanc f. Frank.]

facetious
facetious: adj.
1 characterized by flippant or inopportune humour.
2 (of a person) intending to be amusing, esp. inopportunely. facetiously adv. facetiousness n. [F factieux f. factie f. L facetia jest]

factory
factory: n. (pl. -ies.
1 a building or buildings containing plant or equipment for manufacturing machinery or goods.
2 hist. a merchant company's foreign trading station. factory farm a farm employing factory farming. factory farming a system of rearing livestock using industrial or intensive methods. factory floor workers in industry as distinct from management. factory ship Brit. a fishing ship with facilities for immediate processing of the catch. [Port. feitoria and LL factorium]

furnace
furnace: n.
1 an enclosed structure for intense heating by fire, esp. of metals or water.
2 a very hot place. [ME f. OF fornais f. L fornax -acis f. fornus oven]

fungus
fungus: n. (pl. fungi or funguses.
1 any of a group of unicellular, multicellular, or multinucleate non-photosynthetic organisms feeding on organic matter, which include moulds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools.
2 anything similar usu. growing suddenly and rapidly.
3 Med. a spongy morbid growth.
4 sl. a beard. fungal adj. fungiform adj. fungivorous adj. [L, perh. f. Gk sp(h)oggos SPONGE]

fallible
fallible: adj.
1 capable of making mistakes.
2 liable to be erroneous. fallibility n. fallibly adv. [med.L fallibilis f. L fallere deceive]

female
female: adj. & n. --adj.
1 of the sex that can bear offspring or produce eggs.
2 (of plants or their parts) fruit-bearing; having a pistil and no stamens.
3 of or consisting of women or female animals or female plants.
4 (of a screw, socket, etc.) manufactured hollow to receive a corresponding inserted part. --n. a female person, animal, or plant. female impersonator a male performer impersonating a woman. femaleness n. [ME f. OF femelle (n.) f. L femella dimin. of femina a woman, assim. to male]

fertilization
fertilization: n. (also -isation.
1 Biol. the fusion of male and female gametes during sexual reproduction to form a zygote.
2 a the act or an instance of fertilizing. b the process of being fertilized.

falsetto
falsetto: n. (pl. -os.
1 a method of voice production used by male singers, esp. tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range.
2 a singer using this method. [It., dimin. of falso FALSE]

faithless
faithless: adj.
1 false, unreliable, disloyal.
2 without religious faith. faithlessly adv. faithlessness n.

freight
freight: n. & v. --n.
1 the transport of goods in containers or by water or air or US by land.
2 goods transported; cargo.
3 a charge for transportation of goods.
4 the hire of a ship or aircraft for transporting goods.
5 a load or burden. --v.tr.
1 transport (goods) as freight.
2 load with freight.
3 hire or let out (a ship) for the carriage of goods and passengers. freight ton see TON(1) ). [MDu., MLG vrecht var. of vracht: cf. FRAUGHT]

forty
forty: n. & adj. --n. (pl. -ies.
1 the product of four and ten.
2 a symbol for this (40, xl, XL).
3 (in pl.) the numbers from 40 to 49, esp. the years of a century or of a person's life.
4 (the Forties) Brit. the sea area between the NE coast of Scotland and the SW coast of Norway (so called from its depth of forty fathoms or more). --adj. that amount to forty. forty-first, -second , etc. the ordinal numbers between fortieth and fiftieth. forty-five a gramophone record played at 45 r.p.m. the Forty-five the Jacobite rebellion of 1745. forty-niner US a seeker for gold etc., esp. in the Californian gold-rush of 1849. forty-one, -two , etc. the cardinal numbers between forty and fifty. forty winks colloq. a short sleep. fortieth adj. & n. fortyfold adj. & adv. [OE feowertig (as FOUR, -TY(2))]

fairly
fairly: adv.
1 in a fair manner; justly.
2 moderately, acceptably (fairly good).
3 to a noticeable degree (fairly narrow).
4 utterly, completely (fairly beside himself).
5 actually (fairly jumped for joy). fairly and squarely = fair and square (see FAIR(1) )).

fork
fork: n. & v. --n.
1 an instrument with two or more prongs used in eating or cooking.
2 a similar much larger instrument used for digging, lifting, etc.
3 any pronged device or component (tuning-fork).
4 a forked support for a bicycle wheel.
5 a a divergence of anything, e.g. a stick or road, or US a river, into two parts. b the place where this occurs. c either of the two parts (take the left fork).
6 a flash of forked lightning.
7 Chess a simultaneous attack on two pieces by one. --v.
1 intr. form a fork or branch by separating into two parts.
2 intr. take one or other road etc. at a fork (fork left for Banbury).
3 tr. dig or lift etc. with a fork.
4 tr. Chess attack (two pieces) simultaneously with one. fork-lift truck a vehicle with a horizontal fork in front for lifting and carrying loads. fork lunch (or supper etc.) a light meal eaten with a fork at a buffet etc. fork out (or up) sl. hand over or pay, usu. reluctantly. [OE forca, force f. L furca]

floppy
floppy: adj. & n. --adj. (floppier, floppiest) tending to flop; not firm or rigid. --n. (pl. -ies) (in full floppy disk) Computing a flexible removable magnetic disc for the storage of data. floppily adv. floppiness n.

flak
flak: n. (also flack.
1 anti-aircraft fire.
2 adverse criticism; abuse. flak jacket a protective jacket of heavy camouflage fabric reinforced with metal, worn by soldiers etc. [abbr. of G Fliegerabwehrkanone, lit. aviator-defence-gun]

friend
friend: n. & v. --n.
1 a person with whom one enjoys mutual affection and regard (usu. exclusive of sexual or family bonds).
2 a sympathizer, helper, or patron (no friend to virtue; a friend of order).
3 a person who is not an enemy or who is on the same side (friend or foe?).
4 a a person already mentioned or under discussion (my friend at the next table then left the room). b a person known by sight. c used as a polite or ironic form of address.
5 (usu. in pl.) a regular contributor of money or other assistance to an institution.
6 (Friend) a member of the Society of Friends, a Quaker.
7 (in pl.) one's near relatives, those responsible for one.
8 a helpful thing or quality. --v.tr. archaic or poet. befriend, help. be (or keep) friends with be friendly with. friend at court a friend whose influence may be made use of. my honourable friend Brit. used in the House of Commons to refer to another member of one's own party. my learned friend used by a lawyer in court to refer to another lawyer. my noble friend Brit. used in the House of Lords to refer to another member of one's own party. friended adj. friendless adj. [OE freond f. Gmc]

furniture
furniture: n.
1 the movable equipment of a house, room, etc., e.g. tables, chairs, and beds.
2 Naut. a ship's equipment, esp. tackle etc.
3 accessories, e.g. the handles and lock of a door.
4 Printing pieces of wood or metal placed round or between type to make blank spaces and fasten the matter in the chase. furniture beetle a beetle, Anobium punctatum, the larvae of which bore into wood (see WOODWORM ). furniture van a large van used to move furniture from one house to another. part of the furniture colloq. a person or thing taken for granted. [F fourniture f. fournir (as FURNISH)]

frequency
frequency: n. (pl. -ies.
1 commonness of occurrence.
2 a the state of being frequent; frequent occurrence. b the process of being repeated at short intervals.
3 Physics the rate of recurrence of a vibration, oscillation, cycle, etc.; the number of repetitions in a given time, esp. per second. Abbr.: f.
4 Statistics the ratio of the number of actual to possible occurrences of an event. frequency band Electronics = BAND(1) 3a. frequency distribution Statistics a measurement of the frequency of occurrence of the values of a variable. frequency modulation Electronics a modulation in which the frequency of the carrier wave is varied. Abbr.: FM. frequency response Electronics the dependence on signal-frequency of the output-input ratio of an amplifier etc. [L frequentia (as FREQUENT)]

failure
failure: n.
1 lack of success; failing.
2 an unsuccessful person, thing, or attempt.
3 non-performance, non-occurrence.
4 breaking down or ceasing to function (heart failure; engine failure).
5 running short of supply etc.
6 bankruptcy, collapse. [earlier failer f. AF, = OF faillir FAIL]

formate
formate: see FORMIC+ACID .

feat
feat: n. a noteworthy act or achievement. [ME f. OF fait, fet (as FACT)]

fat
fat: n., adj., & v. --n.
1 a natural oily or greasy substance occurring esp. in animal bodies.
2 the part of anything containing this.
3 excessive presence of fat in a person or animal; corpulence.
4 Chem. any of a group of natural esters of glycerol and various fatty acids existing as solids at room temperature. --adj. (fatter, fattest.
1 (of a person or animal) having excessive fat; corpulent.
2 (of an animal) made plump for slaughter; fatted.
3 containing much fat.
4 greasy, oily, unctuous.
5 (of land or resources) fertile, rich; yielding abundantly.
6 a thick, substantial in content (a fat book). b substantial as an asset or opportunity (a fat cheque; was given a fat part in the play).
7 a (of coal) bituminous. b (of clay etc.) sticky.
8 colloq. iron. very little; not much (a fat chance; a fat lot). --v.tr. & intr. (fatted, fatting) make or become fat. fat cat sl.
1 US a wealthy person, esp. as a benefactor.
2 Austral. a highly paid executive or official. fat-head colloq. a stupid person. fat-headed stupid. fat-headedness stupidity. fat hen the white goosefoot, Chenopodium album. the fat is in the fire trouble is imminent. kill the fatted calf celebrate, esp. at a prodigal's return (Luke 15). live off (or on) the fat of the land have the best of everything. fatless adj. fatly adv. fatness n. fattish adj. [OE ft (adj.), fttian (v.) f. Gmc]

fraction
fraction: n.
1 a numerical quantity that is not a whole number (e.g. , 0.5).
2 a small, esp. very small, part, piece, or amount.
3 a portion of a mixture separated by distillation etc.
4 Polit. any organized dissentient group, esp. a group of communists in a non-communist organization.
5 the division of the Eucharistic bread. fractionary adj. fractionize v.tr. (also -ise). [ME f. OF f. LL fractio -onis f. L frangere fract- break]

funeral
funeral: n. & adj. --n.
1 a the burial or cremation of a dead person with its ceremonies. b a burial or cremation procession. c US a burial or cremation service.
2 sl. one's (usu. unpleasant) concern (that's your funeral). --attrib.adj. of or used etc. at a funeral (funeral oration). funeral director an undertaker. funeral parlour (US home) an establishment where the dead are prepared for burial or cremation. funeral pile (or pyre) a pile of wood etc. on which a corpse is burnt. funeral urn an urn holding the ashes of a cremated body. [ME f. OF funeraille f. med.L funeralia neut. pl. of LL funeralis f. L funus -eris funeral: (adj.) OF f. L funeralis]

friendship
friendship: n.
1 being friends, the relationship between friends.
2 a friendly disposition felt or shown. [OE freondscipe (as FRIEND, -SHIP)]

fractious
fractious: adj.
1 irritable, peevish.
2 unruly. fractiously adv. fractiousness n. [FRACTION in obs. sense 'brawling', prob. after factious etc.]

finance
finance: n. & v. --n.
1 the management of (esp. public) money.
2 monetary support for an enterprise.
3 (in pl.) the money resources of a State, company, or person. --v.tr. provide capital for (a person or enterprise). finance company (or house) a company concerned mainly with providing money for hire-purchase transactions. [ME f. OF f. finer settle a debt f. fin end: see FINE(2) )]

fashion
fashion: n. & v. --n.
1 the current popular custom or style, esp. in dress or social conduct.
2 a manner or style of doing something (in a peculiar fashion).
3 (in comb.) in a specified manner (walk crab-fashion).
4 fashionable society (a woman of fashion). --v.tr. (often foll. by into) make into a particular or the required form. after (or in) a fashion as well as is practicable, though not satisfactorily. in (or out of) fashion fashionable (or not fashionable) at the time in question. fashioner n. [ME f. AF fasun, OF faon, f. L factio -onis f. facere fact- do, make]

flee
flee: v. (past and past part. fled.
1 intr. (often foll. by from, before) a run away. b seek safety by fleeing.
2 tr. run away from; leave abruptly; shun (fled the room; fled his attentions).
3 intr. vanish; cease; pass away. fleer n. [OE fleon f. Gmc]

filth
filth: n.
1 repugnant or extreme dirt.
2 vileness, corruption, obscenity.
3 foul or obscene language.
4 (prec. by the) sl. the police. [OE fylth (as FOUL, -TH(2))]

forensic
forensic: adj. of or used in connection with courts of law (forensic science). forensic medicine the application of medical knowledge to legal problems. forensically adv. [L forensis f. FORUM]

fear
fear: n. & v. --n.
1 a an unpleasant emotion caused by exposure to danger, expectation of pain, etc. b a state of alarm (be in fear).
2 a cause of fear (all fears removed).
3 (often foll. by of) dread or fearful respect (towards) (had a fear of heights).
4 anxiety for the safety of (in fear of their lives).
5 danger; likelihood (of something unwelcome) (there is little fear of failure). --v.
1 a tr. feel fear about or towards (a person or thing). b intr. feel fear.
2 intr. (foll. by for) feel anxiety or apprehension about (feared for my life).
3 tr. apprehend; have uneasy expectation of (fear the worst).
4 tr. (usu. foll. by that + clause) apprehend with fear or regret (I fear that you are wrong).
5 tr. a (foll. by to + infin.) hesitate. b (foll. by verbal noun) shrink from; be apprehensive about (he feared meeting his ex-wife).
6 tr. show reverence towards. for fear of (or that) to avoid the risk of (or that). never fear there is no danger of that. no fear colloq. expressing strong denial or refusal. without fear or favour impartially. [OE f. Gmc]

fuchsia
fuchsia: n. any shrub of the genus Fuchsia, with drooping red or purple or white flowers. [mod.L f. L. Fuchs, Ger. botanist d. 1566]

fabulous
fabulous: adj.
1 incredible, exaggerated, absurd (fabulous wealth).
2 colloq. marvellous (looking fabulous).
3 a celebrated in fable. b legendary, mythical. fabulosity n. fabulously adv. fabulousness n. [F fabuleux or L fabulosus (as FABLE)]

formal
formal: adj. & n. --adj.
1 used or done or held in accordance with rules, convention, or ceremony (formal dress; a formal occasion).
2 ceremonial; required by convention (a formal call).
3 precise or symmetrical (a formal garden).
4 prim or stiff in manner.
5 perfunctory, having the form without the spirit.
6 valid or correctly so called because of its form; explicit and definite (a formal agreement).
7 in accordance with recognized forms or rules.
8 of or concerned with (outward) form or appearance, esp. as distinct from content or matter.
9 Logic concerned with the form and not the matter of reasoning. 10 Philos. of the essence of a thing; essential not material. --n. U.
1 evening dress.
2 an occasion on which evening dress is worn. formally adv. formalness n. [ME f. L formalis (as FORM)]

flooring
flooring: n. the boards etc. of which a floor is made.

frontier
frontier: n.
1 a the border between two countries. b the district on each side of this.
2 the limits of attainment or knowledge in a subject.
3 US the borders between settled and unsettled country. frontierless adj. [ME f. AF frounter, OF frontiere ult. f. L frons frontis FRONT]

following
following: prep., n., & adj. --prep. coming after in time; as a sequel to. --n. a body of adherents or devotees. --adj. that follows or comes after.

flexible
flexible: adj.
1 able to bend without breaking; pliable; pliant.
2 easily led; manageable; docile.
3 adaptable; versatile; variable (works flexible hours). flexibility n. flexibly adv. [ME f. OF flexible or L flexibilis (as FLEX(1))]

forgiving
forgiving: adj. inclined readily to forgive. forgivingly adv.

furry
furry: adj. (furrier, furriest.
1 of or like fur.
2 covered with or wearing fur. furriness n.

feeling
feeling: n. & adj. --n.
1 a the capacity to feel; a sense of touch (lost all feeling in his arm). b a physical sensation.
2 a (often foll. by of) a particular emotional reaction (a feeling of despair). b (in pl.) emotional susceptibilities or sympathies (hurt my feelings; had strong feelings about it).
3 a particular sensitivity (had a feeling for literature).
4 a an opinion or notion, esp. a vague or irrational one (my feelings on the subject; had a feeling she would be there). b vague awareness (had a feeling of safety). c sentiment (the general feeling was against it).
5 readiness to feel sympathy or compassion.
6 a the general emotional response produced by a work of art, piece of music, etc. b emotional commitment or sensibility in artistic execution (played with feeling). --adj.
1 sensitive, sympathetic.
2 showing emotion or sensitivity. feelingless adj. feelingly adv.

facility
facility: n. (pl. -ies.
1 ease; absence of difficulty.
2 fluency, dexterity, aptitude (facility of expression).
3 (esp. in pl.) an opportunity, the equipment, or the resources for doing something.
4 US a plant, installation, or establishment. [F facilit or L facilitas (as FACILE)]

fluoride
fluoride: n. any binary compound of fluorine.

football
football: n. & v. --n.
1 any of several outdoor games between two teams played with a ball on a pitch with goals at each end, esp. = Association Football.
2 a large inflated ball of a kind used in these.
3 a topical issue or problem that is the subject of continued argument or controversy. --v.intr. play football. football pool (or pools) a form of gambling on the results of football matches, the winners receiving sums accumulated from entry money. footballer n.

forint
forint: n. the chief monetary unit of Hungary. [Magyar f. It. fiorino: see FLORIN]

factum
factum: n. (pl. factums or facta) La.
1 an act or deed.
2 a statement of the facts. [F f. L: see FACT]

freak
freak: n. & v. --n.
1 (also freak of nature) a monstrosity; an abnormally developed individual or thing.
2 (often attrib.) an abnormal, irregular, or bizarre occurrence (a freak storm).
3 colloq. a an unconventional person. b a person with a specified enthusiasm or interest (health freak). c a person who undergoes hallucinations; a drug addict (see sens.
2 of v.).
4 a a caprice or vagary. b capriciousness. --v. (often foll. by out) colloq.
1 intr. & tr. become or make very angry.
2 intr. & tr. undergo or cause to undergo hallucinations or a strong emotional experience, esp. from use of narcotics.
3 intr. adopt a wildly unconventional lifestyle. freak-out colloq. an act of freaking out; a hallucinatory or strong emotional experience. [16th c.: prob. f. dial.]

fireplace
fireplace: n. Archit.
1 a place for a domestic fire, esp. a grate or hearth at the base of a chimney.
2 a structure surrounding this.
3 the area in front of this.