5-Letter Words Starting With F

Here's the list of all the 582 5-Letter Words Starting With F in the English Language.

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first
1. the first or highest in an ordering or series
2. the first element in a countable series
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forum
1. a public meeting or assembly for open discussion
2. a public facility to meet for open discussion
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found
1. come upon, as if by accident; meet with
2. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes
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field
1. a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed
2. a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought
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front
1. the side that is forward or prominent
2. the line along which opposing armies face each other
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final
1. the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament
2. an examination administered at the end of an academic term
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force
1. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means
2. urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate
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flash
1. gleam or glow intermittently
2. appear briefly
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focus
1. the concentration of attention or energy on something
2. maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
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funds
1. assets in the form of money
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floor
1. surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
2. knock down with force
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fixed
1. (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value
2. fixed and unmoving
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fully
1. to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form)
2. sufficiently; more than adequately
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frame
1. enclose in or as if in a frame
2. enclose in a frame, as of a picture
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fresh
1. (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again
2. imparting vitality and energy
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faith
1. a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny
2. complete confidence in a person or plan etc
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funny
1. an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line)
2. arousing or provoking laughter
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false
1. arising from error
2. erroneous and usually accidental
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falls
1. the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris)
2. a steep descent of the water of a river
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frank
1. a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
2. device or marking such as postage stamp, printed or stamped impressions, codings, labels, manuscript writings, or any other authorized form of markings affixed or applied to mails to qualify them to be postally serviced.
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fight
1. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war
2. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle
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fruit
1. the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant
2. an amount of a product
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forth
1. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
2. forward in time or order or degree
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fifth
1. a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon
2. position five in a countable series of things
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fiber
1. a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
2. coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
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fraud
1. intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses
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flood
1. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land
2. an overwhelming number or amount
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folks
1. your parents
2. people in general (often used in the plural)
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fault
1. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention
2. an imperfection in an object or machine
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fluid
1. subject to change; variable
2. characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape
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favor
1. an act of gracious kindness
2. an advantage to the benefit of someone or something
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fewer
1. (comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of
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fleet
1. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
2. disappear gradually
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faced
1. having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination
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ferry
1. transport from one place to another
2. transport by ferry
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float
1. the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment
2. the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public
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fancy
1. something many people believe that is false
2. imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination
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fever
1. a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection
2. a state of nervous excitement
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flame
1. the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
2. shine with a sudden light
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fifty
1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five
2. a United States bill worth 50 dollars
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fired
1. having lost your job
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forty
1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
2. being ten more than thirty
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fence
1. enclose with a fence
2. receive stolen goods
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fatal
1. having momentous consequences; of decisive importance
2. (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin
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flesh
1. the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
2. alternative names for the body of a human being
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fairy
1. a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
2. offensive term for a homosexual man
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frost
1. ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside)
2. weather cold enough to cause freezing
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focal
1. of or relating to a focus
2. having or localized centrally at a focus
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flyer
1. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
2. someone who travels by air
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flush
1. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
2. a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
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funky
1. offensively malodorous
2. (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues
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fatty
1. a rotund individual
2. containing or composed of fat
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fuzzy
1. covering with fine light hairs
2. indistinct or hazy in outline
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forge
1. create by hammering
2. make a copy of with the intent to deceive
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flour
1. fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
2. cover with flour
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fibre
1. a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
2. any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
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franc
1. the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes
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flats
1. footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel)
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flies
1. (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
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flora
1. all the plant life in a particular region or period
2. (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
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fried
1. be excessively hot
2. cook in hot fat or oil
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feast
1. partake in a feast or banquet
2. provide a feast or banquet for
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flute
1. form flutes in
2. a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown
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freak
1. a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed
2. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction
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flint
1. showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings
2. a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony
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fetal
1. of or relating to a fetus
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fetch
1. the action of fetching
2. go or come after and bring or take back
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flock
1. move as a crowd or in a group
2. come together as in a cluster or flock
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faint
1. pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain
2. a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain
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fauna
1. all the animal life in a particular region or period
2. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement
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flick
1. flash intermittently
2. look through a book or other written material
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flare
1. a shape that spreads outward
2. a sudden burst of flame
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fries
1. strips of potato fried in deep fat
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filth
1. any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
2. anything regarded as making something unclean
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fungi
1. an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia
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fudge
1. soft creamy candy
2. tamper, with the purpose of deception
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flair
1. a natural talent
2. distinctive and stylish elegance
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faded
1. having lost freshness or brilliance of color
2. reduced in strength
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furry
1. covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs
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folio
1. the system of numbering pages
2. a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book)
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fiery
1. characterized by intense emotion
2. like or suggestive of fire
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flirt
1. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men
2. playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest
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finch
1. any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
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forte
1. an asset of special worth or utility
2. a musical composition or musical passage to be performed loudly
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flown
1. travel through the air; be airborne
2. move quickly or suddenly
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fetus
1. an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
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fable
1. a deliberately false or improbable account
2. a short moral story (often with animal characters)
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fitch
1. dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
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fanny
1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on
2. external female sex organs
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finer
1. (comparative of `fine') greater in quality or excellence
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folly
1. the trait of acting stupidly or rashly
2. a stupid mistake
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fused
1. joined together into a whole
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famed
1. widely known and esteemed
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futon
1. mattress consisting of a pad of cotton batting that is used for sleeping on the floor or on a raised frame
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facet
1. a distinct feature or element in a problem
2. a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone)
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fluke
1. a stroke of luck
2. a barb on a harpoon or arrow
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flaps
1. a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
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flask
1. bottle that has a narrow neck
2. the quantity a flask will hold
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foyer
1. a large entrance or reception room or area
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floss
1. use dental floss to clean
2. a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
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fumes
1. gases ejected from an engine as waste products
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firth
1. a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland)
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flank
1. the side of military or naval formation
2. a subfigure consisting of a side of something
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feral
1. wild and menacing
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fryer
1. flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying
2. A kitchen appliance for deep frying; its size depends on intended use.
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flake
1. form into flakes
2. cover with flakes or as if with flakes
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flung
1. throw with force or recklessness
2. move in an abrupt or headlong manner
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fluff
1. any light downy material
2. something of little value or significance
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fermi
1. a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter
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frown
1. look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval
2. a facial expression of dislike or displeasure
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farce
1. a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations
2. mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs
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foggy
1. stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion)
2. indistinct or hazy in outline
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filer
1. a party who files a notice with a law court
2. a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization
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frail
1. the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds
2. a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
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fling
1. throw with force or recklessness
2. move in an abrupt or headlong manner
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fiend
1. a cruel wicked and inhuman person
2. an evil supernatural being
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fishy
1. of or relating to or resembling fish
2. not as expected
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filmy
1. so thin as to transmit light
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feces
1. solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels
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fella
1. a boy or man
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froze
1. stop moving or become immobilized
2. change to ice
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fixer
1. someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee)
2. a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image)
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filet
1. a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef
2. a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish
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flier
1. someone who travels by air
2. someone who operates an aircraft
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freer
1. costing nothing
2. not occupied or in use
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fleer
1. to smirk contemptuously
2. contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words
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foray
1. a sudden short attack
2. an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)
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filly
1. a young female horse under the age of four
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fleck
1. make a spot or mark onto
2. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
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femur
1. the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee
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flaky
1. made of or resembling flakes
2. made of or easily forming flakes
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fussy
1. annoyed and irritable
2. overcrowded or cluttered with detail
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fives
1. a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls
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fated
1. (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate
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friar
1. a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms
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flack
1. a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
2. intense adverse criticism
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fugue
1. dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to create a new life; during the fugue there is no memory of the former life; after recovering there is no memory for events during the dissociative state
2. a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days
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felon
1. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
2. a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail
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fjord
1. a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway
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facia
1. a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc
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feist
1. a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog
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fatwa
1. a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority
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forgo
1. do without or cease to hold or adhere to
2. be earlier in time; go back further
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faery
1. a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers
2. the enchanted realm of fairies
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fluor
1. a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine
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fille
1. a young female
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froth
1. become bubbly or frothy or foaming
2. make froth or foam and become bubbly
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fosse
1. ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water
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foamy
1. producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease
2. emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation
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feria
1. a weekday on which no festival or holiday is celebrated
2. (in Spanish speaking regions) a local festival or fair, usually in honor of some patron saint
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fossa
1. a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression)
2. largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets
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foram
1. marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude
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fizzy
1. hissing and bubbling
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folie
1. (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness
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frock
1. put a frock on
2. a long, loose outer garment
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finis
1. the temporal end; the concluding time
2. the concluding part of any performance
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furor
1. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal
2. a sudden outburst (as of protest)
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flume
1. a narrow gorge with a stream running through it
2. watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs
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folia
1. a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock
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flail
1. give a thrashing to; beat hard
2. move like a flail; thresh about
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frisk
1. play boisterously
2. search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets
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fiver
1. a United States bill worth 5 dollars
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fount
1. a specific size and style of type within a type family
2. a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water
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frizz
1. the condition of being formed into small tight curls
2. curl tightly
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fugly
1. (slang) extremely ugly
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feign
1. make believe with the intent to deceive
2. make a pretence of
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fumed
1. (of wood) darkened or colored by exposure to ammonia fumes
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fazed
1. caused to show discomposure
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5-Letter Words Starting With F