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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

fragmentation
noun the scattering of bomb fragments after the bomb explodes

fragmentation bomb
antipersonnel bomb noun a bomb with only 10 to 20 per cent explosive and the remainder consisting of casings designed to break into many small high-velocity fragments; most effective against troops and vehicles

fragrance
perfume noun a distinctive odor that is pleasant

fragrant
adjective pleasant-smelling

fragrant water lily
pond lily noun a water lily having large leaves and showy fragrant flowers that float on the water; of temperate and tropical regions

frail
adjective physically weak; `an invalid`s frail body`

frailty
vice noun moral weakness

fraise
noun sloping or horizontal rampart of pointed stakes

frame
redact verb formulate in a particular style or language; `I wouldn`t put it that way`; `She cast her request in very polite language`

frame buffer
noun (computer science) a buffer that stores the contents of an image pixel by pixel

frame of mind
noun a temporary psychological state

frame-up
setup noun an act that incriminates someone on a false charge

framed
adjective provided with a frame; `there were framed snapshots of family and friends on her desk`

framework
frame 2 framing noun a structure supporting or containing something

framing
noun formulation of the plans and important details; `the framing of judicial decrees`

Frances Elizabeth Caroline Willard
noun United States advocate of temperance and women`s suffrage (1839-1898)

franchise
enfranchisement noun a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)

Francis Edgar Stanley
noun United States inventor who built a steam-powered automobile (1849-1918)

Francis turbine
noun a type of hydroelectric turbine

Franciscan
adjective of or relating to Saint Francis of Assisi or to the order founded by him; `Franciscan monks`

Franciscan order
noun a Roman Catholic order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in the 13th century

Francisella
genus Francisella noun a genus of Gram-negative aerobic bacteria that occur as pathogens and parasite in many animals (including humans)

Francisella tularensis
noun the type species of the genus Francisella and the causal agent of tularemia in humans; can be used as a bioweapon

Franck
noun French composer and teacher who influenced a generation of composers (1822-1890)

Franco-Prussian War
noun a war between France and Prussia that ended the Second Empire in France and led to the founding of the German empire; 1870-1871

Francoa ramosa
noun Chilean evergreen shrub having delicate spikes of small white flowers

frangible
adjective capable of being broken; `the museum stored all frangible articles in locked showcases`

frangipane
noun pastry with a creamy almond-flavored filling

frank
adjective clearly manifest; evident; `frank enjoyment`

frank breech
frank breech delivery noun position of a fetus in which the buttocks are present at the maternal pelvic outlet

Frank Harris
James Thomas Harris noun Irish writer noted for his sexually explicit but unreliable autobiography (1856-1931)

Frank Lloyd Wright
noun influential United States architect (1869-1959)

Frankenstein
noun the monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator`s name is commonly used to refer to his creation)

Frankenstein`s monster
noun the monster created by Frankenstein in a gothic novel by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (the creator`s name is commonly used to refer to his creation)

frankfurter bun
hotdog bun noun a long bun shaped to hold a frankfurter

franking machine
noun a machine that automatically stamps letters or packages passing through it and computes the total charge

Frankish
adjective of or relating to the Franks

Franklin Roosevelt
Franklin Delano Roosevelt noun 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the great depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945)

Frankliniella
genus Frankliniella noun tobacco thrips

frankness
noun the trait of being blunt and outspoken

frantic
frenetic adjective excessively agitated; transported with rage or other violent emotion; `frantic with anger and frustration`; `frenetic screams followed the accident`; `a frenzied look in his eye`

frantically
adverb in an uncontrolled manner; `they searched frantically for their child`

frap
verb take up the slack of; `frap a rope`

frat
noun a social club for male undergraduates

Fratercula
genus Fratercula noun puffins

fraternal
biovular adjective (of twins) derived from two separate fertilized ova; `fraternal twins are biovular`

fraternally
adverb in a brotherly manner

fraternity
noun a social club for male undergraduates

fraternization
fraternisation noun associating with others in a brotherly or friendly way; especially with an enemy

fraternize
fraternise verb be on friendly terms with someone, as if with a brother, especially with an enemy

fratricide
noun the murder of your sibling

Frau
noun a German courtesy title or form of address for an adult woman

fraud
noun intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

fraud
dupery noun something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

fraud in fact
positive fraud noun actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another

fraud in law
noun fraud that is presumed from the circumstances although the one who commits it need not have had any evil intent

fraud in the factum
noun fraud that arises from a disparity between the instrument intended to be executed and the instrument actually executed; e.g., leading someone to sign the wrong contract

fraud in the inducement
noun fraud which intentionally causes a person to execute and instrument or make an agreement or render a judgment; e.g., misleading someone about the true facts

fraudulence
duplicity noun a fraudulent or duplicitous representation

fraudulence
dupery noun something intended to deceive; deliberate trickery intended to gain an advantage

fraudulently
adverb in a dishonest and fraudulent manner; `this money was fraudulently obtained`

fraught
adjective marked by distress; `a fraught mother-daughter relationship`

fraught(p)
pregnant adjective filled with or attended with; `words fraught with meaning`; `an incident fraught with danger`; `a silence pregnant with suspense`

Fraulein
noun a German courtesy title or form of address for an unmarried woman

Fraxinus Americana
noun spreading American ash with leaves pale green or silvery beneath and having hard brownish wood

Fraxinus cuspidata
noun shrubby ash of southwestern United States having fragrant white flowers

Fraxinus dipetala
noun shrubby California ash with showy off-white flowers

Fraxinus texensis
noun low-growing ash of Texas

fray
frazzle verb wear away by rubbing; `The friction frayed the sleeve`

fray
verb cause friction; `my sweater scratches`

frazzle
verb exhaust physically or emotionally; `She was frazzled after the visit of her in-laws`

freak out
freak verb lose one`s nerve; `When he saw the accident, he freaked out`

freakish
adjective characteristic of a freak; `a freakish extra toe`

freakishly
adverb unpredictably; `the weather has been freakishly variable`

freaky
adjective strange and somewhat frightening; `the whole experience was really freaky`

freckle
lentigo noun a small brownish spot (of the pigment melanin) on the skin

freckled
lentiginous adjective relating to or covered with or resembling freckles

Fred Hoyle
Sir Fred Hoyle noun an English astrophysicist and advocate of the steady state theory of cosmology; described processes of nucleosynthesis inside stars (1915-2001)

Frederick II
noun king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786; brought Prussia military prestige by winning the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years` War (1712-1786)

Frederick Jackson Turner
noun United States historian who stressed the role of the western frontier in American history (1861-1951)

Frederick the Great
noun king of Prussia from 1740 to 1786; brought Prussia military prestige by winning the War of the Austrian Succession and the Seven Years` War (1712-1786)

Fredericksburg
Battle of Fredericksburg noun an important battle in the American Civil War (1862); the Union`s army under A. E. Burnside was defeated by the Confederate army under Robert E. Lee

free
loose adjective not literal; `a loose interpretation of what she had been told`; `a free translation of the poem`

free association
noun a thought process in which ideas (words or images) suggest other ideas in a sequence

free burning
adjective (of an electric arc) continuous; `heat transfer to the anode in free burning arcs`

free fall
noun the ideal falling motion of something subject only to a gravitational field

Free French
Fighting French noun a French movement during World War II that was organized in London by Charles de Gaulle to fight for the liberation of France from German control and for the restoration of the republic

free house
noun a public house that is not controlled by a brewery and so is free to sell different brands of beer and ale

free kick
noun (soccer) a place kick that is allowed for a foul or infringement by the other team

free list
noun a list of commodities that are not subject to tariffs

free living
noun a lifestyle given to easy indulgence of the appetites

free morpheme
free form noun a morpheme that can occur alone

free nerve ending
noun microscopic sensory nerve endings in the skin that are not connected to any specific sensory receptor

free phagocyte
noun a phagocyte that circulates in the blood

free port
free zone noun an area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of duties

free press
noun a press not restricted or controlled by government censorship regarding politics or ideology

Free Soil Party
noun a former political party in the United States; formed in 1848 to oppose the extension of slavery into the territories; merged with the Liberty Party in 1848

Free State
noun a province in central South Africa that was colonized by the Boers; named Free State in 1997

free throw lane
noun a lane on a basketball court extending from the end line to 15 feet in front of the backboard; players may not enter this lane during a free throw

free time
spare time noun time that is free from duties or responsibilities