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

frog-like
adjective resembling a frog

frogfish
noun fish having a frog-like mouth with a lure on the snout

froghopper
noun a variety of spittlebug

frogmarch
verb carry someone against his will upside down such that each limb is held by one person

frogmouth
noun insectivorous bird of Australia and southeastern Asia having a wide frog-like mouth

frolic
lark verb play boisterously; `The children frolicked in the garden`; `the gamboling lambs in the meadows`; `The toddlers romped in the playroom`

from pillar to post
hither and thither adverb from one place or situation to another; `we were driven from pillar to post`

from scratch
adverb from the beginning; `he baked the torte from scratch`

from start to finish
adverb completely

from the heart
adverb very sincerely; `he spoke from the heart`

from way back
since a long time ago adverb since long ago; `she knows him from way back`

front
front end noun the side that is forward or prominent

front bench
noun any of the front seats in the House of Commons that are reserved for ministers or former ministers

front crawl
Australian crawl noun a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick

front door
front entrance noun exterior door (at the entrance) at the front of a building

front matter
prelims noun written matter preceding the main text of a book

front porch
noun a porch for the front door

front projector
noun a projector for digital input

front tooth
anterior noun a tooth situated at the front of the mouth; `his malocclusion was caused by malposed anteriors`

front yard
noun the yard in front of a house; between the house and the street

front-porch campaigning
front-porch campaign noun a campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travel; `William McKinley`s dignified front-porch campaign won him the presidency in 1896`; `her approach was the opposite of a passive front-porch campaign`

frontage
noun the extent of the front of shop or plot of land (as along a street or river etc)

frontage road
service road noun a local road that runs parallel to an expressway and allows local traffic to gain access to property

frontal
head-on adjective meeting front to front; `a frontal attack`; `a head-on collision`

frontal area
frontal cortex noun the cortex of the frontal lobe

frontal bone
os frontale noun the large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbits

frontal eminence
noun either prominence of the frontal bone above each orbit

frontal gyrus
noun any of the convolutions of the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrum

frontal lobe
noun that part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the forehead

frontal sinus
noun one of a pair of cavities in the frontal bone

frontal suture
sutura frontalis noun the suture between two halves of the frontal bone (usually obliterated by the age of 6)

frontally
adverb in, at, or toward the front

frontier
noun an undeveloped field of study; a topic inviting research and development; `he worked at the frontier of brain science`

frontier settlement
outpost noun a settlement on the frontier of civilization

frontispiece
noun front illustration facing the title page of a book

frontlet
frontal noun an adornment worn on the forehead

frore
adjective very cold; `whatever the evenings be--frosty and frore or warm and wet`

frost
ice verb decorate with frosting; `frost a cake`

frost
noun the formation of frost or ice on a surface

frost-bound
adjective (of the ground) made hard by frost

frostbitten
adjective injured by freezing or partial freezing; `frostbitten fingers`; `frostbitten grapes unsalable as fresh fruit`

frosted
adjective (of glass) having a roughened coating resembling frost; `frosted glass`

frosted bat
Vespertilio murinus noun common Eurasian bat with white-tipped hairs in its coat

Frostian
adjective of or relating to or in the manner of Robert Frost

frostily
frigidly adverb without warmth or enthusiasm; ``Come in if you have to,` he said frostily`

frosting
icing noun a flavored sugar topping used to coat and decorate cakes

frosty
rimy adjective covered with frost; `a frosty glass`; `hedgerows were rimed and stiff with frost`-Wm.Faulkner

froth
suds verb make froth or foam and become bubbly; `The river foamed`

frothily
adverb in a frothy manner; `the champagne poured frothily into the glasses`

frottage
noun masturbation by rubbing against another person (as in a crowd)

froward
headstrong adjective habitually disposed to disobedience and opposition

frown
scowl noun a facial expression of dislike or displeasure

frown on
frown upon verb look disapprovingly upon

frowning
adjective showing displeasure or anger

frowningly
adverb with a frown; while frowning; `he looked at her frowningly`

frowsy
frowzy adjective negligent of neatness especially in dress and person; habitually dirty and unkempt; `filled the door with her frowzy bulk`; `frowzy white hair`; `slovenly appearance`

frozen
adjective not convertible to cash; `frozen assets`

frozen custard
soft ice cream noun dessert resembling ice cream but with a boiled custard base

frozen dessert
noun any of various desserts prepared by freezing

frozen food
frozen foods noun food preserved by freezing

frozen orange juice
orange-juice concentrate noun orange juice that has been concentrated and frozen

frozen pudding
noun a chilled dessert consisting of a mixture of custard and nuts and (sometimes) liquor

frozen yogurt
noun a soft frozen dessert of sweetened flavored yogurt

frozen(p)
rooted(p) adjective absolutely still; `frozen with horror`; `they stood rooted in astonishment`

fructify
verb bear fruit; `the apple trees fructify`

frugality
frugalness noun prudence in avoiding waste

frugally
adverb in a frugal manner; `in villages, the new pipeline marks the end of water as a precious liquid, to be dispensed frugally, weighed out drop by drop`

fruit
noun the consequence of some effort or action; `he lived long enough to see the fruit of his policies`

fruit bar
noun cookies containing chopped fruits either mixed in the dough or spread between layers of dough then baked and cut in bars

fruit bat
megabat noun large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit

fruit cocktail
noun a mixture of sliced or diced fruits

fruit custard
noun a custard containing fruit

fruit drink
ade noun a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice

fruit fly
pomace fly noun any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits

fruit juice
fruit crush noun drink produced by squeezing or crushing fruit

fruit machine
noun a coin-operated gambling machine that produces random combinations of symbols (usually pictures of different fruits) on rotating dials; certain combinations win money for the player

fruit of the poisonous tree
noun a rule that once primary evidence is determined to have been illegally obtained any secondary evidence following from it may also not be used

fruit punch
noun a punch made of fruit juices mixed with water or soda water (with or without alcohol)

fruit salad
noun salad composed of fruits

fruitcake
noun a rich cake containing dried fruit and nuts and citrus peel and so on

fruitful
profitable adjective productive of profit; `a profitable enterprise`; `a fruitful meeting`

fruitfulness
fecundity noun the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth

fruiting
adjective capable of bearing fruit

fruition
noun enjoyment derived from use or possession

fruition
noun something that is made real or concrete; `the victory was the realization of a whole year`s work`

fruitlessness
aridity noun a condition yielding nothing of value

fruity
adjective tasting or smelling richly of or as of fruit

frumenty
noun sweet spiced porridge made from hulled wheat

frustrating
frustrative adjective preventing realization or attainment of a desire

frustration
defeat noun the feeling that accompanies an experience of being thwarted in attaining your goals

frustration
foiling noun an act of hindering someone`s plans or efforts

fry
verb cook on a hot surface using fat; `fry the pancakes`

Fry
Roger Eliot Fry noun English painter and art critic (1866-1934)

fryer
frier noun flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying

frying
sauteing noun cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle

frying pan
frypan noun a pan used for frying foods

FTP
verb use the file transfer protocol to transfer data from one computer to another; `You can FTP these data`

Fucaceae
family Fucaceae noun small family of brown algae: gulfweeds; rockweeds

Fucales
order Fucales noun coextensive with the family Fucaceae

fuchsia
magenta noun a dark purple-red; the dye was discovered in 1859, the year of the battle of Magenta