Nouns are an important part of speech, and there are many different types of nouns. Nouns that start with F are some of the most common types of nouns.
Some common nouns that start with F include: family, friends, furniture, and flowers.
There are also many proper nouns that start with F. Proper nouns are the names of specific people, places, or things. Some examples of proper nouns that start with F include: France, Frank, and Fred.
Learning all of the different types of nouns is an important part of learning English grammar. By understanding the different types of nouns, you will be able to better understand how sentences are put together.
Nouns That Start With The Letter F
Nouns That Start With F
There are many interesting nouns that start with the letter F. Here are just a few of them:
- Fable: a short story with a moral
- Fantasy: a genre of fiction that often includes magical or supernatural elements
- Fate: the power that is supposed to control what happens in the future
- Fear: an unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous
- Feast: a large meal, usually with several courses
- Fiction: a type of literature that tells a story and is not true
- Flag: a piece of cloth with a design, used as a symbol or as a signal
- Fog: a thick cloud of tiny water droplets that forms close to the ground in cold weather
- Foil: a thin sheet of metal, often used to wrap food or to cover surfaces
- Foot: the lower end of the leg, on which a person stands or walks
- Force: a cause of motion or change; the physical or mental power to do something
These are just a few of the many fascinating nouns that start with F. Do you know of any others?
565 Nouns That Start With FA
| Fabian | A member or supporter of the Fabian Society, an organization of socialists aiming at the gradual rather than revolutionary achievement of socialism. Relating to or characteristic of the Fabians. |
| Fagin | A criminal likened to the character Fagin in Dickens’s novel Oliver Twist, especially in being a trainer or leader of a gang of young thieves or pickpockets. Also with the (Criminals’ slang) |
| Faisal | The name of two kings of Iraq. |
| Fanti | A member of a people of southern Ghana. The dialect of Akan spoken by the Fante. Relating to the Fante or their language. |
| Fargo | The largest city in North Dakota, in the southeastern part of the state, across the Red River of the North from Moorhead in Minnesota; population 95,531 (est. 2008). |
| Fatima | (c. AD 606–632), youngest daughter of the prophet Muhammad; wife of the fourth caliph, Ali. The descendants of Muhammad trace their lineage through her; she is revered, especially by Shiite Muslims, as the mother of the imams Hasan and Husayn. A village in west central Portugal, northeast of Lisbon; population 8,500 (est. 2008). It became a center of Roman Catholic pilgrimage after the reported sighting in the village in 1917 of the Virgin Mary. |
| Faunus | An ancient Italian pastoral god, grandson of Saturn, associated with wooded places. |
| Faust | (died c. 1540), German astronomer and necromancer. Reputed to have sold his soul to the Devil, he became the subject of dramas by Marlowe and Goethe, an opera by Gounod, and a novel by Thomas Mann. |
| Fauve | A member of a group of French painters who favored Fauvism. |
| fable | A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral. archaic |
| fables | A short story, typically with animals as characters, conveying a moral. archaic |
| fabric | Cloth or other material produced by weaving or knitting fibers. The walls, floor, and roof of a building. |
| facade | The face of a building, especially the principal front that looks onto a street or open space. |
| face | The front part of a person’s head from the forehead to the chin, or the corresponding part in an animal. The surface of a thing, especially one that is presented to the view or has a particular function. with objectwith objectusually be faced with |
| facer | mainly British |
| facers | mainly British |
| faces | The front part of a person’s head from the forehead to the chin, or the corresponding part in an animal. The surface of a thing, especially one that is presented to the view or has a particular function. with objectwith objectusually be faced with |
| facet | One side of something many-sided, especially of a cut gem. |
| facets | One side of something many-sided, especially of a cut gem. |
| facia | A detachable covering for the front part of a mobile phone. A wooden board or other flat piece of material such as that covering the ends of rafters. mainly British Anatomy |
| facial | Of or affecting the face. A beauty treatment for the face. |
| facias | A detachable covering for the front part of a mobile phone. A wooden board or other flat piece of material such as that covering the ends of rafters. mainly British Anatomy |
| facies | Medicine Geology |
| fact | A thing that is known or proved to be true. |
| facts | A thing that is known or proved to be true. |
| fad | An intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived and without basis in the object’s qualities; a craze. Flavin adenine dinucleotide, a coenzyme derived from riboflavin and important in various metabolic reactions. |
| fade | Gradually grow faint and disappear. with adverbialGolf North American The process of becoming less bright. Golf A haircut in which the hair is left long on top of the head but cropped close to the sides and back with the length of hair gradually decreasing. |
| fader | A device or control for varying the volume of sound, the intensity of light, or the gain on a video or audio signal. |
| fades | Gradually grow faint and disappear. with adverbialGolf North American The process of becoming less bright. Golf A haircut in which the hair is left long on top of the head but cropped close to the sides and back with the length of hair gradually decreasing. |
| fado | A type of popular Portuguese song, usually with a melancholy theme and accompanied by mandolins or guitars. |
| fados | A type of popular Portuguese song, usually with a melancholy theme and accompanied by mandolins or guitars. |
| fads | An intense and widely shared enthusiasm for something, especially one that is short-lived and without basis in the object’s qualities; a craze. Flavin adenine dinucleotide, a coenzyme derived from riboflavin and important in various metabolic reactions. |
| faerie | archaic, literary |
| faery | archaic, literary |
| fag | mainly British informal A gay man. A cigarette. |
| faggot | North American |
| fagot | North American |
| fagots | North American |
| fags | mainly British informal A gay man. A cigarette. |
| fail | Be unsuccessful in achieving one’s goal. Neglect to do something. Break down; cease to work well. A grade that is not high enough to pass an examination or test. |
| failing | A weakness, especially in character; a shortcoming. In default of; in the absence of. |
| faille | A soft, light-woven fabric having a ribbed texture and originally made of silk. |
| fails | Be unsuccessful in achieving one’s goal. Neglect to do something. Break down; cease to work well. A grade that is not high enough to pass an examination or test. |
| faint | (of a sight, smell, or sound) barely perceptible. predicativeLose consciousness for a short time because of a temporarily insufficient supply of oxygen to the brain. A sudden loss of consciousness. |
| fair | In accordance with the rules or standards; legitimate. (of hair or complexion) light; blond. Considerable though not outstanding in size or amount. (of weather) fine and dry. archaic Without cheating or trying to achieve unjust advantage. dialect A beautiful woman. (of the weather) become fine. A gathering of stalls and amusements for public entertainment. Smooth the lines of (a vehicle, boat, or aircraft) to reduce drag; streamline. |
| fairs | In accordance with the rules or standards; legitimate. (of hair or complexion) light; blond. Considerable though not outstanding in size or amount. (of weather) fine and dry. archaic Without cheating or trying to achieve unjust advantage. dialect A beautiful woman. (of the weather) become fine. A gathering of stalls and amusements for public entertainment. Smooth the lines of (a vehicle, boat, or aircraft) to reduce drag; streamline. |
| fairy | A small imaginary being of human form that has magical powers, especially a female one. offensive |
| faith | Complete trust or confidence in someone or something. Strong belief in God or in the doctrines of a religion, based on spiritual apprehension rather than proof. |
| fake | Not genuine; counterfeit. A thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham. Forge or counterfeit (something) |
| faker | A person who forges or counterfeits something. |
| fakes | Not genuine; counterfeit. A thing that is not genuine; a forgery or sham. Forge or counterfeit (something) |
| fakir | A Muslim (or, loosely, a Hindu) religious ascetic who lives solely on alms. |
| falderal | a useless ornament or accessory |
| fall | Move downward, typically rapidly and freely without control, from a higher to a lower level. (of a person) lose one’s balance and collapse. Decrease in number, amount, intensity, or quality. Be captured or defeated. Pass into a specified state, situation, or position. An act of falling or collapsing; a sudden uncontrollable descent. A thing which falls or has fallen. A decrease in size, number, rate, or level; a decline. A defeat or downfall. |
| falls | Move downward, typically rapidly and freely without control, from a higher to a lower level. (of a person) lose one’s balance and collapse. Decrease in number, amount, intensity, or quality. Be captured or defeated. Pass into a specified state, situation, or position. An act of falling or collapsing; a sudden uncontrollable descent. A thing which falls or has fallen. A decrease in size, number, rate, or level; a decline. A defeat or downfall. |
| fame | The state of being known or talked about by many people, especially on account of notable achievements. |
| fan | An apparatus with rotating blades that creates a current of air for cooling or ventilation. A device, typically folding and shaped like a segment of a circle when spread out, that is held in the hand and waved so as to cool the person holding it by causing the air to move. A device for winnowing grain. with objectwith objectno objectA person who has a strong interest in or admiration for a particular person or thing. |
| fancy | Elaborate in structure or decoration. archaic Feel a desire or liking for. British Imagine; think. A feeling of liking or attraction, typically one that is superficial or transient. The faculty of imagination. (in 16th and 17th century music) a composition for keyboard or strings in free or variation form. |
| fane | A temple or shrine. |
| fanes | A temple or shrine. |
| fang | A large sharp tooth, especially a canine tooth of a dog or wolf. Drive at high speed. A high-speed drive in a car. A member of a people inhabiting parts of Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. The Bantu language of the Fang. Relating to the Fang or their language. |
| fango | Mud from thermal springs in Italy, used in curative treatment at spas and health clubs. |
| fangs | A large sharp tooth, especially a canine tooth of a dog or wolf. Drive at high speed. A high-speed drive in a car. A member of a people inhabiting parts of Cameroon, Equatorial Guinea, and Gabon. The Bantu language of the Fang. Relating to the Fang or their language. |
| fanny | North American British |
| fans | An apparatus with rotating blades that creates a current of air for cooling or ventilation. A device, typically folding and shaped like a segment of a circle when spread out, that is held in the hand and waved so as to cool the person holding it by causing the air to move. A device for winnowing grain. with objectwith objectno objectA person who has a strong interest in or admiration for a particular person or thing. |
| faqir | A Muslim (or, loosely, a Hindu) religious ascetic who lives solely on alms. |
| far | often with adverbialOver a large expanse of space or time. By a great deal. Situated at a great distance in space or time. |
| farad | The SI unit of electrical capacitance, equal to the capacitance of a capacitor in which one coulomb of charge causes a potential difference of one volt. |
| farce | A comic dramatic work using buffoonery and horseplay and typically including crude characterization and ludicrously improbable situations. |
| farcy | Glanders in horses (or a similar disease in cattle) in which there is inflammation of the lymph vessels, causing nodules (farcy buds or farcy buttons). |
| fard | A religious obligation or duty. Required by Islamic law. |
| fare | The money a passenger on public transportation has to pay. A range of food of a particular type. with adverbial archaic |
| fares | The money a passenger on public transportation has to pay. A range of food of a particular type. with adverbial archaic |
| farm | An area of land and its buildings used for growing crops and rearing animals, typically under the control of one owner or manager. no object historical |
| farms | An area of land and its buildings used for growing crops and rearing animals, typically under the control of one owner or manager. no object historical |
| faro | A gambling card game in which players bet on the order in which the cards will appear. |
| fast | Moving or capable of moving at high speed. predicative or as complementFirmly fixed or attached. Photography (of a dye) not fading in light or when washed. (of a person or lifestyle) engaging in or involving exciting or shocking activities. At high speed. So as to be hard to move; securely. So as to be hard to wake. Abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink, especially as a religious observance. An act or period of fasting. |
| fasts | Moving or capable of moving at high speed. predicative or as complementFirmly fixed or attached. Photography (of a dye) not fading in light or when washed. (of a person or lifestyle) engaging in or involving exciting or shocking activities. At high speed. So as to be hard to move; securely. So as to be hard to wake. Abstain from all or some kinds of food or drink, especially as a religious observance. An act or period of fasting. |
| fat | A natural oily or greasy substance occurring in animal bodies, especially when deposited as a layer under the skin or around certain organs. (of a person or animal) having a large amount of excess flesh. Make or become fat. |
| fate | The development of events beyond a person’s control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power. the FatesBe destined to happen, turn out, or act in a particular way. |
| fates | The development of events beyond a person’s control, regarded as determined by a supernatural power. the FatesBe destined to happen, turn out, or act in a particular way. |
| fats | A natural oily or greasy substance occurring in animal bodies, especially when deposited as a layer under the skin or around certain organs. (of a person or animal) having a large amount of excess flesh. Make or become fat. |
| fatty | Containing a large amount of fat. A fat person (often used as a nickname or form of address) |
| fatwa | A ruling on a point of Islamic law given by a recognized authority. |
| fault | An unattractive or unsatisfactory feature, especially in a piece of work or in a person’s character. Responsibility for an accident or misfortune. Geology Criticize for inadequacy or mistakes. be faulted |
| faun | One of a class of lustful rural gods, represented as a man with a goat’s horns, ears, legs, and tail. |
| fauna | The animals of a particular region, habitat, or geological period. |
| fauns | One of a class of lustful rural gods, represented as a man with a goat’s horns, ears, legs, and tail. |
| favor | Approval, support, or liking for someone or something. An act of kindness beyond what is due or usual. Feel or show approval or preference for. favor someone withNorth American Treat (an injured limb) gently, not putting one’s full weight on it. |
| fawn | A young deer in its first year. A light yellowish-brown color. (of a deer) produce young. (of a person) give a servile display of exaggerated flattery or affection, typically in order to gain favor or advantage. |
| fawns | A young deer in its first year. A light yellowish-brown color. (of a deer) produce young. (of a person) give a servile display of exaggerated flattery or affection, typically in order to gain favor or advantage. |
| fax | An image of a document made by electronic scanning and transmitted as data by telecommunication links. Send (a document) by fax. Nonstandard spelling of ‘facts’ |
| faxes | An image of a document made by electronic scanning and transmitted as data by telecommunication links. Send (a document) by fax. Nonstandard spelling of ‘facts’ |
| fay | A fairy. |
| fays | A fairy. |
| Fabianism | Fabians | Faeroese |
| Fafnir | Fagins | Fahrenheit |
| Fairbanks | Fairfax | Falange |
| Falasha | Falashas | Falk |
| Falkirk | Falla | Falmouth |
| Falstaff | Familist | Fanagalo |
| Fangio | Farnborough | Farnham |
| Faroes | Faroese | Farquhar |
| Farrell | Faruq | Fascista |
| Fassbinder | Fatimid | Faulkner |
| Faustus | Fauves | Fauvism |
| Fauvist | Fauvists | Fawkes |
| Faye | fa-la | fabler |
| fablers | fabliau | fabricant |
| fabricants | fabrication | fabrications |
| fabricator | fabricators | fabrics |
| fabulist | fabulists | fabulousness |
| faburden | faburdens | facades |
| face-ache | face-lift | face-lifts |
| face-off | facetiousness | facials |
| facileness | facilitation | facilitator |
| facilitators | facilities | facility |
| facings | facsimile | facsimiles |
| fact-finding | factice | faction |
| factionalism | factionalist | factionalists |
| factions | factiousness | factitiousness |
| factoid | factoids | factor |
| factorability | factorage | factorages |
| factorial | factorials | factories |
| factoring | factorisation | factorisations |
| factorization | factorizations | factors |
| factorship | factorships | factory |
| factotum | factotums | factualities |
| factuality | factualness | facture |
| factures | facula | faculas |
| faculties | faculty | faddishness |
| faddism | faddist | faddists |
| fade-in | fade-out | fadedness |
| faders | fading | fadings |
| faeces | faeries | faggoting |
| faggotings | faggots | fagoting |
| fahlband | fahlbands | failings |
| failure | failures | faineancy |
| fainter | faintishness | faintness |
| fairground | fairgrounds | fairies |
| fairing | fairings | fairness |
| fairway | fairways | fairyhood |
| fairyism | fairyland | fairylands |
| faithful | faithfulness | faithlessness |
| faiths | faitour | faitours |
| fakement | fakers | fakery |
| falafel | falafels | falbala |
| falbalas | falchion | falchions |
| falcon-gentil | falcon-gentils | falcon-gentle |
| falcon-gentles | falconer | falconers |
| falconet | falconets | falconry |
| falcons | falderals | faldstool |
| faldstools | fallacies | fallaciousness |
| fallacy | fallal | fallaleries |
| fallalery | fallals | fallers |
| fallfish | fallfishes | fallibilism |
| fallibilist | fallibilists | fallibility |
| fallibleness | falling | fallings |
| fallow | fallowness | fallows |
| falsehood | falsehoods | falseness |
| falsetto | falsettos | falsework |
| falseworks | falsie | falsies |
| falsifiability | falsification | falsifications |
| falsifier | falsifiers | falsifying |
| falsities | falsity | faltboat |
| faltboats | falter | faltering |
| falterings | falters | falx |
| fames | familiar | familiarisation |
| familiarities | familiarity | familiarization |
| familiars | families | familism |
| famille | family | famine |
| famines | famishment | famousness |
| famulus | famuluses | fan-tan |
| fanatic | fanaticism | fanaticisms |
| fanatics | fancier | fanciers |
| fancies | fancifulness | fanciness |
| fancywork | fandangle | fandangles |
| fandango | fandangos | fandom |
| fanfare | fanfares | fanfaron |
| fanfaronade | fanfaronades | fanfarons |
| fanfold | fangle | fangos |
| fanion | fanions | fanlight |
| fanlights | fanner | fanners |
| fannies | fanon | fanons |
| fantail | fantails | fantasia |
| fantasias | fantasies | fantasist |
| fantasists | fantasm | fantasms |
| fantast | fantastic | fantasticality |
| fantasticalness | fantasts | fantasy |
| fantigue | fantod | fantods |
| fantom | fantoms | faqirs |
| faquir | faquirs | faraday |
| faradays | faradisation | faradisations |
| faradism | faradization | faradizations |
| farads | farandole | farandoles |
| farawayness | farces | farceur |
| farceurs | farceuse | farceuses |
| farcicality | fardel | fardels |
| fards | fare-stage | fare-stages |
| farewell | farewells | farina |
| farinas | farl | farles |
| farls | farmer | farmer-general |
| farmeries | farmers | farmery |
| farmhouse | farmhouses | farming |
| farmings | farmland | farmstead |
| farmsteads | farmyard | farmyards |
| farnesol | farness | farrago |
| farragoes | farragos | farrier |
| farriers | farriery | farrow |
| farrowing | farrows | farsightedness |
| farthing | farthingale | farthingales |
| farthings | fartlek | fascia |
| fascias | fasciation | fasciations |
| fascicle | fascicles | fasciculation |
| fascicule | fascicules | fasciculus |
| fascination | fascinations | fascinator |
| fascinators | fascine | fascines |
| fasciola | fasciolas | fascism |
| fascist | fascists | fash |
| fashes | fashion | fashionableness |
| fashioner | fashioners | fashioning |
| fashions | fastback | fastbacks |
| fastball | fastballs | fastener |
| fasteners | fastening | fastenings |
| fastidiousness | fastigium | fastigiums |
| fasting | fastings | fastness |
| fastnesses | fatalism | fatalist |
| fatalists | fatalities | fatality |
| fatback | fatefulness | father |
| father-in-law | fatherhood | fatherland |
| fatherlands | fatherliness | fathers |
| fathom | fathometer | fathometers |
| fathoms | fatigableness | fatigue |
| fatigues | fatling | fatlings |
| fatness | fattener | fatteners |
| fattest | fatties | fattiness |
| fatuities | fatuity | fatuousness |
| fatwas | faubourg | faubourgs |
| fauces | faucet | faucets |
| fault-finding | faultiness | faultlessness |
| faults | faunas | fauteuil |
| fauteuils | fauxbourdon | fauxbourdons |
| favism | favorableness | favoredness |
| favorer | favorers | favorite |
| favorites | favoritism | favors |
| favour | favourableness | favouredness |
| favourer | favourers | favourite |
| favourites | favouritism | favours |
| favus | fawner | fawners |
| fawningness | fayalite | fazenda |
| fazendas |
399 Nouns Starting With FE
| Fenian | A member of a 19th-century revolutionary nationalist organization among the Irish in the US and Ireland. The Fenians staged an unsuccessful revolt in Ireland in 1867 and were responsible for isolated revolutionary acts against the British until the early 20th century, when they were gradually eclipsed by the IRA. offensive |
| fealty | historical |
| fear | An unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. Be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening. |
| fears | An unpleasant emotion caused by the belief that someone or something is dangerous, likely to cause pain, or a threat. Be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or threatening. |
| feast | A large meal, typically one in celebration of something. Eat and drink sumptuously. |
| feasts | A large meal, typically one in celebration of something. Eat and drink sumptuously. |
| feat | An achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength. |
| feather | Any of the flat appendages growing from a bird’s skin and forming its plumage, consisting of a partly hollow horny shaft fringed with vanes of barbs. with objectno object, with adverbialno objectwith object |
| feats | An achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength. |
| feces | Waste matter discharged from the bowels after food has been digested; excrement. |
| feck | Used to express annoyance, frustration, impatience, or surprise. |
| fecks | Used to express annoyance, frustration, impatience, or surprise. |
| fed | US usually the Fed |
| fedora | A low, soft felt hat with a curled brim and the crown creased lengthwise. |
| feds | Give food to. Supply a machine with material, power, or other things necessary for its operation. Supply water to (a body of water)Insert further coins into (a meter) to extend the time for which it operates. with two objectswith two objects(in ball games) pass (the ball) to a player. US Cause to move gradually and steadily, typically through a confined space. An act of giving food, especially to animals or a baby, or of having food given to one. A device or conduit for supplying material to a machine. A line or prompt given to an actor on stage. |
| fee | A payment made to a professional person or to a professional or public body in exchange for advice or services. Law Make a payment to (someone) in return for services. |
| feed | Give food to. Supply a machine with material, power, or other things necessary for its operation. Supply water to (a body of water)Insert further coins into (a meter) to extend the time for which it operates. with two objectswith two objects(in ball games) pass (the ball) to a player. US Cause to move gradually and steadily, typically through a confined space. An act of giving food, especially to animals or a baby, or of having food given to one. A device or conduit for supplying material to a machine. A line or prompt given to an actor on stage. |
| feeder | A person or animal that eats a particular food or in a particular manner. A container filled with food for birds or mammals. A person or thing that supplies something. |
| feeds | Give food to. Supply a machine with material, power, or other things necessary for its operation. Supply water to (a body of water)Insert further coins into (a meter) to extend the time for which it operates. with two objectswith two objects(in ball games) pass (the ball) to a player. US Cause to move gradually and steadily, typically through a confined space. An act of giving food, especially to animals or a baby, or of having food given to one. A device or conduit for supplying material to a machine. A line or prompt given to an actor on stage. |
| feel | Be aware of (a person or object) through touching or being touched. Experience (an emotion or sensation)with clauseAn act of touching something to examine it. A sensation given by an object or material when touched. feels |
| feeler | An animal organ such as an antenna or palp that is used for testing things by touch or for searching for food. |
| feels | Be aware of (a person or object) through touching or being touched. Experience (an emotion or sensation)with clauseAn act of touching something to examine it. A sensation given by an object or material when touched. feels |
| fees | A payment made to a professional person or to a professional or public body in exchange for advice or services. Law Make a payment to (someone) in return for services. |
| feet | The lower extremity of the leg below the ankle, on which a person stands or walks. A projecting part on which a piece of furniture or each of its legs stands. The lower or lowest part of something; the base or bottom. Prosody foot it |
| feint | A deceptive or pretended blow, thrust, or other movement, especially in boxing or fencing. Make a deceptive or distracting movement, especially during a fight. Denoting paper printed with faint lines as a guide for handwriting. |
| feints | A deceptive or pretended blow, thrust, or other movement, especially in boxing or fencing. Make a deceptive or distracting movement, especially during a fight. Denoting paper printed with faint lines as a guide for handwriting. |
| felid | A mammal of the cat family (Felidae); a wild cat. |
| feline | Relating to or affecting cats or other members of the cat family. A cat or other member of the cat family. |
| fell | usually be felledAn amount of timber cut. A hill or stretch of high moorland, especially in northern England. Of terrible evil or ferocity; deadly. An animal’s hide or skin with its hair. |
| fellah | An Egyptian peasant. |
| feller | A person who cuts down trees. |
| fellow | informal usually fellowsA member of a learned society. Sharing a particular activity, quality, or condition with someone or something. |
| fells | usually be felledAn amount of timber cut. A hill or stretch of high moorland, especially in northern England. Of terrible evil or ferocity; deadly. An animal’s hide or skin with its hair. |
| felon | A person who has been convicted of a felony. Cruel; wicked. |
| felons | A person who has been convicted of a felony. Cruel; wicked. |
| felony | A crime, typically one involving violence, regarded as more serious than a misdemeanor, and usually punishable by imprisonment for more than one year or by death. |
| felt | A kind of cloth made by rolling and pressing wool or another suitable textile accompanied by the application of moisture or heat, which causes the constituent fibers to mat together to create a smooth surface. Make into felt; mat together. |
| felts | A kind of cloth made by rolling and pressing wool or another suitable textile accompanied by the application of moisture or heat, which causes the constituent fibers to mat together to create a smooth surface. Make into felt; mat together. |
| female | Of or denoting the sex that can bear offspring or produce eggs, distinguished biologically by the production of gametes (ova) which can be fertilized by male gametes. A female animal or plant. |
| feme | A form of secret tribunal operating in Germany during the later Middle Ages; (in extended use) a secret or unauthorized tribunal; Vehmgericht . |
| femme | A lesbian whose appearance and behavior are seen as traditionally feminine. informal, dated Female; feminine. |
| femmes | A lesbian whose appearance and behavior are seen as traditionally feminine. informal, dated Female; feminine. |
| femur | Anatomy |
| femurs | Anatomy |
| fen | A low and marshy or frequently flooded area of land. A monetary unit of China, equal to one hundredth of a yuan. |
| fence | A barrier, railing, or other upright structure, typically of wood or wire, enclosing an area of ground to mark a boundary, control access, or prevent escape. A guard or guide on a plane, saw, or other tool. informal with object informal no object |
| fences | A barrier, railing, or other upright structure, typically of wood or wire, enclosing an area of ground to mark a boundary, control access, or prevent escape. A guard or guide on a plane, saw, or other tool. informal with object informal no object |
| fend | fend for oneself |
| fender | North American A plastic cylinder, tire, etc. , hung over a ship’s side to protect it against impact. US A low frame bordering a fireplace to prevent burning coals from falling out. |
| fends | fend for oneself |
| fennec | A small pale fox with large pointed ears, native to the deserts of North Africa and Arabia. |
| fennel | An aromatic yellow-flowered European plant of the parsley family, with feathery leaves. |
| fens | A low and marshy or frequently flooded area of land. A monetary unit of China, equal to one hundredth of a yuan. |
| fermi | A unit of length equal to 10⁻¹⁵ meter (one femtometer), used in nuclear physics. It is similar to the diameter of a proton. |
| fern | A flowerless plant which has feathery or leafy fronds and reproduces by spores released from the undersides of the fronds. Ferns have a vascular system for the transport of water and nutrients. |
| ferns | A flowerless plant which has feathery or leafy fronds and reproduces by spores released from the undersides of the fronds. Ferns have a vascular system for the transport of water and nutrients. |
| ferret | A domesticated polecat kept as a pet or used, especially in Europe, for catching rabbits. It is typically albino or brown. no object |
| ferry | A boat or ship for conveying passengers and goods, especially over a relatively short distance and as a regular service. Convey in a ferry or other ship or boat, especially across a short stretch of water. |
| fervor | Intense and passionate feeling. |
| fess | An ordinary in the form of a broad horizontal stripe across the middle of the shield. fess up |
| fesse | An ordinary in the form of a broad horizontal stripe across the middle of the shield. fess up |
| fesses | An ordinary in the form of a broad horizontal stripe across the middle of the shield. fess up |
| festa | (in Italy and other Mediterranean countries) a religious or other festival. |
| festoons | a decorative chain or strip hanging between two points |
| feta | A white salty Greek cheese made from the milk of ewes or goats. |
| fetch | Go for and then bring back (someone or something) for someone. Achieve (a particular price) when sold. informal informal, dated The distance traveled by wind or waves across open water. archaic The apparition or double of a living person, formerly believed to be a warning of that person’s impending death. |
| fetish | A form of sexual desire in which gratification is strongly linked to a particular object or activity or a part of the body other than the sexual organs. An inanimate object worshiped for its supposed magical powers or because it is considered to be inhabited by a spirit. |
| fetor | A strong, foul smell. |
| fetter | A chain or manacle used to restrain a prisoner, typically placed around the ankles. Restrain with chains or manacles, typically around the ankles. |
| fettle | Condition. Trim or clean the rough edges of (a metal casting or a piece of pottery) before firing. |
| fetus | An unborn offspring of a mammal, in particular an unborn human baby more than eight weeks after conception. |
| feu | A perpetual lease at a fixed rent. Grant (land) on a feu. |
| feud | A prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute. Take part in a prolonged quarrel or conflict. |
| feuds | A prolonged and bitter quarrel or dispute. Take part in a prolonged quarrel or conflict. |
| feus | A perpetual lease at a fixed rent. Grant (land) on a feu. |
| fever | An abnormally high body temperature, usually accompanied by shivering, headache, and in severe instances, delirium. Bring about a high body temperature or a state of nervous excitement in (someone) |
| few | a fewUsed to emphasize how small a number is. a fewUsed to emphasize how small a number of people or things is. the few |
| fez | A flat-topped conical red hat with a black tassel on top, worn by men in some Muslim countries (formerly the Turkish national headdress). A city in northern Morocco, founded in 808; population 977,946 (2004). |
| February | Felice | Felicia |
| Felix | Fellini | Fenella |
| Fenianism | Fenians | Fenrir |
| Ferdinand | Fergus | Ferguson |
| Fermanagh | Fermat | Ferrari |
| Ferris | Feuchtwanger | Feuerbach |
| Feydeau | Feynman | fealties |
| feares | fearfulness | fearlessness |
| fearnought | feasibility | feasibleness |
| feaster | feasters | feasting |
| feastings | featherbed | featherbedding |
| featherbeds | featheriness | feathering |
| featherings | feathers | feature |
| features | febricities | febricity |
| febricula | febriculas | febrifacient |
| febrifuge | febrifuges | febrilities |
| febrility | fecklessness | fecula |
| feculence | fecundation | fecundities |
| fecundity | fedayee | fedelini |
| federacies | federacy | federal |
| federalisation | federalisations | federalism |
| federalist | federalists | federalization |
| federalizations | federals | federation |
| federations | fedoras | feeble-mindedness |
| feebleness | feedbag | feedbags |
| feeders | feeding | feedings |
| feedlot | feedlots | feedstuff |
| feedstuffs | feelers | feeling |
| feelings | feeze | feezes |
| feignedness | feigning | feignings |
| felafel | felafels | feldsher |
| feldshers | feldspar | feldspars |
| feldspathoid | feldspathoids | felicitation |
| felicitations | felicities | felicity |
| felines | felinity | fella |
| fellahs | fellas | fellatio |
| fellation | fellations | fellatios |
| fellers | fellies | fellmonger |
| fellmongers | fellness | felloe |
| felloes | fellow-man | fellows |
| fellowship | fellowships | felly |
| felo-de-se | felonies | feloniousness |
| felonries | felonry | felsite |
| felspar | felspars | felting |
| feltings | felucca | feluccas |
| felwort | felworts | femaleness |
| females | femes | femineity |
| feminine | feminineness | feminines |
| femininity | feminisation | feminism |
| feminist | feminists | feminization |
| fencer | fencers | fencible |
| fencibles | fencing | fencings |
| fenders | fenestella | fenestellas |
| fenestra | fenestras | fenestration |
| fenestrations | fenland | fenlands |
| fenman | fennecs | fennels |
| fenugreek | fenugreeks | feod |
| feodaries | feodary | feods |
| feoff | feoffee | feoffees |
| feoffer | feoffers | feoffment |
| feoffments | feoffor | feoffors |
| feoffs | fer-de-lance | feracity |
| fere | feres | feretories |
| feretory | ferity | fermata |
| fermatas | ferment | fermentability |
| fermentation | fermentations | fermentativeness |
| fermenting | ferments | fermion |
| fermions | fermis | fermium |
| ferneries | fernery | ferociousness |
| ferocity | ferrate | ferrates |
| ferreter | ferreters | ferrets |
| ferriage | ferriages | ferricyanide |
| ferries | ferrimagnetism | ferrite |
| ferrites | ferritin | ferrochromium |
| ferroconcrete | ferrocyanide | ferroelectric |
| ferroelectricity | ferromagnetism | ferronickel |
| ferrotype | ferrotypes | ferrule |
| ferrules | ferrying | ferryman |
| fertilisation | fertilisations | fertiliser |
| fertilisers | fertility | fertilization |
| fertilizations | fertilizer | fertilizers |
| ferula | ferulas | ferule |
| ferules | fervency | fervidity |
| fervidness | fervour | fescue |
| fescues | fester | festering |
| festers | festination | festinations |
| festival | festivals | festiveness |
| festivities | festivity | festoon |
| festoonery | festschrift | festschrifts |
| fetas | fetcher | fetchers |
| fetches | fetial | fetich |
| fetiches | fetichism | fetichisms |
| fetichist | fetichists | feticide |
| feticides | fetidness | fetishes |
| fetishism | fetishisms | fetishist |
| fetishists | fetlock | fetlocks |
| fetterlock | fetterlocks | fetters |
| fettles | fettling | fettlings |
| fettuccine | fettucine | fettucini |
| fetuses | feuar | feuars |
| feudalisation | feudalism | feudalist |
| feudalists | feudality | feudalization |
| feudatories | feudatory | feudist |
| feudists | feuilleton | feuilletonism |
| feuilletonist | feuilletonists | feuilletons |
| feverfew | feverfews | feverishness |
| fevers | fewness | fezes |
565 Words That Start With FI Nouns
| Fido | A generic name for a pet dog. A system for dispersing fog using gasoline burners on the ground to enable aircraft to land. It was developed by the Allies during World War I. |
| Finlay | Carlos Juan 1833–1915 Cuban physician and biologistriver 250 miles (402 kilometers) long in north central British Columbia, Canada, flowing southeast to unite with the forming the Peace River |
| Finno-Ugric | of, relating to, or constituting a subfamily of the Uralic family of languages comprising various languages spoken in Hungary, Lapland, Finland, Estonia, and parts of western Russia |
| fiacres | A small four-wheeled carriage for public hire. |
| fiar | one in whom the fee simple of an estate is vested subject to a liferent |
| fiasco | a complete failure |
| fiat | A formal authorization or proposition; a decree. |
| fib | A lie, typically an unimportant one. Tell an unimportant lie. |
| fibbing | a trivial or childish lie |
| fiber | a thread or a structure or object resembling a thread |
| fibreboard | A building material made of wood or other plant fibers compressed into boards. |
| fibreboards | A building material made of wood or other plant fibers compressed into boards. |
| fibril | a small filament or fiber |
| fibroids | resembling, forming, or consisting of fibrous tissue |
| fibs | A lie, typically an unimportant one. Tell an unimportant lie. |
| fiches | microfiche |
| fico | The largest and best known of several companies that provide software for calculating a person’s credit score. |
| fictionalizations | to make into or treat in the manner of fiction |
| ficus | A tree, shrub, or climbing plant of a large genus that includes the figs and the rubber plant. They grow in tropical and warm climates, and several species are of commercial importance. |
| fid | Nautical |
| fidelity | the quality or state of being faithful |
| fids | Nautical |
| fiduciary | of, relating to, or involving a confidence or trust |
| field | An area of open land, especially one planted with crops or pasture, typically bounded by hedges or fences. A particular branch of study or sphere of activity or interest. A space or range within which objects are visible from a particular viewpoint or through a piece of apparatus. usually the fieldAn area on a flag with a single background color. Physics Mathematics Cricket Baseball with objectwith objectCarried out or working in the natural environment, rather than in a laboratory or office. |
| fielders | A player who occupies a defensive position in the field while the other side is batting (typically one other than the pitcher or catcher, or bowler). |
| fife | A kind of small shrill flute used with the drum in military bands. Play the fife. |
| fifteenth | a number that is one more than fourteen — see Table of Numbers |
| fig | A soft pear-shaped fruit with sweet dark flesh and many small seeds, eaten fresh or dried. Dress up (someone) to look smart. |
| fighter-bomber | a fighter aircraft fitted to carry bombs and rockets in addition to its normal armament |
| fighter-bombers | a fighter aircraft fitted to carry bombs and rockets in addition to its normal armament |
| figs | A soft pear-shaped fruit with sweet dark flesh and many small seeds, eaten fresh or dried. Dress up (someone) to look smart. |
| figures | A number, especially one which forms part of official statistics or relates to the financial performance of a company. A person’s bodily shape, especially that of a woman and when considered to be attractive. A person of a particular kind, especially one who is important or distinctive in some way. A shape which is defined by one or more lines in two dimensions (such as a circle or a triangle), or one or more surfaces in three dimensions (such as a sphere or a cuboid), either considered mathematically in geometry or used as a decorative design. Music Logic Be a significant and noticeable part of something. mainly North American North American with object |
| figurine | a small carved or molded figure |
| figuring | a number symbol |
| fil | A person’s father-in-law. |
| filbert | A cultivated hazel tree that bears edible oval nuts. |
| file | A folder or box for holding loose papers that are typically arranged in a particular order for easy reference. Place (a document) in a cabinet, box, or folder in a particular order for preservation and easy reference. A line of people or things one behind another. (of a group of people) walk one behind the other, typically in an orderly and solemn manner. A tool with a roughened surface or surfaces, typically of steel, used for smoothing or shaping a hard material. Smooth or shape (something) with a file. Pounded or powdered sassafras leaves used to flavor and thicken soup, especially gumbo. |
| filicides | The killing of one’s son or daughter. |
| fill | Cause (a space or container) to become full or almost full. Become an overwhelming presence in; pervade. Appoint a person to hold (a vacant post)mainly North American (in poker) complete (a good hand) by drawing the necessary cards. one’s fillAn amount of something which will occupy all the space in a container. (in popular music) a short interjected phrase on a particular instrument. |
| fillers | usually in combinationin combinationUS A monetary unit of Hungary, equal to one hundredth of a forint. |
| filmgoer | A person who goes to the movies, especially regularly. |
| filoselle | soft silk thread for embroidery |
| fils | A monetary unit of Iraq, Bahrain, Jordan, Kuwait, and Yemen, equal to one hundredth of a riyal in Yemen and one thousandth of a dinar elsewhere. Used after a surname to distinguish a son from a father of the same name. |
| filterability | capable of being filtered or of passing through a filter |
| filth | Disgusting dirt. |
| filtrates | fluid that has passed through a filter |
| filtration | the process of filtering |
| fin | A flattened appendage on various parts of the body of many aquatic vertebrates and some invertebrates, including fish and cetaceans, used for propelling, steering, and balancing. Swim underwater by means of flippers. |
| financier | A person concerned with the management of large amounts of money on behalf of governments or other large organizations. |
| finches | any of numerous passerine songbirds (families Fringillidae, Estrildidae, Emberizidae, and Cardinalidae) having a short stout usually conical bill adapted for crushing seeds |
| find | Discover or perceive by chance or unexpectedly. Recognize or discover (something) to be present. (of a thing) reach or arrive at, either of its own accord or without the human agent being known. A discovery of something valuable, typically something of archaeological interest. |
| fine | Of high quality. (of a thread, filament, or person’s hair) thin. Very small particles found in mining, milling, etc. In a satisfactory or pleasing manner; very well. with objectMake or become thinner. A sum of money exacted as a penalty by a court of law or other authority. Punish (someone) by making them pay a sum of money, typically as a penalty for breaking the law. French brandy of high quality made from distilled wine rather than from pomace. (in musical directions) the place where a piece of music finishes (when this is not at the end of the score but at the end of an earlier section which is repeated at the end of the piece). |
| fineness | all right |
| finesse | Intricate and refined delicacy. (in bridge and whist) an attempt to win a trick with a card that is not a certain winner. Do (something) in a subtle and delicate manner. (in bridge and whist) play (a card that is not a certain winner) in the hope of winning a trick with it. |
| fingerings | the act or method of using the fingers in playing an instrument |
| fingernail | the nail of a finger |
| fingerprinting | the act or an instance of taking an ink impression of someone’s fingerprints for the purpose of identification |
| fingerstall | cotentry 1 |
| fingertip | The tip of a finger. Using or operated by the fingers. |
| finisher | A person or thing that finishes something. An animal that has been fattened ready for slaughter. |
| finishes | Bring (a task or activity) to an end; complete. Complete the manufacture or decoration of (a material, object, or place) by giving it an attractive surface appearance. dated usually in singularThe manner in which the manufacture of an article is completed in detail. |
| finitude | The state of having limits or bounds. |
| fink | informal, derogatory fink onfink out |
| finks | one who is disapproved of or is held in contempt |
| fino | A light-colored dry sherry. |
| fins | A flattened appendage on various parts of the body of many aquatic vertebrates and some invertebrates, including fish and cetaceans, used for propelling, steering, and balancing. Swim underwater by means of flippers. |
| fiorins | redtopsense 1 |
| fipples | a grooved plug in the end of a whistle, flute, or organ pipe |
| fire | Combustion or burning, in which substances combine chemically with oxygen from the air and typically give out bright light, heat, and smoke. A burning sensation in the body. The shooting of projectiles from weapons, especially bullets from guns. Discharge a gun or other weapon in order to explosively propel (a bullet or projectile) informal Supply (a furnace, engine, boiler, or power station) with fuel. Stimulate or excite (the imagination or an emotion)Bake or dry (pottery, bricks, etc. ) in a kiln. |
| fire-extinguisher | A portable device that discharges a jet of water, foam, gas, or other material to extinguish a fire. |
| fireboats | a ship equipped with firefighting apparatus |
| firedog | andiron |
| firelights | the light of a fire (as in a fireplace) |
| fireproofing | Able to withstand fire or great heat. Make (something) fireproof. |
| firer | the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame, and heat |
| firers | the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame, and heat |
| fires | the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame, and heat |
| fireside | The area around a fireplace (used especially with reference to a person’s home or family life) |
| firestone | Stone that can withstand fire and great heat, used especially for lining furnaces and ovens. |
| firm | Having a solid, almost unyielding surface or structure. Strongly felt and unlikely to change. Make (something) physically solid or resilient. In a resolute and determined manner. A business concern, especially one involving a partnership of two or more people. |
| firmament | the vault or arch of the sky |
| firmans | an official decree, order, license, or grant issued by a ruler (as a sultan) |
| firs | An evergreen coniferous tree with upright cones and flat needle-shaped leaves, typically arranged in two rows. Firs are an important source of timber and resins. |
| first-born | first brought forth |
| first-foots | Be the first person to cross the threshold of the house of (someone) in the New Year, in accordance with a Scottish custom. The first person to cross a threshold in the New Year. |
| first-nighters | a spectator at a first-night performance |
| fisc | Roman History |
| fish | A limbless cold-blooded vertebrate animal with gills and fins and living wholly in water. Catch or try to catch fish, typically by using a net or hook and line. A flat plate of metal, wood, or another material that is fixed on a beam or across a joint in order to give additional strength, especially on a ship’s damaged mast or spar as a temporary repair. Mend or strengthen (a beam, joint, mast, etc. ) with a fish. |
| fish-hook | a usually barbed hook for catching fish |
| fishgigs | a fish spear having two or more barbed prongs |
| fishponds | A pond in which live fish are kept. |
| fission | The action of dividing or splitting something into two or more parts. (chiefly of atoms) undergo fission. |
| fissiped | having the toes separated to the base |
| fissure | A long, narrow opening or line of breakage made by cracking or splitting, especially in rock or earth. Split or crack (something) to form a long, narrow opening. |
| fist | A person’s hand when the fingers are bent in toward the palm and held there tightly, typically in order to strike a blow or grasp something. with object and adverbial of direction |
| fistfight | A fight with bare fists. |
| fisticuffs | a fight with the fists |
| fistula | an abnormal passage that leads from an abscess or hollow organ or part to the body surface or from one hollow organ or part to another and that may be surgically created to permit passage of fluids or secretions |
| fives | A game, played especially in the UK, in which a ball is hit with a gloved hand or a bat against the walls of a court with three walls (Eton fives) or four walls (Rugby fives). |
| fix | with object and adverbial of placeDecide or settle on (a specific price, date, course of action, etc. )Mend or repair. Make arrangements for (something); organize. Make (a dye, photographic image, or drawing) permanent. informal informal North American informal informal A measure taken to resolve a problem or correct a mistake; a solution or remedy. A position determined by visual or radio bearings or astronomical observations. informal |
| fixation | the act, process, or result of fixing, fixating, or becoming fixated |
| fizgigs | a gadding flirting girl or woman |
| fizz | (of a liquid) produce bubbles of gas and make a hissing sound. Effervescence. |
| Fianna | Fidelio | Fiji |
| Fijian | Fijians | Filipino |
| Filipinos | Fillmore | Finbar |
| Finchley | Finisterre | Finland |
| Finlander | Finlandia | Finley |
| Finn | Finney | Finnic |
| Finnish | Finno-Ugrian | Finns |
| Fiona | Firbank | Firenze |
| Fischer | Fischer-Dieskau | Fittipaldi |
| Fitzgerald | Fitzroy | fiacre |
| fianchetto | fianchettoes | fiars |
| fiascoes | fiascos | fibber |
| fibbers | fiberboard | fiberboards |
| fiberglass | fibers | fiberscope |
| fiberscopes | fibre | fibreglass |
| fibres | fibrilla | fibrillation |
| fibrillations | fibrils | fibrin |
| fibrinogen | fibrinogens | fibrinolysin |
| fibro | fibroblast | fibroblasts |
| fibrocartilage | fibrocement | fibroid |
| fibroin | fibrolite | fibrolites |
| fibroma | fibromas | fibros |
| fibrosis | fibrositis | fibster |
| fibsters | fibula | fibulas |
| fiche | fichu | fichus |
| fickleness | ficos | fiction |
| fictionalisation | fictionalisations | fictionalization |
| fictionist | fictionists | fictions |
| fiddle | fiddle-back | fiddle-faddle |
| fiddle-faddler | fiddlehead | fiddleheads |
| fiddler | fiddlers | fiddles |
| fiddlestick | fiddlesticks | fiddlewood |
| fiddlewoods | fideism | fidelities |
| fidget | fidgetiness | fidgets |
| fiduciaries | fief | fiefs |
| fielder | fieldfare | fieldfares |
| fielding | fieldings | fieldmouse |
| fieldpiece | fieldpieces | fields |
| fieldsman | fieldstone | fieldstones |
| fieldwork | fieldworker | fieldworkers |
| fieldworks | fiend | fiendishness |
| fiends | fierceness | fieriness |
| fiesta | fiestas | fifer |
| fifers | fifes | fifteen |
| fifteens | fifteenths | fifth |
| fifths | fifties | fiftieth |
| fiftieths | fifty | fig-bird |
| fig-birds | fight | fighter |
| fighters | fighting | fightings |
| fights | figment | figments |
| figuline | figulines | figurant |
| figurantes | figurants | figuration |
| figurations | figurativeness | figure |
| figurehead | figureheads | figurines |
| figwort | figworts | filagree |
| filagrees | filament | filaments |
| filariasis | filasse | filature |
| filatures | filberts | filcher |
| filchers | filename | filenames |
| filer | filers | files |
| filet | filiation | filiations |
| filibeg | filibegs | filibuster |
| filibusterer | filibusterers | filibusterism |
| filibusters | filicide | filigree |
| filigrees | filing | filings |
| filioque | fille | filler |
| filles | fillet | filleting |
| fillets | fillies | filling |
| fillings | fillip | fillipeen |
| fillips | fillister | fillisters |
| fills | filly | filmdom |
| filmgoers | filminess | filming |
| filmland | filmographies | filmography |
| films | filmsetting | filmstrip |
| filoplume | filoplumes | filoselles |
| filter | filters | filthiness |
| filtrability | filtrate | filtrations |
| fimble | fimbles | fimbria |
| fimbrias | fimbriation | fimbriations |
| finagler | finaglers | final |
| finale | finales | finalisation |
| finalism | finalist | finalists |
| finalities | finality | finalization |
| finals | finance | finances |
| financiers | financing | finback |
| finbacks | finch | finder |
| finders | finding | findings |
| finds | fineries | finery |
| fines | finesses | finger |
| fingerboard | fingerboards | fingering |
| fingerling | fingerlings | fingermark |
| fingermarks | fingernails | fingerpost |
| fingerposts | fingerprint | fingerprints |
| fingers | fingerstalls | fingertips |
| finial | finials | finicalities |
| finicality | finicalness | fining |
| finings | finis | finises |
| finish | finishers | finishing |
| finishings | finiteness | finnan |
| finnans | finner | finners |
| finocchio | finochio | finos |
| fiord | fiords | fiorin |
| fioritura | fipple | fire-eater |
| fire-eaters | fire-extinguishers | fire-plow |
| fire-raiser | fire-raising | fire-worship |
| fireboat | firebomb | firebombs |
| firebox | fireboxes | firebrand |
| firebrands | firebrat | firebrats |
| firebrick | firebricks | firebug |
| firebugs | firecrest | firecrests |
| firedamp | firedogs | fireflies |
| firefly | fireguard | fireguards |
| firehouse | firehouses | firelight |
| firelighter | firelighters | fireman |
| firepan | firepans | fireplace |
| fireplaces | firesides | firestones |
| firetrap | firetraps | firewall |
| firewalls | fireweed | fireweeds |
| firewood | firework | fireworks |
| fireworm | fireworms | firing |
| firings | firkin | firkins |
| firmaments | firman | firmness |
| firms | firmware | firn |
| firns | first | first-aider |
| first-aiders | first-borns | first-foot |
| first-nighter | firstling | firstlings |
| firsts | firth | firths |
| fiscal | fiscals | fiscs |
| fish-hooks | fishbowl | fishbowls |
| fisher | fisheries | fisherman |
| fishers | fishery | fishes |
| fisheye | fisheyes | fishgig |
| fishiness | fishing | fishings |
| fishmonger | fishmongers | fishpond |
| fishtail | fishtails | fishwife |
| fishyback | fissions | fissiparousness |
| fissures | fistfights | fistful |
| fistfuls | fistiana | fisticuff |
| fistmele | fists | fistulas |
| fistulous | fit | fitch |
| fitches | fitchew | fitchews |
| fitfulness | fitment | fitments |
| fitness | fits | fitter |
| fitters | fitting | fittings |
| five | five-eighth | five-finger |
| fivepence | fivepences | fivepins |
| fiver | fivers | fixations |
| fixative | fixatives | fixedness |
| fixer | fixers | fixes |
| fixing | fixings | fixity |
| fixture | fixtures | fixure |
| fizgig | fizzer | fizzers |
| fizzes | fizzle | fizzles |
Nouns Beginning With FJ
| fjords | a narrow inlet of the sea between cliffs or steep slopes |
560 Nouns That Start With FL
| Flores | The largest of the Lesser Sunda Islands in Indonesia. |
| Flysch | A sedimentary deposit consisting of thin beds of shale or marl alternating with coarser strata such as sandstone or conglomerate. |
| flab | Soft loose flesh on a person’s body; fat. |
| flack | A publicity agent. Publicize or promote (something or someone) |
| flacks | A publicity agent. Publicize or promote (something or someone) |
| flacon | A small stoppered bottle, especially one for perfume. |
| flag | A piece of cloth or similar material, typically oblong or square, attachable by one edge to a pole or rope and used as the symbol or emblem of a country or institution or as a decoration during public festivities. A small piece of cloth attached at one edge to a pole and used as a marker or signal in various sports. Computing US Mark (an item) for attention or treatment in a specified way. no objectProvide or decorate with a flag or flags. A flat stone slab, typically rectangular or square, used for paving. A plant with sword-shaped leaves that grow from a rhizome. (of a person) become tired, weaker, or less enthusiastic. |
| flagon | A large container in which drink is served, typically with a handle and spout. |
| flags | A piece of cloth or similar material, typically oblong or square, attachable by one edge to a pole or rope and used as the symbol or emblem of a country or institution or as a decoration during public festivities. A small piece of cloth attached at one edge to a pole and used as a marker or signal in various sports. Computing US Mark (an item) for attention or treatment in a specified way. no objectProvide or decorate with a flag or flags. A flat stone slab, typically rectangular or square, used for paving. A plant with sword-shaped leaves that grow from a rhizome. (of a person) become tired, weaker, or less enthusiastic. |
| flail | A threshing tool consisting of a wooden staff with a short heavy stick swinging from it. Wave or swing or cause to wave or swing wildly. with object |
| flails | A threshing tool consisting of a wooden staff with a short heavy stick swinging from it. Wave or swing or cause to wave or swing wildly. with object |
| flair | in singularStylishness and originality. |
| flak | Strong criticism. Antiaircraft fire. |
| flake | A small, flat, thin piece of something, typically one that has broken away or been peeled off from a larger piece. informal no objectwith objectNorth American A rack or shelf for storing or drying food such as fish. flake outA single turn of a coiled rope or hawser. Lay (a rope) in loose coils in order to prevent it from tangling. |
| flakes | A small, flat, thin piece of something, typically one that has broken away or been peeled off from a larger piece. informal no objectwith objectNorth American A rack or shelf for storing or drying food such as fish. flake outA single turn of a coiled rope or hawser. Lay (a rope) in loose coils in order to prevent it from tangling. |
| flam | One of the basic patterns (rudiments) of drumming, consisting of a stroke preceded by a grace note. |
| flame | A hot glowing body of ignited gas that is generated by something on fire. Computing no objectComputing |
| flamen | A priest serving a particular deity. |
| flames | A hot glowing body of ignited gas that is generated by something on fire. Computing no objectComputing |
| flams | One of the basic patterns (rudiments) of drumming, consisting of a stroke preceded by a grace note. |
| flan | A baked dish consisting of an open-topped pastry case with a savory or sweet filling. A disk of metal such as one from which a coin is made. |
| flange | A projecting flat rim, collar, or rib on an object, serving to strengthen or attach or (on a wheel) to maintain position on a rail. |
| flank | The side of a person’s or animal’s body between the ribs and the hip. The right or left side of a body of people such as an army, a naval force, or a soccer team. Be on each or on one side of. |
| flanks | The side of a person’s or animal’s body between the ribs and the hip. The right or left side of a body of people such as an army, a naval force, or a soccer team. Be on each or on one side of. |
| flans | A baked dish consisting of an open-topped pastry case with a savory or sweet filling. A disk of metal such as one from which a coin is made. |
| flap | (of a bird) move (its wings) up and down when flying or preparing to fly. A piece of something thin, such as cloth, paper, or metal, hinged or attached only on one side, that covers an opening or hangs down from something. A movement of a wing or an arm from side to side or up and down. informal A large broad mushroom. Phonetics |
| flaps | (of a bird) move (its wings) up and down when flying or preparing to fly. A piece of something thin, such as cloth, paper, or metal, hinged or attached only on one side, that covers an opening or hangs down from something. A movement of a wing or an arm from side to side or up and down. informal A large broad mushroom. Phonetics |
| flare | A sudden brief burst of bright flame or light. in singularBurn with a sudden intensity. Gradually become wider at one end. |
| flares | A sudden brief burst of bright flame or light. in singularBurn with a sudden intensity. Gradually become wider at one end. |
| flash | no objectno object, with adverbial of directionwith objectA sudden brief burst of bright light or a sudden glint from a reflective surface. A sudden instance or manifestation of a quality, understanding, or humor. A camera attachment that produces a brief very bright light, used for taking photographs in poor light. Excess plastic or metal forced between facing surfaces as two halves of a mold close up, forming a thin projection on the finished object. mainly British archaic A water-filled hollow formed by subsidence, especially any of those due to rock salt extraction in or near Cheshire in central England. |
| flask | A container for liquids. |
| flasks | A container for liquids. |
| flat | Smooth and even; without marked lumps or indentations. Lacking interest or emotion; dull and lifeless. (of a sparkling drink) having lost its effervescence. attributive(of musical sound) below true or normal pitch. In or to a horizontal position. informal Below the true or normal pitch of musical sound. The flat part of something. often flatsmainly North American A musical note lowered a semitone below natural pitch. North American archaic A suite of rooms forming one residence, typically on one floor and within a larger building containing a number of such residences; an apartment. |
| flats | Smooth and even; without marked lumps or indentations. Lacking interest or emotion; dull and lifeless. (of a sparkling drink) having lost its effervescence. attributive(of musical sound) below true or normal pitch. In or to a horizontal position. informal Below the true or normal pitch of musical sound. The flat part of something. often flatsmainly North American A musical note lowered a semitone below natural pitch. North American archaic A suite of rooms forming one residence, typically on one floor and within a larger building containing a number of such residences; an apartment. |
| flatus | Gas in or from the stomach or intestines, produced by swallowing air or by bacterial fermentation. |
| flaunt | Display (something) ostentatiously, especially in order to provoke envy or admiration or to show defiance. |
| flavin | Any of a group of naturally occurring pigments including riboflavin. They have a tricyclic aromatic molecular structure. |
| flavor | The distinctive taste of a food or drink. in singularA kind, variety, or sort. Physics Alter or enhance the taste of (food or drink) by adding a particular ingredient. |
| flaw | A mark, fault, or other imperfection that mars a substance or object. (of an imperfection) mar, weaken, or invalidate (something)A squall of wind; a short storm. |
| flaws | A mark, fault, or other imperfection that mars a substance or object. (of an imperfection) mar, weaken, or invalidate (something)A squall of wind; a short storm. |
| flax | A blue-flowered herbaceous plant that is cultivated for its seed (linseed) and for textile fiber made from its stalks. |
| flea | A small wingless jumping insect which feeds on the blood of mammals and birds. It sometimes transmits diseases through its bite, including plague and myxomatosis. |
| fleas | A small wingless jumping insect which feeds on the blood of mammals and birds. It sometimes transmits diseases through its bite, including plague and myxomatosis. |
| fleck | A very small patch of color or light. Mark or dot with small patches of color or particles of something. |
| fleer | Laugh impudently or jeeringly. An impudent or jeering look or speech. |
| fleet | A group of ships sailing together, engaged in the same activity, or under the same ownership. Fast and nimble in movement. A marshland creek, channel, or ditch. literary (of water) shallow. At or to a small depth. |
| flesh | The soft substance consisting of muscle and fat that is found between the skin and bones of an animal or a human. flesh outwith objectwith object |
| flew | (of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings. Move or be hurled quickly through the air. with adverbialusually with adverbial of directionNorth American An opening at the crotch of a pair of pants, closed with a zipper or buttons and typically covered with a flap. the fliesBaseball British A flying insect of a large order characterized by a single pair of transparent wings and sucking (and often also piercing) mouthparts. Flies are noted as vectors of disease. North American British |
| flews | The thick hanging lips of a bloodhound or similar dog. |
| flex | (with reference to a limb or joint) bend or become bent. with objectThe action or state of flexing. US A flexible insulated cable used for carrying electric current to an appliance. |
| flexes | (with reference to a limb or joint) bend or become bent. with objectThe action or state of flexing. US A flexible insulated cable used for carrying electric current to an appliance. |
| flexor | Anatomy |
| flick | A sudden sharp movement. informal Propel (something) with a sudden sharp movement, especially of the fingers. |
| flier | A person or thing that flies, especially in a particular way. A small handbill advertising an event or product. mainly North American A step in a straight flight of stairs. |
| flies | (of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings. Move or be hurled quickly through the air. with adverbialusually with adverbial of directionNorth American An opening at the crotch of a pair of pants, closed with a zipper or buttons and typically covered with a flap. the fliesBaseball British A flying insect of a large order characterized by a single pair of transparent wings and sucking (and often also piercing) mouthparts. Flies are noted as vectors of disease. North American British |
| flight | The action or process of flying through the air. A flock or large body of birds or insects in the air, especially when migrating. The action of fleeing or attempting to escape. A series of steps between floors or levels. A selection of small portions of a particular type of food or drink (especially alcohol) intended to be tasted together for the purpose of comparison. An extravagant or far-fetched idea or account. The tail of a dart. Shoot (wildfowl) in flight. British |
| flinch | Make a quick, nervous movement as an instinctive reaction to fear, pain, or surprise. An act of flinching. |
| fling | Throw or hurl forcefully. A short period of enjoyment or wild behavior. |
| flings | Throw or hurl forcefully. A short period of enjoyment or wild behavior. |
| flint | A hard gray rock consisting of nearly pure chert, occurring chiefly as nodules in chalk. An industrial city in southeastern Michigan, an auto industry center since the Buick Company was established there in 1903; population 112,900 (est. 2008). |
| flints | A hard gray rock consisting of nearly pure chert, occurring chiefly as nodules in chalk. An industrial city in southeastern Michigan, an auto industry center since the Buick Company was established there in 1903; population 112,900 (est. 2008). |
| flip | Turn over with a sudden quick movement. with object and adverbial informal with objectUS A sudden sharp movement. British Glib or flippant. Used to express mild annoyance. |
| flips | Turn over with a sudden quick movement. with object and adverbial informal with objectUS A sudden sharp movement. British Glib or flippant. Used to express mild annoyance. |
| flirt | no objectwith objectA person who habitually flirts. |
| flirts | no objectwith objectA person who habitually flirts. |
| flit | Move swiftly and lightly. An act of leaving one’s home or moving, typically secretly so as to escape creditors or obligations. |
| flitch | A slab of timber cut from a tree trunk, usually from the outside. mainly dialect |
| flits | Move swiftly and lightly. An act of leaving one’s home or moving, typically secretly so as to escape creditors or obligations. |
| float | Rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking. with adverbial of directionwith object(of a currency) fluctuate freely in value in accordance with supply and demand in the financial markets. A thing that is buoyant in water. A platform mounted on a truck and carrying a display in a parade. A hand tool with a rectangular blade used for smoothing plaster or concrete. mainly North American (in critical path analysis) the period of time by which the duration of an activity may be extended without affecting the overall time for the process. |
| floats | Rest or move on or near the surface of a liquid without sinking. with adverbial of directionwith object(of a currency) fluctuate freely in value in accordance with supply and demand in the financial markets. A thing that is buoyant in water. A platform mounted on a truck and carrying a display in a parade. A hand tool with a rectangular blade used for smoothing plaster or concrete. mainly North American (in critical path analysis) the period of time by which the duration of an activity may be extended without affecting the overall time for the process. |
| flock | A number of birds of one kind feeding, resting, or traveling together. Congregate or mass in a flock or large group. A soft material for stuffing cushions, quilts, and other soft furnishings, made of wool refuse or torn-up cloth. |
| flocks | A number of birds of one kind feeding, resting, or traveling together. Congregate or mass in a flock or large group. A soft material for stuffing cushions, quilts, and other soft furnishings, made of wool refuse or torn-up cloth. |
| floe | A sheet of floating ice. |
| floes | A sheet of floating ice. |
| flood | An overflowing of a large amount of water beyond its normal confines, especially over what is normally dry land. An outpouring of tears or emotion. with objectno object, with adverbial of direction |
| floor | The lower surface of a room, on which one may walk. All the rooms or areas on the same level of a building; a story. the floorProvide (a room or area) with a floor. informal |
| floors | The lower surface of a room, on which one may walk. All the rooms or areas on the same level of a building; a story. the floorProvide (a room or area) with a floor. informal |
| flop | with adverbial informal A heavy, loose, and ungainly movement, or a sound made by it. informal US |
| flops | with adverbial informal A heavy, loose, and ungainly movement, or a sound made by it. informal US |
| flor | Yeast allowed to develop in a whitish film on the surface of dry (fino) sherries and similar wines during fermentation. |
| flora | The plants of a particular region, habitat, or geological period. The goddess of flowering plants. |
| floss | The rough silk enveloping a silkworm’s cocoon. Clean between (one’s teeth) with dental floss. |
| flour | A powder obtained by grinding grain, typically wheat, and used to make bread, cakes, and pastry. Sprinkle (something, especially a work surface or cooking utensil) with a thin layer of flour. |
| flow | (of a fluid, gas, or electricity) move along or out steadily and continuously in a current or stream. with adverbial of direction(of a solid) undergo a permanent change of shape under stress, without melting. in singularA steady, continuous stream of something. The gradual permanent deformation of a solid under stress, without melting. |
| flows | (of a fluid, gas, or electricity) move along or out steadily and continuously in a current or stream. with adverbial of direction(of a solid) undergo a permanent change of shape under stress, without melting. in singularA steady, continuous stream of something. The gradual permanent deformation of a solid under stress, without melting. |
| flub | Botch or bungle (something)A thing badly or clumsily done; a blunder. |
| flubs | Botch or bungle (something)A thing badly or clumsily done; a blunder. |
| flue | A duct for smoke and waste gases produced by a fire, a gas heater, a power station, or other fuel-burning installation. |
| flues | A duct for smoke and waste gases produced by a fire, a gas heater, a power station, or other fuel-burning installation. |
| fluff | Soft fibers from fabrics such as wool or cotton which accumulate in small light clumps. Entertainment or writing perceived as trivial or superficial. informal Make (something) appear fuller and softer by shaking or brushing it. informal |
| fluid | A substance that has no fixed shape and yields easily to external pressure; a gas or (especially) a liquid. (of a substance) able to flow easily. |
| fluke | An unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck. A parasitic flatworm which typically has suckers and hooks for attachment to the host. Some species are of veterinary or medical importance. North American A broad triangular plate on the arm of an anchor. |
| flume | A deep narrow channel or ravine with a stream running through it. |
| flump | Fall or sit down heavily. The action or sound of a heavy fall. |
| flunk | mainly North American |
| fluor | Such a mineral containing fluorine; especially = “fluorspar”. A substance that fluoresces when struck by high-energy photons; especially one used in fluorography. |
| flush | no objectwith objectwith object and adverbial of directionno objectA reddening of the face, skin, etc. , typically caused by illness or strong emotion. in singularAn act of cleansing something, especially a toilet, with a sudden flow of water. The action of driving a game bird from its cover. Completely level or even with another surface. informal So as to be level or even. Fill in (a joint) level with a surface. (in poker) a hand of cards all of the same suit. A piece of wet ground over which water flows without being confined to a definite channel. |
| flute | A wind instrument made from a tube with holes along it that are stopped by the fingers or keys, held vertically or horizontally so that the player’s breath strikes a narrow edge. The modern orchestral form, typically made of metal, is held horizontally and has an elaborate set of keys. Architecture A tall, narrow wine glass. no objectwith object |
| flux | The action or process of flowing or flowing out. Medicine Continuous change. A substance mixed with a solid to lower its melting point, used especially in soldering and brazing metals or to promote vitrification in glass or ceramics. Treat (a metal object) with a flux to promote melting. |
| fly | (of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings. Move or be hurled quickly through the air. with adverbialusually with adverbial of directionNorth American An opening at the crotch of a pair of pants, closed with a zipper or buttons and typically covered with a flap. the fliesBaseball British A flying insect of a large order characterized by a single pair of transparent wings and sucking (and often also piercing) mouthparts. Flies are noted as vectors of disease. North American British |
| flyer | (of a bird, bat, or insect) move through the air using wings. Move or be hurled quickly through the air. with adverbialusually with adverbial of directionNorth American An opening at the crotch of a pair of pants, closed with a zipper or buttons and typically covered with a flap. the fliesBaseball British A flying insect of a large order characterized by a single pair of transparent wings and sucking (and often also piercing) mouthparts. Flies are noted as vectors of disease. North American British |
| Flagstad | Flaminius | Flanders |
| Flaubert | Flavia | Flavian |
| Flaxman | Fleetwood | Flemish |
| Flensburg | Fleur | Flintshire |
| Flo | Flodden | Florey |
| Florida | Florrie | Flossie |
| Flotow | Floyd | Flynn |
| flabbiness | flabellum | flabellums |
| flabs | flaccidity | flaccidness |
| flacons | flag-waver | flag-wavers |
| flag-waving | flagella | flagellant |
| flagellantism | flagellants | flagellate |
| flagellates | flagellation | flagellations |
| flagellator | flagellators | flagellum |
| flageolet | flageolets | flagging |
| flagitiousness | flagman | flagons |
| flagpole | flagpoles | flagrance |
| flagrances | flagrancies | flagrancy |
| flagship | flagships | flagstaff |
| flagstaffs | flagstone | flagstones |
| flairs | flakiness | flaks |
| flambeau | flambeaus | flamboyance |
| flamboyancy | flamboyant | flamboyantes |
| flamboyants | flame-tree | flamenco |
| flamencos | flamens | flamethrower |
| flamethrowers | flaming | flamingo |
| flamingoes | flamingos | flammability |
| flanch | flanches | flanges |
| flanker | flankers | flannel |
| flannelboard | flannelboards | flannelette |
| flannels | flapdoodle | flapjack |
| flapjacks | flapper | flappers |
| flapping | flare-up | flare-ups |
| flashcube | flashcubes | flasher |
| flashers | flashes | flashiness |
| flashing | flashings | flashlight |
| flashlights | flasket | flaskets |
| flatboat | flatboats | flatcar |
| flatcars | flatfish | flatfishes |
| flathead | flatheads | flatiron |
| flatirons | flatlet | flatlets |
| flatmate | flatmates | flatness |
| flatter | flatterer | flatterers |
| flatteries | flatters | flattery |
| flattest | flattie | flatties |
| flatting | flattop | flattops |
| flatulence | flatulency | flatuses |
| flatware | flatwares | flaunch |
| flaunches | flaunter | flaunters |
| flaunting | flaunts | flautist |
| flautists | flavine | flavone |
| flavones | flavoring | flavorings |
| flavors | flavour | flavouring |
| flavourings | flavours | flawlessness |
| flaxes | flayer | flayers |
| fleam | fleams | fleawort |
| flecks | flection | flections |
| fledgeling | fledgelings | fledgling |
| fledglings | fleece | fleecer |
| fleecers | fleeces | fleeciness |
| fleers | fleetingly | fleetingness |
| fleetness | fleets | flesher |
| fleshers | fleshes | fleshiness |
| fleshliness | fletcher | fletchers |
| fleur-de-lis | fleur-de-lys | fleurette |
| fleurettes | fleuron | fleurons |
| flexibility | flexibleness | flexion |
| flexions | flexitime | flexography |
| flexors | flexure | flexures |
| flibbertigibbet | flibbertigibbets | flick-knife |
| flicker | flickers | flickertail |
| flicks | fliers | flightiness |
| flights | flimsies | flimsiness |
| flimsy | flincher | flinchers |
| flinches | flinders | flindersia |
| flindersias | flinger | flingers |
| flintiness | flintlock | flintlocks |
| flip-flop | flip-flops | flippancy |
| flippant | flippantness | flipper |
| flippers | flirtation | flirtations |
| flirtatiousness | flirting | flirtings |
| flitches | flite | flites |
| fliting | flivver | flivvers |
| floatage | floatages | floatation |
| floatations | floater | floaters |
| floatplane | floccillation | flocculation |
| floccule | flocculence | floccules |
| flocculus | floccus | flogger |
| floggers | flogging | floggings |
| flong | flongs | floodgate |
| floodgates | flooding | floodings |
| floodlight | floodlights | floodwater |
| floodwaters | floorboard | floorboards |
| floorcloth | floorcloths | floorer |
| floorers | flooring | floorings |
| floorwalker | floorwalkers | floozie |
| floozies | flophouse | flophouses |
| floppies | floppiness | flopping |
| florence | florences | florescence |
| florescences | floret | florets |
| floribunda | floribundas | floriculture |
| floriculturist | floriculturists | floridity |
| floridness | florigen | florigens |
| florilegium | florin | florins |
| florist | floristics | florists |
| flosses | flotage | flotages |
| flotation | flotations | flotilla |
| flotillas | flotsam | flounce |
| flounces | flouncing | flouncings |
| flounder | flounders | flourish |
| flourishes | flours | flouter |
| flouters | flow-on | flow-ons |
| flowage | flowages | flower |
| flower-de-luce | flowerage | flowerages |
| flowerer | flowerers | floweret |
| flowerets | floweriness | flowering |
| flowerings | flowerpot | flowerpots |
| flowers | flowing | flowingness |
| flu | fluctuation | fluctuations |
| fluency | fluentness | fluffiness |
| fluffs | flugelhorn | flugelhorns |
| flugelman | fluidics | fluidisation |
| fluidisations | fluidity | fluidization |
| fluidizations | fluidness | fluids |
| flukes | flumes | flummeries |
| flummery | flumps | flunkey |
| flunkeyism | flunkeys | flunkies |
| flunks | flunky | fluorescein |
| fluorescence | fluoridation | fluoride |
| fluorides | fluorimeter | fluorimeters |
| fluorination | fluorine | fluorite |
| fluorocarbon | fluorocarbons | fluorochrome |
| fluorometer | fluorometers | fluoroscope |
| fluoroscopes | fluoroscopy | fluorosis |
| fluorspar | flurries | flurry |
| flus | flusher | flushers |
| flushes | flushness | fluster |
| flusters | fluter | fluters |
| flutes | fluting | flutings |
| flutist | flutists | flutter |
| fluttering | flutters | fluxes |
| fluxion | fluxions | fly-by-night |
| fly-fishing | flyaway | flyback |
| flybelt | flybelts | flyblow |
| flyblows | flyboat | flyboats |
| flybook | flybooks | flycatcher |
| flycatchers | flyers | flying |
| flyings | flyleaf | flyover |
| flyovers | flypaper | flypapers |
| flypast | flypasts | flyspeck |
| flyway | flyways | flyweight |
| flyweights | flywheel | flywheels |
718 Nouns Starting With FO
| foal | A young horse or related animal. (of a mare) give birth to a foal. |
| foals | A young horse or related animal. (of a mare) give birth to a foal. |
| foam | A mass of small bubbles formed on or in liquid, typically by agitation or fermentation. Form or produce a mass of small bubbles; froth. |
| foams | A mass of small bubbles formed on or in liquid, typically by agitation or fermentation. Form or produce a mass of small bubbles; froth. |
| fob | A forward operating base. Deceitfully attempt to satisfy someone by making excuses or giving them something inferior. A recent immigrant, especially regarded as being unassimilated. |
| fobs | A forward operating base. Deceitfully attempt to satisfy someone by making excuses or giving them something inferior. A recent immigrant, especially regarded as being unassimilated. |
| foci | The center of interest or activity. The state or quality of having or producing clear visual definition. Geometry Linguistics (of a person or their eyes) adapt to the prevailing level of light and become able to see clearly. focus onLinguistics |
| focus | The center of interest or activity. The state or quality of having or producing clear visual definition. Geometry Linguistics (of a person or their eyes) adapt to the prevailing level of light and become able to see clearly. focus onLinguistics |
| foe | An enemy or opponent. Friends of the Earth. |
| foehn | A hot southerly wind on the northern slopes of the Alps. |
| foes | An enemy or opponent. Friends of the Earth. |
| fog | A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth’s surface which obscures or restricts visibility (to a greater extent than mist; strictly, reducing visibility to below 1 km)in singular(with reference to a glass surface) cover or become covered with steam. Bewilder or puzzle (someone)Treat with something, especially an insecticide, in the form of a spray. The grass which grows in a field after a crop of hay has been taken. |
| fogey | A person, typically an old one, who is considered to be old-fashioned or conservative in attitude or tastes. |
| fogs | A thick cloud of tiny water droplets suspended in the atmosphere at or near the earth’s surface which obscures or restricts visibility (to a greater extent than mist; strictly, reducing visibility to below 1 km)in singular(with reference to a glass surface) cover or become covered with steam. Bewilder or puzzle (someone)Treat with something, especially an insecticide, in the form of a spray. The grass which grows in a field after a crop of hay has been taken. |
| fogy | A person, typically an old one, who is considered to be old-fashioned or conservative in attitude or tastes. |
| foil | Prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding. Hunting archaic Metal hammered or rolled into a thin flexible sheet, used chiefly for covering or wrapping food. A person or thing that contrasts with and so emphasizes and enhances the qualities of another. Architecture A light fencing sword without cutting edges but with a button on its point. Each of the winglike structures fitted to a hydrofoil’s hull to lift it clear of the water at speed. |
| foils | Prevent (something considered wrong or undesirable) from succeeding. Hunting archaic Metal hammered or rolled into a thin flexible sheet, used chiefly for covering or wrapping food. A person or thing that contrasts with and so emphasizes and enhances the qualities of another. Architecture A light fencing sword without cutting edges but with a button on its point. Each of the winglike structures fitted to a hydrofoil’s hull to lift it clear of the water at speed. |
| fold | Bend (something flexible and relatively flat) over on itself so that one part of it covers another. with adverbial informal A form or shape produced by the gentle draping of a loose, full garment or piece of cloth. mainly British A line or crease produced in paper or cloth as the result of folding it. A pen or enclosure in a field where livestock, especially sheep, can be kept. Shut (livestock) in a fold. |
| folds | Bend (something flexible and relatively flat) over on itself so that one part of it covers another. with adverbial informal A form or shape produced by the gentle draping of a loose, full garment or piece of cloth. mainly British A line or crease produced in paper or cloth as the result of folding it. A pen or enclosure in a field where livestock, especially sheep, can be kept. Shut (livestock) in a fold. |
| folia | A thin leaflike structure, e. g. , in some rocks or in the cerebellum of the brain. |
| folie | American Football Delaware (in official postal use). |
| folio | An individual leaf of paper or parchment, numbered on the recto or front side only, occurring either loose as one of a series or forming part of a bound volume. |
| folk | Folk music. Relating to the traditional art or culture of a community or nation. Relating to folk music. |
| folks | Folk music. Relating to the traditional art or culture of a community or nation. Relating to folk music. |
| folly | Lack of good sense; foolishness. A costly ornamental building with no practical purpose, especially a tower or mock-Gothic ruin built in a large garden or park. |
| fomes | Something that is capable of transferring a disease from one place or individual to another; specifically an object or substance that is contaminated with an infectious agent and capable of transmitting it by direct contact; = “fomite”. Now somewhat rare. |
| fond | Having an affection or liking for. |
| font | A receptacle in a church for the water used in baptism, typically a freestanding stone structure. A reservoir for oil in an oil lamp. A source of a desirable quality or commodity; a fount. A set of type of one particular face and size. |
| fonts | A receptacle in a church for the water used in baptism, typically a freestanding stone structure. A reservoir for oil in an oil lamp. A source of a desirable quality or commodity; a fount. A set of type of one particular face and size. |
| food | Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth. |
| foods | Any nutritious substance that people or animals eat or drink or that plants absorb in order to maintain life and growth. |
| fool | A person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person. Trick or deceive (someone); dupe. Foolish; silly. A cold dessert made of pureed fruit mixed or served with cream or custard. |
| fools | A person who acts unwisely or imprudently; a silly person. Trick or deceive (someone); dupe. Foolish; silly. A cold dessert made of pureed fruit mixed or served with cream or custard. |
| foot | The lower extremity of the leg below the ankle, on which a person stands or walks. A projecting part on which a piece of furniture or each of its legs stands. The lower or lowest part of something; the base or bottom. Prosody foot it |
| foots | The lower extremity of the leg below the ankle, on which a person stands or walks. A projecting part on which a piece of furniture or each of its legs stands. The lower or lowest part of something; the base or bottom. Prosody foot it |
| footy | British mainly North American |
| fop | A man who is concerned with his clothes and appearance in an affected and excessive way; a dandy. |
| fopperies | foolish character or action |
| fops | A man who is concerned with his clothes and appearance in an affected and excessive way; a dandy. |
| foray | A sudden attack or incursion into enemy territory, especially to obtain something; a raid. Make or go on a foray. |
| forb | A herbaceous flowering plant other than a grass. |
| forbs | A herbaceous flowering plant other than a grass. |
| force | Strength or energy as an attribute of physical action or movement. Coercion or compulsion, especially with the use or threat of violence. Mental or moral strength or power. An organized body of military personnel or police. the ForceBaseball Make a way through or into by physical strength; break open by force. Make (someone) do something against their will. A waterfall. |
| ford | A shallow place in a river or stream allowing one to walk or drive across. (of a person or vehicle) cross (a river or stream) at a shallow place. |
| fore | Situated or placed in front. The front part of something, especially a ship. Called out as a warning to people in the path of a golf ball. |
| forefeel | to have a presentiment of |
| foreword | prefatory comments (as for a book) especially when written by someone other than the author |
| forge | Make or shape (a metal object) by heating it in a fire or furnace and beating or hammering it. Create (a relationship or new conditions)Produce a copy or imitation of (a document, signature, banknote, or work or art) for the purpose of deception. A blacksmith’s workshop; a smithy. Move forward gradually or steadily. |
| forgiver | to cease to feel resentment against (an offender) |
| fork | An implement with two or more prongs used for lifting food to the mouth or holding it when cutting. The point where something, especially a road or river, divides into two parts. A unit consisting of a pair of supports in which a bicycle or motorcycle wheel revolves. A flash of forked lightning. Chess no objectwith objectChess |
| form | The visible shape or configuration of something. A particular way in which a thing exists or appears; a manifestation. A type or variety of something. The customary or correct method or procedure; what is usually done. A mold, frame, or block in or on which something is shaped. A printed document with blank spaces for information to be inserted. mainly British The state of an athlete or sports team with regard to their current standard of performance. British mainly US British Bring together parts or combine to create (something)Make or fashion into a certain shape or form. |
| forme | Printing |
| fort | A fortified building or strategic position. |
| fossor | Christian Church Entomology |
| foul | Offensive to the senses, especially through having a disgusting smell or taste or being unpleasantly soiled. Wicked or immoral. Containing or charged with noxious matter; polluted. (of the weather) wet and stormy. (in sports) an unfair or invalid stroke or piece of play, especially one involving interference with an opponent. informal, dated Unfairly; contrary to the rules. Make foul or dirty; pollute. (in sports) commit a foul against (an opponent). Collide with or obstruct. |
| fowl | treated as plural |
| fox | A carnivorous mammal of the dog family with a pointed muzzle and bushy tail, proverbial for its cunning. A cunning or sly person. North American informal Repair (a boot or shoe) by renewing the upper leather. A member of a North American people formerly living in southern Wisconsin, and now mainly in Iowa, Nebraska, and Kansas. The Algonquian language of the Fox. Relating to the Fox or their language. |
| fox-hunting | a pastime in which participants on horseback ride over the countryside following a pack of hounds on the trail of a fox |
| Foch | Fogg | Foggia |
| Fokine | Fokker | Folkestone |
| Folketing | Fomalhaut | Fontainebleau |
| Fonteyn | Forfar | Formica |
| Formosa | Fornax | Forster |
| Forsyth | Fortaleza | Fortuna |
| Fotheringhay | Foucault | Fourier |
| Fourierism | Fowey | Foxe |
| fo’c’s’le | fo’c’s’les | foaminess |
| focalisation | focalization | focuses |
| focusing | focussing | fodder |
| fodders | foehns | foeman |
| foeticide | foeticides | foetor |
| foetus | foetuses | fogeys |
| foggage | foggages | fogginess |
| foghorn | foghorns | fogies |
| fogram | fograms | fogsignal |
| fogsignals | fogyism | foible |
| foibles | foiling | foilings |
| foin | foins | foison |
| folacin | folate | foldboat |
| foldboats | folder | folderol |
| folderols | folders | folding |
| foldings | foliage | foliages |
| foliation | foliations | foliature |
| foliatures | foliole | folioles |
| folios | folium | folk-rock |
| folklore | folklorist | folklorists |
| folkmoot | folkmoots | folksiness |
| folktale | folktales | follicle |
| follicles | follies | follow |
| follow-my-leader | follow-on | follow-ons |
| follow-through | follow-throughs | follow-up |
| follow-ups | follower | followers |
| following | followings | follows |
| fomentation | fomentations | fomenter |
| fomenters | fondant | fondants |
| fondler | fondlers | fondling |
| fondlings | fondness | fonds |
| fondue | fondues | fontanel |
| fontanelle | fontanelles | fontanels |
| fontange | fontanges | foodstuff |
| foodstuffs | fooleries | foolery |
| foolhardiness | foolishness | foolscap |
| foot-candle | foot-lambert | foot-pound |
| foot-pounds | foot-ton | footage |
| footages | football | footballer |
| footballers | footballs | footbath |
| footbaths | footboard | footboards |
| footboy | footboys | footbridge |
| footbridges | footcloth | footcloths |
| footer | footfall | footfalls |
| footgear | foothill | foothills |
| foothold | footholds | footie |
| footing | footings | footle |
| footles | footlight | footlights |
| footman | footmark | footmarks |
| footnote | footnotes | footpace |
| footpaces | footpad | footpads |
| footpath | footpaths | footplate |
| footplates | footprint | footprints |
| footrest | footrests | footsie |
| footslogger | footsloggers | footstalk |
| footstalks | footstep | footsteps |
| footstool | footstools | footway |
| footways | footwear | footwork |
| foozle | foozles | foppery |
| foppishness | forage | forager |
| foragers | forages | foraging |
| foramen | foraminifer | foraminifers |
| forayer | forayers | forays |
| forbear | forbearance | forbears |
| forbiddance | forbiddances | forbidder |
| forbidding | forbiddingness | forbiddings |
| force-feed | force-feeds | forcedness |
| forcefulness | forcemeat | forcemeats |
| forceps | forcepses | forcer |
| forcers | forces | forcibility |
| forcibleness | fording | fore-and-after |
| fore-and-afters | fore-edge | fore-topsail |
| forearm | forearms | forebear |
| forebears | foreboder | foreboders |
| foreboding | forebodings | forecast |
| forecaster | forecasters | forecasting |
| forecastle | forecastles | forecasts |
| foreclosure | foreclosures | forecourse |
| forecourses | forecourt | forecourts |
| foredeck | foredecks | forefather |
| forefathers | forefeels | forefinger |
| forefingers | forefoot | forefront |
| forefronts | foregoer | foregoers |
| foregoneness | foreground | foregrounds |
| foregut | foreguts | forehand |
| forehands | forehead | foreheads |
| forehock | foreigner | foreigners |
| foreignism | foreignness | foreknowledge |
| forel | foreland | forelands |
| foreleg | forelegs | forelimb |
| forelimbs | forelock | forelocks |
| forels | foreman | foremast |
| foremasts | forename | forenames |
| forenoon | forenoons | forensicality |
| forensics | foreordination | foreordinations |
| forepart | foreparts | forepaw |
| forepaws | forepeak | forepeaks |
| foreplay | forequarter | forequarters |
| forerunner | forerunners | foresail |
| foresails | foreseeability | foreseer |
| foreseers | foreshadowing | foreshadowings |
| foresheet | foresheets | foreshock |
| foreshocks | foreshore | foreshores |
| foreside | foresides | foresight |
| foresightedness | foresights | foreskin |
| foreskins | forest | forestage |
| forestages | forestaller | forestallers |
| forestalling | forestallings | forestalment |
| forestalments | forestation | forestations |
| forestay | forestays | forester |
| foresters | forestry | forests |
| foretaste | foretastes | foreteller |
| foretellers | foretelling | forethought |
| forethoughts | foretime | foretimes |
| foretoken | foretokens | foretooth |
| foretop | foretops | forever |
| forewarning | forewarnings | forewind |
| forewinds | forewing | forewings |
| forewoman | forewords | foreyard |
| foreyards | forfeit | forfeiter |
| forfeits | forfeiture | forfeitures |
| forger | forgeries | forgers |
| forgery | forges | forget-me-not |
| forget-me-nots | forgetfulness | forgetter |
| forgetters | forgettery | forging |
| forgings | forgiveness | forgivers |
| forgivingness | forgoer | forgoers |
| forgoing | forint | forints |
| forkedness | forkiness | forking |
| forklift | forklifts | forlana |
| forlanas | forlornness | formal |
| formaldehyde | formalin | formalisation |
| formalisations | formalism | formalisms |
| formalist | formalists | formalities |
| formality | formalization | formalizations |
| formant | formants | format |
| formate | formates | formation |
| formations | formative | formats |
| formatting | former | formers |
| formes | formicaries | formicarium |
| formicary | formication | formications |
| formidability | formidableness | formlessness |
| formol | formula | formularies |
| formularisation | formularising | formularization |
| formularizing | formulary | formulas |
| formulation | formulations | formulator |
| formulators | formulism | formulist |
| formulists | formwork | fornent |
| fornication | fornications | fornicator |
| fornicators | fornicatress | fornicatresses |
| fornix | fornixes | forsakenness |
| forsaking | forsakings | forswearing |
| forswornness | forsythia | forsythias |
| fortalice | fortalices | fortepiano |
| fortepianos | fortes | forthrightness |
| forties | fortieth | fortieths |
| fortification | fortifications | fortifier |
| fortifiers | fortis | fortissimo |
| fortissimos | fortitude | fortitudes |
| fortnight | fortnightlies | fortnightly |
| fortnights | fortress | fortresses |
| fortuitism | fortuitist | fortuitists |
| fortuitousness | fortuity | fortunateness |
| fortune | fortune-hunter | fortune-hunters |
| fortune-teller | fortune-tellers | fortunes |
| forty | forty-five | forty-niner |
| forums | forward | forwarder |
| forwarders | forwarding | forwardings |
| forwardness | forwards | forzando |
| forzandos | fossas | fosses |
| fossette | fossettes | fossicker |
| fossil | fossilisation | fossilisations |
| fossilization | fossilizations | fossils |
| fossors | fossula | fossulas |
| fosterage | fosterages | fosterer |
| fosterers | fostering | fosterings |
| fosterling | fosterlings | fostress |
| fostresses | fother | fothergilla |
| fothergillas | fothers | foul-up |
| foul-ups | foulard | foulards |
| foulmart | foulmarts | foulness |
| fouls | foumart | foumarts |
| foundation | foundations | founder |
| foundering | founders | founding |
| foundings | foundling | foundlings |
| foundress | foundresses | foundries |
| foundry | founds | fountain |
| fountains | founts | four |
| four-ball | four-in-hand | four-in-hands |
| four-poster | four-posters | four-pounder |
| four-pounders | four-wheeler | four-wheelers |
| fourchette | fourchettes | fourgon |
| fourgons | fourpence | fourpences |
| fours | fourscore | fourscores |
| foursome | foursomes | foursquare |
| fourteen | fourteener | fourteeners |
| fourteens | fourteenth | fourteenths |
| fourth | fourths | fouter |
| fouters | foveola | foveolas |
| foveole | foveoles | fowler |
| fowlers | fowling | fowlings |
| fowls | foxberries | foxberry |
| foxes | foxfire | foxglove |
| foxgloves | foxhole | foxholes |
| foxhound | foxhounds | foxiness |
| foxing | foxings | foxtrot |
| foxtrots | foy | foyer |
| foyers | foys | foziness |
522 Words That Start With FR Nouns
| Fraktur | A German style of black-letter type. |
| France | A country in western Europe, on the Atlantic Ocean; population 64,400,000 (estimated 2015); capital, Paris; official language, French. |
| Francis | (born 1936), Argentinian cleric, pope since 2013; born Jorge Mario Bergoglio. He is the first pope from the American continent, and the first Jesuit to hold the post. |
| Franco | French; French and … |
| Fraser | A river in British Columbia, Canada. It rises in the Rocky Mountains and flows in a wide curve for 850 miles (1,360 km) into the Strait of Georgia, just south of Vancouver. |
| Frenchy | Perceived as characteristically French. informal, mainly derogatory British |
| Freon | An aerosol propellant, refrigerant, or organic solvent consisting of one or more of a group of chlorofluorocarbons and related compounds. |
| Fresno | A city in central California, in the San Joaquin valley; population 476,050 (est. 2008). |
| Frey | The god of fertility and dispenser of rain and sunshine. |
| Freya | The goddess of love and of the night, sister of Frey. She is often identified with Frigga. |
| Friday | The day of the week before Saturday and following Thursday. mainly North American |
| Frisbee | Trademark |
| Fritz | British |
| Fronde | A series of civil wars in France 1648–53, in which the nobles rose in rebellion against Mazarin and the court during the minority of Louis XIV. |
| fracas | A noisy disturbance or quarrel. |
| fractal | A curve or geometric figure, each part of which has the same statistical character as the whole. Fractals are useful in modeling structures (such as eroded coastlines or snowflakes) in which similar patterns recur at progressively smaller scales, and in describing partly random or chaotic phenomena such as crystal growth, fluid turbulence, and galaxy formation. Relating to or of the nature of a fractal or fractals. |
| frail | (of a person) weak and delicate. A woman. |
| frails | (of a person) weak and delicate. A woman. |
| frailty | The condition of being weak and delicate. |
| fraise | (in cooking) a strawberry. A fortification with sharpened stakes projecting outward. A decorative ruff worn at the neck, especially in the Elizabethan era. |
| frame | A rigid structure that surrounds or encloses something such as a door or window. A person’s body with reference to its size or build. usually in singularLinguistics A single complete picture in a series forming a movie, television, or video film. North American Place (a picture or photograph) in a frame. Create or formulate (a concept, plan, or system) informal US |
| framer | A person who shapes or creates a concept, plan, or system. A person who makes frames for paintings or photographs. |
| frames | A rigid structure that surrounds or encloses something such as a door or window. A person’s body with reference to its size or build. usually in singularLinguistics A single complete picture in a series forming a movie, television, or video film. North American Place (a picture or photograph) in a frame. Create or formulate (a concept, plan, or system) informal US |
| franc | The basic monetary unit of Switzerland and several other countries (including France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the introduction of the euro), equal to 100 centimes. |
| francs | The basic monetary unit of Switzerland and several other countries (including France, Belgium, and Luxembourg until the introduction of the euro), equal to 100 centimes. |
| frank | Open, honest, and direct in speech or writing, especially when dealing with unpalatable matters. Stamp an official mark on (a letter or parcel), especially to indicate that postage has been paid or does not need to be paid. An official mark or signature on a letter or parcel, especially to indicate that postage has been paid or does not need to be paid. A member of a Germanic people that conquered Gaul in the 6th century and controlled much of western Europe for several centuries afterward. |
| franks | Open, honest, and direct in speech or writing, especially when dealing with unpalatable matters. Stamp an official mark on (a letter or parcel), especially to indicate that postage has been paid or does not need to be paid. An official mark or signature on a letter or parcel, especially to indicate that postage has been paid or does not need to be paid. A member of a Germanic people that conquered Gaul in the 6th century and controlled much of western Europe for several centuries afterward. |
| frass | Fine powdery refuse or fragile perforated wood produced by the activity of boring insects. |
| frat | A college fraternity. |
| frater | The dining room or refectory of a monastery. |
| frats | A college fraternity. |
| frau | A title or form of address for a German-speaking woman. |
| fraud | Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain. |
| frauds | Wrongful or criminal deception intended to result in financial or personal gain. |
| fray | (of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravel or become worn at the edge, typically through constant rubbing. A situation of intense activity, typically one incorporating an element of aggression or competition. |
| frays | (of a fabric, rope, or cord) unravel or become worn at the edge, typically through constant rubbing. A situation of intense activity, typically one incorporating an element of aggression or competition. |
| frazil | Soft or amorphous ice formed by the accumulation of ice crystals in water that is too turbulent to freeze solid. |
| frazils | ice crystals or granules sometimes resembling slush that are formed in turbulent water |
| freak | A very unusual and unexpected event or situation. informal archaic informal archaic |
| freaks | A very unusual and unexpected event or situation. informal archaic informal archaic |
| free | Not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes. often as complementNot subject to or constrained by engagements or obligations. free of/fromGiven or available without charge. Using or expending something without restraint; lavish. (of a literary style) not observing the strict laws of form. Sailing Without cost or payment. Sailing Release from captivity, confinement, or slavery. |
| freer | Not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes. often as complementNot subject to or constrained by engagements or obligations. free of/fromGiven or available without charge. Using or expending something without restraint; lavish. (of a literary style) not observing the strict laws of form. Sailing Without cost or payment. Sailing Release from captivity, confinement, or slavery. |
| frees | Not under the control or in the power of another; able to act or be done as one wishes. often as complementNot subject to or constrained by engagements or obligations. free of/fromGiven or available without charge. Using or expending something without restraint; lavish. (of a literary style) not observing the strict laws of form. Sailing Without cost or payment. Sailing Release from captivity, confinement, or slavery. |
| freeze | no objectwith objectno objectwith objectAn act of holding or being held at a fixed level or in a fixed state. A period of frost or very cold weather. |
| freightage | freight |
| french | Relating to France or its people or language. The Romance language of France, also used in parts of Belgium, Switzerland, and Canada, in several countries of northern and western Africa and the Caribbean, and elsewhere. as plural noun the French |
| frenzy | A state or period of uncontrolled excitement or wild behavior. |
| fresco | A painting done rapidly in watercolor on wet plaster on a wall or ceiling, so that the colors penetrate the plaster and become fixed as it dries. Paint in fresco. |
| fresh | (of food) recently made or obtained; not canned, frozen, or otherwise preserved. Not previously known or used; new or different. predicative(of water) not salty. (of the wind) cool and fairly strong. fresh from/out of informal (of a cow) yielding a renewed or increased supply of milk following the birth of a calf. Newly; recently. |
| fret | no objectwith objectno objectA state of anxiety or worry. Art Architecture Heraldry Decorate with fretwork. Each of a sequence of bars or ridges on the fingerboard of some stringed musical instruments (such as the guitar), used for fixing the positions of the fingers to produce the desired notes. Play (a note on a stringed instrument) while pressing the string down against a fret. Provide (a stringed instrument) with frets. A mist coming in off the sea; a sea fog. |
| frets | no objectwith objectno objectA state of anxiety or worry. Art Architecture Heraldry Decorate with fretwork. Each of a sequence of bars or ridges on the fingerboard of some stringed musical instruments (such as the guitar), used for fixing the positions of the fingers to produce the desired notes. Play (a note on a stringed instrument) while pressing the string down against a fret. Provide (a stringed instrument) with frets. A mist coming in off the sea; a sea fog. |
| friar | A member of any of certain religious orders of men, especially the four mendicant orders (Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans, and Franciscans). |
| friars | A member of any of certain religious orders of men, especially the four mendicant orders (Augustinians, Carmelites, Dominicans, and Franciscans). |
| friary | A building or community occupied by or consisting of friars. |
| fridge | A refrigerator. |
| friend | A person whom one knows and with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically exclusive of sexual or family relations. informal archaic |
| frier | A large, deep container for frying food. North American |
| friers | A large, deep container for frying food. North American |
| fries | Cook (food) in hot fat or oil, typically in a shallow pan. informal A meal of meat or other food cooked by frying. Young fish, especially when newly hatched. |
| frieze | A broad horizontal band of sculpted or painted decoration, especially on a wall near the ceiling. Heavy, coarse woolen cloth with a nap, usually on one side only. |
| fright | A sudden intense feeling of fear. Frighten. |
| frijol | A bean, especially a red kidney bean or cowpea, used as a staple in Mexican cooking. |
| frill | A strip of gathered or pleated material sewn by one side onto a garment or larger piece of material as a decorative edging or ornament. usually frills |
| frills | A strip of gathered or pleated material sewn by one side onto a garment or larger piece of material as a decorative edging or ornament. usually frills |
| fringe | the fringe or the fringesA decorative border of hanging threads left loose or formed into tassels or twists, used to edge clothing or material. mainly British A band of contrasting brightness or darkness produced by diffraction or interference of light. North American Not part of the mainstream; unconventional, peripheral, or extreme. Decorate (clothing or material) with a fringe. |
| fris | Frisian. |
| frisk | with objectno object, with adverbial of directionin singularA playful skip or leap. |
| frisks | with objectno object, with adverbial of directionin singularA playful skip or leap. |
| frit | The mixture of silica and fluxes which is fused at high temperature to make glass. Make into frit. Frightened. |
| frits | The mixture of silica and fluxes which is fused at high temperature to make glass. Make into frit. Frightened. |
| frizz | Form (hair) into a mass of small, tight curls or tufts. The state of being formed into a mass of tight curls or tufts. |
| frock | mainly British mainly British mainly British mainly British Provide with or dress in a frock. |
| frocks | mainly British mainly British mainly British mainly British Provide with or dress in a frock. |
| froe | A cleaving tool with a handle at right angles to the blade. |
| froes | A cleaving tool with a handle at right angles to the blade. |
| frog | A tailless amphibian with a short squat body, moist smooth skin, and very long hind legs for leaping. The piece into which the hair is fitted at the lower end of the bow of a stringed instrument. A perforated or spiked device for holding the stems of flowers in an arrangement. Hunt for or catch frogs. An ornamental coat fastener or braid consisting of a spindle-shaped button and a loop through which it passes. An elastic horny pad growing in the sole of a horse’s hoof, helping to absorb the shock when the hoof hits the ground. A grooved metal plate for guiding the wheels of a railroad vehicle at an intersection. |
| frogs | A tailless amphibian with a short squat body, moist smooth skin, and very long hind legs for leaping. The piece into which the hair is fitted at the lower end of the bow of a stringed instrument. A perforated or spiked device for holding the stems of flowers in an arrangement. Hunt for or catch frogs. An ornamental coat fastener or braid consisting of a spindle-shaped button and a loop through which it passes. An elastic horny pad growing in the sole of a horse’s hoof, helping to absorb the shock when the hoof hits the ground. A grooved metal plate for guiding the wheels of a railroad vehicle at an intersection. |
| frolic | (of an animal or person) play and move about cheerfully, excitedly, or energetically. A playful action or movement. Cheerful, merry, or playful. |
| frond | The leaf or leaflike part of a palm, fern, or similar plant. |
| fronds | The leaf or leaflike part of a palm, fern, or similar plant. |
| front | The side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first; the most forward part of something. The foremost line or part of an armed force; the furthest position that an army has reached and where the enemy is or may be engaged. in singularBoldness and confidence of manner. archaic Of or at the front. Phonetics (of a building or piece of land) have the front facing or directed toward. Provide (something) with a front or facing of a particular type or material. Lead or be the most prominent member in (an organization, activity, or group of musicians)no objectAustralian, New Zealand Phonetics Linguistics Used to summon someone to the front or to command them to assume a forward-facing position, as in calling a bellhop to the front desk or giving orders to troops on parade. |
| frontage | The facade of a building. |
| fronts | The side or part of an object that presents itself to view or that is normally seen or used first; the most forward part of something. The foremost line or part of an armed force; the furthest position that an army has reached and where the enemy is or may be engaged. in singularBoldness and confidence of manner. archaic Of or at the front. Phonetics (of a building or piece of land) have the front facing or directed toward. Provide (something) with a front or facing of a particular type or material. Lead or be the most prominent member in (an organization, activity, or group of musicians)no objectAustralian, New Zealand Phonetics Linguistics Used to summon someone to the front or to command them to assume a forward-facing position, as in calling a bellhop to the front desk or giving orders to troops on parade. |
| frost | A deposit of small white ice crystals formed on the ground or other surfaces when the temperature falls below freezing. Cover (something) with or as if with small ice crystals; freeze. |
| frosts | A deposit of small white ice crystals formed on the ground or other surfaces when the temperature falls below freezing. Cover (something) with or as if with small ice crystals; freeze. |
| froth | A mass of small bubbles in liquid caused by agitation, fermentation, etc. ; foam. Worthless or insubstantial talk, ideas, or activities. Form or contain a rising or overflowing mass of small bubbles. |
| froths | A mass of small bubbles in liquid caused by agitation, fermentation, etc. ; foam. Worthless or insubstantial talk, ideas, or activities. Form or contain a rising or overflowing mass of small bubbles. |
| frow | The row of seats closest to the catwalk at a fashion show, considered to be the most prestigious and desirable place to sit. |
| frown | Form an expression of disapproval, displeasure, or concentration, typically by turning down the corners of the mouth. A facial expression indicating disapproval, displeasure, or concentration, typically with the corners of the mouth turned down. |
| frowns | Form an expression of disapproval, displeasure, or concentration, typically by turning down the corners of the mouth. A facial expression indicating disapproval, displeasure, or concentration, typically with the corners of the mouth turned down. |
| frows | A cleaving tool with a handle at right angles to the blade. |
| frowst | A warm, stuffy atmosphere in a room. Lounge about in a warm, stuffy atmosphere. |
| fruit | The sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food. North American (of a tree or other plant) produce fruit, typically at a specified time. |
| fruits | The sweet and fleshy product of a tree or other plant that contains seed and can be eaten as food. North American (of a tree or other plant) produce fruit, typically at a specified time. |
| frump | An unattractive woman who wears dowdy old-fashioned clothes. |
| frumps | An unattractive woman who wears dowdy old-fashioned clothes. |
| fry | Cook (food) in hot fat or oil, typically in a shallow pan. informal A meal of meat or other food cooked by frying. Young fish, especially when newly hatched. |
| fryer | A large, deep container for frying food. North American |
| fryers | A large, deep container for frying food. North American |
| frying | Cook (food) in hot fat or oil, typically in a shallow pan. informal A meal of meat or other food cooked by frying. Young fish, especially when newly hatched. |
| Fragonard | Frances | Francesca |
| Francine | Franciscan | Franciscans |
| Franck | Francophobia | Franglais |
| Frankenstein | Frankensteins | Frankfort |
| Frankfurt | Frankie | Frankish |
| Franz | Fraunhofer | Frazer |
| Frazier | Fred | Freda |
| Freddie | Freddy | Frederic |
| Frederica | Frederick | Fredericton |
| Frederiksberg | Freetown | Freiburg |
| Fremantle | Frenchification | Frenchiness |
| Frenchman | Frenchwoman | Frescobaldi |
| Freud | Freudian | Freudians |
| Fridays | Frieda | Friedman |
| Friedrich | Friesian | Friesland |
| Frigidaire | Frigidaires | Frimaire |
| Friml | Frisbees | Frisch |
| Frobisher | Froissart | Frome |
| Fructidor | fractals | fraction |
| fractionation | fractionations | fractionator |
| fractionators | fractionisation | fractionization |
| fractions | fractiousness | fracture |
| fractures | fraenum | fragging |
| fraggings | fragileness | fragility |
| fragment | fragmentariness | fragmentary |
| fragmentation | fragmentations | fragments |
| fragrance | fragrances | fragrancies |
| fragrancy | fragrantness | frailness |
| frailties | framboesia | framboise |
| framboises | frame-up | frame-ups |
| framers | framework | frameworks |
| framings | franc-tireur | franchise |
| franchisees | franchisement | franchisements |
| franchiser | franchisers | franchises |
| francium | francolin | francolins |
| francophil | francophile | francophiles |
| francophils | francophobe | francophobes |
| francophone | francophones | frangibility |
| frangipane | frangipanes | frangipani |
| frangipanis | frankalmoign | franker |
| frankfurter | frankfurters | frankincense |
| franklin | franklinite | franklins |
| frankness | franticness | fratch |
| fratches | fratching | fraternisation |
| fraternisations | fraterniser | fraternisers |
| fraternities | fraternity | fraternization |
| fraternizations | fraternizer | fraternizers |
| fraters | fratricide | fratricides |
| fratries | fratry | fraudulence |
| fraudulency | fraus | frazzles |
| freak-out | freak-outs | freakiness |
| freakishness | freckles | free-for-all |
| free-for-alls | free-liver | free-livers |
| free-living | free-reed | free-spokenness |
| free-trader | free-traders | freebies |
| freebooter | freebooters | freebooty |
| freedman | freedoms | freedwoman |
| freehold | freeholder | freeholders |
| freeholds | freeing | freeloader |
| freeloaders | freeloading | freeloadings |
| freemartin | freemartins | freemason |
| freemasonry | freemasons | freeness |
| freers | freesheet | freesheets |
| freesias | freestone | freestones |
| freeware | freeway | freeways |
| freewheel | freewheels | freewoman |
| freeze-up | freezer | freezers |
| freezes | freezing | freight |
| freightages | freighter | freighters |
| freightliner | freightliners | freights |
| fremitus | fremituses | frenulum |
| frenum | frenzies | frequence |
| frequences | frequencies | frequency |
| frequentation | frequentations | frequentative |
| frequenter | frequenters | frequentness |
| frescoer | frescoers | frescoes |
| frescos | freshener | fresheners |
| fresher | freshers | freshes |
| freshet | freshets | freshman |
| freshmanship | freshmanships | freshness |
| freshwater | fresnel | fresnels |
| fretfulness | fretsaw | fretsaws |
| fretwork | friability | friableness |
| friarbird | friarbirds | friaries |
| fribble | fribbler | fribblers |
| fribbles | fricandeau | fricassee |
| fricassees | fricative | fricatives |
| friction | frictions | fridges |
| friedcake | friendlessness | friendlies |
| friendliness | friendly | friends |
| friendship | friendships | friezes |
| friezing | frigate | frigates |
| frigger | friggers | frightener |
| frighteners | frightening | frightfulness |
| frights | frigidarium | frigidity |
| frigidness | frijole | frijoles |
| frilling | frillings | fringes |
| fringillid | fripperies | frippery |
| frippet | frippets | frises |
| frisette | frisettes | friseur |
| friseurs | frisian | frisker |
| friskers | frisket | friskets |
| friskiness | frisking | friskings |
| frisson | frissons | frith |
| friths | frithstool | frithstools |
| fritillaries | fritillary | fritter |
| fritterer | fritterers | fritters |
| frivolities | frivolity | frivolousness |
| friz | frizes | frizzes |
| frizzle | frizzles | frocking |
| frogbit | frogbits | frogfish |
| frogfishes | frogging | frogman |
| frogmarch | frogmarches | frogmouth |
| frogmouths | frolicker | frolickers |
| frolics | frolicsomeness | fromenties |
| fromenty | frondescence | front-page |
| front-runner | front-runners | frontages |
| frontal | frontals | frontier |
| frontiers | frontiersman | frontispiece |
| frontispieces | frontlet | frontlets |
| frontogenesis | frontolysis | fronton |
| frontons | frostbite | frostbites |
| frostiness | frosting | frostwork |
| frostworks | frothiness | frottage |
| frottages | frotteur | frotteurs |
| frounce | frowardness | frowstiness |
| frowsts | fructification | fructifications |
| fructose | frugalities | frugality |
| fruitage | fruitarian | fruitarians |
| fruiter | fruiterer | fruiterers |
| fruiteries | fruitery | fruitfulness |
| fruitiness | fruition | fruitions |
| fruitlessness | fruitlet | fruitlets |
| fruitwood | fruitwoods | frumenties |
| frumenty | frumpiness | frumpishness |
| frustrating | frustration | frustrations |
| frustule | frustules | frustum |
| frustums | fryings |
294 Nouns Beginning With NU
| Fuehrer | A ruthless, tyrannical leader. |
| Fukuoka | An industrial city and port in southern Japan, capital of Kyushu island; population 1,363,841 (2007). |
| Fula | The Benue-Congo language of the Fulani people, spoken as a first language by about 10 million people and widely used in West Africa as a lingua franca. Also called Ful, Fulani. |
| Fulani | A member of a people living in a region of West Africa from Senegal to northern Nigeria and Cameroon. They are traditionally nomadic cattle herders of Muslim faith. Relating to the Fulani or their language. |
| Fushun | A coal-mining city in northeastern China, in the province of Liaoning; population 1,264,700 (est. 2006). |
| fuchsia | A shrub with pendulous tubular flowers that are typically of two contrasting colors. They are native to America and New Zealand and are commonly grown as ornamentals. A vivid purplish-red color like that of the sepals of a typical fuchsia flower. |
| fuchsias | A shrub with pendulous tubular flowers that are typically of two contrasting colors. They are native to America and New Zealand and are commonly grown as ornamentals. A vivid purplish-red color like that of the sepals of a typical fuchsia flower. |
| fucoid | A brown seaweed or fossil plant of a group to which bladderwrack belongs. Relating to or resembling a brown seaweed, especially a fucoid. |
| fucoids | A brown seaweed or fossil plant of a group to which bladderwrack belongs. Relating to or resembling a brown seaweed, especially a fucoid. |
| fucus | A seaweed of a large genus of brown algae having flat leathery fronds. |
| fuddle | Confuse or stupefy (someone), especially with alcohol. A state of confusion or intoxication. |
| fuddles | Confuse or stupefy (someone), especially with alcohol. A state of confusion or intoxication. |
| fudge | A soft candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream. An instance of faking or ambiguity. A piece of late news inserted in a newspaper page. Present or deal with (something) in a vague, noncommittal, or inadequate way, especially so as to conceal the truth or mislead. Nonsense! (expressing disbelief or annoyance) |
| fudges | A soft candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream. An instance of faking or ambiguity. A piece of late news inserted in a newspaper page. Present or deal with (something) in a vague, noncommittal, or inadequate way, especially so as to conceal the truth or mislead. Nonsense! (expressing disbelief or annoyance) |
| fuel | Material such as coal, gas, or oil that is burned to produce heat or power. Supply or power (an industrial plant, vehicle, or machine) with fuel. Cause (a fire) to burn more intensely. |
| fuels | Material such as coal, gas, or oil that is burned to produce heat or power. Supply or power (an industrial plant, vehicle, or machine) with fuel. Cause (a fire) to burn more intensely. |
| fug | A warm, stuffy or smoky atmosphere in a room. |
| fugacity | literary Chemistry |
| fugato | (of a passage of music) having the style of a fugue, but not in strict or complete fugal form. A passage in fugato style. |
| fugatos | (of a passage of music) having the style of a fugue, but not in strict or complete fugal form. A passage in fugato style. |
| fugitive | A person who has escaped from a place or is in hiding, especially to avoid arrest or persecution. |
| fugleman | historical |
| fugs | A warm, stuffy or smoky atmosphere in a room. |
| fugue | Music Psychiatry |
| fugues | Music Psychiatry |
| fulcrum | The point on which a lever rests or is supported and on which it pivots. |
| fulcrums | The point on which a lever rests or is supported and on which it pivots. |
| fulgor | Dazzling brightness; splendour; a bright light, a dazzling beam. |
| fulham | A die loaded at one corner, either to favour a throw of 4, 5, or 6 (“high fulham”) or to favour a throw of 1, 2, or 3 (“low fulham”). |
| full | Containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space. attributive(of a person or part of their body) plump or rounded. Straight; directly. Very. the fullWest Indian with objectUS Clean, shrink, and felt (cloth) by heat, pressure, and moisture. |
| fuller | A person who fulls cloth. A grooved or rounded tool on which iron is shaped. Stamp (iron) with a fuller. |
| fullers | A person who fulls cloth. A grooved or rounded tool on which iron is shaped. Stamp (iron) with a fuller. |
| fullness | The state of being filled to capacity. (of a person’s body or part of it) the state of being filled out so as to produce a rounded shape. |
| fulls | Containing or holding as much or as many as possible; having no empty space. attributive(of a person or part of their body) plump or rounded. Straight; directly. Very. the fullWest Indian with objectUS Clean, shrink, and felt (cloth) by heat, pressure, and moisture. |
| fulmar | A gull-sized gray and white seabird of the petrel family, with a stocky body and tubular nostrils. |
| fulmars | A gull-sized gray and white seabird of the petrel family, with a stocky body and tubular nostrils. |
| fulness | The state of being filled to capacity. (of a person’s body or part of it) the state of being filled out so as to produce a rounded shape. |
| fumarole | An opening in or near a volcano, through which hot sulfurous gases emerge. |
| fumble | Use the hands clumsily while doing or handling something. An act of using the hands clumsily while doing or handling something. |
| fumbles | Use the hands clumsily while doing or handling something. An act of using the hands clumsily while doing or handling something. |
| fume | Gas, smoke, or vapor that smells strongly or is dangerous to inhale. no objectno objectwith object |
| fumes | Gas, smoke, or vapor that smells strongly or is dangerous to inhale. no objectno objectwith object |
| fumet | A concentrated stock, especially of game or fish, used as flavoring. usually fumets |
| fumets | A concentrated stock, especially of game or fish, used as flavoring. usually fumets |
| fumitory | An Old World plant with spikes of small tubular pink or white flowers and finely divided grayish leaves, often considered a weed. |
| fun | Enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure. Amusing, entertaining, or enjoyable. Joke or tease. |
| function | An activity or purpose natural to or intended for a person or thing. Mathematics A thing dependent on another factor or factors. A large or formal social event or ceremony. Work or operate in a proper or particular way. |
| fund | A sum of money saved or made available for a particular purpose. Provide with money for a particular purpose. |
| fundi | South African |
| fundies | A fundamentalist, especially a religious fundamentalist. |
| funding | Money provided, especially by an organization or government, for a particular purpose. |
| funds | A sum of money saved or made available for a particular purpose. Provide with money for a particular purpose. |
| fundus | Anatomy |
| funeral | The ceremonies honoring a dead person, typically involving burial or cremation. |
| funfair | A fair consisting of rides, sideshows, and other amusements. |
| fungi | Any of a group of spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including molds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools. |
| fungus | Any of a group of spore-producing organisms feeding on organic matter, including molds, yeast, mushrooms, and toadstools. |
| funicle | Botany |
| funk | A style of popular dance music of US black origin, based on elements of blues and soul and having a strong rhythm that typically accentuates the first beat in the bar. North American Give music elements of funk. mainly British Avoid (a task or thing) out of fear. |
| funks | A style of popular dance music of US black origin, based on elements of blues and soul and having a strong rhythm that typically accentuates the first beat in the bar. North American Give music elements of funk. mainly British Avoid (a task or thing) out of fear. |
| funned | Enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure. Amusing, entertaining, or enjoyable. Joke or tease. |
| funnel | A tube or pipe that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for guiding liquid or powder into a small opening. A metal chimney on a ship or steam engine. Guide or channel (something) through or as if through a funnel. |
| funnels | A tube or pipe that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used for guiding liquid or powder into a small opening. A metal chimney on a ship or steam engine. Guide or channel (something) through or as if through a funnel. |
| funnies | Causing laughter or amusement; humorous. Difficult to explain or understand; strange or odd. funnies informal |
| funning | Enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure. Amusing, entertaining, or enjoyable. Joke or tease. |
| funny | Causing laughter or amusement; humorous. Difficult to explain or understand; strange or odd. funnies informal |
| funs | Enjoyment, amusement, or lighthearted pleasure. Amusing, entertaining, or enjoyable. Joke or tease. |
| funster | A person who makes fun; a joker. |
| fur | The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals. British British Fix strips of wood to (floor joists, wall studs, etc. ) in order to level them or increase their depth. |
| furan | Chemistry |
| furans | Chemistry |
| furcula | The wishbone of a bird. The forked appendage at the end of the abdomen in a springtail, by which the insect jumps. |
| furies | Wild or violent anger. Violence or energy displayed in natural phenomena or in someone’s actions. |
| furioso | (especially as a direction) furiously and wildly. Played in a furious and wild manner. |
| furl | Roll or fold up and secure neatly (a flag, sail, umbrella, or other piece of fabric) |
| furlong | An eighth of a mile, 220 yards. |
| furls | Roll or fold up and secure neatly (a flag, sail, umbrella, or other piece of fabric) |
| furnace | An enclosed structure in which material can be heated to very high temperatures, e. g. for smelting metals. |
| furor | An outbreak of public anger or excitement. |
| furore | An outbreak of public anger or excitement. |
| furrier | A person who prepares or deals in furs. |
| furring | The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals. British British Fix strips of wood to (floor joists, wall studs, etc. ) in order to level them or increase their depth. |
| furrow | A long narrow trench made in the ground by a plow, especially for planting seeds or for irrigation. Make a rut, groove, or trail in (the ground or the surface of something) |
| furrows | A long narrow trench made in the ground by a plow, especially for planting seeds or for irrigation. Make a rut, groove, or trail in (the ground or the surface of something) |
| furs | The short, fine, soft hair of certain animals. British British Fix strips of wood to (floor joists, wall studs, etc. ) in order to level them or increase their depth. |
| fury | Wild or violent anger. Violence or energy displayed in natural phenomena or in someone’s actions. |
| fusain | A crumbly, porous type of coal resembling wood charcoal, used in drawing. |
| fuse | with objectBritish with objectA safety device consisting of a strip of wire that melts and breaks an electric circuit if the current exceeds a safe level. A length of material along which a small flame moves to explode a bomb or firework, meanwhile allowing time for those who light it to move to a safe distance. Fit a fuse to (a bomb, shell, or mine) |
| fusee | A conical pulley or wheel, especially in a watch or clock. A large-headed match capable of staying lit in strong wind. North American |
| fusees | A conical pulley or wheel, especially in a watch or clock. A large-headed match capable of staying lit in strong wind. North American |
| fuses | with objectBritish with objectA safety device consisting of a strip of wire that melts and breaks an electric circuit if the current exceeds a safe level. A length of material along which a small flame moves to explode a bomb or firework, meanwhile allowing time for those who light it to move to a safe distance. Fit a fuse to (a bomb, shell, or mine) |
| fusil | A light flintlock musket. An elongated lozenge. |
| fusils | A light flintlock musket. An elongated lozenge. |
| fusion | The process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity. Referring to food or cooking that incorporates elements of diverse cuisines. |
| fusions | The process or result of joining two or more things together to form a single entity. Referring to food or cooking that incorporates elements of diverse cuisines. |
| fuss | A display of unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest. Show unnecessary or excessive concern about something. |
| fusses | A display of unnecessary or excessive excitement, activity, or interest. Show unnecessary or excessive concern about something. |
| fustic | archaic |
| futon | A Japanese quilted mattress rolled out on the floor for use as a bed. |
| futons | A Japanese quilted mattress rolled out on the floor for use as a bed. |
| futtock | Each of the curved timber pieces forming the lower part of a ship’s frame. |
| future | usually the futurefuturesAt a later time; going or likely to happen or exist. |
| futures | usually the futurefuturesAt a later time; going or likely to happen or exist. |
| fuze | with objectBritish with objectA safety device consisting of a strip of wire that melts and breaks an electric circuit if the current exceeds a safe level. A length of material along which a small flame moves to explode a bomb or firework, meanwhile allowing time for those who light it to move to a safe distance. Fit a fuse to (a bomb, shell, or mine) |
| fuzee | A conical pulley or wheel, especially in a watch or clock. A large-headed match capable of staying lit in strong wind. North American |
| fuzees | A conical pulley or wheel, especially in a watch or clock. A large-headed match capable of staying lit in strong wind. North American |
| fuzz | A fluffy or frizzy mass of hair or fiber. Make or become blurred or indistinct. no objectthe fuzz |
| fuzzes | A fluffy or frizzy mass of hair or fiber. Make or become blurred or indistinct. no objectthe fuzz |
| Fuchs | Fuji | Fulah |
| Fulahs | Fulanis | Fulas |
| Fulbright | Furness | Fuseli |
| fuchsite | fucuses | fuddy-duddies |
| fuddy-duddy | fueller | fuellers |
| fugaciousness | fughetta | fughettas |
| fugitiveness | fugitives | fuguist |
| fuguists | fulfiller | fulfillers |
| fulfillment | fulfillments | fulfilment |
| fulfilments | fulguration | fulgurations |
| fulgurite | fulhams | full-frontal |
| full-length | full-scale | fullam |
| fullams | fullback | fullbacks |
| fulminate | fulminates | fulmination |
| fulminations | fulsomeness | fumage |
| fumages | fumaroles | fumatories |
| fumatorium | fumatoriums | fumatory |
| fumbler | fumblers | fumigant |
| fumigants | fumigation | fumigations |
| fumigator | fumigators | fumitories |
| funambulist | funambulists | functional |
| functionalism | functionalist | functionalists |
| functionaries | functionary | functioning |
| functions | fundament | fundamental |
| fundamentalism | fundamentalist | fundamentalists |
| fundamentality | fundamentals | fundaments |
| fundings | funfairs | fungibles |
| fungicide | fungicides | fungosity |
| funicular | funiculars | funiculus |
| funkia | funkias | funnel-web |
| funnel-webs | funniness | furane |
| furanes | furbelow | furbelows |
| furbisher | furbishers | furcation |
| furcations | furculas | furfur |
| furfural | furfuraldehyde | furfuran |
| furfurol | furfurs | furiosos |
| furiousness | furlana | furlanas |
| furlongs | furlough | furloughs |
| furmenties | furmenty | furnaces |
| furnisher | furnishers | furnishing |
| furnishings | furniture | furores |
| furors | furphies | furphy |
| furrieries | furriers | furriery |
| furriness | furrings | furtherance |
| furtherances | furtherer | furtherers |
| furtiveness | furuncle | furuncles |
| furunculosis | furze | fusains |
| fusarole | fusaroles | fuselage |
| fuselages | fusibility | fusilier |
| fusiliers | fusillade | fusillades |
| fusionism | fusionist | fusionists |
| fuss-budget | fusser | fussers |
| fussiness | fustanella | fustanellas |
| fustet | fustets | fustian |
| fustians | fustics | fustigation |
| fustigations | fustiness | futhark |
| futilitarian | futilitarians | futilities |
| futility | futtocks | futurism |
| futurist | futurists | futurities |
| futurity | futurology | fuzes |
| fuzziness |
10 Nouns That Start With FY
| fyke | A bag net for catching fish. |
| fykes | A bag net for catching fish. |
| fylfot | A swastika. |
| fylfots | A swastika. |
| fyrd | the national militia in England prior to the Norman Conquest |
| fyrds | the national militia in England prior to the Norman Conquest |
| fytte | predicativeIn good health, especially because of regular physical exercise. Be of the right shape and size for. Fix or put (something) into place. Be in agreement or harmony with; match. The particular way in which something, especially a garment or component, fits around or into something. A sudden uncontrollable outbreak of intense emotion, laughter, coughing, or other action or activity. A section of a poem. |
| fyttes | predicativeIn good health, especially because of regular physical exercise. Be of the right shape and size for. Fix or put (something) into place. Be in agreement or harmony with; match. The particular way in which something, especially a garment or component, fits around or into something. A sudden uncontrollable outbreak of intense emotion, laughter, coughing, or other action or activity. A section of a poem. |
| Fylde | Fyodor |
Conclusion
There are many interesting nouns that start with the letter F. Each one has its own unique meaning and history. For example, the word “father” is derived from the Latin word for “family head.” The word “fear” comes from the Old English word for “terror.” The word “fire” has been used in English since the Middle Ages.
Nouns that start with F are interesting and varied. They provide a window into the English language and its history.
