Dictionary
Found: 4,222 words.
The name of the fourth tone of the model scale, or scale of C. F sharp (F /) is a tone intermediate between F and G.
Fa
2 defs
A syllable applied to the fourth tone of the diatonic scale in solmization.
Using fair speech, or uttered with fairness; bland; civil; courteous; plausible.
Having the nature of a bean; like a bean.
One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals.
of Fabella
Of, pertaining to, or in the manner of, the Roman general, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus; cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest.
Fable
6 defs
A Feigned story or tale, intended to instruct or amuse; a fictitious narration intended to enforce some useful truth or precept; an apologue. See the Note under Apologue.
of Fable
A writer of fables; a fabulist; a dealer in untruths or falsehoods.
One of the metrical tales of the Trouveres, or early poets of the north of France.
of Fabliau
of Fable
Fabric
7 defs
Any system or structure consisting of connected parts; as, the fabric of the universe.
One who fabricates; a manufacturer.
Fabricate
3 defs
To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce; as, to fabricate woolens.
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Fabrication
2 defs
That which is fabricated; a falsehood; as, the story is doubtless a fabrication.
One who fabricates; one who constructs or makes.
A woman who fabricates.
of Fabric
of Fabric
Pertaining to a workman, or to work in stone, metal, wood etc.; as, fabrile skill.
One who invents or writes fables.
To invent, compose, or relate fables or fictions.
of Fabulize
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Fabulosity
2 defs
A fabulous or fictitious story.
Fabulous
2 defs
Feigned, as a story or fable; related in fable; devised; invented; not real; fictitious; as, a fabulous description; a fabulous hero.
Faburden
3 defs
A monotonous refrain.
A large ornamental letter used, esp. by the early printers, at the commencement of the chapters and other divisions of a book.
The front of a building; esp., the principal front, having some architectural pretensions. Thus a church is said to have its facade unfinished, though the interior may be in use.
Face
27 defs
Cast of features; expression of countenance; look; air; appearance.
Faced
2 defs
Having (such) a face, or (so many) faces; as, smooth-faced, two-faced.
Facet
5 defs
A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond.
Facetious; witty; humorous.
Faceted
2 defs
Having facets.
Witty or humorous writings or saying; witticisms; merry conceits.
of Facet
Facetious
2 defs
Characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter; as, a facetious story or reply.
See Facet, n.
The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building; facing.
See Fascia.
Of or pertaining to the face; as, the facial artery, vein, or nerve.
The multiplicand. See Facient, 2.
Facient
3 defs
One of the variables of a quantic as distinguished from a coefficient.
Facies
3 defs
The anterior part of the head; the face.
Facile
5 defs
Easily persuaded to good or bad; yielding; ductile to a fault; pliant; flexible.
To make easy or less difficult; to free from difficulty or impediment; to lessen the labor of; as, to facilitate the execution of a task.