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fourth-year

adjective · used of the fourth and final year in United States high school or college

Example: the senior prom

foxily

adverb · in an artful manner

Example: he craftily arranged to be there when the decision was announced

fractional

adjective · constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety

Example: a fractional share of the vote

fractiously

adverb · in a fractious manner

Example: the horse was behaving fractiously and refused to jump

fragmentise

verb · break or cause to break into pieces

Example: The plate fragmented

frame in

verb · enclose in or as if in a frame

Example: frame a picture

francis scott key

noun · United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843)

frankfurt

noun · a German city; an industrial and commercial and financial center

frankly

adverb · (used as intensives reflecting the speaker's attitude) it is sincerely the case that

Example: honestly, I don't believe it

frap

verb · take up the slack of

Example: frap a rope

fraternise

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

fraternity house

noun · a house used as a residence by a chapter of a fraternity

fraternize

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

fraudulently

adverb · in a dishonest and fraudulent manner

Example: this money was fraudulently obtained

freakishly

adverb · unpredictably

Example: the weather has been freakishly variable

fred zinnemann

noun · United States filmmaker (born in Austria) (1907-1997)

free spirit

noun · someone acting freely or even irresponsibly

free-base

verb · use (purified cocaine) by burning it and inhaling the fumes

free-flying

adjective · able to fly through the air (as a bird)

Example: three chicks were raised to the free-flying stage

free-spoken

adjective · characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

Example: blunt talking and straight shooting

free-swimming

adjective · (of animals) able to swim about; not attached

freely

adverb · in a free manner

Example: the painting featured freely brushed strokes

freeze-dry

verb · preserve by rapid freezing and subsequently drying in a vacuum

Example: freeze-dry the strawberries

french-fry

verb · cook by immersing in fat

Example: french-fry the potatoes

frenchify

verb · become French in appearance or character

Example: This restaurant has Frenchified

frenetic

adjective · excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion

Example: frantic with anger and frustration

frenetically

adverb · in a very agitated manner; as if possessed by an evil spirit

frenziedly

adverb · in a frenzied manner

Example: we rehearsed frenziedly the last few days before the premiere

frequent

adjective · frequently encountered;

Example: a frequent (or common) error is using the transitive verb `lay' for the intransitive `lie'

frequently

adverb · many times at short intervals

Example: we often met over a cup of coffee

fresh

adjective · improperly forward or bold

Example: don't be fresh with me

freshly

adverb · very recently

Example: they are newly married

fretfully

adverb · in a fretful manner

Example: fretfully, the baby tossed in his crib

fried rice

noun · boiled rice mixed with scallions and minced pork or shrimp and quickly scrambled with eggs

friend

noun · a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)

frier

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

frighten away

verb · cause to lose courage

Example: dashed by the refusal

frighten off

verb · cause to lose courage

Example: dashed by the refusal

frightfully

adverb · used as intensifiers

Example: terribly interesting

frigid

adjective · extremely cold

Example: an arctic climate

frigidly

adverb · without warmth or enthusiasm

Example: `Come in if you have to,' he said frostily

frilled lizard

noun · large arboreal insectivorous Australian lizard with a ruff of skin around the neck

friskily

adverb · in a playfully frisky manner

Example: he moves about friskily despite his age

frisky

adjective · playful like a lively kitten

frog's-bit family

noun · simple nearly stemless freshwater aquatic plants; widely distributed

from each one

adverb · to or from every one of two or more (considered individually)

Example: they received $10 each

from nowhere

adverb · without warning

Example: your cousin arrived out of thin air

from pillar to post

adverb · from one place or situation to another

Example: we were driven from pillar to post

from scratch

adverb · from the beginning, especially without relying on resources or other advantages

Example: he baked the torte from scratch

from time to time

adverb · now and then or here and there

Example: he was arrogant and occasionally callous

front crawl

noun · a swimming stroke; arms are moved alternately overhead accompanied by a flutter kick

frontwards

adverb · at or to or toward the front; (`forrad' and `forrard' are dialectal variations)

Example: he faced forward

frost-weed

noun · tall perennial herb having clusters of white flowers; the eastern United States