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English Word Dictionary

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frostbitten

adjective · injured by freezing or partial freezing

Example: frostbitten fingers

frothily

adverb · in a frothy manner

Example: the champagne poured frothily into the glasses

frowningly

adverb · with a frown; while frowning

Example: he looked at her frowningly

fructify

verb · bear fruit

Example: the apple trees fructify

fruitfully

adverb · in a productive way

Example: they worked together productively for two years

frumpily

adverb · in a dowdy unfashionable manner

Example: she dresses dowdily

frumpishly

adverb · in a dowdy unfashionable manner

Example: she dresses dowdily

frustrate

verb · treat cruelly

Example: The children tormented the stuttering teacher

frustrated

adjective · disappointingly unsuccessful

Example: disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions

fuck off

verb · get sexual gratification through self-stimulation

fuck up

verb · make a mess of, destroy or ruin

Example: I botched the dinner and we had to eat out

fuel injection

noun · mechanical system to inject atomized fuel directly into the cylinders of an internal-combustion engine; avoids the need for a carburetor

fugitive

adjective · lasting for a markedly brief time

Example: a fleeting glance

full-fashioned

adjective · knitted to fit the shape of the body

Example: full-fashioned hosiery

full-fledged

adjective · (of persons, e.g.) having gained full status

Example: a full-fledged lawyer

full-page

adjective · occupying an entire page in a book or paper

Example: a full-page ad

fumigate

verb · treat with fumes, expose to fumes, especially with the aim of disinfecting or eradicating pests

funambulist

noun · an acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope

functionally

adverb · with respect to function

Example: the two units are functionally interdependent

functioning

adjective · performing or able to perform its regular function

Example: a functioning flashlight

fund raise

verb · raise money for a cause or project

Example: We are fundraising for AIDS research

fundamentally

adverb · in essence; at bottom or by one's (or its) very nature

Example: He is basically dishonest

funded

adjective · furnished with funds

Example: well-funded research

fungal

adjective · of or relating to fungi

funnily

adverb · in a strange manner

Example: a queerly inscribed sheet of paper

furbish up

verb · restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

Example: She repaired her TV set

furiously

adverb · (of the elements) in a wild and stormy manner

Example: winds were blowing furiously

furnish

verb · give something useful or necessary to

Example: We provided the room with an electrical heater

furthermore

adverb · in addition

Example: computer chess games are getting cheaper all the time; furthermore, their quality is improving

furthest

adjective · (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order

Example: had traveled to the farthest frontier

furtive

adjective · secret and sly or sordid- A.L.Guerard

Example: backstairs gossip

fuse

noun · any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant

fusiform

adjective · tapering at each end

fussily

adverb · in a fussy manner

Example: he spoke to her fussily

futile

adjective · unproductive of success

Example: a fruitless search

futuristic

adjective · of or relating to futurism

Example: futurist art

fuzzed

adjective · covering with fine light hairs

Example: his head fuzzed like a dandelion gone to seed

gabby

adjective · full of trivial conversation

Example: kept from her housework by gabby neighbors

gaborone

noun · capital and largest city of Botswana in the extreme southeast

gaelic

adjective · relating to or characteristic of the Celts

gaily

adverb · in a gay manner

Example: the scandals were gaily diverting

gainfully

adverb · in a gainful way

Example: are you gainfully employed now?

gainsay

verb · take exception to

Example: She challenged his claims

galangal

noun · European sedge having rough-edged leaves and spikelets of reddish flowers and aromatic roots

gallantly

adverb · in a gallant manner

Example: he gallantly offered to take her home

galled

adjective · painful from having the skin abraded

gallic

adjective · of or pertaining to France or the people of France

Example: French cooking

galling

adjective · causing irritation or annoyance

Example: tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork

gallivant

verb · wander aimlessly in search of pleasure

galton

noun · English scientist (cousin of Charles Darwin) who explored many fields including heredity, meteorology, statistics, psychology, and anthropology; founder of eugenics and first to use fingerprints for identification (1822-1911)

galvanic

adjective · affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling

Example: gave an electric reading of the play

galvanise

verb · stimulate (muscles) by administering a shock

galvanising

adjective · affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling

Example: gave an electric reading of the play

galvanizing

adjective · affected by emotion as if by electricity; thrilling

Example: gave an electric reading of the play