| fade-out |
a gradual decrease in the sharpness of focus or visibility of a scene or image in film or television, or in the audibility of sound in broadcasting. |
| faeces |
variant of feces. |
| faerie |
the imaginary dwelling place of fairies; fairyland. [2 definitions] |
| fag |
to make weary or exhausted; tire (often fol. by "out"). [4 definitions] |
| fag end |
the last or worst part of something, esp. the worn-out or frayed end of a piece of cloth or rope. |
| faggot |
(offensive slang) a male homosexual. |
| fagot |
sticks, twigs, or branches bound together. [4 definitions] |
| fagoting |
a technique for trimming or decorating cloth with crisscross stitches across an open seam, or with vertical threads tied at midpoint in bundles spaced across a section with no horizontal threads. |
| Fahrenheit |
of, pertaining to, or designating a temperature scale on which thirty-two degrees is the freezing point and 212 degrees is the boiling point of water. (abbr.: F) |
| faience |
pottery decorated with highly colored, opaque glazes. [2 definitions] |
| fail |
to be or become ineffective or unsuccessful; be lacking in an effort or attempt. [10 definitions] |
| failing |
a weakness or shortcoming in a person or thing. [3 definitions] |
| faille |
a woven fabric with shallow, transverse ribbing, made of silk or other soft material. |
| fail-safe |
protected against failure or breakdown, as by a compensatory or back-up mechanism that begins to function automatically in an emergency. [5 definitions] |
| failure |
the act or result of failing. [5 definitions] |
| fain |
willingly; happily. [4 definitions] |
| fainéant |
doing absolutely nothing; lazy; indolent. [2 definitions] |
| faint |
weak, feeble, or slight. [5 definitions] |
| fainthearted |
lacking courage or conviction; timid. |
| faintly |
in a faint way; dimly, weakly, or very quietly. [2 definitions] |
| fair1 |
without bias, or without allowing a greater advantage for one side over another; just. [12 definitions] |