| fatling |
a young domestic animal such as a calf or lamb, fattened for slaughter. |
| fatten |
to make fat or overweight. [4 definitions] |
| fattish |
somewhat fat. |
| fatty |
containing or consisting of fat. |
| fatty acid |
any of a large class of acids, such as palmitic, stearic, and oleic, that occur naturally in animal and vegetable fats and oils. |
| fatuity |
stupidity or foolishness, esp. when accompanied by smugness or complacency. [2 definitions] |
| fatuous |
smugly foolish or stupid. |
| fauces |
(used with a sing. or pl. verb) the cavity at the rear of the mouth that leads to the pharynx. |
| faucet |
a device for turning on and off the flow of liquid from a pipe or container; tap; spigot. |
| faugh |
used to express disgust or contempt. |
| fault |
a defect; flaw; weakness. [7 definitions] |
| faultfinder |
one who finds much to criticize or complain about, esp. of a petty nature. |
| faultfinding |
the act or practice of criticizing or complaining, esp. about petty matters. [2 definitions] |
| faultless |
without blemish, fault, or defect. |
| faulty |
having imperfections, faults, or defects. |
| faun |
a rural deity in Roman mythology that had the upright stance and upper body of a man and the ears, horns, and lower body of a goat. |
| fauna |
animals collectively, esp. of a particular period, region, or environment. (Cf. flora.) [2 definitions] |
| fauvism |
(sometimes cap.) in early twentieth-century painting, an expressionistic development, esp. French, involving the juxtaposition of different bold colors and sometimes the distortion of form. |
| faux |
false or imitation. |
| faux pas |
a tactless error in manners or behavior; social blunder. |
| fava bean |
see broad bean. |