| felon2 |
a serious infection of the finger or toe, usu. near the nail. |
| felonious |
of, related to, or having the nature of a felony. |
| felony |
any of several crimes, such as murder, rape, or burglary, defined by law as serious and punishable by a more stringent sentence than a misdemeanor. |
| felt1 |
past tense and past participle of feel. |
| felt2 |
a non-woven fabric made of matted, compressed animal fibers, another matted fabric resembling it, or an article made of it. [6 definitions] |
| felucca |
a small, narrow boat with one or two lateen sails, used on the Mediterranean and the Nile. |
| fem. |
abbreviation of "feminine." |
| female |
any human being or animal of the sex that produces eggs or conceives and bears young. [4 definitions] |
| feminine |
of or relating to a woman or girl; of the female sex. [4 definitions] |
| femininity |
the quality or condition of being a woman. [2 definitions] |
| feminism |
the doctrine advocating the same social, political, and economic rights for women as for men. [2 definitions] |
| feminize |
to make or become feminine. |
| femme |
(informal) a girl or woman. [2 definitions] |
| femoris |
(Latin) of the femur; used to identify an anatomical structure, such as a muscle, an artery, or a ligament, as being associated with the femur. |
| femur |
the long bone in the leg in primates, or the hind leg in quadrupeds, extending from the pelvis to the knee; thighbone. [2 definitions] |
| fen1 |
a low-lying, marshy tract of land; bog. |
| fen2 |
the smallest monetary unit of the People's Republic of China. (Cf. yuan, renminbi.) |
| fence |
a structure made of stone, wire, wood, or other material, that serves to define boundaries of property or to prevent entry into or escape from the area it surrounds. [5 definitions] |
| fenced-in |
surrounded or enclosed by a fence or other physical barriers. [2 definitions] |
| fenceless |
combined form of fence. |
| fencing |
the art, sport, or practice of sparring with swords or swordlike instruments. [3 definitions] |