| fortune hunter |
one whose goal is to be rich, esp. by befriending or marrying a rich person. |
| fortuneteller |
one who professes the ability to predict people's destinies or other future events, esp. one who does this for money. |
| forty |
the number represented by the Arabic numeral 40 and by the Roman numeral XL. [5 definitions] |
| forty-five |
a forty-five caliber pistol or revolver, or a cartridge of .45 inches in diameter to be used in such a gun. [3 definitions] |
| forty-niner |
one who joined the California gold rush in 1849. |
| forty winks |
(informal) a brief nap. |
| forum |
the central place in ancient Roman cities for the conduct of public and business affairs and for public assembly. [4 definitions] |
| forward |
at or toward a place or time beyond; further on; ahead. [13 definitions] |
| forwardness |
lack of modesty or humility in dealing with others; presumptuousness. [3 definitions] |
| forward pass |
a football pass made from behind the line of scrimmage to a player who is closer to the other team's goal. |
| forwent |
past tense of forgo. |
| fossa |
in anatomy, a pit, cavity, or depression. |
| fosse |
a ditch, esp. one used as a fortification. |
| fossil |
the remains or trace of a living organism from an earlier geologic age, embedded in earth or rock. [3 definitions] |
| fossil fuel |
any carbon-containing fuel formed from the remains of prehistoric plants and animals. Coal, petroleum, and natural gas are examples of fossil fuels. |
| fossiliferous |
composed of or containing fossils. |
| fossilize |
to make into a fossil by replacing organic matter with mineral substances. [3 definitions] |
| foster |
to encourage and aid the growth or development of. [4 definitions] |
| foster home |
a home in which a child is cared for by someone other than his or her natural or adoptive parents. |
| fosterling |
a child to whom parental care is given by someone not related to him or her by law or heredity; foster child. |
| fouetté |
(French) in ballet, a move in which the dancer stands on point on one leg and kicks the other leg outward and back to the body, thereby spinning the entire body around. |