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Fabian employing a cautious strategy of delay, avoidance, or harassment rather than direct confrontation. [2 definitions]
Fabian Society an organization established by English socialists in 1884 whose objective was to spread socialism through gradual reform.
fable a short tale that teaches a moral lesson, often having animals as the main characters. [4 definitions]
fabled recounted in fables; legendary. [2 definitions]
fabric cloth made by weaving, knitting, or felting fibers. [3 definitions]
fabricate to construct or create. [3 definitions]
fabrication a statement, document, or the like that is false or invented to deceive. [2 definitions]
fabulist a person who creates or tells fables.
fabulous almost beyond belief; astounding. [3 definitions]
façade the front of a building. [2 definitions]
face the part of the head that extends from the forehead to the chin and from ear to ear. [11 definitions]
Facebook a U.S. corporation that developed a social media service in 2004. Users of this service can post status updates and exchange messages with a designated group of other users called "friends." [2 definitions]
face card any king, queen, or jack in a regular deck of playing cards.
face cord a unit of volume used for fuel wood, equal to about to one third of a cord, or about forty cubic feet.
facedown with the face or front side down. [2 definitions]
faceless without a face. [2 definitions]
face-lift cosmetic surgery performed to tighten facial tissue and improve appearance by eliminating wrinkles and other signs of aging. [2 definitions]
face-off in ice hockey, the initiation of play in which the referee drops the puck between two opposing team members who then contend for control of it. [2 definitions]
face powder a dustlike cosmetic substance composed of talcum, used esp. to absorb excess oil.
face-saving serving or intended to preserve one's honor, dignity, prestige, or good reputation.
facet one of the small, flat, polished faces of a cut gemstone. [4 definitions]