| film noir |
a kind of film, made esp. during the 1940s and 1950s, that depicted a negative, cynical view of life, often focusing on crime and vice in cities. |
| filmography |
a listing of movies that an actor has appeared in or that a director has directed. |
| filmstrip |
a strip of developed film containing a series of still photographs designed to be projected on a screen. |
| filmy |
consisting of or resembling a thin layer or haze; nearly transparent. [2 definitions] |
| fils |
the smaller monetary unit of Bahrain, Iraq, Jordan, Kuwait, Yemen, and the United Arab Emirates. (Cf. dinar, riyal.) |
| filter |
a piece of paper or other porous material, such as charcoal, used to remove solids or other impurities from fluids or gases that pass through it. [7 definitions] |
| filterable |
capable of being filtered, or of passing through a filter, as certain viruses and bacteria. |
| filterable virus |
a virus capable of passing through bacteria-retaining filters and thus remaining infectious. |
| filter paper |
porous paper used to filter liquids, commonly used in certain coffee makers. |
| filth |
that which is unclean or foul. [3 definitions] |
| filthy |
extremely dirty or foul; nasty. [2 definitions] |
| filtrate |
to pass through or subject to a filter. [2 definitions] |
| fin |
one of usu. several movable, webbed appendages that fish and other animals that live in the water use for swimming or balance. [8 definitions] |
| finagle |
(informal) to use underhanded, indirect, or tricky techniques to achieve one's goal. [3 definitions] |
| final |
occurring at or constituting the end of something; last. [6 definitions] |
| finale |
the last movement or conclusion of a musical composition. [2 definitions] |
| finalist |
a person or team chosen to participate in the final session of a game or competition. |
| finality |
the quality or fact of allowing no further discussion or change. [2 definitions] |
| finalize |
to put into finished form; make complete or definite. |
| finally |
at the end; lastly. [3 definitions] |
| finance |
the management of money or other assets, esp. those in the public treasury. [4 definitions] |