Freetown |
the capital of Sierra Leone. |
free trade |
trade between countries that is free of import-export quotas, duties, or other governmental restrictions. |
free university |
an organization, often organized by students, that offers nontraditional courses and approaches to subjects not offered at established universities. |
free verse |
poetry in which there are no regular rhymes, stanzaic forms, or metrical patterns. |
freeware |
software given away at no charge by its author but remaining under the author's copyright. |
freeway |
a highway with limited access and no tolls; expressway. |
free weights |
strength-building weights, such as barbells and dumbbells, that a person lifts directly rather than by means of an exercise machine that incorporates them. |
freewheel |
a device in the rear hub of a bicycle that lets the rear wheel continue turning after the pedals are stopped. [4 definitions] |
freewheeling |
pertaining to, working like, or equipped with a device that disengages the driving mechanism, as on the rear wheel of a bicycle or in the clutch of an automobile. [2 definitions] |
freewill |
done by one's own will; voluntary. [2 definitions] |
free will |
the ability to choose or decide voluntarily. [2 definitions] |
free world |
the parts of the world governed by democratic and capitalistic or socialistic systems rather than by communistic or despotic ones. |
freeze |
to become hardened into ice or a solid form through loss of heat. [17 definitions] |
freeze-dry |
to preserve (foods, blood plasma, or the like) by rapid freezing and then drying in a high vacuum at a low temperature. |
freeze frame |
a technique in which a single frame of film is repeated a number of times to create the illusion that the action has been stopped or frozen, as to resemble a still photograph. |
freezer |
a thing that freezes, esp. an appliance that freezes food for storage. |
freezing |
at or near the temperature at which water turns to ice. [2 definitions] |
freezing point |
the temperature at which a given liquid freezes. |
free zone |
a port or area of a city in which goods may be stored and reshipped to another country without customs duties. |
freight |
goods or cargo shipped by commercial transport, or the fee charged for such shipping. [6 definitions] |
freightage |
the price for commercial transport of goods. [2 definitions] |