| 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. |
| 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. |
| 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. |
| free zone |
a port or area of a city in which goods may be stored and reshipped to another country without customs duties. |
| free-associate |
to participate in free association. |
| free-fall |
the first stage of a parachute jump, before the parachute opens. |
| free-fire zone |
a military area in which anyone or anything can be shot or bombed. |
| free-for-all |
a quarrel, fight, or competition with no restrictions on participation or rules of conduct. |
| free-form |
having an irregular, often curvilinear contour or shape, esp. in graphic design or abstract art. [2 definitions] |
| free-handed |
giving generously; open-handed. [3 definitions] |
| free-living |
freely indulging desires and appetites, as for food, drink, or sex, as a way of life. |
| free-range |
of, pertaining to, or produced by animals that can roam freely outdoors for at least part of the day. |
| Free-Soil |
of or pertaining to the Free-Soil party of the nineteenth century which opposed the extension of slavery into the territories acquired by the United States. |
| free-spoken |
given to speaking freely and candidly; outspoken. |
| freelance |
a person who earns a living by taking on a variety of assignments, often completed at home, for a variety of employers and generally without long-term commitments. [6 definitions] |
| gluten-free |
of a diet or food substance, not containing gluten, which is an elastic substance that occurs in certain cereal grains and gives dough an elastic texture. |
| scot-free |
entirely free from harm, punishment, or duty. |
| sugar-free |
used to describe food products containing less than 0.5 grams per serving of sucrose or other forms of sugar. |