| feverfew |
a fragrant perennial plant that bears clusters of small, white flowers with yellow centers, formerly used to treat fever. |
| feverish |
having, or appearing to have, a fever. [2 definitions] |
| few |
consisting of only a small number. [3 definitions] |
| few and far between |
seldom seen; not often happening; infrequent. |
| fewer |
comparative of "few." [3 definitions] |
| fey |
having an unusual, otherworldly charm or appeal; elfin. [3 definitions] |
| fey Scot |
a Scotsman who is doomed or fated to die; used in reference to the character of Macbeth in Shakespeare's play. |
| fez |
a man's felt cap, shaped like a flat-topped cone and usu. red with a black tassel, worn esp. in Middle Eastern countries. |
| ff. |
abbreviation of "and the following." |
| FHA |
abbreviation of "Federal Housing Administration." |
| fiancé |
a man who is engaged to be married. |
| fiancée |
a woman who is engaged to be married. |
| fiasco |
an utter and shameful failure. |
| fiat |
an authoritative, often arbitrary, decree or order. |
| fiat currency |
paper currency that is dependent for its value on a government fiat or decree, and cannot be exchanged for gold or silver. |
| fiat money |
paper currency that is dependent for its value on a government fiat or decree, and cannot be exchanged for gold or silver. |
| fib |
a trivial or unimportant lie. [2 definitions] |
| fiber |
a minute threadlike structure of cotton, wool, asbestos, or the like. [5 definitions] |
| fiberboard |
a building material made by bonding and compressing fibers, usu. of wood, into rigid sheets. |
| fiberglass |
fine filaments of glass made into a fibrous insulating material or molded into a solid material for use as boat hulls, other vehicle bodies, and the like. |
| fiber optics |
a method of transmitting light through fine transparent flexible strands, usu. of glass or plastic. |