| Franklin Delano Roosevelt |
the 32nd President of the United States, who served four terms (1933-1945). Roosevelt initiated sweeping social and economic programs to tackle the Great Depression, was leader of the Allied Powers during World War II, and worked to establish Social Security (b.1882--d.1945). |
| Franklin stove |
a cast-iron stove that is enclosed at the top, bottom, and sides but that can be opened in front to resemble a hearth. |
| Frank Lloyd Wright |
influential U.S. architect (b.1869--d.1959) |
| frankly |
in an honest, open manner; candidly. [2 definitions] |
| frantic |
frenzied; desperate. [2 definitions] |
| frantically |
in a desperate, frenzied, or agitated manner. |
| Franz Kafka |
a Czech author (b.1883--d.1924). |
| frappé |
a mixture flavored with fruit or fruit juice, frozen to a mush, and served as a dessert. [3 definitions] |
| frat |
(informal) fraternity. |
| fraternal |
of, related to, or like a brother or brothers. [2 definitions] |
| fraternal twin |
either of a pair of twins who develop from two zygotes, or fertilized eggs. |
| fraternity |
a social organization of male college students which usu. has a name composed of Greek letters, and which has a strict selection and initiation procedure. (Cf. sorority.) [4 definitions] |
| fraternize |
to relate or associate in a friendly or brotherly way (often fol. by "with"). [2 definitions] |
| fratricide |
the killing of a brother by his sibling. [2 definitions] |
| Frau |
(German) a woman, esp. a married woman (used as a form of address). |
| fraud |
deliberate deception or trickery used for unfair or illegal advantage. [3 definitions] |
| fraudulent |
characterized by or based on the use of deceit or trickery. [2 definitions] |
| fraught |
accompanied by; full of, usually something bad or unpleasant (usu. fol. by "with"). [2 definitions] |
| Fräulein |
(German) a young woman, esp. an unmarried woman (used as a form of address). |
| fraxinella |
see "dittany." |
| fray1 |
a noisy dispute or conflict; brawl or battle. |