Francophile |
one who is a great admirer of France and of most things that are French. |
Francophobe |
one who dislikes or fears France, its people or customs, or the like. |
frangible |
easy to break; breakable; fragile. |
frangipani |
a tropical American shrub or tree that bears large and very fragrant flowers. [3 definitions] |
frank1 |
sincere and straightforward. [7 definitions] |
frank2 |
(informal) frankfurter; hot dog. |
Frankenfood |
(slang) genetically modified food. |
Frankenstein |
the title character of Mary W. Shelley's early nineteenth-century novel, who creates a monster that destroys him. [3 definitions] |
Frankfort |
the capital of Kentucky. |
frankfurter |
a thin smoked sausage, usu. made from beef or a mixture of beef and pork. |
frankincense |
a sweet-smelling gum resin obtained from various Asian and African trees and used mainly in incense. |
franklin |
in fourteenth- and fifteenth-century England, a freeborn but not nobly born landowner. |
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] |
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] |