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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]
freight car a railroad car that carries cargo.
freighter a ship for transporting goods. [2 definitions]
freight train a railroad train made up of freight cars.
French of, pertaining to, or characteristic of France or its people, culture, language, or the like. [4 definitions]