| femur |
the long bone in the leg in primates, or the hind leg in quadrupeds, extending from the pelvis to the knee; thighbone. [2 definitions] |
| fen1 |
a low-lying, marshy tract of land; bog. |
| fen2 |
the smallest monetary unit of the People's Republic of China. (Cf. yuan, renminbi.) |
| fence |
a structure made of stone, wire, wood, or other material, that serves to define boundaries of property or to prevent entry into or escape from the area it surrounds. [5 definitions] |
| fenced-in |
surrounded or enclosed by a fence or other physical barriers. [2 definitions] |
| fenceless |
combined form of fence. |
| fencing |
the art, sport, or practice of sparring with swords or swordlike instruments. [3 definitions] |
| fend |
to repel; ward off (usu. fol. by "off"). [3 definitions] |
| fender |
a usu. metal guard over the wheel of a truck, car, bicycle, or the like. [5 definitions] |
| fenderless |
combined form of fender. |
| fend for oneself |
to provide for one's needs without the help of others. |
| fenestration |
in architecture, the placement and design of the windows and other openings in a building. [2 definitions] |
| feng shui |
the Chinese art of creating harmony in one's environment through placement of objects in a building or in space generally such that the natural flow and balance of chi, or vital energy, is maintained. |
| Fenian |
a member of a group formed in the nineteenth century to advocate the ending of British rule in Ireland, composed of Irish and Irish-Americans. |
| fennel |
a perennial Eurasian herb cultivated for its aromatic seeds, which are used as a seasoning. [2 definitions] |
| fentanyl |
a potent, fast-acting synthetic opioid that is used pharmacologically for pain relief and is also used illicitly. |
| -fer |
one that bears; bearing. |
| feral |
existing in a wild natural state; not domesticated. [3 definitions] |
| fer-de-lance |
a large, venomous snake of Central and South America. |
| Ferdinand Magellan |
a Portuguese navigator who discovered the Strait of Magellan and the Philippines (b.1480?--d.1521). |
| fermata |
in music, the holding of a tone or rest, at the discretion of the performer, longer than its value expresses. [2 definitions] |