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faience |
Noun
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glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors |
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faille |
Noun
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a ribbed woven fabric of silk or rayon or cotton |
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fairlead |
Noun
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a pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing |
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fairy light |
Noun
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a small colored light used for decoration (especially at Christmas) |
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freeway |
Noun
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a broad highway designed for high-speed traffic |
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fake book |
Noun
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a fake in the form of an imitation book |
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falchion |
Noun
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a short broad slightly convex medieval sword with a sharp point |
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fallboard |
Noun
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the hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played |
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fall-board |
Noun
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the hinged protective covering that protects the keyboard of a piano when it is not being played |
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fallout shelter |
Noun
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a shelter to protect occupants from the fallout from an atomic bomb |
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false bottom |
Noun
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a horizontal structure that partitions a ship or box (especially one built close to the actual bottom) |
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false face |
Noun
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a mask worn as part of a masquerade costume |
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false teeth |
Noun
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a removable denture |
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falsie |
Noun
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padding that is worn inside a brassiere |
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family room |
Noun
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a recreation room in a private house |
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famotidine |
Noun
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a histamine blocker (trade name Pepcid) used to treat peptic ulcers and gastritis and esophageal reflux |
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fan |
Noun
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a device for creating a current of air by movement of a surface or surfaces |
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fan |
Noun
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an ardent follower and admirer |
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fan |
Noun
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an enthusiastic devotee of sports |
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fan |
Verb
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make (an emotion) fiercer |
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fan |
Verb
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strike out (a batter), (of a pitcher) |
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fan |
Verb
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separate the chaff from by using air currents |
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fan |
Verb
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agitate the air |
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fan belt |
Noun
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a belt driven by the crankshaft that drives a fan that pulls air through the radiator |
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fan blade |
Noun
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blade of a rotating fan |
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fancy dress |
Noun
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a costume worn as a disguise at a masquerade party |
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fancy goods |
Noun
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goods that are chiefly ornamental |
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fanion |
Noun
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a small flag used by surveyors or soldiers to mark a position |
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fabric |
Noun
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artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers |
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fabric |
Noun
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the underlying structure |
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facade |
Noun
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the face or front of a building |
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facade |
Noun
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a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant |
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frontage |
Noun
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the face or front of a building |
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frontage |
Noun
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the extent of land abutting on a street or water |
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frontage |
Noun
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the direction in which something (such as a building) faces |
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face |
Noun
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a vertical surface of a building or cliff |
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face |
Noun
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the side upon which the use of a thing depends, usually the most prominent surface of an object |
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face |
Noun
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the striking or working surface of an implement |
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face |
Noun
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the general outward appearance of something |
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face |
Noun
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the feelings expressed on a person's face |
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face |
Noun
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impudent aggressiveness |
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face |
Noun
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status in the eyes of others |
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face |
Noun
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the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear |
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face |
Noun
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the part of an animal corresponding to the human face |
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face |
Noun
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a specific size and style of type within a type family |
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face |
Noun
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a contorted facial expression |
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face |
Noun
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a surface forming part of the outside of an object |
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face |
Noun
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a part of a person that is used to refer to a person |
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face |
Verb
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deal with (something unpleasant) head on |
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face |
Verb
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present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize |