the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
folk
Noun
the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
folk
Noun
people in general, often used in the plural
folk
Noun
people descended from a common ancestor
folk
Noun
a social division of (usually preliterate) people
funk
Noun
an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul
funk
Noun
a state of nervous depression
funk
Verb
to draw back, as with fear or pain
folk song
Noun
a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
folksong
Noun
a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
folk ballad
Noun
a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture
fado
Noun
a sad Portuguese folksong
figured bass
Noun
a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played
fugue
Noun
a musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement
fugue
Noun
a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days
fugue
Noun
dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to creates a new life
fantasia
Noun
a musical composition of a free form usually incorporating several familiar themes
flatulence
Noun
pompously embellished language
flatulence
Noun
a state of excessive gas in the alimentary canal
figure of speech
Noun
language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense
fricative consonant
Noun
a continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tract
frozen metaphor
Noun
a metaphor that has occurred so often that it has become a new meaning of the expression (e.g., `he is a snake' may once have been a metaphor but after years of use it has died and become a new sense of the word `snake')
filth
Noun
an offensive or indecent word or phrase
filth
Noun
a state characterized by foul or disgusting dirt and refuse
filth
Noun
the state of being covered with unclean things
filth
Noun
any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant
first reading
Noun
the first presentation of a bill in a legislature
folktale
Noun
a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk
folk tale
Noun
a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk
false alarm
Noun
a warning that is given about something that fails to occur
forewarning
Noun
an early warning about a future event
firestorm
Noun
an outburst of controversy
firestorm
Noun
a storm in which violent winds are drawn into the column of hot air rising over a severely bombed area
final examination
Noun
an examination administered at the end of an academic term
final exam
Noun
an examination administered at the end of an academic term
fracas
Noun
noisy quarrel
flag waving
Noun
an appeal intended to arouse patriotic emotions
finger-pointing
Noun
the imputation of blame
fingerpointing
Noun
the imputation of blame
flier
Noun
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
flier
Noun
someone who operates an aircraft
flier
Noun
someone who travels by air
flyer
Noun
an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
flyer
Noun
someone who operates an aircraft
flyer
Noun
someone who travels by air
fogsignal
Noun
a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships