
fracas | fracas: n. 1 trouble, disturbance, commotion, rumpus, fuss, hubbub, pandemonium, hullabaloo, uproar, disorder, scramble, scuffle, brawl, rough-house, rough-and-tumble, turmoil, tumult, free-for-all, riot, fray, brouhaha, m�l�e or melee, Law affray; Brit scrum, US brannigan; Colloq ruckus, punch-up, Slang Brit bovver: It was football hooligans who caused the fracas after the game. 2 argument, disagreement, quarrel, dispute, discord, wrangle, altercation, squabble, spat, tiff, fight, row, tussle, Donnybrook, brawl, Colloq barney, scrap: After the referee''s ruling, a fracas broke out.
fracture | fracture: n. 1 break, breakage, breaking: An old fracture makes him walk with a limp. 2 break, crack, split, rupture, breach, separation, cleavage, division, rift: We can permit no fracture in the united front we present to the voters. --v. 3 break, rupture, crack, split, breach, separate, cleave: He fractured three vertebrae in the accident.
fragile | fragile: adj. frail, breakable, brittle, frangible, delicate, dainty, thin, light, slight, weak, feeble, infirm, decrepit; tenuous, shaky, flimsy, rickety, unsubstantial or insubstantial: Because of her great age, her bones had become fragile. The argument in favour of acquittal is very fragile, indeed.
fragment | fragment: n. 1 piece, portion, part, chip, shard or sherd, splinter, sliver, scrap, bit, speck, snippet, morsel, crumb, particle, remnant, shred, snatch: A fragment of the airliner was found twenty miles from the crash. 2 fragments. smithereens; debris, Literary disjecta membra: The car was blown into thousands of fragments. I tried to pick up the fragments of my former life. --v. 3 shatter, splinter, break or split (up), explode, disintegrate, come or go to pieces, come apart: I picked up the skull and it fragmented in my fingers.
fragmentary | fragmentary: adj. disconnected, piecemeal, incomplete, scattered, disjointed, incoherent, sketchy: Accounts of the disaster are still fragmentary.
fragrance | fragrance: n. fragrancy, scent, aroma, smell, odour, redolence, perfume, bouquet, balm: The fragrance of orange blossom filled the room.
fragrant | fragrant: adj. aromatic, odorous, redolent, perfumed, balmy, odoriferous, ambrosial, sweet-scented, sweet-smelling: A fragrant breeze wafted over the meadow.
frail | frail: adj. 1 See fragile. 2 ailing, unwell, ill, sick, sickly, poorly, thin, skinny, slight, puny, scrawny, wasting or fading away, languishing, infirm, feeble; crippled, consumptive, phthisic: She is too frail to see visitors.
frailty | frailty: n. 1 weakness, infirmity, delicate condition, feebleness, fragility, delicacy: The doctors are concerned about his frailty. 2 susceptibility, liability, suggestibility, impressionability, vulnerability; fallibility, foible, flaw, defect, imperfection, fault: You just said that to take advantage of my frailty. Her vanity is her greatest frailty.
frame | frame: n. 1 framework, shell, form, skeleton, support, chassis, framing, structure, fabric, scaffolding, construction: We made a frame of sticks over which the canvas was stretched. 2 border, casing, case-mounting, mount, edge, edging; setting: This picture would look best in a gold frame. 3 system, form, pattern, scheme, schema, plan, order, organization, framework, structure, construct, construction, arrangement, blueprint, design, layout, composition, context, make-up, configuration: The proposed new department does not fit into the present frame of the company. 4 physique, build, bone structure, body, skeleton, figure: He has an unusually large frame for a dancer. 5 frame of mind. mood, humour, state, condition, attitude, bent, disposition: I am not in the right frame of mind to put up with your nonsense at the moment. --v. 6 construct, build, put together, assemble, set up, put up, erect, raise, elevate: We framed the entire house in two days. 7 make, fashion, form, mould, carve out, forge, originate, create, devise, compose, formulate, put together, conceive, draw up, draft, shape, block out, give form or shape to; contrive: The founding fathers met to frame a new constitution. 8 enclose, box (in); set off: I like the way you''ve framed that painting. 9 set up, incriminate (fraudulently), trap, entrap: Did Dr Crippen kill his wife or was he framed?
frank | frank: adj. 1 open, free, candid, direct, outspoken, unreserved, uninhibited, honest, sincere, genuine, truthful, plain-spoken, forthright, downright, explicit, unrestrained, unchecked, unconstrained, unrestricted, unabashed: I asked for a frank appraisal of my work and, unfortunately, he gave it. 2 candid, na�ve, guileless, artless, ingenuous, innocent, (open and) above-board, on the up and up, Colloq upfront, on the level: The boy''s description of the events was completely frank.
frantic | frantic: adj. frenzied, excited, frenetic, nervous, overwrought, excitable, wrought up, distracted, distraught, beside oneself, hysterical, wild, berserk, mad, running amok; upset, agitated, perturbed, at one''s wit''s end, disconcerted, confused; hectic; Colloq in a state, in a tizzy, up the wall, in a dither, out of one''s mind, Chiefly US and Canadian discombobulated: They are frantic because they haven''t heard from Edmund in a week.
fraternal | fraternal: adj. brotherly, platonic, friendly, comradely, idealistic, intellectual: He insists that his interest in her is purely fraternal.
fraternity | fraternity: n. 1 community, brotherhood, crowd, set, clique, coterie, circle, society, US club: Rumours have been circulating in the academic fraternity for months. 2 brotherliness, kinship, fellowship, camaraderie, sodality, comradeship, friendship, companionship, relatedness, closeness, association, affiliation, solidarity, unity, esprit de corps, clannishness: A sense of fraternity prevents them from betraying one another. 3 company, guild, clan, league, club, union, society, association: She has joined the fraternity of legal clerks.
fraternize | fraternize: v. consort (with), associate (with), socialize (with), go (around or round) with or together, spend time with or together, keep company (with), hobnob with, mingle (with), mix (with), take up with or together, keep up (with), fall in with, rub shoulders (with), Colloq hang out (with or together), hang about or around with or together: Soldiers are forbidden to fraternize, which means they are not allowed to fraternize with local people.
fraud | fraud: n. 1 deception, trickery, cheating, sharp practice, chicanery, deceit, swindling, double-dealing, duplicity, artifice, craft, guile, humbug, humbuggery, treachery, Colloq monkey business, funny business, hanky-panky: The company directors have been convicted of fraud. 2 trick, hoax, swindle, deception, cheat, wile, stratagem, dodge, bilk, ruse, sham, fake, subterfuge, Colloq flimflam, Slang gyp, rip-off, scam: The investigation exposed extensive fraud in the handling of local government funds. 3 deceiver, trickster, cheat(er), impostor, swindler, charlatan, humbug, sharper, shark, bilk(er), quack, mountebank, fake(r), pretender, bluff(er), confidence man, inveigler, defrauder; scoundrel, rogue, Archaic knave; Colloq con man or artist, phoney or US also phony, flimflam artist, flimflammer, US and Canadian four-flusher; Slang US barracuda: He is a fraud who extracts protection money from the elderly.
fraudulent | fraudulent: n. 1 fake, counterfeit, forged, false, falsified, spurious, imitation, sham, pinchbeck, Colloq phoney or US also phony: These banknotes are fraudulent. 2 deceitful, dishonest, criminal, deceptive, tricky, artful, crafty, double-dealing, duplicitous, shifty, guileful, sharp, Colloq shady, crooked, bent: Substituting paste for diamonds is a fraudulent act.
fraught | fraught: adj. 1 Usually, fraught with. filled or charged or packed with, loaded with, teeming or replete or overflowing with, oversupplied with, abounding or abundant in, attended or accompanied by: The scene was fraught with emotion. 2 tense, taut, stressful, trying, anxious, distressing, distressful, upsetting, nerve-racking or nerve-wracking, fretful, strained, traumatic: Relations between the two countries became even more fraught following the incident.
fray� | fray�: n. disturbance, skirmish, fight, battle, brawl, tussle, scuffle, fracas, m�l�e or melee, Donnybrook, wrangle, rumpus, row, quarrel, dispute, altercation, Law affray, Colloq ruckus, punch-up: He leapt into the fray and fought like a tiger.
fray� | fray�: v. shred, wear (thin or threadbare), wear out, rub, abrade, chafe, ravel, unravel, frazzle: He saves his frayed shirts to wear at home.
freak | freak: n. 1 monstrosity, monster, mutant, deformity: The show features freaks such as a two-headed calf and a bearded lady. 2 anomaly, rarity, abnormality, irregularity, oddity, curiosity, rara avis, rare bird, Brit one-off, Colloq one-shot: Biologists regard the albino giraffe as a freak of nature. 3 whim, caprice, vagary, crotchet, quirk, eccentricity, fancy, idiosyncrasy, peculiarity: The snow in New York in July was a freak. 4 enthusiast, fan, devotee, aficionado; fanatic, addict; Colloq buff, fiend, nut: She''s been a jazz freak for years. --adj. 5 freakish, freaky, abnormal, anomalous, extraordinary, unique, rare, atypical, unusual, odd, queer, strange, exceptional, bizarre, weird, unparalleled, unforeseen, unexpected, unpredicted, unpredictable, Brit one-off, Colloq one-shot: He claims he had a freak experience with a lion that had a thorn in its foot.
free | free: adj. 1 at liberty, unfettered, unchained, unshackled, unconfined, untrammelled, unencumbered, unrestrained, unrestricted, unconstrained, uncontrolled, free-born, independent, self-governing, self-governed, self-ruling, autonomous, democratic, sovereign: These people want to be free. It''s a free country. 2 liberated, at large, let go, let off, emancipated, delivered, manumitted, set free, unshackled, unfettered, released, freed, loose, out, Colloq sprung, on the loose: After ten years he was free at last. 3 unoccupied, unengaged, at liberty, not busy, available, accessible; unused, vacant, empty, spare, extra, uninhabited, untenanted: Are you free for dinner tonight? Here is a free room we can use for the meeting. 4 cost-free, free of charge, complimentary, gratis, for nothing, without cost (or obligation), unencumbered, Colloq for free, on the house: The food was free but we paid for our drinks. 5 unattached, unfastened, untied, loose: Tie the free end of the rope round your waist. 6 unasked for, unsolicited, gratuitous, unbidden, voluntary, spontaneous, unconditioned, unconditional: Let me give you some free advice. 7 generous, lavish, open, liberal, munificent, unstinting, bountiful, open-handed, unsparing; charitable: Fred is quite free with his donations to good causes. 8 relaxed, casual, informal, free and easy, easy, natural, unceremonious, Colloq laid-back: He is quite free about letting me use his car. 9 open, above-board, honest, direct, outspoken, uninhibited, unconstrained, unrestrained, relaxed: You can be free in your criticism. 10 unhindered, unimpeded, unencumbered, unhampered, unobstructed, allowed, permitted, able, clear, unrestricted, unregulated: She''s free to do as she pleases. The two countries have signed a free-trade agreement. 11 free of. rid of, exempt(ed) from, relieved of, safe from, not liable or subject to, immune from, unaffected by, above, without, untouched by: He thinks he is free of her influence. --adv. 12 freely, openly, at will, unrestrictedly, loose; loosely: Our dog runs free on the farm. Let the rope hang free. 13 gratis, at no cost, free of charge, without charge: They give new businesses advice free. --v. 14 set free, set at liberty, enfranchise, release, let go, liberate, let out, let loose, unloose, unchain, unfetter, uncage; emancipate, disenthrall, manumit; pardon, parole, furlough: Bail was paid and we were freed. Lincoln freed the slaves. He was freed after six years in prison. 15 disengage, untie, unbind, loose, unfasten, undo, unshackle, unlock, open, release, disentangle, loosen, detach, extricate: Free the end of that rope. 16 relieve, rid, unburden, disburden, disencumber, unbosom; rescue, redeem: Free yourself of any preconceived notions on the subject.
freedom | freedom: n. 1 liberty, independence, self-government, self-determination, self-direction, autonomy: Democracy is based on the freedom of the individual. 2 release, deliverance, liberation, emancipation, manumission: Will these people ever get their freedom? 3 exemption, immunity, deliverance, liberation, relief: All citizens should enjoy freedom from want. 4 range, latitude, scope, play, deregulation, non-interference, discretion, margin, free hand, discretion; facility, ease, licence, permission, right, privilege, authority, authorization, power, carte blanche: He must have the freedom to make decisions. I have the freedom to do as I wish. 5 free time, leisure, spare time: I like a lot of freedom to do things in my own time. 6 candour, honesty, openness, frankness, candidness, unrestraint, unconstraint, naturalness: Freedom of speech is practised here. 7 boldness, overfamiliarity, audacity, audaciousness, forwardness, brazenness, brass, impertinence, impudence, disrespect, arrogance, presumption, presumptuousness, nerve, gall: Where does she get the freedom to talk to you that way?
freely | freely: adv. 1 candidly, frankly, openly, unreservedly, without reserve, unrestrainedly, without restraint, unconstrainedly, without constraint, unceremoniously, plainly: Please speak freely. 2 willingly, spontaneously, readily, voluntarily, on (one''s) own, independently, of (one''s) own accord, of (one''s) own volition or free will: I didn''t send for her - she came to me freely. 3 unrestrainedly, unrestrictedly, without restriction, without let or hindrance, without interference: He was allowed to move freely about the island. 4 liberally, lavishly, unreservedly, generously, unstintingly, open-handedly, ungrudgingly, munificently, amply, plentifully, abundantly: He has no money to donate but he gives freely of his time. 5 readily, easily, smoothly, cleanly, unobstructedly: With the obstacle removed, the water ran freely through the pipes.
freeze | freeze: v. 1 chill, refrigerate, ice, deep-freeze, flash-freeze, frost: If you freeze the leftovers, they keep better. 2 solidify, congeal, harden, stiffen, ice up or over: When the lake freezes, we can go skating. 3 fix, immobilize, paralyse, stop (dead or dead in one''s tracks), stay, pin, transfix, Gorgonize; become fixed, stand (stock-)still or motionless; peg, stick, set: She froze him with an icy stare. He froze to the spot in horror. Rates of exchange are no longer frozen. 4 freeze out. exclude, debar, ban, reject, ostracize; eject, drive away or out, expel, force out: When he tried to join the club, he was frozen out. --n. 5 frost, Brit freeze-up, US ice-up, deep-freeze: There will be a freeze tonight in northern counties. 6 fix, immobilization: The government has put a freeze on wages.
freezing | freezing: adj. frigid, icy, arctic, frosty, boreal, hyperboreal, numbing, Siberian, polar, glacial, ice-cold, wintry, bone-chilling, bitter, biting, bitter(ly) cold, perishing, cold, chill, tooth-chattering; chilled to the bone, frozen, shivering, Archaic frore: The rescue was performed under freezing conditions. We were freezing in our thin jackets.
freight | freight: n. 1 transport, transportation, carriage, conveyance, shipping, shipment, freightage, delivery: The charges for freight are included. 2 goods, cargo, tonnage, freightage; load, boatload, shipload, lorry load, haul, consignment, payload: How much freight passes through here?
frenzy | frenzy: n. 1 excitement, agitation, fury, fever, Brit furore or US furor, passion, turmoil, transport: The crowd was whipped into a frenzy at the match. 2 distraction, paroxysm, seizure, outburst, bout, fit: She went into a frenzy of despair after the death of her family.
frequent | frequent: adj. 1 recurrent, recurring, habitual, regular, familiar, everyday, customary, usual, ordinary, normal, common, repeated, iterative, reiterative, persistent, continuing, continual, constant; many, numerous, countless, innumerable: She was a frequent visitor at our house. She paid us frequent visits. --v. 2 haunt, patronize, visit, resort to, go to or attend regularly, Colloq hang out or around at: Yes, Inspector, I used to frequent the pub called The Saracen''s Head.
frequently | frequently: adv. 1 often, regularly, continually, repeatedly, over and over (again), again and again, a lot, many times, many a time, time after time, time and (time) again, Archaic oftentimes, oft-times: She has visited me frequently during the past weeks. 2 often, habitually, customarily, regularly, usually, ordinarily, generally, commonly, every so often, many a time, as often as not, Archaic oftentimes, oft-times: He frequently stops at The Golden Hind after work.
fresh | fresh: adj. 1 new, today''s, brand-new; (most) recent, late(st): Don''t you love the smell of fresh bread? This is the product of fresh research. 2 new, modern, up to date, novel, original, newfangled, unusual, unconventional, different, alternative, unorthodox: We are seeking a fresh approach. 3 raw, inexperienced, untested, unsophisticated, green, untried, unfledged, immature, untrained, na�ve, callow, (still) wet behind the ears, Brit still in nappies; US still in diapers: These troops are too fresh to send into battle. 4 additional, new, further, renewed, extra, supplementary: We need a fresh supply of paper towels. 5 alert, refreshed, vigorous, energetic, invigorated, spry, lively, full of vim and vigour, fresh as a daisy, keen, bright, brisk, active, Colloq bright-eyed and bushy-tailed: Put the horses through the dressage while they are fresh. 6 wholesome, healthy, well, refreshed, glowing, fair, rosy, ruddy, blooming, flourishing: She came back to work fresh from a week''s rest. 7 moderate, brisk, strong; cool, clean, pure, clear, unpolluted: Sailing conditions were ideal: a fresh breeze and good visibility. Open the window for some fresh air. 8 bold, impudent, impertinent, brazen, brassy, forward, disrespectful, saucy, pert, cheeky, presumptuous, insolent, rude, Colloq smart-alecky or smart-aleck, US sassy, flip: That fresh kid called her an old bag.
freshen | freshen: v. 1 strengthen, increase, blow harder: The wind began to freshen as we sailed past the headland. 2 Sometimes, freshen up. invigorate, revive, refresh, enliven, (re)vitalize, stimulate, titivate, rouse, liven up: I''ll just freshen up before dinner. Freshen these flowers by changing the water. 3 ventilate, air out, deodorize, purify: We freshen the rooms by opening all the windows. 4 strengthen, spike, lace, fortify: May I freshen your drink?
fret | fret: v. 1 worry, be concerned, agonize, lose sleep, be upset or distressed or anxious or disturbed, grieve, brood, whine, fuss, complain, Colloq stew, tear one''s hair: Your kitten is safe now, so stop fretting. 2 worry, concern, distress, vex, annoy, irritate, torment, provoke, US rankle: She fretted herself about Henry''s health.
fretful | fretful: adj. irritable, vexed, ill-tempered, bad-tempered, peevish, edgy, cross, petulant, testy, touchy, tetchy, splenetic, irascible, choleric, crabby, fractious, short-tempered, grumpy, sulky, moody, fault-finding, carping, querulous, whining, complaining, captious, ill-natured, disagreeable, impatient, snappish, waspish, short, abrupt, curt, US and Canadian cranky: Are you always so fretful before breakfast?
friction | friction: n. 1 abrasion, rubbing, abrading, chafing, fretting, attrition, scraping, grating, erosion: Friction is always accompanied by heat. 2 disagreement, discord, conflict, contention, dispute, dissension, disharmony, controversy, dissent, bickering, argument, wrangling, ill feeling, ill will, bad blood, animosity, rivalry, hostility, antagonism, strife: Politics have always been a source of friction between them.
friend | friend: n. 1 (boon) companion, partner, comrade, crony, familiar, confidant(e), intimate, Achates, alter ego, ally, compeer; acquaintance, playmate, pen-pal or Brit also pen-friend; Colloq chum, pal, Brit cocker, Chiefly Brit and Australian and New Zealand mate, Australian cobber, US and Canadian (bosom) buddy, SW US compadre; Slang Brit (old) china: She is spending the weekend with some friends. 2 ally, associate, fellow, confederate, colleague, co-worker, confr�re, compatriot, consociate, US cohort: A friend from the office is coming to dinner. 3 room-mate, bunk-mate, flatmate, soul mate, bedfellow, lover, sweetheart, escort; girl, woman, girlfriend, concubine, mistress, Old-fashioned doxy; man, boyfriend, Old-fashioned beau; Colloq US alternative other, POSSLQ (= ''Person of the Opposite Sex Sharing Living Quarters''), roomie; Slang baby, moll, sugar-daddy, US squeeze, twist, Chiefly Brit bird: Chris, why don''t you introduce us to your new friend? 4 benefactor, patron, supporter, advocate, adherent, backer, financier, Maecenas; angel, investor: He has long been associated with the Friends of the Library.
friendly | friendly: adj. 1 amicable, congenial, sociable, companionable, comradely, convivial, familiar, well-disposed, close, on good terms, simpatico, comfortable, at home, neighbourly, clubby, fraternal, brotherly, sisterly, Colloq chummy, pally, thick, Brit matey, US palsy-walsy, buddy-buddy: We''ve always been friendly with the people next door. 2 amiable, affectionate, loving, demonstrative, cordial, warm-hearted, warm, genial, agreeable, good-natured, pleasant, kind, kindly, kind-hearted, agreeable, affable, approachable, accessible, unreserved, open, Brit clubbable: Clare can be very friendly when she wants to be.
friendship | friendship: n. 1 amity, congeniality, sociability, companionability, comradeship, fellowship, conviviality, familiarity, closeness, neighbourliness, harmony, clubbiness, fraternity, brotherhood, sisterhood, alliance: I hope that this affair will not affect the friendship between our countries. 2 friendliness, amiability, amicability, esteem, warmth, devotion, affection, fondness, attachment, (deep) regard, rapport, intimacy, love: What can I do to regain your friendship?
fright | fright: n. 1 fear, alarm, terror, dread, horror, panic, trepidation, dismay, consternation, apprehension, Colloq (blue) funk: He almost dies of fright at the sight of blood. 2 scare, shock: Here, sip this brandy; you''ve had a terrible fright. 3 spectre, monster, eyesore, Colloq sight, mess: He looked a perfect fright when I saw him after the accident.
frighten | frighten: v. terrify, scare, alarm, panic, startle, shock, petrify, horrify, dismay, appal or US appall, unnerve, distress, daunt, cow, intimidate, Colloq scare out of one''s wits, make one''s hair stand on end, scare the (living) daylights [etc.] out of, scare stiff, Brit put the wind up (someone), put the frighteners on (someone): She was frightened by the neighbours'' vicious dog. Are you frightened of aeroplanes?
frightening | frightening: adj. terrifying, alarming, startling, shocking, petrifying, horrifying, dismaying, appalling, unnerving, dire, distressing, daunting, intimidating, formidable, frightful, fearful, hair-raising, harrowing, dreadful, Colloq scary, spooky: Skydiving can be a frightening experience. The sight of their mangled bodies was frightening.
frightful | frightful: adj. 1 See frightening. 2 awful, dreadful, terrible, disagreeable, atrocious, abhorrent, loathsome, grisly, ghastly, lurid, macabre, horrible, horrifying, horrid, horrendous, nasty, hideous, vile, unspeakable, nauseating, nauseous, repugnant, repulsive, shocking, revolting, abominable, offensive, ugly: Brixton police report a frightful crime of decapitation.
frightfully | frightfully: adv. awfully, very, extremely; amazingly, surprisingly: We saw a frightfully good play last night.
frigid | frigid: adj. 1 cold, arctic, frosty, frozen, glacial, icy, hyperboreal, polar, bone-chilling, boreal, Siberian, freezing, wintry, chilly, chill, Archaic frore: We were huddled in that frigid alpine hut for two days. 2 cold, cool, cold-hearted, forbidding, austere, unemotional, unfeeling, stiff, rigid, prim, strait-laced, stony, callous, steely, obdurate, thick-skinned, impervious, inaccessible, remote, unapproachable, unfriendly, standoffish, haughty, aloof, reserved: His behaviour to his ex-wife has always been frigid. 3 unapproachable, unresponsive, impassive, passive, indifferent, cold; impotent: She says he''s impotent and he insists that she''s frigid.
frill | frill: n. 1 trimming, decoration, ornament, furbelow, flounce, ruffle: This dress would be suitable without the frill. 2 ornamentation, frippery, falderal or fal de rol or folderol, frou-frou, showiness, ostentation, embellishment, luxury, trimming, extra, addition, superfluity, gewgaw, (bit of) paraphernalia, Colloq US foofaraw, bells and whistles, Slang jazz: They ordered a computer system that has every imaginable frill.
fringe | fringe: n. 1 trimming, edge, edging, border, frill, flounce, ruffle, purfle, purfling, ruff, ruche or rouche, ricrac or rickrack, ornament, decoration, furbelow: The curtains would look better without that pink fringe. 2 border, perimeter, edge, boundary, bounds, periphery, limits, margin, outskirts, march(es); Technical fimbria: We live on the fringes of Oxford. --v. 3 edge, border, trim, surround: The grounds are fringed with trees.
frisk | frisk: v. 1 caper, gambol, cavort, frolic, skip, trip, romp, curvet, leap, dance, prance, play, rollick: She was frisking about like a lamb. 2 search, inspect, examine, check (out), go over: At the airport, we were frisked for weapons.
frisky | frisky: adj. lively, frolicsome, rollicking, playful, active, animated, (high-)spirited, coltish: Tell Frances to calm down - she''s getting a bit too frisky.
fritter | fritter: v. fritter away. squander, waste, idle away, misspend, dissipate: Stop frittering away your time watching television. She frittered away every penny of her inheritance.
frivolous | frivolous: adj. 1 trifling, inconsequential, unimportant, trivial, nugatory, insignificant, minor, petty, paltry, niggling, peripheral, superficial, worthless, Colloq small-time, Brit twopenny, two a penny, US two-bit, penny-ante, nitty-gritty: Don''t waste my time with frivolous details. 2 scatterbrained, bird-brained, silly, feather-brained, irresponsible, flippant, casual, flighty, giddy, foolish, childish, puerile; airy, light, slight, Brit airy-fairy, Colloq flip: Try to be serious and less frivolous about such important matters.
frolic | frolic: n. 1 merriment, merrymaking, gaiety, sport, fun (and games), high jinks, jollity, mirth, jollification, festivity, celebration, revelry, play, horseplay, Colloq skylarking, partying: After we won the cup there was great frolic in the town. 2 romp, party, spree, revel, gambol, caper, gambado, antic; escapade, prank: The noise of our frolics echoed across the square. --v. 3 frisk, cavort, caper, skylark, gambol, rollick, romp, cut capers, curvet, play, skip, sport, have fun, Colloq party, make whoopee, horse around or about: Gregory frolics about instead of getting on with his work.
frolicsome | frolicsome: adj. playful, merry, frisky, sportive, gay, lively, sprightly, animated, spirited, coltish: Irene may seem frolicsome but she has her sober side as well.
front | front: n. 1 face, fa�ade, facing, fore-part, anterior; obverse: The front of the door has a painting on it. This dress buttons up the front. 2 frontage, forefront: The front of the property measures only 40 feet. 3 beginning, head, fore, vanguard, forefront, van: At the front of the parade marched the mayor. 4 bearing, demeanour, mien, air, face, countenance, fa�ade, mask, expression, show, appearance, aspect, look, exterior: Despite her grief, she put on a brave front at the wake. 5 disguise, cover, guise, mask, cover-up, show, pretext, fa�ade: The restaurant was merely a front for a narcotics operation. 6 movement, organization, league, bloc, party, group, faction, wing: A new popular front was formed out of a coalition of several opposition groups. 7 haughtiness, overconfidence, effrontery: He frightens away potential clients by showing so much front. 8 in front. first, leading, ahead, to the fore, in the forefront, in the vanguard or van, in advance, in the lead, before; winning: In this picture the man in front is my father. My horse was in front all the way. 9 upfront. a See 8, above. b open, straightforward, honest, direct, forthright, frank, candid: Why can''t you be upfront instead of conspiring against me? --adj. 10 first, advance, foremost, leading, head; main: The front carriage was smashed in the train wreck. Enter by the front door. --v. 11 overlook, face, look out on or towards, be opposite: Our house fronts the river. The flat fronts on the street. 12 front for. act for, represent; substitute for, replace: I hate formal affairs and hoped that you might front for me.
frontier | frontier: n. front line; border, boundary, bound(s), marches, (far) reaches, limit(s), pale, extreme(s), bourn: We''ll need our passports to cross the frontier into Italy.
froth | froth: n. 1 foam, spume, suds, lather, bubbles; head: The froth tickles my nose. 2 trivia, rubbish, nonsense, twaddle, babble, gibberish, drivel, Colloq hot air, gas, gab, piffle: His sermons were just so much froth. --v. 3 foam, spume, bubble, fizz, effervesce, aerate: You are supposed to drink the medicine while it is frothing. 4 foam, salivate; lather: He was so angry he began to froth at the mouth.
frown | frown: v. 1 scowl, glower, glare, knit one''s brows, grimace, give a dirty look, Brit lour or lower, US lower: Don''t frown so much or you''ll get wrinkles. 2 frown on or upon. disapprove (of), (look on or regard or view with) disfavour, discountenance, look down on or upon, look askance at, not take kindly to, not think much of, look disapprovingly upon, Colloq take a dim view of, be turned off by: My parents frown on my seeing you. --n. 3 scowl, glower, glare, grimace, dirty look, Brit lour or lower, US lower: Her forehead is always furrowed by a frown.
frugal | frugal: adj. 1 thrifty, sparing, economic(al), careful, prudent, provident, saving, conservative, conservational, moderate: Mother had to become quite frugal when father fell ill. 2 parsimonious, penurious, penny-pinching, cheese-paring, mean, miserly, stingy, niggardly, tight(-fisted), close(-fisted), hand to mouth: He led a frugal existence on his earnings as an artist. 3 meagre, paltry, poor, skimpy, scant(y), small, negligible, piddling: His frugal meal consisted entirely of bread and water.
fruit | fruit: n. Often, fruits. product(s), result(s), revenue(s), outgrowth, outcome, consequence(s), return(s), advantage(s), benefit(s), profit(s), emolument, payment, income, compensation, recompense, desert(s): He didn''t live to enjoy the fruit of his work.
fruitful | fruitful: adj. 1 productive, fertile, prolific, fecund; fructiferous, frugiferous, fructuous: The soil in this valley is extremely fruitful. 2 effective, worthwhile, well-spent, profitable, successful, useful, rewarding, advantageous, beneficial, productive, fertile: We had a fruitful meeting and accomplished a great deal. 3 plentiful, abundant, bounteous, bountiful, prolific, plenteous, copious, luxurious, rich, flourishing: We expect another fruitful harvest this year.
fruition | fruition: n. realization, fulfilment, consummation, achievement, success, materialization, maturity, ripeness, maturation, completion; perfection: I saw my plans for the town brought to fruition.
fruitless | fruitless: adj. barren, unfruitful, unproductive, worthless, bootless, futile, pointless, useless, vain, idle, unavailing, ineffectual, ineffective, unprofitable, for naught, to no avail, unsuccessful, unrewarding, abortive: Our search for a new manager has so far been fruitless.
frustrate | frustrate: v. 1 thwart, foil, stymie, block, baffle, check, balk or baulk, disappoint, discourage, forestall, prevent, stop, halt, cripple, hinder, hamper, impede, hamstring, defeat, counteract, neutralize, nullify, counter, fight off, repel, repulse: So far, we have been able to frustrate take-over bids for the company. 2 discourage, disappoint, upset, exasperate: I feel frustrated because mother won''t let me help with the bills.
