Words Starting With F

put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; ; ; He manufactured a popular cereal"

cleverly amusing in tone

arrived at without due care or effort; lacking depth

a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue

based on an incorrect or misleading notion or information

cultivated land that is not seeded for one or more growing seasons

move hesitatingly, as if about to give way

a person motivated by irrational enthusiasm (as for a cause); --Winston Churchill

having complicated nutritional requirements; especially growing only in special artificial cultures

devoid of intelligence

a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color

capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

capable of producing offspring or vegetation

make believe with the intent to deceive

exhibiting an agreeably appropriate manner or style

extremely hot; - Nathaniel Hawthorne; - Frances Trollope

the state of being emotionally aroused and worked up

a shackle for the ankles or feet

marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments

accuracy with which an electronic system reproduces the sound or image of its input signal

(used of the meanings of words or text) not literal; using figures of speech

subtly skillful handling of a situation

(anatomy) a long narrow slit or groove that divides an organ into lobes

conspicuously and outrageously bad or reprehensible

showy tropical tree or shrub native to Madagascar; widely planted in tropical regions for its immense racemes of scarlet and orange flowers; sometimes placed in genus Poinciana

display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously

young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying

showing inappropriate levity

inclined to a healthy reddish color often associated with outdoor life

laugh at with contempt and derision

move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern

a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual

bathe with warm water or medicated lotions

a delay in enforcing rights or claims or privileges; refraining from acting

(physics) the influence that produces a change in a physical quantity

keep from happening or arising; make impossible

lose (s.th.) or lose the right to (s.th.) by some error, offense, or crime

extremely impressive in strength or excellence

leave someone who needs or counts on you; leave in the lurch

strength of mind that enables one to endure adversity with courage

having no cause or apparent cause

United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)

noisy quarrel

unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome

excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion

not serious in content or attitude or behavior

avoiding waste

enjoyment derived from use or possession

marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed

producing no result or effect