| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| fac | noun | A large ornamental letter used, esp. by the early printers, at the commencement of the chapters and other divisions of a book. |
| fad | noun | A hobby ; freak; whim. |
| fag | noun | A knot or coarse part in cloth., To become weary; to tire., To labor to wearness; to work hard; to drudge., To act as a fag, or perform menial services or drudgery, for another, as in some English schools., To tire by labor; to exhaust; as, he was almost fagged out., Anything that fatigues. |
| fan | noun | An instrument used for producing artificial currents of air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad surface, An instrument for cooling the person, made of feathers, paper, silk, etc., and often mounted on sticks all turning about the same pivot, so as when opened to radiate from the center and assume the figure of a section of a circle., Any revolving vane or vanes used for producing currents of air, in winnowing grain, blowing a fire, ventilation, etc., or for checking rapid motion by the resistance of the air; a fan blower; a fan wheel., An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is separated and blown away., Something in the form of a fan when spread, as a peacock’s tail, a window, etc., A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of a smock windmill always in the direction of the wind., That which produces effects analogous to those of a fan, as in exciting a flame, etc.; that which inflames, heightens, or strengthens; as, it served as a fan to the flame of his passion., A quintain; — from its form., To move as with a fan., To cool and refresh, by moving the air with a fan; to blow the air on the face of with a fan., To ventilate; to blow on; to affect by air put in motion., To winnow; to separate chaff from, and drive it away by a current of air; as, to fan wheat., To excite or stir up to activity, as a fan axcites a flame; to stimulate; as, this conduct fanned the excitement of the populace. |
| fap | adjective | Fuddled. |
| far | noun | A young pig, or a litter of pigs., Distant in any direction; not near; remote; mutually separated by a wide space or extent., Remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far be it from me to justify cruelty., Remote in affection or obedience; at a distance, morally or spiritually; t enmity with; alienated., Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character., The more distant of two; as, the far side (called also off side) of a horse, that is, the right side, or the one opposite to the rider when he mounts., To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other., To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity., In great part; as, the day is far spent., In a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply; greatly. |
| fat | noun | A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat., A measure of quantity, differing for different commodities., Abounding with fat, Fleshy; characterized by fatness; plump; corpulent; not lean; as, a fat man; a fat ox., Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich; — said of food., Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy; gross; dull; stupid., Fertile; productive; as, a fat soil; a fat pasture., Rich; producing a large income; desirable; as, a fat benefice; a fat office; a fat job., Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate., Of a character which enables the compositor to make large wages; — said of matter containing blank, cuts, or many leads, etc.; as, a fat take; a fat page., An oily liquid or greasy substance making up the main bulk of the adipose tissue of animals, and widely distributed in the seeds of plants. See Adipose tissue, under Adipose., The best or richest productions; the best part; as, to live on the fat of the land., Work. containing much blank, or its equivalent, and, therefore, profitable to the compositor., To make fat; to fatten; to make plump and fleshy with abundant food; as, to fat fowls or sheep., To grow fat, plump, and fleshy. |
| fay | noun | A fairy; an elf., Faith; as, by my fay., To fit; to join; to unite closely, as two pieces of wood, so as to make the surface fit together., To lie close together; to fit; to fadge; — often with in, into, with, or together. |