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fox–trot noun 1 : a short broken slow trotting gait

2 : a ballroom dance in duple time

foxy adjective fox·i·er; -est 1 : resembling or suggestive of a fox

2 : cunningly shrewd : WILY

3 : physically attractive

Synonyms

artful, cagey, crafty, cunning, devious, guileful, slick, sly, subtle, wily—more at ARTFUL

foy·er noun [ORIGIN: F, lit., fireplace, fr. OF foier, fr. VL *focarium, fr. L focus hearth]

1 : an anteroom or lobby esp. of a theater

2 : an entrance hallway

Synonyms

[1, 2] entry, hall, lobby, vestibule—more at HALL

fpm abbreviation feet per minute

FPO abbreviation fleet post office

fps abbreviation feet per second

fr abbreviation 1 father

2 franc

3 friar

4 from

1Fr abbreviation 1 France; French

2 Friday

2Fr symbol francium

fra·cas noun, plural fra·cas·es [ORIGIN: F, din, row, fr. It fracasso, fr. fracassare to shatter]

: a noisy quarrel

Synonyms

brawl, fray, free-for-all, melee, row—more at BRAWL

frac·tal noun : an irregular curve or shape that repeats itself at any scale on which it is examined

— fractal adjective

frac·tion noun 1 : a numerical representation (as 1/2, 3/4, or 3.323) indicating the quotient of two numbers

2 : FRAGMENT

3 : PORTION

— frac·tion·al adjective

— frac·tion·al·ly adverb

frac·tious adjective 1 : tending to be troublesome : hard to handle or control

2 : QUARRELSOME, IRRITABLE

1fracture noun 1 : a breaking of something and esp. a bone

2 : CRACK, CLEFT

2fracture verb : to break or cause to break

Synonyms

break, bust, fragment—more at BREAK

frag·ile adjective : easily broken : DELICATE

Synonyms

breakable, delicate, frail

Antonyms

nonbreakable, strong, sturdy, tough, unbreakable

fra·gil·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being fragile

Synonyms

daintiness, delicacy, fineness—more at DELICACY

1fragment noun : a part broken off, detached, or incomplete

Synonyms

bit, piece, scrap

2fragment verb : to break into fragments

— frag·men·ta·tion noun

Synonyms

break, bust, fracture—more at BREAK

frag·men·tary adjective : made up of fragments : INCOMPLETE

Synonyms

deficient, halfway, incomplete, partial—more at INCOMPLETE

fra·grance noun : a sweet or delicate odor

Synonyms

aroma, bouquet, incense, perfume, redolence, scent, spice; also odor

Antonyms

reek, stench, stink

fra·grant adjective : sweet or agreeable in smell

— fra·grant·ly adverb

Synonyms

ambrosial, aromatic, redolent, savory, scented; also sweet, pungent, spicy; odorous; clean, fresh, pure

Antonyms

fetid, foul, malodorous, noisome, putrid, smelly, stinking

frail adjective [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF fraile, fr. L fragilis fragile, fr. frangere to break]

1 : morally or physically weak

2 : easily broken or destroyed : FRAGILE, DELICATE

Synonyms

[1] delicate, feeble, infirm, tender, wasted, weak

[2] breakable, delicate, fragile—more at FRAGILE

frail·ty noun, plural frailties 1 : the quality or state of being frail

2 : a fault due to weakness

Synonyms

[1] debility, delicacy, faintness, feebleness, infirmity, weakness

[2] demerit, failing, fault, foible, shortcoming, vice, weakness—more at FAULT

1frame verb framed; fram·ing 1 : to make plans

2 : to form, make, or create by combining parts or elements : SHAPE, CONSTRUCT

3 : to give expression to : FORMULATE

4 : to make a draft of or draw up <~ a constitution>

5 : to make appear guilty

6 : to fit or adjust for a purpose : ARRANGE

7 : to provide with or enclose in a frame

— fram·er noun

Synonyms

[1] arrange, blueprint, calculate, chart, design, lay out, map, plan, project, scheme—more at PLAN

[2] construct, fabricate, fashion, form, make, manufacture, produce, shape—more at MAKE

[3, 4] cast, compose, craft, draft, draw, formulate, prepare—more at COMPOSE

2frame noun 1 : something made of parts fitted and joined together

2 : the physical makeup of the body

3 : an arrangement of structural parts that gives