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3 : incapable of being changed, moved, or undone <~ wages>

4 : not available for present use <~ capital>

5 : expressing or characterized by cold unfriendliness

Synonyms

certain, determinate, final, firm, fixed, flat, hard, hard-and-fast, set, settled, stable

FRS abbreviation Federal Reserve System

frt abbreviation freight

fruc·ti·fy verb -fied; -fy·ing 1 : to bear fruit

2 : to make fruitful or productive

fruc·tose noun : a very sweet soluble sugar that occurs esp. in fruit juices and honey

fru·gal adjective : characterized by or reflecting economy in the use of resources : ECONOMICAL, THRIFTY

— fru·gal·ly adverb

Synonyms

economical, provident, sparing, thrifty; also conserving, preserving, saving; forehanded, foresighted, prudent; penny-wise; cheap, close, closefisted, miserly, niggardly, parsimonious, stingy, stinting, tight, tightfisted

Antonyms

prodigal, wasteful

fru·gal·i·ty noun : the quality or state of being frugal

Synonyms

economy, husbandry, providence, thrift—more at ECONOMY

1fruit noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF frut, fruit, fr. L fructus fruit, use, fr. frui to enjoy, have the use of]

1 : a product of plant growth; especially : a usu. edible and sweet reproductive body (as a strawberry or apple) of a seed plant

2 : a product of fertilization in a plant; especially : the ripe ovary of a seed plant with its contents and appendages

3 : the effect or consequence of an action or operation

— fruit·ed adjective

Synonyms

consequence, effect, outcome, product, result, upshot—more at EFFECT

2fruit verb : to bear or cause to bear fruit

fruit·cake noun : a rich cake containing nuts, dried or candied fruits, and spices

fruit fly noun : any of various small dipteran flies whose larvae feed on fruit or decaying vegetable matter

fruit·ful adjective 1 : yielding or producing fruit

2 : very productive ; also : bringing results

— fruit·ful·ly adverb

— fruit·ful·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] fat, fecund, fertile, luxuriant, productive, prolific, rich—more at FERTILE

[2] effective, effectual, efficacious, efficient, potent, productive—more at EFFECTIVE

fru·ition noun 1 : ENJOYMENT

2 : the state of bearing fruit

3 : the state of being realized : REALIZATION, ACCOMPLISHMENT

Synonyms

accomplishment, achievement, actuality, attainment, consummation, fulfillment, realization

Antonyms

naught, nonfulfillment

fruit·less adjective 1 : not bearing fruit

2 : not successful : UNSUCCESSFUL

— fruit·less·ly adverb

Synonyms

abortive, futile, ineffective, unproductive, unsuccessful, useless, vain—more at FUTILE

fruity adjective fruit·i·er; -est : resembling a fruit esp. in flavor

frumpy adjective frump·i·er; -est : DOWDY, DRAB

frus·trate verb frus·trat·ed; frus·trat·ing 1 : to balk or defeat in an endeavor

2 : to induce feelings of insecurity, discouragement, or dissatisfaction in

3 : to bring to nothing

— frus·trat·ing·ly adverb

Synonyms

baffle, balk, beat, checkmate, foil, thwart

frus·trat·ing adjective : tending to produce or characterized by frustration

Synonyms

aggravating, annoying, bothersome, galling, irksome, irritating, pesty, vexatious—more at ANNOYING

frus·tra·tion noun 1 : the state or an instance of being frustrated

2 : something that frustrates

Synonyms

[1] disappointment, dismay, dissatisfaction, letdown—more at DISAPPOINTMENT

[2] aggravation, annoyance, bother, exasperation, vexation—more at ANNOYANCE

frus·tum noun, plural frustums or frus·ta : the part of a cone or pyramid formed by cutting off the top by a plane parallel to the base

frwy abbreviation freeway

1fry verb fried; fry·ing [ORIGIN: ME frien, fr. AF frire, fr. L frigere to roast]

1 : to cook in a pan or on a griddle over heat esp. with the use of fat

2 : to undergo frying

2fry noun, plural fries 1 : a social gathering where fried food is eaten

2 : a dish of something fried; esp, pl : FRENCH FRIES

3fry noun, plural fry [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF frie, fr. freier, frier to