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Words beginning with F

The letter F

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flour

/ˈflaʊ.ɚ/

Powder obtained by grinding or milling cereal grains, especially wheat, or other foodstuffs such as soybeans and potatoes, and used …

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flourish

/ˈflʌɹ.ɪʃ/

To thrive or grow well.

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flouted

/ˈflaʊtɪd/

simple past and past participle of flout

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flower

/ˈflaʊ̯.ɚ/

A colorful, conspicuous structure associated with angiosperms, frequently scented and attracting various insects, and which may or m…

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Floyd Mayweather

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floydada

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A city, the county seat of Floyd County, Texas, United States.

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Floydada, Texas

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fluconazole

/fluˈkɑn.əˌzoʊl/

An antifungal agent C₁₃H₁₂F₂N₆O used orally to treat cryptococcal meningitis and local or systemic candida infections.

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fluctuate

/ˈflʌktʃəˌweɪt/

To vary irregularly; to swing.

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fluctuation

/ˌflʌktʃuˈeɪʃən/

A motion like that of waves; a moving in this and that direction; an irregular rising and falling.

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flummoxed

/fləˈmɔkst/

Confused, perplexed or flustered.

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fluorouracil

/ˌflʊɹ.oʊˈjʊɹ.əˌsɪl/

A fluorine-substituted derivative of uracil C₄H₃FN₂O₂ which inhibits DNA synthesis and is used as a chemotherapy drug in the treatme…

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fluoxetine

/fluːˈaksətiːn/

A synthetic compound which inhibits the uptake of serotonin in the brain and is taken to treat depression.

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fluticasone

American English pronunciation

A synthetic corticosteroid whose furoate and propionate forms are used as topical anti-inflammatories.

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flutist

/ˈflutɪst/

Alternative form of flautist.

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fluvoxamine

/fluːˈvɑk.səˌmiːn/

A synthetic antidepressant drug which acts by prolonging the effect of the neurotransmitter serotonin on the brain.

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fluxus

American English pronunciation

An international movement of artists, poets, composers and designers of the 1960s and 1970s, noted for experimental syntheses of dif…

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Flying Colors

American English pronunciation

Alternative spelling of flying colours.

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Flying Fish Cove

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Flying Monkey

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FMC

American English pronunciation

Initialism of first medical contact.

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FNAF

/f(ə)næf/Accent not specified by source

Acronym of Five Nights at Freddy's, a video game series.

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fnu

American English pronunciation

Initialism of first name unknown (used on birth certificates or airline reservations)

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foal

/foʊl/

A young horse or other equine, especially just after birth or less than a year old.

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focaccia

/foʊˈkɑtʃə/

A flatbread similar in style, composition, and texture to modern pizza doughs and topped with herbs, cheese and other products. Foca…

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foci

/ˈfoʊ.kaɪ/

plural of focus

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focus

/ˈfoʊkəs/

A point at which reflected or refracted rays of light converge.

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Fogo de Chao

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foibles

/ˈfɔɪbəlz/

plural of foible

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Foie Gras

/ˌfwɑ ˈɡɹɑ/

The fattened liver of geese or ducks, used for gourmet cooking.

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