6-letter words containing f
- foetus — fetus.
- fogash — a type of Hungarian pike perch
- fogbow — a bow, arc, or circle of white or yellowish hue seen in or against a fog bank; a rainbow formed by fog droplets.
- fogdog — a bright spot sometimes seen in a fog bank.
- fogged — a cloudlike mass or layer of minute water droplets or ice crystals near the surface of the earth, appreciably reducing visibility. Compare ice fog, mist, smog.
- fogger — a device that spreads a chemical, as an insecticide, in the form of a fog.
- foggia — a city in SE Italy.
- fogies — Plural form of fogey.
- fogman — a person in charge of railway fog-signals
- fogram — an old-fashioned or overly conservative person; fogy.
- fohawk — Alternative spelling of fauxhawk.
- foible — a minor weakness or failing of character; slight flaw or defect: an all-too-human foible.
- foiled — ornamented with foils, as a gable, spandrel, or balustrade.
- foiler — One who foils or frustrates.
- foined — Simple past tense and past participle of foin.
- foison — abundance; plenty.
- foists — to force upon or impose fraudulently or unjustifiably (usually followed by on or upon): to foist inferior merchandise on a customer.
- foisty — Mouldy, musty, fusty.
- fokine — Michel Mikhaylovich [mi-shel mi-hahy-luh-vich] /mɪˈʃɛl mɪˈhaɪ lə vɪtʃ/ (Show IPA), 1880–1942, Russian choreographer and ballet dancer, in the U.S. after 1925.
- fokker — Anthony Herman Gerard [Dutch ahn-toh-nee her-mahn gey-rahrt] /Dutch ɑnˈtoʊ ni ˈhɛr mɑn ˈgeɪ rɑrt/ (Show IPA), 1890–1939, Dutch airplane designer and builder.
- folate — folic acid.
- folded — Simple past tense and past participle of fold.
- folden — Alternative past participle of fold.
- folder — directory
- foldoc — Free On-line Dictionary of Computing
- foldup — something, as a chair or bed, that can be folded up and stored away when not in use.
- foliar — of, relating to, or having the nature of a leaf or leaves.
- folios — Plural form of folio.
- folium — a thin leaflike stratum or layer; a lamella.
- folker — A performer of folk music.
- folkie — folk singer.
- folksy — friendly or neighborly; sociable.
- foller — Eye dialect of follow.
- follis — a bag of copper or bronze coins with a fixed weight, used as money of account in the later Roman Empire.
- follow — to come after in sequence, order of time, etc.: The speech follows the dinner.
- folsom — of, relating to, or characteristic of a prehistoric North American cultural tradition extensive in the Great Plains about 11,000 years ago and typified by the use of the Folsom point.
- foment — to instigate or foster (discord, rebellion, etc.); promote the growth or development of: to foment trouble; to foment discontent.
- fomite — (medicine, epidemiology) An inanimate object capable of carrying infectious agents (such as bacteria, viruses and parasites), and thus passively enabling their transmission between hosts.
- fonder — having a liking or affection for (usually followed by of): to be fond of animals.
- fondle — to handle or touch lovingly, affectionately, or tenderly; caress: to fondle a precious object; to fondle a child.
- fondly — in a fond manner; lovingly or affectionately: He looked fondly at his child.
- fondue — a saucelike dish of Swiss origin made with melted cheese and seasonings together with dry white wine, usually flavored with kirsch: served as a hot dip for pieces of bread.
- fondus — fondue (def 4).
- fonner — Comparative of fon.
- fontal — pertaining to or coming from a fountain or spring.
- foobar — (slang) A serious mistake.
- fooder — (obsolete, or, rare) Food for animals.
- foodie — a person keenly interested in food, especially in eating or cooking.
- foofoo — a doughlike West African dish of boiled and ground plantain, yam, or cassava, made into balls to go with soups or stews.
- foogol — A tiny ALGOL-like language by Per Lindberg, based on the VALGOL I compiler, G.A. Edgar, DDJ May 1985. Runs on vaxen. Posted to comp.sources.Unix archive volume 8.