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FORSAKE - FREQUENTLY

FORSAKE - verbs
• ABAND † to abandon, to forsake ...1559
• BANDON † to forsake, to abandon ...1587
• BELEAVE † to go away from a person or place; to depart from, to forsake, to quit, to abandon ...c1205
• DECLINE † to abandon, to forsake, to give up a practice ...1672
• LET † to quit, to abandon, to forsake ...c1175
• LINQUISH † to abandon, to forsake ...1591
• QUAT to leave, to depart from; to forsake; to relinquish, to give up, to let go ...1714 Sc.
• QUATE to leave, to depart from; to forsake; to relinquish, to give up, to let go ...1714 Sc.
• SAKE to forsake ...1896 Eng. dial.
• WAIVE † 1. to cast aside, to relinquish, to forsake the truth, one's faith or god, a state or condition, etc. ...1303
† 2. to abandon, to leave, to desert; to forsake a person, place, thing ...c1330
 
FORSAKEN - adjectives
• CAST thrown off, disused, worn out, abandoned, forsaken ...1597
• LASS-LORN † forsaken by one's lass or sweetheart ...1610
 
FORSYTHIA - nouns
• EASTER BUSH forsythia ...1944 Amer. dial.
 
FORTHRIGHT - verbs
• TELL IT LIKE IT IS to tell the complete, unadulterated truth; to be forthright 
 
FORTHWITH - adverbs
• BEDENE † straightaway, at once, forthwith, immediately ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• BETIMES in a short time, soon, speedily, anon, forthwith ...c1400
• INCONTINENT † immediately, forthwith, at once ...1660 Sc.
• INCONTINENTLY † immediately, forthwith ...1650 Sc.
• OFF-HAND without delay, instantly, forthwith; lately ...1794 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• ON-END immediately, forthwith; without stop or intermission, perpetually, in succession ...1888 Eng. dial.
• QUICK AND QUIDDER * quickly, forthwith ...1633 Sc.
• SUDDENLY † without delay, forthwith, promptly, immediately, directly, at once ...c1330
 
FORTIFICATION - nouns
• VALLATION * a ridge, wall, or bank of earth thrown up as a defense or protection; an earthwork or fortification of this nature ...1664
 
FORTIFIED - nouns
• HOUSE OF WAR † a fortified building or place ...1581
• PLACE OF WAR † a fortified building or place ...1375
• TOWN OF WAR † a fortified building or place ...1441
 
FORTIFY - verbs
• BASTILLE † to fortify a castle ...1480
• EFFORT † to strengthen, to fortify ...1662
• HARNESS † to equip a place defensively; to fortify ...1611
• IMMURE † to wall in, to surround with a wall or walls; to fortify ...1598
• OFSTRENGTH †* to fortify ...1297
• RAMFORCE † to fortify, to strengthen a wall, rampart, etc.; to block up, to barricade a gate or door ...1570 chiefly Sc.
• RANFORCE † to strengthen, to fortify ...1547
• ROBORATE † to give strength or support to; to invigorate; to fortify ...1533
• WARD † to man with a garrison; to protect or shield with some work or contrivance; to fortify a castle ...1340-70
• WARN †* to fortify; to protect, to defend ...c1330
 
FORTITUDE - adjectives
• GUTS requiring or demonstrating courage or fortitude ...1957 Amer. sl.
• GUTS BALL a ballgame such as baseball played with great aggressiveness and tenacity; hence, any action or actions requiring or demonstrating fortitude, extreme competitiveness, courage, determination, etc. ...1962 Amer. sl.
 
FORTITUDE - nouns
• MAGNANIMITY † lofty courage; fortitude ...1509
 
FORTNIGHT - nouns
• QUINZAINE * a fortnightly event, meeting, etc. ...1856
 
FORTRESS - nouns
• GARRISON † a fortress or stronghold ...c1430
 
FORTUITOUS - adjectives
• ACCIDENTARY † fortuitous, casual ...1607
• ADVENTUROUS † occurring or coming by chance; casual, fortuitous, accidental ...c1374
• HAPPIOUS †* fortuitous; chancy ...1387-8
• HAPPY †* coming or happening by chance; fortuitous; chance ...1513
• TEMERARIOUS † acting or happening at random; fortuitous, casual, haphazard ...1660
 
FORTUITOUS - nouns
• ACCIDENCE † mishap, chance; fortuitous circumstance ...1393
• ACCIDENCY † a fortuitous circumstance or acquisition; a chance; a windfall ...1864
 
FORTUNATE - adjectives
• ARSEHOLE LUCKY extremely lucky or fortunate ...1950s sl.
• BOON † advantageous, fortunate, favourable ...LME
• CANDID † splendid, illustrious; fortunate ...1648
• CANNY † lucky, fortunate, prosperous ...1715 Sc.
• CHANCY lucky, fortunate; good-natured ...1928 Amer. dial.
• EADI † happy, fortunate, well-omened ...c825
• FELICIOUS † fortunate, prosperous ...1599
• HAPPEN † fortunate, happy, blessed ...a1300
• MERCIFUL lucky, fortunate ...1836 Sc.
• OMINOUS † of good omen, auspicious; fortunate ...1597
• ON THE PIG'S BACK living in luxury; living well; in good fortune; in a fortunate position ...L19 Ireland, Aust. & NZ sl.
 
FORTUNATE - nouns
• FORTUNATION † the act of making fortunate; the being favoured by fortune; luckiness ...c1470
• SNIP a thing that is more fortunate, excellent, or pleasing that might normally be expected ...1952 UK sl.
 
FORTUNATE - nouns, person
• SUNDAY CHILD a child born on Sunday; hence, one greatly blessed or favoured; a fortunate person ...1886
• SUNDAY'S CHILD a child born on Sunday; hence, one greatly blessed or favoured; a fortunate person ...1886
• SUNDAY'S DAUGHTER † a child born on Sunday; hence, one greatly blessed or favoured; a fortunate person ...c1150
• WHITE-HEN'S CHICK n. a spoiled or petted child; a fortunate person ...1786 Eng. dial
 
FORTUNATE - verbs
• ACE OUT to be fortunate or lucky ...Bk2000 Amer. sl.
• BE LAUGHING to be comfortable, safe, fortunate; hence, to be winning ...World War I Brit. colloq.
• HAVE A GOOD INNINGS to be fortunate, esp. in money matters ...Bk1896 colloq.
 
FORTUNATELY - adverbs
• HAPPENLY † fortunately, happily ...c1375
 
FORTUNE - nouns
• ADVENTURE † that which comes to us, or happens without design; chance, fortune, luck ...c1230
• AFFAIR † fortune, rank, dignity ...1480
• BASKET-FORTUNE a small fortune ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BETIDE †* befalling, event, fortune, chance ...1590
• BIKE a windfall, an unexpected good fortune ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BIT OF GOOSE a piece of good fortune ...1930s sl.
• CAST † a throw or stroke of fortune; hence, fortune, chance, opportunity; lot, fate ...a1300 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• FAIR WIND a safe journey; good fortune ...1851 Amer. dial.
• FALL lot, fate, fortune ...1773 Sc.
• FAUSTITY † good luck, happiness, good fortune ...1656
• FLANDERS FORTUNE a relatively small fortune or inheritance ...L17 sl.
• FORTUNATION † the act of making fortunate; the being favoured by fortune; luckiness ...c1470
• GOOD HEAL † welfare, fortune ...c1175 obs.
• HAP 1. chance or fortune (good or bad) that falls to anyone; luck, lot ...c1205 arch.
† 2. good fortune, good luck; success, prosperity ...a1225
• HAPPING † fortune ...a1400
• LADY LUCK good fortune personified ...1205 UK
• NIGGER LUCK (derogatory) good luck, esp. when unexpected; very good fortune ...1851 Amer. dial.
• PILE a fortune ...Bk1905 Amer. dial.
• SITHE † fortune on a journey; also generally, fortune, hap, luck ...c1000
• VENTURE † fortune, luck; chance ...a1450
 
FORTUNE - verbs
• BE LAPPED IN ONE'S MOTHER'S SMOCK † to be born to fortune ...1690
• CRY ROAST MEAT † to announce to others a piece of private luck or good fortune; to boast about one's situation ...1638 now rare or obs
• FALL IN THE BUTTER TUB to have a piece of good luck or fortune ...1968 Amer. dial.
• FILL ONE'S PIPE AND LEAVE OTHERS TO ENJOY IT to make a large fortune, which one's heirs or other relatives dissipate ...1821 coll.
• FIND THE BEAN IN THE CAKE gain an unexpected prize; to come to some unexpected good fortune; to succeed in defeating one's adversaries ...1874
• HAP to have the fortune or luck to do something ...1393 arch.
 
FORTUNE-TELLER - nouns, person
• AUTEM-GOGGLER a fortune-teller, a conjuror ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
• AUTEM-GOGLER a fortune-teller, a conjuror ...E18 UK criminals' sl.
• DOOKIN-COVE a fortune-teller ...M19 sl.
• FACTOR a cheat or impostor; a fraudulent fortune-teller ...16C UK criminals' sl.
• FATER a cheat or impostor; a fraudulent fortune-teller ...16C UK criminals' sl.
• FATILOQUIST †* one who declares or foretells fates; a fortune-teller ...1652
• FAYTER a cheat or impostor; a fraudulent fortune-teller ...16C UK criminals' sl.
• MITT-READER a fortune-teller, a palmist ...1920s US sl.
• PALMIST one who practices palmistry; one who professes to tell people's characters and fortunes by examining the palms of their hands; a chiromancer ...1886
• PALMISTER * one who practices palmistry; one who professes to tell people's characters and fortunes by examining the palms of their hands; a chiromancer ...a1500
• SIBYL a prophetess; a fortune-teller, a witch ...1589
 
FORTUNE TELLING - nouns
• DOOKERING fortune-telling ...M19 gypsy & tramp sl.
• DOOKIN' fortune-telling ...M19 gypsy & tramp sl.
• DUCKERING fortune-telling ...M19 gypsy & tramp sl.
• MADBALL a crystal ball used by a fortune-teller ...1948 Amer. carnival usage
• MITT CAMP a fortune-telling booth in a carnival ...1980 US sl.
 
FORTY - adjectives
• QUADRAGESIMAL consisting of forty ...1662
 
FORTY - nouns
• CARENTANE † a group of 40; a space of forty days; a forty days' indulgence ...1647
• QUARANTAIN †* a set of forty (nights) ...1653
 
FORWARD - adjectives
• BARDIE forward, pert, shameless, insolent ...1822 Sc.
• BARDY forward, pert, shameless, audacious; insolent; defiant ...1822 Sc.
• BEDDY conceited, self-sufficient, saucy, forward ...1706 Sc. & Ireland
• BOBBEROUS pert, saucy, forward ...19C Eng. dial.
• BRASH eager, lively, forward ...1885 Amer. dial.
• BRICKETY arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing ...1868 Amer. dial.
• BRIGATY arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing ...1880 Amer. dial.
• BRIGETTY arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing ...1895 Amer. dial.
• BRIGGITY arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing ...1911 Amer. dial.
• BRIGGOTY arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing ...1952 Amer. dial.
• BRIGITY arrogant, insolent, uppity; restless, aggressive; headstrong, stubborn, forward, restless; overbearing ...1898 Amer. dial.
• EGSOME forward, seductive ...1868 Sc.
• FAST forward, impulsive, prone to rashness; cheeky, rude, impudent, impertinent ...Bk1900 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• FRESH amorously over-free or cheeky; pert; forward; bold; impudent ...1845 sl., orig. US
• GAMESOME forward, dissolute ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• HOIT-A-POIT assuming airs of importance unsuitable to years or action; presuming, forward ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• KEEN † bold, proud, forward, insolent, heinous ...1297
• KNAPPISH † rudely abrupt or forward, testy, snappish, sharp-tongued, spiteful ...1513 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MALAPERT † presumptuous, impudent, saucy; bold or forward from lack of proper respect or modesty ...c1420 obs. exc. arch.
• MANNISH bold, forward; said of both sexes and of children ...1930 Amer. dial., esp. Black usage
• OBERFU bold, forward ...1929 Sc.
• OUTWARDLY self-important, forward ...1968 Amer. dial.
• PRATCHANT † conceited, forward, swaggering ...1597 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PROCACIOUS * forward, insolent, impudent, saucy, pert, petulant ...1660
• PROTERVE †* forward, wayward, stubborn; peevish, petulant; proud, arrogant, impudent ...1382
• PROTERVOUS † forward, wayward, untoward, stubborn, impudent, peevish, petulant ...1547
• RAMBUMPTIOUS noisy and unruly; boisterous; forward; obstreperous ...1911 Amer. dial.
• RAMBUNKSHUS noisy and unruly; boisterous; forward; obstreperous ...1866 Amer. dial.
• RAMBUNKSIOUS noisy and unruly; boisterous; forward; obstreperous ...1904 Amer. dial.
• RAMSTAMPHISH rough, blunt, unrefined; unceremonious; forward and noisy ...1818 Sc.
• REESHLING forward, bustling, prompt ...1827 Sc.
• ROCKLED of children: rash and forward ...1790 Eng. dial.
• RUMGUMPTIOUS pompous; violent and obstinate in opinion; forward, rash, bold, quarrelsome, out of humour; boisterous ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TASH † fretful, captious, hard to please; ill-natured; forward ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TELLSOME talkative, esp. officiously forward in giving advice ...1934 Amer. dial.
• THAWART cross, crabbed; obstinate; forward ...1901 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• THROSSAN conceited, stuck up; forward, pushy ...1892 Eng. dial.
• THROSSEN-UP conceited, stuck up; forward, pushy ...1892 Eng. dial.
• TRANTY † of children:  wise and forward above their age ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• VOCE nervous; forward; strong ...1873 Eng. dial.
• VOUCE nervous; forward; strong ...1873 Eng. dial.
• VOUSE nervous; forward; strong ...1873 Eng. dial.
• WADDIE proud, vain, forward, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, cheerful, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
• WADY proud, vain, forward, ostentatious, showing off; elated, in high spirits, frisky, cheerful, gay, merry ...1733 Sc.
• YAFFIN pert, forward in speech ...1857 Sc.
• YANKING active, forward, pushing ...1824 Sc.
 
FORWARD - adverbs
• AFORWARD forward, in front ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• ENDWAYS forward, onward, straight ahead; at once, henceforth ...1740 Sc. & Eng. dial.
 
FORWARD, FORWARDNESS - nouns
• BARDINESS forwardness, pertness, esp. as shown in conversation ...Bk1898 Sc.
• BRASH audacity, boldness, forwardness ...1966 Amer. dial.
• ENERGY boldness, assertiveness, forwardness; bravery; ...1966 Amer. dial.
• IMPITTENCE impudence, impertinence, forwardness ...1896 Eng. dial.
• IRISH-ASSURANCE bold forward behaviour ...Bk1896 sl.
• PETULCITY † offensive forwardness or temerity; friskiness, wantonness ...1628
• PROCACITY * forwardness, petulance, sauciness, pertness, impudence ...1621
 
FORWARD - nouns, person
• BIRSIE a forward, impertinent child ...19C Sc.
• EASY MORT a promiscuous, forward woman ...M17 sl.
• GAME PULLET † a young prostitute, or forward or promiscuous girl in the way of becoming one ...1788 UK sl.
• GAMFREL † a fool; a forward, presumptuous person ...a1758 Sc.
• GAMPHRELL a fool; a forward, presumptuous person ...1800 Sc.
• HAKE a forward, tattling woman ...Bk1905 Sc.
• JACKANAPES a playful term for a pert, forward child; a mischievous child; a 'monkey' ...c1555
• JANE-OF-APES † a female 'jackanapes'; a pert, forward girl ...1623 nonce word
• LAD-LOUPER a romp, a tomboy; a forward girl ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• MINDEN a forward girl ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NACKET a pert, forward, smart boy; a trifling little person; an insignificant person; a wicked, mischievous, or impertinent child; a precocious child ...1833 Sc.
• NASH-GAB a pert or gossiping person, an impertinent, ill-natured fellow, a forward, prattling girl ...1818 Sc. & N. Eng. dial.
• PRATE-APACE one who prates on; a forward, talkative child; a chatterbox ...1636
• PRINCOCK † a pert, forward, saucy boy or youth; a conceited young fellow; a coxcomb ...1540 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• RAMSTAM a giddy, forward, impetuous, reckless person ...1823 Sc.
• SNICKET a pert, saucy, forward girl; a term of reproach for a little girl; a naughty child; a dirty, careless, impudent woman ...1867 Eng. dial.
• TITTUP a pert, impudent or forward woman or girl; a hussy, a minx ...1762 Eng. dial.
• TITTY-UP a pert, impudent or forward woman or girl; a hussy, a minx ...1901 Eng. dial.
• TITTY-UPS a pert, forward girl ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TOMBOY † a rude, boisterous, or forward boy ...a1553
• YANKIE a smart, agile person; a sharp, clever, forward woman ...1790 Sc.
• YAP an impudent, forward child or youth; a mischievous lad ...1839 Eng. dial.
• YAUP an impudent, forward child or youth; a mischievous lad ...1839 Eng. dial.
• YEP an impudent, forward child or youth; a mischievous lad ...1839 Eng. dial.
• YIP an impudent, forward child or youth; a mischievous lad ...1839 Eng. dial.
 
FORWARD - verbs
• BRIGGIT AROUND to act forward or recklessly ...1981 Amer. dial.
• CROWD THE MOURNERS to be premature or forward ...Bk1913-17 Amer. dial.
• FAS' to be fast with, to be rude, impertinent; to meddle with somebody's business; to be forward ...1950s W. Indies Rasta
• HAVE BRASS ON ONE'S FACE to be forward, bold, or over-confident ...1966 Amer. dial.
• READY to forward, to assist ...1790 Eng. dial.
• SUBVECT †* to bring forward ...1641
 
FORWARDS - adverbs
• ENDWARDS onward, forwards ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
 
FOSSIL - nouns
• BIBBLE a pebble, a stone, a fossil ...1895 Eng. dial.
 
FOSTER - nouns, person
• DALT a foster-child ...1775 Sc. & Ireland
• DAULT † a foster-child ...1775 Sc.
• POBIE a father or foster-father ...1822 Sc.
 
FOSTER - verbs
• AUMPER † to foster ...1883 Eng. dial.
 
FOUL - adjectives
• DICHTY dirty, foul ...1887 Sc.
• FECULENT of the nature of faeces or dregs; abounding with sediment or impurities; laden or polluted with filth; foul, fetid ...1471
• ILL-SCRAPED not scraped clean, foul ...1858 Sc.
• LAIDLY ugly, loathsome, foul; clumsy ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• LEPROUS foul, filthy ...1598
• LIDLY ugly, loathsome, foul; clumsy ...1790 Sc.
• IMMUND * unclean, impure; filthy, foul ...1621
• RANK corrupt, foul; festering ...1579
• REASTY rusty; discoloured; foul ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SPURCITIOUS †* filthy, foul, obscene ...1628
• UNCLEAN † of air or smells: foul or impure ...c1400
 
FOUL - nouns
• BAGGAGE corrupt or foul matter ...B1700 Sc.
• FEDITIES † foul or disgusting practices ...1539
 
FOUL - nouns, person
• SLUBBERDEGULLION a dirty, mean fellow; a worthless, slovenly fellow; a base, foul, nasty wretch ...a1616
 
FOUL - verbs (also see BEFOUL)
• BESMOTTER to smear or daub with mud or dirt; bespatter, to foul ...1715 Eng. dial.
• NAAR to stink, to smell foul ...1980s S. Afr. sl.
• SCUMBER † to void ordure; also, to produce something foul; to foul with dirty liquid; to daub with soft dirt ...1596 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
 
FOUL-MOUTHED - adjectives
• BLACK-MOUTHED † using foul or scurrilous language; abusive, foul-mouthed; slanderous, calumnious ...1595
• HAWK-A-MOUTHED foul-mouthed, scolding ...1866 Eng. dial.
• ILL-GABBED foul-mouthed; having a habit of using insolent, abusive language ...1895 Sc.
• ILL-JAWT foul-tongued ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ILL-MOUTHED foul-mouthed ...Bk1905 Sc.
• ILL-SPOKEN foul-mouthed ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ILL-TONGUED having a malicious tongue; speaking evil; slanderous; using bad language; foul-mouthed ...a1300
• OPEN-MOUTHED coarse in speech, foul-mouthed ...1892 Eng. dial.
• THERSITICAL * foul-mouthed, scurrilous, grossly abusive ...1650
• UGLY-MOUTHED foul-mouthed, given to bad language ...1889 Eng. dial.
 
FOUL-MOUTHED - nouns, person
• BLACKGUARD a foul-mouthed person; an excessive user of profanity ...1930 Amer. dial.
• DIRTIN-GAB a foul-mouthed person ...1856 Sc.
• GARBAGE MOUTH a person who regularly uses obscene language; a foul-mouthed person ...1970 US sl.
• HAWCH-A-MOUTH a foul-mouthed, blustering person; one who talks incessantly in a coarse, vulgar manner using obscene and offensive language ...1746 Eng. dial.
• HAWCH-MOUTH a foul-mouthed, blustering person; one who talks incessantly in a coarse, vulgar manner using obscene and offensive language ...1746 Eng. dial.
• MUCK-SPOUT a foul-mouthed talker ...c1870 Brit. sl.
• RUDAS a coarse, unmannerly, foul-mouthed old woman; an ill-natured, ugly old woman; a virago ...1725 Sc.
• WASH-MOUTH one who blurts out anything he has heard; a babbler; a foul-mouthed person ...1746 Eng. dial.
 
FOULNESS - nouns
• FECULENCE 1. foulness, filth ...1860
2. moral foulness ...1860
• FECULENCY † foulness, filth ...1651
• FEDITY † foulness, filthiness, nastiness, vileness, loathsomeness, whether moral or physical ...1542
• LEPROSY foulness, filth ...1598
• LEPRY † foulness, filth ...1526
• NAST dirt, filth, foulness ...1789 Eng. dial.
 
FOUL-UP - nouns
• DEVIL TO PAY AND NO PITCH HOT a predicament, a critical situation, or a perplexing foul-up ...1963 Amer. dial.
• HELL TO PAY AND NO PITCH HOT a predicament, a critical situation, or a perplexing foul-up ...1927 Amer. dial.
 
FOUND - adjectives
• LATED searched for; found ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• YFOUND † found ...c900
 
FOUND - verbs
• SALT to plant or place something to be found ...1981 US sl.
 
FOUNDATION - nouns
• BASING †* foundation, base ...c1325
• BASIS the bottom of anything, considered as the part on which it rests or is supported; the foundation, base, foot ...1571 arch.
• SUBSTRUCTION a basis, foundation ...1765
• WALL-ROOTS a foundation ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
FOUNDER - nouns, person
• BEGINNER a founder ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
 
FOUNDER - verbs
• TORFLE to founder, to go lame; to decline in health, to pine away, to languish; to lose interest in or draw back from an undertaking ...1575-6 Eng. dial.
 
FOUNTAIN - nouns
• BUBBLER a drinking fountain, esp. one outdoors ...1914 Amer. dial.
• QUELL * a spring, fountain ...1894
 
FOUNTAIN - verbs
• QUILL to bubble up as a fountain or spring ...1854 Eng. dial.
 
FOUR - adjectives
• QUARTER four ...1996 UK sl.
• QUATER four ...1996 UK sl.
• QUATERER four ...1996 UK sl.
• QUATERNAL * consisting of four things or parts ...1616
• QUATERNARIAN * consisting of four things or parts ...
• QUATERNARY consisting of four things or parts ...1605 
• QUATERNATE arranged in, or forming, a set of four; composed of four parts ...1753 
• QUATERNION consisting of four persons, things, or parts ...1814 
• ROAF four ...Bk1903 back-slang
 
FOUR - nouns
• ALDERSHOT WHORE four ...Brit. rhyming sl.
• MESS † a company of four ...1656 Eng. dial.
• QUADRATE † a group of four things ...1637
• QUARTUMVIRATE * a body of four men ...1819
• QUATERNARY a set of four things; the number four ...c1430 
• QUATERNIO * a group or set of four persons or things ...1678
• QUATERNION a group or set of four persons or things ...1382 
• QUATERNITY 1. a set of four persons or four things ...1529 
2. the fact or condition of being four in number, or an aggregate of four ...1839 
• QUATRAIN a set of four persons ...1862 nonce use 
• QUATRE the number four; the four in dice ...a1550 
• QUATRUMVIRATE † a body of four men ...1684
• QUATUORVIRATE * a body of four men ...1856
 
FOURTEEN - nouns
• POLISH DOZEN 14 ...1995 Amer. dial.
 
FOURTH - adjectives
• QUARTARY * fourth ...1839
• QUARTERTH † fourth ...1658
 
FOURTH - nouns
• FARDEL † a fourth part of anything ...c1440
• FARTHINGDEAL † a fourth part ...a1400-50
 
FOWL - adjectives
• GALLINIVOROUS feeding on fowls or poultry ...1862 nonce word
 
FOWL - nouns
• AIR CORPS CHICKEN a fowl that is all wings ...Bk1944 service sl.
• BEAKER a fowl ...Bk1891 sl.
• BIDDY † a chicken; a fowl ...E17 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• CACKLEBIRD a hen ...1960s US sl.
• CACKLER a fowl ...1673 sl.
• CACKLER'S-KEN a hen-roost; a fowl-house ...1788 sl.
• CACKLING-CHEAT a fowl ...1567 sl.
• CACKLING-CHETE a fowl ...1567 sl.
• CHICKABIDDY a fowl ...Bk1891 sl.
• CHOOK a chicken or other domestic fowl ...1855 Aust. & NZ sl.
• CHOOKIE a chicken or other domestic fowl ...1855 Aust. & NZ sl.
• CHOOKY a chicken or other domestic fowl ...1855 Aust. & NZ sl.
• CHUCK-CHUCK a fowl ...Bk1891 sl.
• CHUCKIE a chicken or other domestic fowl ...1855 Aust. & NZ sl.
• CHUCKY a chicken or other domestic fowl ...1855 Aust. & NZ sl.
• DANDY a bantam fowl ...1828 Eng. dial.
• DANDY-COCK a bantam-cock ...1859 Eng. dial.
• DANDY-HEN a bantam-hen ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• DARROL the smallest of the brood of pigs, fowl, etc. ...Irish sl.
• FAIZART a hermaphrodite fowl ...1825 Sc.
• FIFTH QUARTER the giblets of a fowl ...1908 Amer. dial.
• GALENEY a fowl ...1812 sl.
• GALENY a fowl ...1812 sl.
• LADY AND GENTLEMAN RACKET the theft of barnyard fowls ...M19 sl.
• LAST PART THROUGH THE FENCE the rump of a cooked chicken or fowl ...1954 Amer. dial.
• MARGERY PRATER † a fowl, a hen ...1567 cant
• PARTLET a fowl ...Bk1891 sl.
• PART THAT WENT OVER THE FENCE LAST the rump of a cooked chicken or fowl ...1871 Amer. dial.
• POPE'S NOSE the fatty extremity of a fowl's rump ...1796
• QUERN the stomach of a fowl, the gizzard ...1825 Sc.
• SICKLE a tail-feather of a cock ...c1710
• VENT of a fowl: the anus ...Bk1905 Sc.
 
FOWL - nouns, person
• GALLICIDE a killer of fowls ...1897 nonce word
• HEN-HUSSY a woman who looks after fowls ...1899 Amer. dial. arch.
• HEN-HUZZY a woman who looks after fowls ...1899 Amer. dial. arch.
• WALKING POULTERER a rural thief who steals fowls, then hawks them from door to door ...L18 sl.
 
FOWL - verbs
• CUCURIATE † to crow like a cock ...1623
 
FOWL - interjections
• TEWKIE! a call to fowls ...1871 Sc. & Ireland
 
FOX - adjectives
• VULPECULATED † robbed by a fox ...1671
 
FOX - nouns
• BALL the footprint of a fox ...1845 Eng. dial.
• BEAU REYNOLDS a name for the fox ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BOURIE a rabbit's burrow; a fox's den ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CHARLES JAMES a fox ...L19 rhyming sl. (Charles James Fox)
• CHARLEY a fox ...c1850 colloq.
• CHARLIE a fox ...c1850 colloq.
• CLICKET supposed by some to be a she-fox ...a1500
• DOG FOX a male fox ...1902 Amer. dial.
• GANNING † the sound of a fox ...1607
• GRAYBACK a gray fox ...1982 Amer. dial.
• GRINNIE a red fox ...1967 Amer. dial.
• KENNEL a the hole or lair of the fox ...1735
• LAD a fox ...20C Irish sl.
• LAURENCE † the fox ...c1470
• LAURIE TOD a familiar name for the fox ...c1470
• MASK in hunting: a fox's head ...1828
• PAD the foot of an animal, esp. a fox's foot ...1790 Eng. dial.
• PAD-MARK a footprint, the mark of a fox ...1900 Eng. dial.
• PAD-SCENT in foxhunting: the scent from a fox's foot ...1898 Eng. dial.
• PUG a fox, chiefly as a nickname ...E19 colloq.
• PUGGY a quasi-proper name for a fox ...1827
• RANALD a fox ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• RENYARD 'reynard', a fox ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• REYNOLDS a fox ...1896 Eng. dial.
• SAMPSON FOX a red fox with woolly or otherwise abnormal fur ...1903 Amer. dial.
• SAMSON FOX a red fox with woolly or otherwise abnormal fur ...1903 Amer. dial.
• SCUMBER † the dung of a dog or fox; hence, filth, dirt ...1647 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• TOD † 1. a fox ...c1170 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
† 2. fox-skin ...1503
• TOD-LOWRIE a familiar name for the fox ...c1470
• VERGEN a burrow of a fox, rabbit, etc. ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• WAGING †* the excrement of a fox ...c1410
 
FOX - verbs
• BALL to track the footprints of a fox ...1878 Eng. dial.
• CLICKET of the fox or hare: to be in heat, to copulate ...1575
• GANNE † to bark as a fox ...1607
• KENNEL of a fox or other wild beast: to retreat into a lair ...1552
• RUN TO EARTH 1. of a hunted fox: to go to ground
  2. to hunt (an animal, esp. a fox) to the earth, and trap it there
• SCUMBER † of a dog or fox: to evacuate the faeces, to defecate; also said of a person ...c1400 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• UNCOVER † to drive a fox out of cover ...1824 Sc.
• VULPINATE † to play the fox; to deceive with crafty wiles or deceits ...1623
 
FOXGLOVE - nouns
• BLOODY-BELLS the foxglove ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLOODY-FINGERS the foxglove ...Bk1911 Sc.
• DEAD MEN'S BELLS the foxglove ...1848 Sc.
• FAIRY-BELL the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea ...1870 Ireland
• FAIRY-CAP a foxglove ...1900 Amer. dial.
• FAIRY-FINGERS the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea ...Bk1900 Eng. & Amer. dial.
• FAIRY-GLOVE the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea ...1870 Eng. dial.
• FAIRY PETTICOATS the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea ...1880 Eng. dial.
• FAIRY-THIMBLES a foxglove ...1900 Amer. dial.
• FAIRY-WEED the foxglove, Digitalis purpurea ...1870 Eng. dial.
• HAIR-BELL the foxglove ...1870 Eng. dial.
• LADIES' THIMBLE the foxglove ...1827
• LADY'S FINGERS the foxglove ...1855 Eng. dial.
• LADY'S GLOVE the foxglove ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LADY'S THIMBLE the foxglove ...1888
• RABBIT'S FLOWER the foxglove ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• REPPER the common foxglove, Digitalis purpurea ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• THIMBLE the foxglove ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• THORS-MANTLE the foxglove ...1864 Eng. dial.
• TIGER-MOUTH the snapdragon; the foxglove ...1886
• TIGER'S MOUTH the foxglove ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
FRACAS - nouns
• JOLLY a ruckus, a fracas ...M19 sl.
• SCRAWM a scramble; a fracas; ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
 
FRACTION - nouns
• DEAL † a part or division of a whole; a portion, fraction, section ...a800 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• PARTS fractions, whether of number or quantity ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
FRACTIOUS - adjectives
• CAMSTAIRY obstinately perverse, unruly, or wilful; fractious ...1776 Sc.
• CAPERNOITED crabbed, irritable, peevish; snappish; ill-natured, fractious ...1719 Sc.
• FASHIOUS fractious, peevish, fretting, esp. of children; fussy, fastidious ...1736 Sc.
• FASHOUS fractious, peevish, fretting, esp. of children; fussy, fastidious ...1736 Sc.
• FRAB cross, ill-tempered, fractious, peevish ...19C Eng. dial.
• FRABBY cross, ill-tempered, fractious, peevish ...19C Eng. dial.
• FRAMPOLD † ill-tempered, cross, disagreeable, peevish, fretful, fractious, quarrelsome ...1598 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• MAGGOTY queer-tempered, fractious, cross, ill-tempered, irritable ...1890 Eng. dial.
• PENSY † of children: fretful, peevish, fractious, complaining ...a1812 obs. exc. Sc. & Eng. dial.
• PETULCOUS †* wanton; frisky; lustful; fractious; wantonly aggressive, butting ...1661
• TADIOUS peevish, fretful, fractious, irritable, difficult to please; fidgety, restless ...1892 Eng. dial.
• TAGEOUS peevish, fretful, fractious, irritable, difficult to please; fidgety, restless ...1892 Eng. dial.
• TAISEY fretful, fractious; ill-tempered ...1866 Eng. dial.
• TANKERSOME † fractious, fretful, cross, ill-humoured, ill-natured, peevish; unreasonably quarrelsome ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEASY fretful, fractious; ill-tempered ...1866 Eng. dial.
• TEATY peevish, fretful, fractious, cross; used esp. of children ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• TEAZY fretful, fractious; ill-tempered ...1866 Eng. dial.
• TEDDIOUS peevish, fretful, fractious, irritable, difficult to please; fidgety, restless ...1892 Eng. dial.
• TEDDISOME fretful, fractious, tiresome ...1869 Eng. dial.
• TEDIOUS peevish, fretful, fractious, irritable, difficult to please; fidgety, restless ...1892 Eng. dial.
• TEEDY peevish, fretful, fractious, cross; used esp. of children ...1790 Sc.
• TEENY fretful, fractious; said of a little child ...B1900 Eng. dial.
• TEETHY fretful, fractious, tetchy; generally applied to children or infants ...1828 Eng. dial.
• TEETY peevish, fretful, fractious, cross; used esp. of children ...1790 Eng. dial.
• TESSY angry, fractious, cross, testy ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
FRACTIOUS - nouns, person
• KAE IN THE KIRK-RIGGIN' a noisy, fractious child ...1923 Sc.
 
FRACTURED - verbs
• TO-BREAK † to break into pieces; to burst asunder; to be ruptured, shattered, or fractured ...c1205
 
FRAGILE - adjectives
• BRICKLE † liable to break, easily broken; fragile, brittle ...1468 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• NESHY fragile, tender ...1854 Eng. dial.
 
FRAGILE - nouns
• LATH anything slender or fragile ...1633
 
FRAGILITY - nouns
• EGG-SHELL used as a type of worthlessness or of fragility ...1562
 
FRAGMENT - adverbs
• IN ACKER in fragments, bits, ruins ...1898 Sc.
 
FRAGMENT - nouns
• ABLACH a particle, a bit, a fragment ...1825 Sc.
• BAT a fragment, a remnant ...Bk1898 Eng. dial.
• BLAD a large portion of anything; a fragment ...Bk1911 Sc. 
• BLAUD a large piece or fragment ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BLET a large fragment ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRAAL a fragment ...Bk1911 Sc.
• BRASH broken bits, fragments, pieces ...Bk1911 Sc.
• CANDLE-ENDS things of short duration or of little value; trifles, fragments, scraps ...a1626
• CANTLET a small cantle, a fragment ...a1700
• EKES AND ENS odds and ends; fragments ...Bk1900 N. Ireland
• GABBER a fragment, a broken piece ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GABBIT a mouthful, a morsel; a fragment, a bit of anything ...1724 Sc.
• GABBOCK † a mouthful, a morsel; a fragment, a bit of anything ...1706 Sc.
• GABBOT a mouthful, a morsel; a fragment, a bit of anything ...1724 Sc.
• GABER a fragment, a broken piece ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GAIBLOCH a mouthful, a morsel; a fragment, a bit of anything ...Bk1900 Sc.
• GOBBET a piece, portion, a fragment ...ME
• HALFPENNY † a small fragment, bit, or piece ...1599
• INCH-PIECES very small fragments ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• JACK-END a fragment or small remainder ...1894 Eng. dial.
• JAG † a shred of cloth; also, a scrap, a fragment ...1555 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• LAB a lump or large piece of anything; a portion, a fragment, a bit; a shred or piece, as of skin or cloth torn away and hanging loose ...1808 Sc.
• LAGGERMENTS fragments; odds and ends of pieces left from work ...Bk1902 Eng. dial.
• LEVETS †* leavings, fragments ...1528
• MAMMOCK a fragment; a scrap ...1520 Eng. dial.
• MIDGAN a small fragment; a scrap, a shred ...1846 Eng. dial.
• MIDGET a very small piece of anything; a scrap, a fragment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• MOMMOCK a fragment, a scrap; a broken piece, esp. of food; a slice ...1816 Eng. dial.
• MUMMICK a fragment, a scrap; a broken piece, esp. of food; a slice ...1816 Eng. dial.
• NATLIN a morsel, a fragment, a small quantity ...1908 Sc.
• ODD-COME-SHORT-LUMS small miscellaneous articles; odd fragments ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• ODD-COME-SHORTS small miscellaneous articles; odd fragments ...1738
• ODDMENT a scrap, a fragment, a remnant; a trifle ...1825 Eng. dial.
• OFFALS † fragments that fall off in breaking or using anything; crumbs, leavings; relics, remnants ...1563-87 obs.
• PARCEL † one of several parts into which a thing is broken or divided; a fragment, a piece ...1686
• PASH a great many, a great number; the fragments produced by a smash ...1790 Eng. dial.
• PIGS AND WHISTLES fragments; odds and ends; pieces; knickknacks; trivial things ...1681
• RAFLOCK a fragment ...Bk19C Eng. dial.
• SCORRICK a fragment; the least particle ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCOW a piece, a fragment, a bit ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCREED a shred, a fragment, a crumb; a long thin strip of material, paper, land, etc.; a narrow plantation or belt of wood ...1777 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• SCRIBBET a scrap, a fragment ...1968 Amer. dial.
• SCRIM a small piece of anything edible; a fragment, a crumb ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SCROG a fragment ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• SIPPET a small piece of something; a mere fragment ...1613
• SKORRICK a fragment; the least particle ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TOOTHPICKS splinters, small elongated fragments ...1839
• VANNOCK a considerable portion; a large fragment ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
FRAGMENT - verbs
• MAMMOCK to break, tear, or cut into fragments; to shred ...1520 Eng, dial.
 
FRAGRANCE - nouns
• SUAVEOLENCE † fragrance ...1657
 
FRAGRANT - adjectives
• BALMY delicately and deliciously fragrant ...c1500
• DAINTY fragrant, implying delicacy ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• FRAGROUS fragrant ...1869
• NECTARED delicious, sweet or fragrant ...c1595
• NECTAREL †* like nectar; fragrant ...1648
• ODIFERANT † that bears scent or smell; odorous; fragrant ...a1529
• ODIFEROUS † that bears scent or smell; odorous; fragrant ...a1400
• ODORAMINOUS †* smelling sweet; fragrant; pertaining to odour ...1656
• ODORATE * scented, fragrant ...1626
• ODORIFERANT * that bears scent or smell; odorous; fragrant ...1549
• ODORIFERE †* that bears scent or smell; odorous; fragrant ...1527
• ODORIFIC †* that bears scent or smell; odorous; fragrant ...1796
• ODOURFUL odorous, fragrant ...1889 nonce word
 
FRAGRANT - nouns
• ODORATE * a scented or fragrant substance ..a1682
• SUFFITION † a fragrant substance, perfume ...1656
 
FRAGRANT - verbs
• ESSENCIFICATE † to imbue with an essence, to make fragrant ...1657
• SUFFITE †* to make fragrant ...1657
 
FRAIL - adjectives
• BRICKLE † frail, weak ...c1460
• CASUAL † subject to chance or accident; frail, uncertain, precarious ...1529
• FAIL † delicate, in a frail state of health ...1825 Sc.
• PALCH broken down in health; very frail and delicate in constitution; palsied ...1897 Eng. dial.
• PALCHED half-cured, always ailing, very frail and delicate in constitution, broken down in health ...1891 Eng. dial.
• PALCHY half-cured, always ailing, very frail and delicate in constitution, broken down in health ...1897 Eng. dial.
• PINDLING puny, sickly, ailing, delicate, weak, frail ...1862 Amer. dial.
• PINDLY puny, sickly, ailing, delicate, weak, frail ...1959 Amer. dial.
• SILLY † of persons or animals: weak, feeble, frail ...1567
• TEARY weak, frail, delicate; faint ...1825 Eng. dial.
• TEMPERY slight, insecure, weak, frail ...1877 Eng. dial.
• TEMPORARY slight, insecure, weak, frail ...1877 Eng. dial.
• TEMPORY slight, insecure, weak, frail ...1877 Eng. dial.
• UNFREELIE frail, feeble ...Bk1905 Sc.
 
FRAIL - nouns, person
• FEEBLE † a feeble person; a weak, frail, or ineffectual person ...1340
• PAPIYOT a weakling; a frail person; a useless opponent in a game ...20C W. Indies sl.
 
FRAMED - adjectives
• BUM-BEEFED framed by the police as in the case when drugs are planted in one's pocket by the arresting officer ...1960s US Black sl.
 
FRANCE, FRENCH - adjectives
• FROGGY  (derogatory) French ...1872 sl.
• GALLIAN † Gallic, French ...1591
• GALLO-AMERICAN of combined French and American character ...1797
• GALLOMANIAC having an unreasoning attachment to France or French customs ...1897
• GAULISH French ...1659 poetic and humorous
• PARLEYVOO French; foreign ...1828 Sc.
 
FRANCE, FRENCH - nouns
• FRENCHYVILLE Paris ...Amer. World War I sl.
• FROG (derogatory) the French language ...1955 sl.
• FROGLAND (derogatory) France ...jocular
• FROG'S PARADISE Paris ...Amer. World War I sl.
• FROGTOWN Paris ...Amer. World War I sl.
• GALLICISM 1. an idiom or mode of expression belonging to the French language, esp. one used by a speaker or writer in some other language; also, free use of French idiom ...1656
2. a French characteristic, custom, mode of thought, etc. ...1715
• GALLOMANIA an unreasoning attachment to France or French customs ...1877
• GALLOPHILISM fondness for France, friendliness towards it ...1894
• GALLOPHOBIA a morbid dread of the French, or abhorrence of what is French ...1803
• JOHNNY CRAPAUD the French nation personified ...colloq. arch.
• JOHNNY CRAPEAU the French nation personified ...colloq. arch.
• MUDDY TRENCH the French ...1992 Brit. rhyming sl.
• PAREE Paris, France ...1848 UK sl.
• PARLAY-VOO the French language ...M18 sl.
• PARLEY to speak French; to talk unintelligibly ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PARLEYVOO the French language ...M18 sl.
• SAMMY HEAVEN Paris ...Amer. World War I sl.
• WE WE TOWN Paris (French 'oui, oui') ...World War I Amer. sl.
• YANKEE HEAVEN Paris ...L19 sl.
• YANKEE PARADISE Paris ...L19 sl.
 
FRANCE, FRENCH - nouns, person
• CARMAGNOLE a nickname for a soldier in the French revolutionary army ...1823
• DIDONK a French soldier ...Amer. World War I sl.
• DIRTY PUSS a young Frenchwoman ...Amer. World War I sl.
• FRANKIES the French ...Amer. World War I sl.
• FRENCHER (not necessarily derogatory) a Frenchman ...M19 sl.
• FRENCHIE (derogatory) a French person, or French Canadian ...1883 sl.
• FRENCHY (derogatory) a French person, or French Canadian ...1883 sl.
• FROG (derogatory) a French person ...1778 sl.
• FROG-EATER (derogatory) a nickname for a Frenchman ...M19 sl.
• FROGGEE (derogatory) a French person ...1872 sl.
• FROGGY (derogatory) a French person ...1872 sl.
• GALLIC * a Frenchman ...1755
• GALLICAN * one who favours friendly relations with France ...1876
• GALLO-BRITON one partly French and partly British, either in birth or sympathies ...1819
• GALLOMAN one who has an unreasoning attachment to France or French customs ...1787
• GALLOMANIAC one who has an unreasoning attachment to France or French customs ...1819
• GALLOPHIL a friend of France and its interests ...1889
• GALLOPHOBE one having a morbid dread of the French, or who abhors what is French ...1883
• GAUL a Frenchman ...1630 poetic and humorous
• HABITANT a yeoman farmer of French origin; hence, a person of French origin, esp. one who is poor or lower-class ...1856 Amer. dial. 
• HEN-EATER a French person ...1969 Amer. dial.
• HIS GALLIC MAJESTY † the king of France ...1712
• JOHNNY CRAPAUD a Frenchman; a French Canadian ...colloq. arch.
• JOHNNY CRAPEAU a Frenchman; a French Canadian ...colloq. arch.
• JOHNNY CRAPO a Frenchman ...19C sl.
• JOHNNY CRAPOSE a Frenchman ...19C sl.
• JOHNNY CRAPPO a Frenchman ...19C sl.
• KESKYDEE a French person (“Qu’est-ce qu’il dit?”) ...1971 Amer. dial.
• KISKEEDEE a French person (“Qu’est-ce qu’il dit?”) ...1971 Amer. dial.
• MADAME † a French married woman; a Frenchman's wife ...1599
• MAMSELL an unmarried French woman ...18942 colloq
• MOSSOO monsieur; a Frenchman ...1870 Brit. colloq.
• MOUNSEER a Frenchman; (French 'monsieur') ...Amer. World War I sl.
• OG-FRAY a Frenchman ...20C US Pig Latin for 'frog'
• OU-LA-LA GIRL a French girl ...Amer. World War I sl.
• PARLEYVOO a nickname for a Frenchman ...19C Brit. & US sl.
• PARLY a French person ...E19 sl.
• PEA-EATER a French person ...1966 Amer. dial.
• PEA SOUPER (derogatory) a person of French background or heritage, esp. a French Canadian ...1930 Amer. dial.
• POLLY-BOO a person of French background ...1967 Amer. dial.
• TADPOLE a small French child ... World War I Amer. sl.
• WIWI a French person ...1998 NZ sl.
• ZOZO a metropolitan Frenchman ...L19 sl.
 
FRANCE, FRENCH - verbs
• GALLICIZE to become French; to adapt oneself to French habits, speech, etc. ...1775
• PARLEYVOO to speak a foreign language, esp. to speak French ...M18 sl.
• PARLEY-VOUS to speak a foreign language, esp. to speak French ...M18 sl.
 
FRANK - adjectives
• ABOVE-BOARD frank, open, undisguised ...E17 Eng. sl.
• FAIR-SPOKEN frank, friendly; suave ...1880 Sc.
• NEAR THE BONE embarrassingly frank ...1941 sl.
• NEAR THE KNUCKLE embarrassingly frank ...1909 sl.
• OPEN-BREASTED † not concealing thoughts or feelings, frank ...a1616
• OPEN-HEARTED not reserved, frank ...1611
• OPEN-VISAGED † having a frank or ingenuous face ...1494
• TAM-PLAIN frank, candid ...1828 Sc.
• UNCLOSE * unreserved, straightforward, frank ...1605
 
FRANK - verbs
• FACT to speak frankly and truthfully ...1942 US Black sl.
• HAVE ONE'S HEART AT ONE'S TONGUE'S END † to be always ready to speak what is in one's mind ...1592
• MEALYMOUTH to avoid frank speech ...1934 Amer. dial.
• OPEN UP to speak openly or frankly, ceasing to be secretive ...1921 sl.,
• TALK COLD TURKEY to speak frankly ...1903 sl., orig. Amer.
• TALK TURKEY to speak frankly ...1903 sl., orig. Amer.
• TURKEY to speak frankly and without reserve; to talk hard facts, to get down to business ...E19 sl., orig. US
 
FRANKFURTER - see HOT DOG
 
FRANKLIN, ARETHA
• QUEEN OF SOUL Aretha Franklin, rhythm-and-blues singer  US Black sl.
 
FRANKLY - adverbs
• FAIR † plainly, easily, clearly, distinctly; frankly, downright ...1393 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SINGLE-MINDEDLY sincerely, frankly ...1579
• WITH OPEN FACE † with uncovered face; hence, confidently, frankly; also, brazenly ...1388
 
FRANTIC - adjectives
• FRENZICAL † affected with frenzy; crazy, mad; frenzied, raging; wildly enthusiastic; frantic ...a1586
• RAGEFUL †* mad, frantic, frenzied ...1580
• RAMMIST * mad, crazy, frantic ...1456 Sc.
• RAUNCHY wild; frantic; distraught ...1954 Amer. dial.
 
FRANTIC - verbs
• MANG to become confused or distressed to the point of losing control of oneself; to become frantic or crazed with emotion, love, rage, etc. ...1766 Sc.
• RAMMIS to behave frantically; to rush wildly about ...a1585 Sc.
• RAMMISH to behave frantically; to rush wildly about; to go about in a state approaching frenzy ...a1585 Sc.
 
FRATERNITY - nouns
• FRAT a college fraternity ...1895 US college sl.
• GAMMA DELTA IOTA a notional fraternity or sorority comprised of students who don't belong to fraternities or sororities ...2000 US sl.
 
FRATERNITY - nouns, person
• FIJI a member of the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity; also, the fraternity itself ...1963 Amer. students' sl.
• FRAT a member of a college fraternity; a college fraternity ...1895 US college sl.
• GAMMA DELTA IOTA a college student who is not a fraternity or sorority member ...2000 US sl.
• RUSHEE someone 'rushed' or entertained to assess their suitability for membership of a fraternity or sorority ...1916 US college sl.
 
FRATERNITY - verbs
• TAP to select for a college fraternity or society ...1920s US sl.
 
FRAUD - adjectives
• CRONK obtained by fraud; dishonest, corrupt ...1889 Aust. sl.
• GOOD AS CAZ, AS signifies that any projected fraud or robbery may be easily and certainly accomplished ...1812 Amer. sl.
 
FRAUD, FRAUDULENT - nouns
• ABET † fraud, cunning, wiles ...c1315
• BARRAT † deception, fraud, fraudulent dealing ...1340
• BOONDOGGLE a dishonest undertaking, a fraud ...M20 N. Amer. sl.
• BUNCO deceit, deception, swindling, fraud ...1904 US sl.
• BUNKO deception, swindling, fraud ...1904 US sl.
• CARVE-UP deception, swindling, fraud, often implying an unfair distribution ...1935 Brit. sl.
• CON deception, swindling, fraud ...1901 sl., orig. US
• CON GAME deception, swindling, fraud ...1899 sl., orig. US
• CON JOB deception, swindling, fraud ...1942 sl., orig. US
• CROSS, THE dishonest or fraudulent practices, criminal activities; a fraud or swindle ...E19 sl.
• DECEPTURE † fraud, deceit ...1855
• DEREGLES loose habits, irregularities; deceptions, fraudulent information ...B1900 Sc.
• FAITERY † fraud, deception, hypocrisy ...1377
• FAKE a dodge, a sham, a swindle, some form of fraudulent money-making scheme; a dishonest stratagem or action ...1829 sl.
• FAKEN † fraud, guile; wickedness, crime ...c924
• FALSE † fraud, falsehood, treachery; in early use, counterfeiting of coin; forgery ...c1000
• FALSET falsehood, treachery, fraud ...1375 obs., chiefly Sc.
• FALSITY † false or treacherous conduct; treachery, fraud ...c1330
• FAUSONRY † fraud, in the legal sense; falsification of deeds or measures, coining false money, etc. ...1647
• FAUXONRY † fraud, in the legal sense; falsification of deeds or measures, coining false money, etc. ...1647
• FAWNEY-DROPPING a common fraud: a fellow drops a brass ring, double gilt, which he picks up before the party meant to be cheated, and to whom he disposed of it for less than its supposed, and ten times more than its real, value ...1796 sl.
• FAWNEY RIG a common fraud: "a fellow drops a brass ring, double gilt, which he picks up before the party meant to be cheated, and to whom he disposed of it for less than its supposed, and ten times more than its real, value ...1796 sl.
• FIDDLE deception, swindling, fraud ...1874 sl., orig. US
• F.P. false pretenses, thus fraud ...20C UK criminals' sl.
• FUNNY corrupt; fraudulent; of playing cards: tampered with ...20C sl.
• GAFF a fraud, a racket ...1930s US criminals' sl.
• GAG cheating, fraud, deception, a hoax ...1805 sl.
• GASUMPH deception, swindling, fraud ...1932 Brit. sl.
• GAZOOMPH deception, swindling, fraud ...1932 Brit. sl.
• GAZUMP deception, swindling, fraud ...1932 Brit. sl.
• GAZUMPH deception, swindling, fraud ...1932 Brit. sl.
• GEZUMPH deception, swindling, fraud ...1932 Brit. sl.
• GUZZLE a fraud ...1852 Amer. sl.
• GYP an act or method of swindling; a swindle or fraud; an act of deception; a hoax; a purchase made at an exorbitant price or the item so purchased; broadly, an unfair action; a bitter disappointment ...1914 Amer. sl.
• GYP RACKET swindling, fraud ...20C US sl.
• HOAX a deception, a fraud ...L18 sl.
• INSOOK a bad bargain; a 'suck in' fraud ...Bk1902 Sc.
• INTAKE a cheat, deception, fraud, swindle ...1865 Sc.
• JAPE †* something used to deceive; a means of deception; a deception, fraud ...c1400
• LEMON a disappointment, anything worthless or fraudulent, esp. a poor quality drug purchase ...1910s sl.
• LURK a form of fraud in which one pretends some form of distress in order to raise money from the credulous ...E19 UK criminals' sl.
• MAG-STAKE money obtained by trickery or fraud ...M19 sl.
• MALENGIN † evil machination; ill-intent; fraud, deceit, guile ...1390
• MARLOCK a fraudulent contrivance or trick ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• NICKEL PLATE a fraud, a deception ...L19 US sl.
• OLD MOODY a cunning trick, a fraud ...1930s sl.
• PROP GAME a fraud racket by which householders are coaxed into paying heavily for unnecessary repairs ...1966 Brit. sl.
• PUT-ON a deception, fraud, cheat ...sl.
• RAMP any form of swindle or fraud; a swindle or racket involving charging exorbitant prices ...1812 sl.
• RAMPING a defrauding, or swindling; cheating, fraud ...1830
• READY-UP a swindle, conspiracy, or fraud ...1924 Aust. sl.
• RIP-OFF deception, swindling, fraud ...1970 sl.
• RORT a dodge, a trick, a scheme, a racket; a fraudulent or dishonest practice ...c1910 Aust. sl.
• SCAM a con-trick, swindle or racket, often specifically a fraudulent bankruptcy ...1963 sl., orig. US
• SCONCING cheating, fraud ...1774 Sc.
• SKANK a confidence trick; a fraudulent scheme ...1980s W. Indies & UK Black teen sl.
• SKIN GAME deception, swindling, fraud ...1868 US sl.
• STING a burglary or other act of theft, fraud, etc., esp. a complex and meticulously planned one carried out quickly ...1930 sl., chiefly US
• SWITCH a fraudulent substitution ...1938 sl.
• TAKE money acquired by theft or fraud ...1888 sl., chiefly US
• TAKE-IN a cheat, swindle, deception; a hoax, a fraud ...1778 colloq.
 
FRAUD, FRAUDSTER, FRAUDULENT - nouns, person
• BESTER one who gets the better of others by fraudulent means; a sharper ...1862 sl.
• BLINDFOLDER a deceiver, a fraud, a cheat ...1966 Amer. dial.
• DEADBEAT an impostor or pretender; a fraud; a cheat ...1873 Amer. sl.
• FAWNEY one who practices the fraud involving bogus jewellery ...1781 sl.
• FAWNEY-DROPPER one who practices the 'fawney-rig' ...M19 UK criminals' sl.
• FAWNEY-MAN a seller of bogus jewellery ...L18 sl.
• GAFFER the 'straight' front man for any form of fraud or marginal business ...1970s sl.
• GAGGER a confidence trickster, a cheat, esp. when telling 'sob stories' or posing as a deaf mute; a charlatan, a fraudster ...1781 sl.
• JOCKEY * a fraudulent bargainer; a cheat ...L17
• FAKER a confidence trickster; a fraudster ...M19 sl.
• MASON † one who acquires goods fraudulently by giving a bill which he does not intend to honour ...1753 sl.
• MASONER † one who acquires goods fraudulently by giving a bill which he does not intend to honour ...1753 sl.
• NIBBING-CULL a petty thief or fraudulent dealer ...1775 sl.
• NIBBLER a petty thief or fraudulent dealer ...1823 sl.
• OPERATOR † a quack manufacturer of drugs, etc.; one who lives by fraudulent operations ...1674
• PAPER-HANGER a criminal whose expertise is the use of fraudulent securities ...1954 US sl.
• POCATELLO YARDMASTER a fraud; a blowhard, a boastful or pompous person ...1947 Amer. dial.
• PROP MAN a fraudster operating the prop game ...1966 Brit. sl.
• SCALER a thief, a fraud, a swindler; in NZ, esp. one who decamps with his mates' share of the loot ...c1920 Aust. & NZ colloq.
• SNIFFER a claims investigator of unemployment and other benefit fraud ...1982 UK sl.
 
FRAUD, FRAUDULENT - verbs
• BEND to pervert; to corrupt. to commit some form of fraudulent manoeuvre, esp. as in losing a race deliberately, bribing a policeman or a sporting competitor ...19C sl.
• DO SOMEONE OUT OF SOMETHING to deprive someone of something by fraud or unfair means ...1825 sl.
• FAKE to counterfeit or forge; hence, to make or shape for a fraudulent or deceptive purpose ...1812 sl., orig. criminals' usage
• GAG to cheat, to act fraudulently, to deceive ...1781 sl.
• MAKE to acquire by fraud or artifice; to decoy; to steal ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• PAD A BILL to fraudulently add items to a bill or to an expense account statement in order to obtain money that one is not actually owed ...1930s sl.
• PULL A FAST ONE to execute or attempt a deception; to achieve a clever fraud or swindle ...1933 Amer. sl.
• PULL A SWIFTIE to execute or attempt a deception; to achieve a clever fraud or swindle; to play a deceptive trick ...1945 Aust. sl.
• PULL A SWIFTY to execute or attempt a deception; to achieve a clever fraud or swindle ...1960s Amer. & Aust. sl.
• QUACK to promote one's business through fraudulent claims ...M19 sl.
• RORT to engage in fraud or dishonest practices ...E20 Aust. sl.
• SEND SOMEONE TO THE CLEANERS to fraudulently deprive someone of all or most of their money ...1907 sl.
• SHAVE to strip a person of money or possessions by fraud, extortion, etc.; to swindle ...LME now colloq.
• SKANK to work a confidence trick; to operate a fraud; to work behind someone's back ...2000 UK sl.
• TAKE SOMEONE TO THE CLEANERS to fraudulently deprive someone of all or most of their money ...1907 sl.
• VERSE † to practise fraud or imposition ...1591 cant
 
FRAUDULENT - adjectives
• COVINOUS † fraudulent, deceitful, collusive, dishonest ...1570
• EDUCATED fraudulent ...1949 Amer. dial.
• FAKE fraudulent; spurious; counterfeit; false; pretended ...1775
• FAKE-ASS fraudulent ...1990s US sl.
• FAKEN † deceitful, fraudulent ...c1000
• SHYSTER crooked, corrupt; fraudulent ...M19 US sl.
 
FRAUDULENT - nouns
• DAISY CHAIN in finance: a collaborative fraudulent scheme for the evasion of corporate or other taxes ...1985 US sl.
• DEADBEAT a fraudulent or worthless item; also, a deception or disappointment ...1866 Amer. sl.
• MARLOCK a fraudulent contrivance or trick ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
FRAUDULENTLY - adverbs
• DECEIVABLY † deceitfully, fraudulently, falsely ...1387
 
FRAY - nouns
• BRATTLE a loud, clattering noise; the crash of thunder or of a storm; a noisy fray ...Bk1911 Sc.
• PLISKY a fray, a scrimmage ...1887 Sc.
 
FRAY - verbs
• FASEL †* to ravel, to fray ...c1440
• TASH to stain, to soil, to tarnish, to dirty, to deface; to fray, to batter, to dishevel, to knock about, to treat roughly or carelessly so as to spoil ...1808 Sc.
• VAZ OUT to fray ...1896 Eng. dial.
 
FREAK OUT - verbs
• SNAP to go crazy; to freak out ...1970s Amer. sl.
 
FRECKLE - nouns
• ARR a spot or freckle ...1830 Eng. dial.
• DANE SKIN a freckled skin ...1887 Eng. dial.
• FARMFRECKLE a freckle on the skin ...1889 Eng. dial.
• FERNITICKLES † freckles ...1483 obs. exc. Sc.
• FORM-SPECKLE †* a freckle ...1702
• HEAT-SPOT a red spot on the skin, a freckle ...1822-34
• LENTIGO a freckle or pimple ...c1400
• LENTILS † freckles or spots on the skin ...1558-68
• MASE † a spot, a freckle ...1527
• MURFLES freckles ...1777 Eng. dial.
• SUMMER-FOLD † a freckle ...1382 obs. exc. Eng. dial.
• SUMMER SPOT a freckle ...1876
• TANSY-FACE a freckled face ...1972 Sc.
• THORN-SPECKLES freckles ...1885 Eng. dial.
• TURKEY-EGGS freckles ...1761 Eng. & Amer. dial.
 
FRECKLED - adjectives
• BRAN-FACED freckle-faced ...1890 Eng. dial.
• CHITTY †* freckled; covered with warts or pimples ...1552
• FAN-FECKLED freckled, spotted with the sun ...1859 Eng. dial.
• FAN-FRECKLED freckled, spotted with the sun ...1859 Eng. dial.
• FARM-SPRECKLED freckled, having freckles on the skin ...1893 Eng. dial.
• FRECKNY † freckled ...c1440
• LENTIGINOUS full of freckles ...1597
• NAEVOSE * spotted, freckled ...1847
• NAEVOSE * spotted, freckled ...1847
• THORN-PECKLED freckled ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TURKEY-EGGED freckled, speckled ...1912 Amer. dial.
 
FREE - adjectives
• ACQUIT acquitted, cleared, set free ...1393 arch.
• AT ONE'S LARGE † at liberty ...c1384
• BACKSHEE free ...M18 sl.
• BUCKSHEE free of charge ...1916 Brit. sl.
• FREEBEE free of charge ...1942 US sl.
• FREEBIE free of charge ...1942 US sl.
• FREEBY free of charge ...1942 US sl.
• HAND-LOOSE † free from restraint ...1596
• LARGE † 1. having few or no restrictions or limitations; allowing considerable freedom ...c1510
†* 2. liberated, free ...1600
• OFF THE CHAIN free, unrestrained or unrestricted ...20C sl., orig. Aust.
• OFF THE STRING free, unrestrained or unrestricted ...20C sl., orig. Aust.
• ON THE ARM free of charge ...20C Amer. sl.
• SCART-FREE free of expense ...1877 Sc.
 
FREE - adverbs
• BUCKSHEE for free, gratuitously ...1921 Army sl.
• DEADHEAD for free ...M19 sl.
• ON A ZOOM for free ...1930s US Black sl.
• ON ONE'S FACE on credit, for free ...L19 US sl.
 
FREE - nouns
• FREEBEE something free ...1928 sl., orig. US
• FREEBIE something free ...1928 sl., orig. US
• FREEBY something free ...1928 sl., orig. US
• RABBITS perquisites; anything 'buckshee' (free of charge) ...c1920 Royal Navy usage
 
FREE - verbs
• LEESE † to set free, to release ...a900
• MANUMISE † to release from slavery; to release from bondage or servitude; to set free ...1523
• MANUMISS † to release from slavery; to release from bondage or servitude; to set free ...1523
• MANUMIT to release from slavery; to release from bondage or servitude; to set free ...1432-50
• QUIT † to set free, to release, to redeem (usually a person) ...a1300
• REIGN to be at liberty ...Bk1903 Aust. thieves' sl.
• UNBAY † to free from barrier or restraint ...1687
• UNBIND † to make free, to release from some legal restraint of obligation ...1297
• ZOOM to get something without paying for it, as a ticket to a show ...1930s US Black sl.
 
FREE-AND-EASY - adjectives
• RAG-TIME free-and-easy ...c1920  Services' usage
 
FREEBOOTER - nouns, person
• BERSERK a wild Norse warrior of great strength and ferocious courage, who fought on the battlefield with a frenzied fury known as the 'berserker rage'; often a lawless bravo or freebooter ...1879
• BERSERKER a wild Norse warrior of great strength and ferocious courage, who fought on the battlefield with a frenzied fury known as the 'berserker rage'; often a lawless bravo or freebooter ...1822
• JAYHAWKER a freebooter; a guerilla; a marauder during the Kansas troubles and since extended to all bandits ...1887 Amer. sl.
• MARAUDER one who roves in quest of plunder; a freebooter, a plunderer ...1698
• RAPPAREE an Irish pikeman or irregular soldier, of the kind prominent during the war of 1688-92; hence, an Irish bandit, robber, plunderer, or freebooter; any ruffianly vagabond ...1690
• SNAPHANCE † an armed robber or marauder; a freebooter or highwayman; a thief or desperate fellow ...1538
 
FREEDOM - adjectives
• ELEUTHEROMANIAC having a mania or frantic zeal for freedom ...1837
 
FREEDOM - nouns
• IMMUNITY † freedom from ordinary restraints; undue freedom, license ...1583
• LARGENESS † 1. liberality, open-handedness; freedom in giving or spending ...a1300
†* 2. freedom, scope, opportunity ...a1631
• LARGESSE † freedom, liberty ...c1425
• SCOUTH room, freedom, liberty to range, scope ...1742 Sc.
• SCOUTH AND ROUTH freedom, room to range ...Bk1904 Sc.
• SCOWTH room, freedom, liberty to range, scope ...1742 Sc.
 
FREEDOM - nouns, person
• ELEUTHEROMANIAC a person having a mad zeal for freedom ...1837
 
FREEDOM - verbs
• TIE THE HANDS OF to deprive of freedom of action ...1642
 
FREEDOM - phrases
• TO THE LARGE † into a state of freedom ...a1300.
 
FREELY - adverbs
• DELIVERLY freely, continuously ...1825 Sc.
• FROM CAN TO CAN'T without stint; all day long ...1968 US sl.
• LARGE † freely, unrestrainedly, boldly ...a1400
• LARGELY † freely, without restraint ...c1425
• QUITELY † freely, at liberty ...c1330
 
FREEMASON - nouns, person
• LEFT-HANDED BRICKLAYER a Freemason ...c1950 Brit. sl.
• MASONESS a female freemason ...1833 nonce word
 
FREE-SPIRITED - adjectives
• ODDBALL whimsically free-spirited, eccentric, atypical ...1940 Amer. colloq.
 
FREE-SPOKEN - adjectives
• OFF-HAND plain, honest, blunt; free-spoken ...Bk1905 Sc.
 
FREEZE - verbs
• CATCH to freeze ...1879 Amer. dial.
• CATCH OVER to freeze over ...1886
• FRIGITATE †* to freeze, to cool ...1635
• LAPPER of water: to congeal, to turn to ice slowly, to freeze ...1789 Sc.
• SKIFF to freeze over in a thin coat ...1967 Amer. dial.
• SKIFT to freeze over in a thin coat ...1943 Amer. dial.
• SKIM to freeze in a thin layer ...1860 Amer. dial.
• SKIMP to freeze in a thin layer ...1967 Amer. dial.
• TAKE of water: to begin to freeze ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
• TIE to freeze ...Bk1905 Eng. dial.
 
FREEZER - nouns
• MONA LISA a freezer ...1980s rhyming sl.
 
FREEZING - nouns
• GELATION solidification by cold, freezing ...1854
 
FREIGHT - nouns
• BALLAST † load, burden, freight ...1620
• NAULIZAMENT †* freighting of a vessel ...1533
 
FREIGHT - verbs
• BALLAST † to freight, to load with cargo ...1590
 
FRENCH - see FRANCE
 
FRENCH TOAST - nouns
• LOST BREAD French toast ...1967 Amer. dial.
• PAIN PERDU French toast ...1896 Amer. dial.
• PAN-PAN-DO French toast ...2000 Amer. dial.
 
FRENZIED, FRENZY - adjectives
• AMOK †* in a homicidal frenzy ...E16
• APE frenzied, berserk ...1950s Amer. sl.
• FRENZICAL † affected with frenzy; crazy, mad; frenzied, raging; wildly enthusiastic; frantic ...a1586
• HET UP frenzied, having lost one's composure ...1902 sl.
• HOT AND BOTHERED frenzied, having lost one's composure ...1921 sl.
• MADDING becoming mad; acting madly; frenzied ...1579 now poetical or rhetorical
• MAFFICKY inclined to be uproariously enthusiastic; frenzied with joy ...Bk1910 sl.
• RAGEFUL †* mad, frantic, frenzied ...1580
• RAISED infuriated, irascible, wild, frenzied, over-excited ...1704 Sc.
• RAMAGE of persons: furious, frenzied, raging ...c1470
• RAMAGEOUS † furious, frenzied, raging ...a1600 obs.
• RAMAGIOUS † furious, frenzied, raging ...a1600
• RAMMAGE frenzied, crazed with drink; sexually excited, voluptuous ...1824 Sc.
 
FRENZIED - nouns, person
• MAFFICKER n. one who celebrates a joyful event with frenzied enthusiasm ...1900
 
FRENZIED - verbs
• GET ONE'S KNICKERS IN A TWIST to become angrily agitated or upset; to behave frenziedly ...1971 Brit. sl.
• GO APE to behave frenziedly ...1955 sl., orig. US
• HAVE A FIT to behave frenziedly ...1877 sl.
• HAVE FORTY FITS to behave frenziedly ...1877 sl.
• HAVE KITTENS to be in a state of great excitement, anxiety, or anger; to behave frenziedly ...1900 sl., orig. US
• TEAR ONE'S HAIR to behave frenziedly ...1606
• TEAR ONE'S HAIR OUT to behave frenziedly ...1606
 
FRENZY - nouns
• PANIC STATIONS a frenzy; alarm leading to confused action ...1961 sl.
• RAISE a state of extreme bad temper; a frenzy ...1894 Sc.
• RAMMISTNESS † madness, frenzy ...1456 Sc.
• REE excitement, frenzy ...1825 Sc.
 
FRENZY - verbs
• ECSTASY † to throw into a state of frenzy or stupor ...1627
• LOCO craze, to derange, to frenzy ...1884 Amer. dial.
• MAFFICK to give way to a frenzy of enthusiasm; to celebrate a victory with a delirious uproar ...1900
• RAMMISH to be driven about under the influence of any strong desire; to go about in a state approaching frenzy ...Bk1905 Sc.
 
FREQUENCY - nouns
• CREBRITUDE †* frequency, oftenness ...1730
 
FREQUENT - adjectives
• CREBROUS †* frequent; frequently occurring; near together ...c1600
• OFT frequent, numerous, repeated ...1868 Sc.
• ORDINARY † of common or everyday occurrence; frequent; abundant ...1597
• RANK † numerous, frequent ...1545 obs. exc. N. Eng. dial.
• REGULAR AS PIG-TRACKS frequent ...1853 Amer. dial.
• THICK numerous, plentiful; frequent, in quick succession ...1790 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• YEDER † quick; frequent ...a1400-50
 
FREQUENT - verbs
• HARBOUR to dwell in a place; to haunt, to frequent ...1886 Eng. dial.
• HEAT †* to keep a place 'warm' by frequenting it ...1606
• KADOODLE to hang around, to frequent, to wander about ...L19 US sl.
 
FREQUENTED - adjectives
• OF GREAT HAUNT † much frequented ...c1345
 
FREQUENTER - nouns, person
• SUITOR †* a frequenter of a place ...c1290
 
FREQUENTLY - adverbs
• AT EVERY HAND'S TURN often, frequently ...1899 Amer. dial.
• AT EVERY WHIPSTITCH frequently; continuously; from time to time ...1809 Amer. dial.
• EVER ANONS-WHILE at frequent intervals ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVERLIE constantly, perpetually, frequently, continually ...1829 Sc.
• EVERLY always, constantly, perpetually, frequently, continually, continuously ...1829 Sc. & Eng. dial.
• EVERY HANDS WHILE frequently, constantly ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVERY-LIKE very frequently, on every occasion or opportunity ...Bk1900 Eng. dial.
• EVERY WHIPSTITCH frequently; continuously; from time to time ...1827 Amer. dial.
• HAUNTINGLY † often, frequently, customarily ...c1440
• MANY A TIME AND OFT on many occasions, in many instances, often, frequently ...1760-72
• OFTEN-SITHE † many times; frequently, often ...c1386
• OFTEN-TIDE † many times; frequently, often ...c1330
• OFTENTIME * frequently, often ...c1400
• OFTENTIMES many times; frequently, often ...c1430 arch.
• OFTEN-WHILE many times; frequently, often ...1605
• OFTEN-WHILES many times; frequently, often ...a1850
• REGULAR AWAY often, frequently ...Bk1904 Eng. dial.
• TIME OUT OF NUMBER frequently, repeatedly ...1892 Eng. dial.
• TIMES frequently, many times ...1890 Eng. dial.
• TIMES AND OFTEN frequently, repeatedly, many times ...1885 Eng. dial.
• UNDER AND OVER frequently, over and over again ...1874 Eng. dial.