English to English Dictionary

finickiness

Extreme or excessive attention to small details and standards, especially in eating, dress, or work.

finish

To bring to an end; to come to the end of something.

fleeting

Lasting for a very short time.

folio

A book or manuscript made of sheets of paper folded once, thus forming four pages.

forbearance

Patient self-control; restraint and tolerance.

forceps

A pair of pincers or tweezers used in surgery or obstetrics for seizing and holding objects.

foreordain

To appoint or decree something beforehand; to predestine.

forewarner

A person who gives advance warning of a danger, problem, or future event.

forlorn

Perfectly wretched, miserable, or desolate, often through desertion or abandonment.

formulate

To create or devise methodically (a strategy or a proposal).

forthrightness

The quality of being direct and honest in speech and behavior, without hesitation or evasion.

fortyish

Approximately forty years of age, or having characteristics associated with that age.