faeces

solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels ;

faerie

the enchanted realm of fairies ; a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers ;

faeroe islands

a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands ; a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands ;

faeroes

a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands ; a self-governing colony that is a possession of Denmark in the Faroe Islands ;

faeroese

a Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands ;

faery

the enchanted realm of fairies ; a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers ;

fafnir

(Norse mythology) the Norse dragon that guarded a treasure and was slain by Sigurd ;

fag

finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking ; offensive terms for an openly homosexual man ;

fag end

the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope ; the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm" ;

fagaceae

chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea, Castanopsis, Chrysolepis, Fagus, Lithocarpus, Nothofagus, Quercus ;

fagales

an order of dicotyledonous trees of the subclass Hamamelidae ;

faggot

a bundle of sticks and branches bound together ; offensive terms for an openly homosexual man ;

faggot stitch

the stitch that ties a group of parallel threads together in fagoting ;

faggpting

embroidery in which groups of parallel threads are tied together with fagot stitches ;

fagin

a villainous Jew in a novel by Charles Dickens; "Fagin was a fence who trained boys as pickpockets" ;

fagopyrum

buckwheat; in some classifications included in the genus Polygonum ;

fagopyrum esculentum

a member of the genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour ;

fagot

a bundle of sticks and branches bound together ; offensive terms for an openly homosexual man ;

fagot stitch

the stitch that ties a group of parallel threads together in fagoting ;

fagoting

embroidery in which groups of parallel threads are tied together with fagot stitches ;

fagus

beeches ;

fagus americana

North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts ;

fagus grandifolia

North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts ;

fagus pendula

variety of European beech with pendulous limbs ;

fagus purpurea

variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves ;

fagus sylvatica

large European beech with minutely-toothed leaves; widely planted as an ornamental in North America ;

fagus sylvatica atropunicea

variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves ;

fagus sylvatica pendula

variety of European beech with pendulous limbs ;

fagus sylvatica purpurea

variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves ;

fahd

king of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922) ;

fahd ibn abdel aziz al-saud

king of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922) ;

fahrenheit

German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736) ;

fahrenheit scale

a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 32 degrees and the boiling point of water a 212 degrees ;

fahrenheit thermometer

a thermometer calibrated in degrees Fahrenheit ;

faience

glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors ;

fail-safe

a mechanism capable of returning to a safe state in case there is a failure or malfunction ;

failing

failure to reach a minimum required performance; "his failing the course led to his disqualification"; "he got two flunks on his report" ; a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings" ;

faille

a ribbed woven fabric of silk or rayon or cotton ;

failure

an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes" ; an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test" ; an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure" ; a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently ; loss of ability to function normally; "kidney failure" ; lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure" ; inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks" ;

faineance

the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work ;