FREIGHT
FREIGHT, noun frate. [Latin fero; formed like bright.]1. The cargo, or any part of the cargo of a ship; lading; that which is carried by water. The freight of a ship consists of...
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FREIGHTED
FREIGHTED, participle passive Loaded, as a ship or vessel.
FREIGHTER
FREIGHTER, noun One who loads a ship, or one who charters and loads a ship.
FREIGHTING
FREIGHTING, participle present tense Loading, as a ship or vessel.
FREISLEBEN
FREISLEBEN, noun A mineral of a blue or bluish gray color, brittle and soft to the touch.
FREN
FREN, noun A stranger. [Not used.]
FRENCH
FRENCH, adjective Pertaining to France or its inhabitants.FRENCH Chalk, scaly talc, a variety of indurated talc, in masses composed of small scales; its color is pearly white or...
FRENCH-HORN
FRENCH-HORN', noun A wind instrument of music made of metal.
FRENCHIFY
FRENCH'IFY, verb transitive To make French; to infect with the manner of the French.
FRENCHLIKE
FRENCH'LIKE, adjective Resembling the French.
FRENETIC
FRENET'IC, adjective [See Frantic and Phrenetic.]
FRENZIED
FREN'ZIED, part. adjective Affected with madness.
FRENZY
FREN'ZY, noun [Latin phrenitis, Gr. from mind, which is from moving, rushing. See Frantic.]Madness; distraction; rage; or any violent agitation of the mind approaching to distra...
FREQUENCE
FRE'QUENCE, noun [Latin frequentia.] A crowd; a throng; a concourse; an assembly. [Little used.]
FREQUENCY
FRE'QUENCY, noun1. A return or occurrence of a thing often repeated at short intervals. The frequency of crimes abates our horror at the commission; the frequency of capital pun...
FREQUENT
FRE'QUENT, adjective [Latin frequens.]1. Often seen or done; often happening at short intervals; often repeated or occurring. We made frequent visits to the hospital.2. Used oft...
FREQUENTABLE
FREQUENT'ABLE, adjective Accessible. [Not used.]
FREQUENTATION
FREQUENTA'TION, noun1. The act of frequenting.2. The habit of visiting often.
FREQUENTATIVE
FREQUENT'ATIVE, adjectiveIn grammar, signifying the frequent repetition of an action; as a frequentative verb.
FREQUENTED
FRE'QUENTED, participle passive Often visited.
FREQUENTER
FRE'QUENTER, noun One who often visits or resorts to customarily.
FREQUENTLY
FRE'QUENTLY, adverb Often; many times; at short intervals; commonly.
FREQUENTNESS
FRE'QUENTNESS, noun The quality of being frequent or often repeated.
FRESCO
FRES'CO, noun1. Coolness; shade; a cool refreshing state of the air; duskiness.2. A picture not drawn in glaring light, but in dusk.3. A method of painting in relief on walls, p...
FRESH
FRESH, adjective [Eng. rush, which gives the radical sense, though it may not be the same word.]1. Moving with celerity; brisk; strong; somewhat vehement; as a fresh breeze; fre...
FRESHEN
FRESH'EN, verb transitive fresh'n.1. To make fresh; to dulcify; to separate, as water from saline particles; to take saltiness from any thing; as, to freshen water, fish or fles...
FRESHENED
FRESH'ENED, participle passive Deprived of saltiness; sweetened.