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flūctus
A moving disturbance in the level of a body of liquid; an undulation.
fluens
Moving, proceeding or shaped smoothly, gracefully, or continuously.
fluere
(transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
fluidus
(not comparable) Of or relating to fluid.
flumen
The part of a fluid that moves continuously in a certain direction, especially (oceanography) ellipsis of ocean current.
Flūmen Colōrātum
A major river of western North America, running from the Rocky Mountains in the United States to the Gulf of California in Mexico.
flūmine adversō
Against the current.
fluo
(transitive) To obtain or receive (something) from something else.
fluvius
A large and often winding stream which drains a land mass, carrying water down from higher areas to a lower point, oftentimes ending in another body of water, such as an ocean or in an inland sea.
fluxus
(math) A formalization of the idea of the motion of particles in a fluid, as a group action of the real numbers on a set.
fluxus oneris electrici
(electromagnetism) The net charge that passes through some cross-section of a conducting material (in one direction), per unit time, having the SI unit A (C/s).
flūxus sanguinis
The flow of blood through the circulatory system of an animal
fōcāle
A wide fabric band worn as a necktie by men having long ends hanging in front.
focus
(countable) An instance of this chemical reaction, especially when intentionally created and maintained in a specific location to a useful end (such as a campfire or a hearth fire).
fodicō
To prod or jab with an object such as a finger or a stick. [from late 14th c.]
fodina
An excavation from which ore or solid minerals are taken, especially one consisting of underground tunnels.
fodiō
(transitive, intransitive) To move hard-packed earth out of the way, especially downward to make a hole with a shovel. Or to drill, or the like, through rocks, roads, or the like. More generally, to make any similar hole by moving material out of the way.
foederātiō
Array of nations or states that are unified under one central authority which is elected by its members.
foeditās
The state of being foul.
foedō
(transitive) To make (something) dirty.
foedus
(countable) An understanding between entities to follow a specific course of conduct.
foeteō
(intransitive) To have or give off a strong, unpleasant smell.
foetidus
Having an unpleasant odor.
foetor
A strong unpleasant smell.
foetōris delumentum
An odor-controlling substance applied to the underarm to counteract odor from perspiration.
foliātus
Of a leaf: having a (certain number of) leaflets.
folium
(publishing, bookbinding, advertising) A sheet of a book, magazine, etc. (consisting of two pages, one on each face of the leaf).
follis
(countable, uncountable) In certain phrases: money.
follis volatilis
(countable) The inflated ball used in such a game.
follis volitatis
(countable) The inflated ball used in such a game.
fōmentō
(medicine, transitive) To apply a poultice to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge.
fōmentum
(medicine) A multiply folded piece of cloth, a pouch of ice, etc., used to apply to a patient's skin, cover the dressing of wounds, and placed with the aid of a bandage to apply pressure on an injury.
fōmes
Small pieces of wood and twigs used to start a fire.
fōns
(chiefly, poetic, dated, or, archaic) ; a spring. [from late 16th c.]
fons calidae atque alte exsilientis aquae
(planetology, geology, volcanology) A boiling natural spring which throws forth jets of water, mud, etc., at frequent intervals, driven upwards by the expansive power of steam.
for
(transitive) To indicate in a written form.
forābilis
More or most likely to be exposed to the chance of being attacked or harmed, either physically or emotionally.
forāmen
An opening that goes all the way through a solid body, a fabric, etc.; a perforation; a rent.
foras
From a place, hence.
forceps
An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.
forfex
(countable, usually, construed as plural) A tool used for cutting thin material, consisting of two crossing blades attached at a pivot point in such a way that the blades slide across each other when the handles are closed.
foria
(slang, often with "the") Diarrhea/diarrhoea.
forica
(India, otherwise, _, military) Any facility or device used for urination or defecation, whether toilet, lavatory, or outhouse.
foris
From a place, hence.
forma
A picture, likeness, diagram or representation, usually drawn on paper.
fōrmāgium
(uncountable) A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.
formaster
(dated) A man with a reputation for fine dress and etiquette; a dandy or fop.
fōrmāticum
(uncountable) A dairy product made from curdled or cultured milk.
formātūra
The act or process of fashioning something; manufacture.
formīca
Any of various insects in the family Formicidae in the order Hymenoptera, typically living in large colonies composed almost entirely of flightless females.
formicarium
A cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or white ants (termites), and beneath which the colony nests.
formicarum agmen
A cone-shaped structure built from sediment and other available materials by ants or white ants (termites), and beneath which the colony nests.
formīdābilis
Causing fear, dread, awe, or discouragement as a result of size, strength, or some other impressive feature; commanding respect; causing wonder or astonishment.
formido
A feeling of fear and reverence.
formīdo avium
An effigy, typically made of straw and dressed in old clothes, fixed to a pole in a field to deter birds from eating crops or seeds planted there. [from 1530s]
formīdulōsus
Afraid; suffering from fear.
formō
To make, build or construct, especially in a crude or improvised way.
Formosa
A partly-recognized country in East Asia consisting of a main island and 167 smaller islands. Official name: Republic of China. Capital: Taipei. [from 20th c.]
formōsitās
(uncountable) The state of being attractive or engaging.
formosus
Pleasing or appealing to the senses, especially of a potential romantic partner.
formus
Of a somewhat high temperature, often but not always connoting that the high temperature is pleasant rather than uncomfortable.
fornāx
An oven or furnace or a heated chamber, for the purpose of hardening, burning, calcining or drying anything; for example, firing ceramics, curing or preserving tobacco, or drying grain.
fornicor
(intransitive) To engage in fornication.
fornix
A house of prostitution.
fors
(uncountable) Random occurrence; luck.
forsan
(as a pro-sentence) Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement).
forsit
(as a pro-sentence) Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement).
forsitan
(as a pro-sentence) Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement).
fortasse
(as a pro-sentence) Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement).
fortassis
(as a pro-sentence) Perhaps that is true (expressing no commitment to a decision or a neutral viewpoint to a statement).
fortificātiō
The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places to strengthen defence against an enemy.
fortificō
To increase the defences of (an army, soldiers, etc.), or put (it or them) in a defensive position.
fortis
(grammar) Inflecting in a different manner than the one called weak, such as Germanic verbs which change vowels.
fortiter
In a powerful manner.
fortitudo
The quality of being confident, not afraid or easily intimidated, but without being incautious or inconsiderate.
fortuītō
In an accidental manner; by chance, unexpectedly.
fortuītus
Happening by chance, or unexpectedly; taking place not according to the usual course of things; by accident, unintentional. [from 16th c.]
Fortuna
(Roman god) The Roman goddess of luck, fortune and fate, equivalent to the Greek goddess Tyche.
fortunātus
Favored by fortune.
foruli
(furniture) A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
forum
(law, metonym, "the Bar", "the bar") Collectively, lawyers or the legal profession; specifically applied to barristers in some countries, but including all lawyers in others.
fossa
An artificial waterway or artificially improved river used for travel, shipping, or irrigation.
fossile
The mineralized remains of an animal or plant.
fossilis
The mineralized remains of an animal or plant.
fovea
(stud poker) A card (also called a hole card) dealt face down thus unknown to all but its holder; the status in which such a card is.
foveō
To treat with affection, care, and tenderness; to nurture or protect with care.
fractaria
A machine designed to crush rocks.
fractiō
(arithmetic) A ratio of two numbers (numerator and denominator), usually written one above the other and separated by a horizontal bar called the vinculum or, alternatively, in sequence on the same line and separated by a solidus (diagonal bar).
fractūrā
An instance of breaking, a place where something has broken.
fractus
Physically broken into pieces.
fragilis
(figuratively) Readily disrupted or destroyed.
fragilitās
The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
fragmentum
A part of a larger whole, usually in such a form that it is able to be separated from other parts.
fragor
A sudden, intense, loud sound, as made for example by cymbals.
fragōsus
Inflexible; liable to break, snap, or shatter easily under stress, pressure, or impact; crackly.
fragrāns
Fragrant or spicy.
fragrō
(intransitive, copulative) Followed by like or of if descriptive: to have a particular smell, whether good or bad.
fragum
The sweet, usually red, edible accessory fruit of certain plants of the genus Fragaria.
Franca
A French woman; a woman of French ancestry, descent or citizenship.
francanus
Of or relating to the people or culture of France.
Francia
A country located primarily in Western Europe. Official name: French Republic. Capital and largest city: Paris.
francigena
A man of French birth or nationality.
Francogalli
(chiefly, _, collective, and, in the plural) The people of France; groups of French people.
Francogallia
A country located primarily in Western Europe. Official name: French Republic. Capital and largest city: Paris.
francogallicus
Of or relating to the people or culture of France.
Francus
One of the Franks, a Germanic federation that inhabited parts of what are now France, the Low Countries and Germany.
frangibilis
Able to be broken; breakable, fragile. [from early 15th c.]
frangō
(intransitive, of a voice) To alter in type due to emotion or strain: in men, generally to go up, in women, sometimes to go down; to crack.
frater
Someone who is a peer, whether male or female.
frāternē
In a hearty manner.
frāternitās
The state of being brothers or a brother (also figuratively).
frāternus
Of or characteristic of brothers.
fratruelis
A son of one's sibling, brother-in-law, or sister-in-law; either a son of one's brother (fraternal nephew) or a son of one's sister (sororal nephew).
fraudātor
Someone who cheats.
fraudō
(transitive) To obtain money or property from (a person) by fraud; to swindle.
fraudulentia
(uncountable) The characteristic or condition of being dishonest.
fraudulentus
Not honest; shoddy.
fraus
An act or practice intended to deceive; a trick.
fraxineus
Made from the wood of the ash-tree.
frāxinus
(uncountable) The wood of this tree.
Frederīcus
A en given name.
frendo
(transitive) To grind (one's teeth) in pain or in anger.
frēnum
A piece of metal placed in a horse's mouth and connected to the reins to direct the animal.
frequēns
Containing a dense pack or mass of something; teeming.
frequenter
At frequent intervals.
frequentia
(uncountable, or, countable) The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
frequentō
(transitive) To inhabit or to visit frequently (most often used in reference to ghosts).
fretum
(geography) A narrow channel of water connecting two larger bodies of water.
fricare
(transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.
frīcō
(transitive) To rub and knead (someone's body or a part of a body), to perform a massage on (somebody).
frictio
The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches.
Friderīcus
A en given name.
frigeo
Indicates that the speaker feels cold.
Frigga
(Germanic mythology, Norse goddess) The wife of Odin, and the Norse/Germanic goddess of married love, the heavens, home and hearth, after whom Friday is named (due to her being identified with Venus).
frīgiditās
The state of being frigid; coldness; lack of heat.
frigidulus
Of a mildly low temperature.
frīgidus
(of the weather) Causing the air to be cold.
frigo
(of a person or animal) Feeling the sensation of coldness, especially to the point of discomfort.
frigor
(uncountable) A condition of low temperature.
frigus
(uncountable) A condition of low temperature.
friguttiō
(transitive) To utter with a stammer, or with timid hesitancy.
fringilla
Any bird of other families of similar appearance to members of family Fringillidae.
friō
(transitive) To break into crumbs.
frīvolus
Trivial, or of little importance.
frondeō
To add numbers to (a folio or leaf, or all the folios or leaves, of a book); also, to add numbers to the folios or leaves of (a book); to folio, to page, to paginate.
frondēscō
(intransitive) To produce leaves; put forth foliage.
frons
The leaves of plants.
fructifico
To produce fruit, seeds, or spores.
fructum
The act of gaining; acquisition.
frūctus
Joy; pleasure.

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