Archive for the ‘F’ Category

Fledgling

May 4, 2009

fledg·ling also fledge·ling (fljlng) n. 1. A young bird that has recently acquired its flight feathers. 2. A young or inexperienced person. adj. New and untried or inexperienced: a fledgling enterprise.

Fickle

April 24, 2009

fick·le (fkl) adj. Characterized by erratic changeableness or instability, especially with regard to affections or attachments; capricious.

Frenzy

April 7, 2009

fren·zy (frnz) n. pl. fren·zies 1. A state of violent mental agitation or wild excitement. 2. Temporary madness or delirium. 3. A mania; a craze. tr.v. fren·zied, fren·zy·ing, fren·zies To drive into a frenzy.

Finicky

March 17, 2008

fin·ick·y play_w(“F0130000″)

 (fn-k)

adj. fin·ick·i·er, fin·ick·i·est

Insisting capriciously on getting just what one wants; difficult to please; fastidious: a finicky eater.

Fidget

February 5, 2008

fidg·et play_w(“F0106100″)

 (fjt)

v. fidg·et·ed, fidg·et·ing, fidg·ets
v.intr.

1. To behave or move nervously or restlessly.
2. To play or fuss; fiddle: He fidgeted with his notes while lecturing.
v.tr.

To cause to behave or move nervously or restlessly.
n.

1. A condition of restlessness as manifested by nervous movements. Often used in the plural with the.
2. One that fidgets.

Feckless

December 19, 2007

feck·less play_w(“F0064700″)

 (fkls)

adj.

1. Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.

2. Careless and irresponsible.

Furtive

December 18, 2007

fur·tive play_w(“F0371700″)

 (fûrtv)adj.

1. Characterized by stealth; surreptitious.

2. Expressive of hidden motives or purposes; shifty.

Adv. 1. furtively – in a furtive manner; “the soldiers were furtively crawling through the night”

Frivolous

December 7, 2007

friv·o·lous play_w(“F0333100″)

 (frv-ls)

adj.

1. Unworthy of serious attention; trivial: a frivolous novel.

2. Inappropriately silly: a frivolous purchase.

faze

November 22, 2007

faze play_w(“F0058200″)

 (fz)tr.v. fazed, faz·ing, faz·es To disrupt the composure of; disconcert.

eg:- Kumble, in his first Test as captain, didn’t seem fazed by the extra burden

Fawn

November 2, 2007

fawn 1 play_w(“F0054400″)

 (fôn)

intr.v. fawned, fawn·ing, fawns

1. To exhibit affection or attempt to please, as a dog does by wagging its tail, whining, or cringing.

2. To seek favor or attention by flattery and obsequious behavior.

 

eg:- When his son, Aryan, was born, I remember all the girls fawning over him when Shah Rukh brought him along once.