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.
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Fledgling
May 4, 2009Fickle
April 24, 2009fick·le (fkl) adj. Characterized by erratic changeableness or instability, especially with regard to affections or attachments; capricious.
Frenzy
April 7, 2009fren·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, 2008fin·ick·y play_w(“F0130000″)
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Fidget
February 5, 2008fidg·et play_w(“F0106100″)
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Feckless
December 19, 2007feck·less play_w(“F0064700″)
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adj.
1. Lacking purpose or vitality; feeble or ineffective.
2. Careless and irresponsible.
Furtive
December 18, 2007fur·tive play_w(“F0371700″)
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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, 2007friv·o·lous play_w(“F0333100″)
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1. Unworthy of serious attention; trivial: a frivolous novel.
2. Inappropriately silly: a frivolous purchase.
faze
November 22, 2007faze play_w(“F0058200″)
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z)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, 2007fawn 1 play_w(“F0054400″)
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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.