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Frequency-Response CharacteristicnounMWE(electronics) a graph of frequency response with signal amplitude or gain plotted against frequencyverified
Frequency-Response CurvenounMWE(electronics) a graph of frequency response with signal amplitude or gain plotted against frequencyverified
Fresh FoodnounMWEfood that is not preserved by canning or dehydration or freezing or smokingverified
Freshwater BassnounMWEany of various North American freshwater fish with lean flesh (especially of the genus Micropterus)verified
Freshwater BreamnounMWEany of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scalesverified
Freshwater CordgrassnounMWENorth American cordgrass having leaves with dry membranous margins and glumes with long awnsverified
Freshwater LimpetnounMWEminute conical gastropod superficially resembling a limpet but living and feeding on freshwater plantsverified
Freudian SlipnounMWEa slip-up that (according to Sigmund Freud) results from the operation of unconscious wishes or conflicts and can reveal unconscious processes in normal healthy individualsverified
Fricative ConsonantnounMWEa continuant consonant produced by breath moving against a narrowing of the vocal tractverified
Friction ClutchnounMWEa clutch in which one part turns the other by the friction between themverified
Friction MatchnounMWElighter consisting of a thin piece of wood or cardboard tipped with combustible chemicalverified
Friction TapenounMWEa water-resistant adhesive tape used to insulate exposed electrical conductorsverified
Fried RicenounMWEboiled rice mixed with scallions and minced pork or shrimp and quickly scrambled with eggsverified
Friend of the CourtnounMWEan adviser to the court on some matter of law who is not a party to the caseverified
Friendship PlantnounMWElow stingless nettle of Central and South America having velvety brownish-green toothed leaves and clusters of small green flowersverified
Frijoles RefritosnounMWEdried beans cooked and mashed and then fried in lard with various seasoningsverified
Frilled LizardnounMWElarge arboreal insectivorous Australian lizard with a ruff of skin around the neckverified
Fringe BenefitnounMWEan incidental benefit awarded for certain types of employment, especially if it is regarded as a rightverified
Fringe BushnounMWEsmall bushy tree of southeastern United States having profuse clusters of white flowersverified
Fringe CupsnounMWEplant growing in clumps with mostly basal leaves and cream-colored or pale pink fringed flowers in several long racemesverified
Fringe TreenounMWEany of various small decorative flowering trees or shrubs of the genus Chionanthusverified
Fringed GeckonounMWEa gecko that has membranous expansions along the sides of its body and limbs and tail that enable it to glide short distancesverified
Fringed GentiannounMWEany of various herbs of the genus Gentianopsis having the margins of the corolla lobes fringedverified
Fringed Grass of ParnassusnounMWEbog plant with broadly heart-shaped basal leaves and cream-colored or white saucer-shaped flowers with fringed petalsverified
Fringed OrchidnounMWEany of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lipverified
Fringed OrchisnounMWEany of several summer-flowering American orchids distinguished by a fringed or lacerated lipverified
Fringed PinknounMWEEurasian perennial pink having fragrant lilac or rose flowers with deeply fringed marginsverified
Fringed PolygalanounMWEcommon trailing perennial milkwort of eastern North America having leaves like wintergreen and usually rosy-purple flowers with winged sepalsverified
Fringed Poppy MallownounMWEperennial poppy mallow of United States southern plains states having rose-red or rose-purple flowersverified
Frog OrchidnounMWEorchid having hooded long-bracted green to yellow-green flowers suffused with purpleverified
From ScratchadverbMWEfrom the beginning, especially without relying on resources or other advantagescandidate
Front BenchnounMWEany of the front seats in the House of Commons that are reserved for ministers or former ministersverified
Front RoomnounMWEa room in a private house or establishment where people can sit and talk and relaxverified
Front-Porch CampaignnounMWEa campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travelverified
Front-Porch CampaigningnounMWEa campaign in which the candidate makes speeches but does not travelverified
Frontage RoadnounMWEa local road that runs parallel to an expressway and allows local traffic to gain access to propertyverified
Frontal BonenounMWEthe large cranial bone forming the front part of the cranium: includes the upper part of the orbitsverified
Frontal CortexnounMWEthat part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the foreheadverified
Frontal GyrusnounMWEany of the convolutions of the outer surface of the frontal lobe of the cerebrumverified
Frontal LobenounMWEthat part of the cerebral cortex in either hemisphere of the brain lying directly behind the foreheadverified
Frontal LobotomynounMWEsurgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brainverified
Frontal SuturenounMWEthe suture between two halves of the frontal bone (usually obliterated by the age of 6)verified
Frost FishnounMWElong-bodied marine fishes having a long whiplike scaleless body and sharp teethverified