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Free ThoughtnounMWEthe form of theological rationalism that believes in God on the basis of reason without reference to revelationverified
Free Throw LanenounMWEa lane on a basketball court extending from the end line to 15 feet in front of the backboardverified
Free ZonenounMWEan area adjoining a port where goods that are intended for reshipment can be received and stored without payment of dutiesverified
Free-Livernounsomeone who gratifies physical appetites, especially for food and drink, with more than the usual freedomverified
Freedom FighternounMWEa person who takes part in an armed rebellion against the constituted authority (especially in the hope of improving conditions)verified
Freedom From Cruel and Unusual PunishmentnounMWEa right guaranteed by the 8th amendment to the US Constitutionverified
Freedom From DiscriminationnounMWEimmunity from discrimination on the basis of race or sex or nationality or religion or ageverified
Freedom From Double JeopardynounMWEa civil right guaranteed by the Fifth Amendment to the US Constitutionverified
Freedom From Involuntary ServitudenounMWEa civil right guaranteed by the 13th amendment to the US Constitutionverified
Freedom From Search and SeizurenounMWEa right guaranteed by the 4th amendment to the US Constitutionverified
Freedom of AssemblynounMWEthe right to peaceably assemble and to petition the government for redress of grievancesverified
Freedom of ReligionnounMWEa civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitutionverified
Freedom of SpeechnounMWEa civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitutionverified
Freedom of the SeasnounMWEthe right of merchant ships to travel freely in international watersverified
Freedom RidernounMWEone of an interracial group of civil rights activists who rode buses through parts of the South in order to protest racial segregationverified
Freelancernouna writer or artist who sells services to different employers without a long-term contract with any of themverified
Freesianounany of several plants of the genus Freesia valued for their one-sided clusters of usually fragrant yellow or white or pink tubular flowersverified
Freestylenouna race (as in swimming) in which each contestant has a free choice of the style to useverified
Freeze-Dryingnouna method of drying food or blood plasma or pharmaceuticals or tissue without destroying their physical structureverified
Freezernounelectric refrigerator (trade name Deepfreeze) in which food is frozen and stored for long periods of timeverified
Freezing MixturenounMWEa mixture of substances (usually salt and ice) to obtain a temperature below the freezing point of waterverified
Freight AgentnounMWEan employee of a freight carrier who directs the receipt and delivery of goodsverified
Freight LinernounMWEa long-distance express freight train between industrial centers and seaports with facilities for rapid loading and unloading of goodsverified
French KissnounMWEan openmouthed kiss in which your tongue is inserted into the other's mouthverified
Frequency BandnounMWEa band of adjacent radio frequencies (e.g., assigned for transmitting radio or television signals)verified
Frequency DistributionnounMWEa distribution of observed frequencies of occurrence of the values of a variableverified
Frequency HoppingnounMWERepeated switching of frequencies during radio transmission according to a specified algorithm, to minimize unauthorized interception or jamming of telecommunications.ControlRegulatedCUI
Frequency ResponsenounMWE(electronics) a curve representing the output-to-input ratio of a transducer as a function of frequencyverified
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