Saturday, April 12, 2008

Picture Relations

Façade - front (of building); superficial or false appearance








Facet -small plane surface (of a gem); a side









Faction-small group with special aims within the larger one; party; clique; dissension








Factotum -handyman; person who does all kinds of work











Fallow- plowed but not sowed; uncultivated









Fancier -breeder or dealer of animals










Fanfare- call by bugles or trumpets; showy display










Farce -broad comedy; mockery










Fathom- comprehend; investigate










Fatuous -foolish; inane












Felon
-person convicted of a grave crime








Feral- not domestic; wild









Fetter -shackle









Fiasco -total failure









Filial -pertaining to a son or daughter







Fissure
- crevice









Flamboyant -ornate










Flaunt- display ostentatiously










Fleece -(n) wool coat of asheep








Floe -mass of floating ice









Fodder -coarse food for cattle, horses, etc








Foliage- masses of leaves









Foray- raid








Ford -place where a river can be crossed on foot










Founder-(v) *fail completely; sink*








Fracas- brawl, melee










Fraught- filled









Fresco- painting on plaster (usually fresh)







Frieze -ornamental band on a wall








Fusillade -simultaneous firing or outburst (of missiles, questions, etc.)