Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z framerule A multiple of frames (video pictures), at the beginning of which the game performs a check, typically as to whether the player reached an area. framesaw A kind of saw consisting of a narrow flexible blade held under tension within a frame, used for cutting wood or stone. frameset A bicycle's frame plus the front fork. frameshift A frameshift mutation. frameshifted That has undergone a frameshift mutation frameshifter A pseudoknot that causes frameshifting frameshifting frameshift mutation frameskip A software feature that skips the display of certain frames of animation to improve performance at the expense of visual smoothness. framesmith A maker of frames. framestone A solid calcareous or siliceous framework maintained by an organism such as a coral or sponge. framestore Synonym of framebuffer. frameup A false incrimination of an innocent person; a scheme to frame an innocent person for a crime. framewise In terms of frames. framework A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size. framey Low in frame rate; choppy. Framilode A small settlement on the bank of the Severn in Fretherne with Saul parish, Stroud district, Gloucestershire, England (OS grid ref SO7410). framily A group of friends who are close like a family. framing The placing of a picture, etc. in a frame. Framingham A city in Middlesex County, Massachusetts, United States. framire idigbo tree framis speech that uses a mixture of real and nonsense words. Framlingham A market town and civil parish in East Suffolk district, Suffolk, England, previously in Suffolk Coastal district (OS grid ref TM2863). frammis Synonym of gizmo. frampold Bad-tempered, angry, disagreeable. Frampton A village and civil parish in west Dorset, England (OS grid ref SY6295). Framptonesque Reminiscent of Peter Frampton (born 1950), English rock musician. framycetin Synonym of neomycin. Fran A diminutive of the female given names Frances and Francine. franc Any of several units of currency. Franca A surname. francate Any oxyanion of francium; any salt containing such an ion Francazal A village in Haute-Garonne department, France. France A country located primarily in Western Europe. Official name: French Republic. Capital and largest city: Paris. Frances A female given name from Latin, masculine equivalent Francis. francesca A female given name from Italian, equivalent to English Frances. Franceschetti A surname. Francesco A male given name from Italian, equivalent to English Francis Francesconi A surname from Italian. Francese A surname from Italian. Francestown A town and census-designated place therein, in Hillsborough County, New Hampshire, United States. Franceville A city in Gabon, on the Mpassa River. francevillite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing barium, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, uranium, and vanadium. Franchan A surname from French. Franchini A surname from Italian. franchisability The quality of being franchisable. franchisable Suitable for being franchised. franchisal Pertaining to franchises. franchise The right to vote at a public election or referendum; see: suffrage. franchised belonging to a franchise franchisee A holder of a franchise; a person who is granted a franchise. franchisement Release; deliverance; freedom franchiser A franchisor, a company which or person who grants franchises. franchising The establishment, granting, or use of a franchise. franchisor A company which, or a person who, grants franchises. Franchitti A surname from Italian. Francia A former kingdom inhabited by the Franks, in Western Europe, spreading over modern-day France (except Brittany and Corsica), the Low Countries, large parts of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and Northern Italy. Francian Of or pertaining to Francia. Francic Frankish Francie A diminutive of the female given names Frances and Francine. Francien Of or relating to the dialect of Old French spoken in Île-de-France and its surrounding areas. Francine A female given name from French. Francis A male given name from Latin. francisca A throwing axe used as a weapon during the Early Middle Ages by the Franks. Franciscan A friar of the religious order founded by Saint Francis of Assisi in 1209, now known as the Order of the Friars Minor. franciscana Synonym of La Plata dolphin. Franciscanism The religious beliefs and practices of the Franciscan order. franciscanite A brownish-red trigonal mineral containing manganese and vanadium found in California. Franciscanness The quality of being Franciscan. Franciscans Synonym of Order of Friars Minor: the religious order of friars founded by St Francis of Assisi. Francisco A moon in Uranus, Solar System. Franciscus A male given name from Latin. francisellosis Infection by Francisella bacteria. francisite An orthorhombic-dipyramidal light green mineral containing bismuth, chlorine, copper, oxygen, and selenium. Francistan France, perceived as having been culturally conquered by Muslims. Francistown A city in eastern Botswana. Francitan The French language mixed with Occitan. francium The chemical element (symbol Fr) with an atomic number of 87. It is an intensely radioactive alkali metal that is not found in nature. franciumlike Resembling francium. francization Synonym of Frenchification (“the act or process of making or becoming more French, particularly in Quebecois contexts”). francize Synonym of frenchify, to make French or more French-like. Franck A male given name. Francke A surname. franckeite A triclinic-pinacoidal mineral containing antimony, iron, lead, sulfur, and tin. Franckenstein One of the large, automated measurement machines used in the original bevatron. Franckian Of or relating to César Franck (1822–1890), composer and musician. Franckowiak A surname from Polish. franco A former currency of Lucca in Tuscany, Italy, issued between 1805 and 1808. francoa Any plant of the genus Francoa, with white, pink or red flowers, native to Chile. francoanellite A trigonal yellowish white mineral containing aluminum, hydrogen, iron, oxygen, phosphorus, potassium, and sodium. francocentric Centered or focused on France and the French people, language or culture. Francoesque Reminiscent of Francisco Franco Bahamonde (1892–1975), military general and dictator of Spain. Francoeur A surname from French. Francois A settlement in Newfoundland and Labrador. Francoism The period of history in Spain under the dictatorship of Francisco Franco, from 1936/1939 to 1975. Francoist Of or pertaining to Francoism. francolin Any of various terrestrial birds of several genera in family Phasianidae, principally in tribe Gallini. Francolino A small village (frazione) northeast of Ferrara, Italy, on the Po River. francolite Synonym of lewistonite (“variety of fluorapatite”) Francology Study of French language and culture. Francom A surname from Old French. Francomania An obsession with the French culture, language, or people. Francome A surname. Franconia A cultural region and former duchy in Germany, comprising the northern area of modern Bavaria and lands to its immediate west. Franconian Of or relating to Franconia (region in Bavaria) or its inhabitants. franconite A monoclinic white mineral containing hydrogen, niobium, oxygen, and sodium. francophile One who loves France, the French people, or French culture. francophilia The love or admiration of France, the French, or French culture. Francophilism Synonym of Francophilia. Francophobe One who dislikes France, the French, or French culture. Francophobia The hatred or fear of France, its people and culture. Francophobic Showing Francophobia. francophone French-speaking. Francophonic Resembling or relating to the sounds of French. francophonie French speakers, collectively; the French-speaking world. Francophony The use of the French language. Francosphere The totality of Francophone countries, the geographical or cultural realm of native French-speakers. Franek A surname from Polish. Franeker A city in Friesland, Netherlands. Franekeradeel A former municipality of Friesland, Netherlands. Franey A surname from French. franga An obsolete unit of currency in Albania, equal to 5 lek. frangent Causing fracture; breaking. franger A condom. frangibility The state or quality of being frangible. frangible Able to be broken; breakable, fragile. frangibleness The quality of being frangible. frangibly In a frangible way. frangipane A cream made from ground almonds used in confectionery frangipani Any of several tropical American shrubs and trees of the genus Plumeria, having fragrant, showy, funnel-shaped flowers of a wide range of colours from creamy to red. franglais French terms or expressions recently borrowed from the English language. frangula The bark of Rhamnus frangula used as a laxative or cathartic frangulin A yellow crystalline dyestuff extracted from a species (Frangula alnus) of alder buckthorn. Frangulyan A surname from Armenian. franig A Hoxhaist or follower of Enver Hoxha's ideology. franion A cheerful, frivolous person, a silly man; a loose woman. frank Honest, especially in a manner that seems slightly blunt; candid; not reserved or disguised. frankability The quality of being frankable. frankable Eligible for franking (free postage). frankalmoign A form of land tenure in return for religious duty or service. frankalmoigne A tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given to them and their successors forever, usually on condition of praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs; - called also tenure by free alms. frankamenite A triclinic-pedial mineral containing calcium, fluorine, hydrogen, manganese, oxygen, potassium, silicon, and sodium. Frankau A surname. frankdicksonite An isometric-hexoctahedral colorless mineral containing barium and fluorine. Frankel A surname. Franken A patronymic surname from Dutch, equivalent to English Franks or Frankson, for a descendant of a person named Frank Frankenberg A surname from German. Frankenberger A surname from German. Frankenbike A bicycle or motorcycle assembled from mismatched parts. frankenbite An audio clip on reality TV that appears to be a single, contiguous interview line, but is in fact built from several disparate recorded audio clips edited together. frankenbiting The practice of using Frankenbites.