Words ending
in F.

In the case that; also, whether.

Origin: Old English gif

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Belonging to, made from or about something, as in a cup of tea.

Origin: Old English of

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A small, often mischievous fairy in stories.

Origin: Old English ælf

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A big, clumsy or foolish person.

Origin: From auf (a goblin's child), related to elf

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Away from a place; also, not switched on.

Origin: Old English of

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An informal word for a referee in a game.

Origin: Short for referee

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Meat from a cow, steer or bull.

Origin: Anglo-French beof, from Latin bos (ox)

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A young cow; also, the back of the leg below the knee.

Origin: Old English cealf

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A skilled cook, especially the head cook in a restaurant.

Origin: French chef (head), short for chef de cuisine

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A sign at the start of a line of music that shows the pitch of the notes.

Origin: French clef (key), from Latin clavis

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The band at the end of a sleeve, around the wrist.

Origin: Middle English coffe (mitten)

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Unable to hear, or able to hear only a little.

Origin: Old English dēaf

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A game in which players hit a small ball into a series of holes with clubs.

Origin: Scots, Middle English

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One of two equal parts of something.

Origin: Old English healf

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The hard covering on the foot of a horse, cow or deer.

Origin: Old English hōf

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One of the flat, usually green parts that grow from a plant stem.

Origin: Old English lēaf

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Bread baked in one shaped piece.

Origin: Old English hlāf

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A short burst of air, breath or smoke; also, to blow in short bursts.

Origin: Old English pyffan, imitative

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The top covering of a building.

Origin: Old English hrōf

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A person's own nature, as in her true self.

Origin: Old English self

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A large wild animal of the dog family that lives and hunts in packs.

Origin: Old English wulf

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Distant and not friendly; keeping apart from others.

Origin: a- + an old sailing word loof (windward side)

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Short, lasting only a little time.

Origin: Anglo-French bref, from Latin brevis (short)

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The leader of a group; also, most important.

Origin: Anglo-French chief, from Latin caput (head)

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A very steep face of rock, earth or ice.

Origin: Old English clif

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In stories, a small human-like being; also, a plant or animal much smaller than usual.

Origin: Old English dweorg

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Soft, light bits of fiber or down.

Origin: Perhaps a blend of flue (fluff) and puff

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Deep sadness, especially after someone dies.

Origin: Anglo-French gref, grief

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A main idea or a repeated pattern in music, art or writing.

Origin: French motif (motive)

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Facts or evidence that show something is true.

Origin: Anglo-French preove, from Late Latin proba

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A band of cloth worn around the neck or over the head.

Origin: Probably Norman French escreppe

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A flat board fixed to a wall or in a cupboard to hold things.

Origin: Probably Old English scylfe

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To breathe in quickly through the nose, often to smell something.

Origin: Middle English, imitative

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The people who work for an organization; also, a long walking stick.

Origin: Old English stæf (stick)

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Things or materials of any kind; also, to pack something tightly.

Origin: Middle English stuffe, from Anglo-French

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A person who steals.

Origin: Old English thēof

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A quick, slight smell or puff of air.

Origin: Imitative

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Interest or support, mostly in the phrase on behalf of (for, or in the name of).

Origin: Middle English, from by + half (side)

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A feeling that something is true or real; also, something people believe.

Origin: Middle English beleave

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A point or time at which something stops, as in a cutoff date.

Origin: cut + off

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To flow over and cover completely.

Origin: en- + gulf

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A reward or result that comes from something done.

Origin: pay + off

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A tax on goods brought into or sent out of a country.

Origin: Italian tariffa, from Arabic taʽrīf (notification)

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Small white flakes of dead skin from the scalp.

Origin: Origin partly unknown

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One of a pair of warm pads worn over the ears.

Origin: ear + muff

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One of a pair of metal rings locked around a person's wrists.

Origin: hand + cuff

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A small square of cloth used for wiping the nose or face.

Origin: hand + kerchief

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A very large, powerful dog with a short coat.

Origin: Medieval Latin mastivus, from Latin mansuetus (tame)

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Playful behavior that causes small trouble; also, harm.

Origin: Anglo-French meschief (misfortune)

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The person who brings a case to a court of law.

Origin: Anglo-French pleintif (complaining)

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The chief officer who keeps the law in a county.

Origin: Old English scīrgerēfa (shire official)

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The moment a plane or rocket leaves the ground.

Origin: take + off

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The capital city of Wales.

Origin: Place name

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A Scandinavian personal name, as in the explorer Leif Erikson.

Origin: Personal name

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A personal name, from German.

Origin: Personal name

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Portable Document Format, a common type of computer file.

Origin: Abbreviation

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