English dictionary: words starting with fal

Meanings of Falafel:

noun

A middle eastern dish of spiced mashed chickpeas or other pulses formed into balls or fritters and deep-fried, usually eaten with or in pitta bread.

Usage examples:

The chickpea croquettes called falafel and the ever-popular chickpea dip, hummus, are both very good.

Meanings of Falange:

proper noun

The spanish fascist movement that merged with traditional right-wing elements in 1937 to form the ruling party, the falange española tradicionalista, under general franco. it was formally abolished in 1977.

Meanings of Falangism:

noun

The political principles and policies of the spanish falange movement.

Usage examples:

They were intent on furthering falangism

Meanings of Falangist:

adjective

Relating to or characteristic of the spanish falange movement.

Usage examples:

The falangist regimes

noun

A member of the spanish falange movement.

Usage examples:

He was executed by the falangists

Meanings of Falasha:

noun

A member of a group of people in ethiopia who hold the jewish faith but use ge'ez rather than hebrew as a liturgical language. the falashas were not formally recognized as jewish until 1975, and many of them were airlifted to israel in 1984–5 and after.

Meanings of Falcate:

adjective

Curved like a sickle; hooked.

Usage examples:

The mandibles are falcate

Meanings of Falces:

Plural of falx specialized

Meanings of Falchion:

noun

A broad, slightly curved sword with the cutting edge on the convex side.

Usage examples:

The warriors of klamath were no easy prey either, for they fought with unparalleled skill, bearing …

Meanings of Falchions:

noun

A broad, slightly curved sword with the cutting edge on the convex side.

Usage examples:

The warriors of klamath were no easy prey either, for they fought with unparalleled skill, bearing …

Meanings of Falcial:

adjective

Of or relating to the falx of the cerebrum.

Meanings of Falciform:

adjective

Curved like a sickle; hooked.

Usage examples:

The falciform ligament

Meanings of Falciparum:

noun

The most severe form of malaria.

Usage examples:

The falciparum parasite

Meanings of Falcon:

noun

A bird of prey with long pointed wings and a notched beak, typically catching prey by diving on it from above.

Usage examples:

Pete takes us inside the lives and minds of all thirty-four species of diurnal raptors found in nor…

Meanings of Falconer:

noun

A person who keeps, trains, or hunts with falcons, hawks, or other birds of prey.

Usage examples:

Sometimes they will bring in a falconer with a live falcon and scare the birds away.

Meanings of Falconers:

noun

A person who keeps, trains, or hunts with falcons, hawks, or other birds of prey.

Usage examples:

Sometimes they will bring in a falconer with a live falcon and scare the birds away.

Meanings of Falconet:

noun

A light cannon.

Usage examples:

The falconets and rockets have the same damage against infrantry...why use factories to produce roc…

Meanings of Falconets:

noun

A light cannon.

Usage examples:

The falconets and rockets have the same damage against infrantry...why use factories to produce roc…

Meanings of Falconry:

noun

The keeping and training of falcons or other birds of prey; the sport of hunting with such birds.

Usage examples:

Employees from ashford castle's school of falconry bring hawks and falcons to rathroeen where they …

Meanings of Falcons:

noun

A bird of prey with long pointed wings and a notched beak, typically catching prey by diving on it from above.

Usage examples:

Pete takes us inside the lives and minds of all thirty-four species of diurnal raptors found in nor…

Meanings of Falderal:

noun

Trivial or nonsensical fuss.

Usage examples:

All the folderol of the athletic contests and the cheerleaders

Meanings of Falderals:

noun

Trivial or nonsensical fuss.

Usage examples:

All the folderol of the athletic contests and the cheerleaders

Meanings of Faldstool:

noun

A folding chair used by a bishop when not occupying the throne or when officiating in a church other than his own.

Usage examples:

A faldstool is prescribed by the old english ritual in the consecration of a bishop.

Meanings of Fall:

verb

Move from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control.

Usage examples:

Five inches of snow fell through the night

noun

An act of falling or collapsing.

Usage examples:

His mother had a fall as she alighted from a train

Meanings of Fall about:

phrasal verb

Laugh uncontrollably.

Usage examples:

Audiences used to fall about when he shrugged his shoulders

Meanings of Fall down:

phrasal verb

Lose an upright position suddenly