Frith, n.
- 1. Strait.
- 2. Estuary, inlet, firth, fiord, creek, arm of the sea.
Fritter, n.
- 1. Pancake, fried cake, batter cake.
- 2. Fragment, piece, shred, bit, scrap, splinter, flinder (Scotch).
Fritter, v. a.
- 1. Slice, cut into small pieces.
- 2. Break into fragments, break to pieces, shiver, shatter.
Fritter away.
- 1. Diminish, pare off, reduce to nothing.
- 2. Misuse (time), waste, dawdle away, idle away, fool away.
- 3. Waste bit by bit, destroy gradually, waste by dispersion or by trifling and petty use.
Frivolity, n. Levity, puerility, trifling, triviality, frivolousness, folly, fribbling, frippery, flummery.
Frivolous, a. Trifling, trivial, worthless, light, petty, flimsy, idle, puerile, childish, trashy, foolish.
Frivolousness, n. See frivolity.
Frizzle, v. a. Curl, crisp, frieze, frizz.
Froghopper, n. Frog-fly, froth-fly, froth-insect, froth-worm (Aphrophora spumaria).
Frolic, n.
- 1. Gambol, escapade, lark, wild prank, flight of levity, spree (colloq.).
- 2. Fun, pleasantry, drollery.
- 3. Scene of merriment, merry-making.