F

An academic grade, specifically:

Adjective

  1. Abbreviation of false.

    Antonyms: T

  2. Abbreviation of female.
    • So last summer, when the Massachusetts State Legislature became one of the first in the nation to consider a bill to add an “X” option for nonbinary genders to the “M” and “F” on the state driver’s license, El, 17, was...

    Coordinate Terms: M X

  3. Abbreviation of fine.

    1. Abbreviation of fine.

Origin

Abbreviation.

Character

  1. The sixth letter of the English alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.
    • On several occasions, indeed, he did learn E, F, G, H, but by the time he knew them, it was always discovered that he had forgotten A, B, C, and D. - 1943 November – 1944 February (date written; published 1945 August...

Forms

f Fs F's

Derived

F-1 F-137 F-138 F-15 F-16 F-35A F-35B F-35C F-algebra F-center F in the chat F layer F region F-statistics press F to pay respects System F

Interjection

  1. An expression of sympathy or pity; see F in the chat.

Proper noun

  1. Abbreviation of various proper names.
  2. Abbreviation of Fahrenheit.
  3. Abbreviation of Father, as a title given to priests.

    Synonyms: Fr

  4. Abbreviation of French.
  5. Abbreviation of Friday.

    Synonyms: Fri

Noun

  1. An academic grade, specifically:

    1. A failing grade, with the next best grade being either a D or an E (some institutions issue Es instead of Fs).

    2. (UK) A grade lower than E but higher than G.

  2. A grade of black-lead pencil (originally an abbreviation of fine).
  3. In the American Library Association, a folio-sized book, over 30 cm in height.
  4. Abbreviation of fellow.
    • FGS
    • FRS
  5. Abbreviation of fog, as in a ship's log.
  6. Initialism of Fujita (followed by a number when used in a rating on the Fujita scale and indicating the intensity of a tornado).
    • the F-scale ; an F3 tornado
  7. Initialism of function (followed by a number when used on or referencing a function key of a computer keyboard).
    • Press F1 for help.
  8. Abbreviation of fertility factor.
  9. Abbreviation of fuck.
    • The lieutenant consulted the patrol reports. “I quote: ‘MFer done throwed the nigger in the MFing truck, turned that MFing gun on the whole MFing street one more time, and then peeled that MFer the F out of there.’...

Forms

Fs

Numeral

  1. The sixth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.

Forms

f Fs F's

Symbol entertainment, lifestyle

  1. The fourth note of the diatonic scale of C major, called fa in solfège.
  2. The scale or key which has that note for its tonic.
  3. On a piano keyboard, the white key next to the left of each group of three black keys (see figure).
  4. The degree of a staff assigned to such a key or tone; a note on such a degree.

Derived

F clef F major F minor

Symbol business, finance

  1. Ford Motor Company

    Synonyms: Ford FMC

Verb

  1. Initialism of fuck.
    • "Oh, F you." - 2011, Don Pendleton, Assassin's Code, page 139:
    • I'll be in tears on every second assignment; they're just like, "Oh f', this guy really cares." - 2012, Michelle Bogre, Photography as Activism: Images for Social Change:
    • Oh F this for a laugh, ya get the yoke I'm sure now, ya doesn't has to explain. - 2017, Richard Segal, Sunday Night at the Races:

Forms

F's F'ing F'd F'ed