ferdinand de lesseps
- n French diplomat who supervised the construction of the Suez Canal (1805-1894)
fenestration
- n the arrangement of windows in a building
- n surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis
feng shui
- n rules in Chinese philosophy that govern spatial arrangement and orientation in relation to patterns of yin and yang and the flow of energy (qi); the favorable or unfavorable effects are taken into consideration in designing and siting buildings and graves and furniture
fenland
- n low-lying wet land with grassy vegetation; usually is a transition zone between land and water
fennel
- n any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems
- n aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads
- n leaves used for seasoning
- n fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixture
fennic
- n one of two branches of the Finno-Ugric languages; a family of languages including Finnish and Estonian (but not Hungarian)