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Definitions for frank
fræŋk, frɑŋkfrank
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Princeton's WordNet
Frank(noun)
a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century
frank, frankfurter, hotdog, hot dog, dog, wiener, wienerwurst, weenie(adj)
a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll
blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder(adj)
characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion
"blunt talking and straight shooting"; "a blunt New England farmer"; "I gave them my candid opinion"; "forthright criticism"; "a forthright approach to the problem"; "tell me what you think--and you may just as well be frank"; "it is possible to be outspoken without being rude"; "plainspoken and to the point"; "a point-blank accusation"
frank(verb)
clearly manifest; evident
"frank enjoyment"
postmark, frank(verb)
stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing
frank(verb)
exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks
GCIDE
Frank(n.)
The privilege of sending letters or other mail matter, free of postage, or without charge; also, the sign, mark, or signature denoting that a letter or other mail matter is to go free of postage. Called also the franking privilege.
Etymology: [See Frank, a.]
Wiktionary
frank(Noun)
the grey heron.
Etymology: Shortened form of frankfurter.
Webster Dictionary
Frank(noun)
a pigsty
Etymology: [See Frank, a.]
Frank(verb)
to shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten
Etymology: [See Frank, a.]
Frank(noun)
the common heron; -- so called from its note
Etymology: [See Frank, a.]
Frank(noun)
unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free
Etymology: [See Frank, a.]
Frank(noun)
free in uttering one's real sentiments; not reserved; using no disguise; candid; ingenuous; as, a frank nature, conversation, manner, etc
Etymology: [See Frank, a.]
Frank(noun)
liberal; generous; profuse
Etymology: [See Frank, a.]
Frank(noun)
unrestrained; loose; licentious; -- used in a bad sense
Etymology: [See Frank, a.]
Frank(verb)
to send by public conveyance free of expense
Etymology: [See Frank, a.]
Frank(verb)
to extempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc
Etymology: [See Frank, a.]
Frank(adj)
the privilege of sending letters or other mail matter, free of postage, or without charge; also, the sign, mark, or signature denoting that a letter or other mail matter is to free of postage
Etymology: [See Frank, a.]
Frank(adj)
a member of one of the German tribes that in the fifth century overran and conquered Gaul, and established the kingdom of France
Etymology: [See Frank, a.]
Frank(adj)
a native or inhabitant of Western Europe; a European; -- a term used in the Levant
Etymology: [See Frank, a.]
Frank(adj)
a French coin. See Franc
Etymology: [See Frank, a.]
Freebase
Frank
Frank was the girl group from Channel 4's comedy drama series Totally Frank. Frank consisted of lead singer Lauren Blake, guitarist Bryony Afferson, keyboard player Helena Dowling and drummer Hayley Angel Wardle. In the show Totally Frank, the girls played fictional characters Tasha, Charlie, Flo and Neve. The band used their real names outside of the show. Their debut single "I'm Not Shy" was released on 31 July 2006 and reached #40 in the UK Singles Chart. Their debut album Devil's Got Your Gold was released on 7 August 2006. The album featured tracks from the television show including "Money In My Pocket", "Never Left A Girl", "Silence", "Don't Wait Up", "All I Ever Do", the second series theme tune; "Turn It Up", and the first series theme tune "Complicated". New tracks included "If The Devil's Got Your Gold", "Wake Up" and "Palm Of Your Hand". Their song, "I'm Not Shy" was featured in a comedy sketch on the show TittyBangBang on BBC Three. The promo album sampler for Frank featured three tracks, "I'm Not Shy", "Turn It Up" and "Never Left A Girl". Frank supported fellow girl group Girls Aloud on their 2006 Chemistry Tour of England and Scotland.
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Frank
frangk, adj. free, open: (obs.) liberal: open or candid in expression: (Spens.) unrestrained.—v.t. to send free of expense, as a letter.—n. the signature of a person who had the right to frank a letter.—n. Frank′-fee, a species of tenure in fee-simple, the opposite of copyhold.—adv. Frank′ly, candidly: (obs.) gratuitously.—ns. Frank′ness; Frank′-pledge, a system of mutual suretyship by which the members of a tithing were made responsible for one another; Frank′-ten′ement, freehold. [O. Fr. franc—Low L. francus—Old High Ger. Franko, one of the tribe called Franks, a free man.]
Frank
frangk, n. one of the German tribes from Franconia who conquered Gaul in the 5th century, and founded France: the name given in the East to a native of Western Europe.—adj. Frank′ish.
Frank
frangk, n. (Shak.) a pig-sty.—v.t. (Shak.) to shut up in a sty, to cram, to fatten. [O. Fr. franc.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
frank
The large fish-eating heron of our lakes and pools.
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Spoken Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'frank' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2823
Written Corpus Frequency
Rank popularity for the word 'frank' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2345
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of frank in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of frank in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
Examples of frank in a Sentence
My mother never boasted about it. She always kept it to herself, kept it secret. Spoke about it as little as possible. I would have preferred if she had also told us about it. Otto Frank visited us regularly and then you sometimes heard things, but I’ve never heard the whole story.
He could tease presidents and first ladies. He could say things to Frank Sinatra that no one could say to Sinatra. He could walk in and Frank would start to laugh, if I needed him, he was always there.
Anne Frank became a symbol of the million murdered children, and I tell it to the father of Anne Frank, the diary of his daughter had a bigger impact than the Nuremberg trial.
Naked Gun From the Files of Police Squad:
Frank Wilma, I promise you whatever scum did this, not one man on this force will rest one minute before until he's behind bars. Now, let's grab a bite to eat.
The Dodd-Frank Act provides a powerful new tool for state regulators to pursue wrongdoing and obtain restitution for consumers who were abused.
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- صريحArabic
- искренBulgarian
- francCatalan, Valencian
- upřímnýCzech
- åbenDanish
- aufrichtig, ehrlich, offen, frankGerman
- ειλικρινήςGreek
- francoSpanish
- صریحPersian
- frankeerata, vilpitFinnish
- francFrench
- oscailteachIrish
- גלוי-לב, כןHebrew
- फ्रैंकHindi
- őszinte, nyíltHungarian
- jujurIndonesian
- FrancoItalian
- גלוי לבHebrew
- 率直なJapanese
- 솔직한Korean
- FrankLatin
- oprecht, openhartig, open, eerlijkDutch
- frank, oppriktigNorwegian
- szczeryPolish
- francoPortuguese
- sincerRomanian
- и́скренний, открове́нный, откровенныйRussian
- frankSwedish
- வெளிப்படையானTamil
- ตรงไปตรงมาThai
- prangkaTagalog
- dürüstTurkish
- відвертийUkrainian
- فرینکUrdu
- thành thậtVietnamese
- stedälikVolapük
- אָפןYiddish
- 坦率Chinese
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