Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.

FRIENDS

"FRIENDS" is a plural of: friend.

Date "FRIENDS" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1010. (references)

 

Specialty Definition: Friends

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Other meanings: Religious Society of Friends (Quaker); Friends (climbing), a brand name of a spring loaded camming device.

Friends is a long-running American television situation comedy revolving around a group of friends (aged somewhere between their mid-twenties and early thirties) who share neighbouring apartments in Manhattan. With the first episode airing on September 22, 1994 it has since remained popular.

It is possible to regard Friends as a spinoff of the sitcom Mad About You, as the character Phoebe Buffay on Friends is the twin sister of Ursula the waitress on Mad About You.

The initial premise of the series has "the friends" in their mid-twenties. Monica Geller and Phoebe Buffay stay together in Monica's apartment. Chandler Bing is looking for a new roomie, Rachel runs away from her wedding altar and later moves in with her high-school friend Monica. Joey Tribbiani becomes Chandler's new roomie; interestingly, Chandler wasn't too keen to have Joey move in with him, but the guy who he chose "never shows up" because Mr. Heckles, who lives in the apartment immediately below Monica and Phoebe (and subsequently Monica and Rachel), falsely claims he is Chandler's new roommate, causing Chandler's real new roommate to leave. The friends hang out a lot at the nearby coffee shop, Central Perk.

Ross, or rather "Dr. Geller" (Monica's brother) is a paleontologist and works at a nearby New York museum. Chandler is a data processer for his company. Joey is a stereotypical struggling New York actor. Rachel was a spoiled Daddy's girl who later works as a waitress in the coffeeshop, so she could be more independent and stand on her own two feet. Monica is a chef, who for the first several seasons struggles to get her big "break."

The characters have developed and grown since the show's inception, which probably has contributed greatly to its popularity. The character of Rachel Green, for instance, began the show as a bratty girl who has just broken off from the financial support of her family. By season 10 she has worked as a personal shopper Bloomingdale's and is now a buyer for Ralph Lauren, has been married and divorced, and is the mother of a baby girl.

Much of the show's plotline has revolved around the off-again, on-again romance of characters Ross and Rachel. The writers have successfully (and believably) brought them in and out of a romantic relationship with great humour and strife.

Nine seasons of the show have been broadcast, and a tenth season was in doubt. But the tenth season has recently been commissioned at a fee of US$10,000,000 per episode. Currently (2003), the main cast members earn $1,000,000 an episode.

It has been revealed that Matt LeBlanc has signed a contract to continue playing Joey in a sitcom of that name starting in fall 2005.

Main cast members:

The show has had many guest stars

See: List of guest stars on Friends

External Link

Top     


List of guest stars on Friends

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

Friends is a long-running American television situation comedy revolving around a group of friends (aged somewhere between their mid-twenties and early thirties) who share neighbouring apartments in Manhattan. With the first episode airing on September 22, 1994 it has since remained popular.

See: Friends

Top     


Personal relationship

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The phrase personal relationship characterises some sort of connection between two or more people; or possibly between a person and an animal.

It includes:

A friend of a friend of someone may well be a friend of him or her, there is some transitivity. However, if two people have a sexual relationship with the same person, they may well be competitors rather than friends. Accordingly, sexual behavior with the sexual partner of a friend may well damage the friendship.

In a marriage or loving/sexual relationship there is often, but not always, an implicit or explicit agreement that the partners will not have sex with someone else. The extent to which physical intimacy with other people is accepted may vary. For example, a man may accept more physical intimacy between his wife and a female friend of her than if it is a male friend. (See also jealousy.)

The rise of individualism and of psychology may have led to the explosion of concern about one's personal relationships (or, in popular parlance, simply: "relationships"). Modern popular culture expects relationships to exist and to become laden with depth and meaningfulness. Pair-bonded sexual relationships receive particular attention in this context, but sociology recognises many other inter-personal links of greater or less duration and/or significance.

See also:

Top     


Religious Society of Friends

(From Wikipedia, the free Encyclopedia)

The Religious Society of Friends, commonly known as Quakers or Friends, is a religious community founded in England during the 17th century. Quaker congregations are scattered across the world. Though the number of Quakers in the world is rather small, Quakers have shaped the world to a degree far beyond their numbers.

History

The founder of the Quaker movement was George Fox, who believed that the direct experience of the divine presence was available to all, without the need for any kind of mediation. This was revealed in his autobiography by the words: "There is One, even Christ Jesus, who can speak to my condition." Quakers often express a related belief that there is "that of God in Everyone", sometimes known as the "Inner Light".

George Fox rejected the notion of a paid priesthood, believing instead that everyone can be a minister. Traditional Quaker worship, as established during his life, was conducted without any individual in charge of conducting a planned service. Instead, worshippers gathered in silence, which was only interrupted when someone in attendance felt moved by the Spirit to speak.

Early Quakerism was full of a sense of spiritual egalitarianism, which included a belief in the spiritual equality of the sexes - remarkable for that time. Both women and men were granted equal authority to speak in Quaker meetings for worship. George Fox's wife, Margaret Fell-Fox was equally vocal and literate as her husband, publishing several tracts in Quakerism's early days.

This equal status extended further into the social realm, and Quakers often ignored the social distinctions of the seventeenth century. This translated into several behaviours which offended those of high rank. "Friends" refused to doff their hat to those of higher status. Quakers also addressed high-ranking persons using the familiar forms of "thee" and "thou, instead of the respectful "you".

Later, as "thee" and "thou" disappeared from everyday English usage, many Quakers continued to use these words as a form of "plain speech", though the original reason for this usage had disappeared. The use of this plain speech, and certain forms of plain dress, tended to separate Quakers as a distinct community. However, these practices are rare among Quakers today.

Many other early Quaker beliefs set them apart from early Christians and from society at large. Quakers did not believe in performing any special rites or sacraments, believing that holiness can exist in all the activities of one's life -- all of life was sacred. Thus they did not perform baptisms as a rite of membership, and their method of worship was considered unorthodox and heretical in the early days. Quaker marriage ceremonies are performed in the manner of Quaker worship, meaning there was no priest or high official to conduct the ceremony and sanction the union.

Quakers refused to swear oaths, even in courtrooms, on the theory that one must speak truth at all times, and the act of swearing to it implied otherwise. Instead, Quakers giving testimony in court, or being sworn into governmental office, "affirm" that they are going to tell the truth; the U.S. Constitution guarantees this option for anyone sworn into office in the United States. As an expression of the Quaker belief that one should mean exactly what one says at all times, Quaker businessmen did not haggle over prices, believing that to ask for a higher price than one was willing to accept was dishonest; this was contrary to common practice of the time. Instead, they offered a firm, fixed price for their goods or services.

On February 11, 1790 the Society of Friends petitioned United States Congress for the abolition of slavery.

Historical Business Meetings

At one point, Quakers felt that women were not participating fully in Meetings for Business. Women would not "nay-say" their husbands. The solution was to form two separate Meetings for Business. Quaker meeting houses were built with a movable divider down the middle. During meeting for Worship, the divider was raised. During Business meetings the divider was lowered, creating two rooms. Each sex ran their own separate business meetings. Any issue which required the consent of the whole meeting - building repairs for example - would involve sending an emissary to the other meeting. This practice continued until there was no longer a concern over whether women would "nay-say" their husbands. Some very old meetinghouses still have this divider, although it likely is nonmovable.

Testimonies

Quakers believe that the Bible is the word of God as interpreted by each person. Each Friend must interpret the Bible for themselves in the light of the same Spirit that they consider to have inspired the Bible. Thus Friends believe that divine revelation is not restricted to the Bible, but rather continues even today (this doctrine is known as continuing revelation). The method of interpretation is similar to the principle of seeking that of God in everyone. From this interpretation a common set of beliefs emerged, which became known as testimonies. Testimonies are not formal static documents, but rather a shared collection or view of how Quakers relate to God. Testimonies cannot be taken one at a time, but are interrelated. As a philosophical system, they are coherent, even outside of Christianity.

The list of testimonies is also not static. The following is a generally accepted list.

The Peace Testimony is the closest thing to a static testimony. It is also the best known Quaker testimony. In its short form it reads:

We utterly deny all outward wars and strife and fighting with outward weapons for any end or under any pretence whatsoever; this is our testimony to the whole world . . . . . . . The Spirit of Christ by which we are guided is not changeable, so as once to command us from a thing of evil and again to move us into it; and we certainly know and testify to the world that the Spirit of Christ which leads us into all truth will never move us to fight and war against any man with outward weapons, neither for the Kingdom of Christ nor for the kingdoms of this world ... therefore we cannot learn war anymore. (Excerpts from a Statement by the Quakers to King Charles II - 1660)

This belief has persisted to this day, and many conscientious objectors and anti-war activists come from the Quaker tradition.

From today’s perspective, Quakers have not always followed their own testimonies. While Quakers were some of the first people to oppose slavery, a number of Quakers owned slaves. John Woolman (1720-1772) made it his life’s work to convince Quakers of the evil nature of slavery. Philadelphia Yearly Meeting (the most important meeting in USA at this time) prohibited Quakers from owning slaves in 1776. American Quakers were prominent participants in the Underground railroad, a transportation network for sending escaped slaves to Canada. Quakers Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Lucretia Mott were leaders in the suffragette movement in the 19th century.

A number of Quakers also fought during World War II, feeling that the reasons for fighting outweighed the Peace Testimony in this instance.

Quakers as a "Peculiar People"

By the nineteenth century, certain Quaker practices had evolved which tended to distinguish them in their personal lifestyles from the rest of society. The Quaker testimony of simplicity, for example, led many Quakers to adopt a distinctive clothing style, known as plain dress. Similarly, the testimony on plain speech, which led to the use of "thee" instead of "you", continued long past the original reason for it. This style of speech, however, was grammatically distinctive; rather than saying "thou art", Quakers said "thee is". This usage is very rare among Quakers today, although it has not entirely disappeared.

Early Quakers also objected to the names of the days and months in the English language, because many of them referred to pagan gods. As a result, the days of the week were known as "First Day", "Second Day", and so forth. Similarly, the months of the year were "First Month", "Second Month", and so forth. This practice sometimes crops up even today in Quaker meetings for worship or business, particularly in reference to Sunday, which is often referred to as "First Day".

Because of these practices, Quakers were known as a "peculiar people". For the most part, modern Quakers dress and speak in a manner indistinguishable from others. However, they do frequently use certain distinctive terms when describing Quaker theology or practices among themselves, including:

Quakerism today

Since its origins in England, Quakerism has spread to other countries, chiefly the United States and Kenya.

Quakerism has always placed a great emphasis on the Inner Light as a source of inspiration. Early Quakers believed in the truth of the Bible, but also believed that the Inner Light could speak to everyone just as it spoke to the authors of the Bible. This tension between these two sources of theological understanding ultimately erupted, at least in the U.S., between those who placed more emphasis on the Inner Light, and those who placed more emphasis on the Bible. Quakers in the United Kingdom managed to hold these trends together without dividing into separate organisations.

American Quakerism has split into several branches, starting with the "Orthodox/Hicksite" schism of 1827-28. Although other factors played a role in that schism, there was a theological element in it as well. The "Orthodox" branch had moved closer in theology to Protestantism, while the "Hicksite" branch had moved in a liberal direction. The Orthodox branch underwent a further split in the middle of the nineteenth century between the more evangelical "Gurneyite" Quakers, and "Wilburite" Quakers who adhered to more traditional Quaker beliefs. In the midst of this split, the "Beanite" or independent Quakers, who sort of resemble an alloy of Hicksite and Wilburite Quakers, some adopting the label of "Christ-Centered Universalism".

Starting in the late 19th century, some Quakers have adopted the use of paid pastors and have included a planned sermon, hymns and other elements of Protestant worship services. This type of Quaker worship is known as the "programmed meeting". Worship of the more traditional Quaker variety is called an "unprogrammed meeting", although there is some variation on how the unprogrammed meetings adhere strictly to the lack of programming. Some unprogrammed meetings may have also allocated a period of hymn-singing or other activity as part of the total period of worship, while others maintain the tradition of avoiding all planned activities. Unprogrammed meetings do not have a paid pastor; the leadership role is normally taken up by ministry & council or a "clerk", which is a volunteer position assumed by a meeting member for a fixed period of time.

In theology, differences among Quaker groups have widened since the initial 19th century schism. Today Quakers range the theological spectrum from conservative evangelical to liberal Christian and even non-Christians. Some Quakers do not even identify themselves as Christians. Almost all non-Christian Quakers would be found in the unprogrammed meetings.

Organization

Quaker policy and financial decisions are decentralized. All such decisions are conducted by the individual meeting for worship. Worship is conducted every Sunday, and business meetings come once a month. Thus a meeting for worship is also known as a Monthly Meeting. A meeting for business is considered a form of worship, and all decisions must be reached in a manner that satisfies all participants (called "unity", but sometimes inaccurately called consensus).

Quaker "consensus" does not mean that every person simply gets an equal vote, since that would mean that some members would be voting on issues they were uninformed on or less than interested in. Instead, there is "unity," where those who are informed on or passionate about a given issue are willingly deferred to. However, it is not always the same elite group which is given deference, but a shifting authority, individual to each situation.

Monthly Meetings are grouped on a regional basis into Yearly Meetings. Some Yearly Meetings belong to still larger organizations, the three chief ones in the United States being: Friends General Conference, Friends United Meeting, and Evangelical Friends International. The Friends General Conference is theologically the most liberal of the three groups, while the Evangelical Friends International is the most conservative. In addition, some monthly and yearly meetings belong to more than one of these larger organizations, while others are completely independent of all three.

Those who join the Religious Society of Friends are said to be convinced Quakers; this is in contrast to those who, as children, were raised as Quakers. They are called "birthright Quakers". Within liberal Quakerdom, birthright Quakers, for all intents and purposes, no longer exist. All children raised as Quakers must confirm their membership as adults. Becoming a Friend first involves meeting with a Clearness Committee, which consists of members of the Monthly Meeting. If the applicant is accepted, there is no rite of baptism associated with becoming a member. A similar process is used for people resigning their membership. A Clearness Committee meets with the person and discusses the reason for leaving. While it is uncommon for a meeting not to accept a resignation, it does happen.

The FWCC (Friends World Committee for Consultation) is one of the international Quaker organizations which loosely unifies the diverse individual groups. It was set up at the 1937 World Conference of Friends in Swarthmore, Pennsylvania, USA, "to act in a consultative capacity to promote better understanding among Friends the world over, particularly by the encouragement of joint conferences and intervisitation, the collection and circulation of information about Quaker literature and other activities directed towards that end."

About 175 representatives, appointed by the almost 70 affiliated yearly meetings and groups, meet together every three years at Triennials, aiming to provide links among Friends.

Quaker Spirituality

Quakerism is a creedless religion. George Fox dismissed theologians as "notionists", and modern Quakerism is less concerned with theology than many other faiths are. (That being said, there is, however, a greater degree of emphasis on Christian theology in most programmed meetings than in most nonprogrammed meetings.) Quakerism focuses more on faithfulness in life in the here and now than in ultimate destiny. Although Evangelical and programmed Quakerism has become more akin to Protestantism, many Quakers consider their faith neither Protestant nor Catholic, but rather an expression of a third way.

Quakerism is often termed a mystical religion, but it differs from other mystical religions in two important ways. First, its mysticism is group-oriented rather than focused on the individual. The unprogrammed Quaker meeting is an expression of that group mysticism, where all the members of the meeting can together listen for the Spirit and, ideally (in what is called a "gathered meeting") build on what the others have said in developing themes and ideas. The other way in which Quaker mysticism differs is in its outwardly directed activism. Rather than seeking withdrawal from the world, the Quaker mystic translates his or her mysticism into action, and Quakers have traditionally applied their values towards working for social and political improvements. Many abolitionists in the 19th century were Quakers, as were others who worked for prison reform or world peace. Quakers were among the first to pioneer humane treatment for the mentally ill, with The York Retreat, an asylum set up by William Tuke (1732-1822) as a reaction to the harsh nature of 18th century asylum care. The American Friends Service Committee (AFSC) is a Quaker charitable organization that has worked for peace and social justice throughout the world. The AFSC won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1947.

There is also a Quaker lobbying organization based in Washington, DC, Friends Committee on National Legislation (FCNL).

Origin of Name Quaker

There are two stories for where the name Quaker came from. The first is that it was an insult. George Fox reported in his journal that, in 1650, on one of the many times he was arrested, Justice Bennet of Derby "first called us Quakers because we bid them tremble at the word of God." The second story is that Friends were observed to tremble from the emotion of providing ministry to their meeting, and became Quakers.

Famous Quakers

Notable Quakers include:

Quaker Organizations

See also

External Links

 Quaker Oats Ltd. is a British cereal company.

Source: adapted by the editor from Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia under a copyleft GNU Free Documentation License (GFDL) from the article "Religious Society of Friends."

Top     

Abbreviations & Acronyms: FRIENDS

The following table is compiled from various sources, across various languages. When English abbreviations or acronyms come from a non-English source, this is noted.
EntrySourceExpressionField

FRIENDS

EnglishFarming and rural information,expertise and dissemination serviceComputing, Social Sciences

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Top     

Synonyms within Context: FRIENDS

ContextSynonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus).

Enemy

With friends like that, who needs enemies?; Lord protect me from my friends; I can protect myself from my enemies.

Friendship

Verb: be friendly; Adjective:, be friends; be acquainted with; Adjective: know; have the ear of; keep company with;(sociality); hold communication with, have dealings with, sympathize with; have a leaning to; bear good will; (benevolent); love; make much of; befriend; (aid); introduce to. set one's horses together; have the latchstring out; hold out the right hand of friendship, extend the right hand of friendship, hold out the right hand of fellowship; become friendly; Adjective: make friends; with; break the lee, be introduced to; make acquaintance with, pick acquaintance with, scrape acquaintance with; get into favor, gain the friendship of.

Friends with, well with, at home with, hand in hand with; on good terms, on friendly terms, on amicable terms, on cordial terms, on familiar terms, on intimate terms, on good footing; on speaking terms, on visiting terms; in one's good graces, in one's good books.

Sociality

Entertain; give a party; Noun: be at home, see one's friends, hang out, keep open house, do the honors; receive, receive with open arms; welcome; give a warm reception; n. to kill the fatted calf.

Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus.

Top     

Crosswords: FRIENDS

English words defined with "FRIENDS": Sworn friends ♦ To be friends with, To make friends with. (references)
Specialty definitions using "FRIENDS": Friends ... Enemies ♦ Mutual Friends. (references)
Etymologies containing "FRIENDS": Upsitting. (references)

Top     

Modern Usage: FRIENDS

DomainUsage

Screenplays

If we all go for the blonde and block each other, not a single one of us is going to get her. So then we go for her friends, but they will all give us the cold shoulder because no on likes to be second choice (A Beautiful Mind; writing credit: Akiva Goldsman)

I don't think we can be friends anymore (American Beauty; writing credit: Alan Ball)

This is my story of the only three friends in my life that have truly mattered (Sleepers; writing credit: Barry Levinson)

We're friends. (Sling Blade; writing credit: Charles Chaplin)

It will protect you. It's made from the threads your friends wove together (Sen to Chihiro no kamikakushi; writing credit: Cindy Davis Hewitt; Donald H. Hewitt)

Lyrics

That's what friends are for ("That's What Friends Are For"; performing artist: Dionne Warwick & Friends)

All my rowdy friends are coming over tonight ("All My Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight"; performing artist: Hank Williams Jr.)

But can we still be friends (Can We Still Be Friends; performing artist: Todd Rundgren)

And my friends and family to believe in me (Friends And Family; performing artist: Trik Turner)

Friends Forever (Graduation (Friends Forever); performing artist: Vitamin C)

Clever

Good friends, good books and a sleepy conscience: this is the ideal life. (references; author: Mark Twain)

Life lesson: Your friends love you, anyway. (references; author: unknown)

Friends are chocolate chips in the cookie of life! (references; author: unknown)

Constant use will wear out anything...especially friends. (references; author: unknown)

I have faith in fools. My friends call it self-confidence. (references; author: unknown)

Movie/TV Titles

Friends of Man (1974)

Paul Sand in Friends and Lovers (1974)

Tidikawa and Friends (1974)

Three Old Friends (1974)

Between Friends (1973)

Song Titles

FRIENDS IN LOW PLACES (performing artist: GARTH BROOKS)

None Of Ur Friends Business (performing artist: Ginuwine)

Friends And Lovers (performing artist: Gloria Loring & Carl Anderson)

Friends (performing artist: Jody Watley with Eric B & Rakim)

What About Your Friends (performing artist: TLC)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Top     

Commercial Usage: FRIENDS

DomainTitle

References

  • Friends Ivory & Sime PLC: International Competitive Benchmarks and Financial Gap Analysis (reference)

    (more reference examples)

  

Books

  • Minute by minute : a history of the Baltimore Monthly Meetings of Friends, Homewood and Stony Run (reference)

  • Friends of God: Homilies (reference)

  • The Homophobic Healer: A Primer for Gays, Lesbians, and the Families and Friends Who Love Them (reference)

  • 500 Treasured Country Recipes from Martha Storey and Friends : Mouthwatering, Time-Honored, Tried-and-True, Handed-Down, Soul-Satisfying Dishes (reference)

  • Thomas' Magnetic Playbook (Thomas & Friends) (reference)

    (more book examples)

  

Periodicals

  

Theater & Movies

  • The Best of Friends Collection (Vol. 1-4) (reference)

    (more DVD examples; more video examples)

  

Music

  

High Tech

  

Consumer Goods

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Top     

Image Slideshow: FRIENDS

Photos:
FRIENDS

More pictures...

Illustrations:
FRIENDS

More pictures...

Computer Images:
FRIENDS

More pictures...

Top     

Photo Album: FRIENDS

ThumbnailDescription & CreditThumbnailDescription & Credit

A 9 year-old white child is shown here in a swimming pool and on a diving board with friends. Sheis a long-term survivor of massive abdominal surgery at age three for neuroblastoma. She is presently disease-free. Credit: Linda Bartlett (photographer).

Friends of the sailor helping make a glorious day better Dolphin playing in the bow wave of the NOAA Ship PEIRCE Ship anchor fluke in lower left of photo. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Seaman from PEIRCE making friends with a newborn harbor seal. Credit: Coast & Geodetic Survey Historical Image Collection.

Family and friends waving good-bye's as the PATHFINDER heads north. Credit: Paths Less Taken - NOAA at the Ends of the Earth.

Pay phones on the docks were the primary means of saying goodbye or hello to family and friends with vessels coming and going. Credit: Fisheries.

Neighbors and friends work to remove debris around remains of a farmhouse. Large tornado devastated area. Credit: National Severe Storms Laboratory (NSSL).

Caption: "Decimals," a Group of Akron Childhood Friends, Mina Miller Edison, Second from Right, Seated in Back Row, Cara Wise Miller, Center, Front; Akron, OH; 1870s?; {14.352/13} (jpg).

[Consultants and friends sitting in an auditorium]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

[Members mingling at the Friends dinner meeting]. Credit: National Library of Medicine.

Friends and relatives crowd the gangways to welcome home their loved ones as the carrier returns to Mayport, Florida, following an eight month deployment with the Sixth Fleet in the Mediterranean. About 1600 people were waiting on the pier to greet the ship. Photograph dated 20 May (1967?). Credit: NAVY.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Top     

Digital Photo Gallery: FRIENDS
 

"Friends of the Apocalypse 12" by Kenneth Love
Commentary: "Local hardcore punk band's final show."		"Best Friends" by Luke Wertz
Commentary: "Three chimps just a few miles north of my house. I've forgotten their names."

Source: photographs selected by the editor, with permission from the photographers.

Top     

Familiar Quotations: FRIENDS

AuthorQuotation

Baltasar Gracian

Have friends. 'Tis a second existence.

Confucius

Have no friends not equal to yourself.

Henry Adams

Friends are born, not made.

John Hay

Friends are the sunshine of life.

Ludwig Van Beethoven

Friends applaud, the comedy is over.
Applaud friends, the comedy is over.

Marcus T. Cicero

Friends are proved by adversity.

Plato

Friends have all things in common.

Terence

Of my friends I am the only one left.

Titus Vespasianus

Friends, I have lost a day.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Top     

Historic Usage: FRIENDS

AuthorDateQuotation

Magna Carta

1215

If any freeman shall die intestate, his chattels shall be distributed by the hands of his nearest kinsfolk and friends, under supervision of the Church, saving to every one the debts which the deceased owed to him. (reference)

US Declaration of Independence

1776

We must, therefore, acquiesce in the necessity, which denounces our Separation, and hold them, as we hold the rest of mankind, Enemies in War, in Peace Friends. (reference)

Winston S. Churchill

1946

In this country you are all so well-informed about the Far East, and such devoted friends of China, that I do not need to expatiate on the situation there. ("Iron Curtain" Speech)

John F. Kennedy

1961

To those old allies whose cultural and spiritual origins we share, we pledge the loyalty of faithful friends. (reference)

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.

1963

I say to you today, my friends, that in spite of the difficulties and frustrations of the moment, I still have a dream. (Delivered on the steps at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. on August 28, 1909)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Top     

Use in Literature: FRIENDS

TitleAuthorQuote

Emma

Austen, Jane

In that very room she had been measured last September, with her two friends.

Double Acrostic: I sing a place

Carroll, Lewis

Nor can I break the silken knot That binds my memory to the spot And friends too dear to be forgot

A Christmas Carol

Dickens, Charles

And their assembled friends being not a bit behindhand, roared out lustily

Scarlet Letter

Hawthorne, Nathaniel

It would be sad injustice, the reader must understand, to represent all my excellent old friends as in their dotage

Les Miserables

Hugo, Victor

I have, on occasion, protected my own adversaries, your friends.

Trainspotting

Irvine Welsh

Begbie always constructed imaginary qualities in his friends, then shamelessly claimed them for himself

Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man

Joyce, James

But he had a saying about our clerical friends, that he would never let one of them put his two feet under his mahogany

King Richard III

Shakespeare, William

Wherein, my friends, have I offended you

Grapes of Wrath

Steinbeck, John

He hurried back to his new friends.

Gulliver's Travels

Swift, Jonathan

On the 6th day of May, 1709 I took a solemn leave of his Majesty and all my friends.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Top     

Non-Fiction Usage: FRIENDS

SubjectTopicQuote

Health

Eat with friends or family members. (references)

Share your feelings with friends and family. (references)

Friends and relatives can be very supportive. (references)

Business

Visits to friends and family accounted for 32% of these trips. (references)

Of these trips, more than half are made by British visitors to visit friends and relatives. (references)

Association with a group, be it the business crowd to talk shop or a circle of friends, has made golf a social sport. (references)

Children

Italy

According to a survey by Telefono Azzuro, nearly 2 out of 3 cases involve sexual violence, for which fathers are responsible 32 percent of the time; mothers are responsible 4.3 percent, relatives 21.1 percent, and friends 21.2 percent. (references)

Mozambique

In Sofala province, where child prostitution exists along the Beira development corridor (frequented by truck drivers and businessmen), the Government operates information centers in affected areas to provide information to families and friends of children who are raped and exploited, and counsels them on how to deal with the police, public prosecutors, and judges. (references)

Civil Liberties

Vietnam

Friends have been allowed to visit him, but say authorities discourage visits. (references)

Economic History

Venezuela

Venezuela also participates in the UN Friends groups for Haiti. (references)

Armenia

The involvement can also be indirect, e.g., through close relatives and friends. (references)

Burma

They are friends and relatives of the military, but lack technical know-how and international experience. (references)

Human Rights

Guinea

Family members and friends are responsible for feeding prisoners. (references)

Venezuela

When Centeno and his friends refused to pay, police beat them again. (references)

Nicaragua

Many prisoners also received additional food from visiting family and friends. (references)

Political Economy

Ireland

While not an American military ally, Ireland is one of America's closest friends and an important U.S. partner in many global fora. (references)

Sudan

On September 26, he was last seen telling friends that he was going to report to the government security office; his whereabouts were unknown at year's end. (references)

Canada

The United States and Canada are allies and close friends that share a wide range of fundamental values, a commitment to democracy, and traditions of tolerance and respect for human rights. (references)

Trade

Albania

Business start-ups are funded by cash (often foreign remittances) supplied by family, friends and partners. (references)

Kazakhstan

Loans to individuals, while increasing, continue to represent only a small portion of overall bank lending, necessitating borrowing from friends, pawnshops, or barter to obtain funds or capital goods. (references)

Travel

Poland

Sunday is the traditional day for visiting family and friends in Poland. (references)

Women

Lebanon

Men sometimes exercise considerable control over female relatives, restricting their activities outside of the home or their contact with friends and relatives. (references)

Bulgaria

Courts and prosecutors tend to view domestic abuse as a family matter rather than a criminal problem, and in most cases, victims of domestic violence take refuge with family or friends rather than approach the authorities. (references)

Guinea-Bissau

The Government has not outlawed the practice; however, it formed a national committee in the mid-1990's that continues to conduct a nationwide education campaign to discourage FGM. International NGO's, including the Swedish group Radda Barnen and Plan International, as well as several domestic NGO's, such as Friends of Children and Sinim Mira Nasseque, continued working through the national committee to eliminate FGM. Official discrimination against women is prohibited by law; however, it persists. (references)

Worker Rights

Togo

Children usually are approached by friends or friends of their families. (references)

Azerbaijan

Victims are approached directly and indirectly through friends and relatives. (references)

Kyrgyz Republic

They use networks of returnees, family members, and friends, to recruit victims. (references)

Lexicography

Devil's Dictionary

EXPOSTULATION, n. One of the many methods by which fools prefer to lose their friends.

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Top     

Spoken Usage: FRIENDS

SpeakerPhrase(s)

Bono

The same. I mean, you immediately think of your friends in New York. I have a place in New York here. This is a second city for me. And I couldn't believe what I was seeing.

Connie Francis

I could mention a few people like Tony Orlando is a sweetheart, Frankie Avalon, we speak once in a while. I never really had any friends in show business, with the exception of Dick.

David Berkowitz

Not a lot. Once in a while some people come up. I have a number of friends from the area who come by and visit.

Karl Lagerfeld

Oh, I'm very good on that but I don't do it too much because if you want to lose all your friends, you do that. But it's something I still adore.

Lynda Carter

They're both still living. But I have to say that I think my father is one of my best friends. He is just an inspiration, as is my mother.

Paul Anka

We have a wonderful chorus, all local friends who have worked with me before, and they have come along to contribute.

Regis Philbin

People by and large, my friends, seemed to be very happy for me. They knew how long I'd been around.

Rush Limbaugh

All you need, my friends, is the courage to believe the truth.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Top     

Speeches: FRIENDS

SpeakerTermPhrase(s)

George Washington

1789-1797Nor can such arrangements, with such objects, be exposed to the censure or jealousy of the warmest friends of republican government.

Harry S. Truman

1945-1953Neither do we propose, however, to ignore the ideals and vital interests of our friends.

Dwight Eisenhower

1953-1961Speaker, members of my family and friends, my countrymen, and the friends of my country, wherever they may be, we meet again, as upon a like moment four years ago, and again you have witnessed my solemn oath of service to you.

John F. Kennedy

1961-1963To be back among so many friends is a happy one.

Lyndon B. Johnson

1963-1969Many of you in this Chamber are among my oldest friends.

Richard Nixon

1969-1974A nation cannot remain great if it betrays its allies and lets down its friends.

Ronald Reagan

1981-1989Until we meet again, God bless you, my friends.

George Bush

1989-1993My friends in this chamber, we can bring the same courage and sense of common purpose to the economy that we brought to Desert Storm.

Bill Clinton

1993-2001Tonight, I think we should begin by sending a message to their families and their friends that we celebrate their lives and give thanks for their service to our nation.

George W. Bush

2001-2005America will not accept a serious and mounting threat to our country, and our friends and our allies.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Top     

Usage Frequency: FRIENDS

"FRIENDS" is generally used as a noun (plural) -- approximately 99.95% of the time. "FRIENDS" is used about 15,073 times out of a sample of 100 million words spoken or written in English. Its rank is based on over 700,000 words used in the English language. Some parts-of-speech are not covered due to the samples used by the British National Corpus. (note: percents less than one-hundredth of one percent have been omitted)
Parts of SpeechPercentUsage per
100 Million Words		Rank in English
Noun (plural)99.95%15,065616
Noun (proper)0.05%7133,076
                    Total100.00%15,073N/A

Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Top     

Name Usage Frequency: FRIENDS

The following table summarizes the usage of "FRIENDS" based on a population census conducted in the United States. Ranks and frequencies are based on all names reported and classified.
NameUsage/GenderUsage per 100
million Persons		Rank in USA
FriendsLast name17047,390
Source: compiled by the editor from several corpora; see credits.

Top     

Usage in Company Names: FRIENDS

CountryName
United Kingdom

Friends Ivory & Sime PLC

 (more examples...)

Source: compiled by the editor from Icon Group International, Inc.

Top     

Expressions: FRIENDS

Expressions using "FRIENDS": a few friends ♦ a pair of friends ♦ band of friends ♦ be friends ♦ be friends with ♦ be friends with smb. ♦ become friends ♦ become friends again ♦ bosom friends ♦ circle of friends ♦ friends and acquaintances ♦ Friends of Mary at the Foot of the Cross ♦ gain friends ♦ her friends ♦ influential friends ♦ intimate friends ♦ keep friends ♦ let us part friends ♦ Lord protect me from my friends ♦ make friends ♦ make friends again ♦ make friends with ♦ make friends with smb. ♦ most of my friends ♦ one of my friends ♦ our friends ♦ part friends ♦ Religious Society of Friends ♦ society of friends ♦ some of her friends ♦ stay with friends ♦ surrounded by friends ♦ sworn friends ♦ To be friends with ♦ To make friends with. Additional references.

Hyphenated Usage

Beginning with "FRIENDS": friends-at-court, friends-in-the-business, friends-not, friends-sometimes.

Ending with "FRIENDS": boy-friends, girl-friends, lady-friends, pen-friends, school-friends.

Containing "FRIENDS": let's-all-be-friends-there's-no-problem.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Top     

Frequency of Internet Keywords: FRIENDS

The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com.
 
ExpressionFrequency
per Day

friends.com happy tree

84

quiz your friends.com

69

friends.com musician

12

feathered friends.com

3

cocky friends.com n

2
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Top     

Modern Translation: FRIENDS

Language Translations for "FRIENDS"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses.

Afrikaans

  

afsoen (kiss, kiss and be friends again). (various references)

   

Albanian

  

pajtohem (abide, accord, be reconciled, chime, coincide, comply, comport oneself, concur, conform, cotton, do with, eat humble pie, fall in with, lump it, make friends, make it up, make one's peace with, make up, moderate, put up with, subscribe), miqësohem (fraternize, get on with, hobnob, make friends), kam miqësi me (be friends). (various references)

   

Arabic 

  

‏أصدقاء (connection, connexion). (various references)

   

Bulgarian 

  

сприятелявам се с (cotton up to, cultivate, make friends with, pal up with), дружа (be friends, hobnob). (various references)

   

Chinese 

  

儔 (companions, comrades). (various references)

   

Czech

  

spřátelit se s kým (make friends with smb.), spřátelit se s (make friends with, pal up with), spřátelit se (make friends), přátelit se s kým (be friends with smb.), přátelit se s (be friends with). (various references)

   

Danish

  

VFR-trafik (VFR passengers, VFR traffic, visiting friends and relatives). (various references)

   

Dutch

  

vrienden. (various references)

   

Esperanto

  

repacigi perkise (kiss and be friends again). (various references)

   

Finnish

  

ystävykset (chums), tuttavapiiri (circle of acquaintances). (various references)

   

French

  

amis. (various references)

   

German

  

freunde (boyfriends). (various references)

   

Greek 

  

κάνω φιλία (make friends with). (various references)

   

Guarani

  

irunguérandi (with the friends). (various references)

   

Hebrew 

  

חבריא. (various references)

   

Hungarian

  

szakítás két barát között (break between two friends), kibékül (be reconciled, become reconciled, to come round, to kiss and be friends), jóban van vkivel (to be friends with sy, to keep friends with sy), jó barátokká válnak (to get friends), barátja vkinek (friend, to be friends with sy, to keep friends with sy), új barátokra tesz szert (to pick up new friends), összebarátkoznak (to get friends). (various references)

   

Indonesian

  

mempersaudarakan (make brothers (sisters), make friends), berkawan (be friends, have friends (companions)). (various references)

   

Irish

  

cairde. (various references)

   

Italian

  

amici (boyfriends, friend, kith). (various references)

   

Japanese Kanji 

  

身内 (followers, one's whole body, relatives), フレコン化 (changing something to full remote control, flex, flextime, float, floater serve, floating, flooring, flora, flow, flow inflation, flowchart, French, French cancan, French dressing, French kiss, French sleeve, French toast, fresh, fresher, freshman, fret, fretless, friend, friendly, friendship, frozen food, frozen yoghurt, newly hired career-track company employee, wooden floor). (various references)

   

Japanese Katakana 

  

フレンズ , みうち (followers, one's whole body, relatives). (various references)

   

Luganda

  

mikwano. (various references)

   

Manx

  

caarjyn. (various references)

   

Pig Latin

  

iendsfray.(various references)

   

Portuguese

  

travar amizade com (make friends with). (various references)

   

Quechua

  

amigusniywan (with my friends). (various references)

   

Romanian

  

se împrieteni cu (chum up with, make friends with), sã ne despãrţim prieteni (let us part friends), prieteni la cataramã (bosom friends, great chums), doi prieteni (a pair of friends), cei mai mulţi dintre prietenii mei (most of my friends), câţiva dintre prietenii ei (some of her friends), înconjurat de prieteni (surrounded by friends). (various references)

   

Russian 

  

сдружиться (make friends), в кругу друзей (among friends), ненадежные друзья (fair-weather friends), надежный друг (fast friend, fast friends), задушевные друзья (intimate friends), помириться (make friends, make up, sink a feud), подружиться (make friends, pal up), друзья только в счастье (fair-weather friends), дружить (be friends, pal around). (various references)

   

Scottish

  

chàirdean. (various references)

   

Serbo-Croatian

  

sprijateljiti se sa (make friends with), sprijateljiti se (befriend, make friends, take up), biti prijatelj sa (friend: be friends with). (various references)

   

Spanish

  

los amigos, amigos (people). (various references)

   

Swedish

  

vänner (pals). (various references)

   

Tswana

  

ditsala. (various references)

   

Turkish

  

kuveykır (society of friends), dostu olmak (be friends with), dostluk kurmak (cotton on to, make friends, pick up), dostluğunu sürdürmek (keep friends), dost olmak (cotton, fraternize, make friends, make friends with), dost ayrılmak (part friends), arkadaşlık kurmak (make friends), arkadaşlık etmek (associate, be friends with, companion, consort), arkadaşı olmak (be friends with), arkadaş olmak (be friends with, consociate, keep smb. company, make friends, make friends with, pal up, pal up with), arkadaş kalmak (keep friends), arkadaş çevresi (circle of friends, entourage). (various references)

   

Turkmen 

  

dost-яar. (various references)

   

Ukrainian

  

гостювати у друзів (stay with friends), подружитися (make friends with, pal in, pal up). (various references)

   

Xhosa

  

netshomi (With friend, With friends). (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various translation references.

Top     

Ancestral Language Translations: FRIENDS

LanguagePeriodTranslations
Latin500 BCE-Modern

amîcôs, noti, notis, noto, notos, notum, notus. (various references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Top     

Bible Trace: FRIENDS

LanguageDateSourceLuke Chapter 16, Verse 9
Greek (transliterated)250 BCSeptuagintKagw umin legw poihsate eautoiV filouV ek tou mamwna thV adikiaV ina otan ekliphte dexwntai umaV eiV taV aiwniouV skhnaV
Latin405VulgateEt ego vobis dico facite vobis amicos de mamona iniquitatis ut cum defeceritis recipiant vos in aeterna tabernacula
Old English990West SaxonAnd ic secge eow. wyrcað eow frynd of þisse worulde welan unrihtwisnesse þæt hig onfon eow on ece eardungstowe þonne ge geteoriað;
Middle English1395WyclifAnd Y seie to you, make ye to you freendis of the ritchesse of wickidnesse, that whanne ye schulen fayle, thei resseyue you in to euerlastynge tabernaclis.
Renaissance English1526TyndaleAnd I saye also vnto you: make you frendes of the wicked mammon that when ye shall departe they may receave you into everlastinge habitacions.
Jacobean English1611King JamesAnd I say unto you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that, when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
Victorian English1833WebsterAnd I say to you, Make to yourselves friends of the mammon of unrighteousness; that when ye fail, they may receive you into everlasting habitations.
Basic English1964OgdenAnd I say to you, Make friends for yourselves through the wealth of this life, so that when it comes to an end, you may be taken into the eternal resting-places.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Top     

Matched Bible Translations: FRIENDS

LanguageLuke Chapter 16, Verse 9
CebuanoUg sultihan ko usab kamo, pangita kamog mga higala alang sa inyong kaugalingon pinaagi sa malimbungon nga bahandi, aron nga inigkahurot na niini kamo ilang pagadawaton ngadto sa dayong mga puloy-anan.
Croatian"I ja vama kažem: napravite sebi prijatelje od nepoštena bogatstva pa kad ga nestane da vas prime u vjeène šatore."
DanishOg jeg siger eder: Gører eder Venner ved Uretfærdighedens Mammon, for at de, når det er forbi med den, må modtage eder i de evige Boliger.
DutchEn Ik zeg ulieden: Maakt uzelven vrienden uit den onrechtvaardigen Mammon, opdat, wanneer u ontbreken zal, zij u mogen ontvangen in de eeuwige tabernakelen.
FinnishJa minä sanon teille: tehkää itsellenne ystäviä väärällä mammonalla, että he, kun se loppuu, ottaisivat teidät iäisiin majoihin.
FrenchEt moi, je vous dis: Faites-vous des amis avec les richesses injustes, pour qu`ils vous reçoivent dans les tabernacles éternels, quand elles viendront à vous manquer.
GermanUnd ich sage euch auch: Machet euch Freunde mit dem ungerechten Mammon, auf daß, wenn ihr nun darbet, sie euch aufnehmen in die ewigen Hütten.
Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hariLalu Yesus berbicara lagi, kata-Nya, "Dengarlah! Pakailah kekayaan dunia ini untuk mendapat kawan, supaya apabila kekayaan dunia ini sudah tidak berharga lagi, kalian akan diterima di tempat tinggal yang abadi.
Indonesian-Terjemahan LamaMaka Aku berkata kepadamu: Carilah sahabat bagi dirimu dengan Mammon yang lekat lalim, supaya apabila Mammon kelak hilang daripadamu, sahabat itu pun kelak menerima kamu di dalam tempat kediaman yang kekal.
ItalianEbbene, io vi dico: Procuratevi amici con la disonesta ricchezza, perché, quand'essa verrà a mancare, vi accolgano nelle dimore eterne.
MaoriNa ko taku kupu tenei ki a koutou, Waiho te taonga kino hei mea i etahi hoa aroha mo koutou; mo te he rawa iho, ka ai he tukunga atu mo koutou ki nga whare ora tonu.
NorwegianOg jeg sier eder: Gjør eder venner ved den urettferdige mammon, forat de, når den svikter, må ta imot eder i de evige boliger!
PortugueseEu vos digo ainda: Granjeai amigos por meio das riquezas da injustiça; para que, quando estas vos faltarem, vos recebam eles nos tabernáculos eternos.   
RumanianWi Eu vq zic: Faceyi-vq prieteni cu ajutorul bogqyiilor nedrepte, pentruca atunci cknd veyi muri, sq vq primeascq kn corturile vecinice.
Shuar`Ju nunkanam anankatin átsuk. Tura kuitsha aya ju nunkanmayankete. Tuma asamtai atumsha kuitrumjai "shuaran yaintaj" tu Enentáimsatarum. Kuitjai yaintin amuukamtai atumsha amuicha jeanam ipiaamu átaj tusarum Túratarum."
Spanish"Y yo os digo: Con las riquezas injustas ganaos amigos para que cuando éstas lleguen a faltar, ellos os reciban en las moradas eternas.
SwahiliNaye Yesu akaendelea kusema, "Nami nawaambieni, jifanyieni marafiki kutokana na mali ya dunia, ili zitakapowaishieni, mweze kupokewa nao katika makao ya milele.
SwedishOch jag säger eder: Skaffen eder vänner medelst den orättrådige Mamons goda, för att de, när detta har tagit slut, må taga emot eder i de eviga hyddorna.
Uma"Toe pai' ku'uli' -kokoi: Kana tapake' ka'uaa' hi dunia' tohe'i mpotulungi doo, bona ane uma-pi mpai' mokalaua ka'uaa' dunia' toi, ratarima lompe' -ta hi po'ohaa' to tida duu' kahae-hae-na.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Top     

Derivations & Misspellings: FRIENDS

Derivations

Words beginning with "FRIENDS": friendship, friendships. (additional references)

Words ending with "FRIENDS": befriends, boyfriends, girlfriends. (additional references)


Misspellings

"FRIENDS" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: firends, freeds, freends, freinds, frendes, Frendo, frends, Freunde, friandise, friandises, friaunds, Friedes, frieds, friendes, friendess, friens, frinds, friuends. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor, based on several corpora (additional references).

Top     

Rhyming with "FRIENDS"

# of Phoneme MatchesPronunciationWord(s) rhyming with "FRIENDS" (pronounced fre"ndz or fre"nz)
6f r e" n d zbefriends.
5-r e" n d ztrends.
4-e" n d zamends, ascends, attends, contends, bends, blends, commends, defends, depends, descends, ends, extends, fends, intends, lends, offends, portends, pretends, recommends, sends, spends, suspends, tends, transcends, wends.
3-n d zabounds, almonds, ands, armbands, astounds, corresponds, backgrounds, Badlands, bands, battlegrounds, behinds, binds, blinds, blondes, blonds, bloodhounds, bonds, bookends, bounds, boyfriends, brands, bunds, campgrounds, commands, compounds, confounds, demands, diamonds, dividends, Docklands, errands, expands, expounds, fairgrounds, farmhands, farmlands, fiends, finds, Firebrands, flatlands, forehands, fronds, funds, girlfriends, glands, grands, grasslands, grinds, grounds, hands, handstands, headbands, Highlands, hinds, hinterlands, Hollands, homelands, hounds, husbands, islands, kinds, lands, legends, ligands, lowlands, marshlands, masterminds, Meadowlands, Midlands, milliseconds, minds, misunderstands, moorlands, mounds, nanoseconds, newsstands, overspends, playgrounds, ponds, pounds, quicksands, rands, rebounds, refunds, reminds, reprimands, responds, rinds, rounds, sands, seconds, sounds, spacebands, stagehands, stands, stipends, strands, surrounds, thousands, Timberlands, turnarounds, understands, uplands, vagabonds, wands, weekends, wetlands, winds, withstands, woodlands, woodwinds, wounds.
3-e" n zBens, cleanse, dens, gens, glens, hens, lens, pens, tens.

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Top     

Anagrams: FRIENDS

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

Direct Anagrams: finders, redfins, refinds.

Words within the letters "d-e-f-i-n-r-s"

-1 letter: diners, fiends, finder, friend, infers, redfin, refind, rinsed, snider.

-2 letters: defis, diner, dines, dries, fends, ferns, fiend, finds, fined, finer, fines, fired, fires, firns, fried, fries, frise, infer, neifs, nerds, nides, reifs, reins, rends, resid, resin, rides, rinds, rinse, risen, serif, serin, sired, siren, snide.

-3 letters: defi, deni, dens, dies, dine, dins, dire.

 Words containing the letters "d-e-f-i-n-r-s"
 

+1 letter: definers, flinders.

 

+2 letters: befriends, confiders, foundries, furnished, infolders, infrareds, redefines, reinfused.

 

+3 letters: archfiends, boyfriends, cornfields, defrosting, draftiness, fervidness, firebrands, floridness, franchised, fricandoes, friendless, friendlies, friendship, frigidness, fundraiser, furanoside, infielders, interfolds, interfused, ironfisted, predefines, refinished, resinified, threadfins, transfixed, windsurfed.

 

+4 letters: brownfields, debriefings, deforesting, denitrifies, dentifrices, desulfuring, differences, dragonflies, federations, ferredoxins, fingerholds, forebodings, foreordains, fricandeaus, friendliest, friendships, fundraisers, furanosides, girlfriends, grainfields, identifiers, ladyfingers, misinferred, misinformed, pathfinders, personified, refashioned, refurnished, spendthrift, unfurnished, viewfinders, windflowers.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

SCRABBLE® is a registered trademark. All intellectual property rights in and to the game are owned in the U.S.A and Canada by Hasbro Inc., and throughout the rest of the world by J.W. Spear & Sons Limited of Maidenhead, Berkshire, England, a subsidiary of Mattel Inc. Mattel and Spear are not affiliated with Hasbro.

Top     



INDEX

1. Definition
2. Crosswords
3. Usage: Modern
4. Usage: Commercial 		5. Images: Slideshow
6. Images: Photo Album
7. Images: Digital Art
8. Quotations: Familiar 		9. Quotations: Historic
10. Quotations: Fiction
11. Quotations: Non-fiction
12. Quotations: Spoken 		13. Quotations: Speeches
14. Usage Frequency
15. Names: Frequency
16. Names: Company Usage 		17. Expressions
18. Expressions: Internet
19. Translations: Modern
20. Translations: Ancient 		21. Bible Trace
22. Abbreviations
23. Acronyms
24. Derivations 		25. Rhymes
26. Anagrams
27. Bibliography


  

Copyright © Philip M. Parker, INSEAD. Terms of Use.