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Definitions for frank
fræŋk, frɑŋkfrank
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Princeton's WordNet
Franknoun
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, weenieadjective
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-shoulderadjective
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"
frankverb
clearly manifest; evident
"frank enjoyment"
postmark, frankverb
stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing
frankverb
exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks
GCIDE
Franknoun
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.
Wiktionary
franknoun
the grey heron.
Etymology: Shortened form of frankfurter.
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
FRANKadjective
Etymology: franc, French.
The moister sorts of trees yield little moss, which is for the reason of the frank putting up of the sap into the boughs. Francis Bacon, Natural History.
They were left destitute, either by narrow provision, or by their frank hearts and their open hands, and their charity towards others. Thomas Sprat, Sermons.
’Tis the ordinary practice of the world to be frank of civilities that cost them nothing. Roger L'Estrange.
Thou hast it won; for it is of frank gift,
And he will care for all the rest to shift. Hubberd’s Tale.Might not be found a franker franion. Edmund Spenser.
Franknoun
Etymology: from the adjective.
Where sups here? Doth the old boar feed in the old frank? William Shakespeare, Henry IV.
You’ll have immediately, by several franks, my epistle to lord Cobham. Alexander Pope, to Swift.
To Frankverb
1.To shut up in a frank or sty. Thomas Hanmer
Etymology: from the noun.
Tell Richmond this from me,
That in the sty of this most bloody boar,
My son George Stanly is frank’d up in hold:
If I revolt, off goes young George’s head. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.My lord Orrery writes to you to-morrow; and you see I send this under his cover, or at least franked by him. Jonathan Swift.
Gazettes sent gratis down, and frank’d,
For which thy patron’s weekly thank’d. Alexander Pope.
ChatGPT
frank
Frank, when used as an adjective, generally refers to a person who is open, honest, and direct in their speech or expression. It describes someone who does not hide their thoughts or opinions, often speaking plainly and without hesitation.
Webster Dictionary
Franknoun
a pigsty
Frankverb
to shut up in a frank or sty; to pen up; hence, to cram; to fatten
Franknoun
the common heron; -- so called from its note
Franknoun
unbounded by restrictions, limitations, etc.; free
Franknoun
free in uttering one's real sentiments; not reserved; using no disguise; candid; ingenuous; as, a frank nature, conversation, manner, etc
Franknoun
liberal; generous; profuse
Franknoun
unrestrained; loose; licentious; -- used in a bad sense
Frankverb
to send by public conveyance free of expense
Frankverb
to extempt from charge for postage, as a letter, package, or packet, etc
Frankadjective
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
Frankadjective
a member of one of the German tribes that in the fifth century overran and conquered Gaul, and established the kingdom of France
Frankadjective
a native or inhabitant of Western Europe; a European; -- a term used in the Levant
Frankadjective
a French coin. See Franc
Etymology: [See Frank, a.]
Wikidata
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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Surnames Frequency by Census Records
FRANK
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Frank is ranked #499 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
The Frank surname appeared 67,304 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 23 would have the surname Frank.
84.5% or 56,899 total occurrences were White.
7.9% or 5,357 total occurrences were Black.
2.6% or 1,804 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
2.2% or 1,501 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
1.6% or 1,077 total occurrences were of two or more races.
0.9% or 666 total occurrences were Asian.
British National Corpus
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
Let's be frank: The House is broken, we are not solving problems. We are adding to them. And I am not interested in laying blame. We are not settling scores. We are wiping the slate clean. Neither the members nor the people are satisfied with how things are going. We need to make some changes, starting with how the House does business.
One of the hardest things in this world is to admit you are wrong. And nothing is more helpful in resolving a situation than its frank admission.
Craig said. The family made the sudden 1,000-mile trip from Tampa, Florida, to Dover Air Force Base to accept his body in person. Frank Gross with his father Craig; Frank was killed in 2011 by a roadside bomb in Afghanistan (Fox News) Toni said: That was such a dark time of our life. Although it was one of their lowest lows, there was support -- thanks to the Fisher House and the organization behind it. The Fisher Foundation helps military families around the country whose loved ones are in the hospital. In all, the non-profit has helped more than 300,000 families since 1990 by donating 58 houses across the country and in Germany and the United Kingdom. But the house at Dover Air Force Base was built specifically for families whose loved ones have made the ultimate sacrifice. Frank Gross with his mother Toni, who has been volunteering at Fisher House (Fox News) That, I think, was the most important Fisher House that we've ever built said Ken Fisher, Fisher House Foundation chairman and CEO. We believe in the power of family. We believe in, obviously, bringing the plight of the military family to light. This house is run by members of the Air Force — including house manager, technical sergeant Dorothy Whitfield. This house is their safe haven while they are here at Dover for their short stay, Whitfield said. The house has a fully stocked kitchen, multiple bedrooms, and a living room full of toys to make the family's hardest day somewhat easier. Whitfield said: If they're are sad and they want to cry, we're right there with them and we'll cry with them. Years after the Gross’ visit, the Fisher House is still making an impact on the family’s lives. Toni began volunteering. I just knew that I needed to give back and encourage others. I also knew that by giving back my spirit would be lifted.
I think what John Legend's done is John Legend's stealing the thunder from Frank Loesser's song and my dad, john Legend should write John Legend own song if John Legend doesn't like this one, but don't change the lyrics. It's a classic, perfect song.
Naked Gun From the Files of Police Squad:
Frank I'd known her for years. We used to go to all the police functions together. Ah, how I loved her, but she had her music. I think she had her music. She'd hang out with the Chicago Male Chorus and Symphony. I don't recall her playing an instrument or be able to carry a tune. Yet she was on the road 300 days of the year. In fact I bought her a harp for christmas. She asked me what it was.
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- صريحArabic
- искренBulgarian
- francCatalan, Valencian
- upřímnýCzech
- åbenDanish
- frank, aufrichtig, ehrlich, offenGerman
- ειλικρινήςGreek
- sinceraEsperanto
- francoSpanish
- صریحPersian
- vilpit, frankeerataFinnish
- francFrench
- oscailteachIrish
- גלוי-לב, כןHebrew
- फ्रैंकHindi
- nyílt, őszinteHungarian
- jujurIndonesian
- FrancoItalian
- גלוי לבHebrew
- 率直なJapanese
- 솔직한Korean
- FrankLatin
- eerlijk, open, openhartig, oprechtDutch
- oppriktig, frankNorwegian
- szczeryPolish
- francoPortuguese
- sincerRomanian
- откровенный, и́скренний, открове́нныйRussian
- frankSwedish
- வெளிப்படையானTamil
- ตรงไปตรงมาThai
- prangkaTagalog
- dürüstTurkish
- відвертийUkrainian
- فرینکUrdu
- thành thậtVietnamese
- stedälikVolapük
- אָפןYiddish
- 坦率Chinese
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