frank
a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked;
often served on a bread roll
• Syn:
frankfurter, hotdog, hot dog, dog, wiener,
wienerwurst, weenie
• Hypernyms:
sausage
• Hyponyms:
Vienna sausage
• Part Holonyms:
hotdog, hot dog, red hot
1. stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing
• Syn:
postmark
• Derivationally related forms:
postmark (for: postmark)
• Hypernyms:
stamp
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
2. exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks
• Hypernyms:
excuse, relieve, let off, exempt
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s somebody
1. characterized by directness in manner or speech;
without subtlety or evasion (Freq. 3)
- 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
• Syn:
blunt, candid, forthright, free-spoken, outspoken,
plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder
• Similar to:
direct
• Derivationally related forms:
outspokenness (for: outspoken), frankness, forthrightness (for: forthright), candidness (for: candid), bluntness (for: blunt)
2. clearly manifest;
evident
- frank enjoyment
• Similar to:
obvious
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