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Frank

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Noun

1. frank

a member of the ancient Germanic peoples who spread from the Rhine into the Roman Empire in the 4th century

2. dog, frank, frankfurter, hot dog, hotdog, weenie, wiener, wienerwurst

a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll

Verb

3. frank, postmark

stamp with a postmark to indicate date and time of mailing

4. frank

exempt by means of an official pass or letter, as from customs or other checks

Adjective

5. blunt, candid, forthright, frank, free-spoken, outspoken, plainspoken, point-blank, straight-from-the-shoulder

characterized by directness in manner or speech; without subtlety or evasion

Example Sentences:
'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'

6. frank

clearly manifest; evident

Example Sentences:
'frank enjoyment'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.


Frank

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adjective
1. 
honest and straightforward in speech or attitude
a frank person
2. 
outspoken or blunt
3. 
open and avowed; undisguised
frank interest
4.  an obsolete word for free, generous
verb (transitive)
5. mainly British
to put a mark on (a letter, parcel, etc), either cancelling the postage stamp or in place of a stamp, ensuring free carriage
See also postmark
6. 
to mark (a letter, parcel, etc) with an official mark or signature, indicating the right of free delivery
7. 
to facilitate or assist (a person) to come and go, pass, or enter easily
8. 
to obtain immunity for or exempt (a person)
noun
9. 
an official mark or signature affixed to a letter, parcel, etc, ensuring free delivery or delivery without stamps
10. 
the privilege, issued to certain people and establishments, entitling them to delivery without postage stamps
noun
a member of a group of West Germanic peoples who spread from the east bank of the middle Rhine into the Roman Empire in the late 4th century ad, gradually conquering most of Gaul and Germany. The Franks achieved their greatest power under Charlemagne
noun
1. 
Anne. 1929–45, German Jewess, whose Diary (1947) recorded the experiences of her family while in hiding from the Nazis in Amsterdam (1942–44). They were betrayed and she died in a concentration camp
2. 
Robert. born 1924, US photographer and film maker, born in Switzerland; best known for his photographic book The Americans (1959)

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Frank

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noun
a masculine name: dim. Frankie
see also Francis1
noun
a member of the group of related Germanic peoples that established the Frankish Empire, which, at its height (beginning of the 9th cent. a.d.), extended over what is now France, Germany, and Italy
1. 
Anne1929-45; Jewish victim of the Holocaust, born in Germany: known for diary (published 1947) kept while in hiding in Amsterdam (1942-44): died in Bergen-Belsen
2. 
Robert1924- ; U.S. photographer, born in Switzerland
Frankish
adjective
1.  Archaic
free in giving; generous
2. 
open and honest in expressing what one thinks or feels; straightforward; candid
3. 
free from reserve, disguise, or guile; clearly evident; plain
showing frank distaste
verb transitive
4. 
a. 
to send (mail) free of postage, as by virtue of an official position
b. 
to mark (mail) as with one's signature so that it can be sent free
c. 
to put a stamp on or meter (mail) to prepay postage
5. 
to make easy the passage of (a person); allow to pass freely
noun
6. 
the privilege of sending mail free
7. 
a mark, signature, or stamp on mail for, or in place of, postage
8. 
an envelope, etc. that has been franked
noun
Informal
a frankfurter

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Frank

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adj. frank·er, frank·est
1. Open and sincere in expression; straightforward: made several frank remarks about the quality of their work.
2. Clearly manifest; evident: frank enjoyment.
tr.v. franked, frank·ing, franks
1.
a. To put an official mark on (a piece of mail) so that it can be sent free of charge.
b. To send (mail) free of charge.
2. To place a stamp or mark on (a piece of mail) to show the payment of postage.
3. To enable (a person) to come and go freely.
n.
1.
a. A mark or signature placed on a piece of mail to indicate the right to send it free of charge.
b. The right to send mail free.
2. A franked piece of mail.
n.
Informal
A frankfurter.
n.
A member of one of the Germanic tribes of the Rhine region in the early Christian era, especially one of the Salian Franks who conquered Gaul about AD 500 and established an extensive empire that reached its greatest power in the ninth century.
Swiss-born American photographer and filmmaker noted for his clear-cut documentary style and interest in popular culture.
German Jewish diarist who fled from Nazi Germany to Amsterdam with her family (1934) and kept a diary during her years in hiding (1942-1944). She and her family were captured (August 1944) and sent to concentration camps. Anne died of typhus in the camp at Belsen. Her diary was published in 1947.

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