frank

Honest and direct about what you think, even when this may upset someone.

• Please be frank with me.
• We had a frank discussion about money.
• His frank answer surprised everyone.

How to use it: be frank with someone about something (She was frank with me about the risks.)

Similar words: candid, direct, honest

Opposites: evasive, dishonest

Common phrases: frank with someone, frank discussion, be frank

Clearly present and easy to recognize, especially when describing an illness or its signs.

• The patient had frank bleeding.
• Tests showed frank diabetes rather than a slight rise in blood sugar.
• The doctor found no signs of frank infection.

Similar words: obvious, evident, unmistakable

Common phrases: frank diabetes, frank bleeding, frank infection

A long, thin sausage, often heated and eaten in a bread roll.

• I ate a frank with mustard.
• We grilled some franks for lunch.
• Would you like another frank in your bun?

Similar words: frankfurter, hot dog

Common phrases: grilled frank, beef frank, frank with mustard

A printed mark on an envelope that replaces a stamp and shows permission to send it.

• The envelope has a printed frank.
• The clerk checked the frank before sorting the letter.
• These franks show that postage was paid.

Similar words: postage mark

Common phrases: postage frank, printed frank, official frank

A large grey bird with long legs and a long neck that feeds near water.

• A frank stood beside the pond.
• The frank caught a fish in its long beak.
• Two franks flew above the marsh.

Similar words: grey heron

Common phrases: grey frank, frank by water

To print an official postage mark on an envelope instead of putting a stamp on it.

• Please frank these envelopes.
• The office machine franked all the letters.
• Have you franked the outgoing mail?

Common phrases: frank an envelope, frank the mail, frank a letter