FRANKS Synonyms: 47 Similar and Opposite Words

franks 1 of 2

noun

plural of frank

as in signatures

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franks

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verb

present tense third-person singular of frank

as in mails

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Noun

The city determined that the signatures represented a majority of the people living in the district, and the issue was put on hold.

— Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 11 Nov. 2026
After a petition with over 25,000 signatures and large protests, county officials intervened and blocked the project.

— Torrey Snow, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of signatures

Noun

That was for liberals and other lily-livered, do-goody weenies—losers like you and me.

— James Wolcott, Air Mail, 22 Aug. 2026
The sausage rolls, known commonly as pigs in a blanket, were packaged as a dozen Parker House Rolls stuffed with cocktail weenies.

— Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of weenies

Verb

Parton also made an effort to contribute to causes such as child literacy with her Imagination Library program, which mails a free age-appropriate book to children every month from birth to fifth grade.

— Tania Azhang, Sacbee.com, 4 Sep. 2026
The Imagination Library mails free books to children around the world.

— Ashley Mowreader, NBC news, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of mails

Noun

The skydivers — including Rutz — jumped from a plane and held each other’s hands Friday morning.

— Iris Kwok Follow Nov. 6, Los Angeles Times, 7 Nov. 2026
In the right hands, there’s a hell of a lot that can be done with two men, some first-rate banter, and a historical flashpoint that eerily resonates with our current need for a reckoning about American adventures abroad.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of hands

Noun

Kielbasa, hot dog Artur Wnorowski’s casual Polish joint serves some of my favorite sausages in town.

— Amy Cavanaugh, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
But Jessica insists that Elizabeth doesn’t know the specific brand of hot dogs and buns she’s already acquired, which means that if, for instance, Elizabeth brought Hawaiian buns and chicken sausages, there would be an inconsistency.

— Jennifer Kim, New Yorker, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of sausages

Verb

Think of the colleague who posts every win on LinkedIn or pings the whole team on Slack the second a task is done.

— Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
Within minutes, Gent Progni, an organizer of the march, posts a photo of Greca and me on Instagram.

— Fred A. Bernstein, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of posts

Noun

Wave co-captain Kenza Dali removed her cleats and circulated near the stands, signing autographs for several minutes.

— Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Pete Crow-Armstrong signs autographs for fans outside of Wrigley Field before the Cubs host the Washington Nationals on opening day, March 26, 2026.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 3 Nov. 2026

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