"SF" meaning in English

See SF in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Head templates: {{head|en|adjective}} SF
  1. (in personal ads) Initialism of smoker-friendly: not objecting to people who smoke tobacco Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, in personal ads, initialism Alternative form of: smoker-friendly (extra: not objecting to people who smoke tobacco)
    Sense id: en-SF-en-adj-kJQB6Stf

Proper name

Head templates: {{en-proper noun}} SF
  1. Initialism of San Francisco. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: San Francisco Categories (topical): Smoking Categories (place): San Francisco
    Sense id: en-SF-en-name-BhBmrJ1w Disambiguation of Smoking: 9 26 7 13 11 16 3 5 6 5 Disambiguation of San Francisco: 1 80 4 3 3 4 1 2 2 1
  2. (Ireland, UK politics) Initialism of Sinn Féin; an Irish political party. Tags: Ireland, UK, abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Sinn Féin (extra: an Irish political party) Categories (topical): UK politics
    Sense id: en-SF-en-name-1Htwn79G Categories (other): Irish English Topics: government, politics
  3. (video games) Initialism of Street Fighter. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Street Fighter Categories (topical): Video games
    Sense id: en-SF-en-name-PNoFS4jt Categories (other): English links with redundant alt parameters, English links with redundant wikilinks Topics: video-games
  4. (motor racing) Initialism of Super Formula. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, initialism Alternative form of: Super Formula Categories (topical): Motor racing
    Sense id: en-SF-en-name-F-aj7Hsq Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, motor-racing, racing, sports

Noun

Forms: SFs [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} SF (countable and uncountable, plural SFs)
  1. (fiction) Initialism of science fiction or speculative fiction, often used to avoid having to choose between the two. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: science fiction or speculative fiction, often used to avoid having to choose between the two Categories (topical): Fiction
    Sense id: en-SF-en-noun-fZPf8lta Topics: fiction, literature, media, publishing
  2. Initialism of square feet. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: square feet
    Sense id: en-SF-en-noun-qPS~4bNH
  3. Initialism of spontaneous fission. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: spontaneous fission Categories (topical): Radioactivity
    Sense id: en-SF-en-noun-d6EDzpiK
  4. (basketball) Initialism of small forward. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable Alternative form of: small forward Categories (topical): Basketball
    Sense id: en-SF-en-noun-3zsY0nYz Categories (other): English links with redundant wikilinks Topics: ball-games, basketball, games, hobbies, lifestyle, sports
  5. (sports) Abbreviation of semifinal. Tags: abbreviation, alt-of, countable, uncountable Alternative form of: semifinal Categories (topical): Sports
    Sense id: en-SF-en-noun-zKS2dngk Topics: hobbies, lifestyle, sports

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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      "expansion": "SF",
      "name": "head"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "adj",
  "senses": [
    {
      "alt_of": [
        {
          "extra": "not objecting to people who smoke tobacco",
          "word": "smoker-friendly"
        }
      ],
      "categories": [
        "English initialisms"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "Initialism of smoker-friendly: not objecting to people who smoke tobacco"
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "smoker",
          "smoker#English"
        ],
        [
          "friendly",
          "friendly#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(in personal ads) Initialism of smoker-friendly: not objecting to people who smoke tobacco"
      ],
      "tags": [
        "abbreviation",
        "alt-of",
        "in personal ads",
        "initialism"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "SF"
}

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