Fischereifahrzeugs : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

   figure of eight
         n 1: a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope
               that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that
               prevents the rope from coming loose [syn: {figure eight},
               {figure of eight}]

English Dictionary: Fischereifahrzeugs	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
figure of merit n a numerical expression representing the efficiency of a given system, material, or procedure
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
figure of speech n language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense [syn: trope, figure of speech, figure, image]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fissure of Rolando n a brain fissure extending upward on the lateral surface of both hemispheres; separates the frontal and parietal lobes Synonym(s): fissure of Rolando, Rolando's fissure, central sulcus, sulcus centralis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fissure of Sylvius n the deepest and most prominent of the cortical fissures; separates the frontal lobes and temporal lobes in both hemispheres Synonym(s): fissure of Sylvius, Sylvian fissure, lateral cerebral sulcus, sulcus lateralis cerebri
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fixer-upper n a house or other dwelling in need of repair (usually offered for sale at a low price)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fox grape n native grape of northeastern United States; origin of many cultivated varieties e.g. Concord grapes Synonym(s): fox grape, Vitis labrusca purplish-black wild grape of the eastern United States with tough skins that slip easily from the flesh; cultivated in many varieties
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fox River n a river in Wisconsin that flows into Lake Michigan
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Figurability \Fig`urabil"i*ty\, n. [Cf. F. figurabilit[82].] The quality of being figurable. --Johnson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Figurable \Fig`urable\, a. [L. figurare to form, shape, fr. figura figure: cf. F. figurable. See {Figure}.] Capable of being brought to a fixed form or shape. Lead is figurable, but water is not. --Johnson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2/22/42/8 4/22/44/8 3/23/43/8 6/46/46/8 {Academy figure}, {Canceled figures}, {Lay figure}, etc. See under {Academy}, {Cancel}, {Lay}, etc. {Figure caster}, [or] {Figure flinger}, an astrologer. [bd]This figure caster.[b8] --Milton. {Figure flinging}, the practice of astrology. {Figure-of-eight knot}, a knot shaped like the figure 8. See Illust. under {Knot}. {Figure painting}, a picture of the human figure, or the act or art of depicting the human figure. {Figure stone} (Min.), agalmatolite. {Figure weaving}, the art or process of weaving figured fabrics. {To cut a figure}, to make a display. [Colloq.] --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2/22/42/8 4/22/44/8 3/23/43/8 6/46/46/8 {Academy figure}, {Canceled figures}, {Lay figure}, etc. See under {Academy}, {Cancel}, {Lay}, etc. {Figure caster}, [or] {Figure flinger}, an astrologer. [bd]This figure caster.[b8] --Milton. {Figure flinging}, the practice of astrology. {Figure-of-eight knot}, a knot shaped like the figure 8. See Illust. under {Knot}. {Figure painting}, a picture of the human figure, or the act or art of depicting the human figure. {Figure stone} (Min.), agalmatolite. {Figure weaving}, the art or process of weaving figured fabrics. {To cut a figure}, to make a display. [Colloq.] --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2/22/42/8 4/22/44/8 3/23/43/8 6/46/46/8 {Academy figure}, {Canceled figures}, {Lay figure}, etc. See under {Academy}, {Cancel}, {Lay}, etc. {Figure caster}, [or] {Figure flinger}, an astrologer. [bd]This figure caster.[b8] --Milton. {Figure flinging}, the practice of astrology. {Figure-of-eight knot}, a knot shaped like the figure 8. See Illust. under {Knot}. {Figure painting}, a picture of the human figure, or the act or art of depicting the human figure. {Figure stone} (Min.), agalmatolite. {Figure weaving}, the art or process of weaving figured fabrics. {To cut a figure}, to make a display. [Colloq.] --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2/22/42/8 4/22/44/8 3/23/43/8 6/46/46/8 {Academy figure}, {Canceled figures}, {Lay figure}, etc. See under {Academy}, {Cancel}, {Lay}, etc. {Figure caster}, [or] {Figure flinger}, an astrologer. [bd]This figure caster.[b8] --Milton. {Figure flinging}, the practice of astrology. {Figure-of-eight knot}, a knot shaped like the figure 8. See Illust. under {Knot}. {Figure painting}, a picture of the human figure, or the act or art of depicting the human figure. {Figure stone} (Min.), agalmatolite. {Figure weaving}, the art or process of weaving figured fabrics. {To cut a figure}, to make a display. [Colloq.] --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2/22/42/8 4/22/44/8 3/23/43/8 6/46/46/8 {Academy figure}, {Canceled figures}, {Lay figure}, etc. See under {Academy}, {Cancel}, {Lay}, etc. {Figure caster}, [or] {Figure flinger}, an astrologer. [bd]This figure caster.[b8] --Milton. {Figure flinging}, the practice of astrology. {Figure-of-eight knot}, a knot shaped like the figure 8. See Illust. under {Knot}. {Figure painting}, a picture of the human figure, or the act or art of depicting the human figure. {Figure stone} (Min.), agalmatolite. {Figure weaving}, the art or process of weaving figured fabrics. {To cut a figure}, to make a display. [Colloq.] --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fissure \Fis"sure\, n. [L. fissura, fr. findere, fissum, to cleave, split; akin to E. bite: cf. F. fissure.] A narrow opening, made by the parting of any substance; a cleft; as, the fissure of a rock. {Cerebral fissures} (Anat.), the furrows or clefts by which the surface of the cerebrum is divided; esp., the furrows first formed by the infolding of the whole wall of the cerebrum. {Fissure needle} (Surg.), a spiral needle for catching together the gaping lips of wounds. --Knight. {Fissure of rolando} (Anat.), the furrow separating the frontal from the parietal lobe in the cerebrum. {Fissure of Sylvius} (Anat.), a deep cerebral fissure separating the frontal from the temporal lobe. See Illust. under {Brain}. {Fissure vein} (Mining), a crack in the earth's surface filled with mineral matter. --Raymond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fissure \Fis"sure\, n. [L. fissura, fr. findere, fissum, to cleave, split; akin to E. bite: cf. F. fissure.] A narrow opening, made by the parting of any substance; a cleft; as, the fissure of a rock. {Cerebral fissures} (Anat.), the furrows or clefts by which the surface of the cerebrum is divided; esp., the furrows first formed by the infolding of the whole wall of the cerebrum. {Fissure needle} (Surg.), a spiral needle for catching together the gaping lips of wounds. --Knight. {Fissure of rolando} (Anat.), the furrow separating the frontal from the parietal lobe in the cerebrum. {Fissure of Sylvius} (Anat.), a deep cerebral fissure separating the frontal from the temporal lobe. See Illust. under {Brain}. {Fissure vein} (Mining), a crack in the earth's surface filled with mineral matter. --Raymond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fissure \Fis"sure\, n. [L. fissura, fr. findere, fissum, to cleave, split; akin to E. bite: cf. F. fissure.] A narrow opening, made by the parting of any substance; a cleft; as, the fissure of a rock. {Cerebral fissures} (Anat.), the furrows or clefts by which the surface of the cerebrum is divided; esp., the furrows first formed by the infolding of the whole wall of the cerebrum. {Fissure needle} (Surg.), a spiral needle for catching together the gaping lips of wounds. --Knight. {Fissure of rolando} (Anat.), the furrow separating the frontal from the parietal lobe in the cerebrum. {Fissure of Sylvius} (Anat.), a deep cerebral fissure separating the frontal from the temporal lobe. See Illust. under {Brain}. {Fissure vein} (Mining), a crack in the earth's surface filled with mineral matter. --Raymond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fox \Fox\, n.; pl. {Foxes}. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs, OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa[a3]h[?], Icel. f[?]a fox, fox fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. {Vixen}.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus {Vulpes}, family {Canid[91]}, of many species. The European fox ({V. vulgaris} or {V. vulpes}), the American red fox ({V. fulvus}), the American gray fox ({V. Virginianus}), and the arctic, white, or blue, fox ({V. lagopus}) are well-known species. Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of the same species, of less value. The common foxes of Europe and America are very similar; both are celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild birds, poultry, and various small animals. Subtle as the fox for prey. --Shak. 2. (Zo[94]l.) The European dragonet. 3. (Zo[94]l.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also {sea fox}. See {Thrasher shark}, under {Shark}. 4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.] We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie. 5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar; -- used for seizings or mats. 6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.] Thou diest on point of fox. --Shak. 7. pl. (Enthnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs, formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin; -- called also {Outagamies}. {Fox and geese}. (a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others as they run one goal to another. (b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle of the board, endeavors to break through the line of the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox. {Fox bat} (Zo[94]l.), a large fruit bat of the genus {Pteropus}, of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and the East Indies, esp. {P. medius} of India. Some of the species are more than four feet across the outspread wings. See {Fruit bat}. {Fox bolt}, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge. {Fox brush} (Zo[94]l.), the tail of a fox. {Fox evil}, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy. {Fox grape} (Bot.), the name of two species of American grapes. The northern fox grape ({Vitis Labrusca}) is the origin of the varieties called {Isabella}, {Concord}, {Hartford}, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis vulpina}) has produced the {Scuppernong}, and probably the {Catawba}. {Fox hunter}. (a) One who pursues foxes with hounds. (b) A horse ridden in a fox chase. {Fox shark} (Zo[94]l.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher shark}, under {Thrasher}. {Fox sleep}, pretended sleep. {Fox sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a large American sparrow ({Passerella iliaca}); -- so called on account of its reddish color. {Fox squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), a large North American squirrel ({Sciurus niger}, or {S. cinereus}). In the Southern States the black variety prevails; farther north the fulvous and gray variety, called the {cat squirrel}, is more common. {Fox terrier} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar breed of terriers, used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes, and for other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired varieties. {Fox trot}, a pace like that which is adopted for a few steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot, or a trot into a walk.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grapevine \Grape"vine`\, n. (Bot.) A vine or climbing shrub, of the genus {Vitis}, having small green flowers and lobed leaves, and bearing the fruit called {grapes}. Note: The common grapevine of the Old World is {Vitis vinifera}, and is a native of Central Asia. Another variety is that yielding small seedless grapes commonly called {Zante currants}. The northern {Fox grape} of the United States is the {V. Labrusca}, from which, by cultivation, has come the Isabella variety. The southern {Fox grape}, or {Muscadine}, is the {V. vulpina}. The {Frost grape} is {V. cordifolia}, which has very fragrant flowers, and ripens after the early frosts.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fisherville, KY Zip code(s): 40023
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fox River, AK (CDP, FIPS 26910) Location: 59.85832 N, 150.95823 W Population (1990): 382 (103 housing units) Area: 222.4 sq km (land), 11.9 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fox River Grove, IL (village, FIPS 27533) Location: 42.19700 N, 88.21896 W Population (1990): 3551 (1331 housing units) Area: 3.8 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60021
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fox River Valley Gardens, IL (village, FIPS 27572) Location: 42.24437 N, 88.19492 W Population (1990): 665 (259 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
fgrep A variant of the {Unix} {grep} command which searches for fixed (uninterpreted) strings rather than {regular expressions}. Surprisingly, this is not always faster. (1996-10-27)