factor
         n 1: anything that contributes causally to a result; "a number
               of factors determined the outcome"
         2: an abstract part of something; "jealousy was a component of
            his character"; "two constituents of a musical composition
            are melody and harmony"; "the grammatical elements of a
            sentence"; "a key factor in her success"; "humor: an
            effective ingredient of a speech" [syn: {component},
            {constituent}, {element}, {factor}, {ingredient}]
         3: one of two or more integers that can be exactly divided into
            another integer; "what are the 4 factors of 6?" [syn:
            {divisor}, {factor}]
         4: a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a
            commission [syn: {agent}, {factor}, {broker}]
         5: any of the numbers (or symbols) that form a product when
            multiplied together
         6: an independent variable in statistics
         7: (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a
            polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and
            following the coding DNA as well as introns between the
            exons; it is considered a unit of heredity; "genes were
            formerly called factors" [syn: {gene}, {cistron}, {factor}]
         v 1: resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the
               number 15" [syn: {factor}, {factor in}, {factor out}]
         2: be a contributing factor; "make things factor into a
            company's profitability"
         3: consider as relevant when making a decision; "You must factor
            in the recent developments" [syn: {factor}, {factor in},
            {factor out}]

English Dictionary: factor V	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factor analyse v to perform a factor analysis of correlational data [syn: factor analyse, factor analyze]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factor analysis n any of several methods for reducing correlational data to a smaller number of dimensions or factors; beginning with a correlation matrix a small number of components or factors are extracted that are regarded as the basic variables that account for the interrelations observed in the data
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factor analytic adj of or relating to or the product of factor analysis [syn: factor analytical, factor analytic]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factor analytical adj of or relating to or the product of factor analysis [syn: factor analytical, factor analytic]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factor analyze v to perform a factor analysis of correlational data [syn: factor analyse, factor analyze]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factor I n a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots Synonym(s): fibrinogen, factor I
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factor II n a protein in blood plasma that is the inactive precursor of thrombin Synonym(s): prothrombin, factor II
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factor III n an enzyme liberated from blood platelets that converts prothrombin into thrombin as blood starts to clot Synonym(s): thromboplastin, thrombokinase, factor III
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factor in v consider as relevant when making a decision; "You must factor in the recent developments" Synonym(s): factor, factor in, factor out resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the number 15" Synonym(s): factor, factor in, factor out
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factor IV n ion of calcium; a factor in the clotting of blood [syn: calcium ion, factor IV]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factor IX n coagulation factor whose absence is associated with hemophilia B Synonym(s): Christmas factor, factor IX
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factor of proportionality n the constant value of the ratio of two proportional quantities x and y; usually written y = kx, where k is the factor of proportionality Synonym(s): factor of proportionality, constant of proportionality
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factor of safety n the ratio of the breaking stress of a structure to the estimated maximum stress in ordinary use Synonym(s): safety factor, factor of safety
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factor out v consider as relevant when making a decision; "You must factor in the recent developments" Synonym(s): factor, factor in, factor out resolve into factors; "a quantum computer can factor the number 15" Synonym(s): factor, factor in, factor out
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factor V n a coagulation factor [syn: proaccelerin, {prothrombin accelerator}, accelerator factor, factor V]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factor VII n a coagulation factor formed in the kidney under the influence of vitamin K Synonym(s): proconvertin, cothromboplastin, stable factor, factor VII
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factor VIII n a coagulation factor (trade name Hemofil) whose absence is associated with hemophilia A Synonym(s): antihemophilic factor, antihaemophilic factor, antihemophilic globulin, antihaemophilic globulin, factor VIII, Hemofil
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factor X n coagulation factor that is converted to an enzyme that converts prothrombin to thrombin in a reaction that depends on calcium ions and other coagulation factors Synonym(s): prothrombinase, factor X
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factor XI n coagulation factor whose deficiency results in a hemorrhagic tendency Synonym(s): plasma thromboplastin antecedent, factor XI
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factor XII n coagulation factor whose deficiency results in prolongation of clotting time of venous blood Synonym(s): Hageman factor, factor XII
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factor XIII n in the clotting of blood thrombin catalyzes factor XIII into its active form (fibrinase) which causes fibrin to form a stable clot Synonym(s): fibrinase, factor XIII
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factorial adj of or relating to factorials n the product of all the integers up to and including a given integer; "1, 2, 6, 24, and 120 are factorials"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factoring n (mathematics) the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entity Synonym(s): factorization, factorisation, factoring
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factorisation n (mathematics) the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entity Synonym(s): factorization, factorisation, factoring
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factorise v resolve (a polynomial) into factors [syn: factorize, factorise]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factorization n (mathematics) the resolution of an entity into factors such that when multiplied together they give the original entity Synonym(s): factorization, factorisation, factoring
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factorize v resolve (a polynomial) into factors [syn: factorize, factorise]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factory n a plant consisting of one or more buildings with facilities for manufacturing Synonym(s): factory, mill, manufacturing plant, manufactory
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factory farm n a large-scale farming enterprise [syn: agribusiness, agriculture, factory farm]
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factory price n price charged for goods picked up at the factory
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factory ship n a whaling ship equipped to process whale products at sea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factory whistle n a whistle at a factory that is sounded to announce times for starting or stopping work
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factory worker n a workman in a mill or factory [syn: mill-hand, {factory worker}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
factory-made adj produced in quantity at a factory Antonym(s): homemade
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fast reactor n nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used Antonym(s): thermal reactor
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fast track n a rapid means of achieving a goal; "they saw independence as the fast track to democracy"; "he took a fast track to the top of the corporate ladder"; "the company went off the fast track when the stock market dropped"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
faster adv more quickly Synonym(s): quicker, faster
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fester n a sore that has become inflamed and formed pus [syn: fester, suppurating sore] v ripen and generate pus; "her wounds are festering" [syn: fester, maturate, suppurate]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
festering n (medicine) the formation of morbific matter in an abscess or a vesicle and the discharge of pus Synonym(s): festering, suppuration, maturation a fluid product of inflammation Synonym(s): pus, purulence, suppuration, ichor, sanies, festering
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fig tree n any moraceous tree of the tropical genus Ficus; produces a closed pear-shaped receptacle that becomes fleshy and edible when mature
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
figeater n large greenish June beetle of southern United States [syn: green June beetle, figeater]
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fighter n someone who fights (or is fighting) [syn: combatant, battler, belligerent, fighter, scrapper] a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air Synonym(s): fighter, fighter aircraft, attack aircraft someone who fights for a cause Synonym(s): champion, fighter, hero, paladin
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fighter aircraft n a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air Synonym(s): fighter, fighter aircraft, attack aircraft
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fighter pilot n a military or naval pilot of fighter planes
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fixture n an object firmly fixed in place (especially in a household) a regular patron; "an habitue of the racetrack"; "a bum who is a Central Park fixture" Synonym(s): regular, habitue, fixture the quality of being fixed in place as by some firm attachment Synonym(s): fastness, fixedness, fixity, fixture, secureness Antonym(s): looseness the act of putting something in working order again Synonym(s): repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foster adj providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties; "foster parent"; "foster child"; "foster home"; "surrogate father" Synonym(s): foster, surrogate n United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864) Synonym(s): Foster, Stephen Foster, Stephen Collins Foster v promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education" Synonym(s): foster, further bring up under fosterage; of children help develop, help grow; "nurture his talents" Synonym(s): foster, nurture
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foster brother n your foster brother is a male who is not a son of your parents but who is raised by your parents Synonym(s): foster- brother, foster brother
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foster care n supervised care for delinquent or neglected children usually in an institution or substitute home
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foster child n a child who is raised by foster parents [syn: {foster- child}, foster child, fosterling]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foster daughter n someone who is raised as a daughter although not related by birth Synonym(s): foster-daughter, foster daughter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foster family n the family of a fosterling
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foster father n a man who is a foster parent [syn: foster-father, {foster father}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foster home n a household in which an orphaned or delinquent child is placed (usually by a social-service agency)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foster mother n a woman who is a foster parent and raises another's child Synonym(s): foster-mother, foster mother
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foster parent n a person who acts as parent and guardian for a child in place of the child's natural parents but without legally adopting the child Synonym(s): foster-parent, foster parent
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foster sister n your foster sister is a female who is not a daughter of your parents but who is raised by your parents Synonym(s): foster-sister, foster sister
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foster son n someone who is raised as a son although not related by birth Synonym(s): foster-son, foster son
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foster-brother n your foster brother is a male who is not a son of your parents but who is raised by your parents Synonym(s): foster- brother, foster brother
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foster-child n a child who is raised by foster parents [syn: {foster- child}, foster child, fosterling]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foster-daughter n someone who is raised as a daughter although not related by birth Synonym(s): foster-daughter, foster daughter
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foster-father n a man who is a foster parent [syn: foster-father, {foster father}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foster-mother n a woman who is a foster parent and raises another's child Synonym(s): foster-mother, foster mother
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foster-nurse n a nurse who raises another woman's child as her own
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foster-parent n a person who acts as parent and guardian for a child in place of the child's natural parents but without legally adopting the child Synonym(s): foster-parent, foster parent
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foster-sister n your foster sister is a female who is not a daughter of your parents but who is raised by your parents Synonym(s): foster-sister, foster sister
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foster-son n someone who is raised as a son although not related by birth Synonym(s): foster-son, foster son
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fosterage n encouragement; aiding the development of something [syn: fostering, fosterage] helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" Synonym(s): breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fostering n encouragement; aiding the development of something [syn: fostering, fosterage] helping someone grow up to be an accepted member of the community; "they debated whether nature or nurture was more important" Synonym(s): breeding, bringing up, fostering, fosterage, nurture, raising, rearing, upbringing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fosterling n a child who is raised by foster parents [syn: {foster- child}, foster child, fosterling]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fox terrier n small lively black-and-white terriers formerly used to dig out foxes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fox-trot n a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences Synonym(s): fox-trot, foxtrot
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foxtrot n a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences Synonym(s): fox-trot, foxtrot v dance the foxtrot
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fusee drive n a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring Synonym(s): fusee drive, fusee
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Factor \Fac"tor\, n. [L. factor a doer: cf. F. facteur a factor.       See {Fact}.]       1. (Law) One who transacts business for another; an agent; a             substitute; especially, a mercantile agent who buys and             sells goods and transacts business for others in             commission; a commission merchant or consignee. He may be             a home factor or a foreign factor. He may buy and sell in             his own name, and he is intrusted with the possession and             control of the goods; and in these respects he differs             from a broker. --Story. --Wharton.                         My factor sends me word, a merchant's fled That owes                      me for a hundred tun of wine.            --Marlowe.          2. A steward or bailiff of an estate. [Scot.] --Sir W. Scott.          3. (Math.) One of the elements or quantities which, when             multiplied together, from a product.          4. One of the elements, circumstances, or influences which             contribute to produce a result; a constituent.                         The materal and dynamical factors of nutrition. --H.                                                                               Spencer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Factor \Fac"tor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Factored} (-t?rd); p. pr.       & vb. n. {Factoring}.] (Mach.)       To resolve (a quantity) into its factors.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Factorage \Fac"tor*age\, n. [Cf. F. factorage.]       The allowance given to a factor, as a compensation for his       services; -- called also a {commission}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Factor \Fac"tor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Factored} (-t?rd); p. pr.       & vb. n. {Factoring}.] (Mach.)       To resolve (a quantity) into its factors.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Factoress \Fac"tor*ess\, n.       A factor who is a woman. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Factorial \Fac*to"ri*al\, a.       1. Of or pertaining to a factory. --Buchanan.          2. (Math.) Related to factorials.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Factorial \Fac*to"ri*al\, n. (Math.)             (a) pl. A name given to the factors of a continued product                   when the former are derivable from one and the same                   function F(x) by successively imparting a constant                   increment or decrement h to the independent variable.                   Thus the product F(x).F(x + h).F(x + 2h) . . . F[x +                   (n-1)h] is called a factorial term, and its several                   factors take the name of factorials. --Brande & C.             (b) The product of the consecutive numbers from unity up                   to any given number.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Factory \Fac"to*ry\, n.; pl. {Factories} (-r[?]z). [Cf. F.       factorerie.]       1. A house or place where factors, or commercial agents,             reside, to transact business for their employers. [bd]The             Company's factory at Madras.[b8] --Burke.          2. The body of factors in any place; as, a chaplain to a             British factory. --W. Guthrie.          3. A building, or collection of buildings, appropriated to             the manufacture of goods; the place where workmen are             employed in fabricating goods, wares, or utensils; a             manufactory; as, a cotton factory.          {Factory leg} (Med.), a variety of bandy leg, associated with             partial dislocation of the tibia, produced in young             children by working in factories.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Factor \Fac"tor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Factored} (-t?rd); p. pr.       & vb. n. {Factoring}.] (Mach.)       To resolve (a quantity) into its factors.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Factoring \Fac"tor*ing\, n. (Math.)       The act of resolving into factors.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Factorize \Fac"tor*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Factorized}       (-?zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Factorizing} (-?"z?ng).] (Law)       (a) To give warning to; -- said of a person in whose hands             the effects of another are attached, the warning being to             the effect that he shall not pay the money or deliver the             property of the defendant in his hands to him, but appear             and answer the suit of the plaintiff.       (b) To attach (the effects of a debtor) in the hands of a             third person; to garnish. See {Garnish}. [Vt. & Conn.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Factorize \Fac"tor*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Factorized}       (-?zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Factorizing} (-?"z?ng).] (Law)       (a) To give warning to; -- said of a person in whose hands             the effects of another are attached, the warning being to             the effect that he shall not pay the money or deliver the             property of the defendant in his hands to him, but appear             and answer the suit of the plaintiff.       (b) To attach (the effects of a debtor) in the hands of a             third person; to garnish. See {Garnish}. [Vt. & Conn.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Factorize \Fac"tor*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Factorized}       (-?zd); p. pr. & vb. n. {Factorizing} (-?"z?ng).] (Law)       (a) To give warning to; -- said of a person in whose hands             the effects of another are attached, the warning being to             the effect that he shall not pay the money or deliver the             property of the defendant in his hands to him, but appear             and answer the suit of the plaintiff.       (b) To attach (the effects of a debtor) in the hands of a             third person; to garnish. See {Garnish}. [Vt. & Conn.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Trustee \Trus*tee"\, n. (Law)       A person to whom property is legally committed in trust, to       be applied either for the benefit of specified individuals,       or for public uses; one who is intrusted with property for       the benefit of another; also, a person in whose hands the       effects of another are attached in a trustee process.          {Trustee process} (Law), a process by which a creditor may             attach his debtor's goods, effects, and credits, in the             hands of a third person; -- called, in some States, the             {process of foreign attachment}, {garnishment}, or             {factorizing process}. [U. S.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Factorship \Fac"tor*ship\, n.       The business of a factor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Factory \Fac"to*ry\, n.; pl. {Factories} (-r[?]z). [Cf. F.       factorerie.]       1. A house or place where factors, or commercial agents,             reside, to transact business for their employers. [bd]The             Company's factory at Madras.[b8] --Burke.          2. The body of factors in any place; as, a chaplain to a             British factory. --W. Guthrie.          3. A building, or collection of buildings, appropriated to             the manufacture of goods; the place where workmen are             employed in fabricating goods, wares, or utensils; a             manufactory; as, a cotton factory.          {Factory leg} (Med.), a variety of bandy leg, associated with             partial dislocation of the tibia, produced in young             children by working in factories.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Factory \Fac"to*ry\, n.; pl. {Factories} (-r[?]z). [Cf. F.       factorerie.]       1. A house or place where factors, or commercial agents,             reside, to transact business for their employers. [bd]The             Company's factory at Madras.[b8] --Burke.          2. The body of factors in any place; as, a chaplain to a             British factory. --W. Guthrie.          3. A building, or collection of buildings, appropriated to             the manufacture of goods; the place where workmen are             employed in fabricating goods, wares, or utensils; a             manufactory; as, a cotton factory.          {Factory leg} (Med.), a variety of bandy leg, associated with             partial dislocation of the tibia, produced in young             children by working in factories.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Facture \Fac"ture\, n. [F. facture a making, invoice, L. factura       a making. See {Fact}.]       1. The act or manner of making or doing anything; -- now used             of a literary, musical, or pictorial production. --Bacon.          2. (Com.) An invoice or bill of parcels.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fagot \Fag"ot\n. [F., prob. aug. of L. fax, facis, torch, perh.       orig., a bundle of sticks; cf. Gr. [?][?][?][?][?][?][?]       bundle, fagot. Cf. {Fagotto}.]       1. A bundle of sticks, twigs, or small branches of trees,             used for fuel, for raising batteries, filling ditches, or             other purposes in fortification; a fascine. --Shak.          2. A bundle of pieces of wrought iron to be worked over into             bars or other shapes by rolling or hammering at a welding             heat; a pile.          3. (Mus.) A bassoon. See {Fagotto}.          4. A person hired to take the place of another at the muster             of a company. [Eng.] --Addison.          5. An old shriveled woman. [Slang, Eng.]          {Fagot iron}, iron, in bars or masses, manufactured from             fagots.          {Fagot vote}, the vote of a person who has been constituted a             voter by being made a landholder, for party purposes.             [Political cant, Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fast \Fast\, a. [Compar. {Faster}; superl. {Fastest}.] [OE.,       firm, strong, not loose, AS. f[?]st; akin to OS. fast, D.       vast, OHG. fasti, festi, G. fest, Icel. fastr, Sw. & Dan.       fast, and perh. to E. fetter. The sense swift comes from the       idea of keeping close to what is pursued; a Scandinavian use.       Cf. {Fast}, adv., {Fast}, v., {Avast}.]       1. Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose,             unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the             door.                         There is an order that keeps things fast. --Burke.          2. Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art;             impregnable; strong.                         Outlaws . . . lurking in woods and fast places.                                                                               --Spenser.          3. Firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily separated or             alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend.          4. Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by             washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors.          5. Tenacious; retentive. [Obs.]                         Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their                      smells.                                             --Bacon.          6. Not easily disturbed or broken; deep; sound.                         All this while in a most fast sleep.   --Shak.          7. Moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid; swift; as, a fast             horse.          8. Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint;             reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a             fast liver. --Thackeray.          {Fast and loose}, now cohering, now disjoined; inconstant,             esp. in the phrases to play at fast and loose, to play             fast and loose, to act with giddy or reckless inconstancy             or in a tricky manner; to say one thing and do another.             [bd]Play fast and loose with faith.[b8] --Shak.          {Fast and loose pulleys} (Mach.), two pulleys placed side by             side on a revolving shaft, which is driven from another             shaft by a band, and arranged to disengage and re[89]ngage             the machinery driven thereby. When the machinery is to be             stopped, the band is transferred from the pulley fixed to             the shaft to the pulley which revolves freely upon it, and             vice versa.          {Hard and fast} (Naut.), so completely aground as to be             immovable.          {To make fast} (Naut.), to make secure; to fasten firmly, as             a vessel, a rope, or a door.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Faster \Fast"er\, n.       One who abstains from food.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Feaster \Feast"er\, n.       1. One who fares deliciously.          2. One who entertains magnificently. --Johnson.
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Fester \Fes"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Festered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Festering}.] [OE. festern, fr. fester, n.; or fr. OF.       festrir, fr. festre, n. See {Fester}, n.]       1. To generate pus; to become imflamed and suppurate; as, a             sore or a wound festers.                         Wounds immedicable Rankle, and fester, and gangrene.                                                                               --Milton.                         Unkindness may give a wound that shall bleed and                      smart, but it is treachery that makes it fester.                                                                               --South.                         Hatred . . . festered in the hearts of the children                      of the soil.                                       --Macaulay.          2. To be inflamed; to grow virulent, or malignant; to grow in             intensity; to rankle.
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Fester \Fes`ter\, v. t.       To cause to fester or rankle.                   For which I burnt in inward, swelt'ring hate, And                festered ranking malice in my breast.      --Marston.
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Fester \Fes"ter\, n. [OF. festre, L. fistula a sort of ulcer.       Cf. {Fistula}.]       1. A small sore which becomes inflamed and discharges corrupt             matter; a pustule.          2. A festering or rankling.                         The fester of the chain their necks.   --I. Taylor.
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Fester \Fes"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Festered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Festering}.] [OE. festern, fr. fester, n.; or fr. OF.       festrir, fr. festre, n. See {Fester}, n.]       1. To generate pus; to become imflamed and suppurate; as, a             sore or a wound festers.                         Wounds immedicable Rankle, and fester, and gangrene.                                                                               --Milton.                         Unkindness may give a wound that shall bleed and                      smart, but it is treachery that makes it fester.                                                                               --South.                         Hatred . . . festered in the hearts of the children                      of the soil.                                       --Macaulay.          2. To be inflamed; to grow virulent, or malignant; to grow in             intensity; to rankle.
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Fester \Fes"ter\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Festered}; p. pr. & vb.       n. {Festering}.] [OE. festern, fr. fester, n.; or fr. OF.       festrir, fr. festre, n. See {Fester}, n.]       1. To generate pus; to become imflamed and suppurate; as, a             sore or a wound festers.                         Wounds immedicable Rankle, and fester, and gangrene.                                                                               --Milton.                         Unkindness may give a wound that shall bleed and                      smart, but it is treachery that makes it fester.                                                                               --South.                         Hatred . . . festered in the hearts of the children                      of the soil.                                       --Macaulay.          2. To be inflamed; to grow virulent, or malignant; to grow in             intensity; to rankle.
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Festerment \Fes"ter*ment\, n.       A festering. [R.] --Chalmers.
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Fictor \Fic"tor\, n. [L.]       An artist who models or forms statues and reliefs in any       plastic material. [R.] --Elmes.
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Fig \Fig\, n. [F. figue the fruit of the tree, Pr. figa, fr. L.       ficus fig tree, fig. Cf. {Fico}.]       1. (Bot.) A small fruit tree ({Ficus Carica}) with large             leaves, known from the remotest antiquity. It was probably             native from Syria westward to the Canary Islands.          2. The fruit of a fig tree, which is of round or oblong             shape, and of various colors.          Note: The fruit of a fig tree is really the hollow end of a                stem, and bears numerous achenia inside the cavity.                Many species have little, hard, inedible figs, and in                only a few does the fruit become soft and pulpy. The                fruit of the cultivated varieties is much prized in its                fresh state, and also when dried or preserved. See                {Caprification}.          3. A small piece of tobacco. [U.S.]          4. The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; -- used             in scorn or contempt. [bd]A fig for Peter.[b8] --Shak.          {Cochineal fig}. See {Conchineal fig}.          {Fig dust}, a preparation of fine oatmeal for feeding caged             birds.          {Fig faun}, one of a class of rural deities or monsters             supposed to live on figs. [bd]Therefore shall dragons             dwell there with the fig fauns.[b8] --Jer. i. 39. (Douay             version).          {Fig gnat} (Zo[94]l.), a small fly said to be injurious to             figs.          {Fig leaf}, the leaf tree; hence, in allusion to the first             clothing of Adam and Eve (Genesis iii.7), a covering for a             thing that ought to be concealed; esp., an inadequate             covering; a symbol for affected modesty.          {Fig marigold} (Bot.), the name of several plants of the             genus {Mesembryanthemum}, some of which are prized for the             brilliancy and beauty of their flowers.          {Fig tree} (Bot.), any tree of the genus {Ficus}, but             especially {F. Carica} which produces the fig of commerce.
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Figeater \Fig"eat`er\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       (a) A large beetle ({Allorhina nitida}) which in the Southern             United States destroys figs. The elytra are velvety green             with pale borders.       (b) A bird. See {Figpecker}.
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Fighter \Fight"er\, n. [AS. feohtere.]       One who fights; a combatant; a warrior. --Shak.
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Torpedo \Tor*pe"do\, n.; pl. {Torpedoes}. [L. torpedo, -inis,       from torpere to be stiff, numb, or torpid. See {Torpid}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) Any one of numerous species of elasmobranch             fishes belonging to {Torpedo} and allied genera. They are             related to the rays, but have the power of giving             electrical shocks. Called also {crampfish}, and             {numbfish}. See {Electrical fish}, under {Electrical}.          Note: The common European torpedo ({T. vulgaris}) and the                American species ({T. occidentalis}) are the best                known.          2. An engine or machine for destroying ships by blowing them             up. Specifically:             (a) A quantity of explosives anchored in a channel,                   beneath the water, or set adrift in a current, and so                   arranged that they will be exploded when touched by a                   vessel, or when an electric circuit is closed by an                   operator on shore.             (b) A kind of small submarine boat carrying an explosive                   charge, and projected from a ship against another ship                   at a distance, or made self-propelling, and otherwise                   automatic in its action against a distant ship.          3. (Mil.) A kind of shell or cartridge buried in earth, to be             exploded by electricity or by stepping on it.          4. (Railroad) A kind of detonating cartridge or shell placed             on a rail, and exploded when crushed under the locomotive             wheels, -- used as an alarm signal.          5. An explosive cartridge or shell lowered or dropped into a             bored oil well, and there exploded, to clear the well of             obstructions or to open communication with a source of             supply of oil.          6. A kind of firework in the form of a small ball, or pellet,             which explodes when thrown upon a hard object.          {Fish torpedo}, a spindle-shaped, or fish-shaped,             self-propelling submarine torpedo.          {Spar torpedo}, a canister or other vessel containing an             explosive charge, and attached to the end of a long spar             which projects from a ship or boat and is thrust against             an enemy's ship, exploding the torpedo.          {Torpedo boat}, a vessel adapted for carrying, launching,             operating, or otherwise making use of, torpedoes against             an enemy's ship.
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Trowel \Trow"el\, n. [OE. truel, OF. truele, F. truelle, LL.       truella, L. trulla, dim. of trua a ladle; probably akin to       Gr. [?] a stirrer, ladle, G. quirl a stirrer, MHG. twirel,       OHG. dwiril, Icel. [thorn]vara, AS. [thorn]wiril. Cf.       {Twirl}.]       1. A mason's tool, used in spreading and dressing mortar, and             breaking bricks to shape them.          2. A gardener's tool, somewhat like a scoop, used in taking             up plants, stirring the earth, etc.          3. (Founding) A tool used for smoothing a mold.          {Trowel bayonet}. See {Spade bayonet}, under {Spade}.          {Fish trowel}. See {Fish slice}, under {Fish}.
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Fish \Fish\, n.; pl. {Fishes}, or collectively, {Fish}. [OE.       fisch, fisc, fis, AS. fisc; akin to D. visch, OS. & OHG.       fisk, G. fisch, Icel. fiskr, Sw. & Dan. fisk, Goth. fisks, L.       piscis, Ir. iasg. Cf. {Piscatorial}. In some cases, such as       fish joint, fish plate, this word has prob. been confused       with fish, fr. F. fichea peg.]       1. A name loosely applied in popular usage to many animals of             diverse characteristics, living in the water.          2. (Zo[94]l.) An oviparous, vertebrate animal usually having             fins and a covering scales or plates. It breathes by means             of gills, and lives almost entirely in the water. See             {Pisces}.          Note: The true fishes include the Teleostei (bony fishes),                Ganoidei, Dipnoi, and Elasmobranchii or Selachians                (sharks and skates). Formerly the leptocardia and                Marsipobranciata were also included, but these are now                generally regarded as two distinct classes, below the                fishes.          3. pl. The twelfth sign of the zodiac; Pisces.          4. The flesh of fish, used as food.          5. (Naut.)             (a) A purchase used to fish the anchor.             (b) A piece of timber, somewhat in the form of a fish,                   used to strengthen a mast or yard.          Note: Fish is used adjectively or as part of a compound word;                as, fish line, fish pole, fish spear, fish-bellied.          {Age of Fishes}. See under {Age}, n., 8.          {Fish ball}, fish (usually salted codfish) shared fine, mixed             with mashed potato, and made into the form of a small,             round cake. [U.S.]          {Fish bar}. Same as {Fish plate} (below).          {Fish beam} (Mech.), a beam one of whose sides (commonly the             under one) swells out like the belly of a fish. --Francis.          {Fish crow} (Zo[94]l.), a species of crow ({Corvus             ossifragus}), found on the Atlantic coast of the United             States. It feeds largely on fish.          {Fish culture}, the artifical breeding and rearing of fish;             pisciculture.          {Fish davit}. See {Davit}.          {Fish day}, a day on which fish is eaten; a fast day.          {Fish duck} (Zo[94]l.), any species of merganser.          {Fish fall}, the tackle depending from the fish davit, used             in hauling up the anchor to the gunwale of a ship.          {Fish garth}, a dam or weir in a river for keeping fish or             taking them easily.          {Fish glue}. See {Isinglass}.          {Fish joint}, a joint formed by a plate or pair of plates             fastened upon two meeting beams, plates, etc., at their             junction; -- used largely in connecting the rails of             railroads.          {Fish kettle}, a long kettle for boiling fish whole.          {Fish ladder}, a dam with a series of steps which fish can             leap in order to ascend falls in a river.          {Fish line}, [or] {Fishing line}, a line made of twisted             hair, silk, etc., used in angling.          {Fish louse} (Zo[94]l.), any crustacean parasitic on fishes,             esp. the parasitic Copepoda, belonging to {Caligus},             {Argulus}, and other related genera. See {Branchiura}.          {Fish maw} (Zo[94]l.), the stomach of a fish; also, the air             bladder, or sound.          {Fish meal}, fish desiccated and ground fine, for use in             soups, etc.          {Fish oil}, oil obtained from the bodies of fish and marine             animals, as whales, seals, sharks, from cods' livers, etc.                      {Fish owl} (Zo[94]l.), a fish-eating owl of the Old World             genera {Scotopelia} and {Ketupa}, esp. a large East Indian             species ({K. Ceylonensis}).          {Fish plate}, one of the plates of a fish joint.          {Fish pot}, a wicker basket, sunk, with a float attached, for             catching crabs, lobsters, etc.          {Fish pound}, a net attached to stakes, for entrapping and             catching fish; a weir. [Local, U.S.] --Bartlett.          {Fish slice}, a broad knife for dividing fish at table; a             fish trowel.          {Fish slide}, an inclined box set in a stream at a small             fall, or ripple, to catch fish descending the current.             --Knight.          {Fish sound}, the air bladder of certain fishes, esp. those             that are dried and used as food, or in the arts, as for             the preparation of isinglass.          {Fish story}, a story which taxes credulity; an extravagant             or incredible narration. [Colloq. U.S.] --Bartlett.          {Fish strainer}.             (a) A metal colander, with handles, for taking fish from a                   boiler.             (b) A perforated earthenware slab at the bottom of a dish,                   to drain the water from a boiled fish.          {Fish trowel}, a fish slice.          {Fish} {weir [or] wear}, a weir set in a stream, for catching             fish.          {Neither fish nor flesh} (Fig.), neither one thing nor the             other.
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Fixed \Fixed\ (f[icr]kst), a.       1. Securely placed or fastened; settled; established; firm;             imovable; unalterable.          2. (Chem.) Stable; non-volatile.          {Fixed air} (Old Chem.), carbonic acid or carbon dioxide; --             so called by Dr. Black because it can be absorbed or fixed             by strong bases. See {Carbonic acid}, under {Carbonic}.          {Fixed alkali} (Old Chem.), a non-volatile base, as soda, or             potash, in distinction from the volatile alkali ammonia.                      {Fixed ammunition} (Mil.), a projectile and powder inclosed             together in a case ready for loading.          {Fixed battery} (Mil.), a battery which contains heavy guns             and mortars intended to remain stationary; --             distinguished from movable battery.          {Fixed bodies}, those which can not be volatilized or             separated by a common menstruum, without great difficulty,             as gold, platinum, lime, etc.          {Fixed capital}. See the Note under {Capital}, n., 4.          {Fixed fact}, a well established fact. [Colloq.]          {Fixed light}, one which emits constant beams; --             distinguished from a flashing, revolving, or intermittent             light.          {Fixed oils} (Chem.), non-volatile, oily substances, as             stearine and olein, which leave a permanent greasy stain,             and which can not be distilled unchanged; -- distinguished             from volatile or {essential oils}.          {Fixed pivot} (Mil.), the fixed point about which any line of             troops wheels.          {Fixed stars} (Astron.), such stars as always retain nearly             the same apparent position and distance with respect to             each other, thus distinguished from planets and comets.
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Fixture \Fix"ture\ (f[icr]ks"t[usl]r; 135), n. [Cf. {Fixure}.]       1. That which is fixed or attached to something as a             permanent appendage; as, the fixtures of a pump; the             fixtures of a farm or of a dwelling, that is, the articles             which a tenant may not take away.          2. State of being fixed; fixedness.                         The firm fixture of thy foot.            --Shak.          3. (Law) Anything of an accessory character annexed to houses             and lands, so as to constitute a part of them. This term             is, however, quite frequently used in the peculiar sense             of personal chattels annexed to lands and tenements, but             removable by the person annexing them, or his personal             representatives. In this latter sense, the same things may             be fixtures under some circumstances, and not fixtures             under others. --Wharton (Law Dict.). --Bouvier.          Note: This word is frequently substituted for fixure                (formerly the word in common use) in new editions of                old works.
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Foister \Foist"er\, n.       One who foists something surreptitiously; a falsifier. --Mir.       for Mag.
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Foster \Fos"ter\, n.       A forester. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Foster \Fos"ter\, n.       One who, or that which, fosters.
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Foster \Fos"ter\, v. i.       To be nourished or trained up together. [Obs.] --Spenser.
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Foster \Fos"ter\, a. [AS. f[d3]ster, f[d3]stor, nourishment. See       {Foster}, v. t.]       Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing       nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child,       brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands       in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards       sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood.          {Foster} {babe, [or] child}, an infant of child nursed by a             woman not its mother, or bred by a man not its father.          {Foster brother}, {Foster sister}, one who is, or has been,             nursed at the same breast, or brought up by the same nurse             as another, but is not of the same parentage.          {Foster dam}, one who takes the place of a mother; a nurse.             --Dryden.          {Foster earth}, earth by which a plant is nourished, though             not its native soil. --J. Philips.          { Foster father}, a man who takes the place of a father in             caring for a child. --Bacon.          {Foster land}.       (a) Land allotted for the maintenance of any one. [Obs.]       (b) One's adopted country.          {Foster lean} [foster + AS. l[91]n a loan See {Loan}.],             remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child;             also, the jointure of a wife. [Obs.] --Wharton.          {Foster mother}, a woman who takes a mother's place in the             nurture and care of a child; a nurse.          {Foster nurse}, a nurse; a nourisher. [R.] --Shak.          {Foster parent}, a foster mother or foster father.          {Foster son}, a male foster child.
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Foster \Fos"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fostered}, p. pr. & vb.       n. {Fostering}.] [OE. fostren, fr. AS. f[d3]ster, f[d3]stor,       food, nourishment, fr. f[d3]da food. [fb]75. See {Food}.]       1. To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.                         Some say that ravens foster forlorn children.                                                                               --Shak.          2. To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to             sustain and promote; as, to foster genius.
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Foster \Fos"ter\, a. [AS. f[d3]ster, f[d3]stor, nourishment. See       {Foster}, v. t.]       Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing       nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child,       brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands       in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards       sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood.          {Foster} {babe, [or] child}, an infant of child nursed by a             woman not its mother, or bred by a man not its father.          {Foster brother}, {Foster sister}, one who is, or has been,             nursed at the same breast, or brought up by the same nurse             as another, but is not of the same parentage.          {Foster dam}, one who takes the place of a mother; a nurse.             --Dryden.          {Foster earth}, earth by which a plant is nourished, though             not its native soil. --J. Philips.          { Foster father}, a man who takes the place of a father in             caring for a child. --Bacon.          {Foster land}.       (a) Land allotted for the maintenance of any one. [Obs.]       (b) One's adopted country.          {Foster lean} [foster + AS. l[91]n a loan See {Loan}.],             remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child;             also, the jointure of a wife. [Obs.] --Wharton.          {Foster mother}, a woman who takes a mother's place in the             nurture and care of a child; a nurse.          {Foster nurse}, a nurse; a nourisher. [R.] --Shak.          {Foster parent}, a foster mother or foster father.          {Foster son}, a male foster child.
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Foster \Fos"ter\, a. [AS. f[d3]ster, f[d3]stor, nourishment. See       {Foster}, v. t.]       Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing       nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child,       brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands       in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards       sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood.          {Foster} {babe, [or] child}, an infant of child nursed by a             woman not its mother, or bred by a man not its father.          {Foster brother}, {Foster sister}, one who is, or has been,             nursed at the same breast, or brought up by the same nurse             as another, but is not of the same parentage.          {Foster dam}, one who takes the place of a mother; a nurse.             --Dryden.          {Foster earth}, earth by which a plant is nourished, though             not its native soil. --J. Philips.          { Foster father}, a man who takes the place of a father in             caring for a child. --Bacon.          {Foster land}.       (a) Land allotted for the maintenance of any one. [Obs.]       (b) One's adopted country.          {Foster lean} [foster + AS. l[91]n a loan See {Loan}.],             remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child;             also, the jointure of a wife. [Obs.] --Wharton.          {Foster mother}, a woman who takes a mother's place in the             nurture and care of a child; a nurse.          {Foster nurse}, a nurse; a nourisher. [R.] --Shak.          {Foster parent}, a foster mother or foster father.          {Foster son}, a male foster child.
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Foster \Fos"ter\, a. [AS. f[d3]ster, f[d3]stor, nourishment. See       {Foster}, v. t.]       Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing       nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child,       brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands       in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards       sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood.          {Foster} {babe, [or] child}, an infant of child nursed by a             woman not its mother, or bred by a man not its father.          {Foster brother}, {Foster sister}, one who is, or has been,             nursed at the same breast, or brought up by the same nurse             as another, but is not of the same parentage.          {Foster dam}, one who takes the place of a mother; a nurse.             --Dryden.          {Foster earth}, earth by which a plant is nourished, though             not its native soil. --J. Philips.          { Foster father}, a man who takes the place of a father in             caring for a child. --Bacon.          {Foster land}.       (a) Land allotted for the maintenance of any one. [Obs.]       (b) One's adopted country.          {Foster lean} [foster + AS. l[91]n a loan See {Loan}.],             remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child;             also, the jointure of a wife. [Obs.] --Wharton.          {Foster mother}, a woman who takes a mother's place in the             nurture and care of a child; a nurse.          {Foster nurse}, a nurse; a nourisher. [R.] --Shak.          {Foster parent}, a foster mother or foster father.          {Foster son}, a male foster child.
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Foster \Fos"ter\, a. [AS. f[d3]ster, f[d3]stor, nourishment. See       {Foster}, v. t.]       Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing       nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child,       brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands       in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards       sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood.          {Foster} {babe, [or] child}, an infant of child nursed by a             woman not its mother, or bred by a man not its father.          {Foster brother}, {Foster sister}, one who is, or has been,             nursed at the same breast, or brought up by the same nurse             as another, but is not of the same parentage.          {Foster dam}, one who takes the place of a mother; a nurse.             --Dryden.          {Foster earth}, earth by which a plant is nourished, though             not its native soil. --J. Philips.          { Foster father}, a man who takes the place of a father in             caring for a child. --Bacon.          {Foster land}.       (a) Land allotted for the maintenance of any one. [Obs.]       (b) One's adopted country.          {Foster lean} [foster + AS. l[91]n a loan See {Loan}.],             remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child;             also, the jointure of a wife. [Obs.] --Wharton.          {Foster mother}, a woman who takes a mother's place in the             nurture and care of a child; a nurse.          {Foster nurse}, a nurse; a nourisher. [R.] --Shak.          {Foster parent}, a foster mother or foster father.          {Foster son}, a male foster child.
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Foster \Fos"ter\, a. [AS. f[d3]ster, f[d3]stor, nourishment. See       {Foster}, v. t.]       Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing       nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child,       brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands       in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards       sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood.          {Foster} {babe, [or] child}, an infant of child nursed by a             woman not its mother, or bred by a man not its father.          {Foster brother}, {Foster sister}, one who is, or has been,             nursed at the same breast, or brought up by the same nurse             as another, but is not of the same parentage.          {Foster dam}, one who takes the place of a mother; a nurse.             --Dryden.          {Foster earth}, earth by which a plant is nourished, though             not its native soil. --J. Philips.          { Foster father}, a man who takes the place of a father in             caring for a child. --Bacon.          {Foster land}.       (a) Land allotted for the maintenance of any one. [Obs.]       (b) One's adopted country.          {Foster lean} [foster + AS. l[91]n a loan See {Loan}.],             remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child;             also, the jointure of a wife. [Obs.] --Wharton.          {Foster mother}, a woman who takes a mother's place in the             nurture and care of a child; a nurse.          {Foster nurse}, a nurse; a nourisher. [R.] --Shak.          {Foster parent}, a foster mother or foster father.          {Foster son}, a male foster child.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foster \Fos"ter\, a. [AS. f[d3]ster, f[d3]stor, nourishment. See       {Foster}, v. t.]       Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing       nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child,       brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands       in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards       sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood.          {Foster} {babe, [or] child}, an infant of child nursed by a             woman not its mother, or bred by a man not its father.          {Foster brother}, {Foster sister}, one who is, or has been,             nursed at the same breast, or brought up by the same nurse             as another, but is not of the same parentage.          {Foster dam}, one who takes the place of a mother; a nurse.             --Dryden.          {Foster earth}, earth by which a plant is nourished, though             not its native soil. --J. Philips.          { Foster father}, a man who takes the place of a father in             caring for a child. --Bacon.          {Foster land}.       (a) Land allotted for the maintenance of any one. [Obs.]       (b) One's adopted country.          {Foster lean} [foster + AS. l[91]n a loan See {Loan}.],             remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child;             also, the jointure of a wife. [Obs.] --Wharton.          {Foster mother}, a woman who takes a mother's place in the             nurture and care of a child; a nurse.          {Foster nurse}, a nurse; a nourisher. [R.] --Shak.          {Foster parent}, a foster mother or foster father.          {Foster son}, a male foster child.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foster \Fos"ter\, a. [AS. f[d3]ster, f[d3]stor, nourishment. See       {Foster}, v. t.]       Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing       nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child,       brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands       in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards       sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood.          {Foster} {babe, [or] child}, an infant of child nursed by a             woman not its mother, or bred by a man not its father.          {Foster brother}, {Foster sister}, one who is, or has been,             nursed at the same breast, or brought up by the same nurse             as another, but is not of the same parentage.          {Foster dam}, one who takes the place of a mother; a nurse.             --Dryden.          {Foster earth}, earth by which a plant is nourished, though             not its native soil. --J. Philips.          { Foster father}, a man who takes the place of a father in             caring for a child. --Bacon.          {Foster land}.       (a) Land allotted for the maintenance of any one. [Obs.]       (b) One's adopted country.          {Foster lean} [foster + AS. l[91]n a loan See {Loan}.],             remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child;             also, the jointure of a wife. [Obs.] --Wharton.          {Foster mother}, a woman who takes a mother's place in the             nurture and care of a child; a nurse.          {Foster nurse}, a nurse; a nourisher. [R.] --Shak.          {Foster parent}, a foster mother or foster father.          {Foster son}, a male foster child.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foster \Fos"ter\, a. [AS. f[d3]ster, f[d3]stor, nourishment. See       {Foster}, v. t.]       Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing       nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child,       brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands       in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards       sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood.          {Foster} {babe, [or] child}, an infant of child nursed by a             woman not its mother, or bred by a man not its father.          {Foster brother}, {Foster sister}, one who is, or has been,             nursed at the same breast, or brought up by the same nurse             as another, but is not of the same parentage.          {Foster dam}, one who takes the place of a mother; a nurse.             --Dryden.          {Foster earth}, earth by which a plant is nourished, though             not its native soil. --J. Philips.          { Foster father}, a man who takes the place of a father in             caring for a child. --Bacon.          {Foster land}.       (a) Land allotted for the maintenance of any one. [Obs.]       (b) One's adopted country.          {Foster lean} [foster + AS. l[91]n a loan See {Loan}.],             remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child;             also, the jointure of a wife. [Obs.] --Wharton.          {Foster mother}, a woman who takes a mother's place in the             nurture and care of a child; a nurse.          {Foster nurse}, a nurse; a nourisher. [R.] --Shak.          {Foster parent}, a foster mother or foster father.          {Foster son}, a male foster child.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foster \Fos"ter\, a. [AS. f[d3]ster, f[d3]stor, nourishment. See       {Foster}, v. t.]       Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing       nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child,       brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands       in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards       sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood.          {Foster} {babe, [or] child}, an infant of child nursed by a             woman not its mother, or bred by a man not its father.          {Foster brother}, {Foster sister}, one who is, or has been,             nursed at the same breast, or brought up by the same nurse             as another, but is not of the same parentage.          {Foster dam}, one who takes the place of a mother; a nurse.             --Dryden.          {Foster earth}, earth by which a plant is nourished, though             not its native soil. --J. Philips.          { Foster father}, a man who takes the place of a father in             caring for a child. --Bacon.          {Foster land}.       (a) Land allotted for the maintenance of any one. [Obs.]       (b) One's adopted country.          {Foster lean} [foster + AS. l[91]n a loan See {Loan}.],             remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child;             also, the jointure of a wife. [Obs.] --Wharton.          {Foster mother}, a woman who takes a mother's place in the             nurture and care of a child; a nurse.          {Foster nurse}, a nurse; a nourisher. [R.] --Shak.          {Foster parent}, a foster mother or foster father.          {Foster son}, a male foster child.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foster \Fos"ter\, a. [AS. f[d3]ster, f[d3]stor, nourishment. See       {Foster}, v. t.]       Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing       nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child,       brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands       in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards       sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood.          {Foster} {babe, [or] child}, an infant of child nursed by a             woman not its mother, or bred by a man not its father.          {Foster brother}, {Foster sister}, one who is, or has been,             nursed at the same breast, or brought up by the same nurse             as another, but is not of the same parentage.          {Foster dam}, one who takes the place of a mother; a nurse.             --Dryden.          {Foster earth}, earth by which a plant is nourished, though             not its native soil. --J. Philips.          { Foster father}, a man who takes the place of a father in             caring for a child. --Bacon.          {Foster land}.       (a) Land allotted for the maintenance of any one. [Obs.]       (b) One's adopted country.          {Foster lean} [foster + AS. l[91]n a loan See {Loan}.],             remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child;             also, the jointure of a wife. [Obs.] --Wharton.          {Foster mother}, a woman who takes a mother's place in the             nurture and care of a child; a nurse.          {Foster nurse}, a nurse; a nourisher. [R.] --Shak.          {Foster parent}, a foster mother or foster father.          {Foster son}, a male foster child.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foster \Fos"ter\, a. [AS. f[d3]ster, f[d3]stor, nourishment. See       {Foster}, v. t.]       Relating to nourishment; affording, receiving, or sharing       nourishment or nurture; -- applied to father, mother, child,       brother, etc., to indicate that the person so called stands       in the relation of parent, child, brother, etc., as regards       sustenance and nurture, but not by tie of blood.          {Foster} {babe, [or] child}, an infant of child nursed by a             woman not its mother, or bred by a man not its father.          {Foster brother}, {Foster sister}, one who is, or has been,             nursed at the same breast, or brought up by the same nurse             as another, but is not of the same parentage.          {Foster dam}, one who takes the place of a mother; a nurse.             --Dryden.          {Foster earth}, earth by which a plant is nourished, though             not its native soil. --J. Philips.          { Foster father}, a man who takes the place of a father in             caring for a child. --Bacon.          {Foster land}.       (a) Land allotted for the maintenance of any one. [Obs.]       (b) One's adopted country.          {Foster lean} [foster + AS. l[91]n a loan See {Loan}.],             remuneration fixed for the rearing of a foster child;             also, the jointure of a wife. [Obs.] --Wharton.          {Foster mother}, a woman who takes a mother's place in the             nurture and care of a child; a nurse.          {Foster nurse}, a nurse; a nourisher. [R.] --Shak.          {Foster parent}, a foster mother or foster father.          {Foster son}, a male foster child.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fosterage \Fos"ter*age\ (?; 48), n.       The care of a foster child; the charge of nursing. --Sir W.       Raleigh.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foster \Fos"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fostered}, p. pr. & vb.       n. {Fostering}.] [OE. fostren, fr. AS. f[d3]ster, f[d3]stor,       food, nourishment, fr. f[d3]da food. [fb]75. See {Food}.]       1. To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.                         Some say that ravens foster forlorn children.                                                                               --Shak.          2. To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to             sustain and promote; as, to foster genius.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foster \Fos"ter\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fostered}, p. pr. & vb.       n. {Fostering}.] [OE. fostren, fr. AS. f[d3]ster, f[d3]stor,       food, nourishment, fr. f[d3]da food. [fb]75. See {Food}.]       1. To feed; to nourish; to support; to bring up.                         Some say that ravens foster forlorn children.                                                                               --Shak.          2. To cherish; to promote the growth of; to encourage; to             sustain and promote; as, to foster genius.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fosterling \Fos"ter*ling\, n. [AS. f[d3]storling.]       A foster child.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fosterment \Fos"ter*ment\, n.       Food; nourishment. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fostress \Fos"tress\, n. [For fosteress.]       A woman who feeds and cherishes; a nurse. --B. Jonson.
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]:
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]:
Fusteric \Fus"ter*ic\, n.       The coloring matter of fustet. --Ure.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fusty \Fusty\, a. [Compar. {Fustier}; superl {Fustiest}.] [See       {2d Fust}.]       1. Moldy; musty; ill-smelling; rank. [bd]A fusty             plebeians.[b8] --Shak.          2. Moping. [Archaic]                         A melancholy, fusty humor.                  --Pepys.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Factoryville, PA (borough, FIPS 24488)       Location: 41.56004 N, 75.78346 W       Population (1990): 1310 (355 housing units)       Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 18419
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Feasterville Tre, PA       Zip code(s): 19053
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Feasterville-Trevose, PA (CDP, FIPS 25520)       Location: 40.15265 N, 74.98659 W       Population (1990): 6696 (2690 housing units)       Area: 3.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fishtrap, KY       Zip code(s): 41557
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Foster, KY (city, FIPS 28630)       Location: 38.79977 N, 84.21387 W       Population (1990): 65 (34 housing units)       Area: 0.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 41043    Foster, MO (town, FIPS 25372)       Location: 38.16670 N, 94.50798 W       Population (1990): 161 (68 housing units)       Area: 1.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 64745    Foster, NE (village, FIPS 17320)       Location: 42.27368 N, 97.66502 W       Population (1990): 57 (32 housing units)       Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 68737    Foster, OK       Zip code(s): 73039    Foster, OR       Zip code(s): 97345    Foster, RI       Zip code(s): 02825    Foster, WV       Zip code(s): 25081
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Foster City, CA (city, FIPS 25338)       Location: 37.56381 N, 122.24467 W       Population (1990): 28176 (11747 housing units)       Area: 9.7 sq km (land), 41.9 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 94404    Foster City, MI       Zip code(s): 49834
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Foster County, ND (county, FIPS 31)       Location: 47.45977 N, 98.88531 W       Population (1990): 3983 (1876 housing units)       Area: 1645.3 sq km (land), 29.8 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Foster Falls, VA       Zip code(s): 24360
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fosterdale, NY       Zip code(s): 12726
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fosters, AL       Zip code(s): 35463
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fostoria, IA (city, FIPS 28650)       Location: 43.24157 N, 95.15476 W       Population (1990): 205 (86 housing units)       Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 51340    Fostoria, MI       Zip code(s): 48435    Fostoria, OH (city, FIPS 28014)       Location: 41.15917 N, 83.41358 W       Population (1990): 14983 (6167 housing units)       Area: 18.4 sq km (land), 0.6 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 44830
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
factor n.   See {coefficient of X}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
factor          A quantity which is multiplied by another quantity.   See       {coefficient of X}.   See also {divisor}.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Faster LEX          (FLEX) A reimplementation of the {Lex} {scanner       generator}, by Vern Paxson .          {Flex++} produces {C++} and {aflex} produces {Ada}.          FTP flex-2.3.8.tar.Z from a {GNU archive site} or       {(ftp://ftp.ee.lbl.gov/pub/flex-2.4.3.tar.Z)}.          ["The FLEX Scanner Generator", Vern Paxson ,       Systems Engineering, LBL, CA].          [Home?   Current version?]          (2003-12-16)