fait accompli
         n 1: an irreversible accomplishment [syn: {fait accompli},
               {accomplished fact}]

English Dictionary: fait accompli	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fat chance n little or no chance of success [syn: fat chance, {slim chance}]
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fatism n discrimination against people who are overweight [syn: fattism, fatism]
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fattism n discrimination against people who are overweight [syn: fattism, fatism]
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fatuousness n a ludicrous folly; "the crowd laughed at the absurdity of the clown's behavior" Synonym(s): absurdity, fatuity, fatuousness, silliness
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fetching adj very attractive; capturing interest; "a fetching new hairstyle"; "something inexpressibly taking in his manner"; "a winning personality" Synonym(s): fetching, taking, winning
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fete champetre n a party of people assembled for social interaction out of doors Synonym(s): garden party, lawn party, fete champetre
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fettuccine n pasta in flat strips wider than linguine [syn: fettuccine, fettuccini]
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fettuccine Alfredo n fettuccine in cream sauce with cheese
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fettuccini n pasta in flat strips wider than linguine [syn: fettuccine, fettuccini]
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fits and starts n repeated bursts of activity; "they worked in fits and starts"
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food chain n (ecology) a community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another member
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food company n a company that processes and sells food
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footcandle n a unit of illuminance on a surface that is everywhere 1 foot from a point source of 1 candle
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8F88te \[d8]F[88]te\, n. [F. See {Feast}.]       A festival.          {F[88]te champ[88]tre}[F.], a festival or entertainment in             the open air; a rural festival.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fatigue \Fa*tigue"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fatigued}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Fatiguing}, n.] [Cf. F. fatiguer. See {Fatigue}, n.]       To weary with labor or any bodily or mental exertion; to       harass with toil; to exhaust the strength or endurance of; to       tire.          Syn: To jade; tire; weary; bore. See {Jade}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fatiscence \Fa*tis"cence\, n. [L. fatiscense, p. pr. of       fatiscere to gape or crack open.]       A gaping or opening; state of being chinky, or having       apertures. --Kirwan.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fetch \Fetch\ (?; 224), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fetched} 2; p. pr.       & vb. n.. {Fetching}.] [OE. fecchen, AS. feccan, perh. the       same word as fetian; or cf. facian to wish to get, OFries.       faka to prepare. [root] 77. Cf. {Fet}, v. t.]       1. To bear toward the person speaking, or the person or thing             from whose point of view the action is contemplated; to go             and bring; to get.                         Time will run back and fetch the age of gold.                                                                               --Milton.                         He called to her, and said, Fetch me, I pray thee, a                      little water in a vessel, that I may drink. And as                      she was going to fetch it he called to her, and                      said, Bring me, I pray thee, a morsel of bred in                      thine hand.                                       --1 Kings                                                                               xvii. 11, 12.          2. To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for.                         Our native horses were held in small esteem, and                      fetched low prices.                           --Macaulay.          3. To recall from a swoon; to revive; -- sometimes with to;             as, to fetch a man to.                         Fetching men again when they swoon.   --Bacon.          4. To reduce; to throw.                         The sudden trip in wrestling that fetches a man to                      the ground.                                       --South.          5. To bring to accomplishment; to achieve; to make; to             perform, with certain objects; as, to fetch a compass; to             fetch a leap; to fetch a sigh.                         I'll fetch a turn about the garden.   --Shak.                         He fetches his blow quick and sure.   --South.          6. To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive             at; to attain; to reach by sailing.                         Meantine flew our ships, and straight we fetched The                      siren's isle.                                    --Chapman.          7. To cause to come; to bring to a particular state.                         They could n't fetch the butter in the churn. --W.                                                                               Barnes.          {To fetch a compass} (Naut.), to make a sircuit; to take a             circuitious route going to a place.          {To fetch a pump}, to make it draw water by pouring water             into the top and working the handle.          {To fetch} {headway [or] sternway} (Naut.), to move ahead or             astern.          {To fetch out}, to develop. [bd]The skill of the polisher             fetches out the colors [of marble][b8] --Addison.          {To fetch up}.             (a) To overtake. [Obs.] [bd]Says [the hare], I can fetch                   up the tortoise when I please.[b8] --L'Estrange.             (b) To stop suddenly.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fidicinal \Fi*dic"i*nal\, a. [L. fidicinus, fr. fidicen, -inis,       a lute player.] (Mus.)       Of or pertaining to a stringed instrument.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foot candle \Foot candle\ (Photom.)       The amount of illumination produced by a standard candle at a       distance of one foot.
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Foot \Foot\ (f[oocr]t), n.; pl. {Feet} (f[emac]t). [OE. fot,       foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f[omac]t, pl. f[emac]t; akin to D.       voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[omac]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod,       Goth. f[omac]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy`s, Skr. p[be]d, Icel. fet       step, pace measure of a foot, feta to step, find one's way.       [fb]77, 250. Cf. {Antipodes}, {Cap-a-pie}, {Expedient}, {Fet}       to fetch, {Fetlock}, {Fetter}, {Pawn} a piece in chess,       {Pedal}.]       1. (Anat.) The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal;             esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an             animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See             {Manus}, and {Pes}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It             is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body,             often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See             Illust. of {Buccinum}.          3. That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as,             the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking.          4. The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as             of a mountain or column; also, the last of a row or             series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with             inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the             procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed.                         And now at foot Of heaven's ascent they lift their                      feet.                                                --Milton.          5. Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the             singular.                         Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason.                                                                               --Berkeley.          6. Recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the             singular. [R.]                         As to his being on the foot of a servant. --Walpole.          7. A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third             of a yard. See {Yard}.          Note: This measure is supposed to be taken from the length of                a man's foot. It differs in length in different                countries. In the United States and in England it is                304.8 millimeters.          8. (Mil.) Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry,             usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the             cavalry. [bd]Both horse and foot.[b8] --Milton.          9. (Pros.) A combination of syllables consisting a metrical             element of a verse, the syllables being formerly             distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern             poetry by the accent.          10. (Naut.) The lower edge of a sail.          Note: Foot is often used adjectively, signifying of or                pertaining to a foot or the feet, or to the base or                lower part. It is also much used as the first of                compounds.          {Foot artillery}. (Mil.)             (a) Artillery soldiers serving in foot.             (b) Heavy artillery. --Farrow.          {Foot bank} (Fort.), a raised way within a parapet.          {Foot barracks} (Mil.), barracks for infantery.          {Foot bellows}, a bellows worked by a treadle. --Knight.          {Foot company} (Mil.), a company of infantry. --Milton.          {Foot gear}, covering for the feet, as stocking, shoes, or             boots.          {Foot hammer} (Mach.), a small tilt hammer moved by a             treadle.          {Foot iron}.             (a) The step of a carriage.             (b) A fetter.          {Foot jaw}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Maxilliped}.          {Foot key} (Mus.), an organ pedal.          {Foot level} (Gunnery), a form of level used in giving any             proposed angle of elevation to a piece of ordnance.             --Farrow.          {Foot mantle}, a long garment to protect the dress in riding;             a riding skirt. [Obs.]          {Foot page}, an errand boy; an attendant. [Obs.]          {Foot passenger}, one who passes on foot, as over a road or             bridge.          {Foot pavement}, a paved way for foot passengers; a footway;             a trottoir.          {Foot poet}, an inferior poet; a poetaster. [R.] --Dryden.          {Foot post}.             (a) A letter carrier who travels on foot.             (b) A mail delivery by means of such carriers.          {Fot pound}, [and] {Foot poundal}. (Mech.) See {Foot pound}             and {Foot poundal}, in the Vocabulary.          {Foot press} (Mach.), a cutting, embossing, or printing             press, moved by a treadle.          {Foot race}, a race run by persons on foot. --Cowper.          {Foot rail}, a railroad rail, with a wide flat flange on the             lower side.          {Foot rot}, an ulcer in the feet of sheep; claw sickness.          {Foot rule}, a rule or measure twelve inches long.          {Foot screw}, an adjusting screw which forms a foot, and             serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an             uneven place.          {Foot secretion}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sclerobase}.          {Foot soldier}, a soldier who serves on foot.          {Foot stick} (Printing), a beveled piece of furniture placed             against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place.                      {Foot stove}, a small box, with an iron pan, to hold hot             coals for warming the feet.          {Foot tubercle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Parapodium}.          {Foot valve} (Steam Engine), the valve that opens to the air             pump from the condenser.          {Foot vise}, a kind of vise the jaws of which are operated by             a treadle.          {Foot waling} (Naut.), the inside planks or lining of a             vessel over the floor timbers. --Totten.          {Foot wall} (Mining), the under wall of an inclosed vein.          {By foot}, [or] {On foot}, by walking; as, to pass a stream             on foot.          {Cubic foot}. See under {Cubic}.          {Foot and mouth disease}, a contagious disease (Eczema             epizo[94]tica) of cattle, sheep, swine, etc.,             characterized by the formation of vesicles and ulcers in             the mouth and about the hoofs.          {Foot of the fine} (Law), the concluding portion of an             acknowledgment in court by which, formerly, the title of             land was conveyed. See {Fine of land}, under {Fine}, n.;             also {Chirograph}. (b).          {Square foot}. See under {Square}.          {To be on foot}, to be in motion, action, or process of             execution.          {To keep the foot} (Script.), to preserve decorum. [bd]Keep             thy foot when thou goest to the house of God.[b8] --Eccl.             v. 1.          {To put one's foot down}, to take a resolute stand; to be             determined. [Colloq.]          {To put the best foot foremost}, to make a good appearance;             to do one's best. [Colloq.]          {To set on foot}, to put in motion; to originate; as, to set             on foot a subscription.          {To} {put, [or] set}, {one on his feet}, to put one in a             position to go on; to assist to start.          {Under foot}.             (a) Under the feet; (Fig.) at one's mercy; as, to trample                   under foot. --Gibbon.             (b) Below par. [Obs.] [bd]They would be forced to sell .                   . . far under foot.[b8] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fudge \Fudge\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fudged}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Fudging}.]       1. To make up; to devise; to contrive; to fabricate.                         Fudged up into such a smirkish liveliness. --N.                                                                               Fairfax.          2. To foist; to interpolate.                         That last [bd]suppose[b8] is fudged in. --Foote.
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