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   faithful
         adj 1: steadfast in affection or allegiance; "years of faithful
                  service"; "faithful employees"; "we do not doubt that
                  England has a faithful patriot in the Lord Chancellor"
                  [ant: {unfaithful}]
         2: marked by fidelity to an original; "a close translation"; "a
            faithful copy of the portrait"; "a faithful rendering of the
            observed facts" [syn: {close}, {faithful}]
         3: not having sexual relations with anyone except your husband
            or wife, or your boyfriend or girlfriend; "he remained
            faithful to his wife" [ant: {unfaithful}]
         n 1: any loyal and steadfast following
         2: a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually
            attend a given church [syn: {congregation}, {fold},
            {faithful}]

English Dictionary: faithfulness by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
faithfully
adv
  1. in a faithful manner; "it always came on, faithfully, like the radio"
    Synonym(s): faithfully, dependably, reliably
    Antonym(s): undependably, unfaithfully, unreliably
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
faithfulness
n
  1. the quality of being faithful [syn: fidelity, faithfulness]
    Antonym(s): infidelity, unfaithfulness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fateful
adj
  1. having momentous consequences; of decisive importance; "that fateful meeting of the U.N. when...it declared war on North Korea"- Saturday Rev; "the fatal day of the election finally arrived"
    Synonym(s): fateful, fatal
  2. ominously prophetic
    Synonym(s): fateful, foreboding(a), portentous
  3. (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"; "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fatal to my theory"- Charles Darwin; "it is fatal to enter any war without the will to win it"- Douglas MacArthur; "a fateful error"
    Synonym(s): black, calamitous, disastrous, fatal, fateful
  4. controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined; "a fatal series of events"
    Synonym(s): fatal, fateful
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fatefully
adv
  1. in a prophetically fateful manner; "the nurse whispered fatefully to call the priest"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fayetteville
n
  1. a town in central West Virginia on the New River
  2. a town in south central North Carolina
  3. a university town in northwestern Arkansas in the Ozarks
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fit the bill
v
  1. be what is needed or be good enough for what is required; "Does this restaurant fit the bill for the celebration?"
    Synonym(s): fit the bill, fill the bill
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fitful
adj
  1. occurring in spells and often abruptly; "fitful bursts of energy"; "spasmodic rifle fire"
    Synonym(s): fitful, spasmodic
  2. intermittently stopping and starting; "fitful (or interrupted) sleep"; "off-and-on static"
    Synonym(s): fitful, interrupted, off-and-on(a)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fitfully
adv
  1. in a fitful manner; "he slept fitfully"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fitfulness
n
  1. the quality of being spasmodic and irregular [syn: fitfulness, jerkiness]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
football
n
  1. any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
    Synonym(s): football, football game
  2. the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
football coach
n
  1. a coach of football players
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
football field
n
  1. the playing field on which football is played [syn: football field, gridiron]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
football game
n
  1. any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal
    Synonym(s): football, football game
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
football helmet
n
  1. a padded helmet with a face mask to protect the head of football players
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
football hero
n
  1. a football player who has achieved a reputation for success
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
football league
n
  1. a league of football teams
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football official
n
  1. an official who enforces the rules at a football game
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
football play
n
  1. (American football) a play by the offensive team
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
football player
n
  1. an athlete who plays American football [syn: {football player}, footballer]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
football score
n
  1. the score in a football game
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
football season
n
  1. the season when football is played
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
football stadium
n
  1. a stadium where football games are held
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
football team
n
  1. a team that plays football
    Synonym(s): football team, eleven
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
football tee
n
  1. support holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoff
    Synonym(s): tee, football tee
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
football-shaped
adj
  1. shaped in the form of a football
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
footballer
n
  1. an athlete who plays American football [syn: {football player}, footballer]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
footfall
n
  1. the sound of a step of someone walking; "he heard footsteps on the porch"
    Synonym(s): footfall, footstep, step
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
footfault
n
  1. a fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
footplate
n
  1. the platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controls
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Faithful \Faith"ful\, a.
      1. Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe,
            especially in the declarations and promises of God.
  
                     You are not faithful, sir.                  --B. Jonson.
  
      2. Firm in adherence to promises, oaths, contracts, treaties,
            or other engagements.
  
                     The faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy
                     with them that love him.                     --Deut. vii.
                                                                              9.
  
      3. True and constant in affection or allegiance to a person
            to whom one is bound by a vow, be ties of love, gratitude,
            or honor, as to a husband, a prince, a friend; firm in the
            observance of duty; loyal; of true fidelity; as, a
            faithful husband or servant.
  
                     So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found, Among
                     the faithless, faithful only he.         --Milton.
  
      4. Worthy of confidence and belief; conformable to truth ot
            fact; exact; accurate; as, a faithful narrative or
            representation.
  
                     It is a faithful saying.                     --2 Tim. ii.
                                                                              11.
  
      {The Faithful}, the adherents of any system of religious
            belief; esp. used as an epithet of the followers of
            Mohammed.
  
      Syn: Trusty; honest; upright; sincere; veracious;
               trustworthy. -- {Faith"ful*ly}, adv. -{Faith"ful*ness},
               n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   d8Chaja \[d8]Cha"ja\, n. [Native name.] (Zo[94]l.)
      The crested screamer of Brazil ({Palamedea, [or] Chauna,
      chavaria}), so called in imitation of its notes; -- called
      also {chauna}, and {faithful kamichi}. It is often
      domesticated and is useful in guarding other poultry. See
      {Kamichi}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Faithful \Faith"ful\, a.
      1. Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe,
            especially in the declarations and promises of God.
  
                     You are not faithful, sir.                  --B. Jonson.
  
      2. Firm in adherence to promises, oaths, contracts, treaties,
            or other engagements.
  
                     The faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy
                     with them that love him.                     --Deut. vii.
                                                                              9.
  
      3. True and constant in affection or allegiance to a person
            to whom one is bound by a vow, be ties of love, gratitude,
            or honor, as to a husband, a prince, a friend; firm in the
            observance of duty; loyal; of true fidelity; as, a
            faithful husband or servant.
  
                     So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found, Among
                     the faithless, faithful only he.         --Milton.
  
      4. Worthy of confidence and belief; conformable to truth ot
            fact; exact; accurate; as, a faithful narrative or
            representation.
  
                     It is a faithful saying.                     --2 Tim. ii.
                                                                              11.
  
      {The Faithful}, the adherents of any system of religious
            belief; esp. used as an epithet of the followers of
            Mohammed.
  
      Syn: Trusty; honest; upright; sincere; veracious;
               trustworthy. -- {Faith"ful*ly}, adv. -{Faith"ful*ness},
               n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Faithful \Faith"ful\, a.
      1. Full of faith, or having faith; disposed to believe,
            especially in the declarations and promises of God.
  
                     You are not faithful, sir.                  --B. Jonson.
  
      2. Firm in adherence to promises, oaths, contracts, treaties,
            or other engagements.
  
                     The faithful God, which keepeth covenant and mercy
                     with them that love him.                     --Deut. vii.
                                                                              9.
  
      3. True and constant in affection or allegiance to a person
            to whom one is bound by a vow, be ties of love, gratitude,
            or honor, as to a husband, a prince, a friend; firm in the
            observance of duty; loyal; of true fidelity; as, a
            faithful husband or servant.
  
                     So spake the seraph Abdiel, faithful found, Among
                     the faithless, faithful only he.         --Milton.
  
      4. Worthy of confidence and belief; conformable to truth ot
            fact; exact; accurate; as, a faithful narrative or
            representation.
  
                     It is a faithful saying.                     --2 Tim. ii.
                                                                              11.
  
      {The Faithful}, the adherents of any system of religious
            belief; esp. used as an epithet of the followers of
            Mohammed.
  
      Syn: Trusty; honest; upright; sincere; veracious;
               trustworthy. -- {Faith"ful*ly}, adv. -{Faith"ful*ness},
               n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fateful \Fate"ful\, a. .
      Having the power of serving or accomplishing fate. [bd]The
      fateful steel.[b8] --J. Barlow.
  
      2. Significant of fate; ominous.
  
                     The fateful cawings of the crow.         --Longfellow.
            -- {Fate"ful*ly}, adv.- {Fate"ful*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fateful \Fate"ful\, a. .
      Having the power of serving or accomplishing fate. [bd]The
      fateful steel.[b8] --J. Barlow.
  
      2. Significant of fate; ominous.
  
                     The fateful cawings of the crow.         --Longfellow.
            -- {Fate"ful*ly}, adv.- {Fate"ful*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fateful \Fate"ful\, a. .
      Having the power of serving or accomplishing fate. [bd]The
      fateful steel.[b8] --J. Barlow.
  
      2. Significant of fate; ominous.
  
                     The fateful cawings of the crow.         --Longfellow.
            -- {Fate"ful*ly}, adv.- {Fate"ful*ness}, n.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fitful \Fit"ful\, a. [From 7th {Fit}.]
      Full of fits; irregularly variable; impulsive and unstable.
  
               After life's fitful fever, he sleeps well. --Shak.
      -- {Fit"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Fit"ful*ness}, n.
  
               The victorious trumpet peal Dies fitfully away.
                                                                              --Macaulay.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fitful \Fit"ful\, a. [From 7th {Fit}.]
      Full of fits; irregularly variable; impulsive and unstable.
  
               After life's fitful fever, he sleeps well. --Shak.
      -- {Fit"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Fit"ful*ness}, n.
  
               The victorious trumpet peal Dies fitfully away.
                                                                              --Macaulay.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fitful \Fit"ful\, a. [From 7th {Fit}.]
      Full of fits; irregularly variable; impulsive and unstable.
  
               After life's fitful fever, he sleeps well. --Shak.
      -- {Fit"ful*ly}, adv. -- {Fit"ful*ness}, n.
  
               The victorious trumpet peal Dies fitfully away.
                                                                              --Macaulay.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fittable \Fit"ta*ble\, a.
      Suitable; fit. [Obs.] --Sherwood.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Foodful \Food"ful\, a.
      Full of food; supplying food; fruitful; fertile. [bd]The
      foodful earth.[b8] --Dryden.
  
               Bent by its foodful burden [the corn].   --Glover.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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]:
   Foot valve \Foot valve\ (Mech.)
      A suction valve or check valve at the lower end of a pipe;
      esp., such a valve in a steam-engine condenser opening to the
      air pump.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   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]:
   Football \Foot"ball`\, n.
      An inflated ball to be kicked in sport, usually made in India
      rubber, or a bladder incased in Leather. --Waller.
  
      2. The game of kicking the football by opposing parties of
            players between goals. --Arbuthnot.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Footfall \Foot"fall`\, n.
      A setting down of the foot; a footstep; the sound of a
      footstep. --Shak.
  
               Seraphim, whose footfalls tinkled on the tufted floor.
                                                                              --Poe.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Footplate \Foot"plate`\, n. (Locomotives)
      See {Footboard}
      (a) .

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Fayetteville, AR (city, FIPS 23290)
      Location: 36.07180 N, 94.15568 W
      Population (1990): 42099 (18835 housing units)
      Area: 104.2 sq km (land), 2.7 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 72701, 72703
   Fayetteville, GA (city, FIPS 28968)
      Location: 33.44547 N, 84.46132 W
      Population (1990): 5827 (2609 housing units)
      Area: 21.8 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
   Fayetteville, IL (village, FIPS 25713)
      Location: 38.37788 N, 89.79612 W
      Population (1990): 371 (148 housing units)
      Area: 0.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
   Fayetteville, NC (city, FIPS 22920)
      Location: 35.07165 N, 78.89924 W
      Population (1990): 75695 (31712 housing units)
      Area: 105.1 sq km (land), 1.7 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 28304, 28305, 28306, 28311, 28314
   Fayetteville, NY (village, FIPS 25527)
      Location: 43.03010 N, 75.99783 W
      Population (1990): 4248 (1840 housing units)
      Area: 4.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 13066
   Fayetteville, OH (village, FIPS 26796)
      Location: 39.18637 N, 83.93208 W
      Population (1990): 393 (164 housing units)
      Area: 1.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 45118
   Fayetteville, PA (CDP, FIPS 25464)
      Location: 39.91237 N, 77.56571 W
      Population (1990): 3033 (1178 housing units)
      Area: 8.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 17222
   Fayetteville, TN (city, FIPS 25920)
      Location: 35.14990 N, 86.56444 W
      Population (1990): 6921 (3277 housing units)
      Area: 17.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 37334
   Fayetteville, TX (town, FIPS 25644)
      Location: 29.90643 N, 96.67443 W
      Population (1990): 283 (194 housing units)
      Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
      Zip code(s): 78940
   Fayetteville, WV (town, FIPS 27028)
      Location: 38.05209 N, 81.10547 W
      Population (1990): 2182 (915 housing units)
      Area: 4.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Footville, WI (village, FIPS 26400)
      Location: 42.67145 N, 89.20891 W
      Population (1990): 764 (298 housing units)
      Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)

From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
   Faithful
      as a designation of Christians, means full of faith, trustful,
      and not simply trustworthy (Acts 10:45; 16:1; 2 Cor. 6:15; Col.
      1:2; 1 Tim. 4:3, 12; 5:16; 6:2; Titus 1:6; Eph. 1:1; 1 Cor.
      4:17, etc.).
     
         It is used also of God's word or covenant as true and to be
      trusted (Ps. 119:86, 138; Isa. 25:1; 1 Tim. 1:15; Rev. 21:5;
      22:6, etc.).
     
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