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   famishment
         n 1: a state of extreme hunger resulting from lack of essential
               nutrients over a prolonged period [syn: {starvation},
               {famishment}]

English Dictionary: fancy woman by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fanconi's anaemia
n
  1. a rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and hypoplasia of the bone marrow
    Synonym(s): Fanconi's anemia, Fanconi's anaemia, congenital pancytopenia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fanconi's anemia
n
  1. a rare congenital anemia characterized by pancytopenia and hypoplasia of the bone marrow
    Synonym(s): Fanconi's anemia, Fanconi's anaemia, congenital pancytopenia
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fancy man
n
  1. someone who procures customers for whores (in England they call a pimp a ponce)
    Synonym(s): pimp, procurer, panderer, pander, pandar, fancy man, ponce
  2. a woman's lover
    Synonym(s): fancy man, paramour
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fancy woman
n
  1. a woman who engages in sexual intercourse for money [syn: prostitute, cocotte, whore, harlot, bawd, tart, cyprian, fancy woman, working girl, sporting lady, lady of pleasure, woman of the street]
  2. an adulterous woman; a woman who has an ongoing extramarital sexual relationship with a man
    Synonym(s): mistress, kept woman, fancy woman
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fence in
v
  1. enclose with a fence; "we fenced in our yard" [syn: fence, fence in]
  2. surround with a wall in order to fortify
    Synonym(s): wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surround
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fence mending
n
  1. social action to improve poor relations (especially in politics); "they moved forward from a period of fence mending to substantive changes in the country"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fencing
n
  1. a barrier that serves to enclose an area [syn: fence, fencing]
  2. material for building fences
    Synonym(s): fencing material, fencing
  3. the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fencing mask
n
  1. a face mask made of fine mesh that is worn over a fencer's face
    Synonym(s): fencing mask, fencer's mask
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fencing material
n
  1. material for building fences [syn: fencing material, fencing]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fencing stick
n
  1. a stick used instead of a sword for fencing [syn: singlestick, fencing stick, backsword]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fencing sword
n
  1. a sword used in the sport of fencing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
FinCEN
n
  1. a law enforcement agency of the Treasury Department responsible for establishing and implementing policies to detect money laundering
    Synonym(s): Financial Crimes Enforcement Network, FinCEN
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
finishing
n
  1. a decorative texture or appearance of a surface (or the substance that gives it that appearance); "the boat had a metallic finish"; "he applied a coat of a clear finish"; "when the finish is too thin it is difficult to apply evenly"
    Synonym(s): coating, finish, finishing
  2. the act of finishing; "his best finish in a major tournament was third"; "the speaker's finishing was greeted with applause"
    Synonym(s): finish, finishing
    Antonym(s): beginning, commencement, start
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
finishing coat
n
  1. the final coat of paint [syn: finish coat, {finishing coat}]
  2. the final coating of plaster applied to walls and ceilings; "we can't paint until they put on the finishing coat"
    Synonym(s): finish coat, finishing coat
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
finishing line
n
  1. a line indicating the location of the finish of a race
    Synonym(s): finishing line, finish line
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
finishing school
n
  1. a private school for girls that emphasizes training in cultural and social activities
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
finishing touch
n
  1. a final touch; a crowning achievement; a culmination [syn: finishing touch, capstone, copestone]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Finnish mark
n
  1. formerly the basic unit of money in Finland [syn: markka, Finnish mark]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Finnish monetary unit
n
  1. monetary unit in Finland
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fumigant
n
  1. a chemical substance used in fumigation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fungi imperfecti
n
  1. large and heterogeneous form division of fungi comprising forms for which no sexually reproductive stage is known
    Synonym(s): Deuteromycota, subdivision Deuteromycota, Deuteromycotina, Fungi imperfecti, subdivision Deuteromycotina
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
funny wagon
n
  1. an ambulance used to transport patients to a mental hospital
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   F88ng-hwang \F[88]ng"-hwang`\, n. [Chin. feng + 'huang.]
      (Chinese Myth.)
      A pheasantlike bird of rich plumage and graceful form and
      movement, fabled to appear in the land on the accession of a
      sage to the throne, or when right principles are about to
      prevail. It is often represented on porcelains and other
      works of art.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Famish \Fam"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Famished}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Famishing}.] [OE. famen; cf. OF. afamer, L. fames. See
      {Famine}, and cf. {Affamish}.]
      1. To starve, kill, or destroy with hunger. --Shak.
  
      2. To exhaust the strength or endurance of, by hunger; to
            distress with hanger.
  
                     And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the
                     people cried to Pharaoh for bread.      --Cen. xli.
                                                                              55.
  
                     The pains of famished Tantalus he'll feel. --Dryden.
  
      3. To kill, or to cause to suffer extremity, by deprivation
            or denial of anything necessary.
  
                     And famish him of breath, if not of bread. --Milton.
  
      4. To force or constrain by famine.
  
                     He had famished Paris into a surrender. --Burke.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Famishment \Fam"ish*ment\, n.
      State of being famished.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Famousness \Fa"mous*ness\, n.
      The state of being famous.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fancy \Fan"cy\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fancied}, p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Fancying}.]
      1. To figure to one's self; to believe or imagine something
            without proof.
  
                     If our search has reached no farther than simile and
                     metaphor, we rather fancy than know.   --Locke.
  
      2. To love. [Obs.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fancymonger \Fan"cy*mon`ger\, n.
      A lovemonger; a whimsical lover. [Obs.] --Shak.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fence \Fence\, n. [Abbrev. from defence.]
      1. That which fends off attack or danger; a defense; a
            protection; a cover; security; shield.
  
                     Let us be backed with God and with the seas, Which
                     he hath given for fence impregnable.   --Shak.
  
                     A fence betwixt us and the victor's wrath.
                                                                              --Addison.
  
      2. An inclosure about a field or other space, or about any
            object; especially, an inclosing structure of wood, iron,
            or other material, intended to prevent intrusion from
            without or straying from within.
  
                     Leaps o'er the fence with ease into the fold.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      Note: In England a hedge, ditch, or wall, as well as a
               structure of boards, palings, or rails, is called a
               fence.
  
      3. (Locks) A projection on the bolt, which passes through the
            tumbler gates in locking and unlocking.
  
      4. Self-defense by the use of the sword; the art and practice
            of fencing and sword play; hence, skill in debate and
            repartee. See {Fencing}.
  
                     Enjoy your dear wit, and gay rhetoric, That hath so
                     well been taught her dazzing fence.   --Milton.
  
                     Of dauntless courage and consummate skill in fence.
                                                                              --Macaulay.
  
      5. A receiver of stolen goods, or a place where they are
            received. [Slang] --Mayhew.
  
      {Fence month} (Forest Law), the month in which female deer
            are fawning, when hunting is prohibited. --Bullokar.
  
      {Fence roof}, a covering for defense. [bd]They fitted their
            shields close to one another in manner of a fence
            roof.[b8] --Holland.
  
      {Fence time}, the breeding time of fish or game, when they
            should not be killed.
  
      {Rail fence}, a fence made of rails, sometimes supported by
            posts.
  
      {Ring fence}, a fence which encircles a large area, or a
            whole estate, within one inclosure.
  
      {Worm fence}, a zigzag fence composed of rails crossing one
            another at their ends; -- called also {snake fence}, or
            {Virginia rail fence}.
  
      {To be on the fence}, to be undecided or uncommitted in
            respect to two opposing parties or policies. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fencing \Fen"cing\, n.
      1. The art or practice of attack and defense with the sword,
            esp. with the smallsword. See {Fence}, v. i., 2.
  
      2. Disputing or debating in a manner resembling the art of
            fencers. --Shak.
  
      3. The materials used for building fences. [U.S.]
  
      4. The act of building a fence.
  
      5. The aggregate of the fences put up for inclosure or
            protection; as, the fencing of a farm.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fence \Fence\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fenced ([?]); p. pr. & vb. n.
      {Fencing}.]
      1. To fend off danger from; to give security to; to protect;
            to guard.
  
                     To fence my ear against thy sorceries. --Milton.
  
      2. To inclose with a fence or other protection; to secure by
            an inclosure.
  
                     O thou wall! . . . dive in the earth, And fence not
                     Athens.                                             --Shak.
  
                     A sheepcote fenced about with olive trees. --Shak.
  
      {To fence the tables} (Scot. Church), to make a solemn
            address to those who present themselves to commune at the
            Lord's supper, on the feelings appropriate to the service,
            in order to hinder, so far as possible, those who are
            unworthy from approaching the table. --McCheyne.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Finesse \Fi*nesse"\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Finessed}; p. pr. &
      vb. n. {Finessing}.]
      1. To use artifice or stratagem. --Goldsmith.
  
      2. (Whist Playing) To attempt, when second or third player,
            to make a lower card answer the purpose of a higher, when
            an intermediate card is out, risking the chance of its
            being held by the opponent yet to play.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Finicking \Fin"ick*ing\, Finicky \Fin"ick*y\, a.
      Finical; unduly particular. [Colloq.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Finikin \Fin"i*kin\, a. [Fine, a. + -kin.]
      Precise in trifles; idly busy. [Colloq.] --Smart.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Finnikin \Fin"ni*kin\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A variety of pigeon, with a crest somewhat resembling the
      mane of a horse. [Written also {finikin}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Finikin \Fin"i*kin\, a. [Fine, a. + -kin.]
      Precise in trifles; idly busy. [Colloq.] --Smart.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Finnikin \Fin"ni*kin\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A variety of pigeon, with a crest somewhat resembling the
      mane of a horse. [Written also {finikin}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Finish \Fin"ish\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Finished}; p. pr. & vb.
      n. {Finishing}.] [F. finir (with a stem finiss- in several
      forms, whence E. -ish: see -ish.),fr. L. finire to limit,
      finish, end, fr. finis boundary, limit, end; perh. for
      fidnis, and akin findere to cleave, E. fissure.]
      1. To arrive at the end of; to bring to an end; to put an end
            to; to make an end of; to terminate.
  
                     And heroically hath finished A life heroic.
                                                                              --Milton.
  
      2. To bestow the last required labor upon; to complete; to
            bestow the utmost possible labor upon; to perfect; to
            accomplish; to polish.
  
      Syn: To end; terminate; close; conclude; complete;
               accomplish; perfect.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Finishing \Fin"ish*ing\, n.
      The act or process of completing or perfecting; the final
      work upon or ornamentation of a thing.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Finishing \Fin"ish*ing\, a.
      Tending to complete or to render fit for the market or for
      use.
  
      {Finishing coat}.
      (a) (Plastering) the final coat of plastering applied to
            walls and ceilings, usually white and rubbed smooth.
      (b) (Painting) The final coat of paint, usually differently
            mixed applied from the others.
  
      {Finishing press}, a machine for pressing fabrics.
  
      {Finishing rolls} (Iron Working), the rolls of a train which
            receive the bar from roughing rolls, and reduce it to its
            finished shape. --Raymond.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Finishing \Fin"ish*ing\, a.
      Tending to complete or to render fit for the market or for
      use.
  
      {Finishing coat}.
      (a) (Plastering) the final coat of plastering applied to
            walls and ceilings, usually white and rubbed smooth.
      (b) (Painting) The final coat of paint, usually differently
            mixed applied from the others.
  
      {Finishing press}, a machine for pressing fabrics.
  
      {Finishing rolls} (Iron Working), the rolls of a train which
            receive the bar from roughing rolls, and reduce it to its
            finished shape. --Raymond.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Finishing \Fin"ish*ing\, a.
      Tending to complete or to render fit for the market or for
      use.
  
      {Finishing coat}.
      (a) (Plastering) the final coat of plastering applied to
            walls and ceilings, usually white and rubbed smooth.
      (b) (Painting) The final coat of paint, usually differently
            mixed applied from the others.
  
      {Finishing press}, a machine for pressing fabrics.
  
      {Finishing rolls} (Iron Working), the rolls of a train which
            receive the bar from roughing rolls, and reduce it to its
            finished shape. --Raymond.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Finishing \Fin"ish*ing\, a.
      Tending to complete or to render fit for the market or for
      use.
  
      {Finishing coat}.
      (a) (Plastering) the final coat of plastering applied to
            walls and ceilings, usually white and rubbed smooth.
      (b) (Painting) The final coat of paint, usually differently
            mixed applied from the others.
  
      {Finishing press}, a machine for pressing fabrics.
  
      {Finishing rolls} (Iron Working), the rolls of a train which
            receive the bar from roughing rolls, and reduce it to its
            finished shape. --Raymond.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Finjan \Fin*jan"\, n. [Also fingan, findjan, fingian, etc.] [Ar.
      finj[be]n.]
      In the Levant, a small coffee cup without a handle, such as
      is held in a cup or stand called a zarf.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Finnikin \Fin"ni*kin\, n. (Zo[94]l.)
      A variety of pigeon, with a crest somewhat resembling the
      mane of a horse. [Written also {finikin}.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Finsen light \Fin"sen light\ [After Prof. Niels R. Finsen (b.
      1860), Danish physician.] (Med.)
      Highly actinic light, derived from sunlight or from some form
      of electric lamp, used in the treatment of lupus and other
      cutaneous affections.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fumigant \Fu"mi*gant\, a. [L. fumigans, p. pr. of fumigare. See
      {Fumigate}.]
      Fuming. [R.]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fumishness \Fum"ish*ness\, n.
      Choler; fretfulness; passion.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fungian \Fun"gi*an\, a. (Zo[94]l.)
      Of or pertaining to the {Fungid[91]}, a family of stony
      corals. -- n. One of the {Fungid[91]}.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Fungin \Fun"gin\, n. [L. fungus mushroom: cf. F, fongine,
      fungine.] (Chem.)
      A name formerly given to cellulose found in certain fungi and
      mushrooms.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
   Funk \Funk\, Funking \Funk"ing\, n.
      A shrinking back through fear. [Colloq.] [bd]The horrid
      panic, or funk (as the men of Eton call it).[b8] --De
      Quincey.

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Finegayan Station, GU (CDP, FIPS 29350)
      Location: 13.56883 N, 144.83533 E
      Population (1990): 2895 (853 housing units)
      Area: 15.6 sq km (land), 2.3 sq km (water)

From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
   Finney County, KS (county, FIPS 55)
      Location: 38.04673 N, 100.74606 W
      Population (1990): 33070 (11696 housing units)
      Area: 3367.4 sq km (land), 6.6 sq km (water)
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