favored
         adj 1: preferred above all others and treated with partiality;
                  "the favored child" [syn: {favored}, {favorite(a)},
                  {favourite(a)}, {best-loved}, {pet}, {preferred},
                  {preferent}]

English Dictionary: favorite	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
favorite adj appealing to the general public; "a favorite tourist attraction" Synonym(s): favorite, favourite preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" Synonym(s): favored, favorite(a), favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent n something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites" Synonym(s): favorite, favourite a special loved one Synonym(s): darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky a competitor thought likely to win Synonym(s): front-runner, favorite, favourite
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
favorite son n a United States politician favored mainly in his or her home state
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
favoritism n an inclination to favor some person or group [syn: favoritism, favouritism] unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice Synonym(s): discrimination, favoritism, favouritism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
favourite adj appealing to the general public; "a favorite tourist attraction" Synonym(s): favorite, favourite preferred above all others and treated with partiality; "the favored child" Synonym(s): favored, favorite(a), favourite(a), best-loved, pet, preferred, preferent n a competitor thought likely to win [syn: front-runner, favorite, favourite] a special loved one Synonym(s): darling, favorite, favourite, pet, dearie, deary, ducky something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites" Synonym(s): favorite, favourite
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
favouritism n an inclination to favor some person or group [syn: favoritism, favouritism] unfair treatment of a person or group on the basis of prejudice Synonym(s): discrimination, favoritism, favouritism
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fever tree n any of several trees having leaves or bark used to allay fever or thought to indicate regions free of fever ornamental shrub or small tree of swampy areas in southwestern United States having large pink or white sepals and yielding Georgia bark for treating fever Synonym(s): fever tree, Georgia bark, bitter-bark, Pinckneya pubens tall fast-growing timber tree with leaves containing a medicinal oil; young leaves are bluish Synonym(s): blue gum, fever tree, Eucalyptus globulus African tree supposed to mark healthful regions Synonym(s): fever tree, Acacia xanthophloea
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fevered adj highly excited; "a fevered imagination"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
feverroot n coarse weedy American perennial herb with large usually perfoliate leaves and purple or dull red flowers Synonym(s): feverroot, horse gentian, tinker's root, wild coffee, Triostium perfoliatum
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fibroadenoma n benign and movable and firm and not tender tumor of the breast; common in young women and caused by high levels of estrogen
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fibroid n benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus) Synonym(s): fibroid tumor, fibroid
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fibroid tumor n benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus) Synonym(s): fibroid tumor, fibroid
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Faburden \Fab"ur*den\ (f[acr]b"[ucr]r*d[eit]n), n. [F. faux       bourdon. See {False}, and {Burden} a verse.]       1. (Mus.)             (a) A species of counterpoint with a drone bass.             (b) A succession of chords of the sixth. [Obs.]          2. A monotonous refrain. [Obs.] --Holland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Favored \Fa"vored\, a.       1. Countenanced; aided; regarded with kidness; as, a favored             friend.          2. Having a certain favor or appearance; featured; as,             well-favored; hard-favored, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Favor \Fa"vor\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Favored}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Favoring}.] [Written also favour.] [Cf. OF. favorer,       favorir. See {Favor}, n.]       1. To regard with kindness; to support; to aid, or to have             the disposition to aid, or to wish success to; to be             propitious to; to countenance; to treat with consideration             or tenderness; to show partiality or unfair bias towards.                         O happy youth! and favored of the skies. --Pope.                         He that favoreth Joab, . . . let him go after Joab.                                                                               --2 Sam. xx.                                                                               11.                         [The painter] has favored her squint admirably.                                                                               --Swift.          2. To afford advantages for success to; to facilitate; as, a             weak place favored the entrance of the enemy.          3. To resemble in features; to have the aspect or looks of;             as, the child favors his father.                         The porter owned that the gentleman favored his                      master.                                             --Spectator.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Favoredly \Fa"vored*ly\, adv.       In a favored or a favorable manner; favorably. [Obs.] --Deut.       xvii. 1. Arscham.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Favoredness \Fa"vored*ness\, n.       Appearance. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Favorite \Fa"vor*ite\, n. [OF. favorit favored, F. favori, fem.       favorite, p. p. of OF. favorir, cf. It. favorito, frm.       favorita, fr. favorire to favor. See {Favor}.]       1. A person or thing regarded with peculiar favor; one             treated with partiality; one preferred above others;             especially, one unduly loved, trusted, and enriched with             favors by a person of high rank or authority.                         Committing to a wicked favorite All public cares.                                                                               --Milton.          2. pl. Short curls dangling over the temples; -- fashionable             in the reign of Charles II. [Obs.] --Farquhar.          3. (Sporting) The competitor (as a horse in a race) that is             judged most likely to win; the competitor standing highest             in the betting.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Favorite \Fa"vor*ite\, a.       Regarded with particular affection, esteem, or preference;       as, a favorite walk; a favorite child. [bd]His favorite       argument.[b8] --Macaulay.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Favoritism \Fa"vor*it*ism\, n. [Cf. F. favoritisme.]       The disposition to favor and promote the interest of one       person or family, or of one class of men, to the neglect of       others having equal claims; partiality.                   A spirit of favoritism to the Bank of the United                States.                                                   --A. Hamilton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Februation \Feb`ru*a"tion\, n. [L. februatio. See {february}.]       Purification; a sacrifice. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fever \Fe"ver\, n. [OE. fever, fefer, AS. fefer, fefor, L.       febris: cf. F. fi[8a]vre. Cf. {Febrile}.]       1. (Med.) A diseased state of the system, marked by increased             heat, acceleration of the pulse, and a general derangement             of the functions, including usually, thirst and loss of             appetite. Many diseases, of which fever is the most             prominent symptom, are denominated fevers; as, typhoid             fever; yellow fever.          Note: Remitting fevers subside or abate at intervals;                intermitting fevers intermit or entirely cease at                intervals; continued or continual fevers neither remit                nor intermit.          2. Excessive excitement of the passions in consequence of             strong emotion; a condition of great excitement; as, this             quarrel has set my blood in a fever.                         An envious fever Of pale and bloodless emulation.                                                                               --Shak.                         After life's fitful fever he sleeps well. --Shak.          {Brain fever}, {Continued fever}, etc. See under {Brain},             {Continued}, etc.          {Fever and ague}, a form of fever recurring in paroxysms             which are preceded by chills. It is of malarial origin.          {Fever blister} (Med.), a blister or vesicle often found             about the mouth in febrile states; a variety of herpes.          {Fever bush} (Bot.), the wild allspice or spice bush. See             {Spicewood}.          {Fever powder}. Same as {Jame's powder}.          {Fever root} (Bot.), an American herb of the genus             {Triosteum} ({T. perfoliatum}); -- called also {feverwort}             amd {horse gentian}.          {Fever sore}, a carious ulcer or necrosis. --Miner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fever \Fe"ver\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fevered}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Fevering}.]       To put into a fever; to affect with fever; as, a fevered lip.       [R.]                   The white hand of a lady fever thee.      --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Feveret \Fe"ver*et\, n.       A slight fever. [Obs.] --Ayliffe.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fibered \Fi"bered\, Fibred \Fi"bred\, a.       Having fibers; made up of fibers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fibered \Fi"bered\, Fibred \Fi"bred\, a.       Having fibers; made up of fibers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fibroid \Fi"broid\, a. [L. fibra a fiber + -oid.] (Med.)       Resembling or forming fibrous tissue; made up of fibers; as,       fibroid tumors. -- n. A fibroid tumor; a fibroma.          {Fibroid degeneration}, a form of degeneration in which             organs or tissues are converted into fibroid tissue.          {Fibroid phthists}, a form of pulmonary consumption             associated with the formation of fibrous tissue in the             lungs, and the gradual atrophy of the lungs, from the             pressure due to the contraction of this tissue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fibroid \Fi"broid\, a. [L. fibra a fiber + -oid.] (Med.)       Resembling or forming fibrous tissue; made up of fibers; as,       fibroid tumors. -- n. A fibroid tumor; a fibroma.          {Fibroid degeneration}, a form of degeneration in which             organs or tissues are converted into fibroid tissue.          {Fibroid phthists}, a form of pulmonary consumption             associated with the formation of fibrous tissue in the             lungs, and the gradual atrophy of the lungs, from the             pressure due to the contraction of this tissue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Phthisis \Phthi"sis\, n. [L., fr. Gr. [?], fr. [?] to pass or       waste away: cf. F. phthisie.] (Med.)       A wasting or consumption of the tissues. The term was       formerly applied to many wasting diseases, but is now usually       restricted to pulmonary phthisis, or consumption. See       {Consumption}.          {Fibroid phthisis}. See under {Fibroid}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fibroid \Fi"broid\, a. [L. fibra a fiber + -oid.] (Med.)       Resembling or forming fibrous tissue; made up of fibers; as,       fibroid tumors. -- n. A fibroid tumor; a fibroma.          {Fibroid degeneration}, a form of degeneration in which             organs or tissues are converted into fibroid tissue.          {Fibroid phthists}, a form of pulmonary consumption             associated with the formation of fibrous tissue in the             lungs, and the gradual atrophy of the lungs, from the             pressure due to the contraction of this tissue.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Pneumonia \Pneu*mo"ni*a\ (n[usl]*m[omac]"n[icr]*[adot]), n.       [NL., fr. Gr. pneymoni`a, fr. pney`mwn, pl. pney`mones the       lungs, also, pley`mwn, which is perh. the original form. Cf.       {Pneumatio}, {Pulmonary}.] (Med.)       Inflammation of the lungs.          Note:          {Catarrhal pneumonia}, [or] {Broncho-pneumonia}, is             inflammation of the lung tissue, associated with catarrh             and with marked evidences of inflammation of bronchial             membranes, often chronic; -- also called {lobular             pneumonia}, from its affecting single lobules at a time.                      {Croupous pneumonia}, or ordinary pneumonia, is an acute             affection characterized by sudden onset with a chill, high             fever, rapid course, and sudden decline; -- also called             {lobar pneumonia}, from its affecting a whole lobe of the             lung at once. See under {Croupous}.          {Fibroid pneumonia} is an inflammation of the interstitial             connective tissue lying between the lobules of the lungs,             and is very slow in its course, producing shrinking and             atrophy of the lungs.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Fiber Distributed Data Interface          (FDDI) A 100 Mbit/s {ANSI} {standard} {local area network}       architecture, defined in X3T9.5.   The underlying medium is       {optical fibre} (though it can be copper cable, in which case       it may be called {CDDI}) and the topology is a       {dual-attached}, counter-rotating {token ring}.          FDDI rings are normally constructed in the form of a "dual       ring of trees".   A small number of devices, typically       infrastructure devices such as {router}s and {concentrator}s       rather than {host} computers, are connected to both rings -       these are referred to as "{dual-attached}".   Host computers       are then connected as {single-attached} devices to the       {router}s or {concentrator}s.   The dual ring in its most       degenerate form is simply collapsed into a single device.   In       any case, the whole dual ring is typically contained within a       computer room.          This network topology is required because the dual ring       actually passes through each connected device and requires       each such device to remain continuously operational (the       standard actually allows for optical bypasses but these are       considered to be unreliable and error-prone).   Devices such as       {workstation}s and {minicomputer}s that may not be under the       control of the {network manager}s are not suitable for       connection to the dual ring.          As an alternative to a dual-attached connection, the same       degree of resilience is available to a {workstation} through a       {dual-homed} connection which is made simultaneously to two       separate devices in the same FDDI ring.   One of the       connections becomes active while the other one is       automatically blocked.   If the first connection fails, the       backup link takes over with no perceptible delay.          {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.dcom.lans.fddi}.          (1994-12-13)