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   faceless
         adj 1: without a face or identity; "a faceless apparition"; "the
                  faceless accusers of the police state" [ant: {faced}]

English Dictionary: feckless	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
facial expression n a gesture executed with the facial muscles [syn: {facial expression}, facial gesture] the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" Synonym(s): expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
facial gesture n a gesture executed with the facial muscles [syn: {facial expression}, facial gesture]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
faecal occult test n a test performed at home in which you collect specimens of your stool that are tested for traces of blood; used to detect colorectal cancers Synonym(s): fecal occult test, faecal occult test, stool test
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fagales n an order of dicotyledonous trees of the subclass Hamamelidae Synonym(s): Fagales, order Fagales
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fascioliasis n infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot Synonym(s): fascioliasis, fasciolosis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fasciolosis n infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot Synonym(s): fascioliasis, fasciolosis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fecal occult test n a test performed at home in which you collect specimens of your stool that are tested for traces of blood; used to detect colorectal cancers Synonym(s): fecal occult test, faecal occult test, stool test
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
feckless adj not fit to assume responsibility generally incompetent and ineffectual; "feckless attempts to repair the plumbing"; "inept handling of the account" Synonym(s): feckless, inept
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fecklessly adv with ineptitude; in an incompetent manner; "he performed his functions ineptly" Synonym(s): ineptly, fecklessly in a feckless manner; irresponsibly and incompetently
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fecklessness n worthlessness due to being feeble and ineffectual
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fish louse n a kind of copepod
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
focal seizure n transitory disturbance in motor or sensory function resulting from abnormal cortical activity
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
focalisation n the confinement of an infection to a limited area [syn: focalization, focalisation] the act of bringing into focus Synonym(s): focalization, focalisation, focusing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
focalise v concentrate on a particular place or spot; "The infection has localized in the left eye" Synonym(s): localize, localise, focalize, focalise bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions Synonym(s): concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused" Synonym(s): focus, focalize, focalise Antonym(s): blur, dim, slur put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" Synonym(s): focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen Antonym(s): blear, blur
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
focalization n the confinement of an infection to a limited area [syn: focalization, focalisation] the act of bringing into focus Synonym(s): focalization, focalisation, focusing
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
focalize v concentrate on a particular place or spot; "The infection has localized in the left eye" Synonym(s): localize, localise, focalize, focalise bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions Synonym(s): concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused" Synonym(s): focus, focalize, focalise Antonym(s): blur, dim, slur put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" Synonym(s): focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen Antonym(s): blear, blur
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fossil copal n partly mineralized copal dug from the ground [syn: copalite, copaline, fossil copal]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fossilisation n the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone Synonym(s): fossilization, fossilisation becoming inflexible or out of date Synonym(s): fossilization, fossilisation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fossilise v convert to a fossil; "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone" Synonym(s): fossilize, fossilise become mentally inflexible Synonym(s): fossilize, fossilise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fossilised adj set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs; "obsolete fossilized ways"; "an ossified bureaucratic system" Synonym(s): fossilized, fossilised, ossified
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fossilist n a specialist in paleontology [syn: paleontologist, palaeontologist, fossilist]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fossilization n the process of fossilizing a plant or animal that existed in some earlier age; the process of being turned to stone Synonym(s): fossilization, fossilisation becoming inflexible or out of date Synonym(s): fossilization, fossilisation
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fossilize v convert to a fossil; "The little animals fossilized and are now embedded in the limestone" Synonym(s): fossilize, fossilise become mentally inflexible Synonym(s): fossilize, fossilise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fossilized adj set in a rigidly conventional pattern of behavior, habits, or beliefs; "obsolete fossilized ways"; "an ossified bureaucratic system" Synonym(s): fossilized, fossilised, ossified
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fucales n coextensive with the family Fucaceae [syn: Fucales, order Fucales]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fuselage n the central body of an airplane that is designed to accommodate the crew and passengers (or cargo)
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fuzzy logic n a form of mathematical logic in which truth can assume a continuum of values between 0 and 1
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Feckless \Feck"less\, a. [Perh. a corruption of effectless.] Spiritless; weak; worthless. [Scot]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fesels \Fes"els\, n. pl. [Written also fasels.] See {Phasel}. [Obs.] --May (Georgics).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fishlike \Fish"like\, a. Like fish; suggestive of fish; having some of the qualities of fish. A very ancient and fishlike smell. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Focalization \Fo`caliza"tion\, n. The act of focalizing or bringing to a focus, or the state of being focalized.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Focalize \Fo"cal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Focalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Focalizing}.] To bring to a focus; to focus; to concentrate. Light is focalized in the eye, sound in the ear. --De Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Focalize \Fo"cal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Focalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Focalizing}.] To bring to a focus; to focus; to concentrate. Light is focalized in the eye, sound in the ear. --De Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Focalize \Fo"cal*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Focalized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Focalizing}.] To bring to a focus; to focus; to concentrate. Light is focalized in the eye, sound in the ear. --De Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fogless \Fog"less\, a. Without fog; clear. --Kane.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fossil \Fos"sil\, a. [L. fossilis, fr. fodere to dig: cf. F. fossile. See {Fosse}.] 1. Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt. 2. (Paleon.) Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in rocks, whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants, shells. {Fossil copal}, a resinous substance, first found in the blue clay at Highgate, near London, and apparently a vegetable resin, partly changed by remaining in the earth. {Fossil cork}, {flax}, {paper}, [or] {wood}, varieties of amianthus. {Fossil farina}, a soft carbonate of lime. {Fossil ore}, fossiliferous red hematite. --Raymond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fossil \Fos"sil\, a. [L. fossilis, fr. fodere to dig: cf. F. fossile. See {Fosse}.] 1. Dug out of the earth; as, fossil coal; fossil salt. 2. (Paleon.) Like or pertaining to fossils; contained in rocks, whether petrified or not; as, fossil plants, shells. {Fossil copal}, a resinous substance, first found in the blue clay at Highgate, near London, and apparently a vegetable resin, partly changed by remaining in the earth. {Fossil cork}, {flax}, {paper}, [or] {wood}, varieties of amianthus. {Fossil farina}, a soft carbonate of lime. {Fossil ore}, fossiliferous red hematite. --Raymond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fossilism \Fos"sil*ism\, n. 1. The science or state of fossils. --Coleridge. 2. The state of being extremely antiquated in views and opinions.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fossilist \Fos"sil*ist\, n. One who is versed in the science of fossils; a paleontologist. --Joseph Black.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fossilization \Fos`siliza"tion\, n. [Cf. F. fossilisation.] The process of converting, or of being converted, into a fossil.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fossilize \Fos"sil*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fossilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fossilizing}.] [Cf. F. fossiliser.] 1. To convert into a fossil; to petrify; as, to fossilize bones or wood. 2. To cause to become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, as by fossilization; to mummify; to deaden. Ten layers of birthdays on a woman's head Are apt to fossilize her girlish mirth. --Mrs. Browning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fossilize \Fos"sil*ize\, v. i. 1. To become fossil. 2. To become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, beyond the influence of change or progress.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fossilize \Fos"sil*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fossilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fossilizing}.] [Cf. F. fossiliser.] 1. To convert into a fossil; to petrify; as, to fossilize bones or wood. 2. To cause to become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, as by fossilization; to mummify; to deaden. Ten layers of birthdays on a woman's head Are apt to fossilize her girlish mirth. --Mrs. Browning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fossilized \Fos"sil*ized\, a. Converted into a fossil; antiquated; firmly fixed in views or opinions. A fossilized sample of confused provincialism. --Earle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fossilize \Fos"sil*ize\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fossilized}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fossilizing}.] [Cf. F. fossiliser.] 1. To convert into a fossil; to petrify; as, to fossilize bones or wood. 2. To cause to become antiquated, rigid, or fixed, as by fossilization; to mummify; to deaden. Ten layers of birthdays on a woman's head Are apt to fossilize her girlish mirth. --Mrs. Browning.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foxlike \Fox"like`\, a. Resembling a fox in his characteristic qualities; cunning; artful; foxy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fuselage \Fu"se*lage\, n. (A[89]ronautics) An elongated body or frame of an a[89]roplane or flying machine; sometimes, erroneously, any kind of frame or body. Many a[89]roplanes have no fuselage, properly so called.
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Fox Lake, IL (village, FIPS 27442) Location: 42.41813 N, 88.18334 W Population (1990): 7478 (3801 housing units) Area: 15.4 sq km (land), 4.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 60020 Fox Lake, WI (city, FIPS 27000) Location: 43.56338 N, 88.91261 W Population (1990): 1269 (549 housing units) Area: 3.6 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 53933
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From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
FAQ list /F-A-Q list/ or /fak list/ n. [common; Usenet] Syn {FAQ}, sense 2.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FAQ list {frequently asked question}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
fuzzy logic A superset of {Boolean logic} dealing with the concept of partial truth -- {truth value}s between "completely true" and "completely false". It was introduced by Dr. Lotfi Zadeh of {UCB} in the 1960's as a means to model the uncertainty of {natural language}. Any specific theory may be generalised from a discrete (or "crisp") form to a continuous (fuzzy) form, e.g. "fuzzy calculus", "fuzzy differential equations" etc. Fuzzy logic replaces Boolean truth values with degrees of truth which are very similar to probabilities except that they need not sum to one. Instead of an assertion pred(X), meaning that X definitely has the property associated with {predicate} "pred", we have a truth function truth(pred(X)) which gives the degree of truth that X has that property. We can combine such values using the standard definitions of fuzzy logic: truth(not x) = 1.0 - truth(x) truth(x and y) = minimum (truth(x), truth(y)) truth(x or y) = maximum (truth(x), truth(y)) (There are other possible definitions for "and" and "or", e.g. using sum and product). If truth values are restricted to 0 and 1 then these functions behave just like their Boolean counterparts. This is known as the "extension principle". Just as a Boolean predicate asserts that its argument definitely belongs to some subset of all objects, a fuzzy predicate gives the degree of truth with which its argument belongs to a {fuzzy subset}. {Usenet} newsgroup: {news:comp.ai.fuzzy}. E-mail servers: , , . {(ftp://ftp.hiof.no/pub/Fuzzy)}, {(ftp://ntia.its.bldrdoc.gov/pub/fuzzy)}. {FAQ (ftp://rtfm.mit.edu/pub/usenet-by-group/comp.answers/fuzzy-logic)}. {James Brule, "Fuzzy systems - a tutorial", 1985 (http://life.anu.edu.au/complex_systems/fuzzy.html)}. {STB Software Catalog (http://krakatoa.jsc.nasa.gov/stb/catalog.html)}, includes a few fuzzy tools. [H.J. Zimmerman, "Fuzzy Sets, Decision Making and Expert Systems", Kluwer, Dordrecht, 1987]. ["Fuzzy Logic, State of the Art", Ed. R. Lowen, Marc Roubens, Theory and Decision Library, D: System theory, Knowledge Engineering and Problem Solving 12, Kluwer, Dordrecht, 1993, ISBN 0-7923-2324-6]. (1995-02-21)