family
         n 1: a social unit living together; "he moved his family to
               Virginia"; "It was a good Christian household"; "I waited
               until the whole house was asleep"; "the teacher asked how
               many people made up his home" [syn: {family}, {household},
               {house}, {home}, {menage}]
         2: primary social group; parents and children; "he wanted to
            have a good job before starting a family" [syn: {family},
            {family unit}]
         3: a collection of things sharing a common attribute; "there are
            two classes of detergents" [syn: {class}, {category},
            {family}]
         4: people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has
            lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower" [syn: {family},
            {family line}, {folk}, {kinfolk}, {kinsfolk}, {sept},
            {phratry}]
         5: a person having kinship with another or others; "he's kin";
            "he's family" [syn: {kin}, {kinsperson}, {family}]
         6: (biology) a taxonomic group containing one or more genera;
            "sharks belong to the fish family"
         7: a loose affiliation of gangsters in charge of organized
            criminal activities [syn: {syndicate}, {crime syndicate},
            {mob}, {family}]
         8: an association of people who share common beliefs or
            activities; "the message was addressed not just to employees
            but to every member of the company family"; "the church
            welcomed new members into its fellowship" [syn: {family},
            {fellowship}]

English Dictionary: final	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fan mail n mail sent to public figures from their admirers; "he hired someone to answer his fan mail"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
female adj being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop; "a female heir"; "female holly trees bear the berries" Antonym(s): androgynous, male characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; "female sensitiveness"; "female suffrage" Synonym(s): female, distaff for or pertaining to or composed of women or girls; "the female lead in the play"; "a female chorus" n an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa) Antonym(s): male a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies Synonym(s): female, female person Antonym(s): male, male person
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fennel n any of several aromatic herbs having edible seeds and leaves and stems aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads Synonym(s): fennel, Florence fennel, finocchio leaves used for seasoning Synonym(s): fennel, common fennel fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixture
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fin whale n large flat-headed whalebone whale having deep furrows along the throat; of Atlantic and Pacific Synonym(s): finback, finback whale, fin whale, common rorqual, Balaenoptera physalus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
final adj occurring at or forming an end or termination; "his concluding words came as a surprise"; "the final chapter"; "the last days of the dinosaurs"; "terminal leave" Synonym(s): concluding, final, last, terminal conclusive in a process or progression; "the final answer"; "a last resort"; "the net result" Synonym(s): final, last, net not to be altered or undone; "the judge's decision is final"; "the arbiter will have the last say" Synonym(s): final, last n the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament an examination administered at the end of an academic term Synonym(s): final examination, final exam, final
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
finale n the closing section of a musical composition [syn: finale, coda] the temporal end; the concluding time; "the stopping point of each round was signaled by a bell"; "the market was up at the finish"; "they were playing better at the close of the season" Synonym(s): stopping point, finale, finis, finish, last, conclusion, close the concluding part of any performance Synonym(s): finale, close, closing curtain, finis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
finally adv after an unspecified period of time or an especially long delay Synonym(s): finally, eventually as the end result of a succession or process; "ultimately he had to give in"; "at long last the winter was over" Synonym(s): ultimately, finally, in the end, at last, at long last the item at the end; "last, I'll discuss family values" Synonym(s): last, lastly, in conclusion, finally
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
finely adv in tiny pieces; "the surfaces were finely granular" [ant: coarsely] in an elegant manner; "finely costumed actors" in a delicate manner; "finely shaped features"; "her fine drawn body" Synonym(s): finely, fine, delicately, exquisitely
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
finial n an ornament at the top of a spire or gable; usually a foliated fleur-de-lis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
funnel n a conical shape with a wider and a narrower opening at the two ends Synonym(s): funnel, funnel shape a conically shaped utensil having a narrow tube at the small end; used to channel the flow of substances into a container with a small mouth (nautical) smokestack consisting of a shaft for ventilation or the passage of smoke (especially the smokestack of a ship) v move or pour through a funnel; "funnel the liquid into the small bottle"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
funnily adv in a strange manner; "a queerly inscribed sheet of paper" Synonym(s): queerly, strangely, oddly, funnily
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Family \Fam"i*ly\, n.; pl. {Families}. [L. familia, fr. famulus       servant; akin to Oscan famel servant, cf. faamat he dwells,       Skr. dh[be]man house, fr. dh[be]to set, make, do: cf. F.       famille. Cf. {Do}, v. t., {Doom}, {Fact}, {Feat}.]       1. The collective body of persons who live in one house, and             under one head or manager; a household, including parents,             children, and servants, and, as the case may be, lodgers             or boarders.          2. The group comprising a husband and wife and their             dependent children, constituting a fundamental unit in the             organization of society.                         The welfare of the family underlies the welfare of                      society.                                             --H. Spencer.          3. Those who descend from one common progenitor; a tribe,             clan, or race; kindred; house; as, the human family; the             family of Abraham; the father of a family.                         Go ! and pretend your family is young. --Pope.          4. Course of descent; genealogy; line of ancestors; lineage.          5. Honorable descent; noble or respectable stock; as, a man             of family.          6. A group of kindred or closely related individuals; as, a             family of languages; a family of States; the chlorine             family.          7. (Biol.) A group of organisms, either animal or vegetable,             related by certain points of resemblance in structure or             development, more comprehensive than a genus, because it             is usually based on fewer or less pronounced points of             likeness. In zo[94]logy a family is less comprehesive than             an order; in botany it is often considered the same thing             as an order.          {Family circle}. See under {Circle}.          {Family man}.             (a) A man who has a family; esp., one who has a wife and                   children living with him andd dependent upon him.             (b) A man of domestic habits. [bd]The Jews are generally,                   when married, most exemplary family men.[b8] --Mayhew.                            {Family of} {curves [or] surfaces} (Geom.), a group of curves             or surfaces derived from a single equation.          {In a family way}, like one belonging to the family. [bd]Why             don't we ask him and his ladies to come over in a family             way, and dine with some other plain country             gentlefolks?[b8] --Thackeray.          {In the family way}, pregnant. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fan \Fan\, n. [AS. fann, fr. L. vannus fan, van for winnowing       grain; cf. F. van. Cf. {Van} a winnowing machine, {Winnow}.]       1. An instrument used for producing artificial currents of             air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad             surface; as:             (a) An instrument for cooling the person, made of                   feathers, paper, silk, etc., and often mounted on                   sticks all turning about the same pivot, so as when                   opened to radiate from the center and assume the                   figure of a section of a circle.             (b) (Mach.) Any revolving vane or vanes used for producing                   currents of air, in winnowing grain, blowing a fire,                   ventilation, etc., or for checking rapid motion by the                   resistance of the air; a fan blower; a fan wheel.             (c) An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the                   grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is                   separated and blown away.             (d) Something in the form of a fan when spread, as a                   peacock's tail, a window, etc.             (e) A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of                   a smock windmill always in the direction of the wind.                               Clean provender, which hath been winnowed with                            the shovel and with the fan.         --Is. xxx. 24.          2. That which produces effects analogous to those of a fan,             as in exciting a flame, etc.; that which inflames,             heightens, or strengthens; as, it served as a fan to the             flame of his passion.          3. A quintain; -- from its form. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Fan blower}, a wheel with vanes fixed on a rotating shaft             inclosed in a case or chamber, to create a blast of air             (fan blast) for forge purposes, or a current for draft and             ventilation; a fanner.          {Fan cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a mole cricket.          {Fan light} (Arch.), a window over a door; -- so called from             the semicircular form and radiating sash bars of those             windows which are set in the circular heads of arched             doorways.          {Fan shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the family             {Pectinid[91]}. See {Scallop}, n., 1.          {Fan tracery} (Arch.), the decorative tracery on the surface             of fan vaulting.          {Fan vaulting} (Arch.), an elaborate system of vaulting, in             which the ribs diverge somewhat like the rays of a fan, as             in Henry VII.'s chapel in Westminster Abbey. It is             peculiar to English Gothic.          {Fan wheel}, the wheel of a fan blower.          {Fan window}. Same as {Fan light} (above).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fannel \Fan"nel\, n. [Dim., from same source as fanon.]       Same as {Fanon}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fanon \Fan"on\, n. [F. fanon, LL. fano, fr. OHG. fano banner       cloth, G. fahne banner. See {Vane}, and cf. {Fanion},       {Gonfalon}.] (Eccl.)       A term applied to various articles, as:       (a) A peculiar striped scarf worn by the pope at mass, and by             eastern bishops.       (b) A maniple. [Written also {fannel}, {phanon}, etc.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fannel \Fan"nel\, n. [Dim., from same source as fanon.]       Same as {Fanon}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fanon \Fan"on\, n. [F. fanon, LL. fano, fr. OHG. fano banner       cloth, G. fahne banner. See {Vane}, and cf. {Fanion},       {Gonfalon}.] (Eccl.)       A term applied to various articles, as:       (a) A peculiar striped scarf worn by the pope at mass, and by             eastern bishops.       (b) A maniple. [Written also {fannel}, {phanon}, etc.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Faunal \Fau"nal\, a.       Relating to fauna.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Female \Fe"male\, a.       1. Belonging to the sex which conceives and gives birth to             young, or (in a wider sense) which produces ova; not male.                         As patient as the female dove When that her golden                      couplets are disclosed.                     --Shak.          2. Belonging to an individual of the female sex;             characteristic of woman; feminine; as, female tenderness.             [bd]Female usurpation.'b8 --Milton.                         To the generous decision of a female mind, we owe                      the discovery of America.                  --Belknap.          3. (Bot.) Having pistils and no stamens; pistillate; or, in             cryptogamous plants, capable of receiving fertilization.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Female \Fe"male\, n. [OE. femel, femal, F. femelle, fr. L.       femella, dim. of femina woman. See {Feminine}.]       1. An individual of the sex which conceives and brings forth             young, or (in a wider sense) which has an ovary and             produces ova.                         The male and female of each living thing. --Drayton.          2. (Bot.) A plant which produces only that kind of             reproductive organs which are capable of developing into             fruit after impregnation or fertilization; a pistillate             plant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fennel \Fen"nel\ (f[ecr]n"n[ecr]l), n. [AS. fenol, finol, from       L. feniculum, faeniculum, dim. of fenum, faenum, hay: cf. F.       fenouil. Cf. {Fenugreek}. {Finochio}.] (Bot.)       A perennial plant of the genus {F[91]niculum} ({F. vulgare}),       having very finely divided leaves. It is cultivated in       gardens for the agreeable aromatic flavor of its seeds.                   Smell of sweetest fennel.                        --Milton.                   A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling                bottle of the tender sex.                        --S. G.                                                                               Goodrich.          {Azorean, [or] Sweet}, {fennel}, ({F[91]niculum dulce}). It             is a smaller and stouter plant than the common fennel, and             is used as a pot herb.          {Dog's fennel} ({Anthemis Cotula}), a foul-smelling European             weed; -- called also {mayweed}.          {Fennel flower} (Bot.), an herb ({Nigella}) of the Buttercup             family, having leaves finely divided, like those of the             fennel. {N. Damascena} is common in gardens. {N. sativa}             furnishes the fennel seed, used as a condiment, etc., in             India. These seeds are the [bd]fitches[b8] mentioned in             Isaiah (xxviii. 25).          {Fennel water} (Med.), the distilled water of fennel seed. It             is stimulant and carminative.          {Giant fennel} ({Ferula communis}), has stems full of pith,             which, it is said, were used to carry fire, first, by             Prometheus.          {Hog's fennel}, a European plant ({Peucedanum officinale})             looking something like fennel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fennel \Fen"nel\ (f[ecr]n"n[ecr]l), n. [AS. fenol, finol, from       L. feniculum, faeniculum, dim. of fenum, faenum, hay: cf. F.       fenouil. Cf. {Fenugreek}. {Finochio}.] (Bot.)       A perennial plant of the genus {F[91]niculum} ({F. vulgare}),       having very finely divided leaves. It is cultivated in       gardens for the agreeable aromatic flavor of its seeds.                   Smell of sweetest fennel.                        --Milton.                   A sprig of fennel was in fact the theological smelling                bottle of the tender sex.                        --S. G.                                                                               Goodrich.          {Azorean, [or] Sweet}, {fennel}, ({F[91]niculum dulce}). It             is a smaller and stouter plant than the common fennel, and             is used as a pot herb.          {Dog's fennel} ({Anthemis Cotula}), a foul-smelling European             weed; -- called also {mayweed}.          {Fennel flower} (Bot.), an herb ({Nigella}) of the Buttercup             family, having leaves finely divided, like those of the             fennel. {N. Damascena} is common in gardens. {N. sativa}             furnishes the fennel seed, used as a condiment, etc., in             India. These seeds are the [bd]fitches[b8] mentioned in             Isaiah (xxviii. 25).          {Fennel water} (Med.), the distilled water of fennel seed. It             is stimulant and carminative.          {Giant fennel} ({Ferula communis}), has stems full of pith,             which, it is said, were used to carry fire, first, by             Prometheus.          {Hog's fennel}, a European plant ({Peucedanum officinale})             looking something like fennel.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fin \Fin\, n.[OE. finne, fin, AS. finn; akin to D. vin, G. &       Dan. finne, Sw. fena, L. pinna, penna, a wing, feather. Cf.       {pen} a feather.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) An organ of a fish, consisting of a membrane             supported by rays, or little bony or cartilaginous             ossicles, and serving to balance and propel it in the             water.          Note: Fishes move through the water chiefly by means of the                caudal fin or tail, the principal office of the other                fins being to balance or direct the body, though they                are also, to a certain extent, employed in producing                motion.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A membranous, finlike, swimming organ, as in             pteropod and heteropod mollusks.          3. A finlike organ or attachment; a part of an object or             product which protrudes like a fin, as:             (a) The hand. [Slang]             (b) (Com.) A blade of whalebone. [Eng.] --McElrath.             (c) (Mech.) A mark or ridge left on a casting at the                   junction of the parts of a mold.             (d) (Mech.) The thin sheet of metal squeezed out between                   the collars of the rolls in the process of rolling.                   --Raymond.             (e) (Mech.) A feather; a spline.          4. A finlike appendage, as to submarine boats.          {Apidose fin}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Adipose}, a.          {Fin ray} (Anat.), one of the hornlike, cartilaginous, or             bony, dermal rods which form the skeleton of the fins of             fishes.          {Fin whale} (Zo[94]l.), a finback.          {Paired fins} (Zo[94]l.), the pectoral and ventral fins,             corresponding to the fore and hind legs of the higher             animals.          {Unpaired, [or] Median}, {fins} (Zo[94]l.), the dorsal,             caudal, and anal fins.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Final \Fi"nal\, a. [F., fr. L. finalis, fr. finis boundary,       limit, end. See {Finish}.]       1. Pertaining to the end or conclusion; last; terminating;             ultimate; as, the final day of a school term.                         Yet despair not of his final pardon.   --Milton.          2. Conclusive; decisive; as, a final judgment; the battle of             Waterloo brought the contest to a final issue.          3. Respecting an end or object to be gained; respecting the             purpose or ultimate end in view.          {Final cause}. See under {Cause}.          Syn: {Final}, {Conclusive}, {Ultimate}.          Usage: Final is now appropriated to that which brings with it                   an end; as, a final adjustment; the final judgment,                   etc. Conclusive implies the closing of all discussion,                   negotiation, etc.; as, a conclusive argument or fact;                   a conclusive arrangement. In using ultimate, we have                   always reference to something earlier or proceeding;                   as when we say, a temporary reverse may lead to an                   ultimate triumph. The statements which a man finally                   makes at the close of a negotiation are usually                   conclusive as to his ultimate intentions and designs.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finally \Fi"nal*ly\, adv.       1. At the end or conclusion; ultimately; lastly; as, the             contest was long, but the Romans finally conquered.                         Whom patience finally must crown.      --Milton.          2. Completely; beyond recovery.                         Not any house of noble English in Ireland was                      utterly destroyed or finally rooted out. --Sir J.                                                                               Davies.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finely \Fine"ly\, adv.       In a fine or finished manner.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finial \Fin"*i*al\, n. [L. finire to finish, end. See {Finish}.]       (Arch.)       The knot or bunch of foliage, or foliated ornament, that       forms the upper extremity of a pinnacle in Gothic       architecture; sometimes, the pinnacle itself.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fonly \Fon"ly\, adv. [See {Fon}.]       Foolishly; fondly. [Obs.] --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fumlly \Fum"l*ly\, adv.       Smokily; with fume.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fummel \Fum"mel\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A hinny.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Funnel \Fun"nel\, n. [OE. funel, fonel, prob. through OF. fr, L.       fundibulum, infundibulum, funnel, fr. infundere to pour in;       in in + fundere to pour; cf. Armor. founil funnel, W. ffynel       air hole, chimney. See {Fuse}, v. t.]       1. A vessel of the shape of an inverted hollow cone,             terminating below in a pipe, and used for conveying             liquids into a close vessel; a tunnel.          2. A passage or avenue for a fluid or flowing substance;             specifically, a smoke flue or pipe; the iron chimney of a             steamship or the like.          {Funnel box} (Mining), an apparatus for collecting finely             crushed ore from water. --Knight.          {Funnel stay} (Naut.), one of the ropes or rods steadying a             steamer's funnel.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Finley, KY       Zip code(s): 42736    Finley, ND (city, FIPS 26420)       Location: 47.51142 N, 97.83707 W       Population (1990): 543 (289 housing units)       Area: 9.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 58230    Finley, OK       Zip code(s): 74543    Finley, TN       Zip code(s): 38030    Finley, WA (CDP, FIPS 23865)       Location: 46.16897 N, 119.04219 W       Population (1990): 4897 (1795 housing units)       Area: 29.7 sq km (land), 7.9 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Foonly n.   1. The {PDP-10} successor that was to have been    built by the Super Foonly project at the Stanford Artificial    Intelligence Laboratory along with a new operating system.   (The    name itself came from FOO NLI, an error message emitted by a PDP-10    assembler at SAIL meaning "FOO is Not a Legal Identifier".   The    intention was to leapfrog from the old {DEC} timesharing system SAIL    was then running to a new generation, bypassing TENEX which at that    time was the ARPANET standard.   ARPA funding for both the Super    Foonly and the new operating system was cut in 1974.   Most of the    design team went to DEC and contributed greatly to the design of the    PDP-10 model KL10.   2. The name of the company formed by Dave Poole,    one of the principal Super Foonly designers, and one of hackerdom's    more colorful personalities.   Many people remember the parrot which    sat on Poole's shoulder and was a regular companion.   3. Any of the    machines built by Poole's company.   The first was the F-1 (a.k.a.    Super Foonly), which was the computational engine used to create the    graphics in the movie "TRON".   The F-1 was the fastest PDP-10 ever    built, but only one was ever made.   The effort drained Foonly of its    financial resources, and the company turned towards building    smaller, slower, and much less expensive machines.   Unfortunately,    these ran not the popular {TOPS-20} but a TENEX variant called    Foonex; this seriously limited their market.   Also, the machines    shipped were actually wire-wrapped engineering prototypes requiring    individual attention from more than usually competent site    personnel, and thus had significant reliability problems.   Poole's    legendary temper and unwillingness to suffer fools gladly did not    help matters.   By the time of the Jupiter project cancellation in    1983, Foonly's proposal to build another F-1 was eclipsed by the    {Mars}, and the company never quite recovered.   See the {Mars} entry    for the continuation and moral of this story.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FNAL          Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory (Illinois, USA).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Foonly          1. The {PDP-10} successor that was to have been built by the       Super Foonly project at the {Stanford Artificial Intelligence       Laboratory} along with a new operating system.   The intention       was to leapfrog from the old DEC {time-sharing} system SAIL       was then running to a new generation, bypassing TENEX which at       that time was the {ARPANET} {standard}.   {ARPA} funding for       both the Super Foonly and the new operating system was cut in       1974.   Most of the design team went to DEC and contributed       greatly to the design of the PDP-10 model KL10.          2. The name of the company formed by Dave Poole, one of the       principal Super Foonly designers, and one of hackerdom's more       colourful personalities.   Many people remember the parrot       which sat on Poole's shoulder and was a regular companion.          3. Any of the machines built by Poole's company.   The first       was the F-1 (a.k.a.   Super Foonly), which was the       computational engine used to create the graphics in the movie       "TRON".   The F-1 was the fastest PDP-10 ever built, but only       one was ever made.   The effort drained Foonly of its financial       resources, and the company turned toward building smaller,       slower, and much less expensive machines.   Unfortunately,       these ran not the popular {TOPS-20} but a TENEX variant called       Foonex; this seriously limited their market.   Also, the       machines shipped were actually wire-wrapped engineering       prototypes requiring individual attention from more than       usually competent site personnel, and thus had significant       reliability problems.   Poole's legendary temper and       unwillingness to suffer fools gladly did not help matters.   By       the time of the Jupiter project cancellation in 1983, Foonly's       proposal to build another F-1 was eclipsed by the {Mars}, and       the company never quite recovered.   See the {Mars} entry for       the continuation and moral of this story.          [{Jargon File}]