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faience
n 1: glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors

English Dictionary: finicky	by the DICT Development Group
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famish v be hungry; go without food; "Let's eat--I'm starving!" Synonym(s): starve, hunger, famish Antonym(s): be full deprive of food; "They starved the prisoners" Synonym(s): starve, famish Antonym(s): feed, give die of food deprivation; "The political prisoners starved to death"; "Many famished in the countryside during the drought" Synonym(s): starve, famish
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famous adj widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter" Synonym(s): celebrated, famed, far-famed, famous, illustrious, notable, noted, renowned
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fancy adj not plain; decorative or ornamented; "fancy handwriting"; "fancy clothes" Antonym(s): plain n something many people believe that is false; "they have the illusion that I am very wealthy" Synonym(s): illusion, fantasy, phantasy, fancy a kind of imagination that was held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination a predisposition to like something; "he had a fondness for whiskey" Synonym(s): fondness, fancy, partiality v imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy" Synonym(s): visualize, visualise, envision, project, fancy, see, figure, picture, image have a fancy or particular liking or desire for; "She fancied a necklace that she had seen in the jeweler's window" Synonym(s): fancy, go for, take to
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Fang n a Bantu language spoken in Cameroon an appendage of insects that is capable of injecting venom; usually evolved from the legs canine tooth of a carnivorous animal; used to seize and tear its prey hollow or grooved tooth of a venomous snake; used to inject its poison
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Faunus n (Roman mythology) ancient rural deity; later considered a counterpart of Greek Pan
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fence n a barrier that serves to enclose an area [syn: fence, fencing] a dealer in stolen property v enclose with a fence; "we fenced in our yard" [syn: fence, fence in] receive stolen goods fight with fencing swords surround with a wall in order to fortify Synonym(s): wall, palisade, fence, fence in, surround have an argument about something Synonym(s): argue, contend, debate, fence
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feng shui n rules in Chinese philosophy that govern spatial arrangement and orientation in relation to patterns of yin and yang and the flow of energy (qi); the favorable or unfavorable effects are taken into consideration in designing and siting buildings and graves and furniture
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Fennic n one of two branches of the Finno-Ugric languages; a family of languages including Finnish and Estonian (but not Hungarian) Synonym(s): Fennic, Finnic, Non-Ugric
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Fenusa n birch leaf miner Synonym(s): Fenusa, genus-Fenusa
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fewness n the quality of being small in number
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fiance n a man who is engaged to be married [syn: fiance, {groom- to-be}]
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fiancee n a woman who is engaged to be married [syn: fiancee, bride-to-be]
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finch n any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
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finesse n subtly skillful handling of a situation [syn: delicacy, diplomacy, discreetness, finesse]
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finicky adj exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared" Synonym(s): finical, finicky, fussy, particular, picky
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finis n 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
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finish n 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 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 a highly developed state of perfection; having a flawless or impeccable quality; "they performed with great polish"; "I admired the exquisite refinement of his prose"; "almost an inspiration which gives to all work that finish which is almost art"--Joseph Conrad Synonym(s): polish, refinement, culture, cultivation, finish the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey); "a crowd assembled at the finish"; "he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view" Synonym(s): finish, destination, goal designated event that concludes a contest (especially a race); "excitement grew as the finish neared"; "my horse was several lengths behind at the finish"; "the winner is the team with the most points at the finish" the downfall of someone (as of persons on one side of a conflict); "booze will be the finish of him"; "it was a fight to the finish" event whose occurrence ends something; "his death marked the ending of an era"; "when these final episodes are broadcast it will be the finish of the show" Synonym(s): ending, conclusion, finish Antonym(s): beginning (wine tasting) the taste of a wine on the back of the tongue (as it is swallowed); "the wine has a nutty flavor and a pleasant finish" 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 v come or bring to a finish or an end; "He finished the dishes"; "She completed the requirements for her Master's Degree"; "The fastest runner finished the race in just over 2 hours; others finished in over 4 hours" Synonym(s): complete, finish finally be or do something; "He ended up marrying his high school sweetheart"; "he wound up being unemployed and living at home again" Synonym(s): finish up, land up, fetch up, end up, wind up, finish have an end, in a temporal, spatial, or quantitative sense; either spatial or metaphorical; "the bronchioles terminate in a capillary bed"; "Your rights stop where you infringe upon the rights of other"; "My property ends by the bushes"; "The symphony ends in a pianissimo" Synonym(s): end, stop, finish, terminate, cease Antonym(s): begin, start provide with a finish; "The carpenter finished the table beautifully"; "this shirt is not finished properly" finish eating all the food on one's plate or on the table; "She polished off the remaining potatoes" Synonym(s): eat up, finish, polish off cause to finish a relationship with somebody; "That finished me with Mary"
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fink n someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police [syn: fink, snitch, snitcher, stoolpigeon, stool pigeon, stoolie, sneak, sneaker, canary] v take the place of work of someone on strike [syn: fink, scab, rat, blackleg] confess to a punishable or reprehensible deed, usually under pressure Synonym(s): confess, squeal, fink
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Finnic n one of two branches of the Finno-Ugric languages; a family of languages including Finnish and Estonian (but not Hungarian) Synonym(s): Fennic, Finnic, Non-Ugric
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Finnish adj of or relating to or characteristic of Finland or the people of Finland; "Finnish architecture" n the official language of Finland; belongs to the Baltic Finnic family of languages Synonym(s): Finnish, Suomi
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finocchio n aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads Synonym(s): fennel, Florence fennel, finocchio
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Fomes n genus of bracket fungi forming corky or woody perennial shelflike sporophores often of large size; includes some that cause destructive heartrot in trees Synonym(s): Fomes, genus Fomes
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fumes n gases ejected from an engine as waste products [syn: exhaust, exhaust fumes, fumes]
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Fungi n the taxonomic kingdom including yeast, molds, smuts, mushrooms, and toadstools; distinct from the green plants Synonym(s): Fungi, kingdom Fungi, fungus kingdom
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Fungia n a genus comprising the usual mushroom corals [syn: Fungia, genus Fungia]
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funk n a state of nervous depression; "he was in a funk" [syn: funk, blue funk] United States biochemist (born in Poland) who showed that several diseases were caused by dietary deficiencies and who coined the term `vitamin' for the chemicals involved (1884-1967) Synonym(s): Funk, Casimir Funk an earthy type of jazz combining it with blues and soul; has a heavy bass line that accentuates the first beat in the bar v draw back, as with fear or pain; "she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf" Synonym(s): flinch, squinch, funk, cringe, shrink, wince, recoil, quail
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Funka n robust east Asian clump-forming perennial herbs having racemose flowers: plantain lilies; sometimes placed in family Hostaceae Synonym(s): Hosta, genus Hosta, Funka, genus Funka
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funky adj offensively malodorous; "a foul odor"; "the kitchen smelled really funky" Synonym(s): fetid, foetid, foul, foul-smelling, funky, noisome, smelly, stinking, ill-scented (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues Synonym(s): funky, low-down stylish and modern in an unconventional way; "she likes funky clothes"; "we did it all in black and white in a very funky sixties style" in a state of cowardly fright
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funnies n a sequence of drawings telling a story in a newspaper or comic book Synonym(s): comic strip, cartoon strip, strip, funnies
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funny house n pejorative terms for an insane asylum [syn: Bedlam, booby hatch, crazy house, cuckoo's nest, funny farm, funny house, loony bin, madhouse, nut house, nuthouse, sanatorium, snake pit]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
F88ng-shui \F[88]ng"-shu`i\, n. [Chin. feng wind + shiu water.] A system of spirit influences for good and evil believed by the Chinese to attend the natural features of landscape; also, a kind of geomancy dealing with these influences, used in determining sites for graves, houses, etc.
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]:
Famish \Fam"ish\, v. i. 1. To die of hunger; to starve. 2. To suffer extreme hunger or thirst, so as to be exhausted in strength, or to come near to perish. You are all resolved rather to die than to famish? --Shak. 3. To suffer extremity from deprivation of anything essential or necessary. The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish. --Prov. x. 3.
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Famish \Fam"ish\, a. Smoky; hot; choleric.
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Famous \Fa"mous\, a. [L. famosus, fr. fama fame: cf. F. fameux. See {Fame}.] Celebrated in fame or public report; renowned; mach talked of; distinguished in story; -- used in either a good or a bad sense, chiefly the former; often followed by for; as, famous for erudition, for eloquence, for military skill; a famous pirate. Famous for a scolding tongue. --Shak. Syn: Noted; remarkable; signal; conspicuous; celebrated; renowned; illustrious; eminent; transcendent; excellent. Usage: {Famous}, {Renowned}, {Illustrious}. Famous is applied to a person or thing widely spoken of as extraordinary; renowned is applied to those who are named again and again with honor; illustrious, to those who have dazzled the world by the splendor of their deeds or their virtues. See {Distinguished}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fancy \Fan"cy\, n.; pl. {Fancies}. [Contr. fr. fantasy, OF. fantasie, fantaisie, F. fantaisie, L. phantasia, fr. Gr. [?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?] appearance, imagination, the power of perception and presentation in the mind, fr. [?][?][?][?][?][?][?][?] to make visible, to place before one's mind, fr. [?][?][?][?][?][?][?] to show; akin to [?][?][?][?], [?][?][?], light, Skr. bh[be]to shine. Cf. {Fantasy}, {Fantasia}, {Epiphany}, {Phantom}.] 1. The faculty by which the mind forms an image or a representation of anything perceived before; the power of combining and modifying such objects into new pictures or images; the power of readily and happily creating and recalling such objects for the purpose of amusement, wit, or embellishment; imagination. In the soul Are many lesser faculties, that serve Reason as chief. Among these fancy next Her office holds. --Milton. 2. An image or representation of anything formed in the mind; conception; thought; idea; conceit. How now, my lord ! why do you keep alone, Of sorriest fancies your companoins making ? --Shak. 3. An opinion or notion formed without much reflection; caprice; whim; impression. I have always had a fancy that learning might be made a play and recreation to children. --Locke. 4. Inclination; liking, formed by caprice rather than reason; as, to strike one's fancy; hence, the object of inclination or liking. To fit your fancies to your father's will. --Shak. 5. That which pleases or entertains the taste or caprice without much use or value. London pride is a pretty fancy for borders. --Mortimer. 6. A sort of love song or light impromptu ballad. [Obs.] --Shak. {The fancy}, all of a class who exhibit and cultivate any peculiar taste or fancy; hence, especially, sporting characters taken collectively, or any specific class of them, as jockeys, gamblers, prize fighters, etc. At a great book sale in London, which had congregated all the fancy. --De Quincey. Syn: Imagination; conceit; taste; humor; inclination; whim; liking. See {Imagination}.
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]:
Fancy \Fan"cy\, v. t. 1. To form a conception of; to portray in the mind; to imagine. He whom I fancy, but can ne'er express. --Dryden. 2. To have a fancy for; to like; to be pleased with, particularly on account of external appearance or manners. [bd]We fancy not the cardinal.[b8] --Shak. 3. To believe without sufficient evidence; to imagine (something which is unreal). He fancied he was welcome, because those arounde him were his kinsmen. --Thackeray.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fancy \Fan"cy\, a. 1. Adapted to please the fancy or taste; ornamental; as, fancy goods. 2. Extravagant; above real value. This anxiety never degenerated into a monomania, like that which led his [Frederick the Great's] father to pay fancy prices for giants. --Macaulay. {Fancy ball}, a ball in which porsons appear in fanciful dresses in imitation of the costumes of different persons and nations. {Fancy fair}, a fair at which articles of fancy and ornament are sold, generally for some charitable purpose. {Fancy goods}, fabrics of various colors, patterns, etc., as ribbons, silks, laces, etc., in distinction from those of a simple or plain color or make. {Fancy line} (Naut.), a line rove through a block at the jaws of a gaff; -- used to haul it down. {Fancy roller} (Carding Machine), a clothed cylinder (usually having straight teeth) in front of the doffer. {Fancy stocks}, a species of stocks which afford great opportunity for stock gambling, since they have no intrinsic value, and the fluctuations in their prices are artificial. {Fancy store}, one where articles of fancy and ornament are sold. {Fancy woods}, the more rare and expensive furniture woods, as mahogany, satinwood, rosewood, etc.
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Fang \Fang\, n. [From {Fang}, v. t.; cf. AS. fang a taking, booty, G. fang.] 1. (Zo[94]l.) The tusk of an animal, by which the prey is seized and held or torn; a long pointed tooth; esp., one of the usually erectile, venomous teeth of serpents. Also, one of the falcers of a spider. Since I am a dog, beware my fangs. --Shak. 2. Any shoot or other thing by which hold is taken. The protuberant fangs of the yucca. --Evelyn. 3. (Anat.) The root, or one of the branches of the root, of a tooth. See {Tooth}. 4. (Mining) A niche in the side of an adit or shaft, for an air course. --Knight. 5. (Mech.) A projecting tooth or prong, as in a part of a lock, or the plate of a belt clamp, or the end of a tool, as a chisel, where it enters the handle. 6. (Naut.) (a) The valve of a pump box. (b) A bend or loop of a rope. {In a fang}, fast entangled. {To lose the fang}, said of a pump when the water has gone out; hence: {To fang a pump}, to supply it with the water necessary to make it operate. [Scot.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fang \Fang\ (f[acr]ng), v. t. [OE. fangen, fongen, fon (g orig. only in p. p. and imp. tense), AS. f[omac]n; akin to D. vangen, OHG. f[be]han, G. fahen, fangen, Icel. f[be], Sw. f[aring], f[aring]nga, Dan. fange, faae, Goth. fahan, and prob. to E. fair, peace, pact. Cf. {Fair}, a.] 1. To catch; to seize, as with the teeth; to lay hold of; to gripe; to clutch. [Obs.] --Shak. He's in the law's clutches; you see he's fanged. --J. Webster. 2. To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs. [bd]Chariots fanged with scythes.[b8] --Philips.
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Fay \Fay\ (f[be]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {fayed}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Faying}.] [OE. feien, v.t. & i., AS. f[c7]gan to join, unite; akin to OS. f[d3]gian, D. voegen, OHG. fuogen, G. f[81]gen, Sw. foga. See {Fair}, and cf. {Fadge}.] (Shipbuilding) To fit; to join; to unite closely, as two pieces of wood, so as to make the surface fit together.
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Fee \Fee\ (f[emac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feed} (f[emac]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Feeing}.] To reward for services performed, or to be performed; to recompense; to hire or keep in hire; hence, to bribe. The patient . . . fees the doctor. --Dryden. There's not a one of them but in his house I keep a servant feed. --Shak.
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Fehmic \Feh"mic\, a. See {Vehmic}.
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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]:
Fence \Fence\, v. i. 1. To make a defense; to guard one's self of anything, as against an attack; to give protection or security, as by a fence. Vice is the more stubborn as well as the more dangerous evil, and therefore, in the first place, to be fenced against. --Locke. 2. To practice the art of attack and defense with the sword or with the foil, esp. with the smallsword, using the point only. He will fence with his own shadow. --Shak. 3. Hence, to fight or dispute in the manner of fencers, that is, by thrusting, guarding, parrying, etc. They fence and push, and, pushing, loudly roar; Their dewlaps and their sides are bat[?]ed in gore. --Dryden. As when a billow, blown against, Falls back, the voice with which I fenced A little ceased, but recommenced. --Tennyson.
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.
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Fenks \Fenks\ (f[ecr][nsm]ks), n. The refuse whale blubber, used as a manure, and in the manufacture of Prussian blue. --Ure.
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Fennec \Fen"nec\ (f[ecr]n"n[ecr]k), n. [Ar. fanek.] (Zo[94]l.) A small, African, foxlike animal ({Vulpes zerda}) of a pale fawn color, remarkable for the large size of its ears.
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Fennish \Fen"nish\, a. Abounding in fens; fenny.
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Fewness \Few"ness\, n. 1. The state of being few; smallness of number; paucity. --Shak. 2. Brevity; conciseness. [Obs.] --Shak.
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Fiance \Fi"ance\, v. t. [F. fiancer. See {Affiance}.] To betroth; to affiance. [Obs.] --Harmar.
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Finch \Finch\, n.; pl. {Fishes}. [AS. finc; akin to D. vink, OHG. fincho, G. fink; cf. W. pinc a finch; also E. spink.] (Zo[94]l.) A small singing bird of many genera and species, belonging to the family {Fringillid[91]}. Note: The word is often used in composition, as in chaffinch, goldfinch, grassfinch, pinefinch, etc. {Bramble finch}. See {Brambling}. {Canary finch}, the canary bird. {Copper finch}. See {Chaffinch}. {Diamond finch}. See under {Diamond}. {Finch falcon} (Zo[94]l.), one of several very small East Indian falcons of the genus {Hierax}. {To pull a finch}, to swindle an ignorant or unsuspecting person. [Obs.] [bd]Privily a finch eke could he pull.[b8] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finesse \Fi`nesse"\ (? [or] ?), n. [F., fr. fin fine. See {Fine}, a.] 1. Subtilty of contrivance to gain a point; artifice; stratagem. This is the artificialest piece of finesse to persuade men into slavery. --Milton. 2. (Whist Playing) The act of finessing. See {Finesse}, v. i., 2.
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.
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Finicking \Fin"icking\, Finicky* \Fin"ick*y\, a. Finical; unduly particular. [Colloq.]
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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]:
Finish \Fin"ish\, v. i. 1. To come to an end; to terminate. His days may finish ere that hapless time. --Shak. 2. To end; to die. [R.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finish \Fin"ish\, n. 1. That which finishes, puts an end to[?] or perfects. 2. (Arch.) The joiner work and other finer work required for the completion of a building, especially of the interior. See {Inside finish}, and {Outside finish}. 3. (Fine Arts) (a) The labor required to give final completion to any work; hence, minute detail, careful elaboration, or the like. (b) See {Finishing coat}, under {Finishing}. 4. The result of completed labor, as on the surface of an object; manner or style of finishing; as, a rough, dead, or glossy finish given to cloth, stone, metal, etc. 5. Completion; -- opposed to {start}, or {beginning}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finnic \Finn"ic\, a. Of or pertaining to the Finns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finnish \Finn"ish\, a. Of or pertaining to Finland, to the Finns, or to their language. -- n. A Northern Turanian group of languages; the language of the Finns.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finns \Finns\, n. pl.; sing. {Finn}. (Ethnol.) (a) Natives of Finland; Finlanders. (b) A branch of the Mongolian race, inhabiting Northern and Eastern Europe, including the Magyars, Bulgarians, Permians, Lapps, and Finlanders. [Written also {Fins}.]
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]:
Finns \Finns\, n. pl.; sing. {Finn}. (Ethnol.) (a) Natives of Finland; Finlanders. (b) A branch of the Mongolian race, inhabiting Northern and Eastern Europe, including the Magyars, Bulgarians, Permians, Lapps, and Finlanders. [Written also {Fins}.]
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]:
Finns \Finns\, n. pl.; sing. {Finn}. (Ethnol.) (a) Natives of Finland; Finlanders. (b) A branch of the Mongolian race, inhabiting Northern and Eastern Europe, including the Magyars, Bulgarians, Permians, Lapps, and Finlanders. [Written also {Fins}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fnese \Fnese\, v. i. [AS. fn[?]san, gefn[?]san.] To breathe heavily; to snort. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fonge \Fong"e\, v. t. [See {Fang}, v. t.] To take; to receive. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fumage \Fu"mage\, n. [OF. fumage, fumaige, fr. L. fumus smoke.] Hearth money. Fumage, or fuage, vulgarly called smoke farthings. --Blackstone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fumous \Fum"ous\, a. [L. fumosus, fr. fumus smoke: cf. F. fumeux.] 1. Producing smoke; smoky. 2. Producing fumes; full of fumes. Garlic, onions, mustard, and such-like fumous things. --Barough (1625).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Funge \Funge\, n. [L. fungus mushroom, dolt.] A blockhead; a dolt; a fool. [Obs.] --Burton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fungi \Fun"gi\, n. pl. (Bot.) A group of thallophytic plants of low organization, destitute of chlorophyll, in which reproduction is mainly accomplished by means of asexual spores, which are produced in a great variety of ways, though sexual reproduction is known to occur in certain {Phycomycetes}, or so-called algal fungi. Note: The Fungi appear to have originated by degeneration from various alg[91], losing their chlorophyll on assuming a parasitic or saprophytic life. By some they are divided into the subclasses {Phycomycetes}, the lower or algal fungi; the {Mesomycetes}, or intermediate fungi; and the {Mycomycetes}, or the higher fungi; by others into the {Phycomycetes}; the {Ascomycetes}, or sac-spore fungi; and the {Basidiomycetes}, or basidial-spore fungi.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fungi \Fun"gi\, n. pl. (Bot.) See {Fungus}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fungus \Fun"gus\, n.; pl. L. {Fungi}, E. {Funguses}. [L., a mushroom; perh. akin to a doubtful Gr. [?] sponge, for [?];if so, cf. E. sponge.] 1. (Bot.) Any one of the Fungi, a large and very complex group of thallophytes of low organization, -- the molds, mildews, rusts, smuts, mushrooms, toadstools, puff balls, and the allies of each. Note: The fungi are all destitute of chorophyll, and, therefore, to be supplied with elaborated nourishment, must live as saprophytes or parasites. They range in size from single microscopic cells to systems of entangled threads many feet in extent, which develop reproductive bodies as large as a man's head. The vegetative system consists of septate or rarely unseptate filaments called hyph[ae]; the aggregation of hyph[ae] into structures of more or less definite form is known as the mycelium. See Fungi, in the Supplement. 2. (Med.) A spongy, morbid growth or granulation in animal bodies, as the proud flesh of wounds. --Hoblyn.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Cryptogamia \[d8]Cryp`toga"mia\ (kr?p`t?-g?"m?-?), n.; pl. {Cryptogami[91]} (-[?]). [NL., fr. Gr. krypto`s hidden, secret + ga`mos marriage.] (Bot.) The series or division of flowerless plants, or those never having true stamens and pistils, but propagated by spores of various kinds. Note: The subdivisions have been variously arranged. The following arrangement recognizes four classes: -- I. {{Pteridophyta}, or {Vascular Acrogens}.} These include Ferns, {Equiseta} or Scouring rushes, {Lycopodiace[91]} or Club mosses, {Selaginelle[91]}, and several other smaller orders. Here belonged also the extinct coal plants called {Lepidodendron}, {Sigillaria}, and {Calamites}. II. {{Bryophita}, or {Cellular Acrogens}}. These include {Musci}, or Mosses, {Hepatic[91]}, or Scale mosses and Liverworts, and possibly {Charace[91]}, the Stoneworts. III. {{Alg[91]}}, which are divided into {Floride[91]}, the Red Seaweeds, and the orders {Dictyote[91]}, {O[94]spore[91]}, {Zo[94]spore[91]}, {Conjugat[91]}, {Diatomace[91]}, and {Cryptophyce[91]}. IV. {{Fungi}}. The molds, mildews, mushrooms, puffballs, etc., which are variously grouped into several subclasses and many orders. The {Lichenes} or Lichens are now considered to be of a mixed nature, each plant partly a Fungus and partly an Alga.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Funic \Fu"nic\, a. (Anat.) Funicular.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Funk \Funk\, n. One who funks; a shirk; a coward. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Funk \Funk\, v. t. 1. To funk at; to flinch at; to shrink from (a thing or person); as, to funk a task. [Colloq.] 2. To frighten; to cause to flinch. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Funk \Funk\, v. i. 1. To emit an offensive smell; to stink. 2. To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk at the edge of a precipice. [Colloq.] --C. Kingsley. {To funk out}, to back out in a cowardly fashion. [Colloq.] To funk right out o' political strife. --Lowell (Biglow Papers).
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 Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Funk \Funk\, n. [OE. funke a little fire; akin to Prov. E. funk touchwood, G. funke spark, and perh. to Goth. f[?]n fire.] An offensive smell; a stench. [Low]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Funk \Funk\, v. t. To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke. [Obs.] --King.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Funky \Funk"y\, a. Pertaining to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking. [Colloq. Eng.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Funny \Fun"ny\, n.; pl. {Funnies}. A clinkerbuit, narrow boat for sculling. [Eng.]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fanshawe, OK (town, FIPS 25400) Location: 34.98169 N, 94.86927 W Population (1990): 331 (147 housing units) Area: 58.5 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fence, WI Zip code(s): 54120
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fenwick, CT (borough, FIPS 27810) Location: 41.27115 N, 72.35539 W Population (1990): 89 (81 housing units) Area: 1.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Fenwick, MI Zip code(s): 48834 Fenwick, WV Zip code(s): 26202
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Funk, NE (village, FIPS 17880) Location: 40.46294 N, 99.24953 W Population (1990): 198 (82 housing units) Area: 0.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 68940
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
fence n. 1. A sequence of one or more distinguished ({out-of-band}) characters (or other data items), used to delimit a piece of data intended to be treated as a unit (the computer-science literature calls this a `sentinel'). The NUL (ASCII 0000000) character that terminates strings in C is a fence. Hex FF is also (though slightly less frequently) used this way. See {zigamorph}. 2. An extra data value inserted in an array or other data structure in order to allow some normal test on the array's contents also to function as a termination test. For example, a highly optimized routine for finding a value in an array might artificially place a copy of the value to be searched for after the last slot of the array, thus allowing the main search loop to search for the value without having to check at each pass whether the end of the array had been reached. 3. [among users of optimizing compilers] Any technique, usually exploiting knowledge about the compiler, that blocks certain optimizations. Used when explicit mechanisms are not available or are overkill. Typically a hack: "I call a dummy procedure there to force a flush of the optimizer's register-coloring info" can be expressed by the shorter "That's a fence procedure".
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
funky adj. Said of something that functions, but in a slightly strange, klugey way. It does the job and would be difficult to change, so its obvious non-optimality is left alone. Often used to describe interfaces. The more bugs something has that nobody has bothered to fix because workarounds are easier, the funkier it is. {TECO} and UUCP are funky. The Intel i860's exception handling is extraordinarily funky. Most standards acquire funkiness as they age. "The new mailer is installed, but is still somewhat funky; if it bounces your mail for no reason, try resubmitting it." "This UART is pretty funky. The data ready line is active-high in interrupt mode and active-low in DMA mode."
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
fence 1. A sequence of one or more distinguished ({out-of-band}) characters (or other data items), used to delimit a piece of data intended to be treated as a unit (the computer-science literature calls this a "sentinel"). The NUL (ASCII 0000000) character that terminates strings in C is a fence. {Hex} FF is also (though slightly less frequently) used this way. See {zigamorph}. 2. An extra data value inserted in an array or other data structure in order to allow some normal test on the array's contents also to function as a termination test. For example, a highly optimised routine for finding a value in an array might artificially place a copy of the value to be searched for after the last slot of the array, thus allowing the main search loop to search for the value without having to check at each pass whether the end of the array had been reached. 3. [among users of optimising compilers] Any technique, usually exploiting knowledge about the compiler, that blocks certain optimisations. Used when explicit mechanisms are not available or are overkill. Typically a hack: "I call a dummy procedure there to force a flush of the optimiser's register-colouring info" can be expressed by the shorter "That's a fence procedure". [{Jargon File}] (1999-01-08)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FIMS Form Interface Management System.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FMQ A {BNF}-based {paser generator} with an error corrector generator, by Jon Mauney. {(ftp://csczar.ncsu.edu/)}. (1990-03-31)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FMS {Flexible Manufacturing System} (factory automation).
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FNC {Federal Networking Council}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
funky Said of something that functions, but in a slightly strange, {kluge}y way. It does the job and would be difficult to change, so its obvious non-optimality is left alone. Often used to describe interfaces. The more bugs something has that nobody has bothered to fix because workarounds are easier, the funkier it is. {TECO} and {UUCP} are funky. The {Intel} {i860}'s exception handling is extraordinarily funky. Most standards acquire funkiness as they age. "The new mailer is installed, but is still somewhat funky; if it bounces your mail for no reason, try resubmitting it." "This {UART} is pretty funky. The data ready line is active-high in interrupt mode and active-low in {DMA} mode." [{Jargon File}]
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Fence (Heb. gader), Num. 22:24 (R.V.). Fences were constructions of unmortared stones, to protect gardens, vineyards, sheepfolds, etc. From various causes they were apt to bulge out and fall (Ps. 62:3). In Ps. 80:12, R.V. (see Isa. 5:5), the psalmist says, "Why hast thou broken down her fences?" Serpents delight to lurk in the crevices of such fences (Eccl. 10:8; comp. Amos 5:19).