facetious
         adj 1: cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious
                  remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice" [syn: {bantering},
                  {facetious}, {tongue-in-cheek}]

English Dictionary: fish duck	by the DICT Development Group
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facetiously adv not seriously; "I meant it facetiously" [syn: facetiously, jokingly, tongue-in-cheek]
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facetiousness n playful humor
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factious adj dissenting (especially dissenting with the majority opinion) Synonym(s): dissentious, divisive, factious
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facts of life n the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring Synonym(s): reproduction, procreation, breeding, facts of life
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faggot stitch n the stitch that ties a group of parallel threads together in fagoting Synonym(s): fagot stitch, faggot stitch
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fagot stitch n the stitch that ties a group of parallel threads together in fagoting Synonym(s): fagot stitch, faggot stitch
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fast asleep adj sleeping deeply; "lying fast asleep on the sofa"; "it would be cruel to wake him; he's sound asleep" Synonym(s): fast asleep(p), sound asleep(p)
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fast-growing adj tending to spread quickly; "an aggressive tumor" [syn: aggressive, fast-growing(a), strong-growing]
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fastest adv most quickly Synonym(s): quickest, fastest
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fastigiate adj having clusters of erect branches (often appearing to form a single column)
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Faustus n an alchemist of German legend who sold his soul to Mephistopheles in exchange for knowledge Synonym(s): Faust, Faustus
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Faustus Socinus n Italian theologian who argued against Trinitarianism (1539-1604) Synonym(s): Socinus, Faustus Socinus, Fausto Paolo Sozzini
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festschrift n a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar
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Festuca n a genus of tufted perennial grasses of the family Gramineae Synonym(s): Festuca, genus Festuca
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Festuca elatior n grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns Synonym(s): fescue, fescue grass, meadow fescue, Festuca elatior
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Festuca ovina n cultivated for sheep pasturage in upland regions or used as a lawn grass Synonym(s): sheep fescue, sheep's fescue, Festuca ovina
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fish doctor n brightly colored scaleless Arctic eelpout [syn: {fish doctor}, Gymnelis viridis]
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fish duck n large crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edges Synonym(s): merganser, fish duck, sawbill, sheldrake
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fisticuffs n a fight with bare fists [syn: fistfight, fisticuffs, slugfest] fighting with the fists Synonym(s): boxing, pugilism, fisticuffs
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fix-it shop n a shop specializing in repairs and maintenance [syn: repair shop, fix-it shop]
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fixed charge n a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.) Synonym(s): fixed charge, fixed cost, fixed costs
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fixed cost n a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.) Synonym(s): fixed charge, fixed cost, fixed costs
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fixed costs n a periodic charge that does not vary with business volume (as insurance or rent or mortgage payments etc.) Synonym(s): fixed charge, fixed cost, fixed costs
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fixed disk n a rigid magnetic disk mounted permanently in a drive unit Synonym(s): hard disc, hard disk, fixed disk
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fixed star n any star in the Ptolemaic theory of planetary motion
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fixed storage n (computer science) memory whose contents can be accessed and read but cannot be changed Synonym(s): read-only memory, ROM, read-only storage, fixed storage
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fixed-combination drug n drug containing fixed amounts of two or more ingredients
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fixed-cycle operation n an operation that is completed in a specified number of regularly timed execution cycles
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fustigate v strike with a cudgel Synonym(s): cudgel, fustigate
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Facetious \Fa*ce"tious\, a. [Cf. F. fac[82]tieux. See       {Faceti[91]}.]       1. Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as,             a facetious companion.          2. Characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter;             as, a facetious story or reply. -- {Fa*ce"tious*ly}, adv.             -- {Fa*ce"tious*ness}, n.
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Facetious \Fa*ce"tious\, a. [Cf. F. fac[82]tieux. See       {Faceti[91]}.]       1. Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as,             a facetious companion.          2. Characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter;             as, a facetious story or reply. -- {Fa*ce"tious*ly}, adv.             -- {Fa*ce"tious*ness}, n.
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Facetious \Fa*ce"tious\, a. [Cf. F. fac[82]tieux. See       {Faceti[91]}.]       1. Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as,             a facetious companion.          2. Characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter;             as, a facetious story or reply. -- {Fa*ce"tious*ly}, adv.             -- {Fa*ce"tious*ness}, n.
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Factious \Fac"tious\ a. [L. factiosus: cf. F. factieux.]       1. Given to faction; addicted to form parties and raise             dissensions, in opposition to government or the common             good; turbulent; seditious; prone to clamor against public             measures or men; -- said of persons.                         Factious for the house of Lancaster.   --Shak.          2. Pertaining to faction; proceeding from faction;             indicating, or characterized by, faction; -- said of acts             or expressions; as, factious quarrels.                         Headlong zeal or factious fury.         --Burke.             -- {Fac"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Fac"tious-ness}, n.
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Factious \Fac"tious\ a. [L. factiosus: cf. F. factieux.]       1. Given to faction; addicted to form parties and raise             dissensions, in opposition to government or the common             good; turbulent; seditious; prone to clamor against public             measures or men; -- said of persons.                         Factious for the house of Lancaster.   --Shak.          2. Pertaining to faction; proceeding from faction;             indicating, or characterized by, faction; -- said of acts             or expressions; as, factious quarrels.                         Headlong zeal or factious fury.         --Burke.             -- {Fac"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Fac"tious-ness}, n.
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Factious \Fac"tious\ a. [L. factiosus: cf. F. factieux.]       1. Given to faction; addicted to form parties and raise             dissensions, in opposition to government or the common             good; turbulent; seditious; prone to clamor against public             measures or men; -- said of persons.                         Factious for the house of Lancaster.   --Shak.          2. Pertaining to faction; proceeding from faction;             indicating, or characterized by, faction; -- said of acts             or expressions; as, factious quarrels.                         Headlong zeal or factious fury.         --Burke.             -- {Fac"tious*ly}, adv. -- {Fac"tious-ness}, n.
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Fast \Fast\, a. [Compar. {Faster}; superl. {Fastest}.] [OE.,       firm, strong, not loose, AS. f[?]st; akin to OS. fast, D.       vast, OHG. fasti, festi, G. fest, Icel. fastr, Sw. & Dan.       fast, and perh. to E. fetter. The sense swift comes from the       idea of keeping close to what is pursued; a Scandinavian use.       Cf. {Fast}, adv., {Fast}, v., {Avast}.]       1. Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose,             unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the             door.                         There is an order that keeps things fast. --Burke.          2. Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art;             impregnable; strong.                         Outlaws . . . lurking in woods and fast places.                                                                               --Spenser.          3. Firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily separated or             alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend.          4. Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by             washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors.          5. Tenacious; retentive. [Obs.]                         Roses, damask and red, are fast flowers of their                      smells.                                             --Bacon.          6. Not easily disturbed or broken; deep; sound.                         All this while in a most fast sleep.   --Shak.          7. Moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid; swift; as, a fast             horse.          8. Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint;             reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a             fast liver. --Thackeray.          {Fast and loose}, now cohering, now disjoined; inconstant,             esp. in the phrases to play at fast and loose, to play             fast and loose, to act with giddy or reckless inconstancy             or in a tricky manner; to say one thing and do another.             [bd]Play fast and loose with faith.[b8] --Shak.          {Fast and loose pulleys} (Mach.), two pulleys placed side by             side on a revolving shaft, which is driven from another             shaft by a band, and arranged to disengage and re[89]ngage             the machinery driven thereby. When the machinery is to be             stopped, the band is transferred from the pulley fixed to             the shaft to the pulley which revolves freely upon it, and             vice versa.          {Hard and fast} (Naut.), so completely aground as to be             immovable.          {To make fast} (Naut.), to make secure; to fasten firmly, as             a vessel, a rope, or a door.
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Fastigiate \Fas*tig"i*ate\, Fastigiated \Fas*tig"i*a`ted\, a.       [L. fastigium gable end, top, height, summit.]       1. Narrowing towards the top.          2. (Bot.) Clustered, parallel, and upright, as the branches             of the Lombardy poplar; pointed.          3. (Zo[94]l.) United into a conical bundle, or into a bundle             with an enlarged head, like a sheaf of wheat.
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Fastigiate \Fas*tig"i*ate\, Fastigiated \Fas*tig"i*a`ted\, a.       [L. fastigium gable end, top, height, summit.]       1. Narrowing towards the top.          2. (Bot.) Clustered, parallel, and upright, as the branches             of the Lombardy poplar; pointed.          3. (Zo[94]l.) United into a conical bundle, or into a bundle             with an enlarged head, like a sheaf of wheat.
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Fastish \Fast"ish\, a.       Rather fast; also, somewhat dissipated. [Colloq.]       --Thackeray.
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Fastuous \Fas"tu*ous\, a. [L. fastuosus, from fastus       haughtiness, pride: cf. F. fastueux.]       Proud; haughty; disdainful. [Obs.] --Barrow. --       {Fas"tu*ous*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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Fastuous \Fas"tu*ous\, a. [L. fastuosus, from fastus       haughtiness, pride: cf. F. fastueux.]       Proud; haughty; disdainful. [Obs.] --Barrow. --       {Fas"tu*ous*ness}, n. [Obs.] --Jer. Taylor.
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Randall grass \Ran"dall grass`\ (Bot.)       The meadow fescue ({Festuca elatior}). See under {Grass}.
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Grama grass, grazing. West and Pacific slope. {Bouteloua    oligostachya}, etc. Great bunch grass, pasture and hay. Far    West. {Festuca scabrella}. Guinea grass, hay. South. {Panicum    jumentorum}. Herd's grass, in New England Timothy, in    Pennsylvania and South Redtop. Indian grass. Same as {Wood    grass} (below). Italian rye grass, forage and hay. {Lolium    Italicum}. Johnson grass, grazing aud hay. South and Southwest.    {Sorghum Halepense}. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. {Poa    pratensis}. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. {Elymus}, several    species. Manna grass, pasture and hay. {Glyceria}, several    species. Meadow fescue, pasture and hay. {Festuca elatior}.    Meadow foxtail, pasture, hay, lawn. North. {Alopecurus    pratensis}. Meadow grass, pasture, hay, lawn. {Poa}, several    species. Mesquite, [or] Muskit grass. Same as {Grama grass}    (above).
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Fescue \Fes"cue\ (f[ecr]s"k[usl]), n. [OE. festu, OF. festu, F.       f[82]tu, fr. L. festuca stalk, straw.]       1. A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out             letters to children when learning to read. [bd]Pedantic             fescue.[b8] --Sterne.                         To come under the fescue of an imprimatur. --Milton.          2. An instrument for playing on the harp; a plectrum. [Obs.]             --Chapman.          3. The style of a dial. [Obs.]          4. (Bot.) A grass of the genus {Festuca}.          {Fescue grass} (Bot.), a genus of grasses ({Festuca})             containing several species of importance in agriculture.             {Festuca ovina} is {sheep's fescue}; {F. elatior} is             {meadow fescue}.
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Nimble Will, a kind of drop seed. {Muhlenbergia diffsa}. Orchard    grass, pasture and hay. {Dactylis glomerata}. Porcupine grass,    troublesome to sheep. Northwest. {Stipa spartea}. Quaking grass,    ornamental. {Briza media} and {maxima}. Quitch, or Quick, grass,    etc., a weed. {Agropyrum repens}. Ray grass. Same as {Rye grass}    (below). Redtop, pasture and hay. {Agrostis vulgaris}.    Red-topped buffalo grass, forage. Northwest. {Poa tenuifolia}.    Reed canary grass, of slight value. {Phalaris arundinacea}. Reed    meadow grass, hay. North. {Glyceria aquatica}. Ribbon grass, a    striped leaved form of {Reed canary grass}. Rye grass, pasture,    hay. {Lolium perenne}, var. Seneca grass, fragrant basket work,    etc. North. {Hierochloa borealis}. Sesame grass. Same as {Gama    grass} (above). Sheep's fescue, sheep pasture, native in    Northern Europe and Asia. {Festuca ovina}. Small reed grass,    meadow pasture and hay. North. {Deyeuxia Canadensis}. Spear    grass, Same as {Meadow grass} (above). Squirrel-tail grass,    troublesome to animals. Seacoast and Northwest. {Hordeum    jubatum}. Switch grass, hay, cut young. {Panicum virgatum}.    Timothy, cut young, the best of hay. North. {Phleum pratense}.    Velvet grass, hay on poor soil. South. {Holcus lanatus}. Vernal    grass, pasture, hay, lawn. {Anthoxanthum odoratum}. Wire grass,    valuable in pastures. {Poa compressa}. Wood grass, Indian grass,    hay. {Chrysopogon nutans}.          Note: Many plants are popularly called grasses which are not                true grasses botanically considered, such as black                grass, goose grass, star grass, etc.          {Black grass}, a kind of small rush ({Juncus Gerardi}),             growing in salt marshes, used for making salt hay.          {Grass of the Andes}, an oat grass, the {Arrhenatherum             avenaceum} of Europe.          {Grass of Parnassus}, a plant of the genus {Parnassia}             growing in wet ground. The European species is {P.             palustris}; in the United States there are several             species.          {Grass bass} (Zo[94]l.), the calico bass.          {Grass bird}, the dunlin.          {Grass cloth}, a cloth woven from the tough fibers of the             grass-cloth plant.          {Grass-cloth plant}, a perennial herb of the Nettle family             ({B[d2]hmeria nivea [or] Urtica nivea}), which grows in             Sumatra, China, and Assam, whose inner bark has fine and             strong fibers suited for textile purposes.          {Grass finch}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) A common American sparrow ({Po[94]c[91]tes                   gramineus}); -- called also {vesper sparrow} and                   {bay-winged bunting}.             (b) Any Australian finch, of the genus {Po[89]phila}, of                   which several species are known.          {Grass lamb}, a lamb suckled by a dam running on pasture land             and giving rich milk.          {Grass land}, land kept in grass and not tilled.          {Grass moth} (Zo[94]l.), one of many small moths of the genus             {Crambus}, found in grass.          {Grass oil}, a fragrant essential volatile oil, obtained in             India from grasses of the genus {Andropogon}, etc.; --             used in perfumery under the name of {citronella}, {ginger             grass oil}, {lemon grass oil}, {essence of verbena} etc.                      {Grass owl} (Zo[94]l.), a South African owl ({Strix             Capensis}).          {Grass parrakeet} (Zo[94]l.), any of several species of             Australian parrots, of the genus {Euphemia}; -- also             applied to the zebra parrakeet.          {Grass plover} (Zo[94]l.), the upland or field plover.          {Grass poly} (Bot.), a species of willowwort ({Lythrum             Hyssopifolia}). --Johnson.          {Crass quit} (Zo[94]l.), one of several tropical American             finches of the genus {Euetheia}. The males have most of             the head and chest black and often marked with yellow.          {Grass snake}. (Zo[94]l.)             (a) The common English, or ringed, snake ({Tropidonotus                   natrix}).             (b) The common green snake of the Northern United States.                   See {Green snake}, under {Green}.          {Grass snipe} (Zo[94]l.), the pectoral sandpiper ({Tringa             maculata}); -- called also {jacksnipe} in America.          {Grass spider} (Zo[94]l.), a common spider ({Agelena             n[91]via}), which spins flat webs on grass, conspicuous             when covered with dew.          {Grass sponge} (Zo[94]l.), an inferior kind of commercial             sponge from Florida and the Bahamas.          {Grass table}. (Arch.) See {Earth table}, under {Earth}.          {Grass vetch} (Bot.), a vetch ({Lathyrus Nissolia}), with             narrow grasslike leaves.          {Grass widow}. [Cf. Prov. R. an unmarried mother, G.             strohwittwe a mock widow, Sw. gr[84]senka a grass widow.]             (a) An unmarried woman who is a mother. [Obs.]             (b) A woman separated from her husband by abandonment or                   prolonged absence; a woman living apart from her                   husband. [Slang.]          {Grass wrack} (Bot.) eelgrass.          {To bring to grass} (Mining.), to raise, as ore, to the             surface of the ground.          {To put to grass}, {To put out to grass}, to put out to graze             a season, as cattle.
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Bunch grass \Bunch" grass`\ (Bot.)       A grass growing in bunches and affording pasture. In       California, {Atropis tenuifolia}, {Festuca scabrella}, and       several kinds of {Stipa} are favorite bunch grasses. In Utah,       {Eriocoma cuspidata} is a good bunch grass.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Grama grass, grazing. West and Pacific slope. {Bouteloua    oligostachya}, etc. Great bunch grass, pasture and hay. Far    West. {Festuca scabrella}. Guinea grass, hay. South. {Panicum    jumentorum}. Herd's grass, in New England Timothy, in    Pennsylvania and South Redtop. Indian grass. Same as {Wood    grass} (below). Italian rye grass, forage and hay. {Lolium    Italicum}. Johnson grass, grazing aud hay. South and Southwest.    {Sorghum Halepense}. Kentucky blue grass, pasture. {Poa    pratensis}. Lyme grass, coarse hay. South. {Elymus}, several    species. Manna grass, pasture and hay. {Glyceria}, several    species. Meadow fescue, pasture and hay. {Festuca elatior}.    Meadow foxtail, pasture, hay, lawn. North. {Alopecurus    pratensis}. Meadow grass, pasture, hay, lawn. {Poa}, several    species. Mesquite, [or] Muskit grass. Same as {Grama grass}    (above).
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Festucine \Fes*tu*cine\ (? [or] ?), a. [L. festula stalk, straw.       Cf. {Fescue}.]       Of a straw color; greenish yellow. [Obs.]                   A little insect of a festucine or pale green. --Sir T.                                                                               Browne.
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Festucous \Fes"tu*cous\, a.       Formed or consisting of straw. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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Fictious \Fic"tious\, a.       Fictitious. [R.] --Prior.
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Fig \Fig\, n. [F. figue the fruit of the tree, Pr. figa, fr. L.       ficus fig tree, fig. Cf. {Fico}.]       1. (Bot.) A small fruit tree ({Ficus Carica}) with large             leaves, known from the remotest antiquity. It was probably             native from Syria westward to the Canary Islands.          2. The fruit of a fig tree, which is of round or oblong             shape, and of various colors.          Note: The fruit of a fig tree is really the hollow end of a                stem, and bears numerous achenia inside the cavity.                Many species have little, hard, inedible figs, and in                only a few does the fruit become soft and pulpy. The                fruit of the cultivated varieties is much prized in its                fresh state, and also when dried or preserved. See                {Caprification}.          3. A small piece of tobacco. [U.S.]          4. The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; -- used             in scorn or contempt. [bd]A fig for Peter.[b8] --Shak.          {Cochineal fig}. See {Conchineal fig}.          {Fig dust}, a preparation of fine oatmeal for feeding caged             birds.          {Fig faun}, one of a class of rural deities or monsters             supposed to live on figs. [bd]Therefore shall dragons             dwell there with the fig fauns.[b8] --Jer. i. 39. (Douay             version).          {Fig gnat} (Zo[94]l.), a small fly said to be injurious to             figs.          {Fig leaf}, the leaf tree; hence, in allusion to the first             clothing of Adam and Eve (Genesis iii.7), a covering for a             thing that ought to be concealed; esp., an inadequate             covering; a symbol for affected modesty.          {Fig marigold} (Bot.), the name of several plants of the             genus {Mesembryanthemum}, some of which are prized for the             brilliancy and beauty of their flowers.          {Fig tree} (Bot.), any tree of the genus {Ficus}, but             especially {F. Carica} which produces the fig of commerce.
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Fisetic \Fi*set"ic\, a. (Chem.)       Pertaining to fustet or fisetin.
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Fisetin \Fis"e*tin\, n. [G. fisettholz a species of fustic.]       (Chem.)       A yellow crystalline substance extracted from fustet, and       regarded as its essential coloring principle; -- called also       {fisetic acid}.
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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]:
Fish-tackle \Fish"-tac`kle\, n.       A tackle or purchase used to raise the flukes of the anchor       up to the gunwale. The block used is called the fish-block.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fistic \Fist"ic\, a. [From {Fist}.]       Pertaining to boxing, or to encounters with the fists;       puglistic; as, fistic exploits; fistic heroes. [Colloq.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fisticuff \Fist"i*cuff\, n.       A cuff or blow with the fist or hand; (pl.) a fight with the       fists; boxing. --Swift.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fixed \Fixed\ (f[icr]kst), a.       1. Securely placed or fastened; settled; established; firm;             imovable; unalterable.          2. (Chem.) Stable; non-volatile.          {Fixed air} (Old Chem.), carbonic acid or carbon dioxide; --             so called by Dr. Black because it can be absorbed or fixed             by strong bases. See {Carbonic acid}, under {Carbonic}.          {Fixed alkali} (Old Chem.), a non-volatile base, as soda, or             potash, in distinction from the volatile alkali ammonia.                      {Fixed ammunition} (Mil.), a projectile and powder inclosed             together in a case ready for loading.          {Fixed battery} (Mil.), a battery which contains heavy guns             and mortars intended to remain stationary; --             distinguished from movable battery.          {Fixed bodies}, those which can not be volatilized or             separated by a common menstruum, without great difficulty,             as gold, platinum, lime, etc.          {Fixed capital}. See the Note under {Capital}, n., 4.          {Fixed fact}, a well established fact. [Colloq.]          {Fixed light}, one which emits constant beams; --             distinguished from a flashing, revolving, or intermittent             light.          {Fixed oils} (Chem.), non-volatile, oily substances, as             stearine and olein, which leave a permanent greasy stain,             and which can not be distilled unchanged; -- distinguished             from volatile or {essential oils}.          {Fixed pivot} (Mil.), the fixed point about which any line of             troops wheels.          {Fixed stars} (Astron.), such stars as always retain nearly             the same apparent position and distance with respect to             each other, thus distinguished from planets and comets.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Expansion \Ex*pan"sion\, n. [L. expansio: cf. F. expansion.]       1. The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of             being expanded; dilation; enlargement.          2. That which is expanded; expanse; extend surface; as, the             expansion of a sheet or of a lake; the expansion was             formed of metal.                         The starred expansion of the skies.   --Beattie.          3. Space through which anything is expanded; also, pure             space.                         Lost in expansion, void and infinite. --Blackmore.          4. (Com.) Enlargement or extension of business transactions;             esp., increase of the circulation of bank notes.          5. (Math.) The developed result of an indicated operation;             as, the expansion of (a + b)^{2} is a^{2} + 2ab + b^{2}.          6. (Steam Engine) The operation of steam in a cylinder after             its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by             which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving             piston.          7. (Nav. Arch.) The enlargement of the ship mathematically             from a model or drawing to the full or building size, in             the process of construction. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.          Note: Expansion is also used adjectively, as in expansion                joint, expansion gear, etc.          {Expansion curve}, a curve the co[94]rdinates of which show             the relation between the pressure and volume of expanding             gas or vapor; esp. (Steam engine), that part of an             indicator diagram which shows the declining pressure of             the steam as it expands in the cylinder.          {Expansion gear} (Steam Engine). a cut-off gear. See Illust.             of {Link motion}.          {Automatic expansion gear} [or] {cut-off}, one that is             regulated by the governor, and varies the supply of steam             to the engine with the demand for power.          {Fixed expansion gear}, [or] {Fixed cut-off}, one that always             operates at the same fixed point of the stroke.          {Expansion joint}, [or] {Expansion coupling} (Mech. &             Engin.), a yielding joint or coupling for so uniting parts             of a machine or structure that expansion, as by heat, is             prevented from causing injurious strains; as by heat, is             prevented from causing injurious strains; as:             (a) A side or set of rollers, at the end of bridge truss,                   to support it but allow end play.             (b) A telescopic joint in a steam pipe, to permit one part                   of the pipe to slide within the other.             (c) A clamp for holding a locomotive frame to the boiler                   while allowing lengthwise motion.          {Expansion valve} (Steam Engine), a cut-off valve, to shut             off steam from the cylinder before the end of each stroke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Expansion \Ex*pan"sion\, n. [L. expansio: cf. F. expansion.]       1. The act of expanding or spreading out; the condition of             being expanded; dilation; enlargement.          2. That which is expanded; expanse; extend surface; as, the             expansion of a sheet or of a lake; the expansion was             formed of metal.                         The starred expansion of the skies.   --Beattie.          3. Space through which anything is expanded; also, pure             space.                         Lost in expansion, void and infinite. --Blackmore.          4. (Com.) Enlargement or extension of business transactions;             esp., increase of the circulation of bank notes.          5. (Math.) The developed result of an indicated operation;             as, the expansion of (a + b)^{2} is a^{2} + 2ab + b^{2}.          6. (Steam Engine) The operation of steam in a cylinder after             its communication with the boiler has been cut off, by             which it continues to exert pressure upon the moving             piston.          7. (Nav. Arch.) The enlargement of the ship mathematically             from a model or drawing to the full or building size, in             the process of construction. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.          Note: Expansion is also used adjectively, as in expansion                joint, expansion gear, etc.          {Expansion curve}, a curve the co[94]rdinates of which show             the relation between the pressure and volume of expanding             gas or vapor; esp. (Steam engine), that part of an             indicator diagram which shows the declining pressure of             the steam as it expands in the cylinder.          {Expansion gear} (Steam Engine). a cut-off gear. See Illust.             of {Link motion}.          {Automatic expansion gear} [or] {cut-off}, one that is             regulated by the governor, and varies the supply of steam             to the engine with the demand for power.          {Fixed expansion gear}, [or] {Fixed cut-off}, one that always             operates at the same fixed point of the stroke.          {Expansion joint}, [or] {Expansion coupling} (Mech. &             Engin.), a yielding joint or coupling for so uniting parts             of a machine or structure that expansion, as by heat, is             prevented from causing injurious strains; as by heat, is             prevented from causing injurious strains; as:             (a) A side or set of rollers, at the end of bridge truss,                   to support it but allow end play.             (b) A telescopic joint in a steam pipe, to permit one part                   of the pipe to slide within the other.             (c) A clamp for holding a locomotive frame to the boiler                   while allowing lengthwise motion.          {Expansion valve} (Steam Engine), a cut-off valve, to shut             off steam from the cylinder before the end of each stroke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Star \Star\ (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to       OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G.       stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth.       sta[a1]rn[d3], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. 'asth`r,       'a`stron, Skr. star; perhaps from a root meaning, to scatter,       Skr. st[rsdot], L. sternere (cf. {Stratum}), and originally       applied to the stars as being strewn over the sky, or as       being scatterers or spreaders of light. [fb]296. Cf. {Aster},       {Asteroid}, {Constellation}, {Disaster}, {Stellar}.]       1. One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the             heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon,             comets, and nebul[91].                         His eyen twinkled in his head aright, As do the                      stars in the frosty night.                  --Chaucer.          Note: The stars are distinguished as {planets}, and {fixed                stars}. See {Planet}, {Fixed stars} under {Fixed}, and                {Magnitude of a star} under {Magnitude}.          2. The polestar; the north star. --Shak.          3. (Astrol.) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny;             (usually pl.) a configuration of the planets, supposed to             influence fortune.                         O malignant and ill-brooding stars.   --Shak.                         Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury. --Addison.          4. That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament             worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor.                         On whom . . . Lavish Honor showered all her stars.                                                                               --Tennyson.          5. Specifically, a radiated mark in writing or printing; an             asterisk [thus, *]; -- used as a reference to a note, or             to fill a blank where something is omitted, etc.          6. (Pyrotechny) A composition of combustible matter used in             the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding             in the air, presents a starlike appearance.          7. A person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially             on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading             theatrical performer, etc.          Note: Star is used in the formation of compound words                generally of obvious signification: as, star-aspiring,                star-bespangled, star-bestudded, star-blasting,                star-bright, star-crowned, star-directed, star-eyed,                star-headed, star-paved, star-roofed; star-sprinkled,                star-wreathed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fixed \Fixed\ (f[icr]kst), a.       1. Securely placed or fastened; settled; established; firm;             imovable; unalterable.          2. (Chem.) Stable; non-volatile.          {Fixed air} (Old Chem.), carbonic acid or carbon dioxide; --             so called by Dr. Black because it can be absorbed or fixed             by strong bases. See {Carbonic acid}, under {Carbonic}.          {Fixed alkali} (Old Chem.), a non-volatile base, as soda, or             potash, in distinction from the volatile alkali ammonia.                      {Fixed ammunition} (Mil.), a projectile and powder inclosed             together in a case ready for loading.          {Fixed battery} (Mil.), a battery which contains heavy guns             and mortars intended to remain stationary; --             distinguished from movable battery.          {Fixed bodies}, those which can not be volatilized or             separated by a common menstruum, without great difficulty,             as gold, platinum, lime, etc.          {Fixed capital}. See the Note under {Capital}, n., 4.          {Fixed fact}, a well established fact. [Colloq.]          {Fixed light}, one which emits constant beams; --             distinguished from a flashing, revolving, or intermittent             light.          {Fixed oils} (Chem.), non-volatile, oily substances, as             stearine and olein, which leave a permanent greasy stain,             and which can not be distilled unchanged; -- distinguished             from volatile or {essential oils}.          {Fixed pivot} (Mil.), the fixed point about which any line of             troops wheels.          {Fixed stars} (Astron.), such stars as always retain nearly             the same apparent position and distance with respect to             each other, thus distinguished from planets and comets.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Star \Star\ (st[aum]r), n. [OE. sterre, AS. steorra; akin to       OFries. stera, OS. sterro, D. ster, OHG. sterno, sterro, G.       stern, Icel. stjarna, Sw. stjerna, Dan. stierne, Goth.       sta[a1]rn[d3], Armor. & Corn. steren, L. stella, Gr. 'asth`r,       'a`stron, Skr. star; perhaps from a root meaning, to scatter,       Skr. st[rsdot], L. sternere (cf. {Stratum}), and originally       applied to the stars as being strewn over the sky, or as       being scatterers or spreaders of light. [fb]296. Cf. {Aster},       {Asteroid}, {Constellation}, {Disaster}, {Stellar}.]       1. One of the innumerable luminous bodies seen in the             heavens; any heavenly body other than the sun, moon,             comets, and nebul[91].                         His eyen twinkled in his head aright, As do the                      stars in the frosty night.                  --Chaucer.          Note: The stars are distinguished as {planets}, and {fixed                stars}. See {Planet}, {Fixed stars} under {Fixed}, and                {Magnitude of a star} under {Magnitude}.          2. The polestar; the north star. --Shak.          3. (Astrol.) A planet supposed to influence one's destiny;             (usually pl.) a configuration of the planets, supposed to             influence fortune.                         O malignant and ill-brooding stars.   --Shak.                         Blesses his stars, and thinks it luxury. --Addison.          4. That which resembles the figure of a star, as an ornament             worn on the breast to indicate rank or honor.                         On whom . . . Lavish Honor showered all her stars.                                                                               --Tennyson.          5. Specifically, a radiated mark in writing or printing; an             asterisk [thus, *]; -- used as a reference to a note, or             to fill a blank where something is omitted, etc.          6. (Pyrotechny) A composition of combustible matter used in             the heading of rockets, in mines, etc., which, exploding             in the air, presents a starlike appearance.          7. A person of brilliant and attractive qualities, especially             on public occasions, as a distinguished orator, a leading             theatrical performer, etc.          Note: Star is used in the formation of compound words                generally of obvious signification: as, star-aspiring,                star-bespangled, star-bestudded, star-blasting,                star-bright, star-crowned, star-directed, star-eyed,                star-headed, star-paved, star-roofed; star-sprinkled,                star-wreathed.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fixed \Fixed\ (f[icr]kst), a.       1. Securely placed or fastened; settled; established; firm;             imovable; unalterable.          2. (Chem.) Stable; non-volatile.          {Fixed air} (Old Chem.), carbonic acid or carbon dioxide; --             so called by Dr. Black because it can be absorbed or fixed             by strong bases. See {Carbonic acid}, under {Carbonic}.          {Fixed alkali} (Old Chem.), a non-volatile base, as soda, or             potash, in distinction from the volatile alkali ammonia.                      {Fixed ammunition} (Mil.), a projectile and powder inclosed             together in a case ready for loading.          {Fixed battery} (Mil.), a battery which contains heavy guns             and mortars intended to remain stationary; --             distinguished from movable battery.          {Fixed bodies}, those which can not be volatilized or             separated by a common menstruum, without great difficulty,             as gold, platinum, lime, etc.          {Fixed capital}. See the Note under {Capital}, n., 4.          {Fixed fact}, a well established fact. [Colloq.]          {Fixed light}, one which emits constant beams; --             distinguished from a flashing, revolving, or intermittent             light.          {Fixed oils} (Chem.), non-volatile, oily substances, as             stearine and olein, which leave a permanent greasy stain,             and which can not be distilled unchanged; -- distinguished             from volatile or {essential oils}.          {Fixed pivot} (Mil.), the fixed point about which any line of             troops wheels.          {Fixed stars} (Astron.), such stars as always retain nearly             the same apparent position and distance with respect to             each other, thus distinguished from planets and comets.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Wedge \Wedge\, n. [OE. wegge, AS. wecg; akin to D. wig, wigge,       OHG. wecki, G. weck a (wedge-shaped) loaf, Icel. veggr, Dan.       v[91]gge, Sw. vigg, and probably to Lith. vagis a peg. Cf.       {Wigg}.]       1. A piece of metal, or other hard material, thick at one             end, and tapering to a thin edge at the other, used in             splitting wood, rocks, etc., in raising heavy bodies, and             the like. It is one of the six elementary machines called             the mechanical powers. See Illust. of {Mechanical powers},             under {Mechanical}.          2. (Geom.) A solid of five sides, having a rectangular base,             two rectangular or trapezoidal sides meeting in an edge,             and two triangular ends.          3. A mass of metal, especially when of a wedgelike form.             [bd]Wedges of gold.[b8] --Shak.          4. Anything in the form of a wedge, as a body of troops drawn             up in such a form.                         In warlike muster they appear, In rhombs, and                      wedges, and half-moons, and wings.      --Milton.          5. The person whose name stands lowest on the list of the             classical tripos; -- so called after a person (Wedgewood)             who occupied this position on the first list of 1828.             [Cant, Cambridge Univ., Eng.] --C. A. Bristed.          {Fox wedge}. (Mach. & Carpentry) See under {Fox}.          {Spherical wedge} (Geom.), the portion of a sphere included             between two planes which intersect in a diameter.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Fox wedge} (Mach. & Carpentry), a wedge for expanding the             split end of a bolt, cotter, dowel, tenon, or other piece,             to fasten the end in a hole or mortise and prevent             withdrawal. The wedge abuts on the bottom of the hole and             the piece is driven down upon it. Fastening by fox wedges             is called foxtail wedging.          {Fox wolf} (Zo[94]l.), one of several South American wild             dogs, belonging to the genus {Canis}. They have long,             bushy tails like a fox.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fustic \Fus"tic\, n. [F. fustoc, Sp. fustoc. Cf. {Fustet}.]       The wood of the {Maclura tinctoria}, a tree growing in the       West Indies, used in dyeing yellow; -- called also {old       fustic}. [Written also {fustoc}.]          Note: Other kinds of yellow wood are often called fustic; as                that of species of {Xanthoxylum}, and especially the                {Rhus Cotinus}, which is sometimes called young fustic                to distinguish it from the {Maclura}. See {Fustet}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fusty \Fusty\, a. [Compar. {Fustier}; superl {Fustiest}.] [See       {2d Fust}.]       1. Moldy; musty; ill-smelling; rank. [bd]A fusty             plebeians.[b8] --Shak.          2. Moping. [Archaic]                         A melancholy, fusty humor.                  --Pepys.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fustigate \Fus"ti*gate\, v. t. [L. fustigare, fr. fustis stick.       See {1st Fust}.]       To cudgel. [R.] --Bailey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fustigation \Fus"ti*ga"tion\, n. [Cf. F. fustigation.]       A punishment by beating with a stick or club; cudgeling.                   This satire, composed of actual fustigation. --Motley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fustic \Fus"tic\, n. [F. fustoc, Sp. fustoc. Cf. {Fustet}.]       The wood of the {Maclura tinctoria}, a tree growing in the       West Indies, used in dyeing yellow; -- called also {old       fustic}. [Written also {fustoc}.]          Note: Other kinds of yellow wood are often called fustic; as                that of species of {Xanthoxylum}, and especially the                {Rhus Cotinus}, which is sometimes called young fustic                to distinguish it from the {Maclura}. See {Fustet}.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fagatogo, AS (village, FIPS 28900)       Location: 14.28739 S, 170.69056 W       Population (1990): 2323 (328 housing units)       Area: 2.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Festus, MO (city, FIPS 24094)       Location: 38.22285 N, 90.40540 W       Population (1990): 8105 (3292 housing units)       Area: 9.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 63028
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Fast SCSI          A variant on the {SCSI-2} bus.   It uses the same       8-bit bus as the original {SCSI}-1 but runs at up to 10MB/s -       double the speed of SCSI-1.          (1994-11-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FGDC          {Federal Geographic Data Committee}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
fixed disk          A {hard disk} which is not a {removable disk}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Fujitsu          A Japanese elecronics corporation.   Fujitsu owns       {ICL}, {Amdahl Corporation}, and {DMR}.          Home {USA (http://www.fujitsu.com/)}, {Japan       (http://www.fujitsu.co.jp/index-e.html)}.          (2000-04-03)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Festus, Porcius       the successor of Felix (A.D. 60) as procurator of Judea (Acts       24:27). A few weeks after he had entered on his office the case       of Paul, then a prisoner at Caesarea, was reported to him. The       "next day," after he had gone down to Caesarea, he heard Paul       defend himself in the presence of Herod Agrippa II. and his       sister Bernice, and not finding in him anything worthy of death       or of bonds, would have set him free had he not appealed unto       Caesar (Acts 25:11, 12). In consequence of this appeal Paul was       sent to Rome. Festus, after being in office less than two years,       died in Judea. (See {AGRIPPA}.)
From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:
Festus, festive, joyful