faeces
         n 1: solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels [syn:
               {fecal matter}, {faecal matter}, {feces}, {faeces}, {BM},
               {stool}, {ordure}, {dejection}]

English Dictionary: fizgig	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fagaceae n chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea, Castanopsis, Chrysolepis, Fagus, Lithocarpus, Nothofagus, Quercus Synonym(s): Fagaceae, family Fagaceae, beech family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fagus n beeches Synonym(s): Fagus, genus Fagus
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fasces n bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate's power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of fascism
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fauces n the passage between the back of the mouth and the pharynx
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Fawkes n English conspirator who was executed for his role in a plot to blow up James I and the Houses of Parliament (1570-1606) Synonym(s): Fawkes, Guy Fawkes
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
feces n solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels [syn: fecal matter, faecal matter, feces, faeces, BM, stool, ordure, dejection]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Ficus n large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees Synonym(s): Ficus, genus Ficus
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fig wax n a hard cream-colored wax obtained from a Javanese fig tree Synonym(s): gondang wax, fig wax
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Fijis n a group of more than 800 islands (100 inhabited) in the southwestern Pacific; larger islands (Viti Levu and Vanua Levu) are of volcanic origin surrounded by coral reefs; smaller islands are coral Synonym(s): Fiji Islands, Fijis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fish hawk n large harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for years Synonym(s): osprey, fish hawk, fish eagle, sea eagle, Pandion haliaetus
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fishhook n a sharp barbed hook for catching fish
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fizgig n an implement with a shaft and barbed point used for catching fish Synonym(s): spear, gig, fizgig, fishgig, lance a firework that fizzes as it moves
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
focus n the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life" Synonym(s): focus, focusing, focussing, focal point, direction, centering maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus" maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion" a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection" Synonym(s): focus, focal point, nidus special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed" Synonym(s): stress, focus a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges Synonym(s): focus, focal point a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section v direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies" Synonym(s): concentrate, focus, center, centre, pore, rivet cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image" Antonym(s): blur bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions Synonym(s): concenter, concentre, focalize, focalise, focus become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused" Synonym(s): focus, focalize, focalise Antonym(s): blur, dim, slur put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie" Synonym(s): focus, focalize, focalise, sharpen Antonym(s): blear, blur
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fogyish adj (used pejoratively) out of fashion; old fashioned; "moss- grown ideas about family life" Synonym(s): fogyish, moss- grown, mossy, stick-in-the-mud(p), stodgy
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fucaceae n small family of brown algae: gulfweeds; rockweeds [syn: Fucaceae, family Fucaceae]
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Fuchs n British physicist who was born in Germany and fled Nazi persecution; in the 1940s he passed secret information to the USSR about the development of the atom bomb in the United States (1911-1988) Synonym(s): Fuchs, Klaus Fuchs, Emil Klaus Julius Fuchs
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fuchsia n any of various tropical shrubs widely cultivated for their showy drooping purplish or reddish or white flowers; Central and South America and New Zealand and Tahiti
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fucus n any member of the genus Fucus
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Fukuoka n a city in southern Japan on Kyushu
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fuscous adj of something having a dusky brownish grey color [syn: fuscous, taupe]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
--McElrath.          Note: Face is used either adjectively or as part of a                compound; as, face guard or face-guard; face cloth;                face plan or face-plan; face hammer.          {Face ague} (Med.), a form of neuralgia, characterized by             acute lancinating pains returning at intervals, and by             twinges in certain parts of the face, producing convulsive             twitches in the corresponding muscles; -- called also {tic             douloureux}.          {Face card}, one of a pack of playing cards on which a human             face is represented; the king, queen, or jack.          {Face cloth}, a cloth laid over the face of a corpse.          {Face guard}, a mask with windows for the eyes, worn by             workman exposed to great heat, or to flying particles of             metal, stone, etc., as in glass works, foundries, etc.          {Face hammer}, a hammer having a flat face.          {Face joint} (Arch.), a joint in the face of a wall or other             structure.          {Face mite} (Zo[94]ll.), a small, elongated mite ({Demdex             folliculorum}), parasitic in the hair follicles of the             face.          {Face mold}, the templet or pattern by which carpenters,             ect., outline the forms which are to be cut out from             boards, sheet metal, ect.          {Face plate}.             (a) (Turning) A plate attached to the spindle of a lathe,                   to which the work to be turned may be attached.             (b) A covering plate for an object, to receive wear or                   shock.             (c) A true plane for testing a dressed surface. --Knight.          {Face wheel}. (Mach.)             (a) A crown wheel.             (b) A Wheel whose disk face is adapted for grinding and                   polishing; a lap.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Acception \Ac*cep"tion\, n. [L. acceptio a receiving, accepting:       cf. F. acception.]       Acceptation; the received meaning. [Obs.]                   Here the word [bd]baron[b8] is not to be taken in that                restrictive sense to which the modern acception hath                confined it.                                          --Fuller.          {Acception of persons} or {faces} (Eccl.), favoritism;             partiality. [Obs.] --Wyclif.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Faux \[d8]Faux\, n.; pl. {Fauces}. [L.]       See {Fauces}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8F91ces \[d8]F[91]"ces\, n.pl. [L. faex, pl. faeces, dregs.]       Excrement; ordure; also, settlings; sediment after infusion       or distillation. [Written also {feces}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Feces \Fe"ces\, n. pl.       dregs; sediment; excrement. See {F[92]ces}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8F91ces \[d8]F[91]"ces\, n.pl. [L. faex, pl. faeces, dregs.]       Excrement; ordure; also, settlings; sediment after infusion       or distillation. [Written also {feces}.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Feces \Fe"ces\, n. pl.       dregs; sediment; excrement. See {F[92]ces}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fesswise \Fess"wise\, adv.       In the manner of fess.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Fiasco \[d8]Fi*as"co\, n.; pl. {Fiascoes}. [It.]       A complete or ridiculous failure, esp. of a musical       performance, or of any pretentious undertaking.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Fico \[d8]Fi"co\, n.; pl. {Ficoes}. [It., a fig, fr. L. ficus.       See {Fig}.]       A fig; an insignificant trifle, no more than the snap of       one's thumb; a sign of contempt made by the fingers,       expressing. A fig for you.                   Steal! foh, a fico for the phrase.         --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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]:
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]:
Crawfish \Craw"fish`\ (kr[add]"f[icr]sh`), Crayfish \Cray"fish`\       (kr[amac]"f[icr]sh`), n.; pl. {-fishes} or {-fish}.       [Corrupted fr. OE. crevis, creves, OF. crevice, F.       [82]crevisse, fr. OHG. krebiz crab, G. krebs. See {Crab}. The       ending -fish arose from confusion with E. fish.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any crustacean of the family {Astacid[91]}, resembling the       lobster, but smaller, and found in fresh waters. Crawfishes       are esteemed very delicate food both in Europe and America.       The North American species are numerous and mostly belong to       the genus {Cambarus}. The blind crawfish of the Mammoth Cave       is {Cambarus pellucidus}. The common European species is       {Astacus fluviatilis}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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]:
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]:
Crawfish \Craw"fish`\ (kr[add]"f[icr]sh`), Crayfish \Cray"fish`\       (kr[amac]"f[icr]sh`), n.; pl. {-fishes} or {-fish}.       [Corrupted fr. OE. crevis, creves, OF. crevice, F.       [82]crevisse, fr. OHG. krebiz crab, G. krebs. See {Crab}. The       ending -fish arose from confusion with E. fish.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any crustacean of the family {Astacid[91]}, resembling the       lobster, but smaller, and found in fresh waters. Crawfishes       are esteemed very delicate food both in Europe and America.       The North American species are numerous and mostly belong to       the genus {Cambarus}. The blind crawfish of the Mammoth Cave       is {Cambarus pellucidus}. The common European species is       {Astacus fluviatilis}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fishhawk \Fish"hawk`\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       The osprey ({Pandion halia[89]tus}), found both in Europe and       America; -- so called because it plunges into the water and       seizes fishes in its talons. Called also {fishing eagle}, and       {bald buzzard}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fishhook \Fish"hook`\, n.       1. A hook for catching fish.          2. (Naut.) A hook with a pendant, to the end of which the             fish-tackle is hooked. --Dana.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fizgig \Fiz"gig`\ (f[icr]z"g[icr]g), n.       A fishgig. [Obs.] --Sandys.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fizgig \Fiz"gig`\, n. [Fizz + gig whirling thing.]       A firework, made of damp powder, which makes a fizzing or       hissing noise when it explodes.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fizgig \Fiz"gig`\, n. [See {Gig} a flirt.]       A gadding, flirting girl. --Gosson.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Focus \Fo"cus\, n.; pl. E. {Focuses}, L. {Foci}. [L. focus       hearth, fireplace; perh. akin to E. bake. Cf. {Curfew},       {Fuel}, {Fusil} the firearm.]       1. (Opt.) A point in which the rays of light meet, after             being reflected or refrcted, and at which the image is             formed; as, the focus of a lens or mirror.          2. (Geom.) A point so related to a conic section and certain             straight line called the directrix that the ratio of the             distace between any point of the curve and the focus to             the distance of the same point from the directrix is             constant.          Note: Thus, in the ellipse FGHKLM, A is the focus and CD the                directrix, when the ratios FA:FE, GA:GD, MA:MC, etc.,                are all equal. So in the hyperbola, A is the focus and                CD the directrix when the ratio HA:HK is constant for                all points of the curve; and in the parabola, A is the                focus and CD the directrix when the ratio BA:BC is                constant. In the ellipse this ratio is less than unity,                in the parabola equal to unity, and in the hyperbola                greater than unity. The ellipse and hyperbola have each                two foci, and two corresponding directrixes, and the                parabola has one focus and one directrix. In the                ellipse the sum of the two lines from any point of the                curve to the two foci is constant; that is:                AG+GB=AH+HB; and in the hyperbola the difference of the                corresponding lines is constant. The diameter which                passes through the foci of the ellipse is the major                axis. The diameter which being produced passes through                the foci of the hyperbola is the transverse axis. The                middle point of the major or the transverse axis is the                center of the curve. Certain other curves, as the                lemniscate and the Cartesian ovals, have points called                foci, possessing properties similar to those of the                foci of conic sections. In an ellipse, rays of light                coming from one focus, and reflected from the curve,                proceed in lines directed toward the other; in an                hyperbola, in lines directed from the other; in a                parabola, rays from the focus, after reflection at the                curve, proceed in lines parallel to the axis. Thus rays                from A in the ellipse are reflected to B; rays from A                in the hyperbola are reflected toward L and M away from                B.          3. A central point; a point of concentration.          {Aplanatic focus}. (Opt.) See under {Aplanatic}.          {Conjugate focus} (Opt.), the focus for rays which have a             sensible divergence, as from a near object; -- so called             because the positions of the object and its image are             interchangeable.          {Focus tube} (Phys.), a vacuum tube for R[d2]ntgen rays in             which the cathode rays are focused upon the anticathode,             for intensifying the effect.          {Principal, [or] Solar}, {focus} (Opt.), the focus for             parallel rays.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Focus \Fo"cus\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Focused}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Focusing}.]       To bring to a focus; to focalize; as, to focus a camera. --R.       Hunt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Focus \Fo"cus\, n.; pl. E. {Focuses}, L. {Foci}. [L. focus       hearth, fireplace; perh. akin to E. bake. Cf. {Curfew},       {Fuel}, {Fusil} the firearm.]       1. (Opt.) A point in which the rays of light meet, after             being reflected or refrcted, and at which the image is             formed; as, the focus of a lens or mirror.          2. (Geom.) A point so related to a conic section and certain             straight line called the directrix that the ratio of the             distace between any point of the curve and the focus to             the distance of the same point from the directrix is             constant.          Note: Thus, in the ellipse FGHKLM, A is the focus and CD the                directrix, when the ratios FA:FE, GA:GD, MA:MC, etc.,                are all equal. So in the hyperbola, A is the focus and                CD the directrix when the ratio HA:HK is constant for                all points of the curve; and in the parabola, A is the                focus and CD the directrix when the ratio BA:BC is                constant. In the ellipse this ratio is less than unity,                in the parabola equal to unity, and in the hyperbola                greater than unity. The ellipse and hyperbola have each                two foci, and two corresponding directrixes, and the                parabola has one focus and one directrix. In the                ellipse the sum of the two lines from any point of the                curve to the two foci is constant; that is:                AG+GB=AH+HB; and in the hyperbola the difference of the                corresponding lines is constant. The diameter which                passes through the foci of the ellipse is the major                axis. The diameter which being produced passes through                the foci of the hyperbola is the transverse axis. The                middle point of the major or the transverse axis is the                center of the curve. Certain other curves, as the                lemniscate and the Cartesian ovals, have points called                foci, possessing properties similar to those of the                foci of conic sections. In an ellipse, rays of light                coming from one focus, and reflected from the curve,                proceed in lines directed toward the other; in an                hyperbola, in lines directed from the other; in a                parabola, rays from the focus, after reflection at the                curve, proceed in lines parallel to the axis. Thus rays                from A in the ellipse are reflected to B; rays from A                in the hyperbola are reflected toward L and M away from                B.          3. A central point; a point of concentration.          {Aplanatic focus}. (Opt.) See under {Aplanatic}.          {Conjugate focus} (Opt.), the focus for rays which have a             sensible divergence, as from a near object; -- so called             because the positions of the object and its image are             interchangeable.          {Focus tube} (Phys.), a vacuum tube for R[d2]ntgen rays in             which the cathode rays are focused upon the anticathode,             for intensifying the effect.          {Principal, [or] Solar}, {focus} (Opt.), the focus for             parallel rays.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Focus \Fo"cus\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Focused}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Focusing}.]       To bring to a focus; to focalize; as, to focus a camera. --R.       Hunt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Focus \Fo"cus\, n.; pl. E. {Focuses}, L. {Foci}. [L. focus       hearth, fireplace; perh. akin to E. bake. Cf. {Curfew},       {Fuel}, {Fusil} the firearm.]       1. (Opt.) A point in which the rays of light meet, after             being reflected or refrcted, and at which the image is             formed; as, the focus of a lens or mirror.          2. (Geom.) A point so related to a conic section and certain             straight line called the directrix that the ratio of the             distace between any point of the curve and the focus to             the distance of the same point from the directrix is             constant.          Note: Thus, in the ellipse FGHKLM, A is the focus and CD the                directrix, when the ratios FA:FE, GA:GD, MA:MC, etc.,                are all equal. So in the hyperbola, A is the focus and                CD the directrix when the ratio HA:HK is constant for                all points of the curve; and in the parabola, A is the                focus and CD the directrix when the ratio BA:BC is                constant. In the ellipse this ratio is less than unity,                in the parabola equal to unity, and in the hyperbola                greater than unity. The ellipse and hyperbola have each                two foci, and two corresponding directrixes, and the                parabola has one focus and one directrix. In the                ellipse the sum of the two lines from any point of the                curve to the two foci is constant; that is:                AG+GB=AH+HB; and in the hyperbola the difference of the                corresponding lines is constant. The diameter which                passes through the foci of the ellipse is the major                axis. The diameter which being produced passes through                the foci of the hyperbola is the transverse axis. The                middle point of the major or the transverse axis is the                center of the curve. Certain other curves, as the                lemniscate and the Cartesian ovals, have points called                foci, possessing properties similar to those of the                foci of conic sections. In an ellipse, rays of light                coming from one focus, and reflected from the curve,                proceed in lines directed toward the other; in an                hyperbola, in lines directed from the other; in a                parabola, rays from the focus, after reflection at the                curve, proceed in lines parallel to the axis. Thus rays                from A in the ellipse are reflected to B; rays from A                in the hyperbola are reflected toward L and M away from                B.          3. A central point; a point of concentration.          {Aplanatic focus}. (Opt.) See under {Aplanatic}.          {Conjugate focus} (Opt.), the focus for rays which have a             sensible divergence, as from a near object; -- so called             because the positions of the object and its image are             interchangeable.          {Focus tube} (Phys.), a vacuum tube for R[d2]ntgen rays in             which the cathode rays are focused upon the anticathode,             for intensifying the effect.          {Principal, [or] Solar}, {focus} (Opt.), the focus for             parallel rays.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Focus \Fo"cus\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Focused}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Focusing}.]       To bring to a focus; to focalize; as, to focus a camera. --R.       Hunt.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fog \Fog\ (f[ocr]g), n. [Cf. Scot. fog, fouge, moss, foggage       rank grass, LL. fogagium, W. ffwg dry grass.] (Agric.)       (a) A second growth of grass; aftergrass.       (b) Dead or decaying grass remaining on land through the             winter; -- called also {foggage}. [Prov.Eng.]             --Halliwell.          Note: Sometimes called, in New England, {old tore}. In                Scotland, fog is a general name for moss.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fog'gage \Fog'gage\ (?; 48), n. (Agric.)       See 1st {Fog}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fog \Fog\ (f[ocr]g), n. [Cf. Scot. fog, fouge, moss, foggage       rank grass, LL. fogagium, W. ffwg dry grass.] (Agric.)       (a) A second growth of grass; aftergrass.       (b) Dead or decaying grass remaining on land through the             winter; -- called also {foggage}. [Prov.Eng.]             --Halliwell.          Note: Sometimes called, in New England, {old tore}. In                Scotland, fog is a general name for moss.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fog'gage \Fog'gage\ (?; 48), n. (Agric.)       See 1st {Fog}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fogy \Fo"gy\, n.; pl. {Fogies}.       A dull old fellow; a person behind the times,       over-conservative, or slow; -- usually preceded by old.       [Written also {fogie} and {fogey}.] [Colloq.]                   Notorious old bore; regular old fogy.      --Thackeray.          Note: The word is said to be connected with the German vogt,                a guard or protector. By others it is regarded as a                diminutive of folk (cf. D. volkje). It is defined by                Jamieson, in his Scottish Dictionary, as [bd]an invalid                or garrison soldier,[b8] and is applied to the old                soldiers of the Royal Hospital at Dublin, which is                called the Fogies' Hospital. In the fixed habits of                such persons we see the origin of the present use of                the term. --Sir F. Head.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fossick \Fos"sick\, v. i. [Dial. E. fossick, fossuck, a       troublesome person, fussick to potter over one's work,       fussock to bustle about; of uncertain origin. Cf. {Fuss}.]       1. (Mining) To search for gold by picking at stone or earth             or among roots in isolated spots, picking over abandoned             workings, etc.; hence, to steal gold or auriferous matter             from another's claim. [Australia]          2. To search about; to rummage.                         A man who has fossicked in nature's byways. --D.                                                                               Macdonald.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fox \Fox\, n.; pl. {Foxes}. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs,       OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa[a3]h[?], Icel. f[?]a fox, fox       fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. {Vixen}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus {Vulpes},             family {Canid[91]}, of many species. The European fox ({V.             vulgaris} or {V. vulpes}), the American red fox ({V.             fulvus}), the American gray fox ({V. Virginianus}), and             the arctic, white, or blue, fox ({V. lagopus}) are             well-known species.          Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the                American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the                cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of                the same species, of less value. The common foxes of                Europe and America are very similar; both are                celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild                birds, poultry, and various small animals.                            Subtle as the fox for prey.            --Shak.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The European dragonet.          3. (Zo[94]l.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also             {sea fox}. See {Thrasher shark}, under {Shark}.          4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.]                         We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie.          5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar;             -- used for seizings or mats.          6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the             blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.]                         Thou diest on point of fox.               --Shak.          7. pl. (Enthnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs,             formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin;             -- called also {Outagamies}.          {Fox and geese}.             (a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others                   as they run one goal to another.             (b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for                   them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the                   geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle                   of the board, endeavors to break through the line of                   the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox.          {Fox bat} (Zo[94]l.), a large fruit bat of the genus             {Pteropus}, of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and             the East Indies, esp. {P. medius} of India. Some of the             species are more than four feet across the outspread             wings. See {Fruit bat}.          {Fox bolt}, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge.                      {Fox brush} (Zo[94]l.), the tail of a fox.          {Fox evil}, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy.                      {Fox grape} (Bot.), the name of two species of American             grapes. The northern fox grape ({Vitis Labrusca}) is the             origin of the varieties called {Isabella}, {Concord},             {Hartford}, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis             vulpina}) has produced the {Scuppernong}, and probably the             {Catawba}.          {Fox hunter}.             (a) One who pursues foxes with hounds.             (b) A horse ridden in a fox chase.          {Fox shark} (Zo[94]l.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher             shark}, under {Thrasher}.          {Fox sleep}, pretended sleep.          {Fox sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a large American sparrow             ({Passerella iliaca}); -- so called on account of its             reddish color.          {Fox squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), a large North American squirrel             ({Sciurus niger}, or {S. cinereus}). In the Southern             States the black variety prevails; farther north the             fulvous and gray variety, called the {cat squirrel}, is             more common.          {Fox terrier} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar breed of             terriers, used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes,             and for other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired             varieties.          {Fox trot}, a pace like that which is adopted for a few             steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot,             or a trot into a walk.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foxes \Fox"es\, n. pl. (Ethnol.)       See {Fox}, n., 7.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foxish \Fox"ish\, a.       Foxlike. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fuchsia \Fuch"si*a\, n.; pl. E. {Fuchsias}, L. {Fuchsl[91]}.       [NL. Named after Leonard Fuchs, a German botanist.] (Bot.)       A genus of flowering plants having elegant drooping flowers,       with four sepals, four petals, eight stamens, and a single       pistil. They are natives of Mexico and South America.       Double-flowered varieties are now common in cultivation.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8O94gonium \[d8]O`[94]*go"ni*um\, n.; pl. L. {O[94]gonia}, E.       {O[94]goniums}. [NL., fr. Gr. w,'o`n an egg + [?] offspring.]       (Bot.)       A special cell in certain cryptogamous plants containing       o[94]spheres, as in the rockweeds ({Fucus}), and the orders       {Vaucherie[91]} and {Peronospore[91]}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fucus \Fu"cus\, n.; pl. {Fuci}. [L. rock lichen, orchil, used as       a red dye, red or purple color, disguise, deceit.]       1. A paint; a dye; also, false show. [Obs.]          2. (Bot.) A genus of tough, leathery seaweeds, usually of a             dull brownish green color; rockweed.          Note: Formerly most marine alg? were called fuci.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Redhorn \Red"horn`\ (-h?rn`), n. (Zo[94]l.)       Any species of a tribe of butterflies ({Fugacia}) including       the common yellow species and the cabbage butterflies. The       antenn[91] are usually red.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fugacy \Fu"ga*cy\, n.       Banishment. [Obs.] --Milton.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fuscous \Fus"cous\, a. [L. fuscus.]       Brown or grayish black; darkish.                   Sad and fuscous colors, as black or brown, or deep                purple and the like.                              --Burke.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fagasa, AS (village, FIPS 27300)       Location: 14.25607 S, 170.76179 W       Population (1990): 717 (90 housing units)       Area: 4.2 sq km (land), 24.6 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fox Chase, KY (city, FIPS 28785)       Location: 38.04572 N, 85.68973 W       Population (1990): 528 (165 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
FISH queue n.   [acronym, by analogy with FIFO (First In, First    Out)] `First In, Still Here'.   A joking way of pointing out that    processing of a particular sequence of events or requests has    stopped dead.   Also `FISH mode' and `FISHnet'; the latter may be    applied to any network that is running really slowly or exhibiting    extreme flakiness.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FGHC          Flat GHC.   A {flat} variant of {GHC} in which {guard} calls       can be only to {primitive}s.          See also {KL1}.          (1994-10-24)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FISH queue          (By analogy with {FIFO} - first-in, first-out) first       in, still here.          A joking way of pointing out that processing of a particular       sequence of events or requests has stopped dead.   Also "FISH       mode" and "FISHnet"; the latter may be applied to any network       that is running really slowly or exhibiting extreme flakiness.          [{Jargon File}]          (1994-12-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FOCUS          A hierarchical {database} language from       {Information Builders, Inc.}          (1994-12-21)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Fish-hooks       were used for catching fish (Amos 4:2; comp. Isa. 37:29; Jer.       16:16; Ezek. 29:4; Job. 41:1, 2; Matt. 17:27).