fad
         n 1: an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; "he always
               follows the latest fads"; "it was all the rage that season"
               [syn: {fad}, {craze}, {furor}, {furore}, {cult}, {rage}]

English Dictionary: foot	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
faddy adj intensely fashionable for a short time [syn: faddish, faddy]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fade n a golf shot that curves to the right for a right-handed golfer; "he took lessons to cure his slicing" Synonym(s): slice, fade, slicing gradually ceasing to be visible Synonym(s): fade, disappearance v become less clearly visible or distinguishable; disappear gradually or seemingly; "The scene begins to fade"; "The tree trunks are melting into the forest at dusk" Synonym(s): fade, melt lose freshness, vigor, or vitality; "Her bloom was fading" Synonym(s): fade, wither disappear gradually; "The pain eventually passed off" Synonym(s): evanesce, fade, blow over, pass off, fleet, pass become feeble; "The prisoner has be languishing for years in the dungeon" Synonym(s): languish, fade
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fade away v become weaker; "The sound faded out" [syn: dissolve, fade out, fade away]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fado n a sad Portuguese folksong
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fahd n king of Saudi Arabia from 1982 to 2005 (1923-2005) [syn: Fahd, Fahd ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
faith n a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality" Synonym(s): religion, faith, religious belief complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust" Synonym(s): faith, trust an institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him" Synonym(s): religion, faith, organized religion loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fat adj having an (over)abundance of flesh; "he hadn't remembered how fat she was" Antonym(s): lean, thin having a relatively large diameter; "a fat rope" containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue" Synonym(s): fatty, fat Antonym(s): fat-free, fatless, nonfat lucrative; "a juicy contract"; "a nice fat job" Synonym(s): fat, juicy marked by great fruitfulness; "fertile farmland"; "a fat land"; "a productive vineyard"; "rich soil" Synonym(s): fat, fertile, productive, rich n a soft greasy substance occurring in organic tissue and consisting of a mixture of lipids (mostly triglycerides); "pizza has too much fat" a kind of body tissue containing stored fat that serves as a source of energy; it also cushions and insulates vital organs; "fatty tissue protected them from the severe cold" Synonym(s): adipose tissue, fat, fatty tissue excess bodily weight; "she disliked fatness in herself as well as in others" Synonym(s): fatness, fat, blubber, avoirdupois Antonym(s): leanness, spareness, thinness v make fat or plump; "We will plump out that poor starving child" Synonym(s): fatten, fat, flesh out, fill out, plump, plump out, fatten out, fatten up
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Fatah n a Palestinian political and military organization founded by Yasser Arafat in 1958 to work toward the creation of a Palestinian state; during the 1960s and 1970s trained terrorist and insurgent groups; "al-Fatah carried out numerous acts of international terrorism in western Europe and the Middle East in the 1970s" Synonym(s): al-Fatah, Fatah, al-Asifa
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fate n an event (or a course of events) that will inevitably happen in the future Synonym(s): destiny, fate the ultimate agency regarded as predetermining the course of events (often personified as a woman); "we are helpless in the face of destiny" Synonym(s): destiny, fate your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you); "whatever my fortune may be"; "deserved a better fate"; "has a happy lot"; "the luck of the Irish"; "a victim of circumstances"; "success that was her portion" Synonym(s): fortune, destiny, fate, luck, lot, circumstances, portion v decree or designate beforehand; "She was destined to become a great pianist" Synonym(s): destine, fate, doom, designate
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fatiha n the first or opening sura of the Quran which is the central prayer of Islam and is used on all special occasions as well as during the five daily prayers Synonym(s): Fatiha, Fatihah
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fatihah n the first or opening sura of the Quran which is the central prayer of Islam and is used on all special occasions as well as during the five daily prayers Synonym(s): Fatiha, Fatihah
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fatty adj containing or composed of fat; "fatty food"; "fat tissue" Synonym(s): fatty, fat Antonym(s): fat-free, fatless, nonfat n a rotund individual [syn: fatso, fatty, fat person, roly-poly, butterball] Antonym(s): scrag, skin and bones, thin person
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fatwa n a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fatwah n (Islam) a legal opinion or ruling issued by an Islamic scholar; "bin Laden issued three fatwahs calling upon Muslims to take up arms against the United States"
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FDA n a federal agency in the Department of Health and Human Services established to regulate the release of new foods and health-related products Synonym(s): Food and Drug Administration, FDA
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feat n a notable achievement; "he performed a great feat"; "the book was her finest effort" Synonym(s): feat, effort, exploit
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Fed n any federal law-enforcement officer [syn: Federal, Fed, federal official] the central bank of the United States; incorporates 12 Federal Reserve branch banks and all national banks and state-chartered commercial banks and some trust companies; "the Fed seeks to control the United States economy by raising and lowering short-term interest rates and the money supply" Synonym(s): Federal Reserve System, Federal Reserve, Fed, FRS
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feed n food for domestic livestock Synonym(s): feed, provender v provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts" give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat" Synonym(s): feed, give Antonym(s): famish, starve feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity" introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor" Synonym(s): feed, feed in support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity" take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?" Synonym(s): feed, eat serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six" move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi" Synonym(s): run, flow, feed, course profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity" Synonym(s): prey, feed gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view" Synonym(s): feed, feast provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants" Synonym(s): fertilize, fertilise, feed
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
FET n a transistor in which most current flows in a channel whose effective resistance can be controlled by a transverse electric field Synonym(s): field-effect transistor, FET
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fete n an elaborate party (often outdoors) [syn: fete, feast, fiesta] an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place); "a drama festival" Synonym(s): festival, fete v have a celebration; "They were feting the patriarch of the family"; "After the exam, the students were celebrating" Synonym(s): celebrate, fete
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feud n a bitter quarrel between two parties v carry out a feud; "The two professors have been feuding for years"
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fiat n a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge); "a friend in New Mexico said that the order caused no trouble out there" Synonym(s): decree, edict, fiat, order, rescript
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fit adj meeting adequate standards for a purpose; "a fit subject for discussion"; "it is fit and proper that you be there"; "water fit to drink"; "fit for duty"; "do as you see fit to" Antonym(s): unfit (usually followed by `to' or `for') on the point of or strongly disposed; "in no fit state to continue"; "fit to drop"; "laughing fit to burst"; "she was fit to scream"; "primed for a fight"; "we are set to go at any time" Synonym(s): fit(p), primed(p), set(p) physically and mentally sound or healthy; "felt relaxed and fit after their holiday"; "keeps fit with diet and exercise" Antonym(s): unfit n a display of bad temper; "he had a fit"; "she threw a tantrum"; "he made a scene" Synonym(s): fit, tantrum, scene, conniption a sudden uncontrollable attack; "a paroxysm of giggling"; "a fit of coughing"; "convulsions of laughter" Synonym(s): paroxysm, fit, convulsion the manner in which something fits; "I admired the fit of her coat" a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason); "a burst of applause"; "a fit of housecleaning" Synonym(s): burst, fit v be agreeable or acceptable to; "This suits my needs" [syn: suit, accommodate, fit] be the right size or shape; fit correctly or as desired; "This piece won't fit into the puzzle" Synonym(s): fit, go satisfy a condition or restriction; "Does this paper meet the requirements for the degree?" Synonym(s): meet, fit, conform to make fit; "fit a dress"; "He fitted other pieces of paper to his cut-out" insert or adjust several objects or people; "Can you fit the toy into the box?"; "This man can't fit himself into our work environment" be compatible, similar or consistent; coincide in their characteristics; "The two stories don't agree in many details"; "The handwriting checks with the signature on the check"; "The suspect's fingerprints don't match those on the gun" Synonym(s): match, fit, correspond, check, jibe, gibe, tally, agree Antonym(s): disaccord, disagree, discord conform to some shape or size; "How does this shirt fit?" provide with (something) usually for a specific purpose; "The expedition was equipped with proper clothing, food, and other necessities" Synonym(s): equip, fit, fit out, outfit make correspond or harmonize; "Match my sweater" Synonym(s): match, fit
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
food n any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue Synonym(s): food, nutrient any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment; "food and drink" Synonym(s): food, solid food anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking Synonym(s): food, food for thought, intellectual nourishment
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foodie n a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) Synonym(s): epicure, gourmet, gastronome, bon vivant, epicurean, foodie
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foot n the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint; "his bare feet projected from his trousers"; "armored from head to foot" Synonym(s): foot, human foot, pes a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall" Synonym(s): foot, ft the lower part of anything; "curled up on the foot of the bed"; "the foot of the page"; "the foot of the list"; "the foot of the mountain" Antonym(s): head the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings Synonym(s): animal foot, foot lowest support of a structure; "it was built on a base of solid rock"; "he stood at the foot of the tower" Synonym(s): foundation, base, fundament, foot, groundwork, substructure, understructure any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates Synonym(s): foot, invertebrate foot travel by walking; "he followed on foot"; "the swiftest of foot" a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot; "there came ten thousand horsemen and as many fully-armed foot" Synonym(s): infantry, foot (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm Synonym(s): metrical foot, foot, metrical unit a support resembling a pedal extremity; "one foot of the chair was on the carpet" v pay for something; "pick up the tab"; "pick up the burden of high-interest mortgages"; "foot the bill" Synonym(s): foot, pick walk; "let's hoof it to the disco" Synonym(s): foot, leg it, hoof, hoof it add a column of numbers Synonym(s): foot, foot up
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
FPD n a type of video display that is thin and flat; commonly used in laptop computers Synonym(s): flat panel display, FPD
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
ft n a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard; "he is six feet tall" Synonym(s): foot, ft
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
FTO n a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals Synonym(s): terrorist organization, terrorist group, foreign terrorist organization, FTO
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
F88te \F[88]te\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {F[88]ted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {F[88]ting}.] [Cf. F. f[88]ter.]       To feast; to honor with a festival.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fad \Fad\, n. [Cf. {Faddle}.]       A hobby; freak; whim. -- {Fad"dist}, n.                   It is your favorite fad to draw plans.   --G. Eliot.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fade \Fade\a. [F., prob. fr. L. vapidus vapid, or possibly       fr,fatuus foolish, insipid.]       Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace. [R.] [bd]Passages that       are somewhat fade.[b8] --Jeffrey.                   His masculine taste gave him a sense of something fade                and ludicrous.                                       --De Quincey.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fade \Fade\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Faded}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Fading}.] [OE. faden, vaden, prob. fr. fade, a.; cf. Prov.       D. vadden to fade, wither, vaddigh languid, torpid. Cf.       {Fade}, a., {Vade}.]       1. To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay;             to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant.                         The earth mourneth and fadeth away.   --Is. xxiv. 4.          2. To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint             in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color. [bd]Flowers             that never fade.[b8] --Milton.          3. To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to             vanish.                         The stars shall fade away.                  --Addison                         He makes a swanlike end, Fading in music. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fade \Fade\, v. t.       To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear       away.                   No winter could his laurels fade.            --Dryden.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fady \Fad"y\, a.       Faded. [R.] --Shenstone.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Faith \Faith\, n. [OE. feith, fayth, fay, OF. feid, feit, fei,       F. foi, fr. L. fides; akin to fidere to trust, Gr.       [?][?][?][?][?][?][?] to persuade. The ending th is perhaps       due to the influence of such words as truth, health, wealth.       See {Bid}, {Bide}, and cf. {Confide}, {Defy}, {Fealty}.]       1. Belief; the assent of the mind to the truth of what is             declared by another, resting solely and implicitly on his             authority and veracity; reliance on testimony.          2. The assent of the mind to the statement or proposition of             another, on the ground of the manifest truth of what he             utters; firm and earnest belief, on probable evidence of             any kind, especially in regard to important moral truth.                         Faith, that is, fidelity, -- the fealty of the                      finite will and understanding to the reason.                                                                               --Coleridge.          3. (Theol.)             (a) The belief in the historic truthfulness of the                   Scripture narrative, and the supernatural origin of                   its teachings, sometimes called historical and                   speculative faith.             (b) The belief in the facts and truth of the Scriptures,                   with a practical love of them; especially, that                   confiding and affectionate belief in the person and                   work of Christ, which affects the character and life,                   and makes a man a true Christian, -- called a                   practical, evangelical, or saving faith.                               Without faith it is impossible to please him                            [God].                                          --Heb. xi. 6.                               The faith of the gospel is that emotion of the                            mind which is called [bd]trust[b8] or                            [bd]confidence[b8] exercised toward the moral                            character of God, and particularly of the                            Savior.                                       --Dr. T.                                                                               Dwight.                               Faith is an affectionate, practical confidence                            in the testimony of God.               --J. Hawes.          4. That which is believed on any subject, whether in science,             politics, or religion; especially (Theol.), a system of             religious belief of any kind; as, the Jewish or Mohammedan             faith; and especially, the system of truth taught by             Christ; as, the Christian faith; also, the creed or belief             of a Christian society or church.                         Which to believe of her, Must be a faith that reason                      without miracle Could never plant in me. --Shak.                         Now preacheth the faith which once he destroyed.                                                                               --Gal. i. 23.          5. Fidelity to one's promises, or allegiance to duty, or to a             person honored and beloved; loyalty.                         Children in whom is no faith.            --Deut. xxvii.                                                                               20.                         Whose failing, while her faith to me remains, I                      should conceal.                                 --Milton.          6. Word or honor pledged; promise given; fidelity; as, he             violated his faith.                         For you alone I broke me faith with injured Palamon.                                                                               --Dryden.          7. Credibility or truth. [R.]                         The faith of the foregoing narrative. --Mitford.          {Act of faith}. See {Auto-da-f[82]}.          {Breach of faith}, {Confession of faith}, etc. See under             {Breach}, {Confession}, etc.          {Faith cure}, a method or practice of treating diseases by             prayer and the exercise of faith in God.          {In good faith}, with perfect sincerity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Faith \Faith\, interj.       By my faith; in truth; verily.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fat \Fat\, n.       1. (Physiol. Chem.) An oily liquid or greasy substance making             up the main bulk of the adipose tissue of animals, and             widely distributed in the seeds of plants. See {Adipose             tissue}, under {Adipose}.          Note: Animal fats are composed mainly of three distinct fats,                tristearin, tripalmitin, and triolein, mixed in varying                proportions. As olein is liquid at ordinary                temperatures, while the other two fats are solid, it                follows that the consistency or hardness of fats                depends upon the relative proportion of the three                individual fats. During the life of an animal, the fat                is mainly in a liquid state in the fat cells, owing to                the solubility of the two solid fats in the more liquid                olein at the body temperature. Chemically, fats are                composed of fatty acid, as stearic, palmitic, oleic,                etc., united with glyceryl. In butter fat, olein and                palmitin predominate, mixed with another fat                characteristic of butter, butyrin. In the vegetable                kingdom many other fats or glycerides are to be found,                as myristin from nutmegs, a glyceride of lauric acid in                the fat of the bay tree, etc.          2. The best or richest productions; the best part; as, to             live on the fat of the land.          3. (Typog.) Work. containing much blank, or its equivalent,             and, therefore, profitable to the compositor.          {Fat acid}. (Chem.) See {Sebacic acid}, under {Sebacic}.          {Fat series}, {Fatty series} (Chem.), the series of the             paraffine hydrocarbons and their derivatives; the marsh             gas or methane series.          {Natural fats} (Chem.), the group of oily substances of             natural occurrence, as butter, lard, tallow, etc., as             distinguished from certain fatlike substance of artificial             production, as paraffin. Most natural fats are essentially             mixtures of triglycerides of fatty acids.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fat \Fat\, n. [See {Vat}, n.]       1. A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat. [Obs.]                         The fats shall overflow with wine and oil. --Joel                                                                               ii. 24.          2. A measure of quantity, differing for different             commodities. [Obs.] --Hebert.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fat \Fat\, a. [Compar. {Fatter}; superl. {Fattest}.] [AS.       f[aemac]tt; akin to D. vet, G. fett, feist, Icel. feitr, Sw.       fet, Dan. fed, and perh. to Gr. pi^dax spring, fountain,       pidy`ein to gush forth, pi`wn fat, Skr. pi to swell.]       1. Abounding with fat; as:             (a) Fleshy; characterized by fatness; plump; corpulent;                   not lean; as, a fat man; a fat ox.             (b) Oily; greasy; unctuous; rich; -- said of food.          2. Exhibiting the qualities of a fat animal; coarse; heavy;             gross; dull; stupid.                         Making our western wits fat and mean. --Emerson.                         Make the heart of this people fat.      --Is. vi. 10.          3. Fertile; productive; as, a fat soil; a fat pasture.          4. Rich; producing a large income; desirable; as, a fat             benefice; a fat office; a fat job.                         Now parson of Troston, a fat living in Suffolk.                                                                               --Carlyle.          5. Abounding in riches; affluent; fortunate. [Obs.]                         Persons grown fat and wealthy by long impostures.                                                                               --Swift.          6. (Typog.) Of a character which enables the compositor to             make large wages; -- said of matter containing blank,             cuts, or many leads, etc.; as, a fat take; a fat page.          {Fat lute}, a mixture of pipe clay and oil for filling             joints.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fat \Fat\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fatted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {atting}.] [OE. fatten, AS. f[aemac]ttian. See {Fat}, a., and       cf. {Fatten}.]       To make fat; to fatten; to make plump and fleshy with       abundant food; as, to fat fowls or sheep.                   We fat all creatures else to fat us.      --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fat \Fat\, v. i.       To grow fat, plump, and fleshy.                   An old ox fats as well, and is as good, as a young one.                                                                               --Mortimer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fate \Fate\, n. [L. fatum a prophetic declaration, oracle, what       is ordained by the gods, destiny, fate, fr. fari to speak:       cf. OF. fat. See {Fame}, {Fable}, {Ban}, and cf. 1st {Fay},       {Fairy}.]       1. A fixed decree by which the order of things is prescribed;             the immutable law of the universe; inevitable necessity;             the force by which all existence is determined and             conditioned.                         Necessity and chance Approach not me; and what I                      will is fate.                                    --Milton.                         Beyond and above the Olympian gods lay the silent,                      brooding, everlasting fate of which victim and                      tyrant were alike the instruments.      --Froude.          2. Appointed lot; allotted life; arranged or predetermined             event; destiny; especially, the final lot; doom; ruin;             death.                         The great, th'important day, big with the fate Of                      Cato and of Rome.                              --Addison.                         Our wills and fates do so contrary run That our                      devices still are overthrown.            --Shak.                         The whizzing arrow sings, And bears thy fate,                      Antinous, on its wings.                     --Pope.          3. The element of chance in the affairs of life; the             unforeseen and unestimated conitions considered as a force             shaping events; fortune; esp., opposing circumstances             against which it is useless to struggle; as, fate was, or             the fates were, against him.                         A brave man struggling in the storms of fate.                                                                               --Pope.                         Sometimes an hour of Fate's serenest weather strikes                      through our changeful sky its coming beams. --B.                                                                               Taylor.          4. pl. [L. Fata, pl. of fatum.] (Myth.) The three goddesses,             Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, sometimes called the             {Destinies}, or {Parc[91]}who were supposed to determine             the course of human life. They are represented, one as             holding the distaff, a second as spinning, and the third             as cutting off the thread.          Note: Among all nations it has been common to speak of fate                or destiny as a power superior to gods and men --                swaying all things irresistibly. This may be called the                fate of poets and mythologists. Philosophical fate is                the sum of the laws of the universe, the product of                eternal intelligence and the blind properties of                matter. Theological fate represents Deity as above the                laws of nature, and ordaining all things according to                his will -- the expression of that will being the law.                --Krauth-Fleming.          Syn: Destiny; lot; doom; fortune; chance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fatty \Fat"ty\, a.       Containing fat, or having the qualities of fat; greasy;       gross; as, a fatty substance.          {Fatty acid} (Chem.), any one of the paraffin series of             monocarbonic acids, as formic acid, acetic, etc.; -- so             called because the higher members, as stearic and palmitic             acids, occur in the natural fats, and are themselves             fatlike substances.          {Fatty clays}. See under {Clay}.          {Fatty degeneration} (Med.), a diseased condition, in which             the oil globules, naturally present in certain organs, are             so multiplied as gradually to destroy and replace the             efficient parts of these organs.          {Fatty heart}, {Fatty liver}, etc. (Med.), a heart, liver,             etc., which have been the subjects of fatty degeneration             or infiltration.          {Fatty infiltration} (Med.), a condition in which there is an             excessive accumulation of fat in an organ, without             destruction of any essential parts of the latter.          {Fatty tumor} (Med.), a tumor consisting of fatty or adipose             tissue; lipoma.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fay \Fay\ (f[be]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {fayed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Faying}.] [OE. feien, v.t. & i., AS. f[c7]gan to join,       unite; akin to OS. f[d3]gian, D. voegen, OHG. fuogen, G.       f[81]gen, Sw. foga. See {Fair}, and cf. {Fadge}.]       (Shipbuilding)       To fit; to join; to unite closely, as two pieces of wood, so       as to make the surface fit together.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Feat \Feat\, n. [OE. fet, OF. fet, fait, F. fait, factum, fr. L.       facere, factum, to make or do. Cf. {Fact}, {Feasible}, {Do}.]       1. An act; a deed; an exploit.                         The warlike feats I have done.            --Shak.          2. A striking act of strength, skill, or cunning; a trick;             as, feats of horsemanship, or of dexterity.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Feat \Feat\, v. t.       To form; to fashion. [Obs.]                   To the more mature, A glass that feated them. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Feat \Feat\, a. [Compar. {Feater}; superl. {Featest}.] [F. fait       made, shaped, fit, p. p. of faire to make or do. See {Feat},       n.]       Dexterous in movements or service; skillful; neat; nice;       pretty. [Archaic]                   Never master had a page . . . so feat.   --Shak.                   And look how well my garments sit upon me -- Much                feater than before.                                 --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fed \Fed\,       imp. & p. p. of {Feed}.
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Feed \Feed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Feeding}.] [AS. f[?]dan, fr. f[?]da food; akin to C?.       f[?]dian, OFries f[?]da, f[?]da, D. voeden, OHG. fuottan,       Icel. f[91][?]a, Sw. f[94]da, Dan. f[94]de. [?] 75. See       {Food}.]       1. To give food to; to supply with nourishment; to satisfy             the physical huger of.                         If thine enemy hunger, feed him.         --Rom. xii.                                                                               20.                         Unreasonable reatures feed their young. --Shak.          2. To satisfy; grafity or minister to, as any sense, talent,             taste, or desire.                         I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.                                                                               --Shak.                         Feeding him with the hope of liberty. --Knolles.          3. To fill the wants of; to supply with that which is used or             wasted; as, springs feed ponds; the hopper feeds the mill;             to feed a furnace with coal.          4. To nourish, in a general sense; to foster, strengthen,             develop, and guard.                         Thou shalt feed people Israel.            --2 Sam. v. 2.                         Mightiest powers by deepest calms are feed. --B.                                                                               Cornwall.          5. To graze; to cause to be cropped by feeding, as herbage by             cattle; as, if grain is too forward in autumn, feed it             with sheep.                         Once in three years feed your mowing lands.                                                                               --Mortimer.          6. To give for food, especially to animals; to furnish for             consumption; as, to feed out turnips to the cows; to feed             water to a steam boiler.          7. (Mach.)             (a) To supply (the material to be operated upon) to a                   machine; as, to feed paper to a printing press.             (b) To produce progressive operation upon or with (as in                   wood and metal working machines, so that the work                   moves to the cutting tool, or the tool to the work).
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Fee \Fee\ (f[emac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feed} (f[emac]d); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Feeing}.]       To reward for services performed, or to be performed; to       recompense; to hire or keep in hire; hence, to bribe.                   The patient . . . fees the doctor.         --Dryden.                   There's not a one of them but in his house I keep a                servant feed.                                          --Shak.
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Feed \Feed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Feeding}.] [AS. f[?]dan, fr. f[?]da food; akin to C?.       f[?]dian, OFries f[?]da, f[?]da, D. voeden, OHG. fuottan,       Icel. f[91][?]a, Sw. f[94]da, Dan. f[94]de. [?] 75. See       {Food}.]       1. To give food to; to supply with nourishment; to satisfy             the physical huger of.                         If thine enemy hunger, feed him.         --Rom. xii.                                                                               20.                         Unreasonable reatures feed their young. --Shak.          2. To satisfy; grafity or minister to, as any sense, talent,             taste, or desire.                         I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.                                                                               --Shak.                         Feeding him with the hope of liberty. --Knolles.          3. To fill the wants of; to supply with that which is used or             wasted; as, springs feed ponds; the hopper feeds the mill;             to feed a furnace with coal.          4. To nourish, in a general sense; to foster, strengthen,             develop, and guard.                         Thou shalt feed people Israel.            --2 Sam. v. 2.                         Mightiest powers by deepest calms are feed. --B.                                                                               Cornwall.          5. To graze; to cause to be cropped by feeding, as herbage by             cattle; as, if grain is too forward in autumn, feed it             with sheep.                         Once in three years feed your mowing lands.                                                                               --Mortimer.          6. To give for food, especially to animals; to furnish for             consumption; as, to feed out turnips to the cows; to feed             water to a steam boiler.          7. (Mach.)             (a) To supply (the material to be operated upon) to a                   machine; as, to feed paper to a printing press.             (b) To produce progressive operation upon or with (as in                   wood and metal working machines, so that the work                   moves to the cutting tool, or the tool to the work).
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Feed \Feed\, v. i.       1. To take food; to eat.                         Her kid . . . which I afterwards killed because it                      would not feed.                                 --De Foe.          2. To subject by eating; to satisfy the appetite; to feed             one's self (upon something); to prey; -- with on or upon.                         Leaving thy trunk for crows to feed upon. --Shak.          3. To be nourished, strengthened, or satisfied, as if by             food. [bd]He feeds upon the cooling shade.[b8] --Spenser.          4. To place cattle to feed; to pasture; to graze.                         If a man . . . shall put in his beast, and shall                      feed in another man's field.               --Ex. xxii. 5.
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Feed \Feed\, n.       1. That which is eaten; esp., food for beasts; fodder;             pasture; hay; grain, ground or whole; as, the best feed             for sheep.          2. A grazing or pasture ground. --Shak.          3. An allowance of provender given to a horse, cow, etc.; a             meal; as, a feed of corn or oats.          4. A meal, or the act of eating. [R.]                         For such pleasure till that hour At feed or fountain                      never had I found.                              --Milton.          5. The water supplied to steam boilers.          6. (Mach.)             (a) The motion, or act, of carrying forward the stuff to                   be operated upon, as cloth to the needle in a sewing                   machine; or of producing progressive operation upon                   any material or object in a machine, as, in a turning                   lathe, by moving the cutting tool along or in the                   work.             (b) The supply of material to a machine, as water to a                   steam boiler, coal to a furnace, or grain to a run of                   stones.             (c) The mechanism by which the action of feeding is                   produced; a feed motion.          {Feed bag}, a nose bag containing feed for a horse or mule.                      {Feed cloth}, an apron for leading cotton, wool, or other             fiber, into a machine, as for carding, etc.          {Feed door}, a door to a furnace, by which to supply coal.          {Feed head}.             (a) A cistern for feeding water by gravity to a steam                   boiler.             (b) (Founding) An excess of metal above a mold, which                   serves to render the casting more compact by its                   pressure; -- also called a {riser}, {deadhead}, or                   simply {feed} or {head} --Knight.          {Feed heater}.             (a) (Steam Engine) A vessel in which the feed water for                   the boiler is heated, usually by exhaust steam.             (b) A boiler or kettle in which is heated food for stock.                            {Feed motion}, [or] {Feed gear} (Mach.), the train of             mechanism that gives motion to the part that directly             produces the feed in a machine.          {Feed pipe}, a pipe for supplying the boiler of a steam             engine, etc., with water.          {Feed pump}, a force pump for supplying water to a steam             boiler, etc.          {Feed regulator}, a device for graduating the operation of a             feeder. --Knight.          {Feed screw}, in lathes, a long screw employed to impart a             regular motion to a tool rest or tool, or to the work.          {Feed water}, water supplied to a steam boiler, etc.          {Feed wheel} (Mach.), a kind of feeder. See {Feeder}, n., 8.
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Fee \Fee\ (f[emac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feed} (f[emac]d); p.       pr. & vb. n. {Feeing}.]       To reward for services performed, or to be performed; to       recompense; to hire or keep in hire; hence, to bribe.                   The patient . . . fees the doctor.         --Dryden.                   There's not a one of them but in his house I keep a                servant feed.                                          --Shak.
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Feed \Feed\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Feeding}.] [AS. f[?]dan, fr. f[?]da food; akin to C?.       f[?]dian, OFries f[?]da, f[?]da, D. voeden, OHG. fuottan,       Icel. f[91][?]a, Sw. f[94]da, Dan. f[94]de. [?] 75. See       {Food}.]       1. To give food to; to supply with nourishment; to satisfy             the physical huger of.                         If thine enemy hunger, feed him.         --Rom. xii.                                                                               20.                         Unreasonable reatures feed their young. --Shak.          2. To satisfy; grafity or minister to, as any sense, talent,             taste, or desire.                         I will feed fat the ancient grudge I bear him.                                                                               --Shak.                         Feeding him with the hope of liberty. --Knolles.          3. To fill the wants of; to supply with that which is used or             wasted; as, springs feed ponds; the hopper feeds the mill;             to feed a furnace with coal.          4. To nourish, in a general sense; to foster, strengthen,             develop, and guard.                         Thou shalt feed people Israel.            --2 Sam. v. 2.                         Mightiest powers by deepest calms are feed. --B.                                                                               Cornwall.          5. To graze; to cause to be cropped by feeding, as herbage by             cattle; as, if grain is too forward in autumn, feed it             with sheep.                         Once in three years feed your mowing lands.                                                                               --Mortimer.          6. To give for food, especially to animals; to furnish for             consumption; as, to feed out turnips to the cows; to feed             water to a steam boiler.          7. (Mach.)             (a) To supply (the material to be operated upon) to a                   machine; as, to feed paper to a printing press.             (b) To produce progressive operation upon or with (as in                   wood and metal working machines, so that the work                   moves to the cutting tool, or the tool to the work).
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Feed \Feed\, v. i.       1. To take food; to eat.                         Her kid . . . which I afterwards killed because it                      would not feed.                                 --De Foe.          2. To subject by eating; to satisfy the appetite; to feed             one's self (upon something); to prey; -- with on or upon.                         Leaving thy trunk for crows to feed upon. --Shak.          3. To be nourished, strengthened, or satisfied, as if by             food. [bd]He feeds upon the cooling shade.[b8] --Spenser.          4. To place cattle to feed; to pasture; to graze.                         If a man . . . shall put in his beast, and shall                      feed in another man's field.               --Ex. xxii. 5.
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Feed \Feed\, n.       1. That which is eaten; esp., food for beasts; fodder;             pasture; hay; grain, ground or whole; as, the best feed             for sheep.          2. A grazing or pasture ground. --Shak.          3. An allowance of provender given to a horse, cow, etc.; a             meal; as, a feed of corn or oats.          4. A meal, or the act of eating. [R.]                         For such pleasure till that hour At feed or fountain                      never had I found.                              --Milton.          5. The water supplied to steam boilers.          6. (Mach.)             (a) The motion, or act, of carrying forward the stuff to                   be operated upon, as cloth to the needle in a sewing                   machine; or of producing progressive operation upon                   any material or object in a machine, as, in a turning                   lathe, by moving the cutting tool along or in the                   work.             (b) The supply of material to a machine, as water to a                   steam boiler, coal to a furnace, or grain to a run of                   stones.             (c) The mechanism by which the action of feeding is                   produced; a feed motion.          {Feed bag}, a nose bag containing feed for a horse or mule.                      {Feed cloth}, an apron for leading cotton, wool, or other             fiber, into a machine, as for carding, etc.          {Feed door}, a door to a furnace, by which to supply coal.          {Feed head}.             (a) A cistern for feeding water by gravity to a steam                   boiler.             (b) (Founding) An excess of metal above a mold, which                   serves to render the casting more compact by its                   pressure; -- also called a {riser}, {deadhead}, or                   simply {feed} or {head} --Knight.          {Feed heater}.             (a) (Steam Engine) A vessel in which the feed water for                   the boiler is heated, usually by exhaust steam.             (b) A boiler or kettle in which is heated food for stock.                            {Feed motion}, [or] {Feed gear} (Mach.), the train of             mechanism that gives motion to the part that directly             produces the feed in a machine.          {Feed pipe}, a pipe for supplying the boiler of a steam             engine, etc., with water.          {Feed pump}, a force pump for supplying water to a steam             boiler, etc.          {Feed regulator}, a device for graduating the operation of a             feeder. --Knight.          {Feed screw}, in lathes, a long screw employed to impart a             regular motion to a tool rest or tool, or to the work.          {Feed water}, water supplied to a steam boiler, etc.          {Feed wheel} (Mach.), a kind of feeder. See {Feeder}, n., 8.
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Feet \Feet\, n. pl.       See {Foot}.
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Feet \Feet\, n. [See {Feat}, n.]       Fact; performance. [Obs.]
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Foot \Foot\ (f[oocr]t), n.; pl. {Feet} (f[emac]t). [OE. fot,       foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f[omac]t, pl. f[emac]t; akin to D.       voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[omac]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod,       Goth. f[omac]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy`s, Skr. p[be]d, Icel. fet       step, pace measure of a foot, feta to step, find one's way.       [fb]77, 250. Cf. {Antipodes}, {Cap-a-pie}, {Expedient}, {Fet}       to fetch, {Fetlock}, {Fetter}, {Pawn} a piece in chess,       {Pedal}.]       1. (Anat.) The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal;             esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an             animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See             {Manus}, and {Pes}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It             is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body,             often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See             Illust. of {Buccinum}.          3. That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as,             the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking.          4. The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as             of a mountain or column; also, the last of a row or             series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with             inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the             procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed.                         And now at foot Of heaven's ascent they lift their                      feet.                                                --Milton.          5. Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the             singular.                         Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason.                                                                               --Berkeley.          6. Recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the             singular. [R.]                         As to his being on the foot of a servant. --Walpole.          7. A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third             of a yard. See {Yard}.          Note: This measure is supposed to be taken from the length of                a man's foot. It differs in length in different                countries. In the United States and in England it is                304.8 millimeters.          8. (Mil.) Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry,             usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the             cavalry. [bd]Both horse and foot.[b8] --Milton.          9. (Pros.) A combination of syllables consisting a metrical             element of a verse, the syllables being formerly             distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern             poetry by the accent.          10. (Naut.) The lower edge of a sail.          Note: Foot is often used adjectively, signifying of or                pertaining to a foot or the feet, or to the base or                lower part. It is also much used as the first of                compounds.          {Foot artillery}. (Mil.)             (a) Artillery soldiers serving in foot.             (b) Heavy artillery. --Farrow.          {Foot bank} (Fort.), a raised way within a parapet.          {Foot barracks} (Mil.), barracks for infantery.          {Foot bellows}, a bellows worked by a treadle. --Knight.          {Foot company} (Mil.), a company of infantry. --Milton.          {Foot gear}, covering for the feet, as stocking, shoes, or             boots.          {Foot hammer} (Mach.), a small tilt hammer moved by a             treadle.          {Foot iron}.             (a) The step of a carriage.             (b) A fetter.          {Foot jaw}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Maxilliped}.          {Foot key} (Mus.), an organ pedal.          {Foot level} (Gunnery), a form of level used in giving any             proposed angle of elevation to a piece of ordnance.             --Farrow.          {Foot mantle}, a long garment to protect the dress in riding;             a riding skirt. [Obs.]          {Foot page}, an errand boy; an attendant. [Obs.]          {Foot passenger}, one who passes on foot, as over a road or             bridge.          {Foot pavement}, a paved way for foot passengers; a footway;             a trottoir.          {Foot poet}, an inferior poet; a poetaster. [R.] --Dryden.          {Foot post}.             (a) A letter carrier who travels on foot.             (b) A mail delivery by means of such carriers.          {Fot pound}, [and] {Foot poundal}. (Mech.) See {Foot pound}             and {Foot poundal}, in the Vocabulary.          {Foot press} (Mach.), a cutting, embossing, or printing             press, moved by a treadle.          {Foot race}, a race run by persons on foot. --Cowper.          {Foot rail}, a railroad rail, with a wide flat flange on the             lower side.          {Foot rot}, an ulcer in the feet of sheep; claw sickness.          {Foot rule}, a rule or measure twelve inches long.          {Foot screw}, an adjusting screw which forms a foot, and             serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an             uneven place.          {Foot secretion}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sclerobase}.          {Foot soldier}, a soldier who serves on foot.          {Foot stick} (Printing), a beveled piece of furniture placed             against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place.                      {Foot stove}, a small box, with an iron pan, to hold hot             coals for warming the feet.          {Foot tubercle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Parapodium}.          {Foot valve} (Steam Engine), the valve that opens to the air             pump from the condenser.          {Foot vise}, a kind of vise the jaws of which are operated by             a treadle.          {Foot waling} (Naut.), the inside planks or lining of a             vessel over the floor timbers. --Totten.          {Foot wall} (Mining), the under wall of an inclosed vein.          {By foot}, [or] {On foot}, by walking; as, to pass a stream             on foot.          {Cubic foot}. See under {Cubic}.          {Foot and mouth disease}, a contagious disease (Eczema             epizo[94]tica) of cattle, sheep, swine, etc.,             characterized by the formation of vesicles and ulcers in             the mouth and about the hoofs.          {Foot of the fine} (Law), the concluding portion of an             acknowledgment in court by which, formerly, the title of             land was conveyed. See {Fine of land}, under {Fine}, n.;             also {Chirograph}. (b).          {Square foot}. See under {Square}.          {To be on foot}, to be in motion, action, or process of             execution.          {To keep the foot} (Script.), to preserve decorum. [bd]Keep             thy foot when thou goest to the house of God.[b8] --Eccl.             v. 1.          {To put one's foot down}, to take a resolute stand; to be             determined. [Colloq.]          {To put the best foot foremost}, to make a good appearance;             to do one's best. [Colloq.]          {To set on foot}, to put in motion; to originate; as, to set             on foot a subscription.          {To} {put, [or] set}, {one on his feet}, to put one in a             position to go on; to assist to start.          {Under foot}.             (a) Under the feet; (Fig.) at one's mercy; as, to trample                   under foot. --Gibbon.             (b) Below par. [Obs.] [bd]They would be forced to sell .                   . . far under foot.[b8] --Bacon.
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Feod \Feod\, n.       A feud. See 2d {Feud}. --Blackstone.
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Fet \Fet\, n. [Cf. feat, F. fait, and It. fett[?] slice, G.       fetzen rag, Icel. fat garment.]       A piece. [Obs.] --Dryton.
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Fet \Fet\, v. t. [OE. fetten, feten, AS. fetian; akin to AS.       f[91]t a journey, and to E. foot; cf. G. fassen to seize.       [root] 77. See {Foot}, and cf. {Fetch}.]       To fetch. [Obs.]                   And from the other fifty soon the prisoner fet.                                                                               --Spenser.
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Fet \Fet\, p. p. of {Fette}.       Fetched. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Fette \Fet"te\ (? [or] ?), v.t. [imp. {Fette}, p. p. {Fet}.]       [See {Fet}, v. t.]       To fetch. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Fete \Fete\, n. [See {feat}.]       A feat. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Fete \Fete\, n. pl. [See {Foot}.]       Feet. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Fette \Fet"te\ (? [or] ?), v.t. [imp. {Fette}, p. p. {Fet}.]       [See {Fet}, v. t.]       To fetch. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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d8Confetti \[d8]Con*fet"ti\, n. pl.; sing. {-fetto}. [It. Cf.       {Comfit}.]       Bonbons; sweetmeats; confections; also, plaster or paper       imitations of, or substitutes for, bonbons, often used by       carnival revelers, at weddings, etc.
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Feud \Feud\, n. [OE. feide, AS. f[?]h[?], fr. f[be]h hostile;       akin to OHG. f[?]hida, G. fehde, Sw. fejd, D. feide; prob.       akin to E. fiend. See Foe.]       1. A combination of kindred to avenge injuries or affronts,             done or offered to any of their blood, on the offender and             all his race.          2. A contention or quarrel; especially, an inveterate strife             between families, clans, or parties; deadly hatred;             contention satisfied only by bloodshed.                         Mutual feuds and battles betwixt their several                      tribes and kindreds.                           --Purchas.          Syn: Affray; fray; broil; contest; dispute; strife.
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Feud \Feud\, n. [LL. feudum, feodum prob. of same origin as E.       fief. See {Fief}, {Fee}.] (Law)       A stipendiary estate in land, held of superior, by service;       the right which a vassal or tenant had to the lands or other       immovable thing of his lord, to use the same and take the       profists thereof hereditarily, rendering to his superior such       duties and services as belong to military tenure, etc., the       property of the soil always remaining in the lord or       superior; a fief; a fee.
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Fiat \Fi"at\, n. [L., let it be done, 3d pers. sing., subj.       pres., fr. fieri, used as pass. of facere to make. Cf. {Be}.]       1. An authoritative command or order to do something; an             effectual decree.                         His fiat laid the corner stone.         --Willis.          2. (Eng. Law)             (a) A warrant of a judge for certain processes.             (b) An authority for certain proceedings given by the Lord                   Chancellor's signature.          {Fiat money}, irredeemable paper currency, not resting on a             specie basis, but deriving its purchasing power from the             declaratory fiat of the government issuing it.
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Fid \Fid\, n. [Prov. E. fid a small, thick lump.]       1. (Naut.) A square bar of wood or iron, used to support the             topmast, being passed through a hole or mortise at its             heel, and resting on the trestle trees.          2. A wooden or metal bar or pin, used to support or steady             anything.          3. A pin of hard wood, tapering to a point, used to open the             strands of a rope in splicing.          Note: There are hand fids and standing fids (which are larger                than the others, and stand upon a flat base). An iron                implement for this purpose is called a marline spike.          4. (Mil.) A block of wood used in mounting and dismounting             heavy guns.
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Fit \Fit\, v. i.       1. To be proper or becoming.                         Nor fits it to prolong the feast.      --Pope.          2. To be adjusted to a particular shape or size; to suit; to             be adapted; as, his coat fits very well.
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Fit \Fit\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fitted}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Fitting}.]       1. To make fit or suitable; to adapt to the purpose intended;             to qualify; to put into a condition of readiness or             preparation.                         The time is fitted for the duty.         --Burke.                         The very situation for which he was peculiarly                      fitted by nature.                              --Macaulay.          2. To bring to a required form and size; to shape aright; to             adapt to a model; to adjust; -- said especially of the             work of a carpenter, machinist, tailor, etc.                         The carpenter . . . marketh it out with a line; he                      fitteth it with planes.                     --Is. xliv.                                                                               13.          3. To supply with something that is suitable or fit, or that             is shaped and adjusted to the use required.                         No milliner can so fit his customers with gloves.                                                                               --Shak.          4. To be suitable to; to answer the requirements of; to be             correctly shaped and adjusted to; as, if the coat fits             you, put it on.                         That's a bountiful answer that fits all questions.                                                                               --Shak.                         That time best fits the work.            --Shak.          {To fit out}, to supply with necessaries or means; to             furnish; to equip; as, to fit out a privateer.          {To fit up}, to firnish with things suitable; to make proper             for the reception or use of any person; to prepare; as, to             fit up a room for a guest.
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Fit \Fit\,       imp. & p. p. of {Fight}. [Obs. or Colloq.]
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Fit \Fit\, n. [AS. fitt a song.]       In Old English, a song; a strain; a canto or portion of a       ballad; a passus. [Written also {fitte}, {fytte}, etc.]                   To play some pleasant fit.                     --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fit \Fit\, a. [Compar. {Fitter}; superl. {Fittest}.] [OE. fit,       fyt; cf. E. feat neat, elegant, well made, or icel. fitja to       web, knit, OD. vitten to suit, square, Goth. f[?]tjan to       adorn. [?] 77.]       1. Adapted to an end, object, or design; suitable by nature             or by art; suited by character, qualitties, circumstances,             education, etc.; qualified; competent; worthy.                         That which ordinary men are fit for, I am qualified                      in.                                                   --Shak.                         Fit audience find, though few.            --Milton.          2. Prepared; ready. [Obs.]                         So fit to shoot, she singled forth among her foes                      who first her quarry's strength should feel.                                                                               --Fairfax.          3. Conformed to a standart of duty, properiety, or taste;             convenient; meet; becoming; proper.                         Is it fit to say a king, Thou art wicked? --Job                                                                               xxxiv. 18.          Syn: Suitable; proper; appropriate; meet; becoming;                expedient; congruous; correspondent; apposite; apt;                adapted; prepared; qualified; competent; adequate.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fit \Fit\, n.       1. The quality of being fit; adjustment; adaptedness; as of             dress to the person of the wearer.          2. (Mach.)             (a) The coincidence of parts that come in contact.             (b) The part of an object upon which anything fits                   tightly.          {Fit rod} (Shipbuilding), a gauge rod used to try the depth             of a bolt hole in order to determine the length of the             bolt required. --Knight.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fit \Fit\, n. [AS. fit strife, fight; of uncertain origin.       [root] 77.]       1. A stroke or blow. [Obs. or R.]                         Curse on that cross, quoth then the Sarazin, That                      keeps thy body from the bitter fit.   --Spenser.          2. A sudden and violent attack of a disorder; a stroke of             disease, as of epilepsy or apoplexy, which produces             convulsions or unconsciousness; a convulsion; a paroxysm;             hence, a period of exacerbation of a disease; in general,             an attack of disease; as, a fit of sickness.                         And when the fit was on him, I did mark How he did                      shake.                                                --Shak.          3. A mood of any kind which masters or possesses one for a             time; a temporary, absorbing affection; a paroxysm; as, a             fit melancholy, of passion, or of laughter.                         All fits of pleasure we balanced by an equal degree                      of pain.                                             --Swift.                         The English, however, were on this subject prone to                      fits of jealously.                              --Macaulay.          4. A passing humor; a caprice; a sudden and unusual effort,             activity, or motion, followed by relaxation or insction;             an impulse and irregular action.                         The fits of the season.                     --Shak.          5. A darting point; a sudden emission. [R.]                         A tongue of light, a fit of flame.      --Coleridge.          {By fits}, {By fits and starts}, by intervals of action and             re[?]pose; impulsively and irregularly; intermittently.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fitt \Fitt\, n.       See 2d {Fit}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fit \Fit\, n. [AS. fitt a song.]       In Old English, a song; a strain; a canto or portion of a       ballad; a passus. [Written also {fitte}, {fytte}, etc.]                   To play some pleasant fit.                     --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foehood \Foe"hood\, n.       Enmity. --Bp. Bedell.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Food \Food\, n. [OE. fode, AS. f[d3]da; akin to Icel.       f[91][eb]a, f[91][eb]i, Sw. f[94]da, Dan. & LG. f[94]de, OHG.       fatunga, Gr. patei^sthai to eat, and perh. to Skr. p[be] to       protect, L. pascere to feed, pasture, pabulum food, E.       pasture. [fb]75. Cf. {Feed}, {Fodder} food, {Foster} to       cherish.]       1. What is fed upon; that which goes to support life by being             received within, and assimilated by, the organism of an             animal or a plant; nutriment; aliment; especially, what is             eaten by animals for nourishment.          Note: In a physiological sense, true aliment is to be                distinguished as that portion of the food which is                capable of being digested and absorbed into the blood,                thus furnishing nourishment, in distinction from the                indigestible matter which passes out through the                alimentary canal as f[91]ces.          Note: Foods are divided into two main groups: nitrogenous, or                proteid, foods, i.e., those which contain nitrogen, and                nonnitrogenous, i.e., those which do not contain                nitrogen. The latter group embraces the fats and                carbohydrates, which collectively are sometimes termed                heat producers or respiratory foods, since by oxidation                in the body they especially subserve the production of                heat. The proteids, on the other hand, are known as                plastic foods or tissue formers, since no tissue can be                formed without them. These latter terms, however, are                misleading, since proteid foods may also give rise to                heat both directly and indirectly, and the fats and                carbohydrates are useful in other ways than in                producing heat.          2. Anything that instructs the intellect, excites the             feelings, or molds habits of character; that which             nourishes.                         This may prove food to my displeasure. --Shak.                         In this moment there is life and food For future                      years.                                                --Wordsworth.          Note: Food is often used adjectively or in self-explaining                compounds, as in food fish or food-fish, food supply.          {Food vacuole} (Zo[94]l.), one of the spaces in the interior             of a protozoan in which food is contained, during             digestion.          {Food yolk}. (Biol.) See under {Yolk}.          Syn: Aliment; sustenance; nutriment; feed; fare; victuals;                provisions; meat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Food \Food\, v. t.       To supply with food. [Obs.] --Baret.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foody \Food"y\, a.       Eatable; fruitful. [R.] --Chapman.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foot \Foot\ (f[oocr]t), n.; pl. {Feet} (f[emac]t). [OE. fot,       foot, pl. fet, feet. AS. f[omac]t, pl. f[emac]t; akin to D.       voet, OHG. fuoz, G. fuss, Icel. f[omac]tr, Sw. fot, Dan. fod,       Goth. f[omac]tus, L. pes, Gr. poy`s, Skr. p[be]d, Icel. fet       step, pace measure of a foot, feta to step, find one's way.       [fb]77, 250. Cf. {Antipodes}, {Cap-a-pie}, {Expedient}, {Fet}       to fetch, {Fetlock}, {Fetter}, {Pawn} a piece in chess,       {Pedal}.]       1. (Anat.) The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal;             esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an             animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See             {Manus}, and {Pes}.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It             is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body,             often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See             Illust. of {Buccinum}.          3. That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as,             the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking.          4. The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as             of a mountain or column; also, the last of a row or             series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with             inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the             procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed.                         And now at foot Of heaven's ascent they lift their                      feet.                                                --Milton.          5. Fundamental principle; basis; plan; -- used only in the             singular.                         Answer directly upon the foot of dry reason.                                                                               --Berkeley.          6. Recognized condition; rank; footing; -- used only in the             singular. [R.]                         As to his being on the foot of a servant. --Walpole.          7. A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third             of a yard. See {Yard}.          Note: This measure is supposed to be taken from the length of                a man's foot. It differs in length in different                countries. In the United States and in England it is                304.8 millimeters.          8. (Mil.) Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry,             usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the             cavalry. [bd]Both horse and foot.[b8] --Milton.          9. (Pros.) A combination of syllables consisting a metrical             element of a verse, the syllables being formerly             distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern             poetry by the accent.          10. (Naut.) The lower edge of a sail.          Note: Foot is often used adjectively, signifying of or                pertaining to a foot or the feet, or to the base or                lower part. It is also much used as the first of                compounds.          {Foot artillery}. (Mil.)             (a) Artillery soldiers serving in foot.             (b) Heavy artillery. --Farrow.          {Foot bank} (Fort.), a raised way within a parapet.          {Foot barracks} (Mil.), barracks for infantery.          {Foot bellows}, a bellows worked by a treadle. --Knight.          {Foot company} (Mil.), a company of infantry. --Milton.          {Foot gear}, covering for the feet, as stocking, shoes, or             boots.          {Foot hammer} (Mach.), a small tilt hammer moved by a             treadle.          {Foot iron}.             (a) The step of a carriage.             (b) A fetter.          {Foot jaw}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Maxilliped}.          {Foot key} (Mus.), an organ pedal.          {Foot level} (Gunnery), a form of level used in giving any             proposed angle of elevation to a piece of ordnance.             --Farrow.          {Foot mantle}, a long garment to protect the dress in riding;             a riding skirt. [Obs.]          {Foot page}, an errand boy; an attendant. [Obs.]          {Foot passenger}, one who passes on foot, as over a road or             bridge.          {Foot pavement}, a paved way for foot passengers; a footway;             a trottoir.          {Foot poet}, an inferior poet; a poetaster. [R.] --Dryden.          {Foot post}.             (a) A letter carrier who travels on foot.             (b) A mail delivery by means of such carriers.          {Fot pound}, [and] {Foot poundal}. (Mech.) See {Foot pound}             and {Foot poundal}, in the Vocabulary.          {Foot press} (Mach.), a cutting, embossing, or printing             press, moved by a treadle.          {Foot race}, a race run by persons on foot. --Cowper.          {Foot rail}, a railroad rail, with a wide flat flange on the             lower side.          {Foot rot}, an ulcer in the feet of sheep; claw sickness.          {Foot rule}, a rule or measure twelve inches long.          {Foot screw}, an adjusting screw which forms a foot, and             serves to give a machine or table a level standing on an             uneven place.          {Foot secretion}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Sclerobase}.          {Foot soldier}, a soldier who serves on foot.          {Foot stick} (Printing), a beveled piece of furniture placed             against the foot of the page, to hold the type in place.                      {Foot stove}, a small box, with an iron pan, to hold hot             coals for warming the feet.          {Foot tubercle}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Parapodium}.          {Foot valve} (Steam Engine), the valve that opens to the air             pump from the condenser.          {Foot vise}, a kind of vise the jaws of which are operated by             a treadle.          {Foot waling} (Naut.), the inside planks or lining of a             vessel over the floor timbers. --Totten.          {Foot wall} (Mining), the under wall of an inclosed vein.          {By foot}, [or] {On foot}, by walking; as, to pass a stream             on foot.          {Cubic foot}. See under {Cubic}.          {Foot and mouth disease}, a contagious disease (Eczema             epizo[94]tica) of cattle, sheep, swine, etc.,             characterized by the formation of vesicles and ulcers in             the mouth and about the hoofs.          {Foot of the fine} (Law), the concluding portion of an             acknowledgment in court by which, formerly, the title of             land was conveyed. See {Fine of land}, under {Fine}, n.;             also {Chirograph}. (b).          {Square foot}. See under {Square}.          {To be on foot}, to be in motion, action, or process of             execution.          {To keep the foot} (Script.), to preserve decorum. [bd]Keep             thy foot when thou goest to the house of God.[b8] --Eccl.             v. 1.          {To put one's foot down}, to take a resolute stand; to be             determined. [Colloq.]          {To put the best foot foremost}, to make a good appearance;             to do one's best. [Colloq.]          {To set on foot}, to put in motion; to originate; as, to set             on foot a subscription.          {To} {put, [or] set}, {one on his feet}, to put one in a             position to go on; to assist to start.          {Under foot}.             (a) Under the feet; (Fig.) at one's mercy; as, to trample                   under foot. --Gibbon.             (b) Below par. [Obs.] [bd]They would be forced to sell .                   . . far under foot.[b8] --Bacon.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foot \Foot\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Footed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Footing}.]       1. To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip.             --Dryden.          2. To walk; -- opposed to ride or fly. --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foot \Foot\, v. t.       1. To kick with the foot; to spurn. --Shak.          2. To set on foot; to establish; to land. [Obs.]                         What confederacy have you with the traitors Late                      footed in the kingdom?                        --Shak.          3. To tread; as, to foot the green. --Tickell.          4. To sum up, as the numbers in a column; -- sometimes with             up; as, to foot (or foot up) an account.          5. The size or strike with the talon. [Poet.] --Shak.          6. To renew the foot of, as of stocking. --Shak.          {To foot a bill}, to pay it. [Colloq.] -- {To foot it}, to             walk; also, to dance.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Footway \Foot"way`\, n.       A passage for pedestrians only.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Footy \Foot"y\, a.       1. Having foots, or settlings; as, footy oil, molasses, etc.             [Eng.]          2. Poor; mean. [Prov. Eng.] --C. Kingsley.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fouty \Fou"ty\, a. [Cf. F. foutu, p. p. of foutre; OF. foutu       scoundrel. See {Fouter}.]       Despicable. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fud \Fud\, n. [Of uncertain origin.]       1. The tail of a hare, coney, etc. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]             --Burns.          2. Woolen waste, for mixing with mungo and shoddy.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fit \Fit\, n. [AS. fitt a song.]       In Old English, a song; a strain; a canto or portion of a       ballad; a passus. [Written also {fitte}, {fytte}, etc.]                   To play some pleasant fit.                     --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fytte \Fytte\, n.       See {Fit} a song. [Archaic]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fit \Fit\, n. [AS. fitt a song.]       In Old English, a song; a strain; a canto or portion of a       ballad; a passus. [Written also {fitte}, {fytte}, etc.]                   To play some pleasant fit.                     --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fytte \Fytte\, n.       See {Fit} a song. [Archaic]
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Faith, NC (town, FIPS 22600)       Location: 35.58806 N, 80.46123 W       Population (1990): 553 (234 housing units)       Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Faith, SD (city, FIPS 20980)       Location: 45.02588 N, 102.03643 W       Population (1990): 548 (249 housing units)       Area: 3.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 57626
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fate, TX (city, FIPS 25572)       Location: 32.94079 N, 96.38629 W       Population (1990): 475 (176 housing units)       Area: 10.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fayette, AL (city, FIPS 25840)       Location: 33.69401 N, 87.83136 W       Population (1990): 4909 (2170 housing units)       Area: 22.1 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 35555    Fayette, IA (city, FIPS 27165)       Location: 42.84038 N, 91.80262 W       Population (1990): 1317 (476 housing units)       Area: 3.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 52142    Fayette, MO (city, FIPS 23842)       Location: 39.14751 N, 92.68557 W       Population (1990): 2888 (1140 housing units)       Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 65248    Fayette, MS (city, FIPS 24500)       Location: 31.71168 N, 91.06174 W       Population (1990): 1853 (685 housing units)       Area: 3.1 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 39069    Fayette, OH (village, FIPS 26768)       Location: 41.67273 N, 84.32907 W       Population (1990): 1248 (523 housing units)       Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 43521    Fayette, UT (town, FIPS 25070)       Location: 39.22611 N, 111.85280 W       Population (1990): 183 (71 housing units)       Area: 1.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 84630
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fiatt, IL       Zip code(s): 61433
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
FOD /fod/ v.   [Abbreviation for `Finger of Death', originally a    spell-name from fantasy gaming] To terminate with extreme prejudice    and with no regard for other people.   From {MUD}s where the wizard    command `FOD ' results in the immediate and total death of    , usually as punishment for obnoxious behavior.   This usage    migrated to other circumstances, such as "I'm going to fod the    process that is burning all the cycles."   Compare {gun}.          In aviation, FOD means Foreign Object Damage, e.g., what happens    when a jet engine sucks up a rock on the runway or a bird in flight.    Finger of Death is a distressingly apt description of what this    generally does to the engine.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Food          Ethnic.   Spicy.   Oriental, esp. Chinese and most esp. Szechuan,    Hunan, and Mandarin (hackers consider Cantonese vaguely de'classe').    Hackers prefer the exotic; for example, the Japanese-food fans among    them will eat with gusto such delicacies as fugu (poisonous pufferfish)    and whale.   Thai food has experienced flurries of popularity.   Where    available, high-quality Jewish delicatessen food is much esteemed.   A    visible minority of Southwestern and Pacific Coast hackers prefers    Mexican.          For those all-night hacks, pizza and microwaved burritos are big.    Interestingly, though the mainstream culture has tended to think of    hackers as incorrigible junk-food junkies, many have at least mildly    health-foodist attitudes and are fairly discriminating about what they    eat.   This may be generational; anecdotal evidence suggests that the    stereotype was more on the mark before the early 1980s.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
FUD /fuhd/ n.   Defined by Gene Amdahl after he left IBM to    found his own company: "FUD is the fear, uncertainty, and doubt that    IBM sales people instill in the minds of potential customers who    might be considering [Amdahl] products."   The idea, of course, was    to persuade them to go with safe IBM gear rather than with    competitors' equipment.   This implicit coercion was traditionally    accomplished by promising that Good Things would happen to people    who stuck with IBM, but Dark Shadows loomed over the future of    competitors' equipment or software.   See {IBM}.   After 1990 the term    FUD was associated increasingly frequently with {Microsoft}, and has    become generalized to refer to any kind of disinformation used as a    competitive weapon.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FAD          ["FAD, A Simple and Powerful Database Language", F. Bancilon       et al, Proc 13th Intl Conf on VLDB, Brighton, England, Sep       1987].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FAT          {File Allocation Table}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FAT32          {File Allocation Table}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FDDI          {Fiber Distributed Data Interface}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FDT          {Formal Description Technique}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FFT          {Fast Fourier Transform}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FIDO          FInite DOmains.   A constraint language implemented on top of       Prolog.          {(ftp://ftp.uni-kl.de/pub1/Unix/languages/fido/)}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FOAD          fuck off and die.          (1998-01-18)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FOD          /fod/ [Abbreviation for "Finger of Death", originally a       spell-name from fantasy gaming] To terminate with extreme       prejudice and with no regard for other people.   From {MUD}s       where the wizard command "FOD " results in the       immediate and total death of , usually as punishment       for obnoxious behaviour.   This usage migrated to other       circumstances, such as "I'm going to fod the process that is       burning all the cycles."   Compare {gun}.          In aviation, FOD means Foreign Object Damage, e.g. what happens       when a jet engine sucks up a rock on the runway or a bird in       flight.   Finger of Death is a distressingly apt description of       what this generally does to the engine.          [{Jargon File}]
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FT          {fault tolerant}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FUD          /fuhd/ An acronym invented by {Gene Amdahl}       after he left {IBM} to found his own company: "FUD is the       fear, uncertainty, and doubt that {IBM} sales people instill       in the minds of potential customers who might be considering       [Amdahl] products."   The idea, of course, was to persuade them       to go with safe IBM gear rather than with competitors'       equipment.   This implicit coercion was traditionally       accomplished by promising that Good Things would happen to       people who stuck with IBM, but Dark Shadows loomed over the       future of competitors' equipment or software.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-05-23)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Faith       Faith is in general the persuasion of the mind that a certain       statement is true (Phil. 1:27; 2 Thess. 2:13). Its primary idea       is trust. A thing is true, and therefore worthy of trust. It       admits of many degrees up to full assurance of faith, in       accordance with the evidence on which it rests.                Faith is the result of teaching (Rom. 10:14-17). Knowledge is       an essential element in all faith, and is sometimes spoken of as       an equivalent to faith (John 10:38; 1 John 2:3). Yet the two are       distinguished in this respect, that faith includes in it assent,       which is an act of the will in addition to the act of the       understanding. Assent to the truth is of the essence of faith,       and the ultimate ground on which our assent to any revealed       truth rests is the veracity of God.                Historical faith is the apprehension of and assent to certain       statements which are regarded as mere facts of history.                Temporary faith is that state of mind which is awakened in men       (e.g., Felix) by the exhibition of the truth and by the       influence of religious sympathy, or by what is sometimes styled       the common operation of the Holy Spirit.                Saving faith is so called because it has eternal life       inseparably connected with it. It cannot be better defined than       in the words of the Assembly's Shorter Catechism: "Faith in       Jesus Christ is a saving grace, whereby we receive and rest upon       him alone for salvation, as he is offered to us in the gospel."                The object of saving faith is the whole revealed Word of God.       Faith accepts and believes it as the very truth most sure. But       the special act of faith which unites to Christ has as its       object the person and the work of the Lord Jesus Christ (John       7:38; Acts 16:31). This is the specific act of faith by which a       sinner is justified before God (Rom. 3:22, 25; Gal. 2:16; Phil.       3:9; John 3:16-36; Acts 10:43; 16:31). In this act of faith the       believer appropriates and rests on Christ alone as Mediator in       all his offices.                This assent to or belief in the truth received upon the divine       testimony has always associated with it a deep sense of sin, a       distinct view of Christ, a consenting will, and a loving heart,       together with a reliance on, a trusting in, or resting in       Christ. It is that state of mind in which a poor sinner,       conscious of his sin, flees from his guilty self to Christ his       Saviour, and rolls over the burden of all his sins on him. It       consists chiefly, not in the assent given to the testimony of       God in his Word, but in embracing with fiducial reliance and       trust the one and only Saviour whom God reveals. This trust and       reliance is of the essence of faith. By faith the believer       directly and immediately appropriates Christ as his own. Faith       in its direct act makes Christ ours. It is not a work which God       graciously accepts instead of perfect obedience, but is only the       hand by which we take hold of the person and work of our       Redeemer as the only ground of our salvation.                Saving faith is a moral act, as it proceeds from a renewed       will, and a renewed will is necessary to believing assent to the       truth of God (1 Cor. 2:14; 2 Cor. 4:4). Faith, therefore, has       its seat in the moral part of our nature fully as much as in the       intellectual. The mind must first be enlightened by divine       teaching (John 6:44; Acts 13:48; 2 Cor. 4:6; Eph. 1:17, 18)       before it can discern the things of the Spirit.                Faith is necessary to our salvation (Mark 16:16), not because       there is any merit in it, but simply because it is the sinner's       taking the place assigned him by God, his falling in with what       God is doing.                The warrant or ground of faith is the divine testimony, not       the reasonableness of what God says, but the simple fact that he       says it. Faith rests immediately on, "Thus saith the Lord." But       in order to this faith the veracity, sincerity, and truth of God       must be owned and appreciated, together with his       unchangeableness. God's word encourages and emboldens the sinner       personally to transact with Christ as God's gift, to close with       him, embrace him, give himself to Christ, and take Christ as       his. That word comes with power, for it is the word of God who       has revealed himself in his works, and especially in the cross.       God is to be believed for his word's sake, but also for his       name's sake.                Faith in Christ secures for the believer freedom from       condemnation, or justification before God; a participation in       the life that is in Christ, the divine life (John 14:19; Rom.       6:4-10; Eph. 4:15,16, etc.); "peace with God" (Rom. 5:1); and       sanctification (Acts 26:18; Gal. 5:6; Acts 15:9).                All who thus believe in Christ will certainly be saved (John       6:37, 40; 10:27, 28; Rom. 8:1).                The faith=the gospel (Acts 6:7; Rom. 1:5; Gal. 1:23; 1 Tim.       3:9; Jude 1:3).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Fat       (Heb. heleb) denotes the richest part of the animal, or the       fattest of the flock, in the account of Abel's sacrifice (Gen.       4:4). It sometimes denotes the best of any production (Gen.       45:18; Num. 18:12; Ps. 81:16; 147:47). The fat of sacrifices was       to be burned (Lev. 3:9-11; 4:8; 7:3; 8:25; Num. 18:17. Comp. Ex.       29:13-22; Lev. 3:3-5).                It is used figuratively for a dull, stupid state of mind (Ps       17:10).                In Joel 2:24 the word is equivalent to "vat," a vessel. The       hebrew word here thus rendered is elsewhere rendered "wine-fat"       and "press-fat" (Hag. 2:16; Isa. 63:2).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Food       Originally the Creator granted the use of the vegetable world       for food to man (Gen. 1:29), with the exception mentioned       (2:17). The use of animal food was probably not unknown to the       antediluvians. There is, however, a distinct law on the subject       given to Noah after the Deluge (Gen. 9:2-5). Various articles of       food used in the patriarchal age are mentioned in Gen. 18:6-8;       25:34; 27:3, 4; 43:11. Regarding the food of the Israelites in       Egypt, see Ex. 16:3; Num. 11:5. In the wilderness their ordinary       food was miraculously supplied in the manna. They had also       quails (Ex. 16:11-13; Num. 11:31).                In the law of Moses there are special regulations as to the       animals to be used for food (Lev. 11; Deut. 14:3-21). The Jews       were also forbidden to use as food anything that had been       consecrated to idols (Ex. 34:15), or animals that had died of       disease or had been torn by wild beasts (Ex. 22:31; Lev. 22:8).       (See also for other restrictions Ex. 23:19; 29:13-22; Lev.       3:4-9; 9:18, 19; 22:8; Deut. 14:21.) But beyond these       restrictions they had a large grant from God (Deut. 14:26;       32:13, 14).                Food was prepared for use in various ways. The cereals were       sometimes eaten without any preparation (Lev. 23:14; Deut.       23:25; 2 Kings 4:42). Vegetables were cooked by boiling (Gen.       25:30, 34; 2 Kings 4:38, 39), and thus also other articles of       food were prepared for use (Gen. 27:4; Prov. 23:3; Ezek. 24:10;       Luke 24:42; John 21:9). Food was also prepared by roasting (Ex.       12:8; Lev. 2:14). (See {COOK}.)