faint-hearted
         adj 1: lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart
                  ne'er won fair lady" [syn: {faint}, {fainthearted},
                  {timid}, {faint-hearted}]

English Dictionary: founder	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fainthearted adj lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady" Synonym(s): faint, fainthearted, timid, faint-hearted
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
faintheartedness n the trait of lacking boldness and courage; "faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose" Synonym(s): faintheartedness, faintness Antonym(s): stoutheartedness
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fan tracery n the carved tracery on fan vaulting
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fender n a barrier that surrounds the wheels of a vehicle to block splashing water or mud; "in Britain they call a fender a wing" Synonym(s): fender, wing an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track Synonym(s): fender, buffer, cowcatcher, pilot a low metal guard to confine falling coals to a hearth a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact Synonym(s): buffer, fender
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fender-bender n a collision between motor vehicles that produces minor damage
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
finder n someone who comes upon something after searching someone who is the first to observe something Synonym(s): finder, discoverer, spotter optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest Synonym(s): finder, viewfinder, view finder
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
finder's fee n a fee that is paid to someone who finds a source of financial backing or to someone who brings people together for business purposes; "the agency got a finder's fee when their candidate was hired as the new CEO"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
finedraw v sew together very finely
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fond regard n a feeling of affection for a person or an institution [syn: attachment, fond regard]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
founder n inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse Synonym(s): laminitis, founder a person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country" Synonym(s): founder, beginner, founding father, father a worker who makes metal castings v fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered" [syn: {fall through}, fall flat, founder, flop] sink below the surface break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" Synonym(s): collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder stumble and nearly fall; "the horses foundered"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foundering n (of a ship) sinking Synonym(s): foundering, going under
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foundress n a woman founder
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foundry n factory where metal castings are produced [syn: foundry, metalworks]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foundry proof n a proof taken from a form before duplicate plates are made
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fumitory n delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally Synonym(s): fumitory, fumewort, fumeroot, Fumaria officinalis
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fumitory family n erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman's breeches; fumitory; squirrel corn Synonym(s): Fumariaceae, family Fumariaceae, fumitory family
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fund raise v raise money for a cause or project; "We are fundraising for AIDS research" Synonym(s): fund-raise, fund raise, fundraise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fund-raise v raise money for a cause or project; "We are fundraising for AIDS research" Synonym(s): fund-raise, fund raise, fundraise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fund-raising campaign n a campaign to raise money for some cause [syn: {fund- raising campaign}, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fund-raising drive n a campaign to raise money for some cause [syn: {fund- raising campaign}, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fund-raising effort n a campaign to raise money for some cause [syn: {fund- raising campaign}, fund-raising drive, fund-raising effort]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fundraise v raise money for a cause or project; "We are fundraising for AIDS research" Synonym(s): fund-raise, fund raise, fundraise
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fundraiser n someone who solicits financial contributions a social function that is held for the purpose of raising money
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Faint \Faint\ (f[amac]nt), a. [Compar. {Fainter} (-[etil]r);       superl. {Faintest}.] [OE. feint, faint, false, faint, F.       feint, p. p. of feindre to feign, suppose, hesitate. See       {Feign}, and cf. {Feint}.]       1. Lacking strength; weak; languid; inclined to swoon; as,             faint with fatigue, hunger, or thirst.          2. Wanting in courage, spirit, or energy; timorous; cowardly;             dejected; depressed; as, [bd]Faint heart ne'er won fair             lady.[b8] --Old Proverb.          3. Lacking distinctness; hardly perceptible; striking the             senses feebly; not bright, or loud, or sharp, or forcible;             weak; as, a faint color, or sound.          4. Performed, done, or acted, in a weak or feeble manner; not             exhibiting vigor, strength, or energy; slight; as, faint             efforts; faint resistance.                         The faint prosecution of the war.      --Sir J.                                                                               Davies.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fainthearted \Faint"*heart`ed\, a.       Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or       frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected.                   Fear not, neither be faint-hearted.         --Is. vii. 4.       -- {Faint"*heart`ed*ly}, adv. -- {Faint"*heart`ed*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fainthearted \Faint"*heart`ed\, a.       Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or       frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected.                   Fear not, neither be faint-hearted.         --Is. vii. 4.       -- {Faint"*heart`ed*ly}, adv. -- {Faint"*heart`ed*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fainthearted \Faint"*heart`ed\, a.       Wanting in courage; depressed by fear; easily discouraged or       frightened; cowardly; timorous; dejected.                   Fear not, neither be faint-hearted.         --Is. vii. 4.       -- {Faint"*heart`ed*ly}, adv. -- {Faint"*heart`ed*ness}, n.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fan \Fan\, n. [AS. fann, fr. L. vannus fan, van for winnowing       grain; cf. F. van. Cf. {Van} a winnowing machine, {Winnow}.]       1. An instrument used for producing artificial currents of             air, by the wafting or revolving motion of a broad             surface; as:             (a) An instrument for cooling the person, made of                   feathers, paper, silk, etc., and often mounted on                   sticks all turning about the same pivot, so as when                   opened to radiate from the center and assume the                   figure of a section of a circle.             (b) (Mach.) Any revolving vane or vanes used for producing                   currents of air, in winnowing grain, blowing a fire,                   ventilation, etc., or for checking rapid motion by the                   resistance of the air; a fan blower; a fan wheel.             (c) An instrument for winnowing grain, by moving which the                   grain is tossed and agitated, and the chaff is                   separated and blown away.             (d) Something in the form of a fan when spread, as a                   peacock's tail, a window, etc.             (e) A small vane or sail, used to keep the large sails of                   a smock windmill always in the direction of the wind.                               Clean provender, which hath been winnowed with                            the shovel and with the fan.         --Is. xxx. 24.          2. That which produces effects analogous to those of a fan,             as in exciting a flame, etc.; that which inflames,             heightens, or strengthens; as, it served as a fan to the             flame of his passion.          3. A quintain; -- from its form. [Obs.] --Chaucer.          {Fan blower}, a wheel with vanes fixed on a rotating shaft             inclosed in a case or chamber, to create a blast of air             (fan blast) for forge purposes, or a current for draft and             ventilation; a fanner.          {Fan cricket} (Zo[94]l.), a mole cricket.          {Fan light} (Arch.), a window over a door; -- so called from             the semicircular form and radiating sash bars of those             windows which are set in the circular heads of arched             doorways.          {Fan shell} (Zo[94]l.), any shell of the family             {Pectinid[91]}. See {Scallop}, n., 1.          {Fan tracery} (Arch.), the decorative tracery on the surface             of fan vaulting.          {Fan vaulting} (Arch.), an elaborate system of vaulting, in             which the ribs diverge somewhat like the rays of a fan, as             in Henry VII.'s chapel in Westminster Abbey. It is             peculiar to English Gothic.          {Fan wheel}, the wheel of a fan blower.          {Fan window}. Same as {Fan light} (above).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Training \Train"ing\, n.       The act of one who trains; the act or process of exercising,       disciplining, etc.; education.          {Fan training} (Hort.), the operation of training fruit             trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall             radiate from the stem like a fan.          {Horizontal training} (Hort.), the operation of training             fruit trees, grapevines, etc., so that the branches shall             spread out laterally in a horizontal direction.          {Training college}. See {Normal school}, under {Normal}, a.                      {Training day}, a day on which a military company assembles             for drill or parade. [U. S.]          {Training ship}, a vessel on board of which boys are trained             as sailors.          Syn: See {Education}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fender \Fen"der\, n. [From {Fend}, v. t. & i., cf. {Defender}.]       One who or that which defends or protects by warding off       harm; as:       (a) A screen to prevent coals or sparks of an open fire from             escaping to the floor.       (b) Anything serving as a cushion to lessen the shock when a             vessel comes in contact with another vessel or a wharf.       (c) A screen to protect a carriage from mud thrown off the             wheels: also, a splashboard.       (d) Anything set up to protect an exposed angle, as of a             house, from damage by carriage wheels.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finder \Find"er\, n. (Micros.)       A slide ruled in squares, so as to assist in locating       particular points in the field of vision.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finder \Find"er\, n.       One who, or that which, finds; specifically (Astron.), a       small telescope of low power and large field of view,       attached to a larger telescope, for the purpose of finding an       object more readily.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finedraw \Fine"draw`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Finedrawn}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Finedrawing}.]       To sew up, so nicely that the seam is not perceived; to       renter. --Marryat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finedrawer \Fine"draw`er\, n.       One who finedraws.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finedraw \Fine"draw`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Finedrawn}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Finedrawing}.]       To sew up, so nicely that the seam is not perceived; to       renter. --Marryat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finedraw \Fine"draw`\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Finedrawn}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Finedrawing}.]       To sew up, so nicely that the seam is not perceived; to       renter. --Marryat.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finedrawn \Fine"drawn`\, a.       Drawn out with too much subtilty; overnice; as, finedrawn       speculations.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fond \Fond\, a. [Compar. {Fonder}; superl. {Fondest}.] [For       fonned, p. p. of OE. fonnen to be foolish. See {Fon}.]       1. Foolish; silly; simple; weak. [Archaic]                         Grant I may never prove so fond To trust man on his                      oath or bond.                                    --Shak.          2. Foolishly tender and loving; weakly indulgent;             over-affectionate.          3. Affectionate; loving; tender; -- in a good sense; as, a             fond mother or wife. --Addison.          4. Loving; much pleased; affectionately regardful, indulgent,             or desirous; longing or yearning; -- followed by of             (formerly also by on).                         More fond on her than she upon her love. --Shak.                         You are as fond of grief as of your child. --Shak.                         A great traveler, and fond of telling his                      adventures.                                       --Irving.          5. Doted on; regarded with affection. [R.]                         Nor fix on fond abodes to circumscribe thy prayer.                                                                               --Byron.          6. Trifling; valued by folly; trivial. [Obs.] --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Founder \Found"er\, n. [From {Found} to cast.]       One who founds; one who casts metals in various forms; a       caster; as, a founder of cannon, bells, hardware, or types.          {Fonder's dust}. Same as {Facing}, 4.          {Founder's sand}, a kind of sand suitable for purposes of             molding.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Founder \Found"er\, n. [Cf. OF. fondeor, F. fondateur, L.       fundator.]       One who founds, establishes, and erects; one who lays a       foundation; an author; one from whom anything originates; one       who endows.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Founder \Found"er\, n. [From {Found} to cast.]       One who founds; one who casts metals in various forms; a       caster; as, a founder of cannon, bells, hardware, or types.          {Fonder's dust}. Same as {Facing}, 4.          {Founder's sand}, a kind of sand suitable for purposes of             molding.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Founder \Found"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Foundered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Foundering}.] [OF. fondrer to fall in, cf. F.       s'effondrer, fr. fond bottom, L. fundus. See {Found} to       establish.]       1. (Naut.) To become filled with water, and sink, as a ship.          2. To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse.                         For which his horse fear[82] gan to turn, And leep                      aside, and foundrede as he leep.         --Chaucer.          3. To fail; to miscarry. [bd]All his tricks founder.[b8]             --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Founder \Found"er\, v. t.       To cause internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or       limbs of (a horse), so as to disable or lame him.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Founder \Found"er\, n. (Far.)       (a) A lameness in the foot of a horse, occasioned by             inflammation; closh.       (b) An inflammatory fever of the body, or acute rheumatism;             as, chest founder. See {Chest ffounder}. --James White.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Founder \Found"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Foundered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Foundering}.] [OF. fondrer to fall in, cf. F.       s'effondrer, fr. fond bottom, L. fundus. See {Found} to       establish.]       1. (Naut.) To become filled with water, and sink, as a ship.          2. To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse.                         For which his horse fear[82] gan to turn, And leep                      aside, and foundrede as he leep.         --Chaucer.          3. To fail; to miscarry. [bd]All his tricks founder.[b8]             --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foundery \Found"er*y\, n.; pl. {Founderies}. [F. fonderie, fr.       fondre. See {Found} to cast, and cf. {Foundry}.]       Same as {Foundry}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Founder \Found"er\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Foundered}; p. pr. &       vb. n. {Foundering}.] [OF. fondrer to fall in, cf. F.       s'effondrer, fr. fond bottom, L. fundus. See {Found} to       establish.]       1. (Naut.) To become filled with water, and sink, as a ship.          2. To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse.                         For which his horse fear[82] gan to turn, And leep                      aside, and foundrede as he leep.         --Chaucer.          3. To fail; to miscarry. [bd]All his tricks founder.[b8]             --Shak.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Founderous \Foun"der*ous\, a.       Difficult to travel; likely to trip one up; as, a founderous       road. [R.] --Burke.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Founder \Found"er\, n. [From {Found} to cast.]       One who founds; one who casts metals in various forms; a       caster; as, a founder of cannon, bells, hardware, or types.          {Fonder's dust}. Same as {Facing}, 4.          {Founder's sand}, a kind of sand suitable for purposes of             molding.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foundershaft \Found"er*shaft`\, n. (Mining)       The first shaft sunk. --Raymond.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foundery \Found"er*y\, n.; pl. {Founderies}. [F. fonderie, fr.       fondre. See {Found} to cast, and cf. {Foundry}.]       Same as {Foundry}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foundress \Found"ress\, n.       A female founder; a woman who founds or establishes, or who       endows with a fund.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foundry \Found"ry\, n.; pl. {Foundries}. [See {Foundery}.]       1. The act, process, or art of casting metals.          2. The buildings and works for casting metals.          {Foundry ladle}, a vessel for holding molten metal and             conveying it from cupola to the molds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foundry \Found"ry\, n.; pl. {Foundries}. [See {Foundery}.]       1. The act, process, or art of casting metals.          2. The buildings and works for casting metals.          {Foundry ladle}, a vessel for holding molten metal and             conveying it from cupola to the molds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foundry \Found"ry\, n.; pl. {Foundries}. [See {Foundery}.]       1. The act, process, or art of casting metals.          2. The buildings and works for casting metals.          {Foundry ladle}, a vessel for holding molten metal and             conveying it from cupola to the molds.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
{Scrap forgings}, forgings made from wrought iron scrap.          {Scrap iron}.             (a) Cuttings and waste pieces of wrought iron from which                   bar iron or forgings can be made; -- called also                   {wrought-iron scrap}.             (b) Fragments of cast iron or defective castings suitable                   for remelting in the foundry; -- called also {foundry                   scrap}, or {cast scrap}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fumatory \Fu"ma*to*ry\, a. [See {Fumatorium}.]       Pert. to, or concerned with, smoking. -- n.; pl. {-ries}. A       place for subjecting things to smoke or vapor.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fumatory \Fu"ma*to*ry\, n.       See {Fumitory}. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fumetere \Fu"me*tere"\, n.       Fumitory. [Obs.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fumitory \Fu"mi*to*ry\, n. [OE. fumetere, F. fumeterre, prop.,       smoke of the ground, fr. L. fumus smoke + terra earth. See       {Fume}, and {Terrace}.] (Bot.)       The common uame of several species of the genus Fumaria,       annual herbs of the Old World, with finely dissected leaves       and small flowers in dense racemes or spikes. {F.       officinalis} is a common species, and was formerly used as an       antiscorbutic.          {Climbing fumitory} (Bot.), the Alleghany vine ({Adlumia             cirrhosa}); a biennial climbing plant with elegant             feathery leaves and large clusters of pretty white or             pinkish flowers looking like grains of rice.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fentress, VA       Zip code(s): 23322
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fentress County, TN (county, FIPS 49)       Location: 36.38401 N, 84.92765 W       Population (1990): 14669 (6120 housing units)       Area: 1291.5 sq km (land), 0.9 sq km (water)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FPM DRAM          {Fast Page Mode Dynamic Random Access Memory}