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ferret badger
n 1: small ferret-like badger of southeast Asia

English Dictionary: furtive	by the DICT Development Group
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fire department n the department of local government responsible for preventing and extinguishing fires
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Firth of Clyde n a firth on the southwestern coast of Scotland emptying into the North Channel
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Firth of Forth n a large firth on the east coast of Scotland and the estuary of the Forth River; location of Edinburgh
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for the first time adv the initial time; "when Felix first saw a garter snake" Synonym(s): first, for the first time
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fordable adj shallow enough to be crossed by walking or riding on an animal or in a vehicle; "the stream was fordable"
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fore-topmast n the topmast next above the foremast
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fore-topsail n the topsail on a foremast
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foretop n a platform at the head of a foremast a lock of a horse's mane that grows forward between the ears Synonym(s): forelock, foretop
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fort up v gather in, or as if in, a fort, as for protection or defense Synonym(s): fort, fort up
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forte-piano n a keyboard instrument that is played by depressing keys that cause hammers to strike tuned strings and produce sounds Synonym(s): piano, pianoforte, forte-piano
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fortification n defensive structure consisting of walls or mounds built around a stronghold to strengthen it Synonym(s): fortification, munition the art or science of strengthening defenses the addition of an ingredient for the purpose of enrichment (as the addition of alcohol to wine or the addition of vitamins to food)
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fortified adj secured with bastions or fortifications [syn: bastioned, fortified] having something added to increase the strength; "fortified wine"
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fortified wine n wine to which alcohol (usually grape brandy) has been added
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fortify v make strong or stronger; "This exercise will strengthen your upper body"; "strengthen the relations between the two countries" Synonym(s): strengthen, beef up, fortify Antonym(s): weaken enclose by or as if by a fortification Synonym(s): fortify, fort prepare oneself for a military confrontation; "The U.S. is girding for a conflict in the Middle East"; "troops are building up on the Iraqi border" Synonym(s): arm, build up, fortify, gird Antonym(s): demilitarise, demilitarize, disarm add nutrients to; "fortified milk" add alcohol to (beverages); "the punch is spiked!" Synonym(s): spike, lace, fortify
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forty-fifth adj the ordinal number of forty-five in counting order [syn: forty-fifth, 45th]
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forty-first adj the ordinal number of forty-one in counting order [syn: forty-first, 41st]
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forty-five adj being five more than forty [syn: forty-five, 45, xlv] n a .45-caliber pistol
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forty-four adj being four more than forty [syn: forty-four, 44, xliv]
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forty-fourth adj the ordinal number of forty-four in counting order [syn: forty-fourth, 44th]
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Fourth of July n a legal holiday in the United States [syn: {Independence Day}, Fourth of July, July 4]
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fourth part n one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound" [syn: {one- fourth}, fourth, one-quarter, quarter, fourth part, twenty-five percent, quartern]
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fourth power n an algebraic equation of the fourth degree [syn: biquadrate, biquadratic, quartic, fourth power]
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fourth ventricle n an irregular ventricle between the third ventricle and the central canal of the spinal cord
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fretful adj nervous and unable to relax; "a constant fretful stamping of hooves"; "a restless child" Synonym(s): antsy, fidgety, fretful, itchy habitually complaining; "a whiny child" Synonym(s): fretful, querulous, whiney, whiny
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fretfully adv in a fretful manner; "fretfully, the baby tossed in his crib"
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fretfulness n an irritable petulant feeling [syn: irritability, crossness, fretfulness, fussiness, peevishness, petulance, choler]
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fruit bar n cookies containing chopped fruits either mixed in the dough or spread between layers of dough then baked and cut in bars
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fruit bat n large Old World bat of warm and tropical regions that feeds on fruit Synonym(s): fruit bat, megabat
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fruit fly n any of numerous small insects whose larvae feed on fruits Synonym(s): fruit fly, pomace fly
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fruit of the poisonous tree n a rule that once primary evidence is determined to have been illegally obtained any secondary evidence following from it may also not be used
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fruit punch n a punch made of fruit juices mixed with water or soda water (with or without alcohol)
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fruitful adj productive or conducive to producing in abundance; "be fruitful and multiply" Antonym(s): unfruitful
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fruitfully adv in a productive way; "they worked together productively for two years" Synonym(s): productively, fruitfully, profitably Antonym(s): fruitlessly, unproductively, unprofitably
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fruitfulness n the quality of something that causes or assists healthy growth Synonym(s): fruitfulness, fecundity Antonym(s): aridity, barrenness, fruitlessness the intellectual productivity of a creative imagination Synonym(s): fecundity, fruitfulness
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furtive adj marked by quiet and caution and secrecy; taking pains to avoid being observed; "a furtive manner"; "a sneak attack"; "stealthy footsteps"; "a surreptitious glance at his watch" Synonym(s): furtive, sneak(a), sneaky, stealthy, surreptitious secret and sly or sordid; "backstairs gossip"; "his low backstairs cunning"- A.L.Guerard; "backstairs intimacies"; "furtive behavior" Synonym(s): backstair, backstairs, furtive
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furtively adv in a furtive manner; "the soldiers were furtively crawling through the night" Synonym(s): furtively, on the sly
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furtiveness n a disposition to be sly and stealthy and to do things surreptitiously Synonym(s): furtiveness, sneakiness, stealthiness
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Ferrotype \Fer"ro*type\, n. [L. ferrum iron + -type.] A photographic picture taken on an iron plate by a collodion process; -- familiarly called tintype.
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Tube \Tube\, n. [L. tubus; akin to tuba a trumpet: cf F. tube.] 1. A hollow cylinder, of any material, used for the conveyance of fluids, and for various other purposes; a pipe. 2. A telescope. [bd]Glazed optic tube.[b8] --Milton. 3. A vessel in animal bodies or plants, which conveys a fluid or other substance. 4. (Bot.) The narrow, hollow part of a gamopetalous corolla. 5. (Gun.) A priming tube, or friction primer. See under {Priming}, and {Friction}. 6. (Steam Boilers) A small pipe forming part of the boiler, containing water and surrounded by flame or hot gases, or else surrounded by water and forming a flue for the gases to pass through. 7. (Zo[94]l.) (a) A more or less cylindrical, and often spiral, case secreted or constructed by many annelids, crustaceans, insects, and other animals, for protection or concealment. See Illust. of {Tubeworm}. (b) One of the siphons of a bivalve mollusk. {Capillary tube}, a tube of very fine bore. See {Capillary}. {Fire tube} (Steam Boilers), a tube which forms a flue. {Tube coral}. (Zo[94]l.) Same as {Tubipore}. {Tube foot} (Zo[94]l.), one of the ambulacral suckers of an echinoderm. {Tube plate}, [or] {Tube sheet} (Steam Boilers), a flue plate. See under {Flue}. {Tube pouch} (Mil.), a pouch containing priming tubes. {Tube spinner} (Zo[94]l.), any one of various species of spiders that construct tubelike webs. They belong to {Tegenaria}, {Agelena}, and allied genera. {Water tube} (Steam Boilers), a tube containing water and surrounded by flame or hot gases.
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Better \Bet"ter\, n. 1. Advantage, superiority, or victory; -- usually with of; as, to get the better of an enemy. 2. One who has a claim to precedence; a superior, as in merit, social standing, etc.; -- usually in the plural. Their betters would hardly be found. --Hooker. {For the better}, in the way of improvement; so as to produce improvement. [bd]If I have altered him anywhere for the better.[b8] --Dryden.
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Present \Pres"ent\, n. [Cf. F. pr[82]sent. See {Present}, a.] 1. Present time; the time being; time in progress now, or at the moment contemplated; as, at this present. Past and present, wound in one. --Tennyson. 2. pl. (Law) Present letters or instrument, as a deed of conveyance, a lease, letter of attorney, or other writing; as in the phrase, [bd] Know all men by these presents,[b8] that is, by the writing itself, [bd] per has literas praesentes; [b8] -- in this sense, rarely used in the singular. 3. (Gram.) A present tense, or the form of the verb denoting the present tense. {At present}, at the present time; now. {For the present}, for the tine being; temporarily. {In present}, at once, without delay. [Obs.] [bd]With them, in present, half his kingdom; the rest to follow at his death.[b8] --Milton.
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Fordable \Ford"able\, a. Capable of being forded. -- {Ford"able*ness}, n.
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Fordable \Ford"able\, a. Capable of being forded. -- {Ford"able*ness}, n.
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Fore \Fore\, a. [See {Fore}, adv.] Advanced, as compared with something else; toward the front; being or coming first, in time, place, order, or importance; preceding; anterior; antecedent; earlier; forward; -- opposed to {back} or {behind}; as, the fore part of a garment; the fore part of the day; the fore and of a wagon. The free will of the subject is preserved, while it is directed by the fore purpose of the state. --Southey. Note: Fore is much used adjectively or in composition. {Fore bay}, a reservoir or canal between a mill race and a water wheel; the discharging end of a pond or mill race. {Fore body} (Shipbuilding), the part of a ship forward of the largest cross-section, distinguisched from middle body abd after body. {Fore boot}, a receptacle in the front of a vehicle, for stowing baggage, etc. {Fore bow}, the pommel of a saddle. --Knight. {Fore cabin}, a cabin in the fore part of a ship, usually with inferior accommodations. {Fore carriage}. (a) The forward part of the running gear of a four-wheeled vehicle. (b) A small carriage at the front end of a plow beam. {Fore course} (Naut.), the lowermost sail on the foremost of a square-rigged vessel; the foresail. See Illust. under {Sail}. {Fore door}. Same as {Front door}. {Fore edge}, the front edge of a book or folded sheet, etc. {Fore elder}, an ancestor. [Prov. Eng.] {Fore end}. (a) The end which precedes; the earlier, or the nearer, part; the beginning. I have . . . paid More pious debts to heaven, than in all The fore end of my time. --Shak. (b) In firearms, the wooden stock under the barrel, forward of the trigger guard, or breech frame. {Fore girth}, a girth for the fore part (of a horse, etc.); a martingale. {Fore hammer}, a sledge hammer, working alternately, or in time, with the hand hammer. {Fore leg}, one of the front legs of a quadruped, or multiped, or of a chair, settee, etc. {Fore peak} (Naut.), the angle within a ship's bows; the portion of the hold which is farthest forward. {Fore piece}, a front piece, as the flap in the fore part of a sidesaddle, to guard the rider's dress. {Fore plane}, a carpenter's plane, in size and use between a jack plane and a smoothing plane. --Knight. {Fore reading}, previous perusal. [Obs.] --Hales. {Fore rent}, in Scotland, rent payable before a crop is gathered. {Fore sheets} (Naut.), the forward portion of a rowboat; the space beyond the front thwart. See {Stern sheets}. {Fore shore}. (a) A bank in advance of a sea wall, to break the force of the surf. (b) The seaward projecting, slightly inclined portion of a breakwater. --Knight. (c) The part of the shore between high and low water marks. {Fore sight}, that one of the two sights of a gun which is near the muzzle. {Fore tackle} (Naut.), the tackle on the foremast of a ship. {Fore topmast}. (Naut.) See {Fore-topmast}, in the Vocabulary. {Fore wind}, a favorable wind. [Obs.] Sailed on smooth seas, by fore winds borne. --Sandys. {Fore world}, the antediluvian world. [R.] --Southey.
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Foreadvise \Fore`ad*vise"\, v. t. To advise or counsel before the time of action, or before the event. --Shak.
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Foretop \Fore"top`\, n. 1. The hair on the forepart of the head; esp., a tuft or lock of hair which hangs over the forehead, as of a horse. 2. That part of a headdress that is in front; the top of a periwig. 3. (Naut.) The platform at the head of the foremast.
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Fore-topgallant \Fore`-top*gal"lant\ (? [or] ?), a. (Naut.) Designating the mast, sail, yard, etc., above the topmast; as, the fore-topgallant sail. See {Sail}.
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Fore-topmast \Fore`-top"mast\, n. (Naut.) The mast erected at the head of the foremast, and at the head of which stands the fore-topgallant mast. See {Ship}.
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Fore-topsail \Fore`-top"sail\ (? [or] ?), n. (Naut.) See {Sail}.
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Forth \Forth\, v.[AS. for[edh], fr. for akin to D. voort, G. fort [root]78. See {Fore}, {For}, and cf. {Afford}, {Further}, adv.] 1. Forward; onward in time, place, or order; in advance from a given point; on to end; as, from that day forth; one, two, three, and so forth. Lucas was Paul's companion, at the leastway from the sixteenth of the Acts forth. --Tyndale. From this time forth, I never will speak word. --Shak. I repeated the Ave Maria; the inquisitor bad me say forth; I said I was taught no more. --Strype. 2. Out, as from a state of concealment, retirement, confinement, nondevelopment, or the like; out into notice or view; as, the plants in spring put forth leaves. When winter past, and summer scarce begun, Invites them forth to labor in the sun. --Dryden. 3. Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out. I have no mind of feasting forth to-night. --Shak. 4. Throughly; from beginning to end. [Obs.] --Shak. {And so forth}, {Back and forth}, {From forth}. See under {And}, {Back}, and {From}. {Forth of}, {Forth from}, out of. [Obs.] --Shak. {To bring forth}. See under {Bring}.
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Forth \Forth\, v.[AS. for[edh], fr. for akin to D. voort, G. fort [root]78. See {Fore}, {For}, and cf. {Afford}, {Further}, adv.] 1. Forward; onward in time, place, or order; in advance from a given point; on to end; as, from that day forth; one, two, three, and so forth. Lucas was Paul's companion, at the leastway from the sixteenth of the Acts forth. --Tyndale. From this time forth, I never will speak word. --Shak. I repeated the Ave Maria; the inquisitor bad me say forth; I said I was taught no more. --Strype. 2. Out, as from a state of concealment, retirement, confinement, nondevelopment, or the like; out into notice or view; as, the plants in spring put forth leaves. When winter past, and summer scarce begun, Invites them forth to labor in the sun. --Dryden. 3. Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out. I have no mind of feasting forth to-night. --Shak. 4. Throughly; from beginning to end. [Obs.] --Shak. {And so forth}, {Back and forth}, {From forth}. See under {And}, {Back}, and {From}. {Forth of}, {Forth from}, out of. [Obs.] --Shak. {To bring forth}. See under {Bring}.
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Forthby \Forth`by"\, adv. [Obs.] See {Forby}.
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Forthputing \Forth"put`ing\ (? [or] ?), a. Bold; forward; aggressive.
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Fortifiable \For"tifi`able\, a. [Cf. OF. fortifiable.] Capable of being fortified. --Johnson.
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Fortification \For`tifica"tion\, n. [L. fortificatio : cf. F. fortification.] 1. The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places in order to defend them against an enemy. 2. That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle. {Fortification agate}, Scotch pebble. Syn: Fortress; citadel; bulwark. See {Fortress}.
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Fortification \For`tifica"tion\, n. [L. fortificatio : cf. F. fortification.] 1. The act of fortifying; the art or science of fortifying places in order to defend them against an enemy. 2. That which fortifies; especially, a work or works erected to defend a place against attack; a fortified place; a fortress; a fort; a castle. {Fortification agate}, Scotch pebble. Syn: Fortress; citadel; bulwark. See {Fortress}.
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Fortify \For"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fortified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fortifying}.] [F. fortifier, L. fortificare; fortis strong + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Fort}, and {-fy}.] 1. To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack. Timidity was fortified by pride. --Gibbon. Pride came to the aid of fancy, and both combined to fortify his resolution. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To strengthen and secure by forts or batteries, or by surrounding with a wall or ditch or other military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.
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Fortifier \For"ti*fi`er\, n. One who, or that which, fortifies, strengthens, supports, or upholds.
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Fortify \For"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fortified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fortifying}.] [F. fortifier, L. fortificare; fortis strong + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Fort}, and {-fy}.] 1. To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack. Timidity was fortified by pride. --Gibbon. Pride came to the aid of fancy, and both combined to fortify his resolution. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To strengthen and secure by forts or batteries, or by surrounding with a wall or ditch or other military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.
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Fortify \For"ti*fy\, v. i. To raise defensive works. --Milton.
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Fortify \For"ti*fy\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fortified}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fortifying}.] [F. fortifier, L. fortificare; fortis strong + -ficare (in comp.) to make. See {Fort}, and {-fy}.] 1. To add strength to; to strengthen; to confirm; to furnish with power to resist attack. Timidity was fortified by pride. --Gibbon. Pride came to the aid of fancy, and both combined to fortify his resolution. --Sir W. Scott. 2. To strengthen and secure by forts or batteries, or by surrounding with a wall or ditch or other military works; to render defensible against an attack by hostile forces.
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Fraudful \Fraud"ful\, a. Full of fraud, deceit, or treachery; trickish; treacherous; fraudulent; -- applied to persons or things. --I. Taylor. -- {Fraud"ful*ly}, adv.
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Fraudful \Fraud"ful\, a. Full of fraud, deceit, or treachery; trickish; treacherous; fraudulent; -- applied to persons or things. --I. Taylor. -- {Fraud"ful*ly}, adv.
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Fretful \Fret"ful\, a. [See 2d {Fret}.] Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper. -- {Fret"ful-ly}, adv. -- {Fret"ful-ness}, n. Syn: Peevish; ill-humored; ill-natured; irritable; waspish; captious; petulant; splenetic; spleeny; passionate; angry. Usage: {Fretful}, {Peevish}, {Cross}. These words all indicate an unamiable working and expression of temper. Peevish marks more especially the inward spirit: a peevish man is always ready to find fault. Fretful points rather to the outward act, and marks a complaining impatience: sickly children are apt to be fretful. Crossness is peevishness mingled with vexation or anger.
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Fretful \Fret"ful\, a. [See 2d {Fret}.] Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper. -- {Fret"ful-ly}, adv. -- {Fret"ful-ness}, n. Syn: Peevish; ill-humored; ill-natured; irritable; waspish; captious; petulant; splenetic; spleeny; passionate; angry. Usage: {Fretful}, {Peevish}, {Cross}. These words all indicate an unamiable working and expression of temper. Peevish marks more especially the inward spirit: a peevish man is always ready to find fault. Fretful points rather to the outward act, and marks a complaining impatience: sickly children are apt to be fretful. Crossness is peevishness mingled with vexation or anger.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fretful \Fret"ful\, a. [See 2d {Fret}.] Disposed to fret; ill-humored; peevish; angry; in a state of vexation; as, a fretful temper. -- {Fret"ful-ly}, adv. -- {Fret"ful-ness}, n. Syn: Peevish; ill-humored; ill-natured; irritable; waspish; captious; petulant; splenetic; spleeny; passionate; angry. Usage: {Fretful}, {Peevish}, {Cross}. These words all indicate an unamiable working and expression of temper. Peevish marks more especially the inward spirit: a peevish man is always ready to find fault. Fretful points rather to the outward act, and marks a complaining impatience: sickly children are apt to be fretful. Crossness is peevishness mingled with vexation or anger.
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Frit \Frit\, n. [F. fritte, fr. frit fried, p. p. of frire to fry. See {Far}, v. t.] 1. (Glass Making) The material of which glass is made, after having been calcined or partly fused in a furnace, but before vitrification. It is a composition of silex and alkali, occasionally with other ingredients. --Ure. 2. (Ceramics) The material for glaze of pottery. {Frit brick}, a lump of calcined glass materials, brought to a pasty condition in a reverberatory furnace, preliminary to the perfect vitrification in the melting pot.
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Fritfly \Frit"fly`\, n. (Zo[94]l.) A small dipterous fly of the genus {Oscinis}, esp. {O. vastator}, injurious to grain in Europe, and {O. Trifole}, injurious to clover in America.
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Froth \Froth\, n. [OE. frothe, Icel. fro[eb]a; akin to Dan. fraade, Sw. fradga, AS. [be]freo[eb]an to froth.] 1. The bubbles caused in fluids or liquors by fermentation or agitation; spume; foam; esp., a spume of saliva caused by disease or nervous excitement. 2. Any empty, senseless show of wit or eloquence; rhetoric without thought. --Johnson. It was a long speech, but all froth. --L'Estrange. 3. Light, unsubstantial matter. --Tusser. {Froth insect} (Zo[94]l.), the cuckoo spit or frog hopper; -- called also {froth spit}, {froth worm}, and {froth fly}. {Froth spit}. See {Cuckoo spit}, under Cuckoo.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fruit \Fruit\, n. [OE. fruit, frut, F. fruit, from L. fructus enjoyment, product, fruit, from frui, p. p. fructus, to enjoy; akin to E. brook, v. t. See {Brook}, v. t., and cf. {Fructify}, {Frugal}.] 1. Whatever is produced for the nourishment or enjoyment of man or animals by the processes of vegetable growth, as corn, grass, cotton, flax, etc.; -- commonly used in the plural. Six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof. --Ex. xxiii. 10. 2. (Hort.) The pulpy, edible seed vessels of certain plants, especially those grown on branches above ground, as apples, oranges, grapes, melons, berries, etc. See 3. 3. (Bot.) The ripened ovary of a flowering plant, with its contents and whatever parts are consolidated with it. Note: Fruits are classified as fleshy, drupaceous, and -dry. Fleshy fruits include berries, gourds, and melons, orangelike fruita and pomes; drupaceous fruits are stony within and fleshy without, as peaches, plums, and chercies;and dry fruits are further divided into achenes, follicles, legumes, capsules, nuts, and several other kinds. 4. (Bot.) The spore cases or conceptacles of flowerless plants, as of ferns, mosses, algae, etc., with the spores contained in them. 6. The produce of animals; offspring; young; as, the fruit of the womb, of the loins, of the body. King Edward's fruit, true heir to the English crown. --Shak. 6. That which is produced; the effect or consequence of any action; advantageous or desirable product or result; disadvantageous or evil consequence or effect; as, the fruits of labor, of self-denial, of intemperance. The fruit of rashness. --Shak. What I obtained was the fruit of no bargain. --Burke. They shall eat the fruit of their doings. --Is. iii 10. The fruits of this education became visible. --Macaulay. Note: Fruit is frequently used adjectively, signifying of, for, or pertaining to a fruit or fruits; as, fruit bud; fruit frame; fruit jar; fruit knife; fruit loft; fruit show; fruit stall; fruit tree; etc. {Fruit bat} (Zo[94]l.), one of the Frugivora; -- called also {fruit-eating bat}. {Fruit bud} (Bot.), a bud that produces fruit; -- in most oplants the same as the power bud. {Fruit dot} (Bot.), a collection of fruit cases, as in ferns. See {Sorus}. {Fruit fly} (Zo[94]l.), a small dipterous insect of the genus {Drosophila}, which lives in fruit, in the larval state. {Fruit jar}, a jar for holding preserved fruit, usually made of glass or earthenware. {Fruit pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of pigeons of the family {Carpophagid[91]}, inhabiting India, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. They feed largely upon fruit. and are noted for their beautiful colors. {Fruit sugar} (Chem.), a kind of sugar occurring, naturally formed, in many ripe fruits, and in honey; levulose. The name is also, though rarely, applied to {invert sugar}, or to the natural mixture or dextrose and levulose resembling it, and found in fruits and honey. {Fruit tree} (Hort.), a tree cultivated for its edible fruit. {Fruit worm} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of insect larv[91]: which live in the interior of fruit. They are mostly small species of Lepidoptera and Diptera. {Small fruits} (Hort.), currants, raspberries, strawberries, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fruit \Fruit\, n. [OE. fruit, frut, F. fruit, from L. fructus enjoyment, product, fruit, from frui, p. p. fructus, to enjoy; akin to E. brook, v. t. See {Brook}, v. t., and cf. {Fructify}, {Frugal}.] 1. Whatever is produced for the nourishment or enjoyment of man or animals by the processes of vegetable growth, as corn, grass, cotton, flax, etc.; -- commonly used in the plural. Six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof. --Ex. xxiii. 10. 2. (Hort.) The pulpy, edible seed vessels of certain plants, especially those grown on branches above ground, as apples, oranges, grapes, melons, berries, etc. See 3. 3. (Bot.) The ripened ovary of a flowering plant, with its contents and whatever parts are consolidated with it. Note: Fruits are classified as fleshy, drupaceous, and -dry. Fleshy fruits include berries, gourds, and melons, orangelike fruita and pomes; drupaceous fruits are stony within and fleshy without, as peaches, plums, and chercies;and dry fruits are further divided into achenes, follicles, legumes, capsules, nuts, and several other kinds. 4. (Bot.) The spore cases or conceptacles of flowerless plants, as of ferns, mosses, algae, etc., with the spores contained in them. 6. The produce of animals; offspring; young; as, the fruit of the womb, of the loins, of the body. King Edward's fruit, true heir to the English crown. --Shak. 6. That which is produced; the effect or consequence of any action; advantageous or desirable product or result; disadvantageous or evil consequence or effect; as, the fruits of labor, of self-denial, of intemperance. The fruit of rashness. --Shak. What I obtained was the fruit of no bargain. --Burke. They shall eat the fruit of their doings. --Is. iii 10. The fruits of this education became visible. --Macaulay. Note: Fruit is frequently used adjectively, signifying of, for, or pertaining to a fruit or fruits; as, fruit bud; fruit frame; fruit jar; fruit knife; fruit loft; fruit show; fruit stall; fruit tree; etc. {Fruit bat} (Zo[94]l.), one of the Frugivora; -- called also {fruit-eating bat}. {Fruit bud} (Bot.), a bud that produces fruit; -- in most oplants the same as the power bud. {Fruit dot} (Bot.), a collection of fruit cases, as in ferns. See {Sorus}. {Fruit fly} (Zo[94]l.), a small dipterous insect of the genus {Drosophila}, which lives in fruit, in the larval state. {Fruit jar}, a jar for holding preserved fruit, usually made of glass or earthenware. {Fruit pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of pigeons of the family {Carpophagid[91]}, inhabiting India, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. They feed largely upon fruit. and are noted for their beautiful colors. {Fruit sugar} (Chem.), a kind of sugar occurring, naturally formed, in many ripe fruits, and in honey; levulose. The name is also, though rarely, applied to {invert sugar}, or to the natural mixture or dextrose and levulose resembling it, and found in fruits and honey. {Fruit tree} (Hort.), a tree cultivated for its edible fruit. {Fruit worm} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of insect larv[91]: which live in the interior of fruit. They are mostly small species of Lepidoptera and Diptera. {Small fruits} (Hort.), currants, raspberries, strawberries, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fruit \Fruit\, n. [OE. fruit, frut, F. fruit, from L. fructus enjoyment, product, fruit, from frui, p. p. fructus, to enjoy; akin to E. brook, v. t. See {Brook}, v. t., and cf. {Fructify}, {Frugal}.] 1. Whatever is produced for the nourishment or enjoyment of man or animals by the processes of vegetable growth, as corn, grass, cotton, flax, etc.; -- commonly used in the plural. Six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof. --Ex. xxiii. 10. 2. (Hort.) The pulpy, edible seed vessels of certain plants, especially those grown on branches above ground, as apples, oranges, grapes, melons, berries, etc. See 3. 3. (Bot.) The ripened ovary of a flowering plant, with its contents and whatever parts are consolidated with it. Note: Fruits are classified as fleshy, drupaceous, and -dry. Fleshy fruits include berries, gourds, and melons, orangelike fruita and pomes; drupaceous fruits are stony within and fleshy without, as peaches, plums, and chercies;and dry fruits are further divided into achenes, follicles, legumes, capsules, nuts, and several other kinds. 4. (Bot.) The spore cases or conceptacles of flowerless plants, as of ferns, mosses, algae, etc., with the spores contained in them. 6. The produce of animals; offspring; young; as, the fruit of the womb, of the loins, of the body. King Edward's fruit, true heir to the English crown. --Shak. 6. That which is produced; the effect or consequence of any action; advantageous or desirable product or result; disadvantageous or evil consequence or effect; as, the fruits of labor, of self-denial, of intemperance. The fruit of rashness. --Shak. What I obtained was the fruit of no bargain. --Burke. They shall eat the fruit of their doings. --Is. iii 10. The fruits of this education became visible. --Macaulay. Note: Fruit is frequently used adjectively, signifying of, for, or pertaining to a fruit or fruits; as, fruit bud; fruit frame; fruit jar; fruit knife; fruit loft; fruit show; fruit stall; fruit tree; etc. {Fruit bat} (Zo[94]l.), one of the Frugivora; -- called also {fruit-eating bat}. {Fruit bud} (Bot.), a bud that produces fruit; -- in most oplants the same as the power bud. {Fruit dot} (Bot.), a collection of fruit cases, as in ferns. See {Sorus}. {Fruit fly} (Zo[94]l.), a small dipterous insect of the genus {Drosophila}, which lives in fruit, in the larval state. {Fruit jar}, a jar for holding preserved fruit, usually made of glass or earthenware. {Fruit pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of pigeons of the family {Carpophagid[91]}, inhabiting India, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. They feed largely upon fruit. and are noted for their beautiful colors. {Fruit sugar} (Chem.), a kind of sugar occurring, naturally formed, in many ripe fruits, and in honey; levulose. The name is also, though rarely, applied to {invert sugar}, or to the natural mixture or dextrose and levulose resembling it, and found in fruits and honey. {Fruit tree} (Hort.), a tree cultivated for its edible fruit. {Fruit worm} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of insect larv[91]: which live in the interior of fruit. They are mostly small species of Lepidoptera and Diptera. {Small fruits} (Hort.), currants, raspberries, strawberries, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fruit \Fruit\, n. [OE. fruit, frut, F. fruit, from L. fructus enjoyment, product, fruit, from frui, p. p. fructus, to enjoy; akin to E. brook, v. t. See {Brook}, v. t., and cf. {Fructify}, {Frugal}.] 1. Whatever is produced for the nourishment or enjoyment of man or animals by the processes of vegetable growth, as corn, grass, cotton, flax, etc.; -- commonly used in the plural. Six years thou shalt sow thy land, and shalt gather in the fruits thereof. --Ex. xxiii. 10. 2. (Hort.) The pulpy, edible seed vessels of certain plants, especially those grown on branches above ground, as apples, oranges, grapes, melons, berries, etc. See 3. 3. (Bot.) The ripened ovary of a flowering plant, with its contents and whatever parts are consolidated with it. Note: Fruits are classified as fleshy, drupaceous, and -dry. Fleshy fruits include berries, gourds, and melons, orangelike fruita and pomes; drupaceous fruits are stony within and fleshy without, as peaches, plums, and chercies;and dry fruits are further divided into achenes, follicles, legumes, capsules, nuts, and several other kinds. 4. (Bot.) The spore cases or conceptacles of flowerless plants, as of ferns, mosses, algae, etc., with the spores contained in them. 6. The produce of animals; offspring; young; as, the fruit of the womb, of the loins, of the body. King Edward's fruit, true heir to the English crown. --Shak. 6. That which is produced; the effect or consequence of any action; advantageous or desirable product or result; disadvantageous or evil consequence or effect; as, the fruits of labor, of self-denial, of intemperance. The fruit of rashness. --Shak. What I obtained was the fruit of no bargain. --Burke. They shall eat the fruit of their doings. --Is. iii 10. The fruits of this education became visible. --Macaulay. Note: Fruit is frequently used adjectively, signifying of, for, or pertaining to a fruit or fruits; as, fruit bud; fruit frame; fruit jar; fruit knife; fruit loft; fruit show; fruit stall; fruit tree; etc. {Fruit bat} (Zo[94]l.), one of the Frugivora; -- called also {fruit-eating bat}. {Fruit bud} (Bot.), a bud that produces fruit; -- in most oplants the same as the power bud. {Fruit dot} (Bot.), a collection of fruit cases, as in ferns. See {Sorus}. {Fruit fly} (Zo[94]l.), a small dipterous insect of the genus {Drosophila}, which lives in fruit, in the larval state. {Fruit jar}, a jar for holding preserved fruit, usually made of glass or earthenware. {Fruit pigeon} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of pigeons of the family {Carpophagid[91]}, inhabiting India, Australia, and the Pacific Islands. They feed largely upon fruit. and are noted for their beautiful colors. {Fruit sugar} (Chem.), a kind of sugar occurring, naturally formed, in many ripe fruits, and in honey; levulose. The name is also, though rarely, applied to {invert sugar}, or to the natural mixture or dextrose and levulose resembling it, and found in fruits and honey. {Fruit tree} (Hort.), a tree cultivated for its edible fruit. {Fruit worm} (Zo[94]l.), one of numerous species of insect larv[91]: which live in the interior of fruit. They are mostly small species of Lepidoptera and Diptera. {Small fruits} (Hort.), currants, raspberries, strawberries, etc.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fruitful \Fruit"ful\, a. Full of fruit; producing fruit abundantly; bearing results; prolific; fertile; liberal; bountiful; as, a fruitful tree, or season, or soil; a fruitful wife. -- {Fruit"fully}, adv. -- {Fruit"fulness}, n. Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth. --Gen. i. 28. [Nature] By disburdening grows More fruitful. --Milton. The great fruitfulness of the poet's fancy. --Addison. Syn: Fertile; prolific; productive; fecund; plentiful; rich; abundant; plenteous. See {Fertile}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fruitful \Fruit"ful\, a. Full of fruit; producing fruit abundantly; bearing results; prolific; fertile; liberal; bountiful; as, a fruitful tree, or season, or soil; a fruitful wife. -- {Fruit"fully}, adv. -- {Fruit"fulness}, n. Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth. --Gen. i. 28. [Nature] By disburdening grows More fruitful. --Milton. The great fruitfulness of the poet's fancy. --Addison. Syn: Fertile; prolific; productive; fecund; plentiful; rich; abundant; plenteous. See {Fertile}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fruitful \Fruit"ful\, a. Full of fruit; producing fruit abundantly; bearing results; prolific; fertile; liberal; bountiful; as, a fruitful tree, or season, or soil; a fruitful wife. -- {Fruit"fully}, adv. -- {Fruit"fulness}, n. Be fruitful and multiply and replenish the earth. --Gen. i. 28. [Nature] By disburdening grows More fruitful. --Milton. The great fruitfulness of the poet's fancy. --Addison. Syn: Fertile; prolific; productive; fecund; plentiful; rich; abundant; plenteous. See {Fertile}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fruitive \Fru"i*tive\, a. [See {Fruition}.] Enjoying; possessing. [Obs.] --Boyle.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Furtive \Fur"tive\, a. [L. furtivus, fr. furtum theft, fr. fur thief, akin to ferre to bear: cf. F. furtif. See {Fertile}.] Stolen; obtained or characterized by stealth; sly; secret; stealthy; as, a furtive look. --Prior. A hasty and furtive ceremony. --Hallam.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Furtively \Fur"tive*ly\, adv. Stealthily by theft. --Lover.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fordville, ND (city, FIPS 27060) Location: 48.21675 N, 97.79448 W Population (1990): 299 (138 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 58231
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Fort Belknap, MT (CDP, FIPS 27775) Location: 48.48307 N, 108.76634 W Population (1990): 422 (157 housing units) Area: 1.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Fort Belvoir, VA (CDP, FIPS 29008) Location: 38.70971 N, 77.14699 W Population (1990): 8590 (2106 housing units) Area: 20.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 22060
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Fort Bend County, TX (county, FIPS 157) Location: 29.53294 N, 95.77355 W Population (1990): 225421 (77075 housing units) Area: 2266.4 sq km (land), 28.7 sq km (water)
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Fort Benjamin Ha, IN Zip code(s): 46216
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Fort Benning South, GA (CDP, FIPS 30785) Location: 32.36234 N, 84.94926 W Population (1990): 14617 (2143 housing units) Area: 22.2 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
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Fort Benton, MT (city, FIPS 28000) Location: 47.82864 N, 110.65514 W Population (1990): 1660 (745 housing units) Area: 5.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 59442
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Fort Bidwell, CA Zip code(s): 96112
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Fort Blackmore, VA Zip code(s): 24250
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Fort Bliss, TX (CDP, FIPS 26664) Location: 31.80755 N, 106.42166 W Population (1990): 13915 (2807 housing units) Area: 16.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 79906, 79908, 79916
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Fort Bragg, CA (city, FIPS 25058) Location: 39.44228 N, 123.80291 W Population (1990): 6078 (2629 housing units) Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 95437 Fort Bragg, NC (CDP, FIPS 24260) Location: 35.13853 N, 79.00102 W Population (1990): 34744 (4896 housing units) Area: 49.2 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 28307
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Fort Branch, IN (town, FIPS 24250) Location: 38.24678 N, 87.57483 W Population (1990): 2447 (1026 housing units) Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 47648
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Fort Bridger, WY Zip code(s): 82933
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Fort Davis, AL Zip code(s): 36031 Fort Davis, TX Zip code(s): 79734
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Fort Defiance, AZ (CDP, FIPS 24460) Location: 35.74368 N, 109.06659 W Population (1990): 4489 (1265 housing units) Area: 13.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Fort Defiance, VA Zip code(s): 24437
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Fort Deposit, AL (town, FIPS 27520) Location: 31.98585 N, 86.57624 W Population (1990): 1240 (474 housing units) Area: 10.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 36032
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Fort Devens, MA (CDP, FIPS 24540) Location: 42.53606 N, 71.61767 W Population (1990): 8973 (1835 housing units) Area: 13.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
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Fort Fairfield, ME (CDP, FIPS 25650) Location: 46.76804 N, 67.83647 W Population (1990): 1729 (788 housing units) Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 04742
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Fort Payne, AL (city, FIPS 27616) Location: 34.45379 N, 85.69444 W Population (1990): 11838 (5236 housing units) Area: 139.9 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 35967
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Fort Peck, MT (town, FIPS 28450) Location: 48.00658 N, 106.45475 W Population (1990): 325 (236 housing units) Area: 2.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 59223
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Fort Pierce, FL (city, FIPS 24300) Location: 27.44125 N, 80.32203 W Population (1990): 36830 (17250 housing units) Area: 31.8 sq km (land), 15.8 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 34945, 34946, 34947, 34949, 34950, 34951, 34981, 34982
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Fort Pierce North, FL (CDP, FIPS 24337) Location: 27.47478 N, 80.35618 W Population (1990): 5833 (2441 housing units) Area: 9.2 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water)
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Fort Pierce South, FL (CDP, FIPS 24387) Location: 27.41075 N, 80.35514 W Population (1990): 5320 (2251 housing units) Area: 11.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Fort Pierre, SD (city, FIPS 22260) Location: 44.36274 N, 100.37935 W Population (1990): 1854 (738 housing units) Area: 6.9 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 57532
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Fort Pillow, TN Zip code(s): 38041
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Fort Plain, NY (village, FIPS 26924) Location: 42.93168 N, 74.62830 W Population (1990): 2416 (1127 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.1 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 13339
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Fort Polk North, LA (CDP, FIPS 26746) Location: 31.11259 N, 93.17106 W Population (1990): 3819 (1146 housing units) Area: 10.3 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Fort Polk South, LA (CDP, FIPS 26757) Location: 31.04953 N, 93.21719 W Population (1990): 10911 (3051 housing units) Area: 16.0 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
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Fort Valley, GA (city, FIPS 31096) Location: 32.55482 N, 83.88866 W Population (1990): 8198 (3074 housing units) Area: 13.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 31030
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Fortville, IN (town, FIPS 24286) Location: 39.93590 N, 85.84697 W Population (1990): 2690 (1103 housing units) Area: 2.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 46040
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Forty Fort, PA (borough, FIPS 26880) Location: 41.28902 N, 75.87053 W Population (1990): 5049 (2126 housing units) Area: 3.5 sq km (land), 0.5 sq km (water)
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Fruitport, MI (village, FIPS 31000) Location: 43.12570 N, 86.15587 W Population (1990): 1090 (418 housing units) Area: 2.4 sq km (land), 0.2 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 49415
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Fruitvale, CO (CDP, FIPS 28800) Location: 39.09320 N, 108.47837 W Population (1990): 5222 (1954 housing units) Area: 8.2 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 81504 Fruitvale, TX (city, FIPS 27804) Location: 32.68393 N, 95.80362 W Population (1990): 349 (152 housing units) Area: 4.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water) Zip code(s): 75127 Fruitvale, WA (CDP, FIPS 25755) Location: 46.61718 N, 120.54169 W Population (1990): 4125 (2024 housing units) Area: 5.8 sq km (land), 0.3 sq km (water)
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Fruitville, FL (CDP, FIPS 25000) Location: 27.33245 N, 82.46355 W Population (1990): 9808 (3664 housing units) Area: 18.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
Fred Foobar n. {J. Random Hacker}'s cousin. Any typical human being, more or less synomous with `someone' except that Fred Foobar can be {backreference}d by name later on. "So Fred Foobar will enter his phone number into the database, and it'll be archived with the others. Months later, when Fred searches..." See also {Bloggs Family} and {Dr. Fred Mbogo}