fawner
         n 1: someone who humbles himself as a sign of respect; who
               behaves as if he had no self-respect [syn: {apple
               polisher}, {bootlicker}, {fawner}, {groveller}, {groveler},
               {truckler}]

English Dictionary: fawner	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
femur n the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee Synonym(s): femur, thighbone, femoris
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
finer adj (comparative of `fine') greater in quality or excellence; "a finer wine"; "a finer musician"
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
finery n elaborate or showy attire and accessories
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fMRI n a form of magnetic resonance imaging of the brain that registers blood flow to functioning areas of the brain Synonym(s): functional magnetic resonance imaging, fMRI
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fomor n one of a group of Celtic sea demons sometimes associated with the hostile power of nature Synonym(s): Fomor, Fomorian
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fumaria n annual herbs whose flowers have only one petal spurred at the base Synonym(s): Fumaria, genus Fumaria
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fanner \Fan"ner\, n.       1. One who fans. --Jer. li. 2.          2. A fan wheel; a fan blower. See under {Fan}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fawner \Fawn"er\, n.       One who fawns; a sycophant.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Femur \[d8]Fe"mur\, n.; pl. {Femora}. [L. thigh.] (Anat.)       (a) The thigh bone.       (b) The proximal segment of the hind limb containing the             thigh bone; the thigh. See {Coxa}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fin \Fin\, n.[OE. finne, fin, AS. finn; akin to D. vin, G. &       Dan. finne, Sw. fena, L. pinna, penna, a wing, feather. Cf.       {pen} a feather.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) An organ of a fish, consisting of a membrane             supported by rays, or little bony or cartilaginous             ossicles, and serving to balance and propel it in the             water.          Note: Fishes move through the water chiefly by means of the                caudal fin or tail, the principal office of the other                fins being to balance or direct the body, though they                are also, to a certain extent, employed in producing                motion.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A membranous, finlike, swimming organ, as in             pteropod and heteropod mollusks.          3. A finlike organ or attachment; a part of an object or             product which protrudes like a fin, as:             (a) The hand. [Slang]             (b) (Com.) A blade of whalebone. [Eng.] --McElrath.             (c) (Mech.) A mark or ridge left on a casting at the                   junction of the parts of a mold.             (d) (Mech.) The thin sheet of metal squeezed out between                   the collars of the rolls in the process of rolling.                   --Raymond.             (e) (Mech.) A feather; a spline.          4. A finlike appendage, as to submarine boats.          {Apidose fin}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Adipose}, a.          {Fin ray} (Anat.), one of the hornlike, cartilaginous, or             bony, dermal rods which form the skeleton of the fins of             fishes.          {Fin whale} (Zo[94]l.), a finback.          {Paired fins} (Zo[94]l.), the pectoral and ventral fins,             corresponding to the fore and hind legs of the higher             animals.          {Unpaired, [or] Median}, {fins} (Zo[94]l.), the dorsal,             caudal, and anal fins.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finary \Fin"a*ry\, n. (Iron Works)       See {Finery}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fineer \Fi*neer"\, v. i.       To run in dept by getting goods made up in a way unsuitable       for the use of others, and then threatening not to take them       except on credit. [R.] --Goldsmith.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fineer \Fi*neer"\, v. t.       To veneer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fine \Fine\, a. [Compar. {Finer}; superl. {Finest}.] [F. fin,       LL. finus fine, pure, fr. L. finire to finish; cf. finitus,       p. p., finished, completed (hence the sense accomplished,       perfect.) See {Finish}, and cf. {Finite}.]       1. Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from             impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of             admiration; accomplished; beautiful.                         The gain thereof [is better] than fine gold. --Prov.                                                                               iii. 14.                         A cup of wine that's brisk and fine.   --Shak.                         Not only the finest gentleman of his time, but one                      of the finest scholars.                     --Felton.                         To soothe the sick bed of so fine a being [Keats].                                                                               --Leigh Hunt.          2. Aiming at show or effect; loaded with ornament;             overdressed or overdecorated; showy.                         He gratified them with occasional . . . fine                      writing.                                             --M. Arnold.          3. Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful;             dexterous.                         The spider's touch, how exquisitely fine! --Pope.                         The nicest and most delicate touches of satire                      consist in fine raillery.                  --Dryden.                         He has as fine a hand at picking a pocket as a                      woman.                                                --T. Gray.          4. Not coarse, gross, or heavy; as:             (a) Not gross; subtile; thin; tenous.                               The eye standeth in the finer medium and the                            object in the grosser.                  --Bacon.             (b) Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine                   sand or flour.             (c) Not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread.             (d) Thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge.             (e) Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine                   linen or silk.          5. Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its             composition; as, coins nine tenths fine.          6. (Used ironically.)                         Ye have made a fine hand, fellows.      --Shak.          Note: Fine is often compounded with participles and                adjectives, modifying them adverbially; a, fine-drawn,                fine-featured, fine-grained, fine-spoken, fine-spun,                etc.          {Fine arch} (Glass Making), the smaller fritting furnace of a             glasshouse. --Knight.          {Fine arts}. See the Note under {Art}.          {Fine cut}, fine cut tobacco; a kind of chewing tobacco cut             up into shreds.          {Fine goods}, woven fabrics of fine texture and quality.             --McElrath.          {Fine stuff}, lime, or a mixture of lime, plaster, etc., used             as material for the finishing coat in plastering.          {To sail fine} (Naut.), to sail as close to the wind as             possible.          Syn: {Fine}, {Beautiful}.          Usage: When used as a word of praise, fine (being opposed to                   coarse) denotes no [bd]ordinary thing of its kind.[b8]                   It is not as strong as beautiful, in reference to the                   single attribute implied in the latter term; but when                   we speak of a fine woman, we include a greater variety                   of particulars, viz., all the qualities which become a                   woman, -- breeding, sentiment, tact, etc. The term is                   equally comprehensive when we speak of a fine garden,                   landscape, horse, poem, etc.; and, though applied to a                   great variety of objects, the word has still a very                   definite sense, denoting a high degree of                   characteristic excellence.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finer \Fin"er\, n.       One who fines or purifies.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finery \Fin"er*y\, n.       1. Fineness; beauty. [Obs.]                         Don't choose your place of study by the finery of                      the prospects.                                    --I. Watts.          2. Ornament; decoration; especially, excecially decoration;             showy clothes; jewels.                         Her mistress' cast-off finery.            --F. W.                                                                               Robertson.          3. [Cf. {Refinery}.] (Iron Works) A charcoal hearth or             furnace for the conversion of cast iron into wrought iron,             or into iron suitable for puddling.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Finner \Fin"ner\, n. (Zo[94]l.)       A finback whale.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Foinery \Foin"er*y\, n.       Thrusting with the foil; fencing with the point, as       distinguished from broadsword play. [Obs.] --Marston.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fumer \Fum"er\, n.       1. One that fumes.          2. One who makes or uses perfumes. [Obs.]                         Embroiderers, feather makers, fumers. --Beau. & Fl.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Funny \Fun"ny\, a. [Compar. {Funnier}; superl. {Funniest}.]       [From {Fun}.]       Droll; comical; amusing; laughable.          {Funny bone}. See {crazy bone}, under {Crazy}.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Finer       a worker in silver and gold (Prov. 25:4). In Judg. 17:4 the word       (tsoreph) is rendered "founder," and in Isa. 41:7 "goldsmith."