face recognition
         n 1: biometric identification by scanning a person's face and
               matching it against a library of known faces; "they used
               face recognition to spot known terrorists" [syn: {face
               recognition}, {facial recognition}, {automatic face
               recognition}]
         2: the visual perception of familiar faces

English Dictionary: fisher cat	by the DICT Development Group
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
figure eight n a knot having the shape of the numeral 8; tied in a rope that has been passed through a hole or pulley and that prevents the rope from coming loose Synonym(s): figure eight, figure of eight a skating figure that carves an 8 in the ice
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
figure skate n an ice skate worn for figure skating; has a slightly curved blade and a row of jagged points at the front of the blade v dance on skates
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
figure skating n ice skating where the skates trace outlines of selected figures
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fischer's slime mushroom n a type of slime mushroom
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fish-worship n the worship of fish Synonym(s): ichthyolatry, fish-worship
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fisher cat n large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal Synonym(s): fisher, pekan, fisher cat, black cat, Martes pennanti
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
foie gras n a pate made from goose liver (marinated in Cognac) and truffles Synonym(s): foie gras, pate de foie gras
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fouquieria columnaris n candlewood of Mexico and southwestern California having tall columnar stems and bearing honey-scented creamy yellow flowers Synonym(s): boojum tree, cirio, Fouquieria columnaris, Idria columnaris
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fouquieria splendens n desert shrub of southwestern United States and Mexico having slender naked spiny branches that after the rainy season put forth foliage and clusters of red flowers Synonym(s): ocotillo, coachwhip, Jacob's staff, vine cactus, Fouquieria splendens
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Fouquieriaceae n small family of spiny shrubs or trees of southwestern United States Synonym(s): Fouquieriaceae, family Fouquieriaceae
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
fox shark n large pelagic shark of warm seas with a whiplike tail used to round up small fish on which to feed Synonym(s): thresher, thrasher, thresher shark, fox shark, Alopius vulpinus
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Winkle \Win"kle\, n. [AS. wincle.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Any periwinkle. --Holland.       (b) Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the             United States, either of two species of {Fulgar} ({F.             canaliculata}, and {F. carica}).          Note: These are large mollusks which often destroy large                numbers of oysters by drilling their shells and sucking                their blood.          {Sting winkle}, a European spinose marine shell ({Murex             erinaceus}). See Illust. of {Murex}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Ficus \[d8]Fi"cus\, n. [L., a fig.]       A genus of trees or shrubs, one species of which ({F.       Carica}) produces the figs of commerce; the fig tree.          Note: {Ficus Indica} is the banyan tree; {F. religiosa}, the                peepul tree; {F. elastica}, the India-rubber tree.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fig \Fig\, n. [F. figue the fruit of the tree, Pr. figa, fr. L.       ficus fig tree, fig. Cf. {Fico}.]       1. (Bot.) A small fruit tree ({Ficus Carica}) with large             leaves, known from the remotest antiquity. It was probably             native from Syria westward to the Canary Islands.          2. The fruit of a fig tree, which is of round or oblong             shape, and of various colors.          Note: The fruit of a fig tree is really the hollow end of a                stem, and bears numerous achenia inside the cavity.                Many species have little, hard, inedible figs, and in                only a few does the fruit become soft and pulpy. The                fruit of the cultivated varieties is much prized in its                fresh state, and also when dried or preserved. See                {Caprification}.          3. A small piece of tobacco. [U.S.]          4. The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; -- used             in scorn or contempt. [bd]A fig for Peter.[b8] --Shak.          {Cochineal fig}. See {Conchineal fig}.          {Fig dust}, a preparation of fine oatmeal for feeding caged             birds.          {Fig faun}, one of a class of rural deities or monsters             supposed to live on figs. [bd]Therefore shall dragons             dwell there with the fig fauns.[b8] --Jer. i. 39. (Douay             version).          {Fig gnat} (Zo[94]l.), a small fly said to be injurious to             figs.          {Fig leaf}, the leaf tree; hence, in allusion to the first             clothing of Adam and Eve (Genesis iii.7), a covering for a             thing that ought to be concealed; esp., an inadequate             covering; a symbol for affected modesty.          {Fig marigold} (Bot.), the name of several plants of the             genus {Mesembryanthemum}, some of which are prized for the             brilliancy and beauty of their flowers.          {Fig tree} (Bot.), any tree of the genus {Ficus}, but             especially {F. Carica} which produces the fig of commerce.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Winkle \Win"kle\, n. [AS. wincle.] (Zo[94]l.)       (a) Any periwinkle. --Holland.       (b) Any one of various marine spiral gastropods, esp., in the             United States, either of two species of {Fulgar} ({F.             canaliculata}, and {F. carica}).          Note: These are large mollusks which often destroy large                numbers of oysters by drilling their shells and sucking                their blood.          {Sting winkle}, a European spinose marine shell ({Murex             erinaceus}). See Illust. of {Murex}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
d8Ficus \[d8]Fi"cus\, n. [L., a fig.]       A genus of trees or shrubs, one species of which ({F.       Carica}) produces the figs of commerce; the fig tree.          Note: {Ficus Indica} is the banyan tree; {F. religiosa}, the                peepul tree; {F. elastica}, the India-rubber tree.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fig \Fig\, n. [F. figue the fruit of the tree, Pr. figa, fr. L.       ficus fig tree, fig. Cf. {Fico}.]       1. (Bot.) A small fruit tree ({Ficus Carica}) with large             leaves, known from the remotest antiquity. It was probably             native from Syria westward to the Canary Islands.          2. The fruit of a fig tree, which is of round or oblong             shape, and of various colors.          Note: The fruit of a fig tree is really the hollow end of a                stem, and bears numerous achenia inside the cavity.                Many species have little, hard, inedible figs, and in                only a few does the fruit become soft and pulpy. The                fruit of the cultivated varieties is much prized in its                fresh state, and also when dried or preserved. See                {Caprification}.          3. A small piece of tobacco. [U.S.]          4. The value of a fig, practically nothing; a fico; -- used             in scorn or contempt. [bd]A fig for Peter.[b8] --Shak.          {Cochineal fig}. See {Conchineal fig}.          {Fig dust}, a preparation of fine oatmeal for feeding caged             birds.          {Fig faun}, one of a class of rural deities or monsters             supposed to live on figs. [bd]Therefore shall dragons             dwell there with the fig fauns.[b8] --Jer. i. 39. (Douay             version).          {Fig gnat} (Zo[94]l.), a small fly said to be injurious to             figs.          {Fig leaf}, the leaf tree; hence, in allusion to the first             clothing of Adam and Eve (Genesis iii.7), a covering for a             thing that ought to be concealed; esp., an inadequate             covering; a symbol for affected modesty.          {Fig marigold} (Bot.), the name of several plants of the             genus {Mesembryanthemum}, some of which are prized for the             brilliancy and beauty of their flowers.          {Fig tree} (Bot.), any tree of the genus {Ficus}, but             especially {F. Carica} which produces the fig of commerce.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Facework \Face"work`\, n.       The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or       building; facing.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2/22/42/8 4/22/44/8 3/23/43/8 6/46/46/8          {Academy figure}, {Canceled figures}, {Lay figure}, etc. See             under {Academy}, {Cancel}, {Lay}, etc.          {Figure caster}, [or] {Figure flinger}, an astrologer.             [bd]This figure caster.[b8] --Milton.          {Figure flinging}, the practice of astrology.          {Figure-of-eight knot}, a knot shaped like the figure 8. See             Illust. under {Knot}.          {Figure painting}, a picture of the human figure, or the act             or art of depicting the human figure.          {Figure stone} (Min.), agalmatolite.          {Figure weaving}, the art or process of weaving figured             fabrics.          {To cut a figure}, to make a display. [Colloq.] --Sir W.             Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Agalmatolite \Ag`al*mat"o*lite\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], image, statue       + -lite: cf. F. agalmatolithe.] (Min.)       A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish       color, carved into images by the Chinese, and hence called       {figure stone}, and {pagodite}. It is probably a variety of       pinite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2/22/42/8 4/22/44/8 3/23/43/8 6/46/46/8          {Academy figure}, {Canceled figures}, {Lay figure}, etc. See             under {Academy}, {Cancel}, {Lay}, etc.          {Figure caster}, [or] {Figure flinger}, an astrologer.             [bd]This figure caster.[b8] --Milton.          {Figure flinging}, the practice of astrology.          {Figure-of-eight knot}, a knot shaped like the figure 8. See             Illust. under {Knot}.          {Figure painting}, a picture of the human figure, or the act             or art of depicting the human figure.          {Figure stone} (Min.), agalmatolite.          {Figure weaving}, the art or process of weaving figured             fabrics.          {To cut a figure}, to make a display. [Colloq.] --Sir W.             Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Agalmatolite \Ag`al*mat"o*lite\, n. [Gr. [?], [?], image, statue       + -lite: cf. F. agalmatolithe.] (Min.)       A soft, compact stone, of a grayish, greenish, or yellowish       color, carved into images by the Chinese, and hence called       {figure stone}, and {pagodite}. It is probably a variety of       pinite.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
2/22/42/8 4/22/44/8 3/23/43/8 6/46/46/8          {Academy figure}, {Canceled figures}, {Lay figure}, etc. See             under {Academy}, {Cancel}, {Lay}, etc.          {Figure caster}, [or] {Figure flinger}, an astrologer.             [bd]This figure caster.[b8] --Milton.          {Figure flinging}, the practice of astrology.          {Figure-of-eight knot}, a knot shaped like the figure 8. See             Illust. under {Knot}.          {Figure painting}, a picture of the human figure, or the act             or art of depicting the human figure.          {Figure stone} (Min.), agalmatolite.          {Figure weaving}, the art or process of weaving figured             fabrics.          {To cut a figure}, to make a display. [Colloq.] --Sir W.             Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Arabic \Ar"a*bic\, a. [L. Arabicus, fr. Arabia.]       Of or pertaining to Arabia or the Arabians.          {Arabic numerals} or {figures}, the nine digits, 1, 2, 3,             etc., and the cipher 0.          {Gum arabic}. See under {Gum}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Figurist \Fig"ur*ist\, n.       One who uses or interprets figurative expressions.       --Waterland.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fishery \Fish"er*y\, n.; pl. {Fisheries}.       1. The business or practice of catching fish; fishing.             --Addison.          2. A place for catching fish.          3. (Law) The right to take fish at a certain place, or in             particular waters. --Abbott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fissirostral \Fis`si*ros"tral\, a. [Cf. F. fissirostre.]       (Zo[94]l.)       Having the bill cleft beyond the horny part, as in the case       of swallows and goatsuckers.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fossorious \Fos*so"ri*ous\, a. (Zo[94]l.)       Adapted for digging; -- said of the legs of certain insects.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thrasher \Thrash"er\, Thresher \Thresh"er\, n.       1. One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing             machine.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A large and voracious shark ({Alopias vulpes}),             remarkable for the great length of the upper lobe of its             tail, with which it beats, or thrashes, its prey. It is             found both upon the American and the European coasts.             Called also {fox shark}, {sea ape}, {sea fox}, {slasher},             {swingle-tail}, and {thrasher shark}.          3. (Zo[94]l.) A name given to the brown thrush and other             allied species. See {Brown thrush}.          {Sage thrasher}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Sage}.          {Thrasher whale} (Zo[94]l.), the common killer of the             Atlantic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fox \Fox\, n.; pl. {Foxes}. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs,       OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa[a3]h[?], Icel. f[?]a fox, fox       fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. {Vixen}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus {Vulpes},             family {Canid[91]}, of many species. The European fox ({V.             vulgaris} or {V. vulpes}), the American red fox ({V.             fulvus}), the American gray fox ({V. Virginianus}), and             the arctic, white, or blue, fox ({V. lagopus}) are             well-known species.          Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the                American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the                cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of                the same species, of less value. The common foxes of                Europe and America are very similar; both are                celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild                birds, poultry, and various small animals.                            Subtle as the fox for prey.            --Shak.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The European dragonet.          3. (Zo[94]l.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also             {sea fox}. See {Thrasher shark}, under {Shark}.          4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.]                         We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie.          5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar;             -- used for seizings or mats.          6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the             blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.]                         Thou diest on point of fox.               --Shak.          7. pl. (Enthnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs,             formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin;             -- called also {Outagamies}.          {Fox and geese}.             (a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others                   as they run one goal to another.             (b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for                   them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the                   geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle                   of the board, endeavors to break through the line of                   the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox.          {Fox bat} (Zo[94]l.), a large fruit bat of the genus             {Pteropus}, of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and             the East Indies, esp. {P. medius} of India. Some of the             species are more than four feet across the outspread             wings. See {Fruit bat}.          {Fox bolt}, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge.                      {Fox brush} (Zo[94]l.), the tail of a fox.          {Fox evil}, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy.                      {Fox grape} (Bot.), the name of two species of American             grapes. The northern fox grape ({Vitis Labrusca}) is the             origin of the varieties called {Isabella}, {Concord},             {Hartford}, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis             vulpina}) has produced the {Scuppernong}, and probably the             {Catawba}.          {Fox hunter}.             (a) One who pursues foxes with hounds.             (b) A horse ridden in a fox chase.          {Fox shark} (Zo[94]l.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher             shark}, under {Thrasher}.          {Fox sleep}, pretended sleep.          {Fox sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a large American sparrow             ({Passerella iliaca}); -- so called on account of its             reddish color.          {Fox squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), a large North American squirrel             ({Sciurus niger}, or {S. cinereus}). In the Southern             States the black variety prevails; farther north the             fulvous and gray variety, called the {cat squirrel}, is             more common.          {Fox terrier} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar breed of             terriers, used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes,             and for other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired             varieties.          {Fox trot}, a pace like that which is adopted for a few             steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot,             or a trot into a walk.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Thrasher \Thrash"er\, Thresher \Thresh"er\, n.       1. One who, or that which, thrashes grain; a thrashing             machine.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A large and voracious shark ({Alopias vulpes}),             remarkable for the great length of the upper lobe of its             tail, with which it beats, or thrashes, its prey. It is             found both upon the American and the European coasts.             Called also {fox shark}, {sea ape}, {sea fox}, {slasher},             {swingle-tail}, and {thrasher shark}.          3. (Zo[94]l.) A name given to the brown thrush and other             allied species. See {Brown thrush}.          {Sage thrasher}. (Zo[94]l.) See under {Sage}.          {Thrasher whale} (Zo[94]l.), the common killer of the             Atlantic.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fox \Fox\, n.; pl. {Foxes}. [AS. fox; akin to D. vos, G. fuchs,       OHG. fuhs, foha, Goth. fa[a3]h[?], Icel. f[?]a fox, fox       fraud; of unknown origin, cf. Skr. puccha tail. Cf. {Vixen}.]       1. (Zo[94]l.) A carnivorous animal of the genus {Vulpes},             family {Canid[91]}, of many species. The European fox ({V.             vulgaris} or {V. vulpes}), the American red fox ({V.             fulvus}), the American gray fox ({V. Virginianus}), and             the arctic, white, or blue, fox ({V. lagopus}) are             well-known species.          Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the                American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the                cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of                the same species, of less value. The common foxes of                Europe and America are very similar; both are                celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild                birds, poultry, and various small animals.                            Subtle as the fox for prey.            --Shak.          2. (Zo[94]l.) The European dragonet.          3. (Zo[94]l.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also             {sea fox}. See {Thrasher shark}, under {Shark}.          4. A sly, cunning fellow. [Colloq.]                         We call a crafty and cruel man a fox. --Beattie.          5. (Naut.) Rope yarn twisted together, and rubbed with tar;             -- used for seizings or mats.          6. A sword; -- so called from the stamp of a fox on the             blade, or perhaps of a wolf taken for a fox. [Obs.]                         Thou diest on point of fox.               --Shak.          7. pl. (Enthnol.) A tribe of Indians which, with the Sacs,             formerly occupied the region about Green Bay, Wisconsin;             -- called also {Outagamies}.          {Fox and geese}.             (a) A boy's game, in which one boy tries to catch others                   as they run one goal to another.             (b) A game with sixteen checkers, or some substitute for                   them, one of which is called the fox, and the rest the                   geese; the fox, whose first position is in the middle                   of the board, endeavors to break through the line of                   the geese, and the geese to pen up the fox.          {Fox bat} (Zo[94]l.), a large fruit bat of the genus             {Pteropus}, of many species, inhabiting Asia, Africa, and             the East Indies, esp. {P. medius} of India. Some of the             species are more than four feet across the outspread             wings. See {Fruit bat}.          {Fox bolt}, a bolt having a split end to receive a fox wedge.                      {Fox brush} (Zo[94]l.), the tail of a fox.          {Fox evil}, a disease in which the hair falls off; alopecy.                      {Fox grape} (Bot.), the name of two species of American             grapes. The northern fox grape ({Vitis Labrusca}) is the             origin of the varieties called {Isabella}, {Concord},             {Hartford}, etc., and the southern fox grape ({Vitis             vulpina}) has produced the {Scuppernong}, and probably the             {Catawba}.          {Fox hunter}.             (a) One who pursues foxes with hounds.             (b) A horse ridden in a fox chase.          {Fox shark} (Zo[94]l.), the thrasher shark. See {Thrasher             shark}, under {Thrasher}.          {Fox sleep}, pretended sleep.          {Fox sparrow} (Zo[94]l.), a large American sparrow             ({Passerella iliaca}); -- so called on account of its             reddish color.          {Fox squirrel} (Zo[94]l.), a large North American squirrel             ({Sciurus niger}, or {S. cinereus}). In the Southern             States the black variety prevails; farther north the             fulvous and gray variety, called the {cat squirrel}, is             more common.          {Fox terrier} (Zo[94]l.), one of a peculiar breed of             terriers, used in hunting to drive foxes from their holes,             and for other purposes. There are rough- and smooth-haired             varieties.          {Fox trot}, a pace like that which is adopted for a few             steps, by a horse, when passing from a walk into a trot,             or a trot into a walk.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fauquier County, VA (county, FIPS 61)       Location: 38.74066 N, 77.80854 W       Population (1990): 48741 (17716 housing units)       Area: 1684.3 sq km (land), 3.9 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fisher County, TX (county, FIPS 151)       Location: 32.74094 N, 100.39860 W       Population (1990): 4842 (2413 housing units)       Area: 2334.2 sq km (land), 1.5 sq km (water)
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fishers, IN (town, FIPS 23278)       Location: 39.95413 N, 86.02358 W       Population (1990): 7508 (2898 housing units)       Area: 21.4 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 46038
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fishers Island, NY       Zip code(s): 06390
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fishersville, VA (CDP, FIPS 27968)       Location: 38.09828 N, 78.96933 W       Population (1990): 3230 (1201 housing units)       Area: 35.5 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)