F.I.S.C.
         n 1: a secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign
               Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing
               wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance and for
               authorizing searches of suspected spies and terrorists by
               the Department of Justice or United States intelligence
               agencies [syn: {Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court},
               {F.I.S.C.}]

English Dictionary: fuss	by the DICT Development Group
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face n the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" Synonym(s): face, human face the feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" Synonym(s): expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face the general outward appearance of something; "the face of the city is changing" the striking or working surface of an implement a part of a person that is used to refer to a person; "he looked out at a roomful of faces"; "when he returned to work he met many new faces" a surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf" Synonym(s): side, face the part of an animal corresponding to the human face the side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object); "he dealt the cards face down" a contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect" Synonym(s): grimace, face a specific size and style of type within a type family Synonym(s): font, fount, typeface, face, case status in the eyes of others; "he lost face" impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" Synonym(s): boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek a vertical surface of a building or cliff v deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes" Synonym(s): confront, face up, face Antonym(s): avoid oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other" Synonym(s): confront, face be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park" Synonym(s): front, look, face Antonym(s): back be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other" turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; "Turn and face your partner now" present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us" Synonym(s): confront, face, present turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card" line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; "face the lapels of the jacket" cover the front or surface of; "The building was faced with beautiful stones"
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facia n a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc Synonym(s): fascia, facia
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fag n offensive term for an openly homosexual man [syn: fagot, faggot, fag, fairy, nance, pansy, queen, queer, poof, poove, pouf] finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking Synonym(s): cigarette, cigaret, coffin nail, butt, fag v act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long" Synonym(s): labor, labour, toil, fag, travail, grind, drudge, dig, moil exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" Synonym(s): tire, wear upon, tire out, wear, weary, jade, wear out, outwear, wear down, fag out, fag, fatigue Antonym(s): freshen, refresh, refreshen
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fake adj fraudulent; having a misleading appearance [syn: bogus, fake, phony, phoney, bastard] not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide" Synonym(s): fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated n something that is a counterfeit; not what it seems to be Synonym(s): fake, sham, postiche a person who makes deceitful pretenses Synonym(s): imposter, impostor, pretender, fake, faker, fraud, sham, shammer, pseudo, pseud, role player (football) a deceptive move made by a football player Synonym(s): juke, fake v make a copy of with the intent to deceive; "he faked the signature"; "they counterfeited dollar bills"; "She forged a Green Card" Synonym(s): forge, fake, counterfeit tamper, with the purpose of deception; "Fudge the figures"; "cook the books"; "falsify the data" Synonym(s): fudge, manipulate, fake, falsify, cook, wangle, misrepresent speak insincerely or without regard for facts or truths; "The politician was not well prepared for the debate and faked it" Synonym(s): talk through one's hat, bullshit, bull, fake
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FAQ n a list of questions that are frequently asked (about a given topic) along with their answers
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FAS n a congenital medical condition in which body deformation occurs or facial development or mental ability is impaired because the mother drinks alcohol during pregnancy Synonym(s): fetal alcohol syndrome, FAS
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fascia n a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc Synonym(s): fascia, facia instrument panel on an automobile or airplane containing dials and controls Synonym(s): dashboard, fascia
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faux adj not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide" Synonym(s): fake, false, faux, imitation, simulated
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fax n duplicator that transmits the copy by wire or radio [syn: facsimile, facsimile machine, fax] v send something via a facsimile machine; "Can you fax me the report right away?" Synonym(s): fax, telefax, facsimile
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faze v disturb the composure of [syn: faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle]
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FCC n an independent government agency that regulates interstate and international communications by radio and television and wire and cable and satellite Synonym(s): Federal Communications Commission, FCC
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FCS n a cooperative nationwide system of banks and associations providing credit to farmers and related businesses; originally capitalized by the federal government but now owned by its members and borrowers Synonym(s): Farm Credit System, FCS
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feijoa n South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit Synonym(s): feijoa, feijoa bush dark-green kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh; used chiefly for jellies and preserves Synonym(s): feijoa, pineapple guava
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Fes n a city in north central Morocco; religious center [syn: Fez, Fes]
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fescue n grass with wide flat leaves cultivated in Europe and America for permanent pasture and hay and for lawns Synonym(s): fescue, fescue grass, meadow fescue, Festuca elatior
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fess n (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield Synonym(s): fesse, fess
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fesse n (heraldry) an ordinary consisting of a broad horizontal band across a shield Synonym(s): fesse, fess
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Fez n a city in north central Morocco; religious center [syn: Fez, Fes] a felt cap (usually red) for a man; shaped like a flat-topped cone with a tassel that hangs from the crown Synonym(s): fez, tarboosh
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fiasco n a sudden and violent collapse Synonym(s): debacle, fiasco
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FICA n a tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system
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fice n a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog [syn: feist, fice]
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fichu n a lightweight triangular scarf worn by a woman
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fig n a diagram or picture illustrating textual material; "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2" Synonym(s): figure, fig Mediterranean tree widely cultivated for its edible fruit Synonym(s): fig, common fig, common fig tree, Ficus carica a Libyan terrorist group organized in 1995 and aligned with al-Qaeda; seeks to radicalize the Libyan government; attempted to assassinate Qaddafi Synonym(s): Libyan Islamic Fighting Group, FIG, Al-Jama'a al-Islamiyyah al-Muqatilah bi-Libya, Libyan Fighting Group, Libyan Islamic Group fleshy sweet pear-shaped yellowish or purple multiple fruit eaten fresh or preserved or dried
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Fiji n an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands Synonym(s): Fiji, Republic of Fiji
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FISA n an act passed by Congress in 1978 to establish procedures for requesting judicial authorization for foreign intelligence surveillance and to create the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court; intended to increase United States counterintelligence; separate from ordinary law enforcement surveillance Synonym(s): Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, FISA
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fisc n a state treasury or exchequer or a royal treasury; originally the public treasury of Rome or the emperor's private purse
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fish n any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the living room there was a tank of colorful fish" the flesh of fish used as food; "in Japan most fish is eaten raw"; "after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat"; "they have a chef who specializes in fish" (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces Synonym(s): Pisces, Fish the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20 Synonym(s): Pisces, Pisces the Fishes, Fish v seek indirectly; "fish for compliments" [syn: fish, angle] catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends"
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fisheye adj of or relating to a fisheye lens [syn: fisheye, {wide- angle}]
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fishy adj of or relating to or resembling fish; "the soup had a fishy smell" not as expected; "there was something fishy about the accident"; "up to some funny business"; "some definitely queer goings-on"; "a shady deal"; "her motives were suspect"; "suspicious behavior" Synonym(s): fishy, funny, shady, suspect, suspicious
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fix n informal terms for a difficult situation; "he got into a terrible fix"; "he made a muddle of his marriage" Synonym(s): fix, hole, jam, mess, muddle, pickle, kettle of fish something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug; "she needed a fix of chocolate" the act of putting something in working order again Synonym(s): repair, fix, fixing, fixture, mend, mending, reparation an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear; "collusion resulted in tax fixes for gamblers" a determination of the place where something is; "he got a good fix on the target" Synonym(s): localization, localisation, location, locating, fix v restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" Synonym(s): repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish up, restore, touch on Antonym(s): break, bust cause to be firmly attached; "fasten the lock onto the door"; "she fixed her gaze on the man" Synonym(s): fasten, fix, secure Antonym(s): unfasten decide upon or fix definitely; "fix the variables"; "specify the parameters" Synonym(s): specify, set, determine, define, fix, limit prepare for eating by applying heat; "Cook me dinner, please"; "can you make me an omelette?"; "fix breakfast for the guests, please" Synonym(s): cook, fix, ready, make, prepare take vengeance on or get even; "We'll get them!"; "That'll fix him good!"; "This time I got him" Synonym(s): pay back, pay off, get, fix set or place definitely; "Let's fix the date for the party!" kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study make fixed, stable or stationary; "let's fix the picture to the frame" Synonym(s): fixate, fix make infertile; "in some countries, people with genetically transmissible disabilites are sterilized" Synonym(s): sterilize, sterilise, desex, unsex, desexualize, desexualise, fix influence an event or its outcome by illegal means; "fix a race" put (something somewhere) firmly; "She posited her hand on his shoulder"; "deposit the suitcase on the bench"; "fix your eyes on this spot" Synonym(s): situate, fix, posit, deposit make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc; "Get the children ready for school!"; "prepare for war"; "I was fixing to leave town after I paid the hotel bill" Synonym(s): fix, prepare, set up, ready, gear up, set
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fizz n an effervescent beverage (usually alcoholic) v become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water" Synonym(s): foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form bubbles
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fizzy adj hissing and bubbling Synonym(s): fizzing, fizzy
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fog n droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance Synonym(s): fog, fogginess, murk, murkiness confusion characterized by lack of clarity Synonym(s): daze, fog, haze v make less visible or unclear; "The stars are obscured by the clouds"; "the big elm tree obscures our view of the valley" Synonym(s): obscure, befog, becloud, obnubilate, haze over, fog, cloud, mist
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fogey n someone whose style is out of fashion [syn: dodo, fogy, fogey, fossil]
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foggy adj stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) Synonym(s): dazed, foggy, groggy, logy, stuporous indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" Synonym(s): bleary, blurred, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, muzzy filled or abounding with fog or mist; "a brumous October morning" Synonym(s): brumous, foggy, hazy, misty obscured by fog; "he could barely see through the fogged window" Synonym(s): fogged, foggy
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fogy n someone whose style is out of fashion [syn: dodo, fogy, fogey, fossil]
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fossa n a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) Synonym(s): pit, fossa monotypic genus of Madagascar civets closely related to palm civets Synonym(s): Fossa, genus Fossa largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets Synonym(s): fossa, fossa cat, Cryptoprocta ferox
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fosse n ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water Synonym(s): moat, fosse
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fox n alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs a shifty deceptive person Synonym(s): dodger, fox, slyboots the grey or reddish-brown fur of a fox English statesman who supported American independence and the French Revolution (1749-1806) Synonym(s): Fox, Charles James Fox English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691) Synonym(s): Fox, George Fox a member of an Algonquian people formerly living west of Lake Michigan along the Fox River the Algonquian language of the Fox v deceive somebody; "We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week" Synonym(s): flim-flam, play a joke on, play tricks, trick, fob, fox, pull a fast one on, play a trick on be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly; "These questions confuse even the experts"; "This question completely threw me"; "This question befuddled even the teacher" Synonym(s): confuse, throw, fox, befuddle, fuddle, bedevil, confound, discombobulate become discolored with, or as if with, mildew spots
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foxy adj marked by skill in deception; "cunning men often pass for wise"; "deep political machinations"; "a foxy scheme"; "a slick evasive answer"; "sly as a fox"; "tricky Dick"; "a wily old attorney" Synonym(s): crafty, cunning, dodgy, foxy, guileful, knavish, slick, sly, tricksy, tricky, wily
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FPS n an agency in the General Services Administration that is a security organization to provide a safe environment where Federal agencies can conduct their business Synonym(s): Federal Protective Service, FPS
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FSH n a gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates the cells in male mammals that form sperm Synonym(s): follicle-stimulating hormone, FSH
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fuck n slang for sexual intercourse [syn: fuck, fucking, screw, screwing, ass, nooky, nookie, piece of ass, piece of tail, roll in the hay, shag, shtup] v have sexual intercourse with; "This student sleeps with everyone in her dorm"; "Adam knew Eve"; "Were you ever intimate with this man?" Synonym(s): sleep together, roll in the hay, love, make out, make love, sleep with, get laid, have sex, know, do it, be intimate, have intercourse, have it away, have it off, screw, fuck, jazz, eff, hump, lie with, bed, have a go at it, bang, get it on, bonk
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Fuego n a volcano in south central Guatemala
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fug n (British informal) an airless smoky smelly atmosphere
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fuggy adj (British informal) poorly ventilated
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Fugo n a bomb carried by a balloon; "In World War II the Japanese launched balloon bombs against North America" Synonym(s): balloon bomb, Fugo
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fugu n a blowfish highly prized as a delicacy in Japan but highly dangerous because the skin and organs are poisonous
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fugue n dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to creates a new life; during the fugue there is no memory of the former life; after recovering there is no memory for events during the dissociative state Synonym(s): fugue, psychogenic fugue a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days a musical form consisting of a theme repeated a fifth above or a fourth below its first statement
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fuji n shrubby Japanese cherry tree having pale pink blossoms Synonym(s): fuji, fuji cherry, Prunus incisa an extinct volcano in south central Honshu that is the highest peak in Japan; last erupted in 1707; famous for its symmetrical snow-capped peak; a sacred mountain and site for pilgrimages Synonym(s): Fuji, Mount Fuji, Fujiyama, Fujinoyama, Fuji-san
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fuschia n a dark purplish-red color
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fuse n an electrical device that can interrupt the flow of electrical current when it is overloaded Synonym(s): fuse, electrical fuse, safety fuse any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant Synonym(s): fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming v mix together different elements; "The colors blend well" Synonym(s): blend, flux, mix, conflate, commingle, immix, fuse, coalesce, meld, combine, merge become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat; "The substances fused at a very high temperature" equip with a fuse; provide with a fuse Antonym(s): defuse make liquid or plastic by heating; "The storm fused the electric mains"
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fusee n a spirally grooved spindle in a clock that counteracts the diminishing power of the uncoiling mainspring Synonym(s): fusee drive, fusee a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains Synonym(s): fusee, fuzee a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind Synonym(s): fusee, fuzee any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant Synonym(s): fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming
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fuss n an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft" Synonym(s): dither, pother, fuss, tizzy, flap an angry disturbance; "he didn't want to make a fuss"; "they had labor trouble"; "a spot of bother" Synonym(s): fuss, trouble, bother, hassle a quarrel about petty points Synonym(s): bicker, bickering, spat, tiff, squabble, pettifoggery, fuss a rapid active commotion Synonym(s): bustle, hustle, flurry, ado, fuss, stir v worry unnecessarily or excessively; "don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now" Synonym(s): fuss, niggle, fret care for like a mother; "She fusses over her husband" Synonym(s): mother, fuss, overprotect
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fussy adj annoyed and irritable [syn: crabbed, crabby, cross, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, bad-tempered, ill- tempered] overcrowded or cluttered with detail; "a busy painting"; "a fussy design" Synonym(s): busy, fussy exacting especially about details; "a finicky eater"; "fussy about clothes"; "very particular about how her food was prepared" Synonym(s): finical, finicky, fussy, particular, picky
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fuze n any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant Synonym(s): fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming
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fuzee n a colored flare used as a warning signal by trucks and trains Synonym(s): fusee, fuzee a friction match with a large head that will stay alight in the wind Synonym(s): fusee, fuzee any igniter that is used to initiate the burning of a propellant Synonym(s): fuse, fuze, fusee, fuzee, primer, priming
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fuzz n filamentous hairlike growth on a plant; "peach fuzz" [syn: hair, fuzz, tomentum] uncomplimentary terms for a policeman Synonym(s): bull, cop, copper, fuzz, pig a hazy or indistinct representation; "it happened so fast it was just a blur"; "he tried to clear his head of the whisky fuzz" Synonym(s): blur, fuzz the first beard of an adolescent boy
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fuzzy adj covering with fine light hairs; "his head fuzzed like a dandelion gone to seed" Synonym(s): fuzzed, fuzzy indistinct or hazy in outline; "a landscape of blurred outlines"; "the trees were just blurry shapes" Synonym(s): bleary, blurred, blurry, foggy, fuzzy, hazy, muzzy confused and not coherent; not clearly thought out; "a vague and fuzzy idea of the world of finance"
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FWS n an agency in the Department of the Interior that conserves and protects fish and wildlife and their habitats; assesses the environmental impact of pesticides and nuclear power site and hydroelectric dams and thermal pollution Synonym(s): United States Fish and Wildlife Service, US Fish and Wildlife Service, FWS
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Strawberry \Straw"ber*ry\, n. [AS. stre[a0]wberige; stre[a0]w       straw + berie berry; perhaps from the resemblance of the       runners of the plant to straws.] (Bot.)       A fragrant edible berry, of a delicious taste and commonly of       a red color, the fruit of a plant of the genus {Fragaria}, of       which there are many varieties. Also, the plant bearing the       fruit. The common American strawberry is {Fragaria       virginiana}; the European, {F. vesca}. There are also other       less common species.          {Strawberry bass}. (Zo[94]l.) See {Calico bass}, under             {Calico}.          {Strawberry blite}. (Bot.) See under {Blite}.          {Strawberry borer} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             insects whose larv[91] burrow in the crown or roots of the             strawberry vine. Especially:       (a) The root borer ({Anarsia lineatella}), a very small dark             gray moth whose larv[91] burrow both in the larger roots             and crown, often doing great damage.       (b) The crown borer ({Tyloderma fragari[91]}), a small brown             weevil whose larva burrows in the crown and kills the             plant.          {Strawberry bush} (Bot.), an American shrub ({Euonymus             Americanus}), a kind of spindle tree having crimson pods             and the seeds covered with a scarlet aril.          {Strawberry crab} (Zo[94]l.), a small European spider crab             ({Eurynome aspera}); -- so called because the back is             covered with pink tubercles.          {Strawberry fish} (Zo[94]l.), the amadavat.          {Strawberry geranium} (Bot.), a kind of saxifrage ({Saxifraga             sarmentosa}) having reniform leaves, and producing long             runners like those of the strawberry.          {Strawberry leaf}.       (a) The leaf of the strawberry.       (b) The symbol of the rank or estate of a duke, because the             ducal coronet is twined with strawberry leaves. [bd]The             strawberry leaves on her chariot panels are engraved on             her ladyship's heart.[b8] --Thackeray.          {Strawberry-leaf roller} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several             species of moths whose larv[91] roll up, and feed upon,             the leaves of the strawberry vine; especially,             {Phoxopteris fragari[91]}, and {Eccopsis permundana}.          {Strawberry moth} (Zo[94]l.), any one of several species of             moth whose larv[91] feed on the strawberry vines; as:       (a) The smeared dagger ({Apatela oblinita}), whose large             hairy larva is velvety black with two rows of bright             yellow spots on each side.       (b) A geometrid ({Angerona crocataria}) which is yellow with             dusky spots on the wings. Called also {currant moth}.          {Strawberry pear} (Bot.), the red ovoid fruit of a West             Indian plant of the genus Cereus ({C. triangularia}). It             has a sweetish flavor, and is slightly acid, pleasant, and             cooling. Also, the plant bearing the fruit.          {Strawberry sawfly} (Zo[94]l.), a small black sawfly             ({Emphytus maculatus}) whose larva eats the leaves of the             strawberry vine.          {Strawberry tomato}. (Bot.) See {Alkekengi}.          {Strawberry tree}. (Bot.) See {Arbutus}.          {Strawberry vine} (Bot.), the plant which yields the             strawberry.          {Strawberry worm} (Zo[94]l.), the larva of any moth which             feeds on the strawberry vine.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fac \Fac\ (f[acr]k), n. [Abbrev. of facsimile.]       A large ornamental letter used, esp. by the early printers,       at the commencement of the chapters and other divisions of a       book. --Brande & C.
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Face \Face\, n. [F., from L. facies form, shape, face, perh.       from facere to make (see {Fact}); or perh. orig. meaning       appearance, and from a root meaning to shine, and akin to E.       fancy. Cf. {Facetious}.]       1. The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part             which presents itself to the view; especially, the front             or upper part or surface; that which particularly offers             itself to the view of a spectator.                         A mist . . . watered the whole face of the ground.                                                                               --Gen. ii. 6.                         Lake Leman wooes me with its crystal face. --Byron.          2. That part of a body, having several sides, which may be             seen from one point, or which is presented toward a             certain direction; one of the bounding planes of a solid;             as, a cube has six faces.          3. (Mach.)             (a) The principal dressed surface of a plate, disk, or                   pulley; the principal flat surface of a part or                   object.             (b) That part of the acting surface of a cog in a cog                   wheel, which projects beyond the pitch line.             (c) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end                   to end; as, a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face.          4. (Print.)             (a) The upper surface, or the character upon the surface,                   of a type, plate, etc.             (b) The style or cut of a type or font of type.          5. Outside appearance; surface show; look; external aspect,             whether natural, assumed, or acquired.                         To set a face upon their own malignant design.                                                                               --Milton.                         This would produce a new face of things in Europe.                                                                               --Addison.                         We wear a face of joy, because We have been glad of                      yore.                                                --Wordsworth.          6. That part of the head, esp. of man, in which the eyes,             cheeks, nose, and mouth are situated; visage; countenance.                         In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread.                                                                               --Gen. iii.                                                                               19.          7. Cast of features; expression of countenance; look; air;             appearance.                         We set the best faceon it we could.   --Dryden.          8. (Astrol.) Ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac.             --Chaucer.          9. Maintenance of the countenance free from abashment or             confusion; confidence; boldness; shamelessness;             effrontery.                         This is the man that has the face to charge others                      with false citations.                        --Tillotson.          10. Presence; sight; front; as in the phrases, before the             face of, in the immediate presence of; in the face of,             before, in, or against the front of; as, to fly in the             face of danger; to the face of, directly to; from the             face of, from the presence of.          11. Mode of regard, whether favorable or unfavorable; favor             or anger; mostly in Scriptural phrases.                         The Lord make his face to shine upon thee. --Num.                                                                               vi. 25.                         My face [favor] will I turn also from them. --Ezek.                                                                               vii. 22.          12. (Mining) The end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or             excavation, at which work is progressing or was last             done.          13. (Com.) The exact amount expressed on a bill, note, bond,             or other mercantile paper, without any addition for             interest or reduction for discount.
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Face \Face\, v. i.       1. To carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite. [bd]To             lie, to face, to forge.[b8] --Spenser.          2. To turn the face; as, to face to the right or left.                         Face about, man; a soldier, and afraid! --Dryden.          3. To present a face or front.
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Face \Face\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Faced}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Facing}.]       1. To meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or             to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; to             confront; to encounter; as, to face an enemy in the field             of battle.                         I'll face This tempest, and deserve the name of                      king.                                                --Dryden.          2. To Confront impudently; to bully.                         I will neither be facednor braved.      --Shak.          3. To stand opposite to; to stand with the face or front             toward; to front upon; as, the apartments of the general             faced the park.                         He gained also with his forces that part of Britain                      which faces Ireland.                           --Milton.          4. To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put             a facing upon; as, a building faced with marble.          5. To line near the edge, esp. with a different material; as,             to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress.          6. To cover with better, or better appearing, material than             the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the             surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.          7. (Mach.) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth;             to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); esp., in             turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as             distinguished from the cylindrical surface.          8. To cause to turn or present a face or front, as in a             particular direction.          {To face down}, to put down by bold or impudent opposition.             [bd]He faced men down.[b8] --Prior.          {To face (a thing) out}, to persist boldly or impudently in             an assertion or in a line of conduct. [bd]That thinks with             oaths to face the matter out.[b8] --Shak.
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Facia \Fa"ci*a\, n. (Arch.)       See {Fascia}.
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Fag \Fag\, v. t.       1. To tire by labor; to exhaust; as, he was almost fagged             out.          2. Anything that fatigues. [R.]                         It is such a fag, I came back tired to death. --Miss                                                                               Austen.          {Brain fag}. (Med.) See {Cerebropathy}.
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Fag \Fag\n.       A knot or coarse part in cloth. [Obs.]
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Fag \Fag\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fagged}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Fagging}.] [Cf. LG. fakk wearied, weary, vaak slumber,       drowsiness, OFries. fai, equiv. to f[be]ch devoted to death,       OS. f[?]gi, OHG. feigi, G. feig, feige, cowardly, Icel. feigr       fated to die, AS. f[?]ge, Scot. faik, to fail, stop, lower       the price; or perh. the same word as E. flag to droop.]       1. To become weary; to tire.                         Creighton withheld his force till the Italian began                      to fag.                                             --G.                                                                               Mackenzie.          2. To labor to wearness; to work hard; to drudge.                         Read, fag, and subdue this chapter.   --Coleridge.          3. To act as a fag, or perform menial services or drudgery,             for another, as in some English schools.          {To fag out}, to become untwisted or frayed, as the end of a             rope, or the edge of canvas.
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Falk \Falk\ (f[add]k), n. (Zo[94]l.)       The razorbill. [Written also {falc}, and {faik}.] [Prov.       Eng.]
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Fake \Fake\, v. t. [Cf. Gael. faigh to get, acquire, reach, or       OD. facken to catch or gripe.] [Slang in all its senses.]       1. To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob.          2. To make; to construct; to do.          3. To manipulate fraudulently, so as to make an object appear             better or other than it really is; as, to fake a bulldog,             by burning his upper lip and thus artificially shortening             it.
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Fake \Fake\, n. [Cf. Scot. faik fold, stratum of stone, AS.       f[91]c space, interval, G. fach compartment, partition, row,       and E. fay to fit.] (Naut.)       One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it       lies in a coil; a single turn or coil.
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Fake \Fake\, n.       A trick; a swindle. [Slang]
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Fake \Fake\, v. t. (Naut.)       To coil (a rope, line, or hawser), by winding alternately in       opposite directions, in layers usually of zigzag or figure of       eight form,, to prevent twisting when running out.          {Faking box}, a box in which a long rope is faked; used in             the life-saving service for a line attached to a shot.
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d8Fascia \[d8]Fas"ci*a\, n.; pl. {Fasci[91]}. [L., a band: cf.       It. fascia. See {Fasces}, and cf. {Fess}.]       1. A band, sash, or fillet; especially, in surgery, a bandage             or roller.          2. (Arch.) A flat member of an order or building, like a flat             band or broad fillet; especially, one of the three bands             which make up the architrave, in the Ionic order. See             Illust. of {Column}.          3. (Anat.) The layer of loose tissue, often containing fat,             immediately beneath the skin; the stronger layer of             connective tissue covering and investing all muscles; an             aponeurosis.          4. (Zo[94]l.) A broad well-defined band of color.
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Fash \Fash\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fashed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Fashing}.] [OF. faschier, F. f[?]cher, to anger, vex; cf.       Pr. fasticar, fastigar, fr. L. fastidium dilike. See       {Fastidious}.]       To vex; to tease; to trouble. [Scot.]
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Fash \Fash\, n.       Vexation; anxiety; care. [Scot.]                   Without further fash on my part.            --De Quincey.
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Faugh \Faugh\, interj. [Cf. {Foh}.]       An exclamation of contempt, disgust, or abhorrence.
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Faze \Faze\, v. t.       See {Feeze}.
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Feague \Feague\, v. t. [Cf. G. fegen to sweep, Icel. f[91]gia to       cleanse, polish, E. fair, fay, to fit, fey to cleanse.]       To beat or whip; to drive. [Obs.] --Otway.
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Feaze \Feaze\, n.       A state of anxious or fretful excitement; worry; vexation.       [Obs.]
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Feaze \Feaze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feazed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Feazing}.] [Cf. OE. faseln to ravel, fr. AS. f[91]s fringe;       akin to G. fasen to separate fibers or threads, fasen, faser,       thread, filament, OHG. faso.]       To untwist; to unravel, as the end of a rope. --Johnson.
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Feaze \Feaze\, v. t. [See {Feese}.
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Feeze \Feeze\, v. t. [For sense 1, cf. F. visser to screw, vis       screw, or 1st E. feaze, v.t.: for sense 2, see {Feese}.]       1. To turn, as a screw. [Scot] --Jamieson.          2. To beat; to chastise; to humble; to worry. [Obs.] [Written             also {feaze}, {feize}, {pheese}.] --Beau. & Fl.          {To feeze up}, to work into a passion. [Obs.]
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Feaze \Feaze\, n.       A state of anxious or fretful excitement; worry; vexation.       [Obs.]
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Feaze \Feaze\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Feazed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Feazing}.] [Cf. OE. faseln to ravel, fr. AS. f[91]s fringe;       akin to G. fasen to separate fibers or threads, fasen, faser,       thread, filament, OHG. faso.]       To untwist; to unravel, as the end of a rope. --Johnson.
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Feaze \Feaze\, v. t. [See {Feese}.
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Feeze \Feeze\, v. t. [For sense 1, cf. F. visser to screw, vis       screw, or 1st E. feaze, v.t.: for sense 2, see {Feese}.]       1. To turn, as a screw. [Scot] --Jamieson.          2. To beat; to chastise; to humble; to worry. [Obs.] [Written             also {feaze}, {feize}, {pheese}.] --Beau. & Fl.          {To feeze up}, to work into a passion. [Obs.]
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Fecche \Fec"che\, v. t.       To fetch. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Feck \Feck\, n. [Abbrev. fr. effect.]       1. Effect. [Obs.]          2. Efficacy; force; value. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]          3. Amount; quantity. [Scot. & Prov. Eng.]                         He had a feck o' books wi' him.         --R. L.                                                                               Stevenson.          {The most feck}, [or] {The feck}, the greater or larger part.             [bd]The feck o' my life.[b8] --Burns.
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Fecks \Fecks\, n.       A corruption of the word faith. --Shak.
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Feejee \Fee"jee\, a. & n. (Ethnol)       See {Fijian}.
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Fijian \Fi"ji*an\, a.       Of or pertaining to the Fiji islands or their inhabitants. --       n. A native of the Fiji islands. [Written also {Feejeean},       {Feejee}.]
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Feese \Feese\, n. [Cf. OE. fesien to put to flight, AS.       f[c7]sian, f[df]sian, f[df]san, fr. f[d4]s, prompt, willing.]       the short run before a leap. [Obs.] --Nares.
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Feeze \Feeze\, v. t. [For sense 1, cf. F. visser to screw, vis       screw, or 1st E. feaze, v.t.: for sense 2, see {Feese}.]       1. To turn, as a screw. [Scot] --Jamieson.          2. To beat; to chastise; to humble; to worry. [Obs.] [Written             also {feaze}, {feize}, {pheese}.] --Beau. & Fl.          {To feeze up}, to work into a passion. [Obs.]
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Feeze \Feeze\, n.       Fretful excitement. [Obs.] See {Feaze}.
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Feeze \Feeze\, v. t. [For sense 1, cf. F. visser to screw, vis       screw, or 1st E. feaze, v.t.: for sense 2, see {Feese}.]       1. To turn, as a screw. [Scot] --Jamieson.          2. To beat; to chastise; to humble; to worry. [Obs.] [Written             also {feaze}, {feize}, {pheese}.] --Beau. & Fl.          {To feeze up}, to work into a passion. [Obs.]
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Feize \Feize\, v. t.       See {Feeze}, v. t.
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Feeze \Feeze\, v. t. [For sense 1, cf. F. visser to screw, vis       screw, or 1st E. feaze, v.t.: for sense 2, see {Feese}.]       1. To turn, as a screw. [Scot] --Jamieson.          2. To beat; to chastise; to humble; to worry. [Obs.] [Written             also {feaze}, {feize}, {pheese}.] --Beau. & Fl.          {To feeze up}, to work into a passion. [Obs.]
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Feize \Feize\, v. t.       See {Feeze}, v. t.
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Troilite \Tro"i*lite\, n. [Named after Dominico Troili, an       Italian of the 18th century.] (Min.)       Native iron protosulphide, {FeS}. It is known only in       meteoric irons, and is usually in imbedded nodular masses of       a bronze color.
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Fescue \Fes"cue\ (f[ecr]s"k[usl]), n. [OE. festu, OF. festu, F.       f[82]tu, fr. L. festuca stalk, straw.]       1. A straw, wire, stick, etc., used chiefly to point out             letters to children when learning to read. [bd]Pedantic             fescue.[b8] --Sterne.                         To come under the fescue of an imprimatur. --Milton.          2. An instrument for playing on the harp; a plectrum. [Obs.]             --Chapman.          3. The style of a dial. [Obs.]          4. (Bot.) A grass of the genus {Festuca}.          {Fescue grass} (Bot.), a genus of grasses ({Festuca})             containing several species of importance in agriculture.             {Festuca ovina} is {sheep's fescue}; {F. elatior} is             {meadow fescue}.
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Fescue \Fes"cue\ (f[ecr]s"k[usl]), v. i. & t. [imp. & p. p.       {Fescued}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fescuing}.]       To use a fescue, or teach with a fescue. --Milton.
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Fess \Fess\, Fesse \Fesse\, n. [OF. fesse, faisse, F. fasce, fr.       L. fascia band. See {Fascia}.] (Her.)       A band drawn horizontally across the center of an escutcheon,       and containing in breadth the third part of it; one of the       nine honorable ordinaries.          {Fess point} (Her.), the exact center of the escutcheon. See             {Escutcheon}.
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Fess \Fess\, Fesse \Fesse\, n. [OF. fesse, faisse, F. fasce, fr.       L. fascia band. See {Fascia}.] (Her.)       A band drawn horizontally across the center of an escutcheon,       and containing in breadth the third part of it; one of the       nine honorable ordinaries.          {Fess point} (Her.), the exact center of the escutcheon. See             {Escutcheon}.
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Fez \Fez\, n. [F., fr. the town of Fez in Morocco.]       A felt or cloth cap, usually red and having a tassel, -- a       variety of the tarboosh. See {Tarboosh}. --B. Taylor.
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Fice \Fice\, n.       A small dog; -- written also fise, fyce, fiste, etc.       [Southern U.S.]
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Fich82 \Fi*ch[82]\, a. (Her.)       See {Fitch[90]}.
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Fichu \Fich"u\, n. [F., neckerchief.]       A light cape, usually of lace, worn by women, to cover the       neck and throat, and extending to the shoulders.
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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.
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Fig \Fig\, v. t. [See {Fico}, {Fig}, n.]       1. To insult with a fico, or contemptuous motion. See {Fico}.             [Obs.]                         When Pistol lies, do this, and fig me like The                      bragging Spaniard.                              --Shak.          2. To put into the head of, as something useless o[?]             contemptible. [Obs.] --L'Estrange.
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Fig \Fig\, n.       Figure; dress; array. [Colloq.]                   Were they all in full fig, the females with feathers on                their heads, the males with chapeaux bras? --Prof.                                                                               Wilson.
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Fike \Fike\, n.       See {Fyke}.
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Fisc \Fisc\, n. [F. fisc, fr. L. fiscus basket, money basket,       treasury; prob. akin to fascis bundle. See {Fasces}.]       A public or state treasury. --Burke.
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Fish \Fish\, n. [F. fiche peg, mark, fr. fisher to fix.]       A counter, used in various games.
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Fish \Fish\, n.; pl. {Fishes}, or collectively, {Fish}. [OE.       fisch, fisc, fis, AS. fisc; akin to D. visch, OS. & OHG.       fisk, G. fisch, Icel. fiskr, Sw. & Dan. fisk, Goth. fisks, L.       piscis, Ir. iasg. Cf. {Piscatorial}. In some cases, such as       fish joint, fish plate, this word has prob. been confused       with fish, fr. F. fichea peg.]       1. A name loosely applied in popular usage to many animals of             diverse characteristics, living in the water.          2. (Zo[94]l.) An oviparous, vertebrate animal usually having             fins and a covering scales or plates. It breathes by means             of gills, and lives almost entirely in the water. See             {Pisces}.          Note: The true fishes include the Teleostei (bony fishes),                Ganoidei, Dipnoi, and Elasmobranchii or Selachians                (sharks and skates). Formerly the leptocardia and                Marsipobranciata were also included, but these are now                generally regarded as two distinct classes, below the                fishes.          3. pl. The twelfth sign of the zodiac; Pisces.          4. The flesh of fish, used as food.          5. (Naut.)             (a) A purchase used to fish the anchor.             (b) A piece of timber, somewhat in the form of a fish,                   used to strengthen a mast or yard.          Note: Fish is used adjectively or as part of a compound word;                as, fish line, fish pole, fish spear, fish-bellied.          {Age of Fishes}. See under {Age}, n., 8.          {Fish ball}, fish (usually salted codfish) shared fine, mixed             with mashed potato, and made into the form of a small,             round cake. [U.S.]          {Fish bar}. Same as {Fish plate} (below).          {Fish beam} (Mech.), a beam one of whose sides (commonly the             under one) swells out like the belly of a fish. --Francis.          {Fish crow} (Zo[94]l.), a species of crow ({Corvus             ossifragus}), found on the Atlantic coast of the United             States. It feeds largely on fish.          {Fish culture}, the artifical breeding and rearing of fish;             pisciculture.          {Fish davit}. See {Davit}.          {Fish day}, a day on which fish is eaten; a fast day.          {Fish duck} (Zo[94]l.), any species of merganser.          {Fish fall}, the tackle depending from the fish davit, used             in hauling up the anchor to the gunwale of a ship.          {Fish garth}, a dam or weir in a river for keeping fish or             taking them easily.          {Fish glue}. See {Isinglass}.          {Fish joint}, a joint formed by a plate or pair of plates             fastened upon two meeting beams, plates, etc., at their             junction; -- used largely in connecting the rails of             railroads.          {Fish kettle}, a long kettle for boiling fish whole.          {Fish ladder}, a dam with a series of steps which fish can             leap in order to ascend falls in a river.          {Fish line}, [or] {Fishing line}, a line made of twisted             hair, silk, etc., used in angling.          {Fish louse} (Zo[94]l.), any crustacean parasitic on fishes,             esp. the parasitic Copepoda, belonging to {Caligus},             {Argulus}, and other related genera. See {Branchiura}.          {Fish maw} (Zo[94]l.), the stomach of a fish; also, the air             bladder, or sound.          {Fish meal}, fish desiccated and ground fine, for use in             soups, etc.          {Fish oil}, oil obtained from the bodies of fish and marine             animals, as whales, seals, sharks, from cods' livers, etc.                      {Fish owl} (Zo[94]l.), a fish-eating owl of the Old World             genera {Scotopelia} and {Ketupa}, esp. a large East Indian             species ({K. Ceylonensis}).          {Fish plate}, one of the plates of a fish joint.          {Fish pot}, a wicker basket, sunk, with a float attached, for             catching crabs, lobsters, etc.          {Fish pound}, a net attached to stakes, for entrapping and             catching fish; a weir. [Local, U.S.] --Bartlett.          {Fish slice}, a broad knife for dividing fish at table; a             fish trowel.          {Fish slide}, an inclined box set in a stream at a small             fall, or ripple, to catch fish descending the current.             --Knight.          {Fish sound}, the air bladder of certain fishes, esp. those             that are dried and used as food, or in the arts, as for             the preparation of isinglass.          {Fish story}, a story which taxes credulity; an extravagant             or incredible narration. [Colloq. U.S.] --Bartlett.          {Fish strainer}.             (a) A metal colander, with handles, for taking fish from a                   boiler.             (b) A perforated earthenware slab at the bottom of a dish,                   to drain the water from a boiled fish.          {Fish trowel}, a fish slice.          {Fish} {weir [or] wear}, a weir set in a stream, for catching             fish.          {Neither fish nor flesh} (Fig.), neither one thing nor the             other.
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Fish \Fish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fished}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Fishing}.]       1. To attempt to catch fish; to be employed in taking fish,             by any means, as by angling or drawing a net.          2. To seek to obtain by artifice, or indirectly to seek to             draw forth; as, to fish for compliments.                         Any other fishing question.               --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.
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Fish \Fish\, v. t. [OE. fischen, fisken, fissen, AS. fiscian;       akin to G. fischen, OHG. fisc[?]n, Goth. fisk[?]n. See {Fish}       the animal.]       1. To catch; to draw out or up; as, to fish up an anchor.          2. To search by raking or sweeping. --Swift.          3. To try with a fishing rod; to catch fish in; as, to fish a             stream. --Thackeray.          4. To strengthen (a beam, mast, etc.), or unite end to end             (two timbers, railroad rails, etc.) by bolting a plank,             timber, or plate to the beam, mast, or timbers, lengthwise             on one or both sides. See {Fish joint}, under {Fish}, n.          {To fish the anchor}. (Naut.) See under {Anchor}.
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Crawfish \Craw"fish`\ (kr[add]"f[icr]sh`), Crayfish \Cray"fish`\       (kr[amac]"f[icr]sh`), n.; pl. {-fishes} or {-fish}.       [Corrupted fr. OE. crevis, creves, OF. crevice, F.       [82]crevisse, fr. OHG. krebiz crab, G. krebs. See {Crab}. The       ending -fish arose from confusion with E. fish.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any crustacean of the family {Astacid[91]}, resembling the       lobster, but smaller, and found in fresh waters. Crawfishes       are esteemed very delicate food both in Europe and America.       The North American species are numerous and mostly belong to       the genus {Cambarus}. The blind crawfish of the Mammoth Cave       is {Cambarus pellucidus}. The common European species is       {Astacus fluviatilis}.
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Fish \Fish\, n. [F. fiche peg, mark, fr. fisher to fix.]       A counter, used in various games.
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Fish \Fish\, n.; pl. {Fishes}, or collectively, {Fish}. [OE.       fisch, fisc, fis, AS. fisc; akin to D. visch, OS. & OHG.       fisk, G. fisch, Icel. fiskr, Sw. & Dan. fisk, Goth. fisks, L.       piscis, Ir. iasg. Cf. {Piscatorial}. In some cases, such as       fish joint, fish plate, this word has prob. been confused       with fish, fr. F. fichea peg.]       1. A name loosely applied in popular usage to many animals of             diverse characteristics, living in the water.          2. (Zo[94]l.) An oviparous, vertebrate animal usually having             fins and a covering scales or plates. It breathes by means             of gills, and lives almost entirely in the water. See             {Pisces}.          Note: The true fishes include the Teleostei (bony fishes),                Ganoidei, Dipnoi, and Elasmobranchii or Selachians                (sharks and skates). Formerly the leptocardia and                Marsipobranciata were also included, but these are now                generally regarded as two distinct classes, below the                fishes.          3. pl. The twelfth sign of the zodiac; Pisces.          4. The flesh of fish, used as food.          5. (Naut.)             (a) A purchase used to fish the anchor.             (b) A piece of timber, somewhat in the form of a fish,                   used to strengthen a mast or yard.          Note: Fish is used adjectively or as part of a compound word;                as, fish line, fish pole, fish spear, fish-bellied.          {Age of Fishes}. See under {Age}, n., 8.          {Fish ball}, fish (usually salted codfish) shared fine, mixed             with mashed potato, and made into the form of a small,             round cake. [U.S.]          {Fish bar}. Same as {Fish plate} (below).          {Fish beam} (Mech.), a beam one of whose sides (commonly the             under one) swells out like the belly of a fish. --Francis.          {Fish crow} (Zo[94]l.), a species of crow ({Corvus             ossifragus}), found on the Atlantic coast of the United             States. It feeds largely on fish.          {Fish culture}, the artifical breeding and rearing of fish;             pisciculture.          {Fish davit}. See {Davit}.          {Fish day}, a day on which fish is eaten; a fast day.          {Fish duck} (Zo[94]l.), any species of merganser.          {Fish fall}, the tackle depending from the fish davit, used             in hauling up the anchor to the gunwale of a ship.          {Fish garth}, a dam or weir in a river for keeping fish or             taking them easily.          {Fish glue}. See {Isinglass}.          {Fish joint}, a joint formed by a plate or pair of plates             fastened upon two meeting beams, plates, etc., at their             junction; -- used largely in connecting the rails of             railroads.          {Fish kettle}, a long kettle for boiling fish whole.          {Fish ladder}, a dam with a series of steps which fish can             leap in order to ascend falls in a river.          {Fish line}, [or] {Fishing line}, a line made of twisted             hair, silk, etc., used in angling.          {Fish louse} (Zo[94]l.), any crustacean parasitic on fishes,             esp. the parasitic Copepoda, belonging to {Caligus},             {Argulus}, and other related genera. See {Branchiura}.          {Fish maw} (Zo[94]l.), the stomach of a fish; also, the air             bladder, or sound.          {Fish meal}, fish desiccated and ground fine, for use in             soups, etc.          {Fish oil}, oil obtained from the bodies of fish and marine             animals, as whales, seals, sharks, from cods' livers, etc.                      {Fish owl} (Zo[94]l.), a fish-eating owl of the Old World             genera {Scotopelia} and {Ketupa}, esp. a large East Indian             species ({K. Ceylonensis}).          {Fish plate}, one of the plates of a fish joint.          {Fish pot}, a wicker basket, sunk, with a float attached, for             catching crabs, lobsters, etc.          {Fish pound}, a net attached to stakes, for entrapping and             catching fish; a weir. [Local, U.S.] --Bartlett.          {Fish slice}, a broad knife for dividing fish at table; a             fish trowel.          {Fish slide}, an inclined box set in a stream at a small             fall, or ripple, to catch fish descending the current.             --Knight.          {Fish sound}, the air bladder of certain fishes, esp. those             that are dried and used as food, or in the arts, as for             the preparation of isinglass.          {Fish story}, a story which taxes credulity; an extravagant             or incredible narration. [Colloq. U.S.] --Bartlett.          {Fish strainer}.             (a) A metal colander, with handles, for taking fish from a                   boiler.             (b) A perforated earthenware slab at the bottom of a dish,                   to drain the water from a boiled fish.          {Fish trowel}, a fish slice.          {Fish} {weir [or] wear}, a weir set in a stream, for catching             fish.          {Neither fish nor flesh} (Fig.), neither one thing nor the             other.
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Fish \Fish\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fished}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Fishing}.]       1. To attempt to catch fish; to be employed in taking fish,             by any means, as by angling or drawing a net.          2. To seek to obtain by artifice, or indirectly to seek to             draw forth; as, to fish for compliments.                         Any other fishing question.               --Sir W.                                                                               Scott.
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Fish \Fish\, v. t. [OE. fischen, fisken, fissen, AS. fiscian;       akin to G. fischen, OHG. fisc[?]n, Goth. fisk[?]n. See {Fish}       the animal.]       1. To catch; to draw out or up; as, to fish up an anchor.          2. To search by raking or sweeping. --Swift.          3. To try with a fishing rod; to catch fish in; as, to fish a             stream. --Thackeray.          4. To strengthen (a beam, mast, etc.), or unite end to end             (two timbers, railroad rails, etc.) by bolting a plank,             timber, or plate to the beam, mast, or timbers, lengthwise             on one or both sides. See {Fish joint}, under {Fish}, n.          {To fish the anchor}. (Naut.) See under {Anchor}.
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Crawfish \Craw"fish`\ (kr[add]"f[icr]sh`), Crayfish \Cray"fish`\       (kr[amac]"f[icr]sh`), n.; pl. {-fishes} or {-fish}.       [Corrupted fr. OE. crevis, creves, OF. crevice, F.       [82]crevisse, fr. OHG. krebiz crab, G. krebs. See {Crab}. The       ending -fish arose from confusion with E. fish.] (Zo[94]l.)       Any crustacean of the family {Astacid[91]}, resembling the       lobster, but smaller, and found in fresh waters. Crawfishes       are esteemed very delicate food both in Europe and America.       The North American species are numerous and mostly belong to       the genus {Cambarus}. The blind crawfish of the Mammoth Cave       is {Cambarus pellucidus}. The common European species is       {Astacus fluviatilis}.
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Fishy \Fish"y\, a.       1. Consisting of fish; fishlike; having the qualities or             taste of fish; abounding in fish. --Pope.          2. Extravagant, like some stories about catching fish;             improbable; also, rank or foul. [Colloq.]
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Fisk \Fisk\, v. i. [Cf. Sw. fjeska to bustle about.]       To run about; to frisk; to whisk. [Obs.]                   He fisks abroad, and stirreth up erroneous opinions.                                                                               --Latimer.
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Fix \Fix\, v. i.       1. To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease             from wandering; to rest.                         Your kindness banishes your fear, Resolved to fix                      forever here.                                    --Waller.          2. To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease             to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and             malleable, as a metallic substance. --Bacon.          {To fix on}, to settle the opinion or resolution about; to             determine regarding; as, the contracting parties have             fixed on certain leading points.
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Fix \Fix\, n.       1. A position of difficulty or embarassment; predicament;             dilemma. [Colloq.]                         Is he not living, then? No. is he dead, then? No,                      nor dead either. Poor Aroar can not live, and can                      not die, -- so that he is in an almighty fix. --De                                                                               Quincey.          2. (Iron Manuf.) fettling. [U.S.]
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Fettling \Fet"tling\, n.       1. (Metal.) A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the             hearth of a puddling furnace. [Eng.] [It is commonly             called {fix} in the United States.]          2. (Pottery) The operation of shaving or smoothing the             surface of undried clay ware.
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Fix \Fix\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fixed} (f[icr]kst); p. pr. & vb.       n. {Fixing}.] [Cf. F. fixer.]       1. To make firm, stable, or fast; to set or place             permanently; to fasten immovably; to establish; to             implant; to secure; to make definite.                         An ass's nole I fixed on his head.      --Shak.                         O, fix thy chair of grace, that all my powers May                      also fix their reverence.                  --Herbert.                         His heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. --Ps.                                                                               cxii. 7.                         And fix far deeper in his head their stings.                                                                               --Milton.          2. To hold steadily; to direct unwaveringly; to fasten, as             the eye on an object, the attention on a speaker.                         Sat fixed in thought the mighty Stagirite. --Pope.                         One eye on death, and one full fix'd on heaven.                                                                               --Young.          3. To transfix; to pierce. [Obs.] --Sandys.          4. (Photog.) To render (an impression) permanent by treating             with such applications as will make it insensible to the             action of light. --Abney.          5. To put in order; to arrange; to dispose of; to adjust; to             set to rights; to set or place in the manner desired or             most suitable; hence, to repair; as, to fix the clothes;             to fix the furniture of a room. [Colloq. U.S.]          6. (Iron Manuf.) To line the hearth of (a puddling furnace)             with fettling.          Syn: To arrange; prepare; adjust; place; establish; settle;                determine.
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Fix \Fix\ (f[icr]ks), a. [OE., fr. L. fixus, p. p. of figere to       fix; cf. F. fixe.]       Fixed; solidified. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Fix \Fix\, v. i.       1. To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease             from wandering; to rest.                         Your kindness banishes your fear, Resolved to fix                      forever here.                                    --Waller.          2. To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease             to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and             malleable, as a metallic substance. --Bacon.          {To fix on}, to settle the opinion or resolution about; to             determine regarding; as, the contracting parties have             fixed on certain leading points.
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Fix \Fix\, n.       1. A position of difficulty or embarassment; predicament;             dilemma. [Colloq.]                         Is he not living, then? No. is he dead, then? No,                      nor dead either. Poor Aroar can not live, and can                      not die, -- so that he is in an almighty fix. --De                                                                               Quincey.          2. (Iron Manuf.) fettling. [U.S.]
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Fettling \Fet"tling\, n.       1. (Metal.) A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the             hearth of a puddling furnace. [Eng.] [It is commonly             called {fix} in the United States.]          2. (Pottery) The operation of shaving or smoothing the             surface of undried clay ware.
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Fix \Fix\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fixed} (f[icr]kst); p. pr. & vb.       n. {Fixing}.] [Cf. F. fixer.]       1. To make firm, stable, or fast; to set or place             permanently; to fasten immovably; to establish; to             implant; to secure; to make definite.                         An ass's nole I fixed on his head.      --Shak.                         O, fix thy chair of grace, that all my powers May                      also fix their reverence.                  --Herbert.                         His heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. --Ps.                                                                               cxii. 7.                         And fix far deeper in his head their stings.                                                                               --Milton.          2. To hold steadily; to direct unwaveringly; to fasten, as             the eye on an object, the attention on a speaker.                         Sat fixed in thought the mighty Stagirite. --Pope.                         One eye on death, and one full fix'd on heaven.                                                                               --Young.          3. To transfix; to pierce. [Obs.] --Sandys.          4. (Photog.) To render (an impression) permanent by treating             with such applications as will make it insensible to the             action of light. --Abney.          5. To put in order; to arrange; to dispose of; to adjust; to             set to rights; to set or place in the manner desired or             most suitable; hence, to repair; as, to fix the clothes;             to fix the furniture of a room. [Colloq. U.S.]          6. (Iron Manuf.) To line the hearth of (a puddling furnace)             with fettling.          Syn: To arrange; prepare; adjust; place; establish; settle;                determine.
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Fix \Fix\ (f[icr]ks), a. [OE., fr. L. fixus, p. p. of figere to       fix; cf. F. fixe.]       Fixed; solidified. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Fix \Fix\, v. i.       1. To become fixed; to settle or remain permanently; to cease             from wandering; to rest.                         Your kindness banishes your fear, Resolved to fix                      forever here.                                    --Waller.          2. To become firm, so as to resist volatilization; to cease             to flow or be fluid; to congeal; to become hard and             malleable, as a metallic substance. --Bacon.          {To fix on}, to settle the opinion or resolution about; to             determine regarding; as, the contracting parties have             fixed on certain leading points.
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Fix \Fix\, n.       1. A position of difficulty or embarassment; predicament;             dilemma. [Colloq.]                         Is he not living, then? No. is he dead, then? No,                      nor dead either. Poor Aroar can not live, and can                      not die, -- so that he is in an almighty fix. --De                                                                               Quincey.          2. (Iron Manuf.) fettling. [U.S.]
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Fettling \Fet"tling\, n.       1. (Metal.) A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the             hearth of a puddling furnace. [Eng.] [It is commonly             called {fix} in the United States.]          2. (Pottery) The operation of shaving or smoothing the             surface of undried clay ware.
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Fix \Fix\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fixed} (f[icr]kst); p. pr. & vb.       n. {Fixing}.] [Cf. F. fixer.]       1. To make firm, stable, or fast; to set or place             permanently; to fasten immovably; to establish; to             implant; to secure; to make definite.                         An ass's nole I fixed on his head.      --Shak.                         O, fix thy chair of grace, that all my powers May                      also fix their reverence.                  --Herbert.                         His heart is fixed, trusting in the Lord. --Ps.                                                                               cxii. 7.                         And fix far deeper in his head their stings.                                                                               --Milton.          2. To hold steadily; to direct unwaveringly; to fasten, as             the eye on an object, the attention on a speaker.                         Sat fixed in thought the mighty Stagirite. --Pope.                         One eye on death, and one full fix'd on heaven.                                                                               --Young.          3. To transfix; to pierce. [Obs.] --Sandys.          4. (Photog.) To render (an impression) permanent by treating             with such applications as will make it insensible to the             action of light. --Abney.          5. To put in order; to arrange; to dispose of; to adjust; to             set to rights; to set or place in the manner desired or             most suitable; hence, to repair; as, to fix the clothes;             to fix the furniture of a room. [Colloq. U.S.]          6. (Iron Manuf.) To line the hearth of (a puddling furnace)             with fettling.          Syn: To arrange; prepare; adjust; place; establish; settle;                determine.
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Fix \Fix\ (f[icr]ks), a. [OE., fr. L. fixus, p. p. of figere to       fix; cf. F. fixe.]       Fixed; solidified. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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Fizz \Fizz\ (f[icr]z), v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fizzed} (f[icr]zd);       p. pr. & vb. n. {Fizzing}.] [Cf. Icel. f[c6]sa to break wind,       Dan. fise to foist, fizzle, OSw. fisa, G. fisten, feisten.       Cf. {Foist}.]       To make a hissing sound, as a burning fuse.
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Fizz \Fizz\, n.       A hissing sound; as, the fizz of a fly.
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Focus \Fo"cus\, n.; pl. E. {Focuses}, L. {Foci}. [L. focus       hearth, fireplace; perh. akin to E. bake. Cf. {Curfew},       {Fuel}, {Fusil} the firearm.]       1. (Opt.) A point in which the rays of light meet, after             being reflected or refrcted, and at which the image is             formed; as, the focus of a lens or mirror.          2. (Geom.) A point so related to a conic section and certain             straight line called the directrix that the ratio of the             distace between any point of the curve and the focus to             the distance of the same point from the directrix is             constant.          Note: Thus, in the ellipse FGHKLM, A is the focus and CD the                directrix, when the ratios FA:FE, GA:GD, MA:MC, etc.,                are all equal. So in the hyperbola, A is the focus and                CD the directrix when the ratio HA:HK is constant for                all points of the curve; and in the parabola, A is the                focus and CD the directrix when the ratio BA:BC is                constant. In the ellipse this ratio is less than unity,                in the parabola equal to unity, and in the hyperbola                greater than unity. The ellipse and hyperbola have each                two foci, and two corresponding directrixes, and the                parabola has one focus and one directrix. In the                ellipse the sum of the two lines from any point of the                curve to the two foci is constant; that is:                AG+GB=AH+HB; and in the hyperbola the difference of the                corresponding lines is constant. The diameter which                passes through the foci of the ellipse is the major                axis. The diameter which being produced passes through                the foci of the hyperbola is the transverse axis. The                middle point of the major or the transverse axis is the                center of the curve. Certain other curves, as the                lemniscate and the Cartesian ovals, have points called                foci, possessing properties similar to those of the                foci of conic sections. In an ellipse, rays of light                coming from one focus, and reflected from the curve,                proceed in lines directed toward the other; in an                hyperbola, in lines directed from the other; in a                parabola, rays from the focus, after reflection at the                curve, proceed in lines parallel to the axis. Thus rays                from A in the ellipse are reflected to B; rays from A                in the hyperbola are reflected toward L and M away from                B.          3. A central point; a point of concentration.          {Aplanatic focus}. (Opt.) See under {Aplanatic}.          {Conjugate focus} (Opt.), the focus for rays which have a             sensible divergence, as from a near object; -- so called             because the positions of the object and its image are             interchangeable.          {Focus tube} (Phys.), a vacuum tube for R[d2]ntgen rays in             which the cathode rays are focused upon the anticathode,             for intensifying the effect.          {Principal, [or] Solar}, {focus} (Opt.), the focus for             parallel rays.
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Fog \Fog\, n. (Photog.)       Cloudiness or partial opacity of those parts of a developed       film or a photograph which should be clear.
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Fog \Fog\, v. t. (Photog.)       To render semiopaque or cloudy, as a negative film, by       exposure to stray light, too long an exposure to the       developer, etc.
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Fog \Fog\ (f[ocr]g), n. [Cf. Scot. fog, fouge, moss, foggage       rank grass, LL. fogagium, W. ffwg dry grass.] (Agric.)       (a) A second growth of grass; aftergrass.       (b) Dead or decaying grass remaining on land through the             winter; -- called also {foggage}. [Prov.Eng.]             --Halliwell.          Note: Sometimes called, in New England, {old tore}. In                Scotland, fog is a general name for moss.
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Fog \Fog\ v. t. (Agric.)       To pasture cattle on the fog, or aftergrass, of; to eat off       the fog from.
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Fog \Fog\ v. i. [Etymol. uncertain.]       To practice in a small or mean way; to pettifog. [Obs.]                   Where wouldst thou fog to get a fee?      --Dryden.
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Fog \Fog\ n. [Dan. sneefog snow falling thick, drift of snow,       driving snow, cf. Icel. fok spray, snowdrift, fj[umac]k       snowstorm, fj[umac]ka to drift.]       1. Watery vapor condensed in the lower part of the atmosphere             and disturbing its transparency. It differs from cloud             only in being near the ground, and from mist in not             approaching so nearly to fine rain. See {Cloud}.          2. A state of mental confusion.          {Fog alarm}, {Fog bell}, {Fog horn}, etc., a bell, horn,             whistle or other contrivance that sounds an alarm, often             automatically, near places of danger where visible signals             would be hidden in thick weather.          {Fog bank}, a mass of fog resting upon the sea, and             resembling distant land.          {Fog ring}, a bank of fog arranged in a circular form, --             often seen on the coast of Newfoundland.
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Fog \Fog\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fogged}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Fogging}.]       To envelop, as with fog; to befog; to overcast; to darken; to       obscure.
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Fog \Fog\, v. i. (Photog.)       To show indistinctly or become indistinct, as the picture on       a negative sometimes does in the process of development.
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Cloud \Cloud\ (kloud), n. [Prob. fr. AS. cl[umac]d a rock or       hillock, the application arising from the frequent       resemblance of clouds to rocks or hillocks in the sky or       air.]       1. A collection of visible vapor, or watery particles,             suspended in the upper atmosphere.                         I do set my bow in the cloud.            --Gen. ix. 13.          Note: A classification of clouds according to their chief                forms was first proposed by the meteorologist Howard,                and this is still substantially employed. The following                varieties and subvarieties are recognized:             (a) {Cirrus}. This is the most elevated of all the forms                   of clouds; is thin, long-drawn, sometimes looking like                   carded wool or hair, sometimes like a brush or room,                   sometimes in curl-like or fleecelike patches. It is                   the cat's-tail of the sailor, and the mare's-tail of                   the landsman.             (b) {Cumulus}. This form appears in large masses of a                   hemispherical form, or nearly so, above, but flat                   below, one often piled above another, forming great                   clouds, common in the summer, and presenting the                   appearance of gigantic mountains crowned with snow. It                   often affords rain and thunder gusts.             (c) {Stratus}. This form appears in layers or bands                   extending horizontally.             (d) {Nimbus}. This form is characterized by its uniform                   gray tint and ragged edges; it covers the sky in                   seasons of continued rain, as in easterly storms, and                   is the proper rain cloud. The name is sometimes used                   to denote a raining cumulus, or cumulostratus.             (e) {Cirro-cumulus}. This form consists, like the cirrus,                   of thin, broken, fleecelice clouds, but the parts are                   more or less rounded and regulary grouped. It is                   popularly called mackerel sky.             (f) {Cirro-stratus}. In this form the patches of cirrus                   coalesce in long strata, between cirrus and stratus.             (g) {Cumulo-stratus}. A form between cumulus and stratus,                   often assuming at the horizon a black or bluish tint.                   -- {Fog}, cloud, motionless, or nearly so, lying near                   or in contact with the earth's surface. -- {Storm                   scud}, cloud lying quite low, without form, and driven                   rapidly with the wind.          2. A mass or volume of smoke, or flying dust, resembling             vapor. [bd]A thick cloud of incense.[b8] --Ezek. viii. 11.          3. A dark vein or spot on a lighter material, as in marble;             hence, a blemish or defect; as, a cloud upon one's             reputation; a cloud on a title.          4. That which has a dark, lowering, or threatening aspect;             that which temporarily overshadows, obscures, or             depresses; as, a cloud of sorrow; a cloud of war; a cloud             upon the intellect.          5. A great crowd or multitude; a vast collection. [bd]So             great a cloud of witnesses.[b8] --Heb. xii. 1.          6. A large, loosely-knitted scarf, worn by women about the             head.          {Cloud on a} (or the) {title} (Law), a defect of title,             usually superficial and capable of removal by release,             decision in equity, or legislation.          {To be under a cloud}, to be under suspicion or in disgrace;             to be in disfavor.          {In the clouds}, in the realm of facy and imagination; beyond             reason; visionary.
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Foge \Foge\, n.       The Cornish name for a forge used for smelting tin. --Raymond
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Fo'gey \Fo'gey\, n.       See {Fogy}.
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Fogy \Fo"gy\, n.; pl. {Fogies}.       A dull old fellow; a person behind the times,       over-conservative, or slow; -- usually preceded by old.       [Written also {fogie} and {fogey}.] [Colloq.]                   Notorious old bore; regular old fogy.      --Thackeray.          Note: The word is said to be connected with the German vogt,                a guard or protector. By others it is regarded as a                diminutive of folk (cf. D. volkje). It is defined by                Jamieson, in his Scottish Dictionary, as [bd]an invalid                or garrison soldier,[b8] and is applied to the old                soldiers of the Royal Hospital at Dublin, which is                called the Fogies' Hospital. In the fixed habits of                such persons we see the origin of the present use of                the term. --Sir F. Head.
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Fo'gey \Fo'gey\, n.       See {Fogy}.
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Fogy \Fo"gy\, n.; pl. {Fogies}.       A dull old fellow; a person behind the times,       over-conservative, or slow; -- usually preceded by old.       [Written also {fogie} and {fogey}.] [Colloq.]                   Notorious old bore; regular old fogy.      --Thackeray.          Note: The word is said to be connected with the German vogt,                a guard or protector. By others it is regarded as a                diminutive of folk (cf. D. volkje). It is defined by                Jamieson, in his Scottish Dictionary, as [bd]an invalid                or garrison soldier,[b8] and is applied to the old                soldiers of the Royal Hospital at Dublin, which is                called the Fogies' Hospital. In the fixed habits of                such persons we see the origin of the present use of                the term. --Sir F. Head.
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Foggy \Fog"gy\, a. [Compar. {Foggier}; superl. {Foggiest}.]       [From 4th {Fog}.]       1. Filled or abounding with fog, or watery exhalations;             misty; as, a foggy atmosphere; a foggy morning. --Shak.
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Fogie \Fo"gie\, n.       See {Fogy}.
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Fogy \Fo"gy\, n.; pl. {Fogies}.       A dull old fellow; a person behind the times,       over-conservative, or slow; -- usually preceded by old.       [Written also {fogie} and {fogey}.] [Colloq.]                   Notorious old bore; regular old fogy.      --Thackeray.          Note: The word is said to be connected with the German vogt,                a guard or protector. By others it is regarded as a                diminutive of folk (cf. D. volkje). It is defined by                Jamieson, in his Scottish Dictionary, as [bd]an invalid                or garrison soldier,[b8] and is applied to the old                soldiers of the Royal Hospital at Dublin, which is                called the Fogies' Hospital. In the fixed habits of                such persons we see the origin of the present use of                the term. --Sir F. Head.
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Fogie \Fo"gie\, n.       See {Fogy}.
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Fogy \Fo"gy\, n.; pl. {Fogies}.       A dull old fellow; a person behind the times,       over-conservative, or slow; -- usually preceded by old.       [Written also {fogie} and {fogey}.] [Colloq.]                   Notorious old bore; regular old fogy.      --Thackeray.          Note: The word is said to be connected with the German vogt,                a guard or protector. By others it is regarded as a                diminutive of folk (cf. D. volkje). It is defined by                Jamieson, in his Scottish Dictionary, as [bd]an invalid                or garrison soldier,[b8] and is applied to the old                soldiers of the Royal Hospital at Dublin, which is                called the Fogies' Hospital. In the fixed habits of                such persons we see the origin of the present use of                the term. --Sir F. Head.
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Fogy \Fo"gy\, n. (Mil.)       In the United States service, extra pay granted to officers       for length of service. [Colloq.]
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Fogy \Fo"gy\, n.; pl. {Fogies}.       A dull old fellow; a person behind the times,       over-conservative, or slow; -- usually preceded by old.       [Written also {fogie} and {fogey}.] [Colloq.]                   Notorious old bore; regular old fogy.      --Thackeray.          Note: The word is said to be connected with the German vogt,                a guard or protector. By others it is regarded as a                diminutive of folk (cf. D. volkje). It is defined by                Jamieson, in his Scottish Dictionary, as [bd]an invalid                or garrison soldier,[b8] and is applied to the old                soldiers of the Royal Hospital at Dublin, which is                called the Fogies' Hospital. In the fixed habits of                such persons we see the origin of the present use of                the term. --Sir F. Head.
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d8Fossa \[d8]Fos"sa\, n.; pl. {Foss[92]}. [L., a ditch. See       {Fosse}.] (Anat.)       A pit, groove, cavity, or depression, of greater or less       depth; as, the temporal fossa on the side of the skull; the       nasal foss[91] containing the nostrils in most birds.
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Ditch \Ditch\ (?; 224), n.; pl. {Ditches}. [OE. dich, orig. the       same word as dik. See {Dike}.]       1. A trench made in the earth by digging, particularly a             trench for draining wet land, for guarding or fencing             inclosures, or for preventing an approach to a town or             fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a {moat}             or a {fosse}.          2. Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of             the earth.
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Fosse \Fosse\, n. [F., fr. L. fossa, fr. fodere, fossum, to       dig.]       1. (Fort.) A ditch or moat.          2. (Anat.) See {Fossa}.          {Fosse road}. See {Fosseway}.
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Ditch \Ditch\ (?; 224), n.; pl. {Ditches}. [OE. dich, orig. the       same word as dik. See {Dike}.]       1. A trench made in the earth by digging, particularly a             trench for draining wet land, for guarding or fencing             inclosures, or for preventing an approach to a town or             fortress. In the latter sense, it is called also a {moat}             or a {fosse}.          2. Any long, narrow receptacle for water on the surface of             the earth.
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Fosse \Fosse\, n. [F., fr. L. fossa, fr. fodere, fossum, to       dig.]       1. (Fort.) A ditch or moat.          2. (Anat.) See {Fossa}.          {Fosse road}. See {Fosseway}.
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Fosseway \Fosse"way`\, n.       One of the great military roads constructed by the Romans in       England and other parts of Europe; -- so called from the       fosse or ditch on each side for keeping it dry.
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Dragonet \Drag"on*et\, n.       1. A little dragon. --Spenser.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A small British marine fish             ({Callionymuslyra}); -- called also {yellow sculpin},             {fox}, and {gowdie}.
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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.
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Fox \Fox\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foxed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Foxing}.] [See {Fox}, n., cf. Icel. fox imposture.]       1. To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.                         I drank . . . so much wine that I was almost foxed.                                                                               --Pepys.          2. To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.          3. To repair the feet of, as of boots, with new front upper             leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.
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Fox \Fox\, v. i.       To turn sour; -- said of beer, etc., when it sours in       fermenting.
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Dragonet \Drag"on*et\, n.       1. A little dragon. --Spenser.          2. (Zo[94]l.) A small British marine fish             ({Callionymuslyra}); -- called also {yellow sculpin},             {fox}, and {gowdie}.
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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.
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Fox \Fox\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Foxed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Foxing}.] [See {Fox}, n., cf. Icel. fox imposture.]       1. To intoxicate; to stupefy with drink.                         I drank . . . so much wine that I was almost foxed.                                                                               --Pepys.          2. To make sour, as beer, by causing it to ferment.          3. To repair the feet of, as of boots, with new front upper             leather, or to piece the upper fronts of.
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Fox \Fox\, v. i.       To turn sour; -- said of beer, etc., when it sours in       fermenting.
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Foxy \Fox"y\, a.       1. Like or pertaining to the fox; foxlike in disposition or             looks; wily.                         Modred's narrow, foxy face.               --Tennyson.          2. Having the color of a fox; of a yellowish or reddish brown             color; -- applied sometimes to paintings when they have             too much of this color.          3. Having the odor of a fox; rank; strong smeelling.          4. Sour; unpleasant in taste; -- said of wine, beer, etc.,             not properly fermented; -- also of grapes which have the             coarse flavor of the fox grape.
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Fozy \Fo"zy\, a.       Spongy; soft; fat and puffy. [Scot.]
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Fuzzy \Fuzz"y\, a. [See {Fuzz}, n.]       1. Not firmly woven; that ravels. [Written also {fozy}.]             [Prov. Eng.]          2. Furnished with fuzz; having fuzz; like fuzz; as, the fuzzy             skin of a peach.
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Fozy \Fo"zy\, a.       Spongy; soft; fat and puffy. [Scot.]
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Fuzzy \Fuzz"y\, a. [See {Fuzz}, n.]       1. Not firmly woven; that ravels. [Written also {fozy}.]             [Prov. Eng.]          2. Furnished with fuzz; having fuzz; like fuzz; as, the fuzzy             skin of a peach.
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Fuage \Fu"age\, n.       Same as {Fumage}.
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Fucus \Fu"cus\, n.; pl. {Fuci}. [L. rock lichen, orchil, used as       a red dye, red or purple color, disguise, deceit.]       1. A paint; a dye; also, false show. [Obs.]          2. (Bot.) A genus of tough, leathery seaweeds, usually of a             dull brownish green color; rockweed.          Note: Formerly most marine alg? were called fuci.
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Fugh \Fugh\, interj.       An exclamation of disgust; foh; faugh. --Dryden.
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Fugue \Fugue\, n. [F., fr. It. fuga, fr. L. fuga a fleeing,       flight, akin to fugere to fiee. See {Fugitive}.] (Mus.)       A polyphonic composition, developed from a given theme or       themes, according to strict contrapuntal rules. The theme is       first given out by one voice or part, and then, while that       pursues its way, it is repeated by another at the interval of       a fifth or fourth, and so on, until all the parts have       answered one by one, continuing their several melodies and       interweaving them in one complex progressive whole, in which       the theme is often lost and reappears.                   All parts of the scheme are eternally chasing each                other, like the parts of a fugue.            --Jer. Taylor.
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Fuse \Fuse\, [or] Fuze plug \Fuze, plug\ .       1. (Ordnance) A plug fitted to the fuse hole of a shell to             hold the fuse.          2. A fusible plug that screws into a receptacle, used as a             fuse in electric wiring.
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Fuse \Fuse\, [or] Fuze \Fuze\, n. (Elec.)       A wire, bar, or strip of fusible metal inserted for safety in       an electric circuit. When the current increases beyond a       certain safe strength, the metal melts, interrupting the       circuit and thereby preventing possibility of damage.
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Fuse \Fuse\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fused} (fuzd); p. pr. & vb. n.       {Fusing}.] [L. fusus, p. p. of fundere to pour, melt, cast.       See {Foundo} to cast, and cf. Futile.]       1. To liquefy by heat; to render fiuid; to dissolve; to melt.          2. To unite or blend, as if melted together.                         Whose fancy fuses old and new.            --Tennyson.
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Fuse \Fuse\, v. i.       1. To be reduced from a solid to a Quid state by heat; to be             melted; to melt.          2. To be blended, as if melted together.          {Fusing point}, the degree of temperature at which a             substance melts; the point of fusion.
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Fuse \Fuse\, n. [For fusee, fusil. See 2d {Fusil}.] (Gunnery,       Mining, etc.)       A tube or casing filled with combustible matter, by means of       which a charge of powder is ignited, as in blasting; --       called also {fuzee}. See {Fuze}.          {Fuse hole}, the hole in a shell prepared for the reception             of the fuse. --Farrow.
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Fusee \Fu*see"\, n.       1. (Railroads) A signal used principally for the protection             of trains, consisting of a tube filled with a composition             which burns with a bright colored light for a definite             time.
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Fusee \Fu*see"\, n. [See 2d {Fusil}, and cf. {Fuse}, n.]       1. A flintlock gun. See 2d {Fusil}. [Obs.]          2. A fuse. See {Fuse}, n.          3. A kind of match for lighting a pipe or cigar.
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Fusee \Fu*see"\, n. [Etymol. uncertain.]       The track of a buck. --Ainsworth.
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Fusee \Fu*see"\, n. [F. fus[82]e a spindleful, fusee, LL.       fusata, fr. fusare to use a spindle, L. fusus spindle.]       (a) The cone or conical wheel of a watch or clock, designed             to equalize the power of the mainspring by having the             chain from the barrel which contains the spring wind in a             spiral groove on the surface of the cone in such a manner             that the diameter of the cone at the point where the             chain acts may correspond with the degree of tension of             the spring.       (b) A similar wheel used in other machinery.
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Fuss \Fuss\, n. [Cf. {Fusome}.]       1. A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about             trifles. --Byron.                         Zealously, assiduously, and with a minimum of fuss                      or noise                                             --Carlyle.          2. One who is unduly anxious about trifles. [R.]                         I am a fuss and I don't deny it.         --W. D.                                                                               Howell.
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Fuss \Fuss\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Fussed}; p. pr. & vb. n.       {Fussing}.]       To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a       bustle or ado. --Sir W. Scott.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fussy \Fuss"y\, a. [Compar. {Fussier}; superl {Fussiest}.]       Making a fuss; disposed to make an unnecessary ado about       trifles; overnice; fidgety.                   Not at all fussy about his personal appearance. --R. G.                                                                               White.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bickford fuse \Bick"ford fuse\ [or] fuze \fuze\, or Bickford    match \Bickford match\       A fuse used in blasting, consisting of a long cylinder of       explosive material inclosed in a varnished wrapping of rope       or hose. It burns from 2 to 4 feet a minute.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fuse \Fuse\, [or] Fuze \Fuze\, n. (Elec.)       A wire, bar, or strip of fusible metal inserted for safety in       an electric circuit. When the current increases beyond a       certain safe strength, the metal melts, interrupting the       circuit and thereby preventing possibility of damage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fuze \Fuze\, n.       A tube, filled with combustible matter, for exploding a       shell, etc. See {Fuse}, n.          {Chemical fuze}, a fuze in which substances separated until             required for action are then brought into contact, and             uniting chemically, produce explosion.          {Concussion fuze}, a fuze ignited by the striking of the             projectile.          {Electric fuze}, a fuze which is ignited by heat or a spark             produced by an electric current.          {Friction fuze}, a fuze which is ignited by the heat evolved             by friction.          {Percussion fuze}, a fuze in which the ignition is produced             by a blow on some fulminating compound.          {Time fuze}, a fuze adapted, either by its length or by the             character of its composition, to burn a certain time             before producing an explosion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Bickford fuse \Bick"ford fuse\ [or] fuze \fuze\, or Bickford    match \Bickford match\       A fuse used in blasting, consisting of a long cylinder of       explosive material inclosed in a varnished wrapping of rope       or hose. It burns from 2 to 4 feet a minute.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fuse \Fuse\, [or] Fuze \Fuze\, n. (Elec.)       A wire, bar, or strip of fusible metal inserted for safety in       an electric circuit. When the current increases beyond a       certain safe strength, the metal melts, interrupting the       circuit and thereby preventing possibility of damage.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fuze \Fuze\, n.       A tube, filled with combustible matter, for exploding a       shell, etc. See {Fuse}, n.          {Chemical fuze}, a fuze in which substances separated until             required for action are then brought into contact, and             uniting chemically, produce explosion.          {Concussion fuze}, a fuze ignited by the striking of the             projectile.          {Electric fuze}, a fuze which is ignited by heat or a spark             produced by an electric current.          {Friction fuze}, a fuze which is ignited by the heat evolved             by friction.          {Percussion fuze}, a fuze in which the ignition is produced             by a blow on some fulminating compound.          {Time fuze}, a fuze adapted, either by its length or by the             character of its composition, to burn a certain time             before producing an explosion.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fuse \Fuse\, n. [For fusee, fusil. See 2d {Fusil}.] (Gunnery,       Mining, etc.)       A tube or casing filled with combustible matter, by means of       which a charge of powder is ignited, as in blasting; --       called also {fuzee}. See {Fuze}.          {Fuse hole}, the hole in a shell prepared for the reception             of the fuse. --Farrow.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fuzz \Fuzz\, v. i.       To fly off in minute particles.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fuzz \Fuzz\, v. t.       To make drunk. [Obs.] --Wood.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fuzz \Fuzz\, n. [Cf. Prov. E. fuzzy that ravels (of silk or       cotton), D. voos spongy, fungous, G. faser filament. E. feaze       to untwist.]       Fine, light particles or fibers; loose, volatile matter.          {Fuzz ball}, a kind of fungus or mushroom, which, when             pressed, bursts and scatters a fine dust; a puffball.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fuzzy \Fuzz"y\, a. [See {Fuzz}, n.]       1. Not firmly woven; that ravels. [Written also {fozy}.]             [Prov. Eng.]          2. Furnished with fuzz; having fuzz; like fuzz; as, the fuzzy             skin of a peach.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fyke \Fyke\, n. [D. fuik a bow net.]       A long bag net distended by hoops, into which fish can pass       easily, without being able to return; -- called also {fyke       net}. --Cozzens.
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fisk, MO (city, FIPS 24328)       Location: 36.78222 N, 90.20741 W       Population (1990): 422 (196 housing units)       Area: 0.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 63940
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Foss, OK (town, FIPS 27450)       Location: 35.45064 N, 99.17157 W       Population (1990): 148 (80 housing units)       Area: 1.9 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 73647
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fouke, AR (town, FIPS 24640)       Location: 33.26078 N, 93.88645 W       Population (1990): 634 (265 housing units)       Area: 2.7 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)       Zip code(s): 71837
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fox, AK (CDP, FIPS 26870)       Location: 64.96074 N, 147.62126 W       Population (1990): 275 (154 housing units)       Area: 45.6 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)    Fox, AR       Zip code(s): 72051    Fox, OR       Zip code(s): 97831
From U.S. Gazetteer (1990) [gazetteer]:
Fu]ig, PR (comunidad, FIPS 29727)       Location: 17.98833 N, 66.91769 W       Population (1990): 1172 (424 housing units)       Area: 0.8 sq km (land), 0.0 sq km (water)
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
FAQ /F-A-Q/ or /fak/ n.   [Usenet] 1. A Frequently Asked    Question.   2. A compendium of accumulated lore, posted periodically    to high-volume newsgroups in an attempt to forestall such questions.    Some people prefer the term `FAQ list' or `FAQL' /fa'kl/, reserving    `FAQ' for sense 1.          This lexicon itself serves as a good example of a collection of one    kind of lore, although it is far too big for a regular FAQ    posting.   Examples: "What is the proper type of NULL?"   and "What's    that funny name for the `#' character?" are both Frequently Asked    Questions.   Several FAQs refer readers to this file.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
fish n.   [Adelaide University, Australia] 1. Another    {metasyntactic variable}.   See {foo}.   Derived originally from the    Monty Python skit in the middle of "The Meaning of Life" entitled    "Find the Fish".   2. A pun for `microfiche'.   A microfiche file    cabinet may be referred to as a `fish tank'.
From Jargon File (4.2.0, 31 JAN 2000) [jargon]:
fix n.,v.   What one does when a problem has been reported too    many times to be ignored.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
f2c          A {Fortran 77} to {C} translator by S. I. Feldman, D. M. Gay,       M. W. Maimone and N. L. Schryer.   Produces {ANSI C} or {C++}.          {(ftp://netlib.bell-labs.com/netlib/f2c)}.          E-mail: .          Current version: 1997.07.24.          (1997-08-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
F68K          A portable {Forth} system for {Motorola} {680x0} computers by       Joerg Plewe .   Ported to       {Atari ST}, {Atari TT}, {Amiga}, {Sinclair QL} and {OS9}.       Easily ported to {Motorola} {68000} based systems.          {(ftp://archive.umich.edu/atari/Languages/)}.          (1992-12-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FAC          Functional Array Calculator.   An {APL}-like language, but       {purely functional} and {lazy}.   It allows infinite {array}s.          ["FAC: A Functional APL Language", H.-C. Tu and A.J. Perlis,       IEEE Trans Soft Eng 3(1):36-45 (Jan 1986)].
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FAQ          {frequently asked question}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
fas          1. Frankenstein Cross Assemblers.   A reconfigurable assembler       package, especially suited for 8-bit processors, consisting of       a base assembler module and a {yacc} parser, for each       {microprocessor}, to handle {mnemonics} and addressing.       Second party parser modules available from many sites.          Base assembler and yacc parser modules by Mark Zenier.   FTP:       ftp.njit.edu/pub/msdos/frankasm/frankasm.zoo.          2. FAS.   A general purpose language sponsored by the Finnish       government in the 70's and 80's.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FASE          Fundamentally Analyzable Simplified English.          L.E. McMahon, Bell Labs.          [Sammet 1969, p.720].          (1994-11-09)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
fax          {facsimile}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FC          A {functional language}.          ["FC Manual", L. Augustsson, Memo 13, Programming Methodology       Group, Chalmers U, Sweden 1982].          (1995-03-22)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FCS          {Frame Check Sequence}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FEC          {Forward Error Correction}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
ffccc          {Floppy} {Fortran} coding convention checker.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FhG          {Fraunhofer Gesellschaft}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FHS          {Filesystem Hierarchy Standard}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
fish          (Adelaide University, Australia) 1. Another {metasyntactic       variable}.   See {foo}.   Derived originally from the Monty       Python skit in the middle of "The Meaning of Life" entitled       "Find the Fish".          2. microfiche.   A microfiche file cabinet may be       referred to as a "fish tank".          [{Jargon File}]          (1994-12-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FIX          1. {Federal Information Exchange}.          2. {Financial Information eXchange}.          (2001-05-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
fix          1. The {fixed point} {combinator}.   Called Y in       {combinatory logic}.   Fix is a {higher-order function} which       returns a fixed point of its argument (which is a function).          fix :: (a -> a) -> a       fix f = f (fix f)          Which satisfies the equation          fix f = x such that f x = x.          Somewhat surprisingly, fix can be defined as the non-recursive       {lambda abstraction}:          fix = \ h . (\ x . h (x x)) (\ x . h (x x))          Since this involves self-application, it has an {infinite       type}.   A function defined by          f x1 .. xN = E          can be expressed as          f = fix (\ f . \ x1 ... \ xN . E)          = (\ f . \ x1 ... \xN . E)       (fix (\ f . \ x1 ... \ xN . E))          = let f = (fix (\ f . \ x1 ... \ xN . E))             in \ x1 ... \xN . E          If f does not occur {free} in E (i.e. it is not {recursive})       then this reduces to simply          f = \ x1 ... \ xN . E          In the case where N = 0 and f is free in E, this defines an       infinite data object, e.g.          ones = fix (\ ones . 1 : ones)             = (\ ones . 1 : ones) (fix (\ ones . 1 : ones))             = 1 : (fix (\ ones . 1 : ones))             = 1 : 1 : ...          Fix f is also sometimes written as mu f where mu is the Greek       letter or alternatively, if f = \ x . E, written as mu x . E.          Compare {quine}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-04-13)          2. {bug fix}.          (1998-06-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FIX          1. {Federal Information Exchange}.          2. {Financial Information eXchange}.          (2001-05-14)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
fix          1. The {fixed point} {combinator}.   Called Y in       {combinatory logic}.   Fix is a {higher-order function} which       returns a fixed point of its argument (which is a function).          fix :: (a -> a) -> a       fix f = f (fix f)          Which satisfies the equation          fix f = x such that f x = x.          Somewhat surprisingly, fix can be defined as the non-recursive       {lambda abstraction}:          fix = \ h . (\ x . h (x x)) (\ x . h (x x))          Since this involves self-application, it has an {infinite       type}.   A function defined by          f x1 .. xN = E          can be expressed as          f = fix (\ f . \ x1 ... \ xN . E)          = (\ f . \ x1 ... \xN . E)       (fix (\ f . \ x1 ... \ xN . E))          = let f = (fix (\ f . \ x1 ... \ xN . E))             in \ x1 ... \xN . E          If f does not occur {free} in E (i.e. it is not {recursive})       then this reduces to simply          f = \ x1 ... \ xN . E          In the case where N = 0 and f is free in E, this defines an       infinite data object, e.g.          ones = fix (\ ones . 1 : ones)             = (\ ones . 1 : ones) (fix (\ ones . 1 : ones))             = 1 : (fix (\ ones . 1 : ones))             = 1 : 1 : ...          Fix f is also sometimes written as mu f where mu is the Greek       letter or alternatively, if f = \ x . E, written as mu x . E.          Compare {quine}.          [{Jargon File}]          (1995-04-13)          2. {bug fix}.          (1998-06-25)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
fj          The {country code} for Fiji.          (1999-01-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
fk          The {country code} for the Falkland Islands       (Malvinas).          (1999-01-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FOSI          {Formatting Output Specification Instance}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
fpc          A translator from {Backus}'s {FP} to {C}.          {(ftp://apple.com/comp.sources.Unix/Volume20)}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FPGA          {Field-Programmable Gate Array}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
fps          {frames per second}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FS          1. {file system}.          2. {File Separator}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
fsck          file system check.   The {Unix} program that       checks a {file system} for internal consistency and bad blocks       etc. and can repair some faults.          fsck is often used after a {crash} when the file system has       been left in an inconsistent state, e.g. due to incomplete       flushing of {buffers}.          Used on {Usenet} {newsgroup} alt.sysadmin.recovery as       substitute for "fuck" and became more main-stream after the       {Communications Decency Act}.          (1998-03-06)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FSK          {Frequency Shift Keying}
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
Fugue          A music language implemented in {Xlisp}.          ["Fugue: A Functional Language for Sound Synthesis",       R.B. Dannenberg et al, Computer 24(7):36-41 (Jul 1991)].          (1994-12-01)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FUSE          A {DEC} {software development environment} for {ULTRIX},       offering an integrated toolkit for developing, testing,       debugging and maintenance.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
fx          The {country code} for metropolitan France.          Apprently not widely used.          (1999-01-27)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FX-87          Effects.   A {polymorphic} language based on {Scheme}, allowing       {side effects} and {first-class} functions.   It attempts to       integrate functional and {imperative} programming.       Expressions have types, side effects (e.g. reading, writing or       allocating) and regions (stating where the effects may occur).          Versions: FX-89, {FX-90}.          {(ftp://brokaw.lcs.mit.edu/)}.          ["The FX-87 Reference Manual", D.K. Gifford       et al, MIT/LCS/TR-407, Oct 1987].          (1995-01-31)
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (15Feb98) [foldoc]:
FX-90          A language with partial type and effect reconstruction and       first-class {modules}.          (1995-01-31)
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Face       means simply presence, as when it is recorded that Adam and Eve       hid themselves from the "face [R.V., 'presence'] of the Lord       God" (Gen. 3:8; comp. Ex. 33:14, 15, where the same Hebrew word       is rendered "presence"). The "light of God's countenance" is his       favour (Ps. 44:3; Dan. 9:17). "Face" signifies also anger,       justice, severity (Gen. 16:6, 8; Ex. 2:15; Ps. 68:1; Rev. 6:16).       To "provoke God to his face" (Isa. 65:3) is to sin against him       openly.                The Jews prayed with their faces toward the temple and       Jerusalem (1 Kings 8:38, 44, 48; Dan. 6:10). To "see God's face"       is to have access to him and to enjoy his favour (Ps. 17:15;       27:8). This is the privilege of holy angels (Matt. 18:10; Luke       1:19). The "face of Jesus Christ" (2 Cor. 4:6) is the office and       person of Christ, the revealer of the glory of God (John 1:14,       18).
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Fig       First mentioned in Gen. 3:7. The fig-tree is mentioned (Deut.       8:8) as one of the valuable products of Palestine. It was a sign       of peace and prosperity (1 Kings 4:25; Micah 4:4; Zech. 3:10).       Figs were used medicinally (2 Kings 20:7), and pressed together       and formed into "cakes" as articles of diet (1 Sam. 30:12; Jer.       24:2).                Our Lord's cursing the fig-tree near Bethany (Mark 11:13) has       occasioned much perplexity from the circumstance, as mentioned       by the evangelist, that "the time of figs was not yet." The       explanation of the words, however, lies in the simple fact that       the fruit of the fig-tree appears before the leaves, and hence       that if the tree produced leaves it ought also to have had       fruit. It ought to have had fruit if it had been true to its       "pretensions," in showing its leaves at this particular season.       "This tree, so to speak, vaunted itself to be in advance of all       the other trees, challenged the passer-by that he should come       and refresh himself with its fruit. Yet when the Lord accepted       its challenge and drew near, it proved to be but as the others,       without fruit as they; for indeed, as the evangelist observes,       the time of figs had not yet arrived. Its fault, if one may use       the word, lay in its pretensions, in its making a show to run       before the rest when it did not so indeed" (Trench, Miracles).                The fig-tree of Palestine (Ficus carica) produces two and       sometimes three crops of figs in a year, (1) the bikkurah, or       "early-ripe fig" (Micah 7:1; Isa. 28:4; Hos. 9:10, R.V.), which       is ripe about the end of June, dropping off as soon as it is       ripe (Nah. 3:12); (2) the kermus, or "summer fig," then begins       to be formed, and is ripe about August; and (3) the pag (plural       "green figs," Cant. 2:13; Gr. olynthos, Rev. 6:13, "the untimely       fig"), or "winter fig," which ripens in sheltered spots in       spring.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Fish       called _dag_ by the Hebrews, a word denoting great fecundity       (Gen. 9:2; Num. 11:22; Jonah 2:1, 10). No fish is mentioned by       name either in the Old or in the New Testament. Fish abounded in       the Mediterranean and in the lakes of the Jordan, so that the       Hebrews were no doubt acquainted with many species. Two of the       villages on the shores of the Sea of Galilee derived their names       from their fisheries, Bethsaida (the "house of fish") on the       east and on the west. There is probably no other sheet of water       in the world of equal dimensions that contains such a variety       and profusion of fish. About thirty-seven different kinds have       been found. Some of the fishes are of a European type, such as       the roach, the barbel, and the blenny; others are markedly       African and tropical, such as the eel-like silurus. There was a       regular fish-market apparently in Jerusalem (2 Chr. 33:14; Neh.       3:3; 12:39; Zeph. 1:10), as there was a fish-gate which was       probably contiguous to it.                Sidon is the oldest fishing establishment known in history.
From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:
Fox       (Heb. shu'al, a name derived from its digging or burrowing under       ground), the Vulpes thaleb, or Syrian fox, the only species of       this animal indigenous to Palestine. It burrows, is silent and       solitary in its habits, is destructive to vineyards, being a       plunderer of ripe grapes (Cant. 2:15). The Vulpes Niloticus, or       Egyptian dog-fox, and the Vulpes vulgaris, or common fox, are       also found in Palestine.                The proverbial cunning of the fox is alluded to in Ezek. 13:4,       and in Luke 13:32, where our Lord calls Herod "that fox." In       Judg. 15:4, 5, the reference is in all probability to the       jackal. The Hebrew word _shu'al_ through the Persian _schagal_       becomes our jackal (Canis aureus), so that the word may bear       that signification here. The reasons for preferring the       rendering "jackal" are (1) that it is more easily caught than       the fox; (2) that the fox is shy and suspicious, and flies       mankind, while the jackal does not; and (3) that foxes are       difficult, jackals comparatively easy, to treat in the way here       described. Jackals hunt in large numbers, and are still very       numerous in Southern Palestine.
From The CIA World Factbook (1995) [world95]:
Fiji       Fiji:Geography       Location: Oceania, island group in the South Pacific Ocean, about    two-thirds of the way from Hawaii to New Zealand       Map references: Oceania       Area:    total area: 18,270 sq km    land area: 18,270 sq km    comparative area: slightly smaller than New Jersey       Land boundaries: 0 km       Coastline: 1,129 km       Maritime claims: measured from claimed archipelagic baselines    continental shelf: 200-m depth or to the depth of exploitation;    rectilinear shelf claim added    exclusive economic zone: 200 nm    territorial sea: 12 nm       International disputes: none       Climate: tropical marine; only slight seasonal temperature variation       Terrain: mostly mountains of volcanic origin       Natural resources: timber, fish, gold, copper, offshore oil potential       Land use:    arable land: 8%    permanent crops: 5%    meadows and pastures: 3%    forest and woodland: 65%    other: 19%       Irrigated land: 10 sq km (1989 est.)       Environment:    current issues: deforestation; soil erosion    natural hazards: cyclonic storms can occur from November to January    international agreements: party to - Biodiversity, Climate Change, Law    of the Sea, Marine Life Conservation, Nuclear Test Ban, Ozone Layer    Protection, Tropical Timber 94       Note: includes 332 islands of which approximately 110 are inhabited       Fiji:People       Population: 772,891 (July 1995 est.)       Age structure:    0-14 years: 36% (female 136,570; male 142,581)    15-64 years: 61% (female 235,491; male 235,411)    65 years and over: 3% (female 11,943; male 10,895) (July 1995 est.)       Population growth rate: 1.16% (1995 est.)       Birth rate: 23.69 births/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Death rate: 6.42 deaths/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Net migration rate: -5.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1995 est.)       Infant mortality rate: 17.7 deaths/1,000 live births (1995 est.)       Life expectancy at birth:    total population: 65.42 years    male: 63.13 years    female: 67.82 years (1995 est.)       Total fertility rate: 2.87 children born/woman (1995 est.)       Nationality:    noun: Fijian(s)    adjective: Fijian       Ethnic divisions: Fijian 49%, Indian 46%, European, other Pacific    Islanders, overseas Chinese, and other 5%       Religions: Christian 52% (Methodist 37%, Roman Catholic 9%), Hindu    38%, Muslim 8%, other 2%    note: Fijians are mainly Christian, Indians are Hindu, and there is a    Muslim minority (1986)       Languages: English (official), Fijian, Hindustani       Literacy: age 15 and over can read and write (1986)    total population: 87%    male: 90%    female: 84%       Labor force: 235,000    by occupation: subsistence agriculture 67%, wage earners 18%, salary    earners 15% (1987)       Fiji:Government       Names:    conventional long form: Republic of Fiji    conventional short form: Fiji       Digraph: FJ       Type: republic    note: military coup leader Maj. Gen. Sitiveni RABUKA formally declared    Fiji a republic on 6 October 1987       Capital: Suva       Administrative divisions: 4 divisions and 1 dependency*; Central,    Eastern, Northern, Rotuma*, Western       Independence: 10 October 1970 (from UK)       National holiday: Independence Day, 10 October (1970)       Constitution: 10 October 1970 (suspended 1 October 1987); a new    Constitution was proposed on 23 September 1988 and promulgated on 25    July 1990; the 1990 Constitution is under review; the review is    scheduled to be complete by 1997       Legal system: based on British system       Suffrage: 21 years of age; universal       Executive branch:    chief of state: President Ratu Sir Kamisese MARA (since 12 January    1994); First Vice President Ratu Sir Josaia TAIVAIQIA (since 12    January 1994); Second Vice President Ratu Inoke TAKIVEIKATA (since 12    January 1994); note - President GANILAU died on 15 December 1993 and    Vice President MARA became acting president; MARA was elected    president by the Great Council of Chiefs on 12 January 1994    head of government: Prime Minister Sitiveni RABUKA (since 2 June 1992)       Presidential Council: appointed by the governor general    Great Council of Chiefs: highest ranking members of the traditional    chiefly system    cabinet: Cabinet; appointed by prime minister from members of    Parliament and responsible to Parliament       Legislative branch: the bicameral Parliament was dissolved following    the coup of 14 May 1987    Senate: nonelective body containing 34 seats, 24 reserved for ethnic    Fijians, 9 for Indians and others, 1 for the island of Rotuma;    appointed by President    House of Representatives: elections last held 18-25 February 1994    (next to be held NA 1999); results - percent of vote by party NA;    seats - (70 total, with ethnic Fijians allocated 37 seats, ethnic    Indians 27 seats, and independents and other 6 seats) number of seats    by party SVT 31, NFP 20, FLP 7, FA 5, GVP 4, independents 2, ANC 1       Judicial branch: Supreme Court       Political parties and leaders: Fijian Political Party (SVT - primarily    Fijian), leader Maj. Gen. Sitivini RABUKA; National Federation Party    (NFP; primarily Indian), Jai Ram REDDY; Fijian Nationalist Party    (FNP), Sakeasi BUTADROKA; Fiji Labor Party (FLP), Mahendra CHAUDHRY;    General Voters Party (GVP), Bill SORBY; Fiji Conservative Party (FCP),    Isireli VUIBAU; Conservative Party of Fiji (CPF), Jolale ULUDOLE and    Viliame SAVU; Fiji Indian Liberal Party, Swami MAHARAJ; Fiji Indian    Congress Party, Ishwari BAJPAI; Fiji Independent Labor (Muslim),    leader NA; Four Corners Party, David TULVANUAVOU; Fijian Association    (FA), leader NA; General Electors' Association, leader NA    note: in early 1995, ethnic Fijian members of the All National    Congress (ANC) merged with the Fijian Association (FA); the new FA is    scheduled to hold its first meeting in April 1995 at which time the    leaders of the party will be chosen; it is likely that Josevata    KAMIKAMICA, the leader of the FA before the merger, will be elected    leader and Adi Kuini Bavadra SPEED, the leader of the ANC before the    merger, will be elected deputy leader; the remaining members of the    ANC have renamed their party the General Electors' Association       Member of: ACP, AsDB, CP, ESCAP, FAO, G-77, GATT, IBRD, ICAO, ICFTU,    ICRM, IDA, IFAD, IFC, IFRCS, ILO, IMF, IMO, INTELSAT, INTERPOL, IOC,    ITU, PCA, SPARTECA, SPC, SPF, UN, UNAMIR, UNCTAD, UNESCO, UNIDO,    UNIFIL, UNIKOM, UPU, WFTU, WHO, WIPO, WMO       Diplomatic representation in US:    chief of mission: Ambassador Pita Kewa NACUVA    chancery: Suite 240, 2233 Wisconsin Avenue NW, Washington, DC 20007    telephone: [1] (202) 337-8320    FAX: [1] (202) 337-1996    consulate(s): New York       US diplomatic representation:    chief of mission: (vacant); Charge d'Affaires Michael W. MARINE    embassy: 31 Loftus Street, Suva    mailing address: P. O. Box 218, Suva    telephone: [679] 314466    FAX: [679] 300081       Flag: light blue with the flag of the UK in the upper hoist-side    quadrant and the Fijian shield centered on the outer half of the flag;    the shield depicts a yellow lion above a white field quartered by the    cross of Saint George featuring stalks of sugarcane, a palm tree,    bananas, and a white dove       Economy       Overview: Fiji's economy is primarily agricultural, with a large    subsistence sector. Sugar exports and tourism are the major sources of    foreign exchange. Industry contributes 13% to GDP, with sugar    processing accounting for one-third of industrial activity. Roughly    250,000 tourists visit each year. Political uncertainty and drought,    however, contribute to substantial fluctuations in earnings from    tourism and sugar and to the emigration of skilled workers. In 1992,    growth was approximately 3%, based on growth in tourism and a    lessening of labor-management disputes in the sugar and gold-mining    sectors. In 1993, the government's budgeted growth rate of 3% was not    achieved because of a decline in non-sugar agricultural output and    damage from Cyclone Kina. Growth in 1994 is estimated to be 5%,    largely attributed to increased tourism and expansion in domestic    production, particularly in the manufacturing sector.       National product: GDP - purchasing power parity - $4.3 billion (1994    est.)       National product real growth rate: 5% (1994 est.)       National product per capita: $5,650 (1994 est.)       Inflation rate (consumer prices): 1.5% (1994)       Unemployment rate: 5.4% (1992)       Budget:    revenues: $485 million    expenditures: $579 million, including capital expenditures of $58    million (1994)       Exports: $405 million (f.o.b., 1993)    commodities: sugar 40%, clothing, gold, processed fish, lumber    partners: EC 26%, Australia 15%, Pacific Islands 11%, Japan 6%       Imports: $634 million (c.i.f., 1993)    commodities: machinery and transport equipment, petroleum products,    food, consumer goods, chemicals    partners: Australia 30%, NZ 17%, Japan 13%, EC 6%, US 6%       External debt: $670 million (1994 est.)       Industrial production: growth rate 0% (1993 est.); accounts for 13% of    GDP       Electricity:    capacity: 200,000 kW    production: 480 million kWh    consumption per capita: 581 kWh (1993)       Industries: sugar, tourism, copra, gold, silver, clothing, lumber,    small cottage industries       Agriculture: accounts for 23% of GDP; principal cash crop is    sugarcane; coconuts, cassava, rice, sweet potatoes, bananas; small    livestock sector includes cattle, pigs, horses, and goats; fish catch    nearly 33,000 tons (1989)       Economic aid:    recipient: Western (non-US) countries, ODA and OOF bilateral    commitments (1980-89), $815 million       Currency: 1 Fijian dollar (F$) = 100 cents       Exchange rates: Fijian dollars (F$) per US$1 - 1.4140 (January 1995),    1.4641 (1994), 1.5418 (1993), 1.5030 (1992), 1.4756 (1991), 1.4809    (1990)       Fiscal year: calendar year       Fiji:Transportation       Railroads:    total: 644 km; note - belongs to the government owned Fiji Sugar    Corporation    narrow gauge: 644 km 0.610-m gauge       Highways:    total: 3,300 km    paved: 1,590 km    unpaved: gravel, crushed stone, stabilized earth 1,290 km; unimproved    earth 420 km (1984)       Inland waterways: 203 km; 122 km navigable by motorized craft and    200-metric-ton barges       Ports: Labasa, Lautoka, Levuka, Savusavu, Suva       Merchant marine:    total: 5 ships (1,000 GRT or over) totaling 16,267 GRT/17,884 DWT    ships by type: chemical tanker 2, oil tanker 1, roll-on/roll-off cargo    2       Airports:    total: 23    with paved runways over 3,047 m: 1    with paved runways 1,524 to 2,437 m: 1    with paved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 1    with paved runways under 914 m: 16    with unpaved runways 914 to 1,523 m: 4       Fiji:Communications       Telephone system: 53,228 telephones; 71 telephones/1,000 persons;    modern local, interisland, and international (wire/radio integrated)    public and special-purpose telephone, telegraph, and teleprinter    facilities; regional radio center    local: NA    intercity: NA    international: important COMPAC cable link between US-Canada and    NZ-Australia; 1 INTELSAT (Pacific Ocean) earth station       Radio:    broadcast stations: AM 7, FM 1, shortwave 0    radios: NA       Television:    broadcast stations: 0    televisions: NA       Fiji:Defense Forces       Branches: Republic of Fiji Military Forces (RFMF; includes army, navy,    and air elements)       Manpower availability: males age 15-49 201,441; males fit for military    service 111,046; males reach military age (18) annually 8,466 (1995    est.)       Defense expenditures: exchange rate conversion - $22.4 million, about    2% of GDP (FY91/92)