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face Tweet Definition of face Like Definition of face on Facebook
noun 
  1. (anatomy) The front part of the head, featuring the eyes, nose, and mouth and the surrounding area.
She has a pretty .
  1. One's facial expression.
Why the sad ?
  1. The public image.
The of this company.
  1. (geometry) Any of the flat bounding surfaces of a polyhedron.
  2. The numbered dial of a clock or watch.
  3. (cricket) The front surface of a bat.
  4. (slang) The mouth.
Shut your !
He's always stuffing his with chips.
  1. (slang) Makeup.
I'll be out in a sec, just let me put on my .
  1. (slang, professional wrestling) The good guy; a wrestler embodying heroic or virtuous traits.
The fans cheered on the as he made his comeback.
  1. Any surface; especially a front or outer one.
Put a big sign on each of the building that can be seen from the road.
They climbed the north of the mountain.
  1. (cards) the side of the card that shows its value (as opposed to the back side, which looks the same on all cards of the deck)
verb (fac, es)
  1. (transitive, of a person or animal) to position oneself or itself so as to have one's face closest to (something).
Face the sun.
  1. (transitive, of an object) to have its front closest to (something else).
Turn the chair so it faces the table.
  1. (transitive) To deal with (a difficult situation or person).
I'm going to have to this sooner or later.
  1. (intransitive) To have the front in a certain direction.
The bunkers faced north and east, toward Germany.
  1. (intransitive) (cricket) To be the striking batsman.
adjective 
  1. (slang, professional wrestling) (rfd-sense) Describing the good guy wrestler.
     
fact Tweet Definition of fact Like Definition of fact on Facebook
noun 
  1. An honest observation.
  2. Something actual as opposed to invented.
In this story, the Gettysburg Address is a , but the rest is fiction.
  1. Something which has become real.
The promise of television became a in the 1920s.
  1. Something concrete used as a basis for further interpretation.
Let's look at the facts of the case before deciding.
  1. An objective consensus on a fundamental reality that has been agreed upon by a substantial number of people.
There is no doubting the that the Earth orbits the Sun.
  1. Information about a particular subject.
The facts about space travel.
     
fail Tweet Definition of fail Like Definition of fail on Facebook
noun 
  1. a failure, especially of a financial transaction
  2. a failing grade in an academic examination
verb 
  1. (transitive): To not achieve a particular goal. (Usage note: The direct object of this word is usually an infinitive. The engine failed to start.)
  2. (transitive): To be negligent in one's duty. (The report fails to take into account all the mitigating factors.)
  3. (intransitive): To be unsuccessful in academic pursuits. (I failed in English last year.)
  4. (intransitive), of a machine, etc.: To cease to operate correctly. (After running five minutes, the engine failed.)
  5. (transitive): To give a student a non-passing grade, thereby causing the student to fail (3) a class or other academic endeavor.
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(adj) Used to describe an outcome. Popular term used online to label the result of some sort of attempt.


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fair Tweet Definition of fair Like Definition of fair on Facebook
noun 
  1. a community gathering to celebrate and exhibit local achievements
  2. an event for public entertainment and trade, a market
  3. an event for professionals in a trade to learn of new products and do business.
adjective 
  1. (dated) beautiful, Beautiful, pleasing to the eye.
Monday's child is of face.
  1. light, Light in color, pale, particularly as regards skin tone but also refers to blond hair.
She had hair and blue eyes.
  1. just, Just, equitable.
He must be given a trial.
  1. adequate, Adequate, reasonable, or decent.
The patient was in a condition after some treatment.
  1. (baseball) Between the baselines.
     
Faith Tweet Definition of Faith Like Definition of Faith on Facebook
proper noun 
  1. (given name, female)
     
fall Tweet Definition of fall Like Definition of fall on Facebook
noun 
  1. The act of moving in gas or vacuum under the effect of gravity to a lower position.
  2. (chiefly North America, obsolete elsewhere; from the falling of leaves during this season) autumn, Autumn.
  3. A loss of greatness or status; as, the fall of Rome.
  4. (cricket) (of a wicket) The act of a batsman being out.
  5. (In plural only: falls) A waterfall.
  6. (curling) A defect in the ice which causes stones thrown in an area to drift in a given direction
verb (falls, falling, fell or (sense 7 only) (archaic) felled, fallen or (sense 7 ony) (archaic) felled)
  1. (intransitive) To move to a lower position under the effect of gravity
Thrown from a cliff, the stone fell 100 feet before hitting the ground.
  1. to come down, to drop or descend
The rain fell at dawn.
  1. to come to the ground deliberately, to prostrate oneself
He fell to the floor and begged for mercy.
  1. to be brought to the ground; to collapse, to be overthrown or defeated; to die
Rome fell to the Goths in 410 AD.
  1. to be allotted to; to come to through chance or fate
And so it falls to me to make this important decision.
  1. (transitive) (followed by an adjective) To become; to change into the state described by the adjective that follows.
She has fallen ill.
    • Usage note: Now only used in certain set phrases and expressions (see "Derived terms" below).
      1. (transitive) (archaic) To cause something to fall (4); especially to cause a tree to fall (4) by cutting it down.
     
false Tweet Definition of false Like Definition of false on Facebook
adjective 
  1. untrue, Untrue, not factual, wrong.
  2. spurious, Spurious, artificial (as in false tooth, teeth).
  3. (logic) A state in Boolean logic that indicates a negative result.
     
family Tweet Definition of family Like Definition of family on Facebook
noun (famil, ies, -)
  1. (countable) a father, mother and their sons and daughters; also called nuclear family
"Her nuclear family was very small."
  1. (countable) a group of people related by blood, marriage, law, or custom
  2. (countable) a kin, tribe; also called extended family
  3. (context, countable, biology, taxonomy) A rank in the classification of organisms, below order and above genus; a taxon at that rank
Magnolias belong to the Magnoliaceae.
  1. (countable) a group of people who live together
"This is my fraternity family at the university."
  1. (countable) a group of people similar to (2)
"Our company is one big happy family."
  1. (uncountable) collectively, people who are members of one's intimate social group
They treated me like family.
  1. (countable) music: a group of instrument having the same basic method of tone production "the brass family" "the violin family"
  2. (countable) linguistics: a group of languages believed to have descended from the same ancestral language "the Indo-European language family" "the Ural-Altaic language family"
adjective 
  1. related to the family
The dog was kept as a pet.
For Apocynaceae, this type of flower is a family characteristic.
     
fan Tweet Definition of fan Like Definition of fan on Facebook
noun 
  1. A hand-held device consisting of concertinaed material, or slats of material, gathered together at one end, that may be opened out into the shape of a sector of a circle and waved back and forth in order to move air towards oneself and cool oneself.
  2. An electrical device for moving air, used for cooling people, machinery, etc.
  3. Anything resembling a hand-held fan in shape, e.g., a peacock"s tail.
verb (fan, n, ing)
  1. (transitive) To blow air on (something) by means of a fan (hand-held, mechanical or electrical) or otherwise.
We enjoyed standing at the edge of the cliff, being fanned by the wind.
  1. (intransitive) (usually to fan out) To move or spread in multiple directions from one point, in the shape of a hand-held fan.
     
far Tweet Definition of far Like Definition of far on Facebook
adjective (farther/further, farthest/furthest)
  1. distant, Distant from something; not close or near.
I want to visit a country from here.
     
fashion Tweet Definition of fashion Like Definition of fashion on Facebook
noun 
  1. (countable) A current (constantly changing) trend, favored for frivolous rather than practical, logical, or intellectual reasons.
  2. (countable) A style, or manner, in which to do something
  3. (uncountable) popular trends
Check out the latest in .
verb 
  1. to make, build or construct
    • 2005, w:Plato, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. w:Stephanus pagination, 235b.
    • : a device fashioned by arguments against that kind of prey.
     
fast Tweet Definition of fast Like Definition of fast on Facebook
noun 
  1. the act or practice of abstaining from or eating very little food
  2. the period of time when one abstains from or eats very little food
  3. (rail transport) a train that calls at only some stations it passes between its origin and destination, typically just the principal stations.
verb 
  1. (intransitive) to abstain from or eat very little food
    • 2007. Zerzan, John. Silence. p. 3.
    • : It is at the core of the Vision Quest, the solitary period of fasting and closeness to the earth to discover one's life path and purpose.
adjective (faster, fastest)
  1. occurring or happening within a short time
It only took me ten minutes to get to the airport. -- That is indeed.
  1. capable of moving with great speed
My husband is going to buy a car.
  1. firmly or securely fixed in place
The dog is choking. I think her collar is too .
  1. ahead of the correct time or schedule.
There must be something wrong with the hall clock. It is always .
  1. (context, of a dye) not running or fade, fading when subjected to detrimental conditions such as wetness or intense light
  2. (context, of photographic film) more sensitive to light than average
  3. (context, of sleep) deep or sound
  4. (context, of friends etc) inseparable
adverb (faster, fastest)
  1. In a fast manner; within a short time.
Do it as as you can.
  1. move, Moving quickly or with great speed.
Horses can run very .
  1. In a firm or secure manner.
Hold this rope as as you can.
  1. (context, of sleeping) deeply or soundly
He is asleep.
  1. ahead of the correct time or schedule
I think my watch is running .
     
fat Tweet Definition of fat Like Definition of fat on Facebook
noun (uncountable and countable; plural fats)
  1. (uncountable) A specialized animal tissue with a high oil content, used for long-term storage of energy.
  2. (countable) A refined substance chemically resembling the oils in animal fat.
  3. That part of an organization deemed wasteful.
We need to trim the fat in this company
  1. (context, countable, obsolete) A large tub, cistern, or vessel; a vat.
  2. A person or animal that is overweight or obese.
adjective (fatt, er)
  1. Carrying a larger than normal amount of fat on one's body.
The man had trouble getting through the door.
  1. thick, Thick.
The wallets of the men from the city brought joy to the peddlers.
  1. bountiful, Bountiful.
  2. Variant form of phat.
  3. (rfv-sense) (sports) A poorly played golf shot where the ball is struck by the top part of the club head. (See Thin,Shank,Toe)
     
fault Tweet Definition of fault Like Definition of fault on Facebook
noun 
  1. A defect; something that detracts from perfection
  2. A mistake or error
  3. A weakness of character
  4. A minor offense
  5. Blame; the responsibility for a mistake
  6. (Geology) A fracture in a rock formation causing a discontinuity
  7. (Tennis) An illegal serve
  8. (electrical) An abnormal connection in a circuit.
verb 
  1. (transitive) To criticize, blame or find fault with something or someone.
  2. (context, intransitive, geology) To fracture.
  3. (intransitive) To commit a mistake or error.
     
favor Tweet Definition of favor Like Definition of favor on Facebook
noun 
  1. A deed in which help is voluntarily provided.
He did me a when he took the time to drive me home.
  1. goodwill, Goodwill; benevolent regard.
She enjoyed the queen's .
  1. A small gift; a party favor.
At the holiday dinner, the hosts had set a by each place setting.
verb 
  1. (transitive) To look upon fondly; to prefer.
    • And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. —Wikisource:Bible, English, King_James, Luke
    • Chapter 1, Luke 1:28, King James version, 1611
      1. (transitive) To do a favor (noun sense 1) for; to show beneficence toward.
      Would you favor us with a poetry reading?
      1. (transitive) To treat with care.
      Favoring your sore leg will only injure the other one.
     
feast Tweet Definition of feast Like Definition of feast on Facebook
noun 
  1. A very large meal.
verb 
  1. To partake in a feast (above).
     
feather Tweet Definition of feather Like Definition of feather on Facebook
noun (plural: feathers)
  1. A branching, hair-like structure that grows on the wings of birds that allows their wings to create lift.
adjective or feathered
  1. In engineering or manufacturing a feather(ed) edge is a finely bevelled edge
     
feel Tweet Definition of feel Like Definition of feel on Facebook
noun 
  1. A quality of an object experienced by touch.
  2. A vague mental impression.
  3. An act of fondle, fondling.
  4. A vague understanding
I'm getting a feel for what you mean.
  1. An intuitive ability
She has a feel for music.
verb (feels, feeling, felt) ;Transitive
  1. To become aware of through the skin; to use the sense of touch.
  2. To have a sensation of something without the use of touch, sight, hearing, smell, or taste.
  3. To find one's way (literally or figuratively) by touching or using cautious movements.
I felt my way through the darkened room.
I felt my way cautiously through the dangerous business maneuver.
  1. To be or become aware of.
  2. To experience emotion concerning.
  3. To experience the consequences of.
  4. To think, believe, or have an impression concerning.
;Intransitive
  1. To receive information by touch or by any neurons other than those responsible for sight, smell, taste, or hearing.
  2. To grope; to examine by touch.
He felt for the light switch in the dark.
  1. To perceive a state of mind or of body.
  2. To sympathise.
I feel for you and your plight
     
fence Tweet Definition of fence Like Definition of fence on Facebook
noun 
  1. A thin, human-constructed barrier which separates two pieces of land or a house perimeter.
    • 1865, w:Horatio Alger, Horatio Alger, s:Paul Prescott's Charge/Chapter XVII, Paul Prescott's Charge - Chapter XVII,
    • : There was a weak place in the separating the two inclosures
      1. A middleman for transactions of stolen goods.
      2. The place whence such a middleman operates.
      3. Skill in oral debate.
      4. The art or practice of fencing.
    • 1599, w:William Shakespeare, William Shakespeare, s:The Merry Wives of Windsor, The Merry Wives of Windsor,
    • : I bruised my shin th' other day with playing at sword and dagger with a master of
      1. A guard or guide on machinery.
verb (fenc, ing)
  1. (transitive) To enclose, contain or separate by building fence.
    • 1856, w:George A. Smith, George A. Smith, s:Journal of Discourses/Volume3/The Leaven of the Gospel, etc., The Saints Should Divest Themselves of Old Traditions,
    • :Here are twenty acres of land, and it is all you can properly farm, unless you have more help than yourself. Now and cultivate it, and you can make an abundant living.
      1. (transitive) To defend or guard.
      2. (transitive) To engage in the selling or buying of stolen goods.
      3. (intransitive) To engage in (the sport) fencing.
    • 1921, w:Rafael Sabatini, Rafael Sabatini, s:Scaramouche/Book III/Chapter VI, Scaramouche,
    • :Challenges are flying right and left between these bully-swordsmen, these spadassinicides, and poor devils of the robe who have never learnt to with anything but a quill.
      1. (intransitive) (italbrac, equestrian) To jump over a fence.
     
fetch Tweet Definition of fetch Like Definition of fetch on Facebook
noun 
  1. The object of fetching; the source and origin of attraction; a force, quality or propensity which is attracting eg., in a given attribute of person, place, object, principle, etc.
  2. a type of guardian angel, guardian spirit, totemic being or tutelary entity, which was held to follow each person or family and the relationship being affixed or bound at the process or ceremony of naming (and in this usage is conceptually cognate with fylgja).
  3. A stratagem by which a thing is indirectly brought to pass, or by which one thing seems intended and another is done; a trick; an artifice.
"Every little of wit and criticism." -South.
  1. The apparation of a living person; a wraith.
"The very and ghost of Mrs. Gamp." -Dickens.
verb (fetches, fetching, fetched, or archaic, fetcht)
  1. To retrieve; to bear towards; to get.
  2. To obtain as price or equivalent; to sell for.
  3. (nautical) To bring or get within reach by going; to reach; to arrive at; to attain; to reach by sailing.
  4. (intransitive) To bring one's self; to make headway; to veer; as, to fetch about; to fetch to windward.
     
few Tweet Definition of few Like Definition of few on Facebook
noun 
  1. An indefinite small number of things or people.
I don't know how many drinks I've had, but I've had a .
  1. A small elite group.
He flew spitfires with the .
adjective (fewer, fewest)
  1. More than one, but not as many as usual or as expected.
There are people who understand quantum theory.
  1. (meteorology) (uncomparable) (Of the sky) one eighth to two eighths obscured by clouds
  2. (meteorology) (uncomparable) (Of clouds) covering one eighth to two eighths of the sky
pronoun 
  1. A small number of things or people.
I was expecting lots of people at the party, but turned up.
     
fiddle Tweet Definition of fiddle Like Definition of fiddle on Facebook
noun 
  1. (context, music) The violin when played in any of various traditional styles, as opposed to classical violin.
When I play it like this, it's a fiddle; when I play it like that, it's a violin.
  1. An adjustment intended to cover up a basic flaw.
That parameter setting is just a fiddle to make the lighting look right.
  1. fraud
  2. (context, nautical) On board a ship or boat, a rail or batten around the edge of a table or stove to prevent objects falling off at sea. (Also fiddle rail)
verb (fiddl, ing)
  1. To play aimlessly.
You're fiddling your life away.
  1. To adjust in order to cover a basic flaw or fraud etc.
I needed to fiddle the lighting parameters to get the image to look right.
Fred was sacked when the auditors caught him fiddling the books.
  1. (context, music) To play traditional tunes on a violin using the aforementioned styles.
     
field Tweet Definition of field Like Definition of field on Facebook
noun 
  1. A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; open country.
  2. A wide, open space that is usually used to grow crops or to hold farm animals.
  3. The open country near or belonging to a city -- usually used in plural.
  4. (physics) A region affected by a particular force.
magnetic field
  1. A course of study or domain of knowledge or practice.
  2. (mathematics) A set having two operations called addition and multiplication under both of which all the elements of the set are commutative and associative; for which multiplication distributes over addition; and for both of which there exist an identity element and an inverse element.
The set of rational numbers, <math>\mathbb{Q}</math>, is the prototypical field.
  1. (sport) An area reserved for playing a game.
soccer field
  1. (geology) A region containing a particular mineral.
oil field or oilfield
gold field or goldfield
  1. (heraldry) The background of the shield
  2. (computing) An area of memory or storage reserved for a particular value.
verb 
  1. (context, transitive, sport) To intercept or catch (a ball) and play it.
  2. (context, transitive, sport) To place a team in (a game).
  3. (transitive) To answer, accept or address.
She will questions immediately after her presentation.
     
fight Tweet Definition of fight Like Definition of fight on Facebook
noun (WikiSaurus?-link, fight)
  1. An occasion of fighting.
  2. (archaic) A battle between opposing armies.
  3. A physical confrontation or combat between two or more people or groups.
    • Watch your language, are you looking for a ?
      1. (context, Sports) A boxing or martial arts match.
    • I'm going to Nick"s to watch the big tomorrow night.
      1. A conflict, possibly nonphysical, with opposing ideas or forces; strife.
    • I'll put up a to save this company.
      1. The will or ability to fight
    • As soon as he saw the size of his opponent, all the went out of him.
verb (fights, fighting, fought, fought or foughten)
  1. (intransitive) To contend in physical conflict, either singly or in war, battle etc.
    • The two boxers have been fighting for more than half an hour.
    • A wounded animal will like a maniac.
      1. (intransitive) To strive for; to campaign or contend for success.
    • He fought for the Democrats in the last election.
      1. (transitive) To conduct or engage in (battle, warfare etc.).
    • The battle was fought just over that hill.
      1. (transitive) To engage in combat with; to oppose physically, to contest with.
    • My grandfather fought the Nazis in the Second World War.
      1. (transitive) To try to overpower; to fiercely counteract.
    • The government pledged to corruption.
     
file Tweet Definition of file Like Definition of file on Facebook
noun 
  1. A collection of papers collated and archived together.
  2. In computers, an aggregation of data on a storage device.
verb (fil, ing)
  1. (transitive) To commit official papers to some office
  2. (transitive) To place in an archive in a logical place and order
  3. (transitive) To store a file (1) on a storage medium such as a disc or another computer.
     
find Tweet Definition of find Like Definition of find on Facebook
noun 
  1. Anything that is found, especially by good fortune.
verb (finds, finding, found, found or archaic founden)
  1. (transitive) To encounter, to discover.
Project Gutenberg finds that Find is the 190th most important word in the English language.
I found my car keys -- they were under the couch.''
  1. (transitive) To point out.
He kept finding faults with my work.
  1. (transitive) To decide that, to form the opinion that.
I find your argument unsatisfactory.
  1. (transitive) To determine or judge.
The jury finds for the defendant
     
fine Tweet Definition of fine Like Definition of fine on Facebook
noun 
  1. (usually plural) something that is fine; fine particles
    • They filtered silt and fines out of the oil. =
verb (fin, ing)
  1. (transitive) to make finer, purer, or cleaner
  2. (intransitive) to become finer, purer, or cleaner
  3. (transitive) To clarify (wine and beer) by filtration.
adjective (finer, finest)
  1. Of superior quality.
    • The tree frog that they encountered was truly a specimen.
    • Only a really wine could fully complement Lucí­a's hand-made pasta.
      1. Of a particular grade of quality, usually between very good and very fine, and below mint.
    • The small scratch meant that his copy of X-Men
    • 2 was merely when it otherwise would have been near mint.
      1. (context, of weather) Sunny and not raining.
      2. Being acceptable, adequate, passable, or satisfactory.
    • "How are you today?" "Fine."
    • "Will this one do? It's got a dent in it" "Yeah, it'll be , I guess."
    • "It's with me if you stay out late, so long as you're back by three."
      1. Good-looking, attractive.
    • "That man is so that I'd jump into his pants without a moment's hesitation."
      1. Consisting of especially minute particulate; made up of particularly small pieces.
    • Grind it into a powder.
    • When she touched the artifact, it collapsed into a heap of dust.
      1. Particularly slender; especially thin, narrow, or of small girth.
    • The threads were so that you had to look through a magnifying glass to see them.
      1. Made of slender or thin filaments.
    • They protected themselves from the small parasites with a wire mesh.
      1. Being dismissive, a way to keep to yourself when asked, "How are you?" "Fine"
adverb 
  1. expression of agreement
     
finger Tweet Definition of finger Like Definition of finger on Facebook
noun 
  1. (anatomy) One of the long extremity, extremities of the hand.
Human hands have 5 fingers: the thumb, the forefinger (or index finger), the middle finger, the ring finger and the little finger.
  1. A piece of food resembling such an extremity.
chocolate fingers
  1. (also finger pier) A walkway extending from a dock, an airport terminal, etc, used by passengers to board a waiting ship or aeroplane.
     
fingertip Tweet Definition of fingertip Like Definition of fingertip on Facebook
noun 
  1. The end of the finger.
     
fire Tweet Definition of fire Like Definition of fire on Facebook
noun 
  1. (uncountable) A (usually self-sustaining) chemical reaction involving the bonding of oxygen with carbon or other fuel, with the production of heat and the presence of flame or smolder, smouldering.
  2. (countable) Something that has produced or is capable of producing this chemical reaction, such as a campfire.
We sat around the singing songs and telling stories.
  1. (countable) The, often accidental, occurrence of fire in a certain place leading to its full or partial destruction.
There was a at the school last night and the whole place burned down.
During hot and dry summers many fires in forests are caused by regardlessly discarded cigarette butts.
  1. (uncountable, alchemy) One of the four basic elements.
  2. (context, India and Japan) One of the five basic elements (see w:Classical_element, Wikipedia article on the Classical elements).
  3. (countable, UK) A heater or stove used in place of a real fire (such as an electric fire).
  4. (countable) The elements necessary to start a fire.
The was laid and needed to be lit.
  1. (uncountable) The in-flight bullets or other projectiles shoot, shot from a gun.
The from the enemy guns kept us from attacking.
verb (fir, ing)
  1. (transitive) To set (something) on fire.
    • (rfdate, author) 1898 "Then I slipped up again with a box of matches, fired my heap of paper and rubbish, put the chairs and bedding thereby, led the gas to the affair, by means of an india-rubber tube, and waving a farewell to the room left it for the last time.
    • (rfdate) "You fired the house!" exclaimed Kemp.
    • (RQ:Wells Invisible) Chapter 20,
    • : "Fired the house. It was the only way to cover my trail"and no doubt it was insured."
      1. (transitive) To shoot (a gun or other explosive propelled device).
      We will our guns at the enemy.
      1. (transitive) To terminate the employment contract of (an employee), usually because of the misconduct or poor performance of the employee (as opposed to "make redundant" or "lay off", where the employee"s actions are not the reason for the termination).
      She should the employee that stole from the company.
      1. (transitive) To heat (pottery, ceramic, etc.), usually in a kiln to make the clay nonsoluble or to affix a glaze.
      If you the pottery at too high a temperature, it may crack.
      1. (intransitive) To shoot a gun, a cannon or a similar weapon.
      Don't until you see the whites of their eyes.
      1. (intransitive, physiology) To cause an action potential in a cell.
      When a neuron fires, it transmits information.
     
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noun 
  1. (uncountable) The person or thing in the first position.
  2. (uncountable) The first gear of an engine.
  3. (countable) something that has never happened before; a new occurrence
This is a . For once he has nothing to say.
  1. (context, countable, British, colloquial) A first-class honours degree.
  2. (context, countable, baseball) first base
There was a close play at .
adjective 
  1. Having no predecessor. The ordinal number corresponding to one.
     
fish Tweet Definition of fish Like Definition of fish on Facebook
noun (collectively (UK) or (US) and when referring to two or more kinds fishes or informally fishies)
  1. (countable) A cold-blooded vertebrate animal that lives in water, moving with the help of fins and breathing with gills.
We have many in our aquarium.
  1. (context, possibly archaic) Any vertebrates that lives in water and cannot live outside it.
  2. (context, collectively) (plural of, fish)
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  1. (countable) A type of fish.
Salmon is a .
God created all the fishes of the world.
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  1. (uncountable) The flesh of the fish used as food.
The seafood pasta had lots of but not enough pasta.
  1. (countable) A period of time spent fishing.
The at the lake didn't prove successful.
  1. (countable) An instance of seeking something.
Merely two fishes for information told the whole story.
  1. (uncountable) A card game in which the object is to obtain pairs of cards.
  2. (context, uncountable, derogatory, slang) Women.
  3. (slang) An easy victim for swindle, swindling.
verb (fish, es)
  1. (intransitive) To try to catch fish, whether successfully or not.
She went to the river to for trout.
  1. (context, intransitive, followed by "about," "around," "through," etc.) To attempt to find or get hold of an object by searching among other objects.
Why are you fishing through in my things?
  1. (context, intransitive, followed by "around") To attempt to obtain information by talking to people.
The detective visited the local pubs fishing around for more information.
  1. (context, intransitive, cricket) Of a batsman, to attempt to hit a ball outside off stump and miss it.
  2. (context, transitive, followed by "for") To attempt to get hold of (an object) that is among other objects.
  • He was fishing for in his pocket the keys.
    1. (context, transitive, figurative, followed by "for") To attempt to gain.
The actors loitered at the door, fishing for compliments.
adjective 
  1. Of or relating to fish.
It was a fine dinner.
  1. Of or relating to fishing.
Put the worm on a hook.
     
fit Tweet Definition of fit Like Definition of fit on Facebook
noun 
  1. The degree to which something fits something else.
This shirt is a bad .
Since he put on weight, his jeans have been a tight .
  1. (Advertising) how well a particular commercial execution captures the character or values of a brand.
The Wonder Bread advertising research results showed the "White Picket Fence" commercial had strong ratings.
verb (fits, fitting, fitted or fit, fitted or )
  1. (intransitive) Of an object, to be of the right size and shape so as to match another object.
I want to the drapes to the design of the room
  1. (intransitive) Of clothing, to be of the right size and cut.
  2. (transitive) To tailor; to change to the appropriate size.
adjective (fitt, er)
  1. in good shape
  2. suitable
    • 2005, w:Plato, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. w:Stephanus pagination, 243d.
    • : The rest we'll leave to be examined later, if we think ;
      1. (British slang) good looking, fanciable, attractive
      I think the girl working in the office is .
     
flesh Tweet Definition of flesh Like Definition of flesh on Facebook
noun 
  1. the soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat.
  2. animal tissue, especially animal tissue used as food.
  3. the human body as a physical entity.
  4. the skin of a human or animal.
  5. the soft, often edible, parts of fruits or vegetables.
  6. a yellowish pink colour; the colour of some human skin.
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verb 
  1. to put flesh on; to fatten.
     
flight Tweet Definition of flight Like Definition of flight on Facebook
noun in ]]
  1. The act of flying.
Birds are capable of flight
  1. An instance of flying.
The migrating birds' flight took them to Africa.
  1. A collective term for doves or swallows.
  2. A journey made by an air craft, eg a balloon, plane or space shuttle.
The flight to Paris leaves at 7 o'clock tonight
  1. The act of fleeing. (It is noun version of flee).
take flight'
  1. A set of stairs or an escalator. A series of stairs between Landing, landings.
  2. A floor which are reached to by stairs or escalators.
How many flights is it up?
  1. A feather on an arrow or dart used to help it follow an even path.
  2. A paper plane.
  3. (cricket): The movement of a spinning ball through the air - concerns its speed, trajectory and drift.
  4. The ballistic trajectory of an arrow or other projectile.
  5. A Aerodynamics, aerodynamic surfaces designed to guide such a projectile's trajectory.
  6. Act of fleeing of a refugee or a fugitive.
  7. An air force unit.
  8. Several sample glasses of a specific wine varietal. The pours are smaller than a full glass and the flight will generally include three to five different samples.
adjective 
  1. (obscure or slang): Wayward, opposed.
Note: Nowadays we refer to people being flighty instead.
     
floor Tweet Definition of floor Like Definition of floor on Facebook
noun 
  1. The bottom or lower part of any room; the supporting surface of a room.
the room has a wooden floor
  1. The lower inside surface of a hollow space
the ocean floor
the floor of a cave
  1. A structure formed of beams, girders, etc, with proper covering, which divides a building horizontally into storeys/story, stories.
  2. The supporting surface or platform of a structure such as a bridge.
  3. A storey/story of a building.
live on the third floor
  1. In a parliament, the part of the house assigned to the members, as opposed to the viewing gallery.
  2. Hence, the right to speak at a given time in a legislative assembly.
the senator has the floor
be given the floor
  1. (nautical) That part of the bottom of a vessel on each side of the keelson which is most nearly horizontal.
  2. (mining) The rock underlying a stratified or nearly horizontal deposit.
  3. (mining) A horizontal, flat ore body.
  4. (mathematics) The largest integer less than or equal to a given number.
the floor of 4.5 is 4
     
fly Tweet Definition of fly Like Definition of fly on Facebook
noun (commons)
(fl, ies)
  1. (context, Zoology) Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings, also called true fly, true flies.
  2. (context, non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
  3. Any similar, but unrelated insect such as dragonfly or butterfly.
  4. A piece of canvas that covers the opening at the front of a tent.
  5. A strip of material hiding the zipper, buttons etc. at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, or underpants.
  6. The free edge of a flag.
  7. The horizontal length of a flag.
  8. (context, fishing) A lightweight fishing lure resemble, resembling an insect.
  9. (baseball) A fly ball.
  10. (weightlifting) A chest exercise performed by moving extended arms from the sides to in front of the chest. (also flye)
verb (flies, flying, flew, flown, )
  1. (intransitive) To travel through the air.
Birds of passage to warmer regions as it gets colder in winter.
The Concorde flew from Paris to New York faster than any other passenger airplane.
It takes about eleven hours to from Frankfurt to Hongkong.
The little fairy flew home on the back of her friend, the giant eagle.
  1. (intransitive) To flee, to escape.
Fly, my lord! The enemy are upon us!
  1. (transitive) (ergative) To cause to move through the air, to transport by air.
Charles Lindbergh flew his airplane The Spirit of St. Louis across the Atlantic ocean.
Why don"t you go outside and kites, kids? The wind is just perfect.
Birds their prey to their nest to feed it to their young.
Each day the post flies thousands of letters around the globe.
  1. (intransitive) (colloquial) Of a proposal: to be accepted.
Let's see if that idea flies.
adjective (fli, er)
  1. (slang) quick-witted, Quick-witted, mentally sharp, smart (in a mental sense).
  2. (slang) Well dressed, smart in appearance.
     
foam Tweet Definition of foam Like Definition of foam on Facebook
noun 
  1. A substance composed of a large collection of bubbles or their solidified remains.
He doesn't like so much in his beer.
A mat can soften a hard seat.
verb 
  1. To form or emit a foam; to bubble.
     
fool Tweet Definition of fool Like Definition of fool on Facebook
noun 
  1. (pejorative) A person with poor judgment or little intelligence.
  2. A jester, a person whose role was to entertain a sovereign and the court.
  3. A type of dessert made of puréed fruit and custard or cream.
verb (fools, fooling, fooled, fooled)
  1. To trick; to make a fool of someone.
     
foot Tweet Definition of foot Like Definition of foot on Facebook
noun (feet)
  1. (countable, Anatomy) The part of a human"s body below the ankle. Used to stand and walk.
  2. (countable, Zoology) The equivalent part of an animal"s body.
  3. (countable) The bottom of anything; as, the foot of the stairs, the foot of a printed page.
  4. (countable) A short projection on the bottom of a piece of equipment to support it.
  5. (countable) A unit of measure equal to twelve inches and one third of a yard, equal to exactly 30.48 centimetres.
  6. (context, countable, prosody) The basic measure of rhythm in a poem.
  7. (countable, nautical) The bottom edge of a sail.
To make the mainsail fuller in shape, the outhaul is eased to reduce the tension on the of the sail.
  1. Printing. the bottommost part of a type page or printed page
  2. (used with the plural verb) foot soldiers; infantry.
verb 
  1. (transitive) To use the foot to kick (usually a ball).
  2. (transitive) To pay (a bill).
     
footstep Tweet Definition of footstep Like Definition of footstep on Facebook
noun 
  1. The mark or impression left by a foot; a track.
The child watched as his footsteps in the sand were washed away by the waves.
  1. By extension, the indications or waypoints of a course or direction taken.
To walk the footsteps of greatness requires that you start at the bottom of a long stair.
  1. The sound made by walking, running, etc.
The footsteps of the students echoed in the empty hall.
  1. A step, as in a stair.
The garden path had a small down to the main walkway.
  1. The distance between one foot and the next when walking; a pace.
Mere footsteps away from the victim lay the murder weapon.
  1. The act of taking a step.
Take one more towards me, and I'll make you sorry!
  1. (obsolete) An inclined plane under a hand printing press.
     
forever Tweet Definition of forever Like Definition of forever on Facebook
adverb 
  1. For all time, for all eternity; for an infinite amount of time.
I shall love you .
  1. (colloquially) for a very long time.
We had to wait to get inside.
  1. (colloquially) for an excessively long time.
It took her to get dressed and ready for the party.
The drive to his mothers' house took .
  1. (colloquially) constantly or frequently.
You are nagging me.
  1. (colloquially) a mythical time in the infinite future that is will never come.
Sure, I'd be happy to meet with you on the 12th of .
If I have to wait while you finish that project, then I'll be here .
     
forget Tweet Definition of forget Like Definition of forget on Facebook
verb (forgets, forgetting, forgot, forgotten)
  1. (transitive) To lose remembrance of.
I have forgotten most of the things I learned in school.
  1. (transitive) To unintentionally not do.
I forgot to buy flowers for my wife at our 14th wedding anniversary.
  1. (intransitive) To cease remembering.
Let's just about it.
  1. (rfv-sense) Euphemism for fuck
Forget you!
     
fortune Tweet Definition of fortune Like Definition of fortune on Facebook
noun 
  1. Destiny or fate.
  2. A chance.
  3. Good luck.
  4. Lots of riches.
verb (fortun, es)
  1. (context, obsolete, intransitive) To happen, take place.
    • 1885: It fortuned one night that the Sultan purposed setting out on a journey next morning " Sir Richard Burton, The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night (Night 20)
     
foul Tweet Definition of foul Like Definition of foul on Facebook
noun 
  1. (basketball) The act of making contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage.
  2. (baseball) A foul ball, a ball which has been hit outside of the base lines.
Jones hit a up over the screen.
verb 
  1. (transitive) To make dirty.
He's fouled her diapers.
  1. (transitive) To besmirch.
He's fouled his reputation.
  1. (transitive) To clog or obstruct.
The hair has fouled the drain.
  1. (transitive, nautical) To entangle.
The kelp has fouled the prop.
  1. (transitive, basketball) To make contact with an opposing player in order to gain advantage.
Smith fouled him hard.
  1. (transitive, baseball) To hit outside of the baselines.
Jones fouled the ball off the facing of the upper deck.
  1. (intransitive) To become clogged.
''The drain fouled.
  1. (intransitive) To become entangled.
The prop fouled on the kelp.
  1. (intransitive, basketball) To commit a foul.
Smith fouled within the first minute of the quarter.
  1. (intransitive, baseball) To hit a ball outside of the baselines.
Jones fouled for strike one.
adjective 
  1. Covered with, or containing, extraneous matter which is injurious, noxious, offensive, or obstructive; filthy; dirty; not clean; polluted; nasty; defiled; as, a foul cloth; foul hands; a foul chimney; foul air; a ship's bottom is foul when overgrown with barnacles; a gun becomes foul from repeated firing; a well is foul with polluted water.
Cap'n, she's all fouled up.
  1. Scurrilous; obscene or profane; abusive; as, foul words; foul language.
The rascal spewed forth a series of pronouncements.
  1. Hateful; detestable; shameful; odious; wretched.
He has a set of friends.
  1. Loathsome; disgusting; as, a foul disease.
This food is making me wretch.
  1. Ugly; homely; poor.
  2. Not favorable; unpropitious; not fair or advantageous; as, a foul wind; a foul road; cloudy or rainy; stormy; not fair; -- said of the weather, sky, etc.
Some weather is brewing.
  1. Not conformed to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.; unfair; dishonest; dishonorable; cheating; as, foul play.
Foul play is not suspected.
  1. (nautical) Having freedom of motion interfered with by collision or entanglement; entangled; -- opposed to clear; as, a rope or cable may get foul while paying it out.
We've got a anchor.
  1. (baseball) Outside of the base lines.
Jones hit ball after foul ball.
     
four Tweet Definition of four Like Definition of four on Facebook
noun 
  1. (countable) The digit or figure 4; an occurrence thereof.
  2. (context, cricket, countable) A score of 4 runs.
     
fraught Tweet Definition of fraught Like Definition of fraught on Facebook
adjective 
  1. fill, Filled with; plagued by; riddled.
    • 2005, w:Plato, Plato, Sophist. Translation by Lesley Brown. w:Stephanus pagination, 236d.
    • : all these matters are with paradox, just as they always have been..
      1. distressed.
     
free Tweet Definition of free Like Definition of free on Facebook
noun 
  1. (aussie-rules) Abbreviation of free kick.
2006: Whether deserved or not, the gave Cresswell the chance to cover himself in glory with a shot on goal after the siren. http://footballlegends.org/daryn_cresswell.htm
verb (free, d)
  1. (transitive) To make free; set at liberty; release; rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, or oppresses.
adjective (freer, freest)
  1. Not imprisoned or enslaved.
a man
  1. Obtainable without payment.
All drinks are
  1. (context, also, _, mathematics) unconstrained, Unconstrained.
He was given rein to do whatever he wanted
The group on three generators
  1. Unobstructed, without blockages.
the drain was
  1. Without obligations.
time
  1. (context, of, _, software) With very few limitations on distribution or improvement compared to proprietary software.
http://www.gnu.org/philosophy/free-software-for-freedom.html free software
  1. To be released.
We set the rabbit
  1. Being absent from it.
We had a wholesome, filling meal, of meat
  1. (complang) Of identifiers, not bound.
  2. (mycology) Not attached to the stipe.
In this group of mushrooms, the gills are .
adverb 
  1. (informal) In a way which is free, especially with regard to contraints or price.
I got this bike .
     
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noun 
  1. A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
  2. A boyfriend or girlfriend.
  3. An associate who provides assistance.
The Automobile Association is every motorist"s .
The police is every law abiding citizen"s .
  1. A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted
a of a
  1. A person who backs something.
I"m not a of cheap wine.
  1. An object or idea that can be used for good.
Google is your .
  1. (colloquial, ironic, used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone.
You"d better watch it, .
verb 
  1. to act as the friend of
     
fro Tweet Definition of fro Like Definition of fro on Facebook
noun 
  1. (slang) An afro (hairstyle).
adverb 
  1. (archaic) from, From; away; back or backward. In modern English used only in the set phrase to and fro "back and forth".
     
front Tweet Definition of front Like Definition of front on Facebook
noun 
  1. The side or end of something that faces the direction it normally moves
  2. The side of a building with the building's main entrance
  3. (Military) an area where armies are engaged in conflict
  4. (context, meteorology) The interface or transition zone between two airmasses of different density. Since the temperature distribution is the most important regulator of atmospheric density, a front almost invariably separates airmasses of different temperature. Fronts receive their names from the movement of the air masses involved.
  5. (context, meteorology) An area where masses of warm and cold air meet, often resulting in precipitation.
  6. A person or institution acting as the public face of some other, covert group
  7. A major military subdivision of the Soviet Army.
  8. (Military) The lateral space occupied by an element measured from the extremity of one flank to the extremity of the other flank.
  9. (Military) The direction of the enemy.
  10. (Military) The line of contact of two opposing forces.
  11. (Military) When a combat situation does not exist or is not assumed, the direction toward which the command is faced.
verb 
  1. To lead or be the spokesperson of a group.
  2. (intransitive) To provide money or financial assistance in advance.
If you can't afford to buy it, I will you the money.
adjective 
  1. Located at or near the front.
The runner was thirty meters ahead of her nearest competitor.
  1. (context, phonetics) Of a vowel pronounced near the tip of the tongue.
     
frying pan Tweet Definition of frying pan Like Definition of frying pan on Facebook
noun 
  1. A long-handled, shallow pan used for frying food.
     
full Tweet Definition of full Like Definition of full on Facebook
verb 
  1. To make cloth denser and firmer by soaking, beating and pressing, to waulk, walk
adjective 
  1. Containing the maximum possible amount of that which can fit in the space available.
The jugs were to the point of overflowing.
  1. Complete; with nothing omitted.
Our book gives treatment to the subject of angling.
  1. Total, entire.
She had tattoos the length of her arms.
He was prosecuted to the extent of the law.
  1. (informal) satisfied, especially in relation to eating.
"I'm ", he said, pushing back from the table.
  1. Of a garment, of a size that is ample, wide, or having ample folds or pleats to be comfortable.
She needed her clothing during her pregnancy.
  1. Having depth and body; rich.
     
fun Tweet Definition of fun Like Definition of fun on Facebook
noun 
  1. A source of amusement, enjoyment or pleasure.
Derek's dinner parties are fun.
    • 2000, Robert Stanley, The Complete Idiot's Guide to Adobe Photoshop 6, Alpha Books, page 377
    • : Grafting your boss's face onto the hind end of a donkey is fun, but serious is when you create the impossible and it looks real.
      1. Enjoyment or amusement.
      I want to go out this evening and have some fun.
      1. Playful, often noisy, activity.
adjective ; (slang comparative funner, slang superlative funnest; see usage notes below)
  1. (informal) enjoyable, amusing
We had a fun time at the party.
He is such a fun person to be with.
     
funeral Tweet Definition of funeral Like Definition of funeral on Facebook
noun 
  1. a ceremony to honour of a deceased person
No one likes to go to funerals.
adjective 
  1. being related to a ceremony in honor of a deceased person
     
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