| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
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| face | noun | 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., 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., The principal dressed surface of a plate, disk, or pulley; the principal flat surface of a part or object., That part of the acting surface of a cog in a cog wheel, which projects beyond the pitch line., 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., The upper surface, or the character upon the surface, of a type, plate, etc., The style or cut of a type or font of type., Outside appearance; surface show; look; external aspect, whether natural, assumed, or acquired., That part of the head, esp. of man, in which the eyes, cheeks, nose, and mouth are situated; visage; countenance., Cast of features; expression of countenance; look; air; appearance., Ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac., Maintenance of the countenance free from abashment or confusion; confidence; boldness; shamelessness; effrontery., 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., Mode of regard, whether favorable or unfavorable; favor or anger; mostly in Scriptural phrases., The end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or excavation, at which work is progressing or was last done., The exact amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, or other mercantile paper, without any addition for interest or reduction for discount., 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., To Confront impudently; to bully., To stand opposite to; to stand with the face or front toward; to front upon; as, the apartments of the general faced the park., To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon; as, a building faced with marble., To line near the edge, esp. with a different material; as, to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress., 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., 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., To cause to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction., To carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite., To turn the face; as, to face to the right or left., To present a face or front. |
| fact | noun | A doing, making, or preparing., An effect produced or achieved; anything done or that comes to pass; an act; an event; a circumstance., Reality; actuality; truth; as, he, in fact, excelled all the rest; the fact is, he was beaten., The assertion or statement of a thing done or existing; sometimes, even when false, improperly put, by a transfer of meaning, for the thing done, or supposed to be done; a thing supposed or asserted to be done; as, history abounds with false facts. |
| fade | adjective | Weak; insipid; tasteless; commonplace., To become fade; to grow weak; to lose strength; to decay; to perish gradually; to wither, as a plant., To lose freshness, color, or brightness; to become faint in hue or tint; hence, to be wanting in color., To sink away; to disappear gradually; to grow dim; to vanish., To cause to wither; to deprive of freshness or vigor; to wear away. |
| fady | adjective | Faded. |
| fail | verb i. | To be wanting; to fall short; to be or become deficient in any measure or degree up to total absence; to cease to be furnished in the usual or expected manner, or to be altogether cut off from supply; to be lacking; as, streams fail; crops fail., To be affected with want; to come short; to lack; to be deficient or unprovided; — used with of., To fall away; to become diminished; to decline; to decay; to sink., To deteriorate in respect to vigor, activity, resources, etc.; to become weaker; as, a sick man fails., To perish; to die; — used of a person., To be found wanting with respect to an action or a duty to be performed, a result to be secured, etc.; to miss; not to fulfill expectation., To come short of a result or object aimed at or desired ; to be baffled or frusrated., To err in judgment; to be mistaken., To become unable to meet one’s engagements; especially, to be unable to pay one’s debts or discharge one’s business obligation; to become bankrupt or insolvent., To be wanting to ; to be insufficient for; to disappoint; to desert., To miss of attaining; to lose., Miscarriage; failure; deficiency; fault; — mostly superseded by failure or failing, except in the phrase without fail., Death; decease. |
| fain | adjective | Well-pleased; glad; apt; wont; fond; inclined., Satisfied; contented; also, constrained., With joy; gladly; — with wold., To be glad ; to wish or desire. |
| fair | superl. | Free from spots, specks, dirt, or imperfection; unblemished; clean; pure., Pleasing to the eye; handsome; beautiful., Without a dark hue; light; clear; as, a fair skin., Not overcast; cloudless; clear; pleasant; propitious; favorable; — said of the sky, weather, or wind, etc.; as, a fair sky; a fair day., Free from obstacles or hindrances; unobstructed; unincumbered; open; direct; — said of a road, passage, etc.; as, a fair mark; in fair sight; a fair view., Without sudden change of direction or curvature; smooth; fowing; — said of the figure of a vessel, and of surfaces, water lines, and other lines., Characterized by frankness, honesty, impartiality, or candor; open; upright; free from suspicion or bias; equitable; just; — said of persons, character, or conduct; as, a fair man; fair dealing; a fair statement., Pleasing; favorable; inspiring hope and confidence; — said of words, promises, etc., Distinct; legible; as, fair handwriting., Free from any marked characteristic; average; middling; as, a fair specimen., Clearly; openly; frankly; civilly; honestly; favorably; auspiciously; agreeably., Fairness, beauty., A fair woman; a sweetheart., Good fortune; good luck., To make fair or beautiful., To make smooth and flowing, as a vessel’s lines., A gathering of buyers and sellers, assembled at a particular place with their merchandise at a stated or regular season, or by special appointment, for trade., A festival, and sale of fancy articles. erc., usually for some charitable object; as, a Grand Army fair., A competitive exhibition of wares, farm products, etc., not primarily for purposes of sale; as, the Mechanics’ fair; an agricultural fair. |
| fake | noun | One of the circles or windings of a cable or hawser, as it lies in a coil; a single turn or coil., 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., To cheat; to swindle; to steal; to rob., To make; to construct; to do., 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., A trick; a swindle. |
| falk | noun | The razorbill. |
| fell | imp. | of Fall, imp. of Fall., Cruel; barbarous; inhuman; fierce; savage; ravenous., Eager; earnest; intent., Gall; anger; melancholy., A skin or hide of a beast with the wool or hair on; a pelt; — used chiefly in composition, as woolfell., A barren or rocky hill., A wild field; a moor., To cause to fall; to prostrate; to bring down or to the ground; to cut down., The finer portions of ore which go through the meshes, when the ore is sorted by sifting., To sew or hem; — said of seams., A form of seam joining two pieces of cloth, the edges being folded together and the stitches taken through both thicknesses., The end of a web, formed by the last thread of the weft. |
| fall | verb t. | To Descend, either suddenly or gradually; particularly, to descend by the force of gravity; to drop; to sink; as, the apple falls; the tide falls; the mercury falls in the barometer., To cease to be erect; to take suddenly a recumbent posture; to become prostrate; to drop; as, a child totters and falls; a tree falls; a worshiper falls on his knees., To find a final outlet; to discharge its waters; to empty; — with into; as, the river Rhone falls into the Mediterranean., To become prostrate and dead; to die; especially, to die by violence, as in battle., To cease to be active or strong; to die away; to lose strength; to subside; to become less intense; as, the wind falls., To issue forth into life; to be brought forth; — said of the young of certain animals., To decline in power, glory, wealth, or importance; to become insignificant; to lose rank or position; to decline in weight, value, price etc.; to become less; as, the falls; stocks fell two points., To be overthrown or captured; to be destroyed., To descend in character or reputation; to become degraded; to sink into vice, error, or sin; to depart from the faith; to apostatize; to sin., To become insnared or embarrassed; to be entrapped; to be worse off than before; asm to fall into error; to fall into difficulties., To assume a look of shame or disappointment; to become or appear dejected; — said of the countenance., To sink; to languish; to become feeble or faint; as, our spirits rise and fall with our fortunes., To pass somewhat suddenly, and passively, into a new state of body or mind; to become; as, to fall asleep; to fall into a passion; to fall in love; to fall into temptation., To happen; to to come to pass; to light; to befall; to issue; to terminate., To come; to occur; to arrive., To begin with haste, ardor, or vehemence; to rush or hurry; as, they fell to blows., To pass or be transferred by chance, lot, distribution, inheritance, or otherwise; as, the estate fell to his brother; the kingdom fell into the hands of his rivals., To belong or appertain., To be dropped or uttered carelessly; as, an unguarded expression fell from his lips; not a murmur fell from him., To let fall; to drop., To sink; to depress; as, to fall the voice., To diminish; to lessen or lower., To bring forth; as, to fall lambs., To fell; to cut down; as, to fall a tree., The act of falling; a dropping or descending be the force of gravity; descent; as, a fall from a horse, or from the yard of ship., The act of dropping or tumbling from an erect posture; as, he was walking on ice, and had a fall., Death; destruction; overthrow; ruin., Downfall; degradation; loss of greatness or office; termination of greatness, power, or dominion; ruin; overthrow; as, the fall of the Roman empire., The surrender of a besieged fortress or town ; as, the fall of Sebastopol., Diminution or decrease in price or value; depreciation; as, the fall of prices; the fall of rents., A sinking of tone; cadence; as, the fall of the voice at the close of a sentence., Declivity; the descent of land or a hill; a slope., Descent of water; a cascade; a cataract; a rush of water down a precipice or steep; — usually in the plural, sometimes in the singular; as, the falls of Niagara., The discharge of a river or current of water into the ocean, or into a lake or pond; as, the fall of the Po into the Gulf of Venice., Extent of descent; the distance which anything falls; as, the water of a stream has a fall of five feet., The season when leaves fall from trees; autumn., That which falls; a falling; as, a fall of rain; a heavy fall of snow., The act of felling or cutting down., Lapse or declension from innocence or goodness. Specifically: The first apostasy; the act of our first parents in eating the forbidden fruit; also, the apostasy of the rebellious angels., Formerly, a kind of ruff or band for the neck; a falling band; a faule., That part (as one of the ropes) of a tackle to which the power is applied in hoisting. |
| falx | noun | A curved fold or process of the dura mater or the peritoneum; esp., one of the partitionlike folds of the dura mater which extend into the great fissures of the brain. |
| fame | noun | Public report or rumor., Report or opinion generally diffused; renown; public estimation; celebrity, either favorable or unfavorable; as, the fame of Washington., To report widely or honorably., To make famous or renowned. |
| fand | imp. of Find. | |
| fane | noun | A temple; a place consecrated to religion; a church., A weathercock. |
| fang | adjective | To catch; to seize, as with the teeth; to lay hold of; to gripe; to clutch., To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs., The tusk of an animal, by which the prey is seized and held or torn; a long pointed tooth; esp., one of the usually erectile, venomous teeth of serpents. Also, one of the falcers of a spider., Any shoot or other thing by which hold is taken., The root, or one of the branches of the root, of a tooth. See Tooth., A niche in the side of an adit or shaft, for an air course., A projecting tooth or prong, as in a part of a lock, or the plate of a belt clamp, or the end of a tool, as a chisel, where it enters the handle., The valve of a pump box., A bend or loop of a rope. |
| fard | noun | Paint used on the face., To paint; — said esp. of one’s face. |
| fare | noun | To go; to pass; to journey; to travel., To be in any state, or pass through any experience, good or bad; to be attended with any circummstances or train of events, fortunate or unfortunate; as, he fared well, or ill., To be treated or entertained at table, or with bodily or social comforts; to live., To happen well, or ill; — used impersonally; as, we shall see how it will fare with him., To behave; to conduct one’s self., A journey; a passage., The price of passage or going; the sum paid or due for conveying a person by land or water; as, the fare for crossing a river; the fare in a coach or by railway., Ado; bustle; business., Condition or state of things; fortune; hap; cheer., Food; provisions for the table; entertainment; as, coarse fare; delicious fare., The person or persons conveyed in a vehicle; as, a full fare of passengers., The catch of fish on a fishing vessel. |
| farl | verb t. | Same as Furl. |
| farm | adjective & noun | The rent of land, — originally paid by reservation of part of its products., The term or tenure of a lease of land for cultivation; a leasehold., The land held under lease and by payment of rent for the purpose of cultivation., Any tract of land devoted to agricultural purposes, under the management of a tenant or the owner., A district of country leased (or farmed) out for the collection of the revenues of government., A lease of the imposts on particular goods; as, the sugar farm, the silk farm., To lease or let for an equivalent, as land for a rent; to yield the use of to proceeds., To give up to another, as an estate, a business, the revenue, etc., on condition of receiving in return a percentage of what it yields; as, to farm the taxes., To take at a certain rent or rate., To devote (land) to agriculture; to cultivate, as land; to till, as a farm., To engage in the business of tilling the soil; to labor as a farmer. |
| faro | noun | A gambling game at cardds, in whiich all the other players play against the dealer or banker, staking their money upon the order in which the cards will lie and be dealt from the pack. |
| fash | verb t. | To vex; to tease; to trouble., Vexation; anxiety; care. |
| fast | verb i. | To abstain from food; to omit to take nourishment in whole or in part; to go hungry., To practice abstinence as a religious exercise or duty; to abstain from food voluntarily for a time, for the mortification of the body or appetites, or as a token of grief, or humiliation and penitence., Abstinence from food; omission to take nourishment., Voluntary abstinence from food, for a space of time, as a spiritual discipline, or as a token of religious humiliation., A time of fasting, whether a day, week, or longer time; a period of abstinence from food or certain kinds of food; as, an annual fast., Firmly fixed; closely adhering; made firm; not loose, unstable, or easily moved; immovable; as, to make fast the door., Firm against attack; fortified by nature or art; impregnable; strong., Firm in adherence; steadfast; not easily separated or alienated; faithful; as, a fast friend., Permanent; not liable to fade by exposure to air or by washing; durable; lasting; as, fast colors., Tenacious; retentive., Not easily disturbed or broken; deep; sound., Moving rapidly; quick in mition; rapid; swift; as, a fast horse., Given to pleasure seeking; disregardful of restraint; reckless; wild; dissipated; dissolute; as, a fast man; a fast liver., In a fast, fixed, or firmly established manner; fixedly; firmly; immovably., In a fast or rapid manner; quickly; swiftly; extravagantly; wildly; as, to run fast; to live fast., That which fastens or holds; especially, (Naut.) a mooring rope, hawser, or chain; — called, according to its position, a bow, head, quarter, breast, or stern fast; also, a post on a pier around which hawsers are passed in mooring., The shaft of a column, or trunk of pilaster. |
| fate | noun | A fixed decree by which the order of things is prescribed; the immutable law of the universe; inevitable necessity; the force by which all existence is determined and conditioned., Appointed lot; allotted life; arranged or predetermined event; destiny; especially, the final lot; doom; ruin; death., The element of chance in the affairs of life; the unforeseen and unestimated conitions considered as a force shaping events; fortune; esp., opposing circumstances against which it is useless to struggle; as, fate was, or the fates were, against him., The three goddesses, Clotho, Lachesis, and Atropos, sometimes called the Destinies, or Parcaewho were supposed to determine the course of human life. They are represented, one as holding the distaff, a second as spinning, and the third as cutting off the thread. |
| faun | noun | A god of fields and shipherds, diddering little from the satyr. The fauns are usually represented as half goat and half man. |
| faux | noun | See Fauces. |
| fawe | adjective | Fain; glad; delighted. |
| fawn | noun | A young deer; a buck or doe of the first year. See Buck., The young of an animal; a whelp., A fawn color., Of the color of a fawn; fawn-colored., To bring forth a fawn., To court favor by low cringing, frisking, etc., as a dog; to flatter meanly; — often followed by on or upon., A servile cringe or bow; mean flattery; sycophancy. |
| faze | verb t. | See Feeze. |
| feal | adjective | Faithful; loyal. |
| fear | noun | A variant of Fere, a mate, a companion., A painful emotion or passion excited by the expectation of evil, or the apprehension of impending danger; apprehension; anxiety; solicitude; alarm; dread., Apprehension of incurring, or solicitude to avoid, God’s wrath; the trembling and awful reverence felt toward the Supreme Belng., Respectful reverence for men of authority or worth., That which causes, or which is the object of, apprehension or alarm; source or occasion of terror; danger; dreadfulness., To feel a painful apprehension of; to be afraid of; to consider or expect with emotion of alarm or solicitude., To have a reverential awe of; to solicitous to avoid the displeasure of., To be anxious or solicitous for., To suspect; to doubt., To affright; to terrify; to drive away or prevent approach of by fear., To be in apprehension of evil; to be afraid; to feel anxiety on account of some expected evil. |
| feat | noun | An act; a deed; an exploit., A striking act of strength, skill, or cunning; a trick; as, feats of horsemanship, or of dexterity., To form; to fashion., Dexterous in movements or service; skillful; neat; nice; pretty. |
| feed | imp. & past participle | of Fee, To give food to; to supply with nourishment; to satisfy the physical huger of., To satisfy; grafity or minister to, as any sense, talent, taste, or desire., To fill the wants of; to supply with that which is used or wasted; as, springs feed ponds; the hopper feeds the mill; to feed a furnace with coal., To nourish, in a general sense; to foster, strengthen, develop, and guard., To graze; to cause to be cropped by feeding, as herbage by cattle; as, if grain is too forward in autumn, feed it with sheep., To give for food, especially to animals; to furnish for consumption; as, to feed out turnips to the cows; to feed water to a steam boiler., To supply (the material to be operated upon) to a machine; as, to feed paper to a printing press., To produce progressive operation upon or with (as in wood and metal working machines, so that the work moves to the cutting tool, or the tool to the work)., To take food; to eat., To subject by eating; to satisfy the appetite; to feed one’s self (upon something); to prey; — with on or upon., To be nourished, strengthened, or satisfied, as if by food., To place cattle to feed; to pasture; to graze., That which is eaten; esp., food for beasts; fodder; pasture; hay; grain, ground or whole; as, the best feed for sheep., A grazing or pasture ground., An allowance of provender given to a horse, cow, etc.; a meal; as, a feed of corn or oats., A meal, or the act of eating., The water supplied to steam boilers., The motion, or act, of carrying forward the stuff to be operated upon, as cloth to the needle in a sewing machine; or of producing progressive operation upon any material or object in a machine, as, in a turning lathe, by moving the cutting tool along or in the work., The supply of material to a machine, as water to a steam boiler, coal to a furnace, or grain to a run of stones., The mechanism by which the action of feeding is produced; a feed motion. |
| felt | imp. & past participle | of Feel, imp. & p. p. / a. from Feel., A cloth or stuff made of matted fibers of wool, or wool and fur, fulled or wrought into a compact substance by rolling and pressure, with lees or size, without spinning or weaving., A hat made of felt., A skin or hide; a fell; a pelt., To make into felt, or a feltike substance; to cause to adhere and mat together., To cover with, or as with, felt; as, to felt the cylinder of a steam emgine. |
| feel | verb t. | To perceive by the touch; to take cognizance of by means of the nerves of sensation distributed all over the body, especially by those of the skin; to have sensation excited by contact of (a thing) with the body or limbs., To touch; to handle; to examine by touching; as, feel this piece of silk; hence, to make trial of; to test; often with out., To perceive by the mind; to have a sense of; to experience; to be affected by; to be sensible of, or sensetive to; as, to feel pleasure; to feel pain., To take internal cognizance of; to be conscious of; to have an inward persuasion of., To perceive; to observe., To have perception by the touch, or by contact of anything with the nerves of sensation, especially those upon the surface of the body., To have the sensibilities moved or affected., To be conscious of an inward impression, state of mind, persuasion, physical condition, etc.; to perceive one’s self to be; — followed by an adjective describing the state, etc.; as, to feel assured, grieved, persuaded., To know with feeling; to be conscious; hence, to know certainly or without misgiving., To appear to the touch; to give a perception; to produce an impression by the nerves of sensation; — followed by an adjective describing the kind of sensation., Feeling; perception., A sensation communicated by touching; impression made upon one who touches or handles; as, this leather has a greasy feel. |
| feet | noun pl. | See Foot., Fact; performance., of Foot |
| fele | adjective | Many. |
| feme | noun | A woman. |
| fend | noun | A fiend., To keep off; to prevent from entering or hitting; to ward off; to shut out; — often with off; as, to fend off blows., To act on the defensive, or in opposition; to resist; to parry; to shift off. |
| feod | noun | A feud. See 2d Feud. |
| fere | noun | A mate or companion; — often used of a wife., Fierce., Fire., Fear., To fear. |
| ferm | noun | Alt. of Ferme |
| fern | adverb | Long ago., Ancient; old. [Obs.] “Pilgrimages to . . . ferne halwes.” [saints]., An order of cryptogamous plants, the Filices, which have their fructification on the back of the fronds or leaves. They are usually found in humid soil, sometimes grow epiphytically on trees, and in tropical climates often attain a gigantic size. |
| fers | adjective | Fierce. |
| fess | noun | Alt. of Fesse |
| fest | noun | The fist., Alt. of Feste |
| fete | noun | A feat., Feet., A festival., To feast; to honor with a festival. |
| feud | noun | A combination of kindred to avenge injuries or affronts, done or offered to any of their blood, on the offender and all his race., A contention or quarrel; especially, an inveterate strife between families, clans, or parties; deadly hatred; contention satisfied only by bloodshed., A stipendiary estate in land, held of superior, by service; the right which a vassal or tenant had to the lands or other immovable thing of his lord, to use the same and take the profists thereof hereditarily, rendering to his superior such duties and services as belong to military tenure, etc., the property of the soil always remaining in the lord or superior; a fief; a fee. |
| fiar | noun | One in whom the property of an estate is vested, subject to the estate of a life renter., The price of grain, as legally fixed, in the counties of Scotland, for the current year. |
| fiat | noun | An authoritative command or order to do something; an effectual decree., A warrant of a judge for certain processes., An authority for certain proceedings given by the Lord Chancellor’s signature. |
| fice | noun | A small dog; — written also fise, fyce, fiste, etc. |
| fico | noun | A fig; an insignificant trifle, no more than the snap of one’s thumb; a sign of contempt made by the fingers, expressing. A fig for you. |
| fief | noun | An estate held of a superior on condition of military service; a fee; a feud. See under Benefice, n., 2. |
| fife | noun | A small shrill pipe, resembling the piccolo flute, used chiefly to accompany the drum in military music., To play on a fife. |
| fike | noun | See Fyke. |
| file | noun | An orderly succession; a line; a row, A row of soldiers ranged one behind another; — in contradistinction to rank, which designates a row of soldiers standing abreast; a number consisting the depth of a body of troops, which, in the ordinary modern formation, consists of two men, the battalion standing two deep, or in two ranks., An orderly collection of papers, arranged in sequence or classified for preservation and reference; as, files of letters or of newspapers; this mail brings English files to the 15th instant., The line, wire, or other contrivance, by which papers are put and kept in order., A roll or list., Course of thought; thread of narration., To set in order; to arrange, or lay away, esp. as papers in a methodical manner for preservation and reverence; to place on file; to insert in its proper place in an arranged body of papers., To bring before a court or legislative body by presenting proper papers in a regular way; as, to file a petition or bill., To put upon the files or among the records of a court; to note on (a paper) the fact date of its reception in court., To march in a file or line, as soldiers, not abreast, but one after another; — generally with off., A steel instrument, having cutting ridges or teeth, made by indentation with a chisel, used for abrading or smoothing other substances, as metals, wood, etc., Anything employed to smooth, polish, or rasp, literally or figuratively., A shrewd or artful person., To rub, smooth, or cut away, with a file; to sharpen with a file; as, to file a saw or a tooth., To smooth or polish as with a file., To make foul; to defile. |
| fill | noun | One of the thills or shafts of a carriage., To make full; to supply with as much as can be held or contained; to put or pour into, till no more can be received; to occupy the whole capacity of., To furnish an abudant supply to; to furnish with as mush as is desired or desirable; to occupy the whole of; to swarm in or overrun., To fill or supply fully with food; to feed; to satisfy., To possess and perform the duties of; to officiate in, as an incumbent; to occupy; to hold; as, a king fills a throne; the president fills the office of chief magistrate; the speaker of the House fills the chair., To supply with an incumbent; as, to fill an office or a vacancy., To press and dilate, as a sail; as, the wind filled the sails., To trim (a yard) so that the wind shall blow on the after side of the sails., To make an embankment in, or raise the level of (a low place), with earth or gravel., To become full; to have the whole capacity occupied; to have an abundant supply; to be satiated; as, corn fills well in a warm season; the sail fills with the wind., To fill a cup or glass for drinking., A full supply, as much as supplies want; as much as gives complete satisfaction. |
| film | noun | A thin skin; a pellicle; a membranous covering, causing opacity; hence, any thin, slight covering., A slender thread, as that of a cobweb., To cover with a thin skin or pellicle. |
| find | verb t. | To meet with, or light upon, accidentally; to gain the first sight or knowledge of, as of something new, or unknown; hence, to fall in with, as a person., To learn by experience or trial; to perceive; to experience; to discover by the intellect or the feelings; to detect; to feel., To come upon by seeking; as, to find something lost., To discover by sounding; as, to find bottom., To discover by study or experiment direct to an object or end; as, water is found to be a compound substance., To gain, as the object of desire or effort; as, to find leisure; to find means., To attain to; to arrive at; to acquire., To provide for; to supply; to furnish; as, to find food for workemen; he finds his nephew in money., To arrive at, as a conclusion; to determine as true; to establish; as, to find a verdict; to find a true bill (of indictment) against an accused person., To determine an issue of fact, and to declare such a determination to a court; as, the jury find for the plaintiff., Anything found; a discovery of anything valuable; especially, a deposit, discovered by archaeologists, of objects of prehistoric or unknown origin. |
| fine | superl. | Finished; brought to perfection; refined; hence, free from impurity; excellent; superior; elegant; worthy of admiration; accomplished; beautiful., Aiming at show or effect; loaded with ornament; overdressed or overdecorated; showy., Nice; delicate; subtle; exquisite; artful; skillful; dexterous., Not coarse, gross, or heavy, Not gross; subtile; thin; tenous., Not coarse; comminuted; in small particles; as, fine sand or flour., Not thick or heavy; slender; filmy; as, a fine thread., Thin; attenuate; keen; as, a fine edge., Made of fine materials; light; delicate; as, fine linen or silk., Having (such) a proportion of pure metal in its composition; as, coins nine tenths fine., (Used ironically.), To make fine; to refine; to purify, to clarify; as, to fine gold., To make finer, or less coarse, as in bulk, texture, etc.; as. to fine the soil., To change by fine gradations; as (Naut.), to fine down a ship’s lines, to diminish her lines gradually., End; conclusion; termination; extinction., A sum of money paid as the settlement of a claim, or by way of terminating a matter in dispute; especially, a payment of money imposed upon a party as a punishment for an offense; a mulct., A final agreement concerning lands or rents between persons, as the lord and his vassal., A sum of money or price paid for obtaining a benefit, favor, or privilege, as for admission to a copyhold, or for obtaining or renewing a lease., To impose a pecuniary penalty upon for an offense or breach of law; to set a fine on by judgment of a court; to punish by fine; to mulct; as, the trespassers were fined ten dollars., To pay a fine. See Fine, n., 3 (b)., To finish; to cease; or to cause to cease. |
| finn | adjective | A native of Finland; one of the Finn/ in the ethnological sense. See Finns. |
| fint | 3d pers. sing. pr. of Find, for findeth. | |
| fire | noun | The evolution of light and heat in the combustion of bodies; combustion; state of ignition., Fuel in a state of combustion, as on a hearth, or in a stove or a furnace., The burning of a house or town; a conflagration., Anything which destroys or affects like fire., Ardor of passion, whether love or hate; excessive warmth; consuming violence of temper., Liveliness of imagination or fancy; intellectual and moral enthusiasm; capacity for ardor and zeal., Splendor; brilliancy; luster; hence, a star., Torture by burning; severe trial or affliction., The discharge of firearms; firing; as, the troops were exposed to a heavy fire., To set on fire; to kindle; as, to fire a house or chimney; to fire a pile., To subject to intense heat; to bake; to burn in a kiln; as, to fire pottery., To inflame; to irritate, as the passions; as, to fire the soul with anger, pride, or revenge., To animate; to give life or spirit to; as, to fire the genius of a young man., To feed or serve the fire of; as, to fire a boiler., To light up as if by fire; to illuminate., To cause to explode; as, to fire a torpedo; to disharge; as, to fire a musket or cannon; to fire cannon balls, rockets, etc., To drive by fire., To cauterize., To take fire; to be kindled; to kindle., To be irritated or inflamed with passion., To discharge artillery or firearms; as, they fired on the town. |
| firk | verb t. | To beat; to strike; to chastise., To fly out; to turn out; to go off., A freak; trick; quirk. |
| firm | superl. | Fixed; hence, closely compressed; compact; substantial; hard; solid; — applied to the matter of bodies; as, firm flesh; firm muscles, firm wood., Not easily excited or disturbed; unchanging in purpose; fixed; steady; constant; stable; unshaken; not easily changed in feelings or will; strong; as, a firm believer; a firm friend; a firm adherent., Solid; — opposed to fluid; as, firm land., Indicating firmness; as, a firm tread; a firm countenance., The name, title, or style, under which a company transacts business; a partnership of two or more persons; a commercial house; as, the firm of Hope & Co., To fix; to settle; to confirm; to establish., To fix or direct with firmness. |
| fisc | noun | A public or state treasury. |
| fish | noun | A counter, used in various games., of Fish, A name loosely applied in popular usage to many animals of diverse characteristics, living in the water., 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., The twelfth sign of the zodiac; Pisces., The flesh of fish, used as food., A purchase used to fish the anchor., A piece of timber, somewhat in the form of a fish, used to strengthen a mast or yard., To attempt to catch fish; to be employed in taking fish, by any means, as by angling or drawing a net., To seek to obtain by artifice, or indirectly to seek to draw forth; as, to fish for compliments., To catch; to draw out or up; as, to fish up an anchor., To search by raking or sweeping., To try with a fishing rod; to catch fish in; as, to fish a stream., 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. |
| fisk | verb i. | To run about; to frisk; to whisk. |
| fist | noun | The hand with the fingers doubled into the palm; the closed hand, especially as clinched tightly for the purpose of striking a blow., The talons of a bird of prey., the index mark [/], used to direct special attention to the passage which follows., To strike with the fist., To gripe with the fist. |
| fitt | noun | See 2d Fit. |
| fitz | noun | A son; — used in compound names, to indicate paternity, esp. of the illegitimate sons of kings and princes of the blood; as, Fitzroy, the son of the king; Fitzclarence, the son of the duke of Clarence. |
| five | adjective | Four and one added; one more than four., The number next greater than four, and less than six; five units or objects., A symbol representing this number, as 5, or V. |
| fizz | verb i. | To make a hissing sound, as a burning fuse., A hissing sound; as, the fizz of a fly. |
| flag | verb i. | To hang loose without stiffness; to bend down, as flexible bodies; to be loose, yielding, limp., To droop; to grow spiritless; to lose vigor; to languish; as, the spirits flag; the streugth flags., To let droop; to suffer to fall, or let fall, into feebleness; as, to flag the wings., To enervate; to exhaust the vigor or elasticity of., That which flags or hangs down loosely., A cloth usually bearing a device or devices and used to indicate nationality, party, etc., or to give or ask information; — commonly attached to a staff to be waved by the wind; a standard; a banner; an ensign; the colors; as, the national flag; a military or a naval flag., A group of feathers on the lower part of the legs of certain hawks, owls, etc., A group of elongated wing feathers in certain hawks., The bushy tail of a dog, as of a setter., To signal to with a flag; as, to flag a train., To convey, as a message, by means of flag signals; as, to flag an order to troops or vessels at a distance., An aquatic plant, with long, ensiform leaves, belonging to either of the genera Iris and Acorus., To furnish or deck out with flags., A flat stone used for paving., Any hard, evenly stratified sandstone, which splits into layers suitable for flagstones., To lay with flags of flat stones. |
| flam | noun | A freak or whim; also, a falsehood; a lie; an illusory pretext; deception; delusion., To deceive with a falsehood. |
| flap | verb | Anything broad and limber that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved; as, the flap of a garment., A hinged leaf, as of a table or shutter., The motion of anything broad and loose, or a stroke or sound made with it; as, the flap of a sail or of a wing., A disease in the lips of horses., To beat with a flap; to strike., To move, as something broad and flaplike; as, to flap the wings; to let fall, as the brim of a hat., To move as do wings, or as something broad or loose; to fly with wings beating the air., To fall and hang like a flap, as the brim of a hat, or other broad thing. |
| flat | superl. | Having an even and horizontal surface, or nearly so, without prominences or depressions; level without inclination; plane., Lying at full length, or spread out, upon the ground; level with the ground or earth; prostrate; as, to lie flat on the ground; hence, fallen; laid low; ruined; destroyed., Wanting relief; destitute of variety; without points of prominence and striking interest., Tasteless; stale; vapid; insipid; dead; as, fruit or drink flat to the taste., Unanimated; dull; uninteresting; without point or spirit; monotonous; as, a flat speech or composition., Lacking liveliness of commercial exchange and dealings; depressed; dull; as, the market is flat., Clear; unmistakable; peremptory; absolute; positive; downright., Below the true pitch; hence, as applied to intervals, minor, or lower by a half step; as, a flat seventh; A flat., Not sharp or shrill; not acute; as, a flat sound., Sonant; vocal; — applied to any one of the sonant or vocal consonants, as distinguished from a nonsonant (or sharp) consonant., In a flat manner; directly; flatly., Without allowance for accrued interest., A level surface, without elevation, relief, or prominences; an extended plain; specifically, in the United States, a level tract along the along the banks of a river; as, the Mohawk Flats., A level tract lying at little depth below the surface of water, or alternately covered and left bare by the tide; a shoal; a shallow; a strand., Something broad and flat in form, A flat-bottomed boat, without keel, and of small draught., A straw hat, broad-brimmed and low-crowned., A car without a roof, the body of which is a platform without sides; a platform car., A platform on wheel, upon which emblematic designs, etc., are carried in processions., The flat part, or side, of anything; as, the broad side of a blade, as distinguished from its edge., A floor, loft, or story in a building; especially, a floor of a house, which forms a complete residence in itself., A horizontal vein or ore deposit auxiliary to a main vein; also, any horizontal portion of a vein not elsewhere horizontal., A dull fellow; a simpleton; a numskull., A character [/] before a note, indicating a tone which is a half step or semitone lower., A homaloid space or extension., To make flat; to flatten; to level., To render dull, insipid, or spiritless; to depress., To depress in tone, as a musical note; especially, to lower in pitch by half a tone., To become flat, or flattened; to sink or fall to an even surface., To fall form the pitch. |
| flaw | noun | A crack or breach; a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion; as, a flaw in a knife or a vase., A defect; a fault; as, a flaw in reputation; a flaw in a will, in a deed, or in a statute., A sudden burst of noise and disorder; a tumult; uproar; a quarrel., A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration., To crack; to make flaws in., To break; to violate; to make of no effect. |
| flax | noun | A plant of the genus Linum, esp. the L. usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. The fiber of the bark is used for making thread and cloth, called linen, cambric, lawn, lace, etc. Linseed oil is expressed from the seed., The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken and cleaned by hatcheling or combing. |
| flay | verb t. | To skin; to strip off the skin or surface of; as, to flay an ox; to flay the green earth. |
| flea | verb t. | To flay., An insect belonging to the genus Pulex, of the order Aphaniptera. Fleas are destitute of wings, but have the power of leaping energetically. The bite is poisonous to most persons. The human flea (Pulex irritans), abundant in Europe, is rare in America, where the dog flea (P. canis) takes its place. See Aphaniptera, and Dog flea. See Illustration in Appendix. |
| fled | imp. & p. p. of Flee., of Flee | |
| flee | verb i. | To run away, as from danger or evil; to avoid in an alarmed or cowardly manner; to hasten off; — usually with from. This is sometimes omitted, making the verb transitive. |
| flet | past participle | Skimmed. |
| flew | imp. of Fly., of Fly | |
| flex | verb t. | To bend; as, to flex the arm., Flax. |
| flip | noun | A mixture of beer, spirit, etc., stirred and heated by a hot iron., To toss or fillip; as, to flip up a cent. |
| flit | verb i. | To move with celerity through the air; to fly away with a rapid motion; to dart along; to fleet; as, a bird flits away; a cloud flits along., To flutter; to rove on the wing., To pass rapidly, as a light substance, from one place to another; to remove; to migrate., To remove from one place or habitation to another., To be unstable; to be easily or often moved., Nimble; quick; swift. [Obs.] See Fleet. |
| flix | noun | Down; fur., The flux; dysentery. |
| flon | plural | of Flo, See Flo. |
| floe | noun | A low, flat mass of floating ice. |
| flog | verb t. | To beat or strike with a rod or whip; to whip; to lash; to chastise with repeated blows. |
| flop | verb t. | To clap or strike, as a bird its wings, a fish its tail, etc.; to flap., To turn suddenly, as something broad and flat., To strike about with something broad abd flat, as a fish with its tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; as, the brim of a hat flops., To fall, sink, or throw one’s self, heavily, clumsily, and unexpectedly on the ground., Act of flopping. |
| flow | imp. sing. of Fly, v. i., To move with a continual change of place among the particles or parts, as a fluid; to change place or circulate, as a liquid; as, rivers flow from springs and lakes; tears flow from the eyes., To become liquid; to melt., To proceed; to issue forth; as, wealth flows from industry and economy., To glide along smoothly, without harshness or asperties; as, a flowing period; flowing numbers; to sound smoothly to the ear; to be uttered easily., To have or be in abundance; to abound; to full, so as to run or flow over; to be copious., To hang loose and waving; as, a flowing mantle; flowing locks., To rise, as the tide; — opposed to ebb; as, the tide flows twice in twenty-four hours., To discharge blood in excess from the uterus., To cover with water or other liquid; to overflow; to inundate; to flood., To cover with varnish., A stream of water or other fluid; a current; as, a flow of water; a flow of blood., A continuous movement of something abundant; as, a flow of words., Any gentle, gradual movement or procedure of thought, diction, music, or the like, resembling the quiet, steady movement of a river; a stream., The tidal setting in of the water from the ocean to the shore. See Ebb and flow, under Ebb., A low-lying piece of watery land; — called also flow moss and flow bog. | |
| flue | noun | An inclosed passage way for establishing and directing a current of air, gases, etc.; an air passage, A compartment or division of a chimney for conveying flame and smoke to the outer air., A passage way for conducting a current of fresh, foul, or heated air from one place to another., A pipe or passage for conveying flame and hot gases through surrounding water in a boiler; — distinguished from a tube which holds water and is surrounded by fire. Small flues are called fire tubes or simply tubes., Light down, such as rises from cotton, fur, etc.; very fine lint or hair. |
| flux | noun | The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream; constant succession; change., The setting in of the tide toward the shore, — the ebb being called the reflux., The state of being liquid through heat; fusion., Any substance or mixture used to promote the fusion of metals or minerals, as alkalies, borax, lime, fluorite., A fluid discharge from the bowels or other part; especially, an excessive and morbid discharge; as, the bloody flux or dysentery. See Bloody flux., The matter thus discharged., The quantity of a fluid that crosses a unit area of a given surface in a unit of time., Flowing; unstable; inconstant; variable., To affect, or bring to a certain state, by flux., To cause to become fluid; to fuse., To cause a discharge from; to purge. |
| foal | noun | The young of any animal of the Horse family (Equidae); a colt; a filly., To bring forth (a colt); — said of a mare or a she ass., To bring forth young, as an animal of the horse kind. |
| foam | noun | The white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids, or in the mouth of an animal, by violent agitation or fermentation; froth; spume; scum; as, the foam of the sea., To gather foam; to froth; as, the billows foam., To form foam, or become filled with foam; — said of a steam boiler when the water is unduly agitated and frothy, as because of chemical action., To cause to foam; as,to foam the goblet; also (with out), to throw out with rage or violence, as foam. |
| foci | plural | of Focus |
| foge | noun | The Cornish name for a forge used for smelting tin. |
| fogy | noun | A dull old fellow; a person behind the times, over-conservative, or slow; — usually preceded by old. |
| foil | verb t. | To tread under foot; to trample., To render (an effort or attempt) vain or nugatory; to baffle; to outwit; to balk; to frustrate; to defeat., To blunt; to dull; to spoil; as, to foil the scent in chase., To defile; to soil., Failure of success when on the point of attainment; defeat; frustration; miscarriage., A blunt weapon used in fencing, resembling a smallsword in the main, but usually lighter and having a button at the point., The track or trail of an animal., A leaf or very thin sheet of metal; as, brass foil; tin foil; gold foil., A thin leaf of sheet copper silvered and burnished, and afterwards coated with transparent colors mixed with isinglass; — employed by jewelers to give color or brilliancy to pastes and inferior stones., Anything that serves by contrast of color or quality to adorn or set off another thing to advantage., A thin coat of tin, with quicksilver, laid on the back of a looking-glass, to cause reflection., The space between the cusps in Gothic architecture; a rounded or leaflike ornament, in windows, niches, etc. A group of foils is called trefoil, quatrefoil, quinquefoil, etc., according to the number of arcs of which it is composed. |
| foin | noun | The beech marten (Mustela foina). See Marten., A kind of fur, black at the top on a whitish ground, taken from the ferret or weasel of the same name., To thrust with a sword or spear; to lunge., To prick; to st?ng., A pass in fencing; a lunge. |
| fold | verb t. | To lap or lay in plaits or folds; to lay one part over another part of; to double; as, to fold cloth; to fold a letter., To double or lay together, as the arms or the hands; as, he folds his arms in despair., To inclose within folds or plaitings; to envelop; to infold; to clasp; to embrace., To cover or wrap up; to conceal., To become folded, plaited, or doubled; to close over another of the same kind; to double together; as, the leaves of the door fold., A doubling,esp. of any flexible substance; a part laid over on another part; a plait; a plication., Times or repetitions; — used with numerals, chiefly in composition, to denote multiplication or increase in a geometrical ratio, the doubling, tripling, etc., of anything; as, fourfold, four times, increased in a quadruple ratio, multiplied by four., That which is folded together, or which infolds or envelops; embrace., An inclosure for sheep; a sheep pen., A flock of sheep; figuratively, the Church or a church; as, Christ’s fold., A boundary; a limit., To confine in a fold, as sheep., To confine sheep in a fold. |
| folk | noun collect. & pl. | Alt. of Folks |
| fond | imp. of Find. Found., Foolish; silly; simple; weak., Foolishly tender and loving; weakly indulgent; over-affectionate., Affectionate; loving; tender; — in a good sense; as, a fond mother or wife., Loving; much pleased; affectionately regardful, indulgent, or desirous; longing or yearning; — followed by of (formerly also by on)., Doted on; regarded with affection., Trifling; valued by folly; trivial., To caress; to fondle., To be fond; to dote. | |
| fone | noun | pl. of Foe. |
| font | noun | A complete assortment of printing type of one size, including a due proportion of all the letters in the alphabet, large and small, points, accents, and whatever else is necessary for printing with that variety of types; a fount., A fountain; a spring; a source., A basin or stone vessel in which water is contained for baptizing. |
| food | noun | What is fed upon; that which goes to support life by being received within, and assimilated by, the organism of an animal or a plant; nutriment; aliment; especially, what is eaten by animals for nourishment., Anything that instructs the intellect, excites the feelings, or molds habits of character; that which nourishes., To supply with food. |
| fool | noun | A compound of gooseberries scalded and crushed, with cream; — commonly called gooseberry fool., One destitute of reason, or of the common powers of understanding; an idiot; a natural., A person deficient in intellect; one who acts absurdly, or pursues a course contrary to the dictates of wisdom; one without judgment; a simpleton; a dolt., One who acts contrary to moral and religious wisdom; a wicked person., One who counterfeits folly; a professional jester or buffoon; a retainer formerly kept to make sport, dressed fantastically in motley, with ridiculous accouterments., To play the fool; to trifle; to toy; to spend time in idle sport or mirth., To infatuate; to make foolish., To use as a fool; to deceive in a shameful or mortifying manner; to impose upon; to cheat by inspiring foolish confidence; as, to fool one out of his money. |
| foot | noun | The terminal part of the leg of man or an animal; esp., the part below the ankle or wrist; that part of an animal upon which it rests when standing, or moves. See Manus, and Pes., The muscular locomotive organ of a mollusk. It is a median organ arising from the ventral region of body, often in the form of a flat disk, as in snails. See Illust. of Buccinum., That which corresponds to the foot of a man or animal; as, the foot of a table; the foot of a stocking., The lowest part or base; the ground part; the bottom, as of a mountain or column; also, the last of a row or series; the end or extremity, esp. if associated with inferiority; as, the foot of a hill; the foot of the procession; the foot of a class; the foot of the bed., Fundamental principle; basis; plan; — used only in the singular., Recognized condition; rank; footing; — used only in the singular., A measure of length equivalent to twelve inches; one third of a yard. See Yard., Soldiers who march and fight on foot; the infantry, usually designated as the foot, in distinction from the cavalry., A combination of syllables consisting a metrical element of a verse, the syllables being formerly distinguished by their quantity or length, but in modern poetry by the accent., The lower edge of a sail., To tread to measure or music; to dance; to trip; to skip., To walk; — opposed to ride or fly., To kick with the foot; to spurn., To set on foot; to establish; to land., To tread; as, to foot the green., To sum up, as the numbers in a column; — sometimes with up; as, to foot (or foot up) an account., The size or strike with the talon., To renew the foot of, as of stocking. |
| for- | A prefix to verbs, having usually the force of a negative or privative. It often implies also loss, detriment, or destruction, and sometimes it is intensive, meaning utterly, quite thoroughly, as in forbathe. | |
| ford | verb i. | A place in a river, or other water, where it may be passed by man or beast on foot, by wading., A stream; a current., To pass or cross, as a river or other water, by wading; to wade through. |
| fore | verb i. | Journey; way; method of proceeding., In the part that precedes or goes first; — opposed to aft, after, back, behind, etc., Formerly; previously; afore., In or towards the bows of a ship., Advanced, as compared with something else; toward the front; being or coming first, in time, place, order, or importance; preceding; anterior; antecedent; earlier; forward; — opposed to back or behind; as, the fore part of a garment; the fore part of the day; the fore and of a wagon., The front; hence, that which is in front; the future., Before; — sometimes written ‘fore as if a contraction of afore or before. |
| fork | noun | An instrument consisting of a handle with a shank terminating in two or more prongs or tines, which are usually of metal, parallel and slightly curved; — used from piercing, holding, taking up, or pitching anything., Anything furcate or like a fork in shape, or furcate at the extremity; as, a tuning fork., One of the parts into which anything is furcated or divided; a prong; a branch of a stream, a road, etc.; a barbed point, as of an arrow., The place where a division or a union occurs; the angle or opening between two branches or limbs; as, the fork of a river, a tree, or a road., The gibbet., To shoot into blades, as corn., To divide into two or more branches; as, a road, a tree, or a stream forks., To raise, or pitch with a fork, as hay; to dig or turn over with a fork, as the soil. |
| form | noun | A suffix used to denote in the form / shape of, resembling, etc.; as, valiform; oviform., The shape and structure of anything, as distinguished from the material of which it is composed; particular disposition or arrangement of matter, giving it individuality or distinctive character; configuration; figure; external appearance., Constitution; mode of construction, organization, etc.; system; as, a republican form of government., Established method of expression or practice; fixed way of proceeding; conventional or stated scheme; formula; as, a form of prayer., Show without substance; empty, outside appearance; vain, trivial, or conventional ceremony; conventionality; formality; as, a matter of mere form., Orderly arrangement; shapeliness; also, comeliness; elegance; beauty., A shape; an image; a phantom., That by which shape is given or determined; mold; pattern; model., A long seat; a bench; hence, a rank of students in a school; a class; also, a class or rank in society., The seat or bed of a hare., The type or other matter from which an impression is to be taken, arranged and secured in a chase., The boundary line of a material object. In painting, more generally, the human body., The particular shape or structure of a word or part of speech; as, participial forms; verbal forms., The combination of planes included under a general crystallographic symbol. It is not necessarily a closed solid., That assemblage or disposition of qualities which makes a conception, or that internal constitution which makes an existing thing to be what it is; — called essential or substantial form, and contradistinguished from matter; hence, active or formative nature; law of being or activity; subjectively viewed, an idea; objectively, a law., Mode of acting or manifestation to the senses, or the intellect; as, water assumes the form of ice or snow. In modern usage, the elements of a conception furnished by the mind’s own activity, as contrasted with its object or condition, which is called the matter; subjectively, a mode of apprehension or belief conceived as dependent on the constitution of the mind; objectively, universal and necessary accompaniments or elements of every object known or thought of., The peculiar characteristics of an organism as a type of others; also, the structure of the parts of an animal or plant., To give form or shape to; to frame; to construct; to make; to fashion., To give a particular shape to; to shape, mold, or fashion into a certain state or condition; to arrange; to adjust; also, to model by instruction and discipline; to mold by influence, etc.; to train., To go to make up; to act as constituent of; to be the essential or constitutive elements of; to answer for; to make the shape of; — said of that out of which anything is formed or constituted, in whole or in part., To provide with a form, as a hare. See Form, n., 9., To derive by grammatical rules, as by adding the proper suffixes and affixes., To take a form, definite shape, or arrangement; as, the infantry should form in column., To run to a form, as a hare. |
| fort | noun | A strong or fortified place; usually, a small fortified place, occupied only by troops, surrounded with a ditch, rampart, and parapet, or with palisades, stockades, or other means of defense; a fortification. |
| fora | plural | of Forum |
| foul | noun | A bird., 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., Scurrilous; obscene or profane; abusive; as, foul words; foul language., Hateful; detestable; shameful; odious; wretched., Loathsome; disgusting; as, a foul disease., Ugly; homely; poor., 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., Not conformed to the established rules and customs of a game, conflict, test, etc.; unfair; dishonest; dishonorable; cheating; as, foul play., 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., To make filthy; to defile; to daub; to dirty; to soil; as, to foul the face or hands with mire., To incrust (the bore of a gun) with burnt powder in the process of firing., To cover (a ship’s bottom) with anything that impered its sailing; as, a bottom fouled with barnacles., To entangle, so as to impede motion; as, to foul a rope or cable in paying it out; to come into collision with; as, one boat fouled the other in a race., To become clogged with burnt powder in the process of firing, as a gun., To become entagled, as ropes; to come into collision with something; as, the two boats fouled., An entanglement; a collision, as in a boat race., See Foul ball, under Foul, a. |
| four | adjective | One more than three; twice two., The sum of four units; four units or objects., A symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv., Four things of the same kind, esp. four horses; as, a chariot and four. |
| fowl | noun | Any bird; esp., any large edible bird., Any domesticated bird used as food, as a hen, turkey, duck; in a more restricted sense, the common domestic cock or hen (Gallus domesticus)., To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc. |
| foxy | adjective | Like or pertaining to the fox; foxlike in disposition or looks; wily., 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., Having the odor of a fox; rank; strong smeelling., Sour; unpleasant in taste; — said of wine, beer, etc., not properly fermented; — also of grapes which have the coarse flavor of the fox grape. |
| fozy | adjective | Spongy; soft; fat and puffy. |
| frab | verb i. & t. | To scold; to nag. |
| frap | verb t. | To draw together; to bind with a view to secure and strengthen, as a vessel by passing cables around it; to tighten; as a tackle by drawing the lines together., To brace by drawing together, as the cords of a drum. |
| fray | noun | Affray; broil; contest; combat., To frighten; to terrify; to alarm., To bear the expense of; to defray., To rub; to wear off, or wear into shreds, by rubbing; to fret, as cloth; as, a deer is said to fray her head., To rub., To wear out or into shreads, or to suffer injury by rubbing, as when the threads of the warp or of the woof wear off so that the cross threads are loose; to ravel; as, the cloth frays badly., A fret or chafe, as in cloth; a place injured by rubbing. |
| fred | noun | Peace; — a word used in composition, especially in proper names; as, Alfred; Frederic. |
| free | superl. | Exempt from subjection to the will of others; not under restraint, control, or compulsion; able to follow one’s own impulses, desires, or inclinations; determining one’s own course of action; not dependent; at liberty., Not under an arbitrary or despotic government; subject only to fixed laws regularly and fairly administered, and defended by them from encroachments upon natural or acquired rights; enjoying political liberty., Liberated, by arriving at a certain age, from the control of parents, guardian, or master., Not confined or imprisoned; released from arrest; liberated; at liberty to go., Not subjected to the laws of physical necessity; capable of voluntary activity; endowed with moral liberty; — said of the will., Clear of offense or crime; guiltless; innocent., Unconstrained by timidity or distrust; unreserved; ingenuous; frank; familiar; communicative., Unrestrained; immoderate; lavish; licentious; — used in a bad sense., Not close or parsimonious; liberal; open-handed; lavish; as, free with his money., Exempt; clear; released; liberated; not encumbered or troubled with; as, free from pain; free from a burden; — followed by from, or, rarely, by of., Characteristic of one acting without restraint; charming; easy., Ready; eager; acting without spurring or whipping; spirited; as, a free horse., Invested with a particular freedom or franchise; enjoying certain immunities or privileges; admitted to special rights; — followed by of., Thrown open, or made accessible, to all; to be enjoyed without limitations; unrestricted; not obstructed, engrossed, or appropriated; open; — said of a thing to be possessed or enjoyed; as, a free school., Not gained by importunity or purchase; gratuitous; spontaneous; as, free admission; a free gift., Not arbitrary or despotic; assuring liberty; defending individual rights against encroachment by any person or class; instituted by a free people; — said of a government, institutions, etc., Certain or honorable; the opposite of base; as, free service; free socage., Privileged or individual; the opposite of common; as, a free fishery; a free warren., Not united or combined with anything else; separated; dissevered; unattached; at liberty to escape; as, free carbonic acid gas; free cells., Freely; willingly., Without charge; as, children admitted free., To make free; to set at liberty; to rid of that which confines, limits, embarrasses, oppresses, etc.; to release; to disengage; to clear; — followed by from, and sometimes by off; as, to free a captive or a slave; to be freed of these inconveniences., To remove, as something that confines or bars; to relieve from the constraint of., To frank. |
| fren | adjective | A stranger. |
| fret | noun | See 1st Frith., To devour., To rub; to wear away by friction; to chafe; to gall; hence, to eat away; to gnaw; as, to fret cloth; to fret a piece of gold or other metal; a worm frets the plants of a ship., To impair; to wear away; to diminish., To make rough, agitate, or disturb; to cause to ripple; as, to fret the surface of water., To tease; to irritate; to vex., To be worn away; to chafe; to fray; as, a wristband frets on the edges., To eat in; to make way by corrosion., To be agitated; to be in violent commotion; to rankle; as, rancor frets in the malignant breast., To be vexed; to be chafed or irritated; to be angry; to utter peevish expressions., The agitation of the surface of a fluid by fermentation or other cause; a rippling on the surface of water., Agitation of mind marked by complaint and impatience; disturbance of temper; irritation; as, he keeps his mind in a continual fret., Herpes; tetter., The worn sides of river banks, where ores, or stones containing them, accumulate by being washed down from the hills, and thus indicate to the miners the locality of the veins., To ornament with raised work; to variegate; to diversify., Ornamental work in relief, as carving or embossing. See Fretwork., An ornament consisting of smmall fillets or slats intersecting each other or bent at right angles, as in classical designs, or at obilique angles, as often in Oriental art., The reticulated headdress or net, made of gold or silver wire, in which ladies in the Middle Ages confined their hair., A saltire interlaced with a mascle., A short piece of wire, or other material fixed across the finger board of a guitar or a similar instrument, to indicate where the finger is to be placed., To furnish with frets, as an instrument of music. |
| frim | adjective | Flourishing; thriving; fresh; in good case; vigorous. |
| frit | verb t. | The material of which glass is made, after having been calcined or partly fused in a furnace, but before vitrification. It is a composition of silex and alkali, occasionally with other ingredients., The material for glaze of pottery., To prepare by heat (the materials for making glass); to fuse partially., To fritter; — with away. |
| friz | verb t. | To curl or form into small curls, as hair, with a crisping pin; to crisp., To form into little burs, prominences, knobs, or tufts, as the nap of cloth., To soften and make of even thickness by rubbing, as with pumice stone or a blunt instrument., That which is frizzed; anything crisped or curled, as a wig; a frizzle. |
| froe | noun | A dirty woman; a slattern; a frow., An iron cleaver or splitting tool; a frow. |
| frog | noun | An amphibious animal of the genus Rana and related genera, of many species. Frogs swim rapidly, and take long leaps on land. Many of the species utter loud notes in the springtime., The triangular prominence of the hoof, in the middle of the sole of the foot of the horse, and other animals; the fourchette., A supporting plate having raised ribs that form continuations of the rails, to guide the wheels where one track branches from another or crosses it., An oblong cloak button, covered with netted thread, and fastening into a loop instead of a button hole., The loop of the scabbard of a bayonet or sword., To ornament or fasten (a coat, etc.) with trogs. See Frog, n., 4. |
| from | preposition | Out of the neighborhood of; lessening or losing proximity to; leaving behind; by reason of; out of; by aid of; — used whenever departure, setting out, commencement of action, being, state, occurrence, etc., or procedure, emanation, absence, separation, etc., are to be expressed. It is construed with, and indicates, the point of space or time at which the action, state, etc., are regarded as setting out or beginning; also, less frequently, the source, the cause, the occasion, out of which anything proceeds; — the aritithesis and correlative of to; as, it, is one hundred miles from Boston to Springfield; he took his sword from his side; light proceeds from the sun; separate the coarse wool from the fine; men have all sprung from Adam, and often go from good to bad, and from bad to worse; the merit of an action depends on the principle from which it proceeds; men judge of facts from personal knowledge, or from testimony. |
| frow | noun | A woman; especially, a Dutch or German woman., A dirty woman; a slattern., A cleaving tool with handle at right angles to the blade, for splitting cask staves and shingles from the block; a frower., Brittle. |
| fuar | noun | Same as Feuar. |
| fubs | noun | A plump young person or child. |
| fuci | plural | of Fucus |
| fuel | noun | Any matter used to produce heat by burning; that which feeds fire; combustible matter used for fires, as wood, coal, peat, etc., Anything that serves to feed or increase passion or excitement., To feed with fuel., To store or furnish with fuel or firing. |
| fuff | verb t. & i. | To puff. |
| fuga | noun | A fugue. |
| fugh | interj. | An exclamation of disgust; foh; faugh. |
| full | compar. | Filled up, having within its limits all that it can contain; supplied; not empty or vacant; — said primarily of hollow vessels, and hence of anything else; as, a cup full of water; a house full of people., Abundantly furnished or provided; sufficient in. quantity, quality, or degree; copious; plenteous; ample; adequate; as, a full meal; a full supply; a full voice; a full compensation; a house full of furniture., Not wanting in any essential quality; complete, entire; perfect; adequate; as, a full narrative; a person of full age; a full stop; a full face; the full moon., Sated; surfeited., Having the mind filled with ideas; stocked with knowledge; stored with information., Having the attention, thoughts, etc., absorbed in any matter, and the feelings more or less excited by it, as, to be full of some project., Filled with emotions., Impregnated; made pregnant., Complete measure; utmost extent; the highest state or degree., Quite; to the same degree; without abatement or diminution; with the whole force or effect; thoroughly; completely; exactly; entirely., To become full or wholly illuminated; as, the moon fulls at midnight., To thicken by moistening, heating, and pressing, as cloth; to mill; to make compact; to scour, cleanse, and thicken in a mill., To become fulled or thickened; as, this material fulls well. |
| fume | noun | Exhalation; volatile matter (esp. noxious vapor or smoke) ascending in a dense body; smoke; vapor; reek; as, the fumes of tobacco., Rage or excitement which deprives the mind of self-control; as, the fumes of passion., Anything vaporlike, unsubstantial, or airy; idle conceit; vain imagination., The incense of praise; inordinate flattery., To smoke; to throw off fumes, as in combustion or chemical action; to rise up, as vapor., To be as in a mist; to be dulled and stupefied., To pass off in fumes or vapors., To be in a rage; to be hot with anger., To expose to the action of fumes; to treat with vapors, smoke, etc.; as, to bleach straw by fuming it with sulphur; to fill with fumes, vapors, odors, etc., as a room., To praise inordinately; to flatter., To throw off in vapor, or as in the form of vapor. |
| fumy | adjective | Producing fumes; fumous. |
| fund | noun | An aggregation or deposit of resources from which supplies are or may be drawn for carrying on any work, or for maintaining existence., A stock or capital; a sum of money appropriated as the foundation of some commercial or other operation undertaken with a view to profit; that reserve by means of which expenses and credit are supported; as, the fund of a bank, commercial house, manufacturing corporation, etc., The stock of a national debt; public securities; evidences (stocks or bonds) of money lent to government, for which interest is paid at prescribed intervals; — called also public funds., An invested sum, whose income is devoted to a specific object; as, the fund of an ecclesiastical society; a fund for the maintenance of lectures or poor students; also, money systematically collected to meet the expenses of some permanent object., A store laid up, from which one may draw at pleasure; a supply; a full provision of resources; as, a fund of wisdom or good sense., To provide and appropriate a fund or permanent revenue for the payment of the interest of; to make permanent provision of resources (as by a pledge of revenue from customs) for discharging the interest of or principal of; as, to fund government notes., To place in a fund, as money., To put into the form of bonds or stocks bearing regular interest; as, to fund the floating debt. |
| funk | noun | An offensive smell; a stench., To envelop with an offensive smell or smoke., To emit an offensive smell; to stink., To be frightened, and shrink back; to flinch; as, to funk at the edge of a precipice., Alt. of Funking |
| furl | verb t. | To draw up or gather into close compass; to wrap or roll, as a sail, close to the yard, stay, or mast, or, as a flag, close to or around its staff, securing it there by a gasket or line. Totten. |
| fury | noun | A thief., Violent or extreme excitement; overmastering agitation or enthusiasm., Violent anger; extreme wrath; rage; — sometimes applied to inanimate things, as the wind or storms; impetuosity; violence., pl. (Greek Myth.) The avenging deities, Tisiphone, Alecto, and Megaera; the Erinyes or Eumenides., One of the Parcae, or Fates, esp. Atropos., A stormy, turbulent violent woman; a hag; a vixen; a virago; a termagant. |
| fuse | verb t. | To liquefy by heat; to render fiuid; to dissolve; to melt., To unite or blend, as if melted together., To be reduced from a solid to a Quid state by heat; to be melted; to melt., To be blended, as if melted together., 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. |
| fuss | noun | A tumult; a bustle; unnecessary or annoying ado about trifles., One who is unduly anxious about trifles., To be overbusy or unduly anxious about trifles; to make a bustle or ado. |
| fust | noun | A strong, musty smell; mustiness., To become moldy; to smell ill. |
| fuze | noun | A tube, filled with combustible matter, for exploding a shell, etc. See Fuse, n. |
| fuzz | verb t. | To make drunk., Fine, light particles or fibers; loose, volatile matter., To fly off in minute particles. |
| fyke | noun | A long bag net distended by hoops, into which fish can pass easily, without being able to return; — called also fyke net. |
| fyrd | verb i. | Alt. of Fyrdung |