| 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. |
| 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. |