F

F, [Mus.] 4th note in C MAJOR scale. (ef).

'fable, n. Story not based on fact; short
story designed to give teaching about
right or wrong. '-d, a. About which there
are stories. 'fabulous ('fabjuləs), a.
Fabled; surprising, past belief. ('feibl).

'fabric, n. Material, sp., cloth; structure,
building. '-ate, v.t. Make up (false story
etc.). ('fabrik).

fa'cade, n. Face of building. (fə'sa:d).

face, 1. n. Front of head from hair-line to
chin; front; any side of a solid form;
part of clock, watch, on which numbers
are marked, F. value, value marked on
money etc., seeming value; have the f.
to, have so little shame as to; in (the)
f. of, against; make, pull, a f., be twisting
one's f.; on the f. of if, judging by what
it seems; put a good f. on it, make things
seem less bad than they are; save one's
f., keep oneself from seeming foolish,
wrong. 2. v.t.&i. Have or get f.
turned to, (or in certain direction); be
opposite; not be in fear of, be ready to
undergo; put facing on. F. the music,
take one's punishment. 'facial, a. Of
the face. 'facing, n. Sp., band etc. of
material put over other material. Ff.,
coloured collar etc. of military coat.
(feis).

'facet, n. One side of body with great
number of sides, sp. cut jewel. ('fasit).

fa'cetious, a. Given to, marked by,
attempted humour. (fə'si:ʃəs).

'facile, a. Done without trouble; expert,
ready, with words; readily giving way
to, changed by, others; (of writings etc.)
done without enough trouble, not deep.
fa'cilitate, v.t. Be a help in. ta'cility, n.
Sp., something facilitating (freq. ff.).
('fasail).

fac'simile, n. Copy of writing, etc., the
same in every detail. (fak'simili).

fact, n. Event (before, after, the f.); thing
which is certainly true or taken to be so.
As a matter of f., to say truly; in (point of)
f., the (true) f. is that. (fakt).

'faction, n. Self-interested, trouble-making
group, sp. political; warring of interests.
('fakʃən).

'factor, n. Person doing business for
another. ('faktə).

'factor, n. [Sc.] Number which goes into
another number with nothing over;
one of causes producing some effect.

'factory, n. Building(s) in which goods are
made, sp. by machines. ('fakteri).

fac'totum, n. Servant doing all sorts of
work. (fak'toutəm).

'faculty, n. Power of mind or body, sense;
tendency, power, (of doing); branch of
learning; experts in this; the teachers of
a university. ('fakəiti).

fad, n. Idea, interest, sp. foolish, taken up
warmly for a time. '-dy, a. Given to fads,
sp. about food etc. (fad).

fade, v.i.&t. (Make) become less strong
in colour; go slowly from view in this
way; (of flowers) become dead. '-less, a.
Which does not fade. (feid).

fag, 1. v.i.&t. Do hard work which makes
one tired; (of work) make tired; be acting
as servant of older boy at school. 2. n.
Fagging work; boy fagging at school;
[Hum.] cigarette. F. end, last, gen. worst,
bit. (fag).

'faggot, n. Parcel of sticks for fire.
('fagət).

'Fahrenheit, a. Of scale for measuring
degrees of heat, on which boiling-point
of water = 212° and point at which it
becomes ice = 32°. ('farənhait).

fail, v.i.&t. Not do what one was attempting,
hoping; come to nothing;
come to an end while still needed; become
feeble; become BANKRUPT; let
(person) down. F. to do, not do; without f.,
certainly. '-ing, n. Sp., bad point (in person).
'-ure, n. Act of failing; person
who, thing which, has failed. (feil).

fain, [Old] a., adv. Ready, pleased, to.
Would f., would be happy to. (fein).

faint, 1. a. Feeling as if about to f.; feeble,
not strong or clear. 2. v.i. Become
suddenly unconscious through blood
going from brain. 3. n. Such unconscious
condition. f.-hearted, a. Readily giving
way to fear. (feint).

fair, n. Great market taking place at special
times, freq. with amusements. (feə).

fair, 1. a. Beautiful; (of hair, skin, etc.)
light; judging truly, without taking
sides; giving everyone his rights; keeping
the rules; (of quality, amount) quite
good; (of weather) good. A f. copy, a
clean one; the f. sex, women. 2. adv. In a
f. way. f.-spoken, a. With kind, pleasing
way of talking. '-way, n. Regular
way for ship into harbour etc.; smooth
part of GOLF COURSE between holes.

fairy, 1. n. (In old stories, etc.) small
being with more than natural powers.
2. a. Of ff.; delicate, beautiful. 'f.-tale,
n. Sp., untrue story. ('feəri).

faith, n. Unquestioning or very strong
belief in, sp. religion; system of religion;
(one's) word, undertaking. Good (bad) f.,
being (not being) straightforward, true
to one's word. '-ful, a. True to person,
cause; true to fact. f.-healing, n. Making
well by working on person's faith, sp.
in religion. '-less, a. Sp., false to. (feiθ).

fake, 1. v.t. Make (thing) seem what it is
not; make tricking copy of. 2. n. Faked
thing, copy. (feik).

fakir, n. Mohammedan or Hindu man of
religion living by requesting money in
the streets. ('fa:kiə).

'falchion, n. Wide, curved SWORD.
('fɔ:ltʃən).

'falcon, n. Small bird living on others,
trained for sport. '-er, n. Keeper and
trainer of falcons. '-ry, n. Sport with
falcons. ('fɔ:lkən).

fall (fell, fallen), 1. v.i. Come down by
force of weight, be overbalanced; undergo
loss of high position; become lower,
less; (of light) come (on); come to death
on field of war; (of town) be overcome in
war; give way to wrongdoing. F. back, sp.,
[Mil.] be turned back; f. back upon, sp.,
make use of at need; f. for, [Com.] be overcome
by attraction of; f. in, sp., [Mil.]
get into line; f. in with, sp., be in agreement
with; f. in love, become in love;
f. off, sp., become less, worse; f. on, sp.,
make an attack on, f. on a certain day,
be, take place, on; f. out, sp., have angry
words (with); [Mil.] opp. f. in; come
about; f. short (of), be not enough (less
than); f. through, sp., come to nothing;
f. to, make a start at (doing, etc.); person's
face falls, gives sign of sudden loss of hope.
2. n. A falling; water falling down mountain
etc. (freq. ff.); amount of rain, snow,
which falls; time of year between summer
and winter. (fɔ:l (fel)).

'fallacy, n. False argument; wrong belief,
error. fal'lacious (fəleiʃəs), a. ('faləsi).

'fallible, a. Able to be wrong. ('falibl).

'fallow, n., a. (Land) ploughed but not
planted for a time. ('falou).

'fallow-deer, n. A light-brown DEER.
('faloudiə).

false, 1. a. Opp. true; made to seem like
and take the place of something natural.
F. pride, based on foolish ideas. 2. adv.
Play a person f., be f. to him. '-hood, n.
Untrue statement, 'falsify, v.t. Make
(accounts etc.) false, give false account
of. F. hopes, be opposite to what was
hoped. (fɔls).

fal'setto, n. Forced voice higher than one's
natural range. (fɔl'setou).

'falter, v.i.&t. Go with uncertain steps;
say in an uncertain way. ('fɔltə).

fame, n. Great name; condition of being
much talked about. (feim).

fa'miliar, 1. a. Common; which one has
come across or is used to; in relation of
very near friend(s); free in behaviour
(to), without enough respect. F. with, sp.,
having good knowledge of. 2. n. F.
friend. '-ize, v.t. Get (oneself, another)
used to. (fə'miljə).

'family, n. Mother, father, and offspring;
person's offspring; all persons who are
blood relations of one another; all
blood relations with same last name;
persons living together as f.; group of
GENERA having common quality. F. tree,
DIAGRAM going back to common starting-point
making clear relations between
persons of same f. ('famili).

'famine, n. Condition of there being almost
no food in a place. Die of f., of not
having enough food.
('famin).

'famish, v.i.&t. Be,
make, in great need
of food. '-ed, a.
('famiʃ).

'famous, a. Great,
noted. ('feiməs).

fan, 1. n. Instrument
for waving in hand
to make air-current;
any apparatus for
producing air-current.
2. v.t. Send
air-current to with f.; be working
up (feelings). '-light, n. Window, freq.
in form of half-circle, over door. 'f.-tail, n.
Sort of PIGEON. f.-vaulting, n. VAULTING
with arches raying out. (fan).

fan, n. One warmly supporting some actor
etc., greatly interested in something.

fa'natic, n., a. (One) having violent and
narrow belief, sp. in religion. (fə'natik).

'fancy, 1. n. Power of forming mind-pictures;
such picture; unreasoning idea,
feeling; taste, desire, (for). 2. a. (Of dress,
small things) much ornamented. F. dress,
sp., strange or old sort put on for dances;
f. price, very high price. 3. v.t. Have
mind-picture of; have f. for or that. F.!,
sign of surprise; f. oneself, have over-good
opinion of. 'fancier, n. Good judge
(of), expert in producing, (animals,
plants). 'fanciful, a. Given to fancies;
marked by fancy in design; without
existence in fact. 'f.-work, n. Ornamented
needlework. ('fansi).

'fanfare, n. Outburst of music on brass
instruments. ('fanfeə).

fang, n. Long sharp tooth of animal;
poison tooth of snake. (faŋ).

fantasy, n. Power of forming mind-pictures,
sp. of beautiful or strange things not
possible in our existence; such picture
or idea. fan'tastic, a. Strangely designed
etc.; against common sense. ('fantəzi).

far (farther, farthest, or further, furthest),
1. adv. At or to a great distance; much.
As, (in) so, f. as, to the degree to which;
f. and away, very much; how f., at what
distance, to what point, degree; so f., to
this point. 2. a. At a great distance. Be
a f. cry from, have little connection with;
be f. gone, be in a serious condition,
very ill, deep in debt, etc. 'f.-away,
'f.-off, aa. Sp., (of look) as if fixed on
nothing. f.-fetched, a. (Of comparison
etc.) forced, not natural. f.-reaching, a.
Having wide effects. f.-seeing, f.-sighted,
aa. Wise, taking long view.
(fa: ('fa:ða or 'fa:ðə)).

farce, n. Stage play designed to get
laughs; events coining to nothing, behaviour
which all see through. (fa:s).

fare, 1. n. Price of journey by train etc.;
person taken in taxi etc.; food. 2. v.i.
Get on (well, badly). -well, int., n.
(Word said at) parting. (feə).

fari'naceous, a. Of foods with STARCH in
them, such as grain. (fari'neiʃəs).

farm, 1. n. Stretch of land worked for
produce or used for support of animals;
f.-house. 2. v.i.&t. Keep a f.; get (land)
worked; take care of (sp. babies) for
payment. F. owt work, send out to
others to do; f. (out) taxes, give someone
right to get and keep taxes on payment
of fixed amount. 'f.-house, n. Farmer's
house. '-stead, n. Farm-house with
buildings round. '-yard, n. Space shut
in by farm buildings. (fa:m).

far'rago, n. Mixed-up mass. (fə'reigou).

'farrier, n. Shoer of horses; one giving
medical care to horses. ('fariə).

'farrow, 1. v.i.&t. (Of pigs) give birth
to young. 2. n. Farrowing; pigs produced
at one f. ('farou).

farther, farthest. See
FAR.

'farthing, n. Bit of Eng.
copper money, 1/4-penny.
('fa:ðiŋ).

'farthingale, n. Wide
skirt supported by
frame; such frame.
('fa:ðiŋgeil).

'fascinate, v.t. Overcome
by power of
eye, as snake; have
strong attraction,
interest, for.
fasci'nation, n. Sp., fascinating quality.
('fasineit).

'Fascism, n. System of government and
society based on belief that nation is
natural unit, started in Italy in 1919
as reaction against COMMUNISM; any
system copying this. ('faʃizm).

'fashion, 1. v.t. Make, give form to.
2. n. Form, sort; way of doing etc.;
current idea, way, sp., of dressing. After,
in, a f., somewhat, not very well. '-able,
a. In the latest fashion; of high society.
'f.-plate, n. Picture of dress fashion.
('faʃən).

fast, a., adv. Strongly, tightly, fixed.
F. asleep, in deep sleep; f. friends, true
ones; play f. and loose with, keep
changing one's behaviour to. '-en
('fa:sn), v.t.&i. Make, become, fast or
joined together. F. (up)on, take a grip of.
'-ener, '-ening, nn. Part fastening.
'-ness, n. Strong place in mountains
etc. not readily taken by force. (fa:st).

fast, 1. v.i. Do without food, sp. for
reasons of religion. 2. n. A fasting.

fast, a., adv. Quickly moving; given to
overmuch pleasure, sp. bad. Watch is f.,
gives time as later than it is.

fas'tidious, a. Delicate in one's tastes,
not readily pleased. (fas'tidiəs).

fat, 1. a. (Of persons, animals) with bones
more than normally well-covered; thick,
great; (of meat) with much f. 2. n.
Substance in animal bodies with much
oil in it. Live on the f. of the land, in
great comfort. '-head, [Hum.] n.
Foolish person. '-ted, a. Made fat
for table. (fat).

'fatal, a. Causing destruction, death.
'-ism, n. Belief that events are outside
one's control, fixed by FATE. fa'tality
(fə'taliti), n. Condition of being fixed by
FATE, death in smash, war etc. ('feitl).

fate, n. The power looked on as controlling
events; what is fixed by f. for person,
thing; death, end. '-d, a. Fixed by fate.
(feit).

'father, 1. n. Male with offspring, sp. in
relation to it; one giving start to thing;
PRIEST, head of house of religion, etc.
Ff., sp., chief, older men of town etc.;
our ff., men of our past; our, the F., GOD.
2. v.t. Become f. of (offspring). F. (offspring,
idea, etc.) upon, make seem to
be the f. of. 'f.-in-law, n. Father of
person one is married to. '-land, n.
One's country. ('fa:ðə).

'fathom, 1. n. Measure of 6 feet, used in
measuring how deep water is. 2. v.t.
Get measure of how deep (water) is;
get at true sense of. '-less, a. So deep
that it may not be measured. ('faðəm).

fa'tigue, 1. n. Condition of being very
tired; [Mil.] work of cleaning, cooking
etc. 2. v.t. Make tired. (fə'ti:g).

'fatuous, a. Very foolish. fa'tuity, n.
('fatjuəs).

'faucet, n. TAP for liquids. ('fɔ:sit).

fault, n. Bad point, sp. in person; thing
wrongly dope; being in the wrong;
[Sc.] place where STRATUM is broken by
band of different stone etc. At f., in the
wrong; find f. with, be pointing out f(f).
of. (fɔ:lt).

faun; [Rom. Fict.] n. Man-like being of the
woods with horns and legs of goat.
(fɔ:n).

fauna, n. The animals natural to a special
place or time. ('fɔ:nə).

'faux 'pas, [F.] n. Slip in behaviour,
talk; error. ('fou 'pa:).

'favour, 1. n. Approval, kind feeling;
kind act done at request, ornament etc.
given as mark of f. In f. of, favourable to;
in the interests of; your f., (in business
letter) your letter. 2. v.t. Give approval,
support, to; be kinder to than to others;
be like (person) in looks. F. with (something),
give (something) to, as kind act.
'-able, a. Giving approval; good for, helping.
'-ite ('feivrit), 1. a. Specially loved,
favoured. 2. n. F. person, sp. one with
power over ruler. '-itism, n. Unequal
favouring of persons. ill-favoured,
well-favoured, aa. Unpleasing, pleasing,
in looks. ('feivə).

fawn, 1. n. Young DEER; light yellow-brown
colour. 2. a. F.-coloured. (fɔ:n).

fawn, v.i. (Of dogs) give signs of love by
jumping up, moving tail, etc.; make
attempt to get person's approval by
making over-much of him (f. on).

fay, n. FAIRY. (fei).

'fealty, n. Being true to ruler, chief.
('fi:lti).

fear, 1. n. Feeling caused by, impulse
to get away from, coming pain, destruction,
trouble; danger (of something);
overpowering respect (for GOD etc.).
In f. of one's life, in f. of death. 2. v.i.&t.
Have f. or f. of. '-ful, a. Sp., to be
feared, very bad. '-some, a. To be
feared. (fiə).

'feasible, a. Able to be done. ('fi:zibl).

feast, 1. n. Day kept in memory of some
happy event, sp. in connection with
religion; very good, sp., great public,
meal. 2. v.i.&t. Take part in such meal;
give a f. to. F. upon, have a very good
meal of. (fi:st).

feat, n. Great act, sp. in danger; doing of
a hard thing surprisingly well. (fi:t).

'feather, 1. n. Any of the separate structures
with hard middle stem covering
bird. Birds of a f., persons of the same
sort; in high f., in great good humour;
show the white f., give way to fear. 2. a.
Made of f(f). 3. v.t.&i. Put ff. on; make
(OAR) go flat over face of water. F. one's
nest, make money for oneself. 'f.-brain,
n. Foolish person. '-ing, n. Sp., feathers
on bird; feather-like marking. 'f.-weight,
n. BOXER of lowest weight. ('feðə).

'feature, 1. n. Any of named parts of face;
special, noted, point. 2. v.i.&t. Be
present, a marked f.; make special f. of,
give advertisement to as f. of. '-less, a.
Not having clearly-marked features,
uninteresting. ('fi:tʃə).

'febrile, a. (As) of FEVER ('fi:brail).

'February, n. 2nd month of year.
('februəri).

'feckless, a. (Of person) without purpose,
of no use. ('fekləs).

'fecund, a. Fertile, producing offspring.
'-ate, v.t. FERTILIZE. fe'cundity, n.
('fekənd).

fed. See FEED.

'federal, a. (Of political system) in which
two or more STATES are united but keep
self-government on questions of interest
to themselves only. 'federate, 1.
('fedəreit) v.t.&i. Get or become banded
together as federal group. 2. ('fedərit), a.
Federated. fede'ration, n. Sp., a federated
group. ('fedərəl).

fee, n. Amount requested by medical
man, man of law, public authority etc.,
for his work. (fi;).

'feeble, a. With little force, not strong.
f.-minded, a. With less than normal
brain-power. ('fi:bl).

feed (fed), 1. v.t.&i. Give food to; put
food into mouth of; take food; be
(enough) food for. Fed up (with), [Com.]
sp., tired, having had enough (of). 2. n.
Food for animals; a meal. '-er, n. Sp.,
cloth put under baby's chin when
feeding. 'f.-pipe, n. Pipe taking water,
material, to machine. (fi:d (fed)).

feel (felt), 1. v.t.&i. Be conscious of by
touch; put one's hand on, over, to get
knowledge of; be consciously (f. cold
etc.); have idea that; be moved or
wounded by; be to the touch, senses. F.
like doing, have desire to do; f. one's
way, sp., do something slowly, making
certain of position before acting. 2. n.
Touch; quality felt. '-er, n. Sp., threadlike
part on front of insect's head for
feeling things; suggestion put out as
test of others' reactions. '-ing, 1. n.
Sp., sense of touch; sense-experience;
what is felt in mind, as love, hate, etc.;
kind f. (for); idea not based on reason,
sense (of or that). Hurt one's ff., make
one unhappy. 2. a. Readily moved by ff.
of others, kind; marked by strong f.
(fid (felt)).

feet. See FOOT.

feign, v.t. Put on false air of. (fein).

feint, v.i., n. (Make) false attack, blow,
for purpose of tricking. (feint).

'fel(d)spar, n. A white or light-red
MINERAL. ('felspa:).

fe'licitate, v.t. CONGRATULATE. (fi'lisiteit).

fe'licitous, a. (Of words etc.) very much
to the point, good. (fi'lisitəs).

'feline, a. Of cats, cat-like. ('fi:lain).

fell, [Let.] a. Cruel, causing fear. (fel).

fell, n. Animal's skin with the hair.

fell, n. Stretch of high waste land in N.
England.

fell, v.t. Send to the earth by blow; get
(tree) cut down; get edge of (join)
stitched down.

fell. See FALL.

'fellah (-een), n. Landworker in Egypt.
('felə ('feləhi:n)).

'felloe, n. Outer circle of wheel. ('felou).

'fellow, 1. n. An equal; the other of 2 like
things going together; person having
position at university for special work
in his field; one of a society to do with
some branch of learning; man, person.
One's ff., sp., one's group; other men.
2. a. Of same group, working with.
f.-feeling, n. Feeling in common.
'-ship, n. A taking part in something
together, being friends; group, society;
position of university fellow. ('felou).

'felon, n. Small ABSCESS by nail. ('felən).

'felon, n. Doer of serious crime. '-y,
[Law] n. Any of group of serious crimes.
felt, n. Thick material made of wool or
hair rolled flat, used for hats etc. (felt).

felt. See FEEL.

female, 1. a. Of the sex giving birth to
offspring; (of plants, flowers) fruit-producing;
of women. 2. n. A f. person
or animal. ('fi:meil).

'feminine, a. Of, like, women; [Lang.] of
female GENDER. 'feminism, n. Belief in
giving women same rights as men.
('feminin).

'femur, n. Bone of higher part of leg.
'femoral, a. ('fi:mə).

fen, n. Stretch of low wet land. (fen).

fence, 1. v.i. Do trained fighting with long
pointed blade; get out of giving straightforward
answer. 2. n. Art of fencing. (fens).

fence, v.t., n. (Put) railing, wall, round.
'fencing, n. Sp., material for f.

fence, n., v.i. One who gives money for
goods taken by crime.

fend, v.t.&i. F. off, keep (attack etc.) off,
back. F. for, get living for, take care of.
'-er, n. Frame round fireplace to keep
coals from falling on floor; (on automobiles,
machine) part for keeping
things off, keeping from damage. (fend).

'Fenian, n., a. (One) of Irish-Am. society
for freeing Ireland from Brit. rule.
('fi:niən).

'fennel, n. Yellow-flowered plant with
special taste, used in cooking. ('fenəl).

'ferment, n. Process like that produced by
YEAST; substance producing f.; worked-up
condition.
fer'ment, v.t.&i.
(Make) undergo
f. ('fə:ment).

fern, n. Sorts of
plant with no
flowers, forming
SPORES on back
of feather-like
leaves. '-ery,
n. Fern garden.
(fə:n).

fe'rocious, a.
Violent, cruel.
fe'rocity, n.
(fə'rouʃəs).

'ferret, 1. n. Small animal with pointed
nose, used for going after rats etc.
2. v.t.&i. Go after (animals) with f(f).
F. out, make discovery of (secret etc.)
by looking into. ('ferit).

'ferric, 'ferrous, [Sc.] aa. To do with
iron, having iron in it. ('ferik, 'ferəs).

'ferrule, n. Metal ring or cover on end of
stick etc. ('feru:l).

'ferry, 1. v.t.&i. Take, go, (across river)
in boat. 2. n. Place where ferrying is
regularly done; f. boat. ('feri).

'fertile, a. (Of plants, animals, land) producing
much; with power of producing
offspring, fruit; full of ideas, suggestions.
'fertilize, v.t. Sp., get development of
offspring, fruit, started in (female, flower)
by sex connection etc. 'fertilizer, n. Sp.,
substance for fertilizing earth. ('fə:tail).

'ferule, n. Flat stick used for punishment
of schoolboys. ('feru:l).

'fervent, 'fervid, aa. Burning; (of feelings)
strong. 'fervour, n. Quality of being
fervent. ('fə:vənt, 'fə:vid).

'festal, a. Of, as of, a FEAST. ('festəl).

'fester, 1. v.i. (Of wound) become
poisoned; be working like poison in
mind. 2. n. Festering place. ('festə).

'festival, n. (Time marked out for)
public pleasure-making. 'festive, a. (As)
of a festival. fes'tivity, n. Sp., festival.
Ff., festive events. ('festivəl).

fes'toon, 1. n. Chain of flowers etc. hanging
between 2 points. 2. v.t. Put ff. on;
make into ff. (fes'tu:n).

fetch, v.t.&i. Go for and come back with;
make (blood etc.) come; get, as its
price. F. a blow, give. '-ing, [Com.] a.
Having attraction, pleasing. (fetʃ).

fête, 1. n. FESTIVAL. 2. v.t. Make much of
(person) by having f. etc. (feit).

'fetid, a. Bad-smelling. ('fetid).

'fetish, 'fetich, n. Thing looked up to as
having power from Higher Being; anything
respected in foolish degree. ('fi:tiʃ).

'fetlock, n. Part of horse's leg near foot
with longer hair on it. ('fetlɔk).

'fetter, 1. n. Chain for foot of prisoner,
animal; thing acting as f., keeping back.
2. v.t. Put f(f). on; be f. to. ('fetə).

'fettle, n. In fine f., in healthy, happy,
condition. ('fetl).

feud, n. Bad relations between two
families, persons, over long time, sp.
with outbursts of fighting. (fju:d).

'feudal, a. Of, like, MEDIEVAL system of
society based on payments for use of
land by work and military support.
('fju:dl).

'fever, n. Over-great heat of body as sign
of disease; any of group of diseases
causing high f.; worked-up condition.
'-ish, a. Of, having, fever. ('fi:və).

few, n., a. Not a great number (of). A f.,
some, a small number (of). (fju:).

fez, n. Man's red head-dress at one time
used in Turkey. (fez).

fi'ancè(e), [F.] n. Man (woman) to whom
one is going to be married. (fi:'ɔnsei).

fiasco, n. Play etc. doing badly, attempt
coming to nothing. (fi:'askou).

'fiat, n. Order of ruler etc. ('faiat).

fib, v.i., n. (Make) false statement about
some small thing. (fib).

'fibre, n. One of thread-like parts forming
substance of animal or plant structure,
cloth etc.; substance formed of ff.
Of coarse (delicate) f., sp., of rough
(delicate) mind etc. 'fibroid, n. Fibrous
growth in body. 'fibrous, a. Formed of
fibres. ('faibə).

'fibula, n. The outer of the 2 bones
between knee and foot. ('fibjulə).

'fichu, n. Bit of thin material folded round
woman's neck and over chest. ('fi:ʃu:).

'fickle, a. Frequently changing feelings,
sp. in love. ('fikl).

'fiction, n. An invention of the mind;
stories as branch of letters. fic'titious
(fik'tiʃəs), a. Which is a fiction. ('fikʃən).

'fiddle, 1. n. VIOLIN; apparatus for keeping
things on ship's table in rough
weather. Fit as a f., healthy, well;
play second f. (to), take less important
place (than). 2. v.i.&t. Be playing music
on f.; be playing with something in one's
fingers, without purpose. '-stick, n.
Fiddle BOW. Ff.!, how foolish! 'fiddling,
a. Sp., unimportant. ('fidl).

fi'delity, n. Being true (to). (fi'deliti).

'fidget, 1. v.i.&t. Be moving body about
unnecessarily; get on nerves of. 2. n.
One who fidgets. ('fidʒit).

fi'duciary, [Law] 1. a. Keeping, kept, in
TRUST; (of paper money) dependent for
its value on public belief. 2. n. Person
keeping property etc. in TRUST for
another. (fi'dju:ʃiəri).

fie, int. Have shame! (fai).

fief, n. A FEUDAL property. (fi:f).

field, 1. n. Marked-off stretch of land on
farm etc.; open country (gen. used
as a. before nn.); stretch of land
from which substance is mined etc.;
place of, sp. military, operations; range
(of operation); branch (of knowledge);
BACKGROUND on which design, sp. of
flag etc., is put. F. marshal, person with
highest army position; hold the f.
(against), not be overcome (by); take
I, go to (field of) war. 2. v.i.&t.
(Be on watch to) get ball stopped and
send it back (in CRICKET etc.). 'f.-day, n.
Day of army training in field operations;
[Am.] sports day. '-er, n. One fielding in
sports. 'f.-glass(es), n. Long-distance
glasses for use out of doors. 'f.-gun, n.
Gun on wheels. (fi:ld).

fiend, n. DEVIL; very cruel person.
(fi:nd).

fierce, a. Violent, angry; (of heat, etc.)
very great. (fiəs).

'fiery, a. Of or like fire, flaming; violent,
quickly made angry. ('faiəri).

fife, n. Small wind-instrument of wood
with high notes. (faif).

'fif'teen, 15. ('fif'ti:n).

fifth, n., a. (That) which is numbered 5 in
order; 1/5. (fifθ).

'fifty, 50. ('fifti).

fig, n. (Tree producing) soft fruit with
great number of small seeds. (fig).

fight (fought), v.t.&i., n. Make use of
physical force against, sp., in war;
make attempt to get the better of.
F. it out, come to a decision about by
fighting or argument; f. shy of, keep out
of the way of. (fait (fɔ:t)).

'figment, n. A fiction. ('figmənt).

'figurative, a. (Of words) used of something
other than that pointed to by the
straightforward sense, to give a picture
or make clear a parallel. ('figjurətiv).

'figure, 1. n. Form of person's body, sp.,
as opp. head; f. pictured in stone, paint
etc.; noted, important, person; DIAGRAM
in book; division of dance;
number sign in print or writing, sp.
from 0 to 9; price. Cut a poor f., make
a poor effect; f. of speech, FIGURATIVE
use of word(s). 2. v.t.&i. Get marked
with small designs; take a part, be seen,
(in, as). F. out, get worked out sp. in numbers.
'-head, n. Ornament at front of
ship; person who is head in name only.
figu'rine (figju'ri:n), n. Small figure in
stone etc. ('figə).

'filament, n. Thread-like body, sp., wire
in electric bulb. ('filəmant).

'filbert, n. Sort of small nut. ('filbət).

filch, v.t. STEAL (things of little value).
(filtʃ).

file, 1. n. Stiff pointed wire for keeping
papers on; box etc. for keeping papers
in order; filed papers. 2. v.t.&i. Put
on, in, f. (fail).

file, 1. n. Metal instrument with rough
face for rubbing down, cutting through,
hard substances. 2. v.t. Make use of f.
on. 'filing(s), n. Small bit(s) filed off.

file, 1. n. Line of persons, one at back of
another (freq. single f.). 2. v.i. Go in f.

'filial, a. Of, like, a son or daughter. ('filiəl).

'filibuster, n. Man making war on another
country without authority from his
government. ('filibʌstə).

'filigree, n., a. Delicate openwork, sp.
of gold or silver wire. ('filigri:).

fill, 1. v.t.&i. Make, become, full; put
stopping in (tooth); be enough for
(needs, etc.); put person in, be in,
(position). F. in, sp., put in what is
needed to make (form, picture, etc.)
complete; f. out, sp., become fatter;
f. the bill, be, do, what is needed,
desired. 2. n. One's f., as much food as
one is able to take. '-ing, n. Sp., material
filling. (fil).

'fillet, 1. n. Narrow band as head ornament;
bit of fish or meat cut for table
without bones. 2. v.t. Put f. round;
make (fish) into ff. ('filit).

'fillip, n., v.i.&t. (Blow given by) letting
go of finger from bent position against
thumb; impulse, STIMULUS. ('filip).

'filly, n. Young female horse. ('fili).

film, 1. n. A thin skin, plate, etc. of any
material; (roll of) GELATINE for taking
camera-pictures on; motion picture.
2. v.t.&i. Make, become, covered with
f.; take motion picture of. (film).

'filter, 1. n. Apparatus for freeing liquids
from solid substances by sending through
sand, paper, etc. 2. v.t.&i. Send, go,
through f.; get slowly (through, into etc.).
'filtrate, n. Filtered liquid. fil'tration,
n. ('filtə).

filth, n. Disgustingly dirty substance.
'-y, a. F. lucre, [Hum.] money. (filθ).

fin, n. Wing-like part of fish and other
sea-animals, used in swimming. (fin).

'final, 1. a. Coming last; in which no
further change is, may be, made. 2. n.
F. test or part of competition (freq. ff.).
fi'nale (fi'na:li), n. Last division of work
of music or play. ('fainəl).

fi'nance, 1. n. The controlling of (sp.
public) money, science of this. Ff.,
government's, company's, person's,
money. 2. v.t. Give or get money for
(undertaking, etc.). fi'nancial, a. fi'nancier,
n. Sp., expert in finance. (fi'nans).

finch, n. Sorts of small song-bird. (fintʃ).

find (found), 1. v.t. Make discovery of,
sp. by looking for; see, have experience,
that; get, give, (money etc.) for purpose;
[Law] give decision about person, crime
(f. guilty etc.). F. favour (with), get
approval (of); f. one's feet, make a start
to do well; f. out, make discovery of
(fact, secret); f. person out, f. out his
bad qualities, wrongdoing. 2. n. Thing
found, sp. of value. '-ing, n. Sp.,
decision in law etc. (faind (faund)).

fine, 1. n. Payment fixed as punishment.
2. v.t. Give punishment to by f. (fain).

fine, n. Only in f., to put it shortly.

fine, 1. a. Of high quality; good, great;
good-looking, beautiful; very thin,
sharp; delicate in structure; in very
small grains; (of weather) bright, without
rain. 2. v.t.&i. Make or become
thinner, sharper. '-ry ('fainəri), n.
Beautiful clothing, ornaments. f. drawn,
a. Pulled out very thin.

fi'nesse, n. Delicate, expert, way of guiding
relations with others, sp., to get
the better of them. (fi'nes).

'finger, 1. n. Any of 5 end-parts of hand
or sp., any but thumb; thing like a f.
Have at one's f.-tips, have a good, ready,
knowledge of; turn, twist, person round
one's little f., have him completely under
control. 2. v.t. Be feeling with ff.; put
marks on (music) making clear which ff.
are to be used. 'f.-bowl, n. One for washing
fingers in at table. 'f.-plate, n.
Plate of brass etc. on door to keep fingermarks
off. '-post, n. Signboard pointing
way. '-print, n. Mark of finger, sp. as used
in discovery of crime, '-stall, n. Cover
for damaged finger. ('fiŋgə).

'finial, n. Building ornament put on top
point of roof etc. ('finiəl).

'finical, 'finicking, 'finicky, aa. Over-delicate
in taste; overfull of (attention
to) details. ('finikl, 'finikiŋ, 'finiki).

'finis, n. (Freq. put at end of book) the
end. ('fainis).

'finish, 1. v.i.&t. Come to an end, the
end of; put last touches, give polish, to;
put an end to. 2. n. End; thing making
complete; look, condition, when finished;
polished behaviour. ('finiʃ).

'finite, a. With limits. ('fainait).

Finn, n. Person of Finland. '-ish, n., a.
(Language) of the Finns. (fin).

'finnan 'haddock, n. Smoked HADDOCK.
('finən 'hadək).

fiord, n. Narrow
arm of sea
between slopes,
as in Norway.
(fjɔ:d).

fir, n. Sorts of
evergreen tree with
needle-like leaves.
(fə:).

'fire, 1. n. Condition
of burning,
flames; f. causing
destruction;
burning coal etc.
for heating, cooking; strong feelings;
going off of guns. On f., burning; under f.,
in range of gun-f. 2. v.t.&i. Make on
fire for destruction; make worked up; let
off gun; (of gun) go off; send (ball, etc.)
from gun; make (bricks, etc.) hard in
oven; [Com.] take position from
(worker). F. away! Make a start 1 go
on!; f. up, become suddenly angry.
'f.-alarm, n. Bell etc. sounded as sign
that place is on fire. 'f.-arm, n. Handgun.
'-brand, n. Bit of burning wood;
person working up trouble, 'f.-brigade,
n. Body of men for putting out fires.
'f.-cracker, n. Small firework going off
with sharp sound. '-damp. See DAMP.
'-dog, n. ANDIRON. 'f.-eater, n. Sp.,
person readily fighting, getting angry.
'f.-engine, n. Fire-brigade's engine.
'f.-escape, n. Apparatus for getting
out of burning building. '-fly, n. Insect
giving out light in the dark. 'f.-irons,
n. pl. Instruments used in keeping fire
going in fireplace. '-man, n. One of fire-brigade.
'-place, n. Space for fire in
room. 'f.-proof, a. Safe against burning.
'-side, n. Space round fireplace. '-work,
n. Gunpowder etc. done up in different
forms to be let off for amusement.
'firing, n. Sp., material for burning on
fire. ('faiə).

'firkin, n. Small CASK; 8 or 9 gallons.
('fə:kin).

firm, a. Of solid structure; fixed, not
moving; keeping to decisions. (fə:m).

firm, n. 2 or more persons having a
business together, business house.

'firmament, [Let.] n. The sky.
('fə:məmənt).

first, 1. a. Earliest in time, order; most
important. F. thing, before any other
thing, early; the F. Cause, GOD. 2. adv.
Earliest; for the f. time; before giving
way (I'll perish f.). 3. n. (One getting)
place in f. division of University test.
At f., at the start; at, from, the f., at,
from, the start; the f., the person or thing
coming or named f. f.-class, f.-rate,
aa. Of best quality. 'f.'-fruits, n. pl. Sp.,
first of year's produce as offered to GOD.
f.-hand, a. (Of knowledge) got by ob
servation, not through another. '-ly,
adv. In the first place. (fə:st).

firth, frith, nn. Arm of sea. (fə:θ, friθ).

'fiscal, a. To do with public money.
('fiskəl).

fish (fish(es)), 1. n. Cold-blooded, back-boned
animal living in water; f. as food.
A pretty kettle of f., troubling condition
of things; other f. to fry, other, more
important, things to do. 2. v.i.&t.
Make attempts to get f. by use of net,
hook and line, etc.; get pulled (up, out
of). F. for, sp., make attempts to get
(kind words, etc.) by suggestion; f. in
troubled waters, make profit out of
troubled condition. '-er(man), n. Man
fishing, sp., for a living. 'f.-hook, n.
Hook for fishing. '-ing-line, n. Line for
fishing. '-ing-rod, n. Long, thin rod to
which line and hook are fixed for fishing.
'f.-kettle, n. Long vessel for boiling fish
etc. in. '-monger, n. Trader in fish.
'f.-slice, n. Knife for division of fish at
table; instrument for turning fish in
cooking. '-wife, n. Fish-market woman.
'-y, a. Sp., looking false, making one
have doubts. (fiʃ).

'fissure, n. Deep crack in stone etc. ('fiʃə).

fist, n. Shut hand, sp. as used in fighting.
'-icuffs, n. pl. Fighting with fists. (fist).

'fistula, n. Pipe-like ULCER. ('fistjulə).

fit, n. Sudden short attack of disease etc.;
sudden f. making violent or unconscious.
By ff. and starts, from time to time, not
regularly. '-ful, a. Coming and going by
fits and starts. (fit).

fit, 1. a. Right, ready, for the purpose;
healthy, in good condition. See, think,
f. to, make a decision to. 2. v.t.&i. Be
right for, go together with; be of right
size and form for; make (sp., clothing) f.;
f. clothing on (person); make f. (for, to).
F. in, be in harmony with place, designs,
etc.; make space or time for; f. (place,
person) out, up, get ready by putting
necessary things in, giving them to; f.
(place etc.) with, put (some part, apparatus)
in. 3. n. Way thing fits. '-ter, n.
One whose work is fitting clothing or
machine-parts. '-ting, 1. a. Right for
the purpose. 2. n. Sp., part put on as
addition. Ff., sp., necessary things fixed
in box, house, etc.

five, 5. '-r, [Hum.] n. £5 note. -s, n.
Sport played with ball against 3 walls.
(faiv).

fix, 1. v.t.&i. Make unable to be readily
moved, changed; get joined (to); keep
(eyes, attention) on; make (colour,
camera-picture, etc.) safe against effects
of light; make decision, come to agreement,
about; make right, ready (freq. f.
up). 2. n. Trouble, complex position.
'-ative, n., a. (Chemical) used to fix
colours, etc. -ed, a. Unchanging,
regular. '-ediy ('fiksidli), adv. With great
attention. '-ity, n. Quality of being
fixed, unchanging. '-ture, n. Thing
fixed in place, position; (day fixed for)
sport event etc. Ff., sp., things fixed in
house etc., such as lights. (fiks).

fizz, v.i., n. (Make) sound (as) of gas
coming out of liquid; [Hum.] CHAMPAGNE.
'-le, v.i. Fizz feebly. F. out, come
to nothing. (fiz).

fjord, n. FIORD. (fjɔ:d).

flabbergast, v.t. Overcome with surprise.
('flabəga:st).

'flabby, a. (Of skin etc.) hanging loose;
feeble, without force. ('flabi).

'flaccid, a. FLABBY. ('flaksid).

flag, n. Sorts of plant with blade-like leaf,
living near water. (flag).

flag, n. Flat square of stone for floor.
footway, etc.

flag, 1. n. Square etc. of cloth (freq. with
design on it), sp. as country's sign.
White f., f. put up as sign that peace
is desired. 2. v.t. Make signs to
with f(f). 'f.-day, n. Day on which
money is got for a cause by offering
small flags etc. in street. 'f.-ship, n.
Ship of ADMIRAL. '-staff, n. Tall stick
on which flag is fixed.

flag, v.i. Become tired, less interested.

'flagellant, 1. n. One whipping himself,
sp. as act of religion. 2. a. Sp., given
to whipping. 'flagellate, v.t. Give a
whipping to. ('fladʒilənt).

flageo'let, n. Small wind-instrument like
whistle, with 6 holes. (fladʒou'let).

fla'gitious, a. Very wrong, shocking.
(flə'dsiʃəs).

'flagon, n. Wine-vessel, freq. lipped and
with cover. ('flagən).

'flagrant, a. (Of crime, wrong act) open,
without shame. ('fleigrənt).

flail, n. Instrument of wood for separating
waste from grain by blows. (neil).

flair, n. Natural good taste in some
special field. (fleə).

flake, 1. n. Small, wool-like bit, sp. of
snow; very thin, flat bit. 2. v.i.&t.
Come or get off in ff. (fleik).

'flambeau, n. Flaming TORCH. ('flambou).

flam'boyant, a. Brightly coloured, much
ornamented. (flam'bɔiənt).

flame, 1. n. (Tongue of) burning gas;
[Com.] person with whom one is in love.
In ff., on fire. 2. v.i. Give out f(f).; be
very bright. (fleim).

fla'mingo, n. Long-legged water-bird with
light red wings. (flə'miŋgou).

flange, n. Flat edge or part coming out
from wheel etc., sp. for keeping it in
position. (flandʒ).

flank, 1. n. Side between RIB and HIP;
side, sp. of building or army. 2. v.t. Be
placed at f. of, sp., to make stronger;
[Mil.] go round or by f. of. (flaŋk).

'flannel, n. Thin, smooth, wool material;
Ff., f. underclothing; f. sports trousers.
-'ette, n. Flannel-like cotton. ('flanəl).

flap, 1. v.t.&i. Be waving (something
soft and flat, sp. wings) up and down or
from side to side. 2. n. (Sound of) a
flapping; blow given by f.; wide, flat
part of anything, hanging down or
covering opening. '-jack, n. Small flat
cake of meal cooked in fat; small flat
box for face powder. '-per, n. Sp.,
[Hum.] young girl. (flap).

flare, 1. v.i. Give sudden bright flame; be
burning with bright, uncertain flame.
F. up, sp., become suddenly angry. 2. n.
Flaring light; sudden burst of flame. (fleə).

flare, v.i., n. (Of skirt) get wider by
degrees from top down.

flash, 1. n. Sudden flame, quick, bright
light. F. in the pan, attempt etc. which is
quickly over, comes to nothing; in a,
like a, f., very quickly. 2. v.t.&i. (Make)
give f(f).; come suddenly into view or the
mind (f. (up)on); go quickly; send (news,
etc.) by flashing lights. 'f.-light, n. Sp.,
small electric hand-light; sudden bright
light used for taking camera-pictures by
night. '-y, a. Loud, over-ornamented, in
bad taste. (flaʃ).

flask, n. Flat bottle for pocket, gen,
covered with leather, etc.; narrow-necked
bottle for oil or wine. (fla:sk).

flat, 1. a., adv. Parallel with the earth;
level, smooth; uninteresting; (of drink)
dead, with taste or gas gone; [Mus.]
lower than true note. A, B etc., flat,
[Mus.] note half a TONE lower than A, B
etc.; fall f; not give amusement etc. desired;
f. denial etc., a strong, clear one; f.
rate, common price for 2 or more different
things. 2. n. Stretch of low land near
water (freq. ff.); [Mus.] an A, B etc. f.;
the sign ♭ put before note making it a f.
group of rooms on one floor, used as
house. f.-footed, a. With feet not
normally arched. 'f.-iron, n. Iron for
ironing linen etc. 'f.-race, n. Running
competition on the level. (flat).

'flatter, v.t. Say over-kind things to (person)
about himself for purpose of pleasing;
give a feeling of pleasure to
(senses); (of picture, painter) make
(person) seem better-looking than he is.
F. oneself that, have the pleasing opinion
that. '-y, n. Flattering. ('flatə).

'flatulence, n. Having gas in stomach.
('flatjuləns).

flaunt, v.t.&i. Put on view with very
pleased air, sp. by waving; be forcing on
public attention without shame. (flɔ:nt).

'flautist, n. FLUTE-player. ('flɔ:tist).

'flavour, 1. n. Quality of taste, sp., mixed
with smell; special quality, effect. 2. v.t.
Give certain f. to. ('fleivə).

flaw, n. Crack, bad point, damaging mark;
[Law] something in agreement etc.
making it of no value. (flɔ:).

flax, n. Plant from stem of which linen
thread is made; f. thread. '-en, a. Of
flax; (of hair) light yellow. (flaks).

flay, v.t. Take skin off; make violent
attack on in words. (flei).

flea, n. Small jumping insect living on
blood. 'f.-bite, n. Sp., something small,
unimportant. (fli:).

fleck, 1. n. Small coloured mark on something;
grain of dust, etc. 2. v.t. Get
marked with ff. (flek).

fled. See FLEE.

fledged, a. (Of birds) fully feathered.
'fledg(e)ling, n. Newly fledged bird;
person without experience. (fledʒd).

flee (fled), v.i.&t. Go running away
(from). (fli: (fled)).

fleece, 1. n. Sheep's coat of wool; f.-like
thing, material. 2. [Com.] v.t. Take
(all) money, property, away from by
trick. (fli:s).

fleet, n. Warships of a country; number
of ships, boats, sailing together. (fli:t).

fleet, 1. a. Quick-running. 2. v.i. (Of
time etc.) go quickly by.

'Fleming, n. Person of Flanders. Flemish,
n., a. (Language) of Flanders. ('flemiŋ).

flesh, 1. n. Soft substance, sp. muscle,
between skin and bone; meat; man's
body as seat of physical desires. In the
f., living; one's own f. and blood, one's
blood relation(s). 2. v.t. Get (sports
dog, etc.) worked up by giving taste
of f. '-ings, n. pl. Tight flesh-coloured
clothing used on
stage. '-ly, a. Of
physical desire,
of the body. 'f.-pots,
n. pl. Good
food, material
comforts. '-y, a.
Sp., (of body)
fat. (fleʃ).

'fleur-de-'lis, n.
Flower in HERALDRY;
ARMS of
France.
('flə:də'li:).

flew. See FLY.

flex, 1. n. Cord-covered
wire used for connection of
electric lights etc. 2. v.t. Get (sp. arm
etc.) bent. '-ible, a. Readily bent; (of
persons) readily making adjustments.
-or, n. Flexing muscle. (fleks).

'flibberti'gibbet, n. Foolish, pleasure-loving
person, given to talk. ('flibəti'dʒibit).

flick, v.t., n. (Give) small, quick blow with
whip etc. or finger-nail; [Com.] motion
picture. (flik).

'flicker, 1. v.i. (Of light, flame, etc.) be
burning with quick, uncertain motion. 2.
n. (Motion as of) flickering light. ('flikə).

'flier. See FLY.

flight, n. Motion through air (as) with wings;
journey by f.; a number of birds etc. in
f. together; group of steps between 2
levels; running away from danger etc.
Put to f., make take f.; take (to) f., go running
away. f.-lieutenant, n. Man with
position in Air Force between FLYING-OFFICER
and WING-COMMANDER. (flait).

'flighty, a. Not serious-minded, quickly
changing. ('flaiti).

'flimsy, a. Readily broken, badly made;
(of material) thin, not strong. ('flimzi).

flinch, v.i. Make move of fear, pain, away
(from). (flintʃ).

fling (flung), 1. v.t.&i. Send violently
through the air with hands; make
sudden flinging motion with (part of
body); go, put, roughly, angrily. F.
oneself into a thing, sp., take it up with
great interest. 2. n. A flinging motion; a
quick Scot. dance. Have a f. at, make an
attempt at; have one's f., put pleasure
first for a time. (fliŋ (flʌŋ)).

flint, n. Sort of very hard stone; bit of f.,
sp. as used with steel for producing fire;
metal used as f. in lighter; '-lock,
n. Old sort of gun, using a flint. (flint).

flip, n., v.t. FILLIP, FLICK. (flip).

'flippant, a. Without enough respect for
serious things. ('flipənt).

'flipper, n. Part of certain sea-animals
used in swimming. ('flipə).

flirt, 1. v.t.&i. Give sudden, quick move,
shake, to; make love without serious purpose.
2. n. Flirting motion; person given
to flirting. -'ation, n. (Of persons) flirting.
-'atious, a. (Given to) flirting. (flə:t).

flit, 1. v.i. Make change in one's living-place;
be moving softly and quickly
from place to place. 2. n. A flitting from
one's house. (flit).

flitch, n. Side of pig's meat, salted for
keeping. (flitʃ).

float, 1. v.i.&t. Be kept up by liquid; be
moving-smoothly (as if) supported by
liquid or air; make f. F. a company, etc.,
get necessary money for, get started.
2. n. Cork etc., put on fishing-line as
sign, on fishing-net as support, etc.;
stage floating on water; low cart, sp.,
used as stage. flo(a)'tation, n. Floating
of company etc. (flout).

flock, n. Bit of sheep's wool. Ff., wool
waste, etc., for cushions. (flɔk).

flock, 1. n. Group of animals, sp. sheep,
goats, kept together, of birds living
together; persons of a church in relation
to their PRIEST; great number of persons.
2. v.i. Come together, come in
great numbers.

floe, n. Flat mass of moving ice. (flou).

flog, v.t. Give blows to with whip, stick;
send fishing-line over (water) again and
again. '-ging, n. Whipping. (flɔg).

flood, 1. n. Coming of water over land
normally dry; outburst (of rain, crying,
words). The F., that of Noah's time (in
BIBLE). 2. v.t.&i. Make covered or full
of water; come in great numbers,
amounts. '-gate, n. Door in structure
across river, etc. for letting in or shutting
out water. 'f.-light, n. Lighting
apparatus for sending very strong light
equally in all directions over outside of
building etc. 'f.-tide, n. Incoming one.
(flʌd).

floor, 1. n. Part of room for walking on etc.;
boards etc. forming f.; f.-like level
space; rooms on one level in building.
First f., that coming first over ground-f.;
[Am.] ground f.; ground f., f. level with
street; take, have, the f., take, have,
one's turn at talking at public meeting,
etc. 2. v.t. Put f. in; be a f. for; send
down with blow; put at a loss. 'f.-cloth,
n. Cloth for washing floors. '-ing, n.
Sp., material used for floors. (flɔ:).

flop, 1. v.i.&t. (Of soft thing) come down
(as if) pulled by its weight; be moving
in a loose uncontrolled way; put down
roughly, without care. 2. n. A flopping
(sound). 3. adv. With a f. -py, a. Hanging
down, not stiff. (flɔp).

'flora, n. The plants natural to a special
place or time. ('flɔ:rə).

'floral, a. Of flower(s). ('flɔ:rəl).

flo'rescence, n. Condition or time of being
in flower. (flɔ:'resəns).

'floret, n. Small flower, sp. as part of
complex flower. ('flɔ:rit).

'florid, a. Over-ornamented; (of face)
naturally very red. ('flɔrid).

'florin, n. Eng. bit of silver money equal
to 2 shillings. ('flɔrin).

'florist, n. Trader in flowers. ('flɔrist).

floss, n. Rough silk covering COCOON of
silkworm; untwisted threads of silk
used in needlework. (flɔs).

flo'tation. See FLOAT.

flo'tilla, n. Small group of warships,
group of boats, sailing together.
(flou'tilə).

'flotsam, n. Bits of wood, goods from
ships, etc., moving
on top of water.
('flɔtsəm).

flounce, v.i., n. (Make)
quick, violent, sp.
angry, motion(s) of
body. (flauns).

flounce, 1. n. Band
round woman's skirt,
stitched at its top
edge and hanging in
folds. 2. v.t. Put f(f).
on.

'flounder, n. Small flat-fish.
('flaundə).

'flounder, v.i., n. Make
violent motions without helping oneself
much, as in attempting to get out of
water etc.; be as if floundering in
talking or doing something.

flour, 1. n. Grain meal, sp., of WHEAT.
2. v.t. Put f. over. (flauə).

'flourish, 1. v.i.&t. Have healthy growth;
do well; be living, working, in full
development, (at certain time); be waving
(something) about, putting on view.
2. n. A flourishing motion; (in handwriting)
ornament of curving line(s); ornamented
bit in writing or music; short
burst of music on brass instrument(s).
('flʌriʃ).

flout, v.t.&i. Make clear that one has
no respect for; openly go against. (flaut).

flow, 1. v.i. Go smoothly, as a river; (of
liquids) be flowing out (from); (of hair,
clothing) be long and hanging loose; (of
TIDE) be coming in (ebb and f.). 2. n.
Flowing motion; amount, liquid, flowing;
great number (of words) coming out
readlly. '-ing, a. Sp., in long, unbroken
curves. (flou).

'flower, 1. n. Part of plant producing
seeds; the coloured (not green) parts of
a plant; any plant with beautiful or
clearly seen f(f).; best, of a number of
things, persons; best time of anything.
Ff. of speech, ornamented language; in
f, with f(f). out. 2. v.i.&t. Have ff., be
in f. '-et, n. Small flower. 'f.-pot, n. Pot
for plant. '-y, a. Sp., full of flowers of
speech. ('flauə).

flown. See FLY.

flu, n. INFLUENZA. (flu:).

'fluctuate, v.i. (Of value, level, etc.) be
going up and down, changing this way
and that. ('flʌktju:eit).

flue, n. Pipe in smoke outlet for taking
away smoke; pipe for taking heat to
boiler, etc. (flu:).

flue, n. Bits of wool etc., FLUFF.

'fluent, a. Ready, expert, with words;
marked by a ready, smooth, use of
words. ('flu:ənt).

fluff, 1. n. Soft, feather-like bits coming
off wool material etc.; very soft, delicate
hair. 2. v.t. Make (cushion, hair) soft like
f. by shaking, etc. (flʌf).

'fluid, n., a. (Substance) formed of
parts moving freely among themselves,
as liquids or gases; freely changing
or moving, not fixed. ('flu:id).

fluke, n. Something effected by happy
chance. (flu:k).

fluke, n. One or other of the flat, pointed
ends of an ANCHOR; pointed part on
HARPOON etc. Ff., WHALE's tail.

fluke, n. Sorts of flat fish; flat worm
causing disease in sheep's LIVER.

'flummery, n. Sweet food made with
milk, eggs, etc.; foolish talk, sweet words
without true feeling. ('flʌməri).

'flummox, [Hum.] v.t Put at a loss.
('flʌməks).

flung. See FLING.

'flunkey, n. Specially dressed man-servant
in house (sp. as person to be looked down
on). ('flʌŋki).

fluo'rescence, n. Coloured light given out
by some bodies when acted on by certain
rays. (fluə'resəns).

'flurry, 1. n. Condition of being worked
up, getting mixed, sp. in attempt to be
quick; short, violent blowing of wind, fall
of snow, rain. 2. v.t. Make in a f. ('flʌri).

flush, 1. v.t.&i. Make clean by sending
mass of water through or over; (of
water etc.) come bursting out; (of
person, his face) become red; make f.
2. n. Sudden flushing of or with water;
flushing of face; sudden strong feeling (of
sp. pleasure); high point (of feeling,
powers, etc.). 3. a. (Of river, etc.) overfull;
well-off; level, in a line, (with).
(nʌʃ).

flush, n. (In card play) 5 cards of same
SUIT in band of one player.

'fluster, 1. v.t.&i. Make or be worked
up, mixed, at a loss. 2. n. Condition of
being flustered. ('flʌstə).

flute, 1. n. Pipe-like instrument of music.
2. v.i.&t.
Be playing
f.; make
ornamented
with fluting.
'fluting, n.
Hollow lines
formed in stone, cloth, by cutting, folding.
'flutist, n. Flute-player. 'fluty, a.
Soft and clear in sound. (flu:t).

'flutter, 1. v.i.&t. (Of birds) make wings
go up and down quickly without flight
or in short flights; be in quick motion
giving suggestion of this; (of heart) have
motion which is not regular; be moving
quickly here and there without purpose.
2. n. A fluttering; worked-up condition;
great interest, much talk, caused by
something; [Hum.] BET. ('flʌtə).

'fluvial, a. Of, in, rivers. ('flu:viəl).

flux, 1. n. Motion as of current, liquid;
ever-changing motion, conditions; any
substance put with metals etc. for
helping FUSION. 2. v.t. Make liquid by
heat. (flʌks).

fly (flew, flown), 1. v.i.&t.
Go through air with wings or in airplane etc.; be
driving (airplane); go quickly, go running
away (from); (of flag, etc.) be
waving in air; put up (flag). F. at, sp.,
make sudden angry attack on; f. high,
sp., be attempting great things; flying
visit, short one; f. in the face of, sp., go
against openly; f. into a passion, become
suddenly very angry; f. open, to bits, etc.,
come open etc. suddenly and with force;
let f. of, send a sudden blow at; with
flying colours, having done well. 2. n.
Flying; sort of one-horse public carriage;
bit of cloth covering buttonholes; loose
bit of canvas forming door of TENT. 3.
[Hum.] a. Bright, taking everything in.
'flier, n. Sp., airman. 'f.-away, a. (Of
person) not serious. '-ing, a., n. F.
buttress, arched support against outside
wall of Gothic buildings; f. fox, sorts
of BAT living on fruit. '-ing-fish, n.
Fish jumping out of water with help of
wing-like FINS. '-ing-'officer, n. Man in
second from lowest position with COMMISSION
in Air Force. 'f.-leaf, n. Unprinted
page at front or end of book. 'f.-wheel,
n. Weighted wheel in machine, for
keeping motion regular. (flai (flu:, floun)).

fly, n. Two-winged insect, sp. the common
house-fly; sorts of plant disease caused
by certain flies. F. in the ointment, small
thing making pleasure a little less than
complete. 'f.-blown, a. (Of meat, etc.)
having flies' eggs in it, going bad. 'f.-catcher,
n. Sorts of bird. 'f.-paper, n.
Sticky paper for getting flies.

foal, 1. n. Young horse, ASS, etc. In f.,
about to have a f. 2. v.i.&t. (Of horse
etc.) give birth to f. (foul).

foam, 1. n. White mass of small air-balls
formed in liquid by motion, chemical
change, etc. 2. v.i. Be forming f.; give
out f. from mouth; (of horse etc.) get f.
on skin through being overheated.
(foum).

fob, n. Small watch-pocket in band of
trousers; bit of silk etc. weighted with
ornament, hanging from watch in f. (fɔb).

fob, v.t. F. (thing) off on (person), give
(something of lower quality) toby trick; f.
(person) off with (thing), f. (it) off on (him).

'fo'c'sle, n. FORECASTLE. ('fouksl).

'focus, 1. n. Meeting-point of light-rays;
point at which a thing has to be placed
for looking-glass, LENS, or eye to give
clear picture; meeting-point (of lines,
tendencies, etc.). In f., at f. of eye etc.;
(of eye etc.) having made adjustment
to give clear picture. 2. v.t.&i. (Make)
come together at a f.; put in f. 'focal,
a. Of the, at a, focus. ('foukəs).

'fodder, 1. n. Dry grass etc. for farm
animals. 2. v.t. Give f. to. ('fɔdə).

foe, n. ENEMY. (fou).

fog, 1. n. Thick mist making it hard to
see. In a f., not clear in mind. 2. v.t. Be
(as) f. over. 'f.-horn, n. One for giving
danger-sign to ships in fog. (fɔg).

'fogey, n. One whose ideas have not kept
up with the times (gen. old f.). ('fougi).

'foible, n. Small bad quality, foolish little
way, trick, of behaviour. ('fɔibl).

foil, n. Metal rolled, hammered very
thin; leaf of f. put under jewel to make
brighter; thing of very different colour,
quality, from another, increasing its
effect by comparison. (fɔil).

foil, v.t. Get the better of (person), make
(designs) of no effect.

foil, n. Blade without sharp edge, having
button on point, used in FENCING.

foist, v.t. Only f. (thing) on, off on, (person),
get (person) to take (something
poor, not desired), sp. by trick. (fɔist).

fold, 1. n. Walled-in place for sheep. 2. v.t.
Put (sheep) in a f. (fould).

fold, 1. v.t.&i. Get (thing) bent over on
itself; be or be able to be folded. F.
(something) in, get folded round with; f.
one's arms, put arms across chest under
and over one another; f. (something)
round, put all round as cover. 2. n.
A folding; folded part; line made by
folding; twist of snake etc. '-er, n.
Folded card or paper with advertisement
etc. printed on it; folding cover for
papers etc.

'foliage, n. Leaves (of trees, plants).
('fouliidʒ).

'foliate, a. Leaf-like; having leaves.
('foulieit).

'folio, n. Bit of paper folded into 2,
making 4 pages; book having page of
greatest size used in printing; (in printing)
page number; number of words (72
or 90) as unit in measuring writing for
copying etc. purposes. ('fouliou).

folk, n. pl. Men and women, persons. One's
f(f)., one's family, relations. 'f.-dance,
'f.-song, nn. Old country dance, song.
'f.-lore, n. Common beliefs, stories,
handed down from early times; these as
branch of learning. 'f.-ways, n. pl. The old
ways common to a group, nation. (fouk).

'follicle, n. Small pocket in skin etc., as
at root of hair; dry seed-vessel without
divisions. ('fɔlikl).

'follow, v.t.&i. Come, or be placed,
after in space, time, order; f. as effect
of; go after; take as guide, example,
rule; keep to (way, road); keep thread of
(another's argument). As follows, as
given under; f. a trade etc., have as one's
trade, business; f. from something, be
seen to be true if it is true; f. out, keep
to (directions, purpose); f. up, sp., go
further with (line of thought, etc.). '-er,
n. Sp., woman servant's sweetheart.
'-ing, n. Sp., body of supporters. The
f., those now to be named. ('fɔlou).

'folly, n. Being foolish. ('fɔli).

fo'ment, v.t. Give heat to (wound etc)
with warm water, medical substances;
be causing, increasing, (trouble, bad feelings
etc.). fomen'tation, n. Sp., warm
dressing for wound. (fou'ment).

fond, a. Loving, sp. foolishly so; (of
hopes etc.) dear, but with little support
in fact. F. of, having love for. (fɔnd).

'fondant, n. Sort of soft sweet. ('fɔndənt).

'fondle, v.t.&i. Give loving touches to.
('fɔndl).

font, n. Vessel for BAPTISM water. (fɔnt).

food, n. That which living thing has to
take in to keep it living and for growth;
things forming meals, sp., other than
drink. 'f.-stuffs, n. pl. Materials used as
food. (fu:d).

fool, n. Food of cooked fruit crushed and
mixed with milk. (fu:l).

fool, 1. n. Person without sense, unwise
person; man kept by ruler etc. in old
times for his amusement. April f., one
who has been tricked for amusement on
April 1 (All Fools' Day); f.'s errand,
journey etc. seen in the end to be unnecessary
or foolish; f.'s paradise,
happy condition based on error; make a
f. of, get the better of by trick, make
seem foolish; play the f., be acting foolishly,
sp. for others' amusement. 2. v.i.&t.
Be playing the f. for amusement;
make f. of by trick. F. away, be wasting.
'-ery, n. Sp., fooling. '-hardy, a. Over-ready
for danger. '-proof, a. So clear,
simple, that error is not possible.
'-scap, n. Writing paper 13 inches long
and 8 inches wide.

foot (feet), 1. n. Part forming lower end of
leg; part like f. in form or position, base;
unit of measure, 12 inches; unit of verse
rhythm; branch of army going on f.
Carry person off his ff., make him overcome
by feeling, interest; keep one's ff.,
not have a fall; on f., walking; in process;
on one's ff., sp., getting on well in
business etc.; put one's f. down, sp., say
strongly that one is against, give order
for thing to be stopped; put one's f. in it,
do, say, the wrong thing. 2. v.t. Put new
f. to (stocking). F. the bill (for), be the
one to give the money (for). f.-and-'mouth
dis'ease, n. Serious disease of
cows etc. '-ball, n. (Form of sport with)
great leather ball full of air. 'f.-board,
n. Sloped board for supporting driver's
feet in carriage. '-er, [Com.] n. Sport of
football. '-fall, n. Sound of footstep.
'f.-hills, n. pl. Low slopes at foot of
mountain range. '-hold, n. (Place giving)
room, support, for feet, in going up
mountains etc. '-ing, n. Foothold; safe
position; position in relation to others.
'-lights, n. pl. Lights at front edge of stage
for lighting it. '-man, n. Manservant for
carriage, door, and table. '-note, n.
Note at foot of page about something
said on it. '-pad, n. ROBBER attacking
person in street. 'f.-path, n. Sidewalk.
'-print, n. Mark of foot. '-sore, a. With
pain in feet from walking. '-step, n.
Footfall; footprint. '-stool, n. One for
resting feet on. (fut (fi;t)).

fop, n. Man caring overmuch for dress.
(fɔp).

for, 1. prep. Representative of; in place
of; in exchange; in support of; with a
view to or to the interests of; to get; to
get to (sailing f. India); as being;
because of (noted f. his books); as far as it
has to do with (f. my part, f. all I know);
balanced against (man f. man the armies
are equal); through the space, time,
named; freq. used with OBJECT and
INFINITIVE with " to " (f. us to do this is
wrong = the doing of this by us is
wrong). F. all his protests, etc., though he
made protests, etc.; f. all that, though
that is so; f. all the world like, in every
way like; f. the most part, chiefly; it is f.
him etc. to, it is his etc. right, part, business,
to; once (and) f. all, now and not
again, f. the last time. 2. conj. Because,
seeing that. -as'much as, conj. Because.
(fɔ: (fə)).

'forage, 1. n. Food for horses, cows. F.
cap, soft military head-cover used when
not in full dress. 2. v.i.&t. Go looking
for f., food etc.; give f. to. ('fɔridʒ).

'foray, v.i., n. (Make) sudden attack, sp.
to get food, animals etc. ('fɔrei).

'forbear, n. Person earlier in family line.
('fɔ:beə).

for'bear (forbore, forborne), v.i. Not give
way to impulse (to); be quiet and controlled
(in trouble etc.). '-ing, a. Putting
up with kindly. (fɔ:'beə (fɔ:'bɔ:)).

for'bid (forbad(e), forbidden), v.t. Give
order to (person) not (to); give orders
against (thing) taking place or to (person)
not to have (thing). '-ding, a. Hard,
cold, unpleasing. (fə'bid (fə'bad)).

force, 1. n. Quality of being strong, power
of body or mind; [Sc.] (measure of)
power giving bodies tendency to motion;
use of f., sp. violently; violent f. against
others; anything causing a tendency,
looked on as a f.; power of producing
strong effect; body of armed men; (of
law etc.) authority; (of statement etc.)
sense, effect designed. Ff., army; by f.
of, with the help of, because of; in
f., in great number; (of laws) in operation;
police f., the police of a place (freq. the
f.). 2. v.t. Make (person to do), sp., by
violent f.; get (something) into some
position etc. by use of f. etc.; get broken
open by f.; make come about by
f. or with trouble; make (sp. plant)
come to full development earlier than
normal by special attention; make use
of, take, (words) in unnatural sense. F.
person's hand, make him do something
before the time designed by him; f. the
pace, make others go more quickly by
going more quickly oneself; forced
march, one made by army very quickly,
for some special purpose. '-ful, a. (Of
persons, arguments etc.) full of force.
'f.-meat, n. Bread, meat etc. cut up
small with HERBS and put inside fowl or
meat. 'forcible, a. Done by force. (fɔ:s).

'forceps, n. Medical instrument for
gripping. ('fɔ:seps).

ford, 1. n. Place where river etc. is not
deep and persons go across through
water. 2. v.t. Go across at f. (fɔ:d).

fore, 1. adv., a. In front, F. and aft, (of
ship) at front and back, all over. 2. n.
Front (sp., of ship). (fɔ;).

fore-, Front. '-foot, '-leg, '-mast, '-sail
(n.); before the event etc. -'arm (v.),
-'doom (v.), -'know, '-taste (n.), -'tell,
-'warn.

'forearm, n. Lower part of arm. ('fɔ:ra:m).

fore'bode, v.t. Be sign of, have feeling of,
(coming trouble). fore'boding, n. Sp.,
such feeling. (fɔ:'boud).

fore'cast (forecast), v.t. Make an attempt
to say (what is going to take place).
'forecast, n. Statement forecasting,
sp., weather. (fc:'ka:st).

'forecastle, n. High, forward (part of)
DECK; forward part under DECK used as
sailors' living-place. ('fouksl).

fore'close, [Law] v.t.&i. Put into effect
right given by (MORTGAGE) to take property
if payment has not been made at
right time. fore'closure, n. A foreclosing.
(fɔ:'klouz).

'forefathers, n. pl. ANCESTORS. ('fɔ:fa:ðəz).

'forefinger, n. Finger nearest thumb.
('fɔ:fiŋgə).

'forefront, n. Front line, most forward
position. ('fɔ:frʌnt).

fore'going, a. Going before in time,
space, or order. (fɔ:'gouiŋ).

fore'gone, a. F. conclusion, outcome which
may be seen from the start. (fɔ:'gɔn).

'foreground, n. Part of view nearest the
person looking. ('fɔ:graund).

'forehand, a. Opp. BACKHAND. ('fɔ:hand).

'forehead, n. Part of face between hair
and eyes. ('fɔrid).

'foreign, a. Not of one's country; to do
with relations with other countries;
coming from outside, not natural to
substance etc. (f. body, matter); strange,
different. F. Office, branch of government
having to do with f. relations;
f. to, sp., having no connection with.
'-er, n. Person not of one's country.
('fɔrin).

'forelock, n. Bit of hair at front of head,
falling over face. ('fɔ:lɔk).

'foreman, 'forewoman, nn. Workman
(woman) over others. ('fɔ:mən,
'fɔ:wumən).

'foremost, a., adv. First in order, position;
most important. ('fɔ:moust).

'forenoon, n. Part of day before 12.
('fɔ:nu:n).

fo'rensic, a. (As) of COURTS of law.
(fə'rensik).

'foreor'dain, v.t. (Of GOD etc.) make
(event) necessary, certain to take place.
('fɔ:rɔ:'dein).

'forerunner, n. One coming before, making
way ready for, another in history.
('fɔ:rʌnə).

fore'see, v.t. See (what is going to take
place) before it does so. (fɔ:'si:).

fore'shadow, v.t. Be a sign of (coming
event). (fɔ:'ʃadou).

'foreshore, n. Part of land by sea between
high and low watermarks. ('fɔ:ʃɔ:).

fore'shorten, v.t. Make (thing seen at
angle) seem the right size by picturing it
as shorter than it is. (fɔ:'ʃɔ:tn).

'foresight, n. Care for, power of judging
about, the future. ('fɔ:sait).

'forest, n. Trees covering great stretch of
country. '-er, n. Man taking care of
forest. '-ry, n. (Science of) planting
and taking care of forests. ('fɔrist).

fore'stall, v.t. Do something which keeps
(another) from doing (gen. the same
thing). (fɔ:'stɔ:l).

fore'tell (foretold), v.t. Give account of
(the future, an event) before it takes
place. (fɔ:'tel (fɔ:'tould)).

'forethought, n. Thought, care, for the
future. ('fɔ:θɔ:t).

'foreword, n. Short bit of writing at
front of book, sp. by another than the
writer. ('fɔ:wə:d).

'forfeit, 1. v.t. Have to give up as punishment
or by rule of play. 2. n. What
is or is to be forfeited. 3. a. (To be)
forfeited. '-ure, n. Forfeiting. ('fɔ:fit).

for'fend, [Old] v.t. Only God etc. f., GOD
etc. keep from taking place. (fɔ:'fend).

for'gather, v.i. Come together, have a
meeting (with). (fɔ:'gaðə).

for'gave. See FORGIVE.

forge, v.i. F. ahead, go forward by hard
work. (fɔ:dʒ).

forge, 1. n. (Work-place with) open fire
for forging metal sp., for shoeing horses.
2. v.t.&i. Get (metal) into form by
heating in fire and hammering.

forge, v.t.&i. Make up (false story etc.);
make copy of (something sp., in writing)
for purpose of tricking. '-ry, n. Forging;
forged story, copy, sp. person's name on
cheque.

for'get (forgot, forgotten), v.t.&i. Not
keep in memory; not take into account.
F. oneself, sp., do something uncontrolled,
against good behaviour. '-ful, a.
Given to forgetting. 'f.-me-not, n.
Plant with small sky-blue flower.
(fə'get (fə'gɔt)).

for'give (forgave, forgiven), v.t.&i. Not
be angry with, not give punishment to,
(person) for doing wrong to one or causing
one pain; let person off punishment
for (crime), payment of (debt). '-ness,
n. Act, quality, of forgiving.
(fə'giv (fə'geiv)).

for'go (forwent, forgone), v.t. Go without,
give up. (fɔ:'gou (fɔ:'went, fɔ:'gɔn)).

fork, 1. n. Table instrument with long
points for putting food in mouth, etc.;
farm instrument of like form for
turning up the earth, lifting etc.; (point
of) division (of road, stick etc.) into
branches. 2. v.t.&i. Be lifting or moving
with f.; be branching out. F. out, [Hum.]
give money. (fɔ:k).

for'lorn, a. With friends gone; unhappy,
uncared for. F. hope, thing undertaken
with all chances against it. (fə'lɔ:n).

form, 1. n. Outline of thing; structure,
design, look, of thing; sort, way of being;
any of the words produced by changing
look or sound of a word as sign of
different use in GRAMMAR or for any
other reason; fixed order of words,
behaviour; paper with fixed form of
words, sp. with spaces for answers,
details etc., to be put in; long, hard,
narrow seat, gen. without back; division
of learners in school all at one stage; (of
horse, runner etc.) condition. Good (bad)
f., behaviour in (not in) agreement with
rules of good society. 2. v.t.&i. Give f.
to, make; get into a f., come into being;
be or be parts of. '-al, a. In agreement
with fixed form(s); balanced, regular, in
design; keeping to right forms of behaviour,
stiff; to do with form, not substance.
-'ality, n. Sp., formal act or
behaviour. '-alize, v.t. Give fixed form
to, sp. in law. -'ation, n. Sp., structure,
order and relation of parts. '-less, a.
Without clearly marked form. (fɔ:m).

'format, n. Form and size of book.
('fɔ:mat).

'former, a. Of the past, earlier. The f.,
(a.&pron.) the first-named of two.
'-ly, adv. In former times, before this.
('fɔ:mə).

'formidable, a. Very strong, to be feared;
hard to do. ('fɔ:midəbl).

'formula, n. Fixed form of words; [Sc.]
rule, fact, given in form of signs and
numbers; group of signs making clear
of what simple substances a complex
chemical substance is formed. '-te, v.t.
Put into clear, ordered statement.
('fɔ:mjulə).

forni'cation, n. Sex relations between
persons not married to one another.
(fɔ:ni'keiʃn).

for'sake (forsook, forsaken), v.t. Go away
from, give up. (fə'seik (fə'suk)).

for'sooth, [Old] adv. Without doubt,
certainly. (fə'su:θ).

for'swear (forswore, forsworn), v.t. Give
up using, doing. F. oneself, make a false
statement on OATH. for'sworn, a.
Having f. oneself. (fɔ:'sweə (fɔ:'swɔ:)).

fort, n. Military building made strong
against attack. (fɔ:t).

forte, n. What one is best at. (fɔ:t).

'forte, [Mus.] a., adv. Loud. ('fɔ:ti).

forth, adv. Forward, out; on (in time).
And so f., and so on. -'coming, a.
About to take place; open, ready to be a
friend. Be f., (of help etc.) be ready,
given, when needed. '-right, a. Straightforward,
saying what is in one's mind.
-'with, adv. Straight away, without loss
of time. (fɔ:θ).

'fortify, v.t.&i. Make (place) strong
against attack with walls, guns etc.;
make stronger, give support to. fortifi'cation,
n. Sp., military structure fortifying
place (gen. ff.). ('fɔ:tifai).

for'tissimo, [Mus.] a., adv. Very loud.
(fɔ:'tisimou).

'fortitude, n. Self-control in face of
danger, pain, or trouble. ('fɔ:titju:d).

'fortnight, n. Two weeks. '-ly, adv., a.
Once a fortnight. ('fɔ:tnait).

'fortress, n. Building, town, with strong
FORTIFICATIONS. ('fɔ:tris).

for'tuitous, a. Coming about by chance.
(fɔ:'tju:itəs).

'fortune, n. Chance looked on as a power
in man's existence; whatever comes to
person or undertaking; great amount
of money, property. Soldier of f.,
person ready to make a profit from
any chance which comes his way; tell ff.,
make attempt to say what person's
future will be by use of cards etc.
'fortunate, a. Having good fortune.
'f.-hunter, n. Man whose purpose it is
to get married to some woman with a
fortune. ('fɔ:tʃən).

'forty, 40. ('fɔ:ti).

'forum, n. [Rom.] Open meeting-place
for public and other business; meeting
for public discussion. ('fɔ:rəm).

'forward, 1. a. At, to, the front; (of plant,
person, etc.) well on in development;
putting oneself forward, pushing. 'forward(s),
adv. In forward direction in
space or time. Look f. to, sp., be waiting
for (coming event) with pleasure. 2. v.t.
Give help to (undertaking etc.); send
(letter etc.) after person to another
place. 3. n. Front-line player in football
etc. '-ness, n. Quality of pushing oneself
forward. ('fɔ:wəd).

fosse, n. Deep narrow hole made in earth,
sp. round FORT. (fɔs).

'fossil, n., a. (Part of) animal or plant of
early times, turned to stone and bedded
in the earth. Old f., [Hum.] person unable
to take in new ideas. ('fɔsl).

'foster, v.t. Give care to; give help to
development of. ('fɔstə).

'foster-, Acting as, but not being, blood
relation named ('f.-mother etc.).

fought. See FIGHT.

foul, 1. a. Disgusting, bad-smelling, dirty;
(of air, water) bad; very wrong, bad;
(in sport) against the rules; (of language)
bad, violent; (of weather etc.) rough.
Fall f. of, put (someone) against one;
f. play, sp., low trick, violent crime, sp.
of putting to death. 2. n. (In sport)
something done against rules. 3. v.t.
Make dirty; (of ships etc.) go violently
against; get (ANCHOR, chain) twisted in
something. (faul).

'foulard, n. Thin silk material. ('fu:la:d).

found, v.t.&i. Put down base of (structure
etc.), get based (on); give (something)
its start; give money for building
and upkeep of (hospital, school etc.).
-'ation, n. Sp., lowest part of building
supporting the rest; base, support;
material placed under other material to
make it stronger, stiffer; organization
founded or money given for this.
-'ation-stone, n. First stone of building
put down. '-er, '-ress, nn. Man (woman)
starting something. (faund).

found. See FIND.

'founder, v.i.&t. (Of ship) become full
of water and go down; make f.; (of
building, earth etc.) come down, give
way; (of horse) have leg give way,
have fall. ('faundə).

'foundling, n. Baby taken care of by
others because no one has knowledge of
its father and mother. ('faundliŋ).

'foundry, n. Metal or glass works.
('faundri).

fount, n. Complete group of printer's
letters and numbers of same design and
size. (fɔnt).

fount, n. Spring of water; starting-point,
that from which thing comes. (faunt).

'fountain, n.
Spring of water;
water forced
up into air
through holes in
pipes and falling,
as ornament;
structure for
this; public basin
etc. with drinking-water.
f.-head,
n. Sp.,
that from which
anything gets
its start. f.-pen,
n. Pen with store of ink in it. ('fauntən).

four, 4. On all fours, on hands and knees.
'f.-in-'hand, n. Carriage pulled by 4
horses. -poster, n. Curtained bed with
4 uprights supporting a roof. '-some,
n. (In GOLF) play between 2 sides of
2. f.-square, a. Solidly based, strong.
'-teen, 14. f.-wheeler, n. Public, 4-wheeled,
shut horse-carriage. (fɔ:).

fowl, 1. n. [Old] Bird; sort of bird commonly
kept for its eggs and as food;
meat of this. 2. v.i. Go after birds with
gun etc. '-ing-piece, n. Small gun used
in fowling. (faul).

fox, n. Red-coated, thick-tailed, sharp-nosed
animal of dog family; one good
at tricking, a twister. '-glove, n. Tall
plant with bell-like flowers. '-hound,
n. One used in going after foxes. f.-terrier,
n. Small, short-haired, white
dog marked with black or brown.
'-trot, n. American dance. (fɔks).

'foyer, [F.] n. Space in theatre for use
by public between acts. ('fɔiei).

'fracas (fracas), n. Loud argument, fight.
('fraka:).

'fraction, n. Number which is not an
INTEGER; small part, bit. Proper,
improper, f., f. less, greater, than 1;
vulgar f., f. in form of one number over
and one under a line (1/2, 3/2 etc.). ('frakʃən).

'fractious, a. Not readily controlled, bad-humoured.
('frakʃəs).

'fracture, 1. n. Act of getting, or condition
of being, broken, sp. of bone.
Compound (simple) f., one with (without)
skin wound. 2. v.t.&i. Get broken,
cracked. ('fraktʃə).

'fragile, a. Readily broken, delicate; not
strong in body. ('fradʒail).

'fragment, n. Part broken off; part
(of book etc.) which is not complete.
'-ary, a. Not complete. ('fragmənt).

'fragrant, a. Sweet-smelling. ('freigrənt).

frail, a. FRAGILE; readily giving way to
wrong impulses. '-ty, n. Tendency to do
wrong; bad point in person. (freil).

frame, 1. n. Structure giving form, support,
sp. in process of building, making;
person's, animal's, body; edge of wood
etc. put round picture, glass; glass-covered
structure for keeping cold from
young plants. F. of mind, condition of
mind, feeling. 2. v.t.&i. Give form to,
sp., in words; put f. round; be (as) a f.
to. F. well (badly), make a good (bad)
start at learning, doing. 'f.-up, n. Trick
designed to make person seem to have
done crime. '-work, n. Supporting
frame. (freim).

franc, n. Unit, bit, of F. money. (fraŋk).

'franchise, n. Right to a voice in selection
of government representative; full
political rights given by country or
town; special right given by authority to
person or public body. ('frantʃaiz).

'Franco-, French-. ('fraŋkou-).

frank, a. Open, straightforward. (fraŋk).

frank, 1. n. Mark put on letter by special
authority, so that it may go post-free.
2. v.t. Put f. on.

'frankincense, n. Substance got from
certain trees, giving a sweet smell when
burned. ('fraŋkinsens).

'frantic, a. Greatly worked up, almost
off one's head with pain, trouble, etc.
'-ally, adv. ('frantik).

fra'temal, a. Of, like, brothers. fra'ternity,
n. Feeling as between brothers;
order of men of religion; group
having common interests; [Am.] secret
society among young men at university.
'fraternize ('fratənaiz), v.i. Come together
as friends, become friends (with).
(frə'tə:nəl).

'fratricide, n. Putting to death by person
of his brother or sister; one who does
this. ('freitrisaid).

fraud, n. False behaviour, trick, sp. about
money; person or thing seeming to be
what it is not. (frɔ:d).

fraught, a. Only f. with, full of, having
in it (danger, pain etc.). (frɔ:t).

fray, n. Fight. (frei).

fray, v.t.&i. (Of cloth, cord) make, become,
rubbed through, rough or loose at
edge.

'frazzle, [Am.] n. Beaten to a f., completely
overcome; worn to a f., very
tired. ('frazl).

freak, n. Strange idea, way; person having
ff.; person, animal, plant, of unnatural
form. (fri:k).

'freckle, 1. n. Light brown mark on skin
caused by sun. 2. v.t.&i. Make or
become marked with ff. ('frekl).

free, 1. a. Not a SLAVE; not prisoned;
not in the power of another, or of outside
forces; not limited; (of country) having
representative government, in which
private rights are respected; not fixed
or kept from motion in any direction;
(of place, time) clear, not being used;
having one's time f., not doing anything;
for which no payment is necessary;
coming readily, not forced; natural in
behaviour, freq. without respect. F.
and easy, not stiff in behaviour; f.
fight, fight in which everybody takes
part; f. from, sp., without (error etc.);
f. trade, letting goods come into
country untaxed; f. translation, one
putting something naturally into another
language, not word for word;
f. wheel, (in BICYCLE) driving wheel able
to go round while feet are at rest;
f. will, power of guiding one's acts oneself,
not being a machine controlled by
events; f. with, giving (thing) readily;
have (give person) a f. hand, have etc. power
to do what seems best; make (person) f.
of, give (person) f. use of; make f. with,
make use of without respect for rights
of owner. 2. v.t. Make f. '-booter,
n. PIRATE. '-dom, n. Condition of being
free or free from. The f. of, the full use
of (house etc.); full rights in (town
etc.). 'f.-hand, a. (Of design) done without
help of rule or other guiding instrument.
f.-'banded, a. Readily giving.
'-hold, n. Property, sp. land, over which
owner has complete rights. f.-lance,
n. Person working in some field, sp.,
writing for newspapers, not as part
of organization or in regular position.
'-ly, adv. Readily, without being forced
or stopped. '-man, n. One not a SLAVE;
one having full political rights; one given
freedom of a town. '-mason, n. One of a
secret society having branches in most
parts of Europe and America. f.-thinker,
n. Person basing views in religion not
on authority but on reason etc. (fri:).

'freesia, n. Sorts of sweet-smelling flower.
('fri:ziə).

freeze (froze, frozen), v.t.&i. (Make)
become ice or covered with ice; (make)
become stiff from cold; be feeling very
cold; f. (meat etc.) to keep it from
going bad. F. on to, sp., [Hum.] take,
keep, a tight grip of; f. out, [Com.]
put out (of society, business etc.) by
cold behaviour, competition; it is
freezing, the weather is so cold that
water freezes. 'freezing-point, n.
Degree of cold at which a liquid freezes,
sp., the f. of water. (fri:z (frouz)).

freight, 1. n. (Price of) transport of goods
by train or boat; goods transported,
sp., in this way. 2. v.t. Put f. on (ship
etc.). '-er, n. Ship for freight. (freit).

French, n., a. (Language) of France.
F. bean, sorts whose seeds are used
for food with or without green seed-vessel;
F. window, long window in
form of two doors, opening in middle;
takeF. leave, go away without authority;
the F., F. persons. (frentʃ).

'frenzy, n. Violently worked up, angry,
condition. ('frenzi).

'frequent, a. Taking place again and
again with little time between; common.
fre'quent, v.t. Go frequently or reguiarly
to. 'frequency, n. Sp., number of
times a thing takes place in a given
time; [Sc.] rate of VIBRATION of soundwaves
etc. ('fri.'kwənt).

'fresco, n. (Way of) painting in water-colour
on walls. ('freskou).

fresh, 1. a. New, different; newly made,
come etc.; in good condition, not tired;
(of weather, wind) sharp, not warm; (of
water) not salt, (of food) not salted or
tinned; [Com.] without enough respect
in behaviour to others. F. air, clean, good
air; the outdoor air, country air; f.
complexion, bright, healthy one. 2. adv.
Newly. '-er, '-man, nn. Person in first
year at University. '-et, n. Current of
fresh water going into sea; river made
full and quick as effect of much rain or
snow. (freʃ).

fret, n. Bit of wood on fingerboard of
some instruments of music. (fret).

fret, v.t. Get (wood etc.) ornamented
with designs cut in it. 'f.-saw, n.
Narrow SAW stretched on frame for
fretting very thin wood. '-work, n.
Work, design, done by fret-saw.

fret, v.t.&i. Get rubbed away; be unhappy,
greatly troubled by regrets,
fears etc. '-ful, a. Bad-humoured, not
readily pleased.

'friable, a. Readily broken into small bits.
('fraiəbl).

'friar, n. Man in certain orders of religion,
sp., one having no fixed living-place and
dependent on what is given to him. '-y,
n. Building, society, of friars. ('fraiə).

fricas'see, n., v.t. Meat cut up and cooked
in thick liquid. (frikə'si:).

'friction, n. Rubbing of one thing against
another; [Sc.] force causing loss of
motion in body as effect of f.; condition
of not being in agreement, harmony.
('frikʃən).

'Friday, n. 6th day of the week. Good
F., F. before EASTER. ('fraidi).

friend, n. Person, not a lover or relation,
who is dear to one, in whose society one
takes pleasure; helper, supporter, one on
the same side. A F., one of the Society
of Ff.; boy f., girl f., sp., sweetheart;
make ff. with, become a f. of; Society of
Ff., the QUAKERS. (trend).

frieze, n. Sort of rough wool cloth. (fri:z).

frieze, n. Band of ornament round wall,
sp. at top.

'frigate, n. Smaller sort of warship in old
times. ('frigit).

fright, n. Sudden or violent fear; strange-looking,
badly-dressed person. '-en, v.t.
Give a fright to, put fear into. '-ened, a.
In fear (.of, at). '-ful, a. Shocking, causing
fear; [Com.] very bad, unpleasing.
'-fully, adv. Sp., [Com.] very. (frait).

'frigid, a. Cold; without warm feeling.
F. nones, parts of the earth
inside POLAR circles. ('fridʒid).

frill, n. Band in form of
FLOUNCE ornamenting
anything; anything like f..
in form; unnecessary ornament.
'-ing, n. Material in
folds ready for frills. (fril).

fringe, 1. n. Edge of loose
threads knotted etc., as
ornament; edge, outskirts;
front hair cut short over
eyes. 2. v.t. Put f. on; be
a f. to. (frindʒ).

'frippery, n. Cheap ornament(s).
('fripəri).

frisk, v.i., n. Be jumping about, as in play.
'-y, a. Frisking, full of play. (frisk).

'fritter, n. Bit of BATTER, freq. with fruit
in it, cooked in fat. ('fritə).

'fritter, v.t. F. away, be wasting (time,
money, etc.) bit by bit.

'frivolous, a. Unimportant, foolish;
pleasure-loving, not serious. 'frivol,
v.i.&t. Be acting frivolously. F. away,
be wasting foolishly. fri'volity, n.
('frivələs).

friz(z), 1. v.t. Make (hair) tightly waved.
2. n. Frizzed hair. (friz).

'frizzle, v.t.&i. Get, be, cooked in fat
with cracking sound. (frizl).

fro, adv. Only to and f.; back and forward,
to and from (between two places). (frou).

frock, n. A dress; long dress of MONK.
f.-coat, n. Man's long-skirted coat not
cut away in front. (frɔk).

frog, n. Small jumping animal without
tail, living in water and on land
(see TADPOLE). Have a f. in one's throat,
have condition in throat making voice
rough. 'f.('s)-march, n., v.t. Taking
of person away, face down, by 4 men
gripping his arms and legs. (frɔg).

frog, n. Elastic horn-like substance in
middle of under part of horse's foot.

frog, n. Ornament of twisted cord forming
buttonhole.

'frolic (frolicked), 1. v.i. Be playing,
jumping about, happily. 2. n. A frolicking,
play, amusement. '-some, a. (With
tendency to) frolicking. ('frɔlik).

from, prep. Opp. to; opp. till; out of;
because of; away in relation to (5 miles
f. London); with (time or thing named)
as starting-point; in relation to (released
f. obligations); in comparison with
(different f.); based on, as a copy of.
Far f (doing, being), not at all, not in any
way; f. day to day, every day; f. life
(nature), copying the thing itself; f. (one
amount) to (another), between (one
amount) and (another); f. time to time,
sometimes, not regularly; keep f. doing,
not do or let do. (frɔm (frm)).

frond, n. Feather-like leaf; [Sc.] leaf-like
part, gen. producing seeds, in certain
plants such as FERNS. (frɔnd).

front, 1. n. (Of body) side where face is;
most important side of anything; most
forward part of anything; [Mil.] fighting-line;
forward, important, position;
road, part, of seaside town facing sea.
In f. (of), before in space; put on a bold
f., an air of having no fear. 2. a. Of,
at, the f. F. bench, seats for MINISTERS in
PARLIAMENT. 3. v.t.&i. Have front
facing; put a f. on. '-age, n. Land
edging street or water; front of store
etc. '-al, a. Of or on the front, sp., of
the bead. (frʌnt).

'frontier, n. Line of division between 2
countries. ('frʌntiə).

'frontispiece, n. Picture facing front page
of book. ('frʌntispi:s).

frost, 1. n. Condition of cold under 0° C.;
powder-like coat of ice on earth etc.
formed from water, in air; [Com.]
something doing badly, not coming up
to hopes. 2. v.t. Do damage to (plant)
by f.; get covered (as) with f., get
(cake) covered with frosting; give frosted
look to (glass, metal). 'f.-bite, n.
Damage to body from great cold.
'f.-bitten, a. Having frost-bite. '-ing,
n. Sugar mixed with water etc. (frost).

froth, 1. n. FOAM; anything without
weight or substance like f. 2. v.i. FOAM. (frɔθ).

'froward, [Old] a. Bad-humoured, not
readily controlled. ('frouəd).

frown, 1. v.i.&t. Get skin between or
over eyes pulled together, making lines,
sp. as sign of angry feeling. F. on, be
against, not give approval to. 2. n.
Frowning look. (fraun).

frowst, [Com.] n. Warm, used air in
room. (fraust).

'frowzy, a. Dirty, uncared-for. ('frauzi).

'frozen. See FREEZE.

'fructify, v.t.&i. Make, become, fertile.
('frʌktifai).

'frugal, a. Using little (food, money);
(of meal) cheap, small. ('fru:gl).

fruit, 1. n. Part of plant in which seed is
formed; sweet f., gen. of trees, as food;
outcome, thing produced. The ff. of the
earth, all plant produce of use for food.
2. v.i. (Of tree) have f. '-erer, n. Trader in
fruit. '-ful, a. Fertile; producing good
outcome. fru'ition (fru:'iʃn), n. Desired
outcome (of hopes etc.). '-less, a. Sp.,
having no effect, coming to nothing. '-y,
a. Sp., tasting like fruit. (fru:t).

frump, n. Badly dressed woman. (frʌmp).

frus'trate, v.t. Get in way of designs of
(person); make (designs) of no effect.
(frʌs'treit).

fry, n. Fishes newly out of eggs. Small f.,
unimportant persons. (frai).

fry, 1. v.t.&i. Get, be, cooked in fat. 2. n.
Certain inside parts of animals generally
fried. '-ing-pan, n. Flat vessel for
frying. (frai).

'fuchsia, n. Tree-like plant with hanging
bell-like flowers. ('fju:ʃə).

'fuddle, v.t.&i. Make foolish with drink
etc.; TIPPLE. ('fʌdl).

fudge, n. Sort of soft sweet; something
foolish. (fʌdʒ).

'fuel, 1. n. Material for fire. 2. v.t.&i. Put
f. on (fire); (of or for ship) get store of
f. ('fjuəl).

fug, [Hum.] n. FROWST. (fʌg).

'fugitive, 1. a. Running away (from, sp.
danger, law etc.); quickly going by.
2. n. F. person. ('fju:dʒitiv).

fugue, [Mus.] 1. n. A form based on short
THEME(s), taken up by the different
voices or parts in turn, and worked into
complex design. 'fugal, a. (fju:g).

'fulcrum, n. Fixed point of support of
LEVER, on which it is turned. ('fʌlkrəm).

ful'fil, v.t. Make become fact; give effect
to; do, be, what is made necessary by
(conditions, rules); put an end to by
completing (work etc.). (ful'fil).

full, 1. a. (Of vessel etc.) having in it all
there is room for; having a great amount,
number, in; complete; (of light, colour
etc.) strong, deep; (of dress) with great
amount of material falling in folds. At f.
speed, as quickly as possible; f. dress,
dress used at important events; f. face,
as seen from in front; f. figure, fat, solid
one; f. moon, seen as complete circle;
f. of, sp., (of persons) with attention
completely taken up by; f. stop, mark (.)
used at end of statement etc.; in f., with
f. details; in f. swing, well started, going
well; to the f., to the limit, quite. 2. adv.
Fully. Go f. tilt, go with force. f.-blooded,
a. Strong and healthy; of un-mixed
blood. f.-blown, a. (Of flower
etc.) quite open. '-y, adv. Completely,
quite. (ful).

full, v.t. Put (cloth) through process
making clean and thicker. Fuller's earth,
sort of powder used for fulling etc.

'fulminate, v.i.&t. Go off with loud noise,
as thunder; say fulminatingly; make
loud, bitter protest against. ('fʌlmineit).

'fulsome, a. (Of words, behaviour) overdoing
attempt at pleasing, disgustingly
sweet. ('fulsəm).

'fumble, v.i.&t. Be feeling about uncertainly
with hands; do (something)
badly. ('fʌmbl).

fume, 1. n. Strong-smelling smoke, gas
given off (gen. ff.). 2. v.i.&t. Give off
ff.; make (wood) dark by chemical ff.;
give signs of angry humour. 'fumigate
('fju:migeit), v.t. DISINFECT by use of
fumes. (fju:m).

fun, n. Amusement, play. In f., to give
amusement, not seriously; poke f. at,
make sport of. (fʌn).

'function, 1. n. Special work, operation,
or purpose of a thing; person's special
work; public event; [Math.] amount
whose value is dependent on the changing
value of some other. 2. v.i. Be in
operation. F. as, do f. of. '-al, a. (Of
diseases etc.) having effect on function,
not structure. '-ary, n. OFFICIAL, sp.
in connection with public function.
('fʌŋkʃən).

fund, n. Store of something, sp., money
put on one side for a purpose. Ff.,
money; in ff., having money. (fʌnd).

funda'mental, 1. a. Of, forming, base;
very important, necessary. 2. n. F. rule;
necessary part. (fʌndə'mentl).

'funeral, n., a. Taking of dead body to
last resting-place with forms of religion
etc. fu'nereal (fju:'niəriəl), a. Of, like, a
funeral sad, dark. ('fju:nərəl).

'fungus (fungi), n. Sort of plant without
green leaves, living
on dead or living substance of other plants or of animals.
'fungoid, a. Fungus-like. 'fungous, a.
Of, like, fungi. ('fʌŋgəs).

fu'nicular, a. F. railway, train pulled up
and down on chain etc. worked by
engine at one end. (fju:'nikjulə).

funk, [Com.] 1. n. Condition of great
fear; one given to f. 2.
v.i.&t. Be a f.; not do
through f. (fuŋk).

'funnel, n. Pipe with
wide mouth, for putting liquid
into small opening;
smoke outlet of engine or
steamer. ('fʌnl).

'funny, a. Causing amusement;
strange, causing
surprise. 'f.-bone, n. ELBOW
bone. ('fʌni).

fur, 1. n. Soft, thick hair of
certain animals; skin with
f. used as material for clothing; bit of
f. for neck; substance coating tongue of
ill person; hard substance forming on
inside of kettle etc. from water. Ff., f.
clothing. 2. v.t. Put f. on as ornament;
get coated with f. '-rier ('fʌriə), n.
Trader in, worker on, furs. (fə:).

'furbelow, n. Unnecessary ornament on
dress (frills and ff.). ('fə:bilou).

'furbish, v.t. Get polished; make (old
thing) like new (gen. f. up). ('fə:biʃ).

'furious, a. Violently angry; violent.
('fjuəriəs).

furl, v.t.&i. Get (flag, sail, umbrella)
rolled up. (fə:l).

'furlong, n. 220 yards. ('fə:lɔŋ).

'furlough, n. Stretch of time given to
person (sp. in army) to go away and
take a rest from work. ('fə:lou).

'furnace, n. Great oven for heating
metals etc. in; shut-in fireplace for
heating building by pipes. ('fə:nis).

'furnish, v.t.&i. Give, let have; put
furniture in. 'furniture, n. Things, such
as tables, seats, for house, room etc.
('fə:niʃ).

fu'rore, n. Strong public approval, interest.
(fu'rɔ:ri).

'furrow, 1. n. Deep line made in earth by
plough; deep line in face etc. 2. v.t.
Make ff. in. ('fʌrou).

'further, 1. adv. Farther; more, in addition.
2. a. Farther away; in addition,
more. 3. v.t. Be of help to (undertaking
etc.). 'furthest, a., adv. Farthest.
-more, adv. In addition. '-most, a.
Farthest away. ('fə:ðə).

'furtive, a. Secret, not open. ('fə:tiv).

'fury, n. Violently angry feeling; violent
force (of wind etc.); angry woman.
('fjuəri).

furze, n. Tree-like plant with yellow
flowers and sharp points. (fə:z).

fuse, 1. v.t.&i. Make or become liquid
through great heat; get (metals) joined,
mixed, by fusing. 2. n. Bit of wire
forming part of electric connection,
which fuses when current is over-strong,
so cutting if off. 'fusion, n. Sp., uniting
of different things into one. (fju:z).

fuse, n. Narrow pipe or cord etc. of or
with readily burning material for letting
off BOMB etc.

'fuselage, n. Framework of airplane.
('fju:zila:ʒ).

fusi'lade, n. Quick firing of guns going
on for a long time. (fju:zi'leid).

fusi'lier, n. Man of certain units of British
army. (fju:zi'liə).

fuss, 1. n. Unnecessary noise and motion;
(making) trouble over unimportant
things. 2. v.i.&t. Make f.; make unnecessary
small motions (with); make
at a loss. '-y, a. Sp., over-ornamented.
(fʌs).

'fustian, n. Sort of cotton cloth; high-sounding
but hollow talk. ('fʌstiən).

'fusty, a. Smelling of dust, old. ('fʌsti).

'futile, a. Of no use or effect. ('fju:tail).

'future, n., a. (Time, events) which will be
after the present; [Lang.] used in statements
about f. Ff., (orders taken for)
goods to be produced later; for the, in, f.,
from now on. 'futurism, n. Certain
school of art marked by violent change
from old forms. fu'turity, n. Future
time, events. ('fju:tʃə).

fuzz, n. FRIZZ. '-y, a. Sp, (of outline) not
clear. (fʌz).