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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

factual
adjective characterized by fact; `the factual aspects of the case`

factual
adjective existing in act or fact; `rocks and trees...the actual world`; `actual heroism`; `the actual things that produced the emotion you experienced`

factuality
noun the quality of being actual or based on fact; `the realm of factuality must be distinguished from the realm of imagination`

factually
adverb as a fact or based on fact; `they learn much, factually, about the problems of retirement and provision for old age, and, psychologically, in the sharing of their thoughts on retirement`

factualness
noun the quality of being actual or based on fact; `the realm of factuality must be distinguished from the realm of imagination`

facula
noun a large bright spot on the sun`s photosphere occurring most frequently in the vicinity of sunspots

facultative
adjective not compulsory; `facultative courses in the sciences`

faculty
mental faculty noun one of the inherent cognitive or perceptual powers of the mind

fad
craze noun an interest followed with exaggerated zeal; `he always follows the latest fads`; `it was all the rage that season`

fad diet
noun a reducing diet that enjoys temporary popularity

faddish
faddy adjective intensely fashionable for a short time

faddishly
faddily adverb in a faddish manner

faddist
noun a person who subscribes to a variety of fads

fade
noun gradually ceasing to be visible

fade out
fade away verb become weaker; `The sound faded out`

fading away
noun gradually diminishing in brightness or loudness or strength

fado
noun a sad Portuguese folksong

faerie
faery noun the enchanted realm of fairies

Fafnir
noun (Norse mythology) the Norse dragon that guarded a treasure and was slain by Sigurd

fag end
noun the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope

Fagaceae
family Fagaceae noun chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea, Castanopsis, Chrysolepis, Fagus, Lithocarpus, Nothofagus, Quercus

Fagales
order Fagales noun an order of dicotyledonous trees of the subclass Hamamelidae

faggot
fagot verb bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot; `faggot up the sticks`

Fagin
noun a villainous Jew in a novel by Charles Dickens; `Fagin was a fence who trained boys as pickpockets`

Fagopyrum
genus Fagopyrum noun buckwheat; in some classifications included in the genus Polygonum

fagot
faggot noun a bundle of sticks and branches bound together

fagot stitch
faggot stitch noun the stitch that ties a group of parallel threads together in fagoting

fagoting
faggpting noun embroidery in which groups of parallel threads are tied together with fagot stitches

Fagus
genus Fagus noun beeches

Fahrenheit
Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit noun German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736)

Fahrenheit scale
noun a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 32 degrees and the boiling point of water a 212 degrees

Fahrenheit thermometer
noun a thermometer calibrated in degrees Fahrenheit

Fahrenheit(ip)
adjective of or relating to a temperature scale proposed by the inventor of the mercury thermometer; `water freezes at 32 degrees Fahrenheit under normal conditions`

faience
noun glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors

fail
go wrong verb be unsuccessful; `Where do today`s public schools fail?`; `The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably`

fail-safe
adjective eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a failure or malfunction; `a fail-safe device in a nuclear weapon to deactivate it automatically in the event of accident`

failed
failing adjective unable to meet financial obligations; `a failing business venture`

failing
adjective below acceptable in performance; `received failing grades`

faille
noun a ribbed woven fabric of silk or rayon or cotton

failure
noun an act that fails; `his failure to pass the test`

faineance
idleness noun the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work

faineant
indolent adjective disinclined to work or exertion; `faineant kings under whose rule the country languished`; `an indolent hanger-on`; `too lazy to wash the dishes`; `shiftless idle youth`; `slothful employees`; `the unemployed are not necessarily work-shy`

faint
fainthearted adjective lacking conviction or boldness or courage; `faint heart ne`er won fair lady`

faintheartedness
noun the trait of lacking boldness and courage; `faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose`

faintly
adverb to a faint degree or weakly perceived; `between him and the dim light a form was outlined faintly`; `stars shining faintly through the overcast`; `could hear his distant shouts only faintly`; `the rumors weren`t even faintly true`

faintness
noun a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon

faintness
noun the quality of being dim or lacking contrast

fair
fairish adjective (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; `a fair complexion`;

fair
adverb in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; `they played fairly`

fair ball
noun (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field

fair catch
noun (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled

fair chance
sporting chance noun a reasonable probability of success

fair copy
noun a clean copy of a corrected draft

fair deal
square deal noun fair treatment

fair hearing
noun a hearing that is granted in extraordinary situations where the normal judicial process would be inadequate to secure due process because the person would be harmed or denied their rights before a judicial remedy became available (as in deportation or loss of welfare benefits)

fair trade
noun trade that is conducted legally

fair use
noun the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties

fair weather
sunshine 1 temperateness noun moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities

fair-and-square
adjective just and honest

fair-minded
adjective of a person; just and impartial; not prejudiced

fair-trade act
noun formerly a state law that protected manufacturers from price-cutting by allowing them to set minimum retail prices for their merchandise; eliminated by the United States Congress in 1975

fair-trade agreement
noun an agreement (illegal in the United States) between the manufacturer of a trademarked item of merchandise and its retail distributors to sell the item at a price at or above the price set by the manufacturer

fair(a)
adjective attractively feminine; `the fair sex`

Fairbanks
noun United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000)

fairground
noun an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses

fairlead
noun a pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship`s rigging to avoid chafing

fairly
fair adverb without favoring one party, in a fair evenhanded manner; `deal fairly with one another`

fairly
adverb in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; `they played fairly`

fairness
fair-mindedness noun ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty

fairness commission
noun a commission delegated to ensure opportunities for the expression of opposing views

fairway
noun the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short

fairy
faery noun a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers

fairy bluebird
noun fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies

fairy cup
noun miterwort of northeastern North America usually with two opposite leaves on erect flowering stems that terminate in erect racemes of white flowers

fairy godmother
noun a female character is some fairy stories who has magical powers and can bring unexpected good fortune to the hero or heroine

fairy light
noun a small colored light used for decoration (especially at Christmas)

fairy ring
fairy circle noun a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium

fairy shrimp
noun small freshwater branchiopod having a transparent body with many appendages; swims on its back

fairy story
noun an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse

fairy swallow
noun fancy domestic pigeon having blue-and-white plumage and heavily muffed feet

fairy tale
noun an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse

fairy-ring mushroom
Marasmius oreades noun mushroom that grows in a fairy ring

fairyland
faery noun the enchanted realm of fairies

fairytale
fairy tale noun a story about fairies; told to amuse children

fairytale
noun an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse

Faisal
Faisal ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud noun king of Saudi Arabia from 1964 to 1975 (1906-1975)

Faisalabad
Lyallpur noun city in northeast Pakistan

fait accompli
accomplished fact noun an irreversible accomplishment

faith
noun loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; `keep the faith`; `they broke faith with their investors`

faith healing
faith cure noun care provided through prayer and faith in God

faithful
adjective steadfast in affection or allegiance; `years of faithful service`; `faithful employees`; `we do not doubt that England has a faithful patriot in the Lord Chancellor`

faithfully
dependably adverb in a faithful manner; `it always came on, faithfully, like the radio`

faithless
traitorous adjective having the character of, or characteristic of, a traitor; `the faithless Benedict Arnold`; `a lying traitorous insurrectionist`

faithlessly
traitorously adverb in a disloyal and faithless manner; `he behaved treacherously`; `his wife played him false`

faithlessness
falseness 1 fickleness noun unfaithfulness by virtue of being unreliable or treacherous

fake
false adjective not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; `it isn`t fake anything; it`s real synthetic fur`; `faux pearls`; `false teeth`; `decorated with imitation palm leaves`; `a purse of simulated alligator hide`

fake
counterfeit verb make a copy of with the intent to deceive; `he faked the signature`; `they counterfeited dollar bills`; `She forged a Green Card`

fake book
noun a fake in the form of an imitation book; used to fill bookcases of people who wish to appear scholarly

fakery
noun the act of faking (or the product of faking)

fakir
fakeer noun a Muslim or Hindu mendicant monk who is regarded as a holy man