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

far cry
noun distance estimated in terms of the audibility of a cry; `it`s a far cry from here`

Far East
noun a popular expression for the countries of eastern Asia (usually including China and Mongolia and Taiwan and Japan and Korea and Indochina and eastern Siberia)

far left
adjective radical or extremely liberal

far-flung
widespread adjective distributed over a considerable extent; `far-flung trading operations`; `the West`s far-flung mountain ranges`; `widespread nuclear fallout`

far-out
kinky adjective informal terms; strikingly unconventional

farad
F noun the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposite charge of 1 coulomb on each plate and a voltage difference of 1 volt between the plates

Faraday
Michael Faraday noun the English physicist and chemist who discovered electromagnetic induction (1791-1867)

farandole
noun a lively dance from Provence; all the dancers join hands and execute various figures

faraway
adjective far removed mentally; `a faraway (or distant) look in her eyes`

farce
farce comedy noun a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations

farcical
ludicrous adjective broadly or extravagantly humorous; resembling farce; `the wild farcical exuberance of a clown`; `ludicrous green hair`

farcically
adverb in a farcical manner; `a farcically inept bungler`

fardel
noun a burden (figuratively in the form of a bundle)

fare
noun the food and drink that are regularly consumed

fare increase
noun increase in the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance

fare-stage
noun a section along the route of a bus for which the fare is the same

fare-thee-well
noun state of perfection; the utmost degree; `they polished the furniture to a fare-thee-well`

farewell
word of farewell noun an acknowledgment or expression of goodwill at parting

farfalle
bowtie pasta noun pasta shaped with scalloped edges and pinched in the middle, suggestive of a bow tie

farfetched
implausible adjective highly imaginative but unlikely; `a farfetched excuse`; `an implausible explanation`

farina
noun fine meal made from cereal grain especially wheat; often used as a cooked cereal or in puddings

farinaceous
coarse-grained 2 grainy adjective composed of or covered with particles resembling meal in texture or consistency; `granular sugar`; `the photographs were grainy and indistinct`; `it left a mealy residue`

farkleberry
sparkleberry noun shrub or small tree of eastern United States having black inedible berries

Farley maidenhair
Farley maidenhair fern noun named for a country house in Barbados where it was discovered

farm
noun workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit; `it takes several people to work the farm`

farm bill
noun a statute that would regulate farm production and prices

farm boy
noun a boy who has grown up on a farm

farm building
noun a building on a farm

Farm Credit System
FCS noun a cooperative nationwide system of banks and associations providing credit to farmers and related businesses; originally capitalized by the federal government but now owned by its members and borrowers

farm girl
noun a girl who has grown up on a farm

farm horse
dobbin noun a quiet plodding workhorse

farm machine
noun a machine used in farming

farm out
verb arranged for contracted work to be done by others

farm team
farm club noun a minor-league team that is owned by a major-league team (especially in baseball)

farmer
husbandman noun a person who operates a farm

Farmer
Fannie Merritt Farmer noun an expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915)

farmer`s calendar
noun an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year

farmer`s lung
thresher`s lung noun alveolitis caused by an allergic reaction to fungal spores in the dust that is inhaled from moldy hay

farmer`s market
green market noun an open-air marketplace for farm products

Farmer-Labor Party
noun a former minor political party in the United States in the early 20th century

farmerette
noun a woman working on a farm

farmhand
fieldhand noun a hired hand on a farm

farmhouse
noun house for a farmer and family

farming
agriculture noun the practice of cultivating the land or raising stock

farming
noun agriculture considered as an occupation or way of life; `farming is a strenuous life`; `there`s no work on the land any more`

Farmington
noun a town in northwestern New Mexico

farmland
farming area noun a rural area where farming is practiced

farmplace
farm-place noun a farm together with its buildings

farmstead
noun the buildings and adjacent grounds of a farm

farmyard
noun an area adjacent to farm buildings

farness
remoteness noun the property of being remote

faro
noun a card game in which players bet against the dealer on the cards he will draw from a dealing box

Faroe Islands
Faeroe Islands noun a group of 21 volcanic islands in the North Atlantic between Iceland and the Shetland Islands

Faroese
Faeroese noun a Scandinavian language (closely related to Icelandic) that is spoken on the Faroe Islands

Farouk I
Faruk I noun king of Egypt who in 1952 was ousted by a military coup d`etat (1920-1965)

Farragut
David Glasgow Farragut noun United States admiral who commanded Union ships during the American Civil War (1801-1870)

Farrell
Eileen Farrell noun United States operatic soprano noted for the clarity and power of her voice (1920-2002)

Farrell
noun United States writer remembered for his novels (1904-1979)

farrier
horseshoer noun a person who shoes horses

farrow
farrowing noun the production of a litter of pigs

farseeing
farsighted adjective planning prudently for the future; `large goals that required farsighted policies`; `took a long view of the geopolitical issues`

Farsi
noun a person of Iranian descent; `many Farsi emigrated to India near Bombay`

farsighted
presbyopic adjective able to see distant objects clearly

fart
farting noun a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus

farther
further adverb to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther` is used more frequently than `further` in this physical sense); `farther north`; `moved farther away`; `farther down the corridor`; `the practice may go back still farther to the Druids`; `went only three miles further`; `further in the future`

farthermost
farthest adjective (comparatives of `far`) most remote in space or time or order; `had traveled to the farthest frontier`; `don`t go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree`; `explored the furthest reaches of space`; `the utmost tip of the peninsula`

farthest
furthest adverb to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest` is used more often than `furthest` in this physical sense); `see who could jump the farthest`; `chose the farthest seat from the door`; `he swam the furthest`

farthing
noun a former British bronze coin worth a quarter of a penny

farthingale
noun a hoop worn beneath a skirt to extend it horizontally; worn by European women in the 16th and 17th centuries

fartlek
noun a method of athletic training (especially for runners) in which strenuous effort and normal effort alternate in a continuous exercise

fasces
noun bundle of rods containing an axe with the blade protruding; in ancient Rome it was a symbol of a magistrate`s power; in modern Italy it is a symbol of fascism

fascia
facia noun a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc

fascicle
fascicule noun an installment of a printed work

fasciculation
noun muscular twitching of contiguous groups of muscle fibers

fascinate
transfix verb to render motionless, as with a fixed stare or by arousing terror or awe; `The snake charmer fascinates the cobra`

fascinated
adjective intensely interested in or attracted by; `I`m very interested in birds; in fact I`m fascinated by them`

fascinated
hypnotised adjective having your attention fixated as though by a spell

fascinatingly
adverb in a fascinating manner; `her face became fascinatingly distorted`

fascination
noun the capacity to attract intense interest; `he held the children spellbound with magic tricks and other fascinations`

Fasciola
genus Fasciola noun a genus of Fasciolidae

fascioliasis
fasciolosis noun infestation with the liver fluke Fasciola hepatica; liver damage sometimes occurs; related to liver rot

Fasciolidae
family Fasciolidae noun a family of Trematoda

fasciolopsiasis
noun infestation with the large intestinal fluke Fasciolopsis buski; common in eastern Asia

Fasciolopsis
genus Fasciolopsis noun a genus of Fasciolidae

Fasciolopsis buski
noun fluke that is parasitic on humans and swine; common in eastern Asia

fascism
noun a political theory advocating an authoritarian hierarchical government (as opposed to democracy or liberalism)

fascist
fascistic adjective relating to or characteristic of fascism; `fascist propaganda`

fascista
noun an Italian fascist under Mussolini

fashion
noun characteristic or habitual practice

fashion consultant
fashionmonger noun someone who advises you about fashionable clothing

fashion plate
noun a plate illustrating the latest fashion in dress

fashionable
adjective patronized by

fashionably
adverb in a fashionable manner; `his voice had no trace of the drawl that you would expect to find in a fashionably dressed young man`

fashioned
adjective planned and made or fashioned artistically; `beautifully fashioned dresses`

fast
firm adjective securely fixed in place; `the post was still firm after being hit by the car`

fast
adverb firmly or tightly; `held fast to the rope`; `her foot was stuck fast`; `held tight`

fast asleep(p)
sound asleep(p) adjective sleeping deeply; `lying fast asleep on the sofa`; `it would be cruel to wake him; he`s sound asleep`

fast break
noun (basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ball

fast buck
quick buck noun quick or easy earnings, `they are traders out to make a fast buck`

fast day
noun a day designated for fasting