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

female internal reproductive organ
noun the reproductive organs of a woman

female mammal
noun animals that nourish their young with milk

female offspring
noun a child who is female

female reproductive system
noun the reproductive system of females

female sibling
noun a person`s sister

femaleness
feminineness noun the properties characteristic of the female sex

feminine
adjective (music or poetry) ending on an unaccented beat or syllable; `a feminine ending`

femininity
muliebrity noun the trait of behaving in ways considered typical for women

feminism
noun a doctrine that advocates equal rights for women

feminist
adjective of or relating to or advocating equal rights for women; `feminist critique`

feminist movement
feminism noun the movement aimed at equal rights for women

feminization
feminisation noun the process of becoming feminized; the development of female characteristics (loss of facial hair or breast enlargement) in a male because of hormonal disorders or castration

feminize
feminise verb to give a (more) feminine, effeminate, or womanly quality or appearance to; `This hairdo feminizes the man`

femoral
adjective of or relating to or near the femur or thigh

femoral artery
arteria femoralis noun the chief artery of the thigh; a continuation of the external iliac artery

femoral nerve
nervus femoralis noun one of a pair of nerves that originate from lumbar nerves and supply the muscles and skin of the anterior part of the thigh

femoral pulse
noun pulse of the femoral artery (felt in the groin)

femoral vein
vena femoralis noun a vein that accompanies the femoral artery in the same sheath; a continuation of the popliteal vein; becomes the external iliac vein

femtochemistry
noun the branch of chemistry that studies elementary (often very fast) chemical reactions as they occur; the experimental methods are often based on the use of femtosecond laser pulses

femtometer
femtometre noun a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter

femtosecond
noun one quadrillionth (10^-15) of a second; one thousandth of a picosecond

femtovolt
noun a unit of potential equal to one quadrillionth of a volt (or one thousandth of a nanosecond)

femur
thighbone noun the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee

fen
noun 100 fen equal 1 yuan in China

fen orchid
fen orchis noun small terrestrial orchid of eastern North America and Europe having two nearly basal leaves and dull yellow-green racemose flowers

fence
fencing noun a barrier that serves to enclose an area

fence line
noun a boundary line created by a fence

fence lizard
noun spiny lizard often seen basking on fences in the United States and northern Mexico

fence mending
noun social action to improve poor relations (especially in politics); `they moved forward from a period of fence mending to substantive changes in the country`

fence-sitter
noun a person who won`t take sides in a controversy

fenced
adjective enclosed by a fence

fencelike
adjective resembling a fence

fencer
swordsman noun someone skilled at fencing

fencesitter
noun a neutral or uncommitted person (especially in politics)

fencing
noun the art or sport of fighting with swords (especially the use of foils or epees or sabres to score points under a set of rules)

fencing mask
fencer`s mask noun a face mask made of fine mesh that is worn over a fencer`s face

fencing material
fencing noun material for building fences

fencing sword
noun a sword used in the sport of fencing

fend
verb try to manage without help; `The youngsters had to fend for themselves after their parents died`

fender
noun an inclined metal frame at the front of a locomotive to clear the track

fender-bender
noun a collision between motor vehicles that produces minor damage

fenestra
noun a small opening covered with membrane (especially one in the bone between the middle and inner ear)

fenestra ovalis
fenestra vestibuli noun fenestra that has the base of the stapes attached to it

fenestra rotunda
fenestra cochleae noun fenestra leading into the cochlea

fenestral
adjective of or relating to windows

fenestration
noun surgical procedure that creates a new fenestra to the cochlea in order to restore hearing lost because of osteosclerosis

feng shui
noun rules in Chinese philosophy that govern spatial arrangement and orientation in relation to patterns of yin and yang and the flow of energy (qi); the favorable or unfavorable effects are taken into consideration in designing and siting buildings and graves and furniture

fennel
noun fennel seeds are ground and used as a spice or as an ingredient of a spice mixture

fennel
finocchio noun aromatic bulbous stem base eaten cooked or raw in salads

fennel flower
Nigella hispanica noun nigella of Spain and southern France

fennel seed
noun aromatic anis-scented seeds

Fennic
Finnic noun one of two branches of the Finno-Ugric languages; a family of languages including Finnish and Estonian (but not Hungarian)

fenoprofen
fenoprofen calcium noun a nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (trade name Nalfon) used in the treatment of arthritis and other painful inflammatory disorders

Fenrir
noun (Norse mythology) an enormous wolf that was fathered by Loki and that killed Odin

Fentanyl
Sublimaze noun trade names of a narcotic analgesic that can be inhaled and that acts on the central nervous system and may become addictive; used as a veterinary anesthetic and with other drugs before, during, and after surgery; also used as a nonlethal gas to incapacitate people in hostage situations; also abused as a recreational drug

fenugreek
fenugreek seed noun aromatic seeds used as seasoning especially in curry

Fenusa
genus-Fenusa noun birch leaf miner

Feosol
noun trade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some kinds of anemia

fer-de-lance
Bothrops atrops noun large extremely venomous pit viper of Central America and South America

feral
ferine adjective wild and menacing; `a ferocious dog`

Ferber
Edna Ferber noun United States novelist; author of several popular novels (1887-1968)

Ferdinand
King Ferdinand noun the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516)

Ferdinand and Isabella
noun joint monarchs of Spain; Ferdinand V and Isabella I

Ferdinand I
Ferdinand the Great noun king of Castile and Leon who achieved control of the Moorish kings of Saragossa and Seville and Toledo (1016-1065)

Ferdinand II
noun Holy Roman Emperor and king of Bohemia and Hungary who waged war against Protestant forces (1578-1637)

Ferdinand III
noun Holy Roman Emperor and king of Hungary and Bohemia who signed the Peace of Westphalia ending the Thirty Years` War (1608-1657)

Fergon
noun trade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some types of anemia

fergusonite
noun a dark mineral consisting of oxides of yttrium and erbium and tantalum and other minerals

feria
noun (in Spanish speaking regions) a local festival or fair, usually in honor of some patron saint

ferial
adjective of or relating to or being a feria

Fermat
Pierre de Fermat noun French mathematician who founded number theory; contributed (with Pascal) to the theory of probability (1601-1665)

ferment
noun a substance capable of bringing about fermentation

ferment
verb go sour or spoil; `The milk has soured`; `The wine worked`; `The cream has turned--we have to throw it out`

fermentable
adjective capable of being fermented

Fermi
Enrico Fermi noun Italian nuclear physicist (in the United States after 1939) who worked on artificial radioactivity caused by neutron bombardment and who headed the group that in 1942 produced the first controlled nuclear reaction (1901-1954)

Fermi-Dirac statistics
noun (physics) law obeyed by a systems of particles whose wave function changes when two particles are interchanged (the Pauli exclusion principle applies)

fermion
noun any particle that obeys Fermi-Dirac statistics and is subject to the Pauli exclusion principle

fermium
Fm noun a radioactive transuranic metallic element produced by bombarding plutonium with neutrons

fern
noun any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward; reproduce by spores

fern ally
noun pteridophytes of other classes than Filicopsida

fern family
noun families of ferns and fern allies

fern genus
noun genera of ferns and fern allies

fern seed
noun the asexual spore of ferns that resembles dust; once thought to be seeds and to make the possessor invisible

ferned
adjective abounding in or covered with ferns; `the ferny undergrowth`

fernless
adjective devoid of ferns

fernlike
adjective resembling ferns especially in leaf shape; `the ferny shadows of locust leaves`

Ferocactus
genus Ferocactus noun genus of nearly globular cacti of Mexico and southwestern United States: barrel cacti

ferocious
fierce adjective marked by extreme and violent energy; `a ferocious beating`; `fierce fighting`; `a furious battle`

ferociously
fiercely adverb in a physically fierce manner; `silence broken by dogs barking ferociously`; `they fought fiercely`

ferociousness
brutality noun the trait of extreme cruelty

ferocity
fierceness noun the property of being wild or turbulent; `the storm`s violence`

Ferrara
noun a city in northern Italy; `in the 13th century Ferrara was a center of Renaissance learning and the arts`

ferret
verb hunt with ferrets

ferret badger
noun small ferret-like badger of southeast Asia

ferret out
ferret verb search and discover through persistent investigation; `She ferreted out the truth`

ferret-like
adjective resembling a ferret

ferret-sized
adjective having the approximate size of a ferret

ferric
ferrous adjective of or relating to or containing iron

ferric oxide
noun a red oxide of iron

ferricyanic acid
noun a brown unstable acid formed from ferricyanide