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

fiber
noun a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth

fiber bundle
fibre bundle noun a bundle of fibers (especially nerve fibers)

fiber optic cable
fibre optic cable noun a cable made of optical fibers that can transmit large amounts of information at the speed of light

fiber optics
fiberoptics noun the transmission of light signals via glass fibers

fiber-optic
fiberoptic adjective of or relating to fiber optics

fiber-optic transmission system
fibre-optic transmission system noun a communication system using fiber optic cables

fiberboard
fibreboard noun wallboard composed of wood chips or shavings bonded together with resin and compressed into rigid sheets

fiberglass
fibreglass noun a covering material made of glass fibers in resins

fiberscope
noun a flexible medical instrument involving fiber optics that is used to examine internal organs

Fibonacci number
noun a number in the Fibonacci sequence

Fibonacci sequence
noun a sequence of numbers in which each number equals the sum of the two preceding numbers

fibre
noun a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth

fibril
filament noun a very slender natural or synthetic fiber

fibrillate
verb make fine, irregular, rapid twitching movements; `His heart fibrillated and he died`

fibrillation
noun muscular twitching involving individual muscle fibers acting without coordination

fibrillose
adjective covered with fibrils more or less evenly disposed

fibrin
noun a white insoluble fibrous protein formed by the action of thrombin on fibrinogen when blood clots; it forms a network that traps red cells and platelets

fibrinase
factor XIII noun in the clotting of blood thrombin catalyzes factor XIII into its active form (fibrinase) which causes fibrin to form a stable clot

fibrinogen
factor I noun a protein present in blood plasma; converts to fibrin when blood clots

fibrinolysis
noun a normal ongoing process that dissolves fibrin and results in the removal of small blood clots; `drugs causing fibrinolysis have been utilized therapeutically`

fibrinopeptide
noun peptide released from the amino end of fibrinogen by the action of thrombin to form fibrin during clotting of the blood

fibrinous
adjective characterized by the presence of fibrin

fibroadenoma
noun benign and movable and firm and not tender tumor of the breast; common in young women and caused by high levels of estrogen

fibroblast
noun a cell from which connective tissue develops

fibrocalcific
adjective involving or resulting from calcification of fibrous tissue

fibrocartilage
noun cartilage that is largely composed of fibers like those in ordinary connective tissue

fibrocartilaginous
adjective of or relating to fibrocartilage

fibrocystic breast disease
fibrocystic disease of the breast noun the presence of one or more cysts in a breast

fibroid tumor
fibroid noun benign tumor containing fibrous tissue (especially in the uterus)

fibroma
noun nonmalignant tumor of connective tissue

fibromyositis
noun local inflammation of muscle and connective tissue

fibrosis
noun development of excess fibrous connective tissue in an organ

fibrositis
noun inflammation of white fibrous tissues (especially muscle sheaths)

fibrosity
fibrousness noun the quality of being fibrous

fibrous
stringy adjective (of meat) full of sinews; especially impossible to chew

fibrous astrocyte
noun star-shaped cells with long processes; found in the white matter of the brain and spinal cord

fibrous dysplasia of bone
noun a disturbance in which bone that is undergoing lysis is replaced by an abnormal proliferation of fibrous tissue resulting in bone lesions or skin lesions

fibrous tissue
noun tissue consisting of or containing fibers in both animals and plants

fibrous-rooted begonia
noun any of numerous begonias having fibrous rather than tuberous or rhizomatous roots

fibula
calf bone noun the outer and thinner of the two bones of the human leg between the knee and ankle

FICA
noun a tax on employees and employers that is used to fund the Social Security system

fichu
noun a lightweight triangular scarf worn by a woman

fickle
volatile adjective marked by erratic changeableness in affections or attachments; `fickle friends`; `a flirt`s volatile affections`

fictile
moldable adjective capable of being molded or modeled (especially of earth or clay or other soft material); `plastic substances such as wax or clay`

fiction
noun a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact

fictional
adjective related to or involving literary fiction; `clever fictional devices`; `a fictional treatment of the train robbery`

fictional animal
noun animals that exist only in fiction (usually in children`s stories)

fictional character
fictitious character noun an imaginary person represented in a work of fiction (play or film or story); `she is the main character in the novel`

fictionalization
fictionalisation noun a literary work based partly or wholly on fact but written as if it were fiction

fictionalization
fictionalisation noun writing in a fictional form

fictionalize
fictionalise verb make into fiction; `The writer fictionalized the lives of his parents in his latest novel`

fictitiously
adverb in a fictional manner (created by the imagination)

fictive
adjective capable of imaginative creation; `fictive talent`

Ficus
genus Ficus noun large genus of tropical trees or shrubs or climbers including fig trees

fiddle
shirk 1 shrink from verb avoid (one`s assigned duties); `The derelict soldier shirked his duties`

fiddleneck
Phacelia tanacetifolia noun hairy annual of California to Mexico with crowded cymes of small blue to lilac or mauve flowers

fiddler crab
noun burrowing crab of American coastal regions having one claw much enlarged in the male

fiddlestick
violin bow noun a bow used in playing the violin

fiddling
footling adjective (informal) small and of little importance; `a fiddling sum of money`; `a footling gesture`; `our worries are lilliputian compared with those of countries that are at war`; `a little (or small) matter`; `a dispute over niggling details`; `limited to petty enterprises`; `piffling efforts`; `giving a police officer a free meal may be against the law, but it seems to be a picayune infraction`

fidelity
faithfulness noun the quality of being faithful

fidget
fidgetiness noun a feeling of agitation expressed in continual motion; `he`s got the fidgets`; `waiting gave him a feeling of restlessness`

fiducial
adjective based on trust

fiduciary
fiducial adjective relating to or of the nature of a legal trust (i.e. the holding of something in trust for another); `a fiduciary contract`; `in a fiduciary capacity`; `fiducial power`

fiduciary duty
noun the legal duty of a fiduciary to act in the best interests of the beneficiary

fiduciary relation
noun the legal relation that exists when one person justifiably places reliance on another whose aid or protection is sought in some matter

Fiedler
Arthur Fiedler noun popular United States conductor (1894-1979)

fief
feoff noun a piece of land held under the feudal system

fiefdom
noun an organization that is controlled by a dominant person or group

field
field of operation noun a particular kind of commercial enterprise; `they are outstanding in their field`

field
theater noun a region in which active military operations are in progress; `the army was in the field awaiting action`; `he served in the Vietnam theater for three years`

field artillery
field gun noun movable artillery (other than antiaircraft) used by armies in the field (especially for direct support of front-line troops)

field bindweed
wild morning-glory 1 Convolvulus arvensis noun weakly climbing European perennial with white or pink flowers; naturalized in North America and an invasive weed

field brome
Bromus arvensis noun annual grass of Europe and temperate Asia

field capacity
noun the maximum amount of water that a particular soil can hold

field chickweed
field mouse-ear noun densely tufted perennial chickweed of north temperate zone

field coil
field winding noun the electric coil around a field magnet that produces the magneto motive force to set up the flux in an electric machine

field corn
noun corn grown primarily for animal feed or market grain

field cricket
Acheta assimilis noun common American black cricket; attacks crops and also enters dwellings

field crop
noun a crop (other than fruits or vegetables) that is grown for agricultural purposes; `cotton, hay, and grain are field crops`

field day
noun a day for outdoor athletic competition

field day
picnic noun a day devoted to an outdoor social gathering

field emission
noun the emission of electrons that are stripped from parent atoms by a high electric field

field event
noun a competition that takes place on a field rather than on a running track

field game
noun an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions

field glass
glass 3 spyglass noun a small refracting telescope

field goal
noun a score in American football; a score made by kicking the ball between the opponents` goal posts

field guide
noun a guidebook describing natural objects of some type that might be encountered in the field; `a field guide to mushrooms`

field hockey
hockey noun a game resembling ice hockey that is played on an open field; two opposing teams use curved sticks try to drive a ball into the opponents` net

field hockey ball
noun ball used in playing field hockey

field hospital
noun a temporary military hospital near the battle lines

field house
noun an athletic facility where athletes prepare for sport

field house
noun a building for indoor sports

field judge
noun a football official

field lens
noun the lens that is farthest from the eye in an optical device with more than one lens

field magnet
noun a magnet that provides a magnetic field in a dynamo or electric motor

field marshal
noun an officer holding the highest rank in the army

field mouse
noun any nocturnal Old World mouse of the genus Apodemus inhabiting woods and fields and gardens

field mustard
wild mustard noun weedy Eurasian plant often a pest in grain fields

field of fire
noun the area that a weapon or group of weapons can cover effectively with gun fire from a given position

field of honor
noun the scene of a duel