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

figure skating
noun ice skating where the skates trace outlines of selected figures

figured
adjective (of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns; `my dress is richly figured`- Amy Lowell

figured bass
basso continuo noun a bass part written out in full and accompanied by numbers to indicate the chords to be played

figurehead
noun figure on the bow of some sailing vessels

figurine
statuette noun a small carved or molded figure

figwort
noun any of numerous tall coarse woodland plants of the genus Scrophularia

Fiji
Republic of Fiji noun an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands

Fiji dollar
noun the basic unit of money in Fiji

Fiji Islands
Fijis noun a group of more than 800 islands (100 inhabited) in the southwestern Pacific; larger islands (Viti Levu and Vanua Levu) are of volcanic origin surrounded by coral reefs; smaller islands are coral

Fijian
adjective of or relating to Fiji or its people or language or culture; `the Fijian population`; `Fijian folktales`

filaggrin
noun the main protein of the keratohyalin granules; `the specific target of the immune response in rheumatoid arthritis is filaggrin`

filago
noun any plant of the genus Filago having capitate clusters of small woolly flower heads

filament
filum noun a threadlike structure (as a chainlike series of cells)

filamentous
filiform adjective thin in diameter; resembling a thread

filar
adjective related to or having filaments (especially across a field of view as in the eyepiece of a telescope); `a filar eyepiece`

filaria
noun slender threadlike roundworms living in the blood and tissues of vertebrates; transmitted as larvae by biting insects

filarial
adjective related to or infested with or transmitting parasitic worms especially filaria

filariasis
noun a disease caused by nematodes in the blood or tissues of the body causing blockage of lymphatic vessels

filariid
adjective of or relating to or belonging to the family Filariidae

Filariidae
family Filariidae noun threadlike roundworms

filature
noun a bobbin used in spinning silk into thread

file
single file noun a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other

file
filing cabinet noun office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order

file allocation table
noun the part of a floppy disk or hard disk where information is stored about the location of each piece of information on the disk (and about the location of unusable areas of the disk)

file cabinet
filing cabinet noun office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order

file clerk
filing clerk noun a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization

file folder
noun folder that holds papers together in a filing cabinet

file in
verb enter by marching in a file

file out
verb march out, in a file

file server
noun (computer science) a digital computer that provides workstations on a network with controlled access to shared resources

file system
filing system noun a system of classifying into files (usually arranged alphabetically)

file transfer protocol
FTP noun protocol that allows users to copy files between their local system and any system they can reach on the network

file-like
adjective resembling a file

filefish
noun narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine

filename
file name noun (computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files; may contain an extension that indicates the type of file

filer
noun a party who files a notice with a law court

filet
noun lace having a square mesh

filet
fish filet noun a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish

filet mignon
noun small steak cut from the thick end of a beef tenderloin

filial
adjective relating to or characteristic of or befitting an offspring; `filial respect`

filial duty
noun duty of a child to its parents

filial love
noun the love of a child for a parent

filiate
verb fix the paternity of; `The court filiated the child born out of wedlock`

filibuster
noun a tactic for delaying or obstructing legislation by making long speeches

Filicales
order Filicales noun true (leptosporangiate) ferns

filicide
noun the murder of your own son or daughter

Filicopsida
class Filicopsida noun ferns

filigree
filagree noun delicate and intricate ornamentation (usually in gold or silver or other fine twisted wire)

filing
noun preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.; `I have some filing to do`

Filipino
Philippine adjective of or relating to or characteristic of the Philippines or its people or customs; `the Philippine President`; `our Filipino cook`

Filippino Lippi
noun Italian painter and son of Fra Filippo Lippi (1457-1504)

fill
noun a quantity sufficient to satisfy; `he ate his fill of potatoes`; `she had heard her fill of gossip`

fill
make full verb make full, also in a metaphorical sense; `fill a container`; `fill the child with pride`

fill in
verb supply with information on a specific topic; `He filled me in on the latest developments`

fill out
verb supplement what is thought to be deficient; `He eked out his meager pay by giving private lessons`; `Braque eked out his collages with charcoal`

fill up
verb eat until one is sated; `He filled up on turkey`

fill up
make full verb make full, also in a metaphorical sense; `fill a container`; `fill the child with pride`

filled
adjective (of time) taken up; `well-filled hours`

filler
noun the tobacco used to form the core of a cigar

fillet
filet verb cut into filets; `filet the fish`

fillet
fish filet noun a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish

filling
noun the act of filling something

Fillmore
Millard Fillmore noun elected vice president and became the 13th President of the United States when Zachary Taylor died in office (1800-1874)

filly
noun a young female horse under the age of four

film
cinema noun a medium that disseminates moving pictures; `theater pieces transferred to celluloid`; `this story would be good cinema`; `film coverage of sporting events`

film
noun a thin sheet of (usually plastic and usually transparent) material used to wrap or cover things

film advance
noun a mechanism for advancing film in a camera or projector

film clip
noun a strip of motion picture film used in a telecast

film company
noun a company that makes, advertises, and distributes movies

film director
noun the person who directs the making of a film

film editing
noun the activity of selecting the scenes to be shown and putting them together to create a film

film festival
noun a cinematic festival that features films (usually films produced during the past year)

film industry
movie industry noun those involved in producing and distributing movies

film maker
filmmaker noun a producer of motion pictures

film over
glaze over verb become glassy; lose clear vision; `Her eyes glazed over from lack of sleep`

film-make
verb make films; be a film maker

filmable
adjective (used of a story or literary work) capable of being adapted to motion picture form

filmed
adjective recorded on film; made into a movie; `a filmed documentary`; `the filmed version of the novel`

filming
cinematography noun the act of making a film

Filoviridae
noun a family of threadlike RNA viruses that cause diseases in humans and nonhuman primates (monkeys and chimpanzees)

filovirus
noun animal viruses belonging to the family Filoviridae

filter
noun device that removes something from whatever passes through it

filter bed
noun filter consisting of a layer of sand or gravel for filtering water

filter tip
noun an air filter on the end of a cigarette; contains material that filters the smoke

filter-tipped
adjective of a cigar or cigarette; having a tip designed to filter the smoke; `filter-tipped cigarettes`

filter-tipped cigarette
noun a cigarette with a filter tip

filthiness
noun moral corruption or pollution; `this deformity and filthiness of sin`

filthy
foul adjective disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter; `as filthy as a pigsty`; `a foul pond`; `a nasty pigsty of a room`

filtration
noun the act of changing a fluid by passing it through a filter

fimbria
noun thin projections forming a fringe (especially around the ovarian end of the Fallopian tube)

fimbriate
adjective having a fringe of slender processes

fin
noun organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals

fin de siecle
adjective relating to or characteristic of the end of a century (especially the end of the 19th century); `fin de siecle art`

fin keel
noun a metal plate projecting from the keel of a shallow vessel to give it greater lateral stability

finable
fineable adjective liable to a fine

final
last adjective not to be altered or undone; `the judge`s decision is final`; `the arbiter will have the last say`

final cause
noun (philosophy) the end or purpose of a thing or process

final cut
noun the final edited version of movie as approved by the director and producer

final examination
final exam noun an examination administered at the end of an academic term

final judgment
final decision noun a judgment disposing of the case before the court; after the judgment (or an appeal from it) is rendered all that remains is to enforce the judgment