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

fostering
fosterage noun encouragement; aiding the development of something

Foucault pendulum
noun pendulum with a long wire; can swing in any direction; the change in the swing plane demonstrates the earth`s rotation

foul
adjective (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines

foul
defile verb spot, stain, or pollute; `The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it`

foul ball
noun (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it does not stay between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field

foul line
noun lines through 1st and 3rd base indicating the boundaries of a baseball field

foul out
verb baseball: hit a ball such that it is caught from an out in foul territory

foul play
noun unfair or treacherous behavior (especially involving violence)

foul shot
free throw noun an unhindered basketball shot from the foul line; given to penalize the other team for committing a foul

foul-mouthed
foul-spoken adjective using foul or obscene language; `noisy foul-mouthed women all shouting at once`

foul-weather gear
noun protective garment that is intended to keep the wearer dry and warm in bad weather

foulard
noun a light plain-weave or twill-weave silk or silklike fabric (usually with a printed design)

foully
adverb in a wicked and shameful manner; `two policemen were foully murdered`

foully
adverb in an unfair and insulting manner; `this internationally known writer was foully condemned by the Muslim fundamentalists`

foulness
noun (of weather) the badness of the weather; `they were wearied with the foulness of the weather`

found
adjective come upon unexpectedly or after searching; `found art`; `the lost-and-found department`

foundation
base 1 fundament noun lowest support of a structure; `it was built on a base of solid rock`; `he stood at the foot of the tower`

foundation
noun education or instruction in the fundamentals of a field of knowledge; `he lacks the foundation necessary for advanced study`; `a good grounding in mathematics`

foundation garment
noun a woman`s undergarment worn to give shape to the contours of the body

foundation stone
noun a stone laid at a ceremony to mark the founding of a new building

foundering
going under noun (of a ship) sinking

founding
foundation noun the act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; `she looked forward to her initiation as an adult`; `the foundation of a new scientific society`; `he regards the fork as a modern introduction`

foundry
metalworks noun factory where metal castings are produced

foundry proof
noun a proof taken from a form before duplicate plates are made

fountain
fount noun a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water

fountain pen
noun a pen that is supplied with ink from a reservoir in its barrel

fountainhead
headspring noun the source of water from which a stream arises; `they tracked him back toward the head of the stream`

four
4 adjective being one more than three

Four Horsemen
noun (New Testament) the four evils that will come at the end of the world: conquest rides a white horse; war a red horse; famine a black horse; plague a pale horse

four hundred
400 adjective being one hundred more than three hundred

four-dimensional
4-dimensional adjective involving or relating to the fourth dimension or time

four-hitter
4-hitter noun a game in which a pitcher allows the opposing team 4 hits

four-hundredth
400th adjective the ordinal number of four hundred in counting order

four-lane
adjective having two lanes for traffic in each direction

four-letter word
four-letter Anglo-Saxon word noun any of several short English words (often having 4 letters) generally regarded as obscene or offensive

four-lined plant bug
four-lined leaf bug noun yellow or orange leaf bug with four black stripes down the back; widespread in central and eastern North America

four-lobed
adjective having four lobes

four-membered
4-membered adjective of a chemical compound having a ring with four members

four-needled
adjective of conifers having four needles

four-part harmony
noun harmony in which each chord has four notes that create four melodic lines

four-petaled
four-petalled adjective (of flowers) having four petals

four-ply
adjective having a thickness made up of four layers or strands; `four-ply yarns`

four-poster
noun a bed with posts at the four corners that can be used to support a canopy or curtains

four-pounder
noun an artillery gun that throws a shot weighing four pounds

four-pronged
adjective having four prongs

four-spot
noun a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips

four-stroke engine
four-stroke internal-combustion engine noun an internal-combustion engine in which an explosive mixture is drawn into the cylinder on the first stroke and is compressed and ignited on the second stroke; work is done on the third stroke and the products of combustion are exhausted on the fourth stroke

four-tailed bandage
noun a bandage consisting of a strip of cloth split in two on both ends; the central part is placed under the chin to restrict motion of the mandible and the tails are tied over the top of the head

four-wheel
four-wheeled adjective of or relating to vehicles with four wheels; `a four-wheel drive`

four-wheel drive
4WD noun a transmission that provides power directly to all four wheels of a motor vehicle

four-wheeler
noun a hackney carriage with four wheels

four-year-old
adjective four years of age

fourfold
four times adverb by a factor of four; `the price of gasoline has increased fourfold over the past two years`

fourhanded
adjective (of card games) involving or requiring four players

Fourier
Baron Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier noun French mathematician who developed Fourier analysis and studied the conduction of heat (1768-1830)

Fourier analysis
harmonic analysis noun analysis of a periodic function into a sum of simple sinusoidal components

Fourier series
noun the sum of a series of trigonometric expressions; used in the analysis of periodic functions

fourpenny
adjective used of nail size; 1 3/8 in or 3.8 cm long

fourpenny nail
noun a nail 1.5 inches long

foursquare
adjective characterized by firm and unwavering conviction; `a foursquare refusal to yield`

fourteen
14 adjective being one more than thirteen

fourteenth
14th adjective coming next after the thirteenth in position

Fourteenth Amendment
noun an amendment to the Constitution of the United States adopted in 1868; extends the guarantees of the Bill of Rights to the states as well as to the federal government

fourth
4th adjective coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude; `the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present`

Fourth Council of Constantinople
noun the council in 869 that condemned Photius who had become the patriarch of Constantinople without approval from the Vatican, thereby precipitating the schism between the eastern and western churches

Fourth Crusade
noun a Crusade from 1202 to 1204 that was diverted into a battle for Constantinople and failed to recapture Jerusalem

Fourth Lateran Council
noun the Lateran Council in 1215 was the most important council of the Middle Ages; issued a creed against Albigensianism, published reformatory decrees, promulgated the doctrine of transubstantiation, and clarified church doctrine on the Trinity and Incarnation

fourth ventricle
noun an irregular ventricle between the third ventricle and the central canal of the spinal cord

fourthly
fourth adverb in the fourth place; `fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month`

fovea
fovea centralis noun area consisting of a small depression in the retina containing cones and where vision is most acute

foveal vision
noun vision with the fovea

fowl
verb hunt fowl in the forest

Fowler
noun English lexicographer who wrote a well-known book on English usage (1858-1933)

fowling piece
noun a light shotgun used for fowling

fox
noun alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail; most are predators that do not hunt in packs

Fox
noun English religious leader who founded the Society of Friends (1624-1691)

fox grape
noun purplish-black wild grape of the eastern United States with tough skins that slip easily from the flesh; cultivated in many varieties

fox hunting
foxhunt noun mounted hunters follow hounds in pursuit of a fox

fox squirrel
eastern fox squirrel noun exceptionally large arboreal squirrel of eastern United States

fox terrier
noun small lively black-and-white terriers formerly used to dig out foxes

fox-trot
foxtrot noun a ballroom dance in quadruple time; combines short and long and fast and slow steps fixed sequences

foxhole
fox hole noun a small dugout with a pit for individual shelter against enemy fire

foxhound
noun medium-sized glossy-coated hounds developed for hunting foxes

foxhunt
verb hunt foxes, on horseback and with dogs

foxlike
fox-like adjective resembling a fox

foxtail grass
noun ground pine thickly covered with bristly leaves; widely distributed in barren sandy or peaty moist coastal regions of eastern and southeastern United States

foxtrot
verb dance the foxtrot

fractal
noun (mathematics) a geometric pattern that is repeated at every scale and so cannot be represented by classical geometry

fractal geometry
noun the geometry of fractals; `Benoit Mandelbrot pioneered fractal geometry`

fraction
noun a small part or item forming a piece of a whole

fractional
adjective constituting or comprising a part or fraction of a possible whole or entirety; `a fractional share of the vote`; `a partial dose`

fractionate
verb obtain by a fractional process

fractionation
noun separation into portions

fractious
refractory adjective stubbornly resistant to authority or control; `a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness`; `a refractory child`

fractiously
adverb in a fractious manner; `the horse was behaving fractiously and refused to jump`

fracture
crack noun the act of cracking something

fragile
adjective vulnerably delicate; `she has the fragile beauty of youth`

fragility
frangibleness noun quality of being easily damaged or destroyed

fragment
noun an incomplete piece; `fragments of a play`

fragmental
fragmentary adjective consisting of small disconnected parts; `fragmentary remains`