F
1: a degree on the Fahrenheit scale of temperature [syn: {degree Fahrenheit}] 2: a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens; usually a yellow irritating toxic flammable gas; a powerful ...
F clef
1: a clef that puts the F below middle C on the fourth line of a staff [syn: {bass clef}]
F layer
1: the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) that contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission [syn: {Appleton layer},...
f number
1: the ratio of the focal length to the diameter of a (camera) lens system [syn: {focal ratio}, {stop number}, {speed}]
F region
1: the highest region of the ionosphere (from 90 to 600 miles up) that contains the highest concentration of free electrons and is most useful for long-range radio transmission [syn: {Appleton layer},...
f.
1: ; free or impurities; having a high or specified degree of purity; "gold 21 carats fine" [syn: {fine}]
F. D. Roosevelt
1: 32nd President of the United States; elected four times; instituted New Deal to counter the great depression and led country during World War II (1882-1945) [syn: {Roosevelt}, {Franklin Roosevelt},...
F. G. Banting
1: Canadian physiologist who discovered insulin with C. H. Best and who used it to treat diabetes(1891-1941) [syn: {Banting}, {Sir Frederick Grant Banting}]
F. Scott Fitzgerald
1: United States novelist (1896-1940) [syn: {Fitzgerald}, {Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald}]
F.I.S.C.
1: a secret federal court created in 1978 by the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act; responsible for authorizing wiretaps and other forms of electronic surveillance and for authorizing searches of ...
fa
1: the syllable naming the fourth (subdominant) note of the diatonic scale in solmization
fa la
1: meaningless syllables in the refrain of a part-song [syn: {fal la}]
FAA
1: an agency in the Department of Transportation that is responsible for the safety of civilian aviation [syn: {Federal Aviation Agency}]
fab
1: extremely pleasing; "a fabulous vacation" [syn: {fabulous}]
Fabaceae
1: a large family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniaceae; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae [syn: {Leguminosae}, {family Leguminosae...
Faberge
1: Russian goldsmith noted for creating a series of jeweled and enameled Easter eggs for European royalty (1846-1920) [syn: {Peter Carl Faberge}]
Fabian
1: of or relating to Fabianism; "the Fabian society" 2: using cautious slow strategy to wear down opposition; avoiding direct confrontation; "a fabian policy" [syn: {dilatory}] n : a member of the Fab...
Fabian Society
1: an association of British socialists who advocate gradual reforms within the law leading to democratic socialism
Fabiana
1: genus of South and Central American heathlike evergreen shrubs [syn: {genus Fabiana}]
Fabiana imbricata
1: Peruvian shrub with small pink to lavender tubular flowers; leaves yield a tonic and diuretic [syn: {pichi}]
Fabianism
1: socialism to be established by gradual reforms within the law
fable
1: a deliberately false or improbable account [syn: {fabrication}, {fiction}] 2: a short moral story (often with animal characters) [syn: {parable}, {allegory}, {apologue}] 3: a story about mythical o...
fabled
1: celebrated in fable or legend; "the fabled Paul Bunyan and his blue ox"; "legendary exploits of Jesse James" [syn: {legendary}]
fabric
1: artifact made by weaving or felting or knitting or crocheting natural or synthetic fibers; "the fabric in the curtains was light and semitraqnsparent"; "woven cloth originated in Mesopotamia around...
fabricate
1: put together out of components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys" [syn: {manufacture}, {construct}] 2: make up something artificial or untrue [syn: {ma...
fabricated
1: formed or conceived by the imagination; "a fabricated excuse for his absence"; "a fancied wrong"; "a fictional character"; "used fictitious names"; "a made-up story" [syn: {fancied}, {fictional}, {...
fabrication
1: a deliberately false or improbable account [syn: {fiction}, {fable}] 2: writing in a fictional form [syn: {fictionalization}, {fictionalisation}] 3: the act of making something (a product) from raw...
fabricator
1: someone who tells lies [syn: {storyteller}, {fibber}]
fabulist
1: a person who tells or invents fables
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fabulous
1: extremely pleasing; "a fabulous vacation" [syn: {fab}] 2: based on or told of in traditional stories; lacking factual basis or historical validity; "mythical centaurs"; "the fabulous unicorn" [syn:...
fabulously
1: in a fabulous manner; "she was a fabulously gifted player" [syn: {fantastically}]
facade
1: the face or front of a building [syn: {frontage}, {frontal}] 2: a showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant [syn: {window dressing}]
face
1: the front of the human head from the forehead to the chin and ear to ear; "he washed his face"; "I wish I had seen the look on his face when he got the news" [syn: {human face}] 2: the expression o...
face angle
1: the angle formed by two edges of a polyhedral angle
face card
1: one of the twelve cards in a deck bearing a picture of a face [syn: {picture card}, {court card}]
face cloth
1: bath linen consisting of a piece of cloth used to wash the face and body [syn: {washcloth}, {washrag}, {flannel}]
face cream
1: a cream used cosmetically (mostly by women) for softening and cleaning the skin [syn: {cold cream}, {coldcream}, {vanishing cream}]
face fungus
1: the hair growing on the lower part of a man's face [syn: {beard}, {whiskers}]
face guard
1: face mask consisting of a strong wire mesh on the front of football helmets
face lift
1: plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised; "some actresses have more th...
face lifting
1: a renovation that improves the outward appearance (as of a building) [syn: {face lift}, {facelift}] 2: plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is mad...
face mask
1: mask that provides a protective covering for the face in such sports as baseball or football or hockey
face off
1: start a game by a face-off [syn: {bully off}]
face pack
1: a cream that cleanses and tones the skin [syn: {pack}]
face recognition
1: biometric identification by scanning a person's face and matching it against a library of known faces; "they used face recognition to spot known terrorists" [syn: {facial recognition}, {automatic f...
face saver
1: an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige) [syn: {face saving}]
face saving
1: an act that avoids a loss of face (of dignity or prestige) [syn: {face saver}]
face soap
1: soap used as a toiletry [syn: {toilet soap}, {bath soap}]
face the music
1: accept the unpleasant consequences of one's actions [syn: {carry-the can}]
face to face
1: involving close contact; confronting each other; "the boy and the policeman suddenly came face-to-face at the corner"; "they spoke facel to face"
face towel
1: a small towel used to dry the hands or face [syn: {hand towel}]
face up
1: deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes" [syn: {confront}, {face}] [ant: {avoid}]
face value
1: the value of a security that is set by the company issuing it; unrelated to market value [syn: {par value}, {nominal value}] 2: the apparent worth as opposed to the real worth
face veil
1: a piece of more-or-less transparent material that covers the face
face-lift
1: perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face [syn: {lift}]
face-off
1: a hostile disagreement face-to-face [syn: {confrontation}, {encounter}, {showdown}] 2: (ice hockey) the method of starting play; a referee drops the puck between two opposing players
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