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1: (Norse mythology) the Norse dragon that guarded a treasure and was slain by Sigurd

1: offensive terms for an openly homosexual man [syn: {fagot}, {faggot}, {fairy}, {nance}, {pansy}, {queen}, {queer}, {poof}, {poove}, {pouf}] 2: finely ground tobacco wrapped in paper; for smoking [s...

1: the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm" [syn: {tail}, {tail end}] 2: the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope

1: exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike" [syn: {tire}, {wear upon}, {tire out}, {wear}, {weary}, {jade}, {wear out}, {outwear}, {wear down}, {...

1: chiefly monoecious trees and shrubs: beeches; chestnuts; oaks; genera Castanea; Castanopsis; Chrysolepis; Fagus; Lithocarpus; Nothofagus; Quercus [syn: {family Fagaceae}, {beech family}]

1: an order of dicotyledonous trees of the subclass Hamamelidae [syn: {order Fagales}]

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1: offensive terms for an openly homosexual man [syn: {fagot}, {fag}, {fairy}, {nance}, {pansy}, {queen}, {queer}, {poof}, {poove}, {pouf}] 2: a bundle of sticks and branches bound together [syn: {fag...

1: bind or tie up in or as if in a faggot; "faggot up the sticks" [syn: {faggot}, {fagot}]

1: a villainous Jew in a novel by Charles Dickens; "Fagin was a fence who trained boys as pickpockets"

1: buckwheat; in some classifications included in the genus Polygonum [syn: {genus Fagopyrum}]

1: or member of genus Fagopyrum; annual Asian plant with clusters of small pinkish white flowers and small edible triangular seeds which are used whole or ground into flour [syn: {buckwheat}, {Polygon...

1: offensive terms for an openly homosexual man [syn: {faggot}, {fag}, {fairy}, {nance}, {pansy}, {queen}, {queer}, {poof}, {poove}, {pouf}] 2: a bundle of sticks and branches bound together [syn: {fa...

1: beeches [syn: {genus Fagus}]

1: North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts [syn: {American beech}, {white beech}, {red beech}, {Fagus grandifolia}]

1: North American forest tree with light green leaves and edible nuts [syn: {American beech}, {white beech}, {red beech}, {Fagus americana}]

1: variety of European beech with pendulous limbs [syn: {weeping beech}, {Fagus sylvatica pendula}]

1: variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves [syn: {copper beech}, {purple beech}, {Fagus sylvatica atropunicea}, {Fagus sylvatica purpurea}]

1: large European beech with minutely-toothed leaves; widely planted as an ornamental in North America [syn: {common beech}, {European beech}]

1: variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves [syn: {copper beech}, {purple beech}, {Fagus purpurea}, {Fagus sylvatica purpurea}]

1: variety of European beech with pendulous limbs [syn: {weeping beech}, {Fagus pendula}]

1: variety of European beech with shining purple or copper-colored leaves [syn: {copper beech}, {purple beech}, {Fagus sylvatica atropunicea}, {Fagus purpurea}]

1: king of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922) [syn: {Fahd ibn Abdel Aziz al-Saud}]

1: king of Saudi Arabia since 1982 (born in 1922) [syn: {Fahd}]

1: German physicist who invented the mercury thermometer and developed the scale of temperature that bears his name (1686-1736) [syn: {Gabriel Daniel Fahrenheit}]

1: a temperature scale that defines the freezing point of water as 32 degrees and the boiling point of water a 212 degrees

1: a thermometer calibrated in degrees Fahrenheit

1: glazed earthenware decorated with opaque colors

1: fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account" [syn: {ne...

1: guaranteed not to fail; "a fail-safe recipe for cheese souffle" 2: eliminating danger by compensating automatically for a failure or malfunction; "a fail-safe device in a nuclear weapon to deactiva...

1: unable to meet financial obligations; "a failing business venture" [syn: {failing}]

1: unable to meet financial obligations; "a failing business venture" [syn: {failed}] 2: below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades" n 1: a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point ou...

1: a ribbed woven fabric of silk or rayon or cotton

1: an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test" 2: an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure" [ant: {success}] 3: lack of success; "he fel...

1: having made preparations; "prepared to take risks" [syn: {disposed(p)}, {inclined(p)}, {prepared}] adv : in a willing manner; "this was gladly agreed to"; "I would fain do it" [syn: {gladly}, {lief...

1: the trait of being idle out of a reluctance to work [syn: {idleness}]

1: disinclined to work or exertion; "faineant kings under whose rule the country languished"; "an indolent hanger-on"; "too lazy to wash the dishes"; "shiftless idle youth"; "slothful employees"; "the...

1: barely perceptible; lacking clarity or brightness or loudness etc; "a faint outline"; "the wan sun cast faint shadows"; "the faint light of a distant candle"; "faint colors"; "a faint hissing sound...

1: lacking conviction or boldness or courage; "faint heart ne'er won fair lady" [syn: {faint}, {timid}]

1: the trait of lacking boldness and courage [ant: {stoutheartedness}]

1: to a faint degree or weakly perceived; "between him and the dim light a form was outlined faintly"; "stars shining faintly through the overcast"; "could hear his distant shouts only faintly"; "the ...

1: barely audible 2: the quality of being dim [syn: {dimness}]

1: free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or ...

1: (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field [ant: {foul ball}]

1: (American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled

1: a reasonable probability of success [syn: {sporting chance}]

1: a clean copy of a corrected draft

1: fair treatment [syn: {square deal}]

1: a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a man...

1: a hearing that is granted in extraordinary situations where the normal judicial process would be inadequate to secure due process because the person would be harmed or denied their rights before a ...

1: about average; acceptable; "more than adequate as a secretary" [syn: {adequate}, {passable}]

1: the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties

1: moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities [syn: {sunshine}, {temperateness}]

1: just and honest

1: favorite; "the fair-haired boy of the literary set" [syn: {blue-eyed(a)}, {fair-haired(a)}, {white-haired(a)}]

1: rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe [syn: {meadow saxifrage}, {Saxifraga granulata}]

1: of a person; just and impartial; not prejudiced

1: ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty [syn: {fairness}, {candor}, {candour}] [ant: {unfairness}]

1: United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000) [syn: {Douglas Fairbanks Jr.}] 2: United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939) [syn: {Douglas Fairban...