| alfileria | (noun) European weed naturalized in southwestern United States and Mexico having reddish decumbent stems with small fernlike leaves and small deep reddish-lavender flowers followed by slender fruits that stick straight up; often grown for forage | Synonyms: alfilaria, clocks, Erodium cicutarium, filaree, filaria, pin clover, pin grass, redstem storksbill |
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| defile | (noun) a narrow pass (especially one between mountains) | Synonyms: gorge |
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| defilement | (noun) the state of being polluted | Synonyms: befoulment, pollution |
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| defiler | (noun) a person or organization that causes pollution of the environment | Synonyms: polluter |
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| file | (noun) a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces; used for smoothing wood or metal | - |
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| (noun) office furniture consisting of a container for keeping papers in order | Synonyms: file cabinet, filing cabinet |
| (noun) a set of related records (either written or electronic) kept together | Synonyms: data file |
| (noun) a line of persons or things ranged one behind the other | Synonyms: Indian file, single file |
| filefish | (noun) narrow flattened warm-water fishes with leathery skin and a long file-like dorsal spine | - |
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| filename | (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 | Synonyms: computer file name, computer filename, file name |
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| filer | (noun) a party who files a notice with a law court | - |
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| (noun) a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization | Synonyms: file clerk, filing clerk |
| filet | (noun) lace having a square mesh | Synonyms: fillet |
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| (noun) a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef | Synonyms: fillet |
| (noun) a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish | Synonyms: fillet, fish filet, fish fillet |
| nailfile | (noun) a small flat file for shaping the nails | - |
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| profile | (noun) biographical sketch | - |
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| (noun) an analysis (often in graphical form) representing the extent to which something exhibits various characteristics | - |
| (noun) a vertical section of the Earth's crust showing the different horizons or layers | - |
| (noun) an outline of something (especially a human face as seen from one side) | - |
| (noun) degree of exposure to public notice | Synonyms: visibility |