foal | (noun) a young horse | - |
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foam | (noun) a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid | Synonyms: froth |
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(noun) a lightweight material in cellular form; made by introducing gas bubbles during manufacture | - |
foamflower | (noun) stoloniferous white-flowered spring-blooming woodland plant | Synonyms: coolwart, false miterwort, false mitrewort, Tiarella cordifolia |
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foaminess | (noun) the property of being foamy | - |
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fob | (noun) short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest | Synonyms: watch chain, watch guard |
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(noun) an adornment that hangs from a watch chain | - |
(noun) a vest pocket to hold a pocket watch | Synonyms: watch pocket |
focalisation | (noun) the act of bringing into focus | Synonyms: focalization, focusing |
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(noun) the confinement of an infection to a limited area | Synonyms: focalization |
focalization | (noun) the act of bringing into focus | Synonyms: focalisation, focusing |
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(noun) the confinement of an infection to a limited area | Synonyms: focalisation |
focus | (noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system | - |
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(noun) maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea | - |
(noun) the concentration of attention or energy on something | Synonyms: centering, centring, direction, focal point, focusing, focussing |
(noun) a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section | - |
(noun) a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges | Synonyms: focal point |
(noun) a central point or locus of an infection in an organism | Synonyms: focal point, nidus |
(noun) special emphasis attached to something | Synonyms: stress |
focusing | (noun) the act of bringing into focus | Synonyms: focalisation, focalization |
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(noun) the concentration of attention or energy on something | Synonyms: centering, centring, direction, focal point, focus, focussing |
focussing | (noun) the concentration of attention or energy on something | Synonyms: centering, centring, direction, focal point, focus, focusing |
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fodder | (noun) coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop | - |
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(noun) soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of artillery fire | Synonyms: cannon fodder, fresh fish |
foe | (noun) a personal enemy | Synonyms: enemy |
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(noun) an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) | Synonyms: enemy, foeman, opposition |
foehn | (noun) a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps | Synonyms: fohn |
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foeman | (noun) an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force) | Synonyms: enemy, foe, opposition |
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foetology | (noun) the branch of medicine concerned with the fetus in the uterus | Synonyms: fetology |
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foetometry | (noun) measurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head) | Synonyms: fetometry |
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foetoprotein | (noun) any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer | Synonyms: fetoprotein |
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foetor | (noun) a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant | Synonyms: fetor, malodor, malodour, mephitis, reek, stench, stink |
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foetoscope | (noun) a stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat | Synonyms: fetoscope |
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foetoscopy | (noun) prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood | Synonyms: fetoscopy |
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foetus | (noun) an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal | Synonyms: fetus |
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fog | (noun) confusion characterized by lack of clarity | Synonyms: daze, haze |
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(noun) droplets of water vapor suspended in the air near the ground | - |
(noun) an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance | Synonyms: fogginess, murk, murkiness |
fogbank | (noun) a large mass of fog on the sea (as seen from a distance) | - |
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fogey | (noun) someone whose style is out of fashion | Synonyms: dodo, fogy, fossil |
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fogginess | (noun) the quality of being indistinct and without sharp outlines | Synonyms: blurriness, fuzziness, indistinctness, softness |
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(noun) an atmosphere in which visibility is reduced because of a cloud of some substance | Synonyms: fog, murk, murkiness |
foghorn | (noun) a warning device consisting of a horn that generates a loud low tone | - |
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(noun) a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships | Synonyms: fogsignal |
foglamp | (noun) headlight that provides strong beam for use in foggy weather | - |
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fogsignal | (noun) a loud low warning signal that can be heard by fogbound ships | Synonyms: foghorn |
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fogy | (noun) someone whose style is out of fashion | Synonyms: dodo, fogey, fossil |
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fohn | (noun) a warm dry wind that blows down the northern slopes of the Alps | Synonyms: foehn |
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foible | (noun) the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip | - |
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(noun) a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual | Synonyms: idiosyncrasy, mannerism |
(noun) a minor flaw or shortcoming in character or behavior. | - |
foil | (noun) a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button | - |
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(noun) a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal | - |
(noun) picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector | Synonyms: transparency |
(noun) a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through | Synonyms: hydrofoil |
(noun) anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities | Synonyms: enhancer |
foiling | (noun) an act of hindering someone's plans or efforts | Synonyms: frustration, thwarting |
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folacin | (noun) a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction | Synonyms: folate, folic acid, pteroylglutamic acid, pteroylmonoglutamic acid, vitamin Bc, vitamin M |
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folate | (noun) a B vitamin that is essential for cell growth and reproduction | Synonyms: folacin, folic acid, pteroylglutamic acid, pteroylmonoglutamic acid, vitamin Bc, vitamin M |
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fold | (noun) the act of folding | Synonyms: folding |
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(noun) a pen for sheep | Synonyms: sheep pen, sheepcote, sheepfold |
(noun) a folded part (as in skin or muscle) | Synonyms: plica |
(noun) a group of people who adhere to a common faith and habitually attend a given church | Synonyms: congregation, faithful |
(noun) a group of sheep or goats | Synonyms: flock |
(noun) a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock | Synonyms: folding |
(noun) an angular or rounded shape made by folding | Synonyms: bend, crease, crimp, flexure, plication |
folder | (noun) covering that is folded over to protect the contents | - |
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(noun) a small book usually having a paper cover | Synonyms: booklet, brochure, leaflet, pamphlet |
folderal | (noun) ornamental objects of no great value | Synonyms: falderol, frill, gimcrack, gimcrackery, nonsense, trumpery |
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folderol | (noun) nonsensical talk or writing | Synonyms: applesauce, codswallop, rubbish, trash, tripe, trumpery, wish-wash |
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folding | (noun) the act of folding | Synonyms: fold |
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(noun) the process whereby a protein molecule assumes its intricate three-dimensional shape | Synonyms: protein folding |
(noun) a geological process that causes a bend in a stratum of rock | Synonyms: fold |
foldout | (noun) an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine | Synonyms: gatefold |
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foliage | (noun) (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament | Synonyms: foliation |
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(noun) the main organ of photosynthesis and transpiration in higher plants | Synonyms: leaf, leafage |
foliation | (noun) the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves | - |
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(noun) the work of coating glass with metal foil | - |
(noun) (architecture) leaf-like architectural ornament | Synonyms: foliage |
(noun) (geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock | - |
(noun) (botany) the process of forming leaves | Synonyms: leafing |
folie | (noun) (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness | Synonyms: disturbance, mental disorder, mental disturbance, psychological disorder |
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folio | (noun) a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages | - |
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(noun) a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) | Synonyms: leaf |
(noun) the system of numbering pages | Synonyms: page number, pagination, paging |
folium | (noun) a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock | - |
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folk | (noun) the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community | Synonyms: ethnic music, folk music |
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(noun) people in general (often used in the plural) | Synonyms: common people, folks |
(noun) a social division of (usually preliterate) people | Synonyms: tribe |
(noun) people descended from a common ancestor | Synonyms: family, family line, kinfolk, kinsfolk, phratry, sept |
folklore | (noun) the unwritten lore (stories and proverbs and riddles and songs) of a culture | - |
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folklorism | (noun) Invention or adaptation of folklore; including any use of a tradition outside the cultural context in which it was created. | - |
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folks | (noun) your parents | - |
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(noun) people in general (often used in the plural) | Synonyms: common people, folk |
folksong | (noun) a song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their culture | Synonyms: folk ballad, folk song |
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folktale | (noun) a tale circulated by word of mouth among the common folk | Synonyms: folk tale |
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follicle | (noun) any small spherical group of cells containing a cavity | - |
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folliculitis | (noun) inflammation of a hair follicle | - |
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follies | (noun) a revue with elaborate costuming | - |
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follower | (noun) a person who accepts the leadership of another | - |
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(noun) someone who travels behind or pursues another | - |
followers | (noun) a group of followers or enthusiasts | Synonyms: following |
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following | (noun) the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture | Synonyms: chase, pursual, pursuit |
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(noun) a group of followers or enthusiasts | Synonyms: followers |
followup | (noun) a subsequent examination of a patient for the purpose of monitoring earlier treatment | Synonyms: follow-up, reexamination, review |
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(noun) an activity that continues something that has already begun or that repeats something that has already been done | Synonyms: follow-up |
(noun) a piece of work that exploits or builds on earlier work | Synonyms: follow-up |
folly | (noun) foolish or senseless behavior | Synonyms: craziness, foolery, indulgence, lunacy, tomfoolery |
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(noun) a stupid mistake | Synonyms: betise, foolishness, imbecility, stupidity |
(noun) the trait of acting stupidly or rashly | Synonyms: foolishness, unwiseness |
(noun) the quality of being rash and foolish | Synonyms: craziness, foolishness, madness |
fomentation | (noun) deliberate and intentional triggering (of trouble or discord) | Synonyms: instigation |
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(noun) application of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammation | - |
(noun) a substance used as a warm moist medicinal compress or poultice | - |
fomenter | (noun) one who agitates; a political troublemaker | Synonyms: agitator |
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fomite | (noun) any inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to another | Synonyms: vehicle |
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fondant | (noun) candy made of a thick creamy sugar paste | - |
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fondler | (noun) a lover who gently fondles and caresses the loved one | Synonyms: petter |
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(noun) a molester who touches the intimate parts of the victim | - |
fondling | (noun) affectionate play (or foreplay without contact with the genital organs) | Synonyms: caressing, cuddling, hugging, kissing, necking, petting, smooching, snuggling |
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fondness | (noun) a quality proceeding from feelings of affection or love | Synonyms: affectionateness, lovingness, warmth |
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(noun) a positive feeling of liking | Synonyms: affection, affectionateness, heart, philia, tenderness, warmheartedness, warmness |
(noun) a predisposition to like something | Synonyms: fancy, partiality |
fondu | (noun) hot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dipped | Synonyms: fondue |
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(noun) cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces | Synonyms: fondue |
fondue | (noun) hot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dipped | Synonyms: fondu |
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(noun) cubes of meat or seafood cooked in hot oil and then dipped in any of various sauces | Synonyms: fondu |
font | (noun) bowl for baptismal water | Synonyms: baptismal font, baptistery, baptistry |
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(noun) a specific size and style of type within a type family | Synonyms: case, face, fount, typeface |
fontanel | (noun) any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus | Synonyms: fontanelle, soft spot |
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fontanelle | (noun) any membranous gap between the bones of the cranium in an infant or fetus | Synonyms: fontanel, soft spot |
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food | (noun) any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue | Synonyms: nutrient |
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(noun) anything that provides mental stimulus for thinking | Synonyms: food for thought, intellectual nourishment |
(noun) any solid substance (as opposed to liquid) that is used as a source of nourishment | Synonyms: solid food |
foodgasm | (noun) An extreme feeling of pleasure caused by seeing food | - |
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foodie | (noun) a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink) | Synonyms: bon vivant, epicure, epicurean, gastronome, gourmet |
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foodstuff | (noun) (usually plural) consumer goods sold by a grocer | Synonyms: grocery |
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(noun) a substance that can be used or prepared for use as food | Synonyms: food product |
fool | (noun) a person who lacks good judgment | Synonyms: muggins, sap, saphead, tomfool |
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(noun) a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of | Synonyms: chump, fall guy, gull, mark, mug, patsy, soft touch, sucker |
(noun) a professional clown employed to entertain a king or nobleman in the Middle Ages | Synonyms: jester, motley fool |
foolery | (noun) foolish or senseless behavior | Synonyms: craziness, folly, indulgence, lunacy, tomfoolery |
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foolhardiness | (noun) the trait of giving little thought to danger | Synonyms: rashness, recklessness |
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foolishness | (noun) a stupid mistake | Synonyms: betise, folly, imbecility, stupidity |
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(noun) the trait of acting stupidly or rashly | Synonyms: folly, unwiseness |
(noun) the quality of being rash and foolish | Synonyms: craziness, folly, madness |
foolscap | (noun) a size of paper used especially in Britain | - |
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foot | (noun) travel by walking | - |
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(noun) any of various organs of locomotion or attachment in invertebrates | Synonyms: invertebrate foot |
(noun) the pedal extremity of vertebrates other than human beings | Synonyms: animal foot |
(noun) lowest support of a structure | Synonyms: base, foundation, fundament, groundwork, substructure, understructure |
(noun) a support resembling a pedal extremity | - |
(noun) the part of the leg of a human being below the ankle joint | Synonyms: human foot, pes |
(noun) (prosody) a group of 2 or 3 syllables forming the basic unit of poetic rhythm | Synonyms: metrical foot, metrical unit |
(noun) an army unit consisting of soldiers who fight on foot | Synonyms: infantry |
(noun) the lower part of anything | - |
(noun) a member of a surveillance team who works on foot or rides as a passenger | - |
(noun) a linear unit of length equal to 12 inches or a third of a yard | Synonyms: ft |
footage | (noun) film that has been shot | - |
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(noun) a rate of charging by the linear foot of work done | - |
football | (noun) any of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goal | Synonyms: football game |
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(noun) the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football | - |
footballer | (noun) an athlete who plays American football | Synonyms: football player |
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footbath | (noun) a small bathtub for warming or washing or disinfecting the feet | - |
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footboard | (noun) a vertical board or panel forming the foot of a bedstead | - |
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(noun) a narrow platform on which to stand or brace the feet | - |
footbridge | (noun) a bridge designed for pedestrians | Synonyms: overcrossing, pedestrian bridge |
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footcandle | (noun) a unit of illuminance on a surface that is everywhere 1 foot from a point source of 1 candle | - |
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footedness | (noun) the property of favoring one foot over the other (as in kicking a ball) | - |
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footer | (noun) a printed note placed below the text on a printed page | Synonyms: footnote |
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(noun) a person who travels by foot | Synonyms: pedestrian, walker |
(noun) (used only in combinations) the height or length of something in feet | - |
footfall | (noun) the sound of a step of someone walking | Synonyms: footstep, step |
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footfault | (noun) a fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baseline | - |
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footgear | (noun) covering for a person's feet | Synonyms: footwear |
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foothill | (noun) a relatively low hill on the lower slope of a mountain | - |
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foothold | (noun) an initial accomplishment that opens the way for further developments | Synonyms: beachhead |
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(noun) a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing | Synonyms: footing |
(noun) an area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and supplies | Synonyms: bridgehead |
footing | (noun) a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing | Synonyms: foothold |
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(noun) a relation that provides the foundation for something | Synonyms: basis, ground |
(noun) status with respect to the relations between people or groups | Synonyms: terms |
footlights | (noun) theater light at the front of a stage that illuminate the set and actors | - |
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footlocker | (noun) a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a barracks) | Synonyms: locker |
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footman | (noun) a man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do chores | - |
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