| asafetida | (noun) the brownish gum resin of various plants; has strong taste and odor; formerly used as an antispasmodic | Synonyms: asafoetida |
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| biosafety | (noun) safety from exposure to infectious agents | - |
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| buffet | (noun) a piece of furniture that stands at the side of a dining room; has shelves and drawers | Synonyms: counter, sideboard |
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| (noun) usually inexpensive bar | Synonyms: snack bar, snack counter |
| (noun) a meal set out on a buffet at which guests help themselves | - |
| (verb) strike against forcefully | Synonyms: batter, knock about |
| (verb) strike, beat repeatedly | Synonyms: buff |
| buffeted | (adjective) pounded or hit repeatedly by storms or adversities | Synonyms: storm-tossed, tempest-swept, tempest-tossed, tempest-tost |
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| buffeting | (noun) repeated heavy blows | Synonyms: pounding |
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| cafeteria | (noun) a restaurant where you serve yourself and pay a cashier | - |
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| confetti | (noun) small pieces or streamers of colored paper that are thrown around on festive occasions (as at a wedding) | - |
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| effete | (adjective) deprived of vigor and the ability to be effective | - |
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| (adjective) affected, overrefined, and effeminate | - |
| farfetched | (adjective) (of an idea or story) so exaggerated or ludicrous as to be improbable | Synonyms: far-fetched |
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| (adjective) (of a theory or explanation) highly imaginative but unlikely and unconvincing | Synonyms: far-fetched |
| fetal | (adjective) of or relating to a fetus | Synonyms: foetal |
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| fetch | (noun) the action of fetching | - |
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| (verb) go or come after and bring or take back | Synonyms: bring, convey, get |
| (verb) remove | - |
| (verb) be sold for a certain price | Synonyms: bring, bring in |
| fetching | (adjective) very attractive; capturing interest | Synonyms: taking, winning |
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| fete | (noun) an organized series of acts and performances (usually in one place) | Synonyms: festival |
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| (noun) an elaborate party (often outdoors) | Synonyms: feast, fiesta |
| (verb) have a celebration | Synonyms: celebrate |
| feterita | (noun) a Sudanese sorghum having exceptionally large soft white grains | Synonyms: federita, Sorghum vulgare caudatum |
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| fetich | (noun) excessive or irrational devotion to some activity | Synonyms: fetish |
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| (noun) a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers | Synonyms: fetish, hoodoo, juju, voodoo |
| fetichism | (noun) sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs) | Synonyms: fetishism |
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| (noun) a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish) | Synonyms: fetishism |
| feticide | (noun) the act of destroying a fetus | Synonyms: aborticide |
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| fetid | (adjective) offensively malodorous | Synonyms: foetid, foul-smelling, foul, funky, ill-scented, noisome, smelly, stinking |
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| fetidness | (noun) the attribute of having a strong offensive smell | Synonyms: foulness, malodorousness, rankness, stinkiness |
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| fetish | (noun) excessive or irrational devotion to some activity | Synonyms: fetich |
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| (noun) a charm superstitiously believed to embody magical powers | Synonyms: fetich, hoodoo, juju, voodoo |
| (noun) a form of sexual desire in which gratification depends to an abnormal degree on some object or item of clothing or part of the body | - |
| fetishism | (noun) sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs) | Synonyms: fetichism |
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| (noun) a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish) | Synonyms: fetichism |
| fetishist | (noun) one who engages in fetishism (especially of a sexual nature) | - |
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| fetishize | (verb) make a fetish of | - |
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| fetlock | (noun) projection behind and above a horse's hoof | - |
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| (noun) the joint between the cannon bone and the pastern | Synonyms: fetlock joint |
| fetology | (noun) the branch of medicine concerned with the fetus in the uterus | Synonyms: foetology |
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| fetometry | (noun) measurement of a fetus (especially the diameter of the head) | Synonyms: foetometry |
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| fetoprotein | (noun) any of several antigens that occur naturally in the fetus and sometimes in adults with cancer | Synonyms: foetoprotein |
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| fetor | (noun) a distinctive odor that is offensively unpleasant | Synonyms: foetor, malodor, malodour, mephitis, reek, stench, stink |
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| fetoscope | (noun) a stethoscope placed on the pregnant woman's abdomen to listen for the fetal heartbeat | Synonyms: foetoscope |
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| fetoscopy | (noun) prenatal diagnosis that allows direct observation of a fetus in the uterus and the withdrawal of fetal blood | Synonyms: foetoscopy |
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| fetter | (noun) a shackle for the ankles or feet | Synonyms: hobble |
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| (verb) restrain with fetters | Synonyms: shackle |
| fetterbush | (noun) showy evergreen shrub of southeastern United States with shiny leaves and angled branches and clusters of pink to reddish flowers that resemble an umbel | Synonyms: fetter bush, Lyonia lucida, shiny lyonia |
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| (noun) ornamental evergreen shrub of southeastern United States having small white bell-shaped flowers | Synonyms: mountain andromeda, mountain fetterbush, Pieris floribunda |
| fettered | (adjective) bound by chains fastened around the ankles | Synonyms: shackled |
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| fettle | (noun) a state of fitness and good health | - |
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| (verb) remove mold marks or sand from (a casting) | - |
| fettuccine | (noun) pasta in flat strips wider than linguine | Synonyms: fettuccini |
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| fettuccini | (noun) pasta in flat strips wider than linguine | Synonyms: fettuccine |
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| fetus | (noun) an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal | Synonyms: foetus |
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| lifetime | (noun) the period during which something is functional (as between birth and death) | Synonyms: life-time, life, lifespan |
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| safety | (noun) (baseball) the successful act of striking a baseball in such a way that the batter reaches base safely | Synonyms: base hit |
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| (noun) a score in American football; a player is tackled behind his own goal line | - |
| (noun) a device designed to prevent injury or accidents | Synonyms: guard, safety device |
| (noun) contraceptive device consisting of a sheath of thin rubber or latex that is worn over the penis during intercourse | Synonyms: condom, prophylactic, rubber, safe |
| (noun) a safe place | Synonyms: refuge |
| (noun) the state of being certain that adverse effects will not be caused by some agent under defined conditions | - |
| superfetate | (verb) conceive when a fetus is already present in the uterus | - |
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| superfetation | (noun) fertilization of a second ovum after a pregnancy has begun; results in two fetuses of different ages in the uterus at the same time | - |
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| taffeta | (noun) a crisp smooth lustrous fabric | - |
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| tuffet | (noun) a low seat or a stool to rest the feet of a seated person | Synonyms: footrest, footstool, ottoman |
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| unfettered | (adjective) not bound by shackles and chains | Synonyms: unchained, unshackled, untied |
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