Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter F - Page 1
F () F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet, and a nonvocal consonant. Its form and sound are from the Latin. The Latin borrowed the form from the Greek digamma /, which probably had the value of English w consonant. The form and value of Greek letter came from the Phoenician, the ultimate source being probably Egyptian. Etymologically f is most closely related to p, k, v, and b; as in E. five, Gr. pe`nte; E. wolf, L. lupus, Gr. ly`kos; E. fox, vixen ; fragile, break; fruit, brook, v. t.; E. bear, L. ferre. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 178, 179, 188, 198, 230.
F (v. t.) The name of the fourth tone of the model scale, or scale of C. F sharp (F /) is a tone intermediate between F and G.
Fa (n.) A syllable applied to the fourth tone of the diatonic scale in solmization.
Fa (n.) The tone F.
Fabaceous (a.) Having the nature of a bean; like a bean.
Fabellae (n. pl. ) of Fabella
Fabella (n.) One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals.
Fabian (a.) Of, pertaining to, or in the manner of, the Roman general, Quintus Fabius Maximus Verrucosus; cautious; dilatory; avoiding a decisive contest.
Fable (n.) 寓言 [C]；虛構的故事；傳說；神話 [C]；無稽之談 [C] A Feigned story or tale, intended to instruct or amuse; a fictitious narration intended to enforce some useful truth or precept; an apologue. See the Note under {Apologue}.
Jotham's fable of the trees is the oldest extant. -- Addison.
Note: A fable may have talking animals anthropomorphically cast as humans representing different character types, sometimes illustrating some moral principle; as, Aesop's Fables.
Fable (n.) The plot, story, or connected series of events, forming the subject of an epic or dramatic poem.
The moral is the first business of the poet; this being formed, he contrives such a design or fable as may be most suitable to the moral. -- Dryden.
Fable (n.) Any story told to excite wonder; common talk; the theme of talk. "Old wives' fables. " -- 1 Tim. iv. 7.
We grew The fable of the city where we dwelt. -- Tennyson.
Fable (n.) Fiction; untruth; falsehood.
It would look like a fable to report that this gentleman gives away a great fortune by secret methods. -- Addison.
Fable (v. i.) [imp. & p. p. {Fabled}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fabling}.] To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction; to write or utter what is not true. "He Fables not." -- Shak.
Vain now the tales which fabling poets tell. -- Prior.
He fables, yet speaks truth. -- M. Arnold.
Fable (v. t.) To feign; to invent; to devise, and speak of, as true or real; to tell of falsely.
The hell thou fablest. -- Milton.
Fable (n.) A deliberately false or improbable account [syn: {fabrication}, {fiction}, {fable}].
Fable (n.) A short moral story (often with animal characters) [syn: {fable}, {parable}, {allegory}, {apologue}].
Fable (n.) A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events [syn: {legend}, {fable}].
Fable (n.) Applied in the New Testament to the traditions and speculations, "cunningly devised fables", of the Jews on religious questions (1 Tim. 1:4; 4:7; 2 Tim. 4:4; Titus 1:14; 2 Pet. 1:16). In such passages the word means anything false and unreal. But the word is used as almost equivalent to parable. Thus we have (1) the fable of Jotham, in which the trees are spoken of as choosing a king (Judg. 9:8-15); and (2) that of the cedars of Lebanon and the thistle as Jehoash's answer to Amaziah (2 Kings 14:9).
Fabled (imp. & p. p.) of Fable
Fabling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fable
Fable (v. i.) 講寓言；編寓言；虛構；撒謊 [（+about）] To compose fables; hence, to write or speak fiction ; to write or utter what is not true. "He Fables not." -- Shak.
Vain now the tales which fabling poets tell. -- Prior.
He fables, yet speaks truth. -- M. Arnold.
Fable (v. t.) To feign; to invent; to devise, and speak of, as true or real; to tell of falsely.
The hell thou fablest. -- Milton.
Fable (n.) A deliberately false or improbable account [syn: {fabrication}, {fiction}, {fable}].
Fable (n.) A short moral story (often with animal characters) [syn: {fable}, {parable}, {allegory}, {apologue}].
Fable (n.) A story about mythical or supernatural beings or events [syn: {legend}, {fable}].
Fable (n.) Applied in the New Testament to the traditions and speculations, "cunningly devised fables", of the Jews on religious questions (1 Tim. 1:4; 4:7; 2 Tim. 4:4; Titus 1:14; 2 Pet. 1:16). In such passages the word means anything false and unreal. But the word is used as almost equivalent to parable. Thus we have (1) the fable of Jotham, in which the trees are spoken of as choosing a king (Judg. 9:8-15); and (2) that of the cedars of Lebanon and the thistle as Jehoash's answer to Amaziah (2 Kings 14:9).
Fabler (n.) A writer of fables; a fabulist; a dealer in untruths or falsehoods.
Fabliaux (n. pl. ) of Fabliau
Fabliau (n.) One of the metrical tales of the Trouveres, or early poets of the north of France.
Fabric (n.) The structure of anything; the manner in which the parts of a thing are united; workmanship; texture; make; as cloth of a beautiful fabric.
Fabric (n.) That which is fabricated.
Fabric (n.) Framework; structure; edifice; building.
Fabric (n.) Cloth of any kind that is woven or knit from fibers, either vegetable or animal; manufactured cloth; as, silks or other fabrics.
Fabric (n.) The act of constructing; construction.
Fabric (n.) Any system or structure consisting of connected parts; as, the fabric of the universe.
Fabricked (imp. & p. p.) of Fabric
Fabricking (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fabric
Fabric (v. t.) To frame; to build; to construct.
Fabricant (n.) One who fabricates; a manufacturer.
Fabricated (imp. & p. p.) of Fabricate
Fabricating (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fabricate
Fabricate (v. t.) 製造；組裝；偽造；杜撰 To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to construct; to build; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship.
Fabricate (v. t.) To form by art and labor; to manufacture; to produce; as, to fabricate woolens.
Fabricate (v. t.) To invent and form; to forge; to devise falsely; as, to fabricate a lie or story.
Our books were not fabricated with an accomodation to prevailing usages. -- Paley.
Fabricate (v.) Put together out of artificial or natural components or parts; "the company fabricates plastic chairs"; "They manufacture small toys"; He manufactured a popular cereal" [syn: {manufacture}, {fabricate}, {construct}].
Fabricate (v.) Make up something artificial or untrue [syn: {fabricate}, {manufacture}, {cook up}, {make up}, {invent}].
Fabrication (n.) 製造；組建；構造物；虛構的謊言 The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture; as, the fabrication of a bridge, a church, or a government. -- Burke.
Fabrication (n.) That which is fabricated; a falsehood; as, the story is doubtless a fabrication.
Syn: See {Fiction}.
Fabrication (n.) A deliberately false or improbable account [syn: {fabrication}, {fiction}, {fable}].
Fabrication (n.) Writing in a fictional form [syn: {fabrication}, {fictionalization}, {fictionalisation}].
Fabrication (n.) The act of making something (a product) from raw materials; "the synthesis and fabrication of single crystals"; "an improvement in the manufacture of explosives"; "manufacturing is vital to Great Britain" [syn: {fabrication}, {manufacture}, {manufacturing}].
Fabrication (n.) The act of constructing something (as a piece of machinery) [syn: {fabrication}, {assembly}] [ant: {disassembly}, {dismantlement}, {dismantling}].
Fabrication (n.) The deliberate act of deviating from the truth [syn: {lying}, {prevarication}, {fabrication}].
Fabricator (n.) 製作者；裝配工；假造者 One who fabricates; one who constructs or makes.
The fabricator of the works of Ossian. -- Mason.
Fabricator (n.) Someone who tells lies [syn: {storyteller}, {fibber}, {fabricator}].
Fabricatress (n.) A woman who fabricates.
Fabrile (a.) Pertaining to a workman, or to work in stone, metal, wood etc.; as, fabrile skill.
Fabulist (n.) 寓言作家；撒謊者 One who invents or writes fables.
Fabulist (n.) A person who tells or invents fables
Fabulized (imp. & p. p.) of Fabulize
Fabulizing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fabulize
Fabulize (v. i.) To invent, compose, or relate fables or fictions. -- G. S. Faber.
Fabulosity (n.) Fabulousness.
Fabulosity (n.) A fabulous or fictitious story.
Fabulous (a.) Feigned, as a story or fable; related in fable; devised; invented; not real; fictitious; as, a fabulous description; a fabulous hero.
Fabulous (a.) Passing belief; exceedingly great; as, a fabulous price.
Faburden (n.) (Mus.) A species of counterpoint with a drone bass.
Faburden (n.) (Mus.) A succession of chords of the sixth. [Obs.]
Faburden (n.) A monotonous refrain. [Obs.] -- Holland.
Fac (n.) [Abbrev. of facsimile.] A large ornamental letter used, esp. by the early printers, at the commencement of the chapters and other divisions of a book. -- Brande & C.
Facade (n.) (Arch.) The front of a building; esp., the principal front, having some architectural pretensions. Thus a church is said to have its facade unfinished, though the interior may be in use.
Facade (n.) The face or front of a building [syn: facade, frontage, frontal].
Facade (n.) A showy misrepresentation intended to conceal something unpleasant [syn: facade, window dressing].
Face (n.) The exterior form or appearance of anything; that part which presents itself to the view; especially, the front or upper part or surface; that which particularly offers itself to the view of a spectator.
A mist . . . watered the whole face of the ground. -- Gen. ii. 6.
Lake Leman wooes me with its crystal face. -- Byron.
Face (n.) That part of a body, having several sides, which may be seen from one point, or which is presented toward a certain direction; one of the bounding planes of a solid; as, a cube has six faces.
Face (n.) (Mach.) The principal dressed surface of a plate, disk, or pulley; the principal flat surface of a part or object.
Face (n.) (Mach.) That part of the acting surface of a cog in a cog wheel, which projects beyond the pitch line.
Face (n.) (Mach.) The width of a pulley, or the length of a cog from end to end; as, a pulley or cog wheel of ten inches face.
Face (n.) (Print.) The upper surface, or the character upon the surface, of a type, plate, etc.
Face (n.) (Print.) The style or cut of a type or font of type.
Face (n.) Outside appearance; surface show; look; external aspect, whether natural, assumed, or acquired.
To set a face upon their own malignant design. -- Milton.
This would produce a new face of things in Europe. -- Addison.
We wear a face of joy, because We have been glad of yore. -- Wordsworth.
Face (n.) That part of the head, esp. of man, in which the eyes, cheeks, nose, and mouth are situated; visage; countenance.
In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread. -- Gen. iii. 19.
Face (n.) Cast of features; expression of countenance; look; air; appearance.
We set the best faceon it we could. -- Dryden.
Face (n.) (Astrol.) Ten degrees in extent of a sign of the zodiac. -- Chaucer.
Face (n.) Maintenance of the countenance free from abashment or confusion; confidence; boldness; shamelessness; effrontery.
This is the man that has the face to charge others with false citations. -- Tillotson.
Face (n.) Presence; sight; front; as in the phrases, before the face of, in the immediate presence of; in the face of, before, in, or against the front of; as, to fly in the face of danger; to the face of, directly to; from the face of, from the presence of.
Face (n.) Mode of regard, whether favorable or unfavorable; favor or anger; mostly in Scriptural phrases.
The Lord make his face to shine upon thee. -- Num. vi. 25.
My face [favor] will I turn also from them. -- Ezek. vii. 22.
Face (n.) (Mining) The end or wall of the tunnel, drift, or excavation, at which work is progressing or was last done.
Face (n.) (Com.) The exact amount expressed on a bill, note, bond, or other mercantile paper, without any addition for interest or reduction for discount ; most commonly called face value. -- McElrath.
Note: Face is used either adjectively or as part of a compound; as, face guard or face-guard; face cloth; face plan or face-plan; face hammer.
Face ague (Med.), A form of neuralgia, characterized by acute lancinating pains returning at intervals, and by twinges in certain parts of the face, producing convulsive twitches in the corresponding muscles; -- called also tic douloureux.
Face card, One of a pack of playing cards on which a human face is represented; the king, queen, or jack.
Face cloth, A cloth laid over the face of a corpse.
Face guard, A mask with windows for the eyes, worn by workman exposed to great heat, or to flying particles of metal, stone, etc., as in glass works, foundries, etc.
Face hammer, A hammer having a flat face.
Face joint (Arch.), A joint in the face of a wall or other structure.
Face mite (Zool.), A small, elongated mite ({Demdex folliculorum), parasitic in the hair follicles of the face.
Face mold, The templet or pattern by which carpenters, etc., outline the forms which are to be cut out from boards, sheet metal, etc.
Face plate.
(a) (Turning) A plate attached to the spindle of a lathe, to which the work to be turned may be attached.
(b) A covering plate for an object, to receive wear or shock.
(c) A true plane for testing a dressed surface. -- Knight.
Face wheel. (Mach.)
(a) A crown wheel.
(b) A wheel whose disk face is adapted for grinding and polishing; a lap.
Face value, The value written on a financial instrument; same as face [13]. Also used metaphorically, to mean apparent value; as, to take his statemnet at its face value.
Cylinder face (Steam Engine), The flat part of a steam cylinder on which a slide valve moves.
Face of an anvil, Its flat upper surface.
Face of a bastion (Fort.), The part between the salient and the shoulder angle.
Face of coal (Mining), The principal cleavage plane, at right angles to the stratification.
Face of a gun, The surface of metal at the muzzle.
Face of a place (Fort.), The front comprehended between the flanked angles of two neighboring bastions. -- Wilhelm.
Face of a square (Mil.), One of the sides of a battalion when formed in a square.
Face of a watch, clock, compass, card etc., The dial or graduated surface on which a pointer indicates the time of day, point of the compass, etc.
Face to face.
(a) In the presence of each other; as, to bring the accuser and the accused face to face.
(b) Without the interposition of any body or substance. "Now we see through a glass darkly; but then face to face." 1 -- Cor. xiii. 12.
(c) With the faces or finished surfaces turned inward or toward one another; vis [`a] vis; -- opposed to back to back.
To fly in the face of, To defy; to brave; to withstand.
To make a face, To distort the countenance; to make a grimace; -- often expressing dislike, annoyance, or disagreement. -- Shak.
Faced (imp. & p. p.) of Face
Facing (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Face
Face (v. t.) To meet in front; to oppose with firmness; to resist, or to meet for the purpose of stopping or opposing; to confront; to encounter; as, to face an enemy in the field of battle.
I'll face This tempest, and deserve the name of king. -- Dryden.
Face (v. t.) To Confront impudently; to bully.
I will neither be facednor braved. -- Shak.
Face (v. t.) To stand opposite to; to stand with the face or front toward; to front upon; as, the apartments of the general faced the park ; some of the seats on the train faced backward.
He gained also with his forces that part of Britain which faces Ireland. -- Milton.
Face (v. t.) To cover in front, for ornament, protection, etc.; to put a facing upon; as, a building faced with marble.
Face (v. t.) To line near the edge, esp. with a different material; as, to face the front of a coat, or the bottom of a dress.
Face (v. t.) To cover with better, or better appearing, material than the mass consists of, for purpose of deception, as the surface of a box of tea, a barrel of sugar, etc.
Face (v. t.) (Mach.) To make the surface of (anything) flat or smooth; to dress the face of (a stone, a casting, etc.); esp., in turning, to shape or smooth the flat surface of, as distinguished from the cylindrical surface.
Face (v. t.) To cause to turn or present a face or front, as in a particular direction.
To face down, To put down by bold or impudent opposition. "He faced men down." -- Prior.
To face (a thing) out, To persist boldly or impudently in an assertion or in a line of conduct. "That thinks with oaths to face the matter out." -- Shak.
To face the music, To admit error and accept reprimand or punishment as a consequence for having failed or having done something wrong; to willingly experience an unpleasant situation out of a sense of duty or obligation; as, as soon as he broke the window with the football, Billy knew he would have to face the music.
Face (v. i.) To carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite. "To lie, to face, to forge." -- Spenser.
Face (v. i.) To turn the face; as, to face to the right or left.
Face about, man; A soldier, and afraid! -- Dryden.
Face (v. i.) To present a face or front.
Face (n.) 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: face, human face].
Face (n.) The feelings expressed on a person's face; "a sad expression"; "a look of triumph"; "an angry face" [syn:expression, look, aspect, facial expression, face].
Face (n.) The general outward appearance of something; "the face of the city is changing".
Face (n.) The striking or working surface of an implement.
Face (n.) A part of a person that is used to refer to a person; "he looked out at a roomful of faces"; "when he returned to work he met many new faces".
Face (n.) A surface forming part of the outside of an object; "he examined all sides of the crystal"; "dew dripped from the face of the leaf" [syn: side, face].
Face (n.) The part of an animal corresponding to the human face.
Face (n.) The side upon which the use of a thing depends (usually the most prominent surface of an object); "he dealt the cards face down".
Face (n.) A contorted facial expression; "she made a grimace at the prospect" [syn: grimace, face].
Face (n.) A specific size and style of type within a type family [syn: font, fount, typeface, face, case].
Face (n.) Status in the eyes of others; "he lost face".
Face (n.) Impudent aggressiveness; "I couldn't believe her boldness"; "he had the effrontery to question my honesty" [syn: boldness, nerve, brass, face, cheek]
Face (n.) A vertical surface of a building or cliff.
Face (v.) Deal with (something unpleasant) head on; "You must confront your problems"; "He faced the terrible consequences of his mistakes" [syn: confront, face up, [ant: avoid].
Face (v.) Oppose, as in hostility or a competition; "You must confront your opponent"; "Jackson faced Smith in the boxing ring"; "The two enemies finally confronted each other" [syn: confront, face].
Face (v.) Be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park" [syn: front, look, face] [ant: back].
Face (v.) Be opposite; "the facing page"; "the two sofas face each other".
Face (v.) Turn so as to face; turn the face in a certain direction; "Turn and face your partner now".
Face (v.) Present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize; "We confronted him with the evidence"; "He was faced with all the evidence and could no longer deny his actions"; "An enormous dilemma faces us" [syn: confront, face, present].
Face (v.) Turn so as to expose the face; "face a playing card".
Face (v.) Line the edge (of a garment) with a different material; "face the lapels of the jacket".
Face (v.) Cover the front or surface of; "The building was faced with beautiful stones".
FACE, () Framed Access Command Environment (Unix, SVR4).
Face, () means simply presence, as when it is recorded that Adam and Eve hid themselves from the "face [R.V., 'presence'] of the Lord God" (Gen. 3:8; comp. Ex. 33:14, 15, where the same Hebrew word is rendered "presence"). The "light of God's countenance" is his favour (Ps. 44:3; Dan. 9:17). "Face" signifies also anger, justice, severity (Gen. 16:6, 8; Ex. 2:15; Ps. 68:1; Rev. 6:16).
To "provoke God to his face" (Isa. 65:3) is to sin against him openly.
The Jews prayed with their faces toward the temple and Jerusalem (1 Kings 8:38, 44, 48; Dan. 6:10). To "see God's face" is to have access to him and to enjoy his favour (Ps. 17:15; 27:8). This is the privilege of holy angels (Matt. 18:10; Luke 1:19). The "face of Jesus Christ" (2 Cor. 4:6) is the office and person of Christ, the revealer of the glory of God (John 1:14, 18).
Faced (a.) Having (such) a face, or (so many) faces; as, smooth-faced, two-faced.
Facepalm (n.) 用手摀住臉（該肢體語言常常用來表達尷尬、惱怒、絕望或震驚之情）The gesture of placing the palm of one's hand across the face, as to express embarrassment, frustration, disbelief, etc. (often used as an interjection): She read the post and comments and did a facepalm. Okay, that was dumb -- facepalm!
Facepalm (n.) A facepalm (sometimes also face-palm or face palm) is the physical gesture of placing one's hand across one's face or lowering one's face into one's hand or hands, covering or closing one's eyes. The gesture is often exaggerated by giving the motion more force and making a slapping noise when the hand comes in contact with the face. The gesture is found in many cultures as a display of frustration, disappointment, exasperation, embarrassment, horror, [2] shock, surprise, exhaustion, sarcasm, or incredulous disbelief. [3]
Faser (n.) One who faces; one who puts on a false show; a bold-faced person.
Faser (n.) A blow in the face, as in boxing; hence, any severe or stunning check or defeat, as in controversy.
Facet (n.) A little face; a small, plane surface; as, the facets of a diamond.
Facet (n.) (Anat.) A smooth circumscribed surface; as, the articular facet of a bone.
Facet (n.) (Arch.) The narrow plane surface between flutings of a column.
Facet (n.) (Zool.) One of the numerous small eyes which make up the compound eyes of insects and crustaceans.
Faceted (imp. & p. p.) of Facet
Faceting (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Facet
Facet (v. t.) 在（寶石等）上琢面 To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond.
Facet (n.) （多面體的）面；（寶石等的）琢面；（問題等的）一個方面 A distinct feature or element in a problem; "he studied every facet of the question" [syn: aspect, facet].
Facet (n.) A smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone).
Facete (a.) Facetious; witty; humorous.
Faceted (a.) Having facets.
Facetiae (n. pl.) 詼諧妙語；淫書；低級滑稽故事 Witty or humorous writings or saying; witticisms; merry conceits.
Facetiae (pl. n.) [Ddated] Pornographic literature.
Facetiae (pl. n.) [Archaic] Humorous or witty sayings.
Facetious (a.) 滑稽的；好開玩笑的 Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as, a facetious companion.
Facetious (a.) Characterized by wit and pleasantry; exciting laughter; as, a facetious story or reply. -- Fa*ce"tious*ly, adv. -- Fa*ce"tious*ness, n.
Facetious (a.) Cleverly amusing in tone; "a bantering tone"; "facetious remarks"; "tongue-in-cheek advice" [syn: bantering, facetious, tongue-in-cheek].
Facette (n.) See Facet, n.
Facework (n.) The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building; facing.
Facia (n.) See Fascia.
Facial (a.) 臉的；面部的；表面的；面部用的 Of or pertaining to the face; as, the facial artery, vein, or nerve. -- Fa"cial*ly, adv.
Facial angle (Anat.), The angle, in a skull, included between a straight line (ab, in the illustrations), from the most prominent part of the forehead to the front efge of the upper jaw bone, and another (cd) from this point to the center of the external auditory opening. See Gnathic index, under Gnathic.
Facial (a.) Of or concerning the face; "a facial massage"; "facial hair"; "facial expression".
Facial (a.) Of or pertaining to the outside surface of an object.
Facial (n.) 臉部按摩；美容 Cranial nerve that supplies facial muscles [syn: facial, facial nerve, nervus facialis, seventh cranial nerve].
Facial (n.) Care for the face that usually involves cleansing and massage and the application of cosmetic creams.