Webster's Unabridged Dictionary - Letter F - Page 58
Founder (n.) (Far.) An inflammatory fever of the body, or acute rheumatism; as, chest founder. See Chest ffounder. -- James White.
Founder (n.) Inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse [syn: laminitis, founder].
Founder (n.) A person who founds or establishes some institution; "George Washington is the father of his country" [syn: founder, beginner, founding father, father].
Founder (n.) A worker who makes metal castings.
Founder (v.) Fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered" [syn: fall through, fall flat, founder, flop].
Founder (v.) Sink below the surface.
Founder (v.) Break down, literally or metaphorically; "The wall collapsed"; "The business collapsed"; "The dam broke"; "The roof collapsed"; "The wall gave in"; "The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice" [syn: collapse, fall in, cave in, give, give way, break, founder].
Founder (v.) Stumble and nearly fall; "the horses foundered."
Founderous (a.) Difficult to travel; likely to trip one up; as, a founderous road. [R.] -- Burke.
Foundershaft (n.) (Mining) The first shaft sunk. -- Raymond.
Founderies (n. pl. ) of Foundery.
Foundery (n.) Same as Foundry.
Founding (n.) The art of smelting and casting metals.
Founding (n.) The act of starting something for the first time; introducing something new; "she looked forward to her initiation as an adult"; "the foundation of a new scientific society" [syn: initiation, founding, foundation, institution, origination, creation, innovation, introduction, instauration].
Foundling (n.) A deserted or exposed infant; a child found without a parent or owner.
Foundling hospital, A hospital for foundlings.
Foundling (n.) A child who has been abandoned and whose parents are unknown [syn: foundling, abandoned infant].
Foundling. () A new-born child, abandoned by, its parents, who are unknown. The settlement of, such a child is in the place where found.
Foundling (n.) A deserted or abandoned infant; a child found without a parent or caretaker. Foundling comes from Old English foundling, fundling, from finden, "to find" + the suffix -ling.
Foundress (n.) A female founder; a woman who founds or establishes, or who endows with a fund.
Foundries (n. pl. ) of Foundry.
Foundry (n.) The act, process, or art of casting metals.
Foundry (n.) The buildings and works for casting metals.
Foundry ladle, A vessel for holding molten metal and conveying it from cupola to the molds.
Foundry (n.) Factory where metal castings are produced [syn: foundry, metalworks].
Fount (n.) A font.
Fount (n.) A fountain.
Fountain (n.) [C] 泉水；噴泉；水源；人造噴泉；噴水池；噴泉式飲水器 A spring of water issuing from the earth.
Fountain (n.) An artificially produced jet or stream of water; also, the structure or works in which such a jet or stream rises or flows; a basin built and constantly supplied with pure water for drinking and other useful purposes, or for ornament.
Fountain (n.) A reservoir or chamber to contain a liquid which can be conducted or drawn off as needed for use; as, the ink fountain in a printing press, etc.
Fountain (n.) The source from which anything proceeds, or from which anything is supplied continuously; origin; source.
Judea, the fountain of the gospel. -- Fuller.
Author of all being, Fountain of light, thyself invisible. -- Milton.
Air fountain. See under Air.
Fountain heead, Primary source; original; first principle. -- Young.
Fountain inkstand, An inkstand having a continual supply of ink, as from elevated reservoir.
Fountain lamp, A lamp fed with oil from an elevated reservoir.
Fountain pen, A pen with a reservoir in the handle which furnishes a supply of ink.
Fountain pump. A structure for a fountain, having the form of a pump.
Fountain pump. A portable garden pump which throws a jet, for watering plants, etc.
Fountain shell (Zool.), The large West Indian conch shell ({Strombus gigas).
Fountain of youth, A mythical fountain whose waters were fabled to have the property of renewing youth.
Fountain (n.) A structure from which an artificially produced jet of water arises
Fountain (n.) A natural flow of ground water [syn: spring, fountain, outflow, outpouring, natural spring].
Fountain (n.) An artificially produced flow of water [syn: fountain, jet].
Fountain (n.) A plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water [syn: fountain, fount].
Fountain, () (Heb. 'ain; i.e., "eye" of the water desert), a natural source of living water. Palestine was a "land of brooks of water, of fountains, and depths that spring out of valleys and hills" (Deut. 8:7; 11:11).
These fountains, bright sparkling "eyes" of the desert, are remarkable for their abundance and their beauty, especially on the west of Jordan. All the perennial rivers and streams of the country are supplied from fountains, and depend comparatively little on surface water. "Palestine is a country of mountains and hills, and it abounds in fountains of water. The murmur of these waters is heard in every dell, and the luxuriant foliage which surrounds them is seen in every plain." Besides its rain-water, its cisterns and fountains, Jerusalem had also an abundant supply of water in the magnificent reservoir called "Solomon's Pools" (q.v.), at the head of the Urtas valley, whence it was conveyed to the city by subterrean channels some 10 miles in length. These have all been long ago destroyed, so that no water from the "Pools" now reaches Jerusalem. Only one fountain has been discovered at Jerusalem, the so-called "Virgins's Fountains," in the valley of Kidron; and only one well (Heb. beer), the Bir Eyub, also in the valley of Kidron, south of the King's Gardens, which has been dug through the solid rock. The inhabitants of Jerusalem are now mainly dependent on the winter rains, which they store in cisterns. (See WELL.)
Fountain -- U.S. County in Indiana
Population (2000): 17954
Housing Units (2000): 7692
Land area (2000): 395.691364 sq. miles (1024.835884 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 2.226423 sq. miles (5.766410 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 397.917787 sq. miles (1030.602294 sq. km)
Located within: Indiana (IN), FIPS 18
Location: 40.139160 N, 87.257568 W
Headwords:
Fountain
Fountain, IN
Fountain County
Fountain County, IN
Fountain, CO -- U.S. city in Colorado
Population (2000): 15197
Housing Units (2000): 5219
Land area (2000): 13.997070 sq. miles (36.252243 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.014924 sq. miles (0.038652 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 14.011994 sq. miles (36.290895 sq. km)
FIPS code: 27865
Located within: Colorado (CO), FIPS 08
Location: 38.693787 N, 104.698156 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 80817
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Fountain, CO
Fountain
Fountain, NC -- U.S. town in North Carolina
Population (2000): 533
Housing Units (2000): 246
Land area (2000): 0.967525 sq. miles (2.505879 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.967525 sq. miles (2.505879 sq. km)
FIPS code: 24440
Located within: North Carolina (NC), FIPS 37
Location: 35.673637 N, 77.638959 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 27829
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Fountain, NC
Fountain
Fountain, MI -- U.S. village in Michigan
Population (2000): 175
Housing Units (2000): 89
Land area (2000): 1.007521 sq. miles (2.609467 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 1.007521 sq. miles (2.609467 sq. km)
FIPS code: 29940
Located within: Michigan (MI), FIPS 26
Location: 44.046035 N, 86.179332 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 49410
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Fountain, MI
Fountain
Fountain, MN -- U.S. city in Minnesota
Population (2000): 343
Housing Units (2000): 137
Land area (2000): 0.829750 sq. miles (2.149042 sq. km)
Water area (2000): 0.000000 sq. miles (0.000000 sq. km)
Total area (2000): 0.829750 sq. miles (2.149042 sq. km)
FIPS code: 22094
Located within: Minnesota (MN), FIPS 27
Location: 43.741439 N, 92.135527 W
ZIP Codes (1990): 55935
Note: some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.
Headwords:
Fountain, MN
Fountain
Fountainhead (n.) 源頭，水源；（事物的）源，本源 An abundant source.
Syn: well, wellspring.
Fountainhead (n.) The source of water from which a stream arises.
Syn: headspring, head.
Fountainhead (n.) An abundant source; "she was a well of information" [syn: well, wellspring, fountainhead].
Fountainhead (n.) The source of water from which a stream arises; "they tracked him back toward the head of the stream" [syn: fountainhead, headspring, head].
Fountainless (a.) Having no fountain; destitute of springs or sources of water.
Fountful (a.) Full of fountains.
Four (a.) One more than three; twice two.
Four (n.) The sum of four units; four units or objects.
Four (n.) A symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv.
Four (n.) Four things of the same kind, esp. four horses; as, a chariot and four.
Fourb (n.) Alt. of Fourbe.
Fourbe (n.) A trickly fellow; a cheat.
Fourche (a.) Having the ends forked or branched, and the ends of the branches terminating abruptly as if cut off; -- said of an ordinary, especially of a cross.
Fourchette (n.) A table fork.
Fourchette (n.) A small fold of membrane, connecting the labia in the posterior part of the vulva.
Fourchette (n.) The wishbone or furculum of birds.
Fourchette (n.) The frog of the hoof of the horse and allied animals.
Fourchette (n.) An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the fraenum.
Fourchette (n.) The forked piece between two adjacent fingers, to which the front and back portions are sewed.
Four-cornered (a.) Having four corners or angles.
Fourdrinier (n.) A machine used in making paper; -- so named from an early inventor of improvements in this class of machinery.
Fourfold (a. & adv.) Four times; quadruple; as, a fourfold division.
Fourfold (n.) Four times as many or as much.
Fourfold (v. t.) To make four times as much or as many, as an assessment,; to quadruple.
Fourfooted (a.) Having four feet; quadruped; as, fourfooted beasts.
Fourgon (n.) An ammunition wagon.
Fourgon (n.) A French baggage wagon.
Fourhanded (a.) Having four hands; quadrumanous.
Fourhanded (a.) Requiring four "hands" or players; as, a fourhanded game at cards.
Fourierism (n.) The cooperative socialistic system of Charles Fourier, a Frenchman, who recommended the reorganization of society into small communities, living in common.
Fourierist (n.) Alt. of Fourierite.
Fourierite (n.) One who adopts the views of Fourier.
Four-in-hand (a.) Consisting of four horses controlled by one person; as, a four-in-hand team; drawn by four horses driven by one person; as, a four-in-hand coach.
Four-in-hand (n.) A team of four horses driven by one person; also, a vehicle drawn by such a team.
Fourling (n.) One of four children born at the same time.
Fourling (n.) A compound or twin crystal consisting of four individuals.
Fourneau (n.) The chamber of a mine in which the powder is placed.
Four-o'clock (n.) A plant of the genus Mirabilis. There are about half a dozen species, natives of the warmer parts of America. The common four-o'clock is M. Jalapa. Its flowers are white, yellow, and red, and open toward sunset, or earlier in cloudy weather; hence the name. It is also called marvel of Peru, and afternoon lady.
Four-o'clock (n.) The friar bird; -- so called from its cry, which resembles these words.
Fourpence (n.) A British silver coin, worth four pence; a groat.
Fourpence (n.) A name formerly given in New England to the Spanish half real, a silver coin worth six and a quarter cents.
Four-poster (n.) A large bedstead with tall posts at the corners to support curtains.
Fourrier (n.) A harbinger.
Fourscore (a.) 八十的 Four times twenty; eighty.
Fourscore (n.) 八十 The product of four times twenty; eighty units or objects.
Fourscore (a.) Being ten more than seventy [syn: {eighty}, {80}, {lxxx}, {fourscore}].
Fourscore (n.) The cardinal number that is the product of ten and eight [syn: {eighty}, {80}, {LXXX}, {fourscore}].
Foursquare (a.) Having four sides and four equal angles.
Fourteen (a.) Four and ten more; twice seven.
Fourteen (n.) The sum of ten and four; forteen units or objects.
Fourteen (n.) A symbol representing fourteen, as 14 or xiv.
Fourteenth (a.) Next in order after the thirteenth; as, the fourteenth day of the month.
Fourteenth (a.) Making or constituting one of fourteen equal parts into which anything may be derived.
Fourteenth (n.) One of fourteen equal parts into which one whole may be divided; the quotient of a unit divided by fourteen; one next after the thirteenth.
Fourteenth (n.) The octave of the seventh.
Fourth (a.) Next in order after the third; the ordinal of four.
Fourth (a.) Forming one of four equal parts into which anything may be divided.
Fourth (n.) One of four equal parts into which one whole may be divided; the quotient of a unit divided by four; one coming next in order after the third.
Fourth (n.) The interval of two tones and a semitone, embracing four diatonic degrees of the scale; the subdominant of any key.
Fourthly (adv.) In the fourth place.
Four-way (a.) Allowing passage in either of four directions; as, a four-way cock, or valve.
Four-wheeled (a.) Having four wheels.
Four-wheeler (n.) A vehicle having four wheels.
Foussa (n.) A viverrine animal of Madagascar (Cryptoprocta ferox). It resembles a cat in size and form, and has retractile claws.
Fouter (n.) A despicable fellow.
Foutra (n.) A fig; -- a word of contempt.
Fouty (a.) Despicable.
Foveae (n. pl. ) of Fovea.
Fovea (n.) A slight depression or pit; a fossa.
Foveate (a.) Having pits or depressions; pitted.
Foveolae (n. pl. ) of Foveola
Foveola (n.) A small depression or pit; a fovea.
Foveolate (a.) Having small pits or depression, as the receptacle in some composite flowers.
Foveolated (a.) Foveolate.
Fovillae (n. pl. ) of Fovilla.
Fovilla (n.) One of the fine granules contained in the protoplasm of a pollen grain.
Fowls (n. pl. ) of Fowl.
Fowl (n.) Any bird; esp., any large edible bird.
Fowl (n.) Any domesticated bird used as food, as a hen, turkey, duck; in a more restricted sense, the common domestic cock or hen (Gallus domesticus).
Fowled (imp. & p. p.) of Fowl.
Fowling (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Fowl.
Fowl (v. i.) To catch or kill wild fowl, for game or food, as by shooting, or by decoys, nets, etc.
Fowler (n.) A sportsman who pursues wild fowl, or takes or kills for food.
Fowlerite
(n.) A
variety of rhodonite, from Franklin Furnace,
Fowler's solution () An aqueous solution of arsenite of potassium, of such strength that one hundred parts represent one part of arsenious acid, or white arsenic; -- named from Fowler, an English physician who first brought it into use.
Foxes (n. pl. ) of Fox.
Fox (n.) (Zool.) A carnivorous animal of the genus Vulpes, family Canidae, of many species. The European fox (V. vulgaris or V. vulpes), the American red fox (V. fulvus), the American gray fox (V. Virginianus), and the arctic, white, or blue, fox (V. lagopus) are well-known species.
Note: The black or silver-gray fox is a variety of the American red fox, producing a fur of great value; the cross-gray and woods-gray foxes are other varieties of the same species, of less value. The common foxes of Europe and America are very similar; both are celebrated for their craftiness. They feed on wild birds, poultry, and various small animals.
Subtle as the fox for prey. -- Shak.
Fox (n.) (Zool.) The European dragonet.
Fox (n.) (Zool.) The fox shark or thrasher shark; -- called also sea fox. See Thrasher shark, under Shark.