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fear
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(n) an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

(n) a profound emotion inspired by a deity; "the fear of God"

(n) an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"

(v) regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"

(v) be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"

(v) be uneasy or apprehensive about; "I fear the results of the final exams"

(v) be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party"

(v) be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; "I fear she might get aggressive"

favorite
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(n) something regarded with special favor or liking; "that book is one of my favorites"

(n) a special loved one

(n) a competitor thought likely to win

(s) appealing to the general public; "a favorite tourist attraction"

farmer
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(n) a person who operates a farm

(n) an expert on cooking whose cookbook has undergone many editions (1857-1915)

(n) United States civil rights leader who in 1942 founded the Congress of Racial Equality (born in 1920)

fourth
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(n) the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it

(n) one of four equal parts; "a quarter of a pound"

(n) following the third position; number four in a countable series

(s) coming next after the third and just before the fifth in position or time or degree or magnitude; "the quaternary period of geologic time extends from the end of the tertiary period to the present"

(r) in the fourth place; "fourthly, you must pay the rent on the first of the month"

fight
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(n) a boxing match; "the fight was on television last night"

(n) a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war; "Grant won a decisive victory in the battle of Chickamauga"; "he lost his romantic ideas about war when he got into a real engagement"

(n) the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"

(n) an aggressive willingness to compete; "the team was full of fight"

(n) an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"

(v) be engaged in a fight; carry on a fight; "the tribesmen fought each other"; "Siblings are always fighting"

(v) fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"

(v) make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"

(v) exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for; "The liberal party pushed for reforms"; "She is crusading for women's rights"; "The Dean is pushing for his fa

fuel
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(n) a substance that can be consumed to produce energy; "more fuel is needed during the winter months"; "they developed alternative fuels for aircraft"

(v) stimulate; "fuel the debate on creationism"

(v) take in fuel, as of a ship; "The tanker fueled in Bahrain"

(v) provide with a combustible substance that provides emergy; "fuel aircraft, ships, and cars"

(v) provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace"

football
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(n) 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

(n) the inflated oblong ball used in playing American football

front
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(n) the side that is seen or that goes first

(n) the outward appearance of a person; "he put up a bold front"

(n) a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front"

(n) the side that is forward or prominent

(n) the line along which opposing armies face each other

(n) the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer; "he walked to the front of the stage"

(n) the immediate proximity of someone or something; "she blushed in his presence"; "he sensed the presence of danger"; "he was well behaved in front of company"

(n) a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

(n) (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses

(n) a sphere of activity involving effort; "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts"

(v) confront bodily; "breast the storm"

(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"

fully
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(r) to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form); "fully grown"; "he didn't fully understand"; "knew full well"; "full-grown"; "full-fledged"

(r) sufficiently; more than adequately; "the evidence amply (or fully) confirms our suspicions"; "they were fully (or amply) fed"

(r) referring to a quantity; "the amount was paid in full"

familiar
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(n) a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard

(n) a person who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"

(n) a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support

(s) having mutual interests or affections; of established friendship; "on familiar terms"; "pretending she is on an intimate footing with those she slanders"

(a) well known or easily recognized; "a familiar figure"; "familiar songs"; "familiar guests"

(a) within normal everyday experience; common and ordinary; not strange; "familiar ordinary objects found in every home"; "a familiar everyday scene"; "a familiar excuse"; "a day like any other filled with familiar duties and experiences"

flower
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(n) reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts

(n) a plant cultivated for its blooms or blossoms

(n) the period of greatest prosperity or productivity

(v) produce or yield flowers; "The cherry tree bloomed"

famous
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(s) widely known and esteemed; "a famous actor"; "a celebrated musician"; "a famed scientist"; "an illustrious judge"; "a notable historian"; "a renowned painter"

fair
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(n) a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc.

(n) a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar"

(n) a competitive exhibition of farm products; "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair"

(n) gathering of producers to promote business; "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair"

(v) join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly

(s) very pleasing to the eye; "my bonny lass"; "there's a bonny bay beyond"; "a comely face"; "young fair maidens"

(s) visually appealing; "our fair city"

(s) (used of hair or skin) pale or light-colored; "a fair complexion";

(s) free of clouds or rain; "today will be fair and warm"

(a) (of a baseball) hit between the foul lines; "he hit a fair ball over the third base bag"

(a) free from favoritism or self-interest or bias or deception; or conforming with established standards or rules; "a fair referee"; "fair deal"; "on a fair footing"; "a fair fight"; "by fair means or foul"

(s) (of a manuscript) having few alterations or corrections; "fair copy"; "a clean manuscript"

(s) not excessive or extreme; "a fairish income"; "reasonable prices"

(s) of no exceptional quality or ability; "a novel of average merit"; "only a fair performance of the sonata"; "in fair health"; "the caliber of the students has gone from mediocre to above average"; "the performance was middling at best"

(a) showing lack of favoritism; "the cold neutrality of an impartial judge"

(s) more than adequate in quality; "fair work"

(r) in a fair evenhanded manner; "deal fairly with one another"

(r) in conformity with the rules or laws and without fraud or cheating; "they played fairly"

finding
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(n) the act of determining the properties of something

(n) the decision of a court on issues of fact or law

(n) something that is found; "the findings in the gastrointestinal tract indicate that he died several hours after dinner"; "an area rich in archaelogical findings"

following
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(n) the act of pursuing in an effort to overtake or capture; "the culprit started to run and the cop took off in pursuit"

(n) a group of followers or enthusiasts

(s) immediately following in time or order; "the following day"; "next in line"; "the next president"; "the next item on the list"

(a) going or proceeding or coming after in the same direction; "the crowd of following cars made the occasion seem like a parade"; "tried to outrun the following footsteps"

fire
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(n) the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy; "hold your fire until you can see the whites of their eyes"; "they retreated in the face of withering enemy fire"

(n) a fireplace in which a fire is burning; "they sat by the fire and talked"

(n) intense adverse criticism; "Clinton directed his fire at the Republican Party"; "the government has come under attack"; "don't give me any flak"

(n) the event of something burning (often destructive); "they lost everything in the fire"

(n) a severe trial; "he went through fire and damnation"

(n) feelings of great warmth and intensity; "he spoke with great ardor"

(n) the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke; "fire was one of our ancestors' first discoveries"

(n) once thought to be one of four elements composing the universe (Empedocles)

(v) bake in a kiln so as to harden; "fire pottery"

(v) destroy by fire; "They burned the house and his diaries"

(v) cause to go off; "fire a gun"; "fire a bullet"

(v) go off or discharge; "The gun fired"

(v) start firing a weapon

(v) call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses); "arouse pity"; "raise a smile"; "evoke sympathy"

(v) drive out or away by or as if by fire; "The soldiers were fired"; "Surrender fires the cold skepticism"

(v) provide with fuel; "Oil fires the furnace"

(v) terminate the employment of; "The boss fired his secretary today"; "The company terminated 25% of its workers"

function
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(n) the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"

(n) what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"

(n) a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program

(n) a vaguely specified social event; "the party was quite an affair"; "an occasion arranged to honor the president"; "a seemingly endless round of social functions"

(n) a formal or official social gathering or ceremony; "it was a black-tie function"

(n) a relation such that one thing is dependent on another; "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand"

(n) a mathematical relation such that each element of one set is associated with at least one element of another set

(v) perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function; "His wife officiated as his private secretary"

(v) perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"

(v) serve a purpose, role, or function; "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk"

focus
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(n) maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system; "in focus"; "out of focus"

(n) maximum clarity or distinctness of an idea; "the controversy brought clearly into focus an important difference of opinion"

(n) the concentration of attention or energy on something; "the focus of activity shifted to molecular biology"; "he had no direction in his life"

(n) a fixed reference point on the concave side of a conic section

(n) a point of convergence of light (or other radiation) or a point from which it diverges

(n) a central point or locus of an infection in an organism; "the focus of infection"

(n) special emphasis attached to something; "the stress was more on accuracy than on speed"

(v) put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"

(v) become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused"

(v) direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"

(v) bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions

(v) cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image"

female
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(n) an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)

(n) a person who belongs to the sex that can have babies

(a) being the sex (of plant or animal) that produces fertilizable gametes (ova) from which offspring develop; "a female heir"; "female holly trees bear the berries"

(s) for or composed of women or girls; "the female lead in the play"; "a female chorus"

(s) characteristic of or peculiar to a woman; "female sensitiveness"; "female suffrage"

French
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(n) the Romance language spoken in France and in countries colonized by France

(n) the people of France

(n) United States sculptor who created the seated marble figure of Abraham Lincoln in the Lincoln Memorial in Washington D.C. (1850-1931)

(a) of or pertaining to France or the people of France; "French cooking"; "a gallic shrug"

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