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forge1.noun
a furnace or hearth where metals are heated or
wrought; a smithy; a workshop where pig iron is transformed into wrought
iron
forge, forged,
forging,
forges.verbs
transitive
verb use.to form (metal, for example)
by heating in a forge and beating or hammering into shape; to form (metal)
by a mechanical or hydraulic press; to give form or shape to, especially
by means of careful effort (forge a treaty; forge a close relationship);
to fashion or reproduce for fraudulent purposes; counterfeit (forge a signature)
intransitive
verb use.to work at a forge or smithy;
to make a forgery or counterfeit forgeability.noun
forgeable.adjective
forger.noun
forge2,
forged,
forging,
forges.intransitive
verbs
to advance gradually but steadily (forged ahead
through throngs of shoppers); to advance with an abrupt increase of speed
(forged into first place with seconds to go
florid.adjective
flushed with rosy color; ruddy; very ornate;
flowery (a florid prose style)
floridity.or.floridness.noun
floridly.adverb
feat.noun
a notable
act or deed, especially an act of courage; an exploit;
an act of skill, endurance, imagination, or strength; an achievement
fragment.noun
small part broken off or detached; a bit (glass broken into fragments)
fragment, fragmented,
fragmenting,
fragments.verbs
transitive verb use.to
break or separate (something) into fragments
intransitive verb use.to
become broken into fragments
frail, frailer,
frailest.adjective
on the physical weak side; delicate.(a
delicate pie crust is easily broken); not strong or substantial;
slight;
fragile;
weak
frailly.adverb
frailness.noun
frailty.noun,.plural.frailties
the condition or quality of being frail
fragile.adjective
easily broken, damaged, or destroyed; frail;
lacking physical or emotional strength; delicate;
lacking substance; tenuous
or flimsy.(a
fragile ceramic)
fragilely.adverb
fragility.or.fragileness.noun
fastidious.adjective
possessing or displaying careful, meticulous
attention to detail; exacting; scrupulous
or sensitive, especially in matters of taste or propriety
fastidiously.adverb
fastidiousness.noun
fulfil.also.fulfill,
fulfilled,
fulfilling,
fulfils.also.fulfills.transitive
verbs
to bring into actuality;
effect (fulfilled their promises); to carry out; to measure up to; satisfy;
perform; complete
fulfiller.noun
fulfilment.or.fulfillment.noun
fatigue.noun
physical or mental weariness
resulting from exertion; something,
such as tiring effort or activity, that causes weariness (the fatigue experienced
from a long hike; the weakening or failure of a material, such as metal
or wood, resulting from prolonged stress; fatigues - clothing worn by military
personnel for labor or for field duty
fatigue, fatigued,
fatiguing,
fatigues.verbs
transitive verb use.to
tire with physical or mental exertion; weary; to create fatigue in (a metal
or other material)
intransitive verb use.to
be or become fatigued
finagle, finagled,
finagling,
finagles.verbs
transitive verb use.to
obtain or achieve by indirect, usually deceitful
methods (finagle a day off from work); to cheat; swindle.(shady
stockbrokers who finagle their clients out of fortunes)
intransitive verb use.to
use crafty, deceitful methods.
finagler.noun
falter, faltered,
faltering,
falters.intransitive
verbs
to be unsteady in purpose or action, as from loss
of courage or confidence; waver;
vacillate;
hesitate;
to speak hesitatingly;
stammer;
to move ineptly or haltingly; stumble;
to operate or perform unsteadily or with a loss of effectiveness (he automobile
engine faltered)
falter.noun
unsteadiness in speech or action; a faltering
sound
falterer.noun
falteringly.adverb
flatter, flattered,
flattering,
flatters.verbs
transitive verb use.to
compliment
excessively and often insincerely,
especially in order to win favor; to please or gratify
the vanity of; to adulate
flatterer.noun
flatteringly.adverb
flattery.noun,.plural.flatteries
the act or practice of flattering;
excessive praise; adulation
fixate, fixated,
fixating,
fixates.verbs
transitive verb use.to
command the attention of exclusively or repeatedly; preoccupy.obsessively
Psychology.-.to
attach oneself to a person or thing in an immature or neurotic
fashion
intransitive verb use.to
focus the eyes or attention. 2. Psychology.-.to
form a fixation; become attached to in an immature or neurotic way
fixation.noun
the act or process of fixing or fixating;
an obsessive preoccupation
Psychology.-.a
strong attachment to a person or thing, especially such an attachment formed
in childhood or infancy and manifested in immature or neurotic behavior
that persists throughout life
fixity.noun,.plural.fixities
the quality
or condition of being fixed; something fixed or immovable
facsimile.noun
an exact copy or reproduction, as of a document;
a method of transmitting images or printed matter by electronic means;
an image so transmitted, also called fax
facsimile.adjective
of or used to produce exact reproductions, as
of documents; exactly reproduced; duplicate
flexible.adjective
capable
of being bent or flexed; pliable;
capable of being bent repeatedly without injury or damage; easy to be intreated;
open to others; tractable; responsive
to change; adaptable.(a
flexible schedule)
flexibility.or.flexibleness.noun
flexibly.adverb
fluster, flustered,
flustering,
flusters.transitive.and.intransitive
verbs
to make or become nervous or upset
fluster.noun
a state
of agitation, confusion, or excitement
forthright.adjective
direct and without evasion;
straightforward.(a
forthright analysis)
forthright.adverb
directly ahead; directly and frankly
forthrightly.adverb
forthrightness.noun
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