Glossary · MWE Terms · F
L1 — paginated flat list. Pick a POS, pick a letter.
TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Firing SquadnounMWEa squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military executionverified
First BasenounMWEthe fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infieldverified
First ClassnounMWEmail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspectionverified
First Cranial NervenounMWEa collective term for numerous olfactory filaments in the nasal mucosaverified
First FloornounMWEthe floor of a building that is at or nearest to the level of the ground around the buildingverified
First in First OutnounMWEinventory accounting in which the oldest items (those first acquired) are assumed to be the first soldverified
First Law of MotionnounMWEa body remains at rest or in motion with a constant velocity unless acted upon by an external forceverified
First Law of ThermodynamicsnounMWEthe fundamental principle of physics that the total energy of an isolated system is constant despite internal changesverified
First LieutenantnounMWEa commissioned officer in the Army or Air Force or Marines ranking above a 2nd lieutenant and below a captainverified
First MomentnounMWEthe sum of the values of a random variable divided by the number of valuesverified
First MortgagenounMWEa mortgage that has priority over all mortgages and liens except those imposed by lawverified
First PersonnounMWEpronouns and verbs used to refer to the speaker or writer of the language in which they occurverified
First SergeantnounMWEa sergeant in the Army above the rank of staff sergeant and below master sergeantverified
First StrikenounMWEthe initial use of nuclear weapons to attack a country that also has nuclear weaponsverified
First TrimesternounMWEtime period extending from the first day of the last menstrual period through 12 weeks of gestationverified
First Visual AreanounMWEthe part of the occipital cortex that receives the fibers of the optic radiation from the lateral geniculate body and is the primary receptive area for visionverified
First-Aid StationnounMWEa station providing emergency care or treatment before regular medical aid can be obtainedverified
First-Class MailnounMWEmail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspectionverified
First-Order CorrelationnounMWEa partial correlation in which the effects of only one variable are removed (held constant)verified
Fiscal PolicynounMWEa government policy for dealing with the budget (especially with taxation and borrowing)verified
Fish BallnounMWEwell-seasoned balls of ground fish and eggs and crushed crumbs simmered in fish stockverified
Fish DucknounMWElarge crested fish-eating diving duck having a slender hooked bill with serrated edgesverified
Fish EaglenounMWElarge harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for yearsverified
Fish FuddlenounMWEsmall tree of West Indies and Florida having large odd-pinnate leaves and panicles of red-striped purple to white flowers followed by decorative curly winged seedpodsverified
Fish GeraniumnounMWEan upright geranium having scalloped leaves with a broad color zone inside the margin and white or pink or red flowersverified
Fish HawknounMWElarge harmless hawk found worldwide that feeds on fish and builds a bulky nest often occupied for yearsverified
Fish House PunchnounMWEa punch made of rum and brandy and water or tea sweetened with sugar syrupverified
Fish JointnounMWEa butt joint formed by bolting fish plates to the sides of two rails or beamsverified
Fish LaddernounMWEa series of ascending pools providing a passage for salmon to swim upstream past a damverified
Fish LurenounMWE(angling) any bright artificial bait consisting of plastic or metal mounted with hooks and trimmed with feathersverified
Fish SlicenounMWEa food turner with a broad blade used for turning or serving fish or other food that is cooked in a frying panverified
Fish TanknounMWEa tank or pool or bowl filled with water for keeping live fish and underwater animalsverified