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TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Fire WheelnounMWEannual of central United States having showy long-stalked yellow flower heads marked with scarlet or purple in the centerverified
Fire-Bellied ToadnounMWEtoad of central and eastern Europe having red or orange patches mixed with black on its undersideverified
Fireman's AxnounMWEan ax that has a long handle and a head with one cutting edge and a point on the other sideverified
Fireman's AxenounMWEan ax that has a long handle and a head with one cutting edge and a point on the other sideverified
firewall and router configuration standardnounMWEThe organizational document that defines the parameters for each Configurable Item on each of the organization's router and firewall components, and then how each of those individual components should be configured as a part of the overall networking system.verified
Firewall Control ProxynounMWEThe component that controls a firewall’s handling of a call. The firewall control proxy can instruct the firewall to open specific ports that are needed by a call, and direct the firewall to close these ports at call termination.verified
firewall rulenounMWEFirewall rules examine the control information in individual packets. The rules either block or allow those packets based on rules that are defined on these pages. Firewall rules are assigned directly to computers or to policies that are in turn assigned to a computer or collection of computers.verified
Firewheel TreenounMWEeastern Australian tree widely cultivated as a shade tree and for its glossy leaves and circular clusters of showy red to orange-scarlet flowersverified
Firing PartynounMWEa squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military executionverified
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