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For CertainadverbMWEdefinitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')candidate
For SureadverbMWEdefinitely or positively (`sure' is sometimes used informally for `surely')candidate
Foramen MagnumnounMWEthe large opening at the base of the cranium through which the spinal cord passesverified
Forbidden FruitnounMWEoriginally an apple from the tree of knowledge of good and evil in the Garden of Edenverified
Force FeednounMWEmechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearingsverified
Force FieldnounMWEthe space around a radiating body within which its electromagnetic oscillations can exert force on another similar body not in contact with itverified
Force MajeurenounMWEa natural and unavoidable catastrophe that interrupts the expected course of eventsverified
Force-Feed Lubricating SystemnounMWEmechanical system of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearingsverified
Forced FeedingnounMWEfeeding that consists of the delivery of a nutrient solution (as through a nasal tube) to someone who cannot or will not eatverified
Forced LandingnounMWEan unscheduled airplane landing that is made under circumstances not under the pilot's control, such as severe weather or mechanical issuesverified
Forced SalenounMWEa sale of property by the sheriff under authority of a court's writ of execution in order satisfy an unpaid obligationverified
Forceps DeliverynounMWEdelivery in which forceps are inserted through the vagina and used to grasp the head of the fetus and pull it through the birth canalverified
Fore-And-Aft SailnounMWEany sail not set on a yard and whose normal position is in a fore-and-aft directionverified
Fore-And-Aft TopsailnounMWEa triangular fore-and-aft sail with its foot along the gaff and its luff on the topmastverified
Foreground ProcessingnounMWEAny operation or set of operations performed on personal data, whether or not by automated meansverified
Forehand DrivenounMWE(sports) hard straight return made on the forehand side (as in tennis or badminton or squash)verified
Forehand ShotnounMWE(sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)verified
Forehand StrokenounMWE(sports) a return made with the palm of the hand facing the direction of the stroke (as in tennis or badminton or squash)verified
Foreign AidnounMWEaid (such as economic or military assistance) provided to one nation by anotherverified
Foreign BillnounMWEa bill of exchange that is drawn in one country and made payable in anotherverified
Foreign CorrespondentnounMWEa journalist who sends news reports and commentary from a foreign country for publication or broadcastverified
Foreign Direct InvestmentnounMWEinvesting in United States businesses by foreign citizens (often involves stock ownership of the business)verified
Foreign DraftnounMWEa bill of exchange that is drawn in one country and made payable in anotherverified
Foreign MissionnounMWEan organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious workverified
Foreign Terrorist OrganizationnounMWEa political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goalsverified
Forensic CopynounMWEAn accurate bit-for-bit reproduction of the information contained on an electronic device or associated media, whose validity and integrity has been verified using an accepted algorithm.verified
Forensic examinationnounMWEThe process of collecting, assessing, classifying and documenting digital evidence to assist in the identification of an offender and the method of compromiseverified
forensic investigationnounMWEThe application of investigative and analytical techniques to gather and preserve evidence from a digital device impacted by a cyber attack.verified
Forensic MedicinenounMWEthe branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposesverified
Forensic PathologynounMWEthe branch of medical science that uses medical knowledge for legal purposesverified
forensic readinessnounMWEThe ability of an FMI to maximise the use of digital evidence to identify the nature of a cyber attack.verified
Forensic SpecialistnounMWEA professional who locates, identifies, collects, analyzes, and examines data while preserving the integrity and maintaining a strict chain of custody of information discovered.verified
Forensically CleannounMWEDigital media that is completely wiped of all data, including nonessential and residual data, scanned for malware, and verified before use.verified
Forest Fire FighternounMWEan official who is responsible for managing and protecting an area of forestverified
Forest GoatnounMWEcow-like creature with the glossy coat of a horse and the agility of a goat and the long horns of an antelopeverified
Forest Tent CaterpillarnounMWElarvae of a gregarious North American moth that spins a web resembling a carpet rather than a tentverified
Fork BombnounMWEA Fork Bomb works by using the fork() call to create a new process which is a copy of the original. By doing this repeatedly, all available processes on the machine can be taken up.verified
Forked LightningnounMWEa form of lightning that moves rapidly in a zigzag path with one end divided (fork-like)verified
Form ClassnounMWEone of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical contextverified
Form DivisionnounMWEan artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscureverified
Form FamilynounMWE(biology) an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscureverified
Form GenusnounMWEan artificial taxonomic category established on the basis of morphological resemblance for organisms of obscure true relationships especially fossil formsverified
Form Genus RhizoctinianounMWEform genus of imperfect fungi some species of which are now placed in genera Pellicularia and Corticium because their perfect stages have been foundverified