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Folding DoornounMWEan interior door that opens by folding back in sections (rather than by swinging on hinges)verified
Folding MoneynounMWEcurrency issued by a government or central bank and consisting of printed paper that can circulate as a substitute for specieverified
Folding SawnounMWEa saw with a toothed blade that folds into a handle (the way a pocketknife folds)verified
Folie a DeuxnounMWEthe simultaneous occurrence of symptoms of a mental disorder (as delusions) in two persons who are closely related (as siblings or man and wife)verified
Folionouna book or manuscript consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pagesverified
Folknounthe traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a communityverified
Folk BalladnounMWEa song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their cultureverified
Folk DancenounMWEa style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)verified
Folk DancingnounMWEa style of dancing that originated among ordinary people (not in the royal courts)verified
Folk MusicnounMWEthe traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a communityverified
Folk SongnounMWEa song that is traditionally sung by the common people of a region and forms part of their cultureverified
Follicle-Stimulating HormonenounMWEa gonadotropic hormone that is secreted by the anterior pituitary and stimulates growth of Graafian follicles in female mammals, and activates the cells in male mammals that form spermverified
Follow-Onnounan immediate second innings forced on a cricket team scoring a prescribed number of runs fewer than its opponents in the first inningsverified
Fomentationnounapplication of warm wet coverings to a part of the body to relieve pain and inflammationverified
Fomitenounany inanimate object (as a towel or money or clothing or dishes or books or toys etc.) that can transmit infectious agents from one person to anotherverified
Fondunounhot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dippedverified
Fonduenounhot cheese or chocolate melted to the consistency of a sauce into which bread or fruits are dippedverified
Font CartridgenounMWEany font that is contained in a cartridge that can be plugged into a computer printerverified
Food AdditivenounMWEan additive to food intended to improve its flavor or appearance or shelf-lifeverified
Food ChainnounMWE(ecology) a community of organisms where each member is eaten in turn by another memberverified
Food CourtnounMWEan area (as in a shopping mall) where fast food is sold (usually around a common eating area)verified
Food CyclenounMWE(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chainsverified
Food ElevatornounMWEa small elevator used to convey food (or other goods) from one floor of a building to anotherverified
Food ProcessornounMWENatural or legal person which processes personal data on behalf of the controllerverified
Food PyramidnounMWE(ecology) a hierarchy of food chains with the principal predator at the topverified
Food WebnounMWE(ecology) a community of organisms where there are several interrelated food chainsverified
Fool's HuckleberrynounMWEstraggling shrub of northwestern North America having foliage with a bluish tinge and umbels of small bell-shaped flowersverified
Fool's ParsleynounMWEEuropean weed naturalized in America that resembles parsley but causes nausea and poisoning when eatenverified
Foot RotnounMWEcontagious degenerative infection of the feet of hoofed animals (especially cattle and sheep)verified