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Foot-And-Mouth DiseasenounMWEacute contagious disease of cloven-footed animals marked by ulcers in the mouth and around the hoofsverified
Foot-Poundnouna unit of work equal to a force of one pound moving through a distance of one footverified
Foot-Poundalnouna unit of work equal to a force of one poundal moving through a distance of one footverified
Footballnounany of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goalverified
Football GamenounMWEany of various games played with a ball (round or oval) in which two teams try to kick or carry or propel the ball into each other's goalverified
Football HelmetnounMWEa padded helmet with a face mask to protect the head of football playersverified
Football TeenounMWEsupport holding a football on end and above the ground preparatory to the kickoffverified
Footcandlenouna unit of illuminance on a surface that is everywhere 1 foot from a point source of 1 candleverified
Footfaultnouna fault that occurs when the server in tennis fails to keep both feet behind the baselineverified
Footholdnounan area in hostile territory that has been captured and is held awaiting further troops and suppliesverified
Footmannouna man employed as a servant in a large establishment (as a palace) to run errands and do choresverified
Footplatenounthe platform in the cab of a locomotive on which the engineer stands to operate the controlsverified
Footprintnouna trace suggesting that something was once present or felt or otherwise importantverified
Footsteps-Of-Springnounsanicle of northwestern United States and British Columbia having yellow flowersverified
Foramnounmarine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrudeverified
Foramen MagnumnounMWEthe large opening at the base of the cranium through which the spinal cord passesverified
Foraminifernounmarine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrudeverified
Forbiddancenounthe action of prohibiting or inhibiting or forbidding (or an instance thereof)verified
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
Forcemeatnounmixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggsverified
Forcepsnounan extractor consisting of a pair of pincers used in medical treatment (especially for the delivery of babies)verified
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
Forecasternounsomeone who makes predictions of the future (usually on the basis of special knowledge)verified
ForecastingnounEstimate or prediction of conditions and events in the project's future based on information and knowledge available at the time of the forecast. The information is based on the project's past performance and expected future performance, and includes information that could impact the project in the future, such as estimate at completion and estimate to complete.Process
Forecastlenounliving quarters consisting of a superstructure in the bow of a merchant ship where the crew is housedverified
Foreclosurenounthe legal proceedings initiated by a creditor to repossess the collateral for loan that is in defaultverified
Forefathernounperson from an earlier time who contributed to the tradition shared by some groupverified