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fatal
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(s) controlled or decreed by fate; predetermined; "a fatal series of events"

(s) having momentous consequences; of decisive importance; "that fateful meeting of the U.N. when...it declared war on North Korea"- Saturday Rev; "the fatal day of the election finally arrived"

(a) bringing death

(s) (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin; "the stock market crashed on Black Friday"; "a calamitous defeat"; "the battle was a disastrous end to a disastrous campaign"; "such doctrines, if true, would be absolutely fata

flying
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(n) an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"

(s) done swiftly in or as if in the air; used e.g. of a racing start in which runners are already in motion as they cross the starting line; "a flying start"; "crossed the goal line with a flying leap"

(s) hurried and brief; "paid a flying visit"; "took a flying glance at the book"; "a quick inspection"; "a fast visit"

(s) of or relating to passage through the air especially aviation; "a flying time of three hours between cities"; "unidentified flying objects"

(s) designed for swift movement or action; "a flying police squad is trained for quick action anywhere in the city"

(s) moving swiftly; "fast-flying planes"; "played the difficult passage with flying fingers"

(s) streaming or flapping or spreading wide as if in a current of air; "ran quickly, her flaring coat behind her"; "flying banners"; "flags waving in the breeze"

(s) capable of or engaged in flight; "the bat is a flying animal"

foreigner
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(n) a person who comes from a foreign country; someone who does not owe allegiance to your country

(n) someone who is excluded from or is not a member of a group

frustrate
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(v) treat cruelly; "The children tormented the stuttering teacher"

(v) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"

fish
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(n) any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills; "the shark is a large fish"; "in the livingroom there was a tank of colorful fish"

(n) the flesh of fish used as food; "in Japan most fish is eaten raw"; "after the scare about foot-and-mouth disease a lot of people started eating fish instead of meat"; "they have a chef who specializes in fish"

(n) the twelfth sign of the zodiac; the sun is in this sign from about February 19 to March 20

(n) (astrology) a person who is born while the sun is in Pisces

(v) catch or try to catch fish or shellfish; "I like to go fishing on weekends"

(v) seek indirectly; "fish for compliments"

fatigue
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(n) labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on); "the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson"; "they were assigned to kitchen fatigues"

(n) (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something; "he was suffering from museum fatigue"; "after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue"; "the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue"; "po

(n) temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work; "he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue"; "growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills"; "weariness overcame her after twelve h

(n) used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress; "metal fatigue"

(v) exhaust or tire through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"

(v) get tired of something or somebody

favorable
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(s) granting what has been desired or requested; "a favorable reply"; "a positive answer"

(s) very favorable or advantageous; "a golden opportunity"

(s) tending to favor or bring good luck; "miracles are auspicious accidents"; "encouraging omens"; "a favorable time to ask for a raise"; "lucky stars"; "a prosperous moment to make a decision"

(s) at a convenient or suitable time; "an opportune time to receive guests"

(a) (of winds or weather) tending to promote or facilitate; "the days were fair and the winds were favorable"

(a) encouraging or approving or pleasing; "a favorable reply"; "he received a favorable rating"; "listened with a favorable ear"; "made a favorable impression"

(s) favorably disposed; not antagonistic; "a government favorable to our interests"

freely
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(r) in a free manner; "the painting featured freely brushed strokes"

frown
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(n) a facial expression of dislike or displeasure

(v) look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval

fare
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(n) an agenda of things to do; "they worked rapidly down the menu of reports"

(n) the food and drink that are regularly consumed

(n) a paying (taxi) passenger

(n) the sum charged for riding in a public conveyance

(v) eat well

(v) proceed or get along; "How is she doing in her new job?"; "How are you making out in graduate school?"; "He's come a long way"

fragment
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(n) a broken piece of a brittle artifact

(n) an incomplete piece; "fragments of a play"

(n) a piece broken off or cut off of something else; "a fragment of rock"

(v) break or cause to break into pieces; "The plate fragmented"

fantastic
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(s) ludicrously odd; "Hamlet's assumed antic disposition"; "fantastic Halloween costumes"; "a grotesque reflection in the mirror"

(s) extraordinarily good; used especially as intensifiers; "a fantastic trip to the Orient"; "the film was fantastic!"; "a howling success"; "a marvelous collection of rare books"; "had a rattling conversation about politics"; "a tremendous achievement"

(s) exceedingly or unbelievably great; "the bomb did fantastic damage"; "Samson is supposed to have had fantastic strength"; "phenomenal feats of memory"

(s) existing in fancy only; "fantastic figures with bulbous heads the circumference of a bushel"- Nathaniel Hawthorne

(s) extravagantly fanciful and unrealistic; foolish; "a fantastic idea of his own importance"

fragile
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(s) vulnerably delicate; "she has the fragile beauty of youth"

(s) easily broken or damaged or destroyed; "a kite too delicate to fly safely"; "fragile porcelain plates"; "fragile old bones"; "a frail craft"

(s) lacking solidity or strength; "a flimsy table"; "flimsy construction"; "a fragile link with the past"

fraction
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(n) a small part or item forming a piece of a whole

(n) the quotient of two rational numbers

(n) a component of a mixture that has been separated by a fractional process

(v) perform a division; "Can you divide 49 by seven?"

forum
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(n) a place of assembly for the people in ancient Greece

(n) a public facility to meet for open discussion

(n) a public meeting or assembly for open discussion

forbid
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(v) command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"

(v) keep from happening or arising; have the effect of preventing; "My sense of tact forbids an honest answer"

formerly
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(r) at a previous time; "once he loved her"; "her erstwhile writing"

feminist
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(n) a supporter of feminism

(a) of or relating to or advocating equal rights for women; "feminist critique"

fucking
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(n) slang terms for sexual intercourse

(r) intensifier, very colloquial; "what took you so fucking long?"

fame
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(n) the state or quality of being widely honored and acclaimed

(n) favorable public reputation

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