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failure
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(n) an unexpected omission; "he resented my failure to return his call"; "the mechanic's failure to check the brakes"

(n) an act that fails; "his failure to pass the test"

(n) an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose; "the surprise party was a complete failure"

(n) a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently

(n) loss of ability to function normally; "kidney failure"

(n) lack of success; "he felt that his entire life had been a failure"; "that year there was a crop failure"

(n) inability to discharge all your debts as they come due; "the company had to declare bankruptcy"; "fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks"

folk
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(n) the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community

(n) people in general; "they're just country folk"; "the common people determine the group character and preserve its customs from one generation to the next"

(n) people descended from a common ancestor; "his family has lived in Massachusetts since the Mayflower"

(n) a social division of (usually preliterate) people

faith
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(n) loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; "keep the faith"; "they broke faith with their investors"

(n) complete confidence in a person or plan etc; "he cherished the faith of a good woman"; "the doctor-patient relationship is based on trust"

(n) a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"

(n) institution to express belief in a divine power; "he was raised in the Baptist religion"; "a member of his own faith contradicted him"

feed
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(n) food for domestic livestock

(v) introduce continuously; "feed carrots into a food processor"

(v) provide with fertilizers or add nutrients to; "We should fertilize soil if we want to grow healthy plants"

(v) give food to; "Feed the starving children in India"; "don't give the child this tough meat"

(v) take in food; used of animals only; "This dog doesn't eat certain kinds of meat"; "What do whales eat?"

(v) serve as food for; be the food for; "This dish feeds six"

(v) feed into; supply; "Her success feeds her vanity"

(v) provide as food; "Feed the guests the nuts"

(v) gratify; "feed one's eyes on a gorgeous view"

(v) profit from in an exploitatory manner; "He feeds on her insecurity"

(v) move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"

(v) support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity"

facility
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(n) a service that an organization or a piece of equipment offers you; "a cell phone with internet facility"

(n) services and space and equipment provided for a particular purpose; "catering facilities"; "toilet facilities"

(n) a building or place that provides a particular service or is used for a particular industry; "the assembly plant is an enormous facility"

(n) a natural effortlessness; "they conversed with great facility"; "a happy readiness of conversation"--Jane Austen

(n) skillful performance or ability without difficulty; "his quick adeptness was a product of good design"; "he was famous for his facility as an archer"

flight
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(n) the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt"

(n) a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; "I took the noon flight to Chicago"

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

(n) a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next

(n) passing above and beyond ordinary bounds; "a flight of fancy"; "flights of rhetoric"; "flights of imagination"

(n) an air force unit smaller than a squadron

(n) a formation of aircraft in flight

(n) a flock of flying birds

(n) the path followed by an object moving through space

(v) decorate with feathers; "fledge an arrow"

(v) fly in a flock; "flighting wild geese"

(v) shoot a bird in flight

farm
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(n) workplace consisting of farm buildings and cultivated land as a unit; "it takes several people to work the farm"

(v) cultivate by growing, often involving improvements by means of agricultural techniques; "The Bordeaux region produces great red wines"; "They produce good ham in Parma"; "We grow wheat here"; "We raise hogs here"

(v) collect fees or profits

(v) be a farmer; work as a farmer; "My son is farming in California"

future
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(n) bulk commodities bought or sold at an agreed price for delivery at a specified future date

(n) a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future

(n) the time yet to come

(a) yet to be or coming; "some future historian will evaluate him"

(s) effective in or looking toward the future; "he was preparing for future employment opportunities"

(a) a verb tense or other formation referring to events or states that have not yet happened; "future auxiliary"

front
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(n) the side that is seen or that goes first

(n) the outward appearance of a person; "he put up a bold front"

(n) a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front"

(n) the side that is forward or prominent

(n) the line along which opposing armies face each other

(n) the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer; "he walked to the front of the stage"

(n) the immediate proximity of someone or something; "she blushed in his presence"; "he sensed the presence of danger"; "he was well behaved in front of company"

(n) a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

(n) (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses

(n) a sphere of activity involving effort; "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts"

(v) confront bodily; "breast the storm"

(v) be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"

feature
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(n) an article of merchandise that is displayed or advertised more than other articles

(n) the characteristic parts of a person's face: eyes and nose and mouth and chin; "an expression of pleasure crossed his features"; "his lineaments were very regular"

(n) a prominent aspect of something; "the map showed roads and other features"; "generosity is one of his best characteristics"

(n) a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine; "they ran a feature on retirement planning"

(n) the principal (full-length) film in a program at a movie theater; "the feature tonight is `Casablanca'"

(v) have as a feature; "This restaurant features the most famous chefs in France"

(v) wear or display in an ostentatious or proud manner; "she was sporting a new hat"

freedom
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(n) the condition of being free; the power to act or speak or think without externally imposed restraints

(n) immunity from an obligation or duty

forest
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(n) the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area

(n) land that is covered with trees and shrubs

(v) establish a forest on previously unforested land; "afforest the mountains"

fresh
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(s) improperly forward or bold; "don't be fresh with me"; "impertinent of a child to lecture a grownup"; "an impudent boy given to insulting strangers"

(s) not yet used or soiled; "a fresh shirt"; "a fresh sheet of paper"; "an unused envelope"

(a) not stale or old; "fresh bread"; "a fresh scent"

(a) not canned or otherwise preserved; "fresh vegetables"

(a) not containing or composed of salt water; "fresh water"

(s) imparting vitality and energy; "the bracing mountain air"

(s) (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again; "a fresh start"; "fresh ideas"

(s) of a kind not seen before; "the computer produced a completely novel proof of a well-known theorem"

(s) free from impurities; "clean water"; "fresh air"

(s) not soured or preserved; "sweet milk"

(s) with restored energy

(s) having recently calved and therefore able to give milk; "the cow is fresh"

(r) very recently; "they are newly married"; "newly raised objections"; "a newly arranged hairdo"; "grass new washed by the rain"; "a freshly cleaned floor"; "we are fresh out of tomatoes"

fast
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(n) abstaining from food

(v) abstain from eating; "Before the medical exam, you must fast"

(v) abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons; "Catholics sometimes fast during Lent"

(a) acting or moving or capable of acting or moving quickly; "fast film"; "on the fast track in school"; "set a fast pace"; "a fast car"

(a) at a rapid tempo; "the band played a fast fox trot"

(a) (used of timepieces) indicating a time ahead of or later than the correct time; "my watch is fast"

(s) securely fixed in place; "the post was still firm after being hit by the car"

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

(s) unrestrained by convention or morality; "Congreve draws a debauched aristocratic society"; "deplorably dissipated and degraded"; "riotous living"; "fast women"

(s) resistant to destruction or fading; "fast colors"

(s) firmly fastened or secured against opening; "windows and doors were all fast"; "a locked closet"; "left the house properly secured"

(s) (of surfaces) conducive to rapid speeds; "a fast road"; "grass courts are faster than clay"

(r) quickly or rapidly (often used as a combining form); "how fast can he get here?"; "ran as fast as he could"; "needs medical help fast"; "fast-running rivers"; "fast-breaking news"; "fast-opening (or fast-closing) shutters"

(r) firmly or tightly; "held fast to the rope"; "her foot was stuck fast"; "held tight"

front
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(n) the side that is seen or that goes first

(n) the outward appearance of a person; "he put up a bold front"

(n) a group of people with a common ideology who try together to achieve certain general goals; "he was a charter member of the movement"; "politicians have to respect a mass movement"; "he led the national liberation front"

(n) the side that is forward or prominent

(n) the line along which opposing armies face each other

(n) the part of something that is nearest to the normal viewer; "he walked to the front of the stage"

(n) the immediate proximity of someone or something; "she blushed in his presence"; "he sensed the presence of danger"; "he was well behaved in front of company"

(n) a person used as a cover for some questionable activity

(n) (meteorology) the atmospheric phenomenon created at the boundary between two different air masses

(n) a sphere of activity involving effort; "the Japanese were active last week on the diplomatic front"; "they advertise on many different fronts"

(v) confront bodily; "breast the storm"

(v) be oriented in a certain direction, often with respect to another reference point; be opposite to; "The house looks north"; "My backyard look onto the pond"; "The building faces the park"

figure
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(n) a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating; "she made the best score on compulsory figures"

(n) a decorative or artistic work; "the coach had a design on the doors"

(n) a model of a bodily form (especially of a person); "he made a figure of Santa Claus"

(n) the impression produced by a person; "he cut a fine figure"; "a heroic figure"

(n) the property possessed by a sum or total or indefinite quantity of units or individuals; "he had a number of chores to do"; "the number of parameters is small"; "the figure was about a thousand"

(n) alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"

(n) a unitary percept having structure and coherence that is the object of attention and that stands out against a ground

(n) a diagram or picture illustrating textual material; "the area covered can be seen from Figure 2"

(n) language used in a figurative or nonliteral sense

(n) a well-known or notable person; "they studied all the great names in the history of France"; "she is an important figure in modern music"

(n) an amount of money expressed numerically; "a figure of $17 was suggested"

(n) one of the elements that collectively form a system of numbers; "0 and 1 are digits"

(n) a combination of points and lines and planes that form a visible palpable shape

(v) understand; "He didn't figure her"

(v) make a mathematical calculation or computation

(v) judge to be probable

(v) imagine; conceive of; see in one's mind; "I can't see him on horseback!"; "I can see what will happen"; "I can see a risk in this strategy"

(v) be or play a part of or in; "Elections figure prominently in every government program"; "How do the elections figure in the current pattern of internal politics?"

finger
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(n) the part of a glove that provides a covering for one of the fingers

(n) any of the terminal members of the hand (sometimes excepting the thumb); "her fingers were long and thin"

(n) the length of breadth of a finger used as a linear measure

(v) indicate the fingering for the playing of musical scores for keyboard instruments

(v) examine by touch; "Feel this soft cloth!"; "The customer fingered the sweater"

(v) feel or handle with the fingers; "finger the binding of the book"

(v) search for on the computer; "I fingered my boss and found that he is not logged on in the afternoons"

fall
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(n) the act of surrendering (under agreed conditions); "they were protected until the capitulation of the fort"

(n) a sudden drop from an upright position; "he had a nasty spill on the ice"

(n) a lapse into sin; a loss of innocence or of chastity; "a fall from virtue"

(n) a sudden sharp decrease in some quantity; "a drop of 57 points on the Dow Jones index"; "there was a drop in pressure in the pulmonary artery"; "a dip in prices"; "when that became known the price of their stock went into free fall"

(n) a free and rapid descent by the force of gravity; "it was a miracle that he survived the drop from that height"

(n) a movement downward; "the rise and fall of the tides"

(n) a sudden decline in strength or number or importance; "the fall of the House of Hapsburg"

(n) when a wrestler's shoulders are forced to the mat

(n) the lapse of mankind into sinfulness because of the sin of Adam and Eve; "women have been blamed ever since the Fall"

(n) a downward slope or bend

(n) the time of day immediately following sunset; "he loved the twilight"; "they finished before the fall of night"

(n) the season when the leaves fall from the trees; "in the fall of 1973"

(v) pass suddenly and passively into a state of body or mind; "fall into a trap"; "She fell ill"; "They fell out of favor"; "Fall in love"; "fall asleep"; "fall prey to an imposter"; "fall into a strange way of thinking"; "she fell to pieces after she lost he

(v) decrease in size, extent, or range; "The amount of homework decreased towards the end of the semester"; "The cabin pressure fell dramatically"; "her weight fall to under a hundred pounds"; "his voice fell to a whisper"

(v) come as if by falling; "Night fell"; "Silence fell"

(v) go as if by falling; "Grief fell from our hearts"

(v) occur at a specified time or place; "Christmas falls on a Monday this year"; "The accent falls on the first syllable"

(v) begin vigorously; "The prisoners fell to work right away"

(v) be born, used chiefly of lambs; "The lambs fell in the afternoon"

(v) come out; issue; "silly phrases fell from her mouth"

(v) be cast down; "his eyes fell"

(v) assume a disappointed or sad expression; "Her face fell when she heard that she would be laid off"; "his crest fell"

(v) fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"

(v) move downward and lower, but not necessarily all the way; "The temperature is going down"; "The barometer is falling"; "The curtain fell on the diva"; "Her hand went up and then fell again"

(v) descend in free fall under the influence of gravity; "The branch fell from the tree"; "The unfortunate hiker fell into a crevasse"

(v) drop oneself to a lower or less erect position; "She fell back in her chair"; "He fell to his knees"

(v) lose an upright position suddenly; "The vase fell over and the water spilled onto the table"; "Her hair fell across her forehead"

(v) slope downward; "The hills around here fall towards the ocean"

(v) move in a specified direction; "The line of men fall forward"

(v) be inherited by; "The estate fell to my sister"; "The land returned to the family"; "The estate devolved to an heir that everybody had assumed to be dead"

(v) fall to somebody by assignment or lot; "The task fell to me"; "It fell to me to notify the parents of the victims"

(v) come into the possession of; "The house accrued to the oldest son"

(v) be captured; "The cities fell to the enemy"

(v) to be given by assignment or distribution; "The most difficult task fell on the youngest member of the team"; "The onus fell on us"; "The pressure to succeed fell on the yougest student"

(v) to be given by right or inheritance; "The estate fell to the oldest daughter"

(v) lose office or power; "The government fell overnight"; "The Qing Dynasty fell with Sun Yat-sen"

(v) suffer defeat, failure, or ruin; "We must stand or fall"; "fall by the wayside"

(v) yield to temptation or sin; "Adam and Eve fell"

(v) lose one's chastity; "a fallen woman"

(v) touch or seem as if touching visually or audibly; "Light fell on her face"; "The sun shone on the fields"; "The light struck the golden necklace"; "A strange sound struck my ears"

(v) die, as in battle or in a hunt; "Many soldiers fell at Verdun"; "Several deer have fallen to the same gun"; "The shooting victim fell dead"

(v) be due; "payments fall on the 1st of the month"

(v) come under, be classified or included; "fall into a category"; "This comes under a new heading"

(v) fall from clouds; "rain, snow and sleet were falling"; "Vesuvius precipitated its fiery, destructive rage on Herculaneum"

fear
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(n) an emotion experienced in anticipation of some specific pain or danger (usually accompanied by a desire to flee or fight)

(n) a profound emotion inspired by a deity; "the fear of God"

(n) an anxious feeling; "care had aged him"; "they hushed it up out of fear of public reaction"

(v) regard with feelings of respect and reverence; consider hallowed or exalted or be in awe of; "Fear God as your father"; "We venerate genius"

(v) be afraid or scared of; be frightened of; "I fear the winters in Moscow"; "We should not fear the Communists!"

(v) be uneasy or apprehensive about; "I fear the results of the final exams"

(v) be sorry; used to introduce an unpleasant statement; "I fear I won't make it to your wedding party"

(v) be afraid or feel anxious or apprehensive about a possible or probable situation or event; "I fear she might get aggressive"

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"

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