(stock exchange) the use of fundamentals as an investment strategy
field work
Noun
an investigation carried out in the field rather than in a laboratory or headquarters
fundamentals analysis
Noun
(stock exchange) the use of fundamentals as an investment strategy
female circumcision
Noun
excision of the clitoris
fumigation
Noun
the application of a gas or smoke to something for the purpose of disinfecting it
foliation
Noun
the work of coating glass with metal foil
foliation
Noun
the production of foil by cutting or beating metal into thin leaves
foliation
Noun
leaf-like architectural ornament
foliation
Noun
(geology) the arrangement of leaflike layers in a rock
foliation
Noun
(botany) the process of forming leaves
family therapy
Noun
any of several therapeutic approaches in which a family is treated as a whole
frontal lobotomy
Noun
surgical interruption of nerve tracts to and from the frontal lobe of the brain
faith healing
Noun
care provided through prayer and faith in God
faith cure
Noun
care provided through prayer and faith in God
filtration surgery
Noun
eye surgery that opens a passage allowing excess aqueous humor to drain into surrounding tissues
friction
Noun
effort expended in moving one object over another with pressure
friction
Noun
the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another
friction
Noun
a state of conflict between persons
flooding
Noun
a technique used in behavior therapy
fatigue duty
Noun
labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on)
fatigue
Noun
labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers, such as cleaning, digging, or draining
fatigue
Noun
boredom resulting from overexposure to something, always used with a modifier
fatigue
Noun
temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
fatigue
Noun
used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress
fatigue
Verb
exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
fatigue
Verb
lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
familiarity
Noun
an act of undue intimacy
familiarity
Noun
close or warm friendship
familiarity
Noun
usualness by virtue of being familiar or well known
familiarity
Noun
a casual manner
familiarity
Noun
personal knowledge or information about someone or something
finger-painting
Noun
painting by using the fingers to spread the paint
finger-painting
Noun
a painting produced by spreading paint with the fingers
fool's errand
Noun
a fruitless mission
field general
Noun
(American football) the position of the football player in the backfield who directs the offensive play of his team
field general
Noun
(football) the person who plays quarterback
fetishism
Noun
sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs)
fetishism
Noun
a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish)
fullback
Noun
the position of a back on an American football team
fullback
Noun
(football) the running back who plays the fullback position on the offensive team
fullback
Verb
play the fullback
fetichism
Noun
sexual arousal or gratification resulting from handling a fetish (or a specific part of the body other than the sexual organs)
fetichism
Noun
a belief in the magical power of fetishes (or the worship of a fetish)
function
Noun
the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group
function
Noun
what something is used for
function
Noun
a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
function
Noun
a vaguely specified social event
function
Noun
a formal or official social gathering or ceremony
function
Noun
a relation such that one thing is dependent on another
function
Noun
(mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)