a special or prominent article in a newspaper or magazine
facing pages
Noun
two facing pages of a book or other publication
foldout
Noun
an oversize page that is folded in to a book or magazine
foolscap
Noun
a size of paper used especially in Britain
form of address
Noun
an identifying appellation signifying status or function: e.g. `Mr.' or `General'
form class
Noun
one of the traditional categories of words intended to reflect their functions in a grammatical context
free morpheme
Noun
a morpheme that can occur alone
fictitious name
Noun
(law) a name under which a corporation conducts business that is not the legal name of the corporation as shown in its articles of incorporation
free form
Noun
a morpheme that can occur alone
filename extension
Noun
a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters
file name extension
Noun
a string of characters beginning with a period and followed by one or more letters
file name
Noun
(computer science) the name given to a computer file in order to distinguish it from other files
family name
Noun
the name used to identify the members of a family (as distinguished from each member's given name)
first name
Noun
the name that precedes the surname
forename
Noun
the name that precedes the surname
false name
Noun
a name that has been assumed temporarily
first person
Noun
pronouns and verbs used to refer to the speaker or writer of the language in which they occur
future tense
Noun
a verb tense that expresses actions or states in the future
fiction
Noun
a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
fiction
Noun
a deliberately false or improbable account
fair copy
Noun
a clean copy of a corrected draft
free verse
Noun
unrhymed verse without a consistent metrical pattern
front matter
Noun
written matter preceding the main text of a book
fascicule
Noun
an installment of a printed work
firmware
Noun
(computer science) coded instructions that are stored permanently in read-only memory
fable
Noun
a story about mythical or supernatural beings or events
fable
Noun
a short moral story (often with animal characters)
fable
Noun
a deliberately false or improbable account
farmer's calendar
Noun
an annual publication including weather forecasts and other miscellaneous information arranged according to the calendar of a given year
festschrift
Noun
a collection of writings published in honor of a scholar
foreword
Noun
a short introductory essay preceding the text of a book
field guide
Noun
a guidebook describing natural objects of some type that might be encountered in the field
flashback
Noun
a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to an earlier event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
flashback
Noun
an unexpected but vivid recurrence of a past experience (especially a recurrence of the effects of an hallucinogenic drug taken much earlier)
flash-forward
Noun
a transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the story
frequentative
Noun
a verb form that serves to express frequent repetition of an action
FAQ
Noun
a list of questions that are frequently asked (about a given topic) along with their answers
free list
Noun
a list of commodities that are not subject to tariffs
financial statement
Noun
a document showing credits and debits
futures contract
Noun
an agreement to buy or sell a specific amount of a commodity or financial instrument at a particular price on a stipulated future date
factoid
Noun
a brief (usually one sentence and usually trivial) news item
factoid
Noun
something resembling a fact
finger alphabet
Noun
an alphabet used by the deaf
folk etymology
Noun
a popular but erroneous etymology
family history
Noun
part of a patient's medical history in which questions are asked in an attempt to find out whether the patient has hereditary tendencies toward particular diseases
floating policy
Noun
an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location
fishing permit
Noun
a license authorizing the bearer to fish during a specified period of time
farm bill
Noun
a statute that would regulate farm production and prices
fair-trade act
Noun
formerly a state law that protected manufacturers from price-cutting by allowing them to set minimum retail prices for their merchandise
fiat
Noun
a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)