a party of people assembled for social interaction out of doors
faction
Noun
a clique (often secret) that seeks power usually through intrigue
faction
Noun
a dissenting clique
football league
Noun
a league of football teams
form division
Noun
an artificial taxonomic category for organisms of which the true relationships are obscure
followers
Noun
a group of followers or enthusiasts
fandom
Noun
the fans of a sport or famous person
fatigue party
Noun
a group of soldiers on fatigue duty
fellowship
Noun
an association of people who share common beliefs or activities
fellowship
Noun
money granted (by a university or foundation or other agency) for advanced study or research
fellowship
Noun
the state of being with someone
file allocation table
Noun
the part of a floppy disk or hard disk where information is stored about the location of each piece of information on the disk (and about the location of unusable areas of the disk)
freshman class
Noun
the first class in college or high school
frat
Noun
a social club for male undergraduates
foreign legion
Noun
a military unit composed of foreign volunteers who serve the state
flower people
Noun
a youth subculture, mostly from the middle class, originating in San Francisco in the 1960s
finishing school
Noun
a private school for girls that emphasizes training in cultural and social activities
flying school
Noun
a school for teaching students to fly airplanes
fifth column
Noun
a subversive group that supports the enemy and engages in espionage or sabotage
federal agency
Noun
an administrative unit of government
fairness commission
Noun
a commission delegated to ensure opportunities for the expression of opposing views
finance committee
Noun
a committee appointed to consider financial issues
family court
Noun
a court in some states in the United States that has jurisdiction over family disputes (especially those involving children)
federal court
Noun
a court establish by the authority of a federal government
frontier settlement
Noun
a settlement on the frontier of civilization
foreign mission
Noun
a permanent diplomatic mission headed by a minister
foreign mission
Noun
an organization of missionaries in a foreign land sent to carry on religious work
foreign terrorist organization
Noun
a political movement that uses terror as a weapon to achieve its goals
free enterprise
Noun
an economy that relies chiefly on market forces to allocate goods and resources and to determine prices
form of government
Noun
the members of a social organization who are in power
family business
Noun
a corporation that is entirely owned by the members of a single family
farrago
Noun
a motley assortment of things
falun gong
Noun
a spiritual movement that began in China in the latter half of the 20th century and is based on Buddhist and Taoist teachings and practices
firing line
Noun
the most advanced and responsible group in an activity
firing line
Noun
the line from which soldiers deliver fire
full service bank
Noun
a financial institution that accepts demand deposits and makes loans and provides other services for the public
fair sex
Noun
women as a class
fan mail
Noun
mail sent to public figures from their admirers
finance company
Noun
a financial institution (often affiliated with a holding company or manufacturer) that makes loans to individuals or businesses
forest
Noun
the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
forest
Noun
land that is covered with trees and shrubs
forest
Verb
establish a forest on previously unforested land
fauvism
Noun
an art movement launched in 1905 whose work was characterized by bright and nonnatural colors and simple forms
federal savings bank
Noun
a federally chartered savings bank
firing squad
Noun
a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution
firing party
Noun
a squad formed to fire volleys at a military funeral or to carry out a military execution
foot traffic
Noun
people coming and going on foot
financial center
Noun
the part of a city where financial institutions are centered
flight path
Noun
a designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to another
flight path
Noun
the path of a rocket or projectile or aircraft through the air