fidelity |
loyalty or faithfulness to obligations, promises, or those to whom one has made a commitment. [3 definitions] |
fidget |
to move one's body nervously and restlessly. [4 definitions] |
fiduciary |
a person who is legally entrusted with the assets or powers of another, to be used in the other's best interest; trustee; agent. [3 definitions] |
fie |
an expression of disapproval or distaste, often used jokingly. |
fief |
a landholding granted by a lord to a vassal in a feudal system. |
fiefdom |
the domain of a lord under the system of feudalism. [2 definitions] |
field |
an expanse of open and usu. grassy ground, or such an expanse used for growing crops. [11 definitions] |
field artillery |
light mobile artillery that can accompany troops in the field. |
field corn |
any of several varieties of corn grown as livestock feed. |
field day |
a day set aside for such activities as games and athletic contests. [2 definitions] |
fielder |
in baseball or cricket, a player in the field. |
fielder's choice |
in baseball, a fielder's decision, on a batted ground ball, to put out a base runner instead of the batter. |
field event |
an event at a track meet that is not held on the running track, such as throwing or jumping. |
field glass |
(usu. pl.) a compact, portable binocular telescope used esp. outdoors. |
field goal |
in football, a score worth three points, made by kicking the ball through the opponent's goalposts. [2 definitions] |
field gun |
a mounted mobile cannon. |
field hand |
a hired farm laborer, esp. one who works in the fields; hired hand. |
field hockey |
a form of hockey that is played with a small ball on a field, rather than with a puck on ice. |
field hospital |
a hospital-like facility set up for emergency treatment of soldiers near the fighting zone. |
field house |
a large building, usu. located at a college or university, suitable for indoor athletic activities, esp. track events, basketball, or gymnastics. [2 definitions] |
field magnet |
a magnet used to produce and maintain a magnetic field in an electrical device such as a motor, generator, or particle accelerator. |