| food stamps |
a government program that pays for food. People who do not have enough money to buy food can apply for food stamps. |
| foodstuff |
a substance that is or can be used as food. |
| food web |
the network of interacting food chains within an ecological community. |
| fool |
one who lacks good sense, judgment or comprehension, or who fails to display these qualities on a specific occasion. [11 definitions] |
| fool around |
to behave in a silly way. |
| fool away |
to waste or squander. |
| foolery |
silly or jesting actions or speech; tomfoolery. [2 definitions] |
| foolhardy |
unreasonably bold or daring; rash. |
| foolish |
lacking in good sense or judgment, or appearing to lack them; silly. [3 definitions] |
| foolproof |
able to withstand incompetence or misuse. [2 definitions] |
| fool's cap |
a cap traditionally worn by the fool in a royal court, usu. brightly colored and topped by several drooping peaks hung with bells. [2 definitions] |
| foolscap |
a sheet of paper about thirteen by seventeen inches, used for writing, printing, or drawing. [3 definitions] |
| fool's gold |
iron or copper pyrite, sometimes mistaken for gold because of its color. |
| fool's paradise |
an illusion of happiness and satisfaction. |
| fool's-parsley |
a poisonous herblike plant of Eurasia, having a stinking odor and resembling parsley. |
| foot |
in vertebrate animals, the lower part of the leg below the ankle joint, on which the body stands and moves. [10 definitions] |
| footage |
a length of anything that can be measured in feet. [2 definitions] |
| foot-and-mouth disease |
a severe, very contagious disease of animals such as sheep and cattle, characterized by fever and blisters in the mouth and around the feet or hooves, the teats, and the udder; hoof-and-mouth disease. |
| football |
a North American game played by two opposing teams on a rectangular field, in which players pass or carry a ball in an effort to transport it to one end of the playing area and thus score points. [4 definitions] |
| footboard |
a board or small raised platform on which a foot or both feet can be supported in a slightly raised position; footrest. [2 definitions] |
| foot brake |
any brake requiring pressure of the foot, as in an automobile and on some bicycles. |