four-four time |
a musical meter having four quarter notes or their equivalent in each measure. |
four-handed |
having four hands; quadrumanous. [3 definitions] |
Four-H club |
an organization in the U.S. that teaches young people about farming and how to take care of a home. Four-H clubs are so named because they are meant to improve the heads, hearts, hands, and health of their members. |
four-in-hand |
a necktie knotted in a slipknot, with the ends dangling and overlapping in front. [3 definitions] |
four-leaf clover |
a clover with four leaflets, regarded as a sign of good luck. |
four-letter word |
any of several short English words that are considered offensive or obscene. |
four-o'clock |
any of several common flowering garden plants that bear tubular varicolored blooms that open late in the day. |
fourposter |
a bed that has four tall corner posts, which may be used to support bed curtains or a canopy. |
fourscore |
being three times twenty in number; eighty. |
foursome |
a match between two pairs of partners, as in golf or bridge, or the participants therein. [2 definitions] |
foursquare |
having four equal sides that meet in four right angles; square. [4 definitions] |
four-star |
describing a general or admiral whose insignia carries four stars. [2 definitions] |
fourteen |
the number represented by the Arabic numeral 14 and by the Roman numeral XIV. [3 definitions] |
Fourteen Points |
the provisions of U.S. President Woodrow Wilson's proposed plan for peace in Europe after World War I, first enumerated in a speech to the U.S. Congress in 1918. The 1919 Treaty of Versailles, which officially ended the war, ultimately included only four of the Fourteen Points, including the creation of a League of Nations. |
fourteenth |
indicating rank or position between thirteenth and fifteenth. [3 definitions] |
fourth |
indicating rank or position between third and fifth. [4 definitions] |
fourth-class |
of or relating to a class next below the third, as for mailing, shipping, or the like. [2 definitions] |
fourth dimension |
the dimension of time, required according to the theory of relativity to completely specify an event in space-time. |
fourth estate |
the news media of a country, considered as an entity with political power. |
Fourth of July |
in the United States, Independence Day. |
fourth world |
(often cap.) the countries of the world that are poorest in resources and capital and have the most poorly educated population; least developed countries. |