fiesta |
a festival, esp. a religious celebration in Spanish-speaking nations. |
fife |
a small, high-pitched transverse flute, used mainly to accompany drums in military or marching music. [2 definitions] |
fifteen |
the number represented by the Arabic numeral 15 and by the Roman numeral XV. [3 definitions] |
fifteenth |
indicating rank or position between fourteenth and sixteenth. [3 definitions] |
fifth |
indicating rank or position between fourth and sixth. [4 definitions] |
Fifth Amendment |
an amendment to the U.S. Constitution that guarantees certain rights to accused criminals by providing due process of law, forbidding double jeopardy, and protecting persons from testifying against themselves. |
fifth column |
a clandestine, subversive group working within its native country to betray it to an enemy force or nation. |
fifth wheel |
a coupling structure, consisting of two rotating disks placed on the front axle of a cart or carriage, that supports the body while allowing it to turn, or a similar structure that acts as a coupling between the cab and trailer on a tractor-trailer. [2 definitions] |
fiftieth |
indicating rank or position between forty-ninth and fifty-first. [3 definitions] |
fifty |
the number represented by the Arabic numeral 50 and by the Roman numeral L. [5 definitions] |
fifty-fifty |
shared equally by two. [3 definitions] |
fig |
any of several broad-leafed trees native to the Mediterranean that bear oblong or pear-shaped soft fruit having many small seeds, or the fruit itself. [3 definitions] |
fig. |
abbreviation of "figure." [2 definitions] |
figeater |
see "June bug." |
fight |
a battle, struggle, or angry disagreement. [9 definitions] |
fighter |
a boxer. [3 definitions] |
fighting chance |
a slight possibility of victory or success if great effort is exerted. |
fightorflight response |
activation of the sympathetic nervous system that occurs in response to a perceived harmful event and readies the body for action. |
figment |
something imaginary or invented. |
figuration |
the act of forming something into a particular figure, or the resulting figure. [3 definitions] |
figurative |
not meant to be interpreted in a literal way; metaphorical. [3 definitions] |