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] |
figure |
a number or other written symbol other than a letter of the alphabet. [16 definitions] |
figured |
shaped, formed, or fashioned. [3 definitions] |
figurehead |
the titular head of an organization who has no real power. [2 definitions] |
figure of speech |
an expression, such as a metaphor, hyperbole, or simile, that uses words in a nonliteral, unusual, or intensive manner to produce a certain effect; trope. |
figure on |
to take (something) into consideration; expect; plan for. |
figure out |
to find an answer to a problem or puzzling question by using the power of the mind. |
figure skater |
an ice skater who is capable of tracing perfect figures onto the ice with the blade of his or her skate and executes athletic jumps and dance movements. |
figure skating |
ice skating in which the skater traces elaborate figures on ice or, in competition, executes athletic jumps and dance movements. |
figurine |
a small, molded or sculpted ornamental figure; statuette. |
figwort |
any of various woodland plants that bear loose, branched clusters of small green or purple flowers. [2 definitions] |
Fiji |
a southwestern Pacific island country northeast of Australia. |
Fijian |
of, pertaining to, or characteristic of Fiji, its people, culture, language, or the like. [3 definitions] |
filagree |
variant of filigree. |
filament |
a fine strand, as of thread, fiber, or wire. [3 definitions] |
filaria |
any of various threadlike roundworms that are parasitic in the blood of vertebrates and are transmitted by bloodsucking insects. |
filariasis |
an infestation of filarial worms in the bloodstream, lymphatic system, and other tissues which causes chronic swelling, blindness, or elephantiasis if untreated. |