Four handed, a. Quadrumanous.
Fourierism, n. Socialism, phalansterianism, humanitarianism, Saint-Simonianism.
Fourscore, a. and n. Eighty.
Foursquare, a. Quadrangular.
Fowl, n.
- 1. Bird, winged animal.
- 2. Poultry, barn-door fowl, domestic fowl.
Foxglove, n. Digitalis.
Fox-shark, n. Thrasher, sea-fox, sea-ape, (Carcharias vulpes).
Foxy, a. Artful, wily, cunning, crafty, sly, subtle.
Fracas, n. Uproar, tumult, disturbance, outbreak, noisy quarrel, row (colloq.)
Fraction, n.
- 1. Part, portion, fragment, section, piece, bit, scrap.
- 2. (Arith.) Part of a unit.
Fractional, a.
- 1. Broken, fragmentary.
- 2. Pertaining to fractions, of fractions.
Fractious, a. Cross, captious, petulant, touchy, testy, peevish, fretful, splenetic, pettish, snappish, waspish, irritable.
Fracture, n.
- 1. Breaking, rupture.
- 2. Break, crack, breach, cleft, fissure, rift, flaw, rent, opening.
Fragile. a.
- 1. Brittle, frangible, easily broken.
- 2. Frail, weak, feeble. See infirm.