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eyeful

a view of something remarkable; a completely satisfying view; as much as, or more than, one would want to see; as, he got an eyeful of burnt-out buildings on his tour of the south Bronx.

Eyeglass

A lens of glass worn in front of the eye to assist vision; -- usually used in the plural, referring to a pair of lenses fixed together in a frame, and worn resting on the bridge of the nose, to improve the vision. A single eyeglass in a frame is called a monocle.

eyeglasses

a pair of lenses fixed together in a frame, used for correcting defective vision. Also called a pair of eyeglasses. See also eyeglass{1}.

Eyehole

A circular opening to recive a hook, cord, ring, or rope; an eyelet.

Eyelash

The fringe of hair that edges the eyelid; -- usually in the pl.

Eyelet

A small hole or perforation to receive a cord or fastener, as in garments, sails, etc.

Eyeleteer

A small, sharp-pointed instrument used in piercing eyelet holes; a stiletto.

Eyelid

The cover of the eye; that portion of movable skin with which an animal covers or uncovers the eyeball at pleasure.

eyeliner

a cosmetic powder of a dark tint, applied to the eyelid close to the base of the eyelashes to accentuate the eyes. Compare eye shadow.

Eyen Eyne

Plural of eye; -- now obsolete, or used only in poetry.

eyepatch

a protective covering, usually made of cloth, for an injured eye.

Eyer

One who eyes another.

Eyereach

The range or reach of the eye; eyeshot.

Eyeservant

A servant who attends faithfully to his duty only when watched.

Eyeservice

Service performed only under inspection, or the eye of an employer.

eyeshadow eye shadow

a cosmetic powder or cream of a dark tint, applied on the eyelids or just under the eyebrows to accentuate the eyes. Compare eyeliner.

Eyeshot

Range, reach, or glance of the eye; view; sight; as, to be out of eyeshot.

Eyesight

Sight of the eye; the sense of seeing; view; observation.

Eyesore

Something offensive to the eye or sight; a blemish.

Eyestalk

One of the movable peduncles which, in the decapod Crustacea, bear the eyes at the tip.

Eyestone

A small, lenticular, calcareous body, esp. an operculum of a small marine shell of the family Turbinid/, used to remove a foreign substance from the eye. It is put into the inner corner of the eye under the lid, and allowed to work its way out at the outer corner, bringing with it the substance.

Eyestring

The tendon by which the eye is moved.

Eyet

An island. See Eyot.

Eyetooth

A canine tooth of the upper jaw.

Eyewater

A wash or lotion for application to the eyes.

Eyewitness

One who sees a thing done; one who has ocular view of anything.

Eyght

An island. See Eyot.

Eyot

A little island in a river or lake. See Ait.

Eyra

A wild cat (Felis eyra) ranging from southern Brazil to Texas. It is reddish yellow and about the size of the domestic cat, but with a more slender body and shorter legs.

Eyre

A journey in circuit of certain judges called justices in eyre (or in itinere).

Eyry Eyrie

The nest of a bird of prey or other large bird that builds in a lofty place; aerie.

F

F is the sixth letter of the English alphabet, and a nonvocal consonant. Its form and sound are from the Latin. The Latin borrowed the form from the Greek digamma /, which probably had the value of English w consonant. The form and value of Greek letter came from the Ph/nician, the ultimate source being probably Egyptian. Etymologically f is most closely related to p, k, v, and b; as in E. five, Gr. pe`nte; E. wolf, L. lupus, Gr. ly`kos; E. fox, vixen ; fragile, break; fruit, brook, v. t.; E. bear, L. ferre. See Guide to Pronunciation, // 178, 179, 188, 198, 230.

Fa

A syllable applied to the fourth tone of the diatonic scale in solmization. The tone F.

fab

extremely pleasing.

Fabaceae

A large natural family of trees, shrubs, vines, and herbs bearing bean pods; divided for convenience into the subfamilies Caesalpiniacea; Mimosaceae; Papilionaceae.

Fabaceous

Having the nature of a bean; like a bean.

Fabella

One of the small sesamoid bones situated behind the condyles of the femur, in some mammals.

Fabian

A member of, or sympathizer with, the Fabian Society.

Fabiana

a genus of South and Central American heathlike evergreen shrubs.

Fabianism

the principles and beliefs of or similar to those of the Fabian Society, advocating socialism to be established by gradual reforms within the law.

Fable

To feign; to invent; to devise, and speak of, as true or real; to tell of falsely.

Fabler

A writer of fables; a fabulist; a dealer in untruths or falsehoods.

Fabliau

One of the metrical tales of the Trouv/res, or early poets of the north of France.

Fabric

To frame; to build; to construct.

Fabricate

To form into a whole by uniting its parts; to frame; to construct; to build; as, to fabricate a bridge or ship.

fabricated

formed or conceived by the fancy or imagination; as, a fabricated excuse for his absence.

Fabrication

The act of fabricating, framing, or constructing; construction; manufacture; as, the fabrication of a bridge, a church, or a government.

Fabricator

One who fabricates; one who constructs or makes.

Fabrile

Pertaining to a workman, or to work in stone, metal, wood etc.; as, fabrile skill.

Fabulist

One who invents or writes fables.

Fabulize

To invent, compose, or relate fables or fictions.

Fabulous

Feigned, as a story or fable; related in fable; devised; invented; not real; fictitious; as, a fabulous description; a fabulous hero.

Faburden

A species of counterpoint with a drone bass. A succession of chords of the sixth.

Fac

A large ornamental letter used, esp. by the early printers, at the commencement of the chapters and other divisions of a book.

Facade

The front of a building; esp., the principal front, having some architectural pretensions. Thus a church is said to have its fa/ade unfinished, though the interior may be in use.

Face

To carry a false appearance; to play the hypocrite.

face lift

an operation to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from a person's face.

face time

Time spent speaking with a person face-to-face; -- contrasted with time spent communicating by electronic media, such as telephone or e-mail, or via written communications; as, the chief of staff has the most face time with the president.

face-lift

to perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face.

face-saving

allowing one to maintain one's dignity or prestige; designed to avoid admitting something embarrassing; as, a face-saving compromise; -- of actions.

face-to-face

without intervening persons; involving direct communication between persons in each other's presence; -- of conversation or confrontation; as, face-to-face negotiations.

Faced

Having (such) a face, or (so many) faces; as, smooth-faced, two-faced.

Facer

One who faces; one who puts on a false show; a bold-faced person.

Facet

To cut facets or small faces upon; as, to facet a diamond.

Facete

Facetious; witty; humorous.

Facetiae

Witty or humorous writings or saying; witticisms; merry conceits.

Facetious

Given to wit and good humor; merry; sportive; jocular; as, a facetious companion.

Facework

The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building; facing.

Facial

Of or pertaining to the face; as, the facial artery, vein, or nerve.

Faciend

The multiplicand. See Facient, 2.

Facient

One who does anything, good or bad; a doer; an agent.

Facile

Easy to be done or performed: not difficult; performable or attainable with little labor.

Facilitate

To make easy or less difficult; to free from difficulty or impediment; to lessen the labor of; as, to facilitate the execution of a task.

facilitated

freed from difficulty or impediment. Contrasted with delayed.

facilitative

freeing from difficulty or impediment; as, facilitative changes in the economic structure.

facilitatory

inducing or aiding in facilitating neural activity.

Facility

The quality of being easily performed; freedom from difficulty; ease; as, the facility of an operation.

Facing

A covering in front, for ornament or other purpose; an exterior covering or sheathing; as, the facing of an earthen slope, sea wall, etc. , to strengthen it or to protect or adorn the exposed surface.

Fact

A doing, making, or preparing.

fact-finding

designed to find information or ascertain facts; as, a fact-finding committee.

Faction

One of the divisions or parties of charioteers (distinguished by their colors) in the games of the circus.

Factionary

Belonging to a faction; being a partisan; taking sides.

Factious

Given to faction; addicted to form parties and raise dissensions, in opposition to government or the common good; turbulent; seditious; prone to clamor against public measures or men; -- said of persons.

Factitious

Made by art, in distinction from what is produced by nature; artificial; sham; contrived; formed by, or adapted to, an artificial or conventional, in distinction from a natural, standard or rule; not natural; as, factitious cinnabar or jewels; a factitious taste.

Factive

Making; having power to make.

Facto

In fact; by the act or fact.

Factor

To resolve (a quantity) into its factors.

Factorage

The allowance given to a factor, as a compensation for his services; -- called also a commission.

Factorial

A name given to the factors of a continued product when the former are derivable from one and the same function F(x) by successively imparting a constant increment or decrement h to the independent variable. Thus the product F(x).F(x + h).F(x + 2h) . . . F[x + (n-1)h] is called a factorial term, and its several factors take the name of factorials.

factorise

to resolve into factors, as of a polynomial; same as factorize.

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