The practice of folly; the behavior of a fool; foolish behavior; absurdity.

The orange filefish--clownfish?-->. See Filefish. The winter flounder. See Flounder.

The state of being foolhardy; foolhardiness.

In a foolhardy manner.

Courage without sense or judgment; foolish rashness; recklessness.

Foolhardiness.

Daring without judgment; foolishly adventurous and bold.

To make a fool of; to befool.

Marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment or discretion; silly; unwise.

In a foolish manner.

The quality of being foolish.

A writing paper made in sheets, ordinarily 16 x 13 inches, and folded so as to make a page 13 x 8 inches. See Paper.

To kick with the foot; to spurn.

Infantry soldiers belonging to select regiments called the Guards.

having no commitments or restrictions.

Having sore or tender feet, as by reason of much walking; as, foot-sore cattle.

the amount of film that has been shot.

An inflated ball to be kicked in sport, usually made in India rubber, or a bladder incased in Leather.

an athlete who plays football.

A band of foot soldiers.

A bath for the feet; also, a vessel used in bathing the feet.

A board or narrow platfrom upon which one may stand or brace his feet The platform for the engineer and fireman of a locomotive. The foot-rest of a coachman's box.

A page; an attendant in livery; a lackey.

The breadth of a foot; -- used as a measure.

A narrow bridge for foot passengers only.

Formerly, a housing or caparison for a horse.

Having a foot or feet; shaped in the foot; as, a footed candlestick.

a person who travels by foot.

A setting down of the foot; a footstep; the sound of a footstep.

A conflict by persons on foot; -- distinguished from a fight on horseback.

A kind of stocking.

A disease affecting the feet of sheep.

A low hill at the foot of higher hills or mountains.

A holding with the feet; firm standing; that on which one may tread or rest securely; footing.

See Futtock.

Hastily; immediately; instantly; on the spot; hotfoot.

Ground for the foot; place for the foot to rest on; firm foundation to stand on.

Having no feet.

A sycophant; a fawner; a toady. Cf. Bootlick.

One of a row of lights in the front of the stage in a theater, etc., and on a level therewith.

small and of little importance; as, a footling gesture.

a trunk for storing personal possessions; usually kept at the foot of a bed (as in a military barracks).

without ties to a particular location; free to roam; wandering.

A soldier who marches and fights on foot; a foot soldier.

Art or skill of a footman.

A footprint; a track or vestige.

A note of reference or comment at the foot{4} of a page.

A walking pace or step.

A highwayman or robber on foot.

A narrow path or way for pedestrains only; a footway.

See Footboard (a).

The impression of the foot; a trace or footmark; as, /Footprints of the Creator./

The rope rigged below a yard, upon which men stand when reefing or furling; -- formerly called a horse. That part of the boltrope to which the lower edge of a sail is sewed.

The settlings of oil, molasses, etc., at the bottom of a barrel or hogshead.

The stalk of a leaf or of flower; a petiole, pedicel, or reduncle.

The stirrup of a woman's saddle.

The mark or impression of the foot; a track; hence, visible sign of a course pursued; token; mark; as, the footsteps of divine wisdom.

The stone at the foot of a grave; -- opposed to headstone.

A low stool to support the feet of one when sitting.

A passage for pedestrians only.

Having foots, or settlings; as, footy oil, molasses, etc.

A stupid fellow; a fogy.

One whose ambition it is to gain admiration by showy dress; a coxcomb; an inferior dandy.

A stupid or insignificant fellow; a fool; a simpleton.

A petty fop.

The behavior, dress, or other indication of a fop; coxcombry; affectation of show; showy folly.

Foplike; characteristic of a top in dress or manners; making an ostentatious display of gay clothing; affected in manners.

One who takes, or that which is said on, the affrimative side; that which is said in favor of some one or something; -- the antithesis of against, and commonly used in connection with it.

To strip of provisions; to supply with forage; as, to forage steeds.

One who forages.

A tubelike marking, occuring in sandstone and other strata.

A small opening, perforation, or orifice; a fenestra.

Having small opening, or foramina.

One of the Foraminifera.

An extensive order of rhizopods which generally have a chambered calcareous shell formed by several united zooids. Many of them have perforated walls, whence the name. Some species are covered with sand. See Rhizophoda.

Having small openings, or foramina.

Having foramina; full of holes; porous.

In consideration that; seeing that; since; because that; -- followed by as. See under For, prep.

To pillage; to ravage.

One who makes or joins in a foray.

imp. of Forbid.

To bathe.

To keep away from; to avoid; to abstain from; to give up; as, to forbear the use of a word of doubtful propriety.

The act of forbearing or waiting; the exercise of patience.

Forbearing.

One who forbears.

Disposed or accustomed to forbear; patient; long-suffering.

To utter a prohibition; to prevent; to hinder.

The act of forbidding; prohibition; command or edict against a thing.

Prohibited; interdicted.

In a forbidden or unlawful manner.

One who forbids.

Repelling approach; repulsive; raising abhorrence, aversion, or dislike; disagreeable; prohibiting or interdicting; as, a forbidding aspect; a forbidding formality; a forbidding air.

Very black.

p. p. of Forbid.

imp. of Forbear.

p. p. of Forbear.

To bruise sorely or exceedingly.

Near; hard by; along; past.

To cut completely; to cut off.

To use violence; to make violent effort; to strive; to endeavor.

a method of lubricating internal combustion engines in which a pump forces oil into the engine bearings.

Done or produced with force or great labor, or by extraordinary exertion; hurried; strained; produced by unnatural effort or pressure; as, a forced style; a forced laugh.

Full of or processing force; exerting force; mighty.

physical energy or intensity.

Having little or no force; feeble.

Meat chopped fine and highly seasoned, either served up alone, or used as a stuffing.

The act of forcing; compulsion.

A pair of pinchers, or tongs; an instrument for grasping, holding firmly, or exerting traction upon, bodies which it would be inconvenient or impracticable to seize with the fingers, especially one for delicate operations, as those of watchmakers, surgeons, accoucheurs, dentists, etc.

One who, or that which, forces or drives.

Possessing force; characterized by force, efficiency, or energy; powerful; efficacious; impressive; influential.

Seemingly vigorous, but really weak or insipid.

The quality of being forcible.

In a forcible manner.

The accomplishing of any purpose violently, precipitately, prematurely, or with unusual expedition.

Forked or branched like a pair of forceps; constructed so as to open and shut like a pair of forceps.

Like a pair of forceps; as, a forcipated mouth.

Torture by pinching with forceps or pinchers.

A gelatin dynamite in which the dope is composed largely of sodium nitrate.

To cut completely; to cut off.