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Synonyms

fat, fertile, fruitful, luxuriant, productive, prolific, rich—more at FERTILE

fe·cun·date verb -dat·ed; -dat·ing 1 : to make fecund

2 : IMPREGNATE

— fe·cun·da·tion noun

fed abbreviation federal; federation

fed·er·al adjective 1 : formed by a compact between political units that surrender individual sovereignty to a central authority but retain certain limited powers

2 : of or constituting a form of government in which power is distributed between a central authority and constituent territorial units

3 : of or relating to the central government of a federation

4 cap : FEDERALIST

5 often cap : of, relating to, or loyal to the federal government or the Union armies of the U.S. in the American Civil War

— fed·er·al·ly adverb

Federal noun : a supporter of the U.S. government in the Civil War; especially : a soldier in the federal armies

federal district noun : a district (as the District of Columbia) set apart as the seat of the central government of a federation

fed·er·al·ism noun 1 often cap : the distribution of power in an organization (as a government) between a central authority and the constituent units

2 : support or advocacy of federalism

3 cap : the principles of the Federalists

fed·er·al·ist noun 1 : an advocate of federalism

2 often cap : an advocate of a federal union between the American colonies after the Revolution and of adoption of the U.S. Constitution

3 cap : a member of a major political party in the early years of the U.S. favoring a strong centralized national government

— federalist adjective, often cap

fed·er·al·ize verb -ized; -iz·ing 1 : to unite in or under a federal system

2 : to bring under the jurisdiction of a federal government

fed·er·ate verb -at·ed; -at·ing : to join in a federation

Synonyms

ally, associate, band, club, confederate, conjoin, cooperate, league, unite—more at ALLY

fed·er·a·tion noun 1 : a political or societal entity formed by uniting smaller entities

2 : a federal government

3 : a union of organizations

4 : the forming of a federal union

Synonyms

alliance, bloc, coalition, combination, combine, confederacy, confederation, league, union—more at CONFEDERACY

fedn abbreviation federation

fe·do·ra noun : a low soft felt hat with the crown creased lengthwise

fed up adjective : satiated, tired, or disgusted beyond endurance

Synonyms

jaded, sick, tired, weary—more at WEARY

fee noun [ORIGIN: ME, fr. AF fé, fief, of Gmc origin; akin to OE feoh cattle, property]

1 : an estate in land held from a feudal lord

2 : an inherited or heritable estate in land

3 : a fixed charge; also : a charge for a service

Synonyms

charge, cost, figure, price—more at PRICE

fee·ble adjective fee·bler ; fee·blest [ORIGIN: ME feble, fr. OF, fr. L flebilis lamentable, wretched, fr. flēre to weep]

1 : markedly lacking in strength : FRAIL

2 : INEFFECTIVE, INADEQUATE

— fee·bly adverb

Synonyms

faint, frail, infirm, wasted, weak

fee·ble·ness noun : the quality or state of being feeble

Synonyms

debility, frailty, infirmity, weakness

fee·ble·mind·ed adjective : lacking normal intelligence

— fee·ble·mind·ed·ness noun

1feed verb fed ; feed·ing 1 : to give food to; also : to give as food

2 a : to consume food : EAT 1

b : to seize and devour prey — used with on, upon, or off

3 : to furnish what is necessary to the growth or function of

4 : to supply for use or consumption

— feed·er noun

Synonyms

[1] board, cater, provision; also serve, wait; nourish, nurture; banquet, dine, feast, regale; mess

[2a] dine, eat, fare—more at DINE

2feed noun 1 a : a usu. large meal; especially : a sumptuous meal

b : the portion or serving of food eaten at a meal

2 : food for livestock

3 : a mechanism for feeding material to a machine

Synonyms

[1a] banquet, dinner, feast, spread—more at FEAST

[1b] board, chow, meal, mess, repast, table—more at MEAL

feed·back noun 1 : the return to the input of a part of the output of a machine, system, or process

2 : response