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found·er noun : one that founds or establishes
Synonyms
author, creator, father, originator—more at FATHER
found·ling noun : an infant found after its unknown parents have abandoned it
found·ry noun, plural foundries : a building or works where metal is cast
fount noun : SOURCE, FOUNTAIN
foun·tain noun 1 : a spring of water
2 : SOURCE
3 : an artificial jet of water
4 : a container for liquid that can be drawn off as needed
foun·tain·head noun : SOURCE
fountain pen noun : a pen with a reservoir that feeds the writing point with ink
four noun 1 : one more than three
2 : the 4th in a set or series
3 : something having four units
— four adjective or pronoun
4x4 also four–by–four noun : a four-wheel automobile with four-wheel drive
four–flush verb : to make a false claim : BLUFF
four–flush·er noun : one that cannot back up his pretensions
four·fold adjective 1 : being four times as great or as many
2 : having four units or members
— four·fold adverb
4–H adjective [ORIGIN: fr. the fourfold aim of improving the head, heart, hands, and health]
: of or relating to a program set up by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help young people become productive citizens
— 4–H'·er noun
Four Hundred or 400 noun : the exclusive social set of a community — used with the
four–in–hand noun 1 : a team of four horses driven by one person; also : a vehicle drawn by such a team
2 : a necktie tied in a slipknot with long ends overlapping vertically in front
four–o'clock noun : a garden plant with fragrant yellow, red, or white flowers without petals that open late in the afternoon
four–post·er noun : a bed with tall corner posts orig. designed to support curtains or a canopy
four·score adjective : being four times twenty : EIGHTY
four·some noun 1 : a group of four persons or things
2 : a golf match between two pairs of partners
four·square adjective 1 : SQUARE
2 : marked by boldness and conviction : FORTHRIGHT
Synonyms
candid, direct, forthright, frank, honest, open, outspoken, plain, straightforward, unreserved—more at FRANK
foursquare adverb : in a foursquare manner
Synonyms
directly, forthrightly, plain, plainly, straight, straightforward
four·teen noun : one more than 13
— fourteen adjective or pronoun
— four·teenth adjective or noun
fourth noun 1 : one that is number four in a countable series
2 : one of four equal parts of something
— fourth adjective or adverb
fourth estate noun, often cap F&E : the public press
fourth wall noun : an imaginary wall that keeps performers from recognizing or directly addressing their audience
4WD abbreviation four-wheel drive
four–wheel or four·wheeled adjective : acting on or by means of four wheels of a motor vehicle
four–wheel drive noun : an automotive drive mechanism that acts on all four wheels of the vehicle; also : a vehicle with such a drive
1fowl noun, plural fowl or fowls 1 : BIRD
2 : a cock or hen of the domestic chicken; also : the flesh of these used as food
2fowl verb : to hunt wildfowl
1fox noun, plural fox·es also fox 1 : any of various flesh-eating mammals related to the wolves but smaller and with shorter legs and a more pointed muzzle; also : the fur of a fox
2 : a clever crafty person
3 cap : a member of an American Indian people formerly living in what is now Wisconsin
2fox verb : to trick by ingenuity or cunning : OUTWIT
Synonyms
outfox, outmaneuver, outsmart, outwit, overreach—more at OUTWIT
fox·glove noun : a common plant related to the snapdragons that is grown for its showy spikes of dotted white or purple tubular flowers and as a source of digitalis
fox·hole noun : a pit dug for protection against enemy fire
fox·hound noun : any of various large swift powerful hounds used in hunting foxes
fox·ing noun : brownish spots on old paper
fox terrier noun : a small