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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>FRATCH</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="fratch"> fratch, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Dialect.) <DD>v.i. to disagree; quarrel. <DD>noun a disagreement; quarrel. noun fratcher. </DL> <A NAME="fratchy"> fratchy, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Dialect.) quarrelsome; that scolds. </DL> <A NAME="frater"> frater (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a brother or comrade. <DD> 2. (Obsolete.) a friar. </DL> <A NAME="frater"> frater (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Historical.) the refectory, or room where meals were eaten, of a monastery. </DL> <A NAME="fraternal"> fraternal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or having to do with brothers or a brother; characteristic of brothers or a brother; brotherly. Ex. a fraternal likeness, a fraternal feeling of responsibility. <DD> 2. having to do with a group organized for mutual fellowship. Ex. a fraternal affiliation. <DD> 3. having to do with fraternal twins. adv. fraternally. </DL> <A NAME="fraternalism"> fraternalism, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the state or character of being fraternal. <DD> 2. the principle or practice of association in fraternal organizations. </DL> <A NAME="fraternalorder"> fraternal order or society,<DL COMPACT><DD> a group organized for mutual aid and fellowship; fraternity. </DL> <A NAME="fraternaltwins"> fraternal twins,<DL COMPACT><DD> twins of the same or opposite sex coming from two separately fertilized egg cells rather than from one egg cell as identical twins do. </DL> <A NAME="fraternise"> fraternise, intransitive verb, transitive verb, -nised, -nising.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Especially British.) fraternize. </DL> <A NAME="fraternity"> fraternity, noun, pl. -ties.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a group of men or boys joined together for fellowship or for some other purpose. There are student fraternities in many American colleges. They often have a name of two or three Greek letters, secret rites, and affiliated chapters at other schools. See also sorority. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) a group having the same interests, kind of work, or other common endeavor. Ex. the musical fraternity, the engineering fraternity. Homebuilding had been an entirely private undertaking of a real estate fraternity (Commentary). <DD> 3a. an ecclesiastical order. <DD> b. an organization of laymen in the Roman Catholic Church for pious or charitable purposes. <DD> 4. fraternal feeling; brotherhood. </DL> <A NAME="fraternityhouse"> fraternity house,<DL COMPACT><DD> a house occupied by a college or school fraternity. </DL> <A NAME="fraternization"> fraternization, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act of fraternizing. <DD> 2. the state or condition of fraternity; fraternal association. </DL> <A NAME="fraternize"> fraternize, verb, -nized, -nizing.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. 1. to associate in a brotherly way; be friendly (with). <DD> 2. to associate in a friendly way with the citizens of a hostile nation during occupation of their territory. <DD>v.t. to bring into fraternal association or sympathy; unite as brothers. noun fraternizer. </DL> <A NAME="frathouse"> frat house,<DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S. Slang.) a fraternity house. </DL> <A NAME="fratricidal"> fratricidal, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. having to do with fratricide. <DD> 2. having to do with the killing of relatives or fellow citizens. Ex. A civil war is a fratricidal struggle. </DL> <A NAME="fratricide"> fratricide (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the act of killing one's own brother or sister. </DL> <A NAME="fratricide"> fratricide (2), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a person who kills his own brother or sister. </DL> <A NAME="frau"> frau, noun, pl. fraus.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) wife. </DL> <A NAME="frau"> Frau, noun, pl. Fraus, <DL COMPACT><DD> (German) Frauen. <DD> 1. Mrs. (Abbr:) Fr. <DD> 2. a wife. </DL> <A NAME="fraud"> fraud, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1a. dishonest dealing; cheating; trickery. Ex. to obtain a prize by fraud, to win an election by fraud. (SYN) deceit, dishonesty. <DD> b. (Law.) any deliberate misrepresentation of the truth or a fact used to take money, rights, or other privilege or property away from a person or persons. Ex. Any intent to deceive is proof of fraud. <DD> 2. a dishonest act or statement; something which is not what it seems to be; trick. Ex. The advertisement of a sale was a fraud to lure people into the store. (SYN) dodge, sham, fake. <DD> 3. (Informal.) a person who is not what he pretends to be. Ex. You old fraud! Pretending to be stingy and yet donating so generously! (SYN) cheat, impostor. </DL> <A NAME="fraudful"> fraudful, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> full of fraud; deceitful; treacherous; fraudulent. adv. fraudfully. </DL> <A NAME="fraudulence"> fraudulence, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the quality or fact of being fraudulent. </DL> <A NAME="fraudulency"> fraudulency, noun, pl. -cies. =fraudulence.</DL> <A NAME="fraudulent"> fraudulent, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. cheating; dishonest; deceitful. Ex. a fraudulent dealer, a fraudulent schemer. <DD> 2. intended to deceive. Ex. a fraudulent offer. <DD> 3. done by fraud; obtained by trickery. Ex. fraudulent gains. adv. fraudulently. </DL> <A NAME="fraught"> fraught, adjective, noun, verb, fraught or fraughted, fraughting.<DL COMPACT><DD>adj. (of a vessel) laden. <DD>noun (Scottish.) a burden; load. <DD>v.t. (Obsolete.) to load (a ship) with cargo. expr. fraught with, loaded, filled, or stored with. Ex. The attempt to climb Mount Everest was fraught with danger. A battlefield is fraught with horror. </DL> <A NAME="fraulein"> fraulein, noun, pl. frauleins.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Slang.) a young, unmarried German woman. </DL> <A NAME="fraulein"> Fraulein, noun, pl. Frauleins, (German) Fraulein.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. Miss. <DD> 2. an unmarried woman; young lady. <DD> 3. governess. </DL> <A NAME="fraunhoferlines"> Fraunhofer lines,<DL COMPACT><DD> the dark lines observed in the solar spectrum, caused by the absorption of some of the light by gaseous elements. </DL> <A NAME="fraxinella"> fraxinella, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a plant of the rue family cultivated for its showy flowers; dittany. It is sometimes called gas plant or burning bush because, on a hot, windless summer night, the strong fumes from its foliage and flowers will ignite if a lighted match is held close. </DL> <A NAME="fray"> fray (1), noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a noisy quarrel, brawl, or fight. Ex. The first blow makes the Wrong, but the second makes the Fray (John Donne). (Figurative.) always eager for the fray. (SYN) skirmish, conflict. <DD>v.i. (Archaic or Dialect.) to make a disturbance; quarrel or fight. <DD>v.t. (Archaic or Dialect.) to affect with fear; make afraid; frighten. </DL> <A NAME="fray"> fray (2), verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t. 1. to cause to separate into threads (something woven or twisted); make ragged or worn along the edge. Ex. Long wear had frayed the collar and cuffs of his old shirt. (Figurative.) His nerves were frayed by long hours andhard work. <DD> 2. to wear away; rub. Ex. A stag frays its horns against a tree to rub off the velvet. <DD>v.i. to become ragged or worn along the edge. Ex. His trousers are beginning to fray at the cuffs. <DD>noun the result of fraying; frayed place. </DL> <A NAME="frazil"> frazil, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Canada and U.S.) fine crystals of ice that form in moving water, such as in the Arctic Ocean. </DL> <A NAME="frazzle"> frazzle, verb, -zled, -zling, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.t., v.i. 1. to wear to shreds; fray; ravel; wear out. Ex. The edges of the rug were completely frazzled. (Figurative.) Tempers are easily frazzled during a crisis of work and worry. <DD> 2. to tire out; weary. <DD>noun (Informal.) a frazzled condition. </DL> <A NAME="frb"> FRB (no periods) or F.R.B.,<DL COMPACT><DD> Federal Reserve Board. </DL> <A NAME="frcp"> F.R.C.P.,<DL COMPACT><DD> Fellow of the Royal College of Physicians. </DL> <A NAME="frcs"> F.R.C.S.,<DL COMPACT><DD> Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons. </DL> <A HREF="freak.dic">NEXT</A>