<B>friar, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a man who belongs to one of certain religious brotherhoods of the Roman Catholic Church. The Franciscans, Dominicans, Carmelites, and Augustinians are the four great orders of friars. <BR> <I>Ex. The friar strives to be free of worldly goods that he may engage more efficiently in preaching, missionary work, or other charitable undertakings (Fulton J. Sheen).</I> <DL COMPACT><DD> (Abbr:) Fr. </DL>
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<A NAME="friarbird">
<B>friarbird, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an Australasian bird, a variety of honey eater, which has a bare head and neck, and sucks nectar from flowers. </DL>
<A NAME="friarly">
<B>friarly, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of friars; like that of a friar. <BR> <I>Ex. a friarly tonsure.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="friarminor">
<B>Friar Minor,</B> pl. <B>Friars Minor.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a friar of the Franciscan order who follows the original and strictest rule of the order. <DD><B> 2. </B>any Franciscan friar; Gray Friar; Minorite. </DL>
<A NAME="friarminorcapuchin">
<B>Friar Minor Capuchin,</B> <B>=Capuchin.</B></DL>
<A NAME="friarminorconventual">
<B>Friar Minor Conventual,</B> <B>=Conventual.</B></DL>
<B>friar's lantern,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the will-o'-the-wisp; ignis fatuus. </DL>
<A NAME="friary">
<B>friary, </B>noun, pl. <B>-aries.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the building or buildings where friars live; monastery. <DD><B> 2. </B>a brotherhood of friars. </DL>
<A NAME="fribble">
<B>fribble, </B>verb, <B>-bled,</B> <B>-bling,</B> noun, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.i. </I> <B>1. </B>to behave frivolously; trifle. <BR> <I>Ex. Not as you treat those fools that are fribbling round about you (Thackeray).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Obsolete.) to falter; totter. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to waste foolishly. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a frivolous person; trifler. <DD><B> 2. </B>a trifling or frivolous thing. <DD><B> 3. </B>frivolity; nonsense. <DD><I>adj. </I> trifling; frivolous. noun <B>fribbler.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="fricandeau">
<B>fricandeau, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> veal or other meat larded, braised, or fried, and served with a sauce. </DL>
<A NAME="fricassee">
<B>fricassee, </B>noun, verb, <B>-seed,</B> <B>-seeing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>chicken or other meat cut up, stewed, and served in a sauce made with its own gravy. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) a hodgepodge. <BR> <I>Ex. Richard Ford found the portal [of Dos Aquas palace in Valencia, Spain] "grotesque ... a fricassee of palm trees, Indians, serpents and absurd forms" (Kenneth Tynan).</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> to prepare (meat) in this way. </DL>
<A NAME="fricative">
<B>fricative, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Phonetics.) <DD><I>adj. </I> pronounced by forcing the breath through a narrow opening formed especially by placing the tongue or lips near or against the palate or teeth; spirant. <I>F, v, s,</I> and <I>z</I> are fricative consonants. <DD><I>noun </I> a fricative consonant; spirant. </DL>
<A NAME="friction">
<B>friction, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a rubbing of one object against another, such as hand against hand, skates on ice, or a brush on shoes; rubbing. <BR> <I>Ex. Matches are lighted by friction.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>resistance to motion of surfaces that touch; resistance of a body in motion to the air, water, or other medium through which it travels or to the surface on which it travels. <BR> <I>Ex. Oil reduces friction. Bodies moving through a vacuum encounter no friction. A sled moves more easily on smooth ice than on rough ground because there is less friction.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) conflict of differing ideas or opinions; disagreement; clash. <BR> <I>Ex. Constant friction between the two brothers led to many fights and arguments.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="frictional">
<B>frictional, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>of or having to do with friction. <BR> <I>Ex. the frictional factor.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>moved or caused by friction. <BR> <I>Ex. If it is now assumed that ... the frictional resistance of the hull can be accurately estimated ... (P. G. Morgan).</I> adv. <B>frictionally.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="frictionalunemployment">
<B>frictional unemployment,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) short-term or temporary unemployment of workers arising from such circumstances as job changes and relocation. </DL>
<A NAME="frictionbrake">
<B>friction brake,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a brake operating by friction, usually applied to a revolving element such as a wheel or a drum. <BR> <I>Ex. A powerful friction brake on the winch prevents boats from slipping back (Newsweek).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="frictionclutch">
<B>friction clutch</B> or <B>coupling,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a device for transmitting motion by frictional contact. It is used where it is desirable to engage or disengage moving parts gradually and smoothly, as when shifting gears. </DL>
<A NAME="frictiondrive">
<B>friction drive,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a type of power transmission used in early automobiles, in which power is transmitted from the driving to the driven member by pressing one against the other at right angles, and different speed ratios are obtained by moving the driven member toward or away from the center of the driving member. </DL>
<A NAME="frictiongear">
<B>friction gear</B> or <B>gearing,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a set of gears without teeth in which one wheel presses against another and causes it to turn. Friction gears provide uniform power, but not as much power as toothed gears. </DL>
<A NAME="frictionize">
<B>frictionize, </B>transitive verb, <B>-ized,</B> <B>-izing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to subject to friction; rub. </DL>
<A NAME="frictionless">
<B>frictionless, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> free from friction. <BR> <I>Ex. In frictionless space, this electrical propulsion system uses tiny amounts of fuel to move payloads as large as jet-liners--at much higher speeds (Wall Street Journal).</I> adv. <B>frictionlessly.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="frictionmatch">
<B>friction match,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a kind of match tipped with a compound that ignites by friction. <BR> <I>Ex. He listed "lucifer matches" (or friction matches) among the great inventions of his time (Atlantic).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="frictionsaw">
<B>friction saw,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a high-speed, usually toothless band saw or circular saw that melts and cuts steel and other metals by heat generated by the friction between the saw and the metal. </DL>
<A NAME="frictionsaw">
<B>friction-saw, </B>transitive verb, <B>-sawed,</B> <B>-sawed</B> or <B>-sawn,</B> <B>-sawing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> to cut (steel or other metals) with a friction saw. </DL>
<A NAME="frictiontape">
<B>friction tape,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> (U.S.) a cotton tape saturated with an adhesive and moisture-repelling substance. It is used especially to protect electric wires and conductors and to wrap objects, such as handles, for strength and good grip. </DL>
<A NAME="frictiontight">
<B>friction-tight, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> fitting so tightly or closely that a desired effect of friction is produced. <BR> <I>Ex. A friction-tight joint prevents slipping.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="frictionwheel">
<B>friction wheel,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a wheel operating by friction, used to transmit the motion of one wheel to another by simple contact. </DL>
<A NAME="friday">
<B>Friday, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the sixth day of the week, following Thursday. (Abbr:) Fri. <DD><B> 2. </B>the servant of Robinson Crusoe. <DD><B> 3. </B>any faithful servant or devoted follower. </DL>
<A NAME="fridge">
<B>fridge, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Informal.) a refrigerator. Also, <B>frig.</B> </DL>
<A NAME="fried">
<B>fried, </B>adjective, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> cooked in hot fat. <DD><I>verb </I> past tense and past participle of <B>fry</B> (1). <BR> <I>Ex. I fried the ham. The potatoes have been fried.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="friedcake">
<B>fried cake,</B> or <B>friedcake, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a small cake fried in deep fat. Doughnuts and crullers are fried cakes. </DL>
<A NAME="friedmanite">
<B>Friedmanite, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a follower or supporter of the theories of Milton Friedman, born 1912, an American economist, especially the theory that economic growth depends chiefly on a country's money supply. </DL>
<A NAME="friend">
<B>friend, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a person who knows and likes another. <BR> <I>Ex. A friend should bear his friend's infirmities (Shakespeare).</I> (SYN) comrade, chum, crony, companion. <DD><B> 2. </B>a person who favors and supports. <BR> <I>Ex. She was a generous friend to the poor.</I> (SYN) supporter, patron, helper, advocate. <DD><B> 3. </B>a person who belongs to the same side or group. <BR> <I>Ex. Are you friend or foe; speak out!</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> (Archaic.) to befriend. <BR><I>expr. <B>be friends with,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>to be a friend of. </I> <I>Ex. Will you be friends with me again, Mary? (John Wilson).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>to be in a close relation to; like. <BR> <I>Ex. I shall never be friends again with roses (Charles Swinburne).</I> <BR><I>expr. <B>make friends with,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>to become a friend of. </I> <I>Ex. He quickly made friends with the new boy on the block.</I> <DD><B> b. </B>to become accustomed to; get to like. <BR> <I>Ex. Nor could she make friends with the Danish teakwood coffee table I had got on sale; it was too low for playing solitaire (New Yorker).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="friend">
<B>Friend, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a member of the Society of Friends; Quaker. Friends favor simplicity in clothes and manners and are opposed to war and to taking oaths. </DL>
<A NAME="friendatcourt">
<B>friend at court,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a person who can help one with others; influential friend. </DL>
<A NAME="friended">
<B>friended, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having a friend or friends. </DL>
<A NAME="friendless">
<B>friendless, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> without friends; forlorn. noun <B>friendlessness.</B> </DL>
