<B>friendly, </B>adjective. <B>-lier,</B> <B>-liest,</B> adverb, noun, pl. <B>-lies.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>1. </B>of a friend; having the attitude of a friend; kind. <BR> <I>Ex. a friendly teacher.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>like a friend; like that of a friend. <BR> <I>Ex. a friendly greeting. These I have loved ... the strong crust of friendly bread (Rupert Brooke). Neighbouring trees with friendly shade invite (John Dryden).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>on good terms; not hostile; amicable. <BR> <I>Ex. friendly relations between countries, friendly natives. In contrast with his arrogant behavior ... last summer, [he] was friendly, conciliatory, and even companionable (New York Times).</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>wanting to be a friend. <BR> <I>Ex. a friendly dog.</I> <DD><B> 5. </B>favoring and supporting; favorable. <BR> <I>Ex. His talk was friendly to labor.</I> (SYN) kindly, propitious. <DD><B> 6. </B><B>=user-friendly.</B> <DD><I>adv. </I> in a friendly manner; as a friend. <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a person who is an ally or supporter. <BR> <I>Ex. The enemy kept pouring in that night, ... concealed sometimes in flowers, disguised as friendlies (New Yorker).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(British.) a game or contest that is not part of a tournament for a prize or trophy. <BR> <I>Ex. Those games ... in the league have been no different from the old friendlies, with a strong defensive bias added (London Times).</I> adv. <B>friendlily.</B> noun <B>friendliness.</B> </DL>
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<B>-friendly,</B> combining form.<DL COMPACT><DD> favoring, compatible with, or answering the needs of __, as in <I>keyboard-friendly, voter-friendly, tourist-friendly.</I> <BR> <I>Ex. Exports not meeting strict ozone-friendly standards could soon face international sanctions (Time).</I> </DL>
<B>friend of the court,</B> <B>=amicus curiae.</B></DL>
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<B>friendship, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the condition of being friends. <BR> <I>Ex. And softly, through a vinous mist, My college friendships glimmer (Tennyson).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a liking between friends. <DD><B> 3. </B>friendly feeling or behavior; friendliness. <BR> <I>Ex. Hard by here is a hovel; some friendship will it lend you against the tempest (Shakespeare).</I> </DL>
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<B>frier, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a person or thing that fries. <DD><B> 2. </B>a chicken intended for frying. Also, <B>fryer.</B> </DL>
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<B>fries, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the plural of <B>fry</B> (1). </DL>
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<B>Friesian, </B>adjective, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>=Frisian.</B> <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B><B>=Frisian.</B> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Especially British.) Holstein-Friesian, a breed of cattle. </DL>
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<B>frieze</B> (1), noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a horizontal band of decoration around a room, building, mantel, or other structure. <DD><B> 2. </B>a horizontal band, often ornamented with sculpture, between the cornice and architrave of a building. <BR> <I>Ex. the frieze of the Parthenon.</I> adj. <B>friezelike.</B> </DL>
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<B>frieze</B> (2), noun, verb, <B>friezed,</B> <B>friezing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a thick woolen cloth with a shaggy nap on one side. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to raise a nap on (cloth). </DL>
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<B>frig, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (British Informal.) fridge; a refrigerator. </DL>
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<B>frigate, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>a fast, three-masted, sailing warship of medium size. Frigates were much used between 1750 and 1860. <DD><B> 2. </B>a small escort vessel equipped to destroy submarines. It belongs to the destroyer class. <BR> <I>Ex. Their light coastguard patrol boats were no match for the naval frigates protecting the British fishermen (S. B. Fay).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Poetic.) a light, fast ship moved by oars or sails. </DL>
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<B>frigate bird,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a strong-flying, tropical sea bird that steals other birds' food; man-of-war bird; man-of-war hawk. It has a long, forked tail and a wingspread of over seven feet. </DL>
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<B>frigate-built, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Nautical.) having a quarterdeck and forecastle raised above the main deck. </DL>
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<B>frigate mackerel,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a game fish found in warm and temperate waters on both sides of the Atlantic. It has widely separated dorsal fins and a wavy pattern on the upper sides. </DL>
<B>frigatoon, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a Venetian vessel with a square stern and two masts. </DL>
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<B>Frigg, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the wife of Odin, and Norse goddess of the sky. </DL>
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<B>Frigga, </B>noun. <B>=Frigg.</B></DL>
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<B>fright, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>sudden and extreme fear; sudden terror or alarm. <BR> <I>Ex. Fright seized the invaders. It might be said then that anxiety is a protection against fright (Sigmund Freud).</I> (SYN) dismay, consternation. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Informal.) a person or thing that is ugly, shocking, or ridiculous. <BR> <I>Ex. In her wig and make-up she looked a fright.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Obsolete.) anything that causes terror. <DD><I>v.t. </I> (Poetic.) to frighten; terrify. </DL>
<B>frighten, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to fill with fright; make afraid; scare or terrify. <BR> <I>Ex. Thunder and lightning frighten most children and many adults.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to drive or force by terrifying. <BR> <I>Ex. The sudden noise frightened the deer away.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to become afraid. <BR> <I>Ex. She frightens easily.</I> adj. <B>frightenable.</B> noun <B>frightener.</B> </DL>
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<B>frightened, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> filled with fright; afraid. </DL>
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<B>frightening, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> alarming. <BR> <I>Ex. It was a frightening reminder of how outnumbered the West is (Canadian Saturday Night).</I> adv. <B>frighteningly.</B> </DL>
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<B>frightful, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>that would frighten; causing fright or horror; dreadful; terrible. <BR> <I>Ex. a frightful explosion. ... like one that ... knows a frightful fiend Doth close behind him tread (Samuel Taylor Coleridge).</I> (SYN) frightening, alarming. <DD><B> 2. </B>ugly; shocking; revolting. <BR> <I>Ex. The victim's clothes were in frightful condition.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(Informal.) disagreeable; unpleasant. <BR> <I>Ex. He has frightful manners.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>(Informal.) very great. <BR> <I>Ex. I'm in a frightful hurry.</I> </DL>
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<B>frightfully, </B>adverb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>in a frightful manner; dreadfully; terribly. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Informal.) intolerably; hideously. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Informal.) exceedingly. <BR> <I>Ex. A dollar for a dozen eggs is frightfully expensive.</I> </DL>
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<B>frightfulness, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>frightful quality or state. <DD><B> 2. </B>the military policy of terrorizing the enemy, especially the civilian population; terrorism. </DL>
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<B>fright wig,</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an actor's or clown's wig with hair that stands on end, or that can be made to stand on end by pulling a string, to indicate sudden fright. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Informal.) a wig or hairdo whose appearance suggests an actor's or clown's fright wig. </DL>
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<B>frigid, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>very cold. <BR> <I>Ex. Eskimos are used to living in a frigid climate.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) cold in feeling or manner; stiff; chilling. <BR> <I>Ex. a frigid stare. He received a frigid greeting from the man he had insulted.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>(of females) sexually indifferent or not responsive; disliking sexual intercourse. adv. <B>frigidly.</B> noun <B>frigidness.</B> </DL>
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<B>Frigidaire, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Trademark.) an electric refrigerator. </DL>
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<B>frigidarium, </B>noun, pl. <B>-daria.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the cooling apartment of the ancient Roman baths, usually furnished with a cold bath. <BR> <I>Ex. Like Catullus in the great pleasure dome at Sermione, he ... steamed in the sudatorium, chilled in the frigidarium (Harper's).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>the cold bath. <DD><B> 3. </B>any room kept at a low temperature. </DL>
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<B>frigidity, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the condition of being frigid. </DL>
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<B>Frigid Zone,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> either of the two regions within the polar circles. </DL>
<B>frigorifico, </B>noun, pl. <B>-cos.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a South American packing and freezing plant, especially for meats; a refrigerated meat-packing plant. </DL>
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<B>frijol, </B>noun, pl. <B>frijoles.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a bean, especially the kidney bean, much used for food in Mexico and the southwestern United States. <BR> <I>Ex. The government even granted the firm a license to import 4,000 metric tons of frijoles (Time).</I> </DL>
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<B>frijole, </B>noun, pl. <B>frijoles.</B> <B>=frijol.</B></DL>
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<B>frill, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>a ruffle. <BR> <I>Ex. Her fancy blouse had frills around the neck and down the front.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) a thing added merely for show; useless ornament; affectation, especially of dress, manner, or speech. <BR> <I>Ex. The poet rejected all the frills of modern society.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a fringe of feathers, hair, or skin around the neck of a bird or animal. <DD><B> 4. </B>(Photography.) a wrinkling of the edge of a film or plate. <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to put a ruffle on; decorate with a ruffle; adorn with ruffles. <BR> <I>Ex. to frill a curtain.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to form into a ruffle. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Photography.) to cause to wrinkle. <DD><I>v.i. </I> (Photography.) to become wrinkled at the edge. </DL>
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<B>frilled lizard,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> an Australian lizard, about three feet long, that has a broad, rufflelike fold of skin about the neck. When startled, it runs on its hind legs. </DL>
