<B>furan, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a colorless liquid prepared from furfural, used especially in tanning and as a solvent for certain plastics; furfuran; furfurane. </DL>
<A NAME="furane">
<B>furane, </B>noun. <B>=furan.</B></DL>
<A NAME="furanose">
<B>furanose, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a sugar having a ring structure of five atoms. Hexoses may sometimes occur in the form of a furanose. </DL>
<A NAME="furazolidone">
<B>furazolidone, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a nitrofuran drug used in the treatment of various bacterial disorders and in protozoan diseases of poultry such as coccidiosis. </DL>
<A NAME="furbearer">
<B>fur-bearer, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>any animal having fur. <BR> <I>Ex. [the area] provides dense cover, as well as some food, for songbirds, bobwhite quail, and the small fur-bearers (Harper's).</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>an animal having fur that is used commercially. </DL>
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<B>fur-bearing, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> having fur. <BR> <I>Ex. Fur-bearing animals start the long process of change to winter pelage when the season is hottest (Sterling B. Hendricks).</I> </DL>
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<B>furbelow, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a bit of elaborate trimming. <DD><I>v.t. </I> to trim in a fussy, elaborate way. <BR><I>expr. <B>furbelows,</B> </I>showy ornaments or trimming, especially in women's dress. <BR> <I>Ex. There were too many frills and furbelows on her dress.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="furbish">
<B>furbish, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to brighten by rubbing or scouring; polish; burnish. <BR> <I>Ex. He furbished the rusty sword until it shone like new.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to restore to good condition; make usable again. <BR> <I>Ex. (Figurative.) Before going to France, he furbished up his half-forgotten French.</I> (SYN) renovate, revive. noun <B>furbisher.</B> noun <B>furbishment.</B> </DL>
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<B>Furbish lousewort,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a rare species of lousewort discovered in Maine in 1880 and thought to be extinct until rediscovered in 1976. <BR> <I>Ex. The Furbish lousewort, despite its unprepossessing name is ... delicate and fernlike (Philip Shabecoff).</I> </DL>
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<B>furcal, </B>adjective. <B>=forked.</B></DL>
<A NAME="furcate">
<B>furcate, </B>adjective, verb, <B>-cated,</B> <B>-cating.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>adj. </I> <B>=forked.</B> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to form a fork; divide into branches. adv. <B>furcately.</B> noun <B>furcation.</B> </DL>
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<B>furcula, </B>noun, pl. <B>-lae.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the fused clavicles or wishbone of a bird; fourchette. </DL>
<A NAME="furcular">
<B>furcular, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or like a furcula. <BR> <I>Ex. a furcular bone.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="furculum">
<B>furculum, </B>noun, pl. <B>-la.</B> <B>=furcula.</B></DL>
<A NAME="furfarm">
<B>fur farm,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a farm or ranch on which fur farming is done. </DL>
<A NAME="furfarming">
<B>fur farming,</B><DL COMPACT><DD> the business of raising fur-bearing animals such as fox and mink for their fur. </DL>
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<B>furfur, </B>noun, pl. <B>-fures.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> dandruff; scurf. <BR><I>expr. <B>furfures,</B> </I>scales or particles of scurf. </DL>
<B>furfural, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> an oily, aromatic liquid aldehyde prepared by the distillation of oat hulls, corncobs, or wood, with sulfuric acid. It is used as a solvent, in refining lubricating oils, and in making plastics. </DL>
<B>Furies, </B>noun pl.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Greek and Roman Mythology.) the three spirits of revenge who pursued those who had not atoned for their crimes; Eumenides; Erinyes. They were Alecto, Megaera, and Tisiphone. </DL>
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<B>furioso, </B>adverb, adjective, noun, pl. <B>-sos.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>adv., adj. </I> (Music.) with vehemence or great force; passionate (used as a direction). <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>(Music.) a furioso piece or part. <DD><B> 2. </B>a person filled with violence or fury; fanatic. </DL>
<A NAME="furious">
<B>furious, </B>adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>full of wild, fierce anger; frantic. <BR> <I>Ex. The owner of the house was furious when he learned of the broken window.</I> (SYN) mad, enraged. <DD><B> 2. </B>violent, raging. <BR> <I>Ex. A hurricane is a furious storm.</I> (SYN) tempestuous, turbulent. <DD><B> 3. </B>of unrestrained energy, speed, or intensity. <BR> <I>Ex. furious activity, a furious pace or gallop.</I> <DD><B> 4. </B>unrestrainedly boisterous. <BR> <I>Ex. The fun grew fast and furious.</I> adv. <B>furiously.</B> noun <B>furiousness.</B> </DL>
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<B>furl, </B>verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>v.t. </I> to roll up or fold up. <BR> <I>Ex. to furl a sail, to furl a flag. The boys broke up camp and furled the tent. (Figurative.) The birds furled their wings.</I> <DD><I>v.i. </I> to become rolled or gathered up in a spiral or twisted form; curl (up). <DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>the act of furling or state of being furled. <DD><B> 2. </B>a roll, coil, or curl of anything furled. <DD><B> 3. </B>the manner in which a thing is furled. noun <B>furler.</B> </DL>
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<B>furlana, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Italian.) <DD><B> 1. </B>a lively Italian dance in sextuple rhythm, common especially among Venetian gondoliers. <DD><B> 2. </B>a piece of music written for, or in the rhythm of, this dance. </DL>
<A NAME="furlong">
<B>furlong, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a measure of distance equal to one eighth of a mile; 220 yards or 201.168 meters. </DL>
<A NAME="furlough">
<B>furlough, </B>noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> a leave of absence, especially for a soldier. <BR> <I>Ex. The soldier has two weeks' furlough.</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to give a leave of absence to. <DD><B> 2. </B>to lay off (a worker). <BR> <I>Ex. [The company] said the employees were furloughed for two weeks (Wall Street Journal).</I> </DL>
<B>furnace, </B>noun, verb, <B>-naced,</B> <B>-nacing.</B><DL COMPACT><DD><I>noun </I> <B>1. </B>something to make a very hot fire in. Furnaces are used to heat buildings, melt metal, and make glass. A furnace has an enclosed chamber or box for the fire. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) a very hot place. <DD><B> 3. </B>(Figurative.) a severe test. <BR> <I>Ex. the furnace of affliction (Isaiah 48:10).</I> <DD><I>v.t. </I> <B>1. </B>to subject to the heat of a furnace. <DD><B> 2. </B>(Figurative.) to emit like a furnace. <BR> <I>Ex. He furnaces The thick sighs from him (Shakespeare).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="furnaceman">
<B>furnaceman, </B>noun, pl. <B>-men.</B><DL COMPACT><DD> a man who maintains a furnace or repairs furnaces. </DL>
<A NAME="furnish">
<B>furnish, </B>transitive verb.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>to supply with something necessary, useful, or wanted; provide. <BR> <I>Ex. to furnish an army with blankets, to furnish a person with information or money. The sun furnishes heat.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>to supply (a room, house, or the like) with furniture and equipment. <BR> <I>Ex. We furnished the living room. He had taken more pains to furnish his house than his mind (Bishop Connop Thirlwall).</I> noun <B>furnisher.</B> </DL>
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<B>furnishing, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act of a person or thing that furnishes. <BR> <I>Ex. The furnishing took us three weeks.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>an instance of this. <BR> <I>Ex. Furnishing the transportation was our share.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>decoration. <BR><I>expr. <B>furnishings,</B> <DD><B> a. </B>furniture or equipment for a room, house, or the like. </I> <I>Ex. Carpets from Fontainebleau, furnishings from Saint Cloud (London Daily News).</I> <DD><B> b. </B>accessories of dress; articles of clothing. <BR> <I>Ex. That store sells men's furnishings.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="furnishment">
<B>furnishment, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>the act of furnishing. <DD><B> 2. </B>the state of being furnished. <DD><B> 3. </B>something furnished. <BR><I>expr. <B>furnishments,</B> </I>supplies. <BR> <I>Ex. Purveyor for the army ... vastly rich; grown so as contractor of furnishments which he never furnishes (Lewis Wallace).</I> </DL>
<A NAME="furniture">
<B>furniture, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>movable articles needed in a house or room, such as tables, chairs, beds, or desks. <DD><B> 2. </B>articles needed; equipment. <BR> <I>Ex. God's residence is next to mine, His furniture is love (Emily Dickinson).</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>apparatus, appliances, or instruments for work, now especially the tools, utensils, rigging, stores, and tackle of a ship. <DD><B> 4. </B>the covers and linen of a bed. <DD><B> 5. </B>strips or blocks of wood or metal, lower than type-high, set in and about pages of type to fill out large white areas such as margins. <DD><B> 6. </B>(in the Middle Ages) the harness and ornamental coverings for a horse. <DD><B> 7. </B>(Archaic.) the condition of being equipped in body or mind; equipment; preparedness. <DD><B> 8. </B>(Archaic.) the act of furnishing. </DL>
<B>furor, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD><B> 1. </B>an outburst of wild enthusiasm or excitement. <BR> <I>Ex. The aviator who first flew over the ocean was received with furor.</I> <DD><B> 2. </B>a craze; mania. <BR> <I>Ex. A furor of jogging swept the campus. The modern furor for organized sport has its roots in city life.</I> <DD><B> 3. </B>a rage; fury; inspired madness; frenzy. <BR> <I>Ex. poetic furor.</I> </DL>
<A NAME="furore">
<B>furore, </B>noun. <B>=furor.</B></DL>
<A NAME="furosemide">
<B>furosemide, </B>noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> a diuretic drug, used especially for refractory edemas. </DL>
