factorial |
the product of a given series of whole numbers, achieved by multiplying a specific positive integer by all lesser positive integers. |
factory |
a building or set of buildings where products are manufactured. |
factory farm |
a feeding center for agricultural animals which contains them within a small space and is designed to increase, to the maximum, the efficency of their use in food production. |
factory farming |
a strictly controlled system of livestock farming in which animals are confined indoors under high density conditions to reduce costs and increase output. |
factotum |
one employed to do a wide variety of tasks. |
factual |
of or relating to fact. [2 definitions] |
facula |
any of several large irregular bright spots or streaks visible on the surface of the sun. |
facultative |
of or concerning the granting of a right or privilege. [3 definitions] |
faculty |
capacity or ability, as to do a certain task or to think in a certain way. [3 definitions] |
fad |
a fashion or behavior taken up briefly but enthusiastically; craze. |
faddish |
relating to or having the nature of a passing fashion or craze. |
fade |
to lose color or brightness gradually; dim. [6 definitions] |
fadeaway |
in baseball, designating a curve ball that dips and slows down as it reaches home plate. [2 definitions] |
fade-in |
a gradual increase in the sharpness of focus or visibility of a scene or image in film or television, or in the audibility of sound in broadcasting. |
fadeless |
combined form of fade. |
fade-out |
a gradual decrease in the sharpness of focus or visibility of a scene or image in film or television, or in the audibility of sound in broadcasting. |
faeces |
variant of feces. |
faerie |
the imaginary dwelling place of fairies; fairyland. [2 definitions] |
fag |
to make weary or exhausted; tire (often fol. by "out"). [4 definitions] |
fag end |
the last or worst part of something, esp. the worn-out or frayed end of a piece of cloth or rope. |
faggot |
(offensive slang) a male homosexual. |