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failure
  • n  an act that fails
    his failure to pass the test
  • n  an event that does not accomplish its intended purpose
    the surprise party was a complete failure
  • n  lack of success
    he felt that his entire life had been a failure
    that year there was a crop failure
  • n  a person with a record of failing; someone who loses consistently
  • n  an unexpected omission
    he resented my failure to return his call
    the mechanic's failure to check the brakes
  • n  inability to discharge all your debts as they come due
    fraudulent loans led to the failure of many banks
  • n  loss of ability to function normally
    kidney failure
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faintness
  • n  a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon
  • n  the property of being without strength
    the faintness or potency of the feeling
  • n  barely audible
  • n  the trait of lacking boldness and courage
    faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose
  • n  the quality of being dim or lacking contrast
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fair-maids-of-france
  • n  rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe
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fair-mindedness
  • n  ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty
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fair-trade act
  • n  formerly a state law that protected manufacturers from price-cutting by allowing them to set minimum retail prices for their merchandise; eliminated by the United States Congress in 1975
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fair-trade agreement
  • n  an agreement (illegal in the United States) between the manufacturer of a trademarked item of merchandise and its retail distributors to sell the item at a price at or above the price set by the manufacturer
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fair ball
  • n  (baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field
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