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faucial tonsil
  • n  either of two masses of lymphatic tissue one on each side of the oral pharynx
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fatherhood
  • n  the kinship relation between an offspring and the father
  • n  God when considered as the first person in the Trinity
  • n  the status of a religious leader
  • n  the status of a father
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fatherliness
  • n  the benignity and protectiveness of or befitting a father
    the gentleness and fatherliness of the strange old man eased her fears
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fathom
  • n  a linear unit of measurement (equal to 6 feet) for water depth
  • n  (mining) a unit of volume (equal to 6 cubic feet) used in measuring bodies of ore
  • v  come to understand
  • v  measure the depth of (a body of water) with a sounding line
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fathometer
  • n  depth finder for determining depth of water or a submerged object by means of ultrasound waves
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fatigability
  • n  susceptibility to fatigue; a tendency to get tired or lose strength
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fatigue
  • n  temporary loss of strength and energy resulting from hard physical or mental work
    he was hospitalized for extreme fatigue
    growing fatigue was apparent from the decline in the execution of their athletic skills
  • n  used of materials (especially metals) in a weakened state caused by long stress
    metal fatigue
  • n  (always used with a modifier) boredom resulting from overexposure to something
    he was suffering from museum fatigue
    after watching TV with her husband she had a bad case of football fatigue
    the American public is experiencing scandal fatigue
    political fatigue
  • n  labor of a nonmilitary kind done by soldiers (cleaning or digging or draining or so on)
    the soldiers were put on fatigue to teach them a lesson
    they were assigned to kitchen fatigues
  • v  lose interest or become bored with something or somebody
  • v  exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress
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