feelings
- n emotional or moral sensitivity (especially in relation to personal principles or dignity)
the remark hurt his feelings - n the experiencing of affective and emotional states
he had terrible feelings of guilt - n a vague idea in which some confidence is placed
what are your feelings about the crisis? - n the general atmosphere of a place or situation and the effect that it has on people
- n a physical sensation that you experience
- n the sensation produced by pressure receptors in the skin
- n an intuitive understanding of something
- v undergo an emotional sensation or be in a particular state of mind
- v come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
- v perceive by a physical sensation, e.g., coming from the skin or muscles
- v be conscious of a physical, mental, or emotional state
- v have a feeling or perception about oneself in reaction to someone's behavior or attitude
- v undergo passive experience of:"We felt the effects of inflation"
- v be felt or perceived in a certain way
- v grope or feel in search of something
- v examine by touch
- v examine (a body part) by palpation
- v find by testing or cautious exploration
- v produce a certain impression
- v pass one's hands over the sexual organs of
fehling's solution
- n a liquid solution of copper sulfate and potassium tartrate and sodium hydroxide that is used to test for sugar in the urine; solution turns reddish when sugar is present
feifer
- n United States cartoonist who created a sarcastic comic strip (born in 1929)
feigning
- n pretending with intention to deceive
- n the act of giving a false appearance
- v make believe with the intent to deceive
- v make a pretence of
feijoa
- n South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit
- n dark-green kiwi-sized tropical fruit with white flesh; used chiefly for jellies and preserves
feijoa bush
- n South American shrub having edible greenish plumlike fruit
feint
- n any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack)
- v deceive by a mock action
The midfielder feinted to shoot
felafel
- n small croquette of mashed chick peas or fava beans seasoned with sesame seeds