field game
- n an outdoor game played on a field of specified dimensions
fiat
- n a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
fiat money
- n money that the government declares to be legal tender although it cannot be converted into standard specie
fib
- n a trivial lie
he told a fib about eating his spinach - v tell a relatively insignificant lie
fibbing
- n a trivial act of lying or being deliberately unclear
- v tell a relatively insignificant lie
fiber
- n a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn
- n coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis
- n any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber)
- n the inherent complex of attributes that determines a persons moral and ethical actions and reactions
- n a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
fiber-optic transmission system
- n a communication system using fiber optic cables