four-fold
- s having four units or components
- s four times as great or many
foster
- n United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
- v promote the growth of
- v bring up under fosterage; of children
- v help develop, help grow
- s providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
foster parent
foster child
foster home
foul
- n an act that violates the rules of a sport
- v hit a foul ball
- v make impure
- v become or cause to become obstructed
- v commit a foul; break the rules
- v spot, stain, or pollute
- v make unclean
foul the water - v become soiled and dirty
- s highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
- s offensively malodorous
a foul odor - s violating accepted standards or rules
used foul means to gain power - a (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines
- s (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
foul (or dirty) copy - s characterized by obscenity
foul language - s disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
a foul pond - s especially of a ship's lines etc
with its sails afoul
a foul anchor
foul-mouthed
- s using foul or obscene language
noisy foul-mouthed women all shouting at once