four-fold
- s having four units or components
- s four times as great or many
fouled
- 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
- v become soiled and dirty
- s made dirty or foul
a building befouled with soot
breathing air fouled and darkened with factory soot - s especially of a ship's lines etc
found
- n food and lodging provided in addition to money
they worked for $30 and found - v set up or found
- v set up or lay the groundwork for
- v use as a basis for; found on
- v come upon, as if by accident; meet with
- v discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of
We found traces of lead in the paint - v come upon after searching; find the location of something that was missed or lost
- v establish after a calculation, investigation, experiment, survey, or study
The physicist who found the elusive particle won the Nobel Prize - v come to believe on the basis of emotion, intuitions, or indefinite grounds
I found the movie rather entertaining - v perceive or be contemporaneous with
We found Republicans winning the offices - v get something or somebody for a specific purpose
I found this gadget that will serve as a bottle opener - v make a discovery, make a new finding
Physicists believe they found a new elementary particle - v make a discovery
She found that he had lied to her - v obtain through effort or management
She found the time and energy to take care of her aging parents
We found the money to send our sons to college - v decide on and make a declaration about
- v receive a specified treatment (abstract)
- v perceive oneself to be in a certain condition or place
I found myself in a difficult situation
When he woke up, he found himself in a hospital room - v get or find back; recover the use of
She found her voice and replied quickly - v succeed in reaching; arrive at
The arrow found its mark - v accept and make use of one's personality, abilities, and situation
- a come upon unexpectedly or after searching
found art
the lost-and-found department
four
- n the cardinal number that is the sum of three and one
- n a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips
- s being one more than three