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forum

Short Definition : public square of an ancient Roman city; public place for open discussion; court of law

Definition
(noun) a public meeting or assembly for open discussion Definition
(noun) a public facility to meet for open discussion
Synonyms : assembly meeting place

forward

Short Definition : presumptuous or bold

Definition
(noun) the person who plays the position of forward in certain games, such as basketball, soccer, or hockey Definition
(noun) a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team Definition
(verb) send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit
Synonyms : send on
Example Sentence
  • forward my mail
Definition
(adj) at or near or directed toward the front
Example Sentence
  • the forward section of the aircraft
  • a forward plunge down the stairs
  • forward motion
Definition
(adj) used of temperament or behavior; lacking restraint or modesty
Example Sentence
  • a forward child badly in need of discipline
Definition
(adj) of the transmission gear causing forward movement in a motor vehicle
Example Sentence
  • in a forward gear
Definition
(adj) moving forward Definition
(adv) at or to or toward the front
Example Sentence
  • he faced forward
  • step forward
  • she practiced sewing backward as well as frontward on her new sewing machine
Definition
(adv) forward in time or order or degree
Synonyms : forth onward
Example Sentence
  • from that time forth
  • from the sixth century onward
Definition
(adv) toward the future; forward in time
Synonyms : ahead
Example Sentence
  • I like to look ahead in imagination to what the future may bring
  • I look forward to seeing you
Definition
(adv) in a forward direction
Example Sentence
  • go ahead
  • the train moved ahead slowly
  • the boat lurched ahead
  • moved onward into the forest
  • they went slowly forward in the mud
Definition
(adv) near or toward the bow of a ship or cockpit of a plane
Synonyms : fore
Example Sentence
  • the captain went fore (or forward) to check the instruments

foster

Short Definition : rear; bring up (for a certain period only); encourage; promote the development of (feelings or ideas); Ex. help foster friendly relations; ADJ: giving parental care although not related by blood; Ex.

Definition
(noun) United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864) Definition
(verb) promote the growth of
Synonyms : further
Example Sentence
  • Foster our children's well-being and education
Definition
(verb) bring up under fosterage; of children Definition
(verb) help develop, help grow
Synonyms : nurture
Example Sentence
  • nurture his talents
Definition
(adj) providing or receiving nurture or parental care though not related by blood or legal ties
Synonyms : surrogate
Example Sentence
  • foster parent
  • foster child
  • foster home
  • surrogate father
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for foster

foster sounds like poster.. used to promote encourage the sale of goods..

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used commonly as "Foster Parents",, which means who are not natural parents, but help in the nourishment and upbrining of the child

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Seeing fosters beer advertisement you are encouraged or Brought up to buy and drink it.

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If you are FASTER, you will promote the growth or development of yourself and hence you will FOSTER....

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foster-the Founder of the company gave a pOST to encourage the people

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Don't u remember FOSTER mother.

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foster beer PROMOTES THE GROWTH of our body as by taking beer people become fat

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remember movie twilight in which edward cullen was the foster child of carlisle

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ben foster : young talented goal keeper was nurtured at manchester united early in his career

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foster = fo ( football) + ster (star);

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foul

Short Definition : very bad or disagreeable; very dirty; Ex. foul smell/flavor/temper/language/air/deed/weather/means; N. act against the rules; V. make or become foul; commit a foul

Definition
(noun) an act that violates the rules of a sport Definition
(verb) hit a foul ball Definition
(verb) make impure
Synonyms : contaminate pollute
Example Sentence
  • The industrial wastes polluted the lake
Definition
(verb) become or cause to become obstructed
Example Sentence
  • The leaves clog our drains in the Fall
  • The water pipe is backed up
Definition
(verb) commit a foul; break the rules Definition
(verb) spot, stain, or pollute
Synonyms : befoul defile maculate
Example Sentence
  • The townspeople defiled the river by emptying raw sewage into it
Definition
(verb) make unclean
Example Sentence
  • foul the water
Definition
(verb) become soiled and dirty Definition
(adj) highly offensive; arousing aversion or disgust
Example Sentence
  • a disgusting smell
  • distasteful language
  • a loathsome disease
  • the idea of eating meat is repellent to me
  • revolting food
  • a wicked stench
Definition
(adj) offensively malodorous
Example Sentence
  • a foul odor
  • the kitchen smelled really funky
Definition
(adj) violating accepted standards or rules
Example Sentence
  • a dirty fighter
  • used foul means to gain power
  • a nasty unsporting serve
  • fined for unsportsmanlike behavior
Definition
(adj) (of a baseball) not hit between the foul lines Definition
(adj) (of a manuscript) defaced with changes
Synonyms : dirty marked-up
Example Sentence
  • foul (or dirty) copy
Definition
(adj) characterized by obscenity
Synonyms : cruddy filthy nasty smutty
Example Sentence
  • had a filthy mouth
  • foul language
  • smutty jokes
Definition
(adj) disgustingly dirty; filled or smeared with offensive matter
Synonyms : filthy nasty
Example Sentence
  • as filthy as a pigsty
  • a foul pond
  • a nasty pigsty of a room
Definition
(adj) especially of a ship's lines etc
Synonyms : afoul fouled
Example Sentence
  • with its sails afoul
  • a foul anchor

founder

Short Definition : person who establishes (an organization or business)

Definition
(noun) inflammation of the laminated tissue that attaches the hoof to the foot of a horse
Synonyms : laminitis
Definition
(noun) a person who founds or establishes some institution
Example Sentence
  • George Washington is the father of his country
Definition
(noun) a worker who makes metal castings Definition
(verb) fail utterly; collapse
Example Sentence
  • The project foundered
Definition
(verb) sink below the surface Definition
(verb) break down, literally or metaphorically
Example Sentence
  • The wall collapsed
  • The business collapsed
  • The dam broke
  • The roof collapsed
  • The wall gave in
  • The roof finally gave under the weight of the ice
Definition
(verb) stumble and nearly fall
Example Sentence
  • the horses foundered
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for founder

founder = fo + under = go + under = sink

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Founder of a new company may founder

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founder=Fall+Under->Sink

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fracas

Short Definition : brawl(noisy quarrel or fight) in which a number of people take part; melee

Definition
(noun) noisy quarrel
Synonyms : affray altercation
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for fracas

Fracas-(fraud + cause), a fraud will generally cause a quarrel or brawl.

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Imagine a Freak Ass having a noisy quarrel with people.

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if you pronounce the word properly, the initial part of fracas sounds like fray, and fray is brawl...so fracas<-->fray==brawl

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fracas = f + ruckus... and ruckus means commotion.

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sabka bheja fry(fra) ho gaya uske khasne(cas) se... ab to fracas hoga

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FRACtious noisy ASs = someone who starts noisy quarrels.

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in last fight of ANDAJ APANA APANA movie,amir khan used to sound "JAKASSSS".

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fractious

Short Definition : unruly; peevish; cranky; bad-tempered; Ex. fractious horse

Definition
(adj) stubbornly resistant to authority or control
Example Sentence
  • a fractious animal that would not submit to the harness
  • a refractory child
Definition
(adj) easily irritated or annoyed
Example Sentence
  • an incorrigibly fractious young man
  • not the least nettlesome of his countrymen
Definition
(adj) unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome
Example Sentence
  • rockets were much too fractious to be tested near thickly populated areas
  • fractious components of a communication system
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for fractious

those who get their limbs get fractured...gets annoyed or bad tempered by taking bed rest for long

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f + RACTIOUS -> RACTIOUS sounds like RAKSHAS(like Raavan) -> RAKSHAS' are easily irritated

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when u get a fracture, u get cranky,irksome

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fractious(FRACTURE TO US) - one who causes fracture to others is unruly...

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it takes a fraction of a second for the rakshas to get angry...

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Fractious - jo phracture karwa sake! like an unruly horse.. gira toh haddi tuti!

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when a person is fractured he/she complains about it and is annoyed i.e. is fractious

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if u r frACTious, u tend to ACT up and r very contrary

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The class became fractious when it was rumored that fractions would be on the test.

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chilla kyun raha hai.. dimaag main fracture hai kya.. kuch samjhta hi nahi.. kaisa fractious ladka hai!!

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frail

Short Definition : weak; N. frailty

Definition
(noun) the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds Definition
(noun) a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs) Definition
(adj) physically weak
Example Sentence
  • an invalid's frail body
Definition
(adj) wanting in moral strength, courage, or will; having the attributes of man as opposed to e.g. divine beings
Synonyms : fallible imperfect weak
Example Sentence
  • I'm only a fallible human
  • frail humanity
Definition
(adj) easily broken or damaged or destroyed
Synonyms : delicate fragile
Example Sentence
  • a kite too delicate to fly safely
  • fragile porcelain plates
  • fragile old bones
  • a frail craft
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for frail

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frail - one who fails in a subject is obviously WEAK in it

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Like fragile - weak.

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F+ RAIL > Indian Railway alwayz SLOW/WEAK!

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fra(farah)+il(ill)...one who becomes ill ll become thin nd weak...

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FRAIL : You Fail to lift the RAIL because you are weak. Don't confuse with FLAIL : You get slapped when you Fail. You'll be FLAILED if you confuse FRAIL with FLAIL.

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franchise

Short Definition : right or privilege granted by authority; right to vote; license to sell a product in a particular territory

Definition
(noun) an authorization to sell a company's goods or services in a particular place Definition
(noun) a business established or operated under an authorization to sell or distribute a company's goods or services in a particular area
Synonyms : dealership
Definition
(noun) a statutory right or privilege granted to a person or group by a government (especially the rights of citizenship and the right to vote)
Synonyms : enfranchisement
Definition
(verb) grant a franchise to
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for franchise

any company can open its branches(franchise)=aajadi(free)

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frantic

Short Definition : wild; distraught as from fear or worry; Ex. frantic with fear

Definition
(adj) excessively agitated; distraught with fear or other violent emotion
Example Sentence
  • frantic with anger and frustration
  • frenetic screams followed the accident
  • a frenzied look in his eye
Definition
(adj) marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion
Example Sentence
  • a crowd of delirious baseball fans
  • something frantic in their gaiety
  • a mad whirl of pleasure
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for frantic

Frantic = Fran(ce)+tic; Sounds like most Frenchmen are pretty frantic... :-) Especially in case you still remember their disgraceful behavior during 2008 Beijing Olimpic torch relay...

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F+Ran(running)+Tic(tic-tic,time) > so as u r outta home and u getting late, at home ur mom wil go wild/distraught with fear or worry.

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Frantic = Frenetic = Frenzied

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although telling truth in your heart if someone asks u to tell fankly u will get highly agitated,widely excited with....

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frantic=france -- in world cup 2006 zidane goes "wild" against italy

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fan + trick = if a fan tricks u, u get frenzied with worry

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Metal Fans... Remember the song Frantic by Metallica from their album frantic.. Lars is totally wild on drums.. It sucks though :p

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