Upon entering the little country store, the stranger noticed a sign saying "DANGER! BEWARE OF DOG!" posted on the glass door.
Inside he noticed a harmless old hound dog asleep on the floor beside the cash register.
He asked the store manager, "Is that the dog folks are supposed to beware of?"
"Yep, that"s him," he replied.
The stranger couldn"t help but be amused.
"That certainly doesn"t look like a dangerous dog to me. Why in the world would you post that sign?"
"Because," the owner replied, "before I posted that sign, people kept tripping over him."
and aft —adv. At bow and stern; all over the ship. —adj. (fore-and-aft) (of a sail or rigging) lengthwise.
- prefix forming: 1 verbs meaning: a in front (foreshorten). B beforehand (forewarn).
- nouns meaning: a situated in front of (forecourt). B front part of (forehead). C of or near the bow of a ship (forecastle). D preceding (forerunner).
- —adj. Situated in front. —n. Front part; bow of a ship. —int. (in golf) warning to a person in the path of a ball. to the fore in or into a conspicuous position. [old english]
FORK
—n. - pronged item of cutlery.
- similar large tool used for digging, lifting, etc.
- forked support for a bicycle wheel.
- a divergence of a branch, road, etc. Into two parts. B place of this. C either part. —v. - form a fork or branch by separating into two parts.
- take one road at a fork.
- dig, lift, etc., with a fork. fork out slang pay, esp. Reluctantly. [latin furca pitchfork]
FORM
comb. Form (usu. As -iform) forming adjectives meaning: 1 having the form of (cruciform).
- having so many forms (multiform).
- —n. - shape; arrangement of parts; visible aspect.
- person or animal as visible or tangible.
- mode of existence or manifestation.
- kind or variety (a form of art).
- printed document with blank spaces for information to be inserted.
- class in a school.
- customary method.
- set order of words.
- etiquette or specified adherence to it (good or bad form). 10 (prec. By the) correct procedure (knows the form). 11 a (of an athlete, horse, etc.) Condition of health and training. B racing history of a horse etc. 12 state or disposition (in great form). 13 any of the spellings, inflections, etc. Of a word. 14 arrangement and style in a literary or musical composition. 15 long low bench. 16 hare's lair. —v. - make or be made (formed a straight line; puddles formed).
- make up or constitute.
- develop or establish as a concept, institution, or practice (form an idea; form a habit).
- (foll. By into) mould or organize to become (formed ourselves into a circle).
- (often foll. By up) (of troops etc.) Bring or move into formation.
- train or instruct. off form not playing or performing well. On form playing or performing well. Out of form not fit for racing etc. [latin forma]
FORT
n. Fortified military building or position. [latin fortis strong]
FOUL
play n. - unfair play in games.
- treacherous or violent act, esp. Murder.
- —adj. - offensive; loathsome, stinking.
- soiled, filthy.
- colloq. Disgusting, awful.
- a noxious (foul air). B clogged, choked.
- obscenely abusive (foul language).
- unfair; against the rules (by fair means or foul).
- (of the weather) rough, stormy.
- (of a rope etc.) Entangled. —n. - sport foul stroke or play.
- collision, entanglement. —adv. Unfairly. —v. - make or become foul.
- (of an animal) foul with excrement.
- sport commit a foul against (a player).
- (often foll. By up) a (cause to) become entangled or blocked. B bungle.
- collide with. foully adv. Foulness n. [old english]
FOUR
adj. & n. - one more than three.
- symbol for this (4, iv, iv).
- size etc. Denoted by four.
- team or crew of four; four-oared rowing-boat.
- four o'clock. on all fours on hands and knees. [old english]
FOWL
—n. (pl. Same or -s) 1 chicken kept for eggs and meat.
- poultry as food.
- archaic (except in comb.) Bird (guineafowl; wildfowl). —v. Catch or hunt wildfowl. [old english]
FOXY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 foxlike.
- sly or cunning.
- reddish-brown. foxily adv. Foxiness n.
FRAU
n. (pl. Frauen) (often as a title) married or widowed german-speaking woman. [german]
FRAY
v. - wear through or become worn; esp. (of woven material) unravel at the edge.
- (of nerves, temper, etc.) Become strained. [latin frico rub]
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