An elementary school teacher sends this note to all parents on the first day of school.
"If you promise not to believe everything your child says happens at school, I will promise not to believe everything your child says happens at home.
acid n. Colourless irritant volatile acid contained in fluid emitted by ants; methanoic acid. [latin formica ant]
FOSSIL
fuel n. Natural fuel extracted from the ground.
- —n. - remains or impression of a (usu. Prehistoric) plant or animal hardened in rock.
- colloq. Antiquated or unchanging person or thing. —attrib. Adj. Of or like a fossil; antiquated. fossilize v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing). Fossilization n. [latin fodio foss- dig]
FOSTER
—v. - a promote the growth or development of. B encourage or harbour (a feeling).
- a bring up (another's child). B (of a local authority etc.) Assign (a child) to be fostered.
- (of circumstances) be favourable to. —attrib. Adj. - having a family connection by fostering (foster-brother; foster-parent).
- concerned with fostering a child (foster care; foster home). [old english: related to *food]
FOUGHT
past and past part. Of *fight.
FOULUP
n. Muddle, bungle.
FOURTH
adj. & n. - next after third.
- any of four equal parts of a thing. fourthly adv. [old english: related to *four]
- estate n. The press.
FRACAS
n. (pl. Same) noisy disturbance or quarrel. [french from italian]
FRANCO
comb. Form french and (franco-german). [latin: related to *frank]
FRAPPE
adj. Iced, cooled. [french]
FREEZE
—v. (-zing; past froze; past part. Frozen) 1 a turn into ice or another solid by cold. B make or become rigid from the cold.
- be or feel very cold.
- cover or become covered with ice.
- (foll. By to, together) adhere by frost.
- refrigerate (food) below freezing point.
- a make or become motionless through fear, surprise, etc. B (as frozen adj) devoid of emotion (frozen smile).
- make (assets etc.) Unrealizable.
- fix (prices, wages, etc.) At a certain level.
- stop (the movement in a film). —n. - period or state of frost.
- fixing or stabilization of prices, wages, etc.
- (in full freeze-frame) still film-shot. freeze up obstruct or be obstructed by ice. [old english]
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