A man went to the Police Station wishing to speak with the burglar who had broken into his house the night before.
"You"ll get your chance in court," said the sergeant.
"No, no no!" said the man. "I want to know how he got into the house without waking my wife. I"ve been trying to do that for years!"
n. (us fervor) passion, zeal. [latin: related to *fervent]
FESTIVE
adj. - of or characteristic of a festival.
- joyous. festively adv. Festiveness n. [latin: related to *feast]
FESTOON
—n. Curved hanging chain of flowers, leaves, ribbons, etc. —v. (often foll. By with) adorn with or form into festoons; decorate elaborately. [italian: related to *festive]
FETLOCK
n. Back of a horse's leg above the hoof with a tuft of hair. [ultimately related to *foot]
FIBROID
—adj. Of, like, or containing fibrous tissue or fibres. —n. Benign fibrous tumour growing in the womb.
FIBROUS
adj. Of or like fibres.
FICTION
n. - non-factual literature, esp. Novels.
- invented idea, thing, etc.
- generally accepted falsehood (polite fiction). fictional adj. Fictionalize v. (also -ise) (-zing or -sing). [latin: related to *feign]
FIDDLER
n. - fiddle-player.
- slang swindler, cheat.
- small n. American crab.
FIELDER
n. = *fieldsman.
FIFTEEN
adj. & n. - one more than fourteen.
- symbol for this (15, xv, xv).
- size etc. Denoted by fifteen.
- team of fifteen players, esp. In rugby.
- (15) (of a film) for persons of 15 and over. fifteenth adj. & n. [old english: related to *five, *-teen]
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