- What would you do if you won one million dollars?
- Why? Of course I"d pay off my debts.
- And what would you do with the remaining?
- The remaining would have to wait till next time…
accompli n. Thing that has been done and is not capable of alteration. [french]
FAKE
—n. False or counterfeit thing or person. —adj. Counterfeit; not genuine. —v. (-king) 1 make a fake or imitation of (faked my signature).
- feign (a feeling, illness, etc.). [german fegen sweep]
FALL
guy n. Slang easy victim; scapegoat.
- —v. (past fell; past part. Fallen) 1 go or come down freely; descend.
- (often foll. By over) come suddenly to the ground from loss of balance etc.
- a hang or slope down. B (foll. By into) (of a river etc.) Discharge into.
- a sink lower; decline, esp. In power, status, etc. B subside.
- occur (falls on a monday).
- (of the face) show dismay or disappointment.
- yield to temptation.
- take or have a particular direction or place (his eye fell on me; accent falls on the first syllable).
- a find a place; be naturally divisible. B (foll. By under, within) be classed among. 10 come by chance or duty (it fell to me to answer). 11 a pass into a specified condition (fell ill). B become (fall asleep). 12 be defeated or captured. 13 die. 14 (foll. By on, upon) a attack. B meet with. C embrace or embark on avidly. 15 (foll. By to + verbal noun) begin (fell to wondering). —n. - act of falling.
- that which falls or has fallen, e.g. Snow.
- recorded amount of rainfall etc.
- overthrow (fall of rome).
- a succumbing to temptation. B (the fall) adam's sin and its results.
- (also fall) us autumn.
- (esp. In pl.) Waterfall etc.
- wrestling-bout; throw in wrestling. fall about colloq. Be helpless with laughter. Fall away 1 (of a surface) incline abruptly.
- become few or thin; gradually vanish.
- desert. Fall back retreat. Fall back on have recourse to in difficulty. Fall behind 1 be outstripped; lag.
- be in arrears. Fall down (often foll. By on) colloq. Fail. Fall for colloq. Be captivated or deceived by. Fall foul of come into conflict with. Fall in 1 take one's place in military formation.
- collapse inwards. Fall in with 1 meet by chance.
- agree with.
- coincide with. Fall off 1 become detached.
- decrease, deteriorate. Fall out 1 quarrel.
- (of the hair, teeth, etc.) Become detached.
- mil. Come out of formation.
- result; occur. Fall over backwards see *backwards. Fall over oneself colloq. - be eager.
- stumble through haste, confusion, etc. Fall short be deficient. Fall short of fail to reach or obtain. Fall through fail; miscarry. Fall to begin, e.g. Eating or working. [old english]
FAME
n. - renown; being famous.
- archaic reputation. [latin fama]
FANG
n. - canine tooth, esp. Of a dog or wolf.
- tooth of a venomous snake.
- root of a tooth or its prong. [old english]
FARE
—n. - a price of a journey on public transport. B fare-paying passenger.
- range of food. —v. (-ring) progress; get on (how did you fare?). [old english]
FARM
—n. - land and its buildings under one management for growing crops, rearing animals, etc.
- such land etc. For a specified purpose (trout-farm).
- = *farmhouse. —v. - a use (land) for growing crops, rearing animals, etc. B be a farmer; work on a farm.
- breed (fish etc.) Commercially.
- (often foll. By out) delegate or subcontract (work) to others. farming n. [french ferme from latin firma fixed payment]
FART
coarse slang —v. - emit wind from the anus.
- (foll. By about, around) behave foolishly. —n. - an emission of wind from the anus.
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