fumitory
— Noun
– English
～ delicate European herb with greyish leaves and spikes of purplish flowers; formerly used medicinally
fumitory family
— Noun
– English
～ erect or climbing herbs of the northern hemisphere and southern Africa: bleeding heart; Dutchman's breeches; fumitory; squirrel corn
for fun
— Adverb
– English
～ not intended seriously; meant as a joke; "some of the girls did go to extremes, but it was all in fun"; "let's pretend we don't like Mary, just for fun"
fun
— Noun
– English
～ violent and excited activity; "she asked for money and then the fun began"
fun
— Noun
– English
～ verbal wit or mockery (often at another's expense but not to be taken seriously); "he became a figure of fun"; "he said it in sport"
fun
— Noun
– English
～ activities that are enjoyable or amusing; "I do it for the fun of it"; "he is fun to have around"
fun
— Noun
– English
～ a disposition to find (or make) causes for amusement; "her playfulness surprised me"; "he was fun to be with"
funambulism
— Noun
– English
～ walking on a tightrope or slack rope
funambulist
— Noun
– English
～ an acrobat who performs on a tightrope or slack rope
function
— Verb
– English
～ serve a purpose, role, or function; "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk"
function
— Verb
– English
～ perform as expected when applied; "The washing machine won't go unless it's plugged in"; "Does this old car still run well?"; "This old radio doesn't work anymore"
function
— Verb
– English
～ perform duties attached to a particular office or place or function; "His wife officiated as his private secretary"
function
— Noun
– English
～ the actions and activities assigned to or required or expected of a person or group; "the function of a teacher"; "the government must do its part"; "play its role"
function
— Noun
– English
～ what something is used for; "the function of an auger is to bore holes"; "ballet is beautiful but what use is it?"
function
— Noun
– English
～ a set sequence of steps, part of larger computer program
function
— Noun
– English
～ a relation such that one thing is dependent on another; "height is a function of age"; "price is a function of supply and demand"
function call
— Noun
– English
～ a call that passes control to a subroutine; after the subroutine is executed control returns to the next instruction in main program
function
— Noun
– English
～ (mathematics) a mathematical relation such that each element of a given set (the domain of the function) is associated with an element of another set (the range of the function)
function
— Noun
– English
～ a formal or official social gathering or ceremony; "it was a black-tie function"