Ferber
— Noun
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～ United States novelist; author of several popular novels (1887-1968)
ferdinand
— Noun
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～ the king of Castile and Aragon who ruled jointly with his wife Isabella; his marriage to Isabella I in 1469 marked the beginning of the modern state of Spain and their capture of Granada from the Moors in 1492 united Spain as one country; they instituted the Spanish Inquisition in 1478 and supported the expedition of Christopher Columbus in 1492 (1452-1516)
Fergon
— Noun
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～ trade name of a drug rich in iron; used to treat some types of anemia
fergusonite
— Noun
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～ a dark mineral consisting of oxides of yttrium and erbium and tantalum and other minerals
feria
— Noun
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～ a weekday on which no festival or holiday is celebrated; "in the middle ages feria was used with a prefixed ordinal number to designate the day of the week, so `secunda feria' meant Monday, but Sunday and Saturday were always called by their names, Dominicus and Sabbatum, and so feria came to mean an ordinary weekday"
feria
— Noun
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～ (in Spanish speaking regions) a local festival or fair, usually in honor of some patron saint
ferial
— Adjective
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～ of or relating to or being a feria
ferine
— Adjective
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～ wild and menacing; "a pack of feral dogs"
fermat
— Noun
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～ French mathematician who founded number theory; contributed (with Pascal) to the theory of probability (1601-1665)
fermata
— Noun
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～ a musical notation (over a note or chord or rest) that indicates it is to be prolonged by an unspecified amount
fermata
— Noun
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～ (music) a prolongation of unspecified length on a note or chord or rest
ferment
— Verb
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～ be in an agitated or excited state; "The Middle East is fermenting"; "Her mind ferments"
ferment
— Verb
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～ work up into agitation or excitement; "This religion is fermenting Africa"
ferment
— Verb
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～ cause to undergo fermentation; "We ferment the grapes for a very long time to achieve high alcohol content"; "The vintner worked the wine in big oak vats"
ferment
— Verb
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～ go sour or spoil; "The milk has soured"; "The wine worked"; "The cream has turned--we have to throw it out"
ferment
— Noun
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～ a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol
ferment
— Noun
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～ a state of agitation or turbulent change or development; "the political ferment produced new leadership"; "social unrest"
ferment
— Noun
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～ a substance capable of bringing about fermentation
fermentable
— Adjective
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～ capable of being fermented
fermentation
— Noun
– English
～ a process in which an agent causes an organic substance to break down into simpler substances; especially, the anaerobic breakdown of sugar into alcohol