fabricate, fabricated, fabricating, fabricates, fabrication, fabricator, fabricant, fabricator
to make; to concoct in order to deceive (fabricated a document to lead others astray); something fabricated; build; construct; manufacture

fairy tale
a fictitious, highly fanciful story or explanation; a fanciful tale of legendary deeds and creatures, usually intended for children

so far
up to the present moment (so far there's been no word from them); to a limited extent (you can go only so far on five dollars)

farce, farce, farced, farcing, farces
a ludicrous, empty show; a mockery (the election was a farce, for it was fixed)

farcical, farcicality, farcicalness, farcically
of or relating to farce; resembling a farce; ludicrous; ridiculously clumsy; absurd

Fathers of Confederation (Canada) Standing (left to right): G. Coles, H.L. Langevin, E. Palmer, O. Mowat, J.M. Johnson, A.G. Archibald, C. Fisher, J. Cockburn, J.C. Chapais, W.A. Henry, R.B. Dickey, A.A. Macdonald, W.H. Pope, J.A. Shea, F.B.T. Carter,.H. Bernard (Sir John A.'s brother in law {his pic superimposed after this pic was taken; he didn't arrive in Canada until some 3 years after this pic was taken.–.so the famous 'Fathers of Confederation' picture appears to be little more than an infamous forgery}); (not sure why it was done), J.H. Haviland (17)
    Seated: E. Whalen, A.T. Galt, George Brown, J.A. Macdonald, Col. J.H. Gray, C. Tupper, Sir E.-P. Tache, S.L. Tilley, George-E. Cartier, J. McCully, E.B. Chandler, W.H. Steeves, Lt. Col. J.H. Gray. (13)

federate, federated, federating, federates
to become united into a federal union; united in a federation; to cause to join into a federal union, or similar association
federation
the act of federating, especially a joining together of states into a federal union; an association or league formed by federating, especially a government established through federal union
compare confederation, federalism

Fenians
19th century nationalist revolutionary movement for the freedom of Ireland from Great Britain and for the establishment of an independent Irish republic. The name Fenians was derived from Fianna, a band of Irish warriors of the 2nd and 3rd centuries.
    The movement was composed of two principal divisions. One, a secret society in Ireland, was called the Irish Republican Brotherhood. The other was active in the United States and was known as the Fenian Brotherhood. Branches of the movement were established among people of Irish origin in Britain, in the British dominions, and in many other countries.
    The American and Irish divisions were organized concurrently about 1858. The American division was founded and led by John O'Mahony, an expatriate Irish republican revolutionist. The Irish section was initiated and directed by James Stephens.
    The American Fenians promised to supply their Irish counterparts with money and arms, and they pledged to organize an armed expedition in support of an expected revolt to be initiated by the Irish Republican Brotherhood.
    In 1865, however, British authorities in Ireland, warned of the plot by informers, arrested Stephens and other leaders of the brotherhood, and seized the funds that had been sent from America to finance the revolt. Although Stephens later escaped and fled to the United States, the Fenian movement in Ireland was crippled by this blow.
    A faction of American Fenians had meanwhile planned to strike at the British indirectly by invading Canada. Most of the would be invasion force was dispersed by U.S. authorities, but one group, led by John O'Neill, a former Union army officer, did cross the border near Buffalo, New York, in June 1866 after the American Civil War. Forced back again by Canadian volunteers, the group surrendered to an American gunboat (the Americans were in this just to force the British into impartial negotiations) in the Niagara River. Two other fruitless attempts were made to invade Canada, in 1870 and 1871. Both were aborted by the U.S. government.
    The Fenians ceased to exist about 1885, but after 1900 their aims were adopted by Sinn Fein, an Irish nationalist movement, and were partly realized with the establishment of the Irish Free State in 1922.
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feudal
relating to lands held in fee or to the holding of such lands
feudalism, feudalist, feudalistic
a political and economic system of Europe from the 9th to about the 15th century, based on the holding of all land in fief or fee and the resulting relation of lord to vassal and characterized by homage, legal and military service of tenants, and forfeiture; a political, economic, or social order resembling this medieval (A.D. 476 to 1453 {known as the Middle Ages}) system.
    Feudalism was a contractual system of political and military relationships existing among members of the nobility in Western Europe during the High Middle Ages. The grantor was lord of the grantee, called his vassal, but both were free men and social peers,
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fictitious, fictitiously, fictitiousness
sham: adopted or assumed in order to deceive.(a fictitious name); accepted or assumed for the sake of convention(a fictitious belief); of, relating to, or characterized by fiction; imaginary

figurehead
a person given a position of nominal leadership but having no actual authority; a carved figure on the prow of a ship

formal, formally, formalness
relating to or involving outward form or structure; being or relating to essential form or constitution (a formal principle); following or being in accord with accepted forms, conventions, or regulations (had little formal education; went to a formal party); carried out, or done in proper or regular form: a formal complaint; a formal document); characterized by strict or meticulous observation of forms; methodical (very formal in their business transactions); stiffly ceremonious (a formal manner; a formal greeting; a formal bow to the monarch); something, such as a gown or social affair, that is formal in nature (a formal dress; a formal function)

formulate, formulated, formulating, formulates, formulation, formulator..
to devise or invent; to express in systematic terms or concepts; to prepare according to a formula; to state as or reduce to a formula

forthwith
at once; immediately

foster, fostered, fostering, fosters
to advance; to promote the growth and development of; cultivate (detect and foster artistic talent); to nurse; cherish (foster a secret hope); to bring up; nurture (bear and foster offspring); providing parental care and nurture to children not related through legal or blood ties (foster parents; foster grandparents; a foster home); receiving parental care and nurture from those not related to one through legal or blood ties (foster children)

frame, framed, framing, frames
to put into words; formulate.(frame a constitution; frame a reply); to arrange or adjust for a purpose; to build by putting together the structural parts of; construct (frame a house); to conceive or design (framed an alternate proposal); something composed of parts fitted and joined together; a general structure or system (the frame of government); a structure that gives shape or support (the frame of a house)

frankenfood
a colloquialism derived from Frankenstein (a monster having the appearance of a man {from Frankenstein, the creator of the artificial monster in Frankenstein by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley}), meaning a creation that slips from the control of and ultimately destroys its creator

free speech
all citizens have the right to speak their minds and publish their thoughts. In the US this constitutional First Amendment was aimed at preventing the government from interfering with freedom of speech and freedom of the press. When governments interfere with speech, they usually do so by either censoring it beforehand or by punishing it afterward..Microsoft® Encarta® Encyclopedia 99. © 1993-1998 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

functional, functionality, functionally
capable of performing; operative; of or relating to a function; of, relating to, or indicating a mathematical function or functions; designed for or adapted to a particular function or use (functional economics; functional architecture; a functional set of brakes)

fundamental
of or forming a foundation or basis; essential

furtive, furtively, furtiveness
characterized by stealth; surreptitious; expressive of hidden motives or purposes; shifty; secret .
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