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fod
(encz) | FOD,Finger Of Death [zkr.] |
fod
(foldoc) | FOD
/fod/ [Abbreviation for "Finger of Death", originally a
spell-name from fantasy gaming] To terminate with extreme
prejudice and with no regard for other people. From MUDs
where the wizard command "FOD " results in the
immediate and total death of , usually as punishment
for obnoxious behaviour. This usage migrated to other
circumstances, such as "I'm going to fod the process that is
burning all the cycles." Compare gun.
In aviation, FOD means Foreign Object Damage, e.g. what happens
when a jet engine sucks up a rock on the runway or a bird in
flight. Finger of Death is a distressingly apt description of
what this generally does to the engine.
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fod
(jargon) | FOD
/fod/, v.
[Abbreviation for ‘Finger of Death’, originally a spell-name from fantasy
gaming] To terminate with extreme prejudice and with no regard for other
people. From MUDs where the wizard command ‘FOD ’ results in the
immediate and total death of , usually as punishment for obnoxious
behavior. This usage migrated to other circumstances, such as “I'm going to
fod the process that is burning all the cycles.”
In aviation, FOD means Foreign Object Damage, e.g., what happens when a jet
engine sucks up a rock on the runway or a bird in flight. Finger of Death
is a distressingly apt description of what this generally does to the
engine.
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fod
(vera) | FOD
Flexible Optical Disk (OD)
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checkered daffodil
(encz) | checkered daffodil, n: |
daffodil
(encz) | daffodil,narcis n: Radka D. |
daffodil garlic
(encz) | daffodil garlic, n: |
daffodils
(encz) | daffodils,narcisy n: pl. Radka D. |
eisteddfod
(encz) | eisteddfod,velšský festival Zdeněk Brož |
fodder
(encz) | fodder,krmení Zdeněk Brožfodder,krmivo Zdeněk Brožfodder,píce n: Zdeněk Brožfodder,střelivo Zdeněk Brožfodder,suché krmivo Zdeněk Brož |
fodder crop
(encz) | fodder crop,pícnina n: Pino |
asfodel
(czen) | asfodel,asphodeln: Zdeněk Brož |
Affodill
(gcide) | Affodill \Af"fo*dill\, n.
Asphodel. [Obs.]
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Crossopus fodiens
(gcide) | Shrew \Shrew\, n. [See Shrew, a.]
1. Originally, a brawling, turbulent, vexatious person of
either sex, but now restricted in use to females; a
brawler; a scold.
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A man . . . grudgeth that shrews [i. e., bad men]
have prosperity, or else that good men have
adversity. --Chaucer.
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A man had got a shrew to his wife, and there could
be no quiet in the house for her. --L'Estrange.
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2. [AS. scre['a]wa; -- so called because supposed to be
venomous. ] (Zool.) Any small insectivore of the genus
Sorex and several allied genera of the family
Sorecidae. In form and color they resemble mice, but
they have a longer and more pointed nose. Some of them are
the smallest of all mammals.
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Note: The common European species are the house shrew
(Crocidura araneus), and the erd shrew ({Sorex
vulgaris}) (see under Erd.). In the United States
several species of Sorex and Blarina are common, as
the broadnosed shrew (Sorex platyrhinus), Cooper's
shrew (Sorex Cooperi), and the short-tailed, or mole,
shrew (Blarina brevicauda). Th American water, or
marsh, shrew (Neosorex palustris), with fringed feet,
is less common. The common European water shrews are
Crossopus fodiens, and the oared shrew (see under
Oared).
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Earth shrew, any shrewlike burrowing animal of the family
Centetidae, as the tendrac.
Elephant shrew, Jumping shrew, Mole shrew. See under
Elephant, Jumping, etc.
Musk shrew. See Desman.
River shrew, an aquatic West African insectivore
(Potamogale velox) resembling a weasel in form and size,
but having a large flattened and crested tail adapted for
rapid swimming. It feeds on fishes.
Shrew mole, a common large North American mole ({Scalops
aquaticus}). Its fine, soft fur is gray with iridescent
purple tints.
[1913 Webster]Water shrew \Wa"ter shrew`\ (Zool.)
Any one of several species of shrews having fringed feet and
capable of swimming actively. The two common European species
(Crossopus fodiens, and Crossopus ciliatus) are the best
known. The most common American water shrew, or marsh shrew
(Neosorex palustris), is rarely seen, owing to its
nocturnal habits.
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Daffodil
(gcide) | Daffodil \Daf"fo*dil\ (d[a^]f"f[-o]*d[i^]l), n. [OE. affodylle,
prop., the asphodel, fr. LL. affodillus (cf. D. affodille or
OF. asphodile, aphodille, F. asphod[`e]le), L. asphodelus,
fr. Gr. 'asfo`delos. The initial d in English is not
satisfactorily explained. See Asphodel.] (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Asphodelus.
(b) A plant of the genus Narcissus ({Narcissus
Pseudo-narcissus}). It has a bulbous root and beautiful
flowers, usually of a yellow hue. Called also
daffodilly, daffadilly, daffadowndilly,
daffydowndilly, etc.
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With damask roses and daffadillies set. --Spenser.
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Strow me the ground with daffadowndillies,
And cowslips, and kingcups, and loved lilies.
--Spenser.
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A college gown
That clad her like an April daffodilly. --Tennyson
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And chance-sown daffodil. --Whittier.
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daffodilly
(gcide) | Daffodil \Daf"fo*dil\ (d[a^]f"f[-o]*d[i^]l), n. [OE. affodylle,
prop., the asphodel, fr. LL. affodillus (cf. D. affodille or
OF. asphodile, aphodille, F. asphod[`e]le), L. asphodelus,
fr. Gr. 'asfo`delos. The initial d in English is not
satisfactorily explained. See Asphodel.] (Bot.)
(a) A plant of the genus Asphodelus.
(b) A plant of the genus Narcissus ({Narcissus
Pseudo-narcissus}). It has a bulbous root and beautiful
flowers, usually of a yellow hue. Called also
daffodilly, daffadilly, daffadowndilly,
daffydowndilly, etc.
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With damask roses and daffadillies set. --Spenser.
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Strow me the ground with daffadowndillies,
And cowslips, and kingcups, and loved lilies.
--Spenser.
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A college gown
That clad her like an April daffodilly. --Tennyson
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And chance-sown daffodil. --Whittier.
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Effodient
(gcide) | Effodient \Ef*fo"di*ent\, a. [L. effodiens, p. pr. of effodere
to dig out; ex + fodere to dig.]
Digging up.
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Eisteddfod
(gcide) | Eisteddfod \Eis*tedd"fod\ ([=a]s*t[e^][th]"v[=o]d), n. [W.,
session, fr. eistedd to sit.]
An assembly or session of the Welsh bards; an annual congress
of bards, minstrels and literati of Wales, -- being a
patriotic revival of the old custom.
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Fodder
(gcide) | Fodder \Fod"der\ (f[o^]d"d[~e]r), n. [See 1st Fother.]
A weight by which lead and some other metals were formerly
sold, in England, varying from 191/2 to 24 cwt.; a fother.
[Obs.]
[1913 Webster]Fodder \Fod"der\ (f[o^]d"d[~e]r), n. [AS. f[=o]dder, f[=o]ddor,
fodder (also sheath case), fr. f[=o]da food; akin to D.
voeder, OHG. fuotar, G. futter, Icel. f[=o][eth]r, Sw. & Dan.
foder. [root]75. See Food and cf. Forage, Fur.]
That which is fed out to cattle horses, and sheep, as hay,
cornstalks, vegetables, etc.
[1913 Webster]Fodder \Fod"der\ (f[o^]d"d[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foddered
(f[o^]d"d[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Foddering.]
To feed, as cattle, with dry food or cut grass, etc.; to
furnish with hay, straw, oats, etc.
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Foddered
(gcide) | Fodder \Fod"der\ (f[o^]d"d[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foddered
(f[o^]d"d[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Foddering.]
To feed, as cattle, with dry food or cut grass, etc.; to
furnish with hay, straw, oats, etc.
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Fodderer
(gcide) | Fodderer \Fod"der*er\, n.
One who fodders cattle.
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Foddering
(gcide) | Fodder \Fod"der\ (f[o^]d"d[~e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Foddered
(f[o^]d"d[~e]rd); p. pr. & vb. n. Foddering.]
To feed, as cattle, with dry food or cut grass, etc.; to
furnish with hay, straw, oats, etc.
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Fodgeting
(gcide) | Fidget \Fidg"et\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Fidgeted; p. pr. & vb.
n. Fodgeting.] [From Fidge; cf. OE. fiken to fidget, to
flatter, Icel. fika to hasten, Sw. fika to hunt after, AS.
befician to deceive. Cf. Fickle.]
To move uneasily one way and the other; to move irregularly,
or by fits and starts. --Moore.
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Fodient
(gcide) | Fodient \Fo"di*ent\, a. [L. fodiens, p. pr. of fodere to dig.]
Fitted for, or pertaining to, digging.
[1913 Webster]Fodient \Fo"di*ent\, n. (Zool.)
One of the Fodientia.
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Fodientia
(gcide) | Fodientia \Fo`di*en"ti*a\, n. pl. [NL., fr. L. fodiens p. pr.,
digging.] (Zool.)
A group of African edentates including the aard-vark.
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Lily daffodil
(gcide) | Lily \Lil"y\ (l[i^]l"[y^]), n.; pl. Lilies (l[i^]l"[i^]z).
[AS. lilie, L. lilium, Gr. lei`rion. Cf. Flower-de-luce.]
1. (Bot.) A plant and flower of the genus Lilium,
endogenous bulbous plants, having a regular perianth of
six colored pieces, six stamens, and a superior
three-celled ovary.
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Note: There are nearly fifty species, all found in the North
Temperate zone. Lilium candidum and {Lilium
longiflorum} are the common white lilies of gardens;
Lilium Philadelphicum is the wild red lily of the
Atlantic States. Lilium Chalcedonicum is supposed to
be the "lily of the field" in our Lord's parable;
Lilium auratum is the great gold-banded lily of
Japan.
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2. (Bot.) A name given to handsome flowering plants of
several genera, having some resemblance in color or form
to a true lily, as Pancratium, Crinum, Amaryllis,
Nerine, etc.
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3. That end of a compass needle which should point to the
north; -- so called as often ornamented with the figure of
a lily or fleur-de-lis.
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But sailing further, it veers its lily to the west.
--Sir T.
Browne.
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4. (Auction Bridge) A royal spade; -- usually in pl. See
Royal spade, below.
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African lily (Bot.), the blue-flowered {Agapanthus
umbellatus}.
Atamasco lily (Bot.), a plant of the genus Zephyranthes
(Zephyranthes Atamasco), having a white and pink
funnelform perianth, with six petal-like divisions
resembling those of a lily. --Gray.
Blackberry lily (Bot.), the Pardanthus Chinensis, the
black seeds of which form a dense mass like a blackberry.
Bourbon lily (Bot.), Lilium candidum. See Illust.
Butterfly lily. (Bot.) Same as Mariposa lily, in the
Vocabulary.
Lily beetle (Zool.), a European beetle ({Crioceris
merdigera}) which feeds upon the white lily.
Lily daffodil (Bot.), a plant of the genus Narcissus, and
its flower.
Lily encrinite (Paleon.), a fossil encrinite, esp.
Encrinus liliiformis. See Encrinite.
Lily hyacinth (Bot.), a plant of the genus Hyacinthus.
Lily iron, a kind of harpoon with a detachable head of
peculiar shape, used in capturing swordfish.
Lily of the valley (Bot.), a low perennial herb
(Convallaria majalis), having a raceme of nodding,
fragrant, white flowers.
Lily pad, the large floating leaf of the water lily. [U.
S.] --Lowell.
Tiger lily (Bot.), Lilium tigrinum, the sepals of which
are blotched with black.
Turk's-cap lily (Bot.) Lilium Martagon, a red lily with
recurved sepals; also, the similar American lily, {Lilium
superbum}.
Water lily (Bot.), the Nymph[ae]a, a plant with floating
roundish leaves, and large flowers having many petals,
usually white, but sometimes pink, red, blue, or yellow.
[See Illust. of Nymph[ae]a.]
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rush-leaved daffodil
(gcide) | Jonquil \Jon"quil\, Jonquille \Jon"quille\, n. [F. jonquille,
fr. L. juncus a rush, because it has rushlike leaves.] (Bot.)
A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus ({Narcissus
Jonquilla}), allied to the daffodil. It has long, rushlike
leaves, and yellow or white fragrant flowers. The root has
emetic properties. It is sometimes called the {rush-leaved
daffodil}. See Illust. of Corona.
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Sea daffodil
(gcide) | Sea daffodil \Sea" daf"fo*dil\ (Bot.)
A European amaryllidaceous plant (Pancratium maritimum).
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cannon fodder
(wn) | cannon fodder
n 1: soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of
artillery fire [syn: cannon fodder, fodder, {fresh
fish}] |
checkered daffodil
(wn) | checkered daffodil
n 1: Eurasian checkered lily with pendant flowers usually veined
and checkered with purple or maroon on a pale ground and
shaped like the bells carried by lepers in medieval times;
widely grown as an ornamental [syn: {snake's head
fritillary}, guinea-hen flower, checkered daffodil,
leper lily, Fritillaria meleagris] |
daffodil
(wn) | daffodil
n 1: any of numerous varieties of Narcissus plants having showy
often yellow flowers with a trumpet-shaped central crown
[syn: daffodil, Narcissus pseudonarcissus] |
daffodil garlic
(wn) | daffodil garlic
n 1: European onion with white flowers [syn: daffodil garlic,
flowering onion, Naples garlic, Allium neopolitanum] |
eisteddfod
(wn) | eisteddfod
n 1: any of several annual Welsh festivals involving artistic
competitions (especially in singing) |
fodder
(wn) | fodder
n 1: soldiers who are regarded as expendable in the face of
artillery fire [syn: cannon fodder, fodder, {fresh
fish}]
2: coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire
plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop
v 1: give fodder (to domesticated animals) |
neomys fodiens
(wn) | Neomys fodiens
n 1: widely distributed Old World water shrew [syn: {European
water shrew}, Neomys fodiens] |
pternohyla fodiens
(wn) | Pternohyla fodiens
n 1: terrestrial burrowing nocturnal frog of grassy terrain and
scrub forests having very hard upper surface of head; of
the United States southwest [syn: {lowland burrowing
treefrog}, northern casque-headed frog, {Pternohyla
fodiens}] |
royal national eisteddfod
(wn) | Royal National Eisteddfod
n 1: an eisteddfod with competitions in music and drama and
poetry and the fine arts |
pofod
(foldoc) | Probability of Failure on Demand
POFOD
(POFOD) The likelihood that some system will fail
when a service request is made.
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foda
(vera) | FODA
Formal specification of ODA document structures (ODA, ISO)
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fodo
(vera) | FODO
[international conference on] Foundations Of Data Organization
and algorithms (conference, INRIA)
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zfod
(vera) | ZFOD
Zero-Filled On Demand
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