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follow-on \follow-on\ a. Following as a logical consequence or next step in a process; -- used mostly of voluntary actions. [PJC] follow-on \follow-on\ n. an immediate second innings forced on a cricket team scoring a prescribed number of runs fewer than its opponents in the first innings. [WordNet 1.5] more...
follow-through \follow-through\ n. 1. Carrying a process, plan, or project to full completion; as, I appreciated his follow-through on his promise. The term usually is used in reference to the period after some point in time at which the actor is given freedom to pursue the project. [WordNet 1.5 +PJC] 2. (Golf, Baseball, Tennis) The remainder of a stroke with a club, bat, or racket after more...
follow-up \follow-up\ n. 1. a second (or subsequent) action to increase the effectiveness of an initial action. Also used attributively; as a follow-up visit. Note: A follow-up may be of various types. After a medical examination, a second examination (or reexamination) to obtain additional information regarding some fact discovered in the first examination is considered a more...
Folly \Fol"ly\, n.; pl. Follies. [OE. folie, foli, F. folie, fr. fol, fou, foolish, mad. See Fool.] 1. The state of being foolish; want of good sense; levity, weakness, or derangement of mind. [1913 Webster] 2. A foolish act; an inconsiderate or thoughtless procedure; weak or light-minded conduct; foolery. [1913 Webster] What folly 'tis to hazard life for ill. --Shak. more...
Folwe \Fol"we\, v. t. To follow. [Obs.] --Chaucer. [1913 Webster] more...
Fomalhaut \Fo"mal*haut`\, n. [Ar., prop., mouth of the large fish: cf. F. Fomalhaut.] (Astron.) A star of the first magnitude, in the constellation Piscis Australis, or Southern Fish. [1913 Webster] more...
Foment \Fo*ment"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fomented; p. pr. & vb. n. Fomenting.] [F. fomenter, fr. L. fomentare, fr. fomentum (for fovimentum) a warm application or lotion, fr. fovere to warm or keep warm; perh. akin to Gr. ? to roast, and E. bake.] 1. To apply a warm lotion to; to bathe with a cloth or sponge wet with warm water or medicated liquid. [1913 Webster] 2. To cherish with heat; to foster. [Obs.] more...