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Foster, Jo-die /'dʒəʊdi/ (1962-) a US film actress and director who first appeared as a child in films such as Taxi Driver (1976), and won OSCARS for her performances in The Accused (1988) and SILENCE OF THE LAMBS (1991)
Foster, Lord Norman (1935-) a British ARCHITECT (=someone who designs buildings) who has won many prizes for his designs, and who works mainly in a very modern HIGH-TECH style
Foster, Ste-phen /'sti:vən/ (1826-64) a US songwriter known for his many popular songs, such as Oh Susanna, Camptown Races, and Old Folks at Home, which were often about life in the SOUTH of the US
Fos-ter's /'fɒstəz||'fɔ:stərz, 'fɑ:-/ trademark a type of beer made by the Australian company Foster's, and sold in the UK
Fou-cault, Jean Ber-nard Lé-on /'fu:kəʊ||fu:'kəʊ, ʒɔ̃ 'bəʀnɑ: 'leɒn||ʒɑ̃ be'nɑ:ʀ leɔ̃'n/ (1819-68) a French scientist who studied the speed of light. He is known for inventing Foucault's Pendulum, an object that swings on a wire and shows how the Earth spins around. He also invented the GYROSCOPE.
fought /fɔ:t/ past tense & participle of FIGHT
foul¹ /faʊl/ adj 1 often infml very bad or unpleasant: There's a foul smell in here | She was in a foul temper. | foul language (=full of curses) 2 very dirty; unclean; impure: The air in this room is foul; open the window! 3 (of weather) rough; stormy: It's a foul night tonight. 4 lit very bad; evil; cruel: a foul deed | They are determined to win the election by fair means or foul. (=in any way they can, using honest or dishonest methods) -> see also fall foul of (FALL¹), murder most foul (MURDER) ----> -ly adv ----> -ness n [U]
foul² n [against, on] (in sports) an act that is against the rules: The footballer was sent off the field for a foul against an opponent; he had kicked him.
foul³ v 1 [I;T] (in sports, especially football) to be guilty of a foul: He was sent off for fouling the other team's goal-keeper. 2 [T] fml to make dirty with waste or impure matter: Anyone whose dog fouls the footpath will be fined. 3 [I;T] especially naut (of a rope, chain etc) to get mixed up or twisted with (something)
foul out phr v [I] (in sports such as BASKETBALL), to be made to stop playing because of making too many fouls: He fouled out in the fourth quarter.
foul sthg. <-> up phr v [T] infml to spoil (an occasion etc): He fouled things up, as usual. | The bad weather completely fouled up our plans for the weekend. -> see also FOUL-UP
foul 'ball n (in sports such as BASEBALL) a ball that has landed outside the playing area -> see also OUT-OF-BOUNDS
foul-'mouthed adj derog (habitually) writing or especially speaking, using language that is full of angry swearing, and that therefore offends people
foul 'play n [U] 1 (in sports) unfair play; actions that are against the rules 2 tech criminal violence, especially in association with a person's death; murder: The police aren't sure how the man died, but they suspect foul play.
'foul-up n infml a state of confusion caused by carelessness or lack of skill -> see also FOUL up
found¹ /faʊnd/ past tense & participle of FIND
found² v [T] 1 to start the building or development of; establish: The Romans founded a great city on the banks of this river. | The company was founded in 1955. 2 to start and support by supplying money: The rich man founded a hospital and a school in the town where he was born. 3 [(on, upon) often pass.] to provide with a base: The castle is founded on solid rock. | fig.) Is the story a complete invention, or is it founded on fact? -> see also FOUNDATION
found³ v [T] 1 to melt (metal) and pour into a MOULD -> see also FOUNDRY 2 to make (something) of metal in this way
foun-da-tion /faʊn'deɪʃən/ n 1 [U] the act of founding a city, hospital, organization etc: The university has been famous for medical studies ever since its foundation. 2 [U] the fact or principle on which something is based; BASIS: The rumour was completely without foundation/had no foundation in fact. (=was untrue) 3 [C] (often cap. as part of a name) an organization that gives out money for certain special purposes: The Gulbenkian Foundation gives money to help artists. 4 [C] a building and the organization connected with it, established and supported in some special way: This school is an ancient foundation. 5 [C;U] also foundation cream /'... '/ a mixture of oils and other substances that is rubbed into the skin of the face before face powder is put on -> see also FOUNDATIONS
foun'dation ,course n BrE a course of study covering a usually wide range of subjects, such as one that is taught in the first year in some universities
foun'dation ,garment n old fash an article of underclothing worn by women, shaped so as to press the body into shape and make it look thinner -> see also FOUNDATIONS
foun-da-tions /faʊn'deɪʃənz/ n [P] 1 the solid stonework, brickwork etc first set in holes dug deep in the earth, to support a building: The workmen are laying the foundations of the new hospital. | The explosion shook the building to its foundations. (=caused it to shake dangerously) | fig.) He laid the foundations of his success by study and hard work. 2 AmE old use women's UNDERGARMENTS that press the body into shape and make it look thinner: Foundations are on the third floor, next to the cosmetics department.
foun'dation stone n a large block of stone, on which words are usually cut, which is laid in the foundations of a building, often with a public ceremony -> compare CORNER-STONE
found-er¹ /'faʊndə/ n a person who establishes a school, hospital, organization etc: King Henry was the founder of Trinity College, Cambridge.
founder² v [I] lit or fml 1 (of a ship) to fill with water and sink: The ship foundered in the heavy seas. 2 to come to nothing; fail: The plan foundered for lack of support.
,founder 'member BrE || founding member AmE - n one of the first members who helped to establish an organization, club etc
,founding 'father n [often pl.] lit or fml a person who begins the development of something; FOUNDER: Louis Pasteur was one of the founding fathers of modern medicine.
,Founding 'Fathers, the n [P] the group of men including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, and Benjamin Franklin who helped to start the US as a country and to establish its government. They wrote the US's most important political documents, including the DECLARATION OF INDEPENDENCE, the CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES, and the BILL OF RIGHTS.
,founding 'member n AmE for FOUNDER MEMBER
found-ling /'faʊndlɪŋ/ n especially lit an unknown young child left by its parents and found by others
foun-dry /'faʊndri/ n a place where metals are melted down and poured into shapes to make separate articles or parts of machinery, such as bars, wheels etc: an iron foundry | foundry workers
fount¹ /faʊnt/ n [(of)] especially lit the place where something begins or comes from; SOURCE: That old man is a fount of wisdom. (=is full of wise thoughts and words)
fount² /fɒnt, faʊnt||fɑ:nt, fænt/ also font n tech a complete set of letters (TYPE) of one kind and size for printing books, newspapers etc
foun-tain /'faʊntɪn/ n 1 a usually decorative structure, often set in a lake or pool, which produces a stream of water that rises into the air: The parks of this city are famous for their spectacular/ornate fountains. 2 [(of)] a flow of liquid, especially rising straight into the air: A fountain of water shot up from the burst pipe. -> see also DRINKING FOUNTAIN, SODA FOUNTAIN
,Fountain of 'Youth, the in old stories, a flow of water which was supposed to make anyone who drank from it stay young for ever
'fountain pen n a pen with a metal point (NIB) and a container giving a continuous supply of ink as one writes
,Fountains 'Abbey an ABBEY, built in the 12th century, in North Yorkshire, England where Cistercian MONKS (=members of an all-male religious group) lived. It is now a RUIN and is visited by many tourists.
four /fɔ:/ determiner, n, pron 1 (the number) 4 -> see TABLE 1 2 something which has four units or members: Will you make up a four for a game of cards? (=complete the group