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fruit
flesh
stone BrE/
pit AmE
peach
skin
pear
plum
apple
cherries
bananas
segment
pip BrE/
seed AmE
oranges
peel
pineapple
seeds BrE/
pips AmE
melon
mango
papaya
figs
grapes
olives
lychees
fruit-cake /'fru:tkeik/ n 1 [C;U] a cake containing small dried fruits, nuts etc 2 [C] slang a person who acts in an odd manner: She's a bit of a fruitcake.
fruit-er-er /'fru:tərər/ n tech (a person who has) a shop in which fruit is sold
'fruit fly n any of several types of small fly that feed on fruit or decaying vegetable matter
fruit-ful /'fru:tfl/ adj 1 successful; useful; producing good results: It was a very fruitful meeting; we made a lot of important decisions. → opposite FRUITLESS 2 old use (of living things) producing many young or much fruit —ly adv —ness n [U]
fru-i-tion /fru'ɪʃn/ n [U] fml fulfilment (of plans, aims, desired results etc): After much delay, the plan to build the new hospital finally came to fruition/was brought to fruition.
fruit-less /'fru:tləs/ adj (of an effort) useless; unsuccessful; not bringing the desired result: So far the search for the missing boy has been fruitless. → opposite FRUITFUL —ly adv —ness n [U]
'fruit ma,chine n BrE for ONE-ARMED BANDIT
,Fruit of the 'Loom trademark a type of clothing made by a US company, best known for its UNDERWEAR and its informal clothes such as T-SHIRTS
,fruit 'salad n [C;U] a dish made of several types of fruit cut up and served in a bowl at the end of a meal
fruit-y /'fru:ti/ adj 1 usually apprec like fruit; tasting or smelling of fruit: The medicine had a fruity taste. | This red wine is soft and fruity. 2 infml (of a voice) too rich and deep: a fruity laugh 3 BrE infml (of talk, a remark etc) amusing in a slightly shocking or impolite way, especially about matters of sex: I was surprised to hear my mother-in-law telling such a fruity story. 4 derog typical of male HOMOSEXUALS; EFFEMINATE: He started acting really fruity when we were alone together.
frump /frʌmp/ n infml a dull unattractive person, especially a woman, who wears old-fashioned clothes —ish adj —y adj
frus-trate /frʌ'streɪt||'frʌstreɪt/ v [T] 1 to cause (someone) to have feelings of annoyed disappointment or dissatisfaction: After two hours' frustrating delay, our train at last arrived. | I'm feeling rather frustrated in my present job; I need a change. 2 to prevent the fulfilment of; cause the failure of (someone or someone's effort); THWART: The bad weather frustrated our hopes of going out. | The prisoner was frustrated in his attempt to escape by a watchful guard. —tration /frʌ'streɪʃn/ n [C;U] The players' frustration mounted as the rain continued to pour down outside. | Life is full of frustrations.
fry /fraɪ/ v 1 [I; T] to cook or be cooked in hot fat or oil: Shall I fry the fish for dinner? | fried rice 2 [I] infml to get SUNBURN: We'll fry if we stay too long in this hot sun. → see also DEEP FRY, SMALL FRY, STIR-FRY; see COOK (USAGE)
Fry, Ste-phen /'sti:vən/
(1957–) a British COMEDIAN, writer, and actor who has appeared in many television series and whose films include Wilde, Gosford Park, and Bright Young Things which he also directed. He is known for speaking in an upper-class way and for being very clever.
fry-er, frier /'fraɪər/
n 1 (often in comb.) a deep pan for frying food: a fish fryer 2 AmE a chicken for frying
'frying ,pan also skillet AmE
— n 1 a flat pan with a long handle, used for frying food: a non-stick frying pan 2 out of the frying pan into the fire out of a bad position into an even worse one
'fry-up n BrE infml (a dish cooked by) frying various foods, such as eggs, SAUSAGES, potatoes etc, in order to make a quick meal: I'm going to do/have a fry-up for supper.
FS written abbrev. for FOREIGN SERVICE
FSLIC, the /ˌef es ˌel aɪ ˈsi/ abbrev. for the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation; an organization in the US that provides insurance for the money that people have saved with a SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION
'f-stop n the number which tells the size of the APERTURE of a camera; the f-stop can usually be changed by the person using the camera, to let in more or less light
ft written abbrev. for FOOT: He is 6ft (=feet) tall.
FT, the /ˌef ˈtiː/ abbrev. for the FINANCIAL TIMES
FT 100 Share In-dex, the /ˌef tiː wn ˌhndrəd ˈeər ˌɪndeks/ also the FTSE 100 /ˌfʌtsi wʌn ˈhʌndrəd/, the Footsie the Financial Times Stock Exchange 100 Index; a number that shows whether SHARES in companies on the London STOCK EXCHANGE have generally risen or fallen in value on a particular day. The number is based on the share prices of 100 large and important companies: The FT 100
Stephen Fry