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Failed
- verb -
- be unable; "I fail to understand your motives"
- be unsuccessful; "Where do today's public schools fail?"; "The attempt to rescue the hostages failed miserably"
- become bankrupt or insolvent; fail financially and close; "The toy company went bankrupt after the competition hired cheap Mexican labor"; "A number of banks failed that year"
- disappoint, prove undependable to; abandon, forsake; "His sense of smell failed him this time"; "His strength finally failed him"; "His children failed him in the crisis"
- fail to do something; leave something undone; "She failed to notice that her child was no longer in his crib"; "The secretary failed to call the customer and the company lost the account"
- fail to get a passing grade; "She studied hard but failed nevertheless"; "Did I fail the test?"
- fall short in what is expected; "She failed in her obligations as a good daughter-in-law"; "We must not fail his obligation to the victims of
Faired
- verb - join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
Fairer
- unknown - 1. treating people equally without favouritism or discrimination.
2. (of hair or complexion) light; blonde.
- More fair
Feifer
- noun - United States cartoonist who created a sarcastic comic strip (born in 1929)
Foiled
- verb - cover or back with foil; "foil mirrors"
- disappointingly unsuccessful; "disappointed expectations and thwarted ambitions"; "their foiled attempt to capture Calais"; "many frustrated poets end as pipe-smoking teachers"; "his best efforts were thwarted"
- enhance by contrast; "In this picture, the figures are foiled against the background"
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
Foiler
- - One who foils or frustrates.
Frisee
- unknown - Curly endive, salad plant
Frizel
- - A movable furrowed piece of steel struck by the flint, to throw sparks into the pan, in an early form of flintlock.
Gained
- verb - derive a benefit from; "She profited from his vast experience"
- earn on some commercial or business transaction; earn as salary or wages; "How much do you make a month in your new job?"; "She earns a lot in her new job"; "this merger brought in lots of money"; "He clears $5,000 each month"
- increase (one's body weight); "She gained 20 pounds when she stopped exercising"
- increase or develop; "the peace movement gained momentum"; "the car gathers speed"
- obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"
- obtain; "derive pleasure from one's garden"
- reach a destination, either real or abstract;
- rise in rate or price; "The stock market gained 24 points today"
- win something through one's efforts; "I acquired a passing knowledge of Chinese"; "Gain an un