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Faciend
- - The multiplicand. See Facient, 2.
Facient
- - One who does anything, good or bad; a doer; an agent.
Faffing
- unknown - having to fiddle to achieve a result as in: “faffing “
- To indulge in useless activity (British English)
- wasting time
Fag End
- noun - the frayed end of a length of cloth or rope
- the time of the last part of something; "the fag end of this crisis-ridden century"; "the tail of the storm"
Fag-End
- - An end of poorer quality, or in a spoiled condition, as the coarser end of a web of cloth, the untwisted end of a rope, etc.
Fagging
- verb - act as a servant for older boys, in British public schools
- exhaust or get tired through overuse or great strain or stress; "We wore ourselves out on this hike"
- work hard; "She was digging away at her math homework"; "Lexicographers drudge all day long"
Failing
- verb -
- a flaw or weak point; "he was quick to point out his wife's failings"
- 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"
- below acceptable in performance; "received failing grades"
- 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?" <
Fairing
- verb - join so that the external surfaces blend smoothly
Falcons
- noun - diurnal birds of prey having long pointed powerful wings adapted for swift flight
- hunt with falcons; "The tribes like to falcon in the desert"