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v. ease, expedite, smooth, further, promote, advance; assist,
aid, help: It would facilitate transport if you would bring
your own car.
facility n. 1 ease, smoothness, fluency, effortlessness, readiness,
easiness, skill, skilfulness, deftness, dexterity, adroitness,
ability, aptitude, expertise, expertness, proficiency, mastery,
masterfulness, masterliness, efficiency; quickness, alacrity,
celerity, swiftness, speed: They praised her new-found facility
with the Italian language. 2 Often, facilities. a plant,
system, building(s), structure, complex: The company is
building a new facility in France. b convenience(s), privy,
equipment, lavatory, toilet, powder-room, Nautical head, Brit
water-closet, WC, loo, US and Canadian rest room, men's room,
ladies' room, Colloq the Gents, the Ladies('), Slang Brit bog,
karzy, US and Canadian john: An American asked where he could
find the facilities.
facing n. fa‡ade, front, cladding, surface, overlay, skin; coating:
The houses all have a colourful stucco facing.
facsimile n. copy, reproduction, print, carbon (copy), replica,
duplicate, photocopy, fax, Trade Mark Xerox (copy), Photostat,
Colloq US dupe: Send a facsimile of the report to each field
office.
fact n. 1 reality, actuality, truth, certainty: The fact of the
matter is that she didn't do it. Is there a basis in fact for
your allegations? 2 accomplishment, fait accompli; occurrence,
event, happening, incident, episode, experience, act, deed:
Supersonic travel has been a fact for many years. 3 Often,
facts. data, information, particular(s), detail(s), point(s),
item(s), factor(s), Colloq low-down, (inside) info, the score,
Brit the gen, US and Canadian the poop: If I am going to defend
you, I need all the facts of the case. 4 in fact. indeed, to be
sure, as a matter of (actual) fact, in truth, truly, truthfully,
actually, really, in reality, in point of fact, factually: He
didn't come; in fact, he had gone abroad the week before.
faction n. 1 group, cabal, bloc, cadre, camp, splinter group, circle,
camarilla, clique, set, coterie, lobby, pressure group, junta or
junto, ring, gang, Brit ginger group, Colloq crowd: There is a
small faction plotting to assassinate the finance minister. 2