frequently_asked_questions_files/Oxford Thesaurus.pdf

--v. 2 entertain, feast, roll or bring out the red carpet for,
wine and dine, celebrate, honour, lionize, fuss over, kill the
fatted calf for: Fiona's book was a great success and she was
fˆted all over Europe.
fetish n. 1 charm, amulet, talisman, totem, Rare periapt: Round his
neck he wore the dreaded fetish of the fish god. 2 obsession,
compulsion, fixation, mania, id‚e fixe: It's a fetish of hers
to kiss only under the mistletoe.
feud n. 1 dispute, conflict, vendetta, hostility, strife, enmity,
animosity, hatred, antagonism, rivalry, ill will, bad blood,
hard feelings, contention, discord, grudge, dissension,
disagreement, argument, quarrel, bickering, squabble, falling
out, estrangement: A silly feud broke out over whose turn it
was to bring the Christmas goose.
--v. 2 dispute, quarrel, bicker, disagree, conflict, row,
fight, fall out, clash, be at odds, be at daggers drawn: The
Hatfields and McCoys feuded for decades.
feverish adj. inflamed, flushed, burning, fiery, hot, ardent, fervent,
hot-blooded, passionate, frenzied, frantic, excited, frenetic,
zealous; Pathology febrile, pyretic, pyrexic: I was looking
forward to our rendezvous with feverish excitement.
few adj. 1 hardly or scarcely any, not many, insufficient;
infrequent, occasional: Few people came to my party. He is a
man of few words.
--n. 2 handful, some, scattering: I invited a lot of people,
but only a few came.
--pron. 3 (only) one or two, not many: Many apply but few are
chosen.
6.3 fianc‚(e)...
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fianc‚(e) n. betrothed, wife- or bride- or husband-to-be, intended: He
went out to buy a ring for his fianc‚e.