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thoroughly, to the utmost, to the greatest or fullest extent; a
great deal, greatly, hugely, enormously: We enjoyed our visit
to the full.
fumble v. 1 grope, feel, stumble: She fumbled about for the light
switch. 2 mishandle, drop, muff, bungle, botch, Colloq US
bobble, flub: Bosworth fumbled the ball and Fernpath scored
again.
fume v. 1 seethe, smoulder, chafe, boil, rage, storm, rant, flare
up, bluster, lose one's temper, explode, Colloq get steamed (up)
(over or about), lose one's cool, flip one's lid, flip (out),
fly off the handle, hit the roof, raise the roof, blow one's top
or stack, get hot under the collar, blow a gasket, go off the
deep end: She was fuming because I was five minutes late. 2
smoke: The mixture fumes if you add these ingredients.
--n. 3 Usually, fumes. smoke, vapour, effluvium, gas,
exhalation, exhaust; smell, odour, aroma, fragrance, stench,
stink, miasma; pollution, smog: The fumes from O. C. Cabot's
cigar spread through the building.
fumigate v. disinfect, cleanse, purify, sanitize, sterilize,
decontaminate: There have been no insects since the kitchen was
fumigated.
fun n. 1 merriment, merrymaking, gaiety, glee, jollity, mirth,
cheer, high spirits, delight, frolic, festivity, high jinks;
amusement, diversion, sport, enjoyment, recreation,
entertainment, pastime, joy, pleasure, Colloq (making) whoopee:
Your party was great fun. We always have fun when we're
together. Want to have some fun? 2 tomfoolery, horseplay,
joking, playfulness, clowning, pranks, sport, jesting,
jocularity, nonsense, fooling around or about, Colloq
skylarking: This is no time for fun - we have to catch a train.
3 in or for fun. jokingly, teasingly, in jest, facetiously, with
tongue in cheek, playfully, as a lark, for a joke or gag; not
seriously: In fun, we told him that he had missed the last
ferry. 4 Like fun! Under no circumstances!, No way!, Colloq
Like hell!, US No way, Jose!: Like fun will I go swimming in
the nude! 5 make fun of. poke fun at, tease, deride, (hold up
to) ridicule, scoff at, lampoon, parody, satirize, make sport or
game of, taunt, gibe, rag, Colloq kid, rib, Brit send up: Kevin