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furtherance<br />

n. promotion, advancement, pursuit, backing, boosting, boost,<br />

fostering, championing, championship, advocating, advocacy,<br />

patronage, support, help, aid, assistance, succour: The<br />

furtherance of anti-pollution laws is all to the good.<br />

furtive adj. 1 secret, private, secretive, clandestine, surreptitious,<br />

stealthy, underhand(ed), covert, hidden, conspiratorial,<br />

skulking, deceitful, under the table, under the counter,<br />

hugger-mugger, Colloq sneaky: She gave me a furtive look to let<br />

me know she was on to me. 2 sly, foxy, cunning, crafty, wily,<br />

shifty, untrustworthy, Colloq sneaky: His furtive manoeuvres<br />

mark him as one not to be trusted.<br />

fury<br />

fuse<br />

fuss<br />

n. 1 anger, rage, wrath, indignation, ire, choler, rancour:<br />

Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned. 2 impetuosity,<br />

ferocity, savagery, vehemence, fierceness, tempestuousness,<br />

turbulence, violence: How can we stem the fury of his attack?<br />

3 virago, shrew, spitfire, hell-cat, termagant, vixen,she-devil,<br />

hag, witch, bitch, Archaic beldam: Some of the furies from the<br />

women's liberation movement descended on him.<br />

v. blend, merge, unite, combine, compound, mix, commingle,<br />

coalesce, flow or come together, consolidate, amalgamate; melt:<br />

The metals fuse at a relatively low temperature.<br />

n. 1 bother, pother, dither, fluster, flurry, fret, commotion,<br />

ado, bustle, to-do, excitement, furore or US furor, unrest,<br />

(deal of) trouble, disquiet, upset, stir, uproar, disturbance,<br />

stir, hubbub, agitation, brouhaha, Colloq hoo-ha, flap, stink,<br />

Brit kerfuffle, Slang US hoop-la: Stop making such a big fuss<br />

over nothing.<br />

fussy<br />

--v. 2 make a fuss, rush about or around, flutter, Colloq kick<br />

up a fuss: I do wish she'd stop fussing - the party is going<br />

very well.<br />

adj. 1 particular, finicky, finical, dainty, discriminating,<br />

difficult, fastidious, exacting, demanding, Colloq picky,<br />

choosy, nit-picking, pernickety or US also persnickety: He's so<br />

fussy that he'll wear only custom-made shoes. 2 fancy,<br />

elaborate, over-decorated, gingerbread, rococo, ornate,

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