English-Thai Dictionary
four
ADJ สี่ se
four
N จำนวน สี่ jam-nuan-se
four letter words
SL คำ เลี่ยง ของ คำ ที่ มี สี่ ตัวอักษร เช่น fuck หรือ cunt kam-liang-kong-kam-ti-me-se-tua-ak-son-chen-fuck-rue-cunt
four wheels
SL รถยนต์ rod-yon
four-cornered
A ที่ มี สี่ ด้าน หรือ สี่ มุม ที่ เป็น กลุ่ม มี สี่ คน
four-eyes
SL คน ใส่ แว่นตา (เป็น คำหยาบ ถ้า ใช้ เป็น คำ เรียก kon-sai-yen-ta
four-flusher
SL คน ฉ้อโกง คน หลอกลวง คน ขี้โกง kon-choe-kong
four-footed
A ที่ มี สี่ เท้า
four-handed
A ที่ มี สี่ มือ ที่ ใช้ คน เล่น สี่ คน
four-in-hand
N รถ เทียมม้า 4 ตัว เนคไท ยาว ที่ ใช้ ผูก เงื่อน
four-o'clock
N พืช ไม้ดอก พวก Mirabilis Jalapa หรือ Mirabilis laevis ดอก บาน เย็น
four-poster
N เตียง สี่ เสา
four-way
A เกี่ยวกับ ทาง สี่ ทิศ ที่ มี ผู้ ร่วม สี่ คน
four-wheeled
A ที่ มี สี่ ล้อ
fourchette
N แคม ช่องคลอด เดือย กีบ ที่อยู่ ใต้ กีบ ม้า
fourfold
ADV เป็น สี่ เท่า
fourgon
N รถ สัมภาระ รถ กระสุนปืน tumbrel
fourierism
N ลัทธิสังคมนิยม ของ Francis Marie Charles Fourier
fourpence
N สี่ เพนนี
fourscore
ADJ จำนวน 80(คำ โบรา ณ เลข 80 eighty jam-nuan
foursome
N กลุ่ม ที่ มี4คน klum-ti-me-se-kon
foursome
N การ เล่น กอล์ฟ 4 คน แบ่ง เป็น 2 คู่ (ทาง กีฬา กอล์ฟ kan-len-kob-4-kon-baeng-pen-2-ku
foursquare
ADJ ตรงไปตรงมา ซื่อตรง trong-pai-trong-ma
foursquare
ADJ มั่นคง หนักแน่น แน่นอน determined firm steady man-kong
foursquare
ADV มั่นคง หนักแน่น แน่นอน man-kong
fourteen
N จำนวน 14 jam-nuan
fourteenth
N ลำดับ ที่ 14 lam-dub-ti
fourth
ADJ ที่สี่ ลำดับ ที่สี่ ti-se
fourth
N หนึ่งในสี่ ส่วน nueng-nai-se-suan
fourthly
ADV เป็น อันดับ ที่สี่
Webster's 1828 Dictionary
FOUR
a.[L. petoritum, petorritum, a carriage with four wheels, petor-rota.] Twice two; denoting the sum or two and two.
FOURBE
n.A tricking fellow; a cheat. [Not English. ]
FOURFOLD
a.Four double; quadruple; four times told; as a fourfold division. He shall restore the lamb fourfold. 2 Samuel 12:6.
FOURFOLD
n.Four times as much.
FOURFOOTED
a.Quadruped; having four feet; as the horse and the ox.
FOURRIER
n.A harbinger. [Not English. ]
FOURSCORE
a.[See Score. ] Four times twenty; eighty. It is used elliptically for fourscore years; as a man of fourscore.
FOURSQUARE
a.Having four sides and four angles equal; quadrangular.
FOURTEEN
a.[four and ten. ] Four and ten; twice seven.
FOURTEENTH
a.The ordinal of fourteen; the fourth after the tenth.
FOURTH
a.The ordinal of four; the next after the third.
FOURTH
n.In music, an interval composed of two tones and a semitone. Three full tones compose a triton, or fourth redundant.
FOURTHLY
adv. In the fourth place.
FOURWHEELED
a.Having or running on four wheels.
Webster's 1913 Dictionary
FOUR
Four, a. Etym: [OE. four, fower, feower, AS. feówer; akin to OS. fiwar, D. & G. vier, OHG. fior, Icel. fj, Sw. fyra, Dan. fire, Goth. fidw, Russ. chetuire, chetvero, W. pedwar, L. quatuor, Gr. catur. Farthing, Firkin, Forty, Cater four, Quater-cousin, Quatuor, Quire of paper, tetrarch. ]
Defn: One more than three; twice two.
FOUR
FOUR Four, n.
1. The sum of four units; four units or objects.
2. A symbol representing four units, as 4 or iv.
3. Four things of the same kind, esp. four horses; as, a chariot and four. All fours. See All fours, in the Vocabulary.
FOURB; FOURBE
Fourb, Fourbe, n. Etym: [F.]
Defn: A trickly fellow; a cheat. [Obs. ] Evelyn. Denham.
FOURCHE
Four `ché ", a. Etym: [F. See Fo. ] (Her. )
Defn: Having the ends forked or branched, and the ends of the branches terminating abruptly as if cut off; -- said of an ordinary, especially of a cross.
FOURCHETTE
Four `chette ", n. Etym: [F., dim. of fourche. See Fork. ]
1. A table fork.
2. (Anat. ) (a ) A small fold of membrane, connecting the labia in the posterior part of the vulva. (b ) The wishbone or furculum of birds.(c ) The frog of the hoof of the horse and allied animals.
3. (Surg.)
Defn: An instrument used to raise and support the tongue during the cutting of the frænum.
4. (Glove Making )
Defn: The forked piece between two adjacent fingers, to which the front and back portions are sewed. Knight.
FOUR-CORNERED
FOUR-CORNERED Four "-cor `nered, a.
Defn: Having four corners or angles.
FOUR-CYCLE
FOUR-CYCLE Four "-cy `cle, n. (Thermodynamics )
Defn: A four-stroke cycle, as the Otto cycle, for an internal- combustion engine. -- Four "-cy `cle, a.
FOURDRINIER
FOURDRINIER Four `dri `nier ", n.
Defn: A machine used in making paper; -- so named from an early inventor of improvements in this class of machinery.
FOURFOLD
Four "fold `, a. & adv. Etym: [AS. feówerfeold.]
Defn: Four times; quadruple; as, a fourfold division. He snall restore the lamb fourfold. 2 Sam. xii. 6.
FOURFOLD
FOURFOLD Four "fold `, n.
Defn: Four times as many or as much.
FOURFOLD
FOURFOLD Four "fold `, v. t.
Defn: To make four times as much or as many, as an assessment, ; to quadruple.
FOURFOOTED
FOURFOOTED Four "foot `ed, a.
Defn: Having four feet; quadruped; as, fourfooted beasts.
FOURGON
Four `gon ", n. Etym: [F.] (Mil. ) (a )An ammunition wagon. (b ) A French baggage wagon.
FOURHANDED
FOURHANDED Four "hand `ed, a.
1. Having four hands; quadrumanous. Goldsmith.
2. Requiring four "hands " or players; as, a fourhanded game at cards.
FOURIERISM
FOURIERISM Fou "ri *er *ism, n.
Defn: The coöperative socialistic system of Charles Fourier, a Frenchman, who recommended the reorganization of society into small communities, living in common.
FOURIERIST; FOURIERITE
FOURIERIST; FOURIERITE Fou "ri *er *ist, Fou "ri *er *ite, n.
Defn: One who adopts the views of Fourier.
FOUR-IN-HAND
FOUR-IN-HAND Four "-in-hand, a.
Defn: Consisting of four horses controlled by one person; as, a four- in-hand team; drawn by four horses driven by one person; as, a four- in-hand coach. -- n.
Defn: A team of four horses driven by one person; also, a vehicle drawn by such a team. As quaint a four-in-hand As you shall see. Tennyson.
FOURLING
FOURLING Four "ling, n.
1. One of four children born at the same time.
2. (Crystallog.)
Defn: A compound or twin crystal consisting of four individuals.
FOURNEAU
Four `neau ", n. Etym: [F.] (Mil. )
Defn: The chamber of a mine in which the powder is placed.
FOUR-O'CLOCK
FOUR-O'CLOCK Four "-o'clock `, n.
1. (Bot. )
Defn: A plant of the genus Mirabilis. There are about half a dozen species, natives of the warmer parts of America. The common four- o'clock is M. Jalapa. Its flowers are white, yellow, and red, and open toward sunset, or earlier in cloudy weather; hence the name. It is also called marvel of Peru, and afternoon lady.
2. (Zoöl.)
Defn: The friar bird; -- so called from its cry, which resembles these words.
FOURPENCE
FOURPENCE Four "pence, n.
1. A British silver coin, worth four pence; a groat.
2. A name formerly given in New England to the Spanish half real, a silver coin worth six and a quarter cents.
FOUR-POSTER
FOUR-POSTER Four "-post `er, n.
Defn: A large bedstead with tall posts at the corners to support curtains. [Colloq. ]
FOURRIER
Four "rier (; F., n. Etym: [F., fr. OF. forre. See Forage, n.]
Defn: A harbinger. [Obs. ]
FOURSCORE
Four "score `, a. Etym: [Four + core, n.]
Defn: Four times twenty; eighty.
FOURSCORE
FOURSCORE Four "score `, n.
Defn: The product of four times twenty; eighty units or objects.
FOURSOME
FOURSOME Four "some, a. [Four + 2d -some. ]
Defn: Consisting of four; requiring four participants. [Scot. or Golf ]
FOURSOME
FOURSOME Four "some, n. (Golf )
Defn: A game between four players, with two on each side and each side playing but one ball, the partners striking alternately. It is called a mixed foursome when each side consists of a man and a woman.
FOURSQUARE
FOURSQUARE Four "square `, a.
Defn: Having four sides and four equal angles. Sir W. Raleigh.
FOURTEEN
Four "teen `, a. Etym: [OE. fourtene, feowertene, AS. feówert, feówert.See Four, and Ten, and cf. Forty. ]
Defn: Four and ten more; twice seven.
FOURTEEN
FOURTEEN Four "teen `, n.
1. The sum of ten and four; forteen units or objects.
2. A symbol representing fourteen, as 14 or xiv.
FOURTEENTH
Four "teenth `, a. Etym: [Cf. OE. fourtende, fourtethe, AS. feówerteoedha.]
1. Next in order after the thirteenth; as, the fourteenth day of the month.
2. Making or constituting one of fourteen equal parts into which anything may be derived.
FOURTEENTH
FOURTEENTH Four "teenth `, n.
1. One of fourteen equal parts into which one whole may be divided; the quotient of a unit divided by fourteen; one next after the thirteenth.
2. (Mus. )
Defn: The octave of the seventh.
FOURTH
Fourth, a. Etym: [OE. fourthe, ferthe, feorthe, AS. feóredha, fr. feówer four. ]
1. Next in order after the third; the ordinal of four.
2. Forming one of four equal parts into which anything may be divided.
FOURTH
FOURTH Fourth, n.
1. One of four equal parts into which one whole may be divided; the quotient of a unit divided by four; one coming next in order after the third.
2. (Mus. )
Defn: The interval of two tones and a semitone, embracing four diatonic degrees of the scale; the subdominant of any key. The Fourth, specifically, un the United States, the fourth day of July, the anniversary of the declaration of American independence; as, to celebrate the Fourth.
FOURTHLY
FOURTHLY Fourth "ly, adv.
Defn: In the fourth place.
FOUR-WAY
FOUR-WAY Four "-way `, a.
Defn: Allowing passage in either of four directions; as, a four-way cock, or valve. Francis. Four-way cock, a cock connected with four pipes or ports, and having two or more passages in the plug, by which the adjacent pipes or ports may be made to communicate; formerly used as a valve in the steam engine, and now for various other purposes. In the illustration, a leads to the upper end of a steam engine cylinder, and b to the lower end; c is the steam pipe, and d the exhaust pipe.
FOUR-WHEELED
FOUR-WHEELED Four "-wheeled `, a.
Defn: Having four wheels.
FOUR-WHEELER
FOUR-WHEELER Four "-wheel `er, n.
Defn: A vehicle having four wheels. [Colloq. ]
New American Oxford Dictionary
four
four |fôr fɔ (ə )r | ▶cardinal number equivalent to the product of two and two; one more than three, or six less than ten; 4: Francesca's got four brothers | it took four of them to lift it | a four-bedroom house. (Roman numeral: iv, IV, archaic iiii or IIII ) • a group or unit of four people or things: the girls walked in pairs or fours. • four years old: I began to teach myself to read at four. • four o'clock: it's half past four. • a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by four. • a playing card or domino with four spots or pips. ORIGIN Old English fēower, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German vier, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin quattuor and Greek tessares.
four-bagger
four-bag ger ▶noun Baseball a home run.
four-by-four
four-by-four (also 4X4 ) ▶noun informal a vehicle with four-wheel drive.
Four Cantons, Lake of the
Four Can tons, Lake of the another name for Lake Lucerne (see Lucerne, Lake ).
fourchette
four chette |fo͞orˈSHet ˌfurˈʃɛt | ▶noun Anatomy a thin fold of skin at the back of the vulva. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French, diminutive of fourche ‘fork. ’
four-color
four-col or ▶adjective denoting a color printing process using red, cyan (greenish blue ), yellow, and black inks on separate plates that are serially transferred to the same sheet to produce images in full color.
Four Corners
Four Cor ners |fɔː kɔːnəːz | the point where Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah meet.
four-dimensional
four-di men sion al |fɔ (ə )r dəˈmɛn (t )ʃənl | ▶adjective having four dimensions, typically the three dimensions of space (length, breadth, and depth ) plus time.
Fourdrinier machine
Four drin i er ma chine |ˌfôrdrəˈnir, fôrˈdrinēər ˌfɔrdrəˈnɪərməˌʃin | ▶noun a machine for making paper as a continuous sheet by drainage on a wire mesh belt. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: named after Henry (died 1854 ) and Sealy (died 1847 ) Fourdrinier, British papermakers and patentees of such a machine.
four-eyed fish
four-eyed fish ▶noun a small livebearing freshwater fish of tropical America. Each eye is divided into two, allowing the fish to see both above and below the water while swimming at the surface. [Family Anablepidae and genus Anableps: several species. ]
four-eyes
four-eyes ▶noun derogatory a person who wears glasses.
four flush
four flush ▶noun a poker hand of little value, having four cards of the same suit and one of another. Compare with flush 3. ▶verb ( four-flush ) [ no obj. ] informal (in poker ) bluff when holding a weak hand, particularly a four flush. • keep up a pretense; bluff: your mother will get wise that you're four-flushing. DERIVATIVES four-flush er noun
fourfold
four fold |ˈfôrˌfōld ˈfɔrˌfoʊld | ▶adjective four times as great or as numerous: there has been a fourfold increase in break-ins. • having four parts or elements: fourfold symmetry. ▶adverb by four times; to four times the number or amount: the price of electricity rose fourfold.
four freedoms
four free doms (usu. the four freedoms ) the four essential human freedoms as proclaimed in a speech to Congress by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.
Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse
Four Horse men of the A poc a lypse four allegorical mounted figures, commonly identified as Pestilence (or Conquest ), War, Famine, and Death, whose arrival heralds the end of the world, as described in the biblical book of Revelation. • used to refer to people or phenomena seen as agents of imminent catastrophe: in 2003, the airline industry survived the four horsemen of the apocalypse.
Four Hundred
Four Hun dred (usu. the Four Hundred or the 400 ) ▶noun the social elite of a community: I would like nothing better than to ask the Four Hundred to meet you. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Ward McAllister's remark “There are only 400 people in New York that one really knows,” later popularized in society reports by the New York Sun. The notion ‘elite ’ is said to be from the selection of high society guests by the socialite Mrs. William B. Astor Jr. , whose ballroom could hold 400.
Fourier, Joseph
Fou rier, Joseph |ˈfo͝orēˌā, fo͞orˈyā ˌfuriˈeɪ | (1768 –1830 ), French mathematician; full name Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier. He solved partial differential equations by the method of separation of variables and superposition, which led him to analyze the series and integrals that are now known by his name.
Fourier analysis
Fou rier a nal y sis ▶noun Mathematics the analysis of a complex waveform expressed as a series of sinusoidal functions, the frequencies of which form a harmonic series.
Fourierism
Fou ri er ism |ˈfo͝orēəˌrizəm ˈfuriərɪzəm | ▶noun a system for the reorganization of society into self-sufficient cooperatives, in accordance with the principles of the French socialist Charles Fourier (died 1837 ). DERIVATIVES Fou ri er ist noun & adjective
Fourier series
Fou rier se ries ▶noun Mathematics an infinite series of trigonometric functions that represents an expansion or approximation of a periodic function, used in Fourier analysis.
Fourier transform
Fou rier trans form ▶noun Mathematics a function derived from a given function and representing it by a series of sinusoidal functions.
four-in-hand
four-in-hand ▶noun 1 a vehicle with four horses driven by one person: [ as modifier ] : four-in-hand coaches compete this week for the Devon blue ribbon. • a team of four horses. 2 historical a necktie tied in a loose knot with two hanging ends, popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [said to be by association with the sport of driving four-in-hand carriages. ]
four-leaf clover
four-leaf clo ver (also four-leafed clover ) ▶noun a clover leaf with four leaflets, rather than the typical three, thought to bring good luck.
four-letter word
four-let ter word |ˈfɔr ˌlɛdər ˈˌwərd | ▶noun any of several short words referring to sexual or excretory functions, regarded as coarse or offensive.
four noble truths
four no ble truths ▶plural noun the four central beliefs containing the essence of Buddhist teaching. See Buddhism.
four-o'clock
four-o'clock ▶noun a tropical American herbaceous plant with fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers that open late in the afternoon. Also called marvel of Peru. [Mirabilis jalapa, family Nyctaginaceae. ]
fourpenny
four |penny |ˈfɔːp (ə )ni | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] Brit. costing or worth four pence, especially before decimalization (1971 ).
fourpenny one
four |penny one ▶noun Brit. informal a blow: I hit her such a fourpenny one that I sent her flying.
four-ply
four-ply |fɔ (ə )r plaɪ | ▶adjective (of a material ) having four strands or layers: four-ply yarn. ▶noun knitting yarn made of four strands.
four-poster
four-post er (also four-poster bed ) ▶noun a bed with a post at each corner, sometimes supporting a canopy.
fourscore
four score |ˈfôrˈskôr ˈfɔrskɔr | ▶cardinal number archaic eighty.
foursome
four some |ˈfôrsəm ˈfɔrsəm | ▶noun a group of four people. • a golf match between two pairs of players, with partners playing the same ball.
four-square
four-square |fɔ (ə )r skwɛ (ə )r | ▶adjective (of a building or structure ) having a square shape and solid appearance. • (of a person or quality ) firm and resolute: a four-square and formidable hero. ▶adverb squarely and solidly: a castle standing four-square and isolated on a peninsula. • firmly or resolutely, esp. in support of someone or something: they stand four-square behind integration.
four-star
four-star |ˈfɔr ˈˌstɑr | ▶adjective (esp. of a hotel or restaurant ) given four stars in a grading system, typically one in which this denotes the highest or next to the highest class or quality. • (in the US armed forces ) having or denoting the second-highest military rank, distinguished by four stars on the uniform.
four-stroke
four-stroke |ˈfɔr ˌstroʊk | ▶adjective denoting an internal combustion engine having a cycle of four strokes (intake, compression, combustion, and exhaust ). Compare with two-stroke. • denoting a vehicle having such an engine. ▶noun an engine or vehicle of this type.
fourteen
four teen |ˌfôrˈtēn, ˈfôrˌtēn ˈˌfɔrˈˌtin | ▶cardinal number equivalent to the product of seven and two; one more than thirteen, or six less than twenty; 14: they had spent fourteen days in solitary confinement | all fourteen of us were seated. (Roman numeral: xiv or XIV ) • a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by fourteen. • fourteen years old: he left school at fourteen. DERIVATIVES four teenth |ˌfôrˈtēnTH, ˈfôrˌtēnTH |ordinal number ORIGIN Old English fēowertīene (see four, -teen ).
fourth
fourth |fôrTH fɔrθ | ▶ordinal number constituting number four in a sequence; 4th: the fourth and fifth centuries | there were three bedrooms, with potential for a fourth. • (a fourth /one fourth ) a quarter: nearly three fourths of that money is now gone. • the fourth finisher or position in a race or competition: he could do no better than finish fourth. • the fourth (and often highest ) in a sequence of a vehicle's gears: he took the corner at the end of the road in fourth. • fourthly (used to introduce a fourth point or reason ): third, visit popular attractions during lunch; fourth, stay late. • Music an interval spanning four consecutive notes in a diatonic scale, in particular (also perfect fourth ) an interval of two tones and a semitone (e.g., C to F ). • Music the note that is higher by this interval than the tonic of a diatonic scale or root of a chord.
fourth-class
fourth-class ▶adjective a class of US mail applying to packages weighing more than sixteen ounces and used esp. for sending general merchandise, books, recordings, and films.
fourth dimension
fourth di men sion |fɔrθ dəˈmɛn (t )ʃən | ▶noun 1 a postulated spatial dimension additional to those determining length, area, and volume. 2 time regarded as analogous to linear dimensions.
fourth estate
fourth es tate |fɔrθ əsˈteɪt | ▶noun (the fourth estate ) the press; the profession of journalism: copy desks are held together by the bad-news contingent of the fourth estate. ORIGIN originally used humorously in various contexts; its first usage with reference to the press has been attributed to Edmund Burke, but this remains unconfirmed.
Fourth International
Fourth In ter na tion al see international ( sense 2 of the noun ).
fourthly
fourth ly |ˈfôrTHlē ˈfɔrθli | ▶adverb in the fourth place (used to introduce a fourth point or reason ): fourthly, and last, there are variations in context that influence the process.
Fourth of July
Fourth of Ju ly |fɔrθ əv | ▶noun a national holiday celebrating the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Also called Independence Day.
fourth position
fourth po si tion ▶noun 1 Ballet a posture in which the feet are placed turned outward one in front of the other, separated by the distance of one step. • a position of the arms in which one is held curved over the head and the other curved in front of the body at waist level. 2 Music a position of the left hand on the fingerboard of a stringed instrument nearer to the bridge than the third position, enabling a higher set of notes to be played.
Fourth Republic
Fourth Re pub lic the republican regime in France between the end of World War II (1945 ) and the introduction of a new constitution by Charles de Gaulle in 1958.
fourth wall
fourth wall ▶noun (the fourth wall ) the space that separates a performer or performance from an audience. • the conceptual barrier between any fictional work and its viewers or readers: he breaks the fourth wall by having Sam refer to the script and the play he's acting in. ORIGIN originally used of the proscenium opening in a theatre through which the audience sees the action of a play.
Fourth World
Fourth World ▶noun 1 those countries and communities considered to be the poorest and most underdeveloped of the Third World. 2 those communities that form politically and economically disadvantaged minorities within societies, owing to factors such as urban deprivation or discrimination against tribal peoples.
four-wheel drive
four-wheel drive |ˌfɔr ˌ (h )wil ˈdraɪv | ▶noun a transmission system that provides power directly to all four wheels of a vehicle. • a vehicle with such a system, typically designed for off-road driving.
Oxford Dictionary
four
four |fɔː | ▶cardinal number equivalent to the product of two and two; one more than three, or six less than ten; 4: Francesca's got four brothers | it took four of them to lift it | a four-bedroom house. (Roman numeral: iv or IV, archaic iiii or IIII ) • a group or unit of four people or things: the girls walked in pairs or fours. • four years old: I began to read at four. • four o'clock: it's half past four. • Cricket a hit that reaches the boundary after first striking the ground, scoring four runs. • a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by four. • a playing card or domino with four pips. • a four-oared rowing boat or its crew: the British women's coxed four. PHRASES the four freedoms the four essential human freedoms as proclaimed in a speech to Congress by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. four noble truths the four central beliefs containing the essence of Buddhist teaching. See Buddhism. ORIGIN Old English fēower, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch and German vier, from an Indo-European root shared by Latin quattuor and Greek tessares.
four-bagger
four-bag ger ▶noun Baseball a home run.
four-by-four
four-by-four (also 4 × 4 ) ▶noun a vehicle with four-wheel drive.
Four Cantons, Lake of the
Four Cantons, Lake of the another name for Lake Lucerne (see Lucerne, Lake ).
fourchette
fourchette |fʊəˈʃɛt | ▶noun Anatomy a thin fold of skin at the back of the vulva. ORIGIN mid 18th cent.: from French, diminutive of fourche ‘fork ’.
four-color
four-col or ▶adjective denoting a color printing process using red, cyan (greenish blue ), yellow, and black inks on separate plates that are serially transferred to the same sheet to produce images in full color.
Four Corners
Four Cor ners |fɔː kɔːnəːz | the point where Arizona, New Mexico, Colorado, and Utah meet.
four-dimensional
four-dimensional ▶adjective having four dimensions, typically the three dimensions of space (length, breadth, and depth ) plus time.
Fourdrinier machine
Four drin i er ma chine |ˌfôrdrəˈnir, fôrˈdrinēər ˌfɔrdrəˈnɪərməˌʃin | ▶noun a machine for making paper as a continuous sheet by drainage on a wire mesh belt. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: named after Henry (died 1854 ) and Sealy (died 1847 ) Fourdrinier, British papermakers and patentees of such a machine.
four-eyed fish
four-eyed fish ▶noun a small live-bearing freshwater fish of tropical America. Each eye is divided into two, allowing the fish to see both above and below the water while swimming at the surface. ●Family Anablepidae and genus Anableps: several species.
four-eyes
four-eyes ▶noun informal, derogatory a person who wears glasses. DERIVATIVES four-eyed adjective
four flush
four flush N. Amer. ▶noun a poker hand of little value, having four cards of the same suit and one of another. ▶verb ( four-flush ) [ no obj. ] informal keep up a pretence; bluff: your mother will get wise that you're four-flushing. DERIVATIVES four-flusher noun
fourfold
four |fold |ˈfɔːfəʊld | ▶adjective four times as great or as numerous: a fourfold increase in break-ins. • having four parts or elements: fourfold symmetry. ▶adverb by four times; to four times the number or amount: the price of electricity rose fourfold.
four freedoms
four free doms (usu. the four freedoms ) the four essential human freedoms as proclaimed in a speech to Congress by President Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941: freedom of speech and expression, freedom of worship, freedom from want, and freedom from fear.
four hundred
four hun |dred ▶noun US the social elite of a community. ORIGIN mid 19th cent.: from Ward McAllister's remark ‘There are only 400 people in New York that one really knows ’, later popularized in society reports by the New York Sun. The notion ‘elite ’ is said to be from the selection of high-society guests by the socialite Mrs William B. Astor Jr, whose ballroom could hold 400.
Fourier, Joseph
Fourier, Joseph |ˈfʊərɪeɪ, French fuʀje | (1768 –1830 ), French mathematician; full name Jean Baptiste Joseph Fourier. His studies involved him in the solution of partial differential equations by the method of separation of variables and superposition; this led him to analyse the series and integrals that are now known by his name.
Fourier analysis
Fourier analysis |ˈfʊrɪə, -rɪeɪ | ▶noun Mathematics the analysis of a complex waveform expressed as a series of sinusoidal functions, the frequencies of which form a harmonic series.
Fourierism
Fourierism |ˈfʊrɪərɪz (ə )m | ▶noun [ mass noun ] a system for the reorganization of society into self-sufficient cooperatives, in accordance with the principles of the French socialist Charles Fourier (1772 –1837 ). DERIVATIVES Fourierist noun & adjective
Fourier series
Fou |rier ser ¦ies |ˈfʊrɪə | ▶noun Mathematics an infinite series of trigonometric functions which represents an expansion or approximation of a periodic function, used in Fourier analysis.
Fourier transform
Fou |rier trans |form ▶noun Mathematics a function derived from a given function and representing it by a series of sinusoidal functions.
four-in-hand
four-in-hand ▶noun 1 a vehicle with four horses driven by one person. 2 N. Amer. a necktie tied in a loose knot with two hanging ends, popular in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. [said to be by association with the sport of driving four-in-hand carriages. ]
four-leaf clover
four-leaf clover (also four-leaved clover ) ▶noun a clover leaf with four lobes, thought to bring good luck.
four-letter word
four-letter word ▶noun any of several short words referring to sexual or excretory functions, regarded as coarse or offensive.
four-o'clock
four-o'clock ▶noun a tropical American herbaceous plant with fragrant trumpet-shaped flowers that open late in the afternoon. Also called marvel of Peru. [Mirabilis jalapa, family Nyctaginaceae. ]
four o'clock plant
four o'clock plant ▶noun another term for marvel of Peru.
fourpenny
four |penny |ˈfɔːp (ə )ni | ▶adjective [ attrib. ] Brit. costing or worth four pence, especially before decimalization (1971 ).
fourpenny one
four |penny one ▶noun Brit. informal a blow: I hit her such a fourpenny one that I sent her flying.
four-ply
four-ply ▶adjective (of a material ) having four strands or layers: four-ply yarn. ▶noun [ mass noun ] knitting wool made of four strands.
four-poster
four-poster (also four-poster bed ) ▶noun a bed with a post at each corner supporting a canopy.
fours
fours ▶plural noun 1 a race for four-oared rowing boats. 2 a competition for teams of four players, especially in bowls.
fourscore
four |score |fɔːˈskɔː | ▶cardinal number archaic eighty.
foursome
four |some |ˈfɔːs (ə )m | ▶noun a group of four people. • a golf match between two pairs of players, with partners playing the same ball.
four-square
four-square ▶adjective (of a building or structure ) having a square shape and solid appearance. • (of a person or quality ) firm and resolute: a four-square and formidable hero. ▶adverb squarely and solidly: a castle standing four-square on a peninsula. • firmly and resolutely in support of someone or something: they stand four-square behind integration.
four-star
four-star ▶adjective (especially of accommodation ) given four stars in a grading system, typically one in which this denotes the highest standard or the next standard to the highest. • having or denoting the second-highest military rank, distinguished in the US armed forces by four stars on the uniform. ▶noun [ mass noun ] leaded petrol with a grading of four stars, indicating a relatively high octane number.
four-stroke
four-stroke ▶adjective denoting an internal-combustion engine having a cycle of four strokes (intake, compression, combustion, and exhaust ). • denoting a vehicle having a four-stroke engine. ▶noun a four-stroke engine or vehicle.
fourteen
four |teen |fɔːˈtiːn, ˈfɔːtiːn | ▶cardinal number equivalent to the product of seven and two; one more than thirteen, or six less than twenty; 14: they had spent fourteen days in solitary confinement | all fourteen of us were seated. (Roman numeral: xiv or XIV ) • a size of garment or other merchandise denoted by fourteen. • fourteen years old: he left school at fourteen. DERIVATIVES fourteenth ordinal number ORIGIN Old English fēowertīene (see four, -teen ).
fourth
fourth |fɔːθ | ▶ordinal number 1 constituting number four in a sequence; 4th: the fourth and fifth centuries | there were three bedrooms, with potential for a fourth. • the fourth finisher or position in a race or competition: he could do no better than finish fourth. • the fourth (and often highest ) in a sequence of a vehicle's gears: he took the corner in fourth. • chiefly Brit. the fourth form of a school or college. • fourthly (used to introduce a fourth point ): third, visit popular attractions during lunch; fourth, stay late. • Music an interval spanning four consecutive notes in a diatonic scale, in particular (also perfect fourth ) an interval of two tones and a semitone (e.g. C to F ). • Music the note which is higher by a fourth than the tonic of a diatonic scale or root of a chord. 2 chiefly N. Amer. a quarter: nearly three fourths of that money is now gone. PHRASES the fourth estate the press; the profession of journalism. [originally used humorously in various contexts; its first usage with reference to the press has been attributed to Edmund Burke but this remains unconfirmed. ] the fourth wall the space which separates a performer or performance from an audience. • the conceptual barrier between any fictional work and its viewers or readers: he breaks the fourth wall by having Sam refer to the script and the play he's acting in. [originally used of the proscenium opening in a theatre through which the audience sees the action of a play. ]
fourth-class
fourth-class ▶adjective a class of US mail applying to packages weighing more than sixteen ounces and used esp. for sending general merchandise, books, recordings, and films.
fourth dimension
fourth di ¦men |sion ▶noun 1 a postulated spatial dimension additional to those determining length, area, and volume. 2 time regarded as analogous to linear dimensions.
fourth estate
fourth es tate |fɔrθ əsˈteɪt | ▶noun (the fourth estate ) the press; the profession of journalism: copy desks are held together by the bad-news contingent of the fourth estate. ORIGIN originally used humorously in various contexts; its first usage with reference to the press has been attributed to Edmund Burke, but this remains unconfirmed.
Fourth International
Fourth International see international ( sense 2 of the noun ).
fourthly
fourth ¦ly |ˈfɔːθli | ▶adverb in the fourth place (used to introduce a fourth point ): fourthly, and last, there are variations in context that influence the process.
Fourth of July
Fourth of July ▶noun (in the US ) a national holiday celebrating the anniversary of the adoption of the Declaration of Independence in 1776. Also called Independence Day.
fourth position
fourth pos |ition ▶noun 1 Ballet a posture in which the feet are placed turned outwards one in front of the other, separated by the distance of one step. • a position of the arms in which one is held curved over the head and the other curved in front of the body at waist level. 2 Music a position of the left hand on the fingerboard of a stringed instrument nearer to the bridge than the third position, enabling a higher set of notes to be played.
Fourth Republic
Fourth Republic the republican regime in France between the end of the Second World War (1945 ) and the introduction of a new constitution by Charles de Gaulle in 1958.
Fourth World
Fourth World ▶noun those countries and communities considered to be the poorest and most underdeveloped of the Third World.
four-wheel drive
four-wheel drive ▶noun [ mass noun ] a transmission system which provides power directly to all four wheels of a vehicle. • a vehicle with four-wheel drive, typically designed for off-road driving.
American Oxford Thesaurus
four
four cardinal number their infield is indeed a fabulous four, leading the league in every defensive category: quartet, foursome, tetralogy, quadruplets; technical tetrad; rare quadrumvirate. WORD LINKS quadrilateral a four-sided plane figure tetrahedron a four-sided solid figure Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
Oxford Thesaurus
four
four cardinal number quartet, foursome, tetralogy, quadruplets; Poetry quatrain, tetrastich; Music quadruplet; technical quaternion, tetrad; rare quaternary, quadrumvirate. WORD LINKS four quadr- related prefix, as in quadraphonic tetra- related prefix, as in tetralogy quaternary relating to four quadrilateral four-sided plane figure tetrahedron four-sided solid figure quadrennial relating to four years Word Links sections supply words that are related to the headword but do not normally appear in a thesaurus because they are not actual synonyms.
four-square
four-square adjective a four-square and formidable hero. See resolute.
Duden Dictionary
Fourage
Fou ra ge , die Furage |Four a ge |
Fourgon
Four gon Substantiv, maskulin , der |fʊrˈgõː |französisch ; Herkunft unsicher 1 veraltet Packwagen, Vorratswagen 2 schweizerisch Militärlastwagen 3 (österreichisch veraltet ) Leichenwagen
Fourier
Fou rier Substantiv, maskulin , der |fuˈriːɐ̯ |der Fourier; Genitiv: des Fouriers, Plural: die Fouriere Furier 1 a österreichisch, schweizerisch für die Verpflegung und das Rechnungswesen einer Einheit verantwortlicher Unteroffizier b schweizerisch dritthöchster Dienstgrad eines Unteroffiziers (zwischen Feldweibel und Wachtmeister )2 veraltet Furier 2
Four-Letter-Word
Four-Let ter-Word Substantiv, Neutrum , das |fɔːˈlɛtɐwəːd |das Four-Letter-Word; Genitiv: des Four-Letter-Words, Plural: die Four-Letter-Words englisch four-letter word, eigentlich = Vierbuchstabenwort, nach den vier Buchstaben des englischen to fuck = koitieren vulgäres Wort besonders aus dem Sexualbereich
Fourniture
Four ni ture Substantiv, feminin , die |fʊrniˈtyːɐ̯ |die Fourniture; Genitiv: der Fourniture, Plural: die Fournituren |[…ˈtyːrən ]|germanisch-französisch 1 Speisezutat, besonders Kräuter und Gewürze 2 Halbfabrikate und Einzelteile zur Herstellung von Schmuckstücken
French Dictionary
four
four n. m. nom masculin 1 Ouvrage de maçonnerie servant à cuire (le pain, la pâtisserie ). : Un four à bois, un four à pizza. 2 Partie d ’une cuisinière servant à cuire. : Mettre un gâteau au four (et non *fourneau ). LOCUTIONS (Four à ) micro-ondes. Appareil utilisant l ’énergie électromagnétique (micro-ondes ) pour chauffer les aliments. Petit (-)four (sec ou glacé ). Petit gâteau. : Elle adore les petits (-)fours glacés.
fourbe
fourbe adj. adjectif Hypocrite, sournois. : Cette personne semble fourbe, elle ne m ’inspire pas confiance. ANTONYME franc .
fourberie
fourberie n. f. nom féminin Trahison, hypocrisie.
fourbir
fourbir v. tr. verbe transitif 1 Astiquer. : Fourbir des armes. 2 figuré Préparer soigneusement. : Nous devons fourbir notre planification. finir
fourbu
fourbu , ue adj. adjectif Harassé de fatigue. : Après ce déménagement, il est fourbu. SYNONYME épuisé ; éreinté .
fourche
fourche n. f. nom féminin 1 Instrument terminé par plusieurs branches en pointe. : Pour retourner la terre, on utilise une fourche. 2 Se dit d ’une chose qui se divise en deux. : La route fait une fourche. La fourche d ’un pantalon.
fourchette
fourchette n. f. nom féminin 1 Ustensile de table. : Des fourchettes, des couteaux et des cuillères. 2 figuré Écart entre deux valeurs. : La fourchette des prix.
fourchu
fourchu , ue adj. adjectif Qui se divise comme une fourche. : Un menton fourchu.
fourgon
fourgon n. m. nom masculin Véhicule ferroviaire destiné au transport des bagages.
fourgonnette
fourgonnette n. f. nom féminin Véhicule automobile servant au transport de plusieurs personnes, de marchandises. : Une fourgonnette de tourisme. Une fourgonnette (et non *minivan, *minivanne ) de livraison.
fourmi
fourmi n. f. nom féminin 1 Insecte vivant en colonies (fourmilières ). : « La fourmi n ’est pas prêteuse » (Jean de La Fontaine , La Cigale et la Fourmi ). 2 au pluriel Démangeaisons. : Avoir des fourmis dans les jambes. Note Orthographique fourm i.
fourmilier
fourmilier n. m. nom masculin Mammifère qui capture les insectes avec sa langue. : Le fourmilier se nourrit de fourmis. SYNONYME tamanoir . Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le verbe fourmiller, être en abondance.
fourmilière
fourmilière n. f. nom féminin 1 Nid de fourmis; colonie de fourmis vivant dans un nid. 2 figuré Endroit où s ’activent de nombreuses personnes.
fourmillement
fourmillement n. m. nom masculin 1 Grouillement. : Un fourmillement de maringouins. 2 Picotement. : Après trois heures de route, ils commencent à sentir des fourmillements. Prononciation Les deux l se prononcent comme dans famille, [furmijmɑ̃ ]
fourmiller
fourmiller v. intr. verbe intransitif 1 Être en abondance. : Les rues fourmillent de touristes. SYNONYME abonder . 2 Picoter. : Les pieds me fourmillent. Note Sémantique Ne pas confondre avec le nom fourmilier, mammifère qui capture les insectes avec sa langue. aimer Conjugaison Les lettres ill sont suivies d ’un i à la première et à la deuxième personne du pluriel de l ’indicatif imparfait et du subjonctif présent. (Que ) nous fourmillions, (que ) vous fourmilliez.Prononciation Les deux l se prononcent comme dans famille, [furmije ] Note Orthographique fourmi ll er.
fournaise
fournaise n. f. nom féminin 1 vieux Grand four où brûle un feu ardent, brasier. : Les fournaises de l ’enfer. 2 figuré Lieu où il fait très chaud. : Cette voiture laissée au soleil est une vraie fournaise. FORMES FAUTIVES fournaise. Impropriété au sens de chaudière, appareil de chauffage central. fournaise à l ’huile. Impropriété pour chaudière au mazout.
fourneau
fourneau n. m. (pl. fourneaux ) nom masculin Sorte de four où l ’on soumet diverses substances à l ’action du feu. : Des hauts (-)fourneaux pour la fabrication de l ’acier, de l ’aluminium. FORME FAUTIVE fourneau. Archaïsme au sens de four.
fournée
fournée n. f. nom féminin 1 Quantité que l ’on fait cuire à la fois dans un four. : Voilà la dernière fournée de pains. 2 figuré Groupe. : Les touristes entrent par fournées dans le musée. SYNONYME lot .
fourni
fourni , ie adj. adjectif 1 Approvisionné. : Un magasin bien fourni. SYNONYME rempli . 2 Épais. : Une chevelure fournie. Un gazon fourni.
fournil
fournil n. m. nom masculin Lieu où se situe le four du boulanger. Prononciation Le l ne se prononce pas, [furni ]; le nom rime avec ni
fournir
fournir v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Approvisionner. : Fournir une entreprise en peinture. 2 Procurer. : Le centre sportif fournit les raquettes aux participants. SYNONYME offrir . verbe pronominal S ’approvisionner. : Je me fournis en pain ou de pain à cette boulangerie. SYNONYME procurer ; ravitailler . Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. Ils se sont fournis en fruits et légumes au marché Jean-Talon. finir
fournisseur
fournisseur fournisseuse n. m. et f. nom masculin et féminin Personne ou société qui fournit habituellement des marchandises à un particulier, à une entreprise.
fourniture
fourniture n. f. nom féminin 1 Approvisionnement. : La fourniture de bois. SYNONYME livraison . 2 généralement pluriel Petit matériel spécialisé. : Des fournitures scolaires, des fournitures de bureau. SYNONYME accessoires .
fourrage
fourrage n. m. nom masculin Foin, herbe, paille servant à la nourriture du bétail. Note Orthographique fou rr age.
fourrager
fourrager , ère adj. adjectif Propre à servir de fourrage. : Les plantes fourragères. Note Orthographique fou rr ager.
fourrager
fourrager v. intr. verbe intransitif familier Fouiller, explorer. : Elle fourrage dans son sac pour retrouver sa clé. SYNONYME farfouiller . changer Conjugaison Le g est suivi d ’un e devant les lettres a et o. Il fourragea, nous fourrageons.Note Orthographique fou rr ager.
fourré
fourré , ée adj. et n. m. adjectif 1 Doublé de fourrure. : Des gants fourrés. 2 Garni. : Des chocolats fourrés à la pâte d ’amandes. nom masculin Massif d ’arbustes. : Le cambrioleur était caché derrière un fourré.
fourreau
fourreau n. m. (pl. fourreaux ) nom masculin 1 Étui allongé. : Tirer une épée de son fourreau. SYNONYME enveloppe ; gaine . 2 Robe très ajustée. : Des fourreaux moulants.
fourrer
fourrer v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif 1 Garnir l ’intérieur d ’une chose. : Fourrer des chocolats avec des cerises. 2 Doubler de fourrure. : Fourrer un manteau avec du renard. 3 Mettre une chose dans une autre, comme dans un fourreau. : Fourrer son mouchoir dans sa poche. SYNONYME introduire . 4 familier Placer sans soin. : Où ai-je donc fourré mon crayon? SYNONYME mettre . verbe pronominal familier Se mettre, se placer. : Elle avait sommeil et s ’est fourrée dans son sac de couchage. SYNONYME glisser ; introduire . Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde en genre et en nombre avec le complément direct si celui-ci le précède. Le doigt qu ’elle s ’est fourré dans l ’œil. Ils se sont fourrés dans le pétrin. Le participe passé reste invariable si le complément direct suit le verbe. Ils se sont fourré le nez dans les affaires des autres. aimer
fourre-tout
fourre-tout n. m. inv. (pl. fourre-tout ) nom masculin invariable 1 Endroit, sac où l ’on entasse des choses sans ordre. 2 figuré Document, texte, etc. , qui contient des éléments disparates. : Ce guide mal structuré est un fourre-tout difficile à consulter.
fourreur
fourreur n. m. nom masculin Personne qui confectionne et vend des manteaux de fourrure.
fourrière
fourrière n. f. nom féminin Endroit où l ’on remise temporairement les voitures, où l ’on garde les animaux, jusqu ’au paiement d ’une amende.
fourrure
fourrure n. f. nom féminin 1 Peau des animaux à poil touffu. : La fourrure d ’un chat. 2 Vêtement de fourrure. : Des manteaux de castor, de vison, de zibeline, de lynx, soit autant de belles fourrures.
fourvoyer
fourvoyer v. tr. , pronom. verbe transitif Mettre dans l ’erreur. : Par mégarde, j ’ai fourvoyé ces passants. verbe pronominal Se tromper. : Ils se sont lourdement fourvoyés. Note Grammaticale À la forme pronominale, le participe passé de ce verbe s ’accorde toujours en genre et en nombre avec son sujet. La candidate s ’est fourvoyée en répondant ainsi. employer Conjugaison Le y se change en i devant un e muet. Je fourvoie, je fourvoierai.Le y est suivi d ’un i à la première et à la deuxième personne du pluriel de l ’indicatif imparfait et du subjonctif présent. (Que ) nous fourvoyions, (que ) vous fourvoyiez.
Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary
four
four /fɔː r / (! foreと同音 ) (! 用例 用法は →five ) 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U (基数の )4 (!序数はfourth; 秩序 完全 全体 世界などを暗示 ) .2 U 4歳 ; 4時 , 4分 ; 4ドル [ポンド , セント , ペンス ].3 U 〖複数扱い 〗4人 ; 4つ , 4個 .4 C 4人 [4個 ]ひと組のもの ; 〘スポーツ 〙(ボートで )フォア 〘4人漕 （こ ）ぎ; その漕ぎ手 〙; 〖～s 〗〘軍 〙4列縦隊 .5 U 4頭の馬 ▸ a coach [carriage ] and four 4頭立ての馬車 6 C 4の数字 [活字 ] 〘4, Ⅳ, ivなど 〙.7 C (トランプの )4の札 ; (さいころの )4の目 .8 C 〘クリケット 〙4点打 .9 C 4番 [号 ]サイズの物 ; 〖～s 〗4サイズの靴 [手袋 ].f ó ur on the fl ò or ｟米 ｠(自動車の )4段マニュアル ギアレバー (方式 ).m à ke up a f ó ur (ゲームなどの )4人目のメンバーになる .on à ll f ó urs 1 四つんばいで ▸ go on all fours 四つんばいで歩く 2 «…と » ぴったり合って «with » .the f ò ur c ó rners of the é arth [w ó rld ]｟文 ｠世界のすみずみ .形容詞 1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗4人の ; 4つの , 4個の ▸ four straight balls 〘野球 〙ストレートの四球 2 〖be ～〗4歳で .～̀ b í ts ｟米俗 ｠50セント .～́ fl ù sh (ポーカーの )フォーフラッシュ 〘5枚のうち4枚が同種札の手 〙.～̀ h ú ndred ｟米 ｠〖the ～〗(地域社会の )上流階級 (の人々 ).～́ w à ys (自動車の方向指示器などの )点滅光 .
four-by-four
f ò ur-by-f ó ur 4 ×4 名詞 C 四輪駆動車 .
four-cylinder engine
f ò ur-cylinder é ngine 名詞 C 四気筒エンジン .
foureyes
f ó ur è yes 名詞 複 ～C ｟話 おどけて ｠〖単数扱い 〗めがね (をかけた人 ).
fourfold
f ó ur f ò ld 形容詞 4重の ; 4倍の ; 4部分 [要素 ]ある .副詞 4重に ; 4倍に .
Four-H [4-H] Club
F ò ur- H́ [4-H ] Cl ù b /fɔ̀ːréɪtʃ -/名詞 C ｟米 ｠4Hクラブ 〘‘head, hands, heart, health ’をモットーとする農村青年教育組織 〙.
four-leaf clover
f ò ur-leaf cl ó ver four-leaved cl ó ver 名詞 C 四つ葉のクローバー .
four-letter word
f ò ur-letter w ó rd 名詞 C 4文字語 〘下品なまたはわいせつな単語; shit, fuck, damnなど; この種の語には4文字の語が多いことから 〙.
four-one-one
four-one-one 411 /fɔ̀ː r wʌnwʌ́n /名詞 U ｟米俗 ｠〖the ～〗 «…に関する » 情報 «on » (!電話番号案内の番号から ) .
four-part
f ó ur-p à rt 形容詞 〖名詞 の前で 〗〘楽 〙4部 (合唱 )の .
four-poster
f ò ur-p ó ster 名詞 C 四柱式ベッド (four-poster bed ) 〘古風で大型のカーテン付き箱型ベッド 〙.
foursome
four some /fɔ́ː r s (ə )m /名詞 C 1 4人組 ; 4個セット ▸ make up a foursome (ゲームなどのため )4人組を編成する 2 〘ゴルフ 〙4人が2人ずつに分かれてする試合 .
foursquare
f ò ur squ á re 形容詞 1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗四角で堅固な [どっしりした ]〈ホテル 建物 〉.2 〈態度などが 〉しっかりした, 断固とした .
fourteen
four teen /fɔ̀ː r tíːn / (! 名詞 の前ではf ó urt è en ) 〖four (4 ) teen (10 )〗 (! 用例 用法は →five ) 名詞 複 ～s /-z /1 U (基数の )14 .2 U 14歳 ; 14時 , 14分 ; 14ドル [ポンド, セント, ペンス ].3 U 〖複数扱い 〗14人 ; 14個 .4 C 14人 [14個 ]ひと組のもの .5 C 14の数字 [活字 ] 〘14, XIV, xivなど 〙.6 C 14番 [号 ]サイズの物 .形容詞 1 〖通例 名詞 の前で 〗14人の ; 14個の .2 〖be ～〗14歳で .
fourteenth
four teenth /fɔ̀ː r tíːnθ / (! 名詞 の前ではf ó urt è enth ) →fourteen (! ｟略 ｠14th; 用法 用例は →fifth ) 形容詞 1 〖通例the ～〗第14の , 14番目の .2 14分の1の .名詞 複 ～s /-s /1 U 〖通例the ～〗第14番目 (の人 [物 ]).2 U 〖通例the ～〗(月の )14日 .3 C 14分の1 .F -̀ Am é ndment 〖the ～〗合衆国憲法修正第14条 〘合衆国市民の権利 平等を保証 〙.
fourth
fourth /fɔː r θ /→four (! ｟略 ｠4th; 用法 用例は →fifth ) 形容詞 1 〖通例the ～〗第4の , 4番目の .2 4分の1の .3 〘楽 〙4度 (音程 )の .名詞 複 ～s /-s /1 U 〖通例the ～〗第4番目 (の人 [物 ]).2 U 〖通例the ～〗(月の )4日 ; 〖the F- 〗7月4日 〘the Fourth of July; 米国の独立記念日 〙.3 C 4分の1 (→quarter ).4 C 〘楽 〙第4度 (音程 ).副詞 ＝fourthly .～̀ cl á ss ｟米 ｠第4種郵便 .～̀ dim é nsion 〖the ～〗第4次元 (!SFなどでは未知の世界とされる ) .～̀ est á te 〖the ～; F- E- 〗第4階級 〘新聞 雑誌などの言論出版界 〙.
fourthly
f ó urth ly 副詞 〖文修飾 〗第4に, 4番目の理由として .
four-wheel(ed)
f ò ur-wh é el (ed )形容詞 4輪式の ; 4輪駆動の ▸ four-wheel drive 四輪駆動 (車 )(｟略 ｠4WD ).
fourwheeler
f ò ur wh é el er 名詞 C 4輪車 ; (1頭立て )4輪馬車 .
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