faint

a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain ;

faintheartedness

the trait of lacking boldness and courage; "faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose" ;

faintness

the quality of being dim or lacking contrast ; the trait of lacking boldness and courage; "faintness of heart and infirmity of purpose" ; barely audible ; the property of being without strength; "the faintness or potency of the feeling" ; a feeling of faintness and of being ready to swoon ;

fair

a traveling show; having sideshows and rides and games of skill etc. ; a sale of miscellany; often for charity; "the church bazaar" ; a competitive exhibition of farm products; "she won a blue ribbon for her baking at the county fair" ; gathering of producers to promote business; "world fair"; "trade fair"; "book fair" ;

fair-maids-of-france

rosette-forming perennial having compact panicles of white flowers; Europe ;

fair-mindedness

ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty ;

fair-trade act

formerly a state law that protected manufacturers from price-cutting by allowing them to set minimum retail prices for their merchandise; eliminated by the United States Congress in 1975 ;

fair-trade agreement

an agreement (illegal in the United States) between the manufacturer of a trademarked item of merchandise and its retail distributors to sell the item at a price at or above the price set by the manufacturer ;

fair ball

(baseball) a ball struck with the bat so that it stays between the lines (the foul lines) that define the width of the playing field ;

fair catch

(American football) a catch of a punt on the fly by a defensive player who has signalled that he will not run and so should not be tackled ;

fair chance

a reasonable probability of success ;

fair copy

a clean copy of a corrected draft ;

fair deal

fair treatment ;

fair game

a person who is the aim of an attack (especially a victim of ridicule or exploitation) by some hostile person or influence; "he fell prey to muggers"; "everyone was fair game"; "the target of a manhunt" ;

fair hearing

a hearing that is granted in extraordinary situations where the normal judicial process would be inadequate to secure due process because the person would be harmed or denied their rights before a judicial remedy became available (as in deportation or loss of welfare benefits) ;

fair sex

women as a class; "it's an insult to American womanhood"; "woman is the glory of creation"; "the fair sex gathered on the veranda" ;

fair trade

trade that is conducted legally ;

fair use

the conditions under which you can use material that is copyrighted by someone else without paying royalties ;

fair weather

moderate weather; suitable for outdoor activities ;

fairbanks

United States film actor noted for his swashbuckling roles (1883-1939) ; United States film actor; son of Douglas Elton Fairbanks, (1909-2000) ;

fairground

an open area for holding fairs or exhibitions or circuses ;

fairlead

a pulley-block used to guide a rope forming part of a ship's rigging to avoid chafing ;

fairness

the quality of being good looking and attractive ; conformity with rules or standards; "the judge recognized the fairness of my claim" ; the property of having a naturally light complexion ; ability to make judgments free from discrimination or dishonesty ;

fairness commission

a commission delegated to ensure opportunities for the expression of opposing views ;

fairway

the area between the tee and putting green where the grass is cut short ; a tract of ground free of obstacles to movement ; the usual course taken by vessels through a harbor or coastal waters ;

fairway crested wheat grass

Eurasian grass grown in United States great plains area for forage and erosion control ;

fairy

a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers ; offensive terms for an openly homosexual man ;

fairy-ring mushroom

mushroom that grows in a fairy ring ;

fairy-slipper

rare north temperate bog orchid bearing a solitary white to pink flower marked with purple at the tip of an erect reddish stalk above 1 basal leaf ;

fairy armadillo

very small Argentine armadillo with pale silky hair and pink plates on head and neck ;

fairy bell

tall leafy European biennial or perennial having spectacular clusters of large tubular pink-purple flowers; leaves yield drug digitalis and are poisonous to livestock ;

fairy bluebird

fruit-eating mostly brilliant blue songbird of the East Indies ;

fairy circle

a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium ;

fairy cup

miterwort of northeastern North America usually with two opposite leaves on erect flowering stems that terminate in erect racemes of white flowers ; a scarlet European fungus with cup-shaped ascocarp ;

fairy godmother

a female character is some fairy stories who has magical powers and can bring unexpected good fortune to the hero or heroine ; a generous benefactor ;

fairy lantern

any of several plants of the genus Calochortus having egg-shaped flowers ;

fairy light

a small colored light used for decoration (especially at Christmas) ;

fairy ring

a ring of fungi marking the periphery of the perennial underground growth of the mycelium ;

fairy shrimp

small freshwater branchiopod having a transparent body with many appendages; swims on its back ;

fairy story

an interesting but highly implausible story; often told as an excuse ; a story about fairies; told to amuse children ;