Fighter aircraft A fighter aircraft is a military aircraft designed primarily for attacking other aircraft, as opposed to a bomber, which is designed to attack ground targets, primarily by dropping bombs. Fighters are comparatively small, fast, and maneuverable. They were developed in response to the fledgling use of aircraft and airship in World War I for reconnaissance and ground attack roles.
	Figure skate Figure skates are a type of ice skate used by figure skating. The skates are comprised of a boot and a blade that is attached with screws to the sole of the boot. Inexpensive sets for recreational skaters are available, but most figure skaters purchase boots and blades separately and have the blades mounted by a professional skate technician.
	Figure skating Figure skating is a sport in which individuals, mixed couples, or groups perform spins, jumps, and other moves on ice, often to music. Figure skaters compete in multiple levels, from novice to elite, and at national and international competitions. The International Skating Union regulates figure skating judging and competitions.
	Figured bass Figured bass, or thoroughbass, is a kind of integer musical notation used to indicate intervals, chord s, and nonchord tones, in relation to a bass note. Figured bass is closely associated with basso continuo, an accompaniment used in almost all genres of music in the Baroque music.
	Figurehead A figurehead is a carved wooden decoration, often female or bestiary, found at the prow of ships of the 16th to the 19th century. The practice was introduced with the galleons of the 16th century, although earlier ships had often had some form of bow ornamentation the figurehead as such could not come to be until ships had a head structure on which to place it.
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	Figurines Figurines is an indie rock band from Denmark, formed in the mid-1990s. The band released their first EP, The Detour, in 2001 and their first full-length album, Shake A Mountain, in 2003. The band began to receive national attention in Denmark around the time of the full-length release, and began touring Germany in 2004.
	Fiji Fiji , officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands, is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean, east of Vanuatu, west of Tonga and south of Tuvalu. The country occupies an archipelago of about 322 islands, of which 106 are permanently inhabited; in addition, there are some 522 islets.
	Filbert The Filbert is a species of hazel native to southeastern Europe and southwestern Asia. It is a deciduous shrub 6–10 m tall, with Plant stem up to 20 cm thick. The Leaf are rounded, 5–12 cm long by 4–10 cm broad, with a coarsely double-serrated margin.
	File folder A file folder is a kind of folder that holds loose papers together for organization and protection. File folders are usually made of a sheet of heavy paper stock or other thin, but stiff, material that is folded in half. They are often used in conjunction with a filing cabinet for storage.
	Filefish Filefish are tropical to subtropical tetraodontiform marine fish of the diverse family Monacanthidae. Found in the Atlantic Ocean, Pacific Ocean and Indian Oceans, the filefish family contains approximately 107 species in 26 genus. Filefish are closely related to the triggerfish, pufferfish and trunkfish.
	Filing cabinet A filing cabinet is a piece of office equipment that is useful for temporary and permanent storage. It is usually used for the storage of paper in a file folder. The two most common forms of filing cabinets are lateral files and vertical files. A lateral file is used to store folders in a sideways fashion.
	Filipinos Filipinos is the brand name for a series of biscuit snacks made by United Biscuits under the Artiach brand which are sold in Spain and Portugal. The standard Filipinos snack is doughnut shaped and come in several varieties coated in either milk chocolate, chocolate, or white chocolate.
	Filippino Lippi Filippino Lippi was a well-known painter working during the High Renaissance in Florence, Italy.
	Filippo Brunelleschi Filippo Brunelleschi was a great Florentine architect of the Italian Renaissance.
	Filling station A filling station, gas station or petrol station is a facility which sells fuel and lubricants for road motor vehicles. The most common fuels sold are gasoline or diesel fuel. Some stations carry specialty fuels such as liquified petroleum gas , natural gas, hydrogen, biodiesel, ethanol, or kerosene.
	Filly A filly is a female horse, specifically one which has not reached sexual maturity. This usually means it is under 24 months of age. After it reaches maturity it is known as a mare. Most horse owners, however, agree that "filly" means a female horse under the age of 4 years old, while "mare" is for a physically mature female horse, which is age 4 or above.
	Film Film is a term that encompasses motion pictures as individual projects, as well as the field in general. The origin of the name comes from the fact that photographic film has historically been the primary Recording medium for recording and displaying motion pictures. Many other terms exist for an individual motion picture, including simply picture, photoplay, picture show, flick, and most commonly, movie.
	Film director A film director is a person who directs the making of a film. Generally, a film director controls a film's artistic and dramatic aspects, and visualizes the script while guiding the technical crew and actors in the fulfillment of that vision. It is the director's sense of drama, along with the creative visualization of the script, that transforms a screenplay into a well-made motion picture.
	Film editing Film editing, also called Montage , is the connecting of one or more shot s together in a sequence.
	Film industry The film industry consists of the technological and commercial institutions of filmmaking: i.e. production company, Movie studio, cinematography, film production, screenwriting, pre-production, post production, film festivals, Distribution; and actors, film directors and other film crew.
	Filoviridae Marburgvirus Ebolavirus Filoviruses are virus belonging to the family Filoviridae, which is in the order Mononegavirales. These viruses are single stranded Virus classification RNA viruses that target primates. There are two general viruses, the Ebola virus and the Marburg virus.
	Fin Whale "Finback" redirects here. For the U.S. submarines of this name, see USS Finback. The Fin Whale, also called the finback whale, is a mammal which belongs to the baleen whales suborder. It is the second largest whale and also the second largest animal currently living, after the Blue Whale.
	Final examination A final examination is a test given to students at the end of a course of study or training. Although the term can be used in the context of physical training, it most often occurs in the academic world. Most high schools, colleges and university run final exams at the end of a particular academic term, typically a semester, or more traditionally at the end of a complete degree course.
	Final Solution The so-called "Final Solution of the Jewish Question" refers to the Germany Nazism' plan to engage in systematic genocide against the European Jewish population during World War II. The term was coined by Adolf Eichmann, a top Nazi official who supervised the genocidal campaign and was tried and executed by Israeli authorities in 1961-62.
	Finance Finance studies and addresses the ways in which individuals, businesses and organizations raise, allocate and use monetary factors of production over time, taking into account the risks entailed in their projects. The term finance may thus incorporate any of the following:
	Financial Crimes Enforcement Network The Financial Crimes Enforcement Network is a bureau of the United States Department of the Treasury that collects and analyzes information about financial transactions in order to combat money laundering and other financial crimes. Their primary purpose is to gather information on the movement of large or suspicious amounts of money, and to increase the communication about that movement to various domestic and international law enforcement agencies, including the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, the
	Financial statements Financial statements are a record of a business' financial flows and levels. The big four statements are : #Balance sheet which describes a company's assets and liabilities. #Income statement which describes a company's income and expenses. #Cash flow statement which describes how corporate operating, investment, and financing activities have affected the company's cash position.
	Finch Finches are passerine birds, often seed-eating, found chiefly in the northern hemisphere and Africa. One subfamily is endemic to the Neotropics. The finch family, Fringillidae, also contains the Hawaiian honeycreepers . "Classic finches" are small to moderately large and have a strong, stubby beaks, which in some species can be quite large.
	Finder's Fee Finder's Fee is an United States film. It was film director by Jeff Probst from his original screenplay. The story is based on an actual event that occurred to Probst.
	Fingal's Cave Fingal's Cave is a sea-cave on the uninhabited island of Staffa, in the Inner Hebrides of Scotland, part of a National Nature Reserve owned by the National Trust for Scotland. It is formed entirely from hexagonally-jointed basalt, similar in structure to the more famous Giant's Causeway in Northern Ireland.
	Finger The finger is any of the digits of the hand in humans and other species such as the great apes. The grace of the fingers is not sacrificed to their dexterity due to the placement of their muscles in the forearm, with motion communicated via long tendons which may be observed on the back of the hand.
	Finger Lakes The Finger Lakes are glacier formed lakes in upstate New York, mainly linear in shape, each lake oriented on a north-south axis. The longest, Cayuga Lake, is 40 miles from end to end, but never more than 3.5 miles wide and not atypical in shape, reminding early map-makers of the fingers of a hand.
	Finger millet Finger millet , also known as African millet or Ragi , is an annual plant widely grown as a cereal in the arid areas of Africa and Asia. Finger millet is originally native to the Ethiopian Highlands and was introduced into India approximately 4000 years ago.
	Finger wave A finger wave is a method of setting hair into waves that was popular in the 1920s and 1930s and in the late 1990s in North America and Europe. The process involves pinching the hair between the fingers and combing the hair in alternating directions to make a wave shape. A lotion was applied to the hair to help it retain its shape.
	Fingerboard The fingerboard,, is a part of most stringed instruments. It is a thin, long strip of wood that is adhesive to the front of the neck of an instrument and above which the strings run. In the playing of such an instrument, a musician presses the strings down towards it in order to change their vibrating lengths, causing changes in Pitch.
	Fingerpaint Fingerpaint is a kind of paint intended to be applied with the fingers; it typically comes in pots and is used by small children, though it has very occasionally been used by adults either to teach art to children, or for their own independent use.
	Fingerpost A fingerpost is a name given to traditional United Kingdom sign posts comprising a post with one or more arms - known as fingers - pointing in the direction of travel to named places on the fingers. They are typically made from cast-iron or wood, with poles painted in black, white or grey, and fingers with black letters on a white background and often include distance information in miles.
	Fingerprint A fingerprint is an impression of the friction ridges of all or any part of the finger. A friction ridge is a raised portion of the epidermis on the palmar or plantar skin, consisting of one or more connected ridge units of friction ridge skin.erprints may be deposited in natural secretions from the eccrine glands present in friction ridge skin or they may be made by ink or other contaminants transferred from the peaks of friction skin ridges to a relatively smooth surface such as a fingerprint card.
	Fingerspelling Fingerspelling is the representation of the letter s of a writing system, and sometimes numeral systems, using only the hands. There are many manual alphabets in use, past and present especially in deaf education and, subsequently adopted as a distinct part of a number of sign languages around the world.
	Finial The finial is an architectural device, typically carved in stone and employed to decoratively emphasise the apex of a gable, or any of various distinctive ornaments at the top, end, or corner of a building or structure. Smaller sized finials can be used as a decorative ornament on the ends of curtain rods or applied to chairs and furniture.
	Finland The Republic of Finland , is one of the Nordic countries. Situated in Northern Europe, it shares borders with Sweden to the west, Russia to the east, Norway to the north and Estonia is across the Gulf of Finland to the south. Finland is bounded by the Baltic Sea with the Gulf of Finland to the south and the Gulf of Bothnia to the west.
	Finnish mark The markka or mark was the currency of Finland from 1860 until February 28, 2002, when it ceased to be legal tender and was replaced by the euro , introduced January 1. The currency code used for the markka was FIM, and the usual familiar notation was a postfix mk.
	Fipple Fipple mouthpiece are commonly found on end-blown woodwind instruments such as the tin whistle and the recorder. They use a narrow windway and a blade-like edge to channel and vibrate air blown into them. The term fipple properly refers to the block, typically of wood, that forms the floor of the windway.
	Fir Firs are a genus of between 45-55 species of evergreen Pinophyta in the family Pinaceae. All are trees, reaching heights of 10-80 m tall and trunk diameters of 0.5-4 m when mature. Firs can be distinguished from other members of the pine family by the fact that their needle-like leaf are attached to the twig by a base that resembles a small suction cup, and by erect, cylindrical Conifer cone 5-25 cm long that disintegrate at maturity to release the winged seeds.
	Fire Fire is a phenomenon of combustion manifested in intense heat and light in the form of a glow or flames. The word fire when used with an indefinite article is commonly used to describe either a fuel in a state of combustion or an instance of violent, destructive and uncontrolled burning .
	Fire ant Fire ants are stinging ant of the genus Solenopsis, of which there are over 280 species and subspecies worldwide. The diagnostic feature for the genus Solenopsis is the possession of a single median seta on the anterior clypeus margin. Behavior
	Fire door A fire door is a type of door, or closure used as a passive fire protection item within buildings to prevent the spread of fire. It is usually the only means of allowing people to pass through a fire-resistance rated wall assembly. It is made of a combination of materials, such as steel, gypsum, vermiculite-boards, which, together, form a system.
	Fire drill * False alarm * Tornado drill Category:Safety
	Fire escape A fire escape is a special kind of emergency exit, usually mounted to the outside of a building or occasionally inside but separate from the main areas of the building. It provides a method of escape in the event of a fire or other emergency that makes the Stairs inside a building inaccessible.
	Fire extinguisher A fire extinguisher is an active fire protection device to extinguish or control a fire, often in emergency situations. Typically a fire extinguisher consists of a pressure vessel containing an Fire extinguisher#Chemistries that when discharged, can extinguish a fire.
	Fire hydrant A fire hydrant, is an active fire protection measure, and a source of water provided in most urban, suburban and rural areas with municipal water service to enable firefighters to tap into the municipal water supply to assist in extinguishing a fire. The concept of fire plugs dates to at least the 1600s.
	Fire Marshal A fire marshal, in the United States and Canada, is a member of a fire department responsible for investigating fires. Fire marshals are generally both sworn law-enforcement officers and experienced firefighters. A fire marshal's duties vary by location. Fire marshals may carry a firearm, wear a badge, and make arrests pertaining to arson and related offenses, or, in other localities, may have duties entirely separate from law enforcement, including building- and fire-code-related inspections.
	Fire Salamander The Fire Salamander is probably the most well-known salamander species in Europe. It is black with yellow spots or stripes to a varying degree - some specimens can be nearly completely black while on others the yellow is dominant. Shades of red and orange may sometimes appear, either replacing or mixing with the yellow according to subspecies.
	Fire ship A fire ship was a ship that is filled with combustibles, deliberately set on fire and steered into an enemy fleet in order to destroy ships or create panic and make them break formation. Ships used as fire ships were old and worn out or inexpensive vessels. An explosion ship was a variation on the fire ship, intended to cause damage by blowing up in proximity to enemy ships.
	Fire station A fire station is a building or other area set aside for storage of firefighter apparatus, personal protective equipment, firehose, fire extinguishers, and other firefighting equipment. It may also have dormitory living facilities and work areas such as meeting rooms, workshop, or laundry.
	Fire-bellied toad The Fire-bellied Toads are a group of eight species of small toads belonging to the genus Bombina. Common variants on the name 'Fire-bellied toad' include 'firebelly toad' and 'firebellied toad'. Toads in the genus Bombina were formerly classified under the family Discoglossidae in reference to the fact that they cannot fold out their disc-shaped tongue, unlike the other toads and frogs.
	Firearm A firearm is a weapon that fires either single or multiple projectiles propelled at high velocity by the gases produced through rapid, confined combustion of a propellant. This process of rapid burning is technically known as deflagration. In older firearms, this propellant was typically black powder, but modern firearms use smokeless powder, cordite, or other propellants.
	Fireboat A fireboat is a specialized watercraft, often resembling a tugboat, with pumps and nozzles designed for fighting shoreline and shipboard fires. They are particularly useful for fighting fires on Dock and shore side warehouses as they can directly attack fires in the supporting underpinnings of these structures.
	Firebox In a steam engine, the firebox is the area where the fuel is burned, producing heat to boil the water in the boiler. Most are somewhat box-shaped, hence the name. In the standard steam locomotive firetube type boiler, the firebox is surrounded by water space on five sides.
	Firebreak A firebreak or fireroad is a gap in vegetation or other combustible material that is expected to slow or stop the progress of a wildfire. A firebreak may be a road – from a jeep trail to a freeway – or a path of removed vegetation along a ridge that is intended for no other purpose.
	Firebug The Firebug is a common insect of the family Pyrrhocoridae. Firebugs generally mate in the months of April and May. Their primary diet consists of seeds from Lime trees and Mallows.
	Firecracker A firecracker is a small explosive device primarily designed to produce a large amount of noise, especially in the form of a loud bang; any visual effect is incidental to this goal.
	Firedog firedogSM is the brand name through which Circuit City stores offer in-home, in-store & online services for computer repair, installation and support, and home theater product installation. firedogSM services are offered through all 600+ Circuit City superstore locations, a 24-hour phone service available through 1-800-firedog and services can be purchased through the official firedogSM website.
	Firefighter A firefighter, fireman, or firewoman, is a person who is trained and equipped to put out fires, rescue people, pets, aid and assist during natural disasters and, increasingly, provide emergency medical services. The fire service, also known in some countries as the fire brigade or fire department, is one of the emergency services.
	Firefly Fireflies , also called lightning bugs, are luminous beetles. The common names come from the fact that the adults of some species emit flashes of light to attract mates. There are more than 2000 species of firefly, found in temperate and tropical environments around the world.
	Fireplace A fireplace is an architecture element consisting of a space designed to contain a fire, generally for heating but sometimes also for cooking. The space where the fire is contained is called a firebox or firepit; a chimney or other flue allows gas and particulate exhaust to escape the building.
	Firestorm A firestorm is a conflagration which attains such intensity that it creates and sustains its own wind system. It is most commonly a natural phenomenon, created during some of the largest forest fires and bush fires. Fires such as the Great Peshtigo Fire, have been firestorms. A firestorm can also be a deliberate effect of targeted explosives such as occurred as a result of the bombs of Dresden and Tokyo during World War II.
	Fireweed Fireweed or Rosebay Willowherb is a perennial herbaceous plant in the willowherb family Onagraceae. It is native throughout the temperate Northern Hemisphere.
	Firework A firework is classified as low explosive pyrotechnics device used primarily for aesthetic and entertainment purposes. The most common use of a firework is as part of a fireworks. Fireworks take many forms to produce the four primary effects: noise, light, smoke, and floating materials .