| trick fast one a | a cunning or deceitful action or device, he played a trick on me, he pulled a fast one and got away with it |
| fast track | a rapid means of achieving a goal, they saw independence as the fast track to democracy, he took a fast track to the top of the corporate ladder, the company went off the fast track when the stock market dropped |
| fast break | (basketball) a rapid dash to get a shot as soon as possible after taking possession of the ball |
| identity theft | the co-option of another person's personal information (e.g., name, Social Security number, credit card number, passport) without that person's knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge |
larceny
theft
thievery
thieving
stealing | the act of taking something from someone unlawfully, the thieving is awful at Kennedy International |
grand larceny
grand theft | larceny of property having a value greater than some amount (the amount varies by locale) |
fast
fasting | abstaining from food |
| federation | the act of constituting a political unity out of a number of separate states or colonies or provinces so that each member retains the management of its internal affairs |
| fast lane | the traffic lane for vehicles that are moving rapidly |
| fast reactor | nuclear reactor in which nuclear fissions are caused by fast neutrons because little or no moderator is used |
software package
software product | merchandise consisting of a computer program that is offered for sale |
| fast lane | a hectic and pressured lifestyle often characterized by recklessness or dissipation, life in fashion's fast lane has taught her a lot |
software
software program
computer software
software system
software package
package | (computer science) written programs or procedures or rules and associated documentation pertaining to the operation of a computer system and that are stored in read
write memory, the market for software is expected to expand |
| alpha software | a first release of a software product that is usually tested only by the developers |
| beta software | software that has not yet been released but has received an alpha test and still has more bugs than a regular release, beta software is usually available only to particular users who will test it |
| compatible software | software that can run on different computers without modification |
| compatible software | application software programs that share common conventions so they can be utilized together |
system program
systems program
systems software | a program (as an operating system or compiler or utility program) that controls some aspect of the operation of a computer |
| shrink-wrapped software | software on CD-ROMs that are boxed and shrink-wrapped and sold in stores (implying a widely supported standard platform) |
| supervisory software | specialized programs that reside permanently in the computer's main memory and control the processing of user's programs |
software documentation
documentation | program listings or technical manuals describing the operation and use of programs |
software error
programming error | error resulting from bad code in some program involved in producing the erroneous result |
| fast food | inexpensive food (hamburgers or chicken or milkshakes) prepared and served quickly |
| tribe federation of tribes | a federation (as of American Indians) |
American Federation of Labor
AFL | a federation of North American labor unions that merged with the Congress of Industrial Organizations in |
American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations
AFL-CIO | the largest federation of North American labor unions, formed in |
confederation
confederacy
federation | a union of political organizations |
| federation | an organization formed by merging several groups or parties |
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Federation of Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Christopher-Nevis
St. Christopher-Nevis
St. Kitts and Nevis | a country on several of the Leeward Islands, located to the east southeast of Puerto Rico, achieved independence from the United Kingdom in |
Moscow
capital of the Russian Federation
Russian capital | a city of central European Russia, formerly capital of both the Soviet Union and Soviet Russia, since the capital of the Russian Federation |
| Russia Russian Federation | a federation in northeastern Europe and northern Asia, formerly Soviet Russia, since an independent state |
programmer
computer programmer
coder
software engineer | a person who designs and writes and tests computer programs |
fast buck
quick buck | quick or easy earnings, they are traders out to make a fast buck |
| fast time scale | (simulation) the time scale used in data processing when the time-scale factor is less than one |
| fast day | a day designated for fasting |
| major fast day | one of two major fast days on the Jewish calendar |
| minor fast day | one of five minor fast days on the Jewish calendar |
Tishah b'Av
Tishah b'Ab
Tisha b'Av
Tisha b'Ab
Ninth of Av
Ninth of Ab
Fast of Av
Fast of Ab | (Judaism) a major fast day on the Jewish calendar commemorating the destruction of the temples in Jerusalem |
| Fast of Gedaliah | (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tishri that commemorates the killing of the Jewish governor of Judah |
| Fast of Tevet | (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tevetcommemorates the beginning of the siege of Jerusalem and has also been proclaimed a memorial day for the six million Jews who died in the Holocaust |
| Fast of Esther | (Judaism) a minor fast day on Adar commemorates three days that Esther fasted before approaching the Persian king on behalf of the Jewish people, the fast is connected with Purim |
| Fast of the Firstborn | (Judaism) a minor fast day on Nissan that is observed only by firstborn males, it is observed on the day before Passover |
| Fast of Tammuz | (Judaism) a minor fast day on Tammuz when the walls of Jerusalem were breached |
| fast dye | dye with fast colors, These shirts should be fast-dyed |
stand pat
stand firm
hold firm
stand fast | refuse to abandon one's opinion or belief |
| fast | abstain from eating, Before the medical exam, you must fast |
| fast | abstain from certain foods, as for religious or medical reasons, Catholics sometimes fast during Lent |
adhere
hold fast
bond
bind stick
stick to | stick to firmly, Will this wallpaper adhere to the wall? |
flim-flam
play a joke on play tricks
trick
fob
fox
pull a fast one on
play a trick on
c | deceive somebody, We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week |
fast asleep(p)
sound asleep(p) | sleeping deeply, lying fast asleep on the sofa, it would be cruel to wake him, he's sound asleep |