frugal(FROO gil) adj.1. economical; thrifty; not wasteful; 2. inexpensive;
not costly
- Frugalshoppers consider house brands when buying food.
- Cars with good gas mileage are built with the frugalin mind.
- Frugalwatches tell time as well as those in gold cases.
[-ly adv., -ity n.] [Syn. thrifty]
frustrate(FRUH strayt) vt.1. to cause to not have an effect; nullify; 2. to block;
to prevent from attaining an objective - Burglar alarms are designed to frustratethose who would hope to break and
enter without detection. - The large number of false alarms from automotive burglar alarms could
frustratethe reason they were installed. - Destroyers and antisubmarine bombers frustratedthe U-boat captains of
Germany’s Kriegsmarine.
[-d, frustrating, frustrationn.] [Syn. thwart, baffle, foil]
function(FUHNK shin) vi.1. to act in the usual or expected way; 2. to serve or
be used (as) —n.1. the usual action or use of something; 2. a special use or action
of something; 3. one’s job; 4. something that depends on and changes with some-
thing else - Fred’s bicycle functionsjust the way a bicycle should.
- The doorman functionsas both greeter and gatekeeper.
- It is the functionof a bottle opener to (duh!) open bottles.
- When jacking up a car for a tire change, a brick or block of wood should
functionas a cross block for its diagonally opposite tire. - Joanne’s functionat the office is public relations.
- In graphing an algebraic function,or equation, the value of the dependent
variable, y, changes with the value of the independent variable, x.
[-ed, -ing] [Syn. capacity, use]
fundamental(FUHN di MENT il) adj.1. basic; at the root of; essential; 2. radical;
- chief; most important —n.1. a principle, theory, etc.; 2. an essential
- The fundamentalrights of all humans are the rights to life, liberty, and the
pursuit of happiness. - The new law makes fundamentalchanges in the tax rates.
- The fundamentalprinciple of America is that all men are created equal.
- The fundamentalsof safe operation of the tool are in the owners’ manual.
- Getting a license is a fundamentalof driving an automobile.
[-lyadv.]
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