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four-wheeling
nounC2
/ˌfɔːˈwiːlɪŋ/The activity of driving a four-wheel drive vehicle off-road for recreation.
fourbagger
nounLow
/ˈfɔːˌbæɡ.ə/In baseball, a home run.
fourball
nounC2 (Specialist/Technical)
/ˈfɔː.bɔːl/A golf match format where two teams of two compete, with each player using their own ball and the team's score for each hole being the lower score of the two partners.
fourchette
nounC2
/ˌfʊəˈʃɛt/A small forked instrument or implement; specifically the small fold of skin at the back of the vulva or the fork of the fingers.
fourdrinier
nounVery Low / Technical
/fɔːˈdrɪnɪə/A type of machine used in papermaking for forming a continuous sheet of paper from pulp.
fourflusher
nounRare/Obsolete
/ˈfɔːflʌʃə/A person who bluffs or deceives others, especially one who pretends to be wealthier or more important than they are.
fourfold block
nounVery Low
/ˈfɔːfəʊld blɒk/A statistical adjustment in cricket to denote scoring four runs.
fourfold purchase
nounVery Low / Technical
/ˈfɔː.fəʊld ˈpɜː.tʃəs/A specific type of pulley system (tackle) used for mechanical advantage, which provides a mechanical advantage of 4:1, meaning the effort needed to lift a load is approximately one-quarter of the weight of the load.
fourgon
nounVery low
/ˈfʊəɡɒn/A large, enclosed van or wagon, especially one for transporting goods or baggage.
fourier
nounLow (Technical/Specialist)
/ˈfʊə.ri.eɪ/A proper noun primarily referring to the French mathematician and physicist Jean-Baptiste Joseph Fourier (1768–1830).
fourier analysis
nounC2
/ˈfʊə.ri.eɪ əˈnæl.ə.sɪs/A mathematical method for decomposing complex periodic waveforms or functions into a sum of simpler sine and cosine components.
fourier series
nounC1/C2 (Academic/Technical)
/ˌfʊə.ri.eɪ ˈsɪə.riːz/A mathematical representation of a periodic function as an infinite sum of sine and cosine terms with specific coefficients.
fourier transform
nounC2
/ˈfʊərieɪ ˈtrænsfɔːm/A mathematical operation that decomposes a function into its constituent frequencies.
fourierism
nounVery low / Obscure
/ˈfʊəriərɪz(ə)m/A utopian socialist system advocating communal living and production, based on the ideas of Charles Fourier.
fournier
nounC2/Proper Noun/Technical Term
/ˈfɔːnɪeɪ/ or /ˈfʊənɪeɪ/A French surname, originally derived from an occupational term for a baker or a 'furnier' (a person who tends an oven).
fourpence
nounC2
/ˈfɔːp(ə)ns/The sum of four pence, specifically referring to a historical British coin of minimal value.
fourplay
nounVery Low
/ˈfɔː.pleɪ/A pun on 'foreplay' referencing the number four, typically used to describe a musical quartet, a group of four performers, or a situation involving four people.
fourplex
nounLow
/ˈfɔː.plɛks/A single building divided into four separate residences.
fourposter
nounC1
/ˌfɔːˈpəʊ.stər/A large bed with a tall post at each corner, originally for supporting curtains.
fourragere
nounVery Low
/ˌfʊər.əˈʒɛə/A braided and ornamented cord worn on the shoulder as part of a military uniform, typically awarded as an honour or distinguishing unit service.

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