English words: F

906 words under F; 701–800 on this page.

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• fowler noun (fowlers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A fowler is a person who catches birds, for food or sport.
• fox noun (a fox, foxes; a vixen — female); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A fox is a wild animal of the dog family with a pointed nose, pointed ears, reddish fur and a long bushy tail.
• foxglove noun (foxglove, foxgloves)
  A foxglove is a tall garden and wild plant with many bell-shaped purple, pink or white flowers hanging down one side of its stem.
• foxy adjective (foxy, foxier, foxiest)
  Foxy means sly and clever at tricking people, like the fox in fables.
• fr abbreviation (Fr, Fr., fr — a fragment, not a word)
  «Fr» or «Fr.» is short for «Father», the title of a Catholic, Orthodox or Anglican priest: «Fr.
• fraction noun (fraction, fractions)
  A fraction is a part of a whole, like one half or three quarters.
• fractional adjective (fractional)
  Fractional means in the form of a fraction, or to do with fractions: «a fractional number», «fractional parts».
• fracture noun (a fracture, fractures); verb…
  A fracture is a break or crack, especially in a bone.
• fragile adjective (fragile, more fragile, most fragile)
  Fragile means easily broken or damaged.
• fragment noun (a fragment, fragments); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A fragment is a small piece that has broken off something.
• fragmentary adjective (more fragmentary, most fragmentary)
  Fragmentary means broken into small pieces, or only partly known, not whole.
• fragmentation noun (fragmentation; uncountable)
  Fragmentation is the breaking of something into small pieces.
• fragrance noun (a fragrance, fragrances; also uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A fragrance is a pleasant, sweet smell, like flowers or fresh bread.
• fragrant adjective (more fragrant, most fragrant)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Fragrant means having a sweet, pleasant smell.
• frail adjective (frail, frailer, frailest)
  Frail means weak and easily hurt, often because of old age or illness.
• fraise noun…
  «Fraise» is the French word for strawberry; it is said like «frez» to an English ear.
• framboise noun (framboise) — a French word
  In French, «framboise» means «raspberry»; it sounds like «from-BWAHZ».
• frame noun (frame, frames); verb (frame, frames, framed, framing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A frame is a border that goes around something, like around a picture, a mirror or a window.
• framework noun (frameworks)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A framework is the frame or supporting structure that holds something together: the framework of a tent.
• franchise noun (a franchise, franchises); verb…
  Permission from a company to sell its products or run a shop using its name, as in «a burger franchise».
• frank adjective (frank, franker, frankest); noun, proper name…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Frank is a boy's or man's name, often short for Francis or Franklin.
• frankincense noun (frankincense, uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A sweet-smelling gum (resin) from certain trees in Arabia and Africa, burned to make perfumed smoke.
• franklin proper noun (Franklin — a name); noun…
  Franklin is a first name and a family name, as in Benjamin Franklin, one of the founders of the United States, and Franklin the Turtle in…
• frankly adverb
  Frankly means honestly and openly, saying what you really think.
• frantic adjective (frantic; more frantic, most frantic)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Frantic means very worried, scared or upset, so that you cannot think calmly.
• frantically adverb
  Frantically means in a wild, hurried way, because of fear or worry.
• fraud noun…
  Fraud is the crime of tricking people to get money or things dishonestly.
• fraudulent adjective
  Fraudulent means dishonest and meant to trick people, usually to get money.
• fraught adjective (fraught with)
  Full of something bad, such as danger, worry or trouble: a journey fraught with danger.
• fray verb (fray, frays, frayed, fraying); noun (the fray)
  If cloth or rope frays, its threads come loose at the edge and it starts to wear out.
• frayed adjective (frayed); verb…
  Frayed cloth or rope has loose threads at the edge because it is old or worn.
• frazzle noun (a frazzle); verb…
  To be worn to a frazzle is to be completely tired out.
• freak noun (a freak, freaks); adjective (freak); verb…
  A freak event is very unusual and unexpected: a freak storm, a freak accident.
• freaking adjective and adverb…
  a softer stand-in for the f-word, used to add strong feeling: «It's freaking cold!».
• freaky adjective (freaky, freakier, freakiest)
  Freaky means strange and a bit scary or weird: «a freaky noise».
• freckle noun (a freckle, freckles); verb (freckle, freckled — rare)
  A small light-brown spot on the skin, especially on the face and arms, that often gets darker or more in sunshine.
• free adjective (free, freer, freest); adverb (free, for free)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Free means it costs no money: you pay nothing for it.
• freedom noun (freedom, freedoms)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Freedom is being free: able to go where you like, say what you think, and choose what to do, without being locked up or controlled.
• freeload verb (freeload, freeloads, freeloaded, freeloading)…
  To take food, money, a place to stay or other things from others without paying or helping.
• freely adverb (freely)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Freely means without being stopped, held back or controlled.
• freemasonry nounJewish tradition
  a secret society of men with its own rituals and signs, which began in the Middle Ages among stoneworkers.
• freeway noun (a freeway, freeways)
  A big, fast road with several lanes in each direction, where traffic can drive without stopping at traffic lights or crossings (mostly…
• freewill adjectiveJewish tradition
  given or done by your own choice, not because you were forced (usually written "free will").
• freeze verb (freeze, freezes, froze, frozen, freezing); noun…
  Of a liquid: to become solid ice because it is very cold.
• freezer noun (a freezer, freezers)
  A freezer is a very cold cupboard or box that freezes food to keep it fresh for a long time.
• freezing adjective (freezing); verb form…
  Freezing means very cold.
• freight noun (freight, uncountable); verb…
  Freight is goods carried by trains, ships, trucks or planes.
• french adjective (French); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  French is the language of France; it is also spoken in Canada (Quebec), Belgium, Switzerland and many countries in Africa.
• frenchman noun (a Frenchman, Frenchmen)
  A man who comes from France or is French.
• frenzy noun (frenzies)
  A wild state of excitement, anger or running about, when a person is not in control.
• frequency noun (frequency, frequencies)
  How often something happens.
• frequent adjective (frequent, more frequent, most frequent); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Frequent means happening often.
• frequently adverb (frequently, more frequently)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Frequently means often, many times.
• fresco noun (a fresco, frescoes or frescos)
  A fresco is a painting made on a wall or ceiling while the plaster is still wet, so the colours become part of the wall.
• fresh adjective (fresh, fresher, freshest); adverb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Of food: recently made, picked or caught, not old or spoiled: fresh bread, fresh fruit.
• freshen verb (freshen, freshens, freshened, freshening)
  To freshen something is to make it cleaner, cooler or newer: «freshen the room».
• freshly adverb (freshly)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Very recently; only just: «freshly baked bread», «freshly cut grass».
• freshness noun (freshness, uncountable)
  Freshness is being newly made, picked or caught, so food is not old or stale.
• freshwater adjective (freshwater — no other forms); noun…
  Freshwater describes water that is not salty, like the water in most rivers, lakes, ponds and streams.
• fret verb (fret, frets, fretted, fretting); noun (a fret, frets)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To fret means to worry and be upset about something, often again and again.
• fretful adjectiveJewish tradition
  Easily upset, complaining and bad-tempered.
• fretted verb (fret, frets, fretted, fretting)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To worry and be anxious about something.
• fri abbreviation (Fri, Fri.)
  Fri is the short form of Friday, the day after Thursday and before Saturday.
• friar noun (a friar, friars)
  A man who belongs to a Christian religious order, such as the Franciscans or Dominicans, who has promised to live simply and travels among…
• fricative adjectiveJewish tradition
  describing a speech sound made by pushing air through a narrow gap, like f, s or th.
• frick exclamation (frick!); verb…
  a softer stand-in for the f-word to show annoyance or surprise: «Oh, frick!».
• friction noun (friction — uncountable)
  Friction is a force that slows things down or stops them when two surfaces rub or slide against each other.
• frictional adjective (frictional) — (science)
  Caused by or to do with friction, the force that slows things when surfaces rub together.
• friday noun (Friday, Fridays)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Friday is a day of the week.
• fridge noun (a fridge, fridges — short for refrigerator)
  A cold cupboard in the kitchen that keeps food and drinks cool and fresh, usually about 3–5 °C.
• fried adjective (fried); also the past form of «fry»…
  Fried food has been cooked in hot oil or fat.
• friend noun (friend, friends); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A friend is a person you like and who likes you, who you enjoy being with.
• friendliness noun (friendliness)
  Being kind, warm and nice to others, like a friend.
• friendly adjective (friendly, friendlier, friendliest); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Kind and pleasant to others; behaving like a friend.
• friendship noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  The relationship between friends: liking each other, trusting each other, and enjoying time together.
• frigate noun (frigates)
  An old sailing warship, fairly fast and with many guns.
• frigging adjective and adverb…
  a stand-in for the f-word to show anger or for emphasis: «the frigging car won't start».
• fright noun (fright, frights)
  A fright is a sudden feeling of fear: you gave me a fright.
• frighten verb (frighten, frightens, frightened, frightening)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To frighten means to make someone feel scared.
• frightened adjective (frightened, more frightened, most frightened)…
  Frightened means afraid or scared.
• frightful adjective
  Very bad, terrible or causing great fear.
• frightfully adverb
  Very; extremely, as in «frightfully kind» or «frightfully sorry».
• frill noun (a frill, frills); in phrase «no frills»
  A frill is a strip of cloth with lots of folds sewn on the edge of a dress, curtain or collar for decoration.
• frilled adjective (frilled)
  Having a frill: a strip of cloth with folds or waves sewn on the edge.
• frilly adjective (frilly, frillier, frilliest)
  Decorated with frills, wavy strips of cloth or lace gathered into folds, as on a dress, curtain or sock.
• fringe noun (a fringe, fringes); adjective…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A fringe is hair cut short and straight across the forehead; Americans call it bangs.
• frisbee noun (a frisbee, frisbees); verb (frisbee — rare, informal)
  A light plastic disc that you throw and catch by spinning it through the air.
• frisian adjective (Frisian); noun…
  Frisian means from or belonging to Friesland or the Frisian Islands, a region along the North Sea coast in the Netherlands and Germany.
• frisk verb (frisks, frisked, frisking); noun (frisks)
  To jump and skip about playfully, as a lively animal does.
• frisking verb form of frisk (frisking)
  Jumping and skipping about happily and playfully.
• frisky adjective (friskier, friskiest)
  Lively, full of play and energy, and not keeping still.
• fritter noun (a fritter, fritters); verb…
  A fritter is a piece of fruit, vegetable or meat dipped in batter and fried, like an apple fritter or corn fritter.
• frivolous adjective
  Silly and not serious; caring more about fun or trifles than about what matters.
• frizzle verb (frizzles, frizzled, frizzling)
  To cook in hot fat so that it sizzles and goes crisp.
• frock noun (frocks)
  A dress worn by a girl or woman.
• frog noun (frog, frogs)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A frog is a small green or brown animal with long back legs that jumps and lives near water.
• frogfish noun (a frogfish, frogfish or frogfishes)
  A frogfish is a small, lumpy sea fish that lives in warm oceans, often on coral reefs; it is a kind of anglerfish.
• froghopper noun (a froghopper, froghoppers)
  A small jumping insect whose young live inside a blob of froth on plants, called cuckoo spit; also called a spittlebug.
• frolic verb (frolic, frolics, frolicked, frolicking); noun…
  To play and run about in a happy, lively way.
• from prepositioneveryday · Jewish tradition
  From shows where something starts or comes from: a letter from Grandma, from home.

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