English words: F

908 words under F; 801–900 on this page.

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• 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.
• frond noun (fronds)
  A long leaf of a fern or palm, often divided into many small leaves.
• front noun (the front, fronts); adjectiveeveryday · Jewish tradition
  The front is the part that is first or ahead of the rest.
• frontal adjective (frontal); noun (a frontal, frontals — rare)
  Frontal means at the front or facing the front of something.
• frontier noun (a frontier, frontiers)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A frontier is a border between two countries, or the land near it.
• frontispiece noun (frontispieces)
  A picture facing the title page at the front of an old book.
• frontlet nounJewish tradition
  a band or ornament worn on the forehead.
• frost noun (frost — uncountable; a frost, frosts); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Thin white ice crystals that form on grass, cars and windows when the air is below freezing, especially on cold clear nights.
• frostbite noun (frostbite)
  Frostbite is an injury to the skin and the body under it caused by very cold weather, usually on the fingers, toes, nose and ears.
• frostbitten adjective (frostbitten)
  Frostbitten means injured by extreme cold, so that skin and the flesh under it freeze, especially on fingers, toes, ears and nose.
• frosty adjective (frosty, frostier, frostiest)
  Very cold, with frost (thin white ice) on the ground and on things.
• froth noun (froth — uncountable); verb…
  Froth is lots of small bubbles on top of a liquid, like foam on a milkshake.
• frothing verb form (froth, froths, frothed, frothing); adjective…
  Frothing means making or having lots of tiny bubbles on top, like foam on a milkshake or soap.
• frothy adjective (frothy, frothier, frothiest)
  Frothy means covered in or full of froth, a mass of tiny bubbles.
• froward adjectiveeveryday · Jewish tradition
  stubborn and hard to deal with; turning away from what is right (an old word).
• frown verb (frown, frowns, frowned, frowning); noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To frown is to bring your eyebrows together and wrinkle your forehead because you are cross, worried, puzzled or thinking hard.
• frozen adjective (frozen); verb form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Frozen means turned into ice or made hard by cold: a frozen lake.
• frugal adjective (frugal, more frugal, most frugal)
  Frugal means spending little and making do with simple things; a frugal meal is small and plain.
• fruit noun…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Fruit is the sweet or juicy part of a plant that holds its seeds and that you can eat, like an apple, a pear, a plum or a banana.
• fruitage nounJewish tradition
  fruit, or the crop of fruit that something bears (an old word).
• fruitcake noun…
  A fruitcake is a rich cake full of dried fruit like raisins, currants and cherries, often eaten at Christmas and weddings.
• fruitful adjective (fruitful, more fruitful, most fruitful)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Fruitful means producing much fruit or crops, so the land gives rich harvests.
• fruitfulness noun (fruitfulness)
  Fruitfulness is the state of producing much fruit, crops or young animals.
• fruitless adjective (fruitless, more fruitless, most fruitless)
  Fruitless means producing no result; it fails to find or gain anything.
• fruity adjective (fruity, fruitier, fruitiest)
  Fruity means tasting or smelling strongly of fruit.
• frustrate verb (frustrate, frustrates, frustrated, frustrating)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To frustrate someone is to make them feel cross and upset because they cannot do or get what they want.
• frustrated adjective (frustrated, more frustrated); verb form…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Feeling upset and annoyed because you cannot do something or cannot get what you want, even though you try.
• frustrating adjective…
  Frustrating describes something that makes you feel cross and upset because you cannot do or change it.
• frustration noun (frustration, frustrations)
  A cross, upset feeling you get when you cannot do something or cannot get what you want.
• fry verb (fry, fries, fried, frying); noun…
  To fry food is to cook it in hot oil or fat in a pan.
• frying verb, the -ing form of «fry» (fry, fries, fried, frying)…
  Frying is cooking food in hot oil or fat.
• fsh abbreviation (FSH); also a sound (fsh, fssh)
  FSH stands for «follicle-stimulating hormone», a chemical messenger in the body that helps grown-ups' bodies develop and have babies.
• ft abbreviation (ft — for «foot» or «feet»)
  The short form of «foot» or «feet», a unit of length in the imperial system; 1 ft = 12 inches, about 30 centimetres.
• fudge noun (fudge, fudges); verb…
  Fudge is a soft, sweet candy made from sugar, butter and milk, often with chocolate.
• fuel noun (fuel, fuels); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Fuel is something that is burned to make heat or power, like petrol, gas, coal or wood.
• fuelled verb past form of fuel…
  Fuelled means given fuel such as petrol, gas, coal or wood, so that it can work or burn: «a plane fuelled for take-off».
• fugitive noun (a fugitive, fugitives); adjective (fugitive)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A person who is running away or hiding, especially from the police or from danger.
• fugu noun (uncountable; also a fugu)
  A pufferfish, or a Japanese dish made from it.
• fuji proper noun (Fuji, Mount Fuji); noun…
  Fuji, or Mount Fuji, is the tallest mountain in Japan, a volcano with a snowy top near Tokyo.
• ful suffix fragment (-ful); not a word on its own
  «-ful» is an ending added to a word to make an adjective meaning «full of» or «having»: careful, hopeful, colourful, helpful.
• fulfil verb (fulfil, fulfils, fulfilled, fulfilling) — US spelling…everyday · Jewish tradition
  To do what you promised or what is needed: «fulfil a promise».
• fulfill verb (fulfill, fulfills, fulfilled, fulfilling)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To fulfill something is to do or carry out what was promised, needed or wished.
• fulfilled verb, past form of fulfil…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Done or carried out as promised or needed.
• fulfillment noun (fulfillment)
  Fulfillment is the act of carrying out a promise or wish, or the feeling of having it come true.
• fulfilment noun (fulfilment — uncountable) — UK spelling; US…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A feeling of being happy and satisfied because you are doing something useful or that you love.
• full adjective (full, fuller, fullest); adverb; noun (in full)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Full means holding as much as it can hold: «a full cup».
• fuller nounJewish tradition
  A person whose work is to clean and thicken cloth by washing and treading it.
• fullness noun (fullness — uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Being full: a feeling of fullness after dinner.
• fully adverb (fully)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Completely; in every way: "fully charged", "fully grown".
• fumble verb (fumble, fumbles, fumbled, fumbling)
  To fumble is to handle something clumsily with the hands, often in the dark or in a hurry.
• fumbling adjective (fumbling, more fumbling); verb form…
  Using your hands in a clumsy, unsure way, so you drop things or cannot do a job neatly.
• fume noun (fumes — usually plural); verb…
  Fumes are smoke, gas or strong smells that are unpleasant or harmful to breathe, like car exhaust or paint fumes.
• fumes noun, plural (fumes); verb «fume»…
  Gas or smoke that smells strong and can be harmful to breathe, like from cars, paint or chemicals.
• fun noun (fun — uncountable); adjective…
  Enjoyment and pleasure; a good time: «We had fun at the party».
• function noun (a function, functions); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  The job or purpose of something or someone.
• functional adjective (functional, more functional, most functional)
  Working properly and able to do its job: a functional lift goes up and down.
• functionally adverb
  In a way that is about how something works or what it does, not how it looks.
• fund noun (fund, funds); verb (fund, funds, funded, funding)
  An amount of money saved or collected for a special purpose.
• fundamental adjectiveJewish tradition
  basic and most important; the foundation that other things are built on.
• fundamentally adverbJewish tradition
  in the most basic way; at the root.
• fundamentals nounJewish tradition
  the basic parts or principles from which everything else comes.
• funded verb, past form of fund (fund, funds, funded, funding)…
  Paid for by money from a person, group or government.
• funding noun (funding)
  Money given by a government, organisation or person for a special purpose, such as a school, project or research.
• fundraise verb (fundraise, fundraises, fundraised, fundraising); noun…
  To collect money for a charity, a school or a good cause, often by holding events.
• funds noun, plural (funds); the singular is fund (a fund, funds)…
  Funds are money that is available to spend, especially for a purpose: "the school is raising funds for a new playground".
• funeral noun (a funeral, funerals); adjective…
  A ceremony held after someone dies, when family and friends say goodbye and remember the person, and the body is buried or cremated.
• funereal adjective (funereal, more funereal, most funereal)
  Funereal means connected with a funeral, or slow, sad and dark like one.
• funfair noun (a funfair, funfairs)
  An outdoor show with rides, games, stalls and sweets that people pay to enjoy, often travelling from town to town.
• fungus noun (fungus, fungi or funguses; also uncountable)
  A fungus is a living thing such as a mushroom, toadstool, mould or yeast that is neither a plant nor an animal; it feeds on dead or living…
• funnel noun (a funnel, funnels); verb…
  A funnel is a tube that is wide at the top and narrow at the bottom, used to pour liquids or powders into a small opening.
• funnily adverb
  In a funny or strange way: «He walked funnily after the long ride.».
• funny adjective (funny, funnier, funniest); adverb funnily
  Funny means making you laugh or smile: a funny joke.
• fur noun…
  Fur is the soft thick hair that covers the bodies of many animals, like cats, dogs, rabbits and bears.
• furbish verbJewish tradition
  To polish and clean a weapon until it shines.
• furcula noun (a furcula, furculas or furculae)
  The furcula is the wishbone of a bird: a forked bone in its chest made of two collarbones joined together.
• furious adjective (furious; more furious, most furious)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Very, very angry.
• furiously adverb (furiously, more furiously, most furiously)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Furiously means in a very angry way, or with great force and wild energy.
• furlough noun (a furlough, furloughs); verb…
  A furlough is a time when workers are told not to come to work for a while, often because there is not enough work, and they may get less…
• furloughed verb (furlough, furloughs, furloughed, furloughing)…
  sent home from work for a time without pay or with reduced pay, because the employer has no work or money; it may lead to losing the job.
• furnace noun (a furnace, furnaces)everyday · Jewish tradition
  A furnace is a very hot enclosed fire or oven used to melt metal, make glass or burn things.
• furnish verb (furnish, furnishes, furnished, furnishing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  To put furniture in a room or house: They furnished the bedroom.
• furnished verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Having furniture in it (a furnished flat).
• furnishing noun (furnishings); also the -ing form of furnish
  Furniture, carpets, curtains and other things in a room or house.
• furniture noun (furniture, uncountable)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Furniture is the large movable things in a room that make it usable, like tables, chairs, beds, sofas and wardrobes.
• furred adjective (furred); verb form, past of fur…
  Covered with fur, or with a coat of soft hair: a furred animal.
• furrier noun (furriers)
  A furrier is a person who makes or sells clothes and goods made of fur.
• furrow noun (a furrow, furrows); verb…everyday · Jewish tradition
  A long narrow groove cut into the soil by a plough.
• furrowed adjective; verb form (furrow, furrows, furrowed, furrowing)
  Of a field: having long, narrow trenches cut by a plough.
• furry adjective (furry, furrier, furriest)
  Furry means covered with fur, or soft and thick like fur.
• further adverb; adjective (further, comparative of far; furthest)…everyday · Jewish tradition
  Further means at or to a greater distance; more far.
• furtherance noun (furtherance; uncountable)
  The act of helping something to move forward or succeed.
• furthermore adverb (furthermore)everyday · Jewish tradition
  In addition, also, used to add another, often stronger, point, as in «It's raining.
• furthermost adjective (furthermost)
  Furthermost means the most distant or farthest away from a place.
• furthest adjective (furthest); adverb (furthest) — superlative of…everyday · Jewish tradition
  At the greatest distance; the most far away.
• furtively adverb (furtively)
  Furtively means in a secret, sly way, trying not to be seen.
• fury noun (fury, furies)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Fury is very strong, wild anger.
• furze noun (furze)
  Furze is a prickly yellow-flowered shrub that grows on heaths and common land, also called gorse.
• fuse noun (a fuse, fuses); verb (fuse, fuses, fused, fusing)everyday · Jewish tradition
  noun: A fuse is a small safety part in an electric plug or circuit with a thin wire that melts and breaks the circuit if too much current…
• fusion noun (fusion, uncountable; a fusion, fusions)everyday · Jewish tradition
  Fusion is the joining of two or more things into one: a fusion of music styles.

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