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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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  • fable/ˈfeɪbəl/nounB2A short tale with talking animals and a moral at the end.
  • fabledadjectiveC2Famous in stories, and perhaps not quite real.
  • fabric/ˈfæb.ɹɪk/nounB22 meaningsMaterial that clothes are made from.
  • fabric softener/ˈfæbrɪk ˈsɒfənər/nounB1A liquid that makes washed cloth feel soft.
  • fabricate/ˈfæb.ɹɪ.keɪt/verbC22 meaningsTo invent a false story.
  • fabrication/fæbɹɪˈkeɪʃən/
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Something invented to deceive, or the making of a thing.
  • fabulous/ˈfæbjʊləs/adjectiveB12 meaningsWonderful.
  • facade/fəˈsɑ(ː)d/nounC12 meaningsThe front face of a building.
  • face/ˈfeɪ̯s/nounA14 meaningsThe front of a person's head, from the chin to the hair.
  • face a challengephraseB2To have to deal with something difficult.
  • face mask/ˈfeɪs.mæsk/nounB1A treatment spread on the face and left to work.
  • face the factsphraseB2To accept the truth of a situation.
  • face the music/ˌfeɪs ðə ˈmjuːzɪk/phraseC1To accept the punishment for what you did.
  • face to facephraseB1Directly facing one another.
  • face up tophraseB2To accept a difficult truth and deal with it.
  • face-to-faceadjectiveB1Happening with both people present in person.
  • facelessadjectiveC1Without individual character or identity.
  • facet/ˈfæs.ɪt/nounB2+2 meaningsOne of the flat cut faces of a gem.
  • facetious/fəˈsiːʃəs/adjectiveC1Joking about something that calls for seriousness.
  • facial/ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/nounB22 meaningsA beauty treatment for the face.
  • facile/ˈfæs.aɪl/adjectiveC2Too easy, and shallow because of it.
  • facilitate/fəˈsɪlɪteɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo make something easier to do or to happen.
  • facilitation/fəˌsɪlɪˈteɪʃən/nounC1The making of a process easier for those involved.
  • facility/fəˈsɪlɪti/nounB12 meaningsA building or service provided for a purpose.
  • facing/ˈfeɪsɪŋ/nounC2A piece sewn on to finish an edge neatly.
  • facsimile/fækˈsɪm.ə.li/nounC2An exact copy of a document or an image.
  • facsimile editionnounC1An exact copy of an old book or document.
  • fact/fækt/nounA13 meaningsA piece of information known to be true.
  • fact-checkverbB2To test whether a claim is actually true before printing it.
  • faction/ˈfæk.ʃən/nounC1A small group inside a larger one, pulling its own way.
  • factor/ˈfæk.tə/nounB22 meaningsOne of the things that shapes a result.
  • factory/ˈfæk.tə.ɹi/nounA2+2 meaningsA large building where goods are made by machine.
  • factory floornounB2The open working level where things are made.
  • faculty/ˈfæk.əl.ti/nounC13 meaningsOne of the large divisions a university is split into, covering a group of subjects.
  • fade/feɪd/verbB14 meaningsTo lose colour or brightness.
  • fade awayphraseB2To grow gradually weaker until gone.
  • faded/ˈfeɪdɪd/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsHaving lost colour through washing or sun.
  • fahrenheitnounB1+The temperature scale where water freezes at thirty-two.
  • fail/feɪl/verbA26 meaningsTo try to do something and not succeed.
  • failure/ˈfeɪ.ljə/nounB13 meaningsA lack of success.
  • faint/feɪnt/adjectiveB14 meaningsOnly just possible to see, hear or smell.
  • fair/ˈfɛə/adjectiveA25 meaningsTreating everyone equally and by the rules.
  • fair enough/fɛəɹ‿ɪˈnʌf/phraseB2Used to acknowledge that something is reasonable.
  • fair playnounB2Honourable conduct that respects the rules and their spirit.
  • fair pointphraseB2An admission that your opponent is right.
  • fair-minded/ˌfɛːˈmaɪndɪd/adjectiveC1Willing to judge everybody by the same standard.
  • fairground/ˈfɛə(ɹ)ɡɹaʊnd/nounB1+The open ground where rides and stalls are set up.
  • fairness/ˈfɛə.nəs/nounB2Treating everybody by the same honest rules.
  • fairy/ˈfɛəɹi/nounA12 meaningsA small magical being from folklore.
  • fairy tale/ˈfɛɹi ˌteɪl/phraseB1An old magic story for children, ending happily ever after.
  • faith/feɪθ/nounB24 meaningsComplete trust in someone or something, held without proof.
  • faithlessadjectiveC1Not keeping faith or promises.
  • fake/feɪ̯k/adjectiveA23 meaningsMade to look real in order to deceive.
  • fake newsnounB1Invented stories dressed up to look like reporting.
  • fake tannounB2A browning treatment applied rather than earned.
  • falafel/fəˈlɑːfəl/nounB1+Fried balls made of ground chickpeas.
  • falcon/ˈfɔː(l)kən/nounB1+A fast hunting bird that kills in a dive.
  • fall/fɔːl/verbA15 meaningsTo drop down towards the ground without intending to.
  • fall apartphraseB2To break into pieces — objects, plans, or people under stress.
  • fall behindphraseB2To fail to keep up with the pace of others or payments.