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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.
  • fabric/ˈfæb.ɹɪk/nounB22 meaningsMaterial that clothes are made from.
  • fabulous/ˈfæbjʊləs/adjectiveB12 meaningsWonderful.
  • 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.
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To accept the truth of a situation.
  • face up tophraseB2To accept a difficult truth and deal with it.
  • facet/ˈfæs.ɪt/nounB2+2 meaningsOne of the flat cut faces of a gem.
  • facial/ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/nounB22 meaningsA beauty treatment for the face.
  • fact-checkverbB2To test whether a claim is actually true before printing it.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • fairness/ˈfɛə.nəs/nounB2Treating everybody by the same honest rules.
  • faith/feɪθ/nounB24 meaningsComplete trust in someone or something, held without proof.
  • fake tannounB2A browning treatment applied rather than earned.
  • fall apartphraseB2To break into pieces — objects, plans, or people under stress.
  • fall behindphraseB2To fail to keep up with the pace of others or payments.
  • fall forphraseB2To be tricked by a lie; also, to fall in love with someone.
  • fall short/fɔl ʃoɹt/phraseB2To fail to reach the standard needed.
  • fallout/ˈfɔːlaʊt/nounB22 meaningsRadioactive dust after an explosion.
  • false/fɔːls/adjectiveA13 meaningsNot true; not matching the facts.
  • false lashesnounB2Artificial lashes stuck on to lengthen your own.
  • fame/feɪm/nounB2The state of being known by very many people.
  • family resemblancenounB2The likeness that runs through relatives.
  • famine yearnounB2A year when the harvest failed and people starved.
  • fan basenounB2The body of people devoted to something.
  • fancy/ˈfæn.si/adjectiveB15 meaningsDecorated, elaborate and expensive-looking rather than plain.
  • far-fetched/fɑɹˈfɛt͡ʃt/adjectiveB2So unlikely that it is hard to believe.
  • fare/ˈfɛə/nounB22 meaningsThe price paid to travel on public transport.
  • farewell/fɛəˈwɛl/nounB12 meaningsA parting, and the good wishes said at one.
  • fascinated/ˈfæsɪneɪtɪd/adjectiveB2Completely absorbed and held by interest.
  • fascination/fæsɪˈneɪʃən/nounB2A powerful interest that holds your attention.
  • fast/fɑːst/adjectiveA15 meaningsMoving, or able to move, at great speed.
  • fat/ˈfæt/adjectiveA13 meaningsHaving a heavy, round body.
  • father/ˈfɑː.ðə/nounA13 meaningsYour male parent.
  • father-in-law/ˈfɑːðəɹɪnˌlɔː/nounB2The father of the person you married.
  • fatherhood/ˈfɑːðəːˌhʊd/nounB2The state or experience of being a father.
  • fatherlessadjectiveB2Having no father alive or present.
  • fatigue/fəˈtiːɡ/nounC12 meaningsWeakness in metal caused by repeated flexing.
  • faulty/ˈfɒlti/adjectiveB22 meaningsNot working properly because something is wrong with it.
  • faulty goodsnounB2Products that do not work as they should.
  • favorite/ˈfeɪv.ɹɪt/adjectiveA13 meaningsLiked more than all the others.
  • favournounB12 meaningsA kind act done for somebody.
  • favourable/ˈfeɪv(ə)ɹəbəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsExpressing approval.
  • fawn/fɔːn/verbC12 meaningsTo flatter somebody with excessive attention.
  • fearful/ˈfɪəfəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsFull of fear.
  • fearsome/ˈfɪəsəm/adjectiveB2Frightening in appearance or reputation.
  • feast/ˈfiːst/nounB13 meaningsA large special meal for a lot of people, held to celebrate something.
  • feast daynounB2A day set aside to celebrate a saint or an event.