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

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  • fabric/ˈfæb.ɹɪk/nounB22 meaningsMaterial that clothes are made from.
  • fabricate/ˈfæb.ɹɪ.keɪt/verbC22 meaningsTo invent a false story.
  • facade/fəˈsɑ(ː)d/nounC12 meaningsThe front face of a building.
  • face the music/ˌfeɪs ðə ˈmjuːzɪk/phraseC1To accept the punishment for what you did.
  • facelessadjectiveC1Without individual character or identity.
  • facetious/fəˈsiːʃəs/
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Joking about something that calls for seriousness.
  • 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.
  • facsimile editionnounC1An exact copy of an old book or document.
  • faction/ˈfæk.ʃən/nounC1A small group inside a larger one, pulling its own way.
  • faculty/ˈfæk.əl.ti/nounC13 meaningsOne of the large divisions a university is split into, covering a group of subjects.
  • fair-minded/ˌfɛːˈmaɪndɪd/adjectiveC1Willing to judge everybody by the same standard.
  • faith/feɪθ/nounB24 meaningsComplete trust in someone or something, held without proof.
  • faithlessadjectiveC1Not keeping faith or promises.
  • fall throughphraseC1To fail to happen after being planned.
  • fallibility/fæləˈbɪləti/nounC1The fact that anybody can get things wrong.
  • falling-outnounC1A quarrel that ends a friendship for a while.
  • fallow/ˈfæləʊ/adjectiveC1Left unplanted for a season so the soil can rest.
  • false dilemmanounC1Pretending there are only two options when there are more.
  • falsetto/fɔːlˈsɛt.əʊ/nounC1A high singing voice produced above a man's natural range.
  • falsify/ˈfɒlsɪfaɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo fake evidence or records.
  • falter/ˈfɒltə/verbC14 meaningsTo lose strength or steadiness for a moment and nearly stop.
  • familial/fəˈmɪljəl/adjectiveC1To do with a family, or running in one.
  • familiar/fəˈmɪl.i.ə/adjectiveB14 meaningsKnown to you already, from having met it many times before.
  • fanatic/fəˈnæt.ɪk/nounC1Somebody whose enthusiasm has passed all reason.
  • fanatically/fəˈnæt.ɪk(.ə)li/adverbC1With devotion so extreme it allows no other view.
  • fanaticism/fəˈnæt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/nounC1Belief so extreme it allows no other view.
  • fanciful/ˈfænsɪfl̩/adjectiveC1Imaginative rather than founded on fact.
  • fancy/ˈfæn.si/adjectiveB15 meaningsDecorated, elaborate and expensive-looking rather than plain.
  • fanfare/ˈfænfɛə/nounB2+2 meaningsA short loud flourish of trumpets.
  • faraway/ˈfɑɹəweɪ/adjectiveB1+2 meaningsAt a great distance.
  • farce/fɑːs/nounC1A wildly silly comedy, or an absurd sham.
  • fare/ˈfɛə/nounB22 meaningsThe price paid to travel on public transport.
  • farrier/ˈfæɹi.ə/nounC1Somebody who fits iron shoes to horses.
  • fashion/ˈfæʃ.ən/nounA2+2 meaningsThe style of clothes that is popular now.
  • fastidious/fæsˈtɪdi.əs/adjectiveC1Very hard to please about detail and cleanliness.
  • fat chancephraseC1Sarcastically, there is no chance whatever.
  • fatalism/ˈfeɪ.təl.ɪz.əm/nounC1The belief that nothing you do can change what happens.
  • fatality/feɪˈtælɪti/nounC1A death caused by an accident or a disaster.
  • fateful/ˈfeɪtfəl/adjectiveC1Having important and usually bad consequences.
  • fathom/ˈfað(ə)m/verbC12 meaningsTo understand something puzzling, after some effort.
  • fathom outphraseC1To finally understand something deep or puzzling.
  • fatigue/fəˈtiːɡ/nounC12 meaningsWeakness in metal caused by repeated flexing.
  • fatigues/fəˈtiːɡz/nounC1The working uniform soldiers wear day to day.
  • fault/fɔːlt/nounA23 meaningsResponsibility for something that has gone wrong.
  • fault linenounC1A crack where blocks of rock have slipped past each other.
  • faulty/ˈfɒlti/adjectiveB22 meaningsNot working properly because something is wrong with it.
  • favourable/ˈfeɪv(ə)ɹəbəl/adjectiveC12 meaningsExpressing approval.
  • fawn/fɔːn/verbC12 meaningsTo flatter somebody with excessive attention.
  • fawn overphraseC1To flatter somebody shamelessly to win their favour.
  • fearful/ˈfɪəfəl/adjectiveB22 meaningsFull of fear.
  • feat/fiːt/nounC1A deed needing great skill or courage.
  • federalismnounC1A system where power is shared between central and local governments.
  • feint/feɪnt/nounC1A move made to draw an opponent the wrong way.
  • feisty/ˈfaɪsti/adjectiveC1Spirited and ready to stand your ground.
  • feline/ˈfiːlaɪn/adjectiveC12 meaningsRelating to cats.
  • fellow/ˈfɛ.ləʊ/nounB12 meaningsA man, or somebody in the same situation as you.
  • fellowship/ˈfɛl.ə(ʊ).ʃɪp/nounC12 meaningsFunded status given to a researcher at a university.
  • female/ˈfiː.meɪl/adjectiveA22 meaningsOf the sex that gives birth or produces eggs.