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

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276 words · showing 121–180

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  • flashing/ˈflæʃɪŋ/nounC1A metal strip that seals a joint on a roof.
  • flatbed wagonnounC1A wagon with a flat floor and no sides.
  • flatter/ˈflætɚ/verbC13 meaningsTo praise somebody too much, usually to get something from them.
  • flattery/ˈflæt.ə.ɹi/nounC1Praise laid on more thickly than is sincere.
  • flaunt/flɔːnt/verbC1To show something off to make others notice.
  • flautist/ˈflaʊtɪst/
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Somebody who plays the flute.
  • flavour profilenounC1The whole set of tastes a thing carries.
  • flaw/flɔː/nounC12 meaningsA fault or mark that spoils something otherwise good.
  • flawed/flɔːd/adjectiveC1Spoiled by a fault.
  • flay/fleɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo strip the skin off.
  • fleck/flɛk/nounC12 meaningsA small patch or particle of colour.
  • fleece/fliːs/nounB1+2 meaningsThe whole woolly coat of a sheep.
  • fleeting/ˈfliːtɪŋ/adjectiveC1Gone almost as soon as it is noticed.
  • flex/flɛks/verbB22 meaningsTo bend and tighten a muscle or joint.
  • flexibility/ˌflɛksɪˈbɪlɪti/nounC1How far a body can bend without hurting.
  • flexitimenounC1A system letting staff choose their own start and finish.
  • flick/flɪk/verbB25 meaningsTo move something with one quick light stroke of a finger, wrist or tail.
  • flicker/ˈflɪkə/verbC12 meaningsTo shine or burn with an unsteady, wavering light.
  • flinch/ˈflɪnt͡ʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo make a sudden small movement from fear or pain.
  • fling/ˈflɪŋ/verbB25 meaningsTo throw something with force and little care.
  • flint strikernounC1A tool that makes sparks when scraped.
  • flint toolnounC1A blade flaked from very hard stone.
  • flipper/ˈflɪpə/nounB1+3 meaningsThe flat wide limb a sea animal swims with.
  • flock/flɒk/nounB14 meaningsA group of birds, sheep or goats.
  • flog/flɒɡ/verbC12 meaningsTo beat somebody as a punishment.
  • floodlit/ˈflʌdlɪt/adjectiveC1Lit brightly all over by powerful lamps.
  • flotation devicenounC1Anything that keeps a person afloat.
  • flounder/ˈflaʊ̯ndəː/verbC12 meaningsTo struggle clumsily without making progress.
  • flourish/ˈflʌɹ.ɪʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo grow strong and successful.
  • flout/flaʊt/verbC1To break a rule openly and without shame.
  • fluff/flʌf/nounB24 meaningsSoft light fibres that come off cloth and collect on clothes, in pockets and in corners.
  • fluffy/ˈflʌfi/adjectiveB13 meaningsCovered in or made of soft, loose fibres or fur.
  • fluidity/fluːˈɪd.ə.ti/nounC1Smoothness with no break between movements.
  • flume/fluːm/nounC1An enclosed water slide.
  • flute/flu(ː)t/nounB1+2 meaningsA woodwind instrument held sideways and blown across.
  • flutedadjectiveC1Marked with long rounded grooves.
  • flutter/ˈflʌtə/verbB22 meaningsTo move the wings in quick light beats, or to move lightly in the air.
  • flux/flʌks/nounC1Continuous change, or a flowing.
  • flysheetnounC1The outer waterproof skin over a tent.
  • fob/fɒb/nounB22 meaningsA small electronic tag used to unlock a car or a door.
  • focal/ˈfəʊ.kl̩/adjectiveC1Central, and drawing everything towards it.
  • foghornnounB2+2 meaningsA device sounding a deep warning note in fog.
  • foil/fɔɪl/nounB1+4 meaningsVery thin sheet metal, used in the kitchen for wrapping and covering.
  • foist/fɔɪst/verbC1To force something unwanted on somebody.
  • fold/ˈfəʊld/verbA24 meaningsTo bend something over on itself so one part covers another.
  • folio/ˈfəʊlɪəʊ/nounC1A large book made of sheets folded once.
  • folktale/ˈfoʊkteɪl/nounC1A story handed down by ordinary people rather than written by one author.
  • follow suitphraseC1To do the same as somebody else has just done.
  • food for thoughtphraseC1An idea worth thinking over.
  • foot/fʊt/nounA14 meaningsThe part of the body at the end of the leg, which you stand on.
  • footage/ˈfʊtɪd͡ʒ/nounB22 meaningsRecorded moving pictures.
  • footing/ˈfʊtɪŋ/nounC12 meaningsThe widened base of a wall, spreading its weight.
  • footnote/ˈfʊtˌnəʊt/nounB2+2 meaningsA small note at the bottom of the page.
  • for what it's worthphraseC1Offering an opinion while admitting it may not help.
  • forage/ˈfɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo search widely for food or supplies.
  • foray/ˈfɒɹ.eɪ/nounC1A brief venture into new territory or a new field.
  • forcibleadjectiveC1Done by force.
  • ford/fɔːd/verbC1To cross a stream by wading.
  • foreboding/fɔɹˈbɔʊdɪŋ/nounC1A feeling that something bad is coming.
  • foreclose/fɔːˈkləʊz/verbC1To take back a property when the loan is not repaid.