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

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  • forefinger/ˈfɔːˌfɪŋ.ɡə/nounC1The finger next to the thumb, used for pointing.
  • foreign/ˈfɒɹɪn/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsBelonging to a country that is not your own.
  • foreman/ˈfɔː(ɹ).mən/nounB22 meaningsThe worker in charge of a crew on a site or a factory floor.
  • forensic/fəˈɹɛn.zɪk/adjectiveC1Using science to investigate crime.
  • forerunner/ˈfɔɹˌɹʌnɚ/nounC1Somebody or something that came before and prepared the way.
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/ˈfɒɹɪst/
nounA22 meanings
A large area thickly covered with trees.
  • forestall/fɔː(ɹ)ˈstɔːl/verbC1To act first so as to prevent something.
  • forfeit/ˈfɔː.fɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo lose something as a penalty for breaking a rule or failing a duty.
  • forge/fɔːd͡ʒ/nounC13 meaningsThe hearth or workshop where metal is heated and beaten.
  • forgingnounC1Metal shaped by hammering while hot.
  • forgive/fə(ɹ)ˈɡɪv/verbA23 meaningsTo stop feeling angry at somebody for what they did.
  • forgo/fɔːˈɡəʊ/verbC1To go without something you could have had.
  • form upphraseC1To arrange into an ordered line or block.
  • formal/ˈfɔɹməl/adjectiveB12 meaningsSerious and official in style.
  • formality/fɔːrˈmælɪti/nounC13 meaningsCareful, correct behaviour and language suited to a serious occasion.
  • formative/ˈfɔːmətɪv/adjectiveC1Having a lasting effect on how somebody develops.
  • formulate/ˈfɔː(ɹ)mjʊleɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo work an idea out into a precise, carefully worded form.
  • forsake/fɔːˈseɪk/verbC1To abandon somebody or something for good.
  • forte/ˈfɔːteɪ/nounC1The thing a person does especially well.
  • forthcoming/fɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ/adjectiveB23 meaningsHappening or appearing soon.
  • forthright/ˈfɔːθˌɹaɪt/adjectiveC1Direct and honest in speech, without evasion.
  • forthwith/fɔːθˈwɪð/adverbC1Immediately and without delay.
  • fortification/ˌfɔː(ɹ)tɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC1Walls and works built to make a place defensible.
  • fortify/ˈfɔːtɪfaɪ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo strengthen a place against attack.
  • fortitude/ˈfɔː.tɪˌtjuːd/nounC1Courage in bearing pain or trouble.
  • fortuitous/fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs/adjectiveC1Happening by chance, and often luckily.
  • fossil recordnounC1The evidence of past life preserved in rock.
  • foundry/ˈfaʊn.dɹi/nounC1A works where metal is melted and poured into moulds.
  • fox/fɒks/nounA22 meaningsA wild animal with red fur and a bushy tail.
  • foxholenounC1A small pit one or two soldiers fight from.
  • foxy/ˈfɑksi/adjectiveC1Strikingly sexy and good-looking.
  • fracture/ˈfɹæk.t͡ʃʰəː/nounB24 meaningsA break or crack, especially in a bone.
  • fragmentation/ˌfɹæɡmənˈteɪ̯ʃən/nounC1The breaking of a whole into scattered pieces.
  • fragrance notenounC1One of the smells that make up a scent.
  • frailty/ˈfɹeɪlti/nounC1Weakness of body or of character.
  • framing/ˈfɹeɪmɪŋ/nounB23 meaningsThe choice of what to include in a picture and what to leave out.
  • franchise/ˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪ̯z/nounC14 meaningsThe right to sell a company's goods or services under its name, and the business run that way.
  • frankincense/ˈfɹæŋkənˌsɛns/nounC1A fragrant resin burnt as incense.
  • fraught/fɹɔːt/adjectiveC1Full of anxiety, or loaded with danger.
  • fray/fɹeɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo come apart in loose threads at the edge.
  • frayed/fɹeɪd/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsComing apart in loose threads at the edge.
  • frazzledadjectiveC1Frayed and worn out by too much at once.
  • freakish/ˈfɹiːkɪʃ/adjectiveC1Wildly abnormal and unpredictable, as of weather or an accident that departs from what nature usually does.
  • free willnounC1The power to choose your own actions for yourself.
  • freeholdnounC1Ownership of land outright and for ever.
  • freemium/ˈfɹiː.miː.əm/nounC1Free to use, with the good parts charged for.
  • freight forwardernounC1A firm that arranges transport on a shipper's behalf.
  • frenetic/fɹəˈnɛt.ɪk/adjectiveC1Fast, energetic and disordered.
  • frequent/ˈfɹiː.kwənt/adjectiveB23 meaningsHappening many times within a short period.
  • fresh/fɹɛʃ/adjectiveA26 meaningsMade, picked or caught a very short time ago.
  • fret/fɹɛt/verbB22 meaningsTo worry continually over small things.
  • fretful/ˈfɹɛtfəl/adjectiveC1Restless and inclined to complain.
  • frieze/ˈfɹiːz/nounC1A decorated band running along the top of a wall.
  • frivolous/ˈfɹɪv.ə.ləs/adjectiveC1Not serious when seriousness is called for.
  • frond/fɹɒnd/nounC1The leaf of a fern or a palm.
  • front of housenounC1Everything the customer sees, and the staff who work there.
  • front-runnernounC1The one most likely to win.
  • frontal/ˈfɹʌn.təl/adjectiveB2+4 meaningsAt, on, or facing the front.
  • frosty/ˈfɹɒsti/adjectiveC12 meaningsCovered in frost.
  • frustrated/fɹʌˈstɹeɪ.tɪd/adjectiveC1Annoyed because nothing you try is working.