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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.
  • facade/fəˈsɑ(ː)d/nounC12 meaningsThe front face of a building.
  • 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.
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A 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.
  • faith/feɪθ/nounB24 meaningsComplete trust in someone or something, held without proof.
  • fallibility/fæləˈbɪləti/nounC1The fact that anybody can get things wrong.
  • falling-outnounC1A quarrel that ends a friendship for a while.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • fanaticism/fəˈnæt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/nounC1Belief so extreme it allows no other view.
  • fancy/ˈfæn.si/adjectiveB15 meaningsDecorated, elaborate and expensive-looking rather than plain.
  • fanfare/ˈfænfɛə/nounB2+2 meaningsA short loud flourish of trumpets.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • fathom/ˈfað(ə)m/verbC12 meaningsTo understand something puzzling, after some effort.
  • 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.
  • fawn/fɔːn/verbC12 meaningsTo flatter somebody with excessive attention.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • ferment/fəˈmɛnt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo let food change through living cultures.
  • fertility/fə(ɹ)ˈtɪlɪti/nounB2+2 meaningsThe ability to produce young or good crops.
  • fervournounC1Passionate intensity of feeling.
  • fetch/fɛt͡ʃ/verbB14 meaningsTo go to where something is and bring it back.
  • fetish/ˈfɛt.ɪʃ/nounC1An object thought to hold power, or an obsessive fixation.
  • fetter/ˈfet.ə/nounC1A chain fastened round a prisoner's ankle.
  • fever/ˈfiːvə/nounB12 meaningsA raised body temperature caused by illness.
  • few/fjuː/adjectiveA23 meaningsNot many; hardly any — with a note of disappointment in it.
  • fiasco/fiˈæs.kəʊ/nounC1A complete and embarrassing failure.
  • fiat/ˈfaɪæt/nounC1An order that takes effect purely because whoever holds power wills it so, as with paper money worth something only because a state says so.
  • fibre/ˈfaɪ.bə(ɹ)/nounC12 meaningsThe rough part of plants that keeps digestion moving.
  • fiddle/ˈfɪd(ə)l/verbB23 meaningsTo touch or handle something restlessly with the fingers.
  • fidelity/fɪˈdɛlɪti/nounC1Faithfulness, or exactness in reproducing something.
  • fiend/ˈfiːnd/nounC12 meaningsA cruel or wicked person.
  • figment/ˈfɪɡ.mənt/nounC1Something invented that has no reality.
  • figurehead/ˈfɪɡjəɹˌhɛd/nounC1The carved figure once fixed under a ship's bow.
  • file/faɪl/nounB15 meaningsA document, photo or piece of data saved on a computer.
  • filibuster/ˈfɪlɪbʌstə(ɹ)/nounC1Talking on and on to stop a vote being taken.
  • filigree/ˈfɪl.ɪ.ɡɹiː/nounC1Delicate ornamental work in fine wire.
  • filly/ˈfɪli/nounC1A young female horse.
  • film-makernounC1Somebody who directs or produces motion pictures.
  • filter/ˈfɪltə/nounB15 meaningsA device or material that liquid, air or light passes through so unwanted parts are held back.
  • filter bubblenounC1The narrow world a recommendation system shows you.
  • filth/fɪlθ/nounB22 meaningsDisgusting dirt.
  • filtration systemnounC1The equipment that cleans the water.
  • fin/fɪn/nounB1+2 meaningsA thin flat part of a fish used for swimming and steering.