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

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  • fabledadjectiveC2Famous in stories, and perhaps not quite real.
  • fabricate/ˈfæb.ɹɪ.keɪt/verbC22 meaningsTo invent a false story.
  • fabrication/fæbɹɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC2Something invented to deceive, or the making of a thing.
  • facile/ˈfæs.aɪl/adjectiveC2Too easy, and shallow because of it.
  • facing/ˈfeɪsɪŋ/nounC2A piece sewn on to finish an edge neatly.
  • facsimile/fækˈsɪm.ə.li/
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An exact copy of a document or an image.
  • fact/fækt/nounA13 meaningsA piece of information known to be true.
  • fallacious/fəˈleɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC2Resting on faulty reasoning.
  • fallacy/ˈfæl.ə.si/nounC2A piece of reasoning that looks good and is not.
  • false flagnounC2An action made to look as though somebody else did it.
  • famous/ˈfeɪ.məs/adjectiveA12 meaningsKnown about by very many people.
  • farcical/ˈfɑː(ɹ)sɪkəl/adjectiveC2Absurd and ridiculous to the point of comedy.
  • fastness/ˈfɑːs(t)nəs/nounC2A stronghold in country hard to reach.
  • fatuous/ˈfæt.ju.əs/adjectiveC2Silly and self-satisfied.
  • fealty/ˈfiː.əlti/nounC2The loyalty a vassal owes to their lord.
  • feckless/ˈfɛkləs/adjectiveC2Useless, and unable to take responsibility.
  • feign/feɪn/verbC2To pretend to have a feeling or a condition.
  • feline/ˈfiːlaɪn/adjectiveC12 meaningsRelating to cats.
  • fell/fɛl/adjectiveC2Fierce and cruel, in old use.
  • ferocity/fəˈɹɑsɪti/nounC2Savage fierceness.
  • fervid/ˈfɝ.vɪd/adjectiveC2Burning with intense feeling.
  • festoon/fɛsˈtuːn/verbC2To hang decorations all over something.
  • fete/feɪt/nounC2An outdoor entertainment held to raise money.
  • fetid/ˈfɛtɪd/adjectiveC2Smelling strongly of rot.
  • fetlocknounC2The joint just above a horse's hoof.
  • fictitious/fɪkˈtɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Invented and falsely presented as real.
  • fief/fiːf/nounC2Land held from a lord in return for service.
  • figurativelyadverbC2In an imaginative sense rather than a literal one.
  • filch/fɪlt͡ʃ/verbC2To steal something small and of little value.
  • fink/fɪŋk/nounC2American slang for a low, treacherous character, especially a worker who crosses a picket line during a strike.
  • firewall/ˈfaɪə.wɔəl/nounC13 meaningsSoftware or hardware that controls what traffic may pass between a network and the outside.
  • firth/fɜːθ/nounC2A narrow inlet of the sea, in Scotland.
  • fisticuffs/ˈfɪs.tɪ.kʌfs/nounC2Fighting with the fists, especially treated as comically old-fashioned.
  • fixer/ˈfɪksɚ/nounC12 meaningsSomebody who quietly arranges difficult things.
  • flagon/ˈflæɡ(ə)n/nounC2A large vessel with a handle for holding drink.
  • flail/fleɪl/verbC12 meaningsTo wave the arms about wildly.
  • flange/ˈflænd͡ʒ/nounC22 meaningsThe lip on a wheel that keeps it on the rail.
  • flaxen/ˈflæk.sən/adjectiveC2Pale yellow, said of hair.
  • flay/fleɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo strip the skin off.
  • fletch/flɛt͡ʃ/verbC2To fit feathers to an arrow.
  • flighty/ˈflaɪti/adjectiveC2Changeable and not to be relied on.
  • flinty/ˈflɪnti/adjectiveC2Hard and unyielding in character.
  • flit/flɪt/verbC22 meaningsTo move lightly and quickly from place to place.
  • flock/flɒk/nounB14 meaningsA group of birds, sheep or goats.
  • floe/fləʊ/nounC2A large sheet of ice floating on the sea.
  • floodgatesnounC2Gates that hold back water, and the phrase for releasing a rush.
  • flotilla/floʊˈtɪlə/nounC2A small fleet of boats.
  • flotsam/ˈflɒtsəm/nounC2Wreckage and goods found floating on the sea.
  • flounce/flaʊns/nounC2A wide strip sewn on to hang loose.
  • flounder/ˈflaʊ̯ndəː/verbC12 meaningsTo struggle clumsily without making progress.
  • fluctuate/ˈflʌkt͡ʃu.eɪt/verbC2To keep rising and falling unpredictably.
  • fluctuation/flʌkt͡ʃuːˈeɪʃən/nounC2An up-and-down movement around an average.
  • fluke/fluːk/nounB22 meaningsA piece of luck that could not be repeated.
  • foible/ˈfɔɪbəl/nounC2A small odd habit that does no harm.
  • foment/fəʊˈmɛnt/verbC2To stir up trouble deliberately.
  • foolhardiness/ˈfulˌhɑɹ.di.nəs/nounC2Bold action taken without weighing the danger.
  • foot in mouthphraseC2The habit of saying exactly the wrong thing.
  • footpadnounC2A robber on foot who attacks travellers.
  • fop/fɒp/nounC2A man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance.
  • forbearance/fəˈbɛːɹ(ə)n(t)s/nounC2Patient restraint when you would be entitled to act.