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

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  • fabrication/fæbɹɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC2Something invented to deceive, or the making of a thing.
  • facing/ˈfeɪsɪŋ/nounC2A piece sewn on to finish an edge neatly.
  • facsimile/fækˈsɪm.ə.li/nounC2An exact copy of a document or an image.
  • fact/fækt/nounA13 meaningsA piece of information known to be true.
  • fallacy/ˈfæl.ə.si/nounC2A piece of reasoning that looks good and is not.
  • false flag
noun
C2
An action made to look as though somebody else did it.
  • fastness/ˈfɑːs(t)nəs/nounC2A stronghold in country hard to reach.
  • fealty/ˈfiː.əlti/nounC2The loyalty a vassal owes to their lord.
  • ferocity/fəˈɹɑsɪti/nounC2Savage fierceness.
  • fete/feɪt/nounC2An outdoor entertainment held to raise money.
  • fetlocknounC2The joint just above a horse's hoof.
  • fief/fiːf/nounC2Land held from a lord in return for service.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • foolhardiness/ˈfulˌhɑɹ.di.nəs/nounC2Bold action taken without weighing the danger.
  • 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.
  • forebear/ˈfɔːˌbɛə/nounC2An ancestor from an earlier generation.
  • forecastle/ˈfoʊk.səl/nounC2The raised deck at the front of a ship.
  • forelocknounC2The lock of hair falling over a horse's forehead.
  • forfeiture/ˈfɔːfɪtʃə/nounC2The loss of property or a right as a penalty.
  • fornication/ˌfɔɹnɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC2Sex outside marriage, in religious use.
  • foundlingnounC2An abandoned child found and taken in.
  • foxingnounC2The brown spots that age brings to old paper.
  • fraction/ˈfɹæk.ʃən/nounB23 meaningsA number that expresses a part of a whole, written as one number over another.
  • franchise/ˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪ̯z/nounC14 meaningsThe right to sell a company's goods or services under its name, and the business run that way.
  • frankingnounC2Printing postage directly onto an envelope.
  • fratricidenounC2The killing of your own brother.
  • fray/fɹeɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo come apart in loose threads at the edge.
  • frill/fɹɪl/nounB2+3 meaningsA gathered or pleated strip of cloth sewn on as decoration.
  • frolic/ˈfɹɒlɪk/verbC22 meaningsTo play and jump about happily.
  • frontispiece/ˈfɹʌn.tɪsˌpiːs/nounC2An illustration facing the title page.
  • frugality/fɹuːˈɡæləti/nounC2The habit of spending as little as possible.
  • fruition/fɹuˈɪʃən/nounC2The point at which a plan finally bears results.
  • fulcrum/ˈfʊlkɹəm/nounC2The point a lever turns on, or the crux of a matter.
  • fuller/ˈfʊ.lə/nounC2The groove running down the blade of a sword.
  • functionary/ˈfʌŋ(k).ʃn̩.(ə)ri/nounC2An official who carries out routine duties.