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

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  • folk dancenounB1A traditional dance handed down in a community.
  • folklore/ˈfəʊk.lɔː/nounB2+The old stories, songs and beliefs handed down among a people.
  • folktale/ˈfoʊkteɪl/nounC1A story handed down by ordinary people rather than written by one author.
  • follow/ˈfɒləʊ/verbA14 meaningsTo go behind someone or something, moving the same way.
  • follow suitphraseC1To do the same as somebody else has just done.
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To take a further step after a first one.
  • follow your nosephraseB2To go straight on, or to trust your instinct.
  • follow-upnounB2A later piece or action returning to an earlier one.
  • follow-up emailnounB2The message sent afterwards to confirm what was agreed.
  • follower/ˈfɒləʊə(ɹ)/nounB22 meaningsA person who has chosen to see everything you post.
  • folly/ˈfɒli/nounB2+Foolishness, or a costly foolish act.
  • foment/fəʊˈmɛnt/verbC2To stir up trouble deliberately.
  • fond/fɒnd/adjectiveB22 meaningsHaving a warm, lasting liking for somebody or something.
  • fondle/ˈfɒndəl/verbB2+To stroke and handle affectionately.
  • fondness/ˈfɑndnəs/nounB2+A quiet, steady liking built over time.
  • fondue/ˈfɒndjuː/nounB2+A pot of melted cheese for dipping bread.
  • font/fɒnt/nounB1+The style and shape of printed or displayed letters.
  • food/fuːd/nounA12 meaningsAnything people or animals eat to stay alive.
  • food chainnounB2The order in which living things eat one another.
  • food criticnounB2A writer who judges restaurants in public.
  • food for thoughtphraseC1An idea worth thinking over.
  • food trucknounB1A kitchen on wheels selling food in the street.
  • fool/fuːl/nounB1Somebody who behaves without any sense.
  • foolhardiness/ˈfulˌhɑɹ.di.nəs/nounC2Bold action taken without weighing the danger.
  • foolish/ˈfuː.lɪʃ/adjectiveB1Showing bad judgment.
  • foolishness/ˈfuːlɪʃnəs/nounB2Behaviour that shows no sense.
  • foolproof/ˈfuːl ˌpɹuːf/adjectiveB2So simple that nobody could get it wrong.
  • foot/fʊt/nounA14 meaningsThe part of the body at the end of the leg, which you stand on.
  • foot in mouthphraseC2The habit of saying exactly the wrong thing.
  • footage/ˈfʊtɪd͡ʒ/nounB22 meaningsRecorded moving pictures.
  • football/ˈfʊt.bɔːl/nounA12 meaningsThe game of eleven a side kicking a ball into a goal.
  • footbridge/ˈfʊtˌbɹɪd͡ʒ/nounB1+A narrow bridge for people on foot.
  • foothold/ˈfʊthoʊld/nounB2+2 meaningsThe small ledge a climber puts a foot on.
  • 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.
  • footpadnounC2A robber on foot who attacks travellers.
  • footpath/ˈfʊtˌpɑːθ/nounA2+A path for people on foot, often a legal right of way.
  • footprint/ˈfʊtpɹɪnt/nounB1The mark a foot leaves in soft ground.
  • fop/fɒp/nounC2A man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance.
  • for good/fə ˈɡʊd/phraseB1Permanently and finally.
  • for the time beingphraseB2For now, until something changes.
  • 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.
  • foragingnounB2+Gathering wild food from the countryside.
  • foray/ˈfɒɹ.eɪ/nounC1A brief venture into new territory or a new field.
  • forbearance/fəˈbɛːɹ(ə)n(t)s/nounC2Patient restraint when you would be entitled to act.
  • forbid/fəˈbɪd/verbB2To order that something must not be done.
  • forbidding/fɚˈbɪdɪŋ/adjectiveB2+Looking hostile and unwelcoming.
  • force/fɔːs/verbB14 meaningsTo make somebody do something they do not want to do.
  • forceful/ˈfɔːsfəl/adjectiveB2Expressing yourself strongly and with confidence.
  • forcibleadjectiveC1Done by force.
  • forcibly/ˈfɔːsəbli/adverbB2+By the use of physical force.
  • ford/fɔːd/verbC1To cross a stream by wading.
  • forearm/ˈfɔːˌɹɑːm/nounB1+The part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist.
  • forebear/ˈfɔːˌbɛə/nounC2An ancestor from an earlier generation.
  • foreboding/fɔɹˈbɔʊdɪŋ/nounC1A feeling that something bad is coming.
  • forecast/ˈfɔːkɑːst/nounB23 meaningsA statement of what the weather will do.
  • forecastle/ˈfoʊk.səl/nounC2The raised deck at the front of a ship.
  • foreclose/fɔːˈkləʊz/verbC1To take back a property when the loan is not repaid.
  • forefinger/ˈfɔːˌfɪŋ.ɡə/nounC1The finger next to the thumb, used for pointing.