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

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589 words · showing 121–180

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  • ferment/fəˈmɛnt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo let food change through living cultures.
  • fermentation/ˌfɜːmənˈteɪʃən/nounB2+The change sugar undergoes to make alcohol or bread rise.
  • fern/fɜːn/nounB1+A green plant with feathery divided leaves that grows in damp shady places and spreads by spores rather than seeds.
  • ferocity/fəˈɹɑsɪti/nounC2Savage fierceness.
  • ferret/ˈfɛɹɪt/nounB2+A small tame animal used to hunt rabbits.
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The giant slow wheel of cabins that lifts you above the fair.
  • ferry/ˈfɛɹi/nounB1+2 meaningsA boat carrying people and vehicles across the same water repeatedly.
  • ferryboat/ˈfɛɹiˌboʊt/nounB2+The vessel itself that shuttles back and forth on one short fixed crossing, named with the word for a small craft attached.
  • ferryman/ˈfɛɹ.i.mən/nounB2+Somebody who takes people across water in a boat.
  • fertilisernounB1+Something added to soil to make plants grow faster.
  • fertility/fə(ɹ)ˈtɪlɪti/nounB2+2 meaningsThe ability to produce young or good crops.
  • fervournounC1Passionate intensity of feeling.
  • festival/ˈfɛstɪvəl/nounB13 meaningsA large public celebration held over several days, with music, food and crowds.
  • festivity/fɛˈstɪvəti/nounB2+Joyful activity that marks a special occasion.
  • feta/ˈfɛtə/nounB1+A salty white Greek cheese crumbled over salad.
  • fetch/fɛt͡ʃ/verbB14 meaningsTo go to where something is and bring it back.
  • fete/feɪt/nounC2An outdoor entertainment held to raise money.
  • fetish/ˈfɛt.ɪʃ/nounC1An object thought to hold power, or an obsessive fixation.
  • fetlocknounC2The joint just above a horse's hoof.
  • fetter/ˈfet.ə/nounC1A chain fastened round a prisoner's ankle.
  • fetus/ˈfiːtəs/nounB2+An unborn young in the later stages of development.
  • feud/fjuːd/nounB2+A long and bitter quarrel between people or groups.
  • fever/ˈfiːvə/nounB12 meaningsA raised body temperature caused by illness.
  • few/fjuː/adjectiveA23 meaningsNot many; hardly any — with a note of disappointment in it.
  • fiance/fiˈɒ̃seɪ/nounB1+A person you have promised to marry.
  • 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.
  • fibreglass/ˈfaɪbəɡlɑːs/nounB2+Plastic strengthened with fine threads of glass.
  • fiction/ˈfɪkʃən/nounA2+Stories from imagination rather than fact.
  • fiddle/ˈfɪd(ə)l/verbB23 meaningsTo touch or handle something restlessly with the fingers.
  • fidelity/fɪˈdɛlɪti/nounC1Faithfulness, or exactness in reproducing something.
  • fief/fiːf/nounC2Land held from a lord in return for service.
  • field/ˈfi(ː)ld/nounA22 meaningsA wide open piece of farm land.
  • fieldwork/ˈfiːldwɜːk/nounB2+Research done out in the real world, not the library or lab.
  • fiend/ˈfiːnd/nounC12 meaningsA cruel or wicked person.
  • fiesta/fɪˈestə/nounB1+A lively outdoor festival, in the Spanish tradition.
  • fifteen/ˈfɪf.tiːn/nounA1The number after fourteen.
  • fifty/ˈfɪfti/nounA1Five times ten — half of one hundred.
  • fig/fɪɡ/nounB1+A soft purple fruit full of tiny seeds.
  • fight/faɪt/verbA13 meaningsTo use force or hard words against somebody.
  • fighter/ˈfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/nounA2+2 meaningsSomebody who fights, by trade or by nature.
  • figment/ˈfɪɡ.mənt/nounC1Something invented that has no reality.
  • figure/ˈfɪɡə/nounA23 meaningsA written number or amount.
  • figure skatingnounB1Skating routines of jumps, spins and dance.
  • figurehead/ˈfɪɡjəɹˌhɛd/nounC1The carved figure once fixed under a ship's bow.
  • fijinounB1+A South Pacific island country.
  • 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.
  • filing cabinetnounB1A tall set of deep drawers for storing documents.
  • filler/ˈfɪləː/nounB22 meaningsA paste that fills a hole before painting.
  • fillet/ˈfɪl.ɪt/nounB1+A boneless strip of meat or fish.
  • filling/ˈfɪlɪŋ/adjectiveB14 meaningsOf food: making you feel full quickly.
  • filly/ˈfɪli/nounC1A young female horse.
  • film/fɪlm/nounA12 meaningsA story told in moving pictures.
  • film-makernounC1Somebody who directs or produces motion pictures.
  • filmmakernounB1+Somebody who makes 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.