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

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  • feisty/ˈfaɪsti/adjectiveC1Spirited and ready to stand your ground.
  • feline/ˈfiːlaɪn/adjectiveC12 meaningsRelating to cats.
  • fell/fɛl/adjectiveC2Fierce and cruel, in old use.
  • 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.
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A serious crime carrying a heavy punishment.
  • female/ˈfiː.meɪl/adjectiveA22 meaningsOf the sex that gives birth or produces eggs.
  • feminine/ˈfɛmɪnɪn/adjectiveB22 meaningsHaving the qualities traditionally associated with women.
  • feminist/ˈfɛmənɪst/adjectiveC1Working for equal rights and standing for women.
  • femur/ˈfiːmə(ɹ)/nounB2+The long bone of the thigh.
  • fence/fɛns/nounB12 meaningsA barrier of wood or wire marking a boundary.
  • fencing/ˈfɛnsɪŋ/nounB2+2 meaningsThe sport of fighting with slim blunted swords.
  • fend/ˈfɛnd/verbB22 meaningsTo ward something off.
  • fender/ˈfɛnd.ə(ɹ)/nounB2The panel over a wheel that keeps mud off.
  • fennel/ˈfɛnəl/nounB2+A plant with feathery leaves and an aniseed flavour.
  • feral/ˈfɛɹəl/adjectiveB2+Wild, though descended from tame animals.
  • ferment/fəˈmɛnt/verbB2+2 meaningsTo let food change through living cultures.
  • fermentation/ˌfɜːmənˈteɪʃən/nounB2+The change sugar undergoes to make alcohol or bread rise.
  • fermented/fɹ̩ˈmɛntʰəd/adjectiveB2+Changed and soured by tiny living cultures.
  • fern/fɜːn/nounB1+A green plant with feathery divided leaves that grows in damp shady places and spreads by spores rather than seeds.
  • ferocious/fəˈɹəʊʃəs/adjectiveC1Frighteningly fierce and violent.
  • ferocity/fəˈɹɑsɪti/nounC2Savage fierceness.
  • ferret/ˈfɛɹɪt/nounB2+A small tame animal used to hunt rabbits.
  • ferret outphraseC1To search persistently until you find something hidden.
  • ferris wheelnounB1The 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.
  • fertile/ˈfɜːtaɪl/adjectiveB23 meaningsRich enough to produce plenty of crops or plants.
  • fertilisernounB1+Something added to soil to make plants grow faster.
  • fertility/fə(ɹ)ˈtɪlɪti/nounB2+2 meaningsThe ability to produce young or good crops.
  • fervent/ˈfɜːv(ə)nt/adjectiveC1Feeling and showing very strong belief.
  • fervid/ˈfɝ.vɪd/adjectiveC2Burning with intense feeling.
  • fervournounC1Passionate intensity of feeling.
  • fester/ˈfɛstə/verbC12 meaningsTo grow infected.
  • festival/ˈfɛstɪvəl/nounB13 meaningsA large public celebration held over several days, with music, food and crowds.
  • festive/ˈfɛstɪv/adjectiveB1+Cheerful and suited to a celebration.
  • festivity/fɛˈstɪvəti/nounB2+Joyful activity that marks a special occasion.
  • festoon/fɛsˈtuːn/verbC2To hang decorations all over something.
  • feta/ˈfɛtə/nounB1+A salty white Greek cheese crumbled over salad.
  • fetal/ˈfitl̩/adjectiveC1Relating to an unborn baby in the womb.
  • fetch/fɛt͡ʃ/verbB14 meaningsTo go to where something is and bring it back.
  • fete/feɪt/nounC2An outdoor entertainment held to raise money.
  • fetid/ˈfɛtɪd/adjectiveC2Smelling strongly of rot.
  • 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.
  • feudal/ˈfjuːdəl/adjectiveC1Describing a system where land was held in return for service.
  • fever/ˈfiːvə/nounB12 meaningsA raised body temperature caused by illness.
  • feverish/ˈfiː.və.ɹɪʃ/adjectiveB2Hot with fever, or restlessly excited.
  • few/fjuː/adjectiveA23 meaningsNot many; hardly any — with a note of disappointment in it.
  • fewer/ˈfjuː.ɚ/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsA smaller number of things that can be counted.
  • 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.
  • fickle/ˈfɪk.əl/adjectiveC1Changing loyalties and moods without warning.