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

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589 words · showing 361–420

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  • foghornnounB2+2 meaningsA device sounding a deep warning note in fog.
  • foible/ˈfɔɪbəl/nounC2A small odd habit that does no harm.
  • foil/fɔɪl/nounB1+4 meaningsVery thin sheet metal, used in the kitchen for wrapping and covering.
  • fold/ˈfəʊld/verbA24 meaningsTo bend something over on itself so one part covers another.
  • folder/ˈfoʊldɚ/nounA2+2 meaningsA folded cover of card or plastic for holding loose papers.
  • foliage/ˈfəʊliɪdʒ/
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The leaves of a plant taken all together.
  • folio/ˈfəʊlɪəʊ/nounC1A large book made of sheets folded once.
  • folk/fəʊk/nounB12 meaningsPeople in general, spoken of warmly.
  • 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-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.
  • 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 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.
  • foolishness/ˈfuːlɪʃnəs/nounB2Behaviour that shows no sense.
  • foot/fʊt/nounA14 meaningsThe part of the body at the end of the leg, which you stand on.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • force/fɔːs/verbB14 meaningsTo make somebody do something they do not want to do.
  • 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.
  • forefinger/ˈfɔːˌfɪŋ.ɡə/nounC1The finger next to the thumb, used for pointing.
  • forefront/ˈfɔːfɹʌnt/nounB2+The most important or advanced position.
  • foreground/ˈfɔː(ɹ)ˌɡɹaʊnd/nounB2+The part of the scene nearest the viewer.
  • forehead/ˈfɔːhɛd/nounB1The part of the face above the eyebrows.
  • foreign exchangenounB2The business of turning one currency into another.
  • foreign language/fɔːɹɪn lɛŋɡwɪd͡ʒ/nounB1A language other than your own, studied at school.
  • foreigner/ˈfɒɹ.ɪ.nə(ɹ)/nounB2A person from another country.
  • forelocknounC2The lock of hair falling over a horse's forehead.
  • foreman/ˈfɔː(ɹ).mən/nounB22 meaningsThe worker in charge of a crew on a site or a factory floor.
  • forensics/fəˈɹɛn.zɪks/nounB2The science of examining traces left at a crime.
  • forerunner/ˈfɔɹˌɹʌnɚ/nounC1Somebody or something that came before and prepared the way.
  • foresight/ˈfɔɹsaɪt/nounB2+The wisdom to prepare for what is coming.
  • forest/ˈfɒɹɪst/nounA22 meaningsA large area thickly covered with trees.
  • foresternounB2+A person who manages woodland.