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

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  • florist/ˈflɒɹɪst/nounB1+2 meaningsA person who sells and arranges cut flowers as a trade.
  • floss/flɒs/nounB12 meaningsThe thin thread pulled between teeth to clean the gaps.
  • flotation devicenounC1Anything that keeps a person afloat.
  • flotilla/floʊˈtɪlə/nounC2A small fleet of boats.
  • flotsam/ˈflɒtsəm/nounC2Wreckage and goods found floating on the sea.
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A wide strip sewn on to hang loose.
  • flounder/ˈflaʊ̯ndəː/verbC12 meaningsTo struggle clumsily without making progress.
  • flour/ˈflaʊ.ə/nounB1A fine powder made by grinding grain, used in baking.
  • flourish/ˈflʌɹ.ɪʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo grow strong and successful.
  • flout/flaʊt/verbC1To break a rule openly and without shame.
  • flow/ˈfləʊ̯/nounB12 meaningsA steady continuous movement in one direction.
  • flower/ˈflaʊ̯.ə/nounA12 meaningsThe coloured, seed-producing part of a plant.
  • flowerbednounB1+An area of ground planted with flowers.
  • flu/fluː/nounA2+A viral illness with fever and body aches.
  • fluctuate/ˈflʌkt͡ʃu.eɪt/verbC2To keep rising and falling unpredictably.
  • fluctuation/flʌkt͡ʃuːˈeɪʃən/nounC2An up-and-down movement around an average.
  • fluency/ˈfluːənsi/nounB2Speaking a language smoothly, without hunting for words.
  • fluent/ˈfluːənt/adjectiveB2+Speaking a language smoothly and easily.
  • fluentlyadverbB1+Speaking a language smoothly, without struggling for words.
  • fluff/flʌf/nounB24 meaningsSoft light fibres that come off cloth and collect on clothes, in pockets and in corners.
  • fluffy/ˈflʌfi/adjectiveB13 meaningsCovered in or made of soft, loose fibres or fur.
  • fluid/ˈfluːɪd/nounB22 meaningsA substance that flows, liquid or gas.
  • fluidity/fluːˈɪd.ə.ti/nounC1Smoothness with no break between movements.
  • fluke/fluːk/nounB22 meaningsA piece of luck that could not be repeated.
  • flume/fluːm/nounC1An enclosed water slide.
  • flunk/flʌŋk/verbB1+To fail a test or a course.
  • fluorescent/ˌflʊəˈɹɛsənt/adjectiveB2+Giving off bright light when struck by ultraviolet or other radiation.
  • flurry/ˈflʌ.ɹi/nounB2+2 meaningsA brief light fall of snow blown about by wind.
  • flush/ˈflʌʃ/adjectiveB23 meaningsPerfectly level with the surrounding surface.
  • fluster/ˈflʌstə/verbB2+To make somebody nervous and confused.
  • flusteredadjectiveB2+Confused and agitated by sudden pressure.
  • flute/flu(ː)t/nounB1+2 meaningsA woodwind instrument held sideways and blown across.
  • flutedadjectiveC1Marked with long rounded grooves.
  • flutter/ˈflʌtə/verbB22 meaningsTo move the wings in quick light beats, or to move lightly in the air.
  • flux/flʌks/nounC1Continuous change, or a flowing.
  • fly/flaɪ/verbA14 meaningsTo move through the air.
  • fly off the handlephraseB2To lose your temper very suddenly.
  • flyer/ˈflaɪə(ɹ)/nounB1+A printed sheet handed out in the street.
  • flyover/ˈflaɪˌəʊvə/nounB2+A road carried on a bridge over another road.
  • flysheetnounC1The outer waterproof skin over a tent.
  • foal/fəʊl/nounB1+A young horse.
  • foam/ˈfəʊ̯m/nounB12 meaningsA white mass of tiny bubbles on liquid.
  • fob/fɒb/nounB22 meaningsA small electronic tag used to unlock a car or a door.
  • focal/ˈfəʊ.kl̩/adjectiveC1Central, and drawing everything towards it.
  • focus/ˈfəʊ̯.kəs/verbA24 meaningsTo give all your attention to one thing.
  • focus groupnounB2A small group asked what they think of something.
  • fodder/ˈfɒdə/nounB2+Food grown and stored for farm animals.
  • foe/fəʊ/nounB2An enemy, in formal or literary use.
  • fog/fɒɡ/nounA2+3 meaningsThick cloud at ground level that makes it hard to see.
  • foggy/ˈfɒɡi/adjectiveB1+With thick low cloud hiding everything around.
  • 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.
  • foist/fɔɪst/verbC1To force something unwanted on somebody.
  • fold/ˈfəʊld/verbA24 meaningsTo bend something over on itself so one part covers another.
  • fold your armsphraseB1To cross the arms over the chest, often defensively.
  • folder/ˈfoʊldɚ/nounA2+2 meaningsA folded cover of card or plastic for holding loose papers.
  • foliage/ˈfəʊliɪdʒ/nounB2+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.