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

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  • fable/ˈfeɪbəl/nounB2A short tale with talking animals and a moral at the end.
  • fabric/ˈfæb.ɹɪk/nounB22 meaningsMaterial that clothes are made from.
  • fabric softener/ˈfæbrɪk ˈsɒfənər/nounB1A liquid that makes washed cloth feel soft.
  • fabrication/fæbɹɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC2Something invented to deceive, or the making of a thing.
  • facade/fəˈsɑ(ː)d/nounC12 meaningsThe front face of a building.
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nounA14 meanings
The front of a person's head, from the chin to the hair.
  • face mask/ˈfeɪs.mæsk/nounB1A treatment spread on the face and left to work.
  • facet/ˈfæs.ɪt/nounB2+2 meaningsOne of the flat cut faces of a gem.
  • facial/ˈfeɪ.ʃəl/nounB22 meaningsA beauty treatment for the face.
  • facilitation/fəˌsɪlɪˈteɪʃən/nounC1The making of a process easier for those involved.
  • facility/fəˈsɪlɪti/nounB12 meaningsA building or service provided for a purpose.
  • facing/ˈfeɪsɪŋ/nounC2A piece sewn on to finish an edge neatly.
  • facsimile/fækˈsɪm.ə.li/nounC2An exact copy of a document or an image.
  • facsimile editionnounC1An exact copy of an old book or document.
  • fact/fækt/nounA13 meaningsA piece of information known to be true.
  • faction/ˈfæk.ʃən/nounC1A small group inside a larger one, pulling its own way.
  • factor/ˈfæk.tə/nounB22 meaningsOne of the things that shapes a result.
  • factory/ˈfæk.tə.ɹi/nounA2+2 meaningsA large building where goods are made by machine.
  • factory floornounB2The open working level where things are made.
  • faculty/ˈfæk.əl.ti/nounC13 meaningsOne of the large divisions a university is split into, covering a group of subjects.
  • fahrenheitnounB1+The temperature scale where water freezes at thirty-two.
  • failure/ˈfeɪ.ljə/nounB13 meaningsA lack of success.
  • fair/ˈfɛə/adjectiveA25 meaningsTreating everyone equally and by the rules.
  • fair playnounB2Honourable conduct that respects the rules and their spirit.
  • fairground/ˈfɛə(ɹ)ɡɹaʊnd/nounB1+The open ground where rides and stalls are set up.
  • fairness/ˈfɛə.nəs/nounB2Treating everybody by the same honest rules.
  • fairy/ˈfɛəɹi/nounA12 meaningsA small magical being from folklore.
  • faith/feɪθ/nounB24 meaningsComplete trust in someone or something, held without proof.
  • fake/feɪ̯k/adjectiveA23 meaningsMade to look real in order to deceive.
  • fake newsnounB1Invented stories dressed up to look like reporting.
  • fake tannounB2A browning treatment applied rather than earned.
  • falafel/fəˈlɑːfəl/nounB1+Fried balls made of ground chickpeas.
  • falcon/ˈfɔː(l)kən/nounB1+A fast hunting bird that kills in a dive.
  • fall/fɔːl/verbA15 meaningsTo drop down towards the ground without intending to.
  • fallacy/ˈfæl.ə.si/nounC2A piece of reasoning that looks good and is not.
  • fallibility/fæləˈbɪləti/nounC1The fact that anybody can get things wrong.
  • falling-outnounC1A quarrel that ends a friendship for a while.
  • fallout/ˈfɔːlaʊt/nounB22 meaningsRadioactive dust after an explosion.
  • false dilemmanounC1Pretending there are only two options when there are more.
  • false flagnounC2An action made to look as though somebody else did it.
  • false lashesnounB2Artificial lashes stuck on to lengthen your own.
  • falsehood/ˈfɒlsˌhʊd/nounB2+A lie, or the state of being untrue.
  • falsetto/fɔːlˈsɛt.əʊ/nounC1A high singing voice produced above a man's natural range.
  • fame/feɪm/nounB2The state of being known by very many people.
  • familiar/fəˈmɪl.i.ə/adjectiveB14 meaningsKnown to you already, from having met it many times before.
  • familiarity/fəmɪliˈæɹɪti/nounB2+Close knowledge of somebody or something.
  • family/ˈfæm(ɪ)li/nounA12 meaningsThe group of people you are related to.
  • family gatheringnounB1An occasion bringing relatives together.
  • family resemblancenounB2The likeness that runs through relatives.
  • family roomnounB1A room with beds for parents and children together.
  • family treenounB1A chart showing how relatives connect.
  • famine/ˈfæm.ɪn/nounB2+A time when a whole region has almost nothing to eat.
  • famine yearnounB2A year when the harvest failed and people starved.
  • fan/fæn/nounA24 meaningsA machine with turning blades that moves air about a room.
  • fan basenounB2The body of people devoted to something.
  • fanatic/fəˈnæt.ɪk/nounC1Somebody whose enthusiasm has passed all reason.
  • fanaticism/fəˈnæt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/nounC1Belief so extreme it allows no other view.
  • fancy/ˈfæn.si/adjectiveB15 meaningsDecorated, elaborate and expensive-looking rather than plain.
  • fanfare/ˈfænfɛə/nounB2+2 meaningsA short loud flourish of trumpets.
  • fang/ˈfæŋ/nounB1+A long sharp tooth of a snake or wolf.