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

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  • flight pathnounB2The route an aircraft follows through the sky.
  • flimsy/ˈflɪmzi/adjectiveB22 meaningsSo thin and weak it could fall apart at a touch.
  • flinch/ˈflɪnt͡ʃ/verbB22 meaningsTo make a sudden small movement from fear or pain.
  • fling/ˈflɪŋ/verbB25 meaningsTo throw something with force and little care.
  • flipchartnounB2A big pad on a stand, used in presentations.
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To rest on the surface of a liquid without sinking.
  • flock/flɒk/nounB14 meaningsA group of birds, sheep or goats.
  • flood/flʌd/nounB13 meaningsA large amount of water covering land that is normally dry.
  • floor plannounB2A drawing of a building seen from above.
  • flop/flɒp/nounB23 meaningsA complete public failure, especially of a film, show or product.
  • floral/ˈfloɹəl/adjectiveB1+3 meaningsDecorated with a pattern of flowers.
  • floral scentnounB2A perfume built around the smell of flowers.
  • fluency/ˈfluːənsi/nounB2Speaking a language smoothly, without hunting for words.
  • fluff/flʌf/nounB24 meaningsSoft light fibres that come off cloth and collect on clothes, in pockets and in corners.
  • fluid/ˈfluːɪd/nounB22 meaningsA substance that flows, liquid or gas.
  • fluke/fluːk/nounB22 meaningsA piece of luck that could not be repeated.
  • flurry/ˈflʌ.ɹi/nounB2+2 meaningsA brief light fall of snow blown about by wind.
  • flush/ˈflʌʃ/adjectiveB23 meaningsPerfectly level with the surrounding surface.
  • flutter/ˈflʌtə/verbB22 meaningsTo move the wings in quick light beats, or to move lightly in the air.
  • fly off the handlephraseB2To lose your temper very suddenly.
  • 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.
  • focus groupnounB2A small group asked what they think of something.
  • foe/fəʊ/nounB2An enemy, in formal or literary use.
  • fog/fɒɡ/nounA2+3 meaningsThick cloud at ground level that makes it hard to see.
  • fold/ˈfəʊld/verbA24 meaningsTo bend something over on itself so one part covers another.
  • folk/fəʊk/nounB12 meaningsPeople in general, spoken of warmly.
  • follow upphraseB2To take a further step after a first one.
  • follow your nosephraseB2To go straight on, or to trust your instinct.
  • 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.
  • fond/fɒnd/adjectiveB22 meaningsHaving a warm, lasting liking for somebody or something.
  • food chainnounB2The order in which living things eat one another.
  • food criticnounB2A writer who judges restaurants in public.
  • foolishness/ˈfuːlɪʃnəs/nounB2Behaviour that shows no sense.
  • foolproof/ˈfuːl ˌpɹuːf/adjectiveB2So simple that nobody could get it wrong.
  • footage/ˈfʊtɪd͡ʒ/nounB22 meaningsRecorded moving pictures.
  • foothold/ˈfʊthoʊld/nounB2+2 meaningsThe small ledge a climber puts a foot on.
  • for the time beingphraseB2For now, until something changes.
  • forbid/fəˈbɪd/verbB2To order that something must not be done.
  • force/fɔːs/verbB14 meaningsTo make somebody do something they do not want to do.
  • forceful/ˈfɔːsfəl/adjectiveB2Expressing yourself strongly and with confidence.
  • forecast/ˈfɔːkɑːst/nounB23 meaningsA statement of what the weather will do.
  • foreign/ˈfɒɹɪn/adjectiveA2+3 meaningsBelonging to a country that is not your own.
  • foreign exchangenounB2The business of turning one currency into another.
  • foreigner/ˈfɒɹ.ɪ.nə(ɹ)/nounB2A person from another country.
  • 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.
  • foresee/fɔɹˈsi/verbB2+2 meaningsTo know in advance that something will happen.
  • forever/fəˈɹɛvə(ɹ)/adverbA23 meaningsFor all time; permanently.
  • forge/fɔːd͡ʒ/nounC13 meaningsThe hearth or workshop where metal is heated and beaten.
  • forgery/ˈfɔː.dʒəɹ.ɪ/nounB2+2 meaningsThe crime of making fake documents, money or signatures.
  • forget-me-not/fɚˈɡɛt.miˌnɑt/nounB2A small plant with pale blue flowers.
  • forgetful/fərˈɡɛtfəl/adjectiveB2Often failing to remember things.
  • forgive/fə(ɹ)ˈɡɪv/verbA23 meaningsTo stop feeling angry at somebody for what they did.
  • forgiveness/fəˈɡɪvnəs/nounB2Letting go of the right to stay angry.
  • fork/fɔːk/nounA24 meaningsThe eating tool with a handle and three or four sharp points.
  • forklift/ˈfɔɹklɪft/nounB2A small truck with prongs that lifts pallets.
  • form/fɔːm/nounA15 meaningsA printed sheet with spaces for information.