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

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  • formation/fɔːˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/nounB22 meaningsAn ordered arrangement.
  • formerly/ˈfɔɹmɚli/adverbB2At an earlier time than now.
  • formula/ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə/nounB1+4 meaningsA rule written in symbols and numbers for working something out.
  • forth/fɔːθ/adverbB2Out, or forward from a place, in formal or older use.
  • forthcoming/fɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ/adjectiveB23 meaningsHappening or appearing soon.
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/ˈfoɹ.tɹɪs/
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A large strongly defended building.
  • fortunate/ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/adjectiveB2Having good luck.
  • fossil fuelphraseB2Coal, oil, and gas — energy dug up from ancient buried life.
  • fossiliseverbB2To be turned to stone and preserved over ages.
  • foster/ˈfɒstə/verbB24 meaningsTo bring up a child who is not your own, for a period and without adopting them.
  • foster parentnounB2Somebody who raises a child not born to them, for a time.
  • foul/faʊl/nounB24 meaningsAn action against the rules in a sport.
  • found/ˈfaʊ̯nd/verbB2To set up an institution and provide for its beginning.
  • foundation/ˌfaʊ̯nˈdeɪ̯ʃən/nounB24 meaningsThe solid base a building stands on.
  • fowl/faʊl/nounB2A bird kept for its meat and eggs.
  • fraction/ˈfɹæk.ʃən/nounB23 meaningsA number that expresses a part of a whole, written as one number over another.
  • fracture/ˈfɹæk.t͡ʃʰəː/nounB24 meaningsA break or crack, especially in a bone.
  • fragile/ˈfɹæd͡ʒaɪl/adjectiveB13 meaningsEasily broken or damaged.
  • fragment/ˈfɹæɡmənt/<q:noun>nounB2+2 meaningsA small piece broken off something larger.
  • fragrance-freeadjectiveB2Made without any added scent.
  • frail/fɹeɪl/adjectiveB23 meaningsWeak in body, especially through age or illness.
  • frame/ˈfɹeɪ̯m/nounB15 meaningsThe rigid structure that surrounds or supports something, such as a picture, a window, a bicycle or a building.
  • frame of mind/fɹɛɪːm ʌv maɪːnd/nounB2The mood you happen to be thinking in.
  • framework/ˈfɹeɪm.wɜːk/nounB23 meaningsA set of ideas, rules or principles that something is built on or judged against.
  • framing/ˈfɹeɪmɪŋ/nounB23 meaningsThe choice of what to include in a picture and what to leave out.
  • frankly/fɹæŋkli/adverbB2Speaking openly, even if it is unwelcome.
  • frantic/ˈfɹæn.tɪk/adjectiveB2Wild with hurry, worry or fear.
  • fraud/ˈfɹɔːd/nounB22 meaningsThe crime of tricking people out of their money.
  • fraud alertnounB2A warning that suspicious spending was seen.
  • fraudster/ˈfɹɔdstɚ/nounB2A person who cheats others out of money by deception.
  • freak/fɹiːk/nounB22 meaningsSomething wildly abnormal.
  • free-rangeadjectiveB2Kept with room to roam outdoors.
  • freelance/ˈfɹiːlɑːns/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsEarning a living by selling your work to different clients rather than working for a single employer.
  • freely/ˈfɹiːli/adverbB2Without restriction or force.
  • freestyle/ˈfɹiːˌstaɪl/nounB2+4 meaningsA swimming race in which any stroke is allowed, so almost everyone swims front crawl.
  • freewheelverbB2To coast along without pedalling.
  • freeze/ˈfɹiːz/verbB16 meaningsTo turn to ice, or to become hard and solid, in the cold.
  • freeze framenounB2A single moment held still on screen.
  • freight/fɹeɪt/nounB2Goods carried in bulk.
  • freight trainnounB2A train that carries goods, not people.
  • freight yardnounB2Where goods are loaded and unloaded.
  • french hornnounB2A brass instrument of coiled tubing with a wide bell.
  • frenzy/ˈfɹɛnzi/nounB2A state of wild uncontrolled excitement.
  • frequency/ˈfɹiːkwənsi/nounB22 meaningsHow many times per second a wave repeats.
  • frequent/ˈfɹiː.kwənt/adjectiveB23 meaningsHappening many times within a short period.
  • frequent flyernounB2A traveller who collects points from an airline.
  • freshen/ˈfɹɛʃən/verbB22 meaningsTo make something smell and feel new again.
  • freshen upphraseB2To wash quickly and tidy yourself.
  • fret/fɹɛt/verbB22 meaningsTo worry continually over small things.
  • friction/ˈfɹɪkʃən/nounB22 meaningsThe rubbing force that resists sliding.
  • friendly/ˈfɹɛnd.li/adjectiveA15 meaningsBehaving in a warm and open way towards other people.
  • frightful/ˈfɹaɪtfəl/adjectiveB2Shockingly bad or alarming.
  • frigid/ˈfɹɪd͡ʒɪd/adjectiveB22 meaningsVery cold.
  • frill/fɹɪl/nounB2+3 meaningsA gathered or pleated strip of cloth sewn on as decoration.
  • fringe/fɹɪnd͡ʒ/nounB1+2 meaningsHair cut straight across the forehead.
  • frisk/fɹɪsk/verbB2To run the hands over somebody in search of weapons.
  • fritter/ˈfɹɪtə(ɹ)/verbB2+2 meaningsTo waste money or time in small amounts.
  • front/fɹʌnt/nounA16 meaningsThe side or part of something that faces forward.
  • front crawl/ˌfɹʌntˈkɹɑːl/nounB2A fast stroke of alternate overarm reaches.
  • frontal/ˈfɹʌn.təl/adjectiveB2+4 meaningsAt, on, or facing the front.