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

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  • footpadnounC2A robber on foot who attacks travellers.
  • fop/fɒp/nounC2A man excessively concerned with his clothes and appearance.
  • forbearance/fəˈbɛːɹ(ə)n(t)s/nounC2Patient restraint when you would be entitled to act.
  • forebear/ˈfɔːˌbɛə/nounC2An ancestor from an earlier generation.
  • forecastle/ˈfoʊk.səl/nounC2The raised deck at the front of a ship.
  • forelocknounC2
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The lock of hair falling over a horse's forehead.
  • forfeiture/ˈfɔːfɪtʃə/nounC2The loss of property or a right as a penalty.
  • fornication/ˌfɔɹnɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC2Sex outside marriage, in religious use.
  • foundlingnounC2An abandoned child found and taken in.
  • foxingnounC2The brown spots that age brings to old paper.
  • fraction/ˈfɹæk.ʃən/nounB23 meaningsA number that expresses a part of a whole, written as one number over another.
  • franchise/ˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪ̯z/nounC14 meaningsThe right to sell a company's goods or services under its name, and the business run that way.
  • frankingnounC2Printing postage directly onto an envelope.
  • fratricidenounC2The killing of your own brother.
  • fray/fɹeɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo come apart in loose threads at the edge.
  • frill/fɹɪl/nounB2+3 meaningsA gathered or pleated strip of cloth sewn on as decoration.
  • frolic/ˈfɹɒlɪk/verbC22 meaningsTo play and jump about happily.
  • frontispiece/ˈfɹʌn.tɪsˌpiːs/nounC2An illustration facing the title page.
  • frugality/fɹuːˈɡæləti/nounC2The habit of spending as little as possible.
  • fruition/fɹuˈɪʃən/nounC2The point at which a plan finally bears results.
  • fulcrum/ˈfʊlkɹəm/nounC2The point a lever turns on, or the crux of a matter.
  • fuller/ˈfʊ.lə/nounC2The groove running down the blade of a sword.
  • functionary/ˈfʌŋ(k).ʃn̩.(ə)ri/nounC2An official who carries out routine duties.
  • gaff/ɡæf/nounC2A hooked pole for landing a large fish.
  • gage/ɡeɪd͡ʒ/nounC2A pledge, or a glove thrown down as a challenge.
  • gait/ɡeɪt/nounC12 meaningsThe way a person walks.
  • gale/ɡeɪl/nounC12 meaningsA very strong wind, near storm strength.
  • gall/ɡɔːl/nounB1+2 meaningsBold cheek or nerve.
  • gallant/ˈɡælənt/adjectiveC13 meaningsBrave and noble, especially against the odds.
  • gambit/ˈɡæmbɪt/nounC22 meaningsA chess opening in which a piece is given up for advantage.
  • garden leavenounC2Being paid to stay away during your notice period.
  • garland/ˈɡɑː.lənd/nounB2+3 meaningsA ring or rope of flowers and leaves, worn or hung up as decoration.
  • garnish/ˈɡɑːnɪʃ/verbB2+3 meaningsTo add a small pretty finishing touch to a plate.
  • garret/ˈɡæɹɪt/nounC2A small room under the roof.
  • gaze/ɡeɪz/verbB23 meaningsTo look at something steadily for a long time.
  • gemology/d͡ʒɛmˈɑl.ə.dʒi/nounC2The study of precious stones.
  • genius/ˈd͡ʒiː.ni.əs/nounB13 meaningsSomebody with exceptional ability.
  • genre/ˈ(d)ʒɑnɹə/nounB2+2 meaningsA style or category of art, writing or music.
  • gibbet/ˈd͡ʒɪbɪt/nounC2A post where executed criminals were hung on display.
  • gibenounC2A mocking remark aimed at somebody.
  • gilt/ɡɪlt/nounC12 meaningsA thin covering of gold.
  • gimlet/ˈɡɪm.lət/nounC2A small tool for boring holes in wood.
  • girdle/ˈɡɝdl̩/nounC15 meaningsA belt or cord worn round the waist.
  • giro/ˈdʒaɪɹəʊ/nounC2A payment transferred between accounts through the post office.
  • girth/ɡɜːθ/nounC12 meaningsThe measurement round something thick.
  • gloaming/ˈɡləʊ.mɪŋ/nounC2The dim light at the end of the day.
  • goad/ɡəʊd/verbC12 meaningsTo keep provoking somebody into acting.
  • gorget/ˈɡɔːdʒɪt/nounC2A piece of armour protecting the throat.
  • goshawk/ˈɡɒshɔːk/nounC2A large short-winged hawk used in falconry.
  • gout/ɡaʊt/nounC2A painful swelling of the joints caused by uric acid.
  • grace/ɡɹeɪs/nounC16 meaningsSmooth, easy beauty in the way someone moves.
  • gramophone[ˈɡɹæ.məˌfəʊn]nounC2An early machine for playing records using a horn and needle.
  • grand jetenounC2A great leap from one foot to the other.
  • grandfather/ˈɡɹæn(d)ˌfɑːðə(r)/nounA12 meaningsThe father of your mother or father.
  • grapnel/ˈɡɹæpnəl/nounC2A small anchor with several hooks.
  • gravitas/ˈɡɹævɪtɑs/nounC2A serious dignity that commands respect.
  • gravity assist/ˈɡɹævɪti əˈsɪst/nounC2Using a planet's pull to fling a craft faster.
  • gravity wellnounC2The dip in space around a heavy body that is hard to climb out of.
  • greasepaint/ˈɡriːs.peɪnt/nounC2The heavy make-up worn by stage performers.
  • greave/ɡɹiːv/nounC2Armour worn to protect the shin.