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

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19,295 words · showing 6,061–6,120

  • faint/feɪnt/adjectiveB14 meaningsOnly just possible to see, hear or smell.
  • fair/ˈfɛə/adjectiveA25 meaningsTreating everyone equally and by the rules.
  • fair enough/fɛəɹ‿ɪˈnʌf/phraseB2Used to acknowledge that something is reasonable.
  • fair playnounB2Honourable conduct that respects the rules and their spirit.
  • fair pointphraseB2An admission that your opponent is right.
  • fair-minded/ˌfɛːˈmaɪndɪd/
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Willing to judge everybody by the same standard.
  • 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.
  • fairy tale/ˈfɛɹi ˌteɪl/phraseB1An old magic story for children, ending happily ever after.
  • faith/feɪθ/nounB24 meaningsComplete trust in someone or something, held without proof.
  • faithlessadjectiveC1Not keeping faith or promises.
  • 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.
  • fall apartphraseB2To break into pieces — objects, plans, or people under stress.
  • fall behindphraseB2To fail to keep up with the pace of others or payments.
  • fall down/fɔːl ˈdaʊn/phraseA2To drop from standing to the ground.
  • fall forphraseB2To be tricked by a lie; also, to fall in love with someone.
  • fall short/fɔl ʃoɹt/phraseB2To fail to reach the standard needed.
  • fall throughphraseC1To fail to happen after being planned.
  • fallacious/fəˈleɪ.ʃəs/adjectiveC2Resting on faulty reasoning.
  • 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.
  • fallow/ˈfæləʊ/adjectiveC1Left unplanted for a season so the soil can rest.
  • false/fɔːls/adjectiveA13 meaningsNot true; not matching the facts.
  • 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.
  • falsify/ˈfɒlsɪfaɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo fake evidence or records.
  • falter/ˈfɒltə/verbC14 meaningsTo lose strength or steadiness for a moment and nearly stop.
  • fame/feɪm/nounB2The state of being known by very many people.
  • familial/fəˈmɪljəl/adjectiveC1To do with a family, or running in one.
  • 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.
  • famished/ˈfæmɪʃt/adjectiveB2+Extremely hungry.
  • famous/ˈfeɪ.məs/adjectiveA12 meaningsKnown about by very many people.
  • 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.
  • fanatically/fəˈnæt.ɪk(.ə)li/adverbC1With devotion so extreme it allows no other view.
  • fanaticism/fəˈnæt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/nounC1Belief so extreme it allows no other view.
  • fanciful/ˈfænsɪfl̩/adjectiveC1Imaginative rather than founded on fact.
  • 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.