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

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19,295 words · showing 6,241–6,300

  • fetal/ˈfitl̩/adjectiveC1Relating to an unborn baby in the womb.
  • fetch/fɛt͡ʃ/verbB14 meaningsTo go to where something is and bring it back.
  • fete/feɪt/nounC2An outdoor entertainment held to raise money.
  • fetid/ˈfɛtɪd/adjectiveC2Smelling strongly of rot.
  • fetish/ˈfɛt.ɪʃ/nounC1An object thought to hold power, or an obsessive fixation.
  • fetlocknoun
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The joint just above a horse's hoof.
  • fetter/ˈfet.ə/nounC1A chain fastened round a prisoner's ankle.
  • fetus/ˈfiːtəs/nounB2+An unborn young in the later stages of development.
  • feud/fjuːd/nounB2+A long and bitter quarrel between people or groups.
  • feudal/ˈfjuːdəl/adjectiveC1Describing a system where land was held in return for service.
  • fever/ˈfiːvə/nounB12 meaningsA raised body temperature caused by illness.
  • feverish/ˈfiː.və.ɹɪʃ/adjectiveB2Hot with fever, or restlessly excited.
  • few/fjuː/adjectiveA23 meaningsNot many; hardly any — with a note of disappointment in it.
  • fewer/ˈfjuː.ɚ/adjectiveA2+2 meaningsA smaller number of things that can be counted.
  • fiance/fiˈɒ̃seɪ/nounB1+A person you have promised to marry.
  • fiasco/fiˈæs.kəʊ/nounC1A complete and embarrassing failure.
  • fiat/ˈfaɪæt/nounC1An order that takes effect purely because whoever holds power wills it so, as with paper money worth something only because a state says so.
  • fibre/ˈfaɪ.bə(ɹ)/nounC12 meaningsThe rough part of plants that keeps digestion moving.
  • fibreglass/ˈfaɪbəɡlɑːs/nounB2+Plastic strengthened with fine threads of glass.
  • fickle/ˈfɪk.əl/adjectiveC1Changing loyalties and moods without warning.
  • fiction/ˈfɪkʃən/nounA2+Stories from imagination rather than fact.
  • fictional/ˈfɪkʃənəl/adjectiveB2Invented for a story rather than real.
  • fictitious/fɪkˈtɪʃəs/adjectiveC2Invented and falsely presented as real.
  • fiddle/ˈfɪd(ə)l/verbB23 meaningsTo touch or handle something restlessly with the fingers.
  • fiddly/ˈfɪdli/adjectiveC1Awkward to do because the parts are small.
  • fidelity/fɪˈdɛlɪti/nounC1Faithfulness, or exactness in reproducing something.
  • fidget/ˈfɪd͡ʒ.ɪt/verbB2+To make small restless movements.
  • fidgety/ˈfɪd͡ʒɪti/adjectiveB2Unable to keep still.
  • fief/fiːf/nounC2Land held from a lord in return for service.
  • field/ˈfi(ː)ld/nounA22 meaningsA wide open piece of farm land.
  • field tripphraseB1A day when the whole class travels somewhere to learn outside school.
  • fieldwork/ˈfiːldwɜːk/nounB2+Research done out in the real world, not the library or lab.
  • fiend/ˈfiːnd/nounC12 meaningsA cruel or wicked person.
  • fiendish/ˈfiːndɪʃ/adjectiveC1Extremely cruel, or extremely clever and difficult.
  • fierce/fɪəs/adjectiveB23 meaningsViolent and frightening, ready to attack.
  • fiery/ˈfaɪəɹi/adjectiveB2+2 meaningsSo hot with spice that it burns.
  • fiesta/fɪˈestə/nounB1+A lively outdoor festival, in the Spanish tradition.
  • fifteen/ˈfɪf.tiːn/nounA1The number after fourteen.
  • fifty/ˈfɪfti/nounA1Five times ten — half of one hundred.
  • fifty-fiftyphraseB1Shared equally, or as likely one way as the other.
  • fig/fɪɡ/nounB1+A soft purple fruit full of tiny seeds.
  • fight/faɪt/verbA13 meaningsTo use force or hard words against somebody.
  • fighter/ˈfaɪ.tə(ɹ)/nounA2+2 meaningsSomebody who fights, by trade or by nature.
  • figment/ˈfɪɡ.mənt/nounC1Something invented that has no reality.
  • figurative/ˈfɪɡəɹətɪv/adjectiveC1Meant as an image rather than in the plain sense.
  • figurativelyadverbC2In an imaginative sense rather than a literal one.
  • figure/ˈfɪɡə/nounA23 meaningsA written number or amount.
  • figure outphraseB1To understand or solve something after thinking about it.
  • figure skatingnounB1Skating routines of jumps, spins and dance.
  • figurehead/ˈfɪɡjəɹˌhɛd/nounC1The carved figure once fixed under a ship's bow.
  • fijinounB1+A South Pacific island country.
  • filch/fɪlt͡ʃ/verbC2To steal something small and of little value.
  • file/faɪl/nounB15 meaningsA document, photo or piece of data saved on a computer.
  • filial/ˈfɪl.i.əl/adjectiveB2+To do with the duty a child owes a parent.
  • filibuster/ˈfɪlɪbʌstə(ɹ)/nounC1Talking on and on to stop a vote being taken.
  • filigree/ˈfɪl.ɪ.ɡɹiː/nounC1Delicate ornamental work in fine wire.
  • filing cabinetnounB1A tall set of deep drawers for storing documents.
  • fill/fɪl/verbA14 meaningsTo put enough into something that no space is left.
  • fill a gapphraseB2To supply what was missing.
  • fill inphraseB12 meaningsTo write information into the spaces on a form.