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

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19,295 words · showing 6,661–6,720

  • formality/fɔːrˈmælɪti/nounC13 meaningsCareful, correct behaviour and language suited to a serious occasion.
  • format/ˈfɔː(ɹ).mæt/nounB2+The shape, size and arrangement something is presented in.
  • formation/fɔːˈmeɪʃ(ə)n/nounB22 meaningsAn ordered arrangement.
  • formative/ˈfɔːmətɪv/adjectiveC1Having a lasting effect on how somebody develops.
  • formerly/ˈfɔɹmɚli/adverbB2At an earlier time than now.
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/fɔːˈmɪdəbəl/
adjectiveB2+
So strong or skilled that it inspires respect and a little fear.
  • formidably/ˈfɔːɹ.mɪ.dəb.li/adverbC2To a degree that inspires respect and some fear.
  • formula/ˈfɔː.mjʊ.lə/nounB1+4 meaningsA rule written in symbols and numbers for working something out.
  • formulate/ˈfɔː(ɹ)mjʊleɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo work an idea out into a precise, carefully worded form.
  • fornicate/ˈfɔː.nɪ.kət/verbC2To have sex outside marriage, in religious use.
  • fornication/ˌfɔɹnɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC2Sex outside marriage, in religious use.
  • forsake/fɔːˈseɪk/verbC1To abandon somebody or something for good.
  • forswear/fə(ɹ)ˈswɛə(ɹ)/verbC2To give something up by solemn promise.
  • forte/ˈfɔːteɪ/nounC1The thing a person does especially well.
  • forth/fɔːθ/adverbB2Out, or forward from a place, in formal or older use.
  • forthcoming/fɔːθˈkʌmɪŋ/adjectiveB23 meaningsHappening or appearing soon.
  • forthright/ˈfɔːθˌɹaɪt/adjectiveC1Direct and honest in speech, without evasion.
  • forthwith/fɔːθˈwɪð/adverbC1Immediately and without delay.
  • fortification/ˌfɔː(ɹ)tɪfɪˈkeɪʃən/nounC1Walls and works built to make a place defensible.
  • fortify/ˈfɔːtɪfaɪ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo strengthen a place against attack.
  • fortitude/ˈfɔː.tɪˌtjuːd/nounC1Courage in bearing pain or trouble.
  • fortnight/ˈfɔːt.naɪt/nounB2+A period of two weeks.
  • fortnightly/ˈfɔːɹtˌnaɪt.li/adjectiveB2+Happening once every two weeks.
  • fortress/ˈfoɹ.tɹɪs/nounB2A large strongly defended building.
  • fortuitous/fɔːˈtjuːɪtəs/adjectiveC1Happening by chance, and often luckily.
  • fortunate/ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt/adjectiveB2Having good luck.
  • fortunately/ˈfɔː.t͡ʃə.nɪt.li/adverbA2+By good luck.
  • forty/ˈfɔːti/nounA1The number equal to four times ten.
  • forum/ˈfɔːɹəm/nounB2+A place or meeting where matters are openly discussed.
  • forward/ˈfɔːwəd/adjectiveA22 meaningsDirected towards the front.
  • fossil/ˈfɒsl̩/nounB13 meaningsThe remains or the trace of a plant or animal from long ago, preserved in rock.
  • fossil fuelphraseB2Coal, oil, and gas — energy dug up from ancient buried life.
  • fossil recordnounC1The evidence of past life preserved in rock.
  • 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.
  • foundlingnounC2An abandoned child found and taken in.
  • foundry/ˈfaʊn.dɹi/nounC1A works where metal is melted and poured into moulds.
  • fountain/ˈfaʊn.tɪn/nounB1A structure that shoots water into the air.
  • four/foɹ/numberA1The number after three.
  • fourteen/ˈfɔː.tiːn/nounA1The number after thirteen.
  • fowl/faʊl/nounB2A bird kept for its meat and eggs.
  • fox/fɒks/nounA22 meaningsA wild animal with red fur and a bushy tail.
  • foxholenounC1A small pit one or two soldiers fight from.
  • foxingnounC2The brown spots that age brings to old paper.
  • foxtrot/ˈfɒkstɹɒt/nounB2+A smooth partner dance of long and short steps.
  • foxy/ˈfɑksi/adjectiveC1Strikingly sexy and good-looking.
  • foyer/ˈfɔɪ.eɪ/nounB2+The entrance hall of a public building.
  • fraction/ˈfɹæk.ʃən/nounB23 meaningsA number that expresses a part of a whole, written as one number over another.
  • fractious/ˈfɹæk.ʃəs/adjectiveC2Irritable and quick to quarrel.
  • 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.
  • fragmentation/ˌfɹæɡmənˈteɪ̯ʃən/nounC1The breaking of a whole into scattered pieces.
  • fragrance notenounC1One of the smells that make up a scent.
  • fragrance-freeadjectiveB2Made without any added scent.
  • fragrant/ˈfɹeɪ.ɡɹənt/adjectiveB2+Having a sweet or pleasant smell.