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

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  • foist/fɔɪst/verbC1To force something unwanted on somebody.
  • fold/ˈfəʊld/verbA24 meaningsTo bend something over on itself so one part covers another.
  • follow/ˈfɒləʊ/verbA14 meaningsTo go behind someone or something, moving the same way.
  • foment/fəʊˈmɛnt/verbC2To stir up trouble deliberately.
  • fondle/ˈfɒndəl/verbB2+To stroke and handle affectionately.
  • foot/fʊt/
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The part of the body at the end of the leg, which you stand on.
  • forage/ˈfɒɹ.ɪd͡ʒ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo search widely for food or supplies.
  • forbid/fəˈbɪd/verbB2To order that something must not be done.
  • force/fɔːs/verbB14 meaningsTo make somebody do something they do not want to do.
  • ford/fɔːd/verbC1To cross a stream by wading.
  • forecast/ˈfɔːkɑːst/nounB23 meaningsA statement of what the weather will do.
  • foreclose/fɔːˈkləʊz/verbC1To take back a property when the loan is not repaid.
  • foresee/fɔɹˈsi/verbB2+2 meaningsTo know in advance that something will happen.
  • forestall/fɔː(ɹ)ˈstɔːl/verbC1To act first so as to prevent something.
  • foretell/fɔɹˈtɛl/verbB2+To say what will happen before it does.
  • forfeit/ˈfɔː.fɪt/verbC12 meaningsTo lose something as a penalty for breaking a rule or failing a duty.
  • forge/fɔːd͡ʒ/nounC13 meaningsThe hearth or workshop where metal is heated and beaten.
  • forget/fəˈɡɛt/verbA14 meaningsTo fail to remember something you knew.
  • forgive/fə(ɹ)ˈɡɪv/verbA23 meaningsTo stop feeling angry at somebody for what they did.
  • forgo/fɔːˈɡəʊ/verbC1To go without something you could have had.
  • fork/fɔːk/nounA24 meaningsThe eating tool with a handle and three or four sharp points.
  • form/fɔːm/nounA15 meaningsA printed sheet with spaces for information.
  • 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.
  • forsake/fɔːˈseɪk/verbC1To abandon somebody or something for good.
  • forswear/fə(ɹ)ˈswɛə(ɹ)/verbC2To give something up by solemn promise.
  • fortify/ˈfɔːtɪfaɪ/verbB2+2 meaningsTo strengthen a place against attack.
  • 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.
  • foul/faʊl/nounB24 meaningsAn action against the rules in a sport.
  • found/ˈfaʊ̯nd/verbB2To set up an institution and provide for its beginning.
  • fox/fɒks/nounA22 meaningsA wild animal with red fur and a bushy tail.
  • fracture/ˈfɹæk.t͡ʃʰəː/nounB24 meaningsA break or crack, especially in a bone.
  • fragment/ˈfɹæɡmənt/<q:noun>nounB2+2 meaningsA small piece broken off something larger.
  • frame/ˈfɹeɪ̯m/nounB15 meaningsThe rigid structure that surrounds or supports something, such as a picture, a window, a bicycle or a building.
  • franchise/ˈfɹænt͡ʃaɪ̯z/nounC14 meaningsThe right to sell a company's goods or services under its name, and the business run that way.
  • fray/fɹeɪ/verbC12 meaningsTo come apart in loose threads at the edge.
  • free/fɹiː/adjectiveA15 meaningsCosting nothing.
  • freelance/ˈfɹiːlɑːns/adjectiveB2+3 meaningsEarning a living by selling your work to different clients rather than working for a single employer.
  • 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.
  • frequent/ˈfɹiː.kwənt/adjectiveB23 meaningsHappening many times within a short period.
  • freshen/ˈfɹɛʃən/verbB22 meaningsTo make something smell and feel new again.
  • fret/fɹɛt/verbB22 meaningsTo worry continually over small things.
  • frighten/ˈfɹaɪ.tən/verbB1To make somebody afraid.
  • 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.
  • frolic/ˈfɹɒlɪk/verbC22 meaningsTo play and jump about happily.
  • frown/ˈfɹaʊ̯n/verbB13 meaningsTo pull your eyebrows together and down, showing worry, disapproval or hard thinking.
  • frustrate/fɹʌˈstɹeɪt/verbB2+To stop somebody achieving what they wanted.
  • fry/fɹaɪ/verbB13 meaningsTo cook food in hot fat or oil in a pan.
  • fuddle/ˈfʌdəl/verbC2To confuse somebody, especially with drink.
  • fulfill/fʊlˈfɪl/verbB22 meaningsTo carry a promise or duty through to completion.
  • fumble/ˈfʌmbəl/verbB22 meaningsTo handle something awkwardly and drop or nearly drop it.
  • fume/fjuːm/nounB12 meaningsUnpleasant gas or smoke given off by something.
  • function/ˈfʌŋ(k)ʃən/nounB15 meaningsThe job or purpose that a thing or a person exists to do.
  • funnel/ˈfʌnəl/nounB1+4 meaningsA cone-shaped tube used for pouring liquid or powder into a narrow opening.
  • fur/fɜː/nounB14 meaningsThe thick soft hair covering an animal's body.
  • furl/fɜːl/verbC2To roll a sail up and tie it.