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

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  • factory/ˈfæk.tə.ɹi/nounA2+2 meaningsA large building where goods are made by machine.
  • factory floornounB2The open working level where things are made.
  • faculty/ˈfæk.əl.ti/nounC13 meaningsOne of the large divisions a university is split into, covering a group of subjects.
  • fahrenheitnounB1+The temperature scale where water freezes at thirty-two.
  • failure/ˈfeɪ.ljə/nounB13 meaningsA lack of success.
  • fair/ˈfɛə/
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Treating everyone equally and by the rules.
  • fair playnounB2Honourable conduct that respects the rules and their spirit.
  • 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.
  • faith/feɪθ/nounB24 meaningsComplete trust in someone or something, held without proof.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • fame/feɪm/nounB2The state of being known by very many people.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • fanaticism/fəˈnæt.ɪ.sɪ.zəm/nounC1Belief so extreme it allows no other view.
  • 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.
  • fantasy/ˈfæntəsi/nounB1An imagined situation that could not really happen.
  • farce/fɑːs/nounC1A wildly silly comedy, or an absurd sham.
  • fare/ˈfɛə/nounB22 meaningsThe price paid to travel on public transport.
  • farewell/fɛəˈwɛl/nounB12 meaningsA parting, and the good wishes said at one.
  • farm/ˈfɑːm/nounA12 meaningsLand where crops are grown and animals kept.
  • farmer/ˈfɑɹ.mɚ/nounA1A person who owns or runs a farm, growing crops or raising animals.
  • farmhouse/ˈfɑːmhaus/nounA2+The house the farmer lives in.
  • farmland/ˈfɑːmlænd/nounB1+Land used for growing crops or keeping animals.
  • farmyard/ˈfɑɹmˌjɑɹd/nounB1+The open area surrounded by farm buildings.
  • farrier/ˈfæɹi.ə/nounC1Somebody who fits iron shoes to horses.
  • fart/fɑːt/verbB12 meaningsTo let wind out from the bowels.
  • fascination/fæsɪˈneɪʃən/nounB2A powerful interest that holds your attention.
  • fashion/ˈfæʃ.ən/nounA2+2 meaningsThe style of clothes that is popular now.
  • fasting/ˈfæstɪŋ/nounB2+Going without food for a religious reason.
  • fastness/ˈfɑːs(t)nəs/nounC2A stronghold in country hard to reach.
  • fat/ˈfæt/adjectiveA13 meaningsHaving a heavy, round body.
  • fatalism/ˈfeɪ.təl.ɪz.əm/nounC1The belief that nothing you do can change what happens.