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

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  • fetish/ˈfɛt.ɪʃ/nounC1An object thought to hold power, or an obsessive fixation.
  • fetlocknounC2The 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.
  • fever/ˈfiːvə/noun
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A raised body temperature caused by illness.
  • few/fjuː/adjectiveA23 meaningsNot many; hardly any — with a note of disappointment in it.
  • 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.
  • fiction/ˈfɪkʃən/nounA2+Stories from imagination rather than fact.
  • fiddle/ˈfɪd(ə)l/verbB23 meaningsTo touch or handle something restlessly with the fingers.
  • fidelity/fɪˈdɛlɪti/nounC1Faithfulness, or exactness in reproducing something.
  • fief/fiːf/nounC2Land held from a lord in return for service.
  • field/ˈfi(ː)ld/nounA22 meaningsA wide open piece of farm land.
  • fieldwork/ˈfiːldwɜːk/nounB2+Research done out in the real world, not the library or lab.
  • fiend/ˈfiːnd/nounC12 meaningsA cruel or wicked person.
  • 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.
  • 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.
  • figure/ˈfɪɡə/nounA23 meaningsA written number or amount.
  • 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.
  • file/faɪl/nounB15 meaningsA document, photo or piece of data saved on a computer.
  • 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.
  • filler/ˈfɪləː/nounB22 meaningsA paste that fills a hole before painting.
  • fillet/ˈfɪl.ɪt/nounB1+A boneless strip of meat or fish.
  • filling/ˈfɪlɪŋ/adjectiveB14 meaningsOf food: making you feel full quickly.
  • filly/ˈfɪli/nounC1A young female horse.
  • film/fɪlm/nounA12 meaningsA story told in moving pictures.
  • film-makernounC1Somebody who directs or produces motion pictures.
  • filmmakernounB1+Somebody who makes motion pictures.
  • filter/ˈfɪltə/nounB15 meaningsA device or material that liquid, air or light passes through so unwanted parts are held back.
  • filter bubblenounC1The narrow world a recommendation system shows you.
  • filter effectnounB2A ready-made look applied over a whole picture.
  • filth/fɪlθ/nounB22 meaningsDisgusting dirt.
  • filtration/fɪlˈtɹeɪʃən/nounB2+Separating solids from a liquid by passing it through a mesh.
  • filtration systemnounC1The equipment that cleans the water.
  • fin/fɪn/nounB1+2 meaningsA thin flat part of a fish used for swimming and steering.
  • final/ˈfaɪnl̩/nounA14 meaningsThe last match of a competition.
  • final versionnounB1The version that is agreed and will be used.
  • finale/fɪˈnɑːli, fə-/nounB22 meaningsThe last and biggest movement of a work.
  • finalistnounB2Somebody who has reached the last round.
  • finance/fɪˈnæns/nounB22 meaningsThe management of money.
  • finch/fɪnt͡ʃ/nounB2+A small seed-eating bird with a stubby beak.
  • find/ˈfɑjnd/verbA15 meaningsTo get to something or someone you were looking for.
  • finder/ˈfaɪndə/nounB22 meaningsA person who finds something, especially something that was lost.
  • fine/ˈfaɪ̯n/adjectiveA14 meaningsAll right; good enough; neither ill nor unhappy.
  • fine artnounB2Painting and sculpture made for their beauty alone.
  • finery/ˈfaɪnəɹi/nounC1Showy clothes and ornaments worn for display.
  • finesse/fɪˈnɛs/nounC1Delicate skill in handling a tricky matter.