📖 F — The English dictionary · page 10

february — Everyday, meaning 1: February is the second month of the year, after January and before March.↗ February has 28 days, or 29 in a leap year.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: February is the shortest month.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In the north of the world (USA, Canada, UK, Ireland) February is in winter; in Australia and New Zealand it is in summer.↗ Example: February has 28 days, which is 4 weeks.↗ · How many days are there in January and February together in a normal year?↗ · She saved $2 each day in February.↗ · In a leap year February has 29 days.↗ · February is the shortest month of the year.↗ · In Canada it often snows in February.↗ · In Australia, February is a hot summer month.↗ · Our school holiday starts in the middle of February.↗ · Lark and cuckoo, daily sing-- February has brought the spring!↗

feck — Everyday, meaning 1: (Irish slang, mild swearing) an exclamation of anger or surprise, a softer stand-in for the f-word.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (Irish, slang) to throw: «feck it over here».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (Irish, slang) to steal: «he fecked a bar of chocolate».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: «feck off» (rude) go away.↗ Example: Ah, feck, I've left my keys at home.↗ · Feck off, will ya, I'm trying to watch the match.↗ · Somebody fecked my bike from outside the shop!↗ · Feck it, we'll just go anyway.↗ · The fecking bus is late again.↗ · Feck that over here, would you?↗ · Granny in the TV show shouted "Feck!" and the audience laughed.↗ · It's still rude to say "feck" to a teacher, even in Ireland.↗

fed — Everyday, meaning 1: The past form of "feed": gave food to a person or an animal.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Gave something that is needed into a machine or a system, like feeding paper into a printer.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: "Fed up" (informal) means bored, annoyed or unhappy with something that has gone on too long.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: "Well fed" means having had plenty to eat.↗ Example: I fed the goldfish this morning.↗ · Have you fed the dog yet?↗ · The farmer fed the pigs with apples.↗ · The baby was fed at six o'clock.↗ · I'm fed up with this rain!↗ · The owl fed on mice and voles.↗ · We fed the ducks with peas, not bread.↗ · Grandma made sure we were well fed.↗ · I am well fed, and treated politely.↗ · And Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.↗ (Torah GEN.30.36, JPS 1917)↗ · And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, well-favoured and fat-fleshed; and they fed in the reed-grass.↗ (Torah GEN.41.2, JPS 1917)↗ · And, behold, there came up out of the river seven kine, fat-fleshed and well-favoured; and they fed in the reed-grass.↗ (Torah GEN.41.18, JPS 1917)↗ · So I fed the flock of slaughter, verily the poor of the flock.↗ (Prophets ZEC.11.7, JPS 1917)↗ · They are become as well-fed horses, lusty stallions; every one neigheth after his neighbour's wife.↗ (Prophets JER.5.8, JPS 1917)↗ · Thou hast fed them with the bread of tears, and given them tears to drink in large measure.↗ (Writings PSA.80.6, JPS 1917)↗

federal — Everyday, meaning 1: A federal country is made of several states or provinces that run some things themselves but share one national government; the USA, Canada, Australia and Germany are federal.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Federal means belonging to that national government, as in federal laws, federal taxes or the federal police (the FBI in the USA).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (US, informal) «Make a federal case out of it» means make a big fuss about something small.↗ Example: The USA has a federal government and fifty state governments.↗ · Australia holds a federal election every few years.↗ · Canada is a federal country with ten provinces.↗ · Stealing mail is a federal crime in the USA.↗ · A federal holiday means government offices are closed.↗ · The federal capital of Australia is Canberra.↗ · The FBI is the Federal Bureau of Investigation.↗ · (US, informal) It was just a spilled drink, don't make a federal case out of it.↗

federated — Everyday, meaning 1: Federated describes states, groups or organisations that have joined together under one central government or body while still keeping some power of their own.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In schools in England, a federation is when two or more schools share one governing body and often one head teacher; such schools are federated.↗ Example: Australia's colonies federated in 1901 to form one country.↗ · Our school is federated with the infant school down the road.↗ · The Federated States of Micronesia is in the Pacific Ocean.↗ · The clubs federated to make one big league.↗ · In a federated country, each state makes some of its own laws.↗ · Canada's provinces are part of a federal system.↗

federation — Everyday, meaning 1: A federation is a country made of states or provinces that each run some of their own matters, but share one central government, like the USA, Canada, Australia or Germany.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A federation is also a group of clubs, unions or organisations that join together, like a football federation.↗ Example: Australia is a federation of six states and two territories.↗ · The USA is a federation with fifty states.↗ · The national football federation chose a new coach.↗ · The Russian Federation is the official name of Russia.↗ · In a federation, states can make some of their own laws.↗ · Several unions joined to form a federation.↗

fee — Everyday, meaning 1: A fee is an amount of money you pay for a service or to be allowed to do something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Fee is a magic word that a giant chants in a rhyme, as in "Fee, fie, fo, fum.".↗ Example: The entrance fee is five dollars.↗ · We paid a fee to join the club.↗ · Return the book or you will pay a late fee.↗ · The museum has no fee on Sundays.↗ · Some parents pay school fees.↗ · There is a small fee for the swimming lessons.↗ · The fee includes lunch.↗ · “Fee, fie, fo, fum, I smell the blood of some earthly one.↗

feeble — Everyday, meaning 1: Very weak, without strength or energy.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Not good enough or not convincing: «a feeble excuse», «a feeble joke».↗ Example: The baby bird was feeble and couldn't fly.↗ · "Help," she said in a feeble voice.↗ · That's a feeble excuse for not doing your homework!↗ · The torch gave a feeble light.↗ · He made a feeble attempt to lift the box.↗ · The joke was so feeble nobody laughed.↗ · Years went over, and the Giant grew very old and feeble.↗ · but when the flock were feeble, he put them not in; so the feebler were Laban's, and the stronger Jacob's.↗ (Torah GEN.30.42, JPS 1917)↗ · Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.↗ (Writings JOB.4.4, JPS 1917)↗ · The rock-badgers are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the crags; (Writings PRO.30.26, JPS 1917)↗ · And when Saul's son heard that Abner was dead in Hebron, his hands became feeble, and all the Israelites were affrighted.↗ (Prophets 2SA.4.1, JPS 1917)↗

feebleness — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Weakness; lack of strength.↗ Example: At the noise of the stamping of the hoofs of his strong ones, at the rushing of his chariots, at the rumbling of his wheels, the fathers look not back to their children for feebleness of hands; (Prophets JER.47.3, JPS 1917)↗

feebly — Everyday, meaning 1: Weakly, without strength or energy.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In a poor, unconvincing way: he laughed feebly at the joke.↗ Example: The baby bird chirped feebly.↗ · «I'm not sure,» said Alice feebly.↗ · He waved feebly from his hospital bed.↗ · The torch shone feebly in the dark.↗ · Mole tried feebly to push the door open.↗ · She smiled feebly at the bad joke.↗ · The old engine coughed feebly and stopped.↗ · Toad protested feebly when the Badger scolded him.↗ · The Prince perceived a small room black with smoke, lit up feebly by a fire from which issued long blue flames.↗

feed — Everyday, meaning 1: To give food to a person or animal.↗ e.g. "Feed the cat."↗ Everyday, meaning 2: For animals, to eat.↗ e.g. "Cows feed on grass."↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To supply something to a machine or a place.↗ e.g. "feed paper into the printer".↗ Everyday, meaning 4: As a noun, food for animals.↗ e.g. "chicken feed".↗ Everyday, meaning 5: As a noun, a list of new posts on a website or app.↗ Example: Please feed the dog before school.↗ · Caterpillars feed on leaves.↗ · Don't feed bread to the ducks.↗ · I'm fed up with the rain.↗ · Feed the paper into the printer.↗ · The farmer bought feed for the chickens.↗ · Mother birds feed their chicks.↗ · Her news feed was full of cat videos.↗ · You and I don't feed alike."↗ · And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.↗ (Torah GEN.37.12, JPS 1917)↗ · And no man shall come up with thee, neither let any man be seen throughout all the mount; neither let the flocks nor herds feed before that mount.'↗ (Torah EXO.34.3, JPS 1917)↗ · And he said: 'Lo, it is yet high day, neither is it time that the cattle should be gathered together; water ye the sheep, and go and feed them.'↗ (Torah GEN.29.7, JPS 1917)↗ · Thus said the LORD my God: 'Feed the flock of slaughter; (Prophets ZEC.11.4, JPS 1917)↗ · There are that remove the landmarks; they violently take away flocks, and feed them.↗ (Writings JOB.24.2, JPS 1917)↗ · The children also of Noph and Tahpanhes feed upon the crown of thy head.↗ (Prophets JER.2.16, JPS 1917)↗

feedback — Everyday, meaning 1: Feedback is information or comments about how well you have done something, so you can do it better next time.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Feedback is what customers or users tell a company or a game maker about what they liked or disliked.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Feedback is a loud, high whistling noise when a microphone picks up the sound coming out of its own speaker.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (science) In a system, feedback is when the result of something goes back and changes what happens next.↗ Example: My teacher's feedback said my story had a great opening.↗ · Give your partner kind and useful feedback on their poster.↗ · The shop asked us to fill in a feedback form.↗ · Positive feedback made Leo feel proud.↗ · The microphone made a terrible screech of feedback.↗ · Use the feedback to improve your next draft.↗ · The game makers read players' feedback and fixed the bug.↗ · Your body gives you feedback: when you are tired, you yawn.↗

feeder — Everyday, meaning 1: A feeder is a container that holds food for birds or animals.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: An animal or person that eats in a particular way: «a messy feeder», «a night feeder».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A feeder road, river or school sends people or things into a bigger one: a feeder school sends pupils to a secondary school.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A device that feeds material into a machine, like a paper feeder in a printer.↗ Example: We hung a bird feeder outside the classroom window.↗ · Blue tits and robins visit our feeder every morning.↗ · Our primary is a feeder school for the high school.↗ · The baby is a messy feeder!↗ · Caterpillars are hungry feeders that munch leaves all day.↗ · The paper feeder on the printer is jammed.↗

feeding — Everyday, meaning 1: Feeding is the act of giving food to a person or an animal.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Feeding is when an animal or person eats.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A feeding is one meal given to a baby or animal, like the night feeding.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Feeding can also mean the food that an animal eats.↗ Example: I'm in charge of feeding the cat.↗ · Please do not feed the animals.↗ · The baby needs feeding every three hours.↗ · We watched the penguins at feeding time.↗ · Caterpillars spend all day feeding on leaves.↗ · Feeding bread to ducks is bad for them.↗ · The bird is feeding its chicks.↗ · Garlic would be fine feeding for her.’↗ · Tell me, I pray thee, where they are feeding the flock.'↗ (Torah GEN.37.16, JPS 1917)↗ · that there came a messenger unto Job, and said: 'The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding beside them; (Writings JOB.1.14, JPS 1917)↗ · Where is the den of the lions, which was the feeding-place of the young lions, where the lion and the lioness walked, and the lion's whelp, and none made them afraid?↗ (Prophets NAM.2.12, JPS 1917)↗

feel — Everyday, meaning 1: To notice something with your body, for example by touching it.↗ e.g. "Feel how soft this is."↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To have an emotion or a state in your body: to feel happy, tired, sick.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To seem a certain way when touched or experienced.↗ e.g. "The water feels cold."↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To think or believe.↗ e.g. "I feel that we should help."↗ Example: I feel happy today.↗ · Feel the bark of this tree.↗ · The ice felt cold in my hand.↗ · Do you feel better now?↗ · I feel like eating pizza.↗ · She felt sorry for the lost puppy.↗ · If you feel unsafe, tell an adult.↗ · My legs feel tired after the race.↗ · Yet he did not feel happy.↗ · And Isaac said unto Jacob: 'Come near, I pray thee, that I may feel thee, my son, whether thou be my very son Esau or not.'↗ (Torah GEN.27.21, JPS 1917)↗ · My father peradventure will feel me, and I shall seem to him as a mocker; and I shall bring a curse upon me, and not a blessing.'↗ (Torah GEN.27.12, JPS 1917)↗ · Before your pots can feel the thorns, He will sweep it away with a whirlwind, the raw and the burning alike.↗ (Writings PSA.58.10, JPS 1917)↗ · For thus saith the LORD: Behold, I will sling out the inhabitants of the land at this time, and will distress them, that they may feel it.↗ (Prophets JER.10.18, JPS 1917)↗ · And Samson said unto the lad that held him by the hand: 'Suffer me that I may feel the pillars whereupon the house resteth, that I may lean upon them.'↗ (Prophets JDG.16.26, JPS 1917)↗