📖 F — The English dictionary · page 30

follicle — Everyday, meaning 1: (science) A tiny hole or sac in the skin from which a hair grows.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (science) A small sac in the body containing other things, such as an egg in the ovary.↗ Example: Each hair grows from a follicle.↗ · A pimple can form when a follicle is blocked.↗ · There are thousands of follicles on your head.↗ · The diagram shows a hair inside its follicle.↗ · Pulling out a hair can hurt the follicle.↗ · Sweat glands sit near the hair follicles.↗

follow — Everyday, meaning 1: To follow is to go or come after someone or something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To follow is to come next in order or time.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To follow rules or instructions is to do what they say.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To follow a story or an explanation is to understand it.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: To follow a road or a river is to go along it.↗ Example: Which number follows 49?↗ · The ducks follow their mother in a line.↗ · Follow the pattern 2, 4, 6.↗ · The following week he saved 5 dollars more.↗ · Follow the instructions carefully.↗ · Follow the path to the lake.↗ · Spring follows winter.↗ · Can you follow the story?↗ · "Follow me," said the dead woman.↗ · But if any harm follow, then thou shalt give life for life, (Torah EXO.21.23, JPS 1917)↗ · And I said unto my master: Peradventure the woman will not follow me.↗ (Torah GEN.24.39, JPS 1917)↗ · And Rebekah arose, and her damsels, and they rode upon the camels, and followed the man.↗ (Torah GEN.24.61, JPS 1917)↗ · But the house of Judah followed David.↗ (Prophets 2SA.2.10, JPS 1917)↗ · And David was the youngest; and the three eldest followed Saul. — (Prophets 1SA.17.14, JPS 1917)↗ · They draw nigh that follow after wickedness; they are far from Thy law.↗ (Writings PSA.119.150, JPS 1917)↗

followers — Everyday, meaning 1: Followers are people who support, believe in or copy a leader, team or idea.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: On social media, followers are the people who choose to see your posts.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: People or animals that come after or go after someone.↗ Example: The singer has millions of followers online.↗ · The leader's followers marched through the town.↗ · Ducklings are good followers of their mother.↗ · Be careful what you post — strangers may be followers.↗ · He is a follower, not a leader.↗ · The football club has loyal followers all over the world.↗ · His three followers watched him, waiting for orders.↗

followeth — Early Modern English, meaning 1: «followeth» means «follows», a form of «follow».↗ e.g. To follow is to go or come after someone or something.↗ Example: and the plenty shall not be known in the land by reason of that famine which followeth; for it shall be very grievous.↗ (Torah GEN.41.31, JPS 1917)

folly — Everyday, meaning 1: Foolishness; a very silly or unwise act or idea.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A strange decorative building, like a fake ruin or a tower, built in a big park or garden just for show.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (follies, plural) A show with dancing, songs and jokes (old theatre word).↗ Example: It would be folly to swim in the sea during a storm.↗ · Toad's folly with cars cost him a fortune.↗ · There is a stone folly at the top of the hill.↗ · Running away was sheer folly.↗ · The rich lord built a folly that looked like a castle ruin.↗ · Grandad says buying that old boat was his greatest folly.↗ · Why do you persist in this folly?↗ · They are called Double, because each letter presents a contrast or permutation; thus Life and Death; Peace and War (Evil); Wisdom and Folly; Riches and Poverty; Grace and Indignation; Fertility and Solitude (Desolation); Power and Servitude.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · The woman Folly is riotous; she is thoughtless, and knoweth nothing.↗ (Writings PRO.9.13, JPS 1917)↗ · Every prudent man dealeth with forethought; but a fool unfoldeth folly.↗ (Writings PRO.13.16, JPS 1917)↗ · Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.↗ (Writings ECC.2.13, JPS 1917)↗

fond — Everyday, meaning 1: To be fond of someone or something means to like them a lot.↗ e.g. "I'm fond of my grandma".↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Fond means loving and warm.↗ e.g. "a fond smile", "fond memories".↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Fond of doing something means liking to do it often.↗ e.g. "he's fond of telling jokes".↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A fond hope or belief is a foolish one that is unlikely to come true.↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: liking someone or something a lot, or loving someone.↗ Example: I'm very fond of my little brother.↗ · We have fond memories of our holiday by the sea.↗ · She gave the puppy a fond pat.↗ · He's fond of telling long stories.↗ · I'm not very fond of spinach.↗ · The children grew fond of their new teacher.↗ · With fondest wishes, Grandma.↗ · Madame was so very fond of Bellissima.↗ · “Are you not fond of berries?↗ (The Brown Fairy Book) · Madame was so very fond of Bellissima.↗ (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) · "How fond she was of her son!↗ (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen)

fondle — Everyday, meaning 1: To fondle someone is to touch or stroke them gently and lovingly.↗ Example: Then she kissed and fondled her child.↗ · The old woman began to fondle the Prince with the utmost delight.↗

fondly — Everyday, meaning 1: In a kind, loving way.↗ e.g. She smiled fondly at the baby.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Hopefully but wrongly; foolishly.↗ e.g. He fondly believed he would win.↗ Example: Grandad looked fondly at the old photos.↗ · We remember our old dog fondly.↗ · The teacher was fondly known as «Mr B».↗ · She patted the horse fondly.↗ · He fondly hoped the homework would do itself.↗ · They speak fondly of their holiday by the sea.↗

fondness — Everyday, meaning 1: A gentle, warm liking or love for someone or something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A liking for doing or eating something: «a fondness for chocolate».↗ Example: Grandad has a fondness for gardening.↗ · She spoke of her old teacher with fondness.↗ · My dog has a fondness for socks.↗ · He looked at the photo with fondness.↗ · I have a fondness for spicy food.↗ · Their fondness for each other was clear.↗

font — Everyday, meaning 1: (computers) A set of letters and numbers in one design and size, such as Arial or Times New Roman.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (church) A large stone or wooden basin in a church that holds the water for baptism.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (formal) A source of something: «a font of knowledge» (also «fount»).↗ Example: Change the font to make the title bigger.↗ · Use font size 14 for your story.↗ · The baby was baptised at the font.↗ · The old stone font is the oldest thing in the church.↗ · Comic Sans is a fun font.↗ · Grandma is a font of knowledge about birds.↗

fontanelle — Everyday, meaning 1: A fontanelle is a soft spot on a baby's head where the bones of the skull have not yet joined together.↗ It closes as the baby grows, usually by about 18 months to 2 years.↗ Example: A newborn baby has a soft fontanelle on top of its head.↗ · The fontanelle lets the baby's skull grow.↗ · Be gentle with the baby's head because of the fontanelle.↗ · The nurse checked the baby's fontanelle.↗ · The fontanelle closes by about the age of two.↗ · Everyday people call the fontanelle the soft spot.↗

food — Everyday, meaning 1: What people, animals and plants take in to stay alive, grow and have energy.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A particular kind of thing to eat: «Pizza is my favourite food.».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: «Food for thought» means something worth thinking about.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (casual) «Grub», «nosh» (UK), «tucker» (Australia, NZ), «chow» (US), «scran» (UK) and «eats» are slang words for food; «snacks» and «munchies» are small foods.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (casual) «Food baby» jokes about a full belly; «hangry» means angry because hungry.↗ Everyday, meaning 6: (rough) «Muck», «slop» and «crap food» are rude words for food someone does not like.↗ Everyday, meaning 7: (formal) «Provisions», «sustenance», «nourishment», «comestibles» and «foodstuffs» are stiff words for food.↗ Example: We need food to grow.↗ · Fruit and vegetables are healthy food.↗ · Plants make their own food using sunlight.↗ · The rabbit is food for the fox in this food chain.↗ · Do not eat food that smells bad.↗ · Wash your hands before you touch food.↗ · Feed the dog its own dog food, not chocolate.↗ · Mum bought food for the week.↗ · food's here!!↗ 3 pizzas, 8 slices each, 6 of us (casual)↗ · Grab some tucker for the trip, mate.↗ (casual, Australia)↗ · This school food is total muck.↗ (rough)↗ · Provisions sufficient for 6 persons over 4 days are required; determine the number of daily rations.↗ (formal exam)↗ · He then asked for some food.↗ · And our father said: Go again, buy us a little food.↗ (Torah GEN.44.25, JPS 1917)↗ · And other money have we brought down in our hand to buy food.↗ (Torah GEN.43.22, JPS 1917)↗ · And they said unto him: 'Nay, my lord, but to buy food are thy servants come.↗ (Torah GEN.42.10, JPS 1917)↗ · For the ear trieth words, as the palate tasteth food.↗ (Writings JOB.34.3, JPS 1917)↗ · Be not desirous of his dainties; seeing they are deceitful food.↗ (Writings PRO.23.3, JPS 1917)↗ · She is like the merchant-ships; she bringeth her food from afar.↗ (Writings PRO.31.14, JPS 1917)↗

foodstuff — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) Any substance used as food: bread, rice, meat, milk and so on.↗ Example: Rice is a basic foodstuff in many countries.↗ · The shop sells foodstuffs from around the world.↗ · Wheat is an important foodstuff.↗ · Prices of foodstuffs went up.↗ · Keep foodstuffs away from cleaning products.↗ · The ship carried foodstuffs to the island.↗

fool — Everyday, meaning 1: A fool is a person who acts in a silly way or without good sense.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To fool someone means to trick them into believing something that is not true.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To fool around means to behave in a silly way or play about.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A fool is also a cold pudding of fruit and cream (UK).↗ Example: Don't be a fool; put your helmet on.↗ · He fooled me into thinking it was Saturday.↗ · You can't fool me; I saw you take it!↗ · Stop fooling around near the pool.↗ · On April Fools' Day, my brother put salt in the sugar bowl.↗ · The king's fool told funny jokes.↗ · I felt like a fool when I forgot my lines.↗ · We had strawberry fool for pudding.↗ · "We will all act like fools."↗ · He leadeth counsellors away stripped, and judges maketh He fools.↗ (Writings JOB.12.17, JPS 1917)↗ · A brutish man knoweth not, neither doth a fool understand this.↗ (Writings PSA.92.7, JPS 1917)↗ · Every prudent man dealeth with forethought; but a fool unfoldeth folly.↗ (Writings PRO.13.16, JPS 1917)↗

foolish — Everyday, meaning 1: Foolish means silly or not sensible; showing poor judgement.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To feel foolish is to feel silly or embarrassed.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To look foolish is to seem stupid to others.↗ Example: It was foolish to leave your bike unlocked.↗ · I felt foolish when I fell over in front of everyone.↗ · The foolish crow dropped its cheese.↗ · Don't do anything foolish, like climbing on the roof.↗ · He foolishly spent all his pocket money in one day.↗ · It would be foolish to swim in a rough sea.↗ · The king made a foolish promise.↗ · "Ah, you foolish fellows!" he cried.↗ · Do ye thus requite the LORD, O foolish people and unwise? is not He thy father that hath gotten thee? hath He not made thee, and established thee?↗ (Torah DEU.32.6, JPS 1917)↗ · For anger killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.↗ (Writings JOB.5.2, JPS 1917)↗ · I have seen the foolish taking root; but suddenly I beheld his habitation cursed.↗ (Writings JOB.5.3, JPS 1917)↗ · A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.↗ (Writings PRO.15.20, JPS 1917)↗

foolishly — Everyday, meaning 1: In a silly or unwise way, without thinking about what might go wrong.↗ Example: She foolishly ran across the road without looking.↗ · He foolishly spent all his pocket money on sweets.↗ · Do not foolishly ask for things you cannot manage.↗ · and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now hast thou done foolishly.↗ (Torah GEN.31.28, JPS 1917)↗ · And Aaron said unto Moses: 'Oh my lord, lay not, I pray thee, sin upon us, for that we have done foolishly, and for that we have sinned.↗ (Torah NUM.12.11, JPS 1917)↗ · Herein thou hast done foolishly; for from henceforth thou shalt have wars.'↗ (Writings 2CH.16.9, JPS 1917)↗ · He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly; and a man of wicked devices is hated.↗ (Writings PRO.14.17, JPS 1917)↗ · If thou hast done foolishly in lifting up thyself, or if thou hast planned devices, lay thy hand upon thy mouth.↗ (Writings PRO.30.32, JPS 1917)↗

foolishness — Everyday, meaning 1: Foolishness is silly or unwise behaviour or thinking, without good sense.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Foolishness can also mean nonsense: «Stop this foolishness!».↗ Example: It was foolishness to swim in the river alone.↗ · «Enough of this foolishness!» said the teacher.↗ · The fable shows the foolishness of the greedy dog.↗ · The Bible compares wisdom with foolishness.↗ · He regretted his foolishness later.↗ · Running across the road without looking is pure foolishness.↗ · "What foolishness," cried one, "to walk when they might as well ride.↗ · The antithesis of wisdom is foolishness; of wealth, poverty; of fruitfulness, childlessness; of life, death; of dominion, dependence; of peace, war; and of beauty, ugliness.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · My wounds are noisome, they fester, because of my foolishness.↗ (Writings PSA.38.6, JPS 1917)↗ · A prudent man concealeth knowledge; but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.↗ (Writings PRO.12.23, JPS 1917)↗ · The foolishness of man perverteth his way; and his heart fretteth against the LORD.↗ (Writings PRO.19.3, JPS 1917)↗

foot — Everyday, meaning 1: A foot is the part of your leg you stand on.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A foot is a unit of length, about as long as a ruler; a foot is 12 inches.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: The foot of something is its bottom: «the foot of the hill».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: On foot means walking.↗ Example: The tree is 25 feet tall.↗ · The fence is 40 feet long.↗ · One foot is 12 inches.↗ · The frog jumped 10 feet.↗ · We go to school on foot.↗ · A duck has webbed feet.↗ · They camped at the foot of the mountain.↗ · A yard is 3 feet.↗ · Charney trembled from head to foot.↗ · or a man that is broken-footed, or broken-handed, (Torah LEV.21.19, JPS 1917)↗ · eye for eye, tooth for tooth, hand for hand, foot for foot, (Torah EXO.21.24, JPS 1917)↗ · And Aaron and his sons shall wash their hands and their feet thereat; (Torah EXO.30.19, JPS 1917)↗ · Our feet are standing within thy gates, O Jerusalem; (Writings PSA.122.2, JPS 1917)↗ · He subdueth peoples under us, and nations under our feet.↗ (Writings PSA.47.4, JPS 1917)↗ · I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?↗ (Writings SNG.5.3, JPS 1917)↗