📖 F — The English dictionary · page 39

fourth — Everyday, meaning 1: Fourth is number four in order: the one after the third.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A fourth is one of four equal parts, the same as a quarter.↗ Example: Zoe loses a fourth of them.↗ · Anna is the fourth in the line.↗ · Ben ate a fourth of the 12 cookies.↗ · Thursday is the fourth day if the week starts on Monday.↗ · My sister is in fourth grade.↗ · Three fourths of the class like football.↗ · She came fourth in the race.↗ · Each child gets a fourth of the pizza.↗ · Then he threw his nets for the fourth time.↗ · And the fourth river is the Euphrates.↗ (Torah GEN.2.14, JPS 1917)↗ · And there was evening and there was morning, a fourth day.↗ (Torah GEN.1.19, JPS 1917)↗ · On the fourth day Elizur the son of Shedeur, prince of the children of Reuben: (Torah NUM.7.30, JPS 1917)↗ · Nethanel the fourth, Raddai the fifth; (Writings 1CH.2.14, JPS 1917)↗ · Mashmannah the fourth, Jeremiah the fifth; (Writings 1CH.12.11, JPS 1917)↗ · Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth.↗ (Writings 1CH.8.2, JPS 1917)↗

fowl — Everyday, meaning 1: A bird kept for its eggs or meat, such as a chicken, duck, goose or turkey.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (old or in phrases) Any bird, as in «wildfowl» or «the fowl of the air» in the Bible.↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: any bird, including wild birds and flying creatures.↗ Example: The farmer keeps fowl for their eggs.↗ · Ducks and geese are waterfowl.↗ · In the Bible, God made «the fowl of the air».↗ · The market sold fresh fowl at Christmas.↗ · Wildfowl gathered on the frozen lake.↗ · The idea was neither fish nor fowl.↗ · "Cluck, cluck!"↗ And some fowls came.↗ · And ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings.↗ (Torah LEV.7.26, JPS 1917)↗ · the likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the heaven, (Torah DEU.4.17, JPS 1917)↗ · Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and of fowls, and of every thing that creepeth upon the ground, (Torah GEN.7.8, JPS 1917)↗ · Beasts and all cattle, creeping things and winged fowl; (Writings PSA.148.10, JPS 1917)↗ · Beside them dwell the fowl of the heaven, from among the branches they sing.↗ (Writings PSA.104.12, JPS 1917)↗ · I know all the fowls of the mountains; and the wild beasts of the field are Mine.↗ (Writings PSA.50.11, JPS 1917)↗ · And ye shall eat no manner of blood, whether it be of fowl or of beast, in any of your dwellings.↗ (Torah LEV.7.26, JPS 1917) · I should like to have that fowl.↗ (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) · the likeness of any beast that is on the earth, the likeness of any winged fowl that flieth in the heaven,↗ (Torah DEU.4.17, JPS 1917)

fowler — Everyday, meaning 1: (old use) A fowler is a person who catches birds, for food or sport.↗ Example: The fowler set a net in the reeds.↗ · The fowlers came to catch the birds in the morning.↗ · Caught in the net, the bird waited for the fowler.↗ · That He will deliver thee from the snare of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence.↗ (Writings PSA.91.3, JPS 1917)↗ · Deliver thyself as a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, and as a bird from the hand of the fowler.↗ (Writings PRO.6.5, JPS 1917)↗ · Our soul is escaped as a bird out of the snare of the fowlers; the snare is broken, and we are escaped.↗ (Writings PSA.124.7, JPS 1917)↗

fox — Everyday, meaning 1: A fox is a wild animal of the dog family with a pointed nose, pointed ears, reddish fur and a long bushy tail.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To fox someone means to confuse or trick them.↗ Example: A fox ran across our garden last night.↗ · The fox has a long bushy tail.↗ · Foxes live in holes called dens.↗ · The fox tricked the gingerbread man.↗ · A mother fox is called a vixen.↗ · Keep chickens safe from foxes.↗ · This puzzle has really foxed me.↗ · Arctic foxes turn white in winter.↗ · For dinner the Fox served soup.↗ · O Israel, thy prophets have been like foxes in ruins.↗ (Prophets EZK.13.4, JPS 1917)↗ · For the mountain of Zion, which is desolate, the foxes walk upon it.↗ (Writings LAM.5.18, JPS 1917)↗ · They shall be hurled to the power of the sword; they shall be a portion for foxes.↗ (Writings PSA.63.11, JPS 1917)↗

foxglove — Everyday, meaning 1: A foxglove is a tall garden and wild plant with many bell-shaped purple, pink or white flowers hanging down one side of its stem.↗ Example: Purple foxgloves grew along the woodland path.↗ · Bees crawl inside foxglove flowers.↗ · All parts of a foxglove are poisonous — never eat them.↗ · Wash your hands after touching foxgloves.↗ · A heart medicine was first made from foxgloves.↗ · Foxgloves can grow taller than a child.↗

foxy — Everyday, meaning 1: Foxy means sly and clever at tricking people, like the fox in fables.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Foxy means like a fox in looks, colour or smell, for example reddish-brown.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (adult slang) a word grown-ups use; not for school.↗ Example: The foxy old man tricked everyone in the village.↗ · The fox in the fable was foxy and clever.↗ · The dog had a foxy reddish coat.↗ · There was a foxy smell near the bins.↗ · He gave a foxy grin when he won the game.↗ · Don't trust the foxy salesman in the story.↗ · Now this was the door of Foxy-woxy's cave.↗

fr — Everyday, meaning 1: (church) «Fr» or «Fr.» is short for «Father», the title of a Catholic, Orthodox or Anglican priest: «Fr.↗ Michael».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (abbreviation) «Fr» can be short for «French» or «France», and «fr» for French on language menus and web addresses ending «.fr».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (slang, texting) «fr» means «for real»: «that's funny fr».↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (science) «Fr» is the chemical symbol for francium, a rare element.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: (money) «Fr» was short for «franc», old French money; Swiss francs are still used.↗ Example: Fr.↗ Patrick said Mass on Sunday.↗ · «That's so true fr», she texted.↗ · French websites often end in «.fr».↗ · On the language menu, «fr» means French.↗ · Fr is the symbol for francium.↗ · Write to Fr.↗ Brown at the parish office.↗

fraction — Everyday, meaning 1: A fraction is a part of a whole, like one half or three quarters.↗ It is written with one number over another, like 3/4.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The bottom number (denominator) tells how many equal parts the whole has; the top number (numerator) tells how many parts we take.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A fraction of something can also mean a very small part of it.↗ Example: What fraction of the pizza is left?↗ · She ate 2/8 of the cake.↗ · A fraction of the class walks to school.↗ · Write the fraction of red balls.↗ · 1/3 of 12 apples is 4 apples.↗ · One half and two quarters are equal fractions.↗ · A quarter of an hour is 15 minutes.↗ · The light flashed for a fraction of a second.↗

fractional — Everyday, meaning 1: (maths) Fractional means in the form of a fraction, or to do with fractions: «a fractional number», «fractional parts».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Fractional means very small: «a fractional increase», «a fractional delay».↗ Example: A half is a fractional amount.↗ · Give your answer in fractional form, like 2/3.↗ · The winner was faster by a fractional amount.↗ · Prices had a fractional rise this month.↗ · 3.75 has a whole part of 3 and a fractional part of 0.75.↗ · There was a fractional pause before she answered.↗

fracture — Everyday, meaning 1: A fracture is a break or crack, especially in a bone.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (verb) To fracture means to break or crack something hard, like a bone or rock.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (verb) To fracture can mean to split a group apart: «The team fractured after the argument.».↗ Example: She fractured her wrist when she fell off the swing.↗ · The X-ray showed a small fracture.↗ · Keep a fracture still and call for help.↗ · The earthquake fractured the road.↗ · A hairline fracture is a very thin crack.↗ · The ice began to fracture under his feet.↗ · The higher branches were snapped off, and carried away to a great distance; and among these shattered branches lay Rudy's uncle, with his skull fractured.↗

fragile — Everyday, meaning 1: Fragile means easily broken or damaged.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Fragile can describe a person who is weak, ill or easily upset.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Something fragile, like peace or nature, can easily be harmed.↗ Example: Be careful, the vase is fragile.↗ · The box said «Fragile — handle with care».↗ · Eggs are fragile.↗ · A butterfly's wings are very fragile.↗ · Coral reefs are fragile places.↗ · Grandma felt fragile after her illness.↗ · The ice on the pond is too fragile to walk on.↗ · The elder brothers carried in baskets two such tiny, fragile dogs that they hardly dared to touch them.↗

fragment — Everyday, meaning 1: A fragment is a small piece that has broken off something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A fragment is a small part of something, like a fragment of a song or a conversation.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (grammar) A sentence fragment is a group of words that is not a complete sentence.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (verb) To fragment is to break into small pieces.↗ Example: Archaeologists found fragments of an old pot.↗ · A fragment of glass was stuck in my shoe.↗ · I heard only a fragment of what they said.↗ · «Running down the hill.» is a sentence fragment.↗ · The meteor broke into tiny fragments.↗ · Bone fragments told the scientists about the animal.↗ · The ice fragmented into floating chunks.↗ · Every man may read in this book, but only in fragments.↗ · Would it be to bold to conclude that the Sefer Yetzirah represents the genuine fragments of Philolaus"?↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

fragmentary — Everyday, meaning 1: Fragmentary means broken into small pieces, or only partly known, not whole.↗ Example: The old map was fragmentary, with pieces missing.↗ · We had only fragmentary news of the battle.↗ · The fragmentary pictures showed a kingdom under the earth.↗

fragmentation — Everyday, meaning 1: Fragmentation is the breaking of something into small pieces.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Fragmentation is when a group, country, habitat or system splits into many smaller, separate parts.↗ Example: Habitat fragmentation makes it hard for animals to find mates.↗ · Frost causes fragmentation of rocks.↗ · After the war came the fragmentation of the empire.↗ · The bomb's fragmentation scattered metal pieces.↗ · Hedgehogs suffer from fragmentation of gardens by high fences.↗ · Fragmentation of the team happened after the argument.↗

fragrance — Everyday, meaning 1: A fragrance is a pleasant, sweet smell, like flowers or fresh bread.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A fragrance is also perfume or a scent that people wear or that is added to soap and shampoo.↗ Example: The fragrance of roses filled the garden.↗ · Mum's new fragrance smells of vanilla.↗ · This soap is fragrance-free for sensitive skin.↗ · The bakery's fragrance drifted down the street.↗ · Lavender has a calming fragrance.↗ · Bees are attracted by the fragrance of flowers.↗ · The fragrance of roses spread through the room, mingled with the sweet smell of apples.↗ · While the king sat at his table, my spikenard sent forth its fragrance.↗ (Writings SNG.1.12, JPS 1917)↗ · The fig-tree putteth forth her green figs, and the vines in blossom give forth their fragrance.↗ (Writings SNG.2.13, JPS 1917)↗ · His branches shall spread, and his beauty shall be as the olive-tree, and his fragrance as Lebanon.↗ (Prophets HOS.14.7, JPS 1917)↗

fragrant — Everyday, meaning 1: Fragrant means having a sweet, pleasant smell.↗ Example: The roses were fragrant in the morning sun.↗ · A fragrant wind blew over the meadow.↗ · The bread smelt fragrant from the oven.↗ · Draw me, we will run after thee; the king hath brought me into his chambers; we will be glad and rejoice in thee, we will find thy love more fragrant than wine! sincerely do they love thee.↗ (Writings SNG.1.4, JPS 1917)↗

frail — Everyday, meaning 1: Frail means weak and easily hurt, often because of old age or illness.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Frail means easily broken, delicate.↗ Example: My great-grandmother is frail and walks with a stick.↗ · He looked frail after his long illness.↗ · Be gentle with frail people; they can fall easily.↗ · The frail old bridge wobbled in the wind.↗ · Offer your seat to someone frail on the bus.↗ · The baby bird was tiny and frail.↗

fraise — Everyday, meaning 1: (French) «Fraise» is the French word for strawberry; it is said like «frez» to an English ear.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (history, rare English) A fraise is a stiff frilled collar like a ruff, or a fence of sharp stakes around a fort.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (rare English) A fraise is a tool for widening a hole.↗ Example: In French, «fraise» means strawberry.↗ · Je voudrais une glace à la fraise, said Emma in French class.↗ · The menu offered «tarte aux fraises», a strawberry tart.↗ · Fraises des bois are tiny wild strawberries.↗ · The old fort had a fraise of sharp stakes round its wall.↗ · Our teacher held up a strawberry and said, «une fraise!».↗

framboise — Everyday, meaning 1: (French) In French, «framboise» means «raspberry»; it sounds like «from-BWAHZ».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: In English it is used on menus and labels for raspberry flavour, raspberry liqueur (an alcoholic drink for adults) or a raspberry beer.↗ Example: «Framboise» is French for raspberry.↗ · The café sold a framboise tart.↗ · In French class we learned «une framboise» and «une fraise».↗ · The sorbet was framboise flavour, bright pink and sweet.↗ · Mum bought a jar of framboise jam in Paris.↗

frame — Everyday, meaning 1: A frame is a border that goes around something, like around a picture, a mirror or a window.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A frame is the strong structure that holds something up, like the frame of a bike, a house or glasses.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To frame a picture is to put it in a frame.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Your frame is the size and shape of your body.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: A frame is one picture in a film or comic.↗ Everyday, meaning 6: To frame someone is to make them look guilty when they are not.↗ Example: A picture frame is 20 cm long and 15 cm wide.↗ · How much wood is needed for the frame?↗ · She buys 3 frames for 6 dollars each.↗ · The window frame is a rectangle.↗ · We hung the photo in a wooden frame.↗ · My glasses have red frames.↗ · The children played on the climbing frame.↗ · The bike frame is made of metal.↗ · "Such an one must be carved on the frame of our picture."↗ · Be this as it may, it is worth while to know the extravagant hypotheses which ancient Jewish philosophers and theologians framed as soon as they began to contemplate and to reason, endeavoring to combine oriental and Greek theories.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · which the world, in all its parts, is framed.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · For He knoweth our frame; He remembereth that we are dust.↗ (Writings PSA.103.14, JPS 1917)↗ · Thy hands have framed me and fashioned me together round about; yet Thou dost destroy me!↗ (Writings JOB.10.8, JPS 1917)↗ · So also made he for the entrance of the temple door-posts of olive-wood, within a frame four-square; (Prophets 1KI.6.33, JPS 1917)↗