📖 F — The English dictionary · page 49

furtherance — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) The act of helping something to move forward or succeed.↗ Example: The money was spent in furtherance of education.↗ · The club exists for the furtherance of chess in our town.↗ · The scientist worked for the furtherance of medicine.↗ · All actions must be in furtherance of the charity's aims.↗ · The council's plan is for the furtherance of safe cycling.↗

furthermore — Everyday, meaning 1: (formal) In addition, also, used to add another, often stronger, point, as in «It's raining.↗ Furthermore, it's freezing».↗ Example: Homework helps you practise.↗ Furthermore, it teaches you to plan.↗ · The trip is too expensive; furthermore, the bus is full.↗ · Dogs are loyal.↗ Furthermore, they keep you active.↗ · The bridge is old and, furthermore, it is unsafe.↗ · Use «furthermore» in your persuasive letter to add a point.↗ · I'm tired; furthermore, I've got a headache.↗ · And furthermore, the Prince had a nightingale, who could sing in such a manner that it seemed as though all sweet melodies dwelt in her little throat.↗ · Furthermore the LORD spoke unto me, saying: 'I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people; (Torah DEU.9.13, JPS 1917)↗ · And the LORD said furthermore unto him: 'Put now thy hand into thy bosom.'↗ And he put his hand into his bosom; and when he took it out, behold, his hand was leprous, as white as snow.↗ (Torah EXO.4.6, JPS 1917)↗ · Furthermore, according to the Sefer Yetzirah, the letters n, ti, s are also simple letters, and each must have had only one sound and not two as in Arabic.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗ · And furthermore, my son, be admonished: of making many books there is no end; and much study is a weariness of the flesh.↗ (Writings ECC.12.12, JPS 1917)↗ · Furthermore over the tribes of Israel: of the Reubenites was Eliezer the son of Zichri the ruler; of the Simeonites, Shephatiah the son of Maacah; (Writings 1CH.27.16, JPS 1917)↗ · Furthermore he made the court of the priests, and the great court, and doors for the court, and overlaid the doors of them with brass.↗ (Writings 2CH.4.9, JPS 1917)↗

furthermost — Everyday, meaning 1: Furthermost means the most distant or farthest away from a place.↗ Example: They sailed to the furthermost land.↗ · The Celts live at the furthermost end of Europe.↗ · He reached the furthermost hill.↗

furthest — Everyday, meaning 1: At the greatest distance; the most far away.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To the greatest degree or extent: «the furthest he had ever gone».↗ Example: Pluto is far from the Sun, but some objects are even further away.↗ · Who jumped the furthest?↗ · She lives the furthest from school.↗ · Walk to the furthest tree and back.↗ · That's the furthest I've ever swum.↗ · The furthest town on the map is 40 km away.↗ · "I should like to know which of us will travel furthest," said the smallest of the five; "we shall soon see now."↗ · Man setteth an end to darkness, and searcheth out to the furthest bound the stones of thick darkness and of the shadow of death.↗ (Writings JOB.28.3, JPS 1917)↗

furtively — Everyday, meaning 1: Furtively means in a secret, sly way, trying not to be seen.↗ Example: The mouse peeped out furtively.↗ · She glanced furtively at the door.↗ · He crept furtively up the stairs.↗

fury — Everyday, meaning 1: Fury is very strong, wild anger.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Fury can also mean great force or violence, as in the fury of a storm.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (myth) The Furies were three goddesses of revenge in ancient Greek and Roman stories.↗ Example: Mum's face was red with fury when she saw the broken window.↗ · He slammed the door in a fury.↗ · The fury of the storm knocked down trees.↗ · The sailors were afraid of the fury of the sea.↗ · She ran with fury to catch the ball.↗ · In the Greek myth, the Furies chased the wrongdoer.↗ · Take a deep breath when you feel fury rising.↗ · The team played with fury after going a goal down.↗ · When the King knew this he tore his black hair with fury.↗ · and tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away; (Torah GEN.27.44, JPS 1917)↗ · then I will walk contrary unto you in fury; and I also will chastise you seven times for your sins.↗ (Torah LEV.26.28, JPS 1917)↗ · And where is the fury of the oppressor?↗ (Prophets ISA.51.13, JPS 1917)↗ · Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury commanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego.↗ (Writings DAN.3.13, JPS 1917)↗ · His fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are broken asunder before Him.↗ (Prophets NAM.1.6, JPS 1917)↗

furze — Everyday, meaning 1: Furze is a prickly yellow-flowered shrub that grows on heaths and common land, also called gorse.↗ (old use, in fairy tales).↗ Example: The man carried a bundle of furze.↗ · The pig built his house from furze.↗ · Yellow flowers grew on the furze bushes.↗

fuse — Everyday, meaning 1: noun.↗ e.g. A fuse is a small safety part in an electric plug or circuit with a thin wire that melts and breaks the circuit if too much current flows.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: noun.↗ e.g. A fuse is a string or cord that you light to set off a firework or explosive.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: verb.↗ e.g. To fuse means to join or melt together into one.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: verb (UK).↗ e.g. If a light or machine fuses, it stops working because its fuse has melted.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: In old country speech, to fuse someone can mean to refuse them, to say no to them.↗ Example: The fuse blew and all the lights went out.↗ · Dad checked the fuse box with a torch.↗ · A fuse stops a wire getting too hot.↗ · The pirate lit the fuse of the cannon.↗ · The bones in a baby's skull fuse as it grows.↗ · Heat fused the glass pieces together.↗ · My brother has a short fuse and gets cross fast.↗ · The linear characters in Egypt are earlier than the hieroglyphics, though a few of the forms may ultimately have been fused with the latter.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

fusion — Everyday, meaning 1: Fusion is the joining of two or more things into one: a fusion of music styles.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (science) Nuclear fusion is when tiny atoms join together and give out huge amounts of energy, which is how the Sun shines.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (science) Fusion can also mean melting, especially of metal or rock.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Fusion food mixes cooking from different countries.↗ Example: The Sun makes its energy by nuclear fusion.↗ · Scientists hope fusion will give us clean power one day.↗ · The restaurant serves fusion food: Korean tacos.↗ · The band's music is a fusion of folk and rock.↗ · Welding is a kind of fusion of two metals.↗ · Fusion joins small atoms; fission splits big ones.↗ · The attri- bution of the work to Rabbi Akiba umbjubtedly rests on a con- fusion of titles.↗ (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))↗

fuss — Everyday, meaning 1: A fuss is a lot of worry, excitement or complaining about something, often something small.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To fuss means to worry or pay too much attention to small things.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To make a fuss of someone means to give them lots of loving attention.↗ Example: Don't make a fuss — it's only a small scratch.↗ · What's all the fuss about?↗ · Grandma always makes a fuss of us when we visit.↗ · He kicked up a fuss when his game was turned off.↗ · Stop fussing with your hair!↗ · Dad fussed over the dinner all afternoon.↗ · She did her homework without any fuss.↗ · The dog loves a fuss behind the ears.↗

fussiness — Everyday, meaning 1: Being hard to please, especially about food, clothes or how things are done.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Worrying too much about small details.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Having too much decoration, so something looks busy and fiddly.↗ Example: My little brother's fussiness about food drives Mum mad.↗ · The cat's fussiness means it only eats one brand.↗ · Her fussiness about tidy desks helps our group stay organised.↗ · The teacher said the poster had too much fussiness and needed fewer colours.↗ · Dad's fussiness over the car makes him wash it every Sunday.↗ · Fussiness at dinner can mean missing out on new tastes.↗ · Grandpa laughs at his own fussiness about the remote control.↗

fussy — Everyday, meaning 1: A fussy person is hard to please and cares too much about small details.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A fussy eater only likes certain foods.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Fussy can describe something with too many decorations or details.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A fussy baby is cranky and keeps crying.↗ Example: My brother is a fussy eater; he won't eat peas.↗ · Cats can be fussy about their food.↗ · I'm not fussy; any colour is fine.↗ · The baby was fussy because she was tired.↗ · Grandma is fussy about clean shoes in the house.↗ · The wallpaper is too fussy with all those flowers.↗ · Don't be fussy; try a little bit.↗

fusty — Everyday, meaning 1: Smelling stale, damp and old, like a room shut up for a long time.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Old-fashioned and dull in ideas: «fusty old rules».↗ Example: The old attic smelled fusty.↗ · Open a window – it's fusty in here.↗ · We found fusty old books in a trunk.↗ · The museum was full of fusty glass cases.↗ · The school had some fusty old rules nobody followed.↗ · His coat smelled fusty after a year in the cupboard.↗

futile — Everyday, meaning 1: Having no chance of success; useless, because it cannot change anything.↗ Example: It was futile to argue with the referee.↗ · The fly made futile attempts to get through the window.↗ · Trying to stay dry in that storm was futile.↗ · Their search for the lost ring seemed futile until the dog found it.↗ · Don't think practice is futile; it does help.↗ · He made a futile effort to catch the bus.↗

future — Everyday, meaning 1: The future is the time that has not happened yet; what will happen after now.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Your future is what will happen to you later in your life, like your job or plans.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Future describes things that will exist or happen later, like future jobs or a future king.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: In grammar, the future tense is the verb form used to talk about what will happen, like «I will go».↗ Everyday, meaning 5: In future means from now on, starting at this moment.↗ Example: In the future, cars might drive themselves.↗ · What do you want to be in the future?↗ · Nobody knows exactly what the future will bring.↗ · «I will go» is in the future tense.↗ · In future, please hang up your coat.↗ · We wrote letters to our future selves.↗ · Look after the planet for future generations.↗ · The scientist made a prediction about the future.↗ · In future I shall omit them.↗ · HVI is the imperative form of the verb to he, meaning he thou; HIV is the infinitive; and VIH is future.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)↗ · For surely there is a future; and thy hope shall not be cut off.↗ (Writings PRO.23.18, JPS 1917)↗ · But transgressors shall be destroyed together; the future of the wicked shall be cut off.↗ (Writings PSA.37.38, JPS 1917)↗ · Mark the man of integrity, and behold the upright; for there is a future for the man of peace.↗ (Writings PSA.37.37, JPS 1917)↗

fuzz — Everyday, meaning 1: Fuzz is soft, short, light hair or fibres, like on a peach or a baby duck.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Fuzz is a blurred or crackly sound or picture.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In old slang, the fuzz means the police.↗ Example: The peach was covered in soft fuzz.↗ · There was fuzz all over my black jumper.↗ · The ducklings looked like little balls of yellow fuzz.↗ · The old TV showed only fuzz.↗ · The bee's body is covered in fuzz.↗ · A light fuzz of hair grew on his chin.↗ · The radio's sound fuzzed when we drove into the tunnel.↗

fuzzy — Everyday, meaning 1: Fuzzy means covered with soft, short hair or fibres, like a peach or a teddy bear.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Fuzzy means not clear or sharp, blurry: a fuzzy picture, fuzzy sound.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Fuzzy can mean confused or unclear in your thinking: my memory is fuzzy.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: «Warm and fuzzy» means a pleasant, cosy feeling.↗ Example: Peaches have fuzzy skin.↗ · The baby ducklings were small and fuzzy.↗ · The TV picture went fuzzy during the storm.↗ · My memory of the trip is a bit fuzzy.↗ · Don't touch fuzzy caterpillars — some can sting.↗ · The old bread had fuzzy green mould.↗ · Hugging my puppy gives me a warm and fuzzy feeling.↗