F — The school dictionary · page 21 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9farthingA farthing was an old British coin worth a quarter of a penny. It is no longer used. (old use).6 sentencesfarthingaleA farthingale was a frame or hoop worn under a long skirt to make it stand out, worn by ladies long ago. (old use).4 sentencesfascinatedExtremely interested in something, so that you want to keep watching or learning about it.9 sentencesfascinatingExtremely interesting, so that you want to keep looking, listening or learning.11 sentencesfascinationFascination is a strong interest that holds your attention so you cannot look away.6 sentencesfashionFashion is the style of clothes, hair and things that is popular at a particular time.12 sentencesfashionablePopular and in style at a certain time, especially clothes, hair or ideas.9 sentencesfashioned«Old-fashioned» means belonging to an earlier time and no longer common or modern.10 sentencesfastFast means moving or doing something quickly.13 sentencesfastenTo close, join or fix something so it stays shut or in place: fasten a seatbelt, a button, a gate.11 sentencesfastenedFastened means closed or joined firmly, like a seatbelt or a button that is done up.12 sentencesfasteningA thing used to close or join something, such as a button, zip, buckle, clip or Velcro.9 sentencesfasterFaster means with more speed, moving or working more quickly.12 sentencesfatFat is a natural oily substance found in foods like butter, oil, cheese and meat.13 sentencesfatalCausing death: «a fatal accident».9 sentencesfatalityA fatality is a death caused by an accident, war, disaster or violence.10 sentencesfatallyFatally means in a way that causes death or complete ruin.5 sentencesfateFate is a power that some people believe decides what will happen in the future.9 sentencesfatherA father is a man who has a child; a dad.13 sentencesfatherlandA fatherland is the country where a person was born and feels they belong; a homeland. (formal, old-fashioned).5 sentencesfatherlessFatherless means without a father, because he has died, left or is not known.8 sentencesfatherlyFatherly means kind, caring and protective, like a good father.4 sentencesfathomTo fathom something is to understand it fully after thinking hard.7 sentencesfatigueFatigue is great tiredness of the body or mind, after hard work, illness or lack of sleep.12 sentencesfatiguedFatigued means very tired, worn out in body or mind (formal).8 sentencesfatsoFatso is an insulting name for a fat person.7 sentencesfattenTo make an animal or person fatter, especially farm animals before they are sold for meat, as in «fatten the pigs».10 sentencesfatteningLikely to make you put on weight, usually because it has lots of fat or sugar.9 sentencesfattyFatty means containing a lot of fat: «fatty food», «fatty meat».9 sentencesfaultIf something is your fault, you are the one who caused a mistake or a bad thing.13 sentencesfaultlessFaultless means with no mistakes or flaws at all; perfect.5 sentencesfaultyFaulty means not working properly because something is wrong with it.11 sentencesfaunaAll the animals living in one place or at one time.10 sentencesfauxFaux means fake or made to look like the real thing, used mostly for materials such as fur, leather or marble.9 sentencesfavorA favor is a kind act done for someone: «Will you do me a favor?».7 sentencesfavorableFavorable means good or helpful for you: favorable weather.6 sentencesfavorablyIn a way that shows approval or liking: he looked favorably on the plan.5 sentencesfavoredFavored means given special help or kindness by luck or by a ruler, or chosen above others.4 sentencesfavoriteYour favorite is the one you like best.12 sentencesfavoritismFavoritism is unfairly treating one person or group better than others, because you like them more, not because they deserve it.7 sentencesfavourA favour is a kind thing you do to help someone.12 sentencesfavourableGood for you or helpful; giving an advantage: favourable weather for sailing.9 sentencesfavouriteYour favourite is the thing or person you like best of all.12 sentencesfavouritismFavouritism is unfairly treating one person or group better than others, for example a teacher always choosing the same pupil or a parent…8 sentencesfawnA fawn is a young deer, usually less than a year old, often with white spots.12 sentencesfayA fairy: a small magical being in old stories and poems.9 sentencesfeFe is the chemical symbol for iron, a metal element; it comes from «ferrum», the Latin word for iron.12 sentencesfearFear is the feeling you have when you think something bad or dangerous might happen.14 sentencesfearfulFearful means afraid or worried that something bad will happen.12 sentencesfearfullyIn a frightened or worried way.10 sentencesfearlessNot afraid of anything; very brave.10 sentencesfearlesslyIn a brave way, without fear.4 sentencesfearsomeFearsome means very frightening to look at or meet, because it is big, strong or dangerous.9 sentencesfeastA large, special meal with lots of food, often for a celebration.12 sentencesfeatA feat is a great deed that needs skill, strength or courage: a feat of strength.6 sentencesfeatherA feather is one of the light, soft parts that cover a bird's body.13 sentencesfeatherlessFeatherless means having no feathers.7 sentencesfeatheryFeathery means covered with feathers.9 sentencesfeatureA feature is an important or interesting part or quality of something.13 sentencesfebThe short form of February, the second month of the year.7 sentencesfebrileFebrile means having a fever, a high body temperature.8 sentencesfebruaryFebruary is the second month of the year, after January and before March. February has 28 days, or 29 in a leap year.13 sentencesfeckan exclamation of anger or surprise, a softer stand-in for the f-word.12 sentencesfedThe past form of "feed": gave food to a person or an animal.13 sentencesfederalA federal country is made of several states or provinces that run some things themselves but share one national government; the USA, Canad…11 sentencesfederatedFederated describes states, groups or organisations that have joined together under one central government or body while still keeping som…8 sentencesfederationA federation is a country made of states or provinces that each run some of their own matters, but share one central government, like the…8 sentencesfeeA fee is an amount of money you pay for a service or to be allowed to do something.10 sentencesfeebleVery weak, without strength or energy.9 sentencesfeeblyWeakly, without strength or energy.11 sentencesfeedTo give food to a person or animal.18 sentencesfeedbackFeedback is information or comments about how well you have done something, so you can do it better next time.12 sentencesfeederA feeder is a container that holds food for birds or animals.10 sentencesfeedingFeeding is the act of giving food to a person or an animal.12 sentencesfeelTo notice something with your body, for example by touching it.16 sentencesfeelerA feeler is a long, thin part on the head of an insect, snail or other small animal, used to touch, smell and sense the world; scientists…9 sentencesfeelingAn emotion such as happy, sad, angry or scared.18 sentencesfeelingsFeelings are what happens inside you that make you happy, sad, angry, scared, excited and so on; emotions.11 sentencesfeignTo pretend to feel something or to be ill, tired or asleep when you are not.9 sentencesfeignedPretended; shown on the outside but not truly felt.9 sentencesfeigningPretending to have a feeling, illness or state that is not real: «feigning sleep», «feigning surprise».7 sentencesfeldsparA very common group of light-coloured minerals found in many rocks, such as granite.7 sentencesfelicityFelicity is great happiness, joy and good fortune.4 sentencesfelidA felid is any member of the cat family, Felidae: from pet cats to lions, tigers, lynxes and cheetahs.8 sentencesfelineTo do with cats or the cat family, which includes house cats, lions, tigers, leopards and cheetahs.9 sentencesfellDropped down or came down.14 sentencesfellaA man or a boy; a spelling of «fellow» that shows how people say it.8 sentencesfellowA man or boy.12 sentencesfellowshipA friendly feeling of sharing and belonging among people with the same interests.11 sentencesfeltFelt is the past of «feel»: you felt happy, you felt the soft fur.11 sentencesfemaleFemale means of the sex that can have babies or lay eggs; women and girls are female.10 sentencesfeminineFeminine means typical of or thought to be suitable for women or girls.11 sentencesfemurThe femur is the thigh bone, the long bone between your hip and your knee. It is the longest and strongest bone in the human body.9 sentencesfenA fen is low, flat, wet land, like a marsh, often with reeds and peat.10 sentencesfenceA fence is a wall of wood, metal or wire around a garden or field.13 sentencesfendTo fend for yourself is to look after yourself without help.10 sentencesfermentTo ferment means to change chemically because of yeast or bacteria, which break down sugar and make gas, acid or alcohol.10 sentencesfermentationFermentation is a natural change in which tiny living things like yeast or bacteria break down sugars, often making gas, acid or alcohol.9 sentencesfermentingFermenting is when tiny living things such as yeast or bacteria slowly change sugar into gas, acids or alcohol, as when bread dough rises…13 sentencesfernA fern is a green plant with no flowers and long feathery leaves called fronds.9 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/page/2/