F — The school dictionary · page 31 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9ferociousFerocious means fierce, wild and dangerous: a ferocious dog.5 sentencesferocityFerocity is fierce, wild anger or savage force.5 sentencesferretA small, long, thin furry animal related to the weasel, kept as a pet or once used to chase rabbits out of their holes.10 sentencesferrousContaining iron: «ferrous metals».8 sentencesferryA ferry is a boat or ship that carries people, cars and goods across a river, lake or sea, again and again on a set route.11 sentencesferryboatA ferryboat is a boat that carries people, cars or goods across a river or sea and back again.4 sentencesferrymanA ferryman is a person whose job is to row or steer a boat that carries people across a river or lake.4 sentencesfertileFertile land or soil is good for growing plants and crops.10 sentencesfertilisationFertilisation is when a male cell and a female cell join to start a new living thing, such as pollen joining an egg cell in a flower to ma…8 sentencesfertiliseTo fertilise soil is to add manure, compost or chemicals so that plants grow better.10 sentencesfertiliserA substance added to soil to help plants grow, such as manure, compost or chemical pellets.7 sentencesfertilityFertility is how well soil or land can grow plants and crops.10 sentencesfertilizerFertilizer is a substance added to soil to give plants the food (nutrients) they need to grow better.10 sentencesferventlyIn a fervent way: with great feeling and deep belief.4 sentencesfestivalA special day or time when people celebrate something, often with traditions, food, music or religious ceremonies, like Diwali, Eid or Han…11 sentencesfestiveFestive means happy and cheerful, like a party or celebration.9 sentencesfestivityFestivities (usually plural) are the parties, music, food and fun events held to celebrate something.9 sentencesfestoonA festoon is a chain or string of flowers, leaves, ribbons or lights hanging in a curve between two points.5 sentencesfetchTo go to get something or someone and bring them back: fetch the ball, fetch your coat.11 sentencesfeteAn outdoor event, often at a school or church, with stalls, games and food to raise money.9 sentencesfetlockThe fetlock is the small joint on a horse's leg, just above the hoof, where a tuft of hair grows.3 sentencesfetterFetters are chains put round a prisoner's hands or feet. (old use).6 sentencesfetteredChained up with fetters, unable to move freely.4 sentencesfeudA long, bitter quarrel between two people, families or groups, often lasting for many generations.8 sentencesfeudalBelonging to the feudal system: the way society was organised in medieval Europe, where kings gave land to lords in return for loyalty and…8 sentencesfeudalismFeudalism was the system in medieval Europe in which the king gave land to lords in return for loyalty and soldiers, and peasants (serfs)…7 sentencesfeverA fever is when your body temperature is higher than normal because you are ill.8 sentencesfeverishFeverish means having a fever, with a high body temperature, feeling hot, shivery and unwell.9 sentencesfeverishlyIn a feverish way: with a high temperature, tossing and turning from illness.5 sentencesfewFew means not many: few people came.15 sentencesfewerFewer means a smaller number of things: «fewer apples».12 sentencesfewestFewest means the smallest number of things. The one with the fewest has fewer than all the others.11 sentencesfezA round red felt hat with a flat top and a black tassel, with no brim, traditional in Turkey, North Africa and the Middle East.9 sentencesfibA fib is a small lie, usually about something not very important.8 sentencesfibberA person who tells fibs, small lies that are not very serious.8 sentencesfibbingFibbing is telling small lies, usually about unimportant things.8 sentencesfiberA fiber is a thin thread-like piece of something, such as cotton, wool or wood.5 sentencesfibreA fibre is a very thin thread, like those that make up wool, cotton, string, hair or paper.14 sentencesfibreglassFibreglass is a light, strong material made of very thin glass threads, often set in plastic.8 sentencesfibrinFibrin is a stringy protein in the blood that forms a net of threads to make a clot and stop bleeding when you cut yourself.7 sentencesfibrosisA condition where too much tough, thick tissue (like scar tissue) grows in a part of the body, such as the lungs, making it stiff and not…6 sentencesfibrousMade of or containing fibres: long, thin threads.8 sentencesfibulaThe fibula is the thinner of the two long bones in the lower leg, on the outside, next to the larger shin bone (tibia).8 sentencesfickleFickle means changing often in what one likes or loves, so one cannot be trusted to stay the same.4 sentencesficklenessThe quality of being fickle: changing one's mind or feelings often and without warning.4 sentencesfictionStories that are made up by a writer, not true facts.10 sentencesfictionalInvented, made up, not real, as in «a fictional character».8 sentencesfictitiousInvented or made up; not real or true.8 sentencesfiddleA fiddle is a violin, especially when it is used to play folk or country music.14 sentencesfiddlerA fiddler is a person who plays the fiddle, which is a violin, especially in folk, country or Irish music.12 sentencesfiddlesticksa gentle exclamation of annoyance, used instead of a swear word: «Oh, fiddlesticks!».14 sentencesfidelityFidelity is being faithful and loyal to a person, a promise or a belief, especially to a husband or wife.9 sentencesfidgetTo fidget means to keep moving your hands, feet or body in small restless ways, because you are bored, nervous or cannot sit still.9 sentencesfidgetyFidgety means unable to keep still, moving your hands, feet or body a lot because you are bored, nervous or restless.8 sentencesfieldA field is a big open piece of land, often with grass or crops.12 sentencesfielderA fielder is a player in cricket, baseball or rounders whose team is not batting, who tries to catch or stop the ball.8 sentencesfiendA fiend is a devil or wicked spirit in old stories.5 sentencesfiendishFiendish means very cruel or wicked, like a fiend (a devil or evil spirit).9 sentencesfierceAngry, wild and likely to attack: «a fierce dog».12 sentencesfiercelyIn an angry, wild or violent way.8 sentencesfiercenessFierceness is being wild, angry and ready to attack, like a fierce animal.10 sentencesfieryBurning or full of fire: «a fiery furnace».11 sentencesfifeA fife is a small, high-sounding flute without keys, played mainly in military marching bands, often with drums.9 sentencesfifo«First in, first out»: a rule where the first thing to come in is the first thing to go out, like a queue.8 sentencesfifteenFifteen is the number 15: ten and five more, one more than fourteen.10 sentencesfifteenthFifteenth means number 15 in order.9 sentencesfifthFifth means number 5 in order.11 sentencesfiftiethComing as number 50 in a row or order.9 sentencesfiftyFifty is the number 50, five tens.12 sentencesfigA soft, sweet fruit with many tiny seeds inside, shaped like a small pear.13 sentencesfightTo fight is to try to hurt someone using your body or weapons.13 sentencesfighterA fighter is a person who fights, for example in boxing or martial arts, or in a war.12 sentencesfigurativeUsed with a meaning different from the usual, word-for-word one, to make a picture in the mind: «a heart of gold» is figurative.8 sentencesfigurativelyIn a figurative way, not with the plain word-for-word meaning.8 sentencesfigureA figure is a number written as a sign, like 7 or 25.15 sentencesfilamentA filament is a very thin thread or wire.10 sentencesfilbertA filbert is a hazelnut, the smooth nut of the hazel tree. (old use).4 sentencesfilchTo filch is to steal something small, usually in a sneaky way.4 sentencesfileA file is a set of information kept together on a computer, like a picture or a document.13 sentencesfilialFilial means of a son or daughter, or owed by a child to a parent: filial duty.6 sentencesfilingFiling is putting papers or computer documents in order in files or folders.10 sentencesfilipinoFilipino means from or belonging to the Philippines, a country of more than seven thousand islands in South-East Asia.9 sentencesfillTo fill is to put in as much as something can hold.13 sentencesfille«Fille» means «girl» or «daughter»: «une petite fille» = a little girl, «ma fille» = my daughter. It sounds like «fee» with a soft y at th…8 sentencesfillingA filling is the food inside a pie, sandwich, cake or pastry.13 sentencesfillyA filly is a young female horse, usually under four years old. Its brother is a colt.6 sentencesfilmA film is a movie, a story shown with moving pictures.13 sentencesfilmmakerA filmmaker is a person who makes films, especially a director or producer who has the main ideas.7 sentencesfilmyFilmy means thin, light and see-through, like a very fine cloth or film.6 sentencesfils«Fils» is the French word for son; it sounds like «feess» to an English ear and is not an English word.9 sentencesfilterA filter is a material or device with tiny holes that lets liquid or air pass but catches solid bits.11 sentencesfilthFilth is very bad, disgusting dirt.9 sentencesfilthyVery dirty: filthy boots.11 sentencesfiltrationFiltration is the process of separating solid bits from a liquid or gas by passing it through a filter, such as paper, sand or cloth.9 sentencesfinA thin, flat part sticking out of a fish's or sea animal's body that helps it swim, steer and balance.10 sentencesfinalFinal means last, coming at the end.13 sentencesfinaleThe finale is the last part of a show, concert, piece of music or event, usually the most exciting part.8 sentencesfinallyFinally means at last, after a long time or a lot of waiting.10 sentencesfinanceThe management of money, especially by governments, banks and businesses.9 sentencesfinancesThe money that a person, family, business or country has and how it is managed.8 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/page/3/