F — The school dictionary · page 41 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9financialFinancial means about money, especially how it is earned, spent, saved or managed.8 sentencesfinanciallyFinancially means in a way that is about money: «financially secure» means safe with money.8 sentencesfinchA finch is a small songbird with a short, strong, cone-shaped beak for cracking seeds, such as a goldfinch, chaffinch or greenfinch.8 sentencesfindTo find is to see or get something you were looking for, or by chance: find a coin.22 sentencesfinderA finder is a person who finds something.8 sentencesfindingsThe facts or results someone has discovered after studying, testing or investigating something.8 sentencesfineWell or healthy, all right.22 sentencesfinelyIn very small or thin pieces: «finely chopped onion».11 sentencesfineryFancy, expensive or very smart clothes and jewellery worn for a special occasion.9 sentencesfingerOne of the five long parts at the end of your hand (often the thumb is counted separately).14 sentencesfingernailThe hard thin layer that covers and protects the top of the tip of each finger.9 sentencesfingerprintThe pattern of tiny lines on the tip of each finger, or the mark it leaves on a surface.9 sentencesfingerspellTo fingerspell is to spell out a word letter by letter using hand shapes in sign language, for example a name or a word that has no sign.7 sentencesfingerspellingFingerspelling is spelling out words letter by letter with hand shapes, as part of a sign language.10 sentencesfingertipThe very end of a finger.9 sentencesfinishTo finish means to come to the end of something, to complete it.13 sentencesfinishedFinished means done, at the end, complete.11 sentencesfiniteFinite means having an end or a limit; not going on forever.7 sentencesfinkA fink is a person who tells on others to the police or people in charge; a snitch or tattletale.10 sentencesfinnA Finn is a person from Finland, a country in northern Europe.11 sentencesfinnishFinnish means from or belonging to Finland, a country in northern Europe.8 sentencesfirA tall evergreen tree with flat needles and upright cones; many are used as Christmas trees.9 sentencesfireThe flames, heat and light made when something burns.17 sentencesfirearmA gun that a person can carry, such as a pistol, rifle or shotgun.8 sentencesfireballA ball of fire, such as one made by an explosion.10 sentencesfireboxThe part of a steam engine, boiler or stove where the fire burns.8 sentencesfirebrandA firebrand is a piece of burning wood, used as a torch.6 sentencesfirecrackerA firecracker is a small firework that explodes with a loud bang, often in a string of many.8 sentencesfirefighterA firefighter is a person whose job is to put out fires and rescue people and animals.10 sentencesfireflyA small flying beetle whose tail glows with a soft light at night.10 sentencesfirelightThe light given off by a fire, especially a warm glow in a room.5 sentencesfiremanA fireman is a person whose job is to put out fires and rescue people; today the usual word is firefighter, because both men and women do…8 sentencesfireplaceA fireplace is an open space at the bottom of a chimney inside a room, where a fire is lit to heat the room.9 sentencesfireproofFireproof means not able to burn or be badly damaged by fire.9 sentencesfiresideThe area right next to a fireplace, where people sit to keep warm.10 sentencesfirewoodWood cut into pieces to burn in a fire, a stove or a fireplace.9 sentencesfireworkA firework is a small device with powder inside that explodes to make bright colours, sparks and loud bangs in the sky.12 sentencesfirmSolid and not soft; hard to press in or move: a firm mattress, firm ground.14 sentencesfirmamentThe firmament is the sky, especially the sky full of stars and heavenly things.5 sentencesfirmlyFirmly means strongly and steadily, so that something does not move or come loose.11 sentencesfirmnessFirmness is being hard or solid, not soft.6 sentencesfirstFirst means before anything or anyone else: first in line.23 sentencesfirstbornThe first child born to a family; the eldest child.8 sentencesfirstlyUsed to introduce the first point in a list of reasons or steps.6 sentencesfiscalFiscal means about government money: taxes and public spending.8 sentencesfishA fish is an animal that lives and swims in water, breathes with gills and has fins.13 sentencesfisherA person who catches fish, as a job or for fun; a fisherman or fisherwoman.10 sentencesfishermanA fisherman is a person who catches fish, as a job or for fun.9 sentencesfisherwomanA fisherwoman is a woman who catches fish, or who sells fish in the street.5 sentencesfisheryA fishery is a place where fish are caught or bred, like a part of the sea or a fish farm.9 sentencesfishingCatching fish, as a hobby or as a job: go fishing.12 sentencesfishmongerA fishmonger is a person who sells fresh fish and seafood, often in a shop or at a market stall.8 sentencesfishyFishy means smelling or tasting of fish.10 sentencesfissureA fissure is a long, narrow crack, especially in rock or the ground.12 sentencesfistA hand with the fingers bent tightly into the palm.8 sentencesfitTo fit means to be the right size and shape to go in a place or on a body.14 sentencesfitchA polecat, or its fur; also called a fitchew.8 sentencesfitlyIn a suitable or proper way; rightly.7 sentencesfitnessFitness is being healthy and strong in your body, especially from exercise.9 sentencesfittedFitted clothes are made to match the shape of the body closely.12 sentencesfitterFitter means more fit: healthier and stronger, especially from exercise.10 sentencesfittingRight or suitable for a certain time or situation: «a fitting end».13 sentencesfittinglyIn a way that suits what is right or proper.6 sentencesfiveFive is the number 5, one more than four.12 sentencesfiverA fiver is an informal word for a five-pound note in the UK or a five-dollar note in some other countries.9 sentencesfixTo fix something means to repair it so that it works again.15 sentencesfixedFixed means repaired, made to work again.12 sentencesfixedlyWith the eyes or attention held steadily on one thing, without looking away.5 sentencesfixtureA fixture is something fixed in a building that is meant to stay there, like a sink, bath, light or cupboard.10 sentencesfizzTo make lots of tiny gas bubbles with a hissing sound, like a fizzy drink.12 sentencesfizzingMaking lots of small bubbles with a hissing sound.9 sentencesfizzleTo fizzle is to make a soft hissing, spitting sound, like a sparkler or a fizzy drink.11 sentencesfizzyFizzy means full of tiny bubbles of gas: a fizzy drink.9 sentencesfjordA fjord is a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, made by a glacier long ago.7 sentencesflfl oz: «fluid ounce», a unit of liquid volume used in the USA and UK.11 sentencesflagA flag is a piece of cloth with colours and pictures that stands for a country, a team or a group.13 sentencesflagonA flagon is a large jug or bottle for holding wine, ale or other drink.5 sentencesflagpoleA flagpole is a tall pole on which a flag is raised.8 sentencesflagstaffA tall pole on which a flag is flown; a flagpole.7 sentencesflagstoneA flagstone is a flat stone slab used for paving a path, a yard or a floor.5 sentencesflailA flail is an old farm tool: a wooden stick swung on a handle to beat grain from its husks.6 sentencesflakeA small, thin, flat piece of something, like a snowflake or a flake of paint.14 sentencesflakyFlaky means breaking off easily into thin, flat pieces called flakes.11 sentencesflameA flame is the hot, bright, burning gas you see in a fire: the flame of a candle.12 sentencesflamencoFlamenco is a lively, passionate kind of music, singing and dance from southern Spain (Andalusia), with guitar playing, hand clapping and…8 sentencesflaminga softer stand-in for «bloody» to show annoyance: «that flaming dog».14 sentencesflamingoA flamingo is a tall wading bird with long thin legs, a long bendy neck, pink feathers and a curved beak, that lives in big groups by lake…10 sentencesflammableFlammable means easily set on fire and burning quickly.8 sentencesflangeA flange is a flat rim or edge that sticks out around a pipe, wheel or metal part, used to make it stronger, hold it in place or join it t…9 sentencesflankThe side of an animal's or person's body between the ribs and the hip.11 sentencesflannelA flannel is a soft woollen cloth, often used to wash the face.6 sentencesflapTo flap is to move up and down or from side to side quickly, like a bird's wings or a flag in the wind.11 sentencesflappingFlapping means moving wings or arms up and down quickly.11 sentencesflapsFlaps is the form of «flap» used with he, she or it: «The bird flaps its wings.».10 sentencesflareA flare is a very bright light or flame used as a signal for help, especially at sea.12 sentencesflashA flash is a quick bright light.17 sentencesflashbackA flashback is a part of a story, film or play that goes back to show something that happened earlier.8 sentencesflashcardA flashcard is a small card with a word, picture, question or sum on one side and the answer on the other, used to learn and remember thin…9 sentencesflashlightA flashlight is a small electric light you hold in your hand, powered by batteries; in the UK, Ireland and Australia it is usually called…9 sentencesflashyFlashy means bright, shiny or showy, made to attract attention, often in a way that seems too much.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/4/