F — The school dictionary · page 71 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9forkA fork is a tool with a handle and two to four points (prongs) that you use to eat food.13 sentencesforkliftA forklift is a small, strong vehicle with two long metal prongs at the front that slide under heavy loads to lift and move them.8 sentencesforlornSad, lonely and uncared for, often left alone.5 sentencesformA form is a shape: a cloud in the form of a rabbit.16 sentencesformalFormal means serious and following proper rules, used in important or official situations.11 sentencesformalitySomething that must be done because of rules or custom, often a small step that does not change the result: «just a formality».9 sentencesformallyIn a polite, serious, correct way, suitable for important occasions.9 sentencesformatA format is the way something is arranged, set out or organised, like the layout of a letter or the shape of a book.11 sentencesformationFormation is the way something is made or forms over time.13 sentencesformerFormer means earlier, from before but not now: «the former head teacher», «a former champion».12 sentencesformerlyFormerly means in the past, before now, but not any more.10 sentencesformicTo do with ants.7 sentencesformidableFormidable means so strong or fierce that people feel afraid or find it hard to beat: a formidable enemy.6 sentencesformulaA rule written with letters and symbols that tells you how to work something out: area = length × width.15 sentencesformulateTo formulate a plan, idea or rule is to think it out carefully and put it together in detail.10 sentencesformulatedFormulated means carefully thought out and put into words or a plan: «a well-formulated question».9 sentencesformulationA formulation is the way an idea, rule or question is put into words.9 sentencesforsakeTo leave someone and stop helping or caring for them; to abandon.10 sentencesforsoothForsooth means in truth or indeed, said to add emphasis, often in a teasing or scornful way.4 sentencesfortA fort is a strong building or group of buildings with thick walls, built to protect soldiers and people from attack.10 sentencesforthForth means forward or onward, away from a starting place.13 sentencesforthcomingHappening or coming soon: «the forthcoming holiday».10 sentencesforthwithForthwith means immediately, at once, without delay.8 sentencesfortiethComing as number 40 in a row or order.8 sentencesfortificationA wall, tower, ditch or other structure built to defend a place from attack.10 sentencesfortifiedA fortified place has strong walls, towers or other defences to protect it from attack, like a castle or a walled town.14 sentencesfortifyTo fortify a place is to make it stronger against attack by building walls, towers or ditches.9 sentencesfortnightA period of two weeks; fourteen days.9 sentencesfortressA fortress is a large, strong building or town with thick walls, built to protect people from attack.10 sentencesfortunateFortunate means lucky; having something good happen to you by chance.9 sentencesfortunatelyFortunately means happily, because something lucky has happened.5 sentencesfortuneA very large amount of money: «That car cost a fortune».11 sentencesfortyForty is the number 40, four tens.9 sentencesforumA forum is a place, meeting or website where people discuss a topic and share views.10 sentencesforwardForward means toward the front, in the direction you are facing.14 sentencesfossaA fossa is a slim, cat-like meat-eating animal that lives only in Madagascar, the island's top predator.8 sentencesfossilA fossil is the remains or shape of a plant or animal from very long ago, kept in rock.10 sentencesfossilisationFossilisation is the very slow process, over thousands or millions of years, by which the remains or traces of a living thing are turned i…8 sentencesfossiliseTo slowly turn into a fossil, where a dead plant or animal is preserved in rock over millions of years.8 sentencesfossilisedTurned into a fossil: the remains or print of a plant or animal that has slowly turned to stone over millions of years.8 sentencesfosterTo look after a child for a time in your own home when the child's own family cannot care for them.11 sentencesfosterlingA fosterling is a child or young animal brought up by someone who is not its own parent.3 sentencesfoulVery dirty, smelly or unpleasant: «a foul smell».15 sentencesfoundFound is the past of "find".14 sentencesfoundationThe strong base under a building, usually under the ground, that holds it up.13 sentencesfounderA person who starts a school, company, club, charity or city.11 sentencesfoundingStarting or creating a city, school, company or group.9 sentencesfoundlingA foundling is a baby or young child who has been left alone and then found by someone who takes care of it.4 sentencesfoundryA foundry is a factory where metal is melted and poured into moulds to make things.4 sentencesfountA fount is a spring of water, or a fountain.4 sentencesfountainA fountain is a stream of water pushed up into the air, often as a decoration in a park or square.11 sentencesfourFour is the number 4, one more than three.12 sentencesfourfoldFour times as much or as many.8 sentencesfourpenceFourpence is four pence, an old British sum of money (a small amount, worth about 4p now).4 sentencesfourteenThe number 14: ten plus four, one more than thirteen.9 sentencesfourteenthFourteenth is number 14 in order.9 sentencesfourthFourth is number four in order: the one after the third.11 sentencesfowlA bird kept for its eggs or meat, such as a chicken, duck, goose or turkey.10 sentencesfowlerA fowler is a person who catches birds, for food or sport.4 sentencesfoxA fox is a wild animal of the dog family with a pointed nose, pointed ears, reddish fur and a long bushy tail.11 sentencesfoxgloveA foxglove is a tall garden and wild plant with many bell-shaped purple, pink or white flowers hanging down one side of its stem.7 sentencesfoxyFoxy means sly and clever at tricking people, like the fox in fables.10 sentencesfr«Fr» or «Fr.» is short for «Father», the title of a Catholic, Orthodox or Anglican priest: «Fr. Michael».14 sentencesfractionA fraction is a part of a whole, like one half or three quarters. It is written with one number over another, like 3/4.12 sentencesfractionalFractional means in the form of a fraction, or to do with fractions: «a fractional number», «fractional parts».8 sentencesfractureA fracture is a break or crack, especially in a bone.10 sentencesfragileFragile means easily broken or damaged.11 sentencesfragmentA fragment is a small piece that has broken off something.12 sentencesfragmentaryFragmentary means broken into small pieces, or only partly known, not whole.4 sentencesfragmentationFragmentation is the breaking of something into small pieces.8 sentencesfragranceA fragrance is a pleasant, sweet smell, like flowers or fresh bread.9 sentencesfragrantFragrant means having a sweet, pleasant smell.4 sentencesfrailFrail means weak and easily hurt, often because of old age or illness.8 sentencesfraise«Fraise» is the French word for strawberry; it is said like «frez» to an English ear.9 sentencesframboiseIn French, «framboise» means «raspberry»; it sounds like «from-BWAHZ».7 sentencesframeA frame is a border that goes around something, like around a picture, a mirror or a window.15 sentencesframeworkA framework is the frame or supporting structure that holds something together: the framework of a tent.4 sentencesfranchisePermission from a company to sell its products or run a shop using its name, as in «a burger franchise».11 sentencesfrankFrank is a boy's or man's name, often short for Francis or Franklin.12 sentencesfrankincenseA sweet-smelling gum (resin) from certain trees in Arabia and Africa, burned to make perfumed smoke.9 sentencesfranklinFranklin is a first name and a family name, as in Benjamin Franklin, one of the founders of the United States, and Franklin the Turtle in…9 sentencesfranklyFrankly means honestly and openly, saying what you really think.10 sentencesfranticFrantic means very worried, scared or upset, so that you cannot think calmly.9 sentencesfranticallyFrantically means in a wild, hurried way, because of fear or worry.4 sentencesfraudFraud is the crime of tricking people to get money or things dishonestly.10 sentencesfraudulentFraudulent means dishonest and meant to trick people, usually to get money.8 sentencesfraughtFull of something bad, such as danger, worry or trouble: a journey fraught with danger.4 sentencesfrayIf cloth or rope frays, its threads come loose at the edge and it starts to wear out.10 sentencesfrayedFrayed cloth or rope has loose threads at the edge because it is old or worn.11 sentencesfrazzleTo be worn to a frazzle is to be completely tired out.9 sentencesfreakA freak event is very unusual and unexpected: a freak storm, a freak accident.14 sentencesfreakinga softer stand-in for the f-word, used to add strong feeling: «It's freaking cold!».11 sentencesfreakyFreaky means strange and a bit scary or weird: «a freaky noise».9 sentencesfreckleA small light-brown spot on the skin, especially on the face and arms, that often gets darker or more in sunshine.10 sentencesfreeFree means it costs no money: you pay nothing for it.16 sentencesfreedomFreedom is being free: able to go where you like, say what you think, and choose what to do, without being locked up or controlled.11 sentencesfreeloadTo take food, money, a place to stay or other things from others without paying or helping.7 sentencesfreelyFreely means without being stopped, held back or controlled.11 sentencesfreewayA big, fast road with several lanes in each direction, where traffic can drive without stopping at traffic lights or crossings (mostly Ame…7 sentencesfreezeOf a liquid: to become solid ice because it is very cold.15 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/page/7/