F — The school dictionary · page 81 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9freezerA freezer is a very cold cupboard or box that freezes food to keep it fresh for a long time.10 sentencesfreezingFreezing means very cold.13 sentencesfreightFreight is goods carried by trains, ships, trucks or planes.11 sentencesfrenchFrench is the language of France; it is also spoken in Canada (Quebec), Belgium, Switzerland and many countries in Africa.12 sentencesfrenchmanA man who comes from France or is French.8 sentencesfrenzyA wild state of excitement, anger or running about, when a person is not in control.5 sentencesfrequencyHow often something happens.12 sentencesfrequentFrequent means happening often.10 sentencesfrequentlyFrequently means often, many times.10 sentencesfrescoA fresco is a painting made on a wall or ceiling while the plaster is still wet, so the colours become part of the wall.8 sentencesfreshOf food: recently made, picked or caught, not old or spoiled: fresh bread, fresh fruit.16 sentencesfreshenTo freshen something is to make it cleaner, cooler or newer: «freshen the room».11 sentencesfreshlyVery recently; only just: «freshly baked bread», «freshly cut grass».8 sentencesfreshnessFreshness is being newly made, picked or caught, so food is not old or stale.13 sentencesfreshwaterFreshwater describes water that is not salty, like the water in most rivers, lakes, ponds and streams.11 sentencesfretTo fret means to worry and be upset about something, often again and again.13 sentencesfrettedTo worry and be anxious about something.5 sentencesfriFri is the short form of Friday, the day after Thursday and before Saturday.10 sentencesfriarA man who belongs to a Christian religious order, such as the Franciscans or Dominicans, who has promised to live simply and travels among…10 sentencesfricka softer stand-in for the f-word to show annoyance or surprise: «Oh, frick!».11 sentencesfrictionFriction is a force that slows things down or stops them when two surfaces rub or slide against each other.9 sentencesfrictionalCaused by or to do with friction, the force that slows things when surfaces rub together.7 sentencesfridayFriday is a day of the week. It comes after Thursday and before Saturday.13 sentencesfridgeA cold cupboard in the kitchen that keeps food and drinks cool and fresh, usually about 3–5 °C.9 sentencesfriedFried food has been cooked in hot oil or fat.11 sentencesfriendA friend is a person you like and who likes you, who you enjoy being with.23 sentencesfriendlinessBeing kind, warm and nice to others, like a friend.8 sentencesfriendlyKind and pleasant to others; behaving like a friend.13 sentencesfriendshipThe relationship between friends: liking each other, trusting each other, and enjoying time together.11 sentencesfrigateAn old sailing warship, fairly fast and with many guns.4 sentencesfrigginga stand-in for the f-word to show anger or for emphasis: «the frigging car won't start».10 sentencesfrightA fright is a sudden feeling of fear: you gave me a fright.12 sentencesfrightenTo frighten means to make someone feel scared.11 sentencesfrightenedFrightened means afraid or scared.10 sentencesfrightfulVery bad, terrible or causing great fear.5 sentencesfrightfullyVery; extremely, as in «frightfully kind» or «frightfully sorry».9 sentencesfrillA frill is a strip of cloth with lots of folds sewn on the edge of a dress, curtain or collar for decoration.10 sentencesfrilledHaving a frill: a strip of cloth with folds or waves sewn on the edge.7 sentencesfrillyDecorated with frills, wavy strips of cloth or lace gathered into folds, as on a dress, curtain or sock.8 sentencesfringeA fringe is hair cut short and straight across the forehead; Americans call it bangs.11 sentencesfrisbeeA light plastic disc that you throw and catch by spinning it through the air.8 sentencesfrisianFrisian means from or belonging to Friesland or the Frisian Islands, a region along the North Sea coast in the Netherlands and Germany.9 sentencesfriskTo jump and skip about playfully, as a lively animal does.5 sentencesfriskingJumping and skipping about happily and playfully.4 sentencesfriskyLively, full of play and energy, and not keeping still.4 sentencesfritterA fritter is a piece of fruit, vegetable or meat dipped in batter and fried, like an apple fritter or corn fritter.8 sentencesfrivolousSilly and not serious; caring more about fun or trifles than about what matters.4 sentencesfrizzleTo cook in hot fat so that it sizzles and goes crisp.5 sentencesfrockA dress worn by a girl or woman.4 sentencesfrogA frog is a small green or brown animal with long back legs that jumps and lives near water.11 sentencesfrogfishA frogfish is a small, lumpy sea fish that lives in warm oceans, often on coral reefs; it is a kind of anglerfish.8 sentencesfroghopperA small jumping insect whose young live inside a blob of froth on plants, called cuckoo spit; also called a spittlebug.6 sentencesfrolicTo play and run about in a happy, lively way.9 sentencesfromFrom shows where something starts or comes from: a letter from Grandma, from home.20 sentencesfrondA long leaf of a fern or palm, often divided into many small leaves.4 sentencesfrontThe front is the part that is first or ahead of the rest.13 sentencesfrontalFrontal means at the front or facing the front of something.13 sentencesfrontierA frontier is a border between two countries, or the land near it.11 sentencesfrontispieceA picture facing the title page at the front of an old book.4 sentencesfrostThin white ice crystals that form on grass, cars and windows when the air is below freezing, especially on cold clear nights.12 sentencesfrostbiteFrostbite is an injury to the skin and the body under it caused by very cold weather, usually on the fingers, toes, nose and ears.7 sentencesfrostbittenFrostbitten means injured by extreme cold, so that skin and the flesh under it freeze, especially on fingers, toes, ears and nose.8 sentencesfrostyVery cold, with frost (thin white ice) on the ground and on things.12 sentencesfrothFroth is lots of small bubbles on top of a liquid, like foam on a milkshake.9 sentencesfrothingFrothing means making or having lots of tiny bubbles on top, like foam on a milkshake or soap.11 sentencesfrothyFrothy means covered in or full of froth, a mass of tiny bubbles.9 sentencesfrownTo frown is to bring your eyebrows together and wrinkle your forehead because you are cross, worried, puzzled or thinking hard.11 sentencesfrozenFrozen means turned into ice or made hard by cold: a frozen lake.12 sentencesfrugalFrugal means spending little and making do with simple things; a frugal meal is small and plain.4 sentencesfruitFruit is the sweet or juicy part of a plant that holds its seeds and that you can eat, like an apple, a pear, a plum or a banana.13 sentencesfruitcakeA fruitcake is a rich cake full of dried fruit like raisins, currants and cherries, often eaten at Christmas and weddings.9 sentencesfruitfulFruitful means producing much fruit or crops, so the land gives rich harvests.5 sentencesfruitfulnessFruitfulness is the state of producing much fruit, crops or young animals.4 sentencesfruitlessFruitless means producing no result; it fails to find or gain anything.4 sentencesfruityFruity means tasting or smelling strongly of fruit.10 sentencesfrustrateTo frustrate someone is to make them feel cross and upset because they cannot do or get what they want.9 sentencesfrustratedFeeling upset and annoyed because you cannot do something or cannot get what you want, even though you try.10 sentencesfrustratingFrustrating describes something that makes you feel cross and upset because you cannot do or change it.10 sentencesfrustrationA cross, upset feeling you get when you cannot do something or cannot get what you want.10 sentencesfryTo fry food is to cook it in hot oil or fat in a pan.13 sentencesfryingFrying is cooking food in hot oil or fat.10 sentencesfshFSH stands for «follicle-stimulating hormone», a chemical messenger in the body that helps grown-ups' bodies develop and have babies.7 sentencesftThe short form of «foot» or «feet», a unit of length in the imperial system; 1 ft = 12 inches, about 30 centimetres.9 sentencesfudgeFudge is a soft, sweet candy made from sugar, butter and milk, often with chocolate.12 sentencesfuelFuel is something that is burned to make heat or power, like petrol, gas, coal or wood.11 sentencesfuelledFuelled means given fuel such as petrol, gas, coal or wood, so that it can work or burn: «a plane fuelled for take-off».10 sentencesfugitiveA person who is running away or hiding, especially from the police or from danger.10 sentencesfuguA pufferfish, or a Japanese dish made from it. The fish contains a deadly poison, so only specially trained and licensed chefs may prepare…8 sentencesfujiFuji, or Mount Fuji, is the tallest mountain in Japan, a volcano with a snowy top near Tokyo.11 sentencesful«-ful» is an ending added to a word to make an adjective meaning «full of» or «having»: careful, hopeful, colourful, helpful.10 sentencesfulfilTo do what you promised or what is needed: «fulfil a promise».12 sentencesfulfillTo fulfill something is to do or carry out what was promised, needed or wished.6 sentencesfulfilledDone or carried out as promised or needed.11 sentencesfulfillmentFulfillment is the act of carrying out a promise or wish, or the feeling of having it come true. (British spelling: fulfilment).5 sentencesfulfilmentA feeling of being happy and satisfied because you are doing something useful or that you love.9 sentencesfullFull means holding as much as it can hold: «a full cup».21 sentencesfullnessBeing full: a feeling of fullness after dinner.12 sentencesfullyCompletely; in every way.11 sentencesfumbleTo fumble is to handle something clumsily with the hands, often in the dark or in a hurry.5 sentencesfumblingUsing your hands in a clumsy, unsure way, so you drop things or cannot do a job neatly.13 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/page/8/