F
- financial adjective
Financial means about money, especially how it is earned, spent, saved or managed. - financially adverb
Financially means in a way that is about money: «financially secure» means safe with money. - finch noun (a finch, finches)
1) A finch is a small songbird with a short, strong, cone-shaped beak for cracking seeds, such as a goldfinch, chaffinch or greenfinch. - find verb (find, finds, found, finding); noun (a find)
To find is to see or get something you were looking for, or by chance: find a coin. - finder noun (a finder, finders)
1) A finder is a person who finds something. 2) A finder is a tool or device that helps you find something, like a viewfinder on a camera… - findings noun, plural (findings); singular a finding (rare)
The facts or results someone has discovered after studying, testing or investigating something. - fine adjective (fine, finer, finest); adverb (fine — informal); noun (a fine, fines); verb (fine, fines, fined, fining)
Well or healthy, all right: "I'm fine, thanks.". - finely adverb
In very small or thin pieces: «finely chopped onion». - finery noun (uncountable)
1) Fancy, expensive or very smart clothes and jewellery worn for a special occasion. 2) Bright, showy decoration. - finger noun (finger, fingers); verb (finger, fingers, fingered — touch with fingers)
One of the five long parts at the end of your hand (often the thumb is counted separately). - fingernail noun (a fingernail, fingernails)
1) The hard thin layer that covers and protects the top of the tip of each finger. - fingerprint noun (fingerprint, fingerprints); verb (fingerprint, fingerprints, fingerprinted, fingerprinting)
The pattern of tiny lines on the tip of each finger, or the mark it leaves on a surface. - fingerspell verb (fingerspell, fingerspells, fingerspelled or fingerspelt, fingerspelling)
1) To 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. - fingerspelling noun (fingerspelling, uncountable); verb fingerspell (fingerspell, fingerspells, fingerspelled/fingerspelt, fingerspelling)
Fingerspelling is spelling out words letter by letter with hand shapes, as part of a sign language. - fingertip noun (a fingertip, fingertips)
1) The very end of a finger. 2) At your fingertips: easy to reach or find, ready for you to use (information at your fingertips). - finish verb (finish, finishes, finished, finishing); noun (a finish, finishes)
To finish means to come to the end of something, to complete it. - finished verb (finish, finishes, finished, finishing); adjective (finished)
1) Finished means done, at the end, complete. 2) Finished is the past of finish. 3) «I'm finished» can mean I have nothing more to do or… - finite adjective (finite)
Finite means having an end or a limit; not going on forever. - fink noun (a fink, finks); verb (fink, finks, finked, finking — fink on someone)
A fink is a person who tells on others to the police or people in charge; a snitch or tattletale. - finn proper noun (Finn, Finns); also a given name (Finn)
A Finn is a person from Finland, a country in northern Europe. - finnish adjective (Finnish); noun (the Finnish language)
Finnish means from or belonging to Finland, a country in northern Europe. - fir noun (a fir, firs; also fir tree)
1) A tall evergreen tree with flat needles and upright cones; many are used as Christmas trees. 2) The wood of this tree. - fire noun (fire, fires); verb (fire, fires, fired, firing)
The flames, heat and light made when something burns. - firearm noun (a firearm, firearms)
1) A gun that a person can carry, such as a pistol, rifle or shotgun. - fireball noun (a fireball, fireballs)
A ball of fire, such as one made by an explosion. - firebox noun (a firebox, fireboxes)
1) The part of a steam engine, boiler or stove where the fire burns. 2) (US, old) A box on a street with an alarm to call firefighters. - firebrand noun (firebrands)
A firebrand is a piece of burning wood, used as a torch. - firecracker noun (a firecracker, firecrackers)
A firecracker is a small firework that explodes with a loud bang, often in a string of many. - firefighter noun (a firefighter, firefighters)
A firefighter is a person whose job is to put out fires and rescue people and animals. - firefly noun (a firefly, fireflies)
A small flying beetle whose tail glows with a soft light at night. - firelight noun (no plural in use)
The light given off by a fire, especially a warm glow in a room. - fireman noun (a fireman, firemen)
1) A 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… - fireplace noun (fireplace, fireplaces)
1) A fireplace is an open space at the bottom of a chimney inside a room, where a fire is lit to heat the room. - fireproof adjective (fireproof); verb (fireproof, fireproofs, fireproofed, fireproofing)
Fireproof means not able to burn or be badly damaged by fire. - fireside noun (the fireside, firesides); adjective (fireside)
The area right next to a fireplace, where people sit to keep warm. - firewood noun (firewood — no plural)
1) Wood cut into pieces to burn in a fire, a stove or a fireplace. - firework noun (a firework, fireworks)
A firework is a small device with powder inside that explodes to make bright colours, sparks and loud bangs in the sky. - firm adjective (firm, firmer, firmest); noun (a firm, firms); adverb (firmly)
Solid and not soft; hard to press in or move: a firm mattress, firm ground. - firmament noun (firmaments)
(old use) The firmament is the sky, especially the sky full of stars and heavenly things. - firmly adverb (firmly, more firmly)
Firmly means strongly and steadily, so that something does not move or come loose. - firmness noun (firmnesses)
1) Firmness is being hard or solid, not soft. 2) Firmness is being steady and strong in what you decide, not giving way to others. - first adverb, adjective, determiner; noun (the first; a first — top university grade, UK); pronoun
First means before anything or anyone else: first in line. - firstborn noun (firstborn, firstborns); adjective (firstborn)
The first child born to a family; the eldest child. - firstly adverb (firstly)
1) Used to introduce the first point in a list of reasons or steps. - fiscal adjective (formal)
Fiscal means about government money: taxes and public spending. - fish noun (fish — one or many; fishes — many kinds); verb (fish, fishes, fished, fishing)
A fish is an animal that lives and swims in water, breathes with gills and has fins. - fisher noun (fisher, fishers)
A person who catches fish, as a job or for fun; a fisherman or fisherwoman. - fisherman noun (a fisherman, fishermen)
1) A fisherman is a person who catches fish, as a job or for fun. - fisherwoman noun (fisherwomen)
A fisherwoman is a woman who catches fish, or who sells fish in the street. - fishery noun (a fishery, fisheries)
A fishery is a place where fish are caught or bred, like a part of the sea or a fish farm. - fishing noun (fishing — uncountable); also the -ing form of the verb fish (fish, fishes, fished, fishing)
Catching fish, as a hobby or as a job: go fishing. - fishmonger noun (a fishmonger, fishmongers; the fishmonger's = the shop)
A fishmonger is a person who sells fresh fish and seafood, often in a shop or at a market stall. - fishy adjective (fishy, fishier, fishiest)
1) Fishy means smelling or tasting of fish. 2) (informal) Fishy means suspicious, as if something is wrong or someone is not telling the… - fissure noun (a fissure, fissures)
A fissure is a long, narrow crack, especially in rock or the ground. - fist noun (a fist, fists)
1) A hand with the fingers bent tightly into the palm. - fit verb (fit, fits, fit or fitted, fitting); adjective (fit, fitter, fittest); noun (a fit)
To fit means to be the right size and shape to go in a place or on a body. - fitch noun (a fitch, fitches)
1) (old or trade word) A polecat, or its fur; also called a fitchew. 2) (Bible, old) A kind of plant grown for seeds, a vetch or similar… - fitly adverb (fitly — formal, old-fashioned)
1) (formal, old) In a suitable or proper way; rightly. - fitness noun (fitness; usually no plural)
Fitness is being healthy and strong in your body, especially from exercise. - fitted adjective (fitted); verb form (fitted, past of fit)
Fitted clothes are made to match the shape of the body closely. - fitter adjective (fitter, comparative of fit); noun (a fitter, fitters)
Fitter means more fit: healthier and stronger, especially from exercise. - fitting adjective (fitting, more fitting); noun (a fitting, fittings); verb form (fit → fitting)
Right or suitable for a certain time or situation: «a fitting end». - fittingly adverb
1) In a way that suits what is right or proper. 2) In a suitable and proper way, as is fitting. - five number (five, fives); noun (a five)
1) Five is the number 5, one more than four. 2) A five is the digit 5, or a five-dollar or five-pound note. 3) «High five» means slapping… - fiver noun (a fiver, fivers)
A fiver is an informal word for a five-pound note in the UK or a five-dollar note in some other countries. - fix verb (fix, fixes, fixed, fixing); noun (a fix, fixes)
To fix something means to repair it so that it works again. - fixed adjective; past form of fix (fix, fixes, fixed, fixing)
1) Fixed means repaired, made to work again. 2) Fixed means attached firmly so it cannot move. 3) Fixed means set and not changing, like a… - fixedly adverb
With the eyes or attention held steadily on one thing, without looking away. - fixture noun (a fixture, fixtures)
A fixture is something fixed in a building that is meant to stay there, like a sink, bath, light or cupboard. - fizz verb (fizz, fizzes, fizzed, fizzing); noun (fizz)
To make lots of tiny gas bubbles with a hissing sound, like a fizzy drink. - fizzing -ing form of fizz; adjective (fizzing)
Making lots of small bubbles with a hissing sound. - fizzle verb (fizzle, fizzles, fizzled, fizzling); noun (a fizzle — informal)
To fizzle is to make a soft hissing, spitting sound, like a sparkler or a fizzy drink. - fizzy adjective (fizzy, fizzier, fizziest)
1) Fizzy means full of tiny bubbles of gas: a fizzy drink. - fjord noun (fjord, fjords); also spelt «fiord», especially in New Zealand
1) A fjord is a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, made by a glacier long ago. - fl abbreviation (fl, fl., FL)
fl oz: «fluid ounce», a unit of liquid volume used in the USA and UK. - flag noun (flag, flags); verb (flag, flags, flagged, flagging)
A flag is a piece of cloth with colours and pictures that stands for a country, a team or a group. - flagon noun (flagons)
A flagon is a large jug or bottle for holding wine, ale or other drink. - flagpole noun (flagpole, flagpoles)
1) A flagpole is a tall pole on which a flag is raised. - flagstaff noun (a flagstaff, flagstaffs or flagstaves)
1) A tall pole on which a flag is flown; a flagpole. - flagstone noun (flagstones)
A flagstone is a flat stone slab used for paving a path, a yard or a floor. - flail noun (flails); verb (flail, flails, flailed, flailing)
A flail is an old farm tool: a wooden stick swung on a handle to beat grain from its husks. - flake noun (a flake, flakes); verb (flake, flakes, flaked, flaking); verb (flake out — informal)
A small, thin, flat piece of something, like a snowflake or a flake of paint. - flaky adjective (flaky, flakier, flakiest — also spelled flakey)
Flaky means breaking off easily into thin, flat pieces called flakes. - flame noun (a flame, flames); verb (flame, flames, flamed, flaming)
A flame is the hot, bright, burning gas you see in a fire: the flame of a candle. - flamenco noun (flamenco, uncountable; a flamenco)
1) Flamenco is a lively, passionate kind of music, singing and dance from southern Spain (Andalusia), with guitar playing, hand clapping… - flaming adjective (flaming; before nouns in the swearing sense); adverb (flaming — slang intensifier); verb form (flame, flames, flamed, flaming)
a softer stand-in for «bloody» to show annoyance: «that flaming dog». - flamingo noun (a flamingo, flamingos or flamingoes)
1) A 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… - flammable adjective (flammable)
1) Flammable means easily set on fire and burning quickly. - flange noun (a flange, flanges)
1) A 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… - flank noun (a flank, flanks); verb (flank, flanks, flanked, flanking)
The side of an animal's or person's body between the ribs and the hip. - flannel noun (flannels)
A flannel is a soft woollen cloth, often used to wash the face. - flap verb (flap, flaps, flapped, flapping); noun (a flap, flaps)
To flap is to move up and down or from side to side quickly, like a bird's wings or a flag in the wind. - flapping verb, the -ing form of «flap» (flap, flaps, flapped, flapping); adjective (flapping); noun (flapping)
Flapping means moving wings or arms up and down quickly. - flaps verb form (flaps, from flap); noun plural (flaps, of flap)
Flaps is the form of «flap» used with he, she or it: «The bird flaps its wings.». - flare noun (flare, flares); verb (flare, flares, flared, flaring)
A flare is a very bright light or flame used as a signal for help, especially at sea. - flash noun (a flash, flashes); verb (flash, flashes, flashed, flashing); adjective (flash = showy, informal)
1) A flash is a quick bright light. 2) To flash is to shine for a very short moment, or to shine on and off. 3) In a flash means very… - flashback noun (a flashback, flashbacks)
A flashback is a part of a story, film or play that goes back to show something that happened earlier. - flashcard noun (a flashcard, flashcards); also flash card
1) A 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… - flashlight noun (a flashlight, flashlights)
1) A flashlight is a small electric light you hold in your hand, powered by batteries; in the UK, Ireland and Australia it is usually… - flashy adjective (flashy, flashier, flashiest)
Flashy means bright, shiny or showy, made to attract attention, often in a way that seems too much.
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