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- foe noun (plural foes)
1) A foe is an enemy, someone who wants to harm or beat you. - fog noun (fog, fogs); verb (fog, fogs, fogged, fogging — fog up)
A thick cloud of tiny water drops near the ground that makes it hard to see. - foggy adjective (foggy, foggier, foggiest)
Foggy means full of fog, a thick cloud near the ground that makes it hard to see. - foil noun (foil — uncountable; a foil — a fencing sword); verb (foil, foils, foiled, foiling)
Metal, usually aluminium, made into a very thin sheet, used to wrap and cook food. - fold verb (fold, folds, folded, folding); noun (a fold, folds)
To fold is to bend paper or cloth so one part lies over another. - foliage noun (foliage — uncountable)
1) The leaves of a plant or many trees, all together. - folk noun (folk, folks — plural meaning people); adjective (folk music, folk tale)
Folk means people, especially ordinary people: «country folk», «old folk». - folklore noun (no plural)
1) Folklore is the old stories, songs and beliefs of a people, passed down by word of mouth. - folks noun, plural (folks); singular folk (folk, folks)
Folks means people, especially ordinary people: «Folks round here are friendly». - follicle noun (a follicle, follicles) — (science)
A tiny hole or sac in the skin from which a hair grows. - follow verb (follow, follows, followed, following)
To follow is to go or come after someone or something. - followers noun, plural of follower (a follower, followers)
Followers are people who support, believe in or copy a leader, team or idea. - folly noun (folly, follies)
Foolishness; a very silly or unwise act or idea. - fond adjective (fond, fonder, fondest)
To be fond of someone or something means to like them a lot: "I'm fond of my grandma". - fondle verb (fondles, fondled, fondling)
1) To fondle someone is to touch or stroke them gently and lovingly. - fondly adverb
1) In a kind, loving way: She smiled fondly at the baby. 2) Hopefully but wrongly; foolishly: He fondly believed he would win. - fondness noun (fondness)
1) A gentle, warm liking or love for someone or something. 2) A liking for doing or eating something: «a fondness for chocolate». - font noun (a font, fonts)
A set of letters and numbers in one design and size, such as Arial or Times New Roman. - fontanelle noun (a fontanelle, fontanelles; US spelling fontanel)
A fontanelle is a soft spot on a baby's head where the bones of the skull have not yet joined together. - food noun (food, foods — usually uncountable)
What people, animals and plants take in to stay alive, grow and have energy. - foodstuff noun (a foodstuff, foodstuffs) — (formal)
1) (formal) Any substance used as food: bread, rice, meat, milk and so on. - fool noun (a fool, fools); verb (fool, fools, fooled, fooling); adjective (foolish)
A fool is a person who acts in a silly way or without good sense. - foolish adjective (foolish, more foolish, most foolish); adverb foolishly
Foolish means silly or not sensible; showing poor judgement. - foolishly adverb (foolish is the adjective; more foolishly)
1) In a silly or unwise way, without thinking about what might go wrong. - foolishness noun (foolishness; uncountable)
Foolishness is silly or unwise behaviour or thinking, without good sense. - foot noun (foot, feet); verb (foot the bill — pay)
1) A foot is the part of your leg you stand on. 2) A foot is a unit of length, about as long as a ruler; a foot is 12 inches. 3) The foot… - footage noun (uncountable)
1) Film or video recordings of an event. 2) (old, measuring) A length measured in feet. - football noun (football, footballs)
Football is a game where two teams try to kick a ball into the other team's goal; in the USA and Australia this game is called soccer. - footballer noun (a footballer, footballers)
A footballer is a person who plays football, especially as a job. - footbridge noun (a footbridge, footbridges)
1) A narrow bridge only for people walking, not for cars. - footloose adjective (often «footloose and fancy-free»)
Footloose means free to go where you like and do what you want, with no responsibilities to tie you down. - footman noun (a footman, footmen)
A male servant in a grand house who wears a uniform, opens doors, serves food at table and carries messages. - footmark noun (plural footmarks)
1) A mark left on the ground by a foot; a footprint. - footnote noun (plural footnotes)
1) A note printed at the bottom of a page, giving extra information, a source or a correction. - footpath noun (footpath, footpaths)
A footpath is a path made for people to walk on, not cars, often across fields, through parks or woods. - footprint noun (a footprint, footprints)
A footprint is a mark left by a foot or shoe on the ground, like in sand, snow or mud. - footrest noun (a footrest, footrests)
Something you rest your feet on while sitting, like a small stool or a bar on a chair. - footsore adjective
1) Having sore or aching feet after a long walk. - footstep noun (a footstep, footsteps)
A footstep is one step that someone takes when walking. - footstool noun (a footstool, footstools)
A low stool or small padded seat for resting your feet on when you sit in a chair. - footwear noun (footwear; no plural)
Footwear means things you wear on your feet, like shoes, boots, trainers and sandals. - footwork noun (footwork, uncountable)
The way a person moves their feet, especially in sports and dancing, as in «good footwork». - fop noun (plural fops)
1) (old use) A man who cares too much about his clothes and looks, and who is vain and silly about them. - for preposition; conjunction (old use: for he was tired)
For shows who or what something is meant for: a present for Mum. - forage verb (forage, forages, foraged, foraging); noun (uncountable: forage)
To search for food, especially as animals do in the wild. - forager noun (a forager, foragers)
A forager is an animal that searches for food, such as a bee looking for nectar or a squirrel looking for nuts. - foraging verb (-ing form of forage: forage, forages, foraged, foraging); noun (foraging, uncountable)
Foraging means searching for food, especially wild food, like animals looking for something to eat. - forbear verb (forbears, forbearing, forbore, forborne)
To forbear is to hold back from doing something; to refrain. - forbid verb (forbid, forbids, forbade, forbidden, forbidding)
To say that someone must not do something; not to allow it. - forbidden adjective (forbidden); also the past participle of «forbid» (forbid, forbids, forbade, forbidden, forbidding)
Forbidden means not allowed, especially by a rule or law. - forbidding adjective (forbidding; more forbidding); verb form (forbid, forbids, forbade, forbidden, forbidding)
Forbidding means looking unfriendly, frightening or dangerous: a forbidding castle. - force noun (a force, forces; force — uncountable: strength); verb (force, forces, forced, forcing)
In science: a push or a pull that can make something move, stop, speed up, slow down or change shape. - forceful adjective
1) Strong and confident in what you say or do, making people listen. 2) Using strength or force; powerful. - forcefully adverb
1) Forcefully means with a lot of strength or power. 2) In a strong, confident way that makes people listen: «she argued forcefully». - forcible adjective (forcible, more forcible, most forcible)
1) Done by using force or violence, against someone's will. 2) Strong and convincing, as in «a forcible argument». - forcibly adverb
Forcibly means by using force, so that someone or something is made to do it against their will. - ford noun (a ford, fords); verb (ford, fords, forded, fording); Ford (a name)
A ford is a shallow place in a river or stream where you can walk, ride or drive across. - fore adjective (fore); noun (the fore); adverb (fore); interjection (Fore!)
«Fore!» is a shout golfers use to warn people that a ball is flying towards them. - forearm noun (a forearm, forearms); verb (forearm, forearms, forearmed — rare)
The forearm is the part of the arm between the elbow and the wrist. - foreboding noun (plural forebodings)
1) A strong feeling that something bad is about to happen. - forecast noun (a forecast, forecasts); verb (forecast, forecasts, forecast or forecasted, forecasting)
A statement of what will probably happen in the future, especially about the weather. - forecaster noun (a forecaster, forecasters)
A person who says what will probably happen, especially a weather forecaster who predicts the weather. - forecourt noun (a forecourt, forecourts)
A forecourt is an open area in front of a building, such as a petrol station, hotel, shop or church. - forefather noun (plural forefathers)
1) A man from an earlier generation of your family; an ancestor. - forefinger noun (a forefinger, forefingers)
1) Your forefinger is the finger next to your thumb, the one you usually point with; it is also called the index finger or first finger. - forefoot noun (a forefoot, forefeet)
1) One of the front feet of an animal with four legs. 2) (sailing) The lowest front part of a ship's hull, where the keel meets the stem. - forehead noun (a forehead, foreheads)
1) Your forehead is the part of your face above your eyes and below your hair. - foreign adjective (foreign, more foreign)
Foreign means from or belonging to another country, not your own. - foreigner noun (a foreigner, foreigners)
1) A person from another country. - foreleg noun (plural forelegs)
1) One of the two front legs of an animal such as a horse, dog or cow. - forelimb noun (a forelimb, forelimbs)
One of the front legs of an animal with four legs, or the wing or arm that is in the same place, such as a bird's wing or a person's arm. - forelock noun (a forelock, forelocks)
A forelock is a lock (bunch) of hair that grows just above the forehead, on a person or a horse. - foreman noun (a foreman, foremen)
A worker in charge of a group of workers, for example on a building site or in a factory. - foremost adjective (also adverb: put your best foot foremost)
1) First in place, rank or order; the one at the front. - forenoon noun (the forenoon) — old-fashioned or formal
1) (old-fashioned, formal) The morning; the time before midday. - forepaw noun (a forepaw, forepaws)
1) A front foot (paw) of an animal that has paws, such as a dog, cat, bear or squirrel. - forerunner noun (a forerunner, forerunners)
A forerunner is a person or thing that came before another and led the way for it: «The abacus was a forerunner of the calculator». - foresail noun (a foresail, foresails)
1) The main sail on the front mast of a ship. 2) On a small sailing boat, the sail in front of the mast, such as a jib. - foresee verb (foresee, foresees, foresaw, foreseen, foreseeing)
1) To foresee something is to know or guess that it will happen before it does. - foreshore noun (the foreshore, foreshores)
The part of a beach between the high-tide line and the low-tide line, covered by the sea at high tide. - forest noun (a forest, forests)
A forest is a large area of land covered thickly with trees and plants. - forester noun (a forester, foresters)
A forester is a person whose job is to look after a forest: planting and cutting trees, protecting wildlife and preventing fires. - foretell verb (foretell, foretells, foretold, foretelling)
To foretell something is to say what will happen in the future, often by magic, prophecy or special knowledge. - forethought noun (no plural)
1) Careful thinking about what will happen later, and planning for it in advance. - forever adverb (forever; UK also «for ever»)
For all time, with no end: «I'll love you forever». - forewarn verb (forewarn, forewarns, forewarned, forewarning)
1) To warn someone before something bad or difficult happens, so they can get ready. - forewing noun (a forewing, forewings)
A forewing is one of the two front wings of an insect that has four wings, like a butterfly, moth, bee or beetle. - forfeit verb (forfeit, forfeits, forfeited, forfeiting); noun (a forfeit, forfeits)
To lose something or give it up because you broke a rule or did not do something. - forfeiture noun (forfeiture, forfeitures; usually uncountable)
Forfeiture is the losing of property, money or a right as a punishment for breaking a rule or law. - forge noun (forge, forges); verb (forge, forges, forged, forging)
A forge is a workshop with a very hot fire where a blacksmith heats and shapes metal. - forgery noun (a forgery, forgeries; also uncountable)
A forgery is a copy of something such as a painting, a banknote, a document or a signature, made to trick people into thinking it is real. - forget verb (forget, forgets, forgot, forgotten, forgetting)
Not to remember something: a fact, a name, a word. - forgetful adjective (forgetful, more forgetful, most forgetful)
Often forgetting things, like names, homework or where you put something. - forgetfulness noun (forgetfulness)
1) Often forgetting things; being forgetful. - forging verb form (-ing of forge: forge, forges, forged, forging); noun (forging — the work of a smith; a forging — a metal piece made this way)
Forging means shaping hot metal by heating it in a fire and hammering it: a blacksmith forging a horseshoe. - forgivable adjective (forgivable, more forgivable)
1) Able to be forgiven; not so bad that you cannot excuse it. - forgive verb (forgive, forgives, forgave, forgiven, forgiving)
To stop being angry with someone who did something wrong to you, and not try to punish them. - forgiveness noun (forgiveness — uncountable)
Forgiveness is when you stop being angry with someone who hurt you and do not try to pay them back. - forgo verb (forgo, forgoes, forwent, forgone, forgoing)
1) (formal) To choose to go without something you would like, or to give up a chance. - forgotten verb (past participle of forget: forget, forgot, forgotten); adjective (forgotten — not remembered)
Past participle of «forget»: not remembered; something you did not keep in your mind (I have forgotten my password).
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