--- title: F — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 12 description: The 906 words of the English dictionary under F, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/12/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / F # F — The English dictionary · page 12 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* A fen is low, flat, wet land, like a marsh, often with reeds and peat.[↗](../../fen/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The Fens are a large flat area of eastern England, much of it drained for farming.[↗](../../fen/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (Mandarin, pinyin) fēn is a Chinese money unit (one hundredth of a yuan) and a word for «minute» or «points»; it is not an English word in that sense.[↗](../../fen/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The fen was full of reeds and birds.[↗](../../fen/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Much of the Fens was drained to grow crops.[↗](../../fen/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mist rose over the fen at dawn.[↗](../../fen/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Peat forms in a fen over thousands of years.[↗](../../fen/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Ely Cathedral stands like a ship above the Fens.[↗](../../fen/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · (Mandarin, pinyin) In China, ten fen make one jiao.[↗](../../fen/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Over woodland and heath, flood and fen, they flew on, till they reached the wild moor, over which they hovered in broad circles.[↗](../../fen/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · He lieth under the lotus-trees, in the covert of the reed, and fens.[↗](../../fen/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.40.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fen/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **fence** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A fence is a wall of wood, metal or wire around a garden or field.[↗](../../fence/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To fence something in is to put a fence around it.[↗](../../fence/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Fencing is a sport of fighting with long thin swords.[↗](../../fence/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A fence can also be a strong defence or protection against harm.[↗](../../fence/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* 3 birds were sitting on the fence.[↗](../../fence/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He built a fence 40 feet long.[↗](../../fence/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The fence has 12 posts.[↗](../../fence/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many more birds than storks are on the fence?[↗](../../fence/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat jumped over the fence.[↗](../../fence/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · How much fence goes round a field 10 metres by 5 metres?[↗](../../fence/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad painted the fence green.[↗](../../fence/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't climb the fence; it is not safe.[↗](../../fence/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "Ho, thou firm fence of mine, be thou divided\![↗](../../fence/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Then the angel of the LORD stood in a hollow way between the vineyards, a fence being on this side, and a fence on that side.[↗](../../fence/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.22.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fence/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou hast broken down all his fences; Thou hast brought his strongholds to ruin.[↗](../../fence/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.89.41, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fence/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · He hath fenced up my way that I cannot pass, and hath set darkness in my paths.[↗](../../fence/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.19.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fence/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Why hast Thou broken down her fences, so that all they that pass by the way do pluck her?[↗](../../fence/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.80.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fence/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **fend** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To fend for yourself is to look after yourself without help.[↗](../../fend/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To fend off someone or something is to push it away or defend yourself against it.[↗](../../fend/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (rugby) A fend or hand-off is pushing away a tackler with your arm.[↗](../../fend/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Baby turtles must fend for themselves from the start.[↗](../../fend/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · When Mum was ill, we had to fend for ourselves at dinner time.[↗](../../fend/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The knight fended off the dragon with his shield.[↗](../../fend/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She fended off the reporters' questions.[↗](../../fend/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The goalkeeper fended off a hard shot.[↗](../../fend/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Fox cubs learn to fend for themselves by autumn.[↗](../../fend/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The following morning, instead of one, three cows stood on the island, and they all ate seaweed and fended for themselves like the first one.[↗](../../fend/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **ferment** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) To ferment means to change chemically because of yeast or bacteria, which break down sugar and make gas, acid or alcohol.[↗](../../ferment/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To ferment trouble means to cause it or stir it up (more often «foment»).[↗](../../ferment/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun, formal) A ferment is a state of excitement, unrest or trouble in a group of people.[↗](../../ferment/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Yeast makes the dough ferment and rise.[↗](../../ferment/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Milk ferments into yoghurt.[↗](../../ferment/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Cabbage is fermented to make sauerkraut.[↗](../../ferment/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The grape juice fermented in big barrels.[↗](../../ferment/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We watched a balloon fill with gas from fermenting sugar water.[↗](../../ferment/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The city was in a ferment after the news.[↗](../../ferment/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Kimchi is fermented cabbage from Korea.[↗](../../ferment/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · For my heart was in a ferment, and I was pricked in my reins.[↗](../../ferment/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.73.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ferment/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **fermentation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Fermentation is a natural change in which tiny living things like yeast or bacteria break down sugars, often making gas, acid or alcohol.[↗](../../fermentation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It is how bread rises, how yoghurt, cheese, sauerkraut and kimchi are made, and how wine and beer are made.[↗](../../fermentation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (figurative, formal) Fermentation can mean excitement or unrest among people.[↗](../../fermentation/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Yeast fermentation makes bread dough rise.[↗](../../fermentation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We watched fermentation blow up a balloon on a bottle.[↗](../../fermentation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Yoghurt is made by fermentation of milk.[↗](../../fermentation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Kimchi is a fermented cabbage dish from Korea.[↗](../../fermentation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Fermentation gives off carbon dioxide gas.[↗](../../fermentation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Warmth speeds up fermentation.[↗](../../fermentation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **fermenting** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Fermenting is when tiny living things such as yeast or bacteria slowly change sugar into gas, acids or alcohol, as when bread dough rises or milk becomes yogurt.[↗](../../fermenting/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Fermenting food is food that is going through this change on purpose, like sauerkraut or kimchi.[↗](../../fermenting/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Something fermenting can be trouble or anger slowly building up in a group of people.[↗](../../fermenting/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Worries or thoughts can also ferment in your mind, slowly growing stronger until you cannot ignore them.[↗](../../fermenting/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The yeast is fermenting the sugar and making bubbles.[↗](../../fermenting/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Fermenting cabbage turns into sauerkraut.[↗](../../fermenting/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The dough rose because the yeast was fermenting.[↗](../../fermenting/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Old fruit left in the sun starts fermenting and smells sour.[↗](../../fermenting/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Yogurt is made by bacteria fermenting milk.[↗](../../fermenting/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We watched a balloon fill with gas from fermenting yeast.[↗](../../fermenting/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Anger was fermenting in the crowd.[↗](../../fermenting/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Fermenting foods have a sharp, sour taste.[↗](../../fermenting/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Anne Lisbeth walked on thus with her senses half asleep, but the thoughts were fermenting within her.[↗](../../fermenting/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **fern** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A fern is a green plant with no flowers and long feathery leaves called fronds.[↗](../../fern/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Ferns make new plants from tiny spores, not seeds; the spores grow in brown dots under the fronds.[↗](../../fern/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Ferns grow in the shady part of the wood.[↗](../../fern/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A fern has no flowers and no seeds.[↗](../../fern/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The brown dots under the leaf are spores.[↗](../../fern/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dinosaurs walked among giant ferns.[↗](../../fern/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The All Blacks have a silver fern on their shirts.[↗](../../fern/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A baby fern frond is curled up like a snail shell.[↗](../../fern/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She did not seem at all inclined to part with the fern stems.[↗](../../fern/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **ferocious** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ferocious means fierce, wild and dangerous: a ferocious dog.[↗](../../ferocious/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A ferocious look is angry and frightening.[↗](../../ferocious/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The wolf had ferocious teeth.[↗](../../ferocious/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Despite his ferocious looks, he was gentle.[↗](../../ferocious/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The ferocious animals were locked below deck.[↗](../../ferocious/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **ferocity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Ferocity is fierce, wild anger or savage force.[↗](../../ferocity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In tales, it is the wild, dangerous power of a monster or beast.[↗](../../ferocity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The beast attacked with great ferocity.[↗](../../ferocity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · His face showed only redness and ferocity.[↗](../../ferocity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The ferocity of the fight frightened the villagers.[↗](../../ferocity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **ferret** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small, long, thin furry animal related to the weasel, kept as a pet or once used to chase rabbits out of their holes.[↗](../../ferret/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To ferret around or about is to search busily for something.[↗](../../ferret/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To ferret out is to find something out by careful searching.[↗](../../ferret/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our neighbour has two pet ferrets.[↗](../../ferret/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The ferret squeezed into the rabbit hole.[↗](../../ferret/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ferrets sleep for many hours a day.[↗](../../ferret/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She ferreted around in her bag for her keys.[↗](../../ferret/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The detective ferreted out the truth.[↗](../../ferret/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A baby ferret is called a kit.[↗](../../ferret/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Let a woman alone, in the meantime, for ferreting or wheedling a secret out of her good man, when she wishes.[↗](../../ferret/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · But wild-cats shall lie there; and their houses shall be full of ferrets; and ostriches shall dwell there, and satyrs shall dance there.[↗](../../ferret/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.13.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ferret/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **ferrous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) Containing iron: «ferrous metals».[↗](../../ferrous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (chemistry) Relating to iron in a certain chemical form.[↗](../../ferrous/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Steel is a ferrous metal.[↗](../../ferrous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ferrous metals can rust.[↗](../../ferrous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A magnet picks up ferrous scrap.[↗](../../ferrous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Aluminium cans are non-ferrous.[↗](../../ferrous/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Sort the metals into ferrous and non-ferrous.[↗](../../ferrous/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ferrous sulphate is used in some iron tablets.[↗](../../ferrous/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **ferry** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A ferry is a boat or ship that carries people, cars and goods across a river, lake or sea, again and again on a set route.[↗](../../ferry/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To ferry is to carry people or things from one place to another, often many times.[↗](../../ferry/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A ferry carries 40 cars each trip.[↗](../../ferry/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · It makes 6 trips a day.[↗](../../ferry/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many trips for 150 people?[↗](../../ferry/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The ferry ticket costs $5.[↗](../../ferry/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We took the ferry across Sydney Harbour.[↗](../../ferry/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The ferry to the island leaves every hour.[↗](../../ferry/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum ferried us to football and back all weekend.[↗](../../ferry/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The car drove onto the ferry.[↗](../../ferry/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · So Ib went in the ferry-boat from Aarhus to Copenhagen.[↗](../../ferry/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **ferryboat** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A ferryboat is a boat that carries people, cars or goods across a river or sea and back again.[↗](../../ferryboat/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We crossed the river on the ferryboat.[↗](../../ferryboat/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He sprang into the ferryboat.[↗](../../ferryboat/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The ferryboat carried twenty people at a time.[↗](../../ferryboat/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · And the ferryboat passed to and fro to bring over the king's household, and to do what he thought good.[↗](../../ferryboat/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2SA.19.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../ferryboat/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **ferryman** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A ferryman is a person whose job is to row or steer a boat that carries people across a river or lake.[↗](../../ferryman/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The old ferryman asked: 'Are you going far, my friend?'[↗](../../ferryman/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The ferryman did not get in but pushed the boat off.[↗](../../ferryman/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The ferryman has rowed to and fro for thirty years.[↗](../../ferryman/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **fertile** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Fertile land or soil is good for growing plants and crops.[↗](../../fertile/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A fertile animal or person can have babies; a fertile seed or egg can grow.[↗](../../fertile/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A fertile imagination or mind has lots of new ideas.[↗](../../fertile/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The river leaves fertile soil on the fields.[↗](../../fertile/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Farmers grow lots of wheat on fertile land.[↗](../../fertile/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Volcanic soil is very fertile.[↗](../../fertile/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Only fertile eggs can hatch into chicks.[↗](../../fertile/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She has a fertile imagination and writes great stories.[↗](../../fertile/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Deserts are not fertile because of little water.[↗](../../fertile/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · They soon came to a magnificent marble palace, which was situated in a charming and fertile valley.[↗](../../fertile/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **fertilisation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Fertilisation is when a male cell and a female cell join to start a new living thing, such as pollen joining an egg cell in a flower to make a seed.[↗](../../fertilisation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Fertilisation is also putting fertiliser on soil to help plants grow.[↗](../../fertilisation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* After pollination, fertilisation happens inside the flower.[↗](../../fertilisation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Fertilisation makes the flower's ovule grow into a seed.[↗](../../fertilisation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In frogs, fertilisation happens in the water.[↗](../../fertilisation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Draw the life cycle: germination, growth, pollination, fertilisation.[↗](../../fertilisation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Too much fertilisation of fields can pollute rivers.[↗](../../fertilisation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Bees help with pollination, which leads to fertilisation.[↗](../../fertilisation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **fertilise** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To fertilise soil is to add manure, compost or chemicals so that plants grow better.[↗](../../fertilise/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In living things, to fertilise an egg is when a male cell (sperm or pollen) joins a female egg cell so a new animal or plant can start to grow.[↗](../../fertilise/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal, rare) To make something richer or more productive, like ideas.[↗](../../fertilise/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dad fertilises the vegetable patch with compost every spring.[↗](../../fertilise/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Bees help to fertilise apple blossom by carrying pollen.[↗](../../fertilise/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · A hen's egg from the shop is usually not fertilised, so no chick will hatch.[↗](../../fertilise/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Farmers fertilise their fields before planting wheat.[↗](../../fertilise/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · In our science book, the fish eggs were fertilised in the river.[↗](../../fertilise/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't fertilise the tomatoes too much or the leaves will burn.[↗](../../fertilise/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Once the flower is fertilised, it starts to grow a fruit.[↗](../../fertilise/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **fertiliser** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A substance added to soil to help plants grow, such as manure, compost or chemical pellets.[↗](../../fertiliser/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The farmer spread fertiliser on the field.[↗](../../fertiliser/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Compost is a natural fertiliser.[↗](../../fertiliser/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our tomato plant grew bigger with fertiliser.[↗](../../fertiliser/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Too much fertiliser can pollute rivers.[↗](../../fertiliser/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash your hands after touching fertiliser.[↗](../../fertiliser/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Manure is used as fertiliser.[↗](../../fertiliser/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **fertility** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Fertility is how well soil or land can grow plants and crops.[↗](../../fertility/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Fertility is a living thing's ability to have babies or young.[↗](../../fertility/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Fertility of mind means being full of ideas.[↗](../../fertility/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The Nile floods brought fertility to the fields.[↗](../../fertility/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Farmers add compost to improve soil fertility.[↗](../../fertility/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Volcanic soil is famous for its fertility.[↗](../../fertility/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The zoo studies the fertility of its rare tigers.[↗](../../fertility/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Some couples have help from fertility doctors to have a baby.[↗](../../fertility/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Ancient people prayed to gods for the fertility of their crops.[↗](../../fertility/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Sphinx was an ancient Egyptian divinity, who personified wisdom, and the fertility of nature.[↗](../../fertility/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · They are referred to Life, Peace, Wisdom, Riches, Grace, Fertility and Power.[↗](../../fertility/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../fertility/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Daleth, predominant in fertility, crowned, combined, and formed the Sun in the Universe, the third day of the week, and the right nostril in man.[↗](../../fertility/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1887)[↗](../../fertility/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · He produced Daleth, and referred it to Fertility; He crowned it, combined and formed with it the Sun in the Universe, the third day of the week, and the right nostril of man.[↗](../../fertility/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../fertility/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **fertilizer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Fertilizer is a substance added to soil to give plants the food (nutrients) they need to grow better.[↗](../../fertilizer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It can be natural, like manure and compost, or made in factories.[↗](../../fertilizer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Someone or something that helps things grow and multiply, such as a god in ancient stories.[↗](../../fertilizer/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We added fertilizer to half the bean plants for our test.[↗](../../fertilizer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Manure is a natural fertilizer.[↗](../../fertilizer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Too much fertilizer can wash into rivers and harm fish.[↗](../../fertilizer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The tomatoes grew bigger with fertilizer.[↗](../../fertilizer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Wash your hands after touching fertilizer.[↗](../../fertilizer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Farmers spread fertilizer in spring.[↗](../../fertilizer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Faunus is frequently called Inuus or the fertilizer, and Lupercus or the one who wards off wolves.[↗](../../fertilizer/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **fervently** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a fervent way: with great feeling and deep belief.[↗](../../fervently/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Let us pray for that, said Finegas fervently.[↗](../../fervently/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · They knelt and prayed fervently to God.[↗](../../fervently/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The youth prayed so fervently that he did not hear the king call.[↗](../../fervently/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) … [11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/11/) **12** [13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/13/) … [49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/49/) - ← previous: [page 11](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/11/) - next →: [page 13](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/13/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)