--- title: F — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 13 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/13/) [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 13 [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/) · [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/E/) · [F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) · [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/G/) · [H](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/H/) · [I](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/I/) · [J](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/J/) · [K](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/K/) · [L](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/L/) · [M](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/M/) · [N](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/N/) · [O](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/O/) · [P](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/P/) · [Q](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Q/) · [R](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/R/) · [S](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/S/) · [T](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/T/) · [U](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/U/) · [V](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/V/) · [W](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/W/) · [X](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/X/) · [Y](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Y/) · [Z](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/Z/) [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) … [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/12/) **13** [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/14/) … [49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/49/) **fester** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* To go bad and fill with pus, as an infected wound does.[↗](../../fester/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* My wounds are noisome, they fester, because of my foolishness.[↗](../../fester/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.38.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fester/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **festering** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Going bad and full of pus, as an infected wound.[↗](../../festering/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and festering sores: they have not been pressed, neither bound up, neither mollified with oil.[↗](../../festering/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.1.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../festering/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **festival** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A special day or time when people celebrate something, often with traditions, food, music or religious ceremonies, like Diwali, Eid or Hanukkah.[↗](../../festival/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An organised event with lots of performances or activities, like a music festival, a book festival or a film festival.[↗](../../festival/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Diwali is a festival of lights.[↗](../../festival/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Our town has a music festival every summer.[↗](../../festival/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · At the harvest festival we brought food for the food bank.[↗](../../festival/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Eid is a happy festival at the end of Ramadan.[↗](../../festival/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Lunar New Year is celebrated with dragons and red envelopes.[↗](../../festival/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We went to a book festival and met an author.[↗](../../festival/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · If you get lost at the festival, go to the meeting point.[↗](../../festival/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Matariki is a festival in New Zealand that marks the Māori New Year.[↗](../../festival/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · This festival was celebrated in honour of Ceres.[↗](../../festival/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The LORD is God, and hath given us light; order the festival procession with boughs, even unto the horns of the altar.[↗](../../festival/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.118.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../festival/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And they went out into the field, and gathered their vineyards, and trod the grapes, and held festival, and went into the house of their god, and did eat and drink, and cursed Abimelech.[↗](../../festival/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JDG.9.27, JPS 1917)[↗](../../festival/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **festive** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Festive means happy and cheerful, like a party or celebration.[↗](../../festive/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Connected with a holiday or festival, especially Christmas: «the festive season».[↗](../../festive/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The hall looked festive with lights and balloons.[↗](../../festive/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We sang songs in a festive mood.[↗](../../festive/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The festive season is a busy time for shops.[↗](../../festive/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum made a festive pudding.[↗](../../festive/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone wore festive jumpers to school.[↗](../../festive/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The town square was full of festive stalls.[↗](../../festive/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Many festive evenings were spent on board.[↗](../../festive/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **festivity** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Festivities (usually plural) are the parties, music, food and fun events held to celebrate something.[↗](../../festivity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Festivity (uncountable) is the happy, joyful feeling of a celebration.[↗](../../festivity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The town's Christmas festivities started with a lantern parade.[↗](../../festivity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We joined in the Diwali festivities at school.[↗](../../festivity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There was an air of festivity in the street.[↗](../../festivity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The wedding festivities lasted all day.[↗](../../festivity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · After the festivities, we helped clean up.[↗](../../festivity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · New Year's Eve festivities ended with fireworks.[↗](../../festivity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The wedding festivities lasted a whole month.[↗](../../festivity/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **festoon** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A festoon is a chain or string of flowers, leaves, ribbons or lights hanging in a curve between two points.[↗](../../festoon/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To festoon is to decorate a place with such chains.[↗](../../festoon/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Brilliant lamps hung in festoons from tree to tree.[↗](../../festoon/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Birds, flowers and festoons appeared in a tangle.[↗](../../festoon/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The hall was festooned with paper flowers for the feast.[↗](../../festoon/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **fetch** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To go to get something or someone and bring them back: fetch the ball, fetch your coat.[↗](../../fetch/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To be sold for a certain price: the old car fetched 500 dollars.[↗](../../fetch/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* "Fetch" is also a game where you throw a ball or stick for a dog to bring back.[↗](../../fetch/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Please fetch your coat; it's cold.[↗](../../fetch/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog fetched the stick from the river.[↗](../../fetch/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Can you fetch me a glass of water?[↗](../../fetch/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Jack and Jill went up the hill to fetch a pail of water.[↗](../../fetch/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We played fetch with Bella in the park.[↗](../../fetch/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum went to fetch my sister from school.[↗](../../fetch/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The painting fetched a lot of money at the sale.[↗](../../fetch/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · His story about a talking dragon was a bit far-fetched.[↗](../../fetch/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Let now a little water be fetched, and wash your feet, and recline yourselves under the tree.[↗](../../fetch/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.18.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fetch/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · When thou dost lend thy neighbour any manner of loan, thou shalt not go into his house to fetch his pledge.[↗](../../fetch/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.24.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fetch/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And he went, and fetched, and brought them to his mother; and his mother made savoury food, such as his father loved.[↗](../../fetch/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.27.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fetch/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And king Solomon sent and fetched Hiram out of Tyre.[↗](../../fetch/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.7.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fetch/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Wherefore now send and fetch him unto me, for he deserveth to die.'[↗](../../fetch/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.20.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fetch/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · I will fetch my knowledge from afar, and will ascribe righteousness to my Maker.[↗](../../fetch/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.36.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fetch/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") **fetcheth** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* «fetcheth» means «fetches», a form of «fetch»: To go to get something or someone and bring them back: fetch the ball, fetch your coat.[↗](../../fetcheth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **fete** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (UK, Australia, NZ) An outdoor event, often at a school or church, with stalls, games and food to raise money.[↗](../../fete/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (formal, verb) To honour someone with parties and praise: «She was feted as a hero».[↗](../../fete/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our school fete raised lots of money.[↗](../../fete/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I helped run the cake stall at the fete.[↗](../../fete/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There is a tombola at the summer fete.[↗](../../fete/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The village fete has a dog show.[↗](../../fete/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The team was feted when they came home with the cup.[↗](../../fete/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We won a goldfish at the fete.[↗](../../fete/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The Queen was even more delighted, and fetes were ordered over the whole kingdom.[↗](../../fete/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **fetid** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Smelling very bad, rotten.[↗](../../fetid/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Dead flies make the ointment of the perfumer fetid and putrid; so doth a little folly outweigh wisdom and honour.[↗](../../fetid/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings ECC.10.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fetid/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **fetlock** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The fetlock is the small joint on a horse's leg, just above the hoof, where a tuft of hair grows.[↗](../../fetlock/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The magic horse sank into the earth up to its fetlocks.[↗](../../fetlock/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The horse's fetlocks were splashed with mud.[↗](../../fetlock/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **fetter** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Fetters are chains put round a prisoner's hands or feet.[↗](../../fetter/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") (old use).[↗](../../fetter/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To fetter someone is to chain them up so they cannot move freely.[↗](../../fetter/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* No fetters hold me now, said the tree.[↗](../../fetter/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The conquered kings were chained up with golden fetters.[↗](../../fetter/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The guards fettered the prisoner's hands.[↗](../../fetter/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · His feet they hurt with fetters, his person was laid in iron; (Writings PSA.105.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fetter/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · To bind their kings with chains, and their nobles with fetters of iron; (Writings PSA.149.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fetter/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · And if they be bound in fetters, and be holden in cords of affliction; (Writings JOB.36.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fetter/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **fettered** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Chained up with fetters, unable to move freely.[↗](../../fettered/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Koshchei the Deathless hung in the closet, fettered by twelve chains.[↗](../../fettered/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The lady was brought in, fettered on hands and feet.[↗](../../fettered/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The prisoner stood fettered in the dark cell.[↗](../../fettered/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **feud** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A long, bitter quarrel between two people, families or groups, often lasting for many generations.[↗](../../feud/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To have such a long quarrel: «The two families feuded for years.».[↗](../../feud/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The two families had a feud that lasted generations.[↗](../../feud/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Romeo and Juliet's families were in a bitter feud.[↗](../../feud/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The neighbours feuded over the fence.[↗](../../feud/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Nobody remembered how the feud started.[↗](../../feud/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The feud ended when both sides forgave each other.[↗](../../feud/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The singers had a public feud online.[↗](../../feud/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **feudal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Belonging to the feudal system: the way society was organised in medieval Europe, where kings gave land to lords in return for loyalty and soldiers, and peasants worked the land for the lords.[↗](../../feudal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal) Old-fashioned and unfair, where a few powerful people control many others.[↗](../../feudal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* In the feudal system, the king owned all the land.[↗](../../feudal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The feudal lord let peasants farm his land.[↗](../../feudal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Knights served their lords in feudal times.[↗](../../feudal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We drew a feudal pyramid in history.[↗](../../feudal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Serfs in feudal England could not leave the manor.[↗](../../feudal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The boss runs the company like a feudal lord.[↗](../../feudal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **feudalism** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Feudalism was the system in medieval Europe in which the king gave land to lords in return for loyalty and soldiers, and peasants (serfs) worked the lords' land in return for protection and a place to live.[↗](../../feudalism/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Feudalism came to England with the Normans in 1066.[↗](../../feudalism/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Under feudalism, peasants worked the lord's land.[↗](../../feudalism/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The feudal pyramid had the king at the top.[↗](../../feudalism/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Knights promised to fight for their lord under feudalism.[↗](../../feudalism/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Feudalism slowly ended after the Black Death.[↗](../../feudalism/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Japan also had a kind of feudalism with samurai.[↗](../../feudalism/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **fever** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A fever is when your body temperature is higher than normal because you are ill.[↗](../../fever/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Fever is a state of great excitement, as in football fever.[↗](../../fever/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I had a fever and stayed home from school.[↗](../../fever/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum checked my temperature for a fever.[↗](../../fever/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Drink lots of water when you have a fever.[↗](../../fever/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The whole town caught World Cup fever.[↗](../../fever/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Hay fever makes me sneeze in spring.[↗](../../fever/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The baby is running a fever.[↗](../../fever/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The LORD will smite thee with consumption, and with fever, and with inflammation, and with fiery heat, and with drought, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.[↗](../../fever/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.28.22, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fever/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **feverish** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Feverish means having a fever, with a high body temperature, feeling hot, shivery and unwell.[↗](../../feverish/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Feverish also means very fast, excited and nervous, as in feverish activity.[↗](../../feverish/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I felt feverish and Mum took my temperature.[↗](../../feverish/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The feverish child slept all afternoon.[↗](../../feverish/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He had strange feverish dreams.[↗](../../feverish/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The builders worked feverishly to finish before the storm.[↗](../../feverish/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · There was feverish excitement before the final.[↗](../../feverish/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She searched feverishly for her lost ticket.[↗](../../feverish/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · In the morning, when light came, the gazelle was sick in its stomach and feverish, and its legs ached.[↗](../../feverish/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **feverishly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a feverish way: with a high temperature, tossing and turning from illness.[↗](../../feverishly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In a restless, hurried or eager way.[↗](../../feverishly/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The boy tossed feverishly on his bed.[↗](../../feverishly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He jumped up feverishly and pulled a stone out of the wall.[↗](../../feverishly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We searched feverishly for the lost key.[↗](../../feverishly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **few** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Few means not many: few people came.[↗](../../few/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «A few» means a small number, some.[↗](../../few/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* I have a few sweets.[↗](../../few/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Fewer means a smaller number than another; fewest means the smallest number of all.[↗](../../few/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A box has 20 balloons and a bag has 19 balloons.[↗](../../few/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") How many fewer balloons are in the bag than in the box?[↗](../../few/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Tom has 4 fewer pens than Lisa.[↗](../../few/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") Lisa has 11 pens.[↗](../../few/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ann has a few stamps.[↗](../../few/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Wait a few minutes, please.[↗](../../few/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Few people swim in the sea in winter.[↗](../../few/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Our team scored fewer goals than theirs.[↗](../../few/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Which class has the fewest books?[↗](../../few/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · I have a few friends on my street.[↗](../../few/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · In a few minutes they were ready.[↗](../../few/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Let Reuben live, and not die in that his men become few.[↗](../../few/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.33.6, JPS 1917)[↗](../../few/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · and tarry with him a few days, until thy brother's fury turn away; (Torah GEN.27.44, JPS 1917)[↗](../../few/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And Jacob served seven years for Rachel; and they seemed unto him but a few days, for the love he had to her.[↗](../../few/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.29.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../few/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Yea, very few, and sojourners in it, (Writings PSA.105.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../few/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · When they were but a few men in number.[↗](../../few/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.105.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../few/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Let his days be few; let another take his charge.[↗](../../few/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.109.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../few/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **fewer** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Fewer means a smaller number of things: «fewer apples».[↗](../../fewer/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Few means not many; fewest means the smallest number of all.[↗](../../fewer/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* No fewer than means as many as, or more than, a surprisingly large number.[↗](../../fewer/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Max has 2 fewer books than Lily.[↗](../../fewer/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Max has 2 books fewer than Lily.[↗](../../fewer/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many fewer apples does Tom have than Ben?[↗](../../fewer/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · There are fewer children at school when it snows.[↗](../../fewer/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Which team scored the fewest goals?[↗](../../fewer/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Fewer than 10 people came to the show.[↗](../../fewer/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Spiders have fewer legs than centipedes.[↗](../../fewer/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Eat fewer sweets and more fruit.[↗](../../fewer/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · There were no fewer than thirty blossoms on its stem.[↗](../../fewer/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · According to the lot shall their inheritance be divided between the more and the fewer.'[↗](../../fewer/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.26.56, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fewer/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · To the more thou shalt give the more inheritance, and to the fewer thou shalt give the less inheritance; to each one according to those that were numbered of it shall its inheritance be given.[↗](../../fewer/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.26.54, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fewer/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **fewest** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Fewest means the smallest number of things.[↗](../../fewest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") The one with the fewest has fewer than all the others.[↗](../../fewest/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It is used with things you can count: «the fewest mistakes».[↗](../../fewest/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Who has the fewest stickers?[↗](../../fewest/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Which class read the fewest books?[↗](../../fewest/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · What is the fewest number of coins to make 50 cents?[↗](../../fewest/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The fewest number of boxes needed is 4.[↗](../../fewest/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · On the bar graph, Friday had the fewest visitors.[↗](../../fewest/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The team with the fewest points went out.[↗](../../fewest/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She made the fewest mistakes in the spelling test.[↗](../../fewest/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Which month has the fewest days?[↗](../../fewest/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The LORD did not set His love upon you, nor choose you, because ye were more in number than any people — for ye were the fewest of all peoples — (Torah DEU.7.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fewest/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **fewness** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Being few in number; smallness of amount.[↗](../../fewness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* According to the multitude of the years thou shalt increase the price thereof, and according to the fewness of the years thou shalt diminish the price of it; for the number of crops doth he sell unto thee.[↗](../../fewness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.25.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fewness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **fez** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A round red felt hat with a flat top and a black tassel, with no brim, traditional in Turkey, North Africa and the Middle East.[↗](../../fez/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Fez (or Fes): a famous old city in Morocco.[↗](../../fez/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The magician wore a red fez with a black tassel.[↗](../../fez/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · My grandfather has an old fez from Morocco.[↗](../../fez/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The fez is named after the city of Fez.[↗](../../fez/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · In Turkey the fez was banned about a hundred years ago.[↗](../../fez/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Fezzes are cool! said the Doctor in Doctor Who.[↗](../../fez/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The tassel on the fez swung as he danced.[↗](../../fez/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The red jacket fitted tight and close, the tassel on my Fez cap was of silver, and in my girdle glittered a knife and my pistols.[↗](../../fez/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) … [12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/12/) **13** [14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/14/) … [49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/49/) - ← previous: [page 12](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/12/) - next →: [page 14](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/14/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)