--- title: F — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 42 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/42/) [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 42 [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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*Everyday, meaning 1:* To freshen something is to make it cleaner, cooler or newer: «freshen the room».[↗](../../freshen/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To freshen up is to wash quickly and tidy yourself.[↗](../../freshen/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (weather) When the wind freshens, it gets stronger and cooler.[↗](../../freshen/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To freshen a drink is to add more to it.[↗](../../freshen/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Open the window to freshen the room.[↗](../../freshen/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Let me freshen up before we go out.[↗](../../freshen/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum bought an air freshener for the car.[↗](../../freshen/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The wind freshened in the afternoon.[↗](../../freshen/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A new coat of paint freshened the old fence.[↗](../../freshen/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The waiter freshened our water.[↗](../../freshen/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · By that time the wind had freshened, and it was impossible to put back for him."[↗](../../freshen/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **freshly** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Very recently; only just: «freshly baked bread», «freshly cut grass».[↗](../../freshly/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The kitchen smelled of freshly baked bread.[↗](../../freshly/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · I love the smell of freshly cut grass.[↗](../../freshly/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She drank a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice.[↗](../../freshly/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Careful, the bench is freshly painted\![↗](../../freshly/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My freshly washed socks are on the line.[↗](../../freshly/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We had freshly picked strawberries from the farm.[↗](../../freshly/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He had not gone many paces into the shrubbery when before him lay a freshly wounded deer\![↗](../../freshly/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And the dove came in to him at eventide; and lo in her mouth an olive-leaf freshly plucked; so Noah knew that the waters were abated from off the earth.[↗](../../freshly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.8.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../freshly/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **freshness** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Freshness is being newly made, picked or caught, so food is not old or stale.[↗](../../freshness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Freshness is also clean, cool, pleasant air or a smell like clean washing or mint.[↗](../../freshness/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Freshness can mean newness and originality, like the freshness of a new idea.[↗](../../freshness/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* It can mean feeling lively and rested, not tired.[↗](../../freshness/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The bread lost its freshness after two days.[↗](../../freshness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The bag is sealed to keep in the freshness.[↗](../../freshness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I love the freshness of the air after rain.[↗](../../freshness/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · You can test an egg's freshness by putting it in water.[↗](../../freshness/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The freshness of the strawberries made them taste sweet.[↗](../../freshness/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Mint gives the toothpaste a feeling of freshness.[↗](../../freshness/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The judges liked the freshness of her story.[↗](../../freshness/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Morning freshness filled the garden.[↗](../../freshness/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Everything looked beautiful, in the freshness of early spring.[↗](../../freshness/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **freshwater** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Freshwater describes water that is not salty, like the water in most rivers, lakes, ponds and streams.[↗](../../freshwater/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Freshwater animals and plants live in water that is not salty: a trout is a freshwater fish.[↗](../../freshwater/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (noun, written as two words) Fresh water is water without salt that people, animals and plants can drink or use.[↗](../../freshwater/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A pond is a freshwater habitat.[↗](../../freshwater/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Trout and perch are freshwater fish.[↗](../../freshwater/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Most of the Earth's fresh water is frozen in ice.[↗](../../freshwater/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We cannot drink sea water, we need fresh water.[↗](../../freshwater/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The freshwater crayfish hides under stones in the stream.[↗](../../freshwater/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Lake Superior is one of the biggest freshwater lakes in the world.[↗](../../freshwater/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Our class kept tadpoles in a freshwater tank.[↗](../../freshwater/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Frogs lay their eggs in freshwater ponds.[↗](../../freshwater/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **fret** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To fret means to worry and be upset about something, often again and again.[↗](../../fret/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A fret is one of the thin metal ridges across the neck of a guitar or similar instrument; you press strings behind them to make different notes.[↗](../../fret/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (UK, dialect) A sea fret is a cold mist or fog that comes in from the sea.[↗](../../fret/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (old) To fret means to rub or wear something away.[↗](../../fret/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Don't fret, we'll find your lost shoe.[↗](../../fret/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum fretted about the long drive in the snow.[↗](../../fret/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He fretted over his spelling test all evening.[↗](../../fret/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Press the string just behind the third fret.[↗](../../fret/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A guitar has about twenty frets.[↗](../../fret/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A sea fret rolled in and hid the beach.[↗](../../fret/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Stop fretting and go to sleep.[↗](../../fret/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy fretted when we left it alone.[↗](../../fret/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "It is no use fretting, wife," said the man.[↗](../../fret/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious at the wicked; (Writings PRO.24.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fret/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Cease from anger, and forsake wrath; fret not thyself, it tendeth only to evil-doing.[↗](../../fret/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.37.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fret/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Fret not thyself because of evil-doers, neither be thou envious against them that work unrighteousness.[↗](../../fret/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.37.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fret/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **fretful** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* Easily upset, complaining and bad-tempered.[↗](../../fretful/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.[↗](../../fretful/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.21.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fretful/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") **fretted** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To worry and be anxious about something.[↗](../../fretted/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (of a carving) Decorated with a pattern of small crossing lines or shapes, as in «fretted work».[↗](../../fretted/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She fretted about the test all night.[↗](../../fretted/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · He fretted about his friends.[↗](../../fretted/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The doors had fretted carvings of flowers.[↗](../../fretted/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **fri** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Fri is the short form of Friday, the day after Thursday and before Saturday.[↗](../../fri/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* It is used in calendars, timetables, shop opening hours and diaries where there is little space.[↗](../../fri/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The shop is open Mon–Fri.[↗](../../fri/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Swimming club is on Fri after school.[↗](../../fri/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Our timetable says Fri: PE and art.[↗](../../fri/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · See you Fri\![↗](../../fri/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The library is closed on Fri afternoon.[↗](../../fri/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The bus runs every hour Mon–Fri.[↗](../../fri/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Fri is spelling test day.[↗](../../fri/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Write «Fri» in the box for Friday.[↗](../../fri/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **friar** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (church) A man who belongs to a Christian religious order, such as the Franciscans or Dominicans, who has promised to live simply and travels among people to preach and help the poor.[↗](../../friar/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Used as a title before a name.[↗](../../friar/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Friar Tuck.[↗](../../friar/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Friar Tuck was a jolly friend of Robin Hood.[↗](../../friar/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The friar walked from town to town, preaching.[↗](../../friar/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Franciscan friars wear brown robes.[↗](../../friar/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Friars promised to live simply and own very little.[↗](../../friar/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The old friary was where friars once lived.[↗](../../friar/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A friar gave bread to the poor at the gate.[↗](../../friar/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Friar Bacon was defrauded of his labour in producing the Brazen Head in a similar way.[↗](../../friar/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **fricative** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* describing a speech sound made by pushing air through a narrow gap, like f, s or th.[↗](../../fricative/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") **frick** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (slang, mild swearing, mainly US) a softer stand-in for the f-word to show annoyance or surprise: «Oh, frick!».[↗](../../frick/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* «what the frick» = a milder version of a rude exclamation of shock.[↗](../../frick/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Oh frick, I forgot my lunch.[↗](../../frick/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · What the frick was that noise?[↗](../../frick/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Frick\![↗](../../frick/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") I stubbed my toe.[↗](../../frick/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cartoon character says "frick" instead of swearing.[↗](../../frick/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · "Frick, we're late!" shouted my brother.[↗](../../frick/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Frick, the Wi-Fi's down again.[↗](../../frick/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He says "frick" so much that his mum banned it.[↗](../../frick/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · "Frick" sounds silly, but some teachers still won't allow it.[↗](../../frick/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **friction** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Friction is a force that slows things down or stops them when two surfaces rub or slide against each other.[↗](../../friction/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Friction can mean disagreement or arguing between people.[↗](../../friction/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Friction stops your shoes slipping on the floor.[↗](../../friction/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Rub your hands together; friction makes them warm.[↗](../../friction/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Ice has very little friction, so it's slippery.[↗](../../friction/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Brakes use friction to slow a bike down.[↗](../../friction/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The toy car went further on the smooth floor because there was less friction.[↗](../../friction/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Oil reduces friction in machines.[↗](../../friction/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · There was some friction between the two teams.[↗](../../friction/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **frictional** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (science) Caused by or to do with friction, the force that slows things when surfaces rub together.[↗](../../frictional/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Frictional force slows the toy car on the carpet.[↗](../../frictional/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Rubbing your hands makes frictional heat.[↗](../../frictional/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Brakes use frictional forces to stop a bike.[↗](../../frictional/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The ice has less frictional force than the road.[↗](../../frictional/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Draw an arrow for the frictional force.[↗](../../frictional/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Frictional forces wear down shoe soles.[↗](../../frictional/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **friday** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Friday is a day of the week.[↗](../../friday/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") It comes after Thursday and before Saturday.[↗](../../friday/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* For most children it is the last day of the school week.[↗](../../friday/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Friday can also be a person's name, such as Man Friday, the helper in Robinson Crusoe.[↗](../../friday/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* On Friday she read 25 pages.[↗](../../friday/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · From Monday to Friday he walks 2 km a day.[↗](../../friday/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The test is on Friday.[↗](../../friday/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · How many days from Monday to Friday?[↗](../../friday/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · We have pizza on Friday nights.[↗](../../friday/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Friday comes after Thursday.[↗](../../friday/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The school disco is this Friday.[↗](../../friday/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · We have a spelling test every Friday.[↗](../../friday/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · "Mother Friday, forgive me! pardon me, the guilty one\![↗](../../friday/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · "Like the case of Rabbi Hanina and Rabbi Oshaiah who studied the Hilchot Yetzirah every Friday, and a three-year-old call was created for them, which they ate".[↗](../../friday/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Mordell, The Origin of Letters and Numerals according to Sefer Yetzirah (1914))[↗](../../friday/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") **fridge** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A cold cupboard in the kitchen that keeps food and drinks cool and fresh, usually about 3–5 °C.[↗](../../fridge/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Put the milk back in the fridge.[↗](../../fridge/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The fridge keeps food fresh.[↗](../../fridge/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Close the fridge door, please.[↗](../../fridge/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Raw meat goes on the bottom shelf of the fridge.[↗](../../fridge/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My drawing is on the fridge with a magnet.[↗](../../fridge/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Leftover pizza is in the fridge.[↗](../../fridge/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Butter is hard when it comes out of the fridge.[↗](../../fridge/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Never play inside an old fridge — you could get trapped.[↗](../../fridge/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **fried** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Fried food has been cooked in hot oil or fat.[↗](../../fried/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Fried is the past of «fry»: cooked in hot oil.[↗](../../fried/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Informal: fried can mean very tired, or broken by too much heat or electricity («the computer got fried»).[↗](../../fried/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I had a fried egg on toast for breakfast.[↗](../../fried/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad fried some onions in the pan.[↗](../../fried/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Fried chicken is crunchy outside.[↗](../../fried/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We ate stir-fried vegetables with noodles.[↗](../../fried/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Too much fried food is not healthy.[↗](../../fried/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The lightning fried our TV.[↗](../../fried/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My brain is fried after that test\![↗](../../fried/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Pinocchio runs the danger of being fried in a pan like a fish[↗](../../fried/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **friend** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A friend is a person you like and who likes you, who you enjoy being with.[↗](../../friend/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A friend is a person who helps or supports you: a friend of the planet.[↗](../../friend/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To friend someone online is to add them to your list; to unfriend is to remove them.[↗](../../friend/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (casual) Chatty words for a friend: mate (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ), buddy and pal (US, Canada), bestie, bro, bud, BFF (best friend forever).[↗](../../friend/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (casual) «Mate» or «buddy» can also be said to a stranger, friendly or with a warning: «Oi, mate, that's my seat.».[↗](../../friend/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (casual) «Just friends» means not boyfriend and girlfriend.[↗](../../friend/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (formal) The exam voice says «companion», «associate», «acquaintance», «peer», «a fellow pupil».[↗](../../friend/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Anna has 13 shells.[↗](../../friend/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") Anna gives 7 shells to a friend.[↗](../../friend/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") How many shells are left?[↗](../../friend/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A friend gives Anna 5 more stickers.[↗](../../friend/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Raj shares 16 sweets among 4 friends.[↗](../../friend/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Lily is my best friend.[↗](../../friend/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Be a good friend and share your toys.[↗](../../friend/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · I made a new friend at the park.[↗](../../friend/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A dog can be a great friend.[↗](../../friend/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Only chat online with friends you know in real life.[↗](../../friend/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · me n 3 mates going to the pool, 4 tickets pls[↗](../../friend/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Oi mate, that's my seat, shove off.[↗](../../friend/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Did you hear?[↗](../../friend/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") Mia and Zoe aren't friends any more.[↗](../../friend/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Raj distributes 16 confections equally amongst his 4 companions; state the number received by each companion.[↗](../../friend/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Piraeus is my very best friend."[↗](../../friend/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And the LORD spoke unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend.[↗](../../friend/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.33.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../friend/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his host.[↗](../../friend/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.26.26, JPS 1917)[↗](../../friend/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand; but he found her not.[↗](../../friend/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.38.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../friend/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · Eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved.[↗](../../friend/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.5.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../friend/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me.[↗](../../friend/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.19.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../friend/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") · A froward man soweth strife; and a whisperer separateth familiar friends.[↗](../../friend/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.16.28, JPS 1917)[↗](../../friend/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") **friendliness** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Being kind, warm and nice to others, like a friend.[↗](../../friendliness/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Everyone loved the friendliness of the new teacher.[↗](../../friendliness/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The village is known for its friendliness.[↗](../../friendliness/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · His friendliness helped the new boy settle in.[↗](../../friendliness/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog's friendliness surprised the visitors.[↗](../../friendliness/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Thank you for your friendliness.[↗](../../friendliness/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Friendliness costs nothing.[↗](../../friendliness/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The minister stopped and greeted the lady politely, and she replied with friendliness, asking him why he had come to such an out-of-the way place.[↗](../../friendliness/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) … [41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/41/) **42** [43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/43/) … [49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/49/) - ← previous: [page 41](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/41/) - next →: [page 43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/43/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)