--- title: F — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 44 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/44/) [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 44 [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/) … [43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/43/) **44** [45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/45/) … [49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/49/) **from** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* From shows where something starts or comes from: a letter from Grandma, from home.[↗](../../from/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* From shows where something is taken off: take 3 from 10.[↗](../../from/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* From shows the start of a time or a range: from 9 to 3, from 1 to 10.[↗](../../from/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* From shows what something is made of or why: made from wood, tired from running.[↗](../../from/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* From shows a difference: different from, apart from, far from.[↗](../../from/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (casual) «Where you from?» asks someone's home town or country; «from scratch» means from the very start; «from the get-go» (US) means from the beginning.[↗](../../from/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (formal) The exam voice says «deducted from», «subtracted from», «derived from», «with effect from», «originating from», «as of».[↗](../../from/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I eat one banana from the table.[↗](../../from/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Take 16 away from 17.[↗](../../from/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Subtract 6 from 14.[↗](../../from/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Lucy gets 5 cards from her brother.[↗](../../from/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · I walk home from school.[↗](../../from/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My uncle is from Canada.[↗](../../from/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Count from 1 to 20.[↗](../../from/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The shop is open from 9 to 5.[↗](../../from/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Paper is made from trees.[↗](../../from/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · nicked 2 chips from your plate, soz[↗](../../from/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · We made the cake from scratch.[↗](../../from/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · A sum of 6 dollars is deducted from an initial balance of 14 dollars; state the residual balance.[↗](../../from/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · There was good news from Cincinnatus.[↗](../../from/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · And from the wilderness to Mattanah; (Torah NUM.21.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../from/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And he went up from thence to Beer-sheba.[↗](../../from/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.26.23, JPS 1917)[↗](../../from/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · And they journeyed from Dophkah, and pitched in Alush.[↗](../../from/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.33.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../from/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · Clear Thou me from hidden faults.[↗](../../from/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.19.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../from/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · Is counsel perished from the prudent?[↗](../../from/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.49.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../from/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") · Shall I redeem them from death?[↗](../../from/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets HOS.13.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../from/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") **frond** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A long leaf of a fern or palm, often divided into many small leaves.[↗](../../frond/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The fronds of the fern shone with dew.[↗](../../frond/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The hare crouched in the fronds.[↗](../../frond/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The palm fronds waved in the wind.[↗](../../frond/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **front** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* The front is the part that is first or ahead of the rest.[↗](../../front/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The front of a thing is the side that faces forward or that you see first: the front of a house.[↗](../../front/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In front of means just before or ahead of someone or something.[↗](../../front/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* In weather, a front is where warm and cold air meet.[↗](../../front/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* How many people are in front of him?[↗](../../front/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Anna is the 6th from the front.[↗](../../front/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There are 4 cars in front of the bus.[↗](../../front/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Sit at the front so you can see the board.[↗](../../front/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our front door is red.[↗](../../front/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Put your name on the front of the book.[↗](../../front/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't walk in front of the swings.[↗](../../front/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · A cold front brings rain.[↗](../../front/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · His road lay in front of a graveyard.[↗](../../front/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And Moses and Aaron came to the front of the tent of meeting.[↗](../../front/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.16.43, JPS 1917)[↗](../../front/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And they journeyed from Almon-diblathaim, and pitched in the mountains of Abarim, in front of Nebo.[↗](../../front/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.33.47, JPS 1917)[↗](../../front/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And if his hair be fallen off from the front part of his head, he is forehead-bald; yet is he clean.[↗](../../front/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.13.41, JPS 1917)[↗](../../front/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And Saul smote the Amalekites, from Havilah as thou goest to Shur, that is in front of Egypt.[↗](../../front/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.15.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../front/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · The one crag rose up on the north in front of Michmas, and the other on the south in front of Geba.[↗](../../front/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1SA.14.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../front/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · even to the front of the length of a hundred cubits, with the door on the north, and the breadth of fifty cubits, (Prophets EZK.42.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../front/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **frontal** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Frontal means at the front or facing the front of something.[↗](../../frontal/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In the body, frontal means to do with the forehead, as in the frontal bone or the frontal lobe of the brain.[↗](../../frontal/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A frontal attack or approach comes straight at something from the front, openly and directly.[↗](../../frontal/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (weather) A frontal system is a line where warm air and cold air meet, often bringing rain.[↗](../../frontal/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (church) A frontal is a decorated cloth hung over the front of an altar.[↗](../../frontal/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The frontal lobe sits just behind your forehead.[↗](../../frontal/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The doctor pointed to the frontal bone on the skeleton.[↗](../../frontal/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The knights made a frontal attack on the castle gate.[↗](../../frontal/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A frontal system will bring showers this afternoon.[↗](../../frontal/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The car crash was a frontal collision.[↗](../../frontal/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The photo shows a frontal view of the house.[↗](../../frontal/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The vicar put the green frontal on the altar for the new season.[↗](../../frontal/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Instead of a frontal approach, the fox crept round the side.[↗](../../frontal/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **frontier** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A frontier is a border between two countries, or the land near it.[↗](../../frontier/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (history, US/Canada/Australia) The frontier was the edge of land settled by newcomers, beyond which the land was wild or belonged to Indigenous peoples.[↗](../../frontier/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A frontier is the edge of what is known, as in «the frontiers of science», or «space, the final frontier».[↗](../../frontier/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Soldiers guarded the frontier between the two countries.[↗](../../frontier/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Pioneers moved west towards the frontier.[↗](../../frontier/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The frontier town had one dusty street.[↗](../../frontier/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Space exploration is the new frontier.[↗](../../frontier/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Scientists are pushing back the frontiers of medicine.[↗](../../frontier/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Many Indigenous people lost their land as the frontier moved.[↗](../../frontier/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We crossed the frontier by train.[↗](../../frontier/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The Dragon was now so near that in a couple of springs he would be over the frontier.[↗](../../frontier/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · therefore, behold, I will open the flank of Moab on the side of the cities, on the side of his cities which are on his frontiers, the beauteous country of Beth-jeshimoth, Baal-meon, and Kiriathaim, (Prophets EZK.25.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../frontier/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **frontispiece** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A picture facing the title page at the front of an old book.[↗](../../frontispiece/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The frontispiece is a picture of a ship.[↗](../../frontispiece/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The artist drew the frontispiece for the book.[↗](../../frontispiece/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The frontispiece shows the Sea-Maiden.[↗](../../frontispiece/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **frontlet** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* a band or ornament worn on the forehead.[↗](../../frontlet/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And thou shalt bind them for a sign upon thy hand, and they shall be for frontlets between thine eyes.[↗](../../frontlet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.6.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../frontlet/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · And it shall be for a sign upon thy hand, and for frontlets between thine eyes; for by strength of hand the LORD brought us forth out of Egypt.'[↗](../../frontlet/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.13.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../frontlet/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Therefore shall ye lay up these My words in your heart and in your soul; and ye shall bind them for a sign upon your hand, and they shall be for frontlets between your eyes.[↗](../../frontlet/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.11.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../frontlet/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") **frost** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Thin white ice crystals that form on grass, cars and windows when the air is below freezing, especially on cold clear nights.[↗](../../frost/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Weather cold enough to freeze water (a hard frost).[↗](../../frost/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To cover with frost or become covered with it.[↗](../../frost/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (US) To put icing on a cake (frosting = icing).[↗](../../frost/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There was frost on the grass this morning.[↗](../../frost/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad scraped the frost off the car window.[↗](../../frost/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Frost makes beautiful patterns on the glass.[↗](../../frost/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Be careful — the path is slippery with frost.[↗](../../frost/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The first frost killed the tomato plants.[↗](../../frost/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Frost forms on clear, cold nights.[↗](../../frost/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We frosted the cupcakes with pink icing.[↗](../../frost/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · It certainly was a dreadfully hard frost.[↗](../../frost/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Thus I was: in the day the drought consumed me, and the frost by night; and my sleep fled from mine eyes.[↗](../../frost/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.31.40, JPS 1917)[↗](../../frost/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And when the layer of dew was gone up, behold upon the face of the wilderness a fine, scale-like thing, fine as the hoar-frost on the ground.[↗](../../frost/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.16.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../frost/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And the hoar-frost of heaven, who hath gendered it?[↗](../../frost/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.38.29, JPS 1917)[↗](../../frost/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · He destroyed their vines with hail, and their sycamore-trees with frost.[↗](../../frost/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.78.47, JPS 1917)[↗](../../frost/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · He giveth snow like wool; He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes.[↗](../../frost/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.147.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../frost/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **frostbite** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Frostbite is an injury to the skin and the body under it caused by very cold weather, usually on the fingers, toes, nose and ears.[↗](../../frostbite/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Wear gloves so you don't get frostbite.[↗](../../frostbite/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The climber got frostbite on his toes.[↗](../../frostbite/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Frostbite usually hits fingers, toes, ears and the nose.[↗](../../frostbite/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Her cheeks were white and numb from frostbite.[↗](../../frostbite/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't rub frostbitten skin.[↗](../../frostbite/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Come inside before you get frostbite.[↗](../../frostbite/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **frostbitten** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Frostbitten means injured by extreme cold, so that skin and the flesh under it freeze, especially on fingers, toes, ears and nose.[↗](../../frostbitten/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Frostbitten plants have been damaged by frost.[↗](../../frostbitten/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The climber's toes were frostbitten.[↗](../../frostbitten/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear gloves or your fingers might get frostbitten.[↗](../../frostbitten/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Frostbitten skin turns white and numb.[↗](../../frostbitten/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The explorers came back tired and frostbitten.[↗](../../frostbitten/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The frost killed the frostbitten tomato plants.[↗](../../frostbitten/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Do not rub frostbitten skin; warm it gently.[↗](../../frostbitten/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **frosty** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Very cold, with frost (thin white ice) on the ground and on things.[↗](../../frosty/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Covered with frost.[↗](../../frosty/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Unfriendly and cold in manner.[↗](../../frosty/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* It was a frosty morning, and the grass sparkled white.[↗](../../frosty/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The car windows were frosty, so Dad scraped them.[↗](../../frosty/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Be careful — the steps are frosty and slippery.[↗](../../frosty/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our breath made clouds in the frosty air.[↗](../../frosty/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The teacher gave us a frosty look when we were late.[↗](../../frosty/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Frosty nights can kill tender plants.[↗](../../frosty/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The spider's web looked beautiful on the frosty fence.[↗](../../frosty/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Frosty the Snowman is a famous song.[↗](../../frosty/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · It was in winter, in severe and frosty weather.[↗](../../frosty/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **froth** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Froth is lots of small bubbles on top of a liquid, like foam on a milkshake.[↗](../../froth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To froth means to make or have froth.[↗](../../froth/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Froth can mean something light and fun but not very important, like froth in a story or show.[↗](../../froth/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (informal) To froth at the mouth means to be extremely angry.[↗](../../froth/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The milkshake had a thick froth on top.[↗](../../froth/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Waves left froth on the sand.[↗](../../froth/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum frothed the milk for her coffee.[↗](../../froth/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The angry man was frothing at the mouth.[↗](../../froth/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · That film is just froth, but it's fun.[↗](../../froth/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") **frothing** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Frothing means making or having lots of tiny bubbles on top, like foam on a milkshake or soap.[↗](../../frothing/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* An animal or person frothing at the mouth has foamy spit coming out, which can be a sign of illness.[↗](../../frothing/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (informal) Frothing (at the mouth) can mean being extremely angry or excited.[↗](../../frothing/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The milk was frothing in the jug.[↗](../../frothing/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The waves were frothing white against the rocks.[↗](../../frothing/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · When we mixed vinegar and baking soda, the bottle started frothing.[↗](../../frothing/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Never touch a strange dog that is frothing at the mouth.[↗](../../frothing/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad was frothing about the parking ticket.[↗](../../frothing/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The coach was frothing at the mouth when the ref gave a penalty.[↗](../../frothing/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum likes a frothy cappuccino.[↗](../../frothing/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The bubble bath was frothing over the side of the tub.[↗](../../frothing/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **frothy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Frothy means covered in or full of froth, a mass of tiny bubbles.[↗](../../frothy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Frothy can describe something light and fun but not serious, like a frothy film or story.[↗](../../frothy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I love a frothy hot chocolate with marshmallows.[↗](../../frothy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The waves were white and frothy.[↗](../../frothy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The volcano experiment made a frothy mess on the table.[↗](../../frothy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad whisked the eggs until they were frothy.[↗](../../frothy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog had a frothy mouth after running, so we gave it water.[↗](../../frothy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · It was a frothy, silly film, but we laughed a lot.[↗](../../frothy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The bubble bath turned the water frothy.[↗](../../frothy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **froward** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* stubborn and hard to deal with; turning away from what is right (an old word).[↗](../../froward/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* stubborn, awkward, and refusing to do what is right or wanted.[↗](../../froward/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* And He said: 'I will hide My face from them, I will see what their end shall be; for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faithfulness.[↗](../../froward/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.32.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../froward/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · A froward man soweth strife; and a whisperer separateth familiar friends.[↗](../../froward/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.16.28, JPS 1917)[↗](../../froward/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.[↗](../../froward/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.4.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../froward/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · To deliver thee from the way of evil, from the men that speak froward things; (Writings PRO.2.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../froward/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · And He said: 'I will hide My face from them, I will see what their end shall be; for they are a very froward generation, children in whom is no faithfulness.[↗](../../froward/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.32.20, JPS 1917) · "Enough! woman," he cried at last; "put a check upon thy froward tongue\![↗](../../froward/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") (The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault) **frown** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To frown is to bring your eyebrows together and wrinkle your forehead because you are cross, worried, puzzled or thinking hard.[↗](../../frown/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A frown is this look on your face.[↗](../../frown/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To frown on or upon something is to disapprove of it.[↗](../../frown/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The teacher frowned at the noisy class.[↗](../../frown/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She frowned as she tried to solve the puzzle.[↗](../../frown/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Why the frown?[↗](../../frown/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") Are you all right?[↗](../../frown/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad frowned when he saw the muddy floor.[↗](../../frown/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Running in the corridor is frowned upon.[↗](../../frown/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Turn that frown upside down\![↗](../../frown/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He looked at the map with a puzzled frown.[↗](../../frown/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Go, and proclaim these words toward the north, and say: Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the LORD; I will not frown upon you; for I am merciful, saith the LORD, I will not bear grudge for ever.[↗](../../frown/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.3.12, JPS 1917)[↗](../../frown/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **frozen** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Frozen means turned into ice or made hard by cold: a frozen lake.[↗](../../frozen/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Frozen food is kept very cold in a freezer so it lasts longer.[↗](../../frozen/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Frozen can mean very cold: my hands are frozen.[↗](../../frozen/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Frozen can mean not able to move, for example from fear, or a computer that has stopped working.[↗](../../frozen/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The pond is frozen, but the ice might be too thin to walk on.[↗](../../frozen/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum took frozen peas out of the freezer.[↗](../../frozen/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My fingers are frozen; I forgot my gloves.[↗](../../frozen/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She was frozen with fear when she saw the snake.[↗](../../frozen/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Water is frozen at zero degrees Celsius.[↗](../../frozen/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The computer has frozen; I can't click on anything.[↗](../../frozen/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · We had frozen yoghurt for dessert.[↗](../../frozen/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The milk bottle cracked because the frozen milk got bigger.[↗](../../frozen/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The waters are congealed like stone, and the face of the deep is frozen.[↗](../../frozen/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.38.30, JPS 1917)[↗](../../frozen/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) … [43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/43/) **44** [45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/45/) … [49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/49/) - ← previous: [page 43](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/43/) - next →: [page 45](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/45/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)