--- title: F — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 5 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/5/) [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 5 [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:* Familiarity is knowing something well because you have seen, heard or done it many times: «familiarity with the rules».[↗](../../familiarity/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Familiarity is a friendly, relaxed way of behaving with someone, as if you know them well.[↗](../../familiarity/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (formal) Too much familiarity is behaving too casually or rudely with someone you do not know well.[↗](../../familiarity/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Her familiarity with the town helped us find the café.[↗](../../familiarity/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Practice gives you familiarity with the times tables.[↗](../../familiarity/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There was a comforting familiarity about Grandma's kitchen.[↗](../../familiarity/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The new teacher was surprised by the pupils' familiarity with her first name.[↗](../../familiarity/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Familiarity with the rules makes the game more fun.[↗](../../familiarity/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · «Familiarity breeds contempt,» said Dad when we got bored with the toy.[↗](../../familiarity/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The young man agreed to this proposal, but he took care not to get on terms of familiarity with the new comer until he had tried him with the apple.[↗](../../familiarity/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **family** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A family is a group of people who are related, like parents and their children.[↗](../../family/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A family can mean all your relatives: aunts, uncles, cousins and grandparents.[↗](../../family/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* In science, a family is a group of animals or plants that are alike: «the cat family».[↗](../../family/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* (casual) «Family» or «fam» (slang) can mean close friends: «you're like family», «wassup fam».[↗](../../family/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* (casual) Family words in talk: «mum/mom/ma», «dad/pop», «nan/nana/gran», «grandad/pop», «sis», «bro», «the folks», «the kids».[↗](../../family/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 6:* (euphemism) «In the family way» (old) means pregnant; «family reasons» may hide a sad private matter.[↗](../../family/#m6 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 7:* (formal) Forms and exams say «household», «relatives», «next of kin», «dependants» and «members of the household».[↗](../../family/#m7 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* There are 4 people in Jo's family.[↗](../../family/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Each family gets 3 tickets.[↗](../../family/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · 5 families came to the picnic.[↗](../../family/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The family ate 12 pies.[↗](../../family/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My family has a dog and two cats.[↗](../../family/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We drew our family tree in class.[↗](../../family/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Lions and tigers belong to the cat family.[↗](../../family/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · nan + 2 cousins coming, set table for all of us (we're 3), how many forks[↗](../../family/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Wassup fam, pizza tonight?[↗](../../family/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · He missed school for family reasons.[↗](../../family/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · Each household of four persons is allocated 3 tickets.[↗](../../family/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") Compute the number of tickets allocated to 5 such households.[↗](../../family/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · Leave my family out of it, mate.[↗](../../family/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · There the whole family settled down.[↗](../../family/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · These are the families of Reuben.[↗](../../family/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.6.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../family/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · These are the families of Simeon.[↗](../../family/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.6.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../family/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") · These are the sons of Joseph after their families.[↗](../../family/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.26.37, JPS 1917)[↗](../../family/#x16 "tree and pragmatics") · These are the families of the Zorathites.[↗](../../family/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.4.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../family/#x17 "tree and pragmatics") · All their cities throughout their families were thirteen cities.[↗](../../family/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.6.45, JPS 1917)[↗](../../family/#x18 "tree and pragmatics") · All the families that remain, every family apart, and their wives apart.[↗](../../family/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ZEC.12.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../family/#x19 "tree and pragmatics") **famine** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A time when a large number of people in a place do not have enough food, often for months, and many may become ill or die.[↗](../../famine/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The potato famine in Ireland forced many people to leave.[↗](../../famine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Drought led to famine in the region.[↗](../../famine/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Charities sent food during the famine.[↗](../../famine/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · People ate grass in the worst days of the famine.[↗](../../famine/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · War can cause famine when farmers cannot plant crops.[↗](../../famine/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The story is about a family that survived a famine.[↗](../../famine/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · A Grasshopper, perishing with famine, passed by and earnestly begged for a little food.[↗](../../famine/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And the famine was sore in the land.[↗](../../famine/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.43.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../famine/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · And there was a famine in the land, beside the first famine that was in the days of Abraham.[↗](../../famine/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.26.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../famine/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph to buy corn; because the famine was sore in all the earth.[↗](../../famine/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.41.57, JPS 1917)[↗](../../famine/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And the famine was sore in Samaria.[↗](../../famine/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 1KI.18.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../famine/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.[↗](../../famine/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.33.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../famine/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Our skin is hot like an oven because of the burning heat of famine.[↗](../../famine/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings LAM.5.10, JPS 1917)[↗](../../famine/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **famish** — *In Jewish tradition, meaning 1:* To make or let someone go hungry, or to starve.[↗](../../famish/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; but He thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.[↗](../../famish/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PRO.10.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../famish/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The LORD will be terrible unto them; for He will famish all the gods of the earth; then shall all the isles of the nations worship Him, every one from its place.[↗](../../famish/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ZEP.2.11, JPS 1917)[↗](../../famish/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **famished** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (informal) Famished means very, very hungry.[↗](../../famished/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (literary) Famished can mean starving from lack of food over a long time.[↗](../../famished/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I'm famished\![↗](../../famished/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") What's for tea?[↗](../../famished/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · After the long hike, we were all famished.[↗](../../famished/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The famished puppy gobbled its food in seconds.[↗](../../famished/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He came home from rugby practice absolutely famished.[↗](../../famished/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The famished travellers shared their last bread.[↗](../../famished/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't go swimming famished; have a snack first.[↗](../../famished/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · This gave them new life; for the poor people were almost famished.[↗](../../famished/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · And when all the land of Egypt was famished, the people cried to Pharaoh for bread; and Pharaoh said unto all the Egyptians: 'Go unto Joseph; what he saith to you, do.'[↗](../../famished/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah GEN.41.55, JPS 1917)[↗](../../famished/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Therefore My people are gone into captivity, for want of knowledge; and their honourable men are famished, and their multitude are parched with thirst.[↗](../../famished/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.5.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../famished/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") **famous** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Famous means known by very many people.[↗](../../famous/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Famous for something means known because of it.[↗](../../famous/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *e.g.* Paris is famous for the Eiffel Tower.[↗](../../famous/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She wants to be a famous singer.[↗](../../famous/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Australia is famous for kangaroos.[↗](../../famous/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The Statue of Liberty is famous all over the world.[↗](../../famous/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · A famous author visited our school.[↗](../../famous/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Albert Einstein is a famous scientist.[↗](../../famous/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · My grandma's apple pie is famous in our street.[↗](../../famous/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Big Ben is a famous clock in London.[↗](../../famous/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Being famous does not make you a good person.[↗](../../famous/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · This was the famous Sindbad himself.[↗](../../famous/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · Eliphas Lévi, the famous French Occultist, thus wrote of the "Sepher Yetzirah," in his "Histoire de la Magie," P. 54: "The Zoharis a Genesis of illumination, the Sepher Jezirah is a ladder formed of truths.[↗](../../famous/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893)[↗](../../famous/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous men in their fathers' houses.[↗](../../famous/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.12.31, JPS 1917)[↗](../../famous/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And the women said unto Naomi: 'Blessed be the LORD, who hath not left thee this day without a near kinsman, and let his name be famous in Israel.[↗](../../famous/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings RUT.4.14, JPS 1917)[↗](../../famous/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And these were the heads of their fathers' houses: Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, heads of their fathers' houses.[↗](../../famous/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings 1CH.5.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../famous/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") **famously** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* In a way that is well known; as many people know.[↗](../../famously/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal, old-fashioned) Very well: «get on famously» means get along very well.[↗](../../famously/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Isaac Newton famously wondered why the apple fell.[↗](../../famously/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The two cousins got on famously at the party.[↗](../../famously/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Australia is famously home to kangaroos.[↗](../../famously/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The ship famously hit an iceberg.[↗](../../famously/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · She famously said, "Never give up!"[↗](../../famously/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Cats are famously independent.[↗](../../famously/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · He took the thick cord, and tied her up with it famously.[↗](../../famously/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **fan** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A fan is a person who likes a sport, team, singer, book or hobby very much.[↗](../../fan/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A fan is a machine with spinning blades that moves air to cool you down.[↗](../../fan/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A fan is a flat folding object you wave in front of your face to cool yourself.[↗](../../fan/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To fan means to move air towards something, or to spread out in a fan shape: fan out.[↗](../../fan/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I am a big fan of that football team.[↗](../../fan/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Turn on the fan, it is hot.[↗](../../fan/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The fans cheered when we scored.[↗](../../fan/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · She waved a paper fan.[↗](../../fan/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The ceiling fan spins slowly.[↗](../../fan/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Keep your fingers away from the fan.[↗](../../fan/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The search team fanned out across the field.[↗](../../fan/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · The author got lots of fan mail.[↗](../../fan/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · The old man now stood up and opened his fan and began to dance.[↗](../../fan/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · The oxen likewise and the young asses that till the ground shall eat savoury provender, which hath been winnowed with the shovel and with the fan.[↗](../../fan/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.30.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fan/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And I fan them with a fan in the gates of the land; I bereave them of children, I destroy My people, since they return not from their ways.[↗](../../fan/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.15.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fan/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And I will send unto Babylon strangers, that shall fan her, and they shall empty her land; for in the day of trouble they shall be against her round about.[↗](../../fan/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets JER.51.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../fan/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") **fancied** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* If you fancied something, you wanted or liked the idea of it (mainly UK): «I fancied a cup of tea».[↗](../../fancied/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (informal, UK) If you fancied someone, you found them attractive and had a crush on them.[↗](../../fancied/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (old or formal) Fancied can mean imagined or believed, sometimes wrongly: «He fancied he heard a noise».[↗](../../fancied/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* In sport and racing, a fancied team or horse is one people think will win.[↗](../../fancied/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I fancied pizza for dinner, so we ordered one.[↗](../../fancied/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She fancied a walk on the beach.[↗](../../fancied/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In Year 6 he fancied a girl in his class.[↗](../../fancied/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The fancied team lost in the first round.[↗](../../fancied/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He fancied he saw a ghost on the stairs.[↗](../../fancied/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · She fancied herself as a great singer.[↗](../../fancied/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Did you fancy any of the cakes?[↗](../../fancied/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Suddenly he fancied he heard feet outside going pit-a-pat.[↗](../../fancied/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **fancier** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Fancier means more decorated, elaborate or posh than something else.[↗](../../fancier/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A fancier is a person who keeps or breeds a certain kind of animal or plant as a hobby, like a pigeon fancier or a dog fancier.[↗](../../fancier/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* This cake is fancier than the one we made.[↗](../../fancier/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We went to a fancier restaurant for Gran's birthday.[↗](../../fancier/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My great-uncle was a pigeon fancier with fifty birds.[↗](../../fancier/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Her party dress is fancier than mine.[↗](../../fancier/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A dog fancier showed his poodles at the show.[↗](../../fancier/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Do you want the fancier pencil case or the plain one?[↗](../../fancier/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **fanciful** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Fanciful means full of imagination, with ideas that are not based on fact or proof.[↗](../../fanciful/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Fanciful can mean odd, unreal or made up.[↗](../../fanciful/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* You have a fanciful idea about dragons.[↗](../../fanciful/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat said I was fanciful.[↗](../../fanciful/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The story has a fanciful picture of a flying castle.[↗](../../fanciful/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · That is a fanciful guess; we need proof.[↗](../../fanciful/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") **fancy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Fancy means decorated, special or expensive, not plain.[↗](../../fancy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* In British, Australian and Irish English, to fancy something is to want it or like the idea of it: «Do you fancy a biscuit?».[↗](../../fancy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To fancy someone is to have a crush on them.[↗](../../fancy/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A fancy is a liking or an idea in your head; «take a fancy to» means start to like.[↗](../../fancy/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Fancy is an exclamation of surprise meaning "just imagine!".[↗](../../fancy/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She wore a fancy dress with sparkles to the wedding.[↗](../../fancy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Do you fancy a game of football?[↗](../../fancy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We went to a fancy-dress party as pirates.[↗](../../fancy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cake had fancy icing on top.[↗](../../fancy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Nothing fancy, just a sandwich, please.[↗](../../fancy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat took a fancy to my new jumper.[↗](../../fancy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Fancy meeting you here\![↗](../../fancy/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Fancy my being afraid of a lion\![↗](../../fancy/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **fanfare** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A fanfare is a short, loud, exciting tune played on trumpets or other brass instruments to announce someone important or the start of something.[↗](../../fanfare/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Fanfare (uncountable) is a lot of excitement, publicity and showy celebration around something.[↗](../../fanfare/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A fanfare of trumpets announced the queen.[↗](../../fanfare/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The film opened with a loud fanfare.[↗](../../fanfare/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The new park opened with great fanfare.[↗](../../fanfare/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He retired quietly, without any fanfare.[↗](../../fanfare/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our school band played a fanfare at sports day.[↗](../../fanfare/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The game was launched with a lot of fanfare online.[↗](../../fanfare/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **fang** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A long, sharp, pointed tooth, especially of a dog, wolf, snake or vampire.[↗](../../fang/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The poison tooth of a snake or a spider's biting part.[↗](../../fang/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The wolf bared its fangs and growled.[↗](../../fang/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Some snakes have hollow fangs for venom.[↗](../../fang/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The vampire in the story had long white fangs.[↗](../../fang/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The dog showed its fangs, so we walked away.[↗](../../fang/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A spider bites with its fangs.[↗](../../fang/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat's fangs are sharp for catching mice.[↗](../../fang/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Their mouths were black and twisted, and in each of these mouths there was a hedge of curved yellow fangs.[↗](../../fang/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **fanned** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Moved air towards something or someone with a fan or with your hand, to cool it down.[↗](../../fanned/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Made a fire burn more strongly by blowing air on it.[↗](../../fanned/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (fanned out) Spread out from one point in the shape of an open fan.[↗](../../fanned/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Made a feeling stronger, as in «fanned the flames» of anger.[↗](../../fanned/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Alice fanned herself with the White Rabbit's fan and began to shrink.[↗](../../fanned/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma fanned her face in the heat.[↗](../../fanned/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · He fanned the campfire until it blazed.[↗](../../fanned/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The search party fanned out across the field.[↗](../../fanned/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The peacock fanned its beautiful tail.[↗](../../fanned/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Angry words only fanned the quarrel.[↗](../../fanned/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The cards were fanned out on the table.[↗](../../fanned/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · When he came back he fanned the embers of his fire again and warmed himself.[↗](../../fanned/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **fantail** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A small bird with a tail that spreads out like a fan; in New Zealand the fantail (pīwakawaka) is a common, friendly bird that follows walkers to catch insects.[↗](../../fantail/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A kind of fancy pigeon or goldfish with a fan-shaped tail.[↗](../../fantail/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A tail or end shaped like a fan.[↗](../../fantail/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A fantail flitted along the bush track beside us.[↗](../../fantail/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The fantail spread its tail like a little fan.[↗](../../fantail/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · In New Zealand the fantail is called pīwakawaka.[↗](../../fantail/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandad keeps white fantail pigeons.[↗](../../fantail/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Our fantail goldfish has a long, flowing tail.[↗](../../fantail/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The fantail snapped up insects that our feet disturbed.[↗](../../fantail/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) … [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/4/) 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