--- title: F — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics description: The 852 words of the school 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/school/F/) [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/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / F # F — The school dictionary The words of the school dictionary under F: 852 words, every meaning and example parsed by Mova with its syntax tree and pragmatics. 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Also spelt «fah». — 10 sentences - [fab](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fab/) — Fab is short for «fabulous»: great, wonderful, brilliant. — 8 sentences - [fable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fable/) — A short story, often with animals that talk, that teaches a lesson called a moral, like Aesop's «The Tortoise and the Hare». — 10 sentences - [fabric](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fabric/) — Fabric is cloth, material made by weaving or knitting threads, used for clothes, curtains and bags. — 12 sentences - [fabricated](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fabricated/) — Made up to trick people; false: «a fabricated story». — 8 sentences - [fabrication](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fabrication/) — A lie or a made-up story pretending to be true. — 8 sentences - [fabulist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fabulist/) — A fabulist is a writer who makes up fables, short stories that teach a lesson, often with animals as characters. — 4 sentences - [fabulous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fabulous/) — Fabulous means belonging to fables or legends, not real: a fabulous creature like a dragon. — 6 sentences - [face](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/face/) — Your face is the front of your head with eyes, nose and mouth. — 16 sentences - [facetious](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facetious/) — Joking at the wrong time, about something serious, so it seems silly or rude, as in «a facetious remark». — 8 sentences - [facetiously](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facetiously/) — In a joking way, especially about a serious matter, when it is not the right time for jokes. — 8 sentences - [facial](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facial/) — Of or on the face: «facial expression», «facial hair». — 9 sentences - [facile](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facile/) — Too simple; said or done without careful thought, so it ignores the real problem. — 8 sentences - [facilitate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facilitate/) — To facilitate something means to make it easier or help it happen. — 8 sentences - [facilitation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facilitation/) — Making something easier to do or helping it happen. — 8 sentences - [facility](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facility/) — A facility is a building, room or piece of equipment made for a special purpose, like a sports facility. — 13 sentences - [facsimile](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/facsimile/) — A facsimile is an exact copy of a page, picture or book, made to look just like the original. — 4 sentences - [fact](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fact/) — A fact is something that is known to be true and can be checked. A week is 7 days is a fact. — 14 sentences - [factor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/factor/) — In maths, a factor is a whole number that divides exactly into another number with no remainder: 3 is a factor of 12. — 14 sentences - [factory](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/factory/) — A factory is a big building where people and machines make things, like cars, toys, food or clothes. — 11 sentences - [factual](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/factual/) — Based on facts; true and real, not made up. — 8 sentences - [faculty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faculty/) — A natural ability of the body or mind, such as sight, hearing or memory. — 11 sentences - [fad](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fad/) — A fad is something, like a toy, game, fashion or food, that becomes very popular suddenly and is then quickly forgotten. — 8 sentences - [faddy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faddy/) — Fussy about food, liking only a few things and refusing many others. — 8 sentences - [fade](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fade/) — To slowly lose colour or brightness: the sun faded the curtains. — 11 sentences - [fae](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fae/) — The fae are fairies or fairy folk in stories and legends, especially in Celtic tales; fae can also describe things belonging to them. — 9 sentences - [faeces](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faeces/) — Faeces is the scientific word for poo, the solid waste that people and animals push out of their bodies through the bottom. — 8 sentences - [faery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faery/) — An old or poetic spelling of «fairy»: a small magical creature in stories. — 10 sentences - [fag](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fag/) — A fag is a cigarette. — 10 sentences - [faggot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faggot/) — A faggot is a bundle of sticks tied together for burning. — 4 sentences - [fahrenheit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fahrenheit/) — Fahrenheit is a scale for measuring temperature, on which water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees. — 9 sentences - [fail](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fail/) — To fail means not to do what you tried or wanted to do. — 13 sentences - [failing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/failing/) — A failing is a fault or weakness in a person's character or behaviour. — 4 sentences - [failure](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/failure/) — Failure is not succeeding at something you tried to do. — 12 sentences - [fain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fain/) — Fain means gladly or willingly; «would fain» means would like very much to. — 4 sentences - [faint](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faint/) — Not strong or clear; hard to see, hear or smell (a faint sound, a faint line). — 12 sentences - [faintly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faintly/) — Weakly, quietly or not clearly, so it is hard to see, hear or smell. — 10 sentences - [faintness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faintness/) — Faintness is a weak, dizzy feeling as if you might faint (pass out). — 9 sentences - [fair](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fair/) — Fair means equal and right for everyone, following the rules. — 15 sentences - [fairground](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairground/) — A fairground is an open area where a fair is held, with rides, games, stalls and food. — 8 sentences - [fairly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairly/) — Fairly means in a fair, equal way, following the rules. — 10 sentences - [fairness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairness/) — Fairness means treating people equally and justly, following the rules, and not cheating or favouring anyone. — 10 sentences - [fairy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairy/) — A fairy is a tiny magic person with wings in stories. — 12 sentences - [fairyland](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fairyland/) — The magical, imaginary land where fairies live in stories. — 9 sentences - [faith](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faith/) — Faith is a strong trust or belief in someone or something, even without proof. — 12 sentences - [faithful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithful/) — Faithful means loyal and true — always staying with and supporting a person, a team or a promise. — 11 sentences - [faithfully](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithfully/) — Faithfully means in a loyal way that can be trusted: keeping promises and staying true. — 11 sentences - [faithfulness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithfulness/) — Being loyal and true to someone, keeping your promises. — 11 sentences - [faithless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithless/) — Faithless means not loyal, breaking a promise or failing to keep a friend true. — 4 sentences - [faithlessness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faithlessness/) — Faithlessness is the state of not being loyal, or the act of breaking a promise. — 4 sentences - [fake](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fake/) — Fake means not real, made to look like something else, often to trick people. — 11 sentences - [falcon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falcon/) — A falcon is a fast bird of prey with long pointed wings and a hooked beak that catches other birds and small animals. — 11 sentences - [falconer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falconer/) — A person who keeps, trains and flies falcons, hawks or other birds of prey, especially to hunt or for displays. — 8 sentences - [fall](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fall/) — To fall means to drop down toward the ground. — 17 sentences - [fallacy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fallacy/) — A fallacy is a false idea that many people believe. — 8 sentences - [fallen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fallen/) — Fallen is the form of fall used after has, have, had or be. — 14 sentences - [fallible](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fallible/) — Fallible means able to make mistakes or be wrong. — 8 sentences - [fallow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fallow/) — Fallow land is a field that is ploughed but left without crops for a season so the soil can rest and get healthy again. — 11 sentences - [false](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/false/) — False means not true or not correct. — 12 sentences - [falsehood](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falsehood/) — A lie; something said that is not true. — 9 sentences - [falsely](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falsely/) — Falsely means in a way that is not true or not correct. — 9 sentences - [falsification](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falsification/) — Falsification is changing facts, documents, evidence or results in a dishonest way so that they show something untrue. — 8 sentences - [falsifying](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falsifying/) — Changing something such as a document, record or result so that it is false and tricks people: falsifying the test scores. — 8 sentences - [falter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falter/) — To falter is to stop or go weak for a moment, for example when the voice shakes or the feet slow down. — 6 sentences - [falteringly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/falteringly/) — Falteringly means in an unsteady, shaky way, especially when speaking. — 4 sentences - [fame](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fame/) — Fame is being known about and talked about by very many people. — 9 sentences - [familiar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/familiar/) — Familiar means well known to you because you have seen or heard it often. — 11 sentences - [familiarity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/familiarity/) — Familiarity is knowing something well because you have seen, heard or done it many times: «familiarity with the rules». — 10 sentences - [family](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/family/) — A family is a group of people who are related, like parents and their children. — 21 sentences - [famine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/famine/) — 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. — 8 sentences - [famished](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/famished/) — Famished means very, very hungry. — 10 sentences - [famous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/famous/) — Famous means known by very many people. — 12 sentences - [famously](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/famously/) — In a way that is well known; as many people know. — 9 sentences - [fan](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fan/) — A fan is a person who likes a sport, team, singer, book or hobby very much. — 13 sentences - [fancied](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fancied/) — If you fancied something, you wanted or liked the idea of it (mainly UK): «I fancied a cup of tea». — 12 sentences - [fancier](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fancier/) — Fancier means more decorated, elaborate or posh than something else. — 8 sentences - [fanciful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fanciful/) — Fanciful means full of imagination, with ideas that are not based on fact or proof. — 6 sentences - [fancy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fancy/) — Fancy means decorated, special or expensive, not plain. — 13 sentences - [fanfare](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fanfare/) — A fanfare is a short, loud, exciting tune played on trumpets or other brass instruments to announce someone important or the start of some… — 8 sentences - [fang](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fang/) — A long, sharp, pointed tooth, especially of a dog, wolf, snake or vampire. — 9 sentences - [fanned](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fanned/) — Moved air towards something or someone with a fan or with your hand, to cool it down. — 12 sentences - [fantail](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fantail/) — 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 walk… — 9 sentences - [fantasia](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fantasia/) — A fantasia is a piece of music written freely, following the composer's imagination rather than a strict pattern. — 9 sentences - [fantastic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fantastic/) — Fantastic means extremely good, wonderful: «a fantastic party». — 10 sentences - [fantastical](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fantastical/) — Fantastical means strange, wonderful or unreal, like something from a dream or a fairy tale. — 5 sentences - [fantasy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fantasy/) — Fantasy is a kind of story or film with magic, dragons, wizards or imaginary worlds. — 12 sentences - [far](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/far/) — Far means a long way away. — 13 sentences - [faraway](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faraway/) — Faraway means a long distance away. — 10 sentences - [farce](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farce/) — A farce is a funny play or film full of silly situations, mix-ups, chases and people hiding in cupboards. — 8 sentences - [fare](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fare/) — A fare is the money you pay to travel on a bus, train, plane, taxi or boat. — 12 sentences - [farewell](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farewell/) — Goodbye, as in «Farewell, my friend!». — 10 sentences - [farm](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farm/) — A farm is land with buildings where people grow crops and keep animals. — 12 sentences - [farmer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farmer/) — A farmer is a person who owns or works on a farm, growing crops or raising animals. — 10 sentences - [farmhouse](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farmhouse/) — A farmhouse is the main house on a farm, where the farmer and family live. — 4 sentences - [farmland](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farmland/) — Farmland is land used for farming: growing crops or keeping animals. — 8 sentences - [farmyard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farmyard/) — A farmyard is the area round the farm buildings, often with animals and machines in it. — 12 sentences - [farrier](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farrier/) — A farrier is a person whose job is to look after horses' hooves and fit horseshoes on them. — 9 sentences - [fart](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fart/) — To let gas out from the bottom; to pass wind. — 10 sentences - [farther](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farther/) — Farther means more far, a longer way away. — 10 sentences - [farthest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/farthest/) — At the greatest distance; the most far away. — 9 sentences **1** [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/page/2/) [3](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/page/3/) [4](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/page/4/) [5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/page/5/) [6](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/page/6/) [7](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/page/7/) [8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/page/8/) [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/page/9/) - ← previous: [E](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/E/) - next →: [G](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/G/) - ↑ back to [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/)