--- title: F — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 3 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/page/3/) [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 · page 3 [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/page/2/) **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/) - [ferocious](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/ferocious/) — Ferocious means fierce, wild and dangerous: a ferocious dog. — 5 sentences - [ferocity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/ferocity/) — Ferocity is fierce, wild anger or savage force. — 5 sentences - [ferret](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/ferret/) — A small, long, thin furry animal related to the weasel, kept as a pet or once used to chase rabbits out of their holes. — 10 sentences - [ferrous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/ferrous/) — Containing iron: «ferrous metals». — 8 sentences - [ferry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/ferry/) — A ferry is a boat or ship that carries people, cars and goods across a river, lake or sea, again and again on a set route. — 11 sentences - [ferryboat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/ferryboat/) — A ferryboat is a boat that carries people, cars or goods across a river or sea and back again. — 4 sentences - [ferryman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/ferryman/) — A ferryman is a person whose job is to row or steer a boat that carries people across a river or lake. — 4 sentences - [fertile](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fertile/) — Fertile land or soil is good for growing plants and crops. — 10 sentences - [fertilisation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fertilisation/) — Fertilisation is when a male cell and a female cell join to start a new living thing, such as pollen joining an egg cell in a flower to ma… — 8 sentences - [fertilise](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fertilise/) — To fertilise soil is to add manure, compost or chemicals so that plants grow better. — 10 sentences - [fertiliser](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fertiliser/) — A substance added to soil to help plants grow, such as manure, compost or chemical pellets. — 7 sentences - [fertility](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fertility/) — Fertility is how well soil or land can grow plants and crops. — 10 sentences - [fertilizer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fertilizer/) — Fertilizer is a substance added to soil to give plants the food (nutrients) they need to grow better. — 10 sentences - [fervently](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fervently/) — In a fervent way: with great feeling and deep belief. — 4 sentences - [festival](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/festival/) — A special day or time when people celebrate something, often with traditions, food, music or religious ceremonies, like Diwali, Eid or Han… — 11 sentences - [festive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/festive/) — Festive means happy and cheerful, like a party or celebration. — 9 sentences - [festivity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/festivity/) — Festivities (usually plural) are the parties, music, food and fun events held to celebrate something. — 9 sentences - [festoon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/festoon/) — A festoon is a chain or string of flowers, leaves, ribbons or lights hanging in a curve between two points. — 5 sentences - [fetch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fetch/) — To go to get something or someone and bring them back: fetch the ball, fetch your coat. — 11 sentences - [fete](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fete/) — An outdoor event, often at a school or church, with stalls, games and food to raise money. — 9 sentences - [fetlock](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fetlock/) — The fetlock is the small joint on a horse's leg, just above the hoof, where a tuft of hair grows. — 3 sentences - [fetter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fetter/) — Fetters are chains put round a prisoner's hands or feet. (old use). — 6 sentences - [fettered](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fettered/) — Chained up with fetters, unable to move freely. — 4 sentences - [feud](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feud/) — A long, bitter quarrel between two people, families or groups, often lasting for many generations. — 8 sentences - [feudal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feudal/) — Belonging to the feudal system: the way society was organised in medieval Europe, where kings gave land to lords in return for loyalty and… — 8 sentences - [feudalism](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feudalism/) — Feudalism was the system in medieval Europe in which the king gave land to lords in return for loyalty and soldiers, and peasants (serfs)… — 7 sentences - [fever](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fever/) — A fever is when your body temperature is higher than normal because you are ill. — 8 sentences - [feverish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feverish/) — Feverish means having a fever, with a high body temperature, feeling hot, shivery and unwell. — 9 sentences - [feverishly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/feverishly/) — In a feverish way: with a high temperature, tossing and turning from illness. — 5 sentences - [few](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/few/) — Few means not many: few people came. — 15 sentences - [fewer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fewer/) — Fewer means a smaller number of things: «fewer apples». — 12 sentences - [fewest](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fewest/) — Fewest means the smallest number of things. The one with the fewest has fewer than all the others. — 11 sentences - [fez](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fez/) — A round red felt hat with a flat top and a black tassel, with no brim, traditional in Turkey, North Africa and the Middle East. — 9 sentences - [fib](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fib/) — A fib is a small lie, usually about something not very important. — 8 sentences - [fibber](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibber/) — A person who tells fibs, small lies that are not very serious. — 8 sentences - [fibbing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibbing/) — Fibbing is telling small lies, usually about unimportant things. — 8 sentences - [fiber](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiber/) — A fiber is a thin thread-like piece of something, such as cotton, wool or wood. — 5 sentences - [fibre](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibre/) — A fibre is a very thin thread, like those that make up wool, cotton, string, hair or paper. — 14 sentences - [fibreglass](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibreglass/) — Fibreglass is a light, strong material made of very thin glass threads, often set in plastic. — 8 sentences - [fibrin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibrin/) — Fibrin is a stringy protein in the blood that forms a net of threads to make a clot and stop bleeding when you cut yourself. — 7 sentences - [fibrosis](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibrosis/) — A condition where too much tough, thick tissue (like scar tissue) grows in a part of the body, such as the lungs, making it stiff and not… — 6 sentences - [fibrous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibrous/) — Made of or containing fibres: long, thin threads. — 8 sentences - [fibula](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fibula/) — The fibula is the thinner of the two long bones in the lower leg, on the outside, next to the larger shin bone (tibia). — 8 sentences - [fickle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fickle/) — Fickle means changing often in what one likes or loves, so one cannot be trusted to stay the same. — 4 sentences - [fickleness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fickleness/) — The quality of being fickle: changing one's mind or feelings often and without warning. — 4 sentences - [fiction](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiction/) — Stories that are made up by a writer, not true facts. — 10 sentences - [fictional](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fictional/) — Invented, made up, not real, as in «a fictional character». — 8 sentences - [fictitious](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fictitious/) — Invented or made up; not real or true. — 8 sentences - [fiddle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiddle/) — A fiddle is a violin, especially when it is used to play folk or country music. — 14 sentences - [fiddler](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiddler/) — A fiddler is a person who plays the fiddle, which is a violin, especially in folk, country or Irish music. — 12 sentences - [fiddlesticks](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiddlesticks/) — a gentle exclamation of annoyance, used instead of a swear word: «Oh, fiddlesticks!». — 14 sentences - [fidelity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fidelity/) — Fidelity is being faithful and loyal to a person, a promise or a belief, especially to a husband or wife. — 9 sentences - [fidget](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fidget/) — To fidget means to keep moving your hands, feet or body in small restless ways, because you are bored, nervous or cannot sit still. — 9 sentences - [fidgety](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fidgety/) — Fidgety means unable to keep still, moving your hands, feet or body a lot because you are bored, nervous or restless. — 8 sentences - [field](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/field/) — A field is a big open piece of land, often with grass or crops. — 12 sentences - [fielder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fielder/) — A fielder is a player in cricket, baseball or rounders whose team is not batting, who tries to catch or stop the ball. — 8 sentences - [fiend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiend/) — A fiend is a devil or wicked spirit in old stories. — 5 sentences - [fiendish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiendish/) — Fiendish means very cruel or wicked, like a fiend (a devil or evil spirit). — 9 sentences - [fierce](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fierce/) — Angry, wild and likely to attack: «a fierce dog». — 12 sentences - [fiercely](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiercely/) — In an angry, wild or violent way. — 8 sentences - [fierceness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fierceness/) — Fierceness is being wild, angry and ready to attack, like a fierce animal. — 10 sentences - [fiery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiery/) — Burning or full of fire: «a fiery furnace». — 11 sentences - [fife](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fife/) — A fife is a small, high-sounding flute without keys, played mainly in military marching bands, often with drums. — 9 sentences - [fifo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fifo/) — «First in, first out»: a rule where the first thing to come in is the first thing to go out, like a queue. — 8 sentences - [fifteen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fifteen/) — Fifteen is the number 15: ten and five more, one more than fourteen. — 10 sentences - [fifteenth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fifteenth/) — Fifteenth means number 15 in order. — 9 sentences - [fifth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fifth/) — Fifth means number 5 in order. — 11 sentences - [fiftieth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiftieth/) — Coming as number 50 in a row or order. — 9 sentences - [fifty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fifty/) — Fifty is the number 50, five tens. — 12 sentences - [fig](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fig/) — A soft, sweet fruit with many tiny seeds inside, shaped like a small pear. — 13 sentences - [fight](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fight/) — To fight is to try to hurt someone using your body or weapons. — 13 sentences - [fighter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fighter/) — A fighter is a person who fights, for example in boxing or martial arts, or in a war. — 12 sentences - [figurative](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/figurative/) — Used with a meaning different from the usual, word-for-word one, to make a picture in the mind: «a heart of gold» is figurative. — 8 sentences - [figuratively](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/figuratively/) — In a figurative way, not with the plain word-for-word meaning. — 8 sentences - [figure](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/figure/) — A figure is a number written as a sign, like 7 or 25. — 15 sentences - [filament](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filament/) — A filament is a very thin thread or wire. — 10 sentences - [filbert](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filbert/) — A filbert is a hazelnut, the smooth nut of the hazel tree. (old use). — 4 sentences - [filch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filch/) — To filch is to steal something small, usually in a sneaky way. — 4 sentences - [file](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/file/) — A file is a set of information kept together on a computer, like a picture or a document. — 13 sentences - [filial](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filial/) — Filial means of a son or daughter, or owed by a child to a parent: filial duty. — 6 sentences - [filing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filing/) — Filing is putting papers or computer documents in order in files or folders. — 10 sentences - [filipino](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filipino/) — Filipino means from or belonging to the Philippines, a country of more than seven thousand islands in South-East Asia. — 9 sentences - [fill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fill/) — To fill is to put in as much as something can hold. — 13 sentences - [fille](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fille/) — «Fille» means «girl» or «daughter»: «une petite fille» = a little girl, «ma fille» = my daughter. It sounds like «fee» with a soft y at th… — 8 sentences - [filling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filling/) — A filling is the food inside a pie, sandwich, cake or pastry. — 13 sentences - [filly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filly/) — A filly is a young female horse, usually under four years old. Its brother is a colt. — 6 sentences - [film](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/film/) — A film is a movie, a story shown with moving pictures. — 13 sentences - [filmmaker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filmmaker/) — A filmmaker is a person who makes films, especially a director or producer who has the main ideas. — 7 sentences - [filmy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filmy/) — Filmy means thin, light and see-through, like a very fine cloth or film. — 6 sentences - [fils](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fils/) — «Fils» is the French word for son; it sounds like «feess» to an English ear and is not an English word. — 9 sentences - [filter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filter/) — A filter is a material or device with tiny holes that lets liquid or air pass but catches solid bits. — 11 sentences - [filth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filth/) — Filth is very bad, disgusting dirt. — 9 sentences - [filthy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filthy/) — Very dirty: filthy boots. — 11 sentences - [filtration](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/filtration/) — Filtration is the process of separating solid bits from a liquid or gas by passing it through a filter, such as paper, sand or cloth. — 9 sentences - [fin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fin/) — A thin, flat part sticking out of a fish's or sea animal's body that helps it swim, steer and balance. — 10 sentences - [final](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/final/) — Final means last, coming at the end. — 13 sentences - [finale](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finale/) — The finale is the last part of a show, concert, piece of music or event, usually the most exciting part. — 8 sentences - [finally](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finally/) — Finally means at last, after a long time or a lot of waiting. — 10 sentences - [finance](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finance/) — The management of money, especially by governments, banks and businesses. — 9 sentences - [finances](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finances/) — The money that a person, family, business or country has and how it is managed. — 8 sentences [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/) [2](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/page/2/) **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/)