--- title: F — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 4 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/4/) [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 4 [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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/page/3/) **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/) - [financial](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/financial/) — Financial means about money, especially how it is earned, spent, saved or managed. — 8 sentences - [financially](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/financially/) — Financially means in a way that is about money: «financially secure» means safe with money. — 8 sentences - [finch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finch/) — A finch is a small songbird with a short, strong, cone-shaped beak for cracking seeds, such as a goldfinch, chaffinch or greenfinch. — 8 sentences - [find](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/find/) — To find is to see or get something you were looking for, or by chance: find a coin. — 22 sentences - [finder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finder/) — A finder is a person who finds something. — 8 sentences - [findings](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/findings/) — The facts or results someone has discovered after studying, testing or investigating something. — 8 sentences - [fine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fine/) — Well or healthy, all right. — 22 sentences - [finely](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finely/) — In very small or thin pieces: «finely chopped onion». — 11 sentences - [finery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finery/) — Fancy, expensive or very smart clothes and jewellery worn for a special occasion. — 9 sentences - [finger](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finger/) — One of the five long parts at the end of your hand (often the thumb is counted separately). — 14 sentences - [fingernail](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fingernail/) — The hard thin layer that covers and protects the top of the tip of each finger. — 9 sentences - [fingerprint](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fingerprint/) — The pattern of tiny lines on the tip of each finger, or the mark it leaves on a surface. — 9 sentences - [fingerspell](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fingerspell/) — To fingerspell is to spell out a word letter by letter using hand shapes in sign language, for example a name or a word that has no sign. — 7 sentences - [fingerspelling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fingerspelling/) — Fingerspelling is spelling out words letter by letter with hand shapes, as part of a sign language. — 10 sentences - [fingertip](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fingertip/) — The very end of a finger. — 9 sentences - [finish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finish/) — To finish means to come to the end of something, to complete it. — 13 sentences - [finished](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finished/) — Finished means done, at the end, complete. — 11 sentences - [finite](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finite/) — Finite means having an end or a limit; not going on forever. — 7 sentences - [fink](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fink/) — A fink is a person who tells on others to the police or people in charge; a snitch or tattletale. — 10 sentences - [finn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finn/) — A Finn is a person from Finland, a country in northern Europe. — 11 sentences - [finnish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/finnish/) — Finnish means from or belonging to Finland, a country in northern Europe. — 8 sentences - [fir](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fir/) — A tall evergreen tree with flat needles and upright cones; many are used as Christmas trees. — 9 sentences - [fire](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fire/) — The flames, heat and light made when something burns. — 17 sentences - [firearm](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firearm/) — A gun that a person can carry, such as a pistol, rifle or shotgun. — 8 sentences - [fireball](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fireball/) — A ball of fire, such as one made by an explosion. — 10 sentences - [firebox](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firebox/) — The part of a steam engine, boiler or stove where the fire burns. — 8 sentences - [firebrand](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firebrand/) — A firebrand is a piece of burning wood, used as a torch. — 6 sentences - [firecracker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firecracker/) — A firecracker is a small firework that explodes with a loud bang, often in a string of many. — 8 sentences - [firefighter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firefighter/) — A firefighter is a person whose job is to put out fires and rescue people and animals. — 10 sentences - [firefly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firefly/) — A small flying beetle whose tail glows with a soft light at night. — 10 sentences - [firelight](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firelight/) — The light given off by a fire, especially a warm glow in a room. — 5 sentences - [fireman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fireman/) — A fireman is a person whose job is to put out fires and rescue people; today the usual word is firefighter, because both men and women do… — 8 sentences - [fireplace](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fireplace/) — A fireplace is an open space at the bottom of a chimney inside a room, where a fire is lit to heat the room. — 9 sentences - [fireproof](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fireproof/) — Fireproof means not able to burn or be badly damaged by fire. — 9 sentences - [fireside](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fireside/) — The area right next to a fireplace, where people sit to keep warm. — 10 sentences - [firewood](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firewood/) — Wood cut into pieces to burn in a fire, a stove or a fireplace. — 9 sentences - [firework](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firework/) — A firework is a small device with powder inside that explodes to make bright colours, sparks and loud bangs in the sky. — 12 sentences - [firm](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firm/) — Solid and not soft; hard to press in or move: a firm mattress, firm ground. — 14 sentences - [firmament](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firmament/) — The firmament is the sky, especially the sky full of stars and heavenly things. — 5 sentences - [firmly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firmly/) — Firmly means strongly and steadily, so that something does not move or come loose. — 11 sentences - [firmness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firmness/) — Firmness is being hard or solid, not soft. — 6 sentences - [first](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/first/) — First means before anything or anyone else: first in line. — 23 sentences - [firstborn](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firstborn/) — The first child born to a family; the eldest child. — 8 sentences - [firstly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/firstly/) — Used to introduce the first point in a list of reasons or steps. — 6 sentences - [fiscal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiscal/) — Fiscal means about government money: taxes and public spending. — 8 sentences - [fish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fish/) — A fish is an animal that lives and swims in water, breathes with gills and has fins. — 13 sentences - [fisher](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisher/) — A person who catches fish, as a job or for fun; a fisherman or fisherwoman. — 10 sentences - [fisherman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisherman/) — A fisherman is a person who catches fish, as a job or for fun. — 9 sentences - [fisherwoman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fisherwoman/) — A fisherwoman is a woman who catches fish, or who sells fish in the street. — 5 sentences - [fishery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fishery/) — A fishery is a place where fish are caught or bred, like a part of the sea or a fish farm. — 9 sentences - [fishing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fishing/) — Catching fish, as a hobby or as a job: go fishing. — 12 sentences - [fishmonger](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fishmonger/) — A fishmonger is a person who sells fresh fish and seafood, often in a shop or at a market stall. — 8 sentences - [fishy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fishy/) — Fishy means smelling or tasting of fish. — 10 sentences - [fissure](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fissure/) — A fissure is a long, narrow crack, especially in rock or the ground. — 12 sentences - [fist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fist/) — A hand with the fingers bent tightly into the palm. — 8 sentences - [fit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fit/) — To fit means to be the right size and shape to go in a place or on a body. — 14 sentences - [fitch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitch/) — A polecat, or its fur; also called a fitchew. — 8 sentences - [fitly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitly/) — In a suitable or proper way; rightly. — 7 sentences - [fitness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitness/) — Fitness is being healthy and strong in your body, especially from exercise. — 9 sentences - [fitted](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitted/) — Fitted clothes are made to match the shape of the body closely. — 12 sentences - [fitter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitter/) — Fitter means more fit: healthier and stronger, especially from exercise. — 10 sentences - [fitting](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fitting/) — Right or suitable for a certain time or situation: «a fitting end». — 13 sentences - [fittingly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fittingly/) — In a way that suits what is right or proper. — 6 sentences - [five](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/five/) — Five is the number 5, one more than four. — 12 sentences - [fiver](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fiver/) — A fiver is an informal word for a five-pound note in the UK or a five-dollar note in some other countries. — 9 sentences - [fix](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fix/) — To fix something means to repair it so that it works again. — 15 sentences - [fixed](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fixed/) — Fixed means repaired, made to work again. — 12 sentences - [fixedly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fixedly/) — With the eyes or attention held steadily on one thing, without looking away. — 5 sentences - [fixture](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fixture/) — A fixture is something fixed in a building that is meant to stay there, like a sink, bath, light or cupboard. — 10 sentences - [fizz](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizz/) — To make lots of tiny gas bubbles with a hissing sound, like a fizzy drink. — 12 sentences - [fizzing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzing/) — Making lots of small bubbles with a hissing sound. — 9 sentences - [fizzle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzle/) — To fizzle is to make a soft hissing, spitting sound, like a sparkler or a fizzy drink. — 11 sentences - [fizzy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fizzy/) — Fizzy means full of tiny bubbles of gas: a fizzy drink. — 9 sentences - [fjord](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fjord/) — A fjord is a long, narrow, deep inlet of the sea between high cliffs, made by a glacier long ago. — 7 sentences - [fl](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fl/) — fl oz: «fluid ounce», a unit of liquid volume used in the USA and UK. — 11 sentences - [flag](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flag/) — A flag is a piece of cloth with colours and pictures that stands for a country, a team or a group. — 13 sentences - [flagon](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flagon/) — A flagon is a large jug or bottle for holding wine, ale or other drink. — 5 sentences - [flagpole](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flagpole/) — A flagpole is a tall pole on which a flag is raised. — 8 sentences - [flagstaff](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flagstaff/) — A tall pole on which a flag is flown; a flagpole. — 7 sentences - [flagstone](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flagstone/) — A flagstone is a flat stone slab used for paving a path, a yard or a floor. — 5 sentences - [flail](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flail/) — A flail is an old farm tool: a wooden stick swung on a handle to beat grain from its husks. — 6 sentences - [flake](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flake/) — A small, thin, flat piece of something, like a snowflake or a flake of paint. — 14 sentences - [flaky](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flaky/) — Flaky means breaking off easily into thin, flat pieces called flakes. — 11 sentences - [flame](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flame/) — A flame is the hot, bright, burning gas you see in a fire: the flame of a candle. — 12 sentences - [flamenco](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flamenco/) — Flamenco is a lively, passionate kind of music, singing and dance from southern Spain (Andalusia), with guitar playing, hand clapping and… — 8 sentences - [flaming](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flaming/) — a softer stand-in for «bloody» to show annoyance: «that flaming dog». — 14 sentences - [flamingo](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flamingo/) — A flamingo is a tall wading bird with long thin legs, a long bendy neck, pink feathers and a curved beak, that lives in big groups by lake… — 10 sentences - [flammable](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flammable/) — Flammable means easily set on fire and burning quickly. — 8 sentences - [flange](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flange/) — A flange is a flat rim or edge that sticks out around a pipe, wheel or metal part, used to make it stronger, hold it in place or join it t… — 9 sentences - [flank](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flank/) — The side of an animal's or person's body between the ribs and the hip. — 11 sentences - [flannel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flannel/) — A flannel is a soft woollen cloth, often used to wash the face. — 6 sentences - [flap](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flap/) — To flap is to move up and down or from side to side quickly, like a bird's wings or a flag in the wind. — 11 sentences - [flapping](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flapping/) — Flapping means moving wings or arms up and down quickly. — 11 sentences - [flaps](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flaps/) — Flaps is the form of «flap» used with he, she or it: «The bird flaps its wings.». — 10 sentences - [flare](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flare/) — A flare is a very bright light or flame used as a signal for help, especially at sea. — 12 sentences - [flash](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flash/) — A flash is a quick bright light. — 17 sentences - [flashback](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flashback/) — A flashback is a part of a story, film or play that goes back to show something that happened earlier. — 8 sentences - [flashcard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flashcard/) — A flashcard is a small card with a word, picture, question or sum on one side and the answer on the other, used to learn and remember thin… — 9 sentences - [flashlight](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flashlight/) — A flashlight is a small electric light you hold in your hand, powered by batteries; in the UK, Ireland and Australia it is usually called… — 9 sentences - [flashy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flashy/) — Flashy means bright, shiny or showy, made to attract attention, often in a way that seems too much. — 9 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/page/3/) **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/)