--- title: F — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 5 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/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/) / [school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/) / F # F — The school dictionary · page 5 [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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/page/4/) **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/) - [flask](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flask/) — A flask is a container that keeps drinks hot or cold, also called a vacuum flask or Thermos. — 11 sentences - [flaskful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flaskful/) — A flaskful is as much as a flask can hold. — 2 sentences - [flat](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flat/) — Flat means smooth and level, with no bumps or hills. — 17 sentences - [flatfish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flatfish/) — A flatfish is a fish with a flat body that lies on one side on the sea floor, such as a plaice, sole, flounder, halibut or turbot. — 8 sentences - [flatlined](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flatlined/) — died; the heart stopped, so the line on the heart monitor became flat. — 11 sentences - [flatly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flatly/) — Flatly means completely and firmly, with no doubt. — 10 sentences - [flatten](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flatten/) — To make something flat or flatter by pressing or rolling it. — 11 sentences - [flattened](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flattened/) — Made flat or flatter, for example by pressing, rolling or squashing. — 11 sentences - [flatter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flatter/) — To praise someone too much, often not sincerely, to please them or get something. — 12 sentences - [flatterer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flatterer/) — A flatterer is someone who praises you too much, often to please you or to get something from you. — 3 sentences - [flattery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flattery/) — Flattery is praise that is too much or not sincere, often given to please someone or to get something from them. — 9 sentences - [flatworm](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flatworm/) — A simple soft worm with a flat body and no legs; many live in water or damp places, and some are parasites that live inside other animals. — 7 sentences - [flavor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flavor/) — The flavor of food is how it tastes. — 4 sentences - [flavour](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flavour/) — Flavour is the taste of food or drink: a lemon flavour. — 12 sentences - [flaw](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flaw/) — A flaw is a small mark, crack or fault that spoils something. — 9 sentences - [flawless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flawless/) — Flawless means perfect, without any mistakes, marks or faults. — 8 sentences - [flax](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flax/) — Flax is a plant whose stems are spun into thread for making linen cloth. — 4 sentences - [flay](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flay/) — To flay an animal is to strip the skin off it. — 4 sentences - [flea](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flea/) — A very small jumping insect without wings that lives on the skin and fur of animals and people and sucks their blood. — 9 sentences - [fleck](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fleck/) — A fleck is a tiny spot or mark of colour, or a small piece of something, like a fleck of paint or dust. — 9 sentences - [fledged](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fledged/) — A fledged bird has grown the feathers it needs to fly. — 3 sentences - [fledgling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fledgling/) — A young bird that has just grown its feathers and is learning to fly. — 9 sentences - [flee](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flee/) — To flee is to run away from danger or from a place, quickly. — 9 sentences - [fleece](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fleece/) — The woolly coat of a sheep, or the wool cut from one sheep in one piece. — 11 sentences - [fleecy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fleecy/) — Fleecy means soft and woolly, like a sheep's fleece. — 4 sentences - [fleet](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fleet/) — A group of ships, especially navy ships, that sail together. — 10 sentences - [fleming](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fleming/) — Fleming is a family name. The most famous is Alexander Fleming, a Scottish scientist who discovered penicillin, the first antibiotic medic… — 11 sentences - [flemish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flemish/) — Flemish means to do with Flanders, the northern Dutch-speaking part of Belgium, or its people. — 9 sentences - [flesh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flesh/) — Flesh is the soft part of the body of a person or animal, between the skin and bones, mostly muscle and fat. — 11 sentences - [fleshy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fleshy/) — Fleshy means thick, soft and juicy, especially describing fruit or plant parts, like a fleshy peach or fleshy cactus leaves. — 9 sentences - [flex](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flex/) — To flex means to bend a part of your body, like your arm or fingers. — 12 sentences - [flexibility](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flexibility/) — Flexibility is the ability to bend easily without breaking. — 7 sentences - [flexible](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flexible/) — Something flexible can bend easily without breaking, like rubber or a plastic ruler. — 12 sentences - [flexion](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flexion/) — Flexion is bending a joint so that the angle between the bones gets smaller, like bending your elbow or knee. — 8 sentences - [flick](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flick/) — To hit or move something with a quick small movement, for example with a finger. — 13 sentences - [flicker](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flicker/) — To flicker is to shine unsteadily, getting brighter and dimmer quickly, like a candle flame. — 11 sentences - [flier](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flier/) — A flier is a person or thing that flies, such as a pilot, a bird or a passenger on planes. — 11 sentences - [flight](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flight/) — A flight is a trip in an aeroplane: «our flight to Dublin». — 13 sentences - [flightless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flightless/) — Flightless means not able to fly. It is used for birds and insects that have wings but cannot fly. — 9 sentences - [flinch](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flinch/) — To flinch is to make a small, quick movement backwards or away because of pain, fear or surprise. — 9 sentences - [flinders](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flinders/) — Small broken pieces or splinters, as in «smashed to flinders». — 8 sentences - [fling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fling/) — To fling something is to throw it hard and carelessly. — 12 sentences - [flint](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flint/) — A very hard grey or black stone that makes sparks when struck against steel, and breaks into sharp edges. — 10 sentences - [flip](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flip/) — To flip something is to turn it over quickly, like a coin or a pancake. — 13 sentences - [flipper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flipper/) — A flipper is a flat, wide limb that seals, turtles, penguins and dolphins use for swimming. — 10 sentences - [flipping](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flipping/) — a soft stand-in for a stronger swear word, to show annoyance or for emphasis: «It's flipping freezing». — 11 sentences - [flirt](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flirt/) — A flirt is someone who plays at liking another person to win their attention. — 5 sentences - [flit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flit/) — To flit is to move or fly quickly and lightly from one place to another, like a butterfly or a bird. — 10 sentences - [float](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/float/) — To stay on top of water or another liquid without sinking. — 14 sentences - [floating](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/floating/) — Floating means staying on top of water or another liquid without sinking. — 12 sentences - [flock](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flock/) — A flock is a group of birds or sheep together. — 11 sentences - [floe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/floe/) — A large flat sheet of floating ice on the sea. — 7 sentences - [flog](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flog/) — To beat someone hard with a whip or stick as a punishment (now illegal in most places). — 11 sentences - [flogging](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flogging/) — A beating with a whip or stick as a punishment. — 10 sentences - [flood](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flood/) — A flood is a large amount of water covering land that is usually dry. — 12 sentences - [floodplain](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/floodplain/) — A floodplain is the flat land beside a river that gets covered with water when the river floods. — 7 sentences - [floor](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/floor/) — A floor is the flat part of a room that you walk on. — 11 sentences - [floorboard](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/floorboard/) — A floorboard is one of the long flat pieces of wood that make a wooden floor. — 8 sentences - [flop](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flop/) — To flop is to fall or sit down heavily and loosely, because you are tired. — 12 sentences - [floppy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/floppy/) — Soft and hanging down loosely, not stiff: «a dog with floppy ears». — 8 sentences - [flora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flora/) — All the plants that grow in a particular place or at a particular time. — 10 sentences - [floral](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/floral/) — Floral means made of flowers or decorated with patterns of flowers. — 8 sentences - [florentine](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/florentine/) — From or about Florence, a famous city in Italy known for art and the Renaissance. — 11 sentences - [florin](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/florin/) — A florin is an old coin of money, once worth two shillings in British money, and used in other countries long ago. — 3 sentences - [florist](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/florist/) — A person who sells and arranges flowers. — 8 sentences - [floss](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/floss/) — Dental floss is a thin thread used to clean between your teeth. — 12 sentences - [flotation](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flotation/) — Flotation is floating, or the ability of something to stay on top of water. — 9 sentences - [flounder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flounder/) — A flounder is a flat sea fish that lies on the seabed, with both eyes on one side of its head. — 10 sentences - [flour](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flour/) — Flour is a white or brown powder made by grinding grain like wheat; it is used to make bread, cakes and pasta. — 11 sentences - [flourish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flourish/) — To flourish is to grow well and be healthy and strong, like plants in good soil. — 13 sentences - [flow](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flow/) — Of a liquid, gas or electricity: to move along smoothly and steadily in one direction. — 14 sentences - [flower](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flower/) — A flower is the coloured part of a plant that blooms, like a rose or a tulip. — 12 sentences - [flowerpot](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flowerpot/) — A flowerpot is a container, usually of clay or plastic, for growing a plant in, with a hole in the bottom for water to drain out. — 8 sentences - [flowery](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flowery/) — Flowery means full of flowers. — 4 sentences - [flowing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flowing/) — Flowing means moving along smoothly, as water does in a river. — 12 sentences - [flu](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flu/) — An illness caused by a virus that gives you a high temperature, aches, a cough, a sore throat and makes you feel very tired. — 7 sentences - [fluctuate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluctuate/) — To keep changing, going up and down, especially in amount, level or price. — 7 sentences - [fluency](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluency/) — Being able to speak, read or write a language easily, quickly and well. — 9 sentences - [fluent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluent/) — Able to speak, read or write a language easily and well, as in «fluent in French». — 9 sentences - [fluently](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluently/) — Speaking, reading or writing a language easily, smoothly and well. — 9 sentences - [fluff](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluff/) — Fluff is small soft bits of wool, dust, hair or feathers, like the bits in your pocket or under the bed. — 16 sentences - [fluffy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluffy/) — Soft, light and covered with fur, feathers or fine hairs, like a kitten or a chick. — 11 sentences - [fluid](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluid/) — A fluid is a substance that can flow, such as a liquid or a gas. — 11 sentences - [fluke](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluke/) — A fluke is a lucky chance, something good that happened by accident, not because of skill. — 13 sentences - [fluorescent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluorescent/) — Very bright and seeming to glow, especially colours like bright yellow, orange or green. — 9 sentences - [fluoride](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluoride/) — Fluoride is a natural mineral that helps make teeth strong and protects them from holes (decay). It is added to most toothpastes and, in m… — 10 sentences - [flush](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flush/) — To flush a toilet is to clean it by making water rush through it. — 15 sentences - [flustered](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flustered/) — Flustered means nervous, confused and a bit embarrassed, especially because you are rushed or things are going wrong. — 8 sentences - [flute](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flute/) — A flute is a musical instrument shaped like a thin tube, played by blowing across a hole near one end and pressing keys or covering holes. — 10 sentences - [flutter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flutter/) — To move wings quickly and lightly, or to fly with quick small movements, like a butterfly. — 13 sentences - [fluttering](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fluttering/) — Fluttering means moving quickly and lightly up and down or to and fro, like a butterfly's wings, a flag or falling leaves. — 11 sentences - [fly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fly/) — To fly is to move through the air with wings, like a bird, an insect or a plane. — 15 sentences - [flyer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flyer/) — A flyer is a small printed sheet of paper advertising an event, shop or service, handed out or put through letterboxes. — 9 sentences - [flyover](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flyover/) — A flyover is a bridge that carries one road over another road or railway. — 9 sentences - [flytrap](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/flytrap/) — A flytrap, or Venus flytrap, is a plant whose leaves snap shut like jaws to catch flies and other insects, which it then digests. — 10 sentences - [foal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foal/) — A foal is a baby horse, donkey or zebra. — 10 sentences - [foam](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foam/) — A mass of many tiny bubbles on top of a liquid or made by mixing air into something, like the foam on the sea, on a bath or on a milkshake. — 13 sentences - [foamy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/foamy/) — Foamy means covered with foam or full of tiny bubbles. — 8 sentences - [focus](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/focus/) — To focus means to give all your attention to one thing. — 13 sentences - [fodder](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fodder/) — Fodder is food such as hay, straw or grain given to farm animals like cows, horses and sheep. — 10 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](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/page/4/) **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/)