--- title: F — The school dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 8 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/8/) [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 8 [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](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** [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/page/9/) - [freezer](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freezer/) — A freezer is a very cold cupboard or box that freezes food to keep it fresh for a long time. — 10 sentences - [freezing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freezing/) — Freezing means very cold. — 13 sentences - [freight](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freight/) — Freight is goods carried by trains, ships, trucks or planes. — 11 sentences - [french](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/french/) — French is the language of France; it is also spoken in Canada (Quebec), Belgium, Switzerland and many countries in Africa. — 12 sentences - [frenchman](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frenchman/) — A man who comes from France or is French. — 8 sentences - [frenzy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frenzy/) — A wild state of excitement, anger or running about, when a person is not in control. — 5 sentences - [frequency](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frequency/) — How often something happens. — 12 sentences - [frequent](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frequent/) — Frequent means happening often. — 10 sentences - [frequently](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frequently/) — Frequently means often, many times. — 10 sentences - [fresco](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fresco/) — A fresco is a painting made on a wall or ceiling while the plaster is still wet, so the colours become part of the wall. — 8 sentences - [fresh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fresh/) — Of food: recently made, picked or caught, not old or spoiled: fresh bread, fresh fruit. — 16 sentences - [freshen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freshen/) — To freshen something is to make it cleaner, cooler or newer: «freshen the room». — 11 sentences - [freshly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freshly/) — Very recently; only just: «freshly baked bread», «freshly cut grass». — 8 sentences - [freshness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freshness/) — Freshness is being newly made, picked or caught, so food is not old or stale. — 13 sentences - [freshwater](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/freshwater/) — Freshwater describes water that is not salty, like the water in most rivers, lakes, ponds and streams. — 11 sentences - [fret](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fret/) — To fret means to worry and be upset about something, often again and again. — 13 sentences - [fretted](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fretted/) — To worry and be anxious about something. — 5 sentences - [fri](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fri/) — Fri is the short form of Friday, the day after Thursday and before Saturday. — 10 sentences - [friar](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friar/) — A man who belongs to a Christian religious order, such as the Franciscans or Dominicans, who has promised to live simply and travels among… — 10 sentences - [frick](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frick/) — a softer stand-in for the f-word to show annoyance or surprise: «Oh, frick!». — 11 sentences - [friction](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friction/) — Friction is a force that slows things down or stops them when two surfaces rub or slide against each other. — 9 sentences - [frictional](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frictional/) — Caused by or to do with friction, the force that slows things when surfaces rub together. — 7 sentences - [friday](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friday/) — Friday is a day of the week. It comes after Thursday and before Saturday. — 13 sentences - [fridge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fridge/) — A cold cupboard in the kitchen that keeps food and drinks cool and fresh, usually about 3–5 °C. — 9 sentences - [fried](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fried/) — Fried food has been cooked in hot oil or fat. — 11 sentences - [friend](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/) — A friend is a person you like and who likes you, who you enjoy being with. — 23 sentences - [friendliness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendliness/) — Being kind, warm and nice to others, like a friend. — 8 sentences - [friendly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendly/) — Kind and pleasant to others; behaving like a friend. — 13 sentences - [friendship](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendship/) — The relationship between friends: liking each other, trusting each other, and enjoying time together. — 11 sentences - [frigate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frigate/) — An old sailing warship, fairly fast and with many guns. — 4 sentences - [frigging](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frigging/) — a stand-in for the f-word to show anger or for emphasis: «the frigging car won't start». — 10 sentences - [fright](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fright/) — A fright is a sudden feeling of fear: you gave me a fright. — 12 sentences - [frighten](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frighten/) — To frighten means to make someone feel scared. — 11 sentences - [frightened](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frightened/) — Frightened means afraid or scared. — 10 sentences - [frightful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frightful/) — Very bad, terrible or causing great fear. — 5 sentences - [frightfully](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frightfully/) — Very; extremely, as in «frightfully kind» or «frightfully sorry». — 9 sentences - [frill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frill/) — A frill is a strip of cloth with lots of folds sewn on the edge of a dress, curtain or collar for decoration. — 10 sentences - [frilled](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frilled/) — Having a frill: a strip of cloth with folds or waves sewn on the edge. — 7 sentences - [frilly](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frilly/) — Decorated with frills, wavy strips of cloth or lace gathered into folds, as on a dress, curtain or sock. — 8 sentences - [fringe](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fringe/) — A fringe is hair cut short and straight across the forehead; Americans call it bangs. — 11 sentences - [frisbee](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frisbee/) — A light plastic disc that you throw and catch by spinning it through the air. — 8 sentences - [frisian](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frisian/) — Frisian means from or belonging to Friesland or the Frisian Islands, a region along the North Sea coast in the Netherlands and Germany. — 9 sentences - [frisk](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frisk/) — To jump and skip about playfully, as a lively animal does. — 5 sentences - [frisking](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frisking/) — Jumping and skipping about happily and playfully. — 4 sentences - [frisky](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frisky/) — Lively, full of play and energy, and not keeping still. — 4 sentences - [fritter](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fritter/) — A fritter is a piece of fruit, vegetable or meat dipped in batter and fried, like an apple fritter or corn fritter. — 8 sentences - [frivolous](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frivolous/) — Silly and not serious; caring more about fun or trifles than about what matters. — 4 sentences - [frizzle](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frizzle/) — To cook in hot fat so that it sizzles and goes crisp. — 5 sentences - [frock](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frock/) — A dress worn by a girl or woman. — 4 sentences - [frog](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frog/) — A frog is a small green or brown animal with long back legs that jumps and lives near water. — 11 sentences - [frogfish](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frogfish/) — A frogfish is a small, lumpy sea fish that lives in warm oceans, often on coral reefs; it is a kind of anglerfish. — 8 sentences - [froghopper](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/froghopper/) — A small jumping insect whose young live inside a blob of froth on plants, called cuckoo spit; also called a spittlebug. — 6 sentences - [frolic](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frolic/) — To play and run about in a happy, lively way. — 9 sentences - [from](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/from/) — From shows where something starts or comes from: a letter from Grandma, from home. — 20 sentences - [frond](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frond/) — A long leaf of a fern or palm, often divided into many small leaves. — 4 sentences - [front](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/front/) — The front is the part that is first or ahead of the rest. — 13 sentences - [frontal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frontal/) — Frontal means at the front or facing the front of something. — 13 sentences - [frontier](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frontier/) — A frontier is a border between two countries, or the land near it. — 11 sentences - [frontispiece](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frontispiece/) — A picture facing the title page at the front of an old book. — 4 sentences - [frost](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frost/) — Thin white ice crystals that form on grass, cars and windows when the air is below freezing, especially on cold clear nights. — 12 sentences - [frostbite](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frostbite/) — Frostbite is an injury to the skin and the body under it caused by very cold weather, usually on the fingers, toes, nose and ears. — 7 sentences - [frostbitten](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frostbitten/) — Frostbitten means injured by extreme cold, so that skin and the flesh under it freeze, especially on fingers, toes, ears and nose. — 8 sentences - [frosty](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frosty/) — Very cold, with frost (thin white ice) on the ground and on things. — 12 sentences - [froth](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/froth/) — Froth is lots of small bubbles on top of a liquid, like foam on a milkshake. — 9 sentences - [frothing](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frothing/) — Frothing means making or having lots of tiny bubbles on top, like foam on a milkshake or soap. — 11 sentences - [frothy](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frothy/) — Frothy means covered in or full of froth, a mass of tiny bubbles. — 9 sentences - [frown](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frown/) — To frown is to bring your eyebrows together and wrinkle your forehead because you are cross, worried, puzzled or thinking hard. — 11 sentences - [frozen](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frozen/) — Frozen means turned into ice or made hard by cold: a frozen lake. — 12 sentences - [frugal](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frugal/) — Frugal means spending little and making do with simple things; a frugal meal is small and plain. — 4 sentences - [fruit](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fruit/) — Fruit is the sweet or juicy part of a plant that holds its seeds and that you can eat, like an apple, a pear, a plum or a banana. — 13 sentences - [fruitcake](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fruitcake/) — A fruitcake is a rich cake full of dried fruit like raisins, currants and cherries, often eaten at Christmas and weddings. — 9 sentences - [fruitful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fruitful/) — Fruitful means producing much fruit or crops, so the land gives rich harvests. — 5 sentences - [fruitfulness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fruitfulness/) — Fruitfulness is the state of producing much fruit, crops or young animals. — 4 sentences - [fruitless](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fruitless/) — Fruitless means producing no result; it fails to find or gain anything. — 4 sentences - [fruity](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fruity/) — Fruity means tasting or smelling strongly of fruit. — 10 sentences - [frustrate](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frustrate/) — To frustrate someone is to make them feel cross and upset because they cannot do or get what they want. — 9 sentences - [frustrated](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frustrated/) — Feeling upset and annoyed because you cannot do something or cannot get what you want, even though you try. — 10 sentences - [frustrating](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frustrating/) — Frustrating describes something that makes you feel cross and upset because you cannot do or change it. — 10 sentences - [frustration](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frustration/) — A cross, upset feeling you get when you cannot do something or cannot get what you want. — 10 sentences - [fry](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fry/) — To fry food is to cook it in hot oil or fat in a pan. — 13 sentences - [frying](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/frying/) — Frying is cooking food in hot oil or fat. — 10 sentences - [fsh](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fsh/) — FSH stands for «follicle-stimulating hormone», a chemical messenger in the body that helps grown-ups' bodies develop and have babies. — 7 sentences - [ft](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/ft/) — The short form of «foot» or «feet», a unit of length in the imperial system; 1 ft = 12 inches, about 30 centimetres. — 9 sentences - [fudge](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fudge/) — Fudge is a soft, sweet candy made from sugar, butter and milk, often with chocolate. — 12 sentences - [fuel](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuel/) — Fuel is something that is burned to make heat or power, like petrol, gas, coal or wood. — 11 sentences - [fuelled](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuelled/) — Fuelled means given fuel such as petrol, gas, coal or wood, so that it can work or burn: «a plane fuelled for take-off». — 10 sentences - [fugitive](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fugitive/) — A person who is running away or hiding, especially from the police or from danger. — 10 sentences - [fugu](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fugu/) — A pufferfish, or a Japanese dish made from it. The fish contains a deadly poison, so only specially trained and licensed chefs may prepare… — 8 sentences - [fuji](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fuji/) — Fuji, or Mount Fuji, is the tallest mountain in Japan, a volcano with a snowy top near Tokyo. — 11 sentences - [ful](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/ful/) — «-ful» is an ending added to a word to make an adjective meaning «full of» or «having»: careful, hopeful, colourful, helpful. — 10 sentences - [fulfil](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fulfil/) — To do what you promised or what is needed: «fulfil a promise». — 12 sentences - [fulfill](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fulfill/) — To fulfill something is to do or carry out what was promised, needed or wished. — 6 sentences - [fulfilled](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fulfilled/) — Done or carried out as promised or needed. — 11 sentences - [fulfillment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fulfillment/) — Fulfillment is the act of carrying out a promise or wish, or the feeling of having it come true. (British spelling: fulfilment). — 5 sentences - [fulfilment](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fulfilment/) — A feeling of being happy and satisfied because you are doing something useful or that you love. — 9 sentences - [full](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/full/) — Full means holding as much as it can hold: «a full cup». — 21 sentences - [fullness](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fullness/) — Being full: a feeling of fullness after dinner. — 12 sentences - [fully](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fully/) — Completely; in every way. — 11 sentences - [fumble](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fumble/) — To fumble is to handle something clumsily with the hands, often in the dark or in a hurry. — 5 sentences - [fumbling](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/fumbling/) — Using your hands in a clumsy, unsure way, so you drop things or cannot do a job neatly. — 13 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](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** [9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/page/9/)