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American English Vocabulary - Letter
F
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Words - Letter F |
- face
- n. the front of the head: eyes, nose, mouth; v. to
look toward; to turn toward; to have before you,
such as a problem or danger
- fact
- n. something known or proved to be true
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factory - n. a building or group of buildings
where goods are made
- fail
- v. to not succeed; to not reach a goal
- fair
- ad. just; honest; what is right
- fall
- v. to go down quickly; to come down; to drop to
the ground or a lower position
- false
- ad. not true; not correct
- family
- n. the group that includes children and their
parents
- famous
- ad. known very well to many people
- fan
- n. a person who actively supports a sport,
activity or performer ("The baseball fan attended
every game his team played.")
- far
- ad. at, to or from a great distance
- farm
- n. land used to grow crops and animals for food
- fast
- ad. moving or working at great speed; quick
- fat
- n. tissue in the bodies of humans and animals used
to store energy and to keep warm; ad. thick; heavy
- father
- n. the male parent; a man who has a child or
children
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favorite - ad. liked more than others ("Ice
cream was her favorite food.")
- fear
- v. to be afraid; to worry that something bad is
near or may happen ("He feared falling down."); n. a
strong emotion when there is danger or trouble ("He
had a fear that he would fall down.")
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federal - ad. of or having to do with a
national or central government
- feed
- v. to give food to
- feel
- v. to have or experience an emotion; to know by
touching
- female
- n. a woman or girl; the sex that gives birth; ad.
of or about women
- fence
- n. something around an area of land to keep
animals or people in or out
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fertile - ad. rich in production of plants or
animals; producing much
- few
- ad. not many; a small number of
- field
- n. an area of open land, usually used to grow
crops or to raise animals
- fierce
- ad. extremely strong; violent; angry
- fight
- v. to use violence or force; to attempt to defeat
or destroy an enemy; n. the use of force; a battle
- fill
- v. to put or pour something into a container until
there is space for no more
- film
- v. to record something so it can be seen again; to
make a motion picture or movie; n. a thin piece of
material for making pictures with a camera; a movie
- final
- ad. at the end; last
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financial - ad. of or about the system that
includes the use of money, credit, investments and
banks
- find
- v. to discover or learn something by searching or
by accident; to decide a court case ("The jury finds
the man guilty of murder.")
- fine
- n. a payment ordered by a court to punish someone
for a crime; ad. very good; very small or thin
- finish
- v. to complete; to end
- fire
- v. to shoot a gun; n. the heat and light produced
by something burning
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fireworks - n. rockets producing bright fire
in the sky, used in holiday celebrations
- firm
- ad. not easily moved or changed ("She is firm in
her opinion.")
- first
- ad. coming before all others
- fish
- n. a creature that lives and can breathe in water
- fit
- v. to be of the correct size or shape ("These
shoes fit my feet.")
- fix
- v. to make good or right again
- flag
- n. a piece of colored cloth used to represent a
nation, government or organization
- flat
- ad. smooth; having no high places
- flee
- v. to run away from
- float
- v. to be on water without sinking; to move or be
moved gently on water or through air
- flood
- v. to cover with water; n. the movement of water
out of a river, lake or ocean onto land
- floor
- n. the bottom part of a room for walking on ("The
book fell to the floor."); the level of a building
("The fire was on the first floor.")
- flow
- v. to move like a liquid
- flower
- n. the colored part of plants that carry seeds
- fluid
- n. any substance that can flow, such as a liquid
- fly
- v. to move through the air with wings, like a bird
or airplane; to travel in an airplane or flying
vehicle
- fog
- n. a mass of wet air that is difficult to see
through; a cloud close to the ground
- follow
- v. to come or go after; to accept the rule or
power of; to obey
- food
- n. that which is taken in by all living things for
energy, strength and growth
- fool
- v. to make someone believe something that is not
true; to trick; n. a person who is tricked easily
- foot
- n. the bottom part of the leg; the part of the
body that touches the ground when a person or animal
walks
- for
- prep. because of ("He is famous for his work.");
in exchange ("Give me one dollar for the book.");
through space or time ("They travelled for one
hour."); representative of ("I speak for all
people."); to be employed by ("She works for a
computer company.")
- force
- v. to make someone do something or make something
happen by using power; n. power, strength; strength
used against a person or object; military power of a
nation; a military group
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foreign - ad. of, about or from another
nation; not from one's own place or country
- forest
- n. a place of many trees
- forget
- v. to not remember
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forgive - v. to pardon; to excuse; to remove
guilt
- form
- v. to make; to start; to shape ("They formed a
swim team."); n. a kind ("Swimming is a form of
exercise.")
- former
- ad. earlier in time; not now
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forward - ad. the direction in front of;
toward the front
- free
- v. to release; ad. not controlled by another or by
outside forces; not in prison; independent; not
limited by rules; without cost
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freedom - n. the condition of being free
- freeze
- v. to cause or to become very cold; to make or to
become hard by cold
- fresh
- ad. newly made or gathered; recent
- friend
- n. a person one likes and trusts
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frighten - v. to cause great fear
- from
- prep. having a person, place or thing as a
beginning or cause ("It is a message from the
president."); at a place distant, not near ("The
school is five kilometers from my home."); because
of ("He is suffering from cancer.")
- front
- n. the forward part; the opposite of back; the
beginning; the first part
- fruit
- n. food from trees and plants
- fuel
- n. any substance burned to create heat or power
- full
- ad. containing as much as a person or thing can
hold; complete
- fun
- n. anything that is pleasing and causes happiness
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funeral - n. a ceremony held in connection
with the burial or burning of the dead
- future
- n. time after now ("We can talk about it in the
future."); ad. in the time to come ("All future
meetings will be held in this room.")
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News
Words - Letter F
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