English Vocabulary

Special | A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | K | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | X | Y | Z | ALL

---

face 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 something known or proved to be true

factory a building or group of buildings where goods are made

fail to not succeed; to not reach a goal

fair just; honest; what is right

fall to go down quickly; to come down; to drop to the ground or a lower position

false not true; not correct

family the group that includes children and their parents

famous known very well to many people

far at, to or from a great distance

farm land used to grow crops and animals for food

fast moving or working at great speed; quick

fat tissue in the bodies of humans and animals used to store energy and to keep warm; ad. thick; heavy

father the male parent; a man who has a child or children

fear 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.")

federal of or having to do with a national or central government

feed to give food to

feel to have or experience an emotion; to know by touching

female a woman or girl; the sex that gives birth; ad. of or about women

fence something around an area of land to keep animals or people in or out

fertile rich in production of plants or animals; producing much

fetus unborn young

few not many; a small number of

field an area of open land, usually used to grow crops or to raise animals

fierce extremely strong; violent; angry

fight to use violence or force; to attempt to defeat or destroy an enemy; n. the use of force; a battle

fill to put or pour something into a container until there is space for no more

film 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 at the end; last

financial of or about the system that includes the use of money, credit, investments and banks

find to discover or learn something by searching or by accident; to decide a court case ("The jury finds the man guilty of murder.")

fine a payment ordered by a court to punish someone for a crime; ad. very good; very small or thin

finish to complete; to end

fire to shoot a gun; n. the heat and light produced by something burning

fireworks rockets producing bright fire in the sky, used in holiday celebrations

firm not easily moved or changed ("She is firm in her opinion.")

first coming before all others

fish a creature that lives and can breathe in water

fission a splitting; in atomic fission, the nucleus of an atom is split to produce nuclear energy

fit to be of the correct size or shape ("These shoes fit my feet.")

fix to make good or right again

flag a piece of colored cloth used to represent a nation, government or organization

flat smooth; having no high places

flee to run away from

float to be on water without sinking; to move or be moved gently on water or through air

flood to cover with water; n. the movement of water out of a river, lake or ocean onto land

floor 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 to move like a liquid

flower the colored part of plants that carry seeds

fluid any substance that can flow, such as a liquid

fly to move through the air with wings, like a bird or airplane; to travel in an airplane or flying vehicle

fog a mass of wet air that is difficult to see through; a cloud close to the ground

follow to come or go after; to accept the rule or power of; to obey

food that which is taken in by all living things for energy, strength and growth

fool to make someone believe something that is not true; to trick; n. a person who is tricked easily

foot the bottom part of the leg; the part of the body that touches the ground when a person or animal walks

for 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 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

foreign of, about or from another nation; not from one's own place or country

forest a place of many trees

forget to not remember

forgive to pardon; to excuse; to remove guilt

form to make; to start; to shape ("They formed a swim team."); n. a kind ("Swimming is a form of exercise.")

former earlier in time; not now

forward the direction in front of; toward the front

free to release; ad. not controlled by another or by outside forces; not in prison; independent; not limited by rules; without cost

freedom the condition of being free

freeze to cause or to become very cold; to make or to become hard by cold

fresh newly made or gathered; recent

friend a person one likes and trusts

frighten to cause great fear

from 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 the forward part; the opposite of back; the beginning; the first part

fruit food from trees and plants

fuel any substance burned to create heat or power

full containing as much as a person or thing can hold; complete

fun anything that is pleasing and causes happiness

funeral a ceremony held in connection with the burial or burning of the dead

fusion a joining together; in atomic fusion, atomic particles are joined together to produce nuclear energy

future 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.")

---