Initial F

fabric: cloth; stuff; artifact made by weaving or synthetic fibers; structure; framework fabricate: build; put together out of components or parts
face: confront; encounter; be opposite
facilitate: help bring about; make less difficult
facility: service, space, and equipment provided for a particular purpose
faction: a party of persons having a common end in view
factor: anything that contributes causally to a result; element; variable
fade: disappear; die out; lose color; lose freshness
faint: lacking strength or vigor ; weak
fairly: in fair manner; clearly; openly; plainly; fully; distinctly; frankly
fairy: enchantment; illusion; imaginary supernatural being or spirit
faith: loyalty or allegiance to a cause or a person; complete confidence
faithful: believer; follower
fake: imitation; counterfeit; having a false or misleading appearance
fall: drop; sink; lose an upright position suddenly; decrease in size, extent, or range
fame: favorable public reputation; great renown
familiar: well known or easily recognized
familiarity: state of being familiar; intimate and frequent converse, or association; unconstrained intercourse; freedom from ceremony and constraint; intimacy
famine: shortage of food; starvation
fanatic: person who is zealously enthusiastic for some cause; showing evidence of possession by a god or demon
fancy: capricious notion; something many people believe that is false
fantastic: excellent; extraordinary; strange in form, conception, or appearance
fare: food and drink; diet; transportation charge; a paying passenger
farewell: acknowledgment at parting; goodbye; act of departing or taking leave
fascinate: cause to be interested or curious; captivate
fascination: capacity to attract intense interest
fashion: style, shape, appearance, or mode of structure; pattern, model
fashionable: conforming to the current style; being or in accordance with current fashion
fasten: attach; affix
fatal: causing death
fathom: measure the depth; come to understand
fatigue: physical or mental weariness; exhaustion
fault: crack; a crack in the earth; defect; flaw; a wrong action
favorable: approving or pleasing; granting what has been desired or requested
feasible: capable of being accomplished or brought about
feast: a festival or holiday; festive or joyous meal; something highly agreeable; entertainment
feat: achievement; accomplishment
feature: prominent aspect of something
federal: of or relating to central government; national
federation: uniting in a league; confederation; league
fee: give a tip beyond the agreed-on compensation
feeble: lacking vigor, force, or effectiveness; faint; frail
feed: give food to; supply with nourishment
feedback: response to an inquiry or experiment
fell: capable of destroying; lethal
fellowship: state or relation of being or associate; companionship of persons on equal and friendly terms; state of being together
female: for or composed of women or girls
ferocious: fierce; savage; wild; indicating cruelty
ferry: shuttle; transport by boat or aircraft
fertile: rich; fruitful; inventive; creative; intellectually productive
fertilizer: any substance used to make soil more fertile
fervent: extremely hot; sincerely or intensely felt
festival: a day or period of time for feasting and celebration
fetch: take away or remove; reduce; go or come after and bring or take back
feud: bitter quarrel between two parties
fiber: slender, elongated, threadlike object or structure; material to make paper or cloth
fiction: story; imaginative creation; literary work whose content is produced by imagination
fictional: imaginary; invented, as opposed to real
fierce: ferocious; savage; extremely severe or violent; terrible
fig: small fruit tree with large leaves, known from the remotest antiquity
figurative: not literal, but metaphorical; using figure of speech
figure: model of a bodily form; impression produced by a person; written or printed symbol representing a number
file: line; proceed in line
filter: strain; pass liquid or gas through device that blocks some matter by particular criterion filth: foul matter; anything that soils or defiles; dirt; corruption; pollution
filthy: nasty; dirty; polluted; foul; impure
final: forming or occurring at the end; terminating; ultimate; conclusive
finance: management of money and credit and banking and investments; subsidizing; fund
financial: monetary; pertaining or relating to money matters
financing: subsidy; transaction that provides funds for a business
finite: having a limit; limited in quantity, degree, or capacity; bounded
fir: any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies
firm: hard; solid; resolute; determined
fishery: business or practice of catching fish; fishing; a place for catching fish; the right to take fish at a certain place
fist: hand with the fingers doubled into the palm; closed hand
fit: be the right size or shape; conform to some shape or size
fitness: health; vigor; state or condition of being fit; suitability or appropriateness
fitting: small accessory to a larger system; small detachable part for a machine or apparatus; act of trying on clothes
fixed: firmly in position; stationary
fixture: commonplace object; object firmly fixed in place
flag: become less intense; sink, or settle from pressure
flake: flat thin piece or layer; chip; small piece; small crystalline bit of snow
flame: stream of burning vapor or gas, emitting light and heat; passion of love
flap: flat, usually thin piece attached at only one side; act of waving or fluttering; blow given with something flat; slap
flare: sudden outburst of emotion; glare; shine; shine with sudden light
flash: emit a brief burst of light; appear briefly; sudden intense burst of radiant energy
flask: a small bottle-shaped vessel for holding fluids; narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass
flatter: compliment someone, often insincerely and sometimes to win favor; enhance someone’s vanity by praising them
flavor: distinctive taste; quality produced by the sensation of taste
flaw: crack or breach; gap or fissure; defect; fault; sudden burst of noise and disorder
flee: run away, as from danger or evil; avoid in alarmed or cowardly manner
fleece: rob; strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; ask unreasonable price
fleet: a group of steamships under the same ownership; a group of vessels or vehicles
flesh: soft tissue of body, mainly muscle and fat; substance; reality; surface or skin of human body; meat of animals
flexibility: quality of being adaptable or variable
flexible: pliant; elastic; capable of being bent or flexed; pliable
flicker: flutter; flap the wings without flying; waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air
fling: throw with force or recklessness; throw or cast away; move in an abrupt
float: drift along; make the surface of level or smooth; move lightly
flock: group; herd; crowd; gather; crowd; throng
flour: fine powdery foodstuff; soft, fine powder
flourish: grow well; decorate with ornaments; be in a period of productivity
fluctuate: rise and fall in or as if in waves; shift; vary irregularly
fluctuation: a wave motion
fluency: quality of smoothness of flow; quality of being fluent in language
fluent: easy and graceful in shape; graceful; smooth and unconstrained in movement
flush: turn red, as from fever, embarrassment, or strong emotion; glow, especially with a reddish color; flow suddenly
flutter: vibrate or move quickly; drive in disorder; throw into confusion
flux: flowing; series of changes; state of being liquid through heat
foam: white substance, consisting of an aggregation of bubbles, which is formed on the surface of liquids
focus: most important thing; a fixed reference point; center of interest or activity
fodder: coarse food for cattle or horses
foe: enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge; adversary
fog: droplets of water vapor suspended in air near ground ; haze
foggy: obscured by fog; indistinct or hazy in outline
fold: make something double; bend or lay so that one part covers the other
foliage: masses of leaves; a cluster of leaves, flowers, and branches
foolish: marked with, or exhibiting, folly; void of understanding; weak in intellect; without judgment forbid: not allow; prohibit; prevent
forecast: prediction about how something will develop, as for weather
forefather: ancestor; forebear
foremost: leading; main; primary; first in time or place
foresee: anticipate; predict
foretell: tell of or indicate beforehand; predict
forge: workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
forgery: act of forging, especially the illegal production of something counterfeit
forgive: give wholly; cease to feel resentment against; excuse for a fault or an offense; give up; resign
formal: official; executed, carried out, or done in proper or regular form
formality: quality or condition of being formal; something done just for form’s sake format: pattern; design; set into a specific pattern
formation: configuration; pattern
former: preceding in order of time; antecedent; previous; prior; earlier
formerly: previously; at an earlier time; once
formidable: arousing fear; threatening; difficult to undertake or defeat
formula: plan; directions for making something; a group of symbols that make a mathematical statement
formulate: decide upon and express in words
forsake: leave someone who needs or counts on you
fort: a fortified defensive structure; permanent army post
forthcoming: ready or about to appear; making appearance
fortitude: bravery; force; power to attack or to resist attack
fortnight: a period of fourteen consecutive days
fortress: fort; castle; fortified place, especially a large military stronghold, often includes a town fortunate: lucky; bringing something good and unforeseen
fortune: arrival of something in a sudden or unexpected manner; chance; accident; luck
forum: place to discuss public concerns; meeting or medium for open discussion
forward: at or to or toward the front; toward the future
fossil: remnant; remains of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age
foster: rear; promote the growth of; help develop
foul: act that violates of the rules of a sport
found: establish or set up, especially with provision for continuing existence; melt metal and pour into a mold
foundation: basis on which something is grounded
founder: person who establishes an organization, business
fountain: spring of water issuing from the earth; artificially produced jet or stream of water
fraction: segment; fragment; a small proportion of
fracture: break into pieces; crack; destroy; violate or abuse
fragile: easy to destroy, delicate, not strong
fragment: small part broken off or detached; fraction
fragrance: scent; aroma; distinctive odor that is pleasant
fragrant: pleasant-smelling; odorous
frail: physically weak; easily broken
frame: structure that gives shape or support; closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines
framework: fundamental structure, as for a written work; skeleton
franchise: right granted by authority; right to vote; business licensed to sell a product in particular area
frank: honest; sincere; open and sincere in expression; straightforward
freight: transport commercially as cargo; load with goods; goods carried by a large vehicle
fret: cause to be uneasy; wear away
friction: clash in opinion; rubbing against; conflict
frightening: inspiring with fear; causing fear; of capable of causing fear; scary
fringe: margin; periphery; decorative border of hanging threads, cords, or strips, often attached to a separate band
frontier: part of a country which fronts or faces another country or an unsettled region; border, confine, or extreme part of a country
frost: ice crystal; weather cold enough to cause freezing; provide with a rough surface or appearance frown: look angry; wrinkle one’s forehead; regard something with disapproval or distaste
frugal: sparing; economical; costing little; inexpensive
fruitful: productive; fertile; producing results; profitable
frustrate: make null; bring to nothing; prevent from taking effect or attaining fulfillment
frustration: disappointment; failure; act of frustrating
fuel: substance that can be consumed to produce energy
fulfill: fill full; fill to the utmost capacity, as a vessel, a room
full: filled to satisfaction with food or drink; containing as much or as many as is possible or normal fumble: feel or grope about; make awkward attempts to do or find something; play childishly; \turn over and over
function: act of executing or performing any duty; assigned duty or activity
functional: useful; in good working order
fund: money; capital; a reserve of money set aside for some purpose; finance; subsidize fundamental: relating to foundation or base; elementary; primary; essential
funeral: ceremony held in connection with burial; burial procession accompanying body to grave; end of existence
furious: extreme anger; raging; full of activity; energetic or rapid
furnace: enclosed place in which heat is produced; place or time of punishment or great trial
furnish: provide; supply; equip with what is needed, especially to provide furniture for
furniture: movable articles in a room or an establishment that make it fit for living or working
furrow: trench in the earth made by a plow; any trench, channel, or groove, as in wood or metal; wrinkle on the face
further: get greater distance; make more in advance
furthermore: in addition; moreover
fury: violent anger; rage; uncontrolled action; turbulence
fuse: combine; blend; become plastic or fluid or liquefied from heat
fuss: angry disturbance; excited state of agitation; needlessly nervous or useless activity; protest; quarrel
fussy: easily upset; given to bouts of ill temper; full of superfluous details

Uncategorized

Initial F

Comments

Click here to cancel reply.