English Vocabulary with Meanings — fedora … frank
Every English word from the Akshara word game with its everyday meaning — the same reviewed definitions players see at the end of each level. Part 12 of 36 · 8,882 words in total.
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- fedora
- a hat made of felt with a creased crown
- fee
- an interest in land capable of being inherited
- feed
- food for domestic livestock
- feeding
- the act of consuming food
- feel
- to sense something by touch; to experience an emotion
- feeling
- the experiencing of affective and emotional states
- feisty
- quick to take offense
- feline
- any of various lithe-bodied roundheaded fissiped mammals, many with retractile claws
- fell
- the act of felling something (as a tree)
- fella
- a boy or man
- fellow
- a man who is the lover of a girl or young woman
- felon
- someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime
- felony
- a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
- felt
- a fabric made of compressed matted animal fibers
- fema
- an independent agency of the United States government that provides a single point of accountability for all federal emergency preparedness and mitigation and response activities
- female
- an animal that produces gametes (ova) that can be fertilized by male gametes (spermatozoa)
- femur
- the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton
- fence
- a barrier that serves to enclose an area
- fend
- withstand the force of something
- fender
- a cushion-like device that reduces shock due to an impact
- feral
- wild and menacing
- fern
- any of numerous flowerless and seedless vascular plants having true roots from a rhizome and fronds that uncurl upward
- ferry
- transport by boat or aircraft
- fertile
- capable of reproducing
- fervor
- feelings of great warmth and intensity
- festive
- offering fun and gaiety
- fetal
- of or relating to a fetus
- fetch
- the action of fetching
- fetish
- excessive or irrational devotion to some activity
- fetus
- an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal
- feud
- a bitter quarrel between two parties
- feudal
- of or relating to or characteristic of feudalism
- fever
- intense nervous anticipation
- few
- a small elite group
- fewer
- (comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of
- fiance
- a man who is engaged to be married
- fiasco
- a sudden and violent collapse
- fiat
- a legally binding command or decision entered on the court record (as if issued by a court or judge)
- fiber
- a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
- fibre
- a leatherlike material made by compressing layers of paper or cloth
- fiction
- a literary work based on the imagination and not necessarily on fact
- field
- a particular kind of commercial enterprise
- fields
- United States comedian and film actor (1880-1946)
- fiend
- an evil supernatural being
- fiery
- like or suggestive of fire
- fiesta
- an elaborate party (often outdoors)
- fife
- a small high-pitched flute similar to a piccolo
- fifteen
- the cardinal number that is the sum of fourteen and one
- fifth
- the musical interval between one note and another five notes away from it
- fifties
- the time of life between 50 and 60
- fifty
- a United States bill worth 50 dollars
- fig
- a diagram or picture illustrating textual material
- fight
- a boxing or wrestling match
- fighter
- a high-speed military or naval airplane designed to destroy enemy aircraft in the air
- figure
- a predetermined set of movements in dancing or skating
- figured
- (of e.g. fabric design) adorned with patterns
- fiji
- an independent state within the British Commonwealth located on the Fiji Islands
- file
- a steel hand tool with small sharp teeth on some or all of its surfaces
- filing
- preservation and methodical arrangement as of documents and papers etc.
- fill
- a quantity sufficient to satisfy
- filled
- (usually followed by `with' or used as a combining form) generously supplied with
- filly
- a young female horse under the age of four
- film
- a thin coating or layer
- filter
- device that removes something from whatever passes through it
- filth
- an offensive or indecent word or phrase
- filthy
- disgustingly dirty
- fin
- organ of locomotion and balance in fishes and some other aquatic animals
- final
- an examination administered at the end of an academic term
- finale
- the concluding part of any performance
- finally
- as the end result of a succession or process
- finance
- the commercial activity of providing funds and capital
- finch
- any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
- find
- the act of discovering something
- finder
- optical device that helps a user to find the target of interest
- finding
- the act of determining the properties of something, usually by research or calculation
- fine
- money extracted as a penalty
- finer
- (comparative of `fine') greater in quality or excellence
- finger
- one of the parts of a glove that provides covering for a finger or thumb
- finish
- the act of finishing
- fink
- someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police
- finland
- republic in northern Europe
- finn
- a native or inhabitant of Finland
- fir
- any of various evergreen trees of the genus Abies
- fire
- the act of firing weapons or artillery at an enemy
- firearm
- a portable gun
- fired
- having lost your job
- fireman
- play in which children pretend to put out a fire
- firm
- the members of a business organization that owns or operates one or more establishments
- firmly
- with resolute determination
- first
- the fielding position of the player on a baseball team who is stationed at first of the bases in the infield (counting counterclockwise from home plate)
- firstly
- before anything else
- firth
- a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland)
- fiscal
- involving financial matters
- fischer
- United States chess master
- fish
- any of various mostly cold-blooded aquatic vertebrates usually having scales and breathing through gills
- fisher
- large dark brown North American arboreal carnivorous mammal
- fishery
- a workplace where fish are caught and processed and sold
- fishing
- the act of someone who fishes as a diversion
- fishy
- not as expected
- fission
- a nuclear reaction in which a massive nucleus splits into smaller nuclei with the simultaneous release of energy
- fist
- a hand with the fingers clenched in the palm (as for hitting)
- fit
- a sudden flurry of activity (often for no obvious reason)
- fitch
- dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
- fitness
- the quality of being suitable
- fitted
- being the right size and shape to fit as desired
- fitter
- someone who fits a garment to a particular person
- five
- a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips
- fives
- a game resembling handball
- fix
- a determination of the place where something is
- fixed
- incapable of being changed or moved or undone
- fixer
- synthetic narcotic drug similar to morphine but less habit-forming
- fixing
- the act of putting something in working order again
- fixture
- the act of putting something in working order again
- flag
- a conspicuously marked or shaped tail
- flair
- distinctive and stylish elegance
- flak
- artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
- flake
- a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
- flame
- the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
- flaming
- the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke
- flank
- the side between ribs and hipbone
- flap
- any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge
- flaps
- a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing
- flare
- (baseball) a fly ball hit a short distance into the outfield
- flash
- a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
- flashy
- (used especially of clothes) marked by conspicuous display
- flask
- bottle that has a narrow neck
- flat
- a suite of rooms usually on one floor of an apartment house
- flats
- footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel)
- flavor
- the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
- flavour
- the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
- flaw
- an imperfection in a plan or theory or legal document that causes it to fail or that reduces its effectiveness
- flawed
- having a blemish or flaw
- flax
- plant of the genus Linum that is cultivated for its seeds and for the fibers of its stem
- flea
- any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap
- flee
- run away quickly
- fleet
- a group of warships organized as a tactical unit
- flemish
- one of two official languages of Belgium
- flesh
- the soft substance of the body
- flex
- the act of flexing
- flies
- (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
- flight
- the act of escaping physically
- fling
- the act of flinging
- flint
- a city in southeast central Michigan near Detroit
- flip
- to turn something over with a quick movement
- flirt
- to behave playfully and romantically
- float
- an air-filled sac near the spinal column in many fishes that helps maintain buoyancy
- flock
- a group of birds
- flood
- a large flow
- flooded
- covered with water
- floor
- the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
- flop
- the act of throwing yourself down
- flora
- (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion
- florida
- a state in southeastern United States between the Atlantic and the Gulf of Mexico
- florist
- a shop where flowers and ornamental plants are sold
- floss
- a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth
- flour
- fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain
- flow
- the act of flowing or streaming
- flower
- reproductive organ of angiosperm plants especially one having showy or colorful parts
- flowing
- the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
- flu
- an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
- fluent
- expressing yourself readily, clearly, effectively
- fluff
- a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
- fluffy
- like down or as soft as down
- flush
- sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
- flute
- a high-pitched woodwind instrument
- flux
- in constant change
- fly
- to move through the air, or a small winged insect
- flyer
- an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution
- foam
- a mass of small bubbles formed in or on a liquid
- fob
- short chain or ribbon attaching a pocket watch to a man's vest
- focal
- having or localized centrally at a focus
- focus
- maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system
- focused
- of an optical system (e.g. eye or opera glasses) adjusted to produce a clear image
- fodder
- coarse food (especially for livestock) composed of entire plants or the leaves and stalks of a cereal crop
- foe
- an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
- fog
- confusion characterized by lack of clarity
- foil
- a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button
- fold
- the act of folding
- folder
- covering that is folded over to protect the contents
- folding
- the act of folding
- folio
- a book (or manuscript) consisting of large sheets of paper folded in the middle to make two leaves or four pages
- folk
- the traditional and typically anonymous music that is an expression of the life of people in a community
- folks
- people in general (often used in the plural)
- follow
- keep informed
- fond
- extravagantly or foolishly loving and indulgent
- fondly
- with fondness
- font
- bowl for baptismal water
- food
- any substance that can be metabolized by an animal to give energy and build tissue
- foodie
- a person devoted to refined sensuous enjoyment (especially good food and drink)
- fool
- a person who is gullible and easy to take advantage of
- fooling
- characterized by a feeling of irresponsibility
- foolish
- having or revealing stupidity
- foot
- travel by walking
- footage
- film that has been shot
- footing
- a place providing support for the foot in standing or climbing
- forage
- the act of searching for food and provisions
- foray
- an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence)
- forbid
- command against
- force
- a putout of a base runner who is required to run
- forced
- lacking spontaneity
- ford
- the act of crossing a stream or river by wading or in a car or on a horse
- fore
- front part of a vessel or aircraft
- forearm
- the part of the superior limb between the elbow and the wrist
- foreign
- relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world
- foreman
- a person who exercises control over workers
- forest
- the trees and other plants in a large densely wooded area
- forever
- without interruption
- forge
- a workplace where metal is worked by heating and hammering
- forged
- reproduced fraudulently
- forgery
- criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
- forget
- be unable to remember
- forging
- shaping metal by heating and hammering
- forgive
- stop blaming or grant forgiveness
- fork
- the act of branching out or dividing into branches
- form
- the spatial arrangement of something as distinct from its substance
- formal
- a gown for evening wear
- format
- the general appearance of a publication
- formed
- having or given a form or shape
- former
- the first of two or the first mentioned of two
- formula
- something regarded as a normative example
- fort
- a fortified defensive structure
- forte
- the stronger part of a sword blade between the hilt and the foible
- forth
- a river in southern Scotland that flows eastward to the Firth of Forth
- forties
- the time of life between 40 and 50
- fortune
- an unknown and unpredictable phenomenon that causes an event to result one way rather than another
- forty
- the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four
- forum
- a public facility to meet for open discussion
- forward
- a position on a basketball, soccer, or hockey team
- fossil
- the remains (or an impression) of a plant or animal that existed in a past geological age and that has been excavated from the soil
- foster
- United States songwriter whose songs embody the sentiment of the South before the American Civil War (1826-1864)
- foul
- an act that violates the rules of a sport
- fouled
- especially of a ship's lines etc
- found
- food and lodging provided in addition to money
- founder
- a person who founds or establishes some institution
- foundry
- factory where metal castings are produced
- four
- a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips
- fourth
- the musical interval between one note and another four notes away from it
- fowl
- a domesticated gallinaceous bird thought to be descended from the red jungle fowl
- fowler
- someone who hunts wild birds for food
- fox
- alert carnivorous mammal with pointed muzzle and ears and a bushy tail
- foyer
- a large entrance or reception room or area
- fps
- an agency in the General Services Administration that is a security organization to provide a safe environment where Federal agencies can conduct their business
- frail
- a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs)
- frame
- one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided
- framed
- provided with a frame
- framing
- formulation of the plans and important details
- franc
- the basic monetary unit in many countries
- france
- a republic in western Europe
- franco
- Spanish general whose armies took control of Spain in 1939 and who ruled as a dictator until his death (1892-1975)
- frank
- a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked