English words starting with F

The part of a golf course between a tee and the corresponding green that is kept free of long grass.

a small imaginary being with magical powers, often represented as having wings

an imaginary place where fairies live, or a place that seems beautiful and magical.

Complete trust or confidence in someone or something

Relating to or deriving from religious faith.

Full of faith; characterized by strong religious belief or trust.

remaining loyal and steadfast

In a loyal and steadfast manner.

The quality of being faithful; loyalty and steadfastness.

Not loyal to a person, belief, or duty; disloyal

The quality or state of being unfaithful, especially to a spouse or partner.

Not genuine; imitation or counterfeit.

not genuine; counterfeit or falsified

A person who makes or produces fraudulent or inauthentic things.

The action or process of making or producing something that is not genuine, in order to deceive people.

Pretending to have a feeling or possess a quality; simulating.

a muslim (or, loosely, a hindu) religious ascetic who lives solely on alms.

A Middle Eastern food consisting of spiced, ground chickpeas or fava beans that are formed into balls or patties and deep-fried.

a bird of prey with long, pointed wings and a notched beak, often trained to hunt small game.

a person who keeps, trains, or hunts with falcons or other birds of prey.

the art of training and using falcons and other birds of prey to hunt wild game.

To move downwards quickly and without control from a higher to a lower level.

The most direct route down a ski slope.

a reduction in the amount, rate, or quality of something

based on a mistaken belief or containing a mistake in reasoning; misleading or deceptive.

A false or mistaken idea or belief.

A plan or resource that can be used if the main one fails or is unavailable.

Having dropped or come down from a higher place, often by accident or due to gravity.

A person or thing that falls.

The likelihood of making mistakes or being wrong.

capable of making mistakes or being wrong.

Moving downward from a higher to a lower level, typically rapidly and without control.

In a state of collapse or disrepair; dilapidated.

A quarrel or serious disagreement that damages a relationship.

Relating to or denoting the pair of tubes in the female reproductive system along which eggs travel from the ovaries to the uterus.

the dangerous radioactive dust that is in the air after a nuclear explosion

(of farmland) plowed and harrowed but left unsown for a period in order to restore its fertility.

not true or correct; wrong

Relating to or being a technique in which the colors in an image do not correspond to the actual colors of the object but are arbitrarily chosen to represent other data, such as temperature, chemical composition, or intensity.

A test result which wrongly indicates that a particular condition or attribute is absent.

A test result that wrongly indicates the presence of a specific condition or attribute when it is not actually present.

the state of being untrue or incorrect.

in a way that is not correct or true; in a way that is based on something that is not true

the state or quality of being untrue or incorrect.

a method of singing used by male singers, especially tenors, to sing notes higher than their normal range.

(of a statement, theory, or hypothesis) capable of being proven false or shown to be incorrect by observation or experiment.

The act of changing something, such as a document, piece of evidence, or record, in order to deceive people.

To change something, such as a document or evidence, in order to deceive people.

To change something, such as a document, record, or evidence, in order to deceive people.

the state of being false or untrue

to become weaker or less effective and be unable to continue in the usual way

Losing strength or momentum; becoming weaker or less certain.

the state of being known and talked about by many people, especially for notable achievements.

known about by many people; famous.

Well known from long or close association.

Relating to or typical of a family.

well known from long or close association

Having an appearance that seems known or recognized, though not necessarily specifically identified.

to make someone (or yourself) know about or accustomed to something

A good knowledge of something, or the fact that you know it so well.

The process of learning about something or becoming used to it.

to make yourself/someone well acquainted with or knowledgeable about something.

in a way that shows a close, relaxed, or informal manner.

A group of people who are related to each other, especially parents and their children.

Organized around or centered on the family unit.

A commercial enterprise that is owned and managed by members of the same family.

Having the family as the main focus of attention, interest, or activity.

Describing a company, business, or organization where the majority of ownership or decision-making power is held by members of a single family.

Giving a lot of attention and priority to family life and relationships.

Suitable for or not likely to offend a family, especially children.

A period of time that an employee is allowed to be away from work to care for a new child or a sick family member.

Resembling or characteristic of a family; having the qualities of a close, supportive family unit.

Giving family life and relationships a high priority.

Describing a business that is owned and typically managed by members of a single family.

The practice of controlling the number of children in a family and the intervals between their births.

A room in a house used by the family for general relaxation and informal social activities.

(of a business) owned and managed by members of the same family

Large enough to serve or supply a family

(of food) served in large dishes from which people serve themselves, as is typical in a family home.

Resembling or characteristic of a traditional family unit or structure.

The moral and ethical principles traditionally upheld and transmitted within a family, typically emphasizing concepts like marriage, fidelity, child-rearing, and a stable home life.

A very serious lack of food for a large number of people, causing illness and death.

To cause to suffer severely from hunger

Extremely hungry.

known about by many people

used to refer to a fact that is very well known

An apparatus with rotating blades that creates a current of air for cooling or ventilation.

Designed to be convenient, welcoming, or accommodating to fans or supporters.

Resembling or having the shape of a fan.

Having a broad, rounded top and a narrow base, like the shape of an open hand-held fan.

A person filled with excessive and single-minded zeal, especially for an extreme religious or political cause.

Believing something too strongly and behaving in an unreasonable way because of it

in a way that shows extreme and often uncritical enthusiasm or devotion, especially for a religion or political cause

Extreme and often irrational enthusiasm or zeal, especially for a religious or political cause.

imagined or believed, often without strong evidence

A person who has a special interest in and knowledge of something, especially a hobby or a type of animal or plant.

(of an idea) seeming to come from the imagination rather than reason or experience

In a way that shows imagination or is based on imagination rather than reason or reality.

To want to have or do something; to feel attracted to someone.

free from emotional commitments or romantic attachments, especially in a carefree manner.

describing someone or something as pretentiously elegant, sophisticated, or fashionable, often in a way that is considered showy or unnecessary.

a lively spanish dance for two people, typically accompanied by castanets and guitars.

The state or fact of being a fan of someone or something, especially a very enthusiastic one.

a short, loud tune played on brass instruments, often to announce someone or something important.

A long, sharp tooth of a dog, wolf, or snake.

Having fangs or long, sharp teeth.

a small, often semicircular window, typically with glazing bars in a fanlike arrangement, placed over a door or another window.

(past tense and past participle of fan) to move the air, especially to cool something or someone by waving an object

The part of the body you sit on; the buttocks (chiefly British, informal).

A fan-shaped tail or end.

A musical composition with a free form and often an improvisatory style.

A person who imagines or creates fantasies, especially in an elaborate or unrealistic way.

to imagine something that is very pleasant or exciting but is not real or likely to happen

To have imagined something pleasant or exciting that is very unlikely to happen.

extremely good, enjoyable, or impressive

Based on or existing only in fantasy; unreal and strange.

in a manner that is extraordinarily good or attractive

The activity of imagining things, especially things that are impossible or improbable.

An imaginary place or situation that is perfect or ideal but not real.

a magazine, usually produced cheaply by amateurs, for fans of a particular performer, sports team, etc.