| fierce |
wild and dangerous; ferocious. [3 definitions] |
| fiery |
on fire or containing fire; flaming. [3 definitions] |
| fiesta |
a festival or religious celebration in nations where Spanish is spoken. |
| fife |
a small wind instrument that looks like a flute and has a high pitch. The fife usually plays along with drums in marching music. |
| fifteen |
the word for the Arabic numeral 15 and for the Roman numeral XV. [3 definitions] |
| fifteenth |
coming next after the fourteenth in a series. [3 definitions] |
| fifth |
coming next after the fourth in a series. [3 definitions] |
| fiftieth |
coming next after the forty-ninth in a series. [3 definitions] |
| fifty |
the word for the Arabic numeral 50 and for the Roman numeral L. [3 definitions] |
| fig |
a soft fruit, with many small seeds, that grows on a tree native to the Mediterranean, or the tree on which the fruit grows. |
| fight |
the use of weapons, bodies, or words to struggle with someone or something; battle; quarrel. [5 definitions] |
| fighter |
a boxer. [2 definitions] |
| figure |
a number or other written symbol that is not a letter of the alphabet. [10 definitions] |
| figurehead |
a carved figure on the prow, or front, of a ship. [2 definitions] |
| figure of speech |
words used in an unusual way to produce a certain effect. Metaphors and similes are figures of speech. |
| figure out |
to find an answer to a problem or puzzling question by using the power of the mind. |
| figure skating |
a kind of skating on ice in which the skater does graceful spinning, jumping, and dancing movements on the ice. |
| Fiji |
a southwestern Pacific island country that lies northeast of Australia. The capital of Fiji is Suva. |
| filament |
a fine thread, wire, or fiber. [2 definitions] |
| file1 |
a holder for keeping papers or other objects safe and in order. [6 definitions] |
| file2 |
a long, thin steel tool with ridges on its surface. A file is used to shape, smooth, or grind down wood, metal, plastic, or other hard material. [2 definitions] |