| forget |
When you forget something, you can't remember it. When you forget someone's name, you knew it before, but now you can't think of it. [3 definitions] |
| forgive |
If someone does something that makes you angry, you might stay angry or you might forgive them. When you forgive someone, your angry feelings about what they did go away. [2 definitions] |
| fork |
A fork is a tool we use to pick up or hold things. Most often we use it when we eat to pick up food. A fork has sharp points at one end and a handle on the other. [2 definitions] |
| form |
A form is a shape. When you draw the form of a circle, it means that you draw the shape of a circle [4 definitions] |
| fort |
A fort is a strong building that people use to protect and defend themselves from an attack. Something like this that is used just for fun is also called a fort. |
| fortieth |
If thirty-nine customers come into a store, the next person to come in will be the fortieth customer. |
| fortunate |
When someone is fortunate, it means that they are lucky. [2 definitions] |
| forty |
Forty is the word for the number 40. |
| forward |
When you move forward, you move ahead. If you move forward while you are waiting in line, you move closer to the head of the line. If you are thinking forward to a time in the future, you are thinking of a time beyond now. [2 definitions] |
| fossil |
A fossil is something left behind by a living thing that lived on the earth a very long time ago. Sometimes a fossil is a part of an animal's body--like a bone from a dinosaur or a backbone of a fish. Sometimes it is a pattern formed by shells or leaves that you can see in the surface of a rock. It is the rock itself that has preserved these things so that we can see them now, even after such a long time. |
| fountain |
A fountain is water that is pumped into the air by a machine. A fountain is also the thing that the water comes out of. Some fountains are beautiful. Parks sometimes have fountains, and people like to look at them or play in them. Some fountains are small and are just for people to drink from. You might have a drinking fountain in your school. |
| four |
Four is the word for the number 4. |
| fourteen |
Fourteen is the word for the number 14. |
| fourteenth |
If a grocery store gets thirteen boxes of apples, the next box it gets will be the fourteenth box. |
| fourth |
The fourth thing is the one that comes after the third. If your house is the fourth house, there are three houses before yours. [2 definitions] |
| Fourth of July |
The Fourth of July is a holiday in the United States. It celebrates the time that America became an independent country. On the Fourth of July, there are often parades and fireworks to watch. |
| fowl |
A fowl is a bird that is raised for its eggs or meat. Chickens and turkeys are kinds of fowls. [2 definitions] |
| fox |
A fox is a wild, furry animal that has a pointed nose, pointed ears, and a long, thick tail. The fur of a fox is often orange or red. Foxes are in the same animal family as dogs and wolves. Foxes are bigger than some dogs but much smaller than wolves. |
| frame |
A frame is a border that fits around something. You often see a frame around a picture, a window, or a mirror. |
| France |
France is a country in Europe. Some of its neighbors are Spain, Germany, and Belgium. France has one coast on the Atlantic Ocean and one on a large sea called the Mediterranean. People in France speak French. France is famous for its food, its wines, and its designs for clothing. |
| free |
When someone is free, they can go where they want and do what they want. They are not kept inside something or controlled by someone else. [4 definitions] |