| Friday |
Friday is the sixth day of the week. Friday comes between Thursday and Saturday. |
| friend |
A friend is someone you like and know well. When someone is your friend, they like you too. |
| friendly |
When you are friendly, you act in a way that makes other people feel comfortable talking with you or being with you. A friendly person is nice to other people and shows interest in them. |
| friendship |
When you have a friendship with the girl next door, it means that you and she are friends. |
| frighten |
When you frighten someone, you make them afraid. |
| frog1 |
A frog is a small, jumping animal with smooth skin, long back legs, and no tail. Frogs live in or near water. They are members of a family of animals called amphibians. |
| from |
When you go from home to school, it means that home is the place where you start when you go to school. If it snows from December to March, then December is when the snow starts. [4 definitions] |
| front |
When you go to a store, you usually enter the front of the store. It is the part that is most forward. At school, your teacher usually stands at the front of the class. [3 definitions] |
| frost |
Frost is very tiny bits of ice that sometimes form on things outside when the air gets cold. Frost makes a thin, white covering on grass and other plants outside. Sometimes frost on your windows makes it hard to see outside. |
| frosting |
Frosting is a sweet mixture that is put over the top of cakes and other baked things. Frosting is often made with butter, sugar, and milk, but sometimes it is made with sugar and egg whites. Things like vanilla and chocolate powder are often added to frosting for flavor. |
| frozen |
When something is frozen, it is solid because of being very cold. We call frozen water ice. Frozen food is food that is made solid by cold temperatures. |
| fruit |
A fruit is the part of a plant that has seeds. Apples, oranges, and bananas are some of the fruits that people eat. Most fruits that people eat are sweet, but some fruits, like tomatoes and avocados, are not. People often eat fruits without cooking them. |
| fry1 |
When you fry food, you cook it in hot butter, oil, or other fat. |
| fuel |
Fuel is anything such as wood or gasoline that is burned for energy. Cars use fuel to make them run. People use fuel to heat their homes. |
| full1 |
When a box is full, it can't hold any more. When you eat and feel full, it means that you can't eat any more. |
| fun |
Fun is something that you can enjoy, or the feeling you get when you are doing something that you really like. People usually have fun when they are playing or doing something interesting or exciting like watching a movie or skating or going to the circus. |
| funeral |
A funeral is a ceremony that people often have after someone dies. People usually say nice things about the person, and there are many flowers given by people to show their love and respect. |
| fungus |
A fungus is a kind of living thing that is similar to a plant but is not really a plant. A fungus can't make its own food the way a plant does. It has to eat other things, like people and animals have to eat other things. There are many different kinds of funguses, or fungi. People can eat some kinds of them. Some other kinds of fungi are dangerous, though. |
| funny |
When something is funny, it makes you laugh. [2 definitions] |
| fur |
Fur is the soft, thick hair that covers the bodies of certain animals. Cats, rabbits, dogs, bears, and many other animals have fur. |
| furniture |
When we talk about furniture, we are talking about things like beds, tables, and chairs. Things that are furniture are big but can be moved around in your house or apartment. |