| extra |
If you get extra ice cream, you get more than the usual amount. If you need extra time to finish eating, you need more time than other people, or more time than you usually need. [2 definitions] |
| extreme |
When something is extreme, it is far beyond what is average or normal. [2 definitions] |
| eye |
An eye is the part of the body that you use to see. |
| eyebrow |
On your forehead, there are lines of hair just above each of your eyes. These are called eyebrows. |
| eyelash |
The little hairs that grow from the skin around your eyes are called your eyelashes. Your eyelashes help protect your eyes from things like dust. |
| eyelid |
Your eyelid is the skin that covers the part of your eye that you see with. When your eyelid is down, we say your eye is closed. When it is up, we say your eye is open. When you blink, you move your eyelids very quickly. |
| fabric |
Fabric is cloth that people make from fibers. Most things that you wear or that cover furniture are made of fabric. |
| face |
The face is the front part of your head. Your eyes, nose, and mouth are parts of your face. [4 definitions] |
| fact |
A fact is something that most people agree is true because it has been tested or been seen to be true again and again. It is a fact that fish need water to live. It is a fact that an apple is a fruit. |
| factory |
A factory is a building or group of buildings where people and machines make things. |
| Fahrenheit |
When we use the word Fahrenheit, we are talking about a system people can use when they measure temperature. In America, people use the Fahrenheit system, but, in most other countries, they use a system called Celsius. When you see the letter F after a temperature, as in 72° F, the F stands for Fahrenheit. When it is zero degrees outside measured by the Fahrenheit system, it is very cold and you need a heavy coat to stay warm. When it is 100 degrees measured by the Fahrenheit system, it is very hot, and you probably want to jump in a swimming pool! |
| fail |
When you fail, you try to do something but you are not able to do it. [4 definitions] |
| failure |
A failure is a person or thing that tries to do something but doesn't succeed. |
| faint |
When something is faint, it is weak or there is only a small amount. When the music you hear is faint, it means that it is hard to hear or you can only hear it a little. When there is a faint smell, there is only a little bit of a smell. The smell is not strong. [3 definitions] |
| fair1 |
When you are fair, you treat everyone the same way. You do not treat one person better than another person. When a decision is fair, it doesn't hurt or help one person more than another. [5 definitions] |
| fairly |
When you act fairly, you act in way that treats people all in the same way. You don't treat one person or group better than another. [2 definitions] |
| fairy |
A fairy is a tiny imaginary being that looks like a human. In stories, fairies often have wings and have magic powers. |
| fairy tale |
A fairy tale is a story that has magical characters or things that happen by magic. In fairy tales, we can read or hear about things like elves and giants and wizards and fairies. Very often, fairy tales tell stories of make-believe princes and princesses in lands far away and in times long ago. |
| faithful |
When someone is faithful, you can trust or be sure of them. A faithful friend will do what they promise to do. |
| fake |
If something is fake, it is made to look like something that it is not. A fake diamond, for example, is not really a diamond. If a tree is fake, it is not a real tree. Maybe it is made out of plastic or some other material that humans make. |
| fall |
When someone falls, they lose their balance and drop to the ground or to the floor. When something falls, it moves through the air from a higher place to a lower place. [5 definitions] |