| flow |
When something flows, it moves in a smooth, steady stream. |
| flower |
A flower is the part of a plant that makes fruit or seeds. It is the part of a plant that most people think is pretty. Flowers often have a nice smell and color. [3 definitions] |
| flu |
Flu is a short word for a disease called influenza. When you have the flu, you are very sick, and you usually stay in bed for a week or more. Flu can cause high fever, sore throat, and upset stomach. |
| fluffy |
When something is fluffy, it looks or feels soft and light. Something that is fluffy looks thick or fat, but it is just full of air. We often say that big white clouds are fluffy. |
| flute |
A flute is an instrument for playing music. It is a long, straight tube made of metal or wood. It has small holes in it that you cover or leave open to change the sound. You play a flute by blowing into it. |
| fly1 |
When something flies, it moves through the air using wings. Birds and airplanes fly. [3 definitions] |
| fly2 |
A fly is an insect with large eyes and two wings. Flies are very common insects, and we often see them outside or in our houses. |
| foal |
A foal is a baby horse. The babies of other animals that are like horses are also called foals. |
| fog |
Fog is many, many tiny water drops that float in the air above the ground. Fog looks like a cloud that has come down near the earth. When fog is thick, it is very hard to see through. |
| fold1 |
When you fold a piece of paper, you bend the paper so that one part covers another part. |
| follow |
When you follow someone, you come after or behind them. [3 definitions] |
| food |
Food is anything that people or other living things eat. Fruit, vegetables, meat, and bread are some kinds of food that people eat. |
| fool |
A fool is a person who doesn't think carefully and doesn't make good decisions. [2 definitions] |
| foot |
Your foot is the part of your body that touches the ground when you stand. The foot is the end part of your leg. [2 definitions] |
| football |
In the United States and Canada, football is a game played by two teams with a ball that you can kick or carry in your arms as you run. In football, you score by getting the ball into the other team's end of a long field. [4 definitions] |
| footprint |
A footprint is a mark that a foot makes. You make a footprint when you step in wet sand. If you walk on a clean floor with a dirty shoe, you leave a footprint. |
| for |
We often use for when we talk about the purpose, aim, reason, or goal of something. When a tool is for digging, it means that the purpose of the tool is digging. If your dad buys a toy for your sister's birthday, it is because of her birthday that he buys the toy. [6 definitions] |
| force |
Force is strength, power, or energy. Force makes things move or makes things go. When the force of the wind blows away your umbrella, the strength of the wind blows it away. [3 definitions] |
| forehead |
Your forehead is the part of your face above the eyes and below the hair. |
| foreign |
When something is foreign, it has to do with or is from a country that is not yours. |
| forest |
A forest is a very large area of land covered with many trees. There are also many plants in a forest. |