English Words Starting With F

• fag hag

  nounRare
  /ˈfæɡ ˌhæɡ/A (usually heterosexual) woman who prefers the company of gay men.
• faggi

  nounvery low in formal contexts; moderate in offensive slang, but highly discouraged.
  /ˈfæɡi/A person who is weak, contemptible, or overly fussy; used as a derogatory and offensive term, especially as a homophobic slur.
• faggot

  nounverbC2 (due to offensive nature; the non-offensive senses are low-frequency)
  /ˈfæɡət/A bundle of sticks or twigs tied together for fuel.
• faggot vote

  nounVery Low
  /ˈfæɡət vəʊt/A term from historical British electoral law referring to the vote attached to a property that had a fireplace and chimney.
• faggoting

  nounVery Low
  /ˈfæɡətɪŋ/A decorative method in needlework or embroidery where threads are tied together in bundles (faggots) to form an openwork pattern, often used in hems or seams.
• faggotry

  nounVery low / Prohibited / Avoided
  /ˈfæɡətri/The quality or nature of being considered to be like a faggot (an old term for a bundle of sticks); historically, in some uses, an anti-gay slur referring to men perceived as effeminate or homosexual.
• fagin

  nounLow
  /ˈfeɪɡɪn/An adult who trains children to be criminals, especially thieves; a corrupter of the young.
• fagiolo

  nounMedium (common in culinary contexts but otherwise limited)
  /faˈdʒəʊləʊ/The Italian word for 'bean', specifically a seed from various leguminous plants used as food.
• fagot

  nounverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈfaɡət/A bundle of sticks or twigs bound together, often used as fuel.
• fagoting

  nounLow
  /ˈfæɡətɪŋ/A decorative embroidery technique where threads are drawn out from fabric and the remaining threads are tied together in bundles.
• fah

  nounRare
  /fɑː/The fourth note of the fixed-do solfège scale, corresponding to the note F.
• fahd

  nounVery Low
  /fɑːd/A proper noun, primarily a male given name of Arabic origin, meaning 'panther' or 'leopard'.
• fahd ibn abdul aziz

  nounLow
  /ˈfɑːd ˌɪbən ˌæbdʊl əˈziːz/The name of a former king of Saudi Arabia who reigned from 1982 to 2005.
• fahlband

  nounVery Low
  /ˈfɑːlˌbænd/A stratum or band of rock in an ore deposit, especially one that is metallic but too poor to be profitably worked.
• fahnestock clip

  nounLow
  /ˈfɑːnəstɒk klɪp/A spring-loaded metal terminal used for making temporary electrical connections, especially in educational laboratories or prototyping.
• fahrenheit

  adjectivenounB1
  /ˈfær.ən.haɪt/A temperature scale where water freezes at 32 degrees and boils at 212 degrees under standard atmospheric pressure.
• fahrenheit scale

  nounB2
  /ˈfar(ə)nˌhʌɪt skeɪl/A temperature scale where water freezes at 32°F and boils at 212°F under standard atmospheric conditions.
• faial

  nounRare (Specialist/Geographical)
  /faɪˈɑːl/A group or cluster of islands.
• faidherbe

  nounVery low (C2+)
  /feɪdˈɛəb/A proper noun, specifically a surname of French origin.
• faience

  nounC1+
  /faɪˈɑːns/A type of glazed ceramic, typically earthenware, often with a brightly coloured decoration on a white tin glaze.

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