English Words Starting With F

• fall guy

  nounMedium
  /ˈfɔːl ˌɡaɪ/A person who is blamed or punished for the mistakes or crimes of others.
• fall in

  verbB1
  /ˈfɔːl ɪn/To move into a line or formation, as of soldiers; to collapse inward; to agree to something.
• fall line

  nounC2
  /ˈfɔːl laɪn/An imaginary line or narrow zone connecting the waterfalls or rapids where rivers flow from hard, resistant rock onto softer material, often marking a distinct change in landscape and historically a key location for settlements and industry.
• fall off

  nounverbB1
  /ˈfɔːl ɒf/To drop or descend from a higher position, often suddenly or unintentionally; to decrease in amount, quality, or intensity.
• fall on

  verbB1/B2
  /fɔːl ɒn/To be the responsibility of someone; to be done or handled by someone. Also, to attack or start fighting with someone suddenly.
• fall over

  verbB1
  /fɔːl ˈəʊvə/To tumble or collapse onto the ground from an upright position.
• fall river

  nounLow (Proper noun, specific to US geography/history)
  /ˌfɔːl ˈrɪvə/A proper noun referring to a city in Massachusetts, USA, historically significant for textile manufacturing.
• fall through

  verbB2
  /fɔːl θruː/To fail to happen or be completed; to not materialize as planned.
• fall to

  verbB2
  /ˈfɔːl tuː/To begin doing something, especially with energy or determination; to become someone's duty or responsibility.
• fall webworm

  nounLow
  /ˌfɔːl ˈwɛb.wɜːm/A species of moth (Hyphantria cunea) whose larval form is a caterpillar that creates large, messy webs in the branches of trees, primarily in late summer and autumn.
• fall wind

  nounLow
  /ˈfɔːl ˌwɪnd/A katabatic wind; a wind that blows down a slope, valley, or mountain due to gravity, often cold and dense air descending.
• fall, the

  nounA1
  /fɔːl/to move downwards, typically rapidly and freely without control, from a higher to a lower level; to drop.
• falla

  nounLow
  /ˈfaɪə/ or /ˈfælə/ (approximations; Spanish: /ˈfaʎa/)A large, spectacular public festival in Valencia, Spain, involving giant papier-mâché sculptures (ninots) that are burned, or the sculptures themselves.
• fallacy

  nounC1
  /ˈfæləsi/A mistaken belief or idea, especially one based on unsound reasoning.
• fallacy of composition

  nounLow
  /ˈfæləsi əv ˌkɒmpəˈzɪʃn/The logical error of assuming that what is true of a part (or member) of a whole must also be true of the whole itself.
• fallacy of division

  nounC1
  /ˈfæləsi əv dɪˈvɪʒ(ə)n/The error of assuming that what is true for a whole is also true for its individual parts.
• fallacy of many questions

  nounC2
  /ˌfæl.ə.si əv ˈmen.i ˈkwes.tʃənz/A question that contains multiple implicit assumptions, making any direct answer seem to accept them.
• fallal

  nounVery Low
  /fæˈlæl/A gaudy piece of finery; a showy ornament or trinket, especially in dress.
• fallback

  adjectivenounB2
  /ˈfɔːl.bæk/An alternative plan or resource that can be used if the primary one fails or is unavailable; a secondary option for when the first choice doesn't work.
• fallboard

  nounVery low (technical, specialist)
  /ˈfɔːlbɔːd/The hinged cover of a keyboard that folds down to cover the keys of a musical instrument like a piano, harpsichord, or organ.

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