English Words Starting With F

• free rein

  nounC1
  /ˌfriː ˈreɪn/Complete freedom to act without restrictions or control from others.
• free ride

  nounB2
  /ˌfriː ˈraɪd/A situation where someone benefits or gets something valuable without having to pay, work, or take the associated risks.
• free rider

  nounC1
  /ˌfriː ˈraɪdə/A person who benefits from resources, goods, or services without paying for them or contributing to their provision.
• free safety

  nounLow
  /ˌfriː ˈseɪf.ti/A defensive position in American football, typically the deepest player in the secondary, responsible for covering deep passes and providing help to other defenders.
• free school

  nounC1
  /ˌfriː ˈskuːl/A type of state-funded school in England that is free to attend, not controlled by the local authority, and often set up by groups like parents, teachers, or charities.
• free sheet

  nounB1-B2
  /ˌfriː ˈʃiːt/A newspaper that is distributed to the public for free, typically funded by advertising revenue.
• free silver

  nounLow
  /ˌfriː ˈsɪl.vər/A historical economic policy advocating for the unlimited coinage of silver at a fixed ratio to gold.
• free skate

  nounC2
  /ˌfriː ˈskeɪt/A segment in figure skating competitions where skaters perform their own choreographed routine to music of their choice, showcasing technical jumps, spins, and artistry, without required elements.
• free skating

  nounLow
  /ˌfriː ˈskeɪtɪŋ/A figure skating discipline where skaters perform a program set to music, showcasing jumps, spins, footwork, and choreography, without required elements.
• free socage

  nounVery Low (C2)
  /ˌfriː ˈsɒkɪdʒ/A form of feudal land tenure where the tenant provides fixed, non-military services (often agricultural produce or money) to the lord, in contrast to knight service.
• free soil

  nounC2 (Low frequency, historical/academic context)
  /ˌfriː ˈsɔɪl/Land not subject to slavery or the system of slavery; specifically, a political movement and policy in the 19th-century United States advocating that new territories should be free from slavery.
• free soil party

  nounVery Low
  /ˌfriː ˈsɔɪl ˌpɑːti/A historical US political party (1848–1854) that opposed the expansion of slavery into the western territories.
• free space

  nounB2
  /ˌfriː ˈspeɪs/An area that is not occupied or used; available room or capacity.
• free speech

  nounC1
  /ˌfriː ˈspiːtʃ/The legal right to express one's opinions publicly without government restraint or censorship.
• free spirit

  nounC1
  /ˌfriː ˈspɪrɪt/A person who lives and acts freely, without being constrained by convention or the opinions of others.
• free state

  nounC1
  /ˌfriː ˈsteɪt/A political entity not subject to external control, particularly a U.S. state where slavery was prohibited before the Civil War, or historically, the Irish Free State (1922–1937).
• free stater

  nounLow
  /ˌfriː ˈsteɪt.ər/A person who supports or advocates for a state free from a particular governing power or law, most notably from slavery.
• free territory of trieste

  nounVery Low
  /ˌfriː ˌter.ɪ.tər.i əv triˈest/A former independent city-state and territory established after World War II, located in Northeastern Italy and Western Slovenia.
• free thought

  nounLow
  /ˌfriː ˈθɔːt/The belief that opinions should be formed based on science, logic, and reason, rather than authority, tradition, or religious doctrine.
• free throw

  nounB2
  /ˌfriː ˈθrəʊ/An unopposed shot at the basket in basketball, awarded after certain fouls.

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