English Words Starting With F

• frere

  nounC2
  /frɛə/brother; a member of a religious order (especially monastic); historically used as a title for monks.
• fresco

  nounverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈfrɛskəʊ/A technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid, or wet, lime plaster.
• fresco secco

  nounRare
  /ˈfrɛskəʊ ˈsɛkəʊ/A painting technique where pigments mixed with water and glue are applied onto a dry plaster wall.
• frescobaldi

  nounVery Low
  /ˌfrɛskəʊˈbældi/A surname of Italian origin, most famously belonging to a Renaissance composer, Girolamo Frescobaldi.
• fresh

  adjectiveadverbnounverbverb-ambitransitiveC1
  /frɛʃ/newly produced, made, or harvested; not stale, old, or preserved.
• fresh breeze

  nounB1
  /ˌfreʃ ˈbriːz/A light to moderate, cool and invigorating wind.
• fresh gale

  nounVery low (technical/nautical term)
  /ˌfreʃ ˈɡeɪl/A strong wind of force 8 on the Beaufort scale, with wind speeds of 34–40 knots (39–46 mph, 62–74 km/h).
• fresh water

  nounB1
  /ˌfreʃ ˈwɔːtə(r)/Water that is not salty; water from sources like lakes, rivers, and springs, as opposed to seawater.
• freshen

  verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈfreʃ(ə)n/To make something clean, cool, or less tired; to become fresh.
• freshener

  nounB1
  /ˈfreʃ(ə)nə/A substance or device used to make the air or an object smell pleasant and clean.
• fresher

  nounC1
  /ˈfreʃə(r)/A first-year student at a university or college, especially in the UK.
• freshet

  nounC2
  /ˈfrɛʃɪt/A sudden rise in the water level of a stream or river, typically caused by heavy rain or melting snow.
• freshie

  nounLow
  /ˈfrɛʃi/An informal noun, primarily referring to a new, first-year student at a high school, college, or university.
• freshman

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈfreʃmən/A student in their first year of study at a university, college, or high school.
• freshman week

  nounC1
  /ˈfreʃmən wiːk/The first week at university for new undergraduate students.
• freshness date

  nounMedium to High
  /ˈfreʃnəs ˌdeɪt/The specific date printed on perishable goods indicating the last day a product is expected to remain at its peak quality and freshness before it begins to deteriorate.
• freshwater

  adjectivenounB2
  /ˈfreʃˌwɔːtə(r)/Water that is not salty, found in lakes, rivers, and ponds.
• freshwater drum

  nounLow
  /ˌfreʃwɔːtə ˈdrʌm/A species of fish (Aplodinotus grunniens) native to freshwater habitats in North and Central America, known for the drumming or grunting sounds it can produce.
• freshwater pearl

  nounC1
  /ˌfreʃwɔːtə ˈpɜːl/A pearl that is formed inside a freshwater mollusc, such as a mussel, living in a river, lake, or pond, as opposed to a saltwater oyster.
• fresnel

  nounC2
  /ˈfreɪnəl/A unit of optical frequency equal to one terahertz (10^12 Hz), or a lens composed of a series of concentric rings, each a section of a simple lens, making it thin and lightweight.

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