English Words Starting With F

• family tree

  nounB1
  /ˌfæm.əl.i ˈtriː/A diagram showing the relationships between members of a family across generations, typically in a branching, tree-like structure.
• family values

  plural-nounC1
  /ˈfæm.əl.i ˈvæl.juːz/The moral and ethical principles traditionally upheld and passed on within a family unit, often emphasising stability, fidelity, responsibility, and raising children in a specific moral framework.
• family way

  nounLow
  /ˌfæm.əl.i ˈweɪ/An old-fashioned, euphemistic idiom meaning 'pregnant'.
• family-tree theory

  nounC2
  /ˌfæm.əl.i ˈtriː ˌθɪə.ri/A historical model of linguistic classification that represents languages as descending from a common ancestor, analogous to branches on a tree.
• famine

  nounB2
  /ˈfæm.ɪn/Extreme scarcity of food in a region, causing widespread hunger and death.
• famish

  verbverb-ambitransitiveC2
  /ˈfamɪʃ/To suffer extreme hunger; to be acutely starved.
• famulus

  nounRare/Archaic
  /ˈfamjʊləs/A private secretary or attendant, especially one serving a scholar or magician.
• fan

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveA2
  /fæn/A device for moving air to cool or ventilate a space; an enthusiastic admirer of someone or something.
• fan base

  nounB2
  /ˈfæn ˌbeɪs/The group of people who are enthusiastic supporters and followers of a particular person, team, band, or other entity.
• fan belt

  nounLow
  /ˈfæn ˌbɛlt/A continuous loop of rubber, reinforced with cords, that drives the cooling fan and often other components (like the water pump and alternator) in a vehicle's engine.
• fan club

  nounB1
  /ˈfæn ˌklʌb/An organized group of enthusiastic admirers or followers of a particular person, team, artistic work, or phenomenon.
• fan dance

  nounC2
  /ˈfæn ˌdɑːns/A type of stage performance, often in burlesque or cabaret, in which a dancer uses large fans, typically to suggestively reveal and conceal parts of their body.
• fan delta

  nounC2/Academic
  /ˈfæn ˌdɛltə/A depositional landform where a stream or river spreads out like a fan, depositing sediment as it enters a larger body of water or a flatter plain.
• fan fiction

  nounC1
  /ˌfæn ˈfɪk.ʃən/Fictional writing created by fans of an original work, featuring its characters, settings, or universe.
• fan heater

  nounC1
  /ˈfæn ˌhiːtə/A portable electric heater that uses a fan to blow air over a heated element, distributing warm air into a room.
• fan letter

  nounC1
  /ˈfæn ˌlet.ər/A letter written by an admirer to a celebrity, public figure, or artist expressing admiration, support, or enthusiasm for their work or persona.
• fan magazine

  nounC1
  /ˈfæn ˌmæɡ.ə.ziːn/A non-professional periodical produced by and for enthusiasts of a particular celebrity, TV series, film, music group, or other subject of fandom.
• fan mail

  nounB2
  /ˈfæn ˌmeɪl/Letters or messages sent by admirers to a famous person.
• fan palm

  nounC1
  /ˈfæn ˌpɑːm/A type of palm tree with large, fan-shaped leaves that radiate from a central point.
• fan roof

  nounC2
  /ˈfæn ˌruːf/A type of architectural roof structure where the surface is formed into a concave, vaulted shape, divided into sections (like fan segments) by ribs that radiate from a central point or point of support.

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