English Words Starting With F

• futures market

  nounC1
  /ˈfjuːtʃəz ˈmɑːkɪt/A financial exchange where contracts are traded to buy or sell a specific asset at a predetermined price at a specified time in the future.
• futurism

  nounC2
  /ˈfjuːtʃərɪz(ə)m/An early 20th-century artistic and social movement originating in Italy that emphasized speed, technology, youth, violence, and the dynamic nature of the future.
• futurist

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈfjuː.tʃər.ɪst/A person who studies and predicts future trends, especially in technology and society; an adherent of futurism (the artistic/literary movement).
• futurity

  nounLow
  /fjuːˈtjʊər.ə.ti/The quality or state of being in the future; future time in general.
• futurity stakes

  plural-nounRare (Specialized)
  /fjuːˈtʃʊər.ə.ti steɪks/A specific category or race in horse racing, typically for two-year-old horses, run in the present to determine future potential and breed value.
• futurology

  nounC1-C2
  /ˌfjuːtʃəˈrɒlədʒi/The study or forecasting of possible future social, technological, and political developments.
• futz

  nounverb-intransitiveLow
  /fʌts/To spend time in an unproductive, aimless, or trivial way; to fiddle, tinker, or mess around without accomplishing anything meaningful.
• fuxin

  nounVery Low
  /fuːˈʃɪn/Fuxin is a proper noun, the name of a prefecture-level city in Liaoning province, China.
• fuze

  nounverb-transitiveLow
  /fjuːz/A device (often a cord or tube filled with combustible material) designed to ignite an explosive charge or pyrotechnic after a delay.
• fuzee

  nounVery Low
  /fjuːˈziː/A type of railway or mining safety fuse designed to burn slowly.
• fuzhou

  nounLow to Medium (geographically specific proper noun)
  /ˌfuːˈdʒəʊ/A major city and the capital of Fujian Province in southeastern China.
• fuzz

  nounverbverb-ambitransitiveC1
  /fʌz/A soft, light, and indistinct mass of short fibres or hairs; something blurred or unclear.
• fuzz box

  nounC1
  /ˈfʌz ˌbɒks/An electronic effects pedal used with an electric guitar to produce a distorted, fuzzy sound.
• fuzz tone

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈfʌz ˌtəʊn/A distorted, fuzzy, and buzzing sound produced by an electric guitar or other electronic instrument, typically created by an effects pedal.
• fuzzball

  nounLow
  /ˈfʌzbɔːl/A small, round, fuzzy object, typically composed of dust, hair, or fabric fibres.
• fuzzy logic

  nounLow frequency (Specialist term)
  /ˌfʌzi ˈlɒdʒɪk/A form of logic in which truth values can be any real number between 0 and 1, allowing for partial truth, as opposed to classical binary logic where values are strictly true (1) or false (0).
• fuzzy set

  nounLow
  /ˌfʌz.i ˈset/In mathematics and logic, a set whose elements have degrees of membership ranging between 0 and 1, as opposed to a classical set where membership is strictly binary (true/false).
• fuzzy-wuzzy

  nounLow
  /ˌfʌz.i ˈwʌz.i/A dated, offensive term historically used by British soldiers to refer to a member of certain African ethnic groups, particularly those with tightly curled hair.
• fuzzy-wuzzy angel

  nounVery Low
  /ˌfʌz.i ˌwʌz.i ˈeɪn.dʒəl/A historical term of affection and respect used by Australian soldiers during World War II for local Papuan men who carried supplies and evacuated wounded soldiers.
• fwa

  nounVery Low
  /fwɑː/An informal, onomatopoeic interjection representing a sound of dismissal, mockery, or indifference.

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