English Words Starting With F

• fecula

  nounC2 / Very Rare
  /ˈfɛkjʊlə/The starchy sediment or residue left after washing crushed vegetable matter (like potatoes or arrowroot), used in cooking or as a thickening agent.
• fecundate

  verbverb-transitiveC2/Rare
  /ˈfɛkəndeɪt/To make fertile or fruitful; to impregnate.
• fecundity

  nounC2
  /fɪˈkʌn.də.ti/The physical ability of a person, animal, or plant to produce many offspring or produce many seeds/fruit; biological fertility.
• fed

  abbreviationverbB1
  /fɛd/past tense and past participle of 'feed' – to have given food to someone/something
• fedayee

  nounC2 / Low Frequency
  /ˌfɛdəˈjiː/A guerrilla fighter, especially one operating in Arab lands, willing to sacrifice themselves for a cause.
• feddan

  nounC2
  /ˈfɛd(ə)n/A traditional unit of land area used in Egypt, Sudan, and some other Arabic-speaking countries.
• fedelini

  nounVery Rare
  /ˌfɛdɪˈliːni/A thin spaghetti; a variety of pasta that is thinner than spaghetti but thicker than vermicelli.
• federacy

  nounRare
  /ˈfɛd(ə)rəsi/A political system of government or a formal union where power is divided between a central authority and constituent political units (like states or provinces).
• federal

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈfɛdərəl/Relating to a system of government in which several states or regions form a union but retain certain powers themselves.
• federal aviation administration

  nounC2
  /ˌfed.ər.əl eɪ.viˈeɪ.ʃən ədˌmɪn.ɪˈstreɪ.ʃən/The US government agency responsible for regulating civil aviation and airspace safety.
• federal bureau of investigation

  nounC1
  /ˌfed.ər.əl ˌbjʊə.rəʊ əv ɪnˌves.tɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/The primary domestic intelligence and security service of the United States, responsible for counter-terrorism, counter-intelligence, and criminal investigation.
• federal capital territory

  nounC2
  /ˌfed.ər.əl ˈkæp.ɪ.təl ˈter.ɪ.tri/A designated administrative area, not part of any constituent state or province, which serves as the seat of government for a federation.
• federal case

  nounMedium (primarily due to the common idiom)
  /ˈfed(ə)rəl keɪs/A situation requiring, or elevated to, serious formal legal consideration in a federal court, typically involving national law.
• federal constitution

  nounC1
  /ˈfed.ər.əl ˌkɒn.stɪˈtjuː.ʃən/The supreme legal document that establishes the structure, powers, and limitations of a federal government, and defines the relationship between the central government and its constituent states or provinces.
• federal court

  nounC1
  /ˈfɛd(ə)rəl kɔːt/A court established under the authority of the federal government (rather than a state government) in a federal system like the United States or Australia.
• federal deposit insurance corporation

  nounLow to Medium in general language; High in US finance/economics contexts.
  /ˈfɛd(ə)rəl dɪˈpɒzɪt ɪnˈʃʊərəns ˌkɔːpəˈreɪʃən/A US government agency that insures deposits in banks and thrift institutions.
• federal district

  nounB2
  /ˌfed.ər.əl ˈdɪs.trɪkt/A type of administrative division in a federation, typically containing the national capital and governed directly by the federal government rather than being part of any constituent state.
• federal district court

  nounC2
  /ˈfed.ər.əl ˈdɪs.trɪkt kɔːt/A trial court of general jurisdiction at the lowest level of the U.S. federal court system, hearing civil and criminal cases arising under federal law.
• federal energy regulatory commission

  nounLow
  The independent U.S. government agency regulating interstate transmission and wholesale markets of electricity, natural gas, oil pipelines, and hydropower projects.
• federal government

  nounHigh
  /ˈfedərəl ˈɡʌvnmənt/The central governing authority of a federation, sharing sovereignty with constituent states or provinces.

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