English Words Starting With F

• fernandel

  nounRare
  /ˌfɛː.nɑ̃ːˈdɛl/A proper noun referring to the stage name of the famous French actor and singer Fernand Joseph Désiré Contandin (1903–1971).
• fernandez

  nounLow
  /fɜːˈnændɛz/A Spanish and Portuguese patronymic surname, meaning "son of Fernando".
• fernandez de lizardi

  nounVery low
  /fɜːˈnændɛz də lɪˈzɑːdi/The pen name of José Joaquín Fernández de Lizardi, a Mexican writer and journalist.
• fernando de noronha

  nounLow
  /fəˌnæn.dəʊ də nəˈrɒ.njə/A volcanic archipelago and UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Atlantic Ocean, off the coast of Brazil.
• fernando i

  nounLow (historical/contextual)
  /fɜːˈnændəʊ ðə ˈfɜːst/Proper noun; historical name of several kings and rulers
• fernando po

  nounVery Low
  /fəˌnændəʊ ˈpəʊ/The former name of an island in the Gulf of Guinea, now called Bioko, part of Equatorial Guinea.
• fernbird

  nounVery Low
  /ˈfɜːn.bɜːd/A small, secretive New Zealand bird with brown streaked plumage that inhabits wetlands and dense vegetation.
• fernbrake

  nounVery Low
  /ˈfɜːn.breɪk/A dense, impenetrable thicket or area of ferns.
• ferndale

  nounLow-Frequency (Proper Noun)
  /ˈfɜːn.deɪl/A proper noun referring to a specific place name, typically a town, city, or location, often derived from a descriptive compound of "fern" and "dale" (valley).
• fernery

  nounLow
  /ˈfɜːnəri/A place where ferns are grown; a collection of ferns.
• ferocity

  nounC1
  /fəˈrɒs.ə.ti/The state or quality of being ferocious; extreme fierceness, cruelty, or intensity.
• ferrar

  nounB2-C1
  /fəˈrɑː.ri/A brand of high-performance Italian luxury sports cars.
• ferrara

  nounC2 (Very Low Frequency)
  /fəˈrɑːrə/A proper noun referring to a historic city in northern Italy, capital of the Province of Ferrara in the Emilia-Romagna region.
• ferrari

  nounLow-Mid
  /fəˈrɑː.ri/A high-performance Italian sports car, often handcrafted and very expensive.
• ferraro

  nounLow
  /fəˈrɑːrəʊ/An Italian surname, most famously associated with Geraldine Ferraro, the first woman vice-presidential candidate of a major U.S. political party (1984).
• ferrate

  nounC2
  /ˈfɛreɪt/A chemical term for an iron-containing anion, specifically a salt in which iron is in a high oxidation state.
• ferredoxin

  nounC2/Technical
  /ˌfɛrɪˈdɒksɪn/A small, iron-sulfur protein that acts as an electron carrier in various metabolic processes, particularly in photosynthesis and nitrogen fixation.
• ferrel's law

  nounVery Low
  /ˈfɛrəlz lɔː/A principle in meteorology and oceanography describing the deflection of moving air or water masses to the right in the Northern Hemisphere and to the left in the Southern Hemisphere due to the Earth's rotation.
• ferrero

  nounC1
  /fəˈrɛərəʊ/A proprietary name for the brand 'Ferrero', most widely recognized as the manufacturer of confectionery such as Ferrero Rocher chocolates.
• ferret

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈfɛrɪt/A small domesticated carnivore (Mustela furo) with a long, thin body, typically kept for hunting rabbits or as a pet.

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