English Words Starting With F

• ficino

  nounVery Low (C2)
  /fɪˈtʃiːnəʊ/Not a standard English word. Refers primarily to Marsilio Ficino, a 15th-century Italian Renaissance philosopher, theologian, and scholar.
• fico

  nounExtremely low (archaic/historical)
  /ˈfiːkəʊ/A gesture of contempt made by thrusting the thumb between the index and middle fingers.
• fico score

  nounC1/C2
  /ˈfiːkəʊ skɔː/A proprietary credit score used by lenders to assess an individual's creditworthiness, calculated primarily from data in credit reports.
• fiction

  nounC1
  /ˈfɪk.ʃən/Literature that describes imaginary people, events, or worlds, created for entertainment or artistic purposes.
• fictionalize

  verbverb-transitiveC1
  /ˈfɪkʃənəlaɪz/To convert or adapt (real events, people, or facts) into a fictional narrative; to present something real as if it were imaginary literature.
• fictioneer

  nounRare
  /ˌfɪk.ʃəˈnɪə/A writer of fiction, especially one who produces many works quickly and often of a popular or sensational kind.
• fictionist

  nounLow
  /ˈfɪkʃənɪst/A writer of fiction; a novelist or short-story writer.
• fictionize

  verb-transitiveRare
  /ˈfɪk.ʃən.aɪz/To make something into a fictional story; to transform real events into a work of fiction.
• fictitious force

  nounC2
  /fɪkˈtɪʃ.əs fɔːs/In physics, an apparent force that appears to act on a body in a non-inertial frame of reference (e.g., a rotating or accelerating frame), but which does not originate from a physical interaction. It is a mathematical artifact of the chosen reference frame.
• fictitious person

  nounB2
  /fɪkˈtɪʃəs ˈpɜːsən/A person who does not exist in real life but has been invented or imagined.
• ficus

  nounC1
  /ˈfiːkəs/A genus of tropical and subtropical trees, shrubs, and vines, commonly known as fig trees, many of which are popular as houseplants.
• fid

  nounVery Low (Obscure Technical Term)
  /fɪd/A stout wooden or metal pin or bar used to support a ship's mast or to separate strands of rope in splicing.
• fiddle

  nounverbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveB2
  /ˈfɪd.l̩/A stringed musical instrument, the violin, especially when used to play folk music.
• fiddle bow

  nounC2
  /ˌfɪd.əl ˈbəʊ/The rod with horsehair stretched across it, used to play a violin or similar stringed instrument.
• fiddle pattern

  nounlow
  /ˈfɪd(ə)l ˈpæt(ə)n/A specific, intricate decorative pattern resembling the scrollwork found on the head of a violin (fiddle).
• fiddle-back

  nounC2
  /ˈfɪd(ə)lbak/Something that has the curved shape reminiscent of a violin (fiddle) body.
• fiddle-faddle

  interjectionnounverbverb-intransitiveVery Low (archaic, literary, or humorous)
  /ˈfɪd(ə)l ˌfad(ə)l/trivial, senseless, or idle talk, matters, or nonsense.
• fiddleback

  adjectivenounC1
  /ˈfɪd(ə)lbak/The rounded back of certain string instruments, notably violins.
• fiddleback spider

  nounLow (specialized, regional)
  /ˈfɪd(ə)lbæk ˈspaɪdə/A common name for certain spiders, most notably the brown recluse (Loxosceles reclusa), characterized by a violin-shaped marking on its cephalothorax.
• fiddlehead

  nounC2
  /ˈfɪd(ə)lhɛd/The curled, edible young frond of an ostrich fern, resembling the scroll of a violin.

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