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- fiesta de toros/fɪˌestə deɪ ˈtɒrɒs/A traditional Spanish event involving bullfighting, typically as part of a larger festival.nounLow
- fiesta taurina/fɪˈestə tɔːˈriːnə/A bullfighting festival or celebration.nounLow
- fiesta ware/fiˈɛstə wɛː/A brand of brightly colored, mass-produced ceramic dinnerware, originally made by the Homer Laughlin China Company from the 1930s onward.nounLow
- fifa/ˈfiː.fə/The International Federation of Association Football, the global governing body for the sport of football (soccer).acronymnounB2
- fife/faɪf/A small, high-pitched flute, typically without keys, used chiefly in military bands.nounverb-ambitransitiveC2/Rare
- fife rail/ˈfaɪf ˌreɪl/A strong wooden rail or fence around a ship's mast, fitted with holes for belaying pins to secure running rigging.nounVery Low
- fifi hook/ˈfɪ.fi hʊk/A small, compact anchor used in mountaineering and climbing to secure a rope or sling to a single, small hole or piton.nounVery low / Technical
- fifo/ˈfaɪ.fəʊ/A method of inventory valuation and data management where the first items acquired are assumed to be the first ones used or sold.acronymnounLow-frequency technical term
- fifteen/ˌfɪfˈtiːn/The cardinal number equivalent to the sum of ten and five.adjectivedeterminernounA1
- fifteenth/ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ/Constituting number fifteen in a sequence; the position following the fourteenth.adjectivenounB1
- fifteenth amendment/ˌfɪfˈtiːnθ əˈmendmənt/The amendment to the US Constitution that prohibits the denial of voting rights based on race, color, or previous condition of servitude.nounC1-C2
- fifth/fɪfθ/The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number five; position five in a sequence.adjectiveadverbnounHigh (A1 level)
- fifth amendment/ˌfɪfθ əˈmendmənt/A clause in the United States Constitution that guarantees rights including protection against self-incrimination and double jeopardy, and ensures due process of law.nounC1
- fifth column/ˌfɪfθ ˈkɒləm/A clandestine group or faction working within a country to support an external enemy, engaging in sabotage, espionage, or subversion.nounB2
- fifth commandment/ˌfɪfθ kəˈmɑːndmənt/The fifth of the Ten Commandments, given as 'Honour thy father and thy mother' (Exodus 20:12).nounLow
- fifth dimension/ˌfɪfθ daɪˈmenʃn̩/A hypothetical dimension beyond the familiar three spatial dimensions and time, used in physics to explore theoretical models, and metaphorically to describe an abstract realm or perspective that transcends ordinary experience.nounLow
- fifth disease/ˌfɪfθ dɪˈziːz/A common, mild childhood illness caused by parvovirus B19, characterized by a distinctive red rash on the cheeks.nounC1
- fifth estate/ˌfɪfθ ɪˈsteɪt/A term for non-traditional news media and communication channels outside the established institutions, particularly bloggers, social media users, and other independent or activist outlets.nounC2
- fifth force/ˌfɪfθ ˈfɔːs/A hypothetical fundamental force of nature beyond the four established forces (gravity, electromagnetism, strong nuclear force, weak nuclear force).nounC2 (Advanced Professional/Scientific)
- fifth monarchy/ˌfɪfθ ˈmɒnəki/A millenarian theological concept identifying a prophesied final earthly kingdom succeeding the four empires described in the biblical Book of Daniel, often interpreted as a future reign of Christ and his saints.nounVery Low
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