Words that start with F

List of things that start with the letter F.

Five fat friendly frogs following four flamingoes to the factory.

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(4) Four

Photo of four geese.

There are four geese in the picture. If you cut something into four pieces, you get quarters. The number before four is three. The number that comes after four is five.

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(5) Five

Photo of a hand holding up five fingers.

You can count to five on your fingers on one hand. The number before five is four. The number that comes after five is six.

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Fabric

Photo of fabrics

Fabric is another word for cloth. Fabric is used to make clothes, drapes and lots of other things.

The word fabric can also be used to describe the fundamental structure of something, as in "the fabric of society".

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Face

Photo of a gorilla's face

Your face is the front part of your head. Your eyes, nose, mouth, chin and cheeks are all on your face.

It is not just humans that have faces. The picture is a gorilla's face.

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Factory

Photo of a factory

A factory is a large industrial building where people or machines make things on a very large scale. Things like cars, toys and most common household goods are made in factories.

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Faded

Photo of a faded sign

Something is faded if it has lost a lot of its color and just blends into the background, or is no longer as bright as it once was. The sign painted on the building is very faded, and is hard to read.

Faded is also the past tense of fade.

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Fairy

Photo of a fairy

A fairy is a tiny imaginary creature that is usually depicted as a small, pretty girl with wings. Fairies often have magical powers and can sometimes grant wishes.

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Fake

Photo of some fake flowers.

Something is fake if it is not real or genuine. Some fakes are a copy or imitation of the original, like a forgery of a painting or counterfeit money. Many fake things pretend to be real, like mock or fake fur made from polyester instead of real fur made from animal skins. Sometimes you cannot tell the difference between something real and something fake without examining it closely, such as a gold-plated ring and a solid gold ring.

Most fakes and imitations are considered to be much less valuable than the real thing.

The flowers in the picture are fake.

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False

Photo of false teeth

Something is false if it is not true, is not correct, or is wrong.

Sometimes an imitation of something real is called false, for example false teeth.

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Family

Photo of a happy family.

The traditional family unit is a mother, a father and some children, living together. There are a lot of different variations today.

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