Words that start with F

The digitalis, or foxglove, is a very attractive garden plant that has flowers in various shades of pink. It is a biennial, native to western Europe and parts of Asia and Africa.
The entire plant is toxic, from roots to flowers. It is toxic fresh and dried, and if you have a vase of foxglove flowers, the water in the vase will be toxic too. A large enough dose will kill you, smaller doses cause hallucinations, nausea and severe headaches. It is toxic to people and animals, including cats and dogs.

A fracture is a break in a bone or other hard part of the body. The picture is an x-ray of a cat who has a fractured leg.

A frame is a rigid structure that is built to go around the edge of something. Picture frames are a pretty way of surrounding a picture. Frames for a building are put in place to mark out where the walls and other structures go, and to support the structure as the spaces are filled in with bricks or other materials.

Frankincense is a sweet-smelling resin from a tree. People collect it by cutting the tree bark and letting the sticky sap harden.

Frankincense is burned as incense to make a pleasant smell. Smoke from burning it is used in religious ceremonies, or just to enjoy the smell. It is also used in perfumes and some medicines. It comes from parts of Africa and the Middle East.

Frayed is the past tense of fray, or is used to describe something that is frayed.

Something is free if it is being given away, without any kind of cost attached to it.
See also: freedom.

A freeway is a very large road that can fit a lot of cars on it at the same time.

Freeways are meant to be driven on quite fast.

You would describe the weather as freezing if it is extremely cold.

French fries, also known as hot chips, are made from potatoes cut into long thin strips and then deep fried in oil. They are usually served hot, with salt. Very thin chips are sometimes called French fries.

Something is fresh if it is new. This might mean it just arrived (a meal fresh from the oven), it was just made, or it just happened.
Foods like fruit and vegetables are described as fresh if they look like they have been freshly made or picked.