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F is for Frustrated

To be frustrated means feeling upset or annoyed because something is hard or not going the way you want.

You can feel frustrated when you cannot finish a task or understand something.

F is for Fry

Frying is a way of cooking food in a shallow pan over heat. Most things are fried in fat or oil.

F is for Frying pan

A frying pan, frypan or skillet is a shallow metal pan used for frying food. It usually has one long handle. Frying pans are good for frying bacon and eggs.

F is for Fuchsia

Fuchsias (sometimes misspelt fuscia or fushcia) are popular garden plants that generally have bright pink flowers. Most fuchsias are tropical shrubs, but some will grow in cooler regions and others grow into trees. They are very easy to grow from cuttings.

F is for Fudge

Fudge is a soft candy made from sugar, butter, and milk or cream. Fudge can come in a variety of flavors such as chocolate, vanilla, or peanut butter.

F is for Fuel

Fuel is something that can be turned into energy. Firewood, coal and gasoline are all fuels that can be burnt to produce fire and heat. Uranium is fuel in a nuclear reactor. Food is fuel for people.

F is for Full

Something is full if there is no room to fit anything else inside. The bucket in the picture is full of grapes. The opposite of full is empty.

F is for Fun

You are having fun when you are doing something you enjoy and that makes you very happy.
The person in the photo is having fun jumping in a bouncy castle.

F is for Funeral

A funeral is a ceremony that happens soon after someone dies. Funeral ceremonies vary between different countries and customs.

F is for Fungi

Fungi is the plural of fungus.

F is for Fungus

Fungi are a huge group of organisms, distinct from both plants and animals. They range from microscopic through to quite large mushrooms. Many fungi are edible, yet others are poisonous. Some fungi is used to flavour cheese, make antibiotics, or make yoghurt, while others are seen as mould when food goes rotten. Most fungi live on dead and decaying matter. The singular of fungi is fungus.

F is for Funnel

A funnel is a tube with a wide opening at one end and a narrow opening at the other. Funnels are usually cone-shaped. Funnels are used for pouring liquids into containers with a small opening, like jars or bottles, so you don't spill anything.

F is for Funny

When something is funny, it makes people smile or laugh. The boy in the picture is laughing at a funny joke.

F is for Fur

Fur is the thick hair that covers many animals. If you are going to make a coat out of fur, it would be made from the skin of the animal as well as the fur that grows out of the skin.
Not to be confused with fir, a kind of tree.

F is for Furniture

Furniture is the name collectively used for items like tables, chairs, beds etc that you find inside your house. Furniture is generally something that you use, but some pieces of furniture are there only for decoration.

F is for Fuse

A fuse is a device made of a strip of wire that melts and stops an electric current if it is unsafe.

F is for Fusilli

Fusilli is a type of pasta that has a short, corkscrew shape.

Fusilli originated in southern Italy. Traditionally, cooks shaped the dough by wrapping it around a thin rod. It is often served with tomato, cheese, meat, or vegetable sauces. The ridges of the pasta help it hold onto the sauce.

F is for Fussy

Someone is fussy if they get overly concerned about the details of things, or are very particular about what choices they make. Toddlers are often fussy eaters.

F is for Fuzzy

Something is fuzzy if it is covered in short, coarse fluff.