Words that start with F

Fireworks are a kind of explosion that is designed to explode into a specific pretty pattern and nice colours. At special events, there are usually big displays of lots of different fireworks.

Something is first if it comes before all other things. When you win a race you come first. The picture shows the first of four candles alight.

A fish tank is a glass container you keep pet fish in. You can also keep turtles, hermit crabs or even mice, lizards, frogs and snakes in a fishtank.
Obviously, if you are keeping land animals in a fish tank you don't fill it with water, you put dirt in the bottom and grow plants. A fishtank with plants in it is often called a vivarium. You usually keep mice in a fishtank with sawdust at the bottom instead of dirt, so you can regularly change the sawdust to keep it clean.

A fishing hook is a small, curved piece of metal used to catch fish. It has a very sharp point that can pierce a fish's mouth and often has a barb, a tiny backward-pointing part that helps keep the fish from slipping off. The other end has an eye, or small hole, for attaching fishing line.

To get the fish to bite the hook, people put bait or a lure onto the hook. Hooks have been made from bone, wood, and shell for thousands of years, but modern ones are usually steel.

A fissure is a relatively deep, narrow hole in something. Some fissures are natural features of things, others are caused by external damage.

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.

You fix, mend or repair something if it is broken and doesn't work. Fixing it will make it work again, or make it look as good as new. Not everything that is broken can be fixed.

Something that has lots of tiny little bubbles in it is fizzy.

A flag is a piece of cloth attached to a tall pole. A flag in the wind will spread out so you can see the design on the flag.
Each country of the world has their own special design for a flag. You can have flags just for decoration too. One of the more famous flags is the Jolly Roger, which is the flag pirate ships would fly.
The flag in the picture is an older American flag.

A flame is a small part of a fire. You typically see a flame burning on a candle or when you light a match.