Words that start with F

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.

Friction is a force that resists against two surfaces sliding across each other. The rougher the surfaces are the more friction they will encounter, and the smoother the surfaces the less friction there will be.
Friction is a very important force, and many of your day to day activities rely on friction. You walk around easily because of the friction between the ground and your feet. When you are on a low-friction surface like ice you will find it hard to walk, and you are likely to fall over.
The man in the picture is able to climb the rope because of the friction between his hands and the rope.

Fried food is food that has been cooked in some kind of fat, usually cooking oil, over direct heat. Potatoes, chicken, and seafood are common fried foods.

You frighten someone when you make them scared or frightened.
The toddler in the picture is trying to frighten his cat.

A frill is a type of trim around the edge of something to make it look prettier. A frill is usually gathered on one edge and free on the other, forming a ruffle.

A fringe is a decoration along the edge of something. Fringes can be fine threads, strips of leather or even a row of tassels.
Fringe can also be used to simply describe something on the edge or outskirts of something else.

A fritter is food such as fruit, vegetables or meat that has been coated in batter and fried.

Frogs can be found around fresh water, including in deserts when it only rains every few years. They can breathe through their skin when they are in water. Frogs lay eggs, which hatch into tadpoles. Frogs come in a great variety of colours and can range in size from as small as a fingernail up to about 30cm long. Frogs that are very warty are often called toads.

Frost happens when something gets cold enough for water in the air to freeze on it. Frosts usually happen overnight, and in the morning there will be small ice crystals covering everything.
Frost can kill many kinds of plants, especially young seedlings.

Froth is a collection of tiny bubbles that makes a kind of soft foam. Froth is often found on the top of cappuccinos, and on the seashore.