Words that start with F

A fantasy is something you think up inside your head when you are awake. Fantasies tend to be things you want to do, and they usually aren't possible. Children often have fantasies about having magical powers.

A farmer is someone who owns and runs a farm. Farmers look after animals, plant big fields of crops and then harvest them, and generally do a lot of work starting very early in the day keeping everything on the farm running smoothly. Farmers usually live in the country a long way from the city so it can sometimes be lonely being a farmer.

Fascinators are small, decorative pieces of headgear usually worn by women. They are usually very pretty, and are worn to special events like weddings and to the racetrack.

Someone is fat if they are much larger than they should be. People and animals that are too fat tend to be unhealthy. You usually get fat by eating too much food and not getting enough exercise. The opposite of fat is thin.

Fats and oils are a group of substances that do not dissolve in water. Both fats and oils are the same kind of chemical, but generally something is called an oil if it is liquid at room temperature, and a fat if it is solid at room temperature. Some kinds of fats and oils are edible and can be used in cooking, while others are used as fuel for things like cars.
The picture is of some stock cooling, and half of the layer of fat on top has been removed.

Fauna means animals, versus plants which are called flora. It is usually used when talking about animals in a particular area, for example "the native fauna of Australia".

A fax is an image or a document that has been scanned through a machine and a copy transmitted from one telephone number to another.

While people and animals are covered in hair, birds are covered in feathers. Feathers are very light and the feathers in a bird's wings are especially designed so the bird can fly.

February is the second month of the year. It has 28 days, except in leap years when it has 29. The next month of the year is March. In the northern hemisphere February is part of winter, and in the southern hemisphere it is part of summer.

Fedora is a kind of hat, and was once one of the most common hat styles for everyday wear. It is usually made of felt or straw.