Words about words

Linguistic and grammatical words.

Subcategories: Abstract Nouns (9), Adjectives (842), Adverbs (29), Conjunctions (33), Interjections (10), Past tense (209), Plural (47), Prepositions (56), Pronouns (65), Punctuation (9), Verbs (743)

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F is for Fabulous

Something is fabulous if it is outrageously good. Bright, bold clothes are often described as fabulous.

The little girl in the picture looks fabulous.

F is for Fade

Fading is the process by which something becomes faded. Something fades as it loses color, or loses light and becomes dim.

F is for Faded

Something is faded if it has lost a lot of its color and just blends into the background, or is no longer as bright as it once was. The sign painted on the building is very faded, and is hard to read.
Faded is also the past tense of fade.

F is for Fake

Something is fake if it is not real or genuine. Some fakes are a copy or imitation of the original, like a forgery of a painting or counterfeit money. Many fake things pretend to be real, like mock or fake fur made from polyester instead of real fur made from animal skins. Sometimes you cannot tell the difference between something real and something fake without examining it closely, such as a gold-plated ring and a solid gold ring.
The flowers in the picture are fake.
Most fakes and imitations are considered to be much less valuable than the real thing.

F is for Fall (Verb)

Something is falling if it is moving from a higher place to a lower one. Many things can fall, for example during hot weather the water level of a lake can fall. Prices of fruit for sale can fall. When you drop something, it falls.

The stunt man in the picture is falling off a building.

Fall is also another name for autumn.

F is for False

Something is false if it is not true, is not correct, or is wrong.
Sometimes an imitation of something real is called false, for example false teeth.

F is for Famous

Someone or something is famous if a lot of people have heard of them. Famous people are often seen on TV and in movies, while famous places have a lot of people visit them.

F is for Fast

The dog in the picture is running very fast. Other things that move fast are racing cars, planes and some animals. The fastest animal in the world is the cheetah.
Another word for fast is quick. The opposite of fast is slow.

F is for Fat

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.

F is for Fed

Fed is the past tense of feed.

For example, "I fed the cat before I left for work today."

F is for Feed

You feed someone or something when you give them food. The girl in the picture is feeding a goat. You do not need to feed someone else, you can feed yourself too.

F is for Feet

Feet is the plural of foot. One foot, two feet. Most people have two feet, and most animals have four feet.

F is for Fell

Fell is the past tense of fall.

F is for Feral

A feral animal is one that used to be domesticated but has escaped and now lives by itself, without any people to look after it. Many wilderness areas of the world have feral horses, goats and camels. Feral cats and dogs can be found both in wilderness areas and in cities.

F is for Fertile

Something is fertile if it can produce offspring. Land is described as fertile if it can be used to grow vigorous, healthy plants that yield good crops.
Fiddling is a word for making a lot of small, repetitive movements, usually with another object. For example, "stop fiddling with your hair" or "if you fiddle with the aerial enough the TV should work".

A similar word to fiddle is twiddle.

F is for Fight

When two or more people or animals get angry with each other, sometimes they will fight, and try and hurt each other with words or their fists. Sometimes people fight for money, as in a boxing match or street fighting.
Animals often fight with each other over food, nesting space, or at breeding season.
You can also use fight as a noun, as in "those people are having a fight".

F is for File (Data)

A file is a collection of related pieces of paperwork. Files are usually stored inside a file cabinet. The process of storing files is called filing, for example "please file this under T".
On a computer, a file is a block of data that is accessed by its file name.

F is for Filed

Filed is the past tense of file.

F is for Fill

Filling is the process you take to make something full. The bucket in the picture is being filled with water from a faucet.