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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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Fis forFollow

You follow someone when you walk behind them, and go to where they lead you. Something that comes after in time is also said to follow, for example, lunch follows breakfast.

The ducklings in the picture are following the mother duck.

Fis forFor

For means with a purpose of, or intended to belong to. Some examples are:
"I am collecting shells for my sandcastle"
"That cupboard is for the towels"
"Is that for me?"
Not to be confused with four.

Fis forForeign

Something is foreign if it is from a different area or a different culture. Sometimes foreign things can look a bit out of place, like the goose in the picture.

Fis forForget

You forget something if you don't do it, but not on purpose. You might forget to do your homework, or go out and forget your keys.
The man in the picture has forgotten to put his pants on before he goes to work.

Fis forForgot

Forgot is the past tense of forget. See also forgotten.

The man in the picture has forgotten his car keys.

Fis forFought

Fought is the past tense of fight.

Fis forFound

Found is the past tense of find. The children in the picture have found a snail.
The opposite of found is lost.

Fis forFragile

Something is fragile if it is delicate and easily broken. Small things made of glass are very fragile.

Fis forFrayed

Frayed is the past tense of fray, or is used to describe something that is frayed.

Fis forFreezing

You would describe the weather as freezing if it is extremely cold.

Fis forFresh

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.

Fis forFriendly

Someone is friendly if they treat you like you are a friend. Friendly people are usually happy and nice. The woman in the picture seems friendly.

Fis forFrighten

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

Fis forFroze

Froze is the past tense of freeze.
Frustration is the state of being frustrated, when you get upset or annoyed that you can't do something.

Fis forFull

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.

Fis forFun

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.

Fis forFungi

Fungi is the plural of fungus.

Fis forFunny

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