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 Flow

Something flows if it moves in a smooth, continuous way, like the flow of water down a river.

F is for Fluffy

Something is fluffy if it looks or feels like it is made out of fluff. Clouds, some cats, long-haired rabbits and baby chicks are fluffy.

F is for Fluid

A fluid material is one that can flow and is easy to change the shape of. Liquids and gases are fluid.
Flying is a way of moving through the air. Most things that fly do it because they have wings, but helicopters fly by using a rotor.

F is for Fold

You fold something when you bend it over itself neatly. The man in the picture is folding clothes. Folded clothes are neater and take up much less room in the cupboard than unfolded clothes. They will be less wrinkly when you take them out, too.

F is for Follow

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.

F is for For

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.

F is for Foreign

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.

F is for Forget

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.

F is for Forgot

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

The man in the picture has forgotten his car keys.

F is for Forgotten

Forgotten is the past tense of forget. See also forgot.

F is for Fought

Fought is the past tense of fight.

F is for Found

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

F is for Fragile

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

F is for Frayed

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

F is for Freezing

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

F is for Fresh

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.

F is for Friendly

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.

F is for Frighten

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

F is for Froze

Froze is the past tense of freeze.