Children's Illustrated Dictionary.

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fly

flies noun

a flying insect with two

wings and six legs. Most flies

feed on rotting plants and

animals. There are many

different kinds of fly.

bluebottle fly

fly

flies flying flew verb

to travel through the air.

foal

foals noun

a young horse.

foam

noun

lots of very small air bubbles.

Foam can be liquid or solid.

focus

focuses focusing focused verb

to adjust something to make

a clearer and sharper image.

He focused his camera on

the flower.

focus noun

fog

noun

a thick cloud of tiny water

droplets and dust that

hangs in the air, close

to the ground.

foggy adjective

fold

folds folding folded verb

to bend one part of

something over another.

fold noun

follow

follows following followed verb

to go behind or after someone

or something.

The dog followed him

all the way home.

food

noun

all the things that humans

and animals eat to help them

live and grow.

Pasta is an Italian food.

foolish

adjective

not sensible.

He was foolish to walk under

the ladder.

foolishly adverb

foot

feet noun

the part of

your body that

you stand on.

football

noun

1 a game for two teams of

11 players. Points are scored

by carrying the ball over

the other team’s goal line,

or kicking it through

the other team’s goalposts.

2 an oval-shaped ball that is

used in football games.

footprint

footprints noun

the mark left by

a foot or shoe.

footstep

footsteps noun

the sound of

someone walking.

I heard footsteps behind me.

forbid

forbids forbidding forbade

forbidden verb

to tell a person that they

must not do something.

I forbid you to drive.

N opposite allow

forbidden adjective

force

forces forcing forced verb

1 to make a person

do something.

I was forced to make a choice.

2 to push strongly.

They forced the safe open.

force

forces noun

1 a power.

The force of the wind blew

her hat off.

2 a group of people who

together have power.

The armed forces.

forearm

forearms noun

the part of your

arm between

your elbow

and your wrist.

forecast

forecasts forecasting forecast

verb

to predict that something

will happen in the future.

Forecasting the weather.

forecast noun

fly

afold

forearm

shavingfoam

a football