5-Letter Words Starting With F
Here's the list of all the 582 5-Letter Words Starting With F in the English Language.
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first | 1. the first or highest in an ordering or series 2. the first element in a countable series More Definitions → |
forum | 1. a public meeting or assembly for open discussion 2. a public facility to meet for open discussion More Definitions → |
found | 1. come upon, as if by accident; meet with 2. discover or determine the existence, presence, or fact of by perception with the eyes More Definitions → |
field | 1. a piece of land cleared of trees and usually enclosed 2. a region where a battle is being (or has been) fought More Definitions → |
front | 1. the side that is forward or prominent 2. the line along which opposing armies face each other More Definitions → |
final | 1. the final match between the winners of all previous matches in an elimination tournament 2. an examination administered at the end of an academic term More Definitions → |
force | 1. to cause to do through pressure or necessity, by physical, moral or intellectual means 2. urge or force (a person) to an action; constrain or motivate More Definitions → |
flash | 1. gleam or glow intermittently 2. appear briefly More Definitions → |
focus | 1. the concentration of attention or energy on something 2. maximum clarity or distinctness of an image rendered by an optical system More Definitions → |
funds | 1. assets in the form of money More Definitions → |
floor | 1. surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off 2. knock down with force More Definitions → |
fixed | 1. (of a number) having a fixed and unchanging value 2. fixed and unmoving More Definitions → |
fully | 1. to the greatest degree or extent; completely or entirely; (`full' in this sense is used as a combining form) 2. sufficiently; more than adequately More Definitions → |
frame | 1. enclose in or as if in a frame 2. enclose in a frame, as of a picture More Definitions → |
fresh | 1. (of a cycle) beginning or occurring again 2. imparting vitality and energy More Definitions → |
faith | 1. a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny 2. complete confidence in a person or plan etc More Definitions → |
funny | 1. an account of an amusing incident (usually with a punch line) 2. arousing or provoking laughter More Definitions → |
false | 1. arising from error 2. erroneous and usually accidental More Definitions → |
falls | 1. the petals or sepals of a flower that bend downward (especially the outer perianth of an iris) 2. a steep descent of the water of a river More Definitions → |
frank | 1. a smooth-textured sausage of minced beef or pork usually smoked; often served on a bread roll 2. device or marking such as postage stamp, printed or stamped impressions, codings, labels, manuscript writings, or any other authorized form of markings affixed or applied to mails to qualify them to be postally serviced. More Definitions → |
fight | 1. a hostile meeting of opposing military forces in the course of a war 2. the act of fighting; any contest or struggle More Definitions → |
fruit | 1. the ripened reproductive body of a seed plant 2. an amount of a product More Definitions → |
forth | 1. from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete) 2. forward in time or order or degree More Definitions → |
fifth | 1. a quantity of liquor equal to one fifth of a United States gallon 2. position five in a countable series of things More Definitions → |
fiber | 1. a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn 2. coarse, indigestible plant food low in nutrients; its bulk stimulates intestinal peristalsis More Definitions → |
fraud | 1. intentional deception resulting in injury to another person 2. a person who makes deceitful pretenses More Definitions → |
flood | 1. the rising of a body of water and its overflowing onto normally dry land 2. an overwhelming number or amount More Definitions → |
folks | 1. your parents 2. people in general (often used in the plural) More Definitions → |
fault | 1. a wrong action attributable to bad judgment or ignorance or inattention 2. an imperfection in an object or machine More Definitions → |
fluid | 1. subject to change; variable 2. characteristic of a fluid; capable of flowing and easily changing shape More Definitions → |
favor | 1. an act of gracious kindness 2. an advantage to the benefit of someone or something More Definitions → |
fewer | 1. (comparative of `few' used with count nouns) quantifier meaning a smaller number of More Definitions → |
fleet | 1. move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart 2. disappear gradually More Definitions → |
faced | 1. having a face or facing especially of a specified kind or number; often used in combination More Definitions → |
ferry | 1. transport from one place to another 2. transport by ferry More Definitions → |
float | 1. the time interval between the deposit of a check in a bank and its payment 2. the number of shares outstanding and available for trading by the public More Definitions → |
fancy | 1. something many people believe that is false 2. imagination or fantasy; held by Coleridge to be more casual and superficial than true imagination More Definitions → |
fever | 1. a rise in the temperature of the body; frequently a symptom of infection 2. a state of nervous excitement More Definitions → |
flame | 1. the process of combustion of inflammable materials producing heat and light and (often) smoke 2. shine with a sudden light More Definitions → |
fifty | 1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and five 2. a United States bill worth 50 dollars More Definitions → |
fired | 1. having lost your job More Definitions → |
forty | 1. the cardinal number that is the product of ten and four 2. being ten more than thirty More Definitions → |
fence | 1. enclose with a fence 2. receive stolen goods More Definitions → |
fatal | 1. having momentous consequences; of decisive importance 2. (of events) having extremely unfortunate or dire consequences; bringing ruin More Definitions → |
flesh | 1. the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat 2. alternative names for the body of a human being More Definitions → |
fairy | 1. a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers 2. offensive term for a homosexual man More Definitions → |
frost | 1. ice crystals forming a white deposit (especially on objects outside) 2. weather cold enough to cause freezing More Definitions → |
focal | 1. of or relating to a focus 2. having or localized centrally at a focus More Definitions → |
flyer | 1. an advertisement (usually printed on a page or in a leaflet) intended for wide distribution 2. someone who travels by air More Definitions → |
flush | 1. the period of greatest prosperity or productivity 2. a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health More Definitions → |
funky | 1. offensively malodorous 2. (of jazz) having the soulful feeling of early blues More Definitions → |
fatty | 1. a rotund individual 2. containing or composed of fat More Definitions → |
fuzzy | 1. covering with fine light hairs 2. indistinct or hazy in outline More Definitions → |
forge | 1. create by hammering 2. make a copy of with the intent to deceive More Definitions → |
flour | 1. fine powdery foodstuff obtained by grinding and sifting the meal of a cereal grain 2. cover with flour More Definitions → |
fibre | 1. a slender and greatly elongated substance capable of being spun into yarn 2. any of several elongated, threadlike cells (especially a muscle fiber or a nerve fiber) More Definitions → |
franc | 1. the basic monetary unit in many countries; equal to 100 centimes More Definitions → |
flats | 1. footwear (shoes or slippers) with no heel (or a very low heel) More Definitions → |
flies | 1. (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains) More Definitions → |
flora | 1. all the plant life in a particular region or period 2. (botany) a living organism lacking the power of locomotion More Definitions → |
fried | 1. be excessively hot 2. cook in hot fat or oil More Definitions → |
feast | 1. partake in a feast or banquet 2. provide a feast or banquet for More Definitions → |
flute | 1. form flutes in 2. a high-pitched woodwind instrument; a slender tube closed at one end with finger holes on one end and an opening near the closed end across which the breath is blown More Definitions → |
freak | 1. a person or animal that is markedly unusual or deformed 2. someone who is so ardently devoted to something that it resembles an addiction More Definitions → |
flint | 1. showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings 2. a hard kind of stone; a form of silica more opaque than chalcedony More Definitions → |
fetal | 1. of or relating to a fetus More Definitions → |
fetch | 1. the action of fetching 2. go or come after and bring or take back More Definitions → |
flock | 1. move as a crowd or in a group 2. come together as in a cluster or flock More Definitions → |
faint | 1. pass out from weakness, physical or emotional distress due to a loss of blood supply to the brain 2. a spontaneous loss of consciousness caused by insufficient blood to the brain More Definitions → |
fauna | 1. all the animal life in a particular region or period 2. a living organism characterized by voluntary movement More Definitions → |
flick | 1. flash intermittently 2. look through a book or other written material More Definitions → |
flare | 1. a shape that spreads outward 2. a sudden burst of flame More Definitions → |
fries | 1. strips of potato fried in deep fat More Definitions → |
filth | 1. any substance considered disgustingly foul or unpleasant 2. anything regarded as making something unclean More Definitions → |
fungi | 1. an organism of the kingdom Fungi lacking chlorophyll and feeding on organic matter; ranging from unicellular or multicellular organisms to spore-bearing syncytia More Definitions → |
fudge | 1. soft creamy candy 2. tamper, with the purpose of deception More Definitions → |
flair | 1. a natural talent 2. distinctive and stylish elegance More Definitions → |
faded | 1. having lost freshness or brilliance of color 2. reduced in strength More Definitions → |
furry | 1. covered with a dense coat of fine silky hairs More Definitions → |
folio | 1. the system of numbering pages 2. a sheet of any written or printed material (especially in a manuscript or book) More Definitions → |
fiery | 1. characterized by intense emotion 2. like or suggestive of fire More Definitions → |
flirt | 1. a seductive woman who uses her sex appeal to exploit men 2. playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest More Definitions → |
finch | 1. any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds More Definitions → |
forte | 1. an asset of special worth or utility 2. a musical composition or musical passage to be performed loudly More Definitions → |
flown | 1. travel through the air; be airborne 2. move quickly or suddenly More Definitions → |
fetus | 1. an unborn or unhatched vertebrate in the later stages of development showing the main recognizable features of the mature animal More Definitions → |
fable | 1. a deliberately false or improbable account 2. a short moral story (often with animal characters) More Definitions → |
fitch | 1. dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened More Definitions → |
fanny | 1. the fleshy part of the human body that you sit on 2. external female sex organs More Definitions → |
finer | 1. (comparative of `fine') greater in quality or excellence More Definitions → |
folly | 1. the trait of acting stupidly or rashly 2. a stupid mistake More Definitions → |
fused | 1. joined together into a whole More Definitions → |
famed | 1. widely known and esteemed More Definitions → |
futon | 1. mattress consisting of a pad of cotton batting that is used for sleeping on the floor or on a raised frame More Definitions → |
facet | 1. a distinct feature or element in a problem 2. a smooth surface (as of a bone or cut gemstone) More Definitions → |
fluke | 1. a stroke of luck 2. a barb on a harpoon or arrow More Definitions → |
flaps | 1. a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag More Definitions → |
flask | 1. bottle that has a narrow neck 2. the quantity a flask will hold More Definitions → |
foyer | 1. a large entrance or reception room or area More Definitions → |
floss | 1. use dental floss to clean 2. a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery More Definitions → |
fumes | 1. gases ejected from an engine as waste products More Definitions → |
firth | 1. a long narrow estuary (especially in Scotland) More Definitions → |
flank | 1. the side of military or naval formation 2. a subfigure consisting of a side of something More Definitions → |
feral | 1. wild and menacing More Definitions → |
fryer | 1. flesh of a medium-sized young chicken suitable for frying 2. A kitchen appliance for deep frying; its size depends on intended use. More Definitions → |
flake | 1. form into flakes 2. cover with flakes or as if with flakes More Definitions → |
flung | 1. throw with force or recklessness 2. move in an abrupt or headlong manner More Definitions → |
fluff | 1. any light downy material 2. something of little value or significance More Definitions → |
fermi | 1. a metric unit of length equal to one quadrillionth of a meter More Definitions → |
frown | 1. look angry or sullen, wrinkle one's forehead, as if to signal disapproval 2. a facial expression of dislike or displeasure More Definitions → |
farce | 1. a comedy characterized by broad satire and improbable situations 2. mixture of ground raw chicken and mushrooms with pistachios and truffles and onions and parsley and lots of butter and bound with eggs More Definitions → |
foggy | 1. stunned or confused and slow to react (as from blows or drunkenness or exhaustion) 2. indistinct or hazy in outline More Definitions → |
filer | 1. a party who files a notice with a law court 2. a clerk who is employed to maintain the files of an organization More Definitions → |
frail | 1. the weight of a frail (basket) full of raisins or figs; between 50 and 75 pounds 2. a basket for holding dried fruit (especially raisins or figs) More Definitions → |
fling | 1. throw with force or recklessness 2. move in an abrupt or headlong manner More Definitions → |
fiend | 1. a cruel wicked and inhuman person 2. an evil supernatural being More Definitions → |
fishy | 1. of or relating to or resembling fish 2. not as expected More Definitions → |
filmy | 1. so thin as to transmit light More Definitions → |
feces | 1. solid excretory product evacuated from the bowels More Definitions → |
fella | 1. a boy or man More Definitions → |
froze | 1. stop moving or become immobilized 2. change to ice More Definitions → |
fixer | 1. someone who intervenes with authorities for a person in trouble (usually using underhand or illegal methods for a fee) 2. a chemical compound that sets or fixes something (as a dye or a photographic image) More Definitions → |
filet | 1. a boneless steak cut from the tenderloin of beef 2. a longitudinal slice or boned side of a fish More Definitions → |
flier | 1. someone who travels by air 2. someone who operates an aircraft More Definitions → |
freer | 1. costing nothing 2. not occupied or in use More Definitions → |
fleer | 1. to smirk contemptuously 2. contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words More Definitions → |
foray | 1. a sudden short attack 2. an initial attempt (especially outside your usual areas of competence) More Definitions → |
filly | 1. a young female horse under the age of four More Definitions → |
fleck | 1. make a spot or mark onto 2. a small fragment of something broken off from the whole More Definitions → |
femur | 1. the longest and thickest bone of the human skeleton; extends from the pelvis to the knee More Definitions → |
flaky | 1. made of or resembling flakes 2. made of or easily forming flakes More Definitions → |
fussy | 1. annoyed and irritable 2. overcrowded or cluttered with detail More Definitions → |
fives | 1. a game resembling handball; played on a court with a front wall and two side walls More Definitions → |
fated | 1. (usually followed by `to') determined by tragic fate More Definitions → |
friar | 1. a male member of a religious order that originally relied solely on alms More Definitions → |
flack | 1. a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer 2. intense adverse criticism More Definitions → |
fugue | 1. dissociative disorder in which a person forgets who they are and leaves home to create a new life; during the fugue there is no memory of the former life; after recovering there is no memory for events during the dissociative state 2. a dreamlike state of altered consciousness that may last for hours or days More Definitions → |
felon | 1. someone who has committed a crime or has been legally convicted of a crime 2. a purulent infection at the end of a finger or toe in the area surrounding the nail More Definitions → |
fjord | 1. a long narrow inlet of the sea between steep cliffs; common in Norway More Definitions → |
facia | 1. a sheet or band of fibrous connective tissue separating or binding together muscles and organs etc More Definitions → |
feist | 1. a nervous belligerent little mongrel dog More Definitions → |
fatwa | 1. a ruling on a point of Islamic law that is given by a recognized authority More Definitions → |
forgo | 1. do without or cease to hold or adhere to 2. be earlier in time; go back further More Definitions → |
faery | 1. a small being, human in form, playful and having magical powers 2. the enchanted realm of fairies More Definitions → |
fluor | 1. a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ultraviolet light; chief source of fluorine More Definitions → |
fille | 1. a young female More Definitions → |
froth | 1. become bubbly or frothy or foaming 2. make froth or foam and become bubbly More Definitions → |
fosse | 1. ditch dug as a fortification and usually filled with water More Definitions → |
foamy | 1. producing or covered with lathery sweat or saliva from exhaustion or disease 2. emitting or filled with bubbles as from carbonation or fermentation More Definitions → |
feria | 1. a weekday on which no festival or holiday is celebrated 2. (in Spanish speaking regions) a local festival or fair, usually in honor of some patron saint More Definitions → |
fossa | 1. a concavity in a surface (especially an anatomical depression) 2. largest carnivore of Madagascar; intermediate in some respects between cats and civets More Definitions → |
foram | 1. marine microorganism having a calcareous shell with openings where pseudopods protrude More Definitions → |
fizzy | 1. hissing and bubbling More Definitions → |
folie | 1. (psychiatry) a psychological disorder of thought or emotion; a more neutral term than mental illness More Definitions → |
frock | 1. put a frock on 2. a long, loose outer garment More Definitions → |
finis | 1. the temporal end; the concluding time 2. the concluding part of any performance More Definitions → |
furor | 1. an interest followed with exaggerated zeal 2. a sudden outburst (as of protest) More Definitions → |
flume | 1. a narrow gorge with a stream running through it 2. watercourse that consists of an open artificial chute filled with water for power or for carrying logs More Definitions → |
folia | 1. a thin layer or stratum of (especially metamorphic) rock More Definitions → |
flail | 1. give a thrashing to; beat hard 2. move like a flail; thresh about More Definitions → |
frisk | 1. play boisterously 2. search as for concealed weapons by running the hands rapidly over the clothing and through the pockets More Definitions → |
fiver | 1. a United States bill worth 5 dollars More Definitions → |
fount | 1. a specific size and style of type within a type family 2. a plumbing fixture that provides a flow of water More Definitions → |
frizz | 1. the condition of being formed into small tight curls 2. curl tightly More Definitions → |
fugly | 1. (slang) extremely ugly More Definitions → |
feign | 1. make believe with the intent to deceive 2. make a pretence of More Definitions → |
fumed | 1. (of wood) darkened or colored by exposure to ammonia fumes More Definitions → |
fazed | 1. caused to show discomposure More Definitions → |