English dictionary: words starting with fe

abbreviation

(in the uk) further education.

noun

A strong, hard magnetic silvery-grey metal, the chemical element of atomic number 26, much used as a material for construction and manufacturing, especially in the form of steel.

The chemical element iron.

verb

To make clothes flat and smooth using an iron

Usage examples:

It takes about five minutes to iron a shirt properly.

adjective

Very strong physically, mentally, or emotionally

Usage examples:

I think you have to have an iron will to make some of these decisions.

noun

A feudal tenant's or vassal's sworn loyalty to a lord.

Usage examples:

They owed fealty to the earl rather than the king

noun

An unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm.

Usage examples:

I cowered in fear as bullets whizzed past

verb

Be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or harmful.

Usage examples:

I hated him but didn't fear him any more

verb

Be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or harmful.

Usage examples:

I hated him but didn't fear him any more

noun

An unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm.

Usage examples:

I cowered in fear as bullets whizzed past

adjective

Feeling or showing fear or anxiety.

Usage examples:

They are fearful of the threat of nuclear war

adverb

In an anxious manner; apprehensively.

Usage examples:

He glanced over his shoulder fearfully

noun

The quality of being frightened or worried about something

Usage examples:

Fearfulness about the future, despite her initial fearfulness, maria ended her journey feeling calm.

verb

Be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or harmful.

Usage examples:

I hated him but didn't fear him any more

noun

An unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm.

Usage examples:

I cowered in fear as bullets whizzed past

adjective

Showing a lack of fear.

Usage examples:

A fearless crusader for animal rights

adverb

With a lack of fear.

Usage examples:

I tackled fearlessly on the rugby pitch

noun

Lack of fear.

Usage examples:

She quickly earned a reputation for fearlessness

noun

An unpleasant emotion caused by the threat of danger, pain, or harm.

Usage examples:

I cowered in fear as bullets whizzed past

verb

Be afraid of (someone or something) as likely to be dangerous, painful, or harmful.

Usage examples:

I hated him but didn't fear him any more

adjective

Frightening, especially in appearance.

Usage examples:

The cat mewed, displaying a fearsome set of teeth

adverb

In a frightening way

Usage examples:

At this, johnny became more fearsomely angry than before., the fearsomely named crocodile rock, it …

noun

The state or degree of being easily or conveniently done.

Usage examples:

The feasibility of screening athletes for cardiac disease

adjective

Possible to do easily or conveniently.

Usage examples:

It is not feasible to put most finds from excavations on public display

adverb

In a way that possible or practical to do or achieve.

Usage examples:

I've learned a huge amount about what i could feasibly achieve in my next race

noun

A large meal, typically a celebratory one.

Usage examples:

A wedding feast

verb

Eat and drink sumptuously.

Usage examples:

The men would congregate and feast after hunting

idiom

To look at someone or something with great enjoyment

Usage examples:

We walked through the valley, feasting our eyes on the beauty all around us.

noun

A special meal with very good food or a large meal for ...

phrasal verb

To eat a lot of good food and enjoy it very much

Usage examples:

We feasted on smoked salmon and champagne.

verb

Eat and drink sumptuously.

Usage examples:

The men would congregate and feast after hunting

noun

A large meal, typically a celebratory one.

Usage examples:

A wedding feast

verb

Eat and drink sumptuously.

Usage examples:

The men would congregate and feast after hunting

noun

A large meal, typically a celebratory one.

Usage examples:

A wedding feast

noun

A large meal, typically a celebratory one.

Usage examples:

A wedding feast

verb

Eat and drink sumptuously.

Usage examples:

The men would congregate and feast after hunting

noun

An achievement that requires great courage, skill, or strength.

Usage examples:

The new printing presses were considerable feats of engineering