Today's words
1 formulate
Computers increasingly become principal actors in leveraging data to formulate questions, which requires radically new ways of reasoning.
2 forth
He paced back and forth.
3 framework
Financial support was not forthcoming.
4 franchise
In the reorganization, Southern Television lost their franchise.
5 fortnight
I hope to be back in a fortnight.
6 frank
The talks had been brutally frank.
7 fortunate
In this respect we are very fortunate.
8 fraud
This is a clear case of fraud.
9 fortune
How had he amassed his fortune?
10 freelance
I work freelance from home.
11 forward
They ran forward to welcome her.
12 freeze
Can you freeze this cake?
13 fossil
The electricity industry consumes large amounts of fossil fuels.
14 freight
Trains are taking a lot of freight that used to be routed via trucks.
15 foster
We couldn't adopt a child, so we decided to foster.
16 foul
The referee signalled a foul.
17 friction
Sara sensed that there had been friction between her children.
18 fountain
The main square has a fountain that spouts water 40 feet into the air.
19 fraction
Their economy is still a fraction of ours.
20 fright
She shrieked in fright.
21 fracture
The descending rock is substantially cooler than the surrounding mantle and hence is less ductile and much more liable to fracture.
22 fragile
The economy remains extremely fragile.
23 frighten
Sorry, I didn't mean to frighten you.
24 fringe
My fringe was cut short, but the rest of my hair was long.
25 fragrant
The air was fragrant with scents from the sea and the hills.
26 frog
The frog puffed itself up.
27 further
Let's consider this point further.
28 frontier
Rugged individualism forged America's frontier society.
29 Furthermore
Furthermore, they claim that any such interference is completely ineffective.
30 Frost
Frost patterned the window.
31 fuse
Changing a fuse is one of those fiddly jobs I hate.
32 frown
A frown creased her forehead.
33 fuss
Don't fuss, Mum, everything is all right.
34 futile
It would be futile to protest.
35 frustrate
Words frustrate her, like fastened buttons at which she can only fumble.
36 gadget
This gadget isn't much good.
37 fry
You'll fry on the beach if you're not careful.
38 gain
Regular exercise helps prevent weight gain.
39 fuel
We seem to be light on fuel.
40 Galaxy
The Galaxy consists of 100 billion stars.
41 fulfill
We've so much love to fulfill.
42 gallery
We zoomed through the gallery.
43 gallon
This car does 30 miles to the gallon.
44 fume
As I said, it's a particularly hazardous substance and is worked with in fume hoods.
45 gang
Police suspect a local gang.
46 garage
Tim climbed on to the garage roof.
47 fur
The animal is hunted for its fur.
48 furious
He risked a glance at her furious face.
49 garlic
I'm never sparing with the garlic.
50 furnace
Their first job was to rewire the whole house and install a new furnace.
51 garment
This garment must be dry-cleaned only.
52 furnish
They'll be able to furnish you with the rest of the details.
53 furniture
The room was empty of furniture.
54 gasp
At last, I hear a soft thud, a gasp, and silence.
55 germ
This was the germ of a book.