f

/ɛf/

noun 8symbol 6name 5adj 4character 2

Collocations

ADJ.

additional, canonical, hexadecimal

VERB + F

cake, got, gotten, learn, let, play, rule

F + NOUN

chemistry, fitzgerald, ford, g, h, hour, isomorphism, kennedy

PREP.

after, from, in, on, per, with

ADV.

famously, only

Definitions

character

The sixth letter of the English alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.

num

The sixth numeral symbol of the English alphabet, called ef and written in the Latin script.

symbol

The name of the fourth tone of the model scale, or scale of C. F sharp (F♯) is a tone intermediate between F and G.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — the capacitance of a capacitor that has an equal and opposit

farad

noun — a nonmetallic univalent element belonging to the halogens

fluorine

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

F in the chat

condolences, regret, or sympathy.

One hour ago, however, Gaules [pseudonym; Alexandre Borba Chiqueta] put out a mysterious tweet. "If you have faith, leave your F in the chat," he wrote. The word F, in gaming cultu

Example Bank

What the f do you think you're doing?

Wiktionary

On several occasions, indeed, he did learn E, F, G, H, but by the time he knew them, it was always discovered that he had forgotten A, B, C, and D.

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So last summer, when the Massachusetts State Legislature became one of the first in the nation to consider a bill to add an “X” option for nonbinary genders to the “M” and “F” on the state driver’s li

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FGS

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FRS

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the F-scale ; an F3 tornado

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, f is marked as euphemistic, humorous, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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