frost
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| tiny ice crystals that form on surfaces outside in very cold weather.
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frown
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| to pull your eyebrows together and wrinkle your forehead to show that you are not happy about something.
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frozen
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| preserved by being kept very cold.
| frozen peas
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fruit
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| the part of a plant that contains the seeds. Many fruits are edible.
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frustrate
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| to upset someone by keeping them from doing something they want to do.
| It was frustrating that the last tickets for the concert had already been sold.
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fry
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| to cook something in hot oil.
| frying pan
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fuel
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| something that is burned to give heat or power.
| Wood, coal, and gasoline are types of fuel.
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full
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| without space for any more.
| This box is full of beads.
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fumes
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| smoke or gas that is often strong-smelling and unpleasant. Some fumes are poisonous.
| Exhaust fumes.
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fun
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| an enjoyable activity
| The treasure hunt was lots of fun.
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fund
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| an amount of money collected for a special reason.
| The church has started a fund to repair the roof
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funeral
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| a formal occasion during which the body of someone who has died is buried or burned.
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fungus
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| a plant with no flowers or leaves.
| Fungus grows in damp places and has seeds called spores.
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funnel
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| a tube that is wide at one end and narrow at the other.
| Funnels are used for pouring liquids through small openings.
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funny
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| making you laugh or smile.
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fur
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| the soft, hairy covering that some animals have on their bodies.
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furious
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| very angry.
| She was furious to discover that her wallet was missing.
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furnace
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| a device in which fuel is burned to heat buildings, or to melt metals.
| steel-making furnace
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furniture
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| chairs, beds, cupboards, and other movable things that you have in the place where you live or work.
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furrow
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| a groove in the ground made by a plow.
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fuse
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| a safety device for electrical machines that stops the current from flowing if it is too strong.
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fuss
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| to be more anxious than is necessary about something.
| Don’t fuss with my hair!
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future
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| the time that is to come.
| In the future, people might travel to Mars.
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gadget
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| a small, useful tool.
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galaxy
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| a large group of stars.
| The Milky Way is a galaxy.
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gale
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| a strong wind.
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gallop
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| to move in the way that a horse does when it runs as fast as it can.
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gamble
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| to bet money on the result of a race, game, or competition.
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game
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| an activity that you play for fun, or a sport.
| Many games have rules and a scoring system.
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gang
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| a group of people who do things together.
| A gang of road workers.
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