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[ noncount ] the ability to feel in your body I was so cold that I had no feeling in my feet.

[ singular ] an idea that you are not certain about I have a feeling that she isn't telling the truth. hurt someone's feelings

to do or say something that makes someone sad

Don't tell him you don't like his shirt — you'll hurt his

feelings.

feet

plural of foot

fe • line / filain / adjective

connected with an animal of the cat family; like a cat

fell

form of fall 1

fel • low 1 / felou / noun [ count ] ( informal )

a man

He seems like a nice fellow.

fel • low 2 / ' felou / adjective

used for saying that someone is the same as you in some way

your fellow students

fel • o • ny / ' felani / noun [ count ] ( plural fel - o - nies )

a serious crime such as murder to be charged with a felony

felt 1

form of feel

felt2 / felt / noun [ noncount ]

a type of soft thick cloth

felt-tip pen / felt tip ' pen / noun [ count ] a pen with a soft point

fe .male Ф / fimeil / adjective

( biology ) belonging to the sex that can have babies female students ►fe • male noun [ count ]

My cat is a female.

—Look at male .

fem • i • nine / femanan / adjective

1 typical of a woman or right for a woman feminine clothes

2 ( english language arts ) (in some languages) belonging to a certain class of nouns, adjectives, or pronouns

The German word for a flower is feminine. — Look at masculine .

fem • i • nism / ' femэnIZэm / noun [ noncount ]

the belief that women should have the same rights and opportunities as men

►fem • i • nist / ' femэnIst / noun [ count ] , adjective

fence Ф / fens / noun [ count ]

a thing like a wall that is made of pieces of wood or metal. Fences are put around yards and fields.

fenc • ing / ' fensig / noun [ noncount ]

the sport of fighting with long, thin, pointed weapons (called swords )

fern / fэrn / noun [ cou nt ]

a plant with long thin leaves and no flowers, which grows in wet areas

fe • ro • cious / fэ ' roujbs / adjective

violent or cruel a ferocious wild animal

—SYNONYM fierce

fer • ry / ' feri / noun [ count ] ( plural fer . ries ) a boat that takes people or things on short trips across a river or ocean We went by ferry .

fer • tile / ' fortl / adjective

If soil is fertile , plants grow well in it.

( biology ) Someone who is fertile is able to have babies.

►fer • til • i • ty / fэr 'tibti / noun [ noncount ]

Nowadays women can take drugs to increase their fertility (= their chances of having a child ) .

fer • til • ize / ' fertNaiz / verb ( fer til . iz es , fer . til . iz . ing , fer . til . ized )

( biology ) to put a male seed into an egg, a plant, or a female animal so that a baby, fruit, or young animal starts to develop

to put a substance on soil to make plants grow better

fer • til • iz • er / ' fortNairar / noun [ count, noncount ]

food for plants

fes .ti.val О / 'fi-stovi/ noun [count ]

a series of public events, for example concerts and shows, in one place

Do you like jazz festivals?

( religion ) a time when people celebrate something, especially a religious event

Christmas is an important Christian festival.

fetch / fetf / verb ( fetch . es, fetch . ing , fetched )

to go and bring back something or someone She taught the dog to fetch the ball.

fe • tus / ' ftes / ( plural fe . tus . es ) noun [ count ] ( biology ) a young human or animal that is still growing inside its mother's body

feud / fyud / noun [ count ]

a serious argument between people or groups that continues for a long time a family feud

fe • ver / ' fror / noun

[ count, noncount ]

( health ) If you have a fever , your body is too hot because you are sick to have a fever

—SYNONYM temperature

►fe • ver • ish / ' flvэrI/ / adjective

She felt feverish.