That was the most frightening movie I have ever seen. —SYNONYM scary
fright • ened / ' fraitnd / adjective
afraid
He's frightened of spiders. —SYNONYM scared Thesaurus
afraid feeling fear; worried that something bad might happen. This word cannot come before a noun, so you can say "the man is afraid" but NOT "an afraid man": Are you afraid of spiders? ♦ Alex is afraid of going out after dark. ♦ We were afraid to go into the cave. ♦ He's afraid that he'll fall.
scared a more informal word than afraid , which is used more in spoken than written English: I'm really scared of heights. ♦ Everyone was too scared to move. ♦ The thieves got scared and ran away. ♦ Are you scared about the exam tomorrow?
frightened a more formal word than afraid , which is used more in written than spoken English: a frightened child ♦ She is not frightened of anything. ♦ He was frightened that the glass would break. terrified very afraid: to be terrified of spiders ♦ He was terrified that he would fall. ♦ You look terrified!
frill / fril / noun
[ count ] a narrow piece of cloth with a lot of folds, which decorates the edge of a shirt, dress, etc.
a white blouse with frills at the cuffs
frills [ plural ] nice things that are added to something, but that you feel are not necessary
We want a simple meal — no frills .
►frill • y / ' frili / adjective ( frill • i • er , frill • i • est )
a frilly skirt
fringe / frind3 / noun
[ count ]
a line of loose strings ( threads ) that decorate the edge of a piece of cloth
friz • zy / frizi / adjective ( friz • zi • er , friz • zi • est ) adjective
(used about hair) with a lot of small curls (= curved pieces of hair )
fro / frou / adverb to and fro
first one way and then the other way, many times She rocked the baby to and fro.
frog / frog ; frag / noun [count]
a small green animal that lives in and near water. Frogs have long back legs and they can jump.
from Ф / frem ; &лш / preposition
a word that shows where someone or something starts We traveled from New York to Boston.
She began to walk away from him. The tickets cost from $15 to $35.
a word that shows when something starts The store is open from 9:30 until 5:30.
a word that shows who gave or sent something I got a letter from Lynn.
I borrowed a dress from my sister.
a word that shows where someone lives or was born My family comes from Cuba.
a word that shows what is used to make something Paper is made from wood.
a word that shows how far away something is The house is two miles from here.
a word that shows how something changes The sky changed from blue to gray.
a word that shows why Children are dying from this disease.
a word that shows difference My book is different from yours.
front © / frmt / noun [ count , usually singular ]
the side or part of something that faces forward and that you usually see first
The book has a picture of a lion on the front .
John and I sat in the front of the car and the children sat in
the back.
in front of someone or something
farther forward than another person or thing Alice was sitting in front of her mother on the bus.
when other people are there
Please don't talk about it in front of my parents.
►front adjective
the front door
the front seat of a car
fron • tier / frrn' tir / noun
