an important social event
The hall is often used for weddings and other functions.
func • tion 2 AWL / ' fAgkJn / verb
( func - tions , func - tion - ing , func - tioned )
to work: Car engines do not function without oil.
fund1AW Щ / Јrnd / noun [ count ]
money that will be used for something special
a fund to help homeless people
The school wants to raise funds for new computers.
fund2AW / Јrnd / !
( funds , fund - ing , fund - ed )
( business ) to provide money for something official The government is funding a new study on nutrition.
fun •da • men • tal |aWL / fAnda ' mental /
adjective
most important; from which everything else develops There is a fundamental difference between the two points of view.
—SYNONYM basic
fund -rais • ing / ' Јrnd |reizig / noun
[ noncount ]
the activity of collecting money for a particular use fund-raising activities at the school
fu • ner • al / ' fyunaral/ noun [ count ]
the time when a dead person is buried or burned
fun • gus / ' Ј\ggas / noun [ count, noncount ] ( plural fun - gi / ' fAgd3ai ; ' fivggai / ) ( biology ) a living thing that is like a plant without leaves or flowers. Fungi grow on plants and wet surfaces Mushrooms are fungi.
fun • nel / ' fiml / noun [ count ]
a tube that is wide at the top to help you pour things into
bottles
fun .пуф/ f \иi / adjective ( fun - ni - er , fun - ni - est )
making you laugh or smile: a funny story He's so funny!
—SYNONYM amusing
strange or surprising
There's a funny smell in this room.
fur Ф / far / noun [ noncount ]
the soft, thick hair that covers the bodies of some animals ►fur • ry / ' fari / adjective ( fur - ri - er , fur - ri - est )
a furry animal
fu • ri • ous / fyurias / adjective
very angry: My parents were furious with me. Thesaurus
angry feeling or showing anger: My parents will be really angry if I get home late. ♦ She's angry about the way she was treated. ♦ Please don't be angry with me.
Please don't be angry at me. ♦ His behavior made me angry . ♦ I was angry with him for breaking my phone.
mad
( informal )
very angry. This word cannot come before a noun with this meaning: He got mad and walked out. ♦ She's mad at me for being late.
furious extremely angry: She was furious with me when she found out. ♦ He was furious at her behavior.
I had a furious argument with my mother last night. annoyed a little angry: She's annoyed at/with herself for making such a stupid mistake. ♦ I was annoyed to see that they had left the door open. ♦ Why are you getting annoyed ?
fur • nace / ' farnas / noun [ count ]
a closed container with a fire inside it, used for heating buildings or for heating metals, making glass, etc.
fur • nish / ' farnif / verb ( fur - nish - es , fur - nish ing , fur nished )
to put furniture in a room, house, etc. The room was beautifully furnished. ►fur • nished / ' farnift / adjective
with furniture already in it
I'm renting a furnished apartment.
fur • nish • ings / ' farnifigz / noun [ plural ]
the furniture, lamps, etc. in a room or house curtains, cushions, and other soft furnishings
fur . ni . ture Ф / 'farmer / noun [ noncount ]
tables, chairs, beds, etc.
They bought some furniture for their new house. All the furniture is very old.
The only piece of furniture in the room was a large bed.
