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— Look at integer .

a very small part of something

For a fraction of a second I thought the car was going to crash.

frac • ture / ' frrektjsr/ noun [ count ]

( health ) a break in one of your bones She had a fracture of the arm. ►frac • ture verb

( frac tures,frac tur• ing , frac • tured )

She fell and fractured her ankle.

frag • ile / ' frred3l / adjective

A thing that is fragile breaks easily

Be careful with those glasses. They're very fragile.

frag • ment / ' frregmsnt / noun [ count ]

a very small piece that has broken off something There were fragments of glass everywhere.

fra • grance / ' freigrsns / noun

[ count, noncount ]

a pleasant smell

The flowers are chosen for their delicate fragrance.

fra • grant / ' freigrsnt / adjective

having a pleasant smell The air was fragrant.

frail / freil / adjective ( frail • er , frail est )

not strong or healthy a frail old woman

—SYNONYM weak

frame 1 / freim/ noun [ count ]

a thin piece of wood or metal around the edge of a picture, window, mirror, etc.

strong pieces of wood or metal that give something its shape

the frame of the bicycle

the metal or plastic around the edge of a pair of glasses —Look at the picture at glasses .

frame of mind

the way that you feel at a particular time I'm not in the right frame of mind for a party.

—SYNONYM mood

frame 2 / freim / verb ( frames , fram • ing , framed )

to put a picture in a frame

Let's have this photograph framed.

frame • workIaw / ' freimwsrk / [count]

the strong part of something that gives it shape The bridge has a steel framework.

a set of rules or ideas which help you to decide what to do Your plan will provide a good framework.

frank / fi-жцк / adjective ( frank • er , frank • est )

saying exactly what you think To be frank, I don't like your shirt.

—SYNONYM honest , truthful

► frank • ly / ' fragkli / adverb

Tell me frankly what you think of my work.

fran • tic / ' frrentik / adjective

very busy or in a hurry

a frantic search for the keys

extremely worried or frightened

Nancy was frantic when she couldn't find her son. frantic cries for help ►fran • ti • cal • ly / ' frrentikli / adverb Tom searched frantically for his wallet.

fraud / frod / noun

[ count, noncount ] doing things that are not honest to get money: His father was sent to prison for fraud.

[ count ] a person or thing that is not what they seem to be

He said he was a police officer, but I knew he was a fraud.

fray / frei / verb ( frays , fray • ing , frayed )

If cloth frays , the threads become loose at the edges a frayed towel

freak1 / frik / noun [ count ]

( informal ) a person with a very strong interest in something

a health freak a computer freak

a person who looks strange or behaves in a very strange way

freak 2 / frik / adjective

(used about an event or the weather) strange or unusual a freak accident a freak storm

freck • les / ' freklz/ noun [ plural ]

small light brown spots on a person's skin A lot of people with red hair have freckles.

free О / fri / adjective, adverb ( fre er , fre • est )

able to go where you want and do what you want After five years in prison she was finally free.

We set the bird free (= let it go ) and it flew away.

If something is free , you do not have to pay for it We have some free tickets for the concert. Children under twelve can stay here free.

not busy