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an important social event

The hall is often used for weddings and other functions.

func • tion 2 AWL / ' f^AgkJn / 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 / f_Anda ' 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.