farm ◆◆◇ /fɑː r m/ (farms , farming , farmed )
1 N‑COUNT A farm is an area of land, together with the buildings on it, that is used for growing crops or raising animals, usually in order to sell them. □ Farms in France are much smaller than those in the United States or even Britain.
2 VERB If you farm an area of land, you grow crops or keep animals on it. □ [V n] They farmed some of the best land in Scotland. □ [V ] He has lived and farmed in the area for 46 years.
3 N‑COUNT [n N ] A mink farm or a fish farm , for example, is a place where a particular kind of animal or fish is bred and kept in large quantities in order to be sold. □ …trout fresh from a local trout farm. COLLOCATIONS farm NOUN 2
noun + farm : dairy, pig, sheep
adjective + farm : organic VERB 2
farm + adverb : intensively, organically, sustainably
farm|er ◆◆◇ /fɑː r mə r / (farmers ) N‑COUNT A farmer is a person who owns or manages a farm.
fa rm|ers' ma r|ket (farmers' markets ) also farmers market N‑COUNT A farmers' market is a market where food growers sell their produce directly to the public.
farm|hand /fɑː r mhænd/ (farmhands ) also farm hand N‑COUNT A farmhand is a person who is employed to work on a farm.
farm|house /fɑː r mhaʊs/ (farmhouses ) also farm house N‑COUNT A farmhouse is the main house on a farm, usually where the farmer lives.
farm|ing /fɑː r m I ŋ/ N‑UNCOUNT Farming is the activity of growing crops or keeping animals on a farm.
farm|land /fɑː r mlænd/ (farmlands ) N‑UNCOUNT Farmland is land which is farmed, or which is suitable for farming.
farm|yard /fɑː r mjɑː r d/ (farmyards ) N‑COUNT On a farm, the farmyard is an area of land near the farmhouse which is enclosed by walls or buildings.
fa r o ff (further off , furthest off )
1 ADJ If you describe a moment in time as far off , you mean that it is a long time from the present, either in the past or the future. □ Back in those far off days, his argument was credible. □ Agreement is even further off.
2 ADJ If you describe something as far off , you mean that it is a long distance from you or from a particular place. □ …stars in far-off galaxies. ● ADV [ADV after v] Far off is also an adverb. □ The band was playing far off in their blue and yellow uniforms.
fa r ou t also far-out ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you describe something as far out , you mean that it is very strange or extreme. [INFORMAL ] □ Fantasies cannot harm you, no matter how bizarre or far out they are.
far|ra|go /fərɑː goʊ/ (farragoes or farragos ) N‑COUNT If you describe something as a farrago , you are critical of it because you think it is a confused mixture of different types of things. [FORMAL , DISAPPROVAL ] □ [+ of ] His own books and memoirs are a farrago of half-truth and outright invention.
fa r-rea ching ADJ If you describe actions, events, or changes as far-reaching , you mean that they have a very great influence and affect a great number of things. □ The economy is in danger of collapse unless far-reaching reforms are implemented.
far|ri|er /fæ riə r / (farriers ) N‑COUNT A farrier is a person who fits horseshoes onto horses.
fa r-si ghted
1 ADJ If you describe someone as far-sighted , you admire them because they understand what is likely to happen in the future, and therefore make wise decisions and plans. [APPROVAL ] □ Far-sighted economists have told us that in the future we will work less, not more.
2 ADJ Far-sighted people cannot see things clearly that are close to them, and therefore need to wear glasses. [AM ] in BRIT, usually use long-sighted
fart /fɑː r t/ (farts , farting , farted ) VERB If someone farts , air is forced out of their body through their anus. [INFORMAL , RUDE ] □ [V ] He'd been farting all night. ● N‑COUNT Fart is also a noun. □ …a loud fart.
far|ther /fɑː r ðə r / Farther is a comparative form of far .
far|thest /fɑː r ð I st/ Farthest is a superlative form of far .
far|thing /fɑː r ð I ŋ/ (farthings ) N‑COUNT A farthing was a small British coin which was worth a quarter of an old penny.
fas|cia /fe I ʃə/ (fascias )
1 N‑COUNT [usu sing] In a car, the fascia is the part surrounding the instruments and dials. [BRIT , FORMAL ] in AM, use instrument panel 2 N‑COUNT [usu sing] The fascia on a shop front is the flat surface above the shop window, on which the name of the shop is written. [BRIT ]
3 N‑COUNT The fascia of a mobile phone is its detachable cover.
fas|ci|nate /fæ s I ne I t/ (fascinates , fascinating , fascinated ) VERB If something fascinates you, it interests and delights you so much that your thoughts tend to concentrate on it. □ [V n] Politics fascinated Franklin's father. □ [V n] She fascinated him, both on and off stage.
fas|ci|nat|ed /fæ s I ne I t I d/ ADJ [usu v-link ADJ ] If you are fascinated by something, you find it very interesting and attractive, and your thoughts tend to concentrate on it. □ I sat on the stairs and watched, fascinated. □ [+ by ] A new generation of scientists became fascinated by dinosaurs. [Also + with ]