| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| flabbily | adverb | In a flabby manner. |
| flagging | present participle & vb. noun | of Flag, A pavement or sidewalk of flagstones; flagstones, collectively., Growing languid, weak, or spiritless; weakening; delaying. |
| flagella | plural | of Flagellum |
| flagrant | adjective | Flaming; inflamed; glowing; burning; ardent., Actually in preparation, execution, or performance; carried on hotly; raging., Flaming into notice; notorious; enormous; heinous; glaringly wicked. |
| flagrate | verb t. | To burn. |
| flagship | noun | The vessel which carries the commanding officer of a fleet or squadron and flies his distinctive flag or pennant. |
| flagworm | noun | A worm or grub found among flags and sedge. |
| flamming | present participle & vb. noun | of Flam |
| flambeau | noun | A flaming torch, esp. one made by combining together a number of thick wicks invested with a quick-burning substance (anciently, perhaps, wax; in modern times, pitch or the like); hence, any torch. |
| flamelet | noun | A small flame. |
| flammens | plural | of Flamen |
| flamines | plural | of Flamen |
| flamingo | noun | Any bird of the genus Phoenicopterus. The flamingoes have webbed feet, very long legs, and a beak bent down as if broken. Their color is usually red or pink. The American flamingo is P. ruber; the European is P. antiquorum. |
| flanches | plural | of Flanch |
| flanched | adjective | Having flanches; — said of an escutcheon with those bearings. |
| flanging | present participle & vb. noun | of Flange |
| flanking | present participle & vb. noun | of Flank |
| flapping | present participle & vb. noun | of Flap |
| flapjack | noun | A fklat cake turned on the griddle while cooking; a griddlecake or pacake., A fried dough cake containing fruit; a turnover. |
| flare-up | noun | A sudden burst of anger or passion; an angry dispute. |
| flashing | present participle & vb. noun | of Flash, The creation of an artifical flood by the sudden letting in of a body of water; — called also flushing., Pieces of metal, built into the joints of a wall, so as to lap over the edge of the gutters or to cover the edge of the roofing; also, similar pieces used to cover the valleys of roofs of slate, shingles, or the like. By extension, the metal covering of ridges and hips of roofs; also, in the United States, the protecting of angles and breaks in walls of frame houses with waterproof material, tarred paper, or the like. Cf. Filleting., The reheating of an article at the furnace aperture during manufacture to restore its plastic condition; esp., the reheating of a globe of crown glass to allow it to assume a flat shape as it is rotated., A mode of covering transparent white glass with a film of colored glass. |
| flashily | adverb | In a flashy manner; with empty show. |
| flatting | present participle & vb. noun | of Flat, The process or operation of making flat, as a cylinder of glass by opening it out., A mode of painting,in which the paint, being mixed with turpentine, leaves the work without gloss., A method of preserving gilding unburnished, by touching with size., The process of forming metal into sheets by passing it between rolls. |
| flatbill | noun | Any bird of the genus Flatyrynchus. They belong to the family of flycatchers. |
| flatboat | noun | A boat with a flat bottom and square ends; — used for the transportation of bulky freight, especially in shallow waters. |
| flat-cap | noun | A kind of low-crowned cap formerly worn by all classes in England, and continued in London after disuse elsewhere; — hence, a citizen of London. |
| flatfish | noun | Any fish of the family Pleuronectidae; esp., the winter flounder (Pleuronectes Americanus). The flatfishes have the body flattened, swim on the side, and have eyes on one side, as the flounder, turbot, and halibut. See Flounder. |
| flathead | adjective | Characterized by flatness of head, especially that produced by artificial means, as a certain tribe of American Indians., A Chinook Indian. See Chinook, n., 1. |
| flatiron | noun | An iron with a flat, smooth surface for ironing clothes. |
| flatlong | adverb | With the flat side downward; not edgewise. |
| flatness | noun | The quality or state of being flat., Eveness of surface; want of relief or prominence; the state of being plane or level., Want of vivacity or spirit; prostration; dejection; depression., Want of variety or flavor; dullness; insipidity., Depression of tone; the state of being below the true pitch; — opposed to sharpness or acuteness. |
| flattery | verb t. | The act or practice of flattering; the act of pleasing by artiful commendation or compliments; adulation; false, insincere, or excessive praise. |
| flattish | adjective | Somewhat flat. |
| flatuous | adjective | Windy; generating wind. |
| flatuses | plural | of Flatus |
| flatware | noun | Articles for the table, as china or silverware, that are more or less flat, as distinguished from hollow ware. |
| flatwise | adjective / adverb | With the flat side downward, or next to another object; not edgewise. |
| flatworm | noun | Any worm belonging to the Plathelminthes; also, sometimes applied to the planarians. |
| flaunted | imp. & past participle | of Flaunt |
| flautist | noun | A player on the flute; a flutist. |
| flavored | imp. & past participle | of Flavor, Having a distinct flavor; as, high-flavored wine. |
| flawless | adjective | Free from flaws. |
| flaxseed | noun | The seed of the flax; linseed. |
| flaxweed | noun | See Toadflax. |
| fleabane | noun | One of various plants, supposed to have efficacy in driving away fleas. They belong, for the most part, to the genera Conyza, Erigeron, and Pulicaria. |
| fleaking | noun | A light covering of reeds, over which the main covering is laid, in thatching houses. |
| fleawort | noun | An herb used in medicine (Plantago Psyllium), named from the shape of its seeds. |
| flecking | present participle & vb. noun | of Fleck |
| flection | noun | The act of bending, or state of being bent., The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection. |
| fledging | present participle & vb. noun | of Fledge |
| fleecing | present participle & vb. noun | of Fleece |
| fleering | present participle & vb. noun | of Fleer |
| fleeting | present participle & vb. noun | of Fleet, Passing swiftly away; not durable; transient; transitory; as, the fleeting hours or moments. |
| fleshing | present participle & vb. noun | of Flesh, A person devoted to fleshly things. |
| fleshpot | noun | A pot or vessel in which flesh is cooked, plenty; high living. |
| fletched | imp. & past participle | of Fletch |
| fletcher | noun | One who fletches of feathers arrows; a manufacturer of bows and arrows. |
| flexible | adjective | Capable of being flexed or bent; admitting of being turned, bowed, or twisted, without breaking; pliable; yielding to pressure; not stiff or brittle., Willing or ready to yield to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate; tractable; manageable; ductile; easy and compliant; wavering., Capable or being adapted or molded; plastic,; as, a flexible language. |
| flexuose | adjective | Flexuous. |
| flexuous | adjective | Having turns, windings, or flexures., Having alternate curvatures in opposite directions; bent in a zigzag manner., Wavering; not steady; flickering. |
| flexural | adjective | Of, pertaining to, or resulting from, flexure; of the nature of, or characterized by, flexure; as, flexural elasticity. |
| flicking | present participle & vb. noun | of Flick |
| flighted | adjective | Taking flight; flying; — used in composition., Feathered; — said of arrows. |
| flighter | noun | A horizontal vane revolving over the surface of wort in a cooler, to produce a circular current in the liquor. |
| flimflam | noun | A freak; a trick; a lie. |
| flimsily | adverb | In a flimsy manner. |
| flinched | imp. & past participle | of Flinch |
| flincher | noun | One who flinches or fails. |
| flinders | noun pl. | Small pieces or splinters; fragments. |
| flinging | present participle & vb. noun | of Fling |
| flipping | present participle & vb. noun | of Flip |
| flippant | adjective | Of smooth, fluent, and rapid speech; speaking with ease and rapidity; having a voluble tongue; talkative., Speaking fluently and confidently, without knowledge or consideration; empty; trifling; inconsiderate; pert; petulant., A flippant person. |
| flirting | present participle & vb. noun | of Flirt |
| flitting | present participle & vb. noun | of Flit, A flying with lightness and celerity; a fluttering., A removal from one habitation to another. |
| flitches | plural | of Flitch |
| flittern | adjective | A term applied to the bark obtained from young oak trees. |
| floating | present participle & vb. noun | of Float, Buoyed upon or in a fluid; a, the floating timbers of a wreck; floating motes in the air., Free or lose from the usual attachment; as, the floating ribs in man and some other animals., Not funded; not fixed, invested, or determined; as, floating capital; a floating debt., Floating threads. See Floating threads, above., The second coat of three-coat plastering. |
| floatage | noun | Same as Flotage. |
| floccose | noun | Spotted with small tufts like wool., Having tufts of soft hairs, which are often deciduous. |
| flocculi | plural | of Flocculus |
| flocking | present participle & vb. noun | of Flock |
| flockmel | adverb | In a flock; in a body. |
| flogging | present participle & vb. noun | of Flog, from Flog, v. t. |
| flooding | present participle & vb. noun | of Flood, The filling or covering with water or other fluid; overflow; inundation; the filling anything to excess., An abnormal or excessive discharge of blood from the uterus. |
| floodage | noun | Inundation. |
| flooring | present participle & vb. noun | of Floor, A platform; the bottom of a room; a floor; pavement. See Floor, n., Material for the construction of a floor or floors. |
| floorage | noun | Floor space. |
| flopping | present participle & vb. noun | of Flop |
| flopwing | noun | The lapwing. |
| florally | adverb | In a floral manner. |
| florence | noun | An ancient gold coin of the time of Edward III., of six shillings sterling value., A kind of cloth. |
| floriage | noun | Bloom; blossom. |
| floridly | adverb | In a florid manner. |
| floriken | noun | An Indian bustard (Otis aurita). The Bengal floriken is Sypheotides Bengalensis. |
| florimer | noun | See Floramour. |
| floscule | noun | A floret. |
| flotilla | noun | A little fleet, or a fleet of small vessels. |
| flounced | imp. & past participle | of Flounce |
| flounder | noun | A flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae, of many species., A tool used in crimping boot fronts., To fling the limbs and body, as in making efforts to move; to struggle, as a horse in the mire, or as a fish on land; to roll, toss, and tumble; to flounce., The act of floundering. |
| flouring | present participle & vb. noun | of Flour |
| flourish | verb i. | To grow luxuriantly; to increase and enlarge, as a healthy growing plant; a thrive., To be prosperous; to increase in wealth, honor, comfort, happiness, or whatever is desirable; to thrive; to be prominent and influental; specifically, of authors, painters, etc., to be in a state of activity or production., To use florid language; to indulge in rhetorical figures and lofty expressions; to be flowery., To make bold and sweeping, fanciful, or wanton movements, by way of ornament, parade, bravado, etc.; to play with fantastic and irregular motion., To make ornamental strokes with the pen; to write graceful, decorative figures., To execute an irregular or fanciful strain of music, by way of ornament or prelude., To boast; to vaunt; to brag., To adorn with flowers orbeautiful figures, either natural or artificial; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish., To embellish with the flowers of diction; to adorn with rhetorical figures; to grace with ostentatious eloquence; to set off with a parade of words., To move in bold or irregular figures; to swing about in circles or vibrations by way of show or triumph; to brandish., To develop; to make thrive; to expand., A flourishing condition; prosperity; vigor., Decoration; ornament; beauty., Something made or performed in a fanciful, wanton, or vaunting manner, by way of ostentation, to excite admiration, etc.; ostentatious embellishment; ambitious copiousness or amplification; parade of words and figures; show; as, a flourish of rhetoric or of wit., A fanciful stroke of the pen or graver; a merely decorative figure., A fantastic or decorative musical passage; a strain of triumph or bravado, not forming part of a regular musical composition; a cal; a fanfare., The waving of a weapon or other thing; a brandishing; as, the flourish of a sword. |
| flouting | present participle & vb. noun | of Flout |
| flowered | imp. & past participle | of Flower |
| flowerer | noun | A plant which flowers or blossoms. |
| floweret | noun | A small flower; a floret. |
| fluently | adverb | In a fluent manner. |
| fluework | noun | A general name for organ stops in which the sound is caused by wind passing through a flue or fissure and striking an edge above; — in distinction from reedwork. |
| fluinity | noun | The quality of being fluid or capable of flowing; a liquid, aeriform. or gaseous state; — opposed to solidity. |
| fluidize | verb t. | To render fluid. |
| flummery | noun | A light kind of food, formerly made of flour or meal; a sort of pap., Something insipid, or not worth having; empty compliment; trash; unsubstantial talk of writing. |
| flunking | present participle & vb. noun | of Flunk |
| flunkies | plural | of Flunky |
| fluorene | noun | A colorless, crystalline hydrocarbon, C13H10 having a beautiful violet fluorescence; whence its name. It occurs in the higher boiling products of coal tar, and is obtained artificially. |
| fluoride | noun | A binary compound of fluorine with another element or radical. |
| fluorine | noun | A non-metallic, gaseous element, strongly acid or negative, or associated with chlorine, bromine, and iodine, in the halogen group of which it is the first member. It always occurs combined, is very active chemically, and possesses such an avidity for most elements, and silicon especially, that it can neither be prepared nor kept in glass vessels. If set free it immediately attacks the containing material, so that it was not isolated until 1886. It is a pungent, corrosive, colorless gas. Symbol F. Atomic weight 19. |
| fluorite | noun | Calcium fluoride, a mineral of many different colors, white, yellow, purple, green, red, etc., often very beautiful, crystallizing commonly in cubes with perfect octahedral cleavage; also massive. It is used as a flux. Some varieties are used for ornamental vessels. Also called fluor spar, or simply fluor. |
| fluoroid | noun | A tetrahexahedron; — so called because it is a common form of fluorite. |
| fluorous | adjective | Pertaining to fluor. |
| flurried | adjective | Agitated; excited., of Flurry |
| flurries | plural | of Flurry |
| flushing | present participle & vb. noun | of Flush, A heavy, coarse cloth manufactured from shoddy; — commonly in the /, A surface formed of floating threads. |
| fluxible | adjective | Capable of being melted or fused, as a mineral. |
| fluxions | noun pl. | See Fluxion, 6(b). |
| flyblown | adjective | Tainted or contaminated with flyblows; damaged; foul. |
| fly-case | noun | The covering of an insect, esp. the elytra of beetles. |
| fly-fish | verb i. | To angle, using flies for bait. |
| flyspeck | noun | A speck or stain made by the excrement of a fly; hence, any insignificant dot., To soil with flyspecks. |