Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
fleak |
noun |
A flake; a thread or twist. |
fleam |
noun |
A sharp instrument used for opening veins, lancing gums, etc.; a kind of lancet. |
flear |
verb t. & i. |
See Fleer., A word or look of derision or mockery., A grin of civility; a leer. |
fleck |
noun |
A flake; also, a lock, as of wool., A spot; a streak; a speckle., To spot; to streak or stripe; to variegate; to dapple. |
fleen |
noun pl. |
Obs. pl. of Flea. |
fleer |
noun |
One who flees., To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn; to deride; to sneer; to mock; to gibe; as, to fleer and flout., To grin with an air of civility; to leer., To mock; to flout at. |
fleet |
noun & adjective |
To sail; to float., To fly swiftly; to pass over quickly; to hasten; to flit as a light substance., To slip on the whelps or the barrel of a capstan or windlass; — said of a cable or hawser., To pass over rapidly; to skin the surface of; as, a ship that fleets the gulf., To hasten over; to cause to pass away lighty, or in mirth and joy., To draw apart the blocks of; — said of a tackle., To cause to slip down the barrel of a capstan or windlass, as a rope or chain., Swift in motion; moving with velocity; light and quick in going from place to place; nimble., Light; superficially thin; not penetrating deep, as soil., A number of vessels in company, especially war vessels; also, the collective naval force of a country, etc., A flood; a creek or inlet; a bay or estuary; a river; — obsolete, except as a place name, — as Fleet Street in London., A former prison in London, which originally stood near a stream, the Fleet (now filled up)., To take the cream from; to skim. |
fleme |
verb t. |
To banish; to drive out; to expel. |
flesh |
noun |
The aggregate of the muscles, fat, and other tissues which cover the framework of bones in man and other animals; especially, the muscles., Animal food, in distinction from vegetable; meat; especially, the body of beasts and birds used as food, as distinguished from fish., The human body, as distinguished from the soul; the corporeal person., The human eace; mankind; humanity., Human nature, In a good sense, tenderness of feeling; gentleness., In a bad sense, tendency to transient or physical pleasure; desire for sensual gratification; carnality., The character under the influence of animal propensities or selfish passions; the soul unmoved by spiritual influences., Kindred; stock; race., The soft, pulpy substance of fruit; also, that part of a root, fruit, and the like, which is fit to be eaten., To feed with flesh, as an incitement to further exertion; to initiate; — from the practice of training hawks and dogs by feeding them with the first game they take, or other flesh. Hence, to use upon flesh (as a murderous weapon) so as to draw blood, especially for the first time., To glut; to satiate; hence, to harden, to accustom., To remove flesh, membrance, etc., from, as from hides. |
flete |
verb i. |
To float; to swim. |
flews |
noun pl. |
The pendulous or overhanging lateral parts of the upper lip of dogs, especially prominent in hounds; — called also chaps. See Illust. of Bloodhound. |