| Words | Parts of Speech | Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
|---|---|---|
| flung | imp. & past participle | of Fling, imp. & p. p. of Fling. |
| fluey | adjective | Downy; fluffy. |
| fluff | noun | Nap or down; flue; soft, downy feathers. |
| fluid | adjective | Having particles which easily move and change their relative position without a separation of the mass, and which easily yield to pressure; capable of flowing; liquid or gaseous., A fluid substance; a body whose particles move easily among themselves. |
| fluke | noun | The European flounder. See Flounder., A parasitic trematode worm of several species, having a flat, lanceolate body and two suckers. Two species (Fasciola hepatica and Distoma lanceolatum) are found in the livers of sheep, and produce the disease called rot., The part of an anchor which fastens in the ground; a flook. See Anchor., One of the lobes of a whale’s tail, so called from the resemblance to the fluke of an anchor., An instrument for cleaning out a hole drilled in stone for blasting., An accidental and favorable stroke at billiards (called a scratch in the United States); hence, any accidental or unexpected advantage; as, he won by a fluke. |
| fluky | adjective | Formed like, or having, a fluke. |
| flume | noun | A stream; especially, a passage channel, or conduit for the water that drives a mill wheel; or an artifical channel of water for hydraulic or placer mining; also, a chute for conveying logs or lumber down a declivity. |
| flunk | verb i. | To fail, as on a lesson; to back out, as from an undertaking, through fear., To fail in; to shirk, as a task or duty., A failure or backing out, a total failure in a recitation. |
| fluo- | A combining form indicating fluorine as an ingredient; as in fluosilicate, fluobenzene. | |
| fluor | noun | A fluid state., Menstrual flux; catamenia; menses., See Fluorite. |
| flurt | noun | A flirt. |
| flush | verb i. | To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes into the face., To become suddenly suffused, as the cheeks; to turn red; to blush., To snow red; to shine suddenly; to glow., To start up suddenly; to take wing as a bird., To cause to be full; to flood; to overflow; to overwhelm with water; as, to flush the meadows; to flood for the purpose of cleaning; as, to flush a sewer., To cause the blood to rush into (the face); to put to the blush, or to cause to glow with excitement., To make suddenly or temporarily red or rosy, as if suffused with blood., To excite; to animate; to stir., To cause to start, as a hunter a bird., A sudden flowing; a rush which fills or overflows, as of water for cleansing purposes., A suffusion of the face with blood, as from fear, shame, modesty, or intensity of feeling of any kind; a blush; a glow., Any tinge of red color like that produced on the cheeks by a sudden rush of blood; as, the flush on the side of a peach; the flush on the clouds at sunset., A sudden flood or rush of feeling; a thrill of excitement. animation, etc.; as, a flush of joy., A flock of birds suddenly started up or flushed., A hand of cards of the same suit., Full of vigor; fresh; glowing; bright., Affluent; abounding; well furnished or suppled; hence, liberal; prodigal., Unbroken or even in surface; on a level with the adjacent surface; forming a continuous surface; as, a flush panel; a flush joint., Consisting of cards of one suit., So as to be level or even. |
| flute | verb i. | A musical wind instrument, consisting of a hollow cylinder or pipe, with holes along its length, stopped by the fingers or by keys which are opened by the fingers. The modern flute is closed at the upper end, and blown with the mouth at a lateral hole., A channel of curved section; — usually applied to one of a vertical series of such channels used to decorate columns and pilasters in classical architecture. See Illust. under Base, n., A similar channel or groove made in wood or other material, esp. in plaited cloth, as in a lady’s ruffle., A long French breakfast roll., A stop in an organ, having a flutelike sound., A kind of flyboat; a storeship., To play on, or as on, a flute; to make a flutelike sound., To play, whistle, or sing with a clear, soft note, like that of a flute., To form flutes or channels in, as in a column, a ruffle, etc. |
| fluty | adjective | Soft and clear in tone, like a flute. |