Words |
Parts of Speech |
Meaning/Definition/Similar Words |
flabby |
adjective |
Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; wanting firmness; flaccid; as, flabby flesh. |
flabel |
noun |
A fan. |
flaggy |
adjective |
Weak; flexible; limber., Tasteless; insipid; as, a flaggy apple., Abounding with the plant called flag; as, a flaggy marsh. |
flagon |
noun |
A vessel with a narrow mouth, used for holding and conveying liquors. It is generally larger than a bottle, and of leather or stoneware rather than of glass. |
flaily |
adjective |
Acting like a flail. |
flaked |
imp. & past participle |
of Flake |
flamed |
imp. & past participle |
of Flame |
flamen |
noun |
A priest devoted to the service of a particular god, from whom he received a distinguishing epithet. The most honored were those of Jupiter, Mars, and Quirinus, called respectively Flamen Dialis, Flamen Martialis, and Flamen Quirinalis. |
flanch |
noun |
A flange., A bearing consisting of a segment of a circle encroaching on the field from the side. |
flange |
noun |
An external or internal rib, or rim, for strength, as the flange of an iron beam; or for a guide, as the flange of a car wheel (see Car wheel.); or for attachment to another object, as the flange on the end of a pipe, steam cylinder, etc., A plate or ring to form a rim at the end of a pipe when fastened to the pipe., To make a flange on; to furnish with a flange., To be bent into a flange. |
flared |
imp. & past participle |
of Flare |
flashy |
adjective |
Dazzling for a moment; making a momentary show of brilliancy; transitorily bright., Fiery; vehement; impetuous., Showy; gay; gaudy; as, a flashy dress., Without taste or spirit. |
flatly |
adverb |
In a flat manner; evenly; horizontally; without spirit; dully; frigidly; peremptorily; positively, plainly. |
flatus |
plural |
of Flatus, A breath; a puff of wind., Wind or gas generated in the stomach or other cavities of the body. |
flaunt |
verb i. |
To throw or spread out; to flutter; to move ostentatiously; as, a flaunting show., To display ostentatiously; to make an impudent show of., Anything displayed for show. |
flauto |
noun |
A flute. |
flavin |
noun |
A yellow, vegetable dyestuff, resembling quercitron. |
flavol |
noun |
A yellow, crystalline substance, obtained from anthraquinone, and regarded as a hydroxyl derivative of it. |
flavor |
noun |
That quality of anything which affects the smell; odor; fragrances; as, the flavor of a rose., That quality of anything which affects the taste; that quality which gratifies the palate; relish; zest; savor; as, the flavor of food or drink., That which imparts to anything a peculiar odor or taste, gratifying to the sense of smell, or the nicer perceptions of the palate; a substance which flavors., That quality which gives character to any of the productions of literature or the fine arts., To give flavor to; to add something (as salt or a spice) to, to give character or zest. |
flawed |
imp. & past participle |
of Flaw |
flaxen |
adjective |
Made of flax; resembling flax or its fibers; of the color of flax; of a light soft straw color; fair and flowing, like flax or tow; as, flaxen thread; flaxen hair. |
flayed |
imp. & past participle |
of Flay |
flayer |
noun |
One who strips off the skin. |
fleagh |
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imp. of Fly. |
fleamy |
adjective |
Bloody; clotted. |
fleche |
noun |
A simple fieldwork, consisting of two faces forming a salient angle pointing outward and open at the gorge. |
fledge |
verb i. |
Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly., To furnish with feathers; to supply with the feathers necessary for flight., To furnish or adorn with any soft covering. |
fleece |
noun |
The entire coat of wood that covers a sheep or other similar animal; also, the quantity shorn from a sheep, or animal, at one time., Any soft woolly covering resembling a fleece., The fine web of cotton or wool removed by the doffing knife from the cylinder of a carding machine., To deprive of a fleece, or natural covering of wool., To strip of money or other property unjustly, especially by trickery or fraud; to bring to straits by oppressions and exactions., To spread over as with wool. |
fleecy |
adjective |
Covered with, made of, or resembling, a fleece. |
fleigh |
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imp. of Fly. |
flemer |
noun |
One who, or that which, banishes or expels. |
flench |
verb t. |
Same as Flence. |
flense |
verb t. |
To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc. |
fleshy |
superl. |
Full of, or composed of, flesh; plump; corpulent; fat; gross., Human., Composed of firm pulp; succulent; as, the houseleek, cactus, and agave are fleshy plants. |
fletch |
verb t. |
To feather, as an arrow. |
fleury |
adjective |
Finished at the ends with fleurs-de-lis; — said esp. of a cross so decorated. |
flewed |
adjective |
Having large flews. |
flexed |
imp. & past participle |
of Flex |
flexor |
noun |
A muscle which bends or flexes any part; as, the flexors of the arm or the hand; — opposed to extensor. |
flidge |
adjective |
Fledged; fledge., To become fledged; to fledge. |
flight |
noun |
The act or flying; a passing through the air by the help of wings; volitation; mode or style of flying., The act of fleeing; the act of running away, to escape or expected evil; hasty departure., Lofty elevation and excursion;a mounting; a soa/ing; as, a flight of imagination, ambition, folly., A number of beings or things passing through the air together; especially, a flock of birds flying in company; the birds that fly or migrate together; the birds produced in one season; as, a flight of arrows., A series of steps or stairs from one landing to another., A kind of arrow for the longbow; also, the sport of shooting with it. See Shaft., The husk or glume of oats. |
flimsy |
superl. |
Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without reason or plausibility; as, a flimsy argument, excuse, objection., Thin or transfer paper., A bank note. |
flinch |
verb i. |
To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one of the parties flinched from the combat., To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet., The act of flinching. |
flinty |
superl. |
Consisting of, composed of, abounding in, or resembling, flint; as, a flinty rock; flinty ground; a flinty heart. |
flitch |
noun |
The side of a hog salted and cured; a side of bacon., One of several planks, smaller timbers, or iron plates, which are secured together, side by side, to make a large girder or built beam., The outside piece of a sawed log; a slab. |
flitty |
adjective |
Unstable; fluttering. |
floaty |
adjective |
Swimming on the surface; buoyant; light. |
flocci |
plural |
of Floccus |
flocky |
adjective |
Abounding with flocks; floccose. |
flukan |
noun |
See Flucan., Flucan. |
flooky |
adjective |
Fluky. |
floppy |
noun |
Having a tendency to flop or flap; as, a floppy hat brim. |
floral |
adjective |
Pertaining to Flora, or to flowers; made of flowers; as, floral games, wreaths., Containing, or belonging to, a flower; as, a floral bud; a floral leaf; floral characters. |
floran |
noun |
Tin ore scarcely perceptible in the stone; tin ore stamped very fine. |
floren |
noun |
A cerain gold coin; a Florence. |
floret |
noun |
A little flower; one of the numerous little flowers which compose the head or anthodium in such flowers as the daisy, thistle, and dandelion., A foil; a blunt sword used in fencing. |
florid |
adjective |
Covered with flowers; abounding in flowers; flowery., Bright in color; flushed with red; of a lively reddish color; as, a florid countenance., Embellished with flowers of rhetoric; enriched to excess with figures; excessively ornate; as, a florid style; florid eloquence., Flowery; ornamental; running in rapid melodic figures, divisions, or passages, as in variations; full of fioriture or little ornamentations. |
florin |
noun |
A silver coin of Florence, first struck in the twelfth century, and noted for its beauty. The name is given to different coins in different countries. The florin of England, first minted in 1849, is worth two shillings, or about 48 cents; the florin of the Netherlands, about 40 cents; of Austria, about 36 cents. |
flossy |
adjective |
Pertaining to, made of, or resembling, floss; hence, light; downy. |
floury |
adjective |
Of or resembling flour; mealy; covered with flour. |
flowed |
imp. & past participle |
of Flow |
flowen |
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imp. pl. of Fly, v. i. |
flower |
noun |
In the popular sense, the bloom or blossom of a plant; the showy portion, usually of a different color, shape, and texture from the foliage., That part of a plant destined to produce seed, and hence including one or both of the sexual organs; an organ or combination of the organs of reproduction, whether inclosed by a circle of foliar parts or not. A complete flower consists of two essential parts, the stamens and the pistil, and two floral envelopes, the corolla and callyx. In mosses the flowers consist of a few special leaves surrounding or subtending organs called archegonia. See Blossom, and Corolla., The fairest, freshest, and choicest part of anything; as, the flower of an army, or of a family; the state or time of freshness and bloom; as, the flower of life, that is, youth., Grain pulverized; meal; flour., A substance in the form of a powder, especially when condensed from sublimation; as, the flowers of sulphur., A figure of speech; an ornament of style., Ornamental type used chiefly for borders around pages, cards, etc., Menstrual discharges., To blossom; to bloom; to expand the petals, as a plant; to produce flowers; as, this plant flowers in June., To come into the finest or fairest condition., To froth; to ferment gently, as new beer., To come off as flowers by sublimation., To embellish with flowers; to adorn with imitated flowers; as, flowered silk. |
floyte |
noun & verb |
A variant of Flute. |
fluate |
noun |
A fluoride. |
flucan |
noun |
Soft clayey matter in the vein, or surrounding it. |
fluent |
adjective |
Flowing or capable of flowing; liquid; glodding; easily moving., Ready in the use of words; voluble; copious; having words at command; and uttering them with facility and smoothness; as, a fluent speaker; hence, flowing; voluble; smooth; — said of language; as, fluent speech., A current of water; a stream., A variable quantity, considered as increasing or diminishing; — called, in the modern calculus, the function or integral. |
fluffy |
superl. |
Pertaining to, or resembling, fluff or nap; soft and downy. |
flugel |
noun |
A grand piano or a harpsichord, both being wing-shaped. |
flunky |
noun |
A contemptuous name for a liveried servant or a footman., One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob., One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and unwary jobber. |
flurry |
noun |
A sudden and brief blast or gust; a light, temporary breeze; as, a flurry of wind., A light shower or snowfall accompanied with wind., Violent agitation; commotion; bustle; hurry., The violent spasms of a dying whale., To put in a state of agitation; to excite or alarm. |
fluted |
imp. & past participle |
of Flute, Thin; fine; clear and mellow; flutelike; as, fluted notes., Decorated with flutes; channeled; grooved; as, a fluted column; a fluted ruffle; a fluted spectrum. |
fluter |
noun |
One who plays on the flute; a flutist or flautist., One who makes grooves or flutings. |
fluxed |
imp. & past participle |
of Flux |
flying |
present participle & vb. noun |
of Fly, Moving in the air with, or as with, wings; moving lightly or rapidly; intended for rapid movement. |
flymen |
plural |
of Flyman |
flyman |
noun |
The driver of a fly, or light public carriage. |
flysch |
noun |
A name given to the series of sandstones and schists overlying the true nummulitic formation in the Alps, and included in the Eocene Tertiary. |