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Princeton University - WordNet - a lexical database for the English language Category: General Date & country: 27/01/2008, USA Words: 85192

flense
verb strip the blubber or skin from (a whale or seal)

flesh
verb remove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture

flesh fly
Sarcophaga carnaria noun fly whose larvae feed on carrion or the flesh of living animals

flesh wound
noun a wound that does not damage important internal organs or shatter any bones

flesh-colored
flesh-coloured adjective having a bright red or pinkish color

flesh-eating(a)
meat-eating(a) adjective (of animals) carnivorous

fleshed out
full-clad adjective given substance or detail; completed; `did not spring full-clad from his imagination`; `a plan fleshed out with statistics and details`

fleshiness
obesity noun more than average fatness

fleshy
heavy adjective usually describes a large person who is fat but has a large frame to carry it

fleur-de-lis
fleur-de-lys noun (heraldry) charge consisting of a conventionalized representation of an iris

flex
noun the act of flexing; `he gave his biceps a flex to impress the ladies`

flex
verb cause (a plastic object) to assume a crooked or angular form; `bend the rod`; `twist the dough into a braid`; `the strong man could turn an iron bar`

flexibility
noun the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped

flexible
whippy adjective bending and snapping back readily without breaking

flexible
adjective able to flex; able to bend easily; `slim flexible birches`

flexibleness
noun the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped

flexibly
adverb with flexibility; ``Come whenever you are free,` he said flexibly`

flexile
adjective able to flex; able to bend easily; `slim flexible birches`

flexion
flexure noun act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased

flexor muscle
flexor noun a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint

flexuous
adjective having turns or windings; `the flexuous bed of the stream`

flick
noun a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible); `he gave it a flick with his finger`; `he felt the flick of a whip`

flick
verb cause to move with a flick; `he flicked his Bic`

flick-knife
noun a knife with the blade hidden in the handle; the blade springs out when a button is pressed

flicker
spark 1 glint noun a momentary flash of light

flickering
aflicker(p) adjective shining unsteadily

flickertail
Richardson ground squirrel noun of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States and Canada

flies
noun (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)

flight
flying noun an instance of traveling by air; `flying was still an exciting adventure for him`

flight attendant
noun an attendant on an airplane

flight control
noun control from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronically

flight deck
landing deck noun the upper deck of an aircraft carrier; used as a runway

flight feather
pinion 2 quill 3 quill feather noun any of the larger wing or tail feathers of a bird

flight line
noun place where airplanes are parked and the maintenance hangars (but not the runways or taxiways)

flight maneuver
airplane maneuver noun a maneuver executed by an aircraft

flight simulator
trainer noun simulator consisting of a machine on the ground that simulates the conditions of flying a plane

flighted(ip)
adjective having feathers; `arrows flighted argent`

flightiness
arbitrariness noun the trait of acting unpredictably and more from whim or caprice than from reason or judgment; `I despair at the flightiness and whimsicality of my memory`

flightless
adjective incapable of flying

flighty
flyaway adjective guided by whim and fancy; `flighty young girls`

flim-flam
trick verb deceive somebody; `We tricked the teacher into thinking that class would be cancelled next week`

flimsily
adverb in a weak and flimsy manner; `this car is so flimsily constructed!`

flimsiness
shoddiness noun the property of weakness by virtue of careless construction

flimsy
light adjective very thin and insubstantial; `thin paper`; `flimsy voile`; `light summer dresses`

flimsy
tenuous adjective having little substance or significance; `a flimsy excuse`; `slight evidence`; `a tenuous argument`; `a thin plot`

flinch
squinch verb draw back, as with fear or pain; `she flinched when they showed the slaughtering of the calf`

flinders
noun bits and splinters and fragments; `it would have shattered in flinders long before it did that damage`

fling
verb throw with force or recklessness; `fling the frisbee`

fling
noun a usually brief attempt; `he took a crack at it`; `I gave it a whirl`

flinthead
Mycteria americana noun an American stork that resembles the true ibises in having a downward-curved bill; inhabits wooded swamps of New World tropics

flintlock
noun an obsolete gunlock that has flint embedded in the hammer; the flint makes a spark that ignites the charge

flintlock
noun a muzzle loader that had a flintlock type of gunlock

flinty
granitic adjective showing unfeeling resistance to tender feelings; `the child`s misery would move even the most obdurate heart`

flip
noun hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg

flip
verb cause to move with a flick; `he flicked his Bic`

flip chart
noun a chart with several sheets hinged at the top; sheets can be flipped over to present information sequentially

flip one`s lid
blow up verb get very angry and fly into a rage; `The professor combusted when the student didn`t know the answer to a very elementary question`; `Spam makes me go ballistic`

flip out
verb go mad, go crazy; `He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off`

flip over
verb turn upside down, or throw so as to reverse; `flip over the pork chop`; `turn over the pancakes`

flip-flap
adverb with repeated strokes and noise; `something going flip-flap in the night`

flip-flop
noun a backward somersault

flippancy
light-mindedness noun inappropriate levity; `her mood changed and she was all lightness and joy`

flippant
light-minded adjective showing inappropriate levity

flippantly
airily adverb in a flippant manner; `he answered the reporters` questions flippantly`; `this cannot be airily explained to your children`

flipper
noun the flat broad limb of aquatic animals specialized for swimming

flipper-like
adjective having limbs that are used as flippers

flirt
flirting noun playful behavior intended to arouse sexual interest

flit
dart noun a sudden quick movement

flitch
noun salted and cured abdominal wall of a side of pork

float
noun something that remains on the surface of a liquid

float
noun a hand tool with a flat face used for smoothing and finishing the surface of plaster or cement or stucco

floater
floating policy noun an insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its location

floating
adjective borne up by or suspended in a liquid; `the ship is still floating`; `floating logs`; `floating seaweed`

floating dock
floating dry dock noun dry dock that can be submerged under a vessel and then raised

floating fern
Ceratopteris pteridioides noun aquatic fern of tropical America often used in aquariums

floating mine
marine mine noun an explosive mine designed to destroy ships that bump into it

floating-point notation
floating-point representation system noun a radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is indicated by an exponent of the radix; in the floating-point representation system, 0.0012 is represented as 0.12-2 where -2 is the exponent

floating(a)
adjective not definitely committed to a party or policy; `floating voters`

floatplane
pontoon plane noun a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off from water

floccose
adjective (of plants) having tufts of soft woolly hairs

flocculate
verb form into an aggregated lumpy or fluffy mass; `the protoplasms flocculated`

flocculent
woolly adjective having a fluffy character or appearance

flock
noun a group of birds

Flodden
Battle of Flodden Field noun a battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots and James IV was killed

flog
welt verb beat severely with a whip or rod; `The teacher often flogged the students`; `The children were severely trounced`

flood
flowage noun the act of flooding; filling to overflowing

flood
outpouring noun a large flow

flood control
noun (engineering) act or technique of trying to control rivers with dams etc to minimize occurrence of floods

flood in
verb arrive in great numbers

flood tide
flood noun the occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide); `a tide in the affairs of men which, taken at the flood, leads on to fortune` -Shakespeare

floodgate
noun something that restrains a flood or outpouring; `suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants`

flooding
in flood(p) adjective overfull with water; `swollen rivers and creeks`

floodlight
verb illuminate with floodlights

floodlit
floodlighted adjective illuminated by means of floodlights; `the floodlit courtyard`

floor
flooring noun the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room or hallway); `they needed rugs to cover the bare floors`

floor
story noun a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale; `what level is the office on?`

floor cover
floor covering noun a covering for a floor

floor joist
noun joist that supports a floor

floor lamp
noun a lamp that stands on the floor

floor plan
noun scale drawing of a horizontal section through a building at a given level; contrasts with elevation