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Flanges
- noun - a projection used for strength or for attaching to another object
Flashes
- noun - a bright patch of color used for decoration or identification; "red flashes adorned the airplane"; "a flash sewn on his sleeve indicated the unit he belonged to"
- a burst of light used to communicate or illuminate
- a gaudy outward display
- a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph
- a momentary brightness
- a short news announcement concerning some on-going news story
- a short vivid experience; "a flash of emotion swept over him"; "the flashings of pain were a warning"
- a sudden brilliant understanding; "he had a flash of intuition"
- a sudden intense burst of radiant energy
- a very short time (as the time it takes the eye to blink or the heart to beat); "if I had the chance I'd do it in a flash"
- appear briefly; "The headlines flashed on the screen"
- display proudly; act ostentatiously or pretentiously; "he showed off his new sports car"
- emit a brief burst of light
Fledges
- verb - decorate with feathers; "fledge an arrow"
- feed, care for, and rear young birds for flight
- grow feathers; "The young sparrows are fledging already"
Fleeces
- noun - a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing
- outer coat of especially sheep and yaks
- rip off; ask an unreasonable price
- shear the wool from; "shear sheep"
- tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing
- the wool of a sheep or similar animal
Flenses
- verb - strip the blubber or skin from (a whale or seal)
Fleshes
- noun - a soft moist part of a fruit
- alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak"
- remove adhering flesh from (hides) when preparing leather manufacture
- the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat
Flosses
- noun -
- a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
- a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth
Flushes
- noun - a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit
- a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
- a sudden rapid flow (as of water); "he heard the flush of a toilet"; "there was a little gush of blood"; "she attacked him with an outpouring of words"
- cause to flow or flood with or as if with water; "flush the meadows"
- flow freely; "The garbage flushed down the river"
- glow or cause to glow with warm color or light; "the sky flushed with rosy splendor"
- irrigate with water from a sluice; "sluice the earth"
- make level or straight; "level the ground"
- rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid; "flush the wound with antibiotics"; "purge the old gas tank"
- sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
- sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
- the period of greatest prosperity or productivity
Focuses
- verb - become focussed or come into focus; "The light focused"
- bring into focus or alignment; to converge or cause to converge; of ideas or emotions
- cause to converge on or toward a central point; "Focus the light on this image"
- direct one's attention on something; "Please focus on your studies and not on your hobbies"
- put (an image) into focus; "Please focus the image; we cannot enjoy the movie"
Foibles
- noun - a behavioral attribute that is distinctive and peculiar to an individual
- the weaker part of a sword's blade from the forte to the tip