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Drachms
- noun - a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to 60 minims or 3.5516 cubic centimeters
- a unit of apothecary weight equal to an eighth of an ounce or to 60 grains
- a unit of capacity or volume in the apothecary system equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce
- An ancient silver coin, hellenistic precursor to the drachma
Elephas
- noun - type genus of the family Elephantidae
Epoches
- noun - (astronomy) an arbitrarily fixed date that is the point in time relative to which information (as coordinates of a celestial body) is recorded
- a period marked by distinctive character or reckoned from a fixed point or event
- a unit of geological time that is a subdivision of a period and is itself divided into ages
- era
Fetches
- noun - be sold for a certain price; "The painting brought $10,000"; "The old print fetched a high price at the auction"
- go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"
- take away or remove; "The devil will fetch you!"
- the action of fetching
Filches
- verb - make off with belongings of others
Finches
- noun - any of numerous small songbirds with short stout bills adapted for crushing seeds
Fitches
- noun - dark brown mustelid of woodlands of Eurasia that gives off an unpleasant odor when threatened
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
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
Flights
- noun - a flock of flying birds
- a formation of aircraft in flight
- a scheduled trip by plane between designated airports; "I took the noon flight to Chicago"
- a stairway (set of steps) between one floor or landing and the next
- an air force unit smaller than a squadron
- an instance of traveling by air; "flying was still an exciting adventure for him"
- decorate with feathers; "fledge an arrow"
- fly in a flock; "flighting wild geese"
- passing above and beyond ordinary bounds; "a flight of fancy"; "flights of rhetoric"; "flights of imagination"
- shoot a bird in flight
- the act of escaping physically; "he made his escape from the mental hospital"; "the canary escaped from its cage"; "his flight was an indication of his guilt"
- the path followed by an object moving through space