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Flews
- - The pendulous or overhanging lateral parts of the upper lip of dogs, especially prominent in hounds; -- called also chaps. See Illust. of Bloodhound.
Flies
- noun - (baseball) a hit that flies up in the air
- (theater) the space over the stage (out of view of the audience) used to store scenery (drop curtains)
- an opening in a garment that is closed by a zipper or by buttons concealed under a fold of cloth
- be dispersed or disseminated; "Rumors and accusations are flying"
- cause to fly or float; "fly a kite"
- change quickly from one emotional state to another; "fly into a rage"
- decrease rapidly and disappear; "the money vanished in las Vegas"; "all my stock assets have vaporized"
- display in the air or cause to float; "fly a kite"; "All nations fly their flags in front of the U.N."
- fisherman's lure consisting of a fishhook decorated to look like an insect
- flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent
- hit a fly
- move quickly or suddenly; "He flew about the place"
- operate an airplane; "The pilot
Flips
- noun - (sports) the act of throwing the ball to another member of your team; "the pass was fumbled"
- a dive in which the diver somersaults before entering the water
- a sudden, quick movement; "with a flip of the wrist"; "the fish flipped over"
- an acrobatic feat in which the feet roll over the head (either forward or backward) and return
- cause to go on or to be engaged or set in operation; "switch on the light"; "throw the lever"
- cause to move with a flick; "he flicked his Bic"
- go mad, go crazy; "He flipped when he heard that he was being laid off"
- hot or cold alcoholic mixed drink containing a beaten egg
- lightly throw to see which side comes up; "I don't know what to do--I may as well flip a coin!"
- look through a book or other written material; "He thumbed through the report"; "She leafed through the volume"
- move with a flick or light motion
- react in an excited, delighted, or surprised
Flits
- noun - a secret move (to avoid paying debts); "they did a moonlight flit"
- a sudden quick movement
- move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart; "The hummingbird flitted among the branches"
Flocs
- noun - a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquid
Floes
- noun - a flat mass of ice (smaller than an ice field) floating at sea
Flogs
- verb - beat severely with a whip or rod; "The teacher often flogged the students"; "The children were severely trounced"
- beat with a cane
- Sell (slang)
- Whipped
Flops
- noun - a complete failure; "the play was a dismal flop"
- an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers; "this computer can perform a million flops per second"
- fail utterly; collapse; "The project foundered"
- Fails or bends over
- fall loosely; "He flopped into a chair"
- fall suddenly and abruptly
- someone who is unsuccessful
- the act of throwing yourself down; "he landed on the bed with a great flop"
Floss
- noun -
- a soft loosely twisted thread used in embroidery
- a soft thread for cleaning the spaces between the teeth
Flows
- noun - any uninterrupted stream or discharge
- be abundantly present; "The champagne flowed at the wedding"
- cause to flow; "The artist flowed the washes on the paper"
- cover or swamp with water
- dominant course (suggestive of running water) of successive events or ideas; "two streams of development run through American history"; "stream of consciousness"; "the flow of thought"; "the current of history"
- fall or flow in a certain way; "This dress hangs well"; "Her long black hair flowed down her back"
- move along, of liquids; "Water flowed into the cave"; "the Missouri feeds into the Mississippi"
- move or progress freely as if in a stream; "The crowd flowed out of the stadium"
- something that resembles a flowing stream in moving continuously; "a stream of people emptied from the terminal"; "the museum had planned carefully for the flow of visitors"
- the act of flowing or streaming; continuous progression