flabbily - adj. (flabbier, flabbiest) 1 (of flesh etc.) hanging ... [more]

flabbiness - adj. (flabbier, flabbiest) 1 (of flesh etc.) hanging ... [more]

flagellant - n. & adj. 1 a person who scourges himself or herself or others as a religious discipline.... [more]

flagellar - n. (pl. flagella) 1 Biol. a long lashlike appendage found principally ... [more]

flagellation - v.tr. scourge, flog (cf. FLAGELLANT). flagellation n. flagellator n. flagellatory... [more]

flagellator - v.tr. scourge, flog (cf. FLAGELLANT). flagellation n. flagellator n. flagellatory... [more]

flagellatory - v.tr. scourge, flog (cf. FLAGELLANT). flagellation n. flagellator n. flagellatory... [more]

flagelliform - n. (pl. flagella) 1 Biol. a long lashlike appendage found principally ... [more]

flagellum - n. (pl. flagella) 1 Biol. a long lashlike appendage found principally ... [more]

flagger - perh. f. obs. flag drooping]... [more]

flagitiously - adj. deeply criminal; utterly villainous. flagitiously adv. flagitiousness n.... [more]

flagitiousness - adj. deeply criminal; utterly villainous. flagitiously adv. flagitiousness n.... [more]

flagman - n. (pl. -men) a person who signals with or as with a flag, e.g. at races. ... [more]

flagon - n. 1 a large bottle in which wine, cider, etc., are sold, usu. holding 1.13 litres.... [more]

flagrancy - adj. (of an offence or an offender) glaring; notorious;... [more]

flagrantly - adj. (of an offence or an offender) glaring; notorious;... [more]

flagship - n. 1 a ship having an admiral on board. 2 something that is held to be the [more]

flagstaff - n. a pole on which a flag may be hoisted. ... [more]

flakily - adj. (flakier, flakiest) 1 of or like flakes; separating easily into flakes. 2 esp.... [more]

flakiness - adj. (flakier, flakiest) 1 of or like flakes; separating easily into flakes. 2 esp.... [more]

flamboyance - see FLAMBEAU]... [more]

flamboyancy - see FLAMBEAU]... [more]

flamboyantly - see FLAMBEAU]... [more]

flamb - adj. (of food) covered with alcohol and set alight briefly. [F, past part. of flamber... [more]

flameless - n. & v. 1 a ignited gas (the fire burnt with a steady flame). b one portion of this... [more]

flamelike - n. & v. 1 a ignited gas (the fire burnt with a steady flame). b one portion of this... [more]

flamen - n. Rom.Hist. a priest serving a particular deity. [ME f. L]... [more]

flammability - adj. inflammable. Often used because inflammable can be mistaken for a negative... [more]

flammable - adj. inflammable. Often used because inflammable can be mistaken for a negative... [more]

flamy - n. & v. 1 a ignited gas (the fire burnt with a steady flame). b one portion of this... [more]

flan - n. 1 a a pastry case with a savoury or sweet filling. b a sponge base with a [more]

flanch - v.tr. & intr. (also flaunch) (esp. with ref . to... [more]

flanching - v.tr. & intr. (also flaunch) (esp. with ref . to... [more]

flangeless - perh. f. flange widen out f. OF flangir (as FLANCH)]... [more]

flanker - n. 1 Mil . a fortification guarding or menacing the... [more]

flannelette - n. a napped cotton fabric imitating flannel. [FLANNEL]... [more]

flannelgraph - n. = FLANNELBOARD. ... [more]

flannelly - n. & v. 1 a a kind of woven woollen fabric, usu. without a nap. b (in pl.) flannel... [more]

flapjack - n. 1 a cake made from oats and golden syrup etc. 2 esp. US a pancake. [FLAP + JACK(1)]... [more]

flapper - n. 1 a person or thing that flaps. 2 an instrument that is flapped to kill flies,... [more]

flappy - v. & n. (flapped, flapping) 1 a tr. move (wings, the arms, etc.) up and down when... [more]

flashily - adj. (flashier, flashiest) showy; gaudy; cheaply attractive. flashily adv. flashiness... [more]

flashiness - adj. (flashier, flashiest) showy; gaudy; cheaply attractive. flashily adv. flashiness... [more]

flatfoot - n. (pl. -foots or -feet) sl. a policeman. ... [more]

flatlet - n. & v. a set of rooms, usu. on one floor, used as a residence. intr. (flatted,... [more]

flatly - adj., adv., n., & v. (flatter, flattest) 1 a horizontally level (a flat roof).... [more]

flatness - adj., adv., n., & v. (flatter, flattest) 1 a horizontally level (a flat roof).... [more]

flattener - v. 1 tr. & intr. make or become flat. 2 tr. colloq.... [more]

flatterer - v.tr. 1 compliment unduly; overpraise, esp. for gain or advantage. 2 (usu. refl.;... [more]

flattering - v.tr. 1 compliment unduly; overpraise, esp. for gain or advantage. 2 (usu. refl.;... [more]

flattering - n. = SELF-APPRECIATION. self-flattering adj.... [more]

flatteringly - v.tr. 1 compliment unduly; overpraise, esp. for gain or advantage. 2 (usu. refl.;... [more]

flattie - n. (also flatty) (pl. -ies) colloq. 1 a flat-heeled shoe. 2 a flat-bottomed boat.... [more]

flattish - adj., adv., n., & v. (flatter, flattest) 1 a horizontally level (a flat roof).... [more]

flatulence - adj. 1 a causing formation of gas in the alimentary canal. b caused by or suffering... [more]

flatulency - adj. 1 a causing formation of gas in the alimentary canal. b caused by or suffering... [more]

flatulently - adj. 1 a causing formation of gas in the alimentary canal. b caused by or suffering... [more]

flatus - n. wind in or from the stomach or bowels. [L, = blowing f. flare blow]... [more]

flaunt - orig. unkn.]... [more]

flaunter - orig. unkn.]... [more]

flaunty - orig. unkn.]... [more]

flautist - n. a flute-player. [It. flautista f. flauto FLUTE]... [more]

flavescent - adj. turning yellow; yellowish. [L flavescere f. flavus yellow]... [more]

flavine - n. Pharm. an antiseptic derived from acridine. [as FLAVIN + -INE(4)]... [more]

flavoprotein - n. Biochem. any of a group of conjugated proteins containing flavin ... [more]

flavourful - assim. to savour]... [more]

flavourless - assim. to savour]... [more]

flavoursome - assim. to savour]... [more]

flawless - cf. FLAKE(1), FLAG(2)]... [more]

flawlessly - cf. FLAKE(1), FLAG(2)]... [more]