camouflage | (noun) the act of concealing the identity of something by modifying its appearance | Synonyms: disguise |
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(noun) device or stratagem for concealment or deceit | - |
(noun) fabric dyed with splotches of green and brown and black and tan; intended to make the wearer of a garment made of this fabric hard to distinguish from the background | Synonyms: camo |
(noun) an outward semblance that misrepresents the true nature of something | Synonyms: disguise |
conflagration | (noun) a very intense and uncontrolled fire | Synonyms: inferno |
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deflagration | (noun) combustion that propagates through a gas or along the surface of an explosive at a rapid rate driven by the transfer of heat | - |
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dinoflagellate | (noun) chiefly marine protozoa having two flagella; a chief constituent of plankton | - |
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flag | (noun) a conspicuously marked or shaped tail | - |
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(noun) emblem usually consisting of a rectangular piece of cloth of distinctive design | - |
(noun) stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones | Synonyms: flagstone |
(noun) flagpole used to mark the position of the hole on a golf green | Synonyms: pin |
(noun) a rectangular piece of fabric used as a signalling device | Synonyms: signal flag |
(noun) a listing printed in all issues of a newspaper or magazine (usually on the editorial page) that gives the name of the publication and the names of the editorial staff, etc. | Synonyms: masthead |
(noun) plants with sword-shaped leaves and erect stalks bearing bright-colored flowers composed of three petals and three drooping sepals | Synonyms: fleur-de-lis, iris, sword lily |
flagellant | (noun) a person who whips himself as a religious penance | - |
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(noun) a person who is whipped or whips himself for sexual gratification | - |
flagellate | (noun) a usually nonphotosynthetic free-living protozoan with whiplike appendages; some are pathogens of humans and other animals | Synonyms: flagellate protozoan, flagellated protozoan, mastigophoran, mastigophore |
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flagellation | (noun) beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment | Synonyms: flogging, lashing, tanning, whipping |
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(noun) beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation | - |
flagellum | (noun) a lash-like appendage used for locomotion (e.g., in sperm cells and some bacteria and protozoa) | - |
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(noun) a whip used to inflict punishment | Synonyms: scourge |
flageolet | (noun) a small fipple flute with four finger holes and two thumb holes | Synonyms: shepherd's pipe, treble recorder |
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(noun) a French bean variety with light-colored seeds; usually dried | Synonyms: haricot |
flagfish | (noun) a fish with a dark-blue back and whitish sides with red stripes; found in swamps and streams of Florida | Synonyms: American flagfish, Jordanella floridae |
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flagging | (noun) a walk of flagstones | - |
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(noun) flagstones collectively | - |
flagon | (noun) a large metal or pottery vessel with a handle and spout; used to hold alcoholic beverages (usually wine) | - |
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flagpole | (noun) a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised | Synonyms: flagstaff |
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(noun) surveying instrument consisting of a straight rod painted in bands of alternate red and white each one foot wide; used for sightings by surveyors | Synonyms: range pole, ranging pole |
flagroot | (noun) perennial marsh plant having swordlike leaves and aromatic roots | Synonyms: Acorus calamus, calamus, myrtle flag, sweet calamus, sweet flag |
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flagship | (noun) the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag | - |
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(noun) the chief one of a related group | - |
flagstaff | (noun) a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised | Synonyms: flagpole |
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flagstone | (noun) stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones | Synonyms: flag |
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persiflage | (noun) light teasing | - |
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zooflagellate | (noun) flagellate protozoan lacking photosynthesis and other plant-like characteristics | Synonyms: zoomastigote |
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