flea | (noun) any wingless bloodsucking parasitic insect noted for ability to leap | - |
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fleabag | (noun) a run-down hotel | - |
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fleabane | (noun) hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers reputed to destroy or drive away fleas | Synonyms: feabane mullet, Pulicaria dysenterica |
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(noun) any of several North American plants of the genus Erigeron having daisylike flowers; formerly believed to repel fleas | - |
(noun) common North American weed with linear leaves and small discoid heads of yellowish flowers; widely naturalized throughout temperate regions; sometimes placed in genus Erigeron | Synonyms: Canadian fleabane, Conyza canadensis, Erigeron canadensis, horseweed |
fleapit | (noun) an old shabby movie theater | - |
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fleawort | (noun) plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and become gelatinous when moist and are used as a mild laxative | Synonyms: Plantago psyllium, psyllium, Spanish psyllium |
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flecainide | (noun) oral antiarrhythmic medication (trade name Tambocor) used as a last resort in treating arrhythmias; increases the risk of sudden death in heart attack patients | Synonyms: Tambocor |
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fleck | (noun) a small contrasting part of something | Synonyms: dapple, maculation, patch, speckle, spot |
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(noun) a small fragment of something broken off from the whole | Synonyms: bit, chip, flake, scrap |
flection | (noun) deviation from a straight or normal course | Synonyms: flexion, inflection |
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(noun) the state of being flexed (as of a joint) | Synonyms: flexion, flexure |
fledgeling | (noun) young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying | Synonyms: fledgling |
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(noun) any new participant in some activity | Synonyms: entrant, fledgling, freshman, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, starter |
fledgling | (noun) young bird that has just fledged or become capable of flying | Synonyms: fledgeling |
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(noun) any new participant in some activity | Synonyms: entrant, fledgeling, freshman, neophyte, newbie, newcomer, starter |
fleece | (noun) outer coat of especially sheep and yaks | Synonyms: wool |
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(noun) a soft bulky fabric with deep pile; used chiefly for clothing | - |
(noun) the wool of a sheep or similar animal | - |
(noun) tanned skin of a sheep with the fleece left on; used for clothing | Synonyms: sheepskin |
fleer | (noun) someone who flees from an uncongenial situation | Synonyms: fugitive, runaway |
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(noun) contempt expressed by mockery in looks or words | - |
fleet | (noun) a group of warships organized as a tactical unit | - |
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(noun) a group of steamships operating together under the same ownership | - |
(noun) group of motor vehicles operating together under the same ownership | - |
(noun) group of aircraft operating together under the same ownership | - |
fleetingness | (noun) the property of lasting for a very short time | Synonyms: ephemerality, ephemeralness |
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fleetness | (noun) rapidity of movement | - |
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flerovium | (noun) a radioactive transuranic element | Synonyms: Fl |
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flesh | (noun) alternative names for the body of a human being | Synonyms: anatomy, bod, build, chassis, figure, form, frame, human body, material body, physical body, physique, shape, soma |
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(noun) the soft tissue of the body of a vertebrate: mainly muscle tissue and fat | - |
(noun) a soft moist part of a fruit | Synonyms: pulp |
fleshiness | (noun) more than average fatness | Synonyms: corpulency, obesity |
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flews | (noun) The fleshy hanging upper lip of a bloodhound or similar dog. | - |
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flex | (noun) the act of flexing | - |
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flexibility | (noun) the quality of being adaptable or variable | Synonyms: flexibleness |
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(noun) the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped | Synonyms: flexibleness |
(noun) the trait of being easily persuaded | Synonyms: tractability, tractableness |
flexibleness | (noun) the property of being flexible; easily bent or shaped | Synonyms: flexibility |
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(noun) the quality of being adaptable or variable | Synonyms: flexibility |
flexion | (noun) act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased | Synonyms: flexure |
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(noun) deviation from a straight or normal course | Synonyms: flection, inflection |
(noun) the state of being flexed (as of a joint) | Synonyms: flection, flexure |
flexitarianism | (noun) The practice of eating mainly vegetarian food, but making occasional exceptions for social, pragmatic, cultural, or nutritional reasons. | Synonyms: semi-vegetarianism |
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flexor | (noun) a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint | Synonyms: flexor muscle |
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flexure | (noun) act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased | Synonyms: flexion |
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(noun) an angular or rounded shape made by folding | Synonyms: bend, crease, crimp, fold, plication |
(noun) the state of being flexed (as of a joint) | Synonyms: flection, flexion |