| flee | (verb) run away quickly | Synonyms: fly, take flight |
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| 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 |
| (verb) shear the wool from | Synonyms: shear |
| (verb) rip off; ask an unreasonable price | Synonyms: gazump, hook, overcharge, pluck, plume, rob, soak, surcharge |
| fleeceable | (adjective) naive and easily deceived or tricked | Synonyms: green, gullible |
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| fleecy | (adjective) (of fabrics) having soft nap produced by brushing | Synonyms: brushed, napped |
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| 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 | - |
| (verb) to smirk contemptuously | - |
| fleet | (adjective) moving very fast | Synonyms: swift |
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| (noun) a group of warships organized as a tactical unit | - |
| (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 | - |
| (verb) disappear gradually | Synonyms: blow over, evanesce, fade, pass, pass off |
| (verb) move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart | Synonyms: dart, flit, flutter |
| fleeting | (adjective) lasting for a markedly brief time | Synonyms: fugitive, momentaneous, momentary |
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| fleetingness | (noun) the property of lasting for a very short time | Synonyms: ephemerality, ephemeralness |
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| fleetly | (adverb) in a swift manner | Synonyms: swiftly |
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| fleetness | (noun) rapidity of movement | - |
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