| flamingo |
a large, tropical, wading bird with very long legs and a long neck. Flamingos typically have bright pink or red feathers. |
| flammable |
able to catch on fire easily; combustible. |
| flan |
a Spanish custard dessert topped with burnt-sugar syrup. |
| Flanders |
a North Sea region that includes parts of Belgium, France, and the Netherlands. |
| flange |
a collar or rim that projects from a pipe, housing, or the like to provide strength, stability, or a place for attaching other parts. [2 definitions] |
| flank |
the part of a human or animal between the hip and the ribs on either side of the body. [5 definitions] |
| flanker |
someone or something that flanks. [2 definitions] |
| flannel |
a soft, heavy fabric made of wool, cotton, synthetics, or a blend of these, used esp. for warm clothing or bed covering. [2 definitions] |
| flannelette |
a soft cotton fabric used esp. for underwear and clothes for babies. |
| flap |
to move the arms, wings, or the like rapidly up and down. [7 definitions] |
| flap-doodle |
(informal) foolishness; nonsense. |
| flapjack |
a flat cake made by frying batter in a small amount of butter or other fat; pancake; griddlecake. |
| flapper |
something that flaps. [3 definitions] |
| flare |
to blaze or burn brightly, esp. suddenly (often fol. by "up"). [8 definitions] |
| flare-up |
a sudden eruption of light or fire. [3 definitions] |
| flare up |
to suddenly burst forth in anger. |
| flaring |
of a flame, increasing suddenly and briefly in intensity. [2 definitions] |
| flash |
a sudden, brilliant light that vanishes almost instantly. [17 definitions] |
| flashback |
a past event that interrupts the forward action of a play, movie, novel, or the like. [2 definitions] |
| flashbulb |
an electric bulb that gives a brief flash of very bright light when ignited, used to illuminate a subject while a photograph is taken. |
| flash burn |
damage to body tissue from extreme radiated heat, esp. from a nuclear explosion. |