Nouns

flashgun

noun

a lamp for providing momentary light to take a photograph

flatboat

noun

a flatbottom boat for carrying heavy loads (especially on ca...

flatbrod

noun

the thin wafer-like bread of Scandinavia

flatcar

noun

freight car without permanent sides or roof

flatiron

noun

an iron that was heated by placing it on a stove

flatus

noun

a reflex that expels intestinal gas through the anus

flatwork

noun

ironing that can be done mechanically

flavone

noun

a colorless crystalline compound that is part of a number of...

flaxseed

noun

the seed of flax used as a source of oil

fleabane

noun

hairy perennial Eurasian herb with yellow daisylike flowers...

fleawort

noun

plantain of Mediterranean regions whose seeds swell and beco...

flection

noun

the state of being flexed (as of a joint)

fleer

noun

someone who flees from an uncongenial situation

fleetingness

noun

the property of lasting for a very short time

flexibleness

noun

the quality of being adaptable or variable

flexure

noun

an angular or rounded shape made by folding

flibbertigibbet

noun

a female fool

flickertail

noun

of sagebrush and grassland areas of western United States an...

flimflam

noun

a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a perso...

flinthead

noun

an American stork that resembles the true ibises in having a...

flitch

noun

salted and cured abdominal wall of a side of pork

floatplane

noun

a seaplane equipped with pontoons for landing or taking off...

floc

noun

a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspe...

floccule

noun

a small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspe...

flodden

noun

a battle in 1513; the English defeated the invading Scots an...

floozie

noun

a prostitute who attracts customers by walking the streets

floorwalker

noun

an employee of a retail store who supervises sales personnel...

floreal

noun

eighth month of the Revolutionary calendar (April and May);...

florescence

noun

the time and process of budding and unfolding of blossoms

florey

noun

British pathologist who isolated and purified penicillin, wh...

floridity

noun

extravagant elaborateness

floriculture

noun

the cultivation of flowering plants

florio

noun

English lexicographer remembered for his Italian and English...

florilegium

noun

an anthology of short literary pieces and poems and ballads...

flory

noun

United States chemist who developed methods for studying lon...

flowage

noun

the act of flooding; filling to overflowing

floweret

noun

a diminutive flower (especially one that is part of a compos...

flugelhorn

noun

a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore

fluidounce

noun

a British imperial unit of capacity or volume (liquid or dry...

fluidram

noun

a British imperial capacity measure (liquid or dry) equal to...

flummery

noun

meaningless ceremonies and flattery

fluorescein

noun

a yellow dye that is visible even when highly diluted; used...

fluor

noun

a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ult...

fluoridation

noun

the addition of a fluoride to the water supply (to prevent d...

fluorite

noun

a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ult...

fluoroscopy

noun

examination of body structures using a fluoroscope

fluorspar

noun

a soft mineral (calcium fluoride) that is fluorescent in ult...

fluorosis

noun

a pathological condition resulting from an excessive intake...

fluosilicate

noun

salt of fluosilicic acid

fluting

noun

a groove or furrow in cloth etc (particularly a shallow conc...