| flashlight |
a hand-held, usu. battery-powered lamp. |
| flash point |
the lowest temperature at which a combustible liquid will give a flash of light when heat is applied. [2 definitions] |
| flashy |
brilliant or impressive on the surface or for a short time only. [2 definitions] |
| flask |
a rounded or cone-shaped bottle with a narrow neck that sometimes widens at the top, often with a fitted top or stopper. [2 definitions] |
| flat1 |
having a horizontal surface. [17 definitions] |
| flat2 |
(chiefly British) a group of connected rooms forming a residence on one floor; apartment. |
| flatbed |
a truck or trailer having a flat or shallow platform with no sides or top as its body. |
| flatboat |
a flat-bottomed boat used for transporting goods on shallow waters. |
| flatcar |
a railroad car having a flat platform with no walls or roof. |
| flatfish |
any member of an order of mainly saltwater fishes, such as the sole, halibut, or flounder, whose adult bodies are flat with both eyes on the upper side. |
| flatfoot |
a condition of the foot in which the arch is flattened. |
| flatfooted |
pertaining to or having flat feet. [2 definitions] |
| Flathead |
any member of several Indian tribes in the northwest United States, esp. a Salishan tribe of Montana. |
| flatiron |
a flat-bottomed iron that is heated and used to press clothes. |
| flatland |
(often pl.) fairly flat terrain such as a valley or plains, as opposed to hilly or mountainous terrain. |
| flat-out |
(informal) at maximum speed or strength. [3 definitions] |
| flat-screen |
of or pertaining to a thin, flat display on a computer or television. |
| flat silver |
eating utensils; silverware. |
| flatten |
to make flat. [3 definitions] |
| flatter1 |
to please with compliments. [4 definitions] |
| flatter2 |
one that makes something flat. [3 definitions] |