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flowerpot a pot in which plants can be grown.
flowery covered with or having flowers; flowered. [3 definitions]
flown a past participle of fly1.
fl. oz. abbreviation of "fluid ounce" or "fluid ounces."
flu influenza.
flub (informal) to do badly; botch; bungle. [2 definitions]
fluctuate to vary or change irregularly; rise and fall. [3 definitions]
fluctuation unsteadiness; vacillation. [2 definitions]
flue a duct, pipe, or other passage through which hot or cold air, smoke, or steam may be evacuated.
fluegelhorn a three-valved brass wind instrument that is similar to a cornet in pitch and appearance, but mellower in tone.
fluency the ability to speak or write smoothly and easily in another language.
fluent speaking or writing easily and smoothly. [4 definitions]
flue pipe an organ pipe in which sound is produced by a current of air that vibrates as it strikes the lip of an opening in the side of the pipe; flue.
fluff a soft, light, downlike substance, or a mass of such a substance. [7 definitions]
fluffy of, made of, or covered with fluff. [2 definitions]
fluid a substance, such as a liquid or gas, that can flow and that tends to conform to the shape of its container. [5 definitions]
fluid dram in the U.S., a unit of capacity equal to one eighth of a fluid ounce or 3.6966 milliliters. [2 definitions]
fluid ounce in the US, a unit of capacity equal to one sixteenth of a pint or 29.57 milliliters. [2 definitions]
fluke1 a triangular tip, as on an anchor or the head of a spear or arrow. [2 definitions]
fluke2 that which is accidentally successful; stroke of good luck.
fluke3 any of several flatfishes or flounderlike fishes.