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. |
fluky |
(informal) resulting from chance; accidental or lucky. [2 definitions] |
flume |
a narrow gorge or ravine through which a stream flows. [3 definitions] |