| flush3 |
to frighten from cover or cause to start up or take flight. [3 definitions] |
| flush4 |
a hand or set of playing cards all of the same suit, of special value in certain card games. |
| fluster |
to cause to be or to become nervous, confused, or agitated. [2 definitions] |
| flute |
a high-pitched musical instrument of the woodwind family, consisting of a long slender tube of wood or metal with finger holes or keys along it, that is played by blowing into a mouthpiece at one end or across a hole near one end. [8 definitions] |
| fluting |
a decorative pattern of long, rounded, parallel grooves, as on columns or some glassware. [3 definitions] |
| flutist |
a person who plays the flute, esp. professionally. |
| flutter |
to move swiftly back and forth or up and down in a jerky or irregular manner; flap. [9 definitions] |
| flutter kick |
a swimming kick in which the legs are extended horizontally and moved rapidly up and down without bending the knees. |
| fluty |
with a soft, clear, flutelike tone. |
| fluvial |
of, found in, or produced by a river. |
| flux |
a flow or flowing in, as of the tide. [9 definitions] |
| fly1 |
to move through the air by means of wings. [12 definitions] |
| fly2 |
any of a variety of small, winged insects, esp. the common housefly. [3 definitions] |
| fly3 |
(slang) cool, appealing, or attractive. |
| flyable |
ready or able to be flown. |
| fly agaric |
a poisonous mushroom with an orange or reddish cap and white gills. |
| fly ash |
fine, often airborne particles of ash derived from the burning of solid fuel and recognized as a factor in air pollution. [2 definitions] |
| fly ball |
in baseball, a batted ball that rises high in the air; fly. (Cf. ground ball.) |
| flyblown |
covered or contaminated with blowfly eggs or larvae. [2 definitions] |
| flyby |
a flight over or close to a designated point, area, or target by an aircraft or spacecraft for the purpose of making aerial observations. |
| fly-by-night |
irresponsible or unreliable, esp. in business dealings. [4 definitions] |