English words: flog a dead pony to floret

300 English words, part 45 of 85 of the words starting with F, A to Z. 31 have a page of their own.

English words flog a dead pony to floret

flog a dead pony verb: To attempt to get more out of something that cannot give more; to attempt to arouse fresh interest in something that is either hopeless or already settled.
flog-bottomist noun /ˌflɒɡˈbɒtəmɪst/: A teacher or tutor with a propensity for caning students.
flog someone round the fleet verb: To row a prisoner around the fleet, where he would receive a number of lashes at each ship in turn, as a penalty for serious offences.
flog the bishop verb: Synonym of bash the bishop (“to masturbate”).
flog the clock verb: To set the clock forward in order to shorten one's time on watch.
flog the dolphin verb: To masturbate by stimulating one's penis.
floggable adjective: Able to be flogged.
floggee noun: One who receives a flogging.
flogger noun /flɒɡə/: One who flogs.
flogging adjective, noun, verb /ˈflɒɡɪŋ/: Infliction of punishment by dealing blows or whipping.
floghera noun: A Greek folk instrument of the end-blown flute family; a simple form of recorder.
flogster noun: One who flogs or beats.
flogworthy adjective: Worthy of flogging or to be flogged; (by extension) deserving of punishment; punishable.
Flohr proper noun: A surname.
flokati noun: A handwoven woolen rug with a thick pile.
flokite noun: Synonym of mordenite.
flome noun: a river.
flomoxef noun: An oxacephem antibiotic.
flone noun: An arrow.
flong noun /flɒŋ/: A mould, especially one made from papier-mâché, used to create a stereotype.
flonker noun: In the game of dwile flonking, a player who stands in the centre of the opposing team's circle and rotates in the opposite direction, eventually flinging...
floo noun: Dated form of flu.
flood noun, verb /flʌd/: An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other input of water.
flood basalt noun: A large expanse of basalt lava resulting from one or more giant volcanic eruptions.
flood chute noun: A short cut taken by a river or similar waterway during high water, rather than following the normal meandering route.
flood fill noun, verb: A means of filling a discrete area with colour, based on colouring every pixel that can be recursively reached from a starting point.
flood frosting noun: Synonym of flood icing.
flood gate noun: Alternative form of floodgate.
flood geology noun: The attempt to interpret and reconcile geological features of the Earth in accordance with a literal belief in the global flood described in Genesis.
flood-hit adjective: badly affected by flooding.
flood icing noun: A variety of royal icing thinned with water so that it spreads when piped onto something.
flood lamp noun: Alternative form of floodlamp.
flood map noun: A map showing how an area would look in case of flooding, or rising sea levels.
flood meadow noun: A low-lying area of grassland, such as that by a river, which is subject to seasonal flooding.
flood out verb: To pour out; to talk volubly.
flood pants noun: Pants suitable for wear in high water.
flood plain noun: Alternative form of floodplain.
flood plain toadlet noun: A myobatrachid frog, Uperoleia inundata, endemic to central northern Australia.
flood pool noun: An area that is inundated during periods of flooding to prevent inundation elsewhere.
flood-prone adjective: Alternative form of floodprone.
flood stage noun: The elevation at which water overflows the natural banks of a river or other body of water in a given portion of the body of water.
flood test noun: the procedure in which a controlled amount of water is temporarily retained over a horizontal surface to determine the effectiveness of the waterproofing...
flood the zone verb: To fill a relevant region of the field of play.
flood tide noun: The period between low tide and the next high tide of the sea as the water flows toward the shore.
flood water noun: Alternative form of floodwater.
floodable adjective: able to be flooded
floodage noun /ˈflʌdɪd͡ʒ/: flooding; inundation
floodbank noun: Synonym of levee.
floodboard noun: A waterproof board placed over an opening, such as a door or window, to prevent floodwater from entering.
floodchannel noun: A stream that becomes enlarged by carrying floodwater
flooddidit interjection: A sarcastic assertion that something that has not been satisfactorily explained by science is therefore evidence of the Biblical Flood as described in the...
flooded adjective, verb /ˈflʌdɪd/: Filled with water from rain or rivers.
flooded gum noun: Any of several eucalypts that flourish in damp soil, especially Eucalyptus grandis and Eucalyptus rudis.
flooder noun: A channel or device for carrying and controlling water used in flood irrigation.
floodflow noun: The flow of a river in flood or of floodwater
floodful adjective: Characterised by a flood or flooding.
floodgate noun /ˈflʌdˌɡeɪt/: An adjustable gate or valve used to control the flow of water through a sluice.
floodgum noun: The flooded gum, Eucalyptus rudis.
floodin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of flooding.
flooding noun, verb /ˈflʌdɪŋ/: An act of flooding; a flood or gush.
floodlamp noun: Synonym of floodlight.
floodland noun: A low-lying area, especially on either side of a river, which regularly floods.
floodless adjective: Without floods.
floodlessness noun: Absence of floods.
floodlet noun: A small flood.
floodlight noun, verb: A projector of a bright beam of light for use in theatres and studios; a flood
floodlighted adjective, verb: Lit by floodlights; floodlit.
floodlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a flood.
floodlit adjective, verb /ˈflʌdlɪt/: Lit by floodlights.
floodmap noun: Alternative form of flood map.
floodmark noun: A mark indicating the height reached by the waters in a previous flood.
floodometer noun: An instrument for measuring the height of floodwater.
floodplain noun /ˈflʌdˌpleɪn/: A low-lying plain adjacent to a river subject to flooding during periods of high rainfall or at high tide.
floodpool noun: Alternative form of flood pool.
floodprone adjective: That is prone (liable) to flooding
floodproof adjective, verb: Resistant to flooding.
floodshed noun: A watershed that operates at a time of flooding
floodtide noun: Alternative form of flood tide.
floodtime noun: A time (often an annual season) during which an area is flooded; the season when a river floods its banks.
floodwall noun: A man-made vertical barrier designed to temporarily contain the waters of a river or other waterway during a flood
floodwater noun: The water of a flood.
floodwaters noun: The waters of a flood
floodway noun: An engineered path to channel floodwaters away from areas to be protected.
floodwood noun: Driftwood carried by a flood.
floody adjective: Pertaining to or characteristic of a flood or flooding
flooey adjective /ˈfluː.i/: Drunk.
floof interjection, noun, verb /fluːf/: To make something fluffy; to fluff (up).
floofer noun /ˈfluː.fə/: An animal, especially a fluffy or big animal, and/or a dog.
floofiness noun: The quality of being floofy.
floofy adjective /ˈfluː.fi/: Feathery; puffy, light, airy or windswept.
floogy noun: Alternative form of floozie.
flooie adjective: Alternative form of flooey.
flookan noun: Alternative form of flucan.
floom noun: A flume, as in a mill flume.
floop verb: To flop and droop, as a sign of aging or poor physical condition.
floor noun, verb /flɔː/: The interior bottom or surface of a house or building; the supporting surface of a room.
floor-board noun: Alternative form of floorboard.
floor box noun: A box set into the floor of an office etc., offering multiple electrical, AV, data and communication sockets.
floor broker noun: An independent member of an exchange who can act as a broker for other members who become overloaded with orders, as an agent on the floor of the exchange.
floor effect noun: The phenomenon in which a data-gathering instrument has a lower limit to the data values it can reliably specify.
floor exercise noun: A performance on a mat-covered floor using no apparatus.
floor-filler noun: A music track that is likely to encourage people to dance when played at a club, etc.
floor-filling adjective: Of a music track: likely to encourage people to dance when played at a club, etc.
floor-friendly adjective: Synonym of floor-filling.
floor function noun: A function that maps a real number to the largest integer that is not greater than it.
floor general noun: A point guard or other player who provides leadership by running the offense.
floor hand noun: Alternative form of floorhand.
floor heating noun: Synonym of underfloor heating.
floor hockey noun: Any of various hockey sports played indoors.
floor it verb: To depress the accelerator to the maximum extent.
floor lamp noun: A lamp supported by a tall vertical pole in order that light comes from above those seated in the vicinity.
floor-length adjective: That reaches to the floor.
floor manager noun: A manager who works on the shop floor and may directly interact with customers.
floor mat noun: Alternative form of floormat.
floor model noun: An example of a product that is kept in a store for customers to see.
floor one could eat off noun: An extremely clean floor.
floor piano noun: A large, flat novelty electronic piano-style keyboard played by stepping on the keys.
floor pillow noun: A cushion placed directly on the floor to provide casual seating.
floor plan noun: A diagram, usually to scale, showing the layout of a building.
floor plan lending noun: Also known as wholesale lending, a form of retail goods inventory financing in which each loan advance is made against a specific piece of collateral.
floor plate noun: Alternative form of floorplate.
floor puzzle noun: A usually large jigsaw puzzle that does not fit into a frame, meant, instead, to be assembled on a surface such as a floor.
floor show noun: Alternative spelling of floorshow.
floor space noun: Alternative form of floorspace.
floor temperature challenge noun: The act or someone losing their life, often being killed, in a situation involving firearms or other dangerous activities.
floor-through noun: An apartment which covers the entire depth of a building.
floor tile noun: A tile, made from any material, designed to be laid as flooring.
floor-to-ceiling adjective: Extending from the floor all the way up to the ceiling.
floor trader noun: A member of a stock or commodities exchange who trades on the floor of that exchange for his or her own account.
floor trading noun: The kind of trading carried out by a floor trader.
floor-walker noun: An employee in a large shop (especially a department store) who supervises sales staff and assists customers.
floorage noun: floorspace
floorball noun: An indoor ball game played with a stick like hockey.
floorboard noun, verb: Any of the long boards laid over joists to make a floor.
floorboarded adjective, verb: Covered or furnished with floorboards.
floorboarding noun, verb: The floorboards in a building or part thereof.
floorbox noun: Alternative form of floor box.
floorcare noun: The care and maintenance of floors and carpets.
floorcest noun: Sexual involvement between students residing in the same dormitory and the same floor.
floorcloth noun: A cloth, normally of flannel, used for cleaning floors.
floorcovering noun: A covering for a floor.
floordrobe noun /ˈflɔːdɹəʊb/: Clothing strewn on the floor.
floored adjective, verb: Covered or furnished with a floor.
floorer noun: Someone who floors, lays flooring.
floorful noun: A quantity that fills or covers a floor.
floorgrip noun: A device used to steady firing and counter the effects of recoil, resulting in far more accurate fire when shooting in full auto mode. It can be...
floorhand noun: A junior worker on an oil rig, responsible for general labour and maintenance, usually more specialized tasks than those of a leasehand.
floorhead noun: Any of the upper extremities of the floor of a vessel.
flooring noun, verb /ˈflɔːrɪŋ/: A floor.
flooring nailer noun: A tool designed specifically to drive a nail at about a 45-degree angle into the tongue of a tongue-and-groove board used for flooring, the hammer blow...
flooring spacer noun: A small plastic or wood wedge inserted between walls and the edge of flooring planks (laminate, vinyl, or wood) to maintain a consistent 1/4-inch to...
flooringly adverb: stunningly
floorlady noun: Synonym of floorwoman.
floorlength adjective: Alternative form of floor-length.
floorless adjective /ˈflɔː(ɹ)ləs/: Lacking a floor.
floorlessness noun: Absence of a floor.
floorlet noun: A component of an interest rate floor, a derivative instrument that effectively prevents the interest payments on an otherwise variable-rate loan from...
floorlike adjective: Resembling or characteristic of a floor.
floorman noun: One who works on the shop floor of a retail establishment.
floormat noun: A mat that is laid on the floor.
floormate noun: A person with whom one shares a floor in a building.
floorpan noun: A large sheet-metal stamping, often incorporating smaller welded stampings, that forms the floor of a large vehicle and the position of its external and...
floorperson noun: The person who works the floor (deals with customers), a floor manager.
floorplan noun: Alternative spelling of floor plan.
floorplanning noun: The act of designing a floor plan (electronic circuit design).
floorplate noun: A (usually metal) plate used as industrial flooring.
floorscape noun: A landscape formed by flooring or paving.
floorset noun: The process of rearranging all the goods in a store to give a fresh appearance, often according to a planogram.
floorshow noun: A set of performances held in a nightclub, restaurant or similar during the course of an evening.
floorspace noun: The surface area of the floor in a building.
floorstone noun: A stone making up part of a floor or flooring.
floortile noun: Alternative spelling of floor tile.
floortime noun: A form of therapeutic intervention, used mainly with autistic children, in which the therapist meets the child at its current developmental level and...
floorwalker noun: Alternative form of floor-walker.
floorwalking noun: The work of a floorwalker; retail supervision.
floorward adjective, adverb: Toward the floor.
floorwards adverb: Towards the floor.
floorway noun: An elevated section of floor over which one can walk.
floorwise adjective, adverb: Like a floor.
floorwoman noun: A female floorman.
floorwork noun: Any part of dance, exercise (e.g., aerobics, calisthenics), or physical therapy performed on or close to the floor.
floose noun: A coin formerly used in India, worth one tenth of a danim.
floosie noun: Alternative spelling of floozie.
floosy noun: Alternative spelling of floozie.
floozie noun /ˈfluː.zi/: A vulgar or sexually promiscuous woman; a hussy or slattern.
floozy noun: Alternative spelling of floozie.
flop adverb, interjection, noun, verb /flɒp/: To fall heavily due to lack of energy.
flop account noun: A social media account used for posting things regarded as flops or failures.
flop artist noun: A person who stages a fall in order to claim compensation for injury.
flop down verb: To sit or lie in a casual or lazy manner
flop-eared adjective: Having ears that flop, having long ears which hang down loosely.
flop era noun: A period marked by failure, lack of success, or the inability to function.
flop for verb: To fall for (someone); to fall in love with (someone).
flop-house noun: Alternative form of flophouse.
flop style noun: The technique of using the Fosbury flop when performing the high jump.
flop sweat noun: Sweat due to nervousness, especially fear of failure.
flop tube noun: A weighted tube that allows fuel to be drawn from the fuel tank of an aircraft even when it is flying upside down
flopdock noun: Synonym of lady's foxglove (“Digitalis purpurea”).
flopdom noun: The realm of flops or failures.
floperoo noun: Alternative form of flopperoo.
flophouse noun, verb /ˈflɒphaʊs/: A cheap hotel or boarding house where many people sleep in large rooms.
flopless adjective: Describing the asymmetric behaviour of a flippase in moving a phospholipid in one direction only.
flopover noun /ˈflɒpəʊvə/: The action of flopping over; (countable) an instance of this; also, a thing which flops over.
floppa noun: A caracal (Caracal caracal), especially one kept as an exotic pet.
floppase noun: Any enzyme that transport lipids from the cytosolic to the exoplasmic face of a cell
flopper noun: One who flops.
flopperoo noun: A flop; an utter failure.
floppily adverb /ˈflɒpɪli/: In a floppy manner.
floppin' verb: Pronunciation spelling of flopping.
floppiness noun: The characteristic or quality of being floppy
flopping noun, verb: The motion of something that flops.
floppingly adverb: With a flopping motion.
floppy adjective, noun /ˈflɒ.pi/: Limp, not hard, firm, or rigid; flexible.
floppy baby syndrome noun: Synonym of floppy infant syndrome
floppy disc noun: Alternative form of floppy disk.
floppy disc drive noun: Alternative spelling of floppy disk drive.
floppy disk noun: A removable disk used for storing digital data, measuring between 2 and 8 inches diagonally and storing between 80 KB and 240 MB.
floppy disk drive noun: A floppy drive; a disk drive for floppy disks.
floppy diskette noun: Synonym of floppy disk.
floppy diskette drive noun: A computer hardware device to read and write data from removable soft, so-called floppy, diskettes.
floppy drive noun: A computer hardware device used for reading and writing on removable floppy disks, such as 3+¹⁄₂″, 5+¹⁄₄″ or 8″ diskettes.
floppy eyelid syndrome noun: A disease typically characterized by floppy upper eyelids that can be easily everted, as well as papillary conjunctivitis.
floppy infant syndrome noun: Hypotonia.
floppy trunk syndrome noun: A disorder of trunk paralysis in African bush elephants, as a result of neural degeneration.
floppy-wristed adjective: Making or involving a flopping motion with the wrist(s).
floppydock noun: The foxglove Digitalis purpurea.
floppyful noun: The amount (of data) that a floppy disk can hold.
flopristin noun: A streptogramin antibiotic.
flopropione noun: A spasmolytic or antispasmodic drug.
flops noun, verb: One flop per second.
flopsweat noun: Alternative form of flop sweat.
flopsy adjective: Synonym of floppy.
floptastic adjective: Of an attempt or endeavor, spectacularly unsuccessful.
floptical adjective, noun: Using a combination of magnetic and optical technology.
floptical disk noun: A form of floppy disk whose head tracking was optically controlled (superseded by compact disc technology).
flopulist noun: A failed populist.
flopwing noun: A bird, the lapwing.
flor noun: A film of yeast that develops on the surface of some wines during fermentation, induced deliberately during the production of sherry.
flora noun /ˈflɔː.ɹə/: Plants considered as a group, especially those of a particular country, region, time, etc.
flora and fauna noun: Plants and animals living in a place or area.
Flora's paintbrush noun: Any of various plants of the genus Emilia.
floral adjective, noun /ˈfloɹəl/: Of, pertaining to, or connected with flowers.
floral clock noun: Synonym of flower clock.
floral envelope noun: Synonym of perianth.
floral formula noun: A textual notation representing the structure of particular types of flowers, indicating the numbers of organs etc.
floral larceny noun: Any natural nectar-foraging behavior that potentially disrupts pollination, such as removing nectar from the floral opening or from between the petals.
floral white adjective, noun: A faint pinkish white colour.
florality noun: The quality of being floral.
floralize verb: To make floral.
florally adverb: In a floral way; with flowers or something that suggests them.
floralness noun: The quality of being floral.
floralturbation noun: soil bioturbation caused by plants, for example by root growth or the uprooting of trees
floramour noun: The plant love-lies-bleeding.
floran noun: tin ore scarcely perceptible in the stone
Florance proper noun: A female given name.
floranol noun: The vasorelaxant chromenone derivative (2R,3R)-3,5,7-trihydroxy-2-(2-hydroxyphenyl)-6-methoxy-8-(3-methylbut-2-enyl)-2,3-dihydrochromen-4-one
florantyrone noun: A drug used in the treatment of biliary dyskinesia. It is a cholagogue and choleretic.
florate adjective: Of, pertaining to, or decorated with flowers; floral.
florbetapir noun: A radiopharmaceutical compound containing the radionuclide fluorine-18, used in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease.
flordipine noun: A calcium channel blocker.
Flore proper noun: A village and civil parish in West Northamptonshire district, Northamptonshire, England, formerly in Daventry district.
Florea proper noun: A surname.
floreal adjective: floral; flowery
Floreana proper noun: An island of San Cristobal canton, Galapagos, Ecuador.
Floreana giant tortoise noun: Chelonoidis niger niger, a subspecies of the Galapagos tortoise.
floreate adjective: Alternative form of floreated.
floreated adjective: Decorated with floral ornamentation.
floredil noun: A vasodilator.
Florek proper noun: A surname.
Florence noun /ˈflɒɹəns/: An ancient gold coin of the time of Edward III, coined by Florentines and worth six shillings sterling.
Florence fennel noun: Synonym of finocchio (“fennel cultivar”).
Florence flask noun: A glass flask with a round body used in a laboratory for holding chemical liquids and solutions. Normally with a round bottom for uniform heating, but may...
Florence Nightingale noun: An outstanding nurse
Florence Nightingale effect noun: A trope where a caregiver falls in love with their patient, even if very little communication or contact takes place outside of basic care.
Florence syndrome noun: Synonym of Stendhal syndrome.
Florencio proper noun: A surname.
florencite noun: A rare earth phosphate mineral having a yellow to brown color.
florenskyite noun: An orthorhombic-dipyramidal cream white mineral containing iron, nickel, phosphorus, and titanium.
florensovite noun: An isometric-hexoctahedral black mineral containing antimony, chromium, copper, and sulfur.
Florent proper noun: A male given name from French.
florentine adjective, noun /ˈflɒɹəntaɪn/: Cooked or served with spinach.
Florentine beefsteak noun: Synonym of Tuscan porterhouse.
Florentine flask noun: An oil–water separator fed with condensed vapours of a steam distillation in a fragrance extraction process.
Florentine flogging noun: A two-handed style of flagellation involving the rhythmic use of a pair of matching floggers, one in each hand.
Florentine omelette noun: A type of omelette with spinach and cheese.
Florentine steak noun: Synonym of Tuscan porterhouse.
Florentinism noun: Behaviours or attitudes characteristic of the Italian city of Florence.
Florentino proper noun: A surname.
florentium noun /fləˈɹɛnʃɪəm/: (disused nomenclature) Promethium.
Flores proper noun: An island of the Azores autonomous region, Portugal, in the North Atlantic.
Flores Man noun: An extinct hominid who lived in Indonesia.
Flores minivet noun: Synonym of little minivet.
florescence noun /flɔˈɹɛsəns/: The time, or the condition, of budding or flowering.
florescent adjective /floɹˈɛsənt/: Flowering or budding.
Florescu proper noun: A surname from Romanian.
floressence noun: A floral essence.
Floresta proper noun: A neighbourhood in western Buenos Aires, Argentina.
Florestan proper noun: A male given name
Floresville proper noun: A city, the county seat of Wilson County, Texas, United States.
floret noun /fləˈɹɛt/: A small flower, especially one of a cluster in a composite flower.

Source: English Wiktionary, dump of September 2, 2026 (CC BY-SA 4.0): each word's first meaning. A word with a page of its own links to it; for the rest, this line is PlainSpell's entry. Total under F: 25,498 words, in 85 parts.