English Words: F

18,613 words · Page 169 of 373

flat-backed millipedenoun

Any large millipede of the order Polydesmida.

flat-bottomadj

Alternative form of flat-bottomed.

flat-bottomedadj

Having a flat bottom.

flat-chestedadj

Having a flat chest; having small breasts.

flat-chestednessnoun

The state of being flat-chested; the state of having small breasts.

flat-earthadj

Of or relating to the theory that planet Earth is flat.

flat-earthernoun

A person who believes or advocates the claim that the planet Earth is flat.

flat-eartherynoun

Advocacy for the belief that the Earth is flat.

flat-earthismnoun

The belief in, or advocacy for, the theory that the planet Earth is flat.

flat-earthistnoun

Synonym of flat-earther.

flat-faced longhornnoun

Any beetle of the subfamily Lamiinae.

flat-footverb

Alternative form of flatfoot.

flat-footedadj

Of an animal: having feet which are naturally flat; (specifically) of a horse: having hoofs with soles close to the ground.

flat-headedadj

Having a flat head.

flat-headed catnoun

Prionailurus planiceps, a small wild cat patchily distributed in the Thai-Malay Peninsula, Borneo and Sumatra.

flat-heeledadj

Of footwear, having very low heels so that the foot is almost parallel to the ground; low-heeled.

flat-mouthedadj

Having a broad mouth

flat-sitverb

To live in and take care of someone's flat while they are away.

flat-spotverb

To cause a flat spot on (a vehicle tyre), usually by locking the wheels under heaving braking.

flat-toppedadj

Having a (generally) level upper surface.

flat-warmingnoun

A party to celebrate moving into a new flat (apartment).

flatbacknoun

A chelonid turtle, Natator depressus, with low-domed carapace, endemic to the continental shelf of Australia.

flatbackernoun

A female prostitute who services a large number of customers.

flatbednoun

An open freight vehicle with no sides, designed to carry heavy or outsized loads.

flatbed editornoun

A type of machine used to edit film for a motion picture.

flatbillnoun

Any of various tropical primarily olive-green flycatchers, having a wide flat bill, members of the genera Ramphotrigon, Tolmomyias, and Rhynchocyclus.

flatblocknoun

A block of flats; an apartment block.

flatboatnoun

A boxy, flat-bottomed boat used for carrying livestock, freight, and people on rivers.

flatboaternoun

Someone who travels by, or sells goods from, a flatboat.

flatboatmannoun

The man in charge of a flatboat.

flatbottomedadj

Alternative form of flat-bottomed.

flatbownoun

a bow with non-recurved, flat, relatively wide limbs that are approximately rectangular in cross-section.

flatbreadnoun

A thin, flat bread, often made from unleavened dough.

flatbreakingnoun

The process of plowing an entire field to break up the soil prior to planting.

Flatbushname

A large neighborhood in central Brooklyn, New York, New York that was the site of Ebbets Field, home of the Brooklyn Dodgers.

flatcakenoun

An Eastern European round unleavened bread.

flatcapnoun

Alternative form of flat cap (“headgear”).

flatcarnoun

A railroad freight car without sides and roof.

flatcestnoun

Sexual involvement between students residing in the same flat.

flatchadj

Half

flatdomnoun

The realm or sphere of apartment buildings.

flatdwellernoun

One who lives in a flat.

Flatername

A surname from German.

flatettenoun

A bedsit.

flatfieldnoun

A flat portion of a lens or curved mirror, especially one introduced accidentally or by damage.

flatfishnoun

A fish of the order Pleuronectiformes, the adults of which have both eyes on one side and usually swim with the other side down, such as a flounder, a halibut, or a sole.

flatfootnoun

A condition in which the arch of the foot makes contact with the ground.

flatfootedadj

Alternative form of flat-footed.

flatfootedlyadv

In a flatfooted manner.

flatfootednessnoun

The quality of being flatfooted.

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