English Words: F

18,613 words · Page 182 of 373

flies' graveyardnoun

A sweet pastry filled with currants or raisins.

Fliessianadj

Of or relating to Wilhelm Fliess (German: Wilhelm Fließ; 1858–1928), German Jewish otolaryngologist who met and corresponded with Sigmund Freud and thus came to play an important part in the development of psychoanalysis.

fliestadj

superlative form of fly: most fly

fliethverb

third-person singular simple present indicative of fly

fliffusnoun

Any double somersault with some amount of twisting.

fliggerverb

To sneer.

flightnoun

The act of flying.

flight attendantnoun

A member of the crew of an airplane who is responsible for the comfort and safety of its passengers.

flight controlnoun

A system for controlling an aircraft's rotational or translational motion in one or more axes.

flight decknoun

The deck of an aircraft carrier, where aircraft can land and take off.

flight of earlsnoun

the departure into exile of the Irish chieftain Hugh O'Neill and his followers in 1607.

flight of fancynoun

An idea, narrative, suggestion, etc., which is extremely imaginative and which appears to be entirely unrealistic, untrue, or impractical; thinking which is very speculative.

flight of ideasnoun

Excessive speech at a rapid rate that involves causal association between ideas, typically seen in bipolar disorder.

flight pathnoun

A trajectory, the traveled path of a projectile, rocket or aircraft through the air.

flight risknoun

The possibility that a person under the custody of law enforcement will abscond if granted bail.

flight sequencenoun

A series of cinematic shots of the flight of an aircraft

flight suitnoun

A warm, durable full-body garment designed to be worn while flying an aircraft.

flight timenoun

The total amount of time spent piloting aircraft, serving as the primary measure of a pilot's experience.

flight-shotnoun

The distance an arrow can generally fly after being shot (about a fifth of a mile).

flightcasenoun

A case for safely transporting large, delicate items (usually specialized equipment).

flightcraftnoun

The ability, skill, or art of flying.

flightcrewnoun

Alternative form of flight crew.

flightedadj

Having flight feathers (for example, upon reaching maturity).

flighternoun

A horizontal vane revolving over the surface of wort in a cooler, so as to produce a circular current in the liquor.

flightfuladj

Able to fly.

flightilyadv

In a flighty manner.

flightinessnoun

The quality of being flighty.

flightlessadj

Unable to fly.

flightless cormorantnoun

A species of cormorant, Phalacrocorax harrisi, endemic to the Galápagos Islands.

flightlesslyadv

Without the power of flight.

flightlessnessnoun

The condition of being flightless.

flightlingnoun

One who flees or takes flight; an escapee, fugitive, or refugee.

flightmapnoun

A tracker for a flight that includes nearby flights and airspace borders.

flightmarenoun

An unpleasant flight or experience during air travel.

flightsnoun

plural of flight

flightseeingnoun

Sightseeing from an aircraft.

flightseernoun

A person who sightsees from an aircraft.

flightshotnoun

The distance to which an arrow can be fired.

flightsomeadj

Marked by flight or fleeing; apt or prone to flee or take off; (by extension) not dependable; irresponsible; flaky

flightworthinessnoun

airworthiness

flightworthyadj

Safe enough to fly

flightyadj

Given to unplanned and silly ideas or actions.

flim-flamnoun

Misinformation; bunkum; false information presented as true.

flimflamnoun

Alternative form of flim-flam.

flimflammernoun

A swindler; a con artist.

flimflammerynoun

nonsense

flimmernoun

A flickering glimmer.

flimpverb

To steal; to commit petty theft.

flimsiesnoun

Skimpy underwear.

flimsilyadv

In a flimsy manner

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The English alphabetical index for the letter F contains 18,613 headwords drawn from our Wiktionary-derived dictionary table. At 50 entries per page the browse splits into 373 pages, and you are currently viewing page 182. Every row above is a dictionary-backed entry with a canonical slug, and each links through to a full definition page with pronunciation, senses, etymology, and related-word data where available.

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