All flap synonyms
flap
F f noun flap
- turbulence β the quality or state of being turbulent; violent disorder or commotion.
- brouhaha β A brouhaha is an excited and critical fuss or reaction to something.
- fuss β an excessive display of anxious attention or activity; needless or useless bustle: They made a fuss over the new baby.
- confusion β If there is confusion about something, it is not clear what the true situation is, especially because people believe different things.
- apron β An apron is a piece of clothing that you put on over the front of your normal clothes and tie round your waist, especially when you are cooking, in order to prevent your clothes from getting dirty.
- hanging β the way in which a thing hangs.
- fold β to confine (sheep or other domestic animals) in a fold.
- tag β a children's game in which one player chases the others in an effort to touch one of them, who then takes the role of pursuer.
- tab β ht
- strip β to cut, tear, or form into strips.
- skirt β the part of a gown, dress, slip, or coat that extends downward from the waist.
- overlap β to lap over (something else or each other); extend over and cover a part of; imbricate.
- adjunct β Something that is an adjunct to something larger or more important is connected with it or helps to perform the same task.
- tail β the limitation of an estate to a person and the personβs heirs or some particular class of such heirs.
- lug β Linux User Group
- lobe β a roundish projection or division, as of an organ or a leaf.
- ply β British Dialect. to bend, fold, or mold.
- accessory β Accessories are items of equipment that are not usually essential, but which can be used with or added to something else in order to make it more efficient, useful, or decorative.
- fly β to move through the air using wings.
- drop β a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- cover β If you cover something, you place something else over it in order to protect it, hide it, or close it.
- queue β a braid of hair worn hanging down behind.
- appendage β An appendage is something that is joined to or connected with something larger or more important.
- lapel β either of the two parts of a garment folded back on the chest, especially a continuation of a coat collar.
- tippet β a scarf, usually of fur or wool, for covering the neck, or the neck and shoulders, and usually having ends hanging down in front. Compare stole2 (def 2).
- pendant β a hanging ornament, as an earring or the main piece suspended from a necklace.
- pother β commotion; uproar.
- turmoil β a state of great commotion, confusion, or disturbance; tumult; agitation; disquiet: mental turmoil caused by difficult decisions.
- to-do β bustle; fuss: They made a great to-do over the dinner.
- tizzy β Slang. a dither. a nervous, excited, or distracted state.
- lather β a worker who puts up laths.
- agitation β If someone is in a state of agitation, they are very worried or upset, and show this in their behaviour, movements, or voice.
- tumult β violent and noisy commotion or disturbance of a crowd or mob; uproar: The tumult reached its height during the premier's speech.
- twitter β to utter a succession of small, tremulous sounds, as a bird.
- state β the condition of a person or thing, as with respect to circumstances or attributes: a state of health.
- sweat β to perspire, especially freely or profusely.
- fluster β to put into a state of agitated confusion: His constant criticism flustered me.
- panic β Also called panic grass. any grass of the genus Panicum, many species of which bear edible grain.
- flutter β to wave, flap, or toss about: Banners fluttered in the breeze.
- dither β a trembling; vibration.
- stew β to cook (food) by simmering or slow boiling.
- banging β Often, bangs. a fringe of hair combed or brushed forward over the forehead.
verb flap
- flail β an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar.
- flop β to fall or plump down suddenly, especially with noise; drop or turn with a sudden bump or thud (sometimes followed by down): The puppy flopped down on the couch.
- dangle β If something dangles from somewhere or if you dangle it somewhere, it hangs or swings loosely.
- hang β to fasten or attach (a thing) so that it is supported only from above or at a point near its own top; suspend.
- vibrate β to move rhythmically and steadily to and fro, as a pendulum; oscillate.
- thrash β to beat soundly in punishment; flog.
- flash β a precedence code for handling messages about initial enemy contact or operational combat messages of extreme urgency within the U.S. military.
- beat β If you beat someone or something, you hit them very hard.