All flax synonyms
flax
F f verb flax
- lick β to pass the tongue over the surface of, as to moisten, taste, or eat (often followed by up, off, from, etc.): to lick a postage stamp; to lick an ice-cream cone.
- deck β A deck on a vehicle such as a bus or ship is a lower or upper area of it.
- outstrip β to outdo; surpass; excel.
- tan β to convert (a hide) into leather, especially by soaking or steeping in a bath prepared from tanbark or synthetically.
- total β constituting or comprising the whole; entire; whole: the total expenditure.
- prevail β to be widespread or current; exist everywhere or generally: Silence prevailed along the funeral route.
- whip β to beat with a strap, lash, rod, or the like, especially by way of punishment or chastisement; flog; thrash: Criminals used to be whipped for minor offenses.
- beat up β If someone beats a person up, they hit or kick the person many times.
- put away β to move or place (anything) so as to get it into or out of a specific location or position: to put a book on the shelf.
- shut down β to put (a door, cover, etc.) in position to close or obstruct.
- take down β made or constructed so as to be easily dismantled or disassembled.
- wipe out β an act of wiping: He gave a few quick wipes to the furniture.
- get the better of β of superior quality or excellence: a better coat; a better speech.
- shoot down β the act of shooting with a bow, firearm, etc.
- outhit β to deal a blow or stroke to: Hit the nail with the hammer.
- get the jump on β to spring clear of the ground or other support by a sudden muscular effort; leap: to jump into the air; to jump out a window.
- plow under β an agricultural implement used for cutting, lifting, turning over, and partly pulverizing soil.
- work over β exertion or effort directed to produce or accomplish something; labor; toil.
- ferule β a ring or cap, usually of metal, put around the end of a post, cane, or the like, to prevent splitting.
- knock around β to strike a sounding blow with the fist, knuckles, or anything hard, especially on a door, window, or the like, as in seeking admittance, calling attention, or giving a signal: to knock on the door before entering.
- let fly β to move through the air using wings.
- whup β to whip; beat or defeat decisively: The top seed whupped his opponent in three straight sets.
- exceed β Be greater in number or size than (a quantity, number, or other measurable thing).
- excel β Microsoft Excel
- pulverise β to reduce to dust or powder, as by pounding or grinding.
noun flax
- ambary β a tropical Asian malvaceous plant, Hibiscus cannabinus, that yields a fibre similar to jute
- kef β a state of drowsy contentment, especially from the use of a narcotic.
- kif β kef.
- plant β any member of the kingdom Plantae, comprising multicellular organisms that typically produce their own food from inorganic matter by the process of photosynthesis and that have more or less rigid cell walls containing cellulose, including vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, and hornworts: some classification schemes may include fungi, algae, bacteria, blue-green algae, and certain single-celled eukaryotes that have plantlike qualities, as rigid cell walls or photosynthesis.
- fibre β a fine, threadlike piece, as of cotton, jute, or asbestos.
- ravelling β to disentangle or unravel the threads or fibers of (a woven or knitted fabric, rope, etc.).