10-letter words containing fl
- flagperson — A gender-neutral term for someone who uses a flag, especially as a form of signalling.
- flagrantly — shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: a flagrant error.
- flagstaffs — Plural form of flagstaff.
- flagstaves — Plural form of flagstaff.
- flagsticks — Plural form of flagstick.
- flagstoned — Paved with flagstones.
- flagstones — Plural form of flagstone.
- flake tool — a Paleolithic or later stone tool made from a flake struck from a larger core.
- flakeboard — a form of particle board.
- flamboyant — strikingly bold or brilliant; showy: flamboyant colors.
- flame bait — (messaging) A Usenet posting or other message intended to trigger a flame war, or one that invites flames in reply.
- flame cell — one of the hollow cells terminating the branches of the excretory tubules of certain invertebrates, having a tuft of continuously moving cilia.
- flame lamp — a filament lamp in which the bulb resembles the shape of a flame
- flame test — a test for detecting the presence of certain metals in compounds by the coloration they give to a flame. Sodium, for example, turns a flame yellow
- flame tree — either of two trees, Brachychiton acerifolius or B. australis, native to Australia, having clusters of bright scarlet flowers.
- flameproof — resisting the effect of flames; not readily ignited or burned by flames.
- flamingoes — Plural form of flamingo.
- flaminical — relating to a flamen
- flamininus — Titus Quinctius (ˈtaɪtəs ˈkwɪŋktɪəs). ?230–?174 bc, Roman general and statesman: defeated Macedonia (197) and proclaimed the independence of the Greek states (196)
- flammarion — (Nicolas) Camille [nee-kaw-lah ka-mee-yuh] /ni kɔˈlɑ kaˈmi yə/ (Show IPA), 1842–1925, French astronomer and author.
- flanconade — in fencing, a thrust in the side
- flankering — Present participle of flanker.
- flanneling — a soft, slightly napped fabric of wool or wool and another fiber, used for trousers, jackets, shirts, etc.
- flannelled — Wearing clothes made of flannel; especially wearing cricket whites.
- flap valve — clack valve.
- flapdoodle — nonsense; bosh.
- flapdragon — an old game in which the players snatch raisins, plums, etc., out of burning brandy, and eat them.
- flapperish — in the style of a flapper
- flare path — an airstrip illuminated for use at night or in bad weather
- flare star — a dwarf star that exhibits sudden increases of magnitude similar to solar flares.
- flare-back — a blast of flame that sometimes issues from the breech of a large gun or cannon when it is opened after firing.
- flarebacks — Plural form of flareback.
- flash back — If your mind flashes back to something in the past, you remember it or think of it briefly or suddenly.
- flash burn — a burn produced by brief exposure to intense, radiant heat, as from an explosion.
- flash card — a card having words, numerals, or pictures on it, designed for gaining a rapid response from pupils when held up briefly by a teacher, used especially in reading, arithmetic, or vocabulary drills.
- flash lamp — a lamp for providing momentary illumination of the subject of a photograph.
- flash sale — A flash sale is a sale, held for a very limited time, offering very large discounts on surplus stock.
- flash tube — a gaseous discharge tube designed to emit extremely short bursts of very intense light
- flash unit — an electronic flash and its power supply in a compact unit.
- flash-lock — stanch1 (def 5).
- flashbacks — Plural form of flashback.
- flashboard — a board, or one of a series of boards, as on a milldam, used to increase the depth of the impounded water.
- flashbulbs — Plural form of flashbulb.
- flashcards — Plural form of flashcard.
- flashflood — Alternative spelling of flash flood.
- flashiness — The quality of being flashy.
- flashlight — Also called, especially British, torch. a small, portable electric lamp powered by dry batteries, LEDs, or a tiny generator.
- flashovers — Plural form of flashover.
- flashpoint — Also, flashing point. Physical Chemistry. the lowest temperature at which a liquid in a specified apparatus will give off sufficient vapor to ignite momentarily on application of a flame.
- flat ascii — (text) (Or "plain ASCII") Said of a text file that contains only 7-bit ASCII characters and uses only ASCII-standard control characters (that is, has no embedded codes specific to a particular text formatter markup language, or output device, and no meta-characters). Compare flat file.