8-letter words containing fl
- flankers — Plural form of flanker.
- flanking — the side of an animal or a person between the ribs and hip.
- flannels — Plural form of flannel.
- flannery — Tim, full name Timothy Fridtjof Flannery. born 1956, Australian zoologist, palaeontologist and environmentalist. His books include The Weather Makers (2006)
- flanning — Architecture. the splay of a sconcheon.
- flaperon — a control surface functioning both as a flap and as an aileron.
- flapjack — a pancake or griddlecake.
- flapless — not having a flap or flaps
- flappers — something broad and flat used for striking or for making a noise by striking.
- flapping — to swing or sway back and forth loosely, especially with noise: A loose shutter flapped outside the window.
- flare up — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
- flare-up — to burn with an unsteady, swaying flame, as a torch or candle in the wind.
- flareups — Plural form of flareup.
- flash on — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- flashers — Plural form of flasher.
- flashgun — a device that simultaneously discharges a flashbulb and operates a camera shutter.
- flashily — sparkling or brilliant, especially in a superficial way or for the moment: a flashy performance.
- flashing — a brief, sudden burst of bright light: a flash of lightning.
- flashmob — Alternative spelling of flash mob.
- flat bug — any of numerous flattened bugs of the family Aradidae, inhabiting the underside of bark and feeding on fungi.
- flat cap — A flat cap is the same as a cloth cap.
- flat car — a railroad car without raised sides or ends
- flat out — horizontally level: a flat roof.
- flat tax — set rate of tax
- flat top — an aircraft carrier.
- flat-out — moving or working at top speed or with maximum effort; all-out: a flat-out effort by all contestants.
- flat-saw — plain-saw.
- flat-top — an aircraft carrier.
- flatback — a short name for the flatback turtle, Natator depressa, which is native to Australasia and characterized by the flatness of its back
- flatbeds — Plural form of flatbed.
- flatboat — a large, flat-bottomed boat for use in shallow water, especially on rivers.
- flatcars — Plural form of flatcar.
- flatette — a very small flat
- flatfish — any fish of the order Heterosomata (Pleuronectiformes), including the halibut, sole, flounder, etc., having a greatly compressed body and swimming on one side, with both eyes on the upper side in the adult.
- flatfoot — Pathology. a condition in which the arch of the foot is flattened so that the entire sole rests upon the ground. Also, flat foot. a foot with such an arch.
- flatform — A type of shoe with a flat, platform sole.
- flathead — any of several scorpaenoid fishes of the family Platycephalidae, chiefly inhabiting waters of the Indo-Pacific region and used for food.
- flatiron — a nonelectric iron with a flat bottom, heated for use in pressing clothes, cloth, etc.
- flatland — a region that lacks appreciable topographic relief.
- flatlets — Plural form of flatlet.
- flatline — (of a person) die.
- flatling — in a flat position; with the flat side, as of a sword.
- flatlong — With the flat side downward; not edgewise.
- flatmate — A person who shares a flat (apartment) with others.
- flatness — horizontally level: a flat roof.
- flatpack — A package for an integrated circuit consisting of a rectangular sealed unit with a number of horizontal metal pins protruding from its sides.
- flatpick — a plectrum
- flattens — Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flatten.
- flatters — Plural form of flatter.
- flattery — the act of flattering.