8-letter words starting with fl
- flabbier — Comparative form of flabby.
- flabbily — In a flabby manner.
- flabella — a fan, especially one used in religious ceremonies.
- flackery — publicity and promotion; press-agentry.
- flacking — press agent.
- flag day — June 14, the anniversary of the day (June 14, 1777) when Congress adopted the Stars and Stripes as the national flag of the United States.
- flag out — to register (a commercial vehicle) in a country other than the one in which it operates, usually in order to take advantage of favourable rates of taxation
- flagella — a plural of flagellum.
- flagfish — Also called American flagfish. a killifish, Jordanella floridae, inhabiting swamps and streams of Florida, having a blue-brown back and whitish sides with red stripes, often kept in aquariums.
- flagging — becoming smaller or weaker; dwindling.
- flagless — Without a flag.
- flaglike — Resembling or characteristic of a flag (cloth emblem).
- flagpole — a staff or pole on which a flag is or can be displayed.
- flagrant — shockingly noticeable or evident; obvious; glaring: a flagrant error.
- flagship — a ship carrying the flag officer or the commander of a fleet, squadron, or the like, and displaying the officer's flag.
- flagstad — Kirsten Marie [kur-stuh n muh-ree;; Norwegian khish-tuh n mah-ree-uh,, khir-stuh n] /ˈkɜr stən məˈri;; Norwegian ˈxɪʃ tən mɑˈri ə,, ˈxɪr stən/ (Show IPA), 1895–1962, Norwegian operatic soprano.
- flaherty — Robert Joseph, 1884–1951, U.S. pioneer in the production of documentary motion pictures.
- flailing — an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar.
- flakelet — a small flake, as of snow.
- flambeau — a flaming torch.
- flambeed — Also, flambéed [flahm-beyd] /flɑmˈbeɪd/ (Show IPA). (of food) served in flaming liquor, especially brandy: steak flambé.
- flame on — (messaging, jargon) To begin or continue to flame. The punning reference to Marvel Comics's Human Torch is no longer widely recognised. The phrase "flame on" may actually precede the flame, in which case "flame off" will follow it. See rave, burble.
- flamenco — a style of dancing, characteristic of the Andalusian Gypsies, that is strongly rhythmic and involves vigorous actions, as clapping the hands and stamping the feet.
- flameout — burning gas or vapor, as from wood or coal, that is undergoing combustion; a portion of ignited gas or vapor.
- flamingo — any of several aquatic birds of the family Phoenicopteridae, having very long legs and neck, webbed feet, a bill bent downward at the tip, and pinkish to scarlet plumage.
- flamings — Plural form of flaming.
- flamming — a deception or trick.
- flammule — a small flame
- flanagan — Edward Joseph ("Father Flanagan") 1886–1948, U.S. Roman Catholic priest, born in Ireland: founder of a farm village for wayward boys.
- flancard — a piece of armour covering a horse's flank
- flanders — a medieval country in W Europe, extending along the North Sea from the Strait of Dover to the Scheldt River: the corresponding modern regions include the provinces of East Flanders and West Flanders in W Belgium, and the adjacent parts of N France and SW Netherlands.
- flanerie — idleness; dawdling.
- flaneurs — Plural form of flaneur.
- flanging — (music) a time-based audio effect produced when two identical signals are mixed together, but with one signal time-delayed by a small and gradually changing amount, usually smaller than 20 milliseconds.
- 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.
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