8-letter words starting with fl
- 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.
- flattest — Superlative form of flat.
- flatting — horizontally level: a flat roof.
- flattish — somewhat flat.
- flattops — Plural form of flattop.
- flatuous — flatulent
- flatware — utensils, as knives, forks, and spoons, used at the table for serving and eating food.
- flatwash — an area of solid colour, whether in artwork or scenery
- flatways — with the flat side, rather than the edge, foremost or in contact.
- flatwise — with the flat side, rather than the edge, foremost or in contact.
- flatwork — sheets, tablecloths, etc., that are ordinarily ironed mechanically, as on a mangle, rather than by hand.
- flatworm — any worm of the phylum Platyhelminthes, having bilateral symmetry and a soft, solid, usually flattened body, including the planarians, tapeworms, and trematodes; platyhelminth.
- flaubert — Gustave [gys-tav] /güsˈtav/ (Show IPA), 1821–80, French novelist.
- flaunted — to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly.
- flaunter — to parade or display oneself conspicuously, defiantly, or boldly.
- flautist — flutist.
- flavanol — (organic compound) Any of a class of flavonoids that use the 2-phenyl-3,4-dihydro-2H-chromen-3-ol molecular skeleton.