(of a river, etc) Risen to a height just sufficient to spill over its banks into the floodplain.
beflecking
beflecking
verb
present participle of befleck
blackfin
blackfin
noun
bluefin tuna
blackfins
blackfins
noun
plural of blackfin
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
bondfolk
calfskin
calfskin
noun
A fine leather made from the hide of a calf.
calfskins
calfskins
noun
plural of calfskin
cankerflower
clansfolk
clansfolk
noun
Members of a clan; clanspeople.
clyfaking
clyfaking
noun
(slang, obsolete) Pickpocketing.
confervalike
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
cufflink
cufflink
noun
A button or stud used to hold a sleeve cuff together.
cufflinks
cufflinks
noun
plural of cufflink
distelfink
distelfink
noun
A stylized goldfinch in Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, representing happiness and good fortune.
distelfinks
distelfinks
noun
plural of distelfink
elfenfolk
elfenfolk
noun
Alternative form of elvenfolk
elfkin
elfkin
noun
A little elf.
fackeltanz
fackeltanz
noun
(music) a kind of polonaise, associated with German royal wedding celebrations
falanaka
falanaka
noun
Archaic form of falanouc.
falconlike
falconlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a falcon.
falkenhayn
falkland
falkland
Proper noun
the
a village and former royal burgh in council area, Scotland
falkner
fanakalo
fanaloka
fanaloka
noun
A Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana).
fanglike
fanglike
adj
Resembling a fang.
fankle
fankle
noun
A tangled condition.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To tangle or entangle.
fanlike
fanlike
adj
Resembling a fan (hand-held cooling device).
faulkland
faulkner
faulkner
noun
Obsolete form of falconer.
faulkton
faulkton
Proper noun
a small city in South Dakota, USA
faunlike
faunlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a faun.
fawnlike
fawnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fawn.
fecklessness
fecklessness
noun
The state of being feckless.
feckulence
feltmaking
feltmaking
noun
The manufacture of felt.
fencelike
fencelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fence (artificial barrier).
fernlike
fernlike
adj
Resembling a fern.
ferntickle
ferntickled
ferronickel
ferronickel
noun
A ferroalloy of iron and nickel.
fickleness
fickleness
noun
The quality of being fickle.
ficklenesses
ficklenesses
noun
plural of fickleness
fiddleneck
fiddleneck
noun
Any plant in the genus Amsinckia, with flowers in a coiled inflorescence that looks like the end of a fiddle.
fiendlike
fiendlike
adj
Resembling a fiend.
filemaking
filemaking
noun
The manufacture of files (rasping tools).
filmmaking
filmmaking
noun
The activity of preparing edited video works, formerly principally films, whether for entertainment or other purposes.
The manufacture of physical film.
filmmakings
filmmakings
noun
plural of filmmaking
fingerlike
fingerlike
adj
Resembling a finger, especially in shape
finickily
finickily
adv
In a finicky way.
finickingly
finickingly
adv
finically
finkel
finkelstein
finlike
finlike
adj
Resembling a fin, especially in shape.
flacking
flacking
verb
present participle of flack
flagmaking
flagmaking
noun
The manufacture of flags.
flakiness
flakiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being flaky.
flakinesses
flakinesses
noun
plural of flakiness
flaking
flaking
adj
Breaking or tending to break into flakes.
noun
A piece of flaked material.
verb
present participle of flake
flanderkin
flank
flank
adj
(US, nautical, of speed) Maximum. Historically faster than full speed (the most a vessel can sustain without excessive engine wear or risk of damage), now frequently used interchangeably. Typically used in an emergency or during an attack.
noun
(anatomy) The flesh between the last rib and the hip; the side.
(cooking) A cut of meat from the flank of an animal.
(military) The extreme left or right edge of a military formation, army etc.
(military) The sides of a bastion perpendicular to the wall from which the bastion projects.
(soccer) The wing, one side of the pitch.
That part of the acting surface of a gear wheel tooth that lies within the pitch line.
The outermost strip of a road.
The side of something, in general senses.
verb
(intransitive) To be placed to the side(s) of something (usually in terms of two objects, one on each side).
(transitive) To attack the flank(s) of.
(transitive) To defend the flank(s) of.
(transitive) To place to the side(s) of.
flankard
flanked
flanked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flank
flanken
flanken
noun
A certain cut of beef used in Ashkenazic Jewish cuisine, made by cutting short ribs across the bone
flanker
flanker
noun
(American football) A wide receiver who lines up behind the line of scrimmage.
(military) A fortification or soldier projecting so as to defend another work or to command the flank of an assailing body.
(rugby) A player who plays in the back row of the scrum.
verb
(obsolete) To attack sideways.
(obsolete) To defend by lateral fortifications.
flankers
flankers
noun
plural of flanker
flanking
flanking
verb
present participle of flank
flanks
flanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flank
flankwise
flankwise
adv
In terms of, or by means of, a flank.
flanky
flecken
fleckering
fleckering
verb
present participle of flecker
fleckiness
fleckiness
noun
The quality of being flecky.
flecking
flecking
noun
A flecked pattern.
verb
present participle of fleck
flickering
flickering
adj
shining unsteadily or varying rapidly in brightness (referring to a light or a source of light)
noun
A short, uncertain burst.
verb
present participle of flicker
flickeringly
flickeringly
adv
Briefly
In a flickering manner
flicking
flicking
noun
The act by which something is flicked.
verb
present participle of flick
fliegerabwehrkanone
flinkite
flinkite
Noun
A mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.
flintlike
flintlike
adj
Resembling flint; stony.
flintlock
flintlock
noun
A type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.
An early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing pan.
flintlocks
flintlocks
noun
plural of flintlock
flintwork
flintwork
noun
decorative flint facing
work with flint
flintworker
flintworker
noun
A person who produces flintwork.
flocking
flocking
noun
A material textured in this way, such as the artificial snow of a Christmas tree.
The process of adding small particles to a surface for the sake of texture.
verb
present participle of flock
flockings
flockings
noun
plural of flocking
flockling
flockling
noun
(obsolete, rare) A lamb.
flockman
flockowner
flockowner
noun
Someone who owns a flock of animals.
flookan
florikan
floriken
floriken
Noun
An Indian bustard (Otis aurita).
flukiness
flukiness
noun
The property of being fluky.
flukinesses
fluking
fluking
verb
present participle of fluke
flunk
flunk
verb
(US, dated, informal) To shirk (a task or duty).
(US, transitive) Of a teacher, to deny a student a passing grade.
(US, transitive, intransitive) Of a student, to fail a class; to not pass.
To back out through fear. (Commonly in the phrase 'flunk it', the 'it' referring to a specific task avoided; sometimes without specific reference, describing a person's attitude to life in general.)
flunked
flunked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flunk
flunker
flunker
noun
(slang, Canada, US) Someone who has flunked: failed in an examination, been kept back to repeat a grade, or flunked out of school.
flunkers
flunkers
noun
plural of flunker
flunkey
flunkey
noun
(US, finance, slang) One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and unwary jobber.
(derogatory) An underling; a liveried servant or a footman; servant, retainer – a person working in the service of another (especially in the household).
One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob.
flunkeydom
flunkeydom
noun
The state of a being a flunkey
flunkeyhood
flunkeyhood
noun
The role or status of a flunkey.
flunkeyish
flunkeyish
adj
Alternative form of flunkyish
flunkeyism
flunkeyism
noun
Alternative form of flunkyism
flunkeyistic
flunkeyistic
adj
Alternative form of flunkyistic
flunkeyite
flunkeyize
flunkeys
flunkeys
noun
plural of flunkey (alternative spelling of flunkies).
flunkies
flunkies
noun
plural of flunkey
plural of flunky
flunking
flunking
verb
present participle of flunk
flunks
flunks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flunk
flunky
flunky
noun
Alternative form of flunkey
flunkydom
flunkydom
noun
The place or region of flunkies.
flunkyhood
flunkyhood
noun
Alternative form of flunkeyhood
flunkyish
flunkyish
adj
Like a flunky.
flunkyism
flunkyism
noun
The quality or characteristics of a flunky; readiness to cringe to those who are superior in wealth or position; toadyism.
flunkyistic
flunkyistic
adj
Of or relating to flunkyism.
flunkyite
flunkyize
flyspecking
flyspecking
noun
A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
verb
present participle of flyspeck
foehnlike
foehnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a foehn (type of wind).
folkestone
folkestone
Proper noun
A coastal town in Kent, England
folkething
folketing
folketing
Proper noun
the title of the Danish parliament (Folketinget in Danish)
folkishness
folkishness
noun
The quality of being folkish.
folkland
folkland
noun
(law, historical, UK) Land held in villeinage, being distributed among the folk, or people, at the pleasure of the lord of the manor, and taken back at his discretion.