(archaeology) The presence of flaking in an artifact.
flake
flake
noun
(Australia) The meat of the gummy shark.
(UK) Dogfish.
(UK, dialect) A paling; a hurdle.
(US, law enforcement, slang) A corrupt arrest, e.g. to extort money for release or merely to fulfil a quota.
(archaeology) A prehistoric tool chipped out of stone.
(informal) A person who is impractical, flighty, unreliable, or inconsistent; especially with maintaining a living.
(nautical) A small stage hung over a vessel's side, for workmen to stand on while calking, etc.
(nautical) Alternative form of fake (“turn or coil of cable or hawser”)
A carnation with only two colours in the flower, the petals having large stripes.
A flat turn or tier of rope.
A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything
A platform of hurdles, or small sticks made fast or interwoven, supported by stanchions, for drying codfish and other things.
A scale of a fish or similar animal
A wire rack for drying fish.
verb
(Ireland, slang) To hit (another person).
(US, law enforcement, slang) To plant evidence to facilitate a corrupt arrest.
(colloquial) To prove unreliable or impractical; to abandon or desert, to fail to follow through.
(technical) To store an item such as rope or sail in layers
To break or chip off in a flake.
To lay out on a flake for drying.
flakeboard
flakeboard
noun
A type of board manufactured from wood flakes
flaked
flaked
adj
(of a person) unreliable or impractical
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flake
flakeless
flakeless
adj
Without flakes.
flakelet
flakelet
noun
A small flake.
flaker
flaker
noun
(archaeology, chemistry, kitchen) A tool or appliance used to break flakes off a piece of material or something into it.
(slang) Someone who is untrue to his commitments and shows interest but then chooses to miss.
flakers
flakers
noun
plural of flaker
flakes
flakes
noun
plural of flake
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flake
flakier
flakier
adj
comparative form of flaky: more flaky
flakiest
flakiest
adj
superlative form of flaky: most flaky
flakily
flakily
adv
In a flaky way.
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
flaky
flaky
adj
(informal, of a person) Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.
(informal, of a thing) Unreliable; working only on an intermittent basis; likely due to malfunction.
Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
flamelike
flamelike
adj
Resembling a flame or its colour.
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
flapcake
flapcake
noun
(US) flapjack; pancake
flapdock
flapjack
flapjack
noun
(Britain) A bar made of (though not limited to) rolled oats, butter, golden syrup, and brown sugar, baked in a tray.
(US) A pancake.
flapjacks
flapjacks
noun
plural of flapjack; pancakes.
flareback
flareback
noun
A burst of flame emitted from a cannon, furnace, etc. in an abnormal direction.
flashback
flashback
noun
(authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
(databases) A query that operates against data from an earlier time, before it was changed.
(psychology) A vivid mental image of a past trauma or other sensation that the trauma is happening in the present, especially one that recurs.
A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.
The condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system.
verb
(intransitive) To undergo a flashback; to experience a vivid mental image from the past.
flashbacks
flashbacks
noun
plural of flashback
flashlike
flashlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a flash.
flask
flask
noun
(engineering) A container for holding a casting mold, especially for sand casting molds.
(sciences) Laboratory glassware used to hold larger volumes than test tubes, normally having a narrow mouth of a standard size which widens to a flat or spherical base.
A bed in a gun carriage.
A container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask.
A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various purposes; as of sheet metal, to carry gunpowder in; or of wrought iron, to contain quicksilver; or of glass, to heat water in, etc.
verb
(dentistry) To invest a denture in a flask so as to produce a sectional mold.
flasker
flasker
noun
(historical) A whisky smuggler.
flasket
flasket
noun
(dated) A vessel for serving food.
(dated, UK) A long, shallow basket with two handles.
flaskets
flaskets
noun
plural of flasket
flaskful
flaskful
noun
As much as a flask will hold.
flasklet
flasklet
noun
A small flask; a phial.
flasks
flasks
noun
plural of flask
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flask
flatlick
flatterdock
flatwork
flatwork
noun
(construction) Horizontal construction work using concrete, such as floors.
flatworks
flaxlike
flaxlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of flax.
fleadock
fleak
fleak
noun
A small, light piece that is only loosely joined to something else, and which has a tendency to detach.
A thin piece that is chipped or peeled off from the surface of something else.
A thin piece that the flesh of some animals (such as fish) tends to break into.
verb
(transitive, intransitive, obsolete) Synonym of fleck
(transitive, obsolete, rare) Synonym of flake (“to remove (something) in fleaks or flakes (small chips or pieces)”)
fleshquake
fleshquake
noun
A tremor or quiver of the body.
flickertail
flickertail
noun
Nickname for the North American ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni.
fliegerabwehrkanone
flipjack
floatmaker
floatmaker
noun
A builder of floats (decorated trailers or vehicles for display in a parade or pageant).
flockman
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
floerkea
flokati
flokati
noun
A handwoven woolen rug with a thick pile.
flokatis
flokatis
noun
plural of flokati
floodmark
floodmark
noun
A mark indicating the height reached by the waters in a previous flood.
flookan
floorwalker
floorwalker
noun
Alternative form of floor-walker
floorwalkers
floorwalkers
noun
plural of floorwalker
florikan
flyback
flyback
noun
A special kind of electrical transformer, originally designed to generate high-voltage sawtooth signals at a relatively high frequency, and now extensively used in switched-mode power supplies.
The movement of the electron beam back to its initial position between scan lines in a cathode-ray tube display.
foamlike
foamlike
adj
Resembling foam; foamy.
folkboat
folkboat
noun
A small, affordable sailboat, rigged as a sloop.
folkcraft
folkcraft
noun
folk craftsmanship
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.
folksay
folktale
folktale
noun
A tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place.
folktales
folktales
noun
plural of folktale
folkvang
folkvangr
folkway
folkway
noun
Often plural: a belief or custom common to members of a culture or society.
folkways
folkways
noun
plural of folkway
footstalk
footstalk
noun
(botany) A stalk (such as a peduncle or pedicel) that supports another structure.
footwalk
footwalk
noun
A pedestrian walkway.
forblack
forblack
adj
(archaic) Extremely black; jet-black.
forebackwardly
foreflank
foreknowable
foreknowable
adj
That may be known in advance.
foreknowableness
foreslack
foreslack
verb
Alternative form of forslack
foretackle
foretackle
noun
(nautical) The tackle that attaches or hooks on to the pendant (on a masthead or foremast) for the purposes of hoisting, tautening, or securing a stay.
foretalk
foretalk
noun
Small talk used prior to more meaningful conversation.
foretalking
forkable
forkable
adj
(computing) Capable of being split into separate processes.
(computing) Capable of being split into separate projects.
Capable of being moved or separated with a fork.
forkball
forkball
noun
(baseball) A baseball pitch, much like the sinker.
forkland
forktail
forktail
noun
(UK, dialect) A salmon in its fourth year's growth.
Any of various small insectivorous birds in the genus Enicurus.
forsakenly
forsakenly
adv
(rare) helplessly
In a deserted manner; by itself; alone
forslack
forslack
verb
(intransitive, rare) To slack up; be or grow slack; pall.
(transitive, obsolete) To be slack in; neglect by idleness; relax; render slack; delay; lose or spoil by slackness.
forslake
forwalk
forwalk
verb
(transitive) To walk (someone) excessively; weary with walking.
fountainlike
fountainlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fountain.
frackville
francklin
francklyn
frankability
frankability
noun
The quality of being frankable.
frankable
frankable
adj
(Australia, finance) Eligible for franking, a system of tax credit.
Eligible for franking (free postage).
frankalmoign
frankalmoign
noun
(UK, historical) A form of land tenure in return for religious duty or service.
frankalmoigne
frankalmoigne
noun
A tenure by which a religious corporation holds lands given to them and their successors forever, usually on condition of praying for the soul of the donor and his heirs; - called also tenure by free alms.
frankalmoin
frankalmoin
noun
Alternative form of frankalmoign
frankclay
frankel
frankfold
frankheartedly
franklandite
franklin
franklin
noun
(historical) A freeholder, especially as belonging to a class of landowners in the 14th and 15th century ranking at the bottom of the gentry.
franklinia
franklinian
franklinian
Adjective
Of or pertaining to scientist and one of the Founding Fathers of the United States.
frankliniana
franklinic
franklinic
adj
(physics, obsolete) Relating to the electricity from a machine, rather than from a redox reaction.
franklinism
franklinist
franklinite
franklinite
noun
(mineralogy) An isometric-hexoctahedral mineral containing iron, manganese, oxygen, and zinc.
franklinites
franklinites
noun
plural of franklinite
franklinization
franklins
franklins
noun
plural of franklin
franklinton
franklintown
franklinville
frankly
frankly
adv
(sciences, medicine) To a degree large enough as to be plainly evident.
(sentence adverb) In truth, to tell the truth.
In a frank or candid manner, especially in a way that may seem too open, excessively honest, or slightly blunt.
franklyn
frankpledge
frankpledge
noun
(law, historical) A decener: a member of a tithing bound in frankpledge.
(law, historical) A form of collective suretyship and punishment under English law among the members of a tithing.
(law, historical, uncommon) The tithing itself.
Any group so similarly answerable for the conduct of all its members and liable for collective punishment.
frankpledges
frankpledges
noun
plural of frankpledge
franksville
frankville
freakful
freakful
adj
(archaic) Full of whims or caprices.
freakily
freakily
adv
In a freaky manner.
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
frillback
frillback
noun
A pigeon of a fancy breed having a frill or curls on the wing shield feathers.
fruitstalk
fullback
fullback
noun
(American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to block in advance of the halfback on running plays and for the quarterback on passing plays.
(field hockey) A defensive player who assists the goalie in preventing the opposing team from scoring.
(rugby) A position behind the main line of backs in both rugby union and rugby league. In rugby union, they wear number 15 jersey at the start of play and are the last line of defence responsible for catching punts.
(soccer) A player who plays on the left or right side of defence.
fullbacks
fullbacks
noun
plural of fullback
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
garfinkel
gulfhammock
halfback
halfback
noun
(American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to carry the ball on running plays and to serve as a receiver or blocker on passing plays.
(Australian rules football) One of three players (the centre halfback and two halfback flankers) on the line between the centre line and the fullback line.
(Canadian football) A defensive back whose primary jobs are to cover the slotback on passing plays and prevent running plays from going to the outside.
(field hockey) A player in the halfback position, with both offensive and defensive roles.
(field sports) Any of various positions on the field of play between the forwards and the fullbacks.
(rugby) The player who feeds the ball into the scrum, and receives the ball as it emerges from the back of the scrum.
verb
To play in the position of halfback.
halfbacks
halfbacks
noun
plural of halfback
halfbeak
halfbeak
noun
(zoology) Any slender, marine fish of the family Hemiramphidae, having the upper jaw much shorter than the lower, the balahoos or ballyhoos.
halfbeaks
halfbeaks
noun
plural of halfbeak
halfcock
halfcock
noun
(firearms) The position when the cock of a gun is at the first notch.
verb
(firearms) To set the cock of a firearm at the first notch.
halfcocked
halfcocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of halfcock
halftrack
halftrack
noun
Alternative form of half-track
handkerchiefful
handkerchiefful
noun
As much as a handkerchief will hold.
hipflask
hipflask
noun
Alternative spelling of hip flask
hlidhskjalf
hlithskjalf
hydrofranklinite
infantlike
infantlike
adj
Like an infant
influenzalike
influenzalike
Adjective
Resembling influenza.
kaempferol
kaempferol
noun
(organic chemistry) A flavonoid, isolated from tea and other plants, that may reduce the risk of heart disease