Flexible; capable of being repeatedly flexed without breaking.
flexility
flexility
noun
The quality or degree of being flexile.
flexing
flexing
noun
The action of the verb flex; a bending of something, a tightening of the muscles.
verb
present participle of flex
flexion
flexion
noun
(grammar, dated) The variation of words by declension, comparison, or conjugation; inflection.
Deviation from straightness.
The act of bending a joint, especially a bone joint; the counteraction of extension.
The state of being bent or flexed.
flexional
flexional
adj
Dated form of flectional.
flexionless
flexionless
adj
(grammar, dated) inflectionless
flexions
flexions
noun
plural of flexion
flexitime
flexitime
noun
An arrangement that allows employees to set their own working hours within agreed limits; normally must include certain periods (core time) when they must be at work.
flexity
flexive
flexner
flexo
flexo
noun
flexography.
flexographic
flexographic
adj
Of or pertaining to flexography
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
flexography
flexography
noun
A method of printing using a rubber or polymer rotating printing plate, most commonly used for packaging (labels, tape etc.).
flexor
flexor
noun
A muscle whose contraction acts to bend a joint or limb.
flexors
flexors
noun
plural of flexor
flexowriter
flextime
flexuose
flexuose
adj
Alternative form of flexuous
flexuosely
flexuoseness
flexuosities
flexuosities
noun
plural of flexuosity
flexuosity
flexuosity
noun
A flexuous point; a sinuous curve.
Quality of being flexuous.
flexuous
flexuous
adj
winding from side to side; sinuous
flexuously
flexuously
adv
In a flexuous way.
flexuousness
flexuousness
noun
The state or condition of being flexuous.
flexura
flexural
flexural
adj
of, or relating to, flexure
flexure
flexure
noun
(anatomy) A curve or bend in a tubular organ.
(astronomy) The small distortion of an astronomical instrument caused by the weight of its parts; the amount to be added or subtracted from the observed readings of the instrument to correct them for this distortion.
(zoology) The last joint, or bend, of the wing of a bird.
A turn; a bend; a fold; a curve.
The act of bending or flexing; flexion.
verb
To introduce a flexure into; to bend or flex.
flexured
flexured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flexure
flexures
flexures
noun
plural of flexure
flix
flix
noun
(slang) Alternative form of flicks (motion pictures)
The soft fur of some animals, especially the beaver.
flixweed
flixweed
noun
A tall, herbaceous flowering plant, Descurainia sophia, related to mustard
fluidacetextract
fluidextract
fluidextract
noun
Dated form of fluid extract.
flummox
flummox
verb
(intransitive) To confuse; to fluster; to flabbergast.
(intransitive, uncommon) To give in, to give up, to collapse.
flummoxed
flummoxed
adj
Confused, perplexed or flustered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flummox
flummoxes
flummoxes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flummox
(archaic) A disease which causes diarrhea, especially dysentery.
(archaic) Diarrhea or other fluid discharge from the body.
(physics) The rate of transfer of energy (or another physical quantity), especially an electric or magnetic field, through a given surface.
A chemical agent for cleaning metal prior to soldering or welding.
A state of ongoing change.
The act of flowing; a continuous moving on or passing by, as of a flowing stream.
The state of being liquid through heat; fusion.
verb
(intransitive) To flow as a liquid.
(transitive) To melt.
(transitive) To use flux on.
fluxation
fluxation
noun
The act of fluxing; a flowing or passing away.
fluxed
fluxed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flux
fluxer
fluxes
fluxes
noun
plural of flux
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flux
fluxgraph
fluxibility
fluxibility
noun
The quality of being fluxible.
fluxible
fluxible
adj
Capable of being melted or fused.
fluxibleness
fluxibleness
noun
The state or quality of being fluxible.
fluxibly
fluxile
fluxile
adj
fluxible
fluxility
fluxility
noun
(obsolete) The state of being fluxible.
fluxing
fluxing
verb
present participle of flux
fluxion
fluxion
noun
(obsolete, mathematics) The derivative of a function.
(rare or archaic) A difference or variation.
(rare or archaic) The action of flowing.
verb
(geology) To be distributed in a flowing pattern.
fluxional
fluxional
adj
(chemistry, of a compound) That undergoes rapid intramolecular rearrangements, component atoms being interchanged among equivalent structures.
Pertaining to, or having the nature of, fluxion or fluxions; variable; inconstant.
fluxionally
fluxionally
adv
In a fluxional manner.
fluxionary
fluxionary
adj
(medicine) Pertaining to, or caused by, an increased flow of blood to a part; congestive.
fluxional
fluxionist
fluxionist
noun
One skilled in fluxions.
fluxions
fluxions
noun
(obsolete, mathematics) differential calculus
plural of fluxion
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluxion
fluxive
fluxive
adj
flowing; lacking solidity
fluxmeter
fluxroot
fluxure
fluxure
noun
(obsolete) Fluid matter.
(obsolete) The quality of being fluid; fluidity.
fluxweed
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
formaldehydesulphoxylic
formaldoxime
formaldoxime
noun
(organic chemistry) An organic compound with the formula H2C=NOH; the oxime of formaldehyde, used as a reagent in organic synthesis.
fourplex
fourplex
noun
quadplex
fowlpox
fowlpox
noun
A disease of poultry caused by viruses of the family Poxviridae and the genus Avipoxvirus.
fowlpoxes
foxglove
foxglove
noun
Digitalis, a genus of about 20 species of herbaceous biennials native to the Old World, certain of which are prized for their showy flowers. The drug digitalis or digoxin was first isolated from the plant.
foxgloves
foxgloves
noun
plural of foxglove
foxhall
foxhole
foxhole
noun
(military) A small pit dug into the ground as a shelter for protection against enemy fire.
The burrow in the ground where a fox lives.
verb
(transitive) To dig a military foxhole into, or convert into a foxhole by digging.
(transitive) To drive into a military foxhole.
foxholes
foxholes
noun
plural of foxhole
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foxhole
foxholm
foxily
foxily
adv
In a foxy manner.
foxlike
foxlike
adj
Like a fox.
foxly
foxly
adj
(archaic) Like, resembling, or characteristic of a fox; vulpine.
foxtail
foxtail
noun
(metallurgy) The last cinders obtained in the fining process.
A dry spikelet or spikelet seed and flower cluster of some grasses
Acalypha hispida, chenille plant.
Any of various grasses having bushy seed spikelets that resemble the tail of a fox
Bromus madritensis, foxtail brome.
Hordeum jubatum, foxtail barley.
Lycopodiella alopecuroides, foxtail clubmoss.
The tail of a fox.
Wodyetia bifurcata, foxtail palm.
species of Setaria, foxtail millets.
species of genus Alopecurus, foxtail grasses.
foxtailed
foxtails
foxtails
noun
plural of foxtail
fraxinella
fraxinella
noun
A fragrant herb in the rue family, Dictamnus albus
fraxinellas
fraxinellas
noun
plural of fraxinella
frontomaxillary
frontomaxillary
adj
(anatomy) frontal and maxillary
genuflex
genuflex
verb
Alternative form of genuflect
genuflexion
genuflexion
noun
Alternative spelling of genuflection
genuflexuous
halifax
halifax
Proper noun
an industrial town in Yorkshire, England, 20km south-east of Leeds.
the capital city of Nova Scotia, Canada.
a small town in North Carolina, USA
a town in Virginia, USA
hexafluoride
hexafluoride
noun
(chemistry) any fluoride containing six fluorine atoms in each molecule
hexafoil
hexafoil
noun
A design with six round semicircular petals stemming from a central circle.
hyperflexibility
hyperflexibility
noun
The condition of being hyperflexible
hyperflexible
hyperflexible
adj
Extremely flexible.
hyperflexibleness
hyperflexibly
hyperflexion
hyperflexion
noun
Excessive flexion of a joint.
idioreflex
infixal
infixal
adj
(of a term) Taking the role of an infix.
(of a word) That may be modified by the addition of an infix.
inflex
inflex
verb
To bend; to cause to become curved; to make crooked; to deflect.
inflexed
inflexed
adj
(botany) inflected
inflexibilities
inflexibilities
noun
plural of inflexibility
inflexibility
inflexibility
noun
The quality or state of being inflexible, or not capable of being bent or changed; unyielding stiffness
inflexible
inflexible
adj
Not able to be changed or adapted to circumstances.
Not flexible; not capable of bending or being bent.
Not willing to change, e.g. one's opinion or habits.
inflexibleness
inflexibleness
noun
Obstinacy of will or temper; firmness of purpose that will not yield to importunity or persuasion; unbending pertinacity.
The quality or state of being inflexible
inflexibly
inflexibly
adv
With a firmness that resists all importunity or persuasion; in an inflexible, unyielding or immovable manner; relentlessly.
inflexion
inflexion
noun
Alternative spelling of inflection
inflexional
inflexional
adj
Alternative spelling of inflectional
inflexionally
inflexionally
adv
Dated form of inflectionally.
inflexionless
inflexionless
adj
Without inflexion.
inflexive
inflexive
adj
(obsolete) inflexible
inflective
inflexure
inflexure
noun
An inflection; a bend or fold.
influx
influx
noun
(obsolete) influence; power.
A flow inward or into something; a coming in.
That which flows or comes in.
influxable
influxes
influxes
noun
plural of influx
influxible
influxibly
influxion
influxion
noun
A flowing in; infusion.
influxionism
influxious
influxious
adj
(obsolete, rare) influential
influxive
influxive
adj
(obsolete) Having influence; influential.
Having a tendency to flow inward.
inframaxillary
inframaxillary
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the lower jaw.
(anatomy) Under the lower jaw; submaxillary.
interflux
introflex
introflexion
introflexion
noun
(medicine) A bending inward.
irreflexive
irreflexive
adj
(set theory) Of a binary relation R on X: such that no element of X is R-related to itself.
kerflummox
kerflummox
verb
(transitive, informal) To flummox; to perplex or baffle.
lafox
lateriflexion
lateroflexion
lateroflexion
noun
lateral flexion (bending to one side)
laxiflorous
laxifoliate
laxifolious
liferentrix
liferentrix
noun
(Scotland, law) A female liferenter.
loomfixer
maxfield
maxilliferous
maxilliferous
adj
Bearing a maxilla.
maxilliform
maxilliform
adj
Having the form, or structure, of a maxilla.
maxillofacial
maxillofacial
adj
Of or relating to the jaw and face.
methoxyflurane
methoxyflurane
noun
(pharmaceutical drugs) An inhalational anaesthetic of the 1960s and early 1970s, now largely abandoned because of detrimental effects on the kidneys.
multireflex
myxoflagellate
myxoflagellate
noun
A swimming peritrichous organism of the Myxogastria that develops in moist environments and usually has two flagella.
nonexemplification
nonexemplification
noun
Lack of exemplification.
nonexemplificatior
nonflexibility
nonflexible
nonflexible
adj
Not flexible.
nonflexibleness
nonflexibly
nonflux
outflux
outflux
noun
That which exits (the flux out of a defined zone)
verb
(intransitive) To exit out of a defined zone.
overflexion
overflexion
noun
Excessive flexion
oxfly
oxfly
noun
gadfly
oxyfluoride
oxyfluoride
noun
(inorganic chemistry) A ternary compound of oxygen and fluorine.
oxyluciferin
oxyluciferin
noun
(biochemistry) The luminescent product of the oxidation of luciferin by luciferase