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Flannel LeafnounMWEany of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowersverified
Flare StarnounMWEa red dwarf star in which luminosity can change several magnitudes in a few minutesverified
Flash Butt WeldingnounMWEbutt welding by creating an electric arc between the two pieces which melts and joins themverified
Flash CardnounMWEa card with words or numbers or pictures that is flashed to a class by the teacherverified
Flash PointnounMWEthe lowest temperature at which the vapor of a combustible liquid can be ignited in airverified
Flash WeldingnounMWEbutt welding by creating an electric arc between the two pieces which melts and joins themverified
Flat ArchnounMWEan arch with mutually supporting voussoirs that has a straight horizontal extrados and intradosverified
Flat PeanounMWEevergreen shrub having almost heart-shaped foliage and bright yellow pea-like flowers followed by flat pods with flat wingsverified
Flat Tip ScrewdrivernounMWEa screwdriver with a flat wedge-shaped tip that fits into a slot in the head of a screwverified
Flatbed PressnounMWEa printing press where the type is carried on a flat bed under a cylinder that holds paper and rolls over the typeverified
Flathead CatfishnounMWElarge catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jawverified
Flaw Hypothesis MethodologynounMWESystem analysis and penetration technique in which the specification and documentation for an information system are analyzed to produce a list of hypothetical flaws. This list is prioritized on the basis of the estimated probability that a flaw exists, on the ease of exploiting it, and on the extent of control or compromise it would provide. The prioritized list is used to perform penetration testing of a system.verified
Flaxseed OilnounMWEa drying oil extracted from flax seed and used in making such things as oil paintsverified
Flesh WoundnounMWEa wound that does not damage important internal organs or shatter any bonesverified
Flexible JointnounMWEa joint that holds two parts together so that one can swing relative to the otherverified
Flexible SigmoidoscopenounMWEan endoscope (a flexible fiberoptic probe) for examining the sigmoid colonverified
Flexible SigmoidoscopynounMWEvisual examination (with a sigmoidoscope) of the lower third of the colon in a search for polypsverified
Flight ControlnounMWEcontrol from ground stations of airplanes in flight by means of messages transmitted to the pilot electronicallyverified
Flight EngineernounMWEthe flight crewman who used to be responsible for mechanical operation while in flight. This is now typically handled by the airplane's computer.verified
Flight LinenounMWEplace where airplanes are parked and the maintenance hangars (but not the runways or taxiways)verified
Flight PathnounMWEa designated route followed by airplanes in flying from one airport to anotherverified
Flight SimulatornounMWEsimulator consisting of a machine on the ground that simulates the conditions of flying a planeverified
Flightless BirdnounMWEflightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostrichesverified
Flittering ScotomanounMWEa localized area of diminished vision edged by shimmering colored lightsverified
Floating FernnounMWEsmall free-floating aquatic fern from the eastern United States to tropical Americaverified
Floating PolicynounMWEan insurance policy covering loss of movable property (e.g. jewelry) regardless of its locationverified
Floating VoternounMWEa voter who has no allegiance to any political party and whose unpredictable decisions can swing the outcome of an election one way or the otherverified
Floating-Point NotationnounMWEa radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is indicated by an exponent of the radixverified
Floating-Point Representation SystemnounMWEa radix numeration system in which the location of the decimal point is indicated by an exponent of the radixverified
Floccose ChanterellenounMWEa mildly poisonous fungus with a fruiting body shaped like a hollow trumpetverified
Flood ControlnounMWE(engineering) the art or technique of trying to control rivers with dams etc in order to minimize the occurrence of floodsverified