Glossary · Nouns · F
L1 — paginated flat list. Pick a POS, pick a letter.
TermTypeDefinitionClassificationsUpdated
Flamboyant TreenounMWEtropical shrub or small tree having showy yellow to orange-red flowersverified
Flame BushnounMWEAustralian shrub having simple obovate leaves and brilliant scarlet flowersverified
Flame FlowernounMWEplant with fleshy roots and erect stems with narrow succulent leaves and one reddish-orange flower in each upper leaf axilverified
Flame NettlenounMWEany of various Old World tropical plants of the genus Coleus having multicolored decorative leaves and spikes of blue flowersverified
Flame PeanounMWEany of several small shrubs or twining vines having entire or lobed leaves and racemes of yellow to orange-red flowersverified
Flame TreenounMWEa terrestrial evergreen shrub or small tree of western Australia having brilliant yellow-orange flowersverified
Flame-Outnounthe failure of a jet engine caused by an interruption of the fuel supply or by faulty combustionverified
Flankernouna soldier who is a member of a detachment assigned to guard the flanks of a military formationverified
Flannelnoun(usually in the plural) trousers made of flannel or gabardine or tweed or white clothverified
Flannel LeafnounMWEany of various plants of the genus Verbascum having large usually woolly leaves and terminal spikes of yellow or white or purplish flowersverified
Flannelbushnounany of several handsome evergreen shrubs of California and northern Mexico having downy lobed leaves and showy yellow flowersverified
Flaperonnouna moving control surface on an aircraft wing that fulfills the function of an aileron and a flapverified
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
Flash-Forwardnouna transition (in literary or theatrical works or films) to a later event or scene that interrupts the normal chronological development of the storyverified
Flashernounan electrical device that automatically turns a lamp on and off (as for an advertising display)verified
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
Flatfishnounany of several families of fishes having flattened bodies that swim along the sea floor on one side of the body with both eyes on the upper sideverified
Flathead CatfishnounMWElarge catfish of central United States having a flattened head and projecting jawverified
Flattopnouna large warship that carries planes and has a long flat deck for takeoffs and landingsverified