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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
Flocnouna small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquidverified
Floccose ChanterellenounMWEa mildly poisonous fungus with a fruiting body shaped like a hollow trumpetverified
Flocculenouna small loosely aggregated mass of flocculent material suspended in or precipitated from a liquidverified
Floggernouna torturer who flogs or scourges (especially an official whose duty is to whip offenders)verified
Flood ControlnounMWE(engineering) the art or technique of trying to control rivers with dams etc in order to minimize the occurrence of floodsverified
Flood TidenounMWEthe occurrence of incoming water (between a low tide and the following high tide)verified
Floodgatenounregulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluiceverified
FloodingnounAn attack that attempts to cause a failure in a system by providing more input than the system can process properly.Threat
Floodplainnouna low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to floodingverified
Floor WaxnounMWEa preparation containing wax and used to polish and preserve the finish of floorsverified
Flooringnounthe inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)verified
Floorwalkernounan employee of a retail store who supervises sales personnel and helps with customer problemsverified
Floppy DisknounMWEa small plastic magnetic disk enclosed in a stiff envelope with a radial slitverified
Floral CupnounMWEthe cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae)verified
Floral EnvelopenounMWEcollective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistilsverified
Florest's CinerarianounMWEherb derived from Pericallis cruenta and widely cultivated in a variety of profusely flowering forms with florets from white to pink to red or purple or violet or blueverified
Florist's GloxinianounMWESouth American herb cultivated in many varieties as a houseplant for its large handsome leaves and large variously colored bell-shaped flowersverified
Florist's WillownounMWEmuch-branched Old World willow having large catkins and relatively large broad leavesverified
Flotationnounthe phenomenon of floating (remaining on the surface of a liquid without sinking)verified
Flotation DevicenounMWErescue equipment consisting of a buoyant belt or jacket to keep a person from drowningverified
Flotillanouna United States Navy fleet consisting of two or more squadrons of small warshipsverified
Flouternounsomeone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derisionverified
Flow DiagramnounMWEa diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting systemverified
Flow SheetnounMWEa diagram of the sequence of operations in a computer program or an accounting systemverified
FlowchartsnounTraditional flowcharts involve the use of geometric symbols, such as diamonds, ovals, and rectangles to represent the sequencing of program logic. Software packages are available that automatically chart programs or enable a programmer to chart a program without the need to draw it manually.Artifact
Flower HeadnounMWEa shortened compact cluster of flowers so arranged that the whole gives the effect of a single flower as in clover or members of the family Compositaeverified
Flower PeoplenounMWEa youth subculture, mostly from the middle class, originating in San Francisco in the 1960sverified
Flower StalknounMWEerect leafless flower stalk growing directly from the ground as in a tulipverified
Flower-Cup FernnounMWEslender fern of northern North America with shining chestnut-colored stipes and bipinnate fronds with usually distinct marginal soriverified
Flowering AlmondnounMWEwoody oriental plant with smooth unfurrowed red fruit grown especially for its white or pale pink blossomsverified
Flowering AshnounMWEsouthern Mediterranean ash having fragrant white flowers in dense panicles and yielding mannaverified
Flowering CherrynounMWEany of several shrubs or trees of the genus Prunus cultivated for their showy white or pink single or double blossomsverified
Flowering CrabnounMWEderived from the Iowa crab and cultivated for its large double pink blossomsverified
Flowering FernnounMWEAustralasian fern with clusters of sporangia on stems of fertile frondsverified
Flowering GlumenounMWEthe lower and stouter of the two glumes immediately enclosing the floret in most Gramineaeverified