📖 F — The English dictionary · page 26

flint — Everyday, meaning 1: A very hard grey or black stone that makes sparks when struck against steel, and breaks into sharp edges.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A piece of flint used to light a fire or, long ago, as a tool or arrowhead.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A small piece of metal in a lighter that makes the spark.↗ Example: Stone Age people made tools from flint.↗ · We found a flint on the chalk beach.↗ · He struck flint and steel to make a spark.↗ · The arrowhead was made of sharp flint.↗ · The museum showed a flint hand axe.↗ · She had a heart of flint and never forgave anyone.↗ · The badger heard the flint striking, and asked:↗ · Then Zipporah took a flint, and cut off the foreskin of her son, and cast it at his feet; and she said: 'Surely a bridegroom of blood art thou to me.'↗ (Torah EXO.4.25, JPS 1917)↗ · who led thee through the great and dreadful wilderness, wherein were serpents, fiery serpents, and scorpions, and thirsty ground where was no water; who brought thee forth water out of the rock of flint; (Torah DEU.8.15, JPS 1917)↗ · And Joshua made him knives of flint, and circumcised the children of Israel at Gibeath-ha-araloth.↗ (Prophets JOS.5.3, JPS 1917)↗ · Who turned the rock into a pool of water, the flint into a fountain of waters.↗ (Writings PSA.114.8, JPS 1917)↗ · At that time the LORD said unto Joshua: 'Make thee knives of flint, and circumcise again the children of Israel the second time.'↗ (Prophets JOS.5.2, JPS 1917)↗

flinty — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Hard like flint stone.↗ Example: He made him ride on the high places of the earth, and he did eat the fruitage of the field; and He made him to suck honey out of the crag, and oil out of the flinty rock; (Torah DEU.32.13, JPS 1917)↗ · He putteth forth his hand upon the flinty rock; He overturneth the mountains by the roots.↗ (Writings JOB.28.9, JPS 1917)↗

flip — Everyday, meaning 1: To flip something is to turn it over quickly, like a coin or a pancake.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A flip is a jump where you turn over in the air, like a gymnast.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To flip a switch is to turn it on or off.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To flip through a book is to turn the pages quickly.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: To flip a shape in maths is to reflect it, like in a mirror.↗ Example: Sam flips a coin 20 times.↗ · It lands on heads 12 times.↗ · Mia did 3 flips on the mat.↗ · Dad flipped 8 pancakes.↗ · Flip the shape over the line.↗ · Flip the switch to turn on the light.↗ · She flipped through the comic.↗ · He wore flip-flops at the beach.↗

flipper — Everyday, meaning 1: A flipper is a flat, wide limb that seals, turtles, penguins and dolphins use for swimming.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Flippers are long rubber shoes like fins that people wear on their feet to swim faster.↗ Example: The seal waved its flipper.↗ · Turtles use their front flippers to swim.↗ · I wore flippers and a snorkel at the beach.↗ · A penguin's wings work like flippers.↗ · Flippers help you swim faster.↗ · The dolphin slapped the water with its flipper.↗ · Don't walk fast in flippers; you'll trip.↗ · And all that time he never set flipper on dry ground.↗

flipping — Everyday, meaning 1: (mild swearing, UK) a soft stand-in for a stronger swear word, to show annoyance or for emphasis: «It's flipping freezing».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (literal) turning over quickly: «flipping pancakes», «flipping a coin».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal) becoming suddenly angry or upset: «flipping out».↗ Example: It's flipping freezing out here!↗ · Where's my flipping homework gone?↗ · Dad was flipping pancakes in the kitchen.↗ · We flipped a coin twenty times and got heads eleven times.↗ · Flipping heck, that was close!↗ · When she saw the mess, Mum started flipping out.↗ · You're flipping brilliant at this game.↗ · In maths, flipping a shape over a line is called a reflection.↗

flirt — Everyday, meaning 1: A flirt is someone who plays at liking another person to win their attention.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To flirt is to tease or play with someone's feelings.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (old use) A flirt is a quick, light movement, a flick or dart, as of a young bird's wings.↗ Example: He said to Mibrafruz: «Listen to me, you cruel flirt!»↗ · Fionn grew long and straight, with the flirt and spring of a young bird.↗

flit — Everyday, meaning 1: To flit is to move or fly quickly and lightly from one place to another, like a butterfly or a bird.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: If a thought or expression flits across your mind or face, it is there for a very short moment.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (Scotland, northern England) To flit, or do a flit, is to move house; a «moonlight flit» is leaving secretly at night, often to avoid paying debts.↗ Example: Butterflies flitted between the flowers.↗ · A bat flitted past the window.↗ · A smile flitted across her face.↗ · He flits from one hobby to another.↗ · A strange thought flitted through my mind.↗ · The family did a moonlight flit and left no address.↗ · Gay colors were to be seen here, and a butterfly, too, was flitting by.↗ · Flee ye, flit far off, dwell deep, O ye inhabitants of Hazor, saith the LORD; for Nebuchadrezzar king of Babylon hath taken counsel against you, and hath conceived a purpose against you.↗ (Prophets JER.49.30, JPS 1917)↗

float — Everyday, meaning 1: To stay on top of water or another liquid without sinking.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To move slowly through air or water: a balloon floats away.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A noun: something that floats, like a float used to learn swimming or on a fishing line.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: A noun: a decorated truck in a parade.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: A noun: a small amount of money in a cash box for change.↗ Example: Wood floats but stones sink.↗ · Ice floats on water.↗ · Lie on your back and float.↗ · I use a float in my swimming lesson.↗ · The balloon floated up into the sky.↗ · We tested which objects float or sink.↗ · Leaves floated down the stream.↗ · The school float in the parade was covered in flowers.↗ · The canoe floated to the shore.↗ · and we will cut wood out of Lebanon, as much as thou shalt need; and we will bring it to thee in floats by sea to Joppa; and thou shalt carry it up to Jerusalem.'↗ (Writings 2CH.2.15, JPS 1917)↗

floating — Everyday, meaning 1: Floating means staying on top of water or another liquid without sinking.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Floating also means drifting slowly in the air, like a balloon or a feather.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Floating can mean moving around without a fixed place, like a floating teacher.↗ Example: The duck is floating on the pond.↗ · We tested which objects were floating and which sank.↗ · A balloon was floating up into the sky.↗ · If you fall in the water, try floating on your back.↗ · Clouds were floating across the sky.↗ · The ice cube kept floating in my drink.↗ · An apple floats but a stone sinks.↗ · Leaves were floating down the stream.↗ · A strong chain kept it from floating away.↗

flock — Everyday, meaning 1: A flock is a group of birds or sheep together.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A flock is a big crowd of people.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To flock is to come together or go somewhere in large numbers: «people flocked to the beach».↗ Example: A flock of 30 sheep grazed on the hill.↗ · 8 birds flew away from the flock.↗ · There are 4 flocks with 12 geese each.↗ · How many birds are in the flock now?↗ · A flock of geese flew south for the winter.↗ · The shepherd counted his flock every evening.↗ · Crowds flocked to the beach on the hot day.↗ · Birds of a feather flock together.↗ · And Jacob fed the rest of Laban's flocks.↗ (Torah GEN.30.36, JPS 1917)↗ · And Abraham set seven ewe-lambs of the flock by themselves.↗ (Torah GEN.21.28, JPS 1917)↗ · And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in Shechem.↗ (Torah GEN.37.12, JPS 1917)↗ · and over the flocks was Jaziz the Hagrite.↗ (Writings 1CH.27.31, JPS 1917)↗ · The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds; (Prophets 2SA.12.2, JPS 1917)↗ · Woe to the worthless shepherd that leaveth the flock!↗ (Prophets ZEC.11.17, JPS 1917)↗

floe — Everyday, meaning 1: A large flat sheet of floating ice on the sea.↗ Example: A polar bear stood on the ice floe.↗ · Seals rested on the floating floe.↗ · The ship pushed slowly between the floes.↗ · The explorers drifted for months on an ice floe.↗ · Warmer seas mean fewer ice floes in summer.↗ · The floe cracked and split in two.↗

flog — Everyday, meaning 1: To beat someone hard with a whip or stick as a punishment (now illegal in most places).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (UK, Australia, informal) To sell something, often quickly or cheaply.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (Australia, NZ slang) To steal.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: (informal) «flog a dead horse»: waste effort on something that will not work.↗ Example: Long ago, sailors were flogged for breaking rules.↗ · (UK informal) I'm going to flog my old scooter online.↗ · (Australia slang) Someone flogged my pencil case!↗ · Trying to fix that broken toy is flogging a dead horse.↗ · The cruel captain flogged the crew.↗ · (informal) They flogged all the cakes in ten minutes.↗ · The king read the paper, and ordering the man to be flogged, dismissed him.↗

flogging — Everyday, meaning 1: A beating with a whip or stick as a punishment.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (informal) Selling something: «flogging old toys».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal) A heavy defeat in sport: «They got a flogging».↗ Example: Flogging was a common punishment on old ships.↗ · (informal) Our team got a flogging, ten nil.↗ · He's been flogging cakes at the market all morning.↗ · Public flogging is now banned in most countries.↗ · The book described a cruel flogging.↗ · (informal) That was a real flogging — we lost by fifty points.↗ · And as the picture made no reply, he tore it down from the wall, set it on a cart and drove it away, flogging it as he went, and crying--↗

flood — Everyday, meaning 1: A flood is a large amount of water covering land that is usually dry.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To flood is to cover a place with water, or to overflow.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A flood of something is a very large amount arriving at once, like a flood of letters.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To flood in is to arrive in large numbers.↗ Example: The river burst its banks and flooded the town.↗ · Never walk through flood water.↗ · A flash flood came after the storm.↗ · The bathroom flooded when the bath overflowed.↗ · Letters flooded in after the TV show.↗ · She was in floods of tears.↗ · The town built walls to stop floods.↗ · Prince Ivan burst into a flood of bitter tears, and rode on still farther.↗ · And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and fifty years.↗ (Torah GEN.9.28, JPS 1917)↗ · Shem was a hundred years old, and begot Arpachshad two years after the flood.↗ (Torah GEN.11.10, JPS 1917)↗ · And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood of waters was upon the earth.↗ (Torah GEN.7.6, JPS 1917)↗ · The floods of Belial assailed me.↗ (Prophets 2SA.22.5, JPS 1917)↗ · The cords of Death compassed me, and the floods of Belial assailed me.↗ (Writings PSA.18.5, JPS 1917)↗ · Let the floods clap their hands; let the mountains sing for joy together; (Writings PSA.98.8, JPS 1917)↗

floodplain — Everyday, meaning 1: A floodplain is the flat land beside a river that gets covered with water when the river floods.↗ Example: The farm lies on the river's floodplain.↗ · Floods leave rich soil on the floodplain.↗ · Building houses on a floodplain is risky.↗ · The floodplain was under water after the storm.↗ · Label the floodplain on your river diagram.↗ · Cows graze on the floodplain in summer.↗

floor — Everyday, meaning 1: A floor is the flat part of a room that you walk on.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A floor is a level of a building, one above another, like the third floor.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: The ocean floor or forest floor is the ground at the bottom.↗ Example: The floor is 5 metres long and 4 metres wide.↗ · The hotel has 12 floors.↗ · Each floor has 9 rooms.↗ · She tiles a floor of 20 square feet.↗ · Please pick your clothes up off the floor.↗ · Careful, the floor is wet.↗ · Leaves cover the forest floor.↗ · Our classroom is on the second floor.↗ · Thou shalt keep the feast of tabernacles seven days, after that thou hast gathered in from thy threshing-floor and from thy winepress.↗ (Torah DEU.16.13, JPS 1917)↗ · And the gift which ye set apart shall be reckoned unto you, as though it were the corn of the threshing-floor, and as the fulness of the wine-press.↗ (Torah NUM.18.27, JPS 1917)↗ · Of the first of your dough ye shall set apart a cake for a gift; as that which is set apart of the threshing-floor, so shall ye set it apart.↗ (Torah NUM.15.20, JPS 1917)↗ · Behold, he winnoweth barley to-night in the threshing-floor.↗ (Writings RUT.3.2, JPS 1917)↗ · And the floor of the house he overlaid with gold, within and without.↗ (Prophets 1KI.6.30, JPS 1917)↗ · For he said: 'Let it not be known that the woman came to the threshing-floor.'↗ (Writings RUT.3.14, JPS 1917)↗

floorboard — Everyday, meaning 1: A floorboard is one of the long flat pieces of wood that make a wooden floor.↗ Example: The floorboards creaked as he crept upstairs.↗ · They found an old letter under a loose floorboard.↗ · A mouse lived under the floorboards.↗ · Dad painted the floorboards white.↗ · Mind the loose floorboard by the door.↗ · We heard footsteps on the floorboards above.↗ · The floorboards were polished and shiny.↗