F — The school dictionary · page 51 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9flaskA flask is a container that keeps drinks hot or cold, also called a vacuum flask or Thermos.11 sentencesflaskfulA flaskful is as much as a flask can hold.2 sentencesflatFlat means smooth and level, with no bumps or hills.17 sentencesflatfishA flatfish is a fish with a flat body that lies on one side on the sea floor, such as a plaice, sole, flounder, halibut or turbot.8 sentencesflatlineddied; the heart stopped, so the line on the heart monitor became flat.11 sentencesflatlyFlatly means completely and firmly, with no doubt.10 sentencesflattenTo make something flat or flatter by pressing or rolling it.11 sentencesflattenedMade flat or flatter, for example by pressing, rolling or squashing.11 sentencesflatterTo praise someone too much, often not sincerely, to please them or get something.12 sentencesflattererA flatterer is someone who praises you too much, often to please you or to get something from you.3 sentencesflatteryFlattery is praise that is too much or not sincere, often given to please someone or to get something from them.9 sentencesflatwormA simple soft worm with a flat body and no legs; many live in water or damp places, and some are parasites that live inside other animals.7 sentencesflavorThe flavor of food is how it tastes.4 sentencesflavourFlavour is the taste of food or drink: a lemon flavour.12 sentencesflawA flaw is a small mark, crack or fault that spoils something.9 sentencesflawlessFlawless means perfect, without any mistakes, marks or faults.8 sentencesflaxFlax is a plant whose stems are spun into thread for making linen cloth.4 sentencesflayTo flay an animal is to strip the skin off it.4 sentencesfleaA very small jumping insect without wings that lives on the skin and fur of animals and people and sucks their blood.9 sentencesfleckA fleck is a tiny spot or mark of colour, or a small piece of something, like a fleck of paint or dust.9 sentencesfledgedA fledged bird has grown the feathers it needs to fly.3 sentencesfledglingA young bird that has just grown its feathers and is learning to fly.9 sentencesfleeTo flee is to run away from danger or from a place, quickly.9 sentencesfleeceThe woolly coat of a sheep, or the wool cut from one sheep in one piece.11 sentencesfleecyFleecy means soft and woolly, like a sheep's fleece.4 sentencesfleetA group of ships, especially navy ships, that sail together.10 sentencesflemingFleming is a family name. The most famous is Alexander Fleming, a Scottish scientist who discovered penicillin, the first antibiotic medic…11 sentencesflemishFlemish means to do with Flanders, the northern Dutch-speaking part of Belgium, or its people.9 sentencesfleshFlesh is the soft part of the body of a person or animal, between the skin and bones, mostly muscle and fat.11 sentencesfleshyFleshy means thick, soft and juicy, especially describing fruit or plant parts, like a fleshy peach or fleshy cactus leaves.9 sentencesflexTo flex means to bend a part of your body, like your arm or fingers.12 sentencesflexibilityFlexibility is the ability to bend easily without breaking.7 sentencesflexibleSomething flexible can bend easily without breaking, like rubber or a plastic ruler.12 sentencesflexionFlexion is bending a joint so that the angle between the bones gets smaller, like bending your elbow or knee.8 sentencesflickTo hit or move something with a quick small movement, for example with a finger.13 sentencesflickerTo flicker is to shine unsteadily, getting brighter and dimmer quickly, like a candle flame.11 sentencesflierA flier is a person or thing that flies, such as a pilot, a bird or a passenger on planes.11 sentencesflightA flight is a trip in an aeroplane: «our flight to Dublin».13 sentencesflightlessFlightless means not able to fly. It is used for birds and insects that have wings but cannot fly.9 sentencesflinchTo flinch is to make a small, quick movement backwards or away because of pain, fear or surprise.9 sentencesflindersSmall broken pieces or splinters, as in «smashed to flinders».8 sentencesflingTo fling something is to throw it hard and carelessly.12 sentencesflintA very hard grey or black stone that makes sparks when struck against steel, and breaks into sharp edges.10 sentencesflipTo flip something is to turn it over quickly, like a coin or a pancake.13 sentencesflipperA flipper is a flat, wide limb that seals, turtles, penguins and dolphins use for swimming.10 sentencesflippinga soft stand-in for a stronger swear word, to show annoyance or for emphasis: «It's flipping freezing».11 sentencesflirtA flirt is someone who plays at liking another person to win their attention.5 sentencesflitTo flit is to move or fly quickly and lightly from one place to another, like a butterfly or a bird.10 sentencesfloatTo stay on top of water or another liquid without sinking.14 sentencesfloatingFloating means staying on top of water or another liquid without sinking.12 sentencesflockA flock is a group of birds or sheep together.11 sentencesfloeA large flat sheet of floating ice on the sea.7 sentencesflogTo beat someone hard with a whip or stick as a punishment (now illegal in most places).11 sentencesfloggingA beating with a whip or stick as a punishment.10 sentencesfloodA flood is a large amount of water covering land that is usually dry.12 sentencesfloodplainA floodplain is the flat land beside a river that gets covered with water when the river floods.7 sentencesfloorA floor is the flat part of a room that you walk on.11 sentencesfloorboardA floorboard is one of the long flat pieces of wood that make a wooden floor.8 sentencesflopTo flop is to fall or sit down heavily and loosely, because you are tired.12 sentencesfloppySoft and hanging down loosely, not stiff: «a dog with floppy ears».8 sentencesfloraAll the plants that grow in a particular place or at a particular time.10 sentencesfloralFloral means made of flowers or decorated with patterns of flowers.8 sentencesflorentineFrom or about Florence, a famous city in Italy known for art and the Renaissance.11 sentencesflorinA florin is an old coin of money, once worth two shillings in British money, and used in other countries long ago.3 sentencesfloristA person who sells and arranges flowers.8 sentencesflossDental floss is a thin thread used to clean between your teeth.12 sentencesflotationFlotation is floating, or the ability of something to stay on top of water.9 sentencesflounderA flounder is a flat sea fish that lies on the seabed, with both eyes on one side of its head.10 sentencesflourFlour is a white or brown powder made by grinding grain like wheat; it is used to make bread, cakes and pasta.11 sentencesflourishTo flourish is to grow well and be healthy and strong, like plants in good soil.13 sentencesflowOf a liquid, gas or electricity: to move along smoothly and steadily in one direction.14 sentencesflowerA flower is the coloured part of a plant that blooms, like a rose or a tulip.12 sentencesflowerpotA flowerpot is a container, usually of clay or plastic, for growing a plant in, with a hole in the bottom for water to drain out.8 sentencesfloweryFlowery means full of flowers.4 sentencesflowingFlowing means moving along smoothly, as water does in a river.12 sentencesfluAn illness caused by a virus that gives you a high temperature, aches, a cough, a sore throat and makes you feel very tired.7 sentencesfluctuateTo keep changing, going up and down, especially in amount, level or price.7 sentencesfluencyBeing able to speak, read or write a language easily, quickly and well.9 sentencesfluentAble to speak, read or write a language easily and well, as in «fluent in French».9 sentencesfluentlySpeaking, reading or writing a language easily, smoothly and well.9 sentencesfluffFluff is small soft bits of wool, dust, hair or feathers, like the bits in your pocket or under the bed.16 sentencesfluffySoft, light and covered with fur, feathers or fine hairs, like a kitten or a chick.11 sentencesfluidA fluid is a substance that can flow, such as a liquid or a gas.11 sentencesflukeA fluke is a lucky chance, something good that happened by accident, not because of skill.13 sentencesfluorescentVery bright and seeming to glow, especially colours like bright yellow, orange or green.9 sentencesfluorideFluoride is a natural mineral that helps make teeth strong and protects them from holes (decay). It is added to most toothpastes and, in m…10 sentencesflushTo flush a toilet is to clean it by making water rush through it.15 sentencesflusteredFlustered means nervous, confused and a bit embarrassed, especially because you are rushed or things are going wrong.8 sentencesfluteA flute is a musical instrument shaped like a thin tube, played by blowing across a hole near one end and pressing keys or covering holes.10 sentencesflutterTo move wings quickly and lightly, or to fly with quick small movements, like a butterfly.13 sentencesflutteringFluttering means moving quickly and lightly up and down or to and fro, like a butterfly's wings, a flag or falling leaves.11 sentencesflyTo fly is to move through the air with wings, like a bird, an insect or a plane.15 sentencesflyerA flyer is a small printed sheet of paper advertising an event, shop or service, handed out or put through letterboxes.9 sentencesflyoverA flyover is a bridge that carries one road over another road or railway.9 sentencesflytrapA flytrap, or Venus flytrap, is a plant whose leaves snap shut like jaws to catch flies and other insects, which it then digests.10 sentencesfoalA foal is a baby horse, donkey or zebra.10 sentencesfoamA mass of many tiny bubbles on top of a liquid or made by mixing air into something, like the foam on the sea, on a bath or on a milkshake.13 sentencesfoamyFoamy means covered with foam or full of tiny bubbles.8 sentencesfocusTo focus means to give all your attention to one thing.13 sentencesfodderFodder is food such as hay, straw or grain given to farm animals like cows, horses and sheep.10 sentences1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9This page in Markdown → https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/page/5/