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19,295 words · meanings, pronunciation and origins · ranked by use

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589 words · showing 301–360

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  • flicker/ˈflɪkə/verbC12 meaningsTo shine or burn with an unsteady, wavering light.
  • flight/ˈflaɪ̯t/nounA12 meaningsOne journey by aeroplane.
  • flight attendantnounB1The crew member who looks after passengers in the air.
  • flight numbernounB1The code identifying one particular service.
  • flight pathnounB2The route an aircraft follows through the sky.
  • fling/ˈflɪŋ/verbB2
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To throw something with force and little care.
  • flint/flɪnt/nounB2+A very hard stone that flakes to a sharp edge.
  • flint strikernounC1A tool that makes sparks when scraped.
  • flint toolnounC1A blade flaked from very hard stone.
  • flip-flopsnounB1Flat rubber sandals held on by a strap between the toes.
  • flipchartnounB2A big pad on a stand, used in presentations.
  • flipper/ˈflɪpə/nounB1+3 meaningsThe flat wide limb a sea animal swims with.
  • float/fləʊt/verbA24 meaningsTo rest on the surface of a liquid without sinking.
  • flock/flɒk/nounB14 meaningsA group of birds, sheep or goats.
  • floe/fləʊ/nounC2A large sheet of ice floating on the sea.
  • flood/flʌd/nounB13 meaningsA large amount of water covering land that is normally dry.
  • floodgatesnounC2Gates that hold back water, and the phrase for releasing a rush.
  • floodwaternounB2+Water covering land it does not usually reach.
  • floor/flɔː/nounA12 meaningsThe surface you stand on inside a room.
  • floor plannounB2A drawing of a building seen from above.
  • floorboardnounB2+One of the long boards forming a wooden floor.
  • flop/flɒp/nounB23 meaningsA complete public failure, especially of a film, show or product.
  • flora/ˈflɔː.ɹə/nounB2+The plants of a region taken together.
  • floral scentnounB2A perfume built around the smell of flowers.
  • florist/ˈflɒɹɪst/nounB1+2 meaningsA person who sells and arranges cut flowers as a trade.
  • floss/flɒs/nounB12 meaningsThe thin thread pulled between teeth to clean the gaps.
  • flotation devicenounC1Anything that keeps a person afloat.
  • flotilla/floʊˈtɪlə/nounC2A small fleet of boats.
  • flotsam/ˈflɒtsəm/nounC2Wreckage and goods found floating on the sea.
  • flounce/flaʊns/nounC2A wide strip sewn on to hang loose.
  • flounder/ˈflaʊ̯ndəː/verbC12 meaningsTo struggle clumsily without making progress.
  • flour/ˈflaʊ.ə/nounB1A fine powder made by grinding grain, used in baking.
  • flourish/ˈflʌɹ.ɪʃ/verbC12 meaningsTo grow strong and successful.
  • flow/ˈfləʊ̯/nounB12 meaningsA steady continuous movement in one direction.
  • flower/ˈflaʊ̯.ə/nounA12 meaningsThe coloured, seed-producing part of a plant.
  • flowerbednounB1+An area of ground planted with flowers.
  • flu/fluː/nounA2+A viral illness with fever and body aches.
  • fluctuation/flʌkt͡ʃuːˈeɪʃən/nounC2An up-and-down movement around an average.
  • fluency/ˈfluːənsi/nounB2Speaking a language smoothly, without hunting for words.
  • fluff/flʌf/nounB24 meaningsSoft light fibres that come off cloth and collect on clothes, in pockets and in corners.
  • fluid/ˈfluːɪd/nounB22 meaningsA substance that flows, liquid or gas.
  • fluidity/fluːˈɪd.ə.ti/nounC1Smoothness with no break between movements.
  • fluke/fluːk/nounB22 meaningsA piece of luck that could not be repeated.
  • flume/fluːm/nounC1An enclosed water slide.
  • flurry/ˈflʌ.ɹi/nounB2+2 meaningsA brief light fall of snow blown about by wind.
  • flush/ˈflʌʃ/adjectiveB23 meaningsPerfectly level with the surrounding surface.
  • flute/flu(ː)t/nounB1+2 meaningsA woodwind instrument held sideways and blown across.
  • flutter/ˈflʌtə/verbB22 meaningsTo move the wings in quick light beats, or to move lightly in the air.
  • flux/flʌks/nounC1Continuous change, or a flowing.
  • flyer/ˈflaɪə(ɹ)/nounB1+A printed sheet handed out in the street.
  • flyover/ˈflaɪˌəʊvə/nounB2+A road carried on a bridge over another road.
  • flysheetnounC1The outer waterproof skin over a tent.
  • foal/fəʊl/nounB1+A young horse.
  • foam/ˈfəʊ̯m/nounB12 meaningsA white mass of tiny bubbles on liquid.
  • fob/fɒb/nounB22 meaningsA small electronic tag used to unlock a car or a door.
  • focus/ˈfəʊ̯.kəs/verbA24 meaningsTo give all your attention to one thing.
  • focus groupnounB2A small group asked what they think of something.
  • fodder/ˈfɒdə/nounB2+Food grown and stored for farm animals.
  • foe/fəʊ/nounB2An enemy, in formal or literary use.
  • fog/fɒɡ/nounA2+3 meaningsThick cloud at ground level that makes it hard to see.