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

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19,295 words · showing 6,481–6,540

  • 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.
  • flit/flɪt/verbC22 meaningsTo move lightly and quickly from place to place.
  • float/fləʊt/verbA24 meaningsTo rest on the surface of a liquid without sinking.
  • flock/flɒk/
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A group of birds, sheep or goats.
  • floe/fləʊ/nounC2A large sheet of ice floating on the sea.
  • flog/flɒɡ/verbC12 meaningsTo beat somebody as a punishment.
  • 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.
  • floodlit/ˈflʌdlɪt/adjectiveC1Lit brightly all over by powerful lamps.
  • 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.
  • floppy/ˈflɒ.pi/adjectiveB1+So soft and bendy that it flaps instead of holding its shape.
  • flora/ˈflɔː.ɹə/nounB2+The plants of a region taken together.
  • floral/ˈfloɹəl/adjectiveB1+3 meaningsDecorated with a pattern of flowers.
  • 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.
  • flout/flaʊt/verbC1To break a rule openly and without shame.
  • 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.
  • fluctuate/ˈflʌkt͡ʃu.eɪt/verbC2To keep rising and falling unpredictably.
  • fluctuation/flʌkt͡ʃuːˈeɪʃən/nounC2An up-and-down movement around an average.
  • fluency/ˈfluːənsi/nounB2Speaking a language smoothly, without hunting for words.
  • fluent/ˈfluːənt/adjectiveB2+Speaking a language smoothly and easily.
  • fluentlyadverbB1+Speaking a language smoothly, without struggling for words.
  • fluff/flʌf/nounB24 meaningsSoft light fibres that come off cloth and collect on clothes, in pockets and in corners.
  • fluffy/ˈflʌfi/adjectiveB13 meaningsCovered in or made of soft, loose fibres or fur.
  • 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.
  • flunk/flʌŋk/verbB1+To fail a test or a course.
  • fluorescent/ˌflʊəˈɹɛsənt/adjectiveB2+Giving off bright light when struck by ultraviolet or other radiation.
  • flurry/ˈflʌ.ɹi/nounB2+2 meaningsA brief light fall of snow blown about by wind.
  • flush/ˈflʌʃ/adjectiveB23 meaningsPerfectly level with the surrounding surface.
  • fluster/ˈflʌstə/verbB2+To make somebody nervous and confused.
  • flusteredadjectiveB2+Confused and agitated by sudden pressure.
  • flute/flu(ː)t/nounB1+2 meaningsA woodwind instrument held sideways and blown across.
  • flutedadjectiveC1Marked with long rounded grooves.
  • 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.
  • fly/flaɪ/verbA14 meaningsTo move through the air.
  • fly off the handlephraseB2To lose your temper very suddenly.
  • 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.