"We"re going to play elephants and circuses," - said a little boy at kindergarten, "Do you want to join in?"
"I"d love to," - replied the teacher. "What do you want me to do?"
"You can be the lady that feeds us peanuts!"
- dogfish etc. As food. —v. (-king) (often foll. By away, off) 1 take off or come away in flakes.
- sprinkle with or fall in flakes. flake out colloq. Fall asleep or drop from exhaustion; faint. [origin unknown]
FLAKY
adj. (-ier, -iest) 1 of, like, or in flakes.
- esp. Us slang crazy, eccentric.
- pastry n. Crumblier version of puff pastry.
FLAME
—n. - a ignited gas. B portion of this (flame flickered; burst into flames).
- a bright light or colouring. B brilliant orange-red colour.
- a strong passion, esp. Love (fan the flame). B colloq. Sweetheart. —v. (-ming) 1 (often foll. By away, forth, out, up) burn; blaze.
- (often foll. By out, up) a (of passion) break out. B (of a person) become angry.
- shine or glow like flame. [latin flamma]
FLANK
—n. - side of the body between ribs and hip.
- side of a mountain, building, etc.
- right or left side of an army etc. —v. (often in passive) be at or move along the side of (road flanked by mountains). [french from germanic]
FLARE
—v. (-ring) 1 widen gradually (flared trousers).
- (cause to) blaze brightly and unsteadily.
- burst out, esp. Angrily. —n. - a dazzling irregular flame or light. B sudden outburst of flame.
- flame or bright light used as a signal or to illuminate a target etc.
- a gradual widening, esp. Of a skirt or trousers. B (in pl.) Wide-bottomed trousers. flare up burst into a sudden blaze, anger, activity, etc. [origin unknown]
FLASH
bulb n. Photog. Bulb for a flashlight.
- in the pan n. Promising start followed by failure.
- —v. - (cause to) emit a brief or sudden light; (cause to) gleam.
- send or reflect like a sudden flame (eyes flashed fire).
- a burst suddenly into view or perception (answer flashed upon me). B move swiftly (train flashed past).
- a send (news etc.) By radio, telegraph, etc. B signal to (a person) with lights.
- colloq. Show ostentatiously (flashed her ring).
- slang indecently expose oneself. —n. - sudden bright light or flame, e.g. Of lightning.
- an instant (in a flash).
- sudden brief feeling, display of wit, etc. (flash of hope).
- particle, speck. —v. Mark with flecks. [old norse, or low german or dutch]
FLEET
—n. - a warships under one commander-in-chief. B (prec. By the) nation's warships etc.; navy.
- number of vehicles in one company etc. —adj. Poet. Literary swift, nimble. [old english]
FLESH
and blood —n. - the body or its substance.
- humankind.
- human nature, esp. As fallible. —adj. Real, not imaginary.
- n. - a soft, esp. Muscular, substance between the skin and bones of an animal or a human. B plumpness; fat.
- the body, esp. As sinful.
- pulpy substance of a fruit etc.
- a visible surface of the human body. B (also flesh-colour) yellowish pink colour.
- animal or human life. all flesh all animate creation. Flesh out make or become substantial. In the flesh in person. One's own flesh and blood near relatives. [old english]
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