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| FLEETING | | adj. Transitory; brief. fleetingly adv. | |
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| FLEXIBLE | | adj. - capable of bending without breaking; pliable.
- manageable.
- adaptable; variable (works flexible hours). flexibility n. Flexibly adv. [latin flexibilis: related to *flex1] | |
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| FLIPFLOP | | n. (usu. Rubber) sandal with a thong between the toes. [imitative] | |
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| FLIPPANT | | adj. Frivolous; disrespectful; offhand. flippancy n. Flippantly adv. [from *flip1] | |
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| FLIPPING | | adj. & adv. Slang expressing annoyance, or as an intensifier. | |
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| FLOATING | | adj. Not settled; variable (floating population).
- dock n. Floating structure usable as a dry dock.
- kidney n. Abnormally movable kidney.
- rib n. Lower rib not attached to the breastbone.
- voter n. Voter without fixed allegiance. | |
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| FLOORING | | n. Material of which a floor is made. | |
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| FLOTILLA | | n. - small fleet.
- fleet of small ships. [spanish] | |
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| FLOUNDER | | —v. - struggle helplessly as if wading in mud.
- do a task clumsily. —n. Act of floundering. [imitative]
- n. (pl. Same) 1 edible european flat-fish.
- n. American flat-fish. [anglo-french, probably scandinavian] | |
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| FLOURISH | | —v. - a grow vigorously; thrive. B prosper. C be in one's prime.
- wave, brandish. —n. - showy gesture.
- ornamental curve in handwriting.
- mus. Ornate passage or fanfare. [latin floreo from flos *flower] | |
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