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flame·throw·er noun : a device that expels from a nozzle a burning stream of liquid or semiliquid fuel under pressure

fla·min·go noun, plural -gos also -goes : any of several long-legged long-necked tropical water birds with scarlet wings and a broad bill bent downward

flam·ma·ble adjective : easily ignited and quick-burning

— flam·ma·bil·i·ty noun

— flammable noun

Synonyms

combustible, ignitable, inflammable—more at COMBUSTIBLE

flan noun 1 : an open pie with a sweet or savory filling

2 : custard baked with a caramel glaze

flange noun : a rim used for strengthening or guiding something or for attachment to another object

1flank noun 1 : the fleshy part of the side between the ribs and the hip; also : the side of a quadruped

2 : SIDE

3 : the right or left of a formation

2flank verb 1 : to attack or threaten the flank of

2 : to be situated on the side of

Synonyms

abut, adjoin, border, fringe, join, skirt, touch, verge—more at ADJOIN

flank·er noun : a football player stationed wide of the formation slightly behind the line of scrimmage as a pass receiver

flan·nel noun 1 : a soft twilled wool or worsted fabric with a napped surface

2 : a stout cotton fabric napped on one side

3 plural : flannel underwear or pants

1flap noun 1 : a stroke with something broad : SLAP

2 : something broad, limber, or flat and usu. thin that hangs loose

3 : the motion or sound of something broad and limber as it swings to and fro

4 : a state of excitement or confusion

2flap verb flapped; flap·ping 1 : to beat with something broad and flat

2 : FLING

3 : to move (as wings) with a beating motion

4 : to sway loosely usu. with a noise of striking

Synonyms

beat, flail, flop, flutter, whip; also bang, batter, buffet, knock, pound, smack, spank, thump; flick, flicker, flit; oscillate, sway, swing; undulate, wave; palpitate, pulse, throb

flap·jack noun : a flat cake made of thin batter and cooked (as on a griddle) on both sides : PANCAKE

Synonyms

griddle cake, pancake—more at PANCAKE

flap·per noun 1 : one that flaps

2 : a young woman of the 1920s who showed freedom from conventions (as in conduct)

1flare noun 1 : a blaze of light used esp. to signal or illuminate; also : a device for producing such a blaze

2 : an unsteady glaring light

3 : a sudden outburst (as of sound, excitement, or anger)

Synonyms

[1] blaze, illumination, incandescence, light, luminescence, radiance, shine—more at LIGHT

[3] agony, burst, eruption, explosion, fit, flare-up, flash, outburst, spasm, storm—more at OUTBURST

2flare verb flared; flar·ing 1 : to flame with a sudden unsteady light

2 : to spread outward

3 : to become suddenly excited or angry — usu. used with up

4 : to break out or intensify usu. suddenly or violently — often used with up

Synonyms

[1] beat, blaze, burn, flame, glare—more at GLARE

usually flare out [2] expand, extend, fan, open, spread, stretch, unfold

usually flare up [4] break out, burst, erupt, explode, flame, go off—more at ERUPT

flare–up noun : a sudden outburst or intensification

Synonyms

burst, flare, flash, outbreak, outburst, spurt—more at OUTBREAK

1flash verb 1 : to break forth in or like a sudden flame

2 : to appear or pass suddenly or with great speed

3 : to send out in or as if in flashes <~ a message>

4 : to make a sudden display (as of brilliance or feeling)

5 : to gleam or glow intermittently

6 : to fill by a sudden rush of water

7 : to expose to view very briefly <~ a badge>

— flash·er noun

Synonyms

flame, gleam, glimmer, glisten, glitter, shimmer, sparkle, twinkle, wink; also beam, radiate, shine; blind, bedazzle, daze, dazzle; blaze, burn, flare, glare, glow

2flash noun 1 : a sudden burst of light

2 : a movement of a flag or light in signaling

3 : a sudden and brilliant burst (as of wit)

4 : a brief time