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fl dr abbreviation fluid dram

flea noun : any of an order of small wingless leaping bloodsucking insects

flea·bane noun : any of various plants of the daisy family once believed to drive away fleas

flea–bit·ten adjective : bitten by or infested with fleas

flea market noun : a usu. open-air market for secondhand articles and antiques

1fleck verb : to mark in or with spots : STREAK, SPOT

2fleck noun 1 : a small area visibly different (as in color, finish, or material) from the surrounding area : SPOT, MARK

2 : a small loose mass or bit : PARTICLE

Synonyms

[1] blotch, dapple, dot, mark, speck, spot—more at SPOT

[2] atom, bit, crumb, grain, granule, molecule, particle, speck

fledge verb fledged; fledg·ing : to develop the feathers necessary for flying or independent activity

fledg·ling noun 1 : a young bird with flight feathers newly developed

2 : an immature or inexperienced person

Synonyms

beginner, greenhorn, neophyte, newcomer, novice, tyro—more at BEGINNER

flee verb fled ; flee·ing 1 : to run away often from danger or evil

2 : to pass away swiftly from perception

Synonyms

[1] clear out, escape, fly, get out, lam, run away, run off—more at ESCAPE

[2] disappear, dissolve, evaporate, fade, go, melt, vanish—more at DISAPPEAR

1fleece noun 1 : the woolly coat of an animal and esp. a sheep

2 : a soft or woolly covering

Synonyms

coat, fur, hair, pelage, pile, wool

2fleece verb fleeced; fleec·ing 1 : to strip of money or property by fraud or extortion

2 : SHEAR

Synonyms

cheat, defraud, rook, shortchange, skin, squeeze, stick, sting, swindle, victimize; also extort, wrench, wrest, wring; gouge, overcharge, soak; exploit, milk; deceive, dupe, fool, gull, trick; rope (in); betray

fleecy adjective : covered with, made of, or resembling fleece

Synonyms

furry, hairy, unshorn, woolly—more at HAIRY

1fleet verb : to pass rapidly

2fleet noun [ORIGIN: ME flete, fr. OE flēot ship, fr. flēotan to float]

1 : a group of warships under one command

2 : a group (as of ships, planes, or trucks) under one management

Synonyms

armada, caravan, cavalcade, line, motorcade, train; also convoy, flotilla, navy; column, cortege, parade, procession

3fleet adjective 1 : swift in motion : SWIFT, NIMBLE

2 : not enduring : FLEETING

Synonyms

breakneck, fast, hasty, lightning, nimble, nippy, quick, rapid, speedy, swift—more at FAST

fleet·ness noun : the quality or state of being fleet

Synonyms

celerity, fastness, haste, hurry, quickness, rapidity, speed, swiftness, velocity—more at SPEED

fleet admiral noun : an admiral of the highest rank in the navy

fleet·ing adjective : passing swiftly

Synonyms

ephemeral, evanescent, momentary, short-lived, temporary, transient—more at MOMENTARY

Flem·ing noun : a member of a Germanic people inhabiting chiefly northern Belgium

Flem·ish noun 1 : the Dutch language as spoken by the Flemings

2 Flemish plural : FLEMINGS

— Flemish adjective

1flesh noun 1 : the soft parts of an animal's body; especially : muscular tissue

2 : MEAT

3 : the physical nature of humans as distinguished from the soul

4 : human beings; also : living beings

5 : STOCK, KINDRED

6 : fleshy plant tissue (as fruit pulp)

— fleshed adjective

2flesh verb : to make fuller or more nearly complete — usu. used with out

flesh fly noun : a dipteran fly whose maggots feed on flesh

flesh·ly adjective 1 : of or relating to the flesh or body : CORPOREAL, BODILY

2 : not spiritual : WORLDLY

3 : of or relating to bodily appetites : CARNAL, SENSUAL

Synonyms

[1] animal, bodily, carnal, corporal, corporeal, material, physical, somatic—more at PHYSICAL

[2] carnal, earthly, material, mundane, temporal, terrestrial, worldly—more at EARTHLY

[3] carnal, luscious, sensual, sensuous, voluptuous—more at SENSUAL

flesh·pot noun 1 plural : bodily comfort : LUXURY

2 : a place of lascivious entertainment — usu. used in pl.

fleshy adjective flesh·i·er; -est 1 : consisting