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2 : marked by abundant flesh : PLUMP, FAT

3 : full of juice

Synonyms

[2] chubby, fat, plump, portly, rotund, round—more at FAT

[3] juicy, pulpy, succulent—more at JUICY

flew past of 1FLY

flex verb : to bend esp. repeatedly

— flex noun

flex·i·ble adjective 1 : capable of being flexed

2 : yielding to influence

3 : readily changed or changing

— flex·i·bil·i·ty noun

Synonyms

[1] limber, lissome, lithe, pliable, supple, willowy—more at WILLOWY

[1] elastic, resilient, rubbery, springy, stretch, supple—more at ELASTIC

[2, 3] easygoing, relaxed, unrestrained, unrestricted—more at EASYGOING

[3] adaptable, adjustable, changeable, elastic, fluid, malleable, variable; also changing, fluctuating, inconstant, unstable, unsteady

Antonyms

established, fixed, immutable

flex·or noun : a muscle serving to bend a body part

flex·ure noun : TURN, FOLD

flib·ber·ti·gib·bet noun : a silly flighty person

1flick noun 1 : a light sharp jerky stroke or movement

2 : a sound produced by a flick

3 : 2FLICKER

2flick verb 1 : to strike lightly with a quick sharp motion

2 : FLUTTER, FLIT

3flick noun : MOVIE

1flicker verb 1 : to move irregularly or unsteadily : FLUTTER

2 : to burn fitfully or with a fluctuating light

— flick·er·ing·ly adverb

2flicker noun 1 : an act of flickering

2 : a sudden brief movement

3 : a momentary stirring

4 : a slight indication : HINT

5 : a wavering light

3flicker noun : a large barred and spotted No. American woodpecker with a brown back that occurs as an eastern form with yellow on the underside of the wings and tail and a western form with red in these areas

flied past and past participle of 3FLY

fli·er noun 1 : one that flies; especially : PILOT

2 : a reckless or speculative undertaking

3 usually fly·er : an advertising circular

Synonyms

[1] airman, aviator, pilot—more at PILOT

[2] chance, enterprise, gamble, speculation, venture—more at GAMBLE

usually flyer [3] circular, leaflet, pamphlet—more at PAMPHLET

1flight noun 1 : an act or instance of flying

2 : the ability to fly

3 : a passing through air or space

4 : the distance covered in a flight

5 : swift movement

6 : a trip made by or in an airplane or spacecraft

7 : a group of similar individuals (as birds or airplanes) flying as a unit

8 : a passing (as of the imagination) beyond ordinary limits

9 : a series of stairs from one landing to another

— flight·less adjective

2flight noun : an act or instance of running away

Synonyms

escape, getaway, lam, slip—more at ESCAPE

flight bag noun 1 : a lightweight traveling bag with zippered outside pockets

2 : a small canvas satchel

flight·i·ness noun : the quality or state of being flighty

Synonyms

facetiousness, flippancy, frivolity, levity, lightness—more at FRIVOLITY

flight line noun : a parking and servicing area for airplanes

flighty adjective flight·i·er; -est 1 : easily upset : VOLATILE

2 : easily excited : SKITTISH

3 : governed or characterized by caprice : CAPRICIOUS, SILLY

Synonyms

[2] excitable, fluttery, high-strung, jittery, jumpy, nervous, skittish, spooky—more at EXCITABLE

[3] capricious, frivolous, giddy, harebrained, scatterbrained, silly—more at GIDDY

flim·flam noun : DECEPTION, FRAUD

— flim·flam·mery noun

flim·sy adjective flim·si·er; -est 1 : lacking strength or substance

2 : of inferior materials and workmanship

3 : having little worth or plausibility

— flim·si·ly adverb

— flim·si·ness noun

Synonyms

[1, 2] gauzy, insubstantial, unsubstantial; also dainty, delicate, fine; feeble, fragile, frail; sheer, transparent

Antonyms

sturdy, substantial

[3] doubtful, dubious, improbable, questionable, unlikely—more at IMPROBABLE

flinch verb [ORIGIN: MF flenchir to bend]

: to shrink from or as if from pain : WINCE

— flinch noun

Synonyms

blench, quail, recoil, shrink, wince; also blanch, pale, whiten; quake,