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5flush adjective 1 : of a ruddy healthy color

2 : full of life and vigor

3 : filled to overflowing

4 : fully or generously supplied usu. with money : AFFLUENT

5 : readily available : ABUNDANT

6 : having an unbroken or even surface

7 : directly abutting : immediately adjacent

8 : set even with an edge of a type page or column

— flush·ness noun

Synonyms

[1] florid, glowing, rosy, ruddy

[3] fraught, replete, rife, thick

[4] affluent, loaded, moneyed, opulent, rich, wealthy, well-heeled, well-to-do—more at RICH

[6] even, flat, level, plane, smooth—more at LEVEL

6flush adverb 1 : in a flush manner

2 : SQUARELY

7flush verb : to make flush

1fluster verb : to put into a state of agitated confusion

Synonyms

abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, embarrass, rattle—more at EMBARRASS

2fluster noun : a state of agitated confusion

Synonyms

abashment, confusion, discomfiture, dither, embarrassment, fret

flute noun 1 : a hollow pipelike musical instrument

2 : a grooved pleat

3 : GROOVE

— flute verb

— flut·ed adjective

flut·ing noun : fluted decoration

flut·ist noun : a flute player

1flutter verb [ORIGIN: ME floteren to float, flutter, fr. OE floterian, fr. flotian to float]

1 : to flap the wings rapidly

2 : to move with quick wavering or flapping motions

3 : to vibrate in irregular spasms

4 : to move about or behave in an agitated aimless manner

Synonyms

beat, flail, flap, flop, whip—more at FLAP

2flutter noun 1 : an act of fluttering

2 : a state of nervous confusion

3 : a sudden but usu. slight stir : FLURRY

flut·tery adjective : given to or characterized by fluttering

Synonyms

excitable, flighty, high-strung, jittery, jumpy, nervous, skittish, spooky—more at EXCITABLE

1flux noun 1 : an act of flowing

2 : a state of continuous change

3 : a substance used to aid in fusing metals

2flux verb : to become or cause to become fluid

Synonyms

deliquesce, fuse, liquefy, melt, run, thaw—more at LIQUEFY

1fly verb flew ; flown ; fly·ing 1 : to move in or pass through the air with wings

2 : to move through the air or before the wind

3 : to float or cause to float, wave, or soar in the air

4 : to take flight : FLEE

5 : to fade and disappear : VANISH

6 : to move or pass swiftly

7 : to become expended or dissipated rapidly

8 : to operate or travel in an aircraft or spacecraft

9 : to journey over by flying

10 : AVOID, SHUN

11 : to transport by flying

Synonyms

[1] glide, plane, soar, wing; also drift, float, hang, hover, waft; coast, cruise, sail, sweep; dart, flit, flutter; catapult, jet, orbit, rocket

[4] abscond, clear out, escape, flee, get out, lam, run away, run off—more at ESCAPE

[6] barrel, bolt, career, course, dash, hasten, hurry, pelt, race, run, rush, speed, tear, zip, zoom—more at HURRY

2fly noun, plural flies 1 : the action or process of flying : FLIGHT

2 plural : the space over a theater stage

3 : a garment closing concealed by a fold of cloth

4 : the length of an extended flag from its staff or support

5 : a baseball hit high into the air

6 : the outer canvas of a tent with a double top

— on the fly

: while still in the air

3fly verb flied; fly·ing : to hit a fly in baseball

4fly noun, plural flies 1 : a winged insect — usu. used in combination

2 : any of a large order of insects mostly with one pair of functional wings and another pair that if present are reduced to balancing organs and often with larvae without a head, eyes, or legs; especially : one (as a housefly) that is large and stout-bodied

3 : a fishhook dressed to suggest an insect

fly·able adjective : suitable for flying or being flown

fly ball noun : 2FLY 5

fly·blown adjective : not pure : TAINTED, CORRUPT

fly·by noun, plural flybys 1 : a usu. low-altitude flight by an aircraft over a public gathering

2 : a flight of a spacecraft past a heavenly body (as Jupiter) close enough to obtain scientific data

fly–by–night adjective 1 : seeking a