8-letter words starting with fl
- flavonol — the 3-hydroxy derivative of flavone, many of whose derivatives, as quercetin, are naturally occurring yellow dyes.
- flavored — (of food or drink) having a particular type of taste.
- flavorer — One who or that which flavors.
- flavours — Plural form of flavour.
- flavoury — Possessing flavour.
- flawless — having no defects or faults, especially none that diminish the value of something: a flawless Ming Dynasty vase.
- flax kit — a basket woven from flax fibres
- flaxseed — the seed of flax, yielding linseed oil; linseed.
- flaxweed — Toadflax.
- flaysome — (UK dialectal, Northern England, Scotland) Terrifying; frightful.
- fleabags — Plural form of fleabag.
- fleabane — any of various composite plants, as Pulicaria dysenterica, of Europe, or Erigeron philadelphicus, of the U.S., reputed to destroy or drive away fleas.
- fleabite — the bite of a flea.
- fleaking — (UK, dialect, obsolete) A light covering of reeds, over which the main covering is laid, in thatched houses.
- fleapits — Plural form of fleapit.
- fleasome — having fleas; flea-ridden
- fleawort — a European plantain, Plantago psyllium, having seeds that are used in medicine.
- flecking — a speck; a small bit: a fleck of dirt.
- flection — the act of bending.
- fledging — to bring up (a young bird) until it is able to fly.
- fleecier — Comparative form of fleecy.
- fleecing — the coat of wool that covers a sheep or a similar animal.
- fleering — Present participle of fleer.
- fleetest — Superlative form of fleet.
- fleeting — swift; rapid: to be fleet of foot; a fleet horse.
- fleishig — (in the dietary laws) consisting of, made from, or used only for meat or meat products: a fleishig set of dishes; a fleishig meal.
- fleishik — (of food) containing or derived from meat or meat products and therefore to be prepared and eaten separately from dairy foods
- flemming — Walther [vahl-tuh r] /ˈvɑl tər/ (Show IPA), 1843–1905, German cell biologist.
- fleshers — Plural form of flesher.
- fleshier — Comparative form of fleshy.
- fleshily — with respect to flesh; in a fleshy manner
- fleshing — Present participle of flesh.
- fleshpot — fleshpots. places offering luxurious and unrestrained pleasure or amusement: the fleshpots of Las Vegas. luxurious and unrestrained living.
- fletched — Simple past tense and past participle of fletch.
- fletcher — John, 1579–1625, English dramatist: collaborated with Francis Beaumont 1606?–16; with Philip Massinger 1613–25.
- flexagon — a three-dimensional figure having polygonal faces that is constructed from a folded sheet of paper in such a way that different faces are exposed when the figure is flexed along its folds.
- flexcash — flexdollars.
- flexible — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- flexibly — capable of being bent, usually without breaking; easily bent: a flexible ruler.
- flexions — the act of bending.
- flextime — a system of working that allows an employee to choose, within limits, the hours for starting and leaving work each day.
- flexuous — full of bends or curves; sinuous.
- flexural — the act of flexing or bending.
- flexures — Plural form of flexure.
- flibbert — a small piece or bit
- flicflac — a step in dancing in which the feet strike rapidly together.
- flichter — (of birds) to fly feebly; flutter.
- flick-on — a manoeuvre in which a player receives an incoming pass and flicks it on with a gentle header or kick to another player.
- flickers — Plural form of flicker.
- flickery — Seeming to flicker; unsteady.