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What is the role of a Fleet Admiral in the US Navy?

  • An officer responsible for fleet logistics
  • A mid-level officer in the Navy
  • A commander of a single ship
  • The officer of the highest rank (correct)

What does the term 'fleeting' refer to?

  • Something that is often repeated
  • Something that is easily forgotten
  • Something that is short or quick (correct)
  • Something that lasts a long time

What is flax primarily grown for?

  • For its blue flowers
  • For its stems or seeds (correct)
  • For its medicinal properties
  • For its sweetness

What does 'to flay' mean in a figurative sense?

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What is a common use of the term 'Fleet Street'?

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What is a 'fleabag' in US terms?

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What does 'flea' primarily feed on?

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What does the term 'flawless' mean in the context of performance?

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What is the primary role of a florist?

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What does the term 'flotation' refer to in a business context?

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In which context can 'flow' be used to describe movement?

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What does 'flotsam' refer to?

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What is a flouncy style of clothing characterized by?

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What does the phrase 'go against the flow' imply?

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How is dental floss primarily used?

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What does 'flowing' typically describe in terms of hair?

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What type of space does the term 'open space' refer to?

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Which of the following best describes 'flotilla'?

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What is a flight attendant responsible for?

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What does 'flimsy' describe?

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What does 'flexitime' allow employees to do?

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What does a 'flight simulator' do?

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What does 'to take flight' mean?

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What is a 'flight of fancy'?

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In a business context, what does 'flexible working' refer to?

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What does 'flinch from doing something' imply?

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Which term describes a weak and difficult-to-believe argument?

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What does 'to flick through something' mean?

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What is a 'flight deck'?

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What does 'top flight' refer to in a sport context?

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What is meant by the term 'fling'?

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What does 'flightless' describe?

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What does it mean when a river is described as being in flood?

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Which term describes an area of flat land near a river that frequently floods?

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What is meant by the expression 'open the floodgates'?

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What indicates that a market is 'flooded' with products?

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Which type of light is referred to as a floodlight?

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What does it mean to 'take the floor' in a formal setting?

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What happens when house prices 'go through the floor'?

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What does the term 'flooding' most commonly refer to?

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What is a flophouse?

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What does it mean for an event to 'flop'?

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What does the term 'floodgate' refer to?

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Which of the following describes a 'floodlit' area?

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What does it mean for a product to be 'flooded' in the market?

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What does 'floppy' refer to in the context of an object?

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What is the meaning of a fleabite?

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What does the term 'fleabitten' imply about a place?

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What is a flea collar designed to do?

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What activity is described by the term 'flea market'?

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What does the phrase 'to make your flesh crawl' suggest?

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What does the term 'fleshed out' mean in a discussion context?

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What is indicated by something described as 'flesh-colored'?

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What is a fleshpot likely to provide?

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What does the term 'fleshy' describe?

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What is the primary use of a flick knife?

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What does it mean for a plan to be fleshed out?

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What best describes a fledgling?

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In the context of birds, what does 'fledging' refer to?

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What quality is associated with something that is flexible?

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What does the term 'fling yourself at someone' imply?

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In what context is the term 'flippant' typically used?

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What does 'fling off' mean in the context given?

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What does it mean to 'flirt with danger'?

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Which of the following describes a 'fling'?

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What action is implied when someone 'floats' in the context of the Dead Sea?

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What does the phrase 'to fling something out' mean?

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What is the meaning of 'to flip something'?

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What does the phrase 'to float an idea' suggest?

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What does it mean when a town is described as being 'flooded'?

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In the context of the text, what does 'fling up your hands' signify?

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What does 'flogging a dead horse' imply?

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What is a notable characteristic of 'flirtation'?

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What describes a 'flirtatious' individual?

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In what context is 'flog' typically used regarding punishment?

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What does it mean when someone 'flings themselves into' something?

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What does the term 'float' imply when used in relation to a bottle in the sea?

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What is meant by the term 'the flip side'?

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What is indicated by the phrase 'flooded with joy'?

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What is meant by 'floating around' in reference to ideas?

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Which of the following describes 'flinty' as used in the text?

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What is a 'floating voter' characterized by?

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What does 'flog' represent in British informal language when used about selling?

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Which scenario describes an object 'floating' in a physical sense?

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What does it mean to be 'floating on air'?

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What does a 'floe' refer to in a geographical context?

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What outcome does the phrase 'flood the market' imply?

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What does the term 'floatation' refer to?

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Flashcards

What is a 'fleet'?

A group of ships, buses, aircraft, or other vehicles under one control.

What is 'flax'?

A plant with blue flowers used to make thread.

Define 'flaxen'.

Pale yellow, especially referring to hair.

What does 'flay' mean?

To remove the skin from a person or animal, or to criticize someone severely.

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'Fleeting' means?

Short or quick, lasting for a brief time.

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What's a 'flea'?

A tiny jumping insect that feeds on animal and human blood.

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Describe a 'fleabag' in UK English.

A dirty and unpleasant person or animal.

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What is 'flesh'?

The soft part of the body between the skin and bones, or the soft inside part of a fruit or vegetable.

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Fleabite

A bite made by a flea.

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Fleabitten

Dirty and in bad condition, like something covered in fleas.

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Flea collar

A collar for pets treated with chemicals to kill fleas.

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Flea market

A market, usually outdoors, where used or old goods are sold cheaply.

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Fleapit

An old, dirty cinema or theatre.

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Fleck

A small mark or spot, often on a surface.

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Flecked

Having many small marks or spots.

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Fledged

A young bird that has grown feathers and can fly.

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Fledgling

New and without experience.

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Flesh

The physical body, excluding the mind or soul.

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Be (only) flesh and blood

To have normal human limitations or needs.

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Flesh and blood

Someone's relative.

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In the flesh

In real life, not on TV or in a picture.

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Make your flesh crawl

To make someone feel frightened or worried.

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Flesh out

To add more details to a plan or idea.

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Flexibility

The ability to adapt or change easily to different situations or demands.

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Flexibly

In a way that shows the ability to adapt or change easily.

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Flexible working

A system where employees can choose their working hours and location, often to balance work and personal life.

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Flexitime (UK)

A system where employees work a set number of hours within a fixed period, but can choose their starting and finishing times.

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Flibbertigibbet

A silly, talkative person, often considered frivolous or flighty.

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Flick (verb)

To move something with a quick, sudden movement.

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Flick (noun)

A quick, sudden movement.

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Flick through (verb)

To look quickly at the pages of a book, magazine, etc.

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Flip (verb)

To turn something over quickly, often repeatedly.

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Flip (noun)

An occasion when something turns over quickly or repeatedly.

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Fling (verb)

To throw something or someone suddenly with force.

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Flimflam

Confusing and deceptive talk.

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Flight of Fancy

An idea that shows a lot of imagination, but is not practical.

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What is a 'florist'?

A person who works in a shop selling cut flowers and plants for homes.

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Define 'floss'.

Soft threads, especially from insects or plants, used for cleaning between teeth.

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What is 'flotation'?

The process of selling a company's shares to the public for the first time.

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What is a 'flotilla'?

A large group of boats or small ships.

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Explain 'flotsam'.

Pieces of broken wood or waste found on beaches or floating in the sea.

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What does 'flounce' mean?

To walk with noticeable movements to show anger or attract attention.

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Define 'flouncy'.

Describing clothes that are loose and have a lot of material, often seen as showy or dramatic.

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What is 'open space'?

A public area for activities like dancing or formal discussions.

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Describe 'flow'.

Movement in one direction, like a river, traffic, or blood.

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What is 'flow' in terms of information?

A continuous production or delivery of ideas or information.

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Float (noun) [money]

A small amount of money kept by someone who works in a bar, etc., used for giving customers their change.

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Float (noun) [festival]

A large vehicle with a flat surface that is decorated and used in festivals.

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Float (verb) [idea]

To suggest a plan or idea for consideration.

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Flotation (noun)

The act or process of floating, or the state of being afloat.

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Flog (verb) [informal]

To sell something, especially quickly or cheaply.

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Flogging (noun)

A punishment in which someone is beaten severely with a whip or a stick.

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Flogging a dead horse (idiom)

To waste effort on something when there is no chance of succeeding.

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Flooded (adj)

Covered with water, especially from rain. It can also mean full of something, like "The market is flooded with cheap imports."

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Floodgate (n)

A gate that controls the flow of water. It can also refer to something that allows a lot of something to happen.

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Flooding (n)

A situation where an area is covered with water, typically from rain.

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Floodlight (n)

A powerful electric light used to illuminate large areas, like sports fields or buildings.

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Floodlit (adj)

Illuminated by floodlights.

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Flooded fields

Fields covered with water, often after heavy rain.

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Floored (v)

To be surprised or confused so much that you are unable to speak. It can also mean to knock someone down with a punch.

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Floor (n)

The flat surface of a room you walk on.

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Take the floor (v)

To begin speaking in a formal setting, like a debate or a meeting.

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Floor show (n)

A set of entertainment acts, like music or dancing, performed in a restaurant.

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Flooring (n)

The material used to cover the floor.

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Floor lamp (n)

A tall lamp that stands on the floor.

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Go through the floor (v)

To fall to very low levels, especially in value.

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Floppy (adj)

Soft and not able to keep a firm shape.

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Floodplain (n)

A flat area of land near a river that is often flooded.

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Flippant

Treating a serious subject in a casual and disrespectful manner.

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Flipper

A flat, paddle-like limb used for swimming, found on sea creatures like seals and penguins.

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Flip Side

The opposite or less desirable aspect of something.

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Floating Voter

A voter who doesn't always vote for the same political party.

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Floaty (adjective)

Describes material that is very light and moves easily in the air.

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Flirty (adjective)

Behaving in a playfully suggestive way, often with a playful tone of voice and body language.

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Flirty Comments

Informal and teasing remarks that are intended to attract attention.

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Flirty Relationship

A romantic relationship marked by playful teasing and suggestive behavior.

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Study Notes

Ships and Vehicles

  • Fleet: A group of ships, or all the ships in a country's navy, or a number of buses, aircraft, etc. under one organization's control.
  • Fishing Fleet: A group of fishing vessels
  • British Fleet: A group of British naval ships.

Plants and Fibers

  • Flax: A plant grown for its stems or seeds; thread made from this plant.
  • Flaxen-haired: Pale yellow hair.
  • Flaxseed Oil: Linseed oil

People and Behavior

  • Fleet (adj): Able to run quickly; light of foot
  • Fleetness: The quality of being able to move fast
  • Fleet Admiral: Highest-ranking officer in the US Navy.
  • Flay: Remove skin from. or to whip someone so hard skin comes off; severely criticize.
  • Flay sb alive: Punish or tell someone off severely
  • Flea: A small jumping insect that feeds on blood.
  • Fleabag: A dirty and unpleasant person or (cheap) hotel
  • Fleabitten: Dirty and in bad condition
  • Flea Collar: Collar for pets treated with flea-killing chemicals
  • Flea Market: Market with old or used goods sold cheaply

Visual Descriptions

  • Fleck: A small mark or spot
  • Flecked: Having small marks or spots

Actions and Events

  • Fled: Past simple and past participle of flee
  • Fledgling: A young bird that has grown feathers and learning to fly; (adj.) new and without experience.
  • Flier: US spelling of flyer
  • Flick: Move or hit with a short, sudden movement; slight shine (of light), sudden movement;
  • Flick Knife: Knife with hidden blade
  • Flicker: Shine with intermittent light, appear briefly, sudden movement of emotion; a short-lived light/feeling
  • Flips: Quick, repeated movements
  • Flip Chart: Board with large paper sheets
  • Flip-Flops (shoe): Open-toe shoe with V-shaped strap
  • Flip Side.: Opposite or less popular side of something

Actions and Events (cont.)

  • Flighty: (esp. of a woman) not responsible and likely to change
  • Flimflam: Confusing talk intended to deceive
  • Flimsy: Thin, easily broken; a weak argument
  • Flinch: Make a sudden movement due to pain or fear. Flinch from sth/doing sth: Avoid unpleasant or painful action
  • Fling (verb): Throw something suddenly and forcefully; move or do something quickly; say something angrily; have a short sexual relationship
  • Fling (noun): Short period of enjoyment; sexual relationship
  • Flounce (verb): Walk with large, noticeable movements (esp. to show anger); flouncy (adj.) loose and large, clothes
  • Float (verb): Stay on the surface of a liquid; move easily through a liquid or air; suggest a plan; change in value of money; move without purpose (of a person/idea/thing)
  • Float (noun): Something that stays on the surface of water; a small amount of money; a decorated festive vehicle; a piece of wood/material that floats
  • Flotilla: Large group of boats or small ships
  • Flotsam: Broken wood and waste floating in the sea; anyone/anything unwanted or not useful
  • Flood (verb): Cover with water (problems, etc.). fill with a large amount/number; arrive in large number; cause a feeling
  • Flood (noun): Large amount of water covering an area; a large quantity of something; expression or feeling overwhelmngly intense

Other words

  • Floe: Large area of ice in the sea
  • Flog: Beat someone hard, sell something quickly
  • Flooding: Area covered with water; large amount of something
  • Flophouse: US term for a cheap, dirty hotel
  • Floppy: Soft, not able to keep a firm shape.
  • Floor: Flat surface in a room; level of a building; place for speaking; space for activities; bottom of a body of water
  • Floorboard: Piece of wood in a floor
  • Flooring: Material a floor is made of
  • Floor Lamp (US); Standard Lamp(UK): Lamp to light a floor space.
  • Floor Show: Musical, dance/comedian acts in a restaurant
  • Floodplain: Flat land near a river.
  • Floodlight: Strong lights for outdoor areas
  • Floodgate: Gate to control water flow; (idiom) to allow something to happen/increase.
  • Flora and Fauna: Plants and animals of a place
  • Floral: Made of flowers or decorated with flowers
  • Floret: Small flower-shaped part of a vegetable
  • Florid: With much decoration; (of face) too red
  • Florist: Person/shop that sells flowers
  • Flow (verb): Move in one direction continuously; ideas/words/feelings/people come (to be produced).
  • Flow (noun): Movement of something in one direction, a steady continuous number/amount.
  • Flotation: Occasion a company sells shares; process of floating
  • Floating Voter: Someone does not always vote for same party.

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