flagship
- n the chief one of a related group
it is their flagship newspaper - n the ship that carries the commander of a fleet and flies his flag
flagstaff
- n a town in north central Arizona; site of an important observatory
- n a tall staff or pole on which a flag is raised
flagstone
- n stratified stone that splits into pieces suitable as paving stones
flagyl
- n antiprotozoal medication (trade name Flagyl) used to treat trichomoniasis and giardiasis
flail
- n an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end; used in manual threshing
- v give a thrashing to; beat hard
- v move like a flail; thresh about
Her arms were flailing
flair
- n a natural talent
he has a flair for mathematics - n distinctive and stylish elegance
- n a shape that spreads outward
flak
- n a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
- n intense adverse criticism
don't give me any flak - n artillery designed to shoot upward at airplanes
flak catcher
- n a slick spokesperson who can turn any criticism to the advantage of their employer
flake
- n a crystal of snow
- n a person with an unusual or odd personality
- n a small fragment of something broken off from the whole
- v form into flakes
The substances started to flake - v cover with flakes or as if with flakes
- v come off in flakes or thin small pieces