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flexor muscle
  • n  a skeletal muscle whose contraction bends a joint
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flexure
  • n  the state of being flexed (as of a joint)
  • n  an angular or rounded shape made by folding
    a flexure of the colon
  • n  act of bending a joint; especially a joint between the bones of a limb so that the angle between them is decreased
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flick
  • n  a light sharp contact (usually with something flexible)
    he gave it a flick with his finger
    he felt the flick of a whip
  • n  a short stroke
  • n  a form of entertainment that enacts a story by sound and a sequence of images giving the illusion of continuous movement
  • v  flash intermittently
    The lights flicked on and off
  • v  look through a book or other written material
  • v  cause to move with a flick
    he flicked his Bic
  • v  throw or toss with a quick motion
    flick a piece of paper across the table
  • v  shine unsteadily
    The candle flickered
  • v  twitch or flutter
    the paper flicked
  • v  cause to make a snapping sound
  • v  touch or hit with a light, quick blow
    flicked him with his hand
  • v  remove with a flick (of the hand)
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flick-knife
  • n  a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button
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flick knife
  • n  a pocketknife with a blade that springs open at the press of a button
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flicker
  • n  a momentary flash of light
  • n  North American woodpecker
  • n  the act of moving back and forth
  • v  move back and forth very rapidly
    the candle flickered
  • v  shine unsteadily
    The candle flickered
  • v  flash intermittently
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