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floral cup
  • n  the cuplike or ringlike or tubular structure of a flower which bears the sepals and stamens and calyx (as in Rosaceae)
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floral envelope
  • n  collective term for the outer parts of a flower consisting of the calyx and corolla and enclosing the stamens and pistils
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floodgate
  • n  something that restrains a flood or outpouring
    suspension of surveillance opened the floodgates to illegal immigrants
  • n  regulator consisting of a valve or gate that controls the rate of water flow through a sluice
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floodhead
  • n  a wall of water rushing ahead of the flood
    we were lucky to be safe when the floodheads hit
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flooding
  • n  a technique used in behavior therapy; client is flooded with experiences of a particular kind until becoming either averse to them or numbed to them
  • v  fill quickly beyond capacity; as with a liquid
  • v  cover with liquid, usually water
  • v  supply with an excess of
  • v  become filled to overflowing
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floodlight
  • n  light that is a source of artificial illumination having a broad beam; used in photography
  • v  illuminate with floodlights
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floodplain
  • n  a low plain adjacent to a river that is formed chiefly of river sediment and is subject to flooding
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floor
  • n  the inside lower horizontal surface (as of a room, hallway, tent, or other structure)
    they needed rugs to cover the bare floors
    we spread our sleeping bags on the dry floor of the tent
  • n  a structure consisting of a room or set of rooms at a single position along a vertical scale
  • n  a lower limit
    the government established a wage floor
  • n  the ground on which people and animals move about
    the fire spared the forest floor
  • n  the bottom surface of any lake or other body of water
  • n  the lower inside surface of any hollow structure
    the floor of the pelvis
    the floor of the cave
  • n  the occupants of a floor
    the whole floor complained about the lack of heat
  • n  the parliamentary right to address an assembly
    the chairman granted him the floor
  • n  the legislative hall where members debate and vote and conduct other business
    there was a motion from the floor
  • n  a large room in a exchange where the trading is done
    he is a floor trader
  • v  surprise greatly; knock someone's socks off
    I was floored when I heard that I was promoted
  • v  knock down with force
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