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flowery
/f ˈlaʊ ə ri/
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of or relating to or suggestive of flowers
flowery meaning(s)
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- (adj) of or relating to or suggestive of flowers
- (adj) marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
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- First stop is a store selling oddly streaked jeans, next a shop with frilly jackets and flowery coats.
- Despite its often-flowery language, the book is a treasure trove for those hungry for more data on a public figure about whom little is known in the lower 48.
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flowing
/f ˈloʊ ɪŋ/
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the motion characteristic of fluids (liquids or gases)
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flown
/f ˈloʊn/
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two-winged insects characterized by active flight
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floxuridine
antineoplastic drug used to treat some cancers; can cause loss of hair
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floyd bennett
United States aviator who (with Richard E. Byrd) piloted the first flight…
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flu
/f ˈlu/
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an acute febrile highly contagious viral disease
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flub
an embarrassing mistake
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flubbed
an embarrassing mistake
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flubbing
an embarrassing mistake
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fluctuate
/f ˈlək tʃə ˌweɪt/
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cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern
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fluctuating
/f ˈlək tʃə ˌweɪ tɪŋ/
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having unpredictable ups and downs
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fluctuation
/f ˌlək tʃu ˈeɪ ʃən/
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a wave motion
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flue
/f ˈlu/
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flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor
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flue pipe
organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a…
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flue stop
an organ stop with the tone of a flue pipe
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fluegelhorn
a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore
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fluency
/f ˈlu ən si/
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powerful and effective language
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fluent
/f ˈlu ənt/
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smooth and unconstrained in movement
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fluent aphasia
aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment…
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fluently
/f ˈlu ənt li/
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in a fluent manner
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fluff
/f ˈləf/
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any light downy material
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fluff up
make fuller by shaking
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fluffier
/f ˈlə fi ər/
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like down or as soft as down
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fluffiest
/f ˈlə fi əst/
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like down or as soft as down