flue
- n flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor
- n organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip
- n a conduit to carry off smoke
flue pipe
- n organ pipe whose tone is produced by air passing across the sharp edge of a fissure or lip
fluegelhorn
- n a brass instrument resembling a cornet but with a wider bore
fluency
- n powerful and effective language
fluency in spoken and written English is essential - n skillfulness in speaking or writing
- n the quality of being facile in speech and writing
fluent aphasia
- n aphasia characterized by fluent but meaningless speech and severe impairment of the ability understand spoken or written words
fluff
- n any light downy material
- n something of little value or significance
- n a blunder (especially an actor's forgetting the lines)
- v make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- v erect or fluff up
- v ruffle (one's hair) by combing the ends towards the scalp, for a full effect
fluffy omelet
- n souffle-like omelet made by beating and adding the whites separately