Index of English words, starting with "fl"

(1) - Flinch (n.) The act of flinching.
(2) - Flinch (v. i.) To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet.
(3) - Flinch (v. i.) To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one of the parties flinched from the combat.

(1) - Flincher (n.) One who flinches or fails.

(1) - Flinchingly (adv.) In a flinching manner.

(1) - Flinders (n. pl.) Small pieces or splinters; fragments.

(1) - Fling (n.) A trifing matter; an object of contempt.
(2) - Fling (n.) A kind of dance; as, the Highland fling.
(3) - Fling (n.) A severe or contemptuous remark; an expression of sarcastic scorn; a gibe; a sarcasm.
(4) - Fling (n.) A cast from the hand; a throw; also, a flounce; a kick; as, the fling of a horse.
(5) - Fling (v. i.) To throw one's self in a violent or hasty manner; to rush or spring with violence or haste.
(6) - Fling (v. i.) To cast in the teeth; to utter abusive language; to sneer; as, the scold began to flout and fling.
(7) - Fling (v. i.) To throw; to wince; to flounce; as, the horse began to kick and fling.
(8) - Fling (v. t.) To throw; to hurl; to throw off or down; to prostrate; hence, to baffle; to defeat; as, to fling a party in litigation.
(9) - Fling (v. t.) To shed forth; to emit; to scatter.
(10) - Fling (v. t.) To cast, send, to throw from the hand; to hurl; to dart; to emit with violence as if thrown from the hand; as, to fing a stone into the pond.