Index of English words, starting with "fl"

(1) - Flaw (v. t.) To break; to violate; to make of no effect.
(2) - Flaw (v. t.) To crack; to make flaws in.
(3) - Flaw (n.) A sudden burst or gust of wind of short duration.
(4) - Flaw (n.) A sudden burst of noise and disorder; a tumult; uproar; a quarrel.
(5) - Flaw (n.) A defect; a fault; as, a flaw in reputation; a flaw in a will, in a deed, or in a statute.
(6) - Flaw (n.) A crack or breach; a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion; as, a flaw in a knife or a vase.

(1) - Flawless (a.) Free from flaws.

(1) - Flax (n.) The skin or fibrous part of the flax plant, when broken and cleaned by hatcheling or combing.
(2) - Flax (n.) A plant of the genus Linum, esp. the L. usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. The fiber of the bark is used for making thread and cloth, called linen, cambric, lawn, lace, etc. Linseed oil is expressed from the seed.

(1) - Flaxen (a.) Made of flax; resembling flax or its fibers; of the color of flax; of a light soft straw color; fair and flowing, like flax or tow; as, flaxen thread; flaxen hair.

(1) - Flay (v. t.) To skin; to strip off the skin or surface of; as, to flay an ox; to flay the green earth.