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flimsy / flmzi/ adjective likely to break
ly and suddenly Lightning flashed all flimsy
around. 2. to move or to pass by quickly because of being badly made The
The champion flashed past to win in shelter was a flimsy construction of
record time. branches covered with grass and leaves.
flat /fl t/ adjective 1. level, not sloping fling /flŋ/ verb to throw something care-
flat fling
or curved a house with a flat roof 2. lessly and with a lot of force He flung
(of a battery) with no electric power left the empty bottle into the sea. (NOTE:
The car wouldn’t start because the flings – flinging – flung)
battery was flat. í noun a set of rooms float /fləυt/ verb 1. to lie on the top of a
float
on one floor, usually in a building with liquid Dead fish were floating in the
several similar sets of rooms They live river. 2. to put something on the top of a
in the block of flats next to the under- liquid He floated a paper boat on the
ground station. Their flat is on the lake.
ground floor.
flock /flɒk/ noun a group of similar ani-
flock
flatten / fl t(ə)n/ verb to make flat
flatten
mals together a flock of birds A
flatter / fl tə/ verb to praise in order to flock of sheep were grazing on the hill-
flatter
side. (NOTE: flock is usually used with
please them Just flatter the boss a bit,
sheep, goats, and birds such as hens
tell him how good his golf is, and he’ll
or geese. For cattle, the word to use is
give you a rise.
herd.) í verb to move in large numbers
flavor / flevə/ noun, verb US spelling of
flavor
Tourists flocked to see the changing of
flavour the guard. Holidaymakers have been
flavour / flevə/ noun a particular taste
flavour
flocking to the resorts on the south
The tomato soup had an unusual fla- coast.
vour. What flavour of ice cream do flood /fl d/ noun a large amount of water
flood
you want? í verb to add things such as over an area of land which is usually dry
salt or pepper to food, to give it a special The floods were caused by heavy rain.
taste soup flavoured with herbs Use í verb 1. to cover something with water
rosemary to flavour lamb. They are going to build a dam and
flee /fli / verb to run away from some-
flee
flood the valley. Fields were flooded
after the river burst its banks. He for-
thing As the fighting spread, the vil-
got to turn the tap off and flooded the
lage people fled into the jungle. She
bathroom. 2. to become covered with
tried to flee but her foot was caught in
water She left the tap on and the bath-
the rope. (NOTE: Do not confuse with
room flooded. 3. to come in large num-
flea. Note also: flees – fleeing – fled
/fled/.) bers The office was flooded with com-
plaints. or Complaints came flooding
fleeting / fli tŋ/ adjective lasting for a
fleeting
into the office.
very short time only She only caught
floor /flɔ / noun 1. the part of a room on
floor
a fleeting glimpse of the princess.
which you walk He put the books in a
flesh /fleʃ/ noun 1. a soft part of the body
flesh
pile on the floor. If there are no empty
covering the bones 2. a soft part of a
chairs left, you’ll have to sit on the floor.
fruit a melon with pink flesh (NOTE:
2. all the rooms on one level in a build-
no plural) in the flesh not on TV or
ing The bathroom is on the ground
in photographs, but here and now It
floor. His office is on the fifth floor.
was strange to see the TV newsreader in
There is a ...