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noun
- (astronomy) A meteor
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noun
- a fine thread or wire
- such a wire, heated to glowing, in an incandescent light bulb or a thermionic valve
- (botany) The stalk of a stamen in a flower, supporting the anther.
- In textiles, a continuous object, limited in length only by its spool, and not cut to length
| | fireball |
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noun
- A ball of fire.
- An explosion, which results in a fireball.
- (astronomy) A meteor bright enough to cast shadows.
- A class of sailing dinghy,with a single trapeze and a symmetrical spinnaker, sailed by a crew of two.
| | first quarter |
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noun
- the waxing lunar phase half way between new moon and full moon.
| | flare |
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noun
- A brightly burning light used to attract attention in an emergency, or to illuminate an area.
- The flares steered the traffic away from the accident.
- A widening of the lower legs of trousers and jeans.
- That's a genuine early '70's on those pants.
- (aircraft) The transition from downward flight to level flight just before landing.
- The captain executed the perfectly, and we lightly touched down.
- (baseball) A low fly ball that is hit in the region between the infielders and the outfielders
- Jones hits a little to left that falls for a single.
verb (flar, ing)
- (intransitive): To blaze brightly.
- The blast furnace flared in the night.
- (intransitive): To burn unsteadily.
- (intransitive): To burst out suddenly, as in anger (often with up or out.)
- The insult made him up.
- (transitive): to make flare.
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noun (commons)
(fl, ies)
- (context, Zoology) Any insect of the order Diptera; characterized by having two wings, also called true fly, true flies.
- (context, non-technical) Especially, any of the insects of the family Muscidae, such as the common housefly (other families of Diptera include mosquitoes and midges).
- Any similar, but unrelated insect such as dragonfly or butterfly.
- A piece of canvas that covers the opening at the front of a tent.
- A strip of material hiding the zipper, buttons etc. at the front of a pair of trousers, pants, or underpants.
- The free edge of a flag.
- The horizontal length of a flag.
- (context, fishing) A lightweight fishing lure resemble, resembling an insect.
- (baseball) A fly ball.
- (weightlifting) A chest exercise performed by moving extended arms from the sides to in front of the chest. (also flye)
verb (flies, flying, flew, flown, )
- (intransitive) To travel through the air.
- Birds of passage to warmer regions as it gets colder in winter.
- The Concorde flew from Paris to New York faster than any other passenger airplane.
- It takes about eleven hours to from Frankfurt to Hongkong.
- The little fairy flew home on the back of her friend, the giant eagle.
- (intransitive) To flee, to escape.
- Fly, my lord! The enemy are upon us!
- (transitive) (ergative) To cause to move through the air, to transport by air.
- Charles Lindbergh flew his airplane The Spirit of St. Louis across the Atlantic ocean.
- Why don"t you go outside and kites, kids? The wind is just perfect.
- Birds their prey to their nest to feed it to their young.
- Each day the post flies thousands of letters around the globe.
- (intransitive) (colloquial) Of a proposal: to be accepted.
- Let's see if that idea flies.
adjective (fli, er)
- (slang) quick-witted, Quick-witted, mentally sharp, smart (in a mental sense).
- (slang) Well dressed, smart in appearance.
| | flying fish |
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noun
- A tropical marine fish of the family Exocoetidae, having enlarged winglike pectoral fins enabling it to escape predators by taking short gliding flights through the air.
| | Fomalhaut |
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proper noun
- (star) The brightest star in the constellation Piscis Austrinus and one of the brightest stars in the night sky; Alpha (α) Piscis Austrini.
| | Fornax |
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proper noun
- (constellation) A winter constellation of the northern sky, said to resemble a furnace. It lies near the constellation Eridanus.
- (astronomy) A dwarf galaxy located in the constellation Fornax.
- (greekmyth) The Roman goddess of ovens.
| | full |
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verb
- To make cloth denser and firmer by soaking, beating and pressing, to waulk, walk
adjective
- Containing the maximum possible amount of that which can fit in the space available.
- The jugs were to the point of overflowing.
- Complete; with nothing omitted.
- Our book gives treatment to the subject of angling.
- Total, entire.
- She had tattoos the length of her arms.
- He was prosecuted to the extent of the law.
- (informal) satisfied, especially in relation to eating.
- "I'm ", he said, pushing back from the table.
- Of a garment, of a size that is ample, wide, or having ample folds or pleats to be comfortable.
- She needed her clothing during her pregnancy.
- Having depth and body; rich.
| | full moon |
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noun
- The phase of the moon when it is in opposition to the sun.
- The moon when it is in opposition to the sun.
| | furnace |
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noun
- A device for heating.
- A device that heats materials being processed in a factory.
- A device that provides heat for a building.
- Any area that is excessively hot.
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