Webster's Dictionary 1828

1459

FLUNG

FLUNG, preterit tense and participle passive of fling.Several statues the Romans themselves flung into the river.

1460

FLUOBORATE

FLUOBO'RATE, noun A compound of fluoboric acid with a base.

1461

FLUOBORIC

FLUOBO'RIC, adjective The fluoboric acid or gas is a compound of fluorine and boron.

1462

FLUOR

FLU'OR, noun [Low Latin from fluo, to flow.]1. A fluid state.2. Menstrual flux. [Little used in either sense.]3. In mineralogy, fluate of lime. fluor spar is the foliated fluate...

1463

FLUOR-ACID

FLU'OR-ACID, noun The acid of fluor.

1464

FLUORATED

FLU'ORATED, adjective Combined with fluoric acid.

1465

FLUORIC

FLUOR'IC, adjective Pertaining to fluor; obtained from fluor; as fluoric acid.

1466

FLUORIN

FLU'ORIN,FLU'ORINE, noun The supposed basis of fluoric acid.

1467

FLUORINE

FLU'ORINE, n. The supposed basis of fluoric acid.

1468

FLUOROUS

FLU'OROUS, adjective The fluorous acid is the acid of fluor in its first degree of oxygenation.

1469

FLUOSILICATE

FLUOSIL'ICATE, noun [fluor and silex or silica.]In chiminstry, a compound of fluoric acid, containing silex, with some other substance.

1470

FLUOSILICIC

FLUOSILIC'IC, adjective Composed of or containing fluoric acid with silex.

1471

FLURRY

FLUR'RY, noun1. A sudden blast or gust, or a light temporary breeze; as a flurry of wind. It is never with us applied to a storm of duration.2. A sudden shower of short duration...

1472

FLUSH

FLUSH, verb intransitive1. To flow and spread suddenly; to rush; as, blood flushes into the face.2. To come in haste; to start.3. To appear suddenly, as redness or a blush.A blu...

1473

FLUSHED

FLUSH'ED, participle passive1. Overspread or tinged with a red color from the flowing of blood to the face. We say, the skin, face or cheek is flushed2. Elated; excited; animate...

1474

FLUSHER

FLUSH'ER, noun The lesser butcher-bird.

1475

FLUSHING

FLUSH'ING, participle present tense Overspreading with red; glowing.FLUSH'ING, noun A glow of red in the face.

1476

FLUSTER

FLUS'TER, verb transitive To make hot and rosy, as with drinking; to heat; to hurry; to agitate; to confuse.FLUS'TER, verb intransitive To be in a heat or bustle; to be agitated...

1477

FLUSTERED

FLUS'TERED, participle passive Heated with liquor; agitated; confused.

1478

FLUTE

FLUTE, noun [Latin flo, flatus, to blow, or Latin fluta, a lamprey, with the same number of holes.]1. A small wind instrument; a pipe with lateral holes or stops, played by blow...

1479

FLUTED

FLU'TED, participle passive or adjective1. Channeled; furrowed; as a column.2. In music, thin; fine; flutelike; as fluted notes.

1480

FLUTING

FLU'TING, participle present tense Channeling; cutting furrows; as in a column.FLU'TING, noun A channel or furrow in a column; fluted work.

1481

FLUTIST

FLU'TIST, noun A performer on the flute.

1482

FLUTTER

FLUT'TER, verb intransitive1. To move or flap the wings rapidly, without flying, or with short flights; to hover.As an eagle stirreth up her next, fluttereth over her young, spr...

1483

FLUTTERED

FLUT'TERED, participle passive Agitated; confused; disordered.

1484

FLUTTERING

FLUT'TERING, participle present tense Flapping the wings without flight or with short flights; hovering; fluctuating; agitating; throwing into confusion.FLUT'TERING, noun The ac...

1485

FLUVIAL

FLU'VIAL, adjective [Latin fluviaticus, from fluvius, a river; fluo, to flow.]Belonging to rivers; growing or living in streams or ponds; as a fluviatic plant.