- 2. Heat-pipe, heating-tube (in a boiler).
- 3. Flew, fluff, nap, soft down, downy fur, flossy hair.
Flue, v. n. Flare, splay, spread outward, expand.
Fluency, n.
- 1. Smoothness, flowing quality, liquidness.
- 2. Copiousness, affluence, readiness of speech, ready utterance, command of language, facility of expression,
gift of the gab (colloq.).
Fluent, a.
- 1. Flowing, gliding, liquid, current.
- 2. Smooth.
- 3. Copious, affluent, ready (in speech).
Fluff, n. Nap, down, flue, flew, downy fur, flossy hair.
Fluffy, a. Nappy, downy, flossy.
Flugelman, n. File-leader, leader, director, fugleman.
Fluid, a. Liquid and gaseous, liquid or gaseous (as the case may be).
Fluid, n. Liquid, liquor; gas, vapor.
Fluke, n.
- 1. Anchor-flake, grappling-flap.
- 2. Tail-flap (of a whale).
- 3. Flounder, turbot, flowk (Platessa flesus or maximus).
- 4. Lucky stroke, stroke of luck (primarily, at billiards).
- 5. Fluke-worm, liver-worm, gourd-worm (Distoma hepaticum).
Fluke-worm, n. Fluke, gourd-worm, liver-worm (Distoma hepaticum).