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F — Flawy to Fluster (Part 10 of 12)

    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).