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F — Flawy to Fluster (Part 5 of 12)

    2. Pertness, inconsiderate glibness, unscrupulous smartness, superficial assurance.

Flippant, a.

    1. Voluble, fluent, glib, talkative, nimble of speech, of ready utterance.
    2. Pert, impertinent, malapert, forward, bold, inconsiderately glib, unscrupulously pert.

Flirt, v. a.

    1. Throw (with a jerk), toss, fling, pitch, hurl, chuck, shy.
    2. Twirl, flutter, whirl, whisk.

Flirt, v. n. Coquet, philander, make love, make a show of love, affect to be in love, play at courtship.

Flirt, n.

    1. Coquette, jilt.
    2. Jerk, sudden fling.

Flirtation, n. Coquetry, affectation of love.

Flit, v. n. Fly rapidly, dart along.

Flitter, n. Rag, tatter, fritter, shred.

Flittermouse, n. Bat, flindermouse, flickermouse.

Flitting, a. Fleeting, evanescent, transient, transitory, passing, fugitive, ephemeral.

Float, v. n. Swim, waft, be buoyed up.

Float, v. a. Buoy up, bear up, keep afloat, bear on the surface.

Float, n.

    1. Raft, floating mass.
    2. Buoy.
    3. Float-board.

Float-board, n. Float.

Floccillation, n. (Med.) Carphology, tilmus.