Flower, v. n. Blossom, bloom, be in flower, put forth flowers.
Flower-cup, n. Calyx.
Flower-de-luce, n. Fleur-de-lis, flower-de-lis, yellow flag (Iris pseudacorus), iris.
Floweret, n. Floret, little flower.
Flowers of sulphur. Sublimed sulphur.
Flowery, a.
- 1. Bloomy, full of flowers (poetical), florid.
- 2. Ornate, figurative, florid.
Flowing, a.
- 1. Running.
- 2. Fluent, copious, smooth.
Flowk, n. Fluke, flounder, turbot (Platessa flesus or maximus).
Fluctuate, v. n.
- 1. Oscillate, undulate, wave, be unsteady, rise and fall, roll hither and thither, move to and fro, move up
and down.
- 2. Vary, change, rise and fall.
- 3. Waver, vacillate, be irresolute or inconstant or unsettled.
Fluctuation, n.
- 1. Oscillation, undulation, rolling, unsteadiness, rising and falling.
- 2. Variation, change, shifting, rise and fall.
- 3. Wavering, inconstancy, vacillation, hesitation.
Flue, n.
- 1. Smoke-vent.