Words beginning with F

A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.

plural of flauta

A female given name from Latin, quite rare in English.

The quality produced by the sensation of taste or, especially, of taste and smell in combined effect.

A crack or breach, a gap or fissure; a defect of continuity or cohesion.

A plant of the genus Linum, especially Linum usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with bl…

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To run away; to escape.

A street in Westminster borough, London, England, that runs from Ludgate Hill to the Strand; formerly the centre of English journali…

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fleur-de-lis

Alternative form of fleur-de-lis.

Clipping of flexitime.

The quality of being flexible, whether physically or metaphorically.

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A hard, fine-grained quartz that fractures conchoidally and generates sparks when struck against a material such as steel, because t…

A maneuver which rotates an object end over end.

Having a tendency to flip.

A sudden jerk; a quick throw or cast; a darting motion

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The act or habit of describing or regarding something as unimportant, of having no value or being worthless.

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An overflow of a large amount of water (usually disastrous) from a lake or other body of water due to excessive rainfall or other in…

A city and comune, the capital of the Metropolitan City of Florence and the region of Tuscany, Italy.

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A state of the United States. Capital: Tallahassee. Largest city: Jacksonville.

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A state of floating, or being afloat.