Skip to content A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z fleabane mostly in two tribes of subfamily Asteroideae fleabite The bite of a flea, or the mark caused by such a bite. fleabiting The act or result of a flea's bite. fleabitten flea-ridden fleaborne Transmitted by fleas. fleabrain A stupid or foolish person fleadh An Irish music festival with competitions for the best performance on various instruments. Fleagle A surname. fleahopper Any of several very small insects in the family Miridae that are garden or agricultural pests. fleak A small, light piece that is only loosely joined to something else, and which has a tendency to detach. fleaker A container used for liquids in a laboratory, combining the flat base and wide profile of a beaker with the narrowed neck of a flask. fleaking In a thatched building: a light covering of reeds, over which the main covering is laid. flealike Resembling or characteristic of a flea. fleam A sharp instrument used to open a vein, to lance gums, or the like. fleamy bloody; clotted fleaproof Resistant to fleas. fleasome Covered in fleas. fleaweed A plant, the lady's bedstraw (Galium verum). fleawort Any of various not closely related plants that are supposed to kill or ward off fleas. flecainide An antiarrhythmic drug administered in the form of its acetate C₁₇H₂₀F₆N₂O₃·C₂H₄O₂ especially to treat serious ventricular arrhythmias. Flecha A surname. flechette A small sharp antipersonnel projectile, used as shrapnel, fired from a shotgun, or scattered from an aircraft. fleck A flake. flecked Containing flecks Fleckenstein A surname. flecker To fleck; to speckle. fleckered Having flecks or speckles. fleckerl A dance step, involving revolving without moving forward, sometimes used in a Viennese waltz fleckiness The quality of being flecky. flecking A flecked pattern. fleckless Without flecks, spots or blemishes. flecklessly In a fleckless manner. flecklessness Absence of flecks. Flecknoe A village in Wolfhampcote parish, Rugby district, Warwickshire, England (OS grid ref SP5163). flecky Having flecks. flecnodal Relating to a flecnode flecnode A double point that is also a point of inflexion of one branch. flectional Pertaining to flection; serving to bend or vary, specifically, pertaining to the terminal variation of words; inflectional. flectopodium Flexible cytoplasmic protrusions that modify the normal contractile activity of pericytes. Fleda A female given name. Fledborough A hamlet and civil parish (served by Dunham on Trent, Darlton, Ragnall and Fledborough Parish Council) in Bassetlaw district, Nottinghamshire, England (OS grid ref SK8172). fledge To care for a young bird until it is capable of flight. fledged Feathered; furnished with feathers or wings; able to fly. fledgedness The state, quality, or condition of being fledged. fledgeless Of a bird, that has not fledged. fledgling Untried or inexperienced. fledglinghood The state or time of being a fledgling. fledgy Feathered or feathery. flee To run away; to escape. fleeable Able to be fled from; escapable. fleece Hair or wool of a sheep or similar animal. fleeceable able to be fleeced; naive and gullible fleeced Having a fleece. fleeceflower Any of several plants of the genera Fallopia, Persicaria or Polygonum. fleecehold The charging of exorbitant maintenance fees to people living on private estates. fleeceless Without fleece. fleecelike Resembling or characteristic of fleece. fleecer A person who fleeces; a swindler fleeceware Apparel into which fleece-textile is fabricated. fleecewear clothing made of fleece fleech To wheedle; coax; cajole; induce with fair words; flatter. fleeching cajolery; flattery fleechment cajolery; flattery fleecily In a fleecy way. fleeciness The quality of being fleecy fleecing A confidence trick. fleecy Resembling or covered in fleece. fleed The internal fat of a pig before it is melted into lard. Fleeger A surname. fleeing The act of one who flees. fleeky On fleek. Fleeman A surname. Fleener A surname. Fleenor A surname. fleer To make a wry face in contempt, or to grin in scorn fleerer Someone who fleers; a grinner or smirker fleering scorn; derision fleeringly In a fleering manner; scornfully; with derision. fleet A group of vessels or vehicles, generally operating in a unified way or traveling together. fleeter A member of a fleet. fleetfooted Swift on one's feet. fleetful swift, rapid fleeting Passing quickly; of short duration. fleetingly in a fleeting manner; transiently fleetingness The quality of being fleeting. fleetings A mixture of buttermilk and boiling whey; curds. fleetly In a fleet manner; swiftly fleetmate A boat in the same fleet fleetname The name of a fleet of buses, coaches or lorries fleetness The quality of being fleet or swift; rapidity. fleetside A pickup truck having flat bedsides. The rear quarter panels are flat and run lengthways along the wheel-well openings. fleetwide Throughout a fleet. Fleetwood A coastal town and civil parish with a town council in Wyre borough, Lancashire, England, founded by Peter Hesketh-Fleetwood (OS grid ref SD3348). fleflecnode A double point that is also a point of inflexion of both branches. fleg The Union Flag. Flegel A surname from German. flehm To exhibit the flehmen response, i.e., to draw back the lips, allowing scent to reach the Jacobson’s organ, an auxiliary olfactory organ found in many animals. flehmen Flaring of the lip in mammals, associated with intensive smelling; flehming. Fleig A surname. Fleischer A surname from German. fleischerite A hexagonal-dihexagonal dipyramidal mineral containing germanium, hydrogen, lead, oxygen, and sulfur. Fleischhacker A surname from German. fleischig Meaty, containing meat. Fleischman A surname. Fleischmann A surname. Fleischmanns A village in the town of Middletown, Delaware County, New York, United States. Fleisher A surname. Fleishman A surname. Fleites A surname from German. Flekkefjord A town with bystatus and municipality in Agder county, Norway, formerly part of the county of Vest-Agder. Flem A male given name. fleme To drive away, chase off; to banish. flemiflavanone Any of a group of flavanones, found in Flemingia stricta, some of which are antibiotics. fleming A native or inhabitant of Flanders in Belgium. Flemingian Synonym of Flandrian. Flemingsburg A home rule city, the county seat of Fleming County, Kentucky, United States. Flemington A locality and suburb of Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. flemish Of or relating to Flanders, either as the historical county of Flanders (the current provinces of West Flanders and East Flanders in Belgium, Zeelandic Flanders in the Netherlands and French Flanders); or as the Dutch-speaking region of Belgium. Flemishization The process of Flemishizing. Flemishize To render or become more Flemish. Flemishness The quality of being Flemish. Flemister A surname. Flemmer A surname from German. Flemming A surname. Flemons A surname. Flen A town and municipality in Södermanland County, Sweden. Flener A surname. Flenniken A surname from Dutch. Flensburg An independent city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. flense To strip the blubber or skin from, as from a whale, seal, etc. flenser One who flenses (cuts blubber from a whale carcass) flensing The act of one who flenses; the operation of stripping off blubber. Fleras A surname. flerd A mixed group of ruminants, such as sheep and cattle. flerf A flat-earther. flerobuterol A particular antidepressant drug. flerofloxacin A particular fluoroquinolone antibiotic Flerov A transliteration of the Russian surname Флёров (Fljórov). flerovium The chemical element with atomic number 114. fleroxacin A particular kind of quinolone. Flesch A surname. flesh The soft tissue of the body, especially muscle and fat. fleshbag A human or human body, as opposed to a robot or incorporeal being. fleshbrush A brush for scrubbing the skin while bathing. fleshed Having flesh; corpulent. fleshen To make or become fleshy; fill out flesher A person who removes the flesh from the skin during the making of leather. fleshfest A feast or celebration featuring flesh (all senses). fleshhood The state or condition of having a form of flesh; incarnation. fleshhook A hook designed to lift meat out of boiling water.