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<HTML> <HEAD><TITLE>FLORISUG</TITLE></HEAD> <BODY BGCOLOR="#ffffff"> <A HREF="a.dic">A</A> <A HREF="b.dic">B</A> <A HREF="c.dic">C</A> <A HREF="d.dic">D</A> <A HREF="e.dic">E</A> <A HREF="f.dic">F</A> <A HREF="g.dic">G</A> <A HREF="h.dic">H</A> <A HREF="i.dic">I</A> <A HREF="j.dic">J</A> <A HREF="k.dic">K</A> <A HREF="l.dic">L</A> <A HREF="m.dic">M</A> <A HREF="n.dic">N</A> <A HREF="o.dic">O</A> <A HREF="p.dic">P</A> <A HREF="q.dic">Q</A> <A HREF="r.dic">R</A> <A HREF="s.dic">S</A> <A HREF="t.dic">T</A> <A HREF="u.dic">U</A> <A HREF="v.dic">V</A> <A HREF="w.dic">W</A> <A HREF="x.dic">X</A> <A HREF="y.dic">Y</A> <A HREF="z.dic">Z</A> <A NAME="florisugent"> florisugent, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> sucking honey from flowers. Ex. florisugent birds or insects. </DL> <A NAME="floruit"> floruit,<DL COMPACT><DD> (Latin.) he (or she) flourished (used in giving the date of the most successful or accepted period of a person's life and activity). Ex. Kenya last week was like Dakota Territory in the days of Sitting Bull (floruit 1876) (Time). </DL> <A NAME="flory"> flory, adjective. =fleury.</DL> <A NAME="florytemperature"> Flory temperature,<DL COMPACT><DD> a specific temperature at which any one polymer exists in an ideal state for study of its properties in comparison with those of other polymers. Ex. The Flory temperature ... became the basis for the development of hundreds of different plastics and synthetics (Time). </DL> <A NAME="floscular"> floscular, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with a floscule. </DL> <A NAME="floscule"> floscule, noun. =floret</DL> <A NAME="flosculous"> flosculous, adjective. =floscular.</DL> <A NAME="floss"> floss, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a shiny, silk thread that has not been twisted, made from short, loose, silk fibers. Floss is used for embroidery. Waxed floss is used for cleaning between the teeth. <DD> 2. soft, silky fluff or fibers. Milkweed pods contain white floss. Ears of corn have brownish floss. <DD> 3. short, loose, silk fibers. <DD>v.t., v.i. to clean (the teeth) with dental floss. Ex. Brushing, flossing, and irrigation of the teeth pry loose ... dental plaque (Samuel W. Rosenberg). </DL> <A NAME="flosssilk"> floss silk,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. silk in untwisted filaments or strands. <DD> 2. the floss spun by silkworms. </DL> <A NAME="flossy"> flossy, adjective, flossier, flossiest.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of floss. <DD> 2. like floss. <DD> 3. (Informal, Figurative.) fancy; glamorous; highly decorated. Ex. One of the flossiest office buildings in this or any other city may be ready this month (New York Times). </DL> <A NAME="flossyarn"> floss yarn,<DL COMPACT><DD> a soft, slightly twisted yarn made from floss silk. </DL> <A NAME="flota"> flota, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> (Spanish.) a fleet of ships. </DL> <A NAME="flotage"> flotage, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act or state of floating. <DD> 2. floating power; buoyancy. <DD> 3. anything that floats, such as ships floating on a river, or flotsam. <DD> 4. the portion of a ship above the water line. Also, floatage. </DL> <A NAME="flotation"> flotation, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. the act or process of floating or launching. <DD> 2. the condition of keeping afloat. <DD> 3. the act or process of getting started or established. Ex. the flotation of a business. <DD> 4. the act or fact of selling or putting on sale. Ex. a flotation of bonds. <DD> 5. a process of obtaining a specific mineral from crushed ore by agitating it in water mixed with oils and chemicals, causing one group of particles to attach itself to the oily froth and float to the surface of the water, where it may be skimmed off. Also, floatation. </DL> <A NAME="flotationbag"> flotation bag,<DL COMPACT><DD> an inflatable bag to keep afloat or stabilize a craft in water. </DL> <A NAME="flotationcollar"> flotation collar,<DL COMPACT><DD> a ring-shaped buoyant device attached to something in the water to keep it afloat until it is recovered, especially a spacecraft after a splashdown. </DL> <A NAME="flotationgear"> flotation gear,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a landing gear for aircraft, incorporating floats rather than wheels. <DD> 2. any buoyant gear serving to keep an airplane or persons afloat after an emergency landing on water. </DL> <A NAME="flotative"> flotative, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> of or having to do with flotation; having the quality of floating. Also, floatative. </DL> <A NAME="flotilla"> flotilla, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a small fleet. <DD> 2. a fleet of small ships. </DL> <A NAME="flotsam"> flotsam, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> the wreckage of a ship or its cargo found floating on the sea. Legally it belongs to the original owner, though finders may claim salvage. expr. flotsam and jetsam, <DD> a. wreckage or cargo found floating on the sea or washed ashore. Ex. To the Lord High Admiral belongs ... a share of all lawful prizes, lagan, flotsam and jetsam (John Chamberlayne). <DD> b. (Figurative.) odds and ends; useless things. Ex. a mind stored with a mass of flotsam and jetsam of useless information. "Why is it," he remarked thoughtfully, "that one's furniture in the process of being moved invariably looks like the flotsam and jetsam of a slum clearance project?" (John Stephen Strange). <DD> c. people without steady work or permanent homes. Ex. The slums are filled with the flotsam and jetsam of humanity. </DL> <A NAME="flotsan"> flotsan, noun. =flotsam.</DL> <A NAME="flounce"> flounce (1), verb, flounced, flouncing, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. 1. to go with an angry or impatient fling of the body. Ex. She flounced out of the room in a rage. <DD> 2. to make floundering movements; twist and turn; jerk. <DD>noun 1. an angry or impatient fling of the body. <DD> 2. a floundering movement; twisting and turning; jerk. </DL> <A NAME="flounce"> flounce (2), noun, verb, flounced, flouncing.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun a wide strip of cloth, gathered along the top edge and sewed to a dress, skirt, or other clothing, for trimming; a wide ruffle. <DD>v.t. to trim with a flounce or flounces. Ex. The bouffant skirt floats over a flounced white petticoat (New Yorker). </DL> <A NAME="flouncey"> flouncey, adjective, flouncier, flounciest. =flouncy.</DL> <A NAME="flouncing"> flouncing, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. material for flounces. <DD> 2. a flounce or flounces. </DL> <A NAME="flouncy"> flouncy, adjective, flouncier, flounciest.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. fluffed out; bouffant. Ex. blonde and redhead girls, flouncy skirts flying (Wall Street Journal). <DD> 2. trimmed with a flounce or flounces. Ex. flouncy lampshades and period furniture (London Times). </DL> <A NAME="flounder"> flounder (1), verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. 1. to struggle awkwardly without making much progress; plunge about. Ex. The horses were floundering in the deep snowdrifts. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to be clumsy or confused and make mistakes. Ex. The girl was frightened by the audience and floundered through her song. <DD>noun the act or fact of floundering. </DL> <A NAME="flounder"> flounder (2), noun, pl. -ders or (collectively) -der.<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of a group of flatfish that live in salt water and are much used for food. The flounder has a large mouth, a nearly white underside and an upper side that takes on the color of the sea floor where it lives. </DL> <A NAME="flour"> flour, noun, verb.<DL COMPACT><DD>noun 1. a fine, powdery meal made by grinding and sifting the kernels of wheat or other grain. Flour is used to make bread, rolls, cake, and other baked goods. <DD> 2. any fine, soft powder. <DD>v.t. 1. to cover or sprinkle with flour. <DD> 2. (U.S.) to grind and sift (grain) into flour. <DD>v.i. (of mercury) to break up into dull particles coated with some sulfide and incapable of coalescing with other metals. </DL> <A NAME="flourbeetle"> flour beetle,<DL COMPACT><DD> any one of various beetles that live on flour or mealy substances. </DL> <A NAME="flourcorn"> flour corn,<DL COMPACT><DD> a type of corn with soft, starchy kernels grown by the Indians in the southwestern United States and in the warm areas of South America; soft corn. </DL> <A NAME="flourish"> flourish, verb, noun.<DL COMPACT><DD>v.i. 1. to grow or develop with vigor; do well; be prosperous; thrive. Ex. Your radishes are flourishing. His newspaper business grew and flourished. The stars shall fade away, the sun ... Grow dim ... But thou shalt flourish in immortal youth (Joseph Addison). (SYN) succeed, prosper. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to be in the best time of life or activity. Ex. Shakespeare flourished during Queen Elizabeth's reign. <DD> 3. (Figurative.) to make a showy display. <DD> 4. (Obsolete.) to blossom; flower. <DD>v.t. 1. to wave (a sword, stick, arm, or other object) in the air. Ex. He flourished the letter at us when he saw us. (SYN) brandish. <DD> 2. (Figurative.) to make a showy display of; flaunt. Ex. to flourish one's wealth. <DD> 3. to decorate or ornament with color or designs. <DD>noun 1. the act of waving about in the air. Ex. He gave a flourish of his hat. The donkey gave a flourish of his heels. <DD> 2. an extra ornament or curve in handwriting; flowing curves made with the pen. Ex. He ended his signature with a flourish. <DD> 3. (Music.) a showy trill or passage. Ex. a flourish of trumpets. <DD> 4. a showy display. Ex. The agent showed us about the house with much flourish. <DD> 5. (Figurative.) the condition of being in the best time of life. Ex. in full flourish. <DD> 6. an expression used for effect in speech or writing. <DD> 7. (Obsolete.) the state of blooming. noun flourisher. </DL> <A NAME="flourishing"> flourishing, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> that flourishes; thriving; prospering. Ex. a flourishing garden, (Figurative.) a flourishing career. adv. flourishingly. </DL> <A NAME="flourmill"> flour mill,<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. a machine for grinding wheat or other grain into flour. <DD> 2. a place or establishment where there is such a machine or machines. </DL> <A NAME="flourmoth"> flour moth,<DL COMPACT><DD> a small, grayish-black moth whose larvae feed on flour, found in many parts of the world, especially in Mediterranean countries; Mediterranean flour moth. </DL> <A NAME="floury"> floury, adjective.<DL COMPACT><DD> 1. of or like flour. <DD> 2. covered or white with flour or powder. </DL> <A HREF="flout.dic">NEXT</A>