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- floaty/ˈfləʊti/An inflatable or buoyant object, typically for a child's use in water; an object that floats or helps something float.adjectivenounC1
- flob/flɒb/To spit, particularly to spit saliva or phlegm.verbVery Low / Obscure
- floc/flɒk/A small, loose, woolly mass of aggregated particles, especially in a suspension.nounverb-ambitransitiveLow (C2)
- floccillation/ˌflɒksɪˈleɪʃən/A delirious, repetitive picking or plucking at bedclothes, seen in severe illness or fever.nounExtremely Rare
- floccinaucinihilipilification/ˌflɒk.sɪˌnɔː.sɪˌnɪ.hɪ.lɪˌpɪ.lɪ.fɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/The action or habit of estimating something as worthless.nounExtremely Rare
- flocculant/ˈflɒkjʊlənt/A substance added to a liquid to cause suspended particles to clump together into larger masses (flocs) that can be more easily separated.nounC2
- flocculate/ˈflɒk.jə.leɪt/To cause (particles suspended in a liquid) to aggregate into small, woolly masses or flakes.verbverb-intransitiveverb-transitiveC2 / Very Low Frequency / Technical
- floccule/ˈflɒkjuːl/A small tuft or shred of wool or cotton-like material.nounC2 / Very Rare
- flocculent precipitate/ˈflɒk.jʊ.lənt prɪˈsɪp.ɪtət/A solid that separates from a solution in the form of loose, woolly, fluffy clumps or aggregates, rather than a dense or crystalline mass.nounLow (C2)
- flocculus/ˈflɒkjʊləs/A small tuft or flake, especially of wool or a similar substance; a small, secondary, lobular structure in the cerebellum of the brain.nounC2
- floccus/ˈflɒkəs/A small tuft or flake of wool or hair.adjectivenounExtremely Rare
- flock/flɒk/A group of animals, especially birds or sheep, that live, travel, or feed together.nounverbverb-intransitiveB1
- flock dot/flɒk/A group of birds or sheep; a gathering of animals.nounB1
- flock paper/ˈflɒk ˌpeɪ.pə/A type of wallpaper with a raised, velvety pattern created by applying small fibers (flock) to the surface.nounLow
- flockbed/ˈflɒk.bɛd/A bed with a mattress stuffed with tufts of wool or cotton, representing a traditional, often old-fashioned, type of mattress construction.nounVery Low / Obsolete / Archaic
- flocking/ˈflɒk.ɪŋ/The act of a group of people or animals coming together or moving together in a large, cohesive group.nounB1
- flodden/ˈflɒdən/The Battle of Flodden (1513), a decisive English victory over Scotland.nounVery Low
- floe/fləʊ/A flat, detached sheet or mass of floating ice on the sea.nounC2 / Very Low Frequency
- floeberg/ˈfləʊbɜːɡ/A massive, flat-topped, tabular block of sea ice, thicker and more extensive than a typical ice floe, often formed by the consolidation of multiple ice floes or by the splitting of an ice shelf.nounVery Rare
- flog/flɒɡ/To beat someone severely with a whip or stick as punishment or torture.verbverb-transitiveC1
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