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- flotow/ˈfləʊtəʊ/A proper noun; the surname of the German composer Friedrich von Flotow.nounVery low / Extremely rare
- flotsam/ˈflɒt.səm/The floating wreckage of a ship or its cargo.nounC1
- flotus/ˈfləʊtəs/The spouse of the sitting President of the United States.nounLow
- flounce/flaʊns/To move with exaggerated, impatient, or angry motions, often in a way that emphasizes one's displeasure or desire for attention.nounverbverb-intransitiveB2
- flouncing/ˈflaʊnsɪŋ/The gerund or present participle of the verb 'flounce', meaning to move in an exaggerated, agitated, or abrupt manner, often to express anger, impatience, or defiance.nounLow
- flounder/ˈflaʊndə/to struggle clumsily, especially in water or mud; to have difficulty acting or speaking effectivelynounverbverb-intransitiveB2
- floundering/ˈflaʊn.dər.ɪŋ/Struggling clumsily or helplessly; moving or acting in an awkward, uncontrolled way, often while trying to achieve something.adjectivenounB2
- flour/ˈflaʊə(r)/A fine powder made by grinding grains, typically wheat, used for baking bread, cakes, etc.nounverbverb-intransitive+1B1
- flour beetle/ˈflaʊə ˌbiːtl̩/A small, reddish-brown beetle (genus Tribolium) known as a common pest of stored grain products.nounB2
- flour mill/ˈflaʊə ˌmɪl/A building or machine used for grinding grain (especially wheat) into flour.nounB1
- flour mite/ˈflaʊə ˌmaɪt/A minute arachnid, Acarus siro or similar species, that infests stored food products, especially flour, causing contamination.nounlow
- flour moth/ˈflaʊə ˌmɒθ/A small moth (Ephestia kuehniella) whose larvae infest and contaminate stored grain products, especially flour.nounLow
- flourish/ˈflʌr.ɪʃ/To grow or develop in a healthy or vigorous way.nounverbverb-intransitive+1B2
- flout/flaʊt/to openly and deliberately disregard or show contempt for a rule, law, convention, or authoritynounverbverb-intransitive+1C1
- flow/fləʊ/to move or proceed smoothly, continuously, and easily in a specified direction, like a liquid.nounverbverb-intransitive+1B1
- flow breccia/ˈfləʊ ˈbretʃə/A rock composed of angular, coarse fragments of volcanic material that have been broken apart and subsequently cemented together by a finer-grained matrix, deposited by a flowing mass such as a lava flow or pyroclastic density current.nounC2
- flow chart/ˈfləʊ ˌtʃɑːt/A diagram showing the sequence of steps in a process, often using standard symbols connected by arrows.nounC1
- flow cleavage/fləʊ ˈkliːvɪdʒ/In geology, a type of rock cleavage where the alignment of minerals results from plastic flow or deformation under pressure during metamorphism.nounVery Low
- flow country/ˈfləʊ ˌkʌntri/A specific type of extensive, flat, wet, peatland terrain characterised by blanket bog, patterned pools (lochans), and a distinctive vegetation of sphagnum moss, sedges, and heather, found primarily in the far north of Scotland.nounLow
- flow sheet/ˈfləʊ ˌʃiːt/A diagram that documents a process sequence, procedure, or workflow, often using symbols and arrows.nounC1+
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