Words that start with F

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Fis forFlask

A flask is a type of bottle. There are different kinds of flasks. A conical shape glass flask is typically either used for chemistry. Squarer flatter flasks made from metal or glass and about the same size as your pocket are used for carrying a small amount of a strong alcoholic drink like whiskey.

Containers

Photo of a girl licking chocolate icing.

Steven Depolo / CC BY-SA

Fis forFlavor

Flavor is the taste of something that you experience when you put it in your mouth. Flavor is usually only used to describe food rather than other things that have tastes but that you shouldn't eat.

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Fis forFlaw

A flaw is a quality of something that stops it from being perfect. A flaw is also called a defect or imperfection.

Damage

Bùi Linh Ngân / CC BY-SA

Fis forFlaws

Flaws is the plural of flaw. The flower in the picture has many flaws.

Plurals

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Fis forFlax

Scientific name: linum usitatissimum

Flax, or linseed, is a plant that is grown for its seeds and for its stems. The seeds can be used whole in baking or used to make oil. Flaxseed or linseed oil is a major component in varnish . The skin of the flax stems is used to make fibers that can then be woven into fabrics like linen or made into rope.

Plants

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Fis forFlea

A flea is a small insect that lives in the hair or fur of an animal. Fleas bite the animal and drink their blood, and can make the animal very itchy because of all the bites. If you have a pet cat or dog you should get it a flea collar or some other flea treatment so they don't get fleas.

Insects

Jamie Christenbury / CC BY-SA

Fis forFleck

A fleck is a small piece of something, like a fleck of dirt. Something that has a lot of flecks on it is called flecked.

Patterns

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Fis forFlecked

Something is flecked if it has small spots of another color through it. Many different kinds of stone are flecked, and the iris of many people's eyes are flecked.

Adjectives

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Fis forFledgeling

A fledgeling (also spelt fledgling) bird is one that has just grown its adult feathers and is ready to learn to fly. Someone who is just starting out doing something can also be called a fledgeling, or a novice.

Birds

Julius Cruickshank / CC BY-SA

Fis forFleece

A fleece is the entire coat of wool that is on an animal like a sheep. The term fleece is usually used to refer to the wool after it has been removed by shearing the sheep.

Body parts