Words that start with F

Fis forFlue

A flue is a pipe or duct that carries smoke away from a stove or fireplace. Flues are often hidden inside a chimney.

Fis forFluff

Something is fluffy if it is very light and soft. Plants like dandelions have very fluffy flowers, and some animals like long-haired cats and rabbits are fluffy.

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Fis forFluffy

Something is fluffy if it looks or feels like it is made out of fluff. Clouds, some cats, long-haired rabbits and baby chicks are fluffy.

Adjectives

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Fis forFluid

A fluid material is one that can flow and is easy to change the shape of. Liquids and gases are fluid.

Adjectives

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A flute is a thin, wind instrument that is usually made out of silver or wood. You play it by blowing across a small hole at one end, and opening and closing holes along the length of the flute to change the note it plays. Someone who plays a flute is a flautist.

Music

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Fis forFly (motion)

Flying is a way of moving through the air. Most things that fly do it because they have wings, but helicopters fly by using a rotor.

Motion, Verbs

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Fis forFly (insect)

Scientific name: order: diptera

A fly is a very common insect that can fly, as the name suggests. Flies lay their eggs in rotting food or dead animals in the wild, and in your house they lay their eggs in any of your food that they find. The eggs hatch into maggots.

Insects

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Fis forFlying fish

Flying fish are a type of fish with very big fins. They can jump out of the water to get away from things that want to eat them, and then they glide through the air for some distance before they fall back into the water again. They can glide for around 50-400 metres, and reach speeds of up to 70km/h. Flying fish eat plankton, and are themselves eaten by tuna and dolphins.

Fish

Fis forFlying squirrel

Scientific name: tribe: pteromyini

Flying squirrels are a variety of squirrel that has a flap of skin joining its front and back legs. Flying squirrels can spread out this flap like a parachute to glide between trees.

Rodents

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Fis forFlyswatter

A flyswatter, or just flyswat is a hand-held device used for squashing flies and other insects. They are usually made out of plastic, and are slightly flexible.

Devices