All English words - page 2008

Meanings of Fluffs:

noun

Soft fibres from fabrics such as wool or cotton which accumulate in small light clumps.

Usage examples:

He brushed his sleeve to remove the fluff

verb

Make (something) appear fuller and softer by shaking or brushing it.

Usage examples:

I fluffed up the pillows

Meanings of Fluffy:

adjective

Of, like, or covered with fluff.

Usage examples:

A fluffy kitten

Meanings of Flugelhorn:

noun

A valved brass musical instrument like a cornet but with a fuller tone.

Usage examples:

Nor is it all normal trumpets: this cd boasts piccolo trumpets, bass trumpets, cornets and flugelho…

Meanings of Fluid:

noun

A substance that has no fixed shape and yields easily to external pressure; a gas or (especially) a liquid.

Usage examples:

Body fluids

adjective

(of a substance) able to flow easily.

Usage examples:

The paint is more fluid than tube watercolours

Meanings of Fluidic:

adjective

Involving or relating to fluids (= substances that flow and are not solid)

Usage examples:

Roughly 60% of our body weight comes from water, the fluidic equivalent of 40 litres., in the case …

Meanings of Fluidics:

plural noun

The study and technique of using small interacting flows and fluid jets for functions usually performed by electronic devices.

Usage examples:

These included electronics, hydraulics, fluidics, and mechanics.

Meanings of Fluidise:

verb

Give (a finely divided solid) the characteristics of a fluid by passing a gas upwards through it.

Usage examples:

The massive kimberlite was fluidized and carried upwards at low temperatures

Meanings of Fluidised:

verb

Give (a finely divided solid) the characteristics of a fluid by passing a gas upwards through it.

Usage examples:

The massive kimberlite was fluidized and carried upwards at low temperatures

Meanings of Fluidises:

verb

Give (a finely divided solid) the characteristics of a fluid by passing a gas upwards through it.

Usage examples:

The massive kimberlite was fluidized and carried upwards at low temperatures

Meanings of Fluidising:

verb

Give (a finely divided solid) the characteristics of a fluid by passing a gas upwards through it.

Usage examples:

The massive kimberlite was fluidized and carried upwards at low temperatures

Meanings of Fluidity:

noun

The ability of a substance to flow easily.

Usage examples:

Lead especially assists in the fluidity of the molten metal

Meanings of Fluidize:

verb

Give (a finely divided solid) the characteristics of a fluid by passing a gas upwards through it.

Usage examples:

The massive kimberlite was fluidized and carried upwards at low temperatures

Meanings of Fluidized:

verb

Give (a finely divided solid) the characteristics of a fluid by passing a gas upwards through it.

Usage examples:

The massive kimberlite was fluidized and carried upwards at low temperatures

Meanings of Fluidizes:

verb

Give (a finely divided solid) the characteristics of a fluid by passing a gas upwards through it.

Usage examples:

The massive kimberlite was fluidized and carried upwards at low temperatures

Meanings of Fluidizing:

verb

Give (a finely divided solid) the characteristics of a fluid by passing a gas upwards through it.

Usage examples:

The massive kimberlite was fluidized and carried upwards at low temperatures

Meanings of Fluidly:

adverb

In a way that flows easily.

Usage examples:

The wax poured fluidly and hardened with a smooth, even surface

Meanings of Fluidounce:

noun

A unit of capacity equal to one twentieth of a pint (approximately 0.028 litre).

Meanings of Fluidram:

noun

A fluid drachm.

Usage examples:

There are actually 8 fluidrams in 1 fluidounce, but pharmacies use 6 fluidrams because convention d…

Meanings of Fluidrams:

noun

A fluid drachm.

Usage examples:

There are actually 8 fluidrams in 1 fluidounce, but pharmacies use 6 fluidrams because convention d…

Meanings of Fluids:

noun

A substance that has no fixed shape and yields easily to external pressure; a gas or (especially) a liquid.

Usage examples:

Body fluids

adjective

(of a substance) able to flow easily.

Usage examples:

The paint is more fluid than tube watercolours

Meanings of Fluke:

noun

An unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck.

Usage examples:

Their victory was a bit of a fluke

verb

Achieve (something) by luck rather than skill.

Usage examples:

I played very loose in contrast to the rest of the night's play and got ahead quite quickly thanks …

Meanings of Fluked:

verb

Achieve (something) by luck rather than skill.

Usage examples:

I played very loose in contrast to the rest of the night's play and got ahead quite quickly thanks …

noun

An unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck.

Usage examples:

Their victory was a bit of a fluke

Meanings of Flukes:

noun

An unlikely chance occurrence, especially a surprising piece of luck.

Usage examples:

Their victory was a bit of a fluke

verb

Achieve (something) by luck rather than skill.

Usage examples:

I played very loose in contrast to the rest of the night's play and got ahead quite quickly thanks …

Meanings of Flukey:

adjective

Obtained or achieved more by chance than skill.

Usage examples:

A fluky goal

Meanings of Flukier:

adjective

Obtained or achieved more by chance than skill.

Usage examples:

A fluky goal

Comparative of fluky