Lexicon: fling – flood

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fling (-s, -ing, flung), v. [poss. ON.]

  1. Throw; hurl; drop; send; place.
  2. Ask; implore; request; speak.
  3. Driven by violence; forced away.

flint (-s), n. [Sw.]

Hard quartz stone of a steely color that emits sparks when struck with steel.

flippant, adj. [prob. onomatopoeic.]

Relentless fluid dropping.

flirt, v. [onomatopoeic.]

Engage wantonly with quick movements.

flit (-s, -ted, -ting), v. [Sw. 'flow, glide away'.]

  1. Pass lightly; go by softly.
  2. Flicker; oscillate.
  3. Fluster; baffle.
  4. Scamper quickly away.

float (-ing), v. [OE]

Convey something on air.

floating, verbal adj. [see float, v.]

Drifting; conveyed on water; moved by currents on the sea.

flock (-s), n. [OE.]

Several sheep in a group.

flood (-s), n. [OE.]

Inundation; deluge; [fig.] Great Flood; large flow or gush of something such as words, poetry, music, blood, etc.

flood (-ing), v. [see flood, n.]

Cover; inundate; overwhelm.