Synonyms: flap
Definition: any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely
Usage: he wrote on the flap of the envelope
Similar words: covering
Definition: an artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it)
Definition: a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
Similar words: aerofoil, airfoil, control surface, surface
Definition: a device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air; can lift or control a plane in flight
Synonyms: flap
Definition: a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
Similar words: animal tissue
Definition: the tissue in the bodies of animals
Synonyms: flutter, fluttering, flap, flapping
Definition: the motion made by flapping up and down
Similar words: undulation, wave
Definition: (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth
Synonyms: fuss, flap, tizzy, dither, pother
Definition: an excited state of agitation
Usage: he was in a dither; there was a terrible flap about the theft
Similar words: agitation
Definition: a mental state of extreme emotional disturbance
Synonyms: flap
Definition: pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds
Similar words: pronounce, say, sound out, enounce, enunciate, articulate
Definition: speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way
Usage: She pronounces French words in a funny way; I cannot say `zip wire'; Can the child sound out this complicated word?
Synonyms: dither, flap, pother
Definition: make a fuss; be agitated
Similar words: niggle, fret, fuss
Definition: worry unnecessarily or excessively
Usage: don't fuss too much over the grandchildren--they are quite big now
Synonyms: flap
Definition: move noisily
Usage: flags flapped in the strong wind
Synonyms: undulate, flap, roll, wave
Definition: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion
Usage: The curtains undulated; the waves rolled towards the beach
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Definition: move with a flapping motion
Usage: The bird's wings were flapping
Similar words: move
Definition: move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion
Usage: He moved his hand slightly to the right
Definition: move with a thrashing motion
Usage: The bird flapped its wings; The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky
Definition: cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
Usage: Move those boxes into the corner, please; I'm moving my money to another bank; The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant