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flounder

Short Definition : struggle and thrash about; proceed clumsily or falter (as in water, mud, snow, etc.); proceed in confusion

Definition
(noun) flesh of any of various American and European flatfish Definition
(noun) any of various European and non-European marine flatfish Definition
(verb) walk with great difficulty
Synonyms : stagger
Example Sentence
  • He staggered along in the heavy snow
Definition
(verb) behave awkwardly; have difficulties
Example Sentence
  • She is floundering in college
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for flounder

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Fly+under water is accompanied with lots of struggle and confusion

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Sounds similar to founder.. a startup founder has to face lots of difficulties in the beginning.

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When you catch a flounder (fish), he struggles and thrashes around to try to escape.

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f(lounde)r... lounde has to struggle hard to get hitched to a girl

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He struggled to reach ashore in the fast river FLOw UNDER the moonlight when the boat sunk.

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lafandero ki tarah ghoom na

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Flounder sounds like flow under...under water flow its very hard to walk.....so flounder is struggle to walk

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flo+under— we STRUGGLE when we get FLOw UNDER water

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flounder sounds like found+err.when u found error u would be in a state of DIFFICULTY.

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flourish

Short Definition : grow well; prosper; make sweeping gestures; wave; brandish; Ex. The trees flourished in the sun. N: showy movement or gesture; embellishment or ornamentation (esp. in handwriting)

Definition
(noun) a showy gesture
Example Sentence
  • she entered with a great flourish
Definition
(noun) an ornamental embellishment in writing Definition
(noun) a display of ornamental speech or language Definition
(noun) the act of waving
Synonyms : brandish
Definition
(noun) (music) a short lively tune played on brass instruments
Synonyms : fanfare tucket
Example Sentence
  • he entered to a flourish of trumpets
  • her arrival was greeted with a rousing fanfare
Definition
(verb) grow vigorously
Synonyms : boom expand thrive
Example Sentence
  • The deer population in this town is thriving
  • business is booming
Definition
(verb) make steady progress; be at the high point in one's career or reach a high point in historical significance or importance
Synonyms : fly high prosper thrive
Example Sentence
  • The new student is thriving
Definition
(verb) move or swing back and forth
Synonyms : brandish wave
Example Sentence
  • She waved her gun

flout

Short Definition : reject; mock; show contempt for; scorn; Ex. flout the rules

Definition
(verb) treat with contemptuous disregard
Synonyms : scoff
Example Sentence
  • flout the rules
Definition
(verb) laugh at with contempt and derision
Synonyms : barrack gibe jeer scoff
Example Sentence
  • The crowd jeered at the speaker
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for flout

FLOUT... FOUL + OUT. When a player is sent out by foul, the player shows his contempt to the referee.

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A kid asked me if he could FLY his paper plane in the room, I replied bluntly-FLY OUT.

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Can be associated with word "Clout" which means "great influence" as "Person who has clout tends to flout" == A person who has great influence tends to show contempt for and break the rules. eg. Salman Khan

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flout sounds like foul;;; foul smells make angry irritating..

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FLOUT is to treat with contempt. If you have CLOUT you are treated with respect.

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flOUT(OUTDATED)...SO something which is outdated is always rejected by people.

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one who makes Fun and Laugh at others are FLout

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"flout" sounds fly out, so someone flying high in supremacy treats others badly by joking, rejecting and exhibiting disregard

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flow out..that is something rejected needs to flow out

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if u make Fun of me and Laugh then u can get OUT of my house

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flaw+out=flout when u see any flaw(imperfections) in government.u ask it to step out

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flowery

Short Definition : full of flowers; full of ornate expressions

Definition
(adj) of or relating to or suggestive of flowers
Example Sentence
  • a flowery hat
  • flowery wine
Definition
(adj) marked by elaborate rhetoric and elaborated with decorative details
Synonyms : ornate
Example Sentence
  • a flowery speech
  • ornate rhetoric taught out of the rule of Plato

fluctuate

Short Definition : waver; shift; rise and fall as if in waves; change or vary irregularly

Definition
(verb) cause to fluctuate or move in a wavelike pattern Definition
(verb) move or sway in a rising and falling or wavelike pattern
Synonyms : vacillate waver
Example Sentence
  • the line on the monitor vacillated
Definition
(verb) be unstable
Example Sentence
  • The stock market fluctuates

fluency

Short Definition : smoothness of speech; ADJ. fluent

Definition
(noun) powerful and effective language
Synonyms : eloquence smoothness
Example Sentence
  • his eloquence attracted a large congregation
  • fluency in spoken and written English is essential
  • his oily smoothness concealed his guilt from the police
Definition
(noun) skillfulness in speaking or writing Definition
(noun) the quality of being facile in speech and writing

fluke

Short Definition : unlikely occurrence; stroke of fortune; accidental stroke of good luck; ADJ. fluky

Definition
(noun) a stroke of luck
Synonyms : good fortune good luck
Definition
(noun) a barb on a harpoon or arrow Definition
(noun) flat bladelike projection on the arm of an anchor
Synonyms : flue
Definition
(noun) either of the two lobes of the tail of a cetacean Definition
(noun) parasitic flatworms having external suckers for attaching to a host
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for fluke

F(ortunately)LUKE(Y) means fortunately lucky

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fluke seems very similar to flute. I think Once it was easy to coax a girl with mellifluous sound of flute. But now a days girls are very clever & than boys.If you manage a girl with flute only then it definitely a GOOD FORTUNE

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Bird FLU KE baad his survival was a stroke of fortune.

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flush

Short Definition : redden; blush; flow suddenly and abundantly; wash out by a rapid brief flow of water; N: reddish tinge; blush; brief rush; rush of strong feeling; Ex. flush of pride; ADJ: having surfaces in the same

Definition
(noun) the period of greatest prosperity or productivity Definition
(noun) a rosy color (especially in the cheeks) taken as a sign of good health
Synonyms : bloom blush rosiness
Definition
(noun) sudden brief sensation of heat (associated with menopause and some mental disorders)
Synonyms : hot flash
Definition
(noun) a poker hand with all 5 cards in the same suit Definition
(noun) the swift release of a store of affective force
Example Sentence
  • they got a great bang out of it
  • what a boot!
  • he got a quick rush from injecting heroin
  • he does it for kicks
Definition
(noun) a sudden rapid flow (as of water)
Synonyms : gush outpouring
Example Sentence
  • he heard the flush of a toilet
  • there was a little gush of blood
  • she attacked him with an outpouring of words
Definition
(noun) sudden reddening of the face (as from embarrassment or guilt or shame or modesty)
Synonyms : blush
Definition
(verb) turn red, as if in embarrassment or shame
Synonyms : blush crimson redden
Example Sentence
  • The girl blushed when a young man whistled as she walked by
Definition
(verb) flow freely
Example Sentence
  • The garbage flushed down the river
Definition
(verb) glow or cause to glow with warm color or light
Example Sentence
  • the sky flushed with rosy splendor
Definition
(verb) make level or straight
Synonyms : even even out level
Example Sentence
  • level the ground
Definition
(verb) rinse, clean, or empty with a liquid
Synonyms : purge scour
Example Sentence
  • flush the wound with antibiotics
  • purge the old gas tank
Definition
(verb) irrigate with water from a sluice
Synonyms : sluice
Example Sentence
  • sluice the earth
Definition
(verb) cause to flow or flood with or as if with water
Example Sentence
  • flush the meadows
Definition
(adj) of a surface exactly even with an adjoining one, forming the same plane
Example Sentence
  • a door flush with the wall
  • the bottom of the window is flush with the floor
Definition
(adj) having an abundant supply of money or possessions of value
Example Sentence
  • an affluent banker
  • a speculator flush with cash
  • not merely rich but loaded
  • moneyed aristocrats
  • wealthy corporations
Definition
(adv) squarely or solidly
Example Sentence
  • hit him flush in the face
Definition
(adv) in the same plane
Example Sentence
  • set it flush with the top of the table

fluster

Short Definition : confuse; make nervous and confused; N.

Definition
(noun) a disposition that is confused or nervous and upset
Synonyms : perturbation
Definition
(verb) be flustered; behave in a confused manner Definition
(verb) cause to be nervous or upset
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for fluster

Fluster == Find in a Cluster...When someone asks you to find something in an untidy cluster of things you get all confused.

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Fluster reminds me of 'Frustrate'. when you get confused, you get frustrated.

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f(fall of )+ luster(shine or light)....ven i walked on ramp for d frst time ...d luster made me nervous nd i became confused about ma moves....

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Dont CONFUSE lust (fLUSTer) with love ;)

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flutter

Short Definition : (of a bird with large wings) wave (the wings) lightly, rapidly, and irregularly; vibrate rapidly or erratically; fly by waving quickly; flitter; N.

Definition
(noun) the act of moving back and forth
Synonyms : flicker waver
Definition
(noun) abnormally rapid beating of the auricles of the heart (especially in a regular rhythm); can result in heart block Definition
(noun) a disorderly outburst or tumult
Example Sentence
  • they were amazed by the furious disturbance they had caused
Definition
(noun) the motion made by flapping up and down
Synonyms : flap flapping fluttering
Definition
(verb) move along rapidly and lightly; skim or dart
Synonyms : dart fleet flit
Example Sentence
  • The hummingbird flitted among the branches
Definition
(verb) move back and forth very rapidly
Example Sentence
  • the candle flickered
Definition
(verb) flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements
Example Sentence
  • The seagulls fluttered overhead
Definition
(verb) beat rapidly
Synonyms : palpitate
Example Sentence
  • His heart palpitated
Definition
(verb) wink briefly
Synonyms : bat
Example Sentence
  • bat one's eyelids
   Mnemonics (Memory Aids) for flutter

when a person is suffering with flu then his nostrils beat rapidly to take more and more air.

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divide as fl+utter,when we shake in fear,our heart throbs n thus we fail(fl)to utter,,,so flutter

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