--- title: F — The English dictionary with trees and pragmatics · page 27 description: The 906 words of the English dictionary under F, every meaning for a pupil and every example with its dependency tree and pragmatics. --- [Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/27/) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [corpora](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/) / [English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/) / F # F — The English dictionary · page 27 [A](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/A/) · [B](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/B/) · [C](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/C/) · [D](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/D/) · 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meaning 1:* To flop is to fall or sit down heavily and loosely, because you are tired.[↗](../../flop/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To flop is to hang down loosely.[↗](../../flop/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* A flop is something that fails completely, like a film nobody watches.[↗](../../flop/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* To flop is to fail.[↗](../../flop/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* I flopped onto my bed after the race.[↗](../../flop/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The puppy's ears flop over its eyes.[↗](../../flop/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The new film was a flop.[↗](../../flop/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Our cake flopped and went flat.[↗](../../flop/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The fish flopped about on the boat.[↗](../../flop/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · He did a belly flop into the pool.[↗](../../flop/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · She wore flip-flops to the beach.[↗](../../flop/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Flop! and the frog appeared out of the water close beside him.[↗](../../flop/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **floppy** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Soft and hanging down loosely, not stiff: «a dog with floppy ears».[↗](../../floppy/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Weak and limp: «a floppy plant needs water».[↗](../../floppy/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Our puppy has long floppy ears.[↗](../../floppy/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Wear a floppy hat in the sun.[↗](../../floppy/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The plant went floppy because I forgot to water it.[↗](../../floppy/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The rag doll is soft and floppy.[↗](../../floppy/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My lettuce is all floppy now.[↗](../../floppy/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandpa saved his work on a floppy disk long ago.[↗](../../floppy/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **flora** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* All the plants that grow in a particular place or at a particular time.[↗](../../flora/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* The tiny living things, especially bacteria, that live in a part of the body: «gut flora».[↗](../../flora/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (a name) Flora is a girl's name; Flora was also the Roman goddess of flowers.[↗](../../flora/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The flora of the rainforest includes thousands of kinds of plants.[↗](../../flora/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We studied the flora and fauna of the river bank.[↗](../../flora/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Mountain flora must survive cold wind and snow.[↗](../../flora/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The island has strange flora found nowhere else.[↗](../../flora/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Healthy gut flora help you digest food.[↗](../../flora/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Flora was the Roman goddess of flowers and spring.[↗](../../flora/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Flora, who typified the season of Spring, is generally represented as a lovely maiden, garlanded with flowers.[↗](../../flora/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **floral** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Floral means made of flowers or decorated with patterns of flowers.[↗](../../floral/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Floral can also describe a smell like flowers.[↗](../../floral/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She wore a floral dress to the party.[↗](../../floral/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The church had floral displays for the wedding.[↗](../../floral/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · People left floral tributes at the memorial.[↗](../../floral/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The soap has a floral smell.[↗](../../floral/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Grandma's teacups have a floral pattern.[↗](../../floral/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Petals are one of the floral parts we studied.[↗](../../floral/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **florentine** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* (adjective) From or about Florence, a famous city in Italy known for art and the Renaissance.[↗](../../florentine/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (noun, food) A thin, crisp biscuit made of nuts and candied fruit, often with chocolate on one side.[↗](../../florentine/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (cooking, «florentine» after a dish name) Served with spinach, as in «eggs florentine».[↗](../../florentine/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A Florentine is a person born in or living in the city of Florence.[↗](../../florentine/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Florentine artists painted famous pictures in the Renaissance.[↗](../../florentine/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Mum bought a box of chocolate florentines.[↗](../../florentine/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Dad ordered eggs florentine with spinach.[↗](../../florentine/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Michelangelo was a Florentine sculptor.[↗](../../florentine/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The Florentine palace had huge painted ceilings.[↗](../../florentine/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We baked florentines with almonds and cherries.[↗](../../florentine/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The painter was said to be a young Florentine, who had been found in the streets, when a child, by an old glovemaker, who had brought him up.[↗](../../florentine/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **florin** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A florin is an old coin of money, once worth two shillings in British money, and used in other countries long ago.[↗](../../florin/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Not for a hundred florins, was the answer.[↗](../../florin/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · As he spoke the donkey gave himself a shake, and down fell the five florins.[↗](../../florin/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **florist** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A person who sells and arranges flowers.[↗](../../florist/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A shop that sells flowers (often «the florist's»).[↗](../../florist/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* We bought tulips at the florist.[↗](../../florist/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The florist made a lovely bouquet.[↗](../../florist/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · My aunt works as a florist.[↗](../../florist/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The florist's shop smells of roses.[↗](../../florist/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · The florist sells roses at two pounds each.[↗](../../florist/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · A florist puts 12 roses in every bunch.[↗](../../florist/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **floss** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Dental floss is a thin thread used to clean between your teeth.[↗](../../floss/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To floss is to clean between your teeth with this thread.[↗](../../floss/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* The floss is a dance where you swing your arms and hips from side to side.[↗](../../floss/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* Candy floss (British) is a fluffy pink sweet made of spun sugar; Americans call it cotton candy.[↗](../../floss/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Floss between your teeth before bed.[↗](../../floss/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The dentist showed me how to floss gently.[↗](../../floss/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · I need a new box of dental floss.[↗](../../floss/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Flossing helps keep your gums healthy.[↗](../../floss/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · My gums bled a little when I first started to floss.[↗](../../floss/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We bought candy floss at the fair.[↗](../../floss/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Everyone did the floss dance at the party.[↗](../../floss/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Use a fresh piece of floss for each gap.[↗](../../floss/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") **flotation** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Flotation is floating, or the ability of something to stay on top of water.[↗](../../flotation/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A flotation device is something that helps you float, like a life jacket or armbands.[↗](../../flotation/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (money) A flotation is when a company first sells shares to the public on the stock market.[↗](../../flotation/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Wear a flotation device on the boat.[↗](../../flotation/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Armbands are a flotation aid for beginners.[↗](../../flotation/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Air pockets give the raft its flotation.[↗](../../flotation/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · We tested the flotation of different materials in a tank.[↗](../../flotation/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · If you fall in cold water, float on your back to stay safe.[↗](../../flotation/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The company's flotation made its founders rich.[↗](../../flotation/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **flounder** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A flounder is a flat sea fish that lies on the seabed, with both eyes on one side of its head.[↗](../../flounder/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (verb) To flounder means to struggle to move, splashing and stumbling, as in deep mud, snow or water.[↗](../../flounder/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* (verb) To flounder can also mean to struggle and not know what to say or do, as in floundering in a test.[↗](../../flounder/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The flounder lay hidden on the sandy seabed.[↗](../../flounder/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · We floundered through the deep snow to the bus stop.[↗](../../flounder/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · The horse floundered in the muddy field.[↗](../../flounder/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · I floundered when the teacher asked me a question I hadn't heard.[↗](../../flounder/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · A young flounder has eyes on both sides, but one eye moves as it grows.[↗](../../flounder/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The company floundered after it lost its biggest customer.[↗](../../flounder/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The flounder said to him, ‘Listen, fisherman.[↗](../../flounder/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") **flour** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Flour is a white or brown powder made by grinding grain like wheat; it is used to make bread, cakes and pasta.[↗](../../flour/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To flour is to cover with flour: «Flour the table before you roll the dough».[↗](../../flour/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* A recipe calls for 9 cups of flour.[↗](../../flour/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She already put in 3 cups of flour.[↗](../../flour/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · How many more cups of flour does she need?[↗](../../flour/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · He bought 5 pounds of flour.[↗](../../flour/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Mix 200 grams of flour with two eggs.[↗](../../flour/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Flour is made by grinding wheat.[↗](../../flour/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · My hands were white with flour.[↗](../../flour/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Flour the table so the dough doesn't stick.[↗](../../flour/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Vasilissa took flour, kneaded dough, and made a pie.[↗](../../flour/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And if thy offering be a meal-offering of the stewing-pan, it shall be made of fine flour with oil.[↗](../../flour/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.2.7, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flour/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · and their meal-offering, fine flour mingled with oil, three tenth parts for the bullock, two tenth part for the ram, (Torah NUM.29.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flour/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And if thy offering be a meal-offering baked on a griddle, it shall be of fine flour unleavened, mingled with oil.[↗](../../flour/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.2.5, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flour/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty measures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal; (Prophets 1KI.5.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flour/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · So a measure of fine flour was sold for a shekel, and two measures of barley for a shekel, according to the word of the LORD.[↗](../../flour/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets 2KI.7.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flour/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · And the woman had a fatted calf in the house; and she made haste, and killed it; and she took flour, and kneaded it, and did bake unleavened bread thereof; (Prophets 1SA.28.24, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flour/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **flourish** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* To flourish is to grow well and be healthy and strong, like plants in good soil.[↗](../../flourish/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* To flourish is to do very well and be successful, like a business or a person.[↗](../../flourish/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To flourish something is to wave it around to show it off.[↗](../../flourish/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A flourish is a fancy curl in handwriting, or a showy movement or bit of music.[↗](../../flourish/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The sunflowers flourished in the sunny corner.[↗](../../flourish/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Ancient Egypt flourished along the Nile.[↗](../../flourish/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · She has flourished at her new school.[↗](../../flourish/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The magician bowed with a flourish.[↗](../../flourish/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · He signed his name with a flourish.[↗](../../flourish/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · The knight flourished his sword.[↗](../../flourish/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Small shops flourish when people buy locally.[↗](../../flourish/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Ya-hip! ya-hip!'[↗](../../flourish/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") And he flourished his broom in triumph."[↗](../../flourish/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Corn shall make the young men flourish, and new wine the maids.[↗](../../flourish/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ZEC.9.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flourish/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · I Nebuchadnezzar was at rest in my house, and flourishing in my palace.[↗](../../flourish/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings DAN.4.1, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flourish/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · The righteous shall flourish like the palm-tree; he shall grow like a cedar in Lebanon.[↗](../../flourish/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.92.13, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flourish/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") **flow** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Of a liquid, gas or electricity: to move along smoothly and steadily in one direction.[↗](../../flow/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Of people, traffic or ideas: to move or come continuously: «The traffic flowed smoothly».[↗](../../flow/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Of hair or clothes: to hang down loosely.[↗](../../flow/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 4:* A noun: a steady movement of something: the flow of a river, a flow of air.[↗](../../flow/#m4 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 5:* Of speech or writing: to sound smooth and natural.[↗](../../flow/#m5 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Rivers flow into the sea.[↗](../../flow/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Water flows downhill.[↗](../../flow/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Liquids can flow, but solids keep their shape.[↗](../../flow/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Electricity flows through the wires when the circuit is complete.[↗](../../flow/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Don't swim in fast-flowing water.[↗](../../flow/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Blood flows around your body.[↗](../../flow/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · Her long hair flowed down her back.[↗](../../flow/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Make a flow chart to show the steps.[↗](../../flow/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · In and out of it flowed water like attar.[↗](../../flow/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And whoso toucheth any one that is unclean by the dead; or from whomsoever the flow of seed goeth out; (Torah LEV.22.4, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flow/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And every garment, and every skin, whereon is the flow of seed, shall be washed with water, and be unclean until the even.[↗](../../flow/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.15.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flow/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · And if the flow of seed go out from a man, then he shall bathe all his flesh in water, and be unclean until the even.[↗](../../flow/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah LEV.15.16, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flow/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Waters flowed over my head; I said: 'I am cut off.'[↗](../../flow/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings LAM.3.54, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flow/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · The increase of his house shall depart, his goods shall flow away in the day of his wrath.[↗](../../flow/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.20.28, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flow/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · He sendeth forth His word, and melteth them; He causeth His wind to blow, and the waters flow.[↗](../../flow/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.147.18, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flow/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **flower** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A flower is the coloured part of a plant that blooms, like a rose or a tulip.[↗](../../flower/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* A flower is a plant grown for its flowers.[↗](../../flower/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* To flower is to make flowers: «The tree flowers in spring».[↗](../../flower/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* She picked 24 flowers.[↗](../../flower/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She put the flowers in 4 vases equally.[↗](../../flower/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · There are 7 roses and 5 tulips; how many flowers?[↗](../../flower/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Each bouquet has 6 flowers.[↗](../../flower/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Bees visit flowers to collect nectar.[↗](../../flower/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · We planted flowers in the school garden.[↗](../../flower/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The cherry tree flowers in spring.[↗](../../flower/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · Some wild flowers are poisonous, so don't eat them.[↗](../../flower/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Pictures and flowers were scattered about.[↗](../../flower/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And in the candlestick four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof.[↗](../../flower/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.25.34, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flower/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · And in the candlestick were four cups made like almond-blossoms, the knops thereof, and the flowers thereof; (Torah EXO.37.20, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flower/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · three cups made like almond-blossoms in one branch, a knop and a flower; and three cups made like almond-blossoms in the other branch, a knop and a flower.[↗](../../flower/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.37.19, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flower/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · and the flowers, and the lamps, and the tongs, of gold, and that perfect gold; (Writings 2CH.4.21, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flower/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · The grass withereth, the flower fadeth; but the word of our God shall stand for ever.'[↗](../../flower/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Prophets ISA.40.8, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flower/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · He cometh forth like a flower, and withereth; he fleeth also as a shadow, and continueth not.[↗](../../flower/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.14.2, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flower/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") **flowerpot** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* A flowerpot is a container, usually of clay or plastic, for growing a plant in, with a hole in the bottom for water to drain out.[↗](../../flowerpot/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* (UK TV) «Bill and Ben, the Flowerpot Men» were puppets in an old children's programme (a name).[↗](../../flowerpot/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* Plant three seeds in each flowerpot.[↗](../../flowerpot/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · The flowerpot has a hole so water can drain.[↗](../../flowerpot/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · We painted terracotta flowerpots for Mother's Day.[↗](../../flowerpot/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · The cat knocked the flowerpot off the windowsill.[↗](../../flowerpot/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Put the flowerpots in a sunny place.[↗](../../flowerpot/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · For a fair test, use the same size flowerpot for every plant.[↗](../../flowerpot/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") **flowery** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Flowery means full of flowers.[↗](../../flowery/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Flowery language uses many fancy words, like flowers in a garden.[↗](../../flowery/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* He lived in a beautiful palace in the midst of flowery gardens.[↗](../../flowery/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · She turned into a path which ran between two flowery hedges.[↗](../../flowery/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") **floweth** — *Early Modern English, meaning 1:* «floweth» means «flows», a form of «flow»: Of a liquid, gas or electricity: to move along smoothly and steadily in one direction.[↗](../../floweth/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* If the LORD delight in us, then He will bring us into this land, and give it unto us — a land which floweth with milk and honey.[↗](../../floweth/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.14.8, JPS 1917) · And they told him, and said: 'We came unto the land whither thou sentest us, and surely it floweth with milk and honey; and this is the fruit of it.[↗](../../floweth/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah NUM.13.27, JPS 1917) **flowing** — *Everyday, meaning 1:* Flowing means moving along smoothly, as water does in a river.[↗](../../flowing/#m1 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 2:* Flowing can describe hair, clothes or lines that are long, smooth and loose.[↗](../../flowing/#m2 "tree and pragmatics") *Everyday, meaning 3:* Flowing speech or writing goes on smoothly without stopping.[↗](../../flowing/#m3 "tree and pragmatics") *Example:* The river is flowing towards the sea.[↗](../../flowing/#x1 "tree and pragmatics") · Water keeps flowing down the hill.[↗](../../flowing/#x2 "tree and pragmatics") · Flowing water in a flood can sweep a car away.[↗](../../flowing/#x3 "tree and pragmatics") · Her long flowing hair blew in the wind.[↗](../../flowing/#x4 "tree and pragmatics") · Electric current is flowing round the circuit.[↗](../../flowing/#x5 "tree and pragmatics") · Honey is flowing slowly off the spoon.[↗](../../flowing/#x6 "tree and pragmatics") · The princess wore a flowing gown.[↗](../../flowing/#x7 "tree and pragmatics") · His writing was neat and flowing.[↗](../../flowing/#x8 "tree and pragmatics") · Now in came the South Wind, with a turban and a flowing Bedouin cloak.[↗](../../flowing/#x9 "tree and pragmatics") · And He hath brought us into this place, and hath given us this land, a land flowing with milk and honey.[↗](../../flowing/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.26.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flowing/#x10 "tree and pragmatics") · unto a land flowing with milk and honey; for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou art a stiffnecked people; lest I consume thee in the way.'[↗](../../flowing/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah EXO.33.3, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flowing/#x11 "tree and pragmatics") · and that ye may prolong your days upon the land, which the LORD swore unto your fathers to give unto them and to their seed, a land flowing with milk and honey.[↗](../../flowing/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") (Torah DEU.11.9, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flowing/#x12 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou didst cleave fountain and brook; Thou driedst up ever-flowing rivers.[↗](../../flowing/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings PSA.74.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flowing/#x13 "tree and pragmatics") · He shall not look upon the rivers, the flowing streams of honey and curd.[↗](../../flowing/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings JOB.20.17, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flowing/#x14 "tree and pragmatics") · Thou art a fountain of gardens, a well of living waters, and flowing streams from Lebanon.[↗](../../flowing/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") (Writings SNG.4.15, JPS 1917)[↗](../../flowing/#x15 "tree and pragmatics") [1](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/) … [26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/26/) **27** [28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/28/) … [49](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/49/) - ← previous: [page 26](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/26/) - next →: [page 28](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/F/page/28/) - ↑ back to [The English dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/english/)