FLAP
Scrabble letter values: F4L1A1P3 = 9
Definition
- noun any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge.
- noun an excited state of agitation. — synonyms: dither, pother, fuss, tizzy
- noun the motion made by flapping up and down. — synonyms: flapping, flutter, fluttering
- noun a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body.
- noun a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing. — synonyms: flaps
- verb move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion. — synonyms: roll, undulate, wave
- verb move noisily.
- verb move with a thrashing motion. — synonyms: beat
- verb move with a flapping motion. — synonyms: beat
- verb make a fuss. — synonyms: dither, pother
- verb pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds.
Examples
- “hangs loose or projects freely”
- “he wrote on the flap of the envelope”
- “he was in a dither”