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flap::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | flapping, flutter, fluttering |
| Type of | wave, undulation |
flap::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | flaps |
| Type of | airfoil, control surface, surface, aerofoil |
| Has types | landing flap |
flap::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | animal tissue |
| Has types | soft palate, cusp, leaflet, protective fold, uvula, velum |
Examples of flap
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The toe of a gecko's foot contains hundreds of flap-like ridges called lamellae.
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Red leather shoulder bag with zipper-trimmed flower flap, $36, Garment District.
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They'd filled the hole by detaching Williams'calf muscle and using it as a flap.
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Both White and Emmett have maintained that the flap caused delays of only hours.
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It doesn't have a storm flap over the zipper, he said, because it's unnecessary.
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Earflaps were mandated in 1983, and Tim Raines lasted until 2002 without a flap.
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Flap steak is great for fajitas and steak tacos or simply marinated and grilled.
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The bonding issue sparked a flap between Codell and two national bonding groups.
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Handled a question about the Bosnia sniper fire flap in a calm, contrite manner.
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- Any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely; "he wrote on the flap of the envelope"
- Roll: move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion; "The curtains undulated"; "the waves rolled towards the beach"
- Dither: an excited state of agitation; "he was in a dither"; "there was a terrible flap about the theft"
- Move noisily; "flags flapped in the strong wind"
- Beat: move with a thrashing motion; "The bird flapped its wings"; "The eagle beat its wings and soared high into the sky"
- The motion made by flapping up and down
- Flaps are hinged surfaces on the trailing edge of the wings of a fixed-wing aircraft. As flaps are extended, the stalling speed of the aircraft is reduced, which means that the aircraft can fly safely at slower speeds (especially during take off and landing). ...
- LAMP is an acronym for a solution stack of free, open source software, originally coined from the first letters of Linux (operating system), Apache HTTP Server, MySQL (database software) and PHP/Perl/Python, principal components to build a viable general purpose web server .
- (Flaps (card game)) FLAPS, originally based on Two Four Jacks or Black Jack, is a shedding-type card game for two or more players that is popular in the United Kingdom and Czech Republic. ...
