| NOUN | artifact | flap | any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge |
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| state | flap, dither, pother, fuss, tizzy | an excited state of agitation | |
| event | flap, flapping, flutter, fluttering | the motion made by flapping up and down | |
| body | flap | a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body | |
| artifact | flap, flaps | a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing | |
| VERB | motion | flap, roll, undulate, wave | move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion |
| motion | flap | move noisily | |
| motion | flap, beat | move with a thrashing motion | |
| motion | flap, beat | move with a flapping motion | |
| emotion | flap, dither, pother | make a fuss | |
| communication | flap | pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds |
| Sounds | flae'p | |
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| Rhymes | backslap ... zap: 45 rhymes with aep... | |
| Meaning | Any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely. | |
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| Example | "he wrote on the flap of the envelope" | |
| Narrower | barndoor | An opaque adjustable flap on a lamp fixture |
| coattail | The loose back flap of a coat that hangs below the waist | |
| codpiece | (15th-16th century) a flap for the crotch of men's tight-fitting breeches | |
| earflap, earlap | One of two flaps attached to a cap to keep the ears warm | |
| jag, dag | A flap along the edge of a garment | |
| lap, overlap | A flap that lies over another part | |
| pocket flap | A flap that covers the access to a pocket | |
| tent-fly, rainfly, fly sheet, fly, tent flap | flap consisting of a piece of canvas that can be drawn back to provide entrance to a tent | |
| tongue | The flap of material / material under the laces of a shoe or boot | |
| Broader | covering | An artifact that covers something else (usually to protect or shelter or conceal it) |
| Spanish | flap | |
| Meaning | An excited state of agitation. | |
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| Example | "there was a terrible flap about the theft" | |
| Synonyms | dither, pother, fuss, tizzy | |
| Broader | agitation | A mental state of extreme / extreme emotional disturbance |
| Catalan | tramat | |
| Verbs | flap | make a fuss |
| Meaning | The motion made by flapping up and down. | |
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| Synonyms | flapping, flutter, fluttering | |
| Broader | wave, undulation | (physics) a movement up and down or back and forth |
| Spanish | agitación, aleteo, revoloteo, revuelo | |
| Verbs | flap | move noisily |
| flap | move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion | |
| flap | move with a flapping motion | |
| flap | move with a thrashing motion | |
| Meaning | A movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body. | |
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| Narrower | cusp, leaflet | A thin triangular flap of a heart valve |
| protective fold | A flap of tissue that protects what it covers | |
| soft palate, velum | A muscular flap that closes off the nasopharynx during swallowing or speaking | |
| uvula | A small pendant fleshy lobe at the back of the soft palate | |
| Broader | animal tissue | The tissue in the bodies of animals |
| Meaning | A movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag. | |
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| Synonym | flaps | |
| Part of | wing | One of the horizontal airfoils on either side of the fuselage of an airplane |
| Narrower | landing flap | A flap on the underside of the wing that is lowered to slow the plane for landing |
| Broader | airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface | A device that provides reactive force when in motion relative to the surrounding air |
| Spanish | alerones, flap, flaps | |
| Meaning | Move in a wavy pattern or with a rising and falling motion. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s; Somebody ----s something | |
| Synonyms | roll, undulate, wave | |
| Narrower | luff | flap when the wind is blowing equally on both sides |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Spanish | agitar, girar, ondear, ondular | |
| Catalan | agitar-se, agitar, girar, ondejar, ondular, onejar, oscil·lar, volar | |
| Nouns | flap, flapping | the motion made by flapping up and down |
| Meaning | Move noisily. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "flags flapped in the strong wind" | |
| Broader | beat, pound, thump | Move rhythmically |
| Spanish | agitar, ondear | |
| Catalan | agitar, ondejar, onejar | |
| Nouns | flap, flapping | the motion made by flapping up and down |
| Meaning | Move with a thrashing motion. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s something | |
| Example | "The bird flapped its wings" | |
| Synonym | beat | |
| Narrower | bate | flap the wings wildly or frantically |
| clap | Cause to strike the air in flight | |
| flutter | Flap the wings rapidly or fly with flapping movements | |
| Broader | move, displace | Cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense |
| Similar to | beat, flap | Move with a flapping motion |
| Spanish | agitar, aletear, batir, sacudir | |
| Catalan | agitar, aletejar, batre, espolsar | |
| Nouns | flap, flapping | the motion made by flapping up and down |
| Meaning | Move with a flapping motion. | |
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| Pattern | Something ----s | |
| Example | "The bird's wings were flapping" | |
| Synonym | beat | |
| Narrower | clap | strike the air in flight |
| flail, thresh | Move like a flail | |
| Broader | move | Move so as to change position, perform a nontranslational motion |
| Similar to | beat, flap | Move with a thrashing motion |
| Spanish | agitar, aletear, golpetear | |
| Catalan | agitar, aletejar, copejar, esbategar | |
| Nouns | flap, flapping | the motion made by flapping up and down |
| Meaning | make a fuss; be agitated. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP | |
| Synonyms | dither, pother | |
| Broader | fuss, niggle, fret | Worry unnecessarily or excessively |
| Spanish | agitar, inquietarse, vacilar | |
| Catalan | agitar, inquietar-se, vacil·lar | |
| Nouns | flap | an excited state of agitation |
| Meaning | pronounce with a flap, of alveolar sounds. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something | |
| Broader | pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say | speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way |
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