Word

flap, n.
(flaps)
freq. cnt. 3

any broad thin and limber covering attached at one edge; hangs loose or projects freely
<noun.artifact> freq. cnt.: 3 freq. cnt.: 3

flap

sample sentences

"he wrote on the flap of the envelope"

semantic pointers

hyponym

barndoor coattail codpiece earflap, earlap jag, dag lap, overlap pocket flap fly, tent-fly, rainfly, fly sheet, tent flap tongue

hypernym

covering

a movable airfoil that is part of an aircraft wing; used to increase lift or drag
<noun.artifact>

flap flaps

semantic pointers

hypernym

airfoil, aerofoil, control surface, surface

part holonym

wing

hyponym

landing flap

a movable piece of tissue partly connected to the body
<noun.body>

flap

semantic pointers

hypernym

animal tissue

hyponym

uvula soft palate, velum protective fold leaflet, cusp

the motion made by flapping up and down
<noun.event>

flap flapping flutter fluttering

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flap flap flap flap

lexical pointers

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flap flap flap flap

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flutter

semantic pointers

hypernym

wave, undulation

an excited state of agitation
<noun.state> freq. cnt.: 1 freq. cnt.: 1

dither flap fuss pother tizzy

sample sentences

"he was in a dither"
"there was a terrible flap about the theft"

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

fuss

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

dither

lexical pointers

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pother pother

lexical pointers

derivationally related form

flap

semantic pointers

hypernym

agitation