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  • 111Firlefanz — 1. Talmi; (ugs.): Klimbim, Krimskrams, Plunder; (abwertend): Flitter, Hokuspokus; (ugs. abwertend): Kram, Krempel, Mist, Ramsch, Schund, Tinnef, Zeugs, Zimt; (ugs., oft abwertend): Schnickschnack, Zeug; (salopp abwertend): Zinnober; (veraltend):… …

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  • 112flap — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. tab, fly, lap, tag; fold; argument, controversy. See discord, addition. v. swing, sway, flop, beat, wave. See agitation. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. fold, ply, tab, lapel, fly, cover, adjunct, overlap,… …

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  • 113skimmer — • glitter, glans, sken, skimmer, flitter • glans, sken, ljus, glitter, briljans, skimmer, lyster, blänk • sken, skimmer, glans, ljusflöde, ljussken, glimt, reflex, glitter • glimt, sken, stråle, reflex, skimmer • glitter, glans, sken • glitter,… …

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  • 114flit — vb Flit, flutter, flitter, flicker, hover suggest the movements of a bird or other flying or floating thing and mean to move in a manner like or reminiscent of such movements Flit implies a light and swift passing from place to place or point to… …

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  • 115flit — v 1. dart, flirt, hop, volitate; fly, soar, sail, zoom, sweep, skim, skim along. 2. flutter, flitter, flap, beat, wave; flick, flicker, dance; quiver, quaver. 3.(all of time) fly by, pass swiftly, pass by or away quickly, fleet; elapse, lapse,… …

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  • 116quake — v 1. shake, tremble, shudder; rock, reel, sway, toss, pitch; toss and turn, toss and tumble, pitch and plunge, rock and roll; waver, oscillate, librate, falter; totter, wobble, flounder, stagger; pendulate, tick, tock, tick tock. 2. quiver,… …

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  • 117flittern — flittern: Als Nebenform von ↑ flattern erscheint spätmhd. flittern, dem engl. to flitter »flattern« entspricht. Seine nhd. Bedeutung »unruhig glänzen« hat sich unter dem Einfluss der frühnhd. Rückbildung Flitter »Metallblättchen, blinkende… …

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  • 118Fitter — Fit ter, n. A little piece; a flitter; a flinder. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] Where s the Frenchman? Alas, he s all fitters. Beau. & Fl. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 119Flatter — Flat ter (fl[a^]t t[ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flattering}.] [OE. flateren, cf. OD. flatteren; akin to G. flattern to flutter, Icel. fla[eth]ra to fawn, flatter: cf. F. flatter. Cf. {Flitter}, {Flutter}, {Flattery}.] …

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  • 120Flattered — Flatter Flat ter (fl[a^]t t[ e]r), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Flattered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Flattering}.] [OE. flateren, cf. OD. flatteren; akin to G. flattern to flutter, Icel. fla[eth]ra to fawn, flatter: cf. F. flatter. Cf. {Flitter}, {Flutter},… …

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