A young game bird just able to fly, particularly a wild duck.
A young girl usually between the ages of 15 and 18, especially one not "out" socially.
A flipper; a limb of a turtle, which functions as a flipper or paddle when swimming.
A flapper valve.
The hand.
One who or that which flaps.
Any injury that results in a loose flap of skin on the fingers, making gripping difficult.
A young woman, especially when unconventional or without decorum or displaying daring freedom or boldness; now particularly associated with the Jazz Age of the 1920s.
A small, migratory bird of the Hirundinidae family with long, pointed, moon-shaped wings and a forked tail which feeds on the wing by catching insects.
Any of various carbohydrate-based dishes that are swallowed without much chewing.
The amount swallowed in one gulp; the act of swallowing.
The opening in a pulley block between the sheave and shell through which the rope passes.
To retract; to recant.
To take food down into the stomach; to make the muscular contractions of the oesophagus to achieve this, often taken as a sign of nervousness or strong emotion.
To accept easily or without questions; to believe, accept.
To cause (food, drink etc.) to pass from the mouth into the stomach; to take into the stomach through the throat.
To engross; to appropriate; usually with up.
To take (something) in so that it disappears; to consume, absorb.
To put up with; to bear patiently or without retaliation.