flatulence, n. 1. intestinal gas, wind, SI. burps, belches, eructation, abdominal rumblings, Med. bor-borygmus.
2. empty talk, idle words, mere words, twaddle, babble, idle chatter, fustian, fanfaronade, boasting; humbug, claptrap, SI. hot air, SI. bull, SI. crap.
flatulent, adj. 1. gassy, gas-producing, windy.
2. pompous, pretentious, vain; long-winded, Archaic. ventose, wordy, verbose, prolix, tedious; bombastic, boastful, Brit, waffling, turgid, diffuse, discursive.
flaunt, v. 1. parade, display, Inf. sport, exhibit, air, hold up, flash; put forth or forward, emphasize, spotlight, draw attention to, show off; splash, make a splash, splurge, make a splurge; make a show, cut or make a figure, SI. cut a dash, SI. cut a shine, SI. cut a feather; swagger, swank, swashbuckle, strut, SI. strut one's stuff, peacock; boast, brag, vaunt, talk up; put on airs, put up a front, U.S. SI. put on the dog, SI. put on, SI. put on the ritz.
2. wave, dangle, brandish, flourish, wield, raise.
flaunty, adj. showy, ostentatious, vain, pretentious; flamboyant, flashy, gaudy, garish. See - flashy (def. 2).
flavor, n. 1. taste, tastiness, savor, savoriness; tang, piquancy, sapidity, palatability, palatableness.
2. essence, spirit, soul, nature; aspect, property, characteristic; touch, vein, style.
flavorful, adj. 1. tasty, delicious, flavorsome, fla-vorous, palatable, sapid, appetizing, toothsome; delectable, luscious, SI. yummy, ambrosial, ambrosian, Archaic. gustable, Fr. delicieux', gourmet, epicurean; sweet, piquant, spicy.
2. enjoyable, satisfying, pleasing, agreeable, pleasant, nice.
flavorless, adj. tasteless, savorless, unpalatable, stale, mild, bland; dull, insipid, vapid, jejune, mawkish, flat; wishy-washy, milk and water.
flaw, n. 1. fault, defect, imperfection, defacement, disfigurement; blemish, blotch, mark, scratch, scar, macula, macule; blot, spot, speck, blur, stain, smudge, smirch, smutch, taint, discoloration.
2. loophole, way out, catch, hooker; lapse, slip, slipup, oversight, omission; weakness, weak spot, frailty, infirmity, foible, shortcoming, failing, SI. bug; mistake, error, SI. boo-boo, SI. goof, SI. boner.
3. chink, crack, cranny, check, chip, chap, crevice, crevasse; break, fracture, fissure, split, rupture, cleft, breach, rift, scission, Archaic, scissure; rent, tear, gash, scotch, slit, cut, puncture; opening, cavity, gap, hole, aperture, orifice.