Definition of: flexure

(flek′shər) noun
1. A bending; the state of being bent or flexed.
2. A bent part; turn; curve; fold.

fley (flā) Scot. v.t.
To frighten; affright.
—noun A fright.

fli·aum (flī′ôm) noun
The orange rockfish (Sebastodes pinniger) of the American Pacific coast. [Origin uncertain]

flib·ber·ti·gib·bet (flib′ər·tē·jib′it) noun
An impulsive, flighty, or gossipy person. Also flib′ber·di·gib′bit, flib′ber·ty·gib′bet. [Imit.]

flich·ter (flikh′tər) Scot. v.i.
To flutter; flicker.
—noun A flicker.

flick¹ (flik) v.t.
1. To strike with a quick, light stroke, as with a whip or finger.
2. To throw or remove with such a motion: to flick dust.
3. To cause to move, as a whip, in a quick, darting manner.
—v.i.
4. To move in a quick, darting manner: His fist flicked out.
5. To flutter. [<noun]
—n.
1. A quick, light stroke, as with a whip.
2. The sound of such a stroke.
3. A streak or splash. [Imit.]

flick² (flik) noun Slang
A movie. [Short for FLICKER¹]

flick·er¹ (flik′ər) v.i.
1. To burn or shine with an unsteady or wavering light.
2. To move quickly or jerkily, as lightning.
3. To flutter the wings.
—v.t.
4. To cause to flicker.
—noun
1. A waving or fluctuating light.
2. A flickering or fluttering motion. See synonyms under LIGHT¹.
3. In motion pictures, the effect of discontinuity due to faulty projection. [OE flicorian move the wings]
—flick′·er·ing adjective
—flick′er·ing·ly adverb
—flick′er·y adjective

flick·er² (flik′ər) noun
A woodpecker, especially the golden–winged woodpecker (Colaptes auratus) of eastern North America. [Imit.]

flick·er·tail (flik′ər·tāl′) noun
A medium–sized ground squirrel (Citellus richardsonii) with a buff–to–grayish coat and a bushy tail, black above and brown beneath: common in Montana and North Dakota.