v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Afflicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Afflicting. ] [ L. afflictus, p. p. of affigere to cast down, deject; ad + fligere to strike: cf. OF. aflit, afflict, p. p. Cf. Flagellate. ] 1. To strike or cast down; to overthrow. [ Obs. ] “Reassembling our afflicted powers.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To inflict some great injury or hurt upon, causing continued pain or mental distress; to trouble grievously; to torment. [ 1913 Webster ]

They did set over them taskmasters to afflict them with their burdens. Exod. i. 11. [ 1913 Webster ]

That which was the worst now least afflicts me. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To make low or humble. [ Obs. ] Spenser. [ 1913 Webster ]

Men are apt to prefer a prosperous error before an afflicted truth. Jer. Taylor. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- To trouble; grieve; pain; distress; harass; torment; wound; hurt. [ 1913 Webster ]

p. p. & a. [ L. afflictus, p. p. ] Afflicted. [ Obs. ] Becon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state of being afflicted; affliction. [ Obs. ] Bp. Hall. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who afflicts. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Grievously painful; distressing; afflictive; as, an afflicting event. -- Af*flict"ing*ly, adv. [1913 Webster]

n. [ F. affliction, L. afflictio, fr. affligere. ] 1. The cause of continued pain of body or mind, as sickness, losses, etc.; an instance of grievous distress; a pain or grief. [ 1913 Webster ]

To repay that money will be a biting affliction. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The state of being afflicted; a state of pain, distress, or grief. [ 1913 Webster ]

Some virtues are seen only in affliction. Addison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Syn. -- Calamity; sorrow; distress; grief; pain; adversity; misery; wretchedness; misfortune; trouble; hardship. -- Affliction, Sorrow, Grief, Distress. Affliction and sorrow are terms of wide and general application; grief and distress have reference to particular cases. Affliction is the stronger term. The suffering lies deeper in the soul, and usually arises from some powerful cause, such as the loss of what is most dear -- friends, health, etc. We do not speak of mere sickness or pain as “an affliction, ” though one who suffers from either is said to be afflicted; but deprivations of every kind, such as deafness, blindness, loss of limbs, etc., are called afflictions, showing that term applies particularly to prolonged sources of suffering. Sorrow and grief are much alike in meaning, but grief is the stronger term of the two, usually denoting poignant mental suffering for some definite cause, as, grief for the death of a dear friend; sorrow is more reflective, and is tinged with regret, as, the misconduct of a child is looked upon with sorrow. Grief is often violent and demonstrative; sorrow deep and brooding. Distress implies extreme suffering, either bodily or mental. In its higher stages, it denotes pain of a restless, agitating kind, and almost always supposes some struggle of mind or body. Affliction is allayed, grief subsides, sorrow is soothed, distress is mitigated. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Free from affliction. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Cf. F. afflictif. ] Giving pain; causing continued or repeated pain or grief; distressing. “Jove's afflictive hand.” Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

Spreads slow disease, and darts afflictive pain. Prior. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In an afflictive manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. & a. [ Pref. a- + flicker. ] In a flickering state. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Frustrating; discomfiting; disconcerting; as, baffling currents, winds, tasks. -- Baff"ling*ly, adv. -- Baff"ling*ness, n. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A sentimental motion picture that appeals particularly to women. See flick, n., movie. [ Colloq. ] [ PJC ]

adj. characterized by cliffs; -- of a shore or shoreline; -- contrasted with beachy. [ Narrower terms: precipitous, steep ]
Syn. -- cliffy. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

n. [ L. conflictus a striking together, fr. confligere, -flictum, to strike together, to fight: cf. F. conflit, formerly also conflict. See Conflict, v. ] 1. A striking or dashing together; violent collision; as, a conflict of elements or waves. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A strife for the mastery; hostile contest; battle; struggle; fighting. [ 1913 Webster ]

As soon as he [ Atterbury ] was himself again, he became eager for action and conflict. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

An irrepressible conflict between opposing and enduring forces. W. H. Seward. [ 1913 Webster ]

Conflict of laws, that branch of jurisprudence which deals with individual litigation claimed to be subject to the conflicting laws of two or more states or nations; -- often used as synonymous with Private international law.

Syn. -- Contest; collision; struggle; combat; strife; contention; battle; fight; encounter. See Contest. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Conflicted; p. pr. & vb. n. Conflicting. ] [ L. conflictus, p. p. of confligere to conflict (cf. conflictare); con- + fligere to strike; cf. Gr. fli`bein, qli`bein, to press, L. flagrum whip. ] 1. To strike or dash together; to meet in violent collision; to collide. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fire and water conflicting together. Bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To maintain a conflict; to contend; to engage in strife or opposition; to struggle. [ 1913 Webster ]

A man would be content to . . . conflict with great difficulties, in hopes of a mighty reward. Abp. Tillotson. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. To be in opposition; to be contradictory. [ 1913 Webster ]

The laws of the United States and of the individual States may, in some cases, conflict with each other. Wheaton.

Syn. -- To fight; contend; contest; resist; struggle; combat; strive; battle. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Being in conflict or collision, or in opposition; contending; contradictory; incompatible; contrary; opposing; marked by discord.
Syn. -- antagonistic, at odds(predicate), clashing. [ 1913 Webster + WordNet 1.5 ]

Torn with sundry conflicting passions. Bp. Hurd. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. in disagreement; -- of facts or theories.
Syn. -- at odds(predicate), contradictory, self-contradictory. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

a. Tending to conflict; conflicting. Sir W. Hamilton. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A diminutive dwarf. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Empty; frivolous. [ A Shakespearean word only once used. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Such exsufflicate and blown surmises. Shak. (Oth. iii. 3, 182). [ 1913 Webster ]

n. A sycophant. [ Obs. & Humorous. ] “Flatterers and flibbergibs.” Latimer. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. An imp. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ F. ] A buccaneer; an American pirate. See Filibuster. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. [ imp. & p. p. Flicked p. pr. & vb. n. Flicking. ] [ Cf. Flicker. ] 1. To whip lightly or with a quick jerk; to flap; as, to flick a horse; to flick the dirt from boots. Thackeray. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To throw, snap, or toss with a jerk; to flirt; as, to flick a whiplash.

Rude boys were flicking butter pats across chaos. Kipling. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. A flitch; as, a flick of bacon. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ See Flick, v. t. ] 1. A light quick stroke or blow, esp. with something pliant; a flirt; also, the sound made by such a blow.

She actually took the whip out of his hand and gave a flick to the pony. Mrs. Humphry Ward. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

2. A motion picture; as, I went to see a flick on Friday. [ Colloq. ] [ PJC ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Flickered p. pr. & vb. n. Flickering. ] [ OE. flikeren, flekeren, to flutter, AS. flicerian, flicorian, cf. D. flikkeren to sparkle. √84. Cf. Flacker. ] 1. To flutter; to flap the wings without flying. [ 1913 Webster ]

And flickering on her nest made short essays to sing. Dryden. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. To waver unsteadily, like a flame in a current of air, or when about to expire; as, the flickering light. [ 1913 Webster ]

The shadows flicker to fro. Tennyson. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. The act of wavering or of fluttering; fluctuation; sudden and brief increase of brightness; as, the last flicker of the dying flame. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Zool.) The golden-winged woodpecker (Colaptes aurutus); -- so called from its spring note. Called also yellow-hammer, high-holder, pigeon woodpecker, and yucca. [ 1913 Webster ]

The cackle of the flicker among the oaks. Thoureau. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a flickering manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Zool.) See Flittermouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. Fledged; fledge. [ Obs. ] Holland. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. To become fledged; to fledge. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Every day build their nests, every hour flidge. R. Greene. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Form Fly, v.; cf. Flyer ] 1. One who flies or flees; a runaway; a fugitive. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Mach.) A fly. See Fly, n., 9, and 13 (b). [ 1913 Webster ]

3. (Spinning) See Flyer, n., 5. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. (Arch.) See Flyer, n., 4. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. An aëroplane or flying machine. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]

n. [ AS. fliht, flyht, a flying, fr. fleógan to fly; cf. flyht a fleeing, fr. fleón to flee, G. flucht a fleeing, Sw. flykt, G. flug a flying, Sw. flygt, D. vlugt a fleeing or flying, Dan. flugt. √84. See Flee, Fly. ] 1. The act of flying; a passing through the air by the help of wings; volitation; mode or style of flying. [ 1913 Webster ]

Like the night owl's lazy flight. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. The act of fleeing; the act of running away, to escape danger or expected evil; hasty departure. [ 1913 Webster ]

Pray ye that your flight be not in the winter. Matt. xxiv. 20. [ 1913 Webster ]

Fain by flight to save themselves. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

3. Lofty elevation and excursion; a mounting; a soaring; as, a flight of imagination, ambition, folly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Could he have kept his spirit to that flight,
He had been happy. Byron. [ 1913 Webster ]

His highest flights were indeed far below those of Taylor. Macaulay. [ 1913 Webster ]

4. A number of beings or things passing through the air together; especially, a flock of birds flying in company; the birds that fly or migrate together; the birds produced in one season; as, a flight of arrows. Swift. [ 1913 Webster ]

Swift flights of angels ministrant. Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

Like a flight of fowl
Scattered winds and tempestuous gusts. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

5. A series of steps or stairs from one landing to another. Parker. [ 1913 Webster ]

6. A kind of arrow for the longbow; also, the sport of shooting with it. See Shaft. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Challenged Cupid at the flight. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

Not a flight drawn home
E'er made that haste that they have. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

7. The husk or glume of oats. [ Prov. Eng. ] Wright. [ 1913 Webster ]

8. a trip made by or in a flying vehicle, as an airplane, spacecraft, or aeronautical balloon. [ PJC ]

9. A scheduled flight{ 8 } on a commercial airline; as, the next flight leaves at 8 o'clock. [ PJC ]

Flight feathers (Zool.), the wing feathers of a bird, including the quills, coverts, and bastard wing. See Bird. --
To put to flight,
To turn to flight, to compel to run away; to force to flee; to rout. --
to take a flight{ 9 }, to make a trip in an airplane, especially a scheduled flight{ 9 }. [ 1913 Webster + PJC ]

Syn. -- Pair; set. See Pair. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Taking flight; flying; -- used in composition. “Drowsy-flighted steeds.” Milton. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Her.) Feathered; -- said of arrows. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. (Brewing) A horizontal vane revolving over the surface of wort in a cooler, to produce a circular current in the liquor. Knight. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a flighty manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being flighty. [ 1913 Webster ]

The flightness of her temper. Hawthorne.

Syn. -- Levity; giddiness; volatility; lightness; wildness; eccentricity. See Levity. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The distance to which an arrow or flight may be shot; bowshot, -- about the fifth of a mile. [ Prov. Eng. & Scot. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

Within a flight-shot it inthe valley. Evelyn. [ 1913 Webster ]

Half a flight-shot from the king's oak. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. 1. Fleeting; swift; transient. [ 1913 Webster ]

The flighty purpose never is o'ertook,
Unless the deed go with it. Shak. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. Indulging in flights, or wild and unrestrained sallies, of imagination, humor, caprice, etc.; given to disordered fancies and extravagant conduct; volatile; giddy; eccentric; slighty delirious. [ 1913 Webster ]

Proofs of my flighty and paradoxical turn of mind. Coleridge. [ 1913 Webster ]

A harsh disciplinarian and a flighty enthusiast. J. S. Harford. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. [ Cf. Flam. ] A freak; a trick; a lie. Beau. & Fl. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a flimsy manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The state or quality of being flimsy. [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Compar. Flimsier superl. Flimsiest. ] [ Cf. W. llymsi naked, bare, empty, sluggish, spiritless. Cf. Limsy. ] Weak; feeble; limp; slight; vain; without strength or solidity; of loose and unsubstantial structure; without reason or plausibility; as, a flimsy argument, excuse, objection. [ 1913 Webster ]

Proud of a vast extent of flimsy lines. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

All the flimsy furniture of a country miss's brain. Sheridan.

Syn. -- Weak; feeble; superficial; shallow; vain. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. Thin or transfer paper. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. A bank note. [ Slang, Eng. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Flinched p. pr. & vb. n. Flinching. ] [ Prob. fr. OE. flecchen to waver, give way, F. fléchir, fr. L. flectere to bend; but prob. influenced by E. blench. Cf. Flex. ] 1. To withdraw from any suffering or undertaking, from pain or danger; to fail in doing or perserving; to show signs of yielding or of suffering; to shrink; to wince; as, one of the parties flinched from the combat. [ 1913 Webster ]

A child, by a constant course of kindness, may be accustomed to bear very rough usage without flinching or complaining. Locke. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. (Croquet) To let the foot slip from a ball, when attempting to give a tight croquet. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. The act of flinching. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. One who flinches or fails. [ 1913 Webster ]

adv. In a flinching manner. [ 1913 Webster ]

n.[ OE. vlindre moth (cf. D. vlinder butterfly) + E. mouse. Cf. Flittermouse, Flinders. ] (Zool.) A bat; a flittermouse. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. pl. [ Scot. flenders, flendris; perh. akin to E. flutter; cf. D. flenters rags, broken pieces. ] Small pieces or splinters; fragments. [ 1913 Webster ]

The tough ash spear, so stout and true,
Into a thousand flinders flew. Sir W. Scott. [ 1913 Webster ]