Phrase Hound found 47 phrases and 49 compound words that contain flap. The most common are listed below. Open flap in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 47
- cat flapA small, hinged panel, usually cut into a door, with an opening just large enough for a cat to enter.
- mud flapA flap that hangs down behind a vehicle's wheel so that mud and other things kicked up by the wheel will hit the flap instead of a vehicle behind.
- flap steakA cut of steak from the bottom sirloin, a butt cut, that is thin and lean, with coarse fibre. It is similar to the skirt steak, flank steak, hanger steak, and like those three, also sometimes called a bavette. It is a cut used to provide …
- lip flapA failure in audio-video synchronization, so that an actor's lips move but no sound is heard.
- flap copyThe brief summary that often appears on the inside of a hardcover book's dust jacket.
- flap seatA hinged seat that can be raised when not in use.
- flap-doodleAlternative form of flapdoodle: Nonsense.
- flap displaySynonym of split-flap display: A digital electromechanical display based on movable flaps bearing parts of letters, numbers, etc., formerly often used to show public transport timetables in airports and railway stations.
- flip-flapTo flop or flap about.
- Fowler flapA split flap that slides backwards before hinging downward, thereby increasing first chord, then camber. It may or may not form part of the upper surface of the wing.
- pet flapA pet door.
- roof flapAn aerodynamic flap on top of a race car, serving as an emergency spoiler to prevent the vehicle from lifting off the ground.
- swirl flapA small butterfly valve fitted to the intake manifold just before the cylinder head intake ports of many modern automotive diesel engines, and around which air can pass even when it is closed.
- Zap flapA kind of flap whose leading edge is mounted on a track, while a point at mid-chord on the flap is connected via an arm to a pivot just above the track. When the flap's leading edge moves aft along the track, the triangle formed by the …
- Krueger flapA kind of lift enhancement device to be fitted to the leading edge of an aircraft wing.
- Gurney flapA small tab projecting from the trailing edge of a wing, used on racecars and aircraft.
- flap one's jawAlternative form of flap one's jaws: To speak (idly); to talk without effect.
- Gundersen flapThe use of a flap made from a patient's conjunctiva to replace a damaged section of cornea.
- Fairey-Youngman flapA kind of flap that drops down before sliding aft and then rotating up or down.
- Krüger flapAlternative form of Krueger flap: A kind of lift enhancement device to be fitted to the leading edge of an aircraft wing.
- flap-jackyAlternative form of flapjacky: Resembling or characteristic of a flapjack (oat bar).
- flap one's jawsSynonym of flap one's gums: To speak (idly); to talk without effect.
- cap-flapOne of the earflaps of a cap.
- French flapA publishing format of a paperback book with folded flyleaves, or either of the two flyleaves so folded.
- nan flapSynonym of bingo wings: Fatty, loose flaps of skin hanging from the upper arms.
Compound words 49
- mudflapA rectangular flap mounted near the wheel of a motor vehicle (especially a truck) to prevent mud or rocks from being thrown up (by the wheel), either onto the body panels or into the path of vehicles following behind.
- flapjackA pancake.
- flappythat flaps
- aflapFlapping.
- beflappedFlogged, beaten, or bruised
- earflapeither of two flaps attached to a cap that cover the ears
- flappityNonce variation of the word flap, usually indicating a series of small or ineffective flaps.
- flappableAble to be moved by flapping.
- flappishIn, or tending to be in, a chaotically upset temper.
- bookflapThe inner part of a book jacket wrapping around a book cover.