flail

Letters that make flail

a, f, l, i are letters that make 'flail'

Words within flail

la, ail, il, AI, ai, FL, IL, LA, La are words within 'flail'

Words created by adding a letter to the beginning or end of flail

flails is a word created by adding a letter to 'flail'

3 possible definitions for 'flail'

Flail as "give a thrashing to, beat hard"

Under this definition, flail is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

thrash, thresh, lam have the same meaning as 'flail'

flail as a type

'flail' can be a type of beat up, work over, beat.

Derivatives of flail

flail, whacking, trouncing, beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing are derivatives of 'flail'.

Verb groups of flail

drub, bat, thrash, cream, lick, clobber are verb groups of 'flail'.

Flail as "move like a flail, thresh about"

Under this definition, flail is a verb and has the following properties:

Synonyms

thresh has the same meaning as flail

flail as a type

'flail' can be a type of flap, beat.

Example of flail used within this context

"Her arms were flailing"

Flail as "an implement consisting of handle with a free swinging stick at the end, used in manual threshing"

Under this definition, flail is a noun and has the following properties:

flail as a type

'flail' can be a type of implement.

Derivatives of flail

thresh, flail, lam, thrash are derivatives of 'flail'.


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