The Oxford Thesaurus An A-Z Dictionary of Synonyms INTRO ...

flaming adj. obvious, conspicuous, blatant, flagrant, egregious,
extravagant, Slang bloody, bleeding, blasted, damned, blooming:
That flaming idiot was appointed to the Ministry of Defence!
flammable adj. inflammable, combustible, burnable: The warning on the
tin says the contents are flammable.
flank n. 1 side, quarter; loin, haunch: The enemy was about to
attack our flank. The pony drew back with trembling flanks.
--v. 2 edge, border, line: Armed guards flanked the entrance.
3 skirt, outmanoeuvre, outflank, circle, go (a)round: They have
enough troops to flank our forces to the east.
flannel n. 1 flattery, humbug, nonsense, blarney, rubbish,
prevarication, Colloq eyewash, hogwash, boloney, soft soap,
weasel words, sweet talk, bull, crap, Brit waffle, cock, US
bushwa; Taboo slang bullshit, horseshit, (load of) shit, Brit
codswallop, bollocks or ballocks: Don't believe a thing Fordyce
says - it's all flannel.
--v. 2 flatter, hedge, mislead, pull the wool over (someone's)
eyes, Colloq soft-soap, sweet-talk, Taboo slang bullshit,
horseshit, shit: They aren't sincere - they're just flannelling
you.
flap v. 1 slap, slat, beat, flail, wave, wag, waggle, flutter,
thresh, thrash, oscillate, vibrate: An ornithopter is an
aeroplane that flaps its wings like a bird. The Union Jack was
flapping in the breeze.
--n. 2 flapping, beat, wave, wag, waggle, flutter, oscillation:
With a flap of its wings, the bird flew away. 3 fold, fly,
lappet, lap, tail, tab: Leave a flap of cloth to cover the
pocket. 4 upset, agitation, to-do, ado, commotion, panic,
flurry, fuss, distress, Colloq state, tizzy, sweat, Brit
kerfuffle: She's in a flap about what to wear to the dance. 5
quarrel, argument, dispute: There was a big flap over which car
model to buy.
flare v. 1 Often, flare up. blaze or flame (up), flash, erupt, break
out; dazzle, flicker, glimmer, shimmer, flutter: The fire
flared up briefly when he tossed the paper onto it. 2 Often,