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Something that gives the finishing touch to, or settles, anything. [Colloq.]

Having a fin, or fins, or anything resembling a fin. Mortimer.

Anything which destroys or affects like fire.

The act or process of rendering anything incombustible; also, the materials used in the process.

One who fires or sets fire to anything; an incendiary. [R.] R. Carew.

In the first place; before anything else; -- sometimes improperly used for first.

The part of an object upon which anything fits tightly. Fit rod (Shipbuilding), a gauge rod used to try the depth of a bolt hole in order to determine the length of the bolt required. Knight.

Anything used in fitting up; especially (pl.),

Anything of an accessory character annexed to houses and lands, so as to constitute a part of them. This term is, however, quite frequently used in the peculiar sense of personal chattels annexed to lands and tenements, but removable by the person annexing them, or his personal representatives. In this latter sense, th…

A loose filmy mass or a thin chiplike layer of anything; a film; flock; lamina; layer; scale; as, a flake of snow, tallow, or fish. "Lottle flakes of scurf." Addison. Great flakes of ice encompassing our boat. Evelyn.

Anything broad and limber that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved; as, the flap of a garment. A cartilaginous flap upon the opening of the larynx. Sir T. Browne.

The flat part, or side, of anything; as, the broad side of a blade, as distinguished from its edge.

Anything displayed for show. [Obs.] In these my borrowed flaunts. Shak.

That quality of anything which affects the smell; odor; fragrances; as, the flavor of a rose.

Anything extremely hard, unimpressible, and unyielding, like flint. "A heart of flint." Spenser. Flint age. (Geol.) Same as Stone age, under Stone. -- Flint brick, a fire made principially of powdered silex. -- Flint glass. See in the Vocabulary. -- Flint implements (Archæol.), tools, etc., employed by men before th…

Anything which floats or rests on the surface of a fluid, as to sustain weight, or to indicate the height of the surface, or mark the place of, something. Specifically:

One who floods anything.

The filling or covering with water or other fluid; overflow; inundation; the filling anything to excess.

Anything that floors or upsets a person, as a blow that knocks him down; a conclusive answer or retort; a task that exceeds one's abilities. [Colloq.]

To adorn with flowers orbeautiful figures, either natural or artificial; to ornament with anything showy; to embellish. [Obs.] Fenton.