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Mawson, C.O.S., ed. (1870–1938). Roget’s International Thesaurus. 1922.

Index Guide

flesh color 434 fleshly 316 fleshpots 298 fleshy of fruit 354 fleur-de-lis 847 fleuron 847 flexible pliant 324 easy 705 flexion curvature 245 fold 258 deviation 279 flexuosity 248 flexuous 248, 348 flexure curve 245 fold 258 flibbertigibber 980 flicker changing 149 waver 314 flutter 315 light 420 dim 422 flickering irregular 139 flies insects 366 theater 599 flight flock 102 volitation 267 swiftness 274 departure 293 avoidance 623 escape 671 – of fancy 515 – of stairs ascent 305 way 627 – of time 109 put to – propel 284 repel 717 vanquish 731 flighty inattentive 458 mad 503 fanciful 515 flimflam lie 544 caprice 608 flimsy copy 21 weak 160 rarity 322 soft 324 sophistical 477 trifling 643 flinch swerve 607 avoid 623 fear 860 cowardice 862 fling propel 284 jig 840 jeer 929 – aside 782 – away reject 610 waste 638 relinquish 782 – down 308 – to the winds destroy 162 not observe 773 have a – at attack 716 resent 900 disrespect 929 censure 932 have one’s – active 682 laxity 738 freedom 748 amusement 840 flint hard 323 flint-hearted 907 flip beverage 298 flippant fluent 584 pert 885 discourteous 895 flipper paddle 267 flirt propel 284 changer 607 coquette 854, 902 love 897 endearment 902 – a fan affectation 855 flirtation 902 flit elapse 109 changeable 149 move 264 travel 266 swift 274 depart 293 run away 623 flitter small part 32 changeable 149 flutter 315 flitting evanescent 111 flivver 272 float establish 150 navigate 267 boat 273 buoy up 305 lightness 320 before the -s on the stage 599 – before the eyes 446 – in the mind thought 451 imagination 515 – on the air 405 floater schemer 702 floating [see float] rumored 532 – anchor 706 – battery 726 – capital 805 – debt 806 – hotel 273 floccillation 315 flocculence 324 flocculent woolly 256 soft 324 pulverulent 330 flock assemblage 72 multitude 102 laity 997 -s and herds 366 – together 72 floe ice 383 flog 684, 972 flood much 31 crowd 72 water 337 river 348 abundance 639 redundance 641 prosperity 734 – of light 420 – of tears 839 stem the – 708 floodgate limit 233 egress 295 conduit 350 open the -s eject 297 permit 760 flood mark 466 flood tide increase 35 complete 52 height 206 advance 282 water 337 floor level 204 base 211 horizontal 213 support 215 overthrow 731 ground – 191 flop 315 flora 369 floral 367 floret 367 floriculture 371 florid music 416 color 428 red 434style 577 health 654 florist 371 floss 256 flotation [see float] flotilla ships 273 navy 726 flotsam and jetsam 73 flounce trimming 231 jump 309 agitation 315 (move quickly 274) flounder change 149 toss 315 uncertain 475 bungle 699 difficulty 704 fail 732 (blunder 495) flour 330 flourish brandish 314, 315 vegetate 365, 367 exaggerate 549 language 577 speech 582 gain 618 healthy 654 prosperous 734 ornament 847 repute 873 display 882 boast 884 (succeed 731) – of trum pets loud 404 publish 531 ostentation 882 celebrate 883 boast 884 flourishing [see flourish] cheerful 836 flout disrespect 929 contempt 930 (ridicule 856) flow course 109 hang 214 motion 264 stream 348 murmur 405 abundance 639 – from result 154 – in 294 – into river 348 – of ideas 451 – of soul conversation 588 affections 820 cheerful 836 social 892 – of time 109 – of words 582, 584 – out 295 – over 641 – with the tide 705 flower essence 5 produce 161 plant 367 prosper 734 beauty 845 ornament 847 repute 873 – of age 131 – of flock 648 – of life 127 – painting 556, 559 full many a – 447 floweret 367 flowering plant 367 flowerlike beauty 845 flowers anthology 596 – of rhetoric 577 flowery ornamental 847 be – exaggerate 549 flowing [see flow] – periods 578 fluctuate change 149 oscillate 314 irresolute 605 flue opening 260 air-pipe 351 down 320 dust 653 fluent differential 84 fluid 333 stream 348 – language 578 speech 584 fluff 256, 320 fluffy 256 flugelman 694 fluid 333 – in motion 347