The Wordsmith Dictionary

Flit, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Flitted; p. pr. & vb. n. Flitting. ] Etym: [OE. flitten, flutten, to carry away; cf. Icel. flytja, Sw. flytta, Dan. flytte. Fleet, v. i.]

1. To move with celerity through the air; to fly away with a rapid motion; to dart along; to fleet; as, a bird flits away; a cloud flits along. A shadow flits before me. Tennyson.

2. To flutter; to rove on the wing. Dryden.

3. To pass rapidly, as a light substance, from one place to another; to remove; to migrate. It became a received opinion, that the souls of men, departing this life, did flit out of one body into some other. Hooker.

4. To remove from one place or habitation to another. [Scot. & Prov. Eng. ] Wright. Jamieson.

5. To be unstable; to be easily or often moved. And the free soul to flitting air resigned. Dryden.

FLIT

FLIT Flit, a.

Defn: Nimble; quick; swift. [Obs. ] See Fleet.

FLITCH

Flitch, n.; pl. Flitches. Etym: [OE. flicche, flikke, AS. flicce,akin to Icel. flikki; cf. Icel. flik flap, tatter; perh. akin to E. fleck. Cf. Flick, n.]

1. The side of a hog salted and cured; a side of bacon. Swift.

2. One of several planks, smaller timbers, or iron plates, which are secured together, side by side, to make a large girder or built beam.

3. The outside piece of a sawed log; a slab. [Eng. ]

FLITE

Flite, v. i. Etym: [AS. flitan to strive, contend, quarrel; akin to G. fleiss industry. ]

Defn: To scold; to quarrel. [Prov. Eng. ] Grose.

FLITE; FLYTE

Flite, Flyte, n. [AS. flit. See Flite. ]

Defn: Strife; dispute; abusive or upbraiding talk, as in fliting; wrangling. [Obs. or Scot. & Prov. Eng. ]

The bird of Pallas has also a good "flyte " on the moral side. .. in his suggestion that the principal effect of the nightingale's song is to make women false to their husbands. Saintsbury.

FLITTER

FLITTER Flit "ter, v. i.

Defn: To flutter. [Obs. ] Chaucer.

FLITTER

FLITTER Flit "ter, v. t.

Defn: To flutter; to move quickly; as, to flitter the cards. [R.] Lowell.

FLITTER

Flit "ter, n. Etym: [Cf. G. flitter spangle, tinsel, flittern to make a tremulous motion, to glitter. Cf. Flitter, v. i.]

Defn: A rag; a tatter; a small piece or fragment.

FLITTERMOUSE

Flit "ter *mouse `, n. Etym: [Flitter, v.i. + mouse; cf. G. fledermaus, OHG. fledarm. Cf. Flickermouse, Flindermouse. ] (Zoöl.)

Defn: A bat; -- called also flickermouse, flindermouse, and flintymouse.

FLITTERN

FLITTERN Flit "tern, a.

Defn: A term applied to the bark obtained from young oak trees. McElrath.

FLITTINESS

Flit "ti *ness, n. Etym: [From Flitty. ]

Defn: Unsteadiness; levity; lightness. [Obs. ] Bp. Hopkins.

FLITTING

FLITTING Flit "ting, n.

1. A flying with lightness and celerity; a fluttering.

2. A removal from one habitation to another. [Scot. & Prov. Eng. ] A neighbor had lent his cart for the flitting, and it was now standing loaded at the door, ready to move away. Jeffrey.

FLITTING; FLYTTING

FLITTING; FLYTTING Flitt "ing, Flytt "ing, n.

Defn: Contention; strife; scolding; specif. , a kind of metrical contest between two persons, popular in Scotland in the 16th century. [Obs. or Scot. ]

These "flytings " consisted of alternate torrents of sheer Billingsgate poured upon each other by the combatants. Saintsbury.

FLITTINGLY

FLITTINGLY Flit "ting *ly, adv.

Defn: In a flitting manner.

FLITTY

Flit "ty, a. Etym: [From Flit. ]

Defn: Unstable; fluttering. [Obs. ] Dr. H. More.

New American Oxford Dictionary

flit

flit |flit flɪt | ▶verb ( flits, flitting , flitted ) [ no obj. ] move swiftly and lightly: small birds flitted about in the branches | figurative : the idea had flitted through his mind. • Brit. leave one's home or move, typically secretly so as to escape creditors or obligations. ▶noun Brit. informal an act of leaving one's home or moving, typically secretly so as to escape creditors or obligations: moonlight flits from one insalubrious dwelling to another. ORIGIN Middle English (in the sense ‘move house ’): from Old Norse flytja; related to fleet 4 .

flitch

flitch |fliCH flɪtʃ | ▶noun 1 a slab of timber cut from a tree trunk, usually from the outside. 2 (also flitch plate ) the strengthening plate in a flitch beam. 3 chiefly dialect a side of bacon. ORIGIN Old English flicce, originally denoting the salted and cured side of any meat, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Low German vlicke.

flitch beam

flitch beam ▶noun a compound beam made of a steel plate between two slabs of wood.

flitter

flit ter |ˈflitər ˈflɪdər | ▶verb [ no obj. ] move quickly in an apparently random or purposeless manner: if only you would settle down instead of flittering around the countryside. ▶noun a fluttering movement: the flash and flitter of colored wings. ORIGIN late Middle English: frequentative of flit .

flittermouse

flit ter mouse |ˈflitərˌmous ˈflɪtərmaʊs | ▶noun ( pl. flittermice |-ˌmīs | ) old-fashioned term for bat 2 ( sense 1 ). ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: on the pattern of Dutch vledermuis or German Fledermaus .

Oxford Dictionary

flit

flit |flɪt | ▶verb ( flits, flitting, flitted ) [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] move swiftly and lightly: small birds flitted about in the branches | figurative : the idea had flitted through his mind. • [ no obj. ] chiefly Scottish & N. English move house or leave one's home, typically secretly so as to escape creditors or obligations. ▶noun Brit. informal an act of moving house or leaving one's home, typically secretly so as to escape creditors or obligations: moonlight flits from one insalubrious dwelling to another. ORIGIN Middle English (in the Scots and northern English sense ): from Old Norse flytja; related to fleet 4 .

flitch

flitch |flɪtʃ | ▶noun 1 a slab of timber cut from a tree trunk, usually from the outside. 2 (also flitch plate ) the strengthening plate in a flitch beam. 3 chiefly dialect a side of bacon. ORIGIN Old English flicce, originally denoting the salted and cured side of any meat, of Germanic origin; related to Middle Low German vlicke.

flitch beam

flitch beam ▶noun a compound beam made of an iron plate between two slabs of wood.

flitter

flit |ter |ˈflɪtə | ▶verb [ no obj., with adverbial of direction ] move quickly in an apparently random or purposeless manner: her fingers flittered over the sheets. ▶noun a fluttering movement: the flash and flitter of coloured wings. ORIGIN late Middle English: frequentative of flit .

flittermouse

flitter |mouse ▶noun ( pl. flittermice ) old-fashioned term for bat 2 ( sense 1 ). ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: on the pattern of Dutch vledermuis or German Fledermaus .

American Oxford Thesaurus

flit

flit verb dragonflies flitted across the pond: dart, dance, skip, play, dash, trip, flutter, bob, bounce.

Oxford Thesaurus

flit

flit verb butterflies flitted among the tall grasses: dart, dance, skip, play, dash, trip, flick, skim, flutter, bob, bounce, spring, scoot, hop, gambol, caper, cavort, prance, frisk, scamper; informal beetle.

Duden Dictionary

Flitscherl

Flit scherl Substantiv, Neutrum österreichisch umgangssprachlich , das |Fl i tscherl |Verkleinerungsform von mundartlich Flitsch (en ) = Mädchen, eigentlich = Flügel, vielleicht aus Flittich, mundartliche Nebenform von Fittich Flittchen

Flittchen

Flitt chen Substantiv, Neutrum salopp abwertend , das |Fl i ttchen |das Flittchen; Genitiv: des Flittchens, Plural: die Flittchen wohl zu Flitter , flittern [junge ] Frau, die in anstößig -verwerflicher Weise schnell sexuelle Beziehungen zu Männern eingeht sie ist ein ziemliches Flittchen

Flitter

Flit ter Substantiv, maskulin , der |Fl i tter |der Flitter; Genitiv: des Flitters, Plural: die Flitter rückgebildet aus flittern 1 glitzernder Schmuck in Form von Metallplättchen zum Aufnähen auf Kleidungsstücke ein Kostüm mit aufgenähten Flittern 2 ohne Plural abwertend billiger, unechter, wertloser Schmuck

Flitterglanz

Flit ter glanz Substantiv, maskulin , der |Fl i tterglanz |

Flittergold

Flit ter gold Substantiv, Neutrum , das |Fl i ttergold |als Ersatz für Blattgold dienendes, sehr dünnes Messingblech

Flitterkram

Flit ter kram Substantiv, maskulin , der |Fl i tterkram |

flittern

flit tern schwaches Verb seltener |fl i ttern |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « flimmern

flittern

flit tern schwaches Verb umgangssprachlich scherzhaft |fl i ttern |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »hat « rückgebildet aus Flitterwochen sich in den Flitterwochen befinden

Flitterwerk

Flit ter werk Substantiv, Neutrum abwertend , das |Fl i tterwerk |Flitter

Flitterwochen

Flit ter wo chen Pluralwort , die |Fl i tterwochen |Pluraletantum zu mittelhochdeutsch vlittern »flüstern, kichern; liebkosen « (lautmalend ), eigentlich »Kosewochen «a die ersten (meist als besonders unbeschwert und schön empfundenen ) Wochen nach der Hochzeit die Flitterwochen in Italien verbringen

Flitterwöchner

Flit ter wöch ner Substantiv, maskulin , der |Fl i tterwöchner |Ehemann in den Flitterwochen

Flitterwöchnerin

Flit ter wöch ne rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Fl i tterwöchnerin |Ehefrau in den Flitterwochen

Flitzbogen

Flitz bo gen , Flit ze bo gen Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der landschaftlich auch Flitzebogen |Fl i tzbogen Fl i tzebogen |mittelniederdeutsch flitsbōgen Bogen 4 gespannt sein wie ein Flitzbogen umgangssprachlich sehr neugierig auf den Ausgang einer Sache sein

flitzen

flit zen schwaches Verb umgangssprachlich |fl i tzen |schwaches Verb; Perfektbildung mit »ist « im 19. Jahrhundert = wie ein Flitz (= Pfeil ) sausen, eilen, ursprünglich = mit Flitzen schießen 1 sich sehr rasch [mit einem Fahrzeug ] fortbewegen um die Ecke flitzen | eben mal zum Bäcker flitzen 2 veraltend blitzen 5

Flitzer

Flit zer Substantiv, maskulin umgangssprachlich , der |Fl i tzer |der Flitzer; Genitiv: des Flitzers, Plural: die Flitzer 1 kleines, sportliches schnelles Fahrzeug einen Flitzer fahren 2 seltener jemand, der schnell laufen kann

Flitzerin

Flit ze rin Substantiv, feminin , die |Fl i tzerin |die Flitzerin; Genitiv: der Flitzerin, Plural: die Flitzerinnen weibliche Form zu Flitzer 2

Spanish Dictionary

flit

flit nombre masculino Amér Insecticida líquido de uso doméstico que se pulveriza y se emplea para combatir insectos, sobre todo moscas y mosquitos .

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

flit

flit /flɪt /動詞～s ; ～ted ; ～ting 自動詞 1 〈人鳥などが〉 (あちこち )移動する (about , around ) (!通例方向を表す副詞を伴う ) .2 〈考え関心などが〉よぎる, 去来する .名詞 C ｟英｠夜逃げ ▸ do a (moonlight ) flit 夜逃げする .