FLINDERS

flinders

(noun) bits and splinters and fragments; “it would have shattered in flinders long before it did that damage”

Flinders, Matthew Flinders, Sir Matthew Flinders

(noun) British explorer who mapped the Australian coast (1774-1814)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology 1

Noun

flinders pl (plural only)

fragments, splinters

Etymology 2

Noun

flinders

plural of flinder

Verb

flinders

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flinder

Anagrams

• frindles

Proper noun

Flinders

A surname.

Source: Wiktionary


Flin"ders, n. pl. Etym: [Scot. flenders, flendris; perh. akin to E. flutter; cf. D. flenters rags, broken pieces.]

Definition: Small pieces or splinters; fragments. The tough ash spear, so stout and true, Into a thousand flinders flew. Sir W. Scott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



RESET




Word of the Day

4 July 2024

CHLORTHALIDONE

(noun) a diuretic (trade names Hygroton and Thalidone) used to control hypertension and conditions that cause edema; effective in lowering blood pressure to prevent heart attacks


Do you know this game?

Wordscapes

Wordscapes is a popular word game consistently in the top charts of both Google Play Store and Apple App Store. The Android version has more than 10 million installs. This guide will help you get more coins in less than two minutes of playing the game. Continue reading Wordscapes: Get More Coins