flying colors
flying colours | complete success, they passed inspection with flying colors |
blot
smear
smirch
spot
stain | an act that brings discredit to the person who does it, he made a huge blot on his copybook |
| spot check | a check on work performance or product quality made at random times without warning, spot checks ensure a high level of performance by employees |
spot welding
spot-welding | creating an overlapping joint by welding at small points |
flight
flying | an instance of traveling by air, flying was still an exciting adventure for him |
acrobatics aerobatics
stunting
stunt flying | the performance of stunts while in flight in an aircraft |
blind flying
blind landing | using only instruments for flying an aircraft because you cannot see through clouds or mists etc. |
| flying mare | a wrestling maneuver |
| spot pass | a pass to a designated spot on the field, the receiver should arrive at that spot the same time the ball does |
position post
berth
office spot billet
place
situation | a job in an organization, he occupied a post in the treasury |
| instrument flying | navigation of an airplane solely by instruments |
| flying visit | a visit that last for only a very short time, he wanted to hear all about my flying visit to his old stamping grounds |
spot jamming
selective jamming | electronic jamming of a specific channel or frequency |
carinate
carinate bird
flying bird | birds having keeled breastbones for attachment of flight muscles |
flying gecko
fringed gecko
Ptychozoon homalocephalum | a gecko that has membranous expansions along the sides of its body and limbs and tail that enable it to glide short distances |
dragon flying dragon
flying lizard | any of several small tropical Asian lizards capable of gliding by spreading winglike membranes on each side of the body |
pterosaur
flying reptile | an extinct reptile of the Jurassic and Cretaceous having a bird-like beak and membranous wings supported by the very long fourth digit of each forelimb |
flying phalanger
flying opossum
flying squirrel | nocturnal phalangers that move with gliding leaps using parachute-like folds of skin along the sides of the body |
| flying mouse | tiny flying phalanger |
| flying fox | large bat with a head that resembles the head of a fox |
| American flying squirrel | New World flying squirrels |
southern flying squirrel
Glaucomys volans | small large-eyed nocturnal flying squirrel of eastern United States |
northern flying squirrel
Glaucomys sabrinus | large flying squirrel, chiefly of Canada |
| Asiatic flying squirrel | nocturnal rodent of Asia having furry folds of skin between forelegs and hind legs enabling it to move by gliding leaps |
taguan
flying marmot
flying cat Petaurista petaurista | East Indian flying squirrel |
flying lemur
flying cat colugo | arboreal nocturnal mammal of southeast Asia and the Philippines resembling a lemur and having a fold of skin on each side from neck to tail that is used for long gliding leaps |
| flying fish | tropical marine fishes having enlarged winglike fins used for brief gliding flight |
monoplane flying fish
two-wing flying fish | having only pectoral fins enlarged |
biplane flying fish
four-wing flying fish | having both pectoral and pelvic fins enlarged |
flying gurnard
flying robin
butterflyfish | tropical fish with huge fanlike pectoral fins for underwater gliding, unrelated to searobins |
airfield
landing field
flying field
field | a place where planes take off and land |
| beauty spot | a spot that is worn on a lady's face for adornment |
buzz bomb
robot bomb
flying bomb
doodlebug
V- | a small jet-propelled winged missile that carries a bomb |
eight-spot
eight | one of four playing cards in a deck with eight pips on the face |
five-spot
five | a playing card or a domino or a die whose upward face shows five pips |
| flying boat | a large seaplane that floats with its fuselage in the water rather than on pontoons |
flying bridge
flybridge
fly bridge
monkey bridge | the highest navigational bridge on a ship, a small (often open) deck above the pilot house |
flying buttress
arc-boutant | a buttress that stands apart from the main structure and connected to it by an arch |
| flying carpet | (Asian folktale) an imaginary carpet that will fly people anywhere they wish to go |
| flying jib | the outermost of two or more jibs |
four-spot
four | a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows four pips |
hot spot
hotspot | a lively entertainment spot |
nine-spot
nine | one of four playing cards in a deck with nine pips on the face |
| one-spot | a domino or die whose upward face shows one pip |
ramjet
ramjet engine
atherodyde
athodyd
flying drainpipe | a simple type of jet engine, must be launched at high speed |
seven-spot
seven | one of four playing cards in a deck with seven pips on the face |
six-spot
six | a playing card or domino or die whose upward face shows six pips |
| spot | a business establishment for entertainment, night spot |
| spot | a playing card with a specified number of pips on it to indicate its value, an eight-spot |
spotlight
spot | a lamp that produces a strong beam of light to illuminate a restricted area, used to focus attention of a stage performer |