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 |
scanning | the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission |
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 |