Of a light grayish-brown color.

Of a natural, unbleached shade, beige.

ETYM French.
A very light brown; SYN. ecru.

ETYM AS. fliht, flyht, a flying, from fleógan to fly; cf. flyht a fleeing, from fleón to flee, German flucht a fleeing, Swed. flykt, German flug a flying, Swed. flygt, Dutch vlugt a fleeing or flying, Dan. flugt. Related to Flee, Fly.
1. An instance of traveling by air; SYN. flying.
2. A scheduled trip by plane between designated airports.
3. A formation of aircraft in flight.
4. A set of steps between one floor or landing and the next; SYN. flight of stairs, flight of steps.
5. A unit of the US air force smaller than a squadron.
6. A flock of flying birds.
7. Passing above and beyond ordinary bounds.

Rushing about hastily in an undignified way; SYN. scramble, scurry.

ETYM Cf. French décampement.
Breaking camp.

(Homonym: flea).
(Irregular preterit, past participle: fled).
To run away; SYN. fly, take flight.

(Irregular preterit, past participle: flew, flown).
1. To travel through the air; be airborne; SYN. wing.
2. To travel over (an area of land or sea) in an aircraft.
3. To travel in an airplane.
4. To cause to fly or float.
5. To fly a plane; SYN. aviate, pilot.
6. To transport by airplane.
7. To pass away rapidly; SYN. fell, vanish.
8. To display in the air or cause to float:.
9. To be dissipated.
10. To change quickly from one emotional state to another.
11. To hit a fly, in baseball.
12. To move quickly or suddenly.

ETYM For scuddle, from scud.
1. To sink by making holes through the bottom of.
2. To cut a hole or holes through the bottom, deck, or sides of (as of a ship), for any purpose.

An unmarried status (as because of religious vows).
Way of life involving voluntary abstinence from sexual intercourse. In some religions, such as Christianity and Buddhism, celibacy is a requirement for certain religious roles, such as the priesthood or a monastic life. Other religions, including Judaism, strongly discourage celibacy.

A person who escapes into a world of fantasy; SYN. dreamer, wishful thinker.

Having no wires.

ETYM Pref. a- + French mort death, dead; all amort is for alamort.
(Archaic) Utterly cast down.

ETYM Old Eng. ded, dead, deed, as. deád; akin to os. dôd, Dutch dood, German todt, tot, Icel. dauthr, Swed. and Dan. död, Goth. daubs; prop. p. p. of an old verb meaning to die. Related to Die, Death.
1. No longer having or seeming to have or expecting to have life.
2. No longer in force or use; inactive; SYN. defunct.
3. Devoid of physical sensation; numb; SYN. deadened.
4. (Followed by 'to') Not showing human feeling or sensitivity; unresponsive; SYN. numb.
5. Not showing characteristics of life especially the capacity to sustain life; no longer exerting force or having energy or heat.
6. Physically inactive.
7. Lacking animation or excitement or activity; SYN. lifeless.
8. No longer having force or relevance.
9. Lacking resilience or bounce.
10. Drained of electric charge; discharged; SYN. drained.
11. Not surviving in active use.
12. Out of use or operation because of a fault or breakdown.
13. Unerringly accurate.
14. Sudden and complete.
15. Total; SYN. utter.
16. Lacking acoustic resonance.

Lackluster.

1. Deprived of life; no longer living; SYN. exanimate.
2. Destitute or having been emptied of life or living beings
3. Not having the capacity to support life