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/flæp/ · noun
Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved..
a flap of a garment
The envelope flap seemed curiously wrinkled.
Again, Beside these parts destin'd to divers offices, there is a peculiar provision for the wind-pipe, that is, a cartilagineous flap upon the opening of the Larynx or Throttle, which hath an open cavity for the admiffion of the air
The hairs guide the pollinating insect to the base of the petal, where there is a purplish nectary covered by a flap of tissue.
the flaps of a table
the flap of a shutter
the flap of a sail
the flap of a wing
Use flap when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Flap means Anything broad and flexible that hangs loose, or that is attached by one side or end and is easily moved..
Common synonyms include wing, ado, argy-bargy, bangarang.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
a flap of a garment
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