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Meaning of "flam" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FLAM

Probably short for flimflam.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FLAM

flam  [flæm] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FLAM

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Flam is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb flam in English.

WHAT DOES FLAM MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Flam

Flam or FLAM may refer to: ▪ Flåm, a town in Norway ▪ African Liberation Forces of Mauritania, a paramilitary organization ▪ Flam, a list of people with the surname ▪ Flam, a type of drum rudiment...

Definition of flam in the English dictionary

The first definition of flam in the dictionary is a falsehood, deception, or sham. Other definition of flam is nonsense; drivel. Flam is also to cheat or deceive.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FLAM

PRESENT

Present
I flam
you flam
he/she/it flams
we flam
you flam
they flam
Present continuous
I am flamming
you are flamming
he/she/it is flamming
we are flamming
you are flamming
they are flamming
Present perfect
I have flammed
you have flammed
he/she/it has flammed
we have flammed
you have flammed
they have flammed
Present perfect continuous
I have been flamming
you have been flamming
he/she/it has been flamming
we have been flamming
you have been flamming
they have been flamming
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I flammed
you flammed
he/she/it flammed
we flammed
you flammed
they flammed
Past continuous
I was flamming
you were flamming
he/she/it was flamming
we were flamming
you were flamming
they were flamming
Past perfect
I had flammed
you had flammed
he/she/it had flammed
we had flammed
you had flammed
they had flammed
Past perfect continuous
I had been flamming
you had been flamming
he/she/it had been flamming
we had been flamming
you had been flamming
they had been flamming
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will flam
you will flam
he/she/it will flam
we will flam
you will flam
they will flam
Future continuous
I will be flamming
you will be flamming
he/she/it will be flamming
we will be flamming
you will be flamming
they will be flamming
Future perfect
I will have flammed
you will have flammed
he/she/it will have flammed
we will have flammed
you will have flammed
they will have flammed
Future perfect continuous
I will have been flamming
you will have been flamming
he/she/it will have been flamming
we will have been flamming
you will have been flamming
they will have been flamming
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would flam
you would flam
he/she/it would flam
we would flam
you would flam
they would flam
Conditional continuous
I would be flamming
you would be flamming
he/she/it would be flamming
we would be flamming
you would be flamming
they would be flamming
Conditional perfect
I would have flam
you would have flam
he/she/it would have flam
we would have flam
you would have flam
they would have flam
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been flamming
you would have been flamming
he/she/it would have been flamming
we would have been flamming
you would have been flamming
they would have been flamming
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you flam
we let´s flam
you flam
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to flam
Past participle
flammed
Present Participle
flamming
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FLAM


baa-lamb
ˈbɑːˌlæm
Balaam
ˈbeɪlæm
blam
blæm
clam
klæm
flimflam
ˈflɪmˌflæm
glam
ɡlæm
lam
læm
lamb
læm
malam
ˈmælæm
mallam
ˈmælæm
Mowlam
ˈməʊlæm
oriflamme
ˈɒrɪˌflæm
slam
slæm

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FLAM

flaky pastry
flambeau
flambeaux
Flamborough Head
flamboyance
flamboyancy
flamboyant
flamboyante
flamboyantly
flame
flame carbon
flame cell
flame cutting
flame gun
flame hardening
flame lamp
flame red
flame retardant
flame retarder
flame test

WORDS THAT END LIKE FLAM

bedlam
Elam
grand slam
hard-shell clam
hojatoleslam
hojatolislam
Islam
kalam
little slam
Malayalam
Nation of Islam
on the lam
panislam
razor clam
round clam
small slam
soft clam
soft-shell clam
Tamil Eelam
Whitlam

Synonyms and antonyms of flam in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «flam» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FLAM

Find out the translation of flam to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of flam from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «flam» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

弗拉姆
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

flam
570 millions of speakers

English

flam
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

कपट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأكذوبة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Flam
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

flam
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অলীক কল্পনা
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

flam
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Flam
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Flam
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フラム奏法
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

속이다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Flam
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

nói gạt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

Flam
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फडफड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

hile
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

inganno
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Flam
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Flam
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

flam
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

flam
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Flam
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

flam
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

flam
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of flam

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FLAM»

The term «flam» is quite widely used and occupies the 41.127 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FLAM» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «flam» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «flam» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about flam

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FLAM»

Discover the use of flam in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to flam and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Singing for Survival: Songs of the Lodz Ghetto, 1940-45
Gila Flam offers a penetrating insider's look at a musical culture previously unexplored--the song repertoire created and performed in the Lodz ghetto of Poland.
Gila Flam, 1992
2
Flim Flam: Canada's Greatest Frauds, Scams, and Con Artists
Through this exploration of white-collar crime in Canada, youll discover that we have some of the most colourful hucksters in the world.
Mark Bourrie, 1998
3
Flim-Flam Man: A True Family History
One frosty winter morning, Jennifer Vogel opened the newspaper and read that her father had gone on the run.
Jennifer Vogel, 2010
4
Matisse on Art
This book retains a favored place among my own works, not only because it was the first book I Published, but also because it has been especially meaningful and useful to artist.
Henri Matisse, Jack D. Flam, 1995
5
Flam Grub
Flam Grub is the tale of a young man's struggle to escape the netherworld of his own life and come to terms with the curse of an unusual name.
Dan Dowhal, 2011
6
The Truth about Uri Geller
A professional magician exposes mystics, mediums, psychic surgeons, and others who claim to possess supernatural or paranormal powers, demonstrating how their feats are little more than well-planned tricks that any competent magician can ...
James Randi, 1982
7
Film Flam: Essays on Hollywood
In these essays he illuminates the plight of the screenwriter, cuts a clean, often hilarious path through the excesses of film reviewing, and takes on some of the worst trends in the industry: the decline of the Western, the disappearance ...
Larry McMurtry, 2010
8
Flim Flam
And never ever forget, it's not really about Politics, it's always and forever about the game and winning! Ronald L Clark was born in Indianapolis, Indiana and is the father of four children.
Ronald L. Clark, 2008
9
The Flim-Flam Fairies
The Tooth Fairy faces competition as the Belly Button Lint Fairy, the Snot Fairy, the Dirty Underwear Fairy, and a few other less-than-enchanting fairies try to take over the Tooth Fairy's under-the-pillow enterprise.
Alan Katz, 2008
10
Emotions and Social Movements
Most research on social movements has ignored the significance of emotions. This edited volume seeks to redress this oversight and introduces new research themes and tools to the field of emotions and social movements.
Helena Flam, Debra King, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FLAM»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term flam is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hero Firefighter Captain Dern Climbing His Way Back to a …
Flam flames erupting, people yelling. Get him out! Reporter: Raced to the hospital, in critical condition, and prayers ever since. A leader and a ... «ABC News, Jul 15»
2
What have we learned in 25 years? Voices on the lessons of Oka
... the Idle No More movement, the complete and total indifference, the rhetorical flim-flam with which they surround themselves, is revolting. «Montreal Gazette, Jul 15»
3
What have we learned after the Oka crisis?
the rhetorical flim-flam with which they surround themselves, is revolting. "I'm not interested in making white folks feel guilty about the past.". «Saskatoon StarPhoenix, Jul 15»
4
Greek Gods, Debt Repayment, and Other Myths
Perhaps it's fitting though that a land full of ancient myths should be the inspiration for a Chancellor who so heavily relies on half truths flim-flam ... «Huffington Post UK, Jul 15»
5
Research Finds Kentucky Parents Fail to See Childhood Weight …
... Flam on NBC's "Today" show. "Obesity is a well-known medical condition associated with immediate and long-term health risks for children. «SurfKY News, Jul 15»
6
Some Have a Crew, Some Sail Alone
Next were two Alerion X28s, Stuart Halpert's Providence followed by Mo and Pam Flam aboard Penelope. In eighth place was Isabella, a G&B ... «The Vineyard Gazette - Martha's Vineyard News, Jul 15»
7
Man claimed to be NYPD cop raising funds for sick kids in scam at …
Call him Sgt. Flim Flam. Cops are looking for a shakedown artist who went to restaurants in Brooklyn and the Bronx and pretended to be a cop ... «New York Daily News, Jul 15»
8
Ping-pong pops up in East End to help commuters hit by London …
Whatever the name—ping-pong, whiff-whaff, table-tennis or flim-flam—it began as an English parlour game in the 1890s, played on a dining ... «East London Advertiser, Jul 15»
9
Second 2015 Tour De France Win For Andre Greipel
Under the flam rouge and Lotto Soudal were on the front. Everyone was boxed in on a road only seven metres wide. Cavendish lost Mark ... «Sport.co.uk, Jul 15»
10
EPA Chief: Fighting Climate Change Could Prevent 69000 Deaths …
... senior fellow at the Competitive Enterprise Institute, wrote an analysis of the report last week entitled, EPA's Climate Action Flim-Flam Report. «CNSNews.com, Jul 15»

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