flea /flē/

Any wingless, very agile, parasitic, bloodsucking insect of the order Siphonaptera

fleaˈsome adjective

fleaˈ-bag noun (slang)

1. A sleeping bag
2. A distasteful place, esp used of lodgings
3. A scruffy, apparently flea-bitten, old woman or animal (informal)

fleaˈ-bane noun

A name for various composite plants (Erigeron, Pulicaria, etc) whose strong smell is said to drive away fleas

fleaˈ-beetle noun

A jumping beetle that infests various vegetables, eg turnips and cabbages

fleaˈ-bite noun

1. The bite of a flea
2. A small mark caused by the bite
3. A trifle, an only slight inconvenience (figurative)

fleaˈ-bitten adjective

1. Bitten by fleas
2. Shabby, badly looked after
3. Mean (figurative)
4. Having small reddish spots on a lighter background, esp of horses

flea circus noun

A show of performing fleas

flea collar noun

A specially impregnated collar worn by domestic animals to deter or kill fleas

flea market noun (informal)

A shop, collection of stalls, etc selling second-hand goods, orig esp clothes

fleaˈpit noun (informal)

A shabby public building, esp a cinema, supposedly infested with vermin

fleaˈwort noun

Any of several European and Eurasian plants, some of which were formerly used to drive away fleas

a flea in one's ear

A stinging rebuff or rejoinder

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