Flops

Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM

Scrabble:10 ptsWWF:12 pts5 letters

Definition of Flops

noun

Any simple operation, such as addition, multiplication or division, performed on floating point numbers using a single operation.

noun

An incident of a certain type of fall; a plopping down.
A complete failure, especially in the entertainment industry.
The first three cards turned face-up by the dealer in a community card poker game.
A ponded package of dung, as in a cow-flop.
A flophouse.

verb

To fall heavily due to lack of energy.
"He flopped down in front of the television, exhausted from work."
To cause to drop heavily.
"The tired mule flopped its ears forward and trudged on."
To fail completely; not to be successful at all (of a movie, play, book, song etc.).
"The latest album flopped and so the studio canceled her contract."
To pretend to be fouled in sports, such as basketball, hockey (the same as to dive in soccer)
"It starts with Chris Paul, because Blake didn't really used to flop like that, you know, last year."
To strike about with something broad and flat, as a fish with its tail, or a bird with its wings; to rise and fall; to flap.
"The brim of a hat flops."

noun

One floating-point operation per second, a unit of measure of processor speed.

Anagrams of Flops

Words You Can Make

11 words can be made from the letters in "flops":

4-LETTER WORDS

flop fops lops pols slop

3-LETTER WORDS

fop lop ops pol sol sop

Related Word Patterns

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Synonyms & Antonyms

SYNONYMS

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Rhyming Words

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