Flood. Indicate source of Water, then hold up both flat hands, backs up, side by side, waist high; raise them neck high and sign Charge. Omit Charge unless needed.
Fr. l’inondation; Ger. die Flut.
Flour. Sign Bread and Powder.
Fr. la farine; Ger. das Mehl.
Flower, Bloom, or Blossom. Sign Grass, but higher; then clasp right index and thumb over left ditto, others closed; then turn the hands so the little fingers touch and the thumbs point up. (C)
Flower. Sign Grow; hold both compressed hands together in front, pointing up, backs out; spring them out into 5 hands, forming a circle pointing up.
Fly (The insect). Sign Bird, Small; then point here and there on the arm anywhere. Sometimes omit Small.