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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
Australian crawl, aide-memoire, aquaplaning, aquatics, backstroke, balneation, bathe, bathing, breaststroke, butterfly, crawl, cue, diving, dog paddle, fin, fishtail, flipper, floating, hint, jogger, memorandum, natation, prompt, prompter, prompting, remembrance, remembrancer, reminder, sidestroke, surfboarding, surfing, swim, swimming, tickler, treading water, wading, waterskiing
Dictionary Results for flapper:
1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
flapper
    n 1: a young woman in the 1920s who flaunted her unconventional
         conduct and dress

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Flapper \Flap"per\, n.
   1. One who, or that which, flaps.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. See Flipper. "The flapper of a porpoise." --Buckley.
      [1913 Webster]

   3. A flat object used to make a flapping noise by striking
      another object. --RHUD
      [PJC]

   4. A flat and broad object hanging from a larger object,
      either flexible like rubber or hinged to allow a swinging
      motion; a flap.

   5. A young woman who dresses in a modern, stylish manner and
      behaves unconventionally in social situations; -- a term
      used especially to refer to young women during the 1920's
      and their peculiar style of dress.
      [PJC]

   Flapper skate (Zool.), a European skate (Raia
      intermedia).
      [1913 Webster]

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