(South Africa, historical) A canvas curtain or tailboard at the rear of a covered wagon.
(archaic) An additional adverse event that occurs unexpectedly after an earlier one was thought to be over and done with.
(archaic) An unfavourable turn of events following a favourable situation; an eventuality for which one ought to be prepared.
(humorous) A child born after the one that was intended to be the last.
(obsolete) A change or attempted change to an agreement after it has been entered into; an additional charge (especially one over and above the previously agreed-upon price).
(slang, obsolete) A sweet food, drink, or tobacco product consumed at the end of a meal.
(uncountable, medicine, obsolete) Urethral discharge as a symptom of gonorrhea.
A phenomenon occurring after a similar earlier one; a later manifestation of something.
A sound that follows another, especially a loud noise, such as thunder.
A symptom of an illness, especially one that appears after the initial onset; an illness or symptom caused by exposure to a substance, an injury, etc.
The consequence (often, but not always, adverse) of an action or event.
aftercrop
aftercrop
noun
A second crop in the same year.
afterpiece
afterpiece
noun
(nautical) The heel of a rudder.
(now chiefly historical) An additional work following the main work; especially, a minor entertainment performed after a play.
afterpieces
afterpieces
noun
plural of afterpiece
afterspeech
antipriestcraft
antipriestcraft
noun
Opposition to priestcraft.
antiputrefaction
antiputrefaction
adj
That counters (the effects of) putrefaction
antiputrefactive
antiputrefactive
adj
Counteracting, or preserving from, putrefaction; antiseptic.
noun
Any substance preventing putrefaction.
apoplectiform
apoplectiform
adj
(medicine) Of or resembling apoplexy.
appersonification
archaeopterygiformes
artificership
artificership
noun
The state or business of an artificer.
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
capitelliform
caprificate
caprificate
verb
Synonym of caprify
cataleptiform
cataleptiform
adj
(medicine) Resembling catalepsy.
chapterful
chapterful
noun
As much as fills a chapter.
cofathership
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
copyfitter
counterproof
counterproof
noun
(logic) A proof that contradicts a given statement.
(printing) The inverted image of an original proof.
craftsmenship
craftsmenships
craftspeople
craftspeople
noun
plural of craftsperson
craftsperson
craftsperson
noun
A person who produces arts and crafts.
Someone who is highly skilled at their trade; an artificer.
craftype
dispersonification
dispersonification
noun
The process of dispersonifying.
disrespectful
disrespectful
adj
Lacking respect.
irrespective, heedless, regardless
disrespectfully
disrespectfully
adv
In a disrespectful manner; with a lack of respect.
disrespectfulness
disrespectfulness
noun
The state or quality of being disrespectful; disrespect; disregard.
driftpiece
epididymodeferentectomy
exemplificator
expergefacient
expergefaction
expergefaction
noun
An awakening
fibropericarditis
filipuncture
filipuncture
noun
(medicine, archaic) The operation of passing wire into an aneurysmal cavity.
flattercap
footscraper
forceput
forcipate
forcipate
adj
(botany, zoology) Having a forceps-like structure.
forcipated
forcipated
adj
Like a pair of forceps.
forcipulate
forecatharping
forepredicament
foreproduct
forescript
forescript
noun
A prescription.
fractureproof
fractureproof
adj
resistant to fracture
frigidoreceptor
frontispiece
frontispiece
noun
(archaic, publishing) The title page of a book.
(architecture) A façade, especially an ornamental one.
(architecture) A small ornamental pediment, especially at the top of a window or door.
(publishing) An illustration that is on the page before the title page of a book, a section of one, or a magazine.
(slang, archaic, humorous) A person's face.
verb
(transitive, rare) To supply with a frontispiece.
frontispieced
frontispieced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frontispiece
frontispieces
frontispieces
noun
plural of frontispiece
frontispiecing
frontispiecing
verb
present participle of frontispiece
frontpiece
frontspiece
frontspieces
hyperconfident
hyperconfident
adj
Extremely confident.
hyperconfidently
hyperconformist
hyperconformity
hyperconformity
noun
Excessive conformity
hyperdeification
hyperfunction
hyperfunction
noun
(mathematics) A generalization of a function
(medicine) Abnormally elevated function
hyperfunctional
hyperfunctional
adj
Having, or characterised by, increased function
hyperfunctionally
hyperfunctioning
hyperfunctioning
noun
Excessive functioning
hyperperfection
hypocrateriform
hypocrateriform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a salver.
imperfect
imperfect
adj
(botany) unisexual: having either male (with stamens) or female (with pistil) flowers, but not with both.
(grammar) belonging to a tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous
(obsolete) lacking some elementary organ that is essential to successful or normal activity.
(taxonomy) known or expected to be polyphyletic, as of a form taxon.
not perfect
noun
(grammar) a tense of verbs used in describing a past action that is incomplete or continuous
something having a minor flaw
verb
(transitive) to make imperfect
imperfectability
imperfectability
noun
the quality of not being perfectable; of being forever imperfect
imperfected
imperfected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of imperfect
imperfectibility
imperfectibility
noun
The state or quality of being imperfectible.
imperfectible
imperfectible
adj
Incapable of being made perfect.
imperfection
imperfection
noun
(countable) Something that makes something else less than perfect; a blemish, impurity, error, etc.
(uncountable) Those qualities or features that are imperfect; the characteristic, state, or quality of being imperfect.
imperfections
imperfections
noun
plural of imperfection
imperfectious
imperfective
imperfective
adj
Of, relating to or having the properties of the imperfective aspect.
noun
The imperfective aspect; a verb having this aspect.
imperfectly
imperfectly
adv
In an imperfect manner or degree; not fully or completely.
imperfectness
imperfectness
noun
The state of being imperfect.
imperfects
imperfects
noun
plural of imperfect
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imperfect
impersonification
impersonification
noun
(archaic) personification; investment with personality; representation in a personal form
(archaic) the act of impersonating; impersonation
improlificate
insectproof
insectproof
adj
Resistant to insects.
interspecific
interspecific
adj
(biology) Existing or occurring between different species
occurring among members of different species; interspecies
intraspecific
intraspecific
adj
Occurring among members of the same species.
intraspecifically
intraspecifically
adv
Between individuals of the same species
irrespectful
lectureproof
mynpachtbrief
neglectproof
neglectproof
adj
That will not suffer damage through being neglected.
nonexemplificatior
nonperfected
nonperfectibility
nonperfectible
nonperfection
nonperfection
noun
Lack of perfection; imperfection.
nonpersonification
nonpersonification
noun
Lack of personification.
nonproficient
nonproficient
adj
Not proficient.
olfactoreceptor
omniperfect
omniperfect
adj
Truly perfect in every way.
overproficient
overproficient
adj
Very or excessively proficient.
overproficiently
oversimplification
oversimplification
noun
An explanation that excludes important information for the sake of brevity, or of making the explanation or presentation easy to understand.
The process of making such an explanation.
oversimplifications
oversimplifications
noun
plural of oversimplification
parturifacient
parturifacient
noun
(medicine) A medicine tending to cause parturition, or to give relief in childbirth.
pectinatofimbricate
pectiniferous
pectiniform
pectiniform
adj
Having the form of a comb; pectinate.
pediculofrontal
pencraft
pencraft
noun
penmanship; skill in writing; the art of writing
perfect
perfect
adj
(biology) Sexually mature and fully differentiated.
(botany) Of flowers, having both male parts (stamens) and female parts (carpels).
(grammar, of a tense or verb form) Representing a completed action.
(mathematical analysis) Of a set: equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A is perfect if A=A'.
(mathematics) Of a number: equal to the sum of its proper divisors.
(music) Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.
(obsolete) Innocent, guiltless.
(obsolete) Well informed; certain; sure.
(of a cocktail) Made with equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth.
Excellent and delightful in all respects.
Fitting its definition precisely.
Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.
Without fault or mistake; thoroughly skilled or talented.
noun
(grammar) The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.
(historical, Christianity) A leader of the Cathar movement.
(video games) A perfect score; the achievement of finishing a stage or task with no mistakes.
verb
(law) To take an action, usually the filing of a document in the correct venue, that secures a legal right.
(transitive) To make perfect; to improve or hone.
perfecta
perfecta
noun
(chiefly US) A kind of bet wherein the first and second-place finishers must be predicted in the correct order.
(historical, Christianity) A female perfect (Cathar leader).
perfectability
perfectability
noun
The state or quality of being able to be perfected.
perfectas
perfectas
noun
plural of perfecta
perfectation
perfectation
noun
The process or result of perfecting something
perfected
perfected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of perfect
perfectedly
perfecter
perfecter
adj
comparative form of perfect: more perfect
noun
A person who perfects something
perfecters
perfecters
noun
plural of perfecter
perfectest
perfectest
adj
superlative form of perfect: most perfect
verb
(archaic) second-person singular simple present form of perfect
perfecti
perfecti
noun
plural of perfectus
perfectibilian
perfectibilian
noun
(archaic) A perfectionist.
perfectibilism
perfectibilist
perfectibilist
noun
A believer in perfectibility.
perfectibilitarian
perfectibilities
perfectibilities
noun
plural of perfectibility
perfectibility
perfectibility
noun
(philosophy) Perfectionism.
The possibility of achieving perfection.
perfectible
perfectible
adj
Able to be perfected; capable of perfection.
perfecting
perfecting
noun
(printing) The process of printing on both sides of the printed-on material during its single pass through the printing press.
verb
present participle of perfect
perfection
perfection
noun
A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal; faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence.
The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence
verb
(now uncommon and nonstandard, transitive) To perfect.
perfectionate
perfectionate
verb
(transitive, now rare) To make perfect or complete; to perfect.
perfectionation
perfectionator
perfectioner
perfectionism
perfectionism
noun
(philosophy) A belief that spiritual perfection may be achieved during life, or that it should be striven for.
An unwillingness to settle for anything less than perfection.
perfectionist
perfectionist
adj
(philosophy) Inclined or related to perfectionism.
Demanding perfection; being a perfectionist; imposing overly high standards.
noun
(US, historical) One of the Bible Communists or Free-lovers, a small American sect founded by J. H. Noyes (1811-86), which settled at Oneida in 1848, holding that the gospel if accepted secures freedom from sin.
(philosophy, now rare) Someone who thinks that religious or moral perfection can be attained in this life.
Someone who is unwilling to settle for anything that is not perfect or does not meet extremely high standards.
perfectionistic
perfectionistic
adj
Perfectionist.
perfectionists
perfectionists
noun
plural of perfectionist
perfectionize
perfectionize
verb
(intransitive) To be a perfectionist.
(transitive, chiefly archaic) To bring to perfection; to perfect.
perfectionizement
perfectionizer
perfectionment
perfectionment
noun
The act of bringing to perfection.
The state of having attained perfection.
perfections
perfections
noun
plural of perfection
perfectism
perfectist
perfective
perfective
adj
(grammar) Of, or relative to, the perfect tense or perfective aspect.
(obsolete) Tending to make perfect, or to bring to perfection.
noun
(grammar) a perfective verb form
perfectively
perfectively
adv
In a perfective manner or context
perfectiveness
perfectiveness
noun
(grammar) The state or quality of being perfective
perfectives
perfectives
noun
plural of perfective
perfectivise
perfectivised
perfectivising
perfectivity
perfectivity
noun
(grammar) The state of being in perfective aspect or the imperfective aspect