(photography, obsolete) The effects upon the dry photographic plate of certain electric emanations, including those later known as the X-rays.
exemplifying
exemplifying
verb
present participle of exemplify
facioplegia
facioplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of the muscles of the face
fellowshiping
fellowshipping
fellowshipping
verb
present participle of fellowship
filliping
filliping
verb
present participle of fillip
filmographies
filmographies
noun
plural of filmography
filmography
filmography
noun
A selective list of movie titles that share a similar characteristic such as the same genre, the same director, the same actor etc.
fireplough
fireplug
fireplug
noun
A fire hydrant.
fireplugs
fireplugs
noun
plural of fireplug
flagship
flagship
noun
(by extension, often attributive) The most important one out of a related group.
(nautical) The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet.
(nautical, military) The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.
verb
To act as a flagship for.
flagships
flagships
noun
plural of flagship
flappering
flapping
flapping
adj
that flaps or flap
noun
(computing, telecommunications) The situation where a resource, a network destination, etc., is advertised as being available and then unavailable (or available by different routes) in rapid succession.
(phonology) A phonological process found in many dialects of English, especially American English and Canadian English, by which intervocalic /t/ and /d/ surface as the alveolar flap /ɾ/ before an unstressed syllable, so that words such as "metal" and "medal" are pronounced similarly or identically.
(uncountable) The unlicensed racing of horses or greyhounds.
An instance where one flaps.
verb
present participle of flap
flexographic
flexographic
adj
Of or pertaining to flexography
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
flipflopping
flipflopping
verb
present participle of flipflop
fliping
fliping
verb
present participle of flipe
flipperling
flipperling
noun
(rare, literary) A young seal.
flipping
flipping
adj
A mild intensifier.
adv
(euphemistic, chiefly Britain) Fucking; used as an intensifier to modify verbs, adjectives, and other adverbs
noun
The practice of buying real estate, making improvements to it, and reselling it for a higher price.
verb
present participle of flip
flopping
flopping
noun
The motion of something that flops.
verb
present participle of flop
flopwing
flopwing
noun
(dialect, dated) A bird, the lapwing.
florigraphy
florigraphy
noun
Alternative form of floriography
flumping
flumping
verb
present participle of flump
fluorographic
fluorographic
adj
Relating to fluorography.
fluoroscoping
fluoroscoping
verb
present participle of fluoroscope
fluviograph
fluviograph
noun
(dated) An instrument for measuring and automatically recording the rise and fall of a river.
flyspecking
flyspecking
noun
A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
verb
present participle of flyspeck
fopling
fopling
noun
(archaic) A petty fop.
foreglimpse
foreglimpse
noun
A glimpse or revelation of the future.
verb
To glimpse something in the future.
foreglimpsed
foreglimpsed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreglimpse
forepaling
foreplanting
forepoling
frumpling
frumpling
verb
present participle of frumple
fuglemanship
gonfaloniership
gonfaloniership
noun
The role or status of gonfalonier.
gripeful
gripeful
adj
Disposed to gripe; extortionate.
lapidifying
lapidifying
verb
present participle of lapidify
leapfrogging
leapfrogging
noun
(economics, business) The idea that small and incremental innovations lead the dominant firm to stay ahead, whereas radical innovations will permit new firms to "leapfrog" the dominant one.
The act of one who leapfrogs.
verb
present participle of leapfrog.
lifespring
lifespring
noun
A spring or source of life.
lightningproof
lightningproof
adj
Resistant to lightning.
lightproof
lightproof
adj
Sealed so that no light can enter.
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
llanfairpwllgwyngyll
Proper noun
A town in Anglesey, Wales, full name Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch.
lymphangiofibroma
oilproofing
oilproofing
verb
present participle of oilproof
overamplifying
overamplifying
verb
present participle of overamplify
oversimplifying
oversimplifying
verb
present participle of oversimplify
pacifyingly
pacifyingly
adv
So as to pacify or calm.
parfilage
parfilage
noun
The unravelling of woven fabrics, to save gold or silver threads.
perfilograph
persiflage
persiflage
noun
Frivolous, lighthearted discussion of a topic.
Good-natured banter; raillery.
persiflages
persiflages
noun
plural of persiflage
pettifogulize
pettifogulize
verb
(nonce word, obsolete) To act as a pettifogger; to use contemptible tricks.
pettifogulizer
pflugerville
phalangiform
phalangiform
adj
(biology) Resembling a phalanx.
photoflight
photofluorographic
photofluorographic
adj
Relating to photofluorography.
piffling
piffling
adj
unimportant
verb
present participle of piffle
pigflower
pigful
pilferage
pilferage
noun
The individual act or recurring practice of stealing items of low value, especially in small quantities, for which the legal term is petty theft.
pilfering
pilfering
noun
The act by which something is pilfered; a petty theft.
verb
present participle of pilfer
pilferingly
pilferingly
adv
By pilfering or stealing; thievingly.
pinfolding
pinfolding
verb
present participle of pinfold
ploughfish
pluriflagellate
postflight
postflight
adj
After a flight.
preaffiliating
preclassifying
preclassifying
verb
present participle of preclassify
prefertilizing
prefiguratively
prefiguratively
adv
In a prefigurative manner.
preflavoring
preflight
preflight
adj
(computing) Serving to confirm that requests can be accepted, before sending an actual request.
Taking place before the start of a flight.
noun
An inspection of an aircraft before the start of a flight.
verb
To perform an inspection of an aircraft before the start of a flight.
preflighted
preflighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preflight
preflighting
preflighting
verb
present participle of preflight
preflowering
preflowering
adj
(botany) Prior to flowering
preformulating
preformulating
verb
present participle of preformulate
prefungoidal
pregolfing
prequalifying
prequalifying
verb
present participle of prequalify
prestigeful
prestigeful
adj
respected, admired
professionalising
professionalising
verb
present participle of professionalise
professionalizing
professionalizing
verb
present participle of professionalize
professorling
professorling
noun
(obsolete) a young and unexperienced professor
profiling
profiling
noun
(military, historical) In the construction of fieldworks, the erection at proper intervals of wooden profiles, to show to the workmen the sectional form of the parapets at those points.
The forensic science of constructing an outline of a person's individual characteristics.
verb
present participle of profile
profilograph
profilograph
noun
An instrument for automatically recording the profile of the ground it traverses.
profligacies
profligacies
noun
plural of profligacy
profligacy
profligacy
noun
(countable) Careless wastefulness.
(uncountable) Shameless and immoral behaviour.
profligate
profligate
adj
(obsolete) Overthrown, ruined.
Immoral; abandoned to vice.
Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
noun
An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person.
An overly wasteful or extravagant individual.
verb
(obsolete) To drive away; to overcome.
profligated
profligated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of profligate
profligately
profligately
adv
In a profligate manner.
profligateness
profligateness
noun
The state or condition of being profligate; wastefulness.
profligates
profligates
noun
plural of profligate
profligation
profligation
noun
(obsolete) defeat; rout; overthrow
proliferating
proliferating
verb
present participle of proliferate
prolificating
prolificating
verb
present participle of prolificate
puffingly
puffingly
adj
In a puffing manner.
pulpifying
pulpifying
verb
present participle of pulpify
purfling
purfling
noun
(music, chiefly lutherie) Two or more very narrow strips of black wood enclosing a lighter-coloured strip of wood set close to the edge of the top and back of a string instrument such as a violin, cello or a guitar, following its outline, or this effect simulated with paint.
verb
present participle of purfle
purflings
purflings
noun
plural of purfling
scientificogeographical
selfpropelling
septifragal
septifragal
adj
(botany) Breaking from the partitions; said of a method of dehiscence in which the valves of a pod break away from the partitions, while these remain attached to the common axis.
septifragally
septifragally
adv
In a septifragal manner.
shoplifting
shoplifting
noun
(countable) A theft from a shop during trading hours.
(uncountable) The action of stealing goods from a shop; the action of the verb shoplift.
verb
present participle of shoplift
simplifying
simplifying
verb
present participle of simplify
slipforming
slipforming
noun
The use of the slipform technique in working with concrete.
verb
present participle of slipform
spaceflight
spaceflight
noun
Alternative spelling of space flight
spaceflights
spaceflights
noun
plural of spaceflight
spinifugal
splitfinger
splitfinger
Noun
split-finger fastball
spongeflies
spongillaflies
spongillaflies
noun
plural of spongillafly
spongillafly
spongillafly
noun
Any insect in the neuropteran family Sisyridae, whose aquatic larvae feed on freshwater organism such as sponges in the genus Spongilla and bryozoans.
sprightful
sprightful
adj
sprightly; spirited; lively; animated
sprightfully
sprightfully
adv
In a sprightful manner.
sprightfulness
sprightfulness
noun
(rare) The quality of being sprightful
springfield
springfield
Proper noun
Any of several towns, including the following:
A statutory town in Colorado, USA
A city in Georgia in the United States
An unincorporated community in Springfield Township, Indiana in the United States.
An unincorporated community in Lynn Township, Indiana in the United States.
The capital city of the state of Illinois in the United States of America
A home rule-class city in Kentucky in the United States
A major Massachusetts city where basketball was invented in 1891.
A major city in the Ozark mountain region of Missouri and county seat of
A city in Ohio, the county seat of
The fictional town in which is set.
The in Springfield, Massachusetts.
springful
springful
adj
Pertaining to the season spring; springlike; vernal.
noun
As much as flows in a spring (of water).
As much as lasts or is produced in the spring.
stupefyingly
stupefyingly
adv
In a stupefying manner.
superinfluencing
supermagnificently
superqualifying
supersignificantly
supersimplifying
supersulfurizing
topflight
topflight
adj
best, A-one, superior.
topflighter
unflapping
unflapping
adj
(of wings) Not flapping
unsimplifying
upfling
upfling
verb
(transitive) To fling upward.
upflinging
upflinging
verb
present participle of upfling
upflings
upflings
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of upfling