Capable of being alkalified, or converted into an alkali.
alkalified
alkalified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of alkalify
alkalifies
alkalifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkalify
alkalify
alkalify
verb
(intransitive) To become changed into an alkali.
(transitive) To make (more) alkaline (less acidic)
alkalifying
alkalifying
verb
present participle of alkalify
auldfarrantlike
backfield
backfield
noun
(American football) The area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the team on offense.
(baseball, rare) Synonym of outfield.
(soccer, US) The area behind either the offensive or defensive line.
The players occupying this area.
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
backfill
backfill
noun
(US) Reserve support personnel.
(US) That which backfills; a replacement.
(literature) Material in a story set earlier in the past, providing history or context for the current action.
The material that has been used to refill an excavation.
verb
(US) To provide reserve support.
(US) To replenish or restock due to attrition or loss.
(archaeology) To refill an excavation unit to restore the former ground surface and/or to preserve the unit and make it recognizable as having been excavated.
(gaming) To enter an online game that's already in progress, replacing a player who left early.
To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.
backfilled
backfilled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfill
backfiller
backfiller
noun
A machine for refilling an excavation.
backfilling
backfilling
noun
The process by which something is backfilled.
verb
present participle of backfill
backfills
backfills
noun
plural of backfill
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfill
backflip
backflip
noun
(by extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a U-turn.
(gymnastics) An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
verb
To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn.
To perform a backflip (rotation of body).
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backflipping
backflipping
verb
present participle of backflip
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
backspacefile
bailiffwick
bailiffwick
noun
Obsolete form of bailiwick.
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
beflecking
beflecking
verb
present participle of befleck
blackfigured
blackfin
blackfin
noun
bluefin tuna
blackfins
blackfins
noun
plural of blackfin
blackfire
blackfish
blackfish
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) Any of various dark-coloured fishes of Australasia, especially the luderick, Girella tricuspidata, and a freshwater fish, Gadopsis marmoratus.
(Canada, US) Either of two dark-coloured fish of the west Atlantic, the tautog of New England (Tautoga onitis) and the black sea bass (Centropristis striata).
(chiefly Scotland) The Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning.
A pilot whale, genus Globicephalus (occasionally also used for various other whales).
Any of various dark-coloured fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish (Centrolophus niger).
verb
(Internet slang, derogatory, of a white person) To adopt signifiers of black identity (for example, by darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles).
(fishing) To go fishing for blackfish.
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blackflies
blackflies
noun
plural of blackfly
blackfriars
blackfriars
intj
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) look out; beware
noun
plural of blackfriar
booklift
brickfield
brickfield
noun
A place where bricks are made; a brickyard.
brickfielder
brickfielder
noun
(Australia) A hot, dry, dusty wind of southern or central Australia.
brickfields
brickfields
noun
plural of brickfield
brookfield
buckfield
butterflylike
butterflylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butterfly.
calfkill
calflike
calflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a calf (young cow).
calfskin
calfskin
noun
A fine leather made from the hide of a calf.
calfskins
calfskins
noun
plural of calfskin
chafflike
chafflike
adj
Resembling chaff.
chkfil
chkfile
cityfolk
clarkfield
clifflike
clifflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cliff; high and steep.
clyfaking
clyfaking
noun
(slang, obsolete) Pickpocketing.
cocklewife
cofferlike
cofferlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a coffer.
confervalike
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
cufflink
cufflink
noun
A button or stud used to hold a sleeve cuff together.
cufflinks
cufflinks
noun
plural of cufflink
daftlike
daftlike
adj
(UK, regional) daft; foolish
dislikeful
dislikeful
adj
(obsolete) Unpleasant; disagreeable.
distelfink
distelfink
noun
A stylized goldfinch in Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, representing happiness and good fortune.
distelfinks
distelfinks
noun
plural of distelfink
dwarflike
dwarflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dwarf; small, diminutive.
elfkin
elfkin
noun
A little elf.
elflike
elflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of an elf.
faailk
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
fadlike
fadlike
Adjective
Having characteristics of a fad.
fairlike
fairlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fair (entertainment and trading event).
fairyfolk
fairyfolk
noun
Alternative form of fairy folk
fairylike
fairylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fairy.
falconlike
falconlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a falcon.
falkirk
falkirk
Proper noun
A town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, originally in
A unitary council area in Scotland, and previously a local government district in Region (1975-1996).
falkville
fanglike
fanglike
adj
Resembling a fang.
fanlike
fanlike
adj
Resembling a fan (hand-held cooling device).
farcelike
farcelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of farce.
farkleberries
farkleberries
noun
plural of farkleberry
farmerlike
farmerlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmer.
farrierlike
fatelike
fatelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of fate.
fatherlike
fatherlike
adj
having the qualities of a father
fatlike
fatlike
adj
Resembling fat (the chemical substance) or some aspect of it.
faunlike
faunlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a faun.
fawnlike
fawnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fawn.
featherlike
featherlike
adj
As light as a feather.
Having the characteristics of plumage.
felike
feliks
fellowlike
fellowlike
adj
Like a comrade; companionable; on equal terms.
feltlike
feltlike
adj
Resembling felt (the fabric).
feltmaking
feltmaking
noun
The manufacture of felt.
fencelike
fencelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fence (artificial barrier).
fernlike
fernlike
adj
Resembling a fern.
ferntickle
ferntickled
ferronickel
ferronickel
noun
A ferroalloy of iron and nickel.
fetichlike
fetishlike
fetishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fetish.
feverlike
feverlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fever.
fickle
fickle
adj
(figurative) Changeable.
Quick to change one’s opinion or allegiance; insincere; not loyal or reliable.
verb
(transitive) To deceive, flatter.
(transitive, UK dialectal) To puzzle, perplex, nonplus.
ficklehearted
fickleness
fickleness
noun
The quality of being fickle.
ficklenesses
ficklenesses
noun
plural of fickleness
fickler
fickler
adj
comparative form of fickle: more fickle
ficklest
ficklest
adj
superlative form of fickle: most fickle
ficklety
ficklety
noun
(humorous) fickleness
ficklewise
fickly
fickly
adv
(obsolete) In a fickle manner.
fiddleback
fiddleback
noun
A feature of maple wood where the fibers are distorted in an undulating chatoyant pattern.
A kind of chasuble with the front cut away.
The brown recluse spider.
fiddlebacks
fiddlebacks
noun
plural of fiddleback
fiddleneck
fiddleneck
noun
Any plant in the genus Amsinckia, with flowers in a coiled inflorescence that looks like the end of a fiddle.
fiddlestick
fiddlestick
intj
Dated form of fiddlesticks.
noun
A bow used to play the fiddle.
One of a pair of sticks, similar to drumsticks, used by a second player to percuss the strings of a fiddle while the main player plays via bow.
fiddlesticks
fiddlesticks
intj
(euphemistic) Darn! Expresses mild dismay or annoyance.
(euphemistic) Nonsense! Expresses dismissal or disdain.
noun
plural of fiddlestick
fieldwork
fieldwork
noun
(countable, rare) A temporary fortification built by troops in the field; a defensive earthwork in the field.
(in scientific research) The collection of raw data in the field, field research, field study, field studies.
(uncountable) Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions
(uncountable, agriculture) Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).
fieldworker
fieldworker
noun
A person who does fieldwork.
fiendlike
fiendlike
adj
Resembling a fiend.
figlike
figlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fig.
filelike
filelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a file (aggregation of stored data).
Resembling or characteristic of a file (rasping tool).
filemaker
filemaker
noun
A manufacturer of files (rasping tools).
filemaking
filemaking
noun
The manufacture of files (rasping tools).
filemark
filemark
noun
(computing) A special value used on computer tape to separate individual files.
filemarks
filemarks
noun
plural of filemark
filletlike
filletlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fillet.
fillock
fillock
noun
A wanton girl.
filmlike
filmlike
adj
(figuratively, by extension) Unrealistically romantic, exciting, scenic, etc.
(of a digital photograph or video) Having qualities similar to those of images captured on photographic film.
Resembling a film.
filmmake
filmmaker
filmmaker
noun
A producer or director of films/movies.
filmmaking
filmmaking
noun
The activity of preparing edited video works, formerly principally films, whether for entertainment or other purposes.
The manufacture of physical film.
filmmakings
filmmakings
noun
plural of filmmaking
fingerlike
fingerlike
adj
Resembling a finger, especially in shape
finickily
finickily
adv
In a finicky way.
finickingly
finickingly
adv
finically
finkel
finkelstein
finlike
finlike
adj
Resembling a fin, especially in shape.
firelike
firelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of fire; fiery.
firelock
firelock
noun
(by extension, historical) A firearm using such a gunlock.
(historical) A form of gunlock, in which the priming is ignited by a spark.
firelocks
firelocks
noun
plural of firelock
fireworkless
fireworkless
adj
Without fireworks.
fisherfolk
fisherfolk
noun
(anthropology) Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
People who fish for a living.
Recreational fishers.
fishkill
fishkill
noun
An environmental event in which fish are killed.
fishlike
fishlike
adj
Having some characteristics of a fish.
fiskdale
fiskeville
fistlike
fistlike
adj
Resembling a fist (clenched hand).
flacking
flacking
verb
present participle of flack
flaglike
flaglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a flag (cloth emblem).
flagmaking
flagmaking
noun
The manufacture of flags.
flagstick
flagstick
noun
(golf) The pole which marks the location of a hole