A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction.
An explosion in other equipment.
An explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.
verb
(of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc.) To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
(of an engine) To experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound.
To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
backfired
backfired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfire
backfires
backfires
noun
plural of backfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfire
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present participle of backfire
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
bekerchief
blackfigured
blackfire
blackfisher
blackfriars
blackfriars
intj
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) look out; beware
noun
plural of blackfriar
brickcroft
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
chirikof
chuckfarthing
clarkfield
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
cofferlike
cofferlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a coffer.
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
confervalike
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
creekfish
creekfish
noun
(US) Erimyzon oblongus, the chubsucker.
creekfishes
crookfingered
defrocking
defrocking
noun
The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
verb
present participle of defrock
disfrock
disfrock
verb
(transitive) To remove from status as a member of a clergy; to unfrock.
disfrocked
disfrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfrock
disfrocking
disfrocking
verb
present participle of disfrock
disfrocks
disfrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfrock
enkerchief
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
farcelike
farcelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of farce.
fecifork
feinschmecker
feinschmeckers
fernsick
ferntickle
ferntickled
ferrick
ferronickel
ferronickel
noun
A ferroalloy of iron and nickel.
ficklehearted
fickler
fickler
adj
comparative form of fickle: more fickle
figpecker
figpecker
noun
A bird, the western Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis, prized by gourmets.
fingerpicked
fingerpicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fingerpick
fingerpicks
fingerpicks
noun
plural of fingerpick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fingerpick
finickier
finickier
adj
comparative form of finicky: more finicky
finnickier
finnickier
adj
comparative form of finnicky: more finnicky
fireback
fireback
noun
A piece of iron that fits into the back of a fireplace to distribute the heat and keep the brick from cracking.
Any of certain species of pheasant in the genus Lophura.
firebrick
firebrick
noun
a brick capable of withstanding high temperatures without deforming.
firebricks
firebricks
noun
plural of firebrick
firecracker
firecracker
noun
A peanut butter cracker baked with marijuana, similar in concept to an Alice B. Toklas brownie.
A person or thing that is exciting and/or unpredictable.
A small explosive device, typically containing a small amount of gunpowder in a tightly-wound roll of paper, primarily designed to produce a large bang.
firecrackers
firecrackers
noun
plural of firecracker
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
fitzpatrick
fleckering
fleckering
verb
present participle of flecker
fleckier
flicker
flicker
noun
(US) Any of certain small woodpeckers, especially of the genus Colaptes.
(figurative) A short moment.
An unsteady flash of light.
One who flicks.
verb
(intransitive) To burn or shine unsteadily, or with a wavering light.
(intransitive) To keep going on and off; to appear and disappear for short moments; to flutter.
(transitive, intransitive) To flutter or flap.
flickered
flickered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flicker
flickering
flickering
adj
shining unsteadily or varying rapidly in brightness (referring to a light or a source of light)
noun
A short, uncertain burst.
verb
present participle of flicker
flickeringly
flickeringly
adv
Briefly
In a flickering manner
flickermouse
flickerproof
flickers
flickers
noun
plural of flicker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flicker
flickertail
flickertail
noun
Nickname for the North American ground squirrel, Citellus richardsoni.
flickery
flickery
adj
Seeming to flicker; unsteady
flockier
flockier
adj
comparative form of flocky: more flocky
folkloric
folkloric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or having the character of folklore.
folkloristic
folkloristic
adj
about the traditions and stories of a country or community; Characteristic of folklore.
footlicker
footlicker
noun
A sycophant; a fawner; a toady.
forcepslike
forcepslike
adj
Resembling a forceps.
forechecking
forechecking
verb
present participle of forecheck
forelocking
forelocking
verb
present participle of forelock
forestick
forestick
noun
The front stick of a fire in a hearth.
fossicker
fossicker
noun
someone who fossicks.
frackville
franciscka
franciska
franciskus
francklin
frankeniaceae
frankeniaceous
frankeniaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Frankeniaceae.
frankincense
frankincense
noun
A type of incense obtained from the Boswellia thurifera tree.
frankincensed
frankincensed
adj
Perfumed with frankincense.
frankincenses
frankincenses
noun
plural of frankincense
franklinic
franklinic
adj
(physics, obsolete) Relating to the electricity from a machine, rather than from a redox reaction.
frecklier
frecklier
adj
comparative form of freckly: more freckly
freckliest
freckliest
adj
superlative form of freckly: most freckly
freckliness
freckling
freckling
noun
A pattern of freckles
verb
present participle of freckle
frecklish
frecklish
adj
Having freckles; freckled.
Resembling or characteristic of a freckle.
frederick
frederick
Proper noun
A town in Colorado
A city in Kansas
A city in Maryland, USA, and county seat of Frederick County.
A city in Oklahoma
A town in South Dakota
fredericka
fredericka
Proper noun
form (female given name)
fredericks
fredericksburg
fredericksburg
Proper noun
A town in Posey County, Indiana, United States.
A city/town in Iowa State.
A village in Ohio State.
A city in Texas State.
A city in the northern part Virginia Commonwealth.
fredericktown
fredrick
fredrick
Proper noun
name, a less common spelling of Frederick.
fredrickson
frenchlick
frick
fricke
frickle
frickle
noun
(Canada, US) A snack food consisting of a fried pickle.
(obsolete) A bushel basket.
friedcake
friedcake
noun
(US) A small deep-fried pastry
friedrick
frillback
frillback
noun
A pigeon of a fancy breed having a frill or curls on the wing shield feathers.
frocking
frocking
noun
material for making frocks
verb
present participle of frock
frocklike
frolick
frolick
adj
Archaic form of frolic.
frolicked
frolicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frolic
frolicker
frolicker
noun
One who frolics; a reveler.
frolickers
frolickers
noun
plural of frolicker
frolicking
frolicking
noun
The act of one who frolics.
verb
present participle of frolic
frolickly
frolicks
frolicks
noun
plural of frolick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frolick
frolicky
frolicky
adj
(obsolete) frolicsome
fructokinase
fructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) A transferase enzyme of the liver, intestine, and kidney cortex.
fruitcake
fruitcake
noun
(US, slang, colloquial, derogatory, dated) A homosexual male.
(colloquial, derogatory) A crazy or eccentric person.
A cake containing dried fruits and, optionally, nuts, citrus peel and spice.
fruitcakes
fruitcakes
noun
plural of fruitcake
fruitcakey
funfkirchen
furnacelike
furnacelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a furnace.
handkerchief
handkerchief
noun
A piece of cloth shaped like a handkerchief to be worn about the neck; a neckerchief or neckcloth.
A piece of cloth, usually square and often fine and elegant, carried for wiping the face, eyes, nose or hands.
handkerchiefful
handkerchiefful
noun
As much as a handkerchief will hold.
handkerchiefs
headkerchief
headkerchief
noun
A kerchief worn on the head
intertrafficked
intertrafficking
jackfruit
jackfruit
noun
A tree, Artocarpus heterophyllus, of the Moraceae family, which produces edible fruit.
The large fruit from this tree.
kefiric
kerchief
kerchief
noun
(dated) A piece of cloth used to cover the head; a bandana.
verb
(dated, transitive) To cover with a kerchief.
kerchiefed
kerchiefed
adj
Wearing a kerchief.
kerchiefs
kerchiefs
noun
plural of kerchief
kerchieft
kingcraft
kingcraft
noun
The skills needed to rule effectively as a king.
kirchhoff
kirchoff
kupfernickel
kupfernickel
noun
(archaic) cupronickel
mafficker
mafficker
noun
(dated) One who mafficks, or celebrates boisterously.
muckthrift
neckerchief
neckerchief
noun
A scarf that is worn looped or tied around the neck.
neckerchiefs
neckerchiefs
noun
plural of neckerchief
nickeliferous
nickeliferous
adj
(of ore) Yielding or containing nickel.
pecksniffery
pecksniffery
Noun
unctuous, hypocritical or sanctimonious behaviour
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
pickford
pickfork
pickproof
pickproof
adj
(of a lock) Resistant to being picked.
pitchfork
pitchfork
noun
(casual, loosely) Any fork used for farm labor, even a digging fork (but such usage is often considered ignorant by experienced farmers).
(rare) A tuning fork.
A similar fork with slightly more and heavier tines, used for mucking stalls and pitching soiled bedding into a wagon or manure spreader.
An agricultural tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for pitching hay (especially loose hay) high up onto a stack (as on a wagon or haystack, or into a haymow).
verb
(transitive) To toss or carry with a pitchfork.
(transitive, figurative) To throw suddenly.
pitchforked
pitchforked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pitchfork