(historical) A form of trial by combat between two people, the winner being deemed innocent.
caprifig
caprifig
noun
A hermaphrodite fruit, inedible to humans, of certain usually uncultivated species of Ficus, which is the source of the pollen with which fig wasps pollinate edible female fruit in both cultivated and uncultivated Ficus trees.
caprifigs
caprifigs
noun
plural of caprifig
caprimulgiformes
copurifying
copurifying
verb
present participle of copurify
copyfitting
eggcupful
eggcupful
noun
Enough to fill an eggcup.
expergefacient
expergefaction
expergefaction
noun
An awakening
facioplegia
facioplegia
noun
(pathology) paralysis of the muscles of the face
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
flexographic
flexographic
adj
Of or pertaining to flexography
flexographically
flexographically
adv
By means of flexography.
fluorographic
fluorographic
adj
Relating to fluorography.
fluoroscoping
fluoroscoping
verb
present participle of fluoroscope
flyspecking
flyspecking
noun
A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
verb
present participle of flyspeck
forecatharping
frigidoreceptor
frontispiecing
frontispiecing
verb
present participle of frontispiece
fuciphagous
hyperfunctioning
hyperfunctioning
noun
Excessive functioning
infradiaphragmatic
infradiaphragmatic
adj
(medicine) Below the diaphragm.
neglectproof
neglectproof
adj
That will not suffer damage through being neglected.
opacifying
opacifying
verb
present participle of opacify
pacificating
pacificating
adj
(archaic) Which makes peace; which pacificates.
verb
present participle of pacificate
pacifying
pacifying
verb
present participle of pacify
pacifyingly
pacifyingly
adv
So as to pacify or calm.
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
perfectivising
photofluorographic
photofluorographic
adj
Relating to photofluorography.
piceoferruginous
pigface
pigface
noun
Any of various mesembryanthemums of the genus Carpobrotus, native to coastal areas of Australia, and producing edible fruits.
pinguefaction
pinguefaction
noun
A making of, or turning into, fat.
pitchforking
pitchforking
noun
The act of pricking with a pitchfork
verb
present participle of pitchfork
pontificating
pontificating
verb
present participle of pontificate
preachifying
preachifying
verb
present participle of preachify
precertifying
precertifying
verb
present participle of precertify
preclassifying
preclassifying
verb
present participle of preclassify
preconferring
preconfiding
preconfiguration
preconfiguration
noun
configuration in advance
preconfigure
preconfigure
verb
(transitive) To set up or arrange something in advance so that it is ready for operation for a particular purpose, or to someone's particular liking.
(transitive, computing) To set up or configure a software system or hardware device with standard settings before selling or implementing it.
preconfigured
preconfigured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of preconfigure
preconfiguring
preconfiguring
verb
present participle of preconfigure
preconfining
preconfusing
preenforcing
prefabricating
prefabricating
verb
present participle of prefabricate
prefacing
prefacing
verb
present participle of preface
prefinancing
prefinancing
verb
present participle of prefinance
prefocusing
prefocusing
verb
present participle of prefocus
prefocussing
prefragrance
prefulgence
prefulgency
prefulgency
noun
(obsolete) superior brightness or effulgency
pregratification
premanufacturing
premanufacturing
verb
present participle of premanufacture
preneglectful
presacrificing
presanctifying
presignificance
presignificancy
presignificant
presignification
presignification
noun
The act of signifying or showing beforehand.
presignificative
presignificator
prespecifying
prespecifying
verb
present participle of prespecify
pricefixing
profligacies
profligacies
noun
plural of profligacy
profligacy
profligacy
noun
(countable) Careless wastefulness.
(uncountable) Shameless and immoral behaviour.
prolificating
prolificating
verb
present participle of prolificate
psychofugal
reichspfennig
repacifying
repacifying
verb
present participle of repacify
respecifying
respecifying
verb
present participle of respecify
scientificogeographical
spaceflight
spaceflight
noun
Alternative spelling of space flight
spaceflights
spaceflights
noun
plural of spaceflight
spargefication
specificating
specificating
verb
present participle of specificate
specificizing
specificizing
verb
present participle of specificize
specifying
specifying
noun
The act or process of stating or describing something clearly and exactly.
verb
present participle of specify
speechifying
speechifying
noun
The act of speaking, especially at excessive length.
The art of making speeches; rhetoric or oratory.
verb
present participle of speechify
sprachgefuhl
supercentrifuge
superfinancing
supergratification
superinfluencing
supermagnificent
supermagnificent
adj
(rare) Exceptionally magnificent; of tremendous magnificence.