(medicine) A blood disorder in which the blood does not clot normally due to a lack of, or a malfunction involving, fibrinogen.
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
angiofibroma
angiofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign neoplasm that affects fibrous tissue.
aschaffenburg
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present participle of backfire
bagreef
barfing
barfing
verb
present participle of barf
batterfang
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beefburger
beefburger
noun
(food) Synonym of hamburger (a cooked ground beef sandwich)
(food) Synonym of hamburger (a ground beef patty)
(food) Synonym of hamburger (ground beef)
beefburgers
beefburgers
noun
plural of beefburger
befinger
befinger
verb
(transitive) To finger all over.
befingered
befingered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befinger
befingering
befingering
verb
present participle of befinger
befingers
befingers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befinger
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
befraught
befraught
adj
(rare) fraught
befreight
befretting
befriending
befriending
noun
The process of making friends with somebody.
verb
present participle of befriend
befringe
befringe
verb
To furnish or adorn with a fringe.
befringed
befringed
adj
Having a fringe
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befringe
befringes
befringes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befringe
befringing
befringing
verb
present participle of befringe
befrogged
befrogged
adj
Adorned with ornamental braid fasteners.
bergenfield
bergfall
bergfall
noun
The fall of a mountain rock.
berghoff
biforking
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
bigford
birefracting
birefringence
birefringence
noun
(physics) The splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage through an optically anisotropic medium; the property of a material that light passing through it is so split.
birefringent
birefringent
adj
Having two refractive indices (depending on orientation)
Of or pertaining to birefringence
blackfigured
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
bogfern
bombproofing
bombproofing
verb
present participle of bombproof
bourgeoisify
bourgeoisify
Verb
To make bourgeois.
brachiofaciolingual
brainfag
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
noun
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(uncountable) The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
verb
present participle of breastfeed
briefing
briefing
noun
A presentation of information or instruction; the meeting at which it is presented.
A short and concise summary of a situation.
verb
present participle of brief
briefings
briefings
noun
plural of briefing
brogueful
brutifying
brutifying
verb
present participle of brutify
buffering
buffering
verb
present participle of buffer
bugproof
bugproof
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to insects.
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
bullfighter
bullfighter
noun
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bullfrog
bullfrog
noun
Any of various frogs having a croak that resembles the bellow of a cow or bull.
bullfrogs
bullfrogs
noun
plural of bullfrog
burglarproof
burglarproof
adj
as secure as possible against burglary
burglarproofed
burglarproofing
burglarproofs
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
butterfingered
butterfingered
adj
Prone to dropping things; clumsy.
butterfingers
butterfingers
noun
A tendency to drop things, or to be clumsy or uncoordinated.
One's fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated.
Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
butteryfingered
cerebellifugal
cerebellifugal
adj
(anatomy) Directed towards the cerebellum.
cerebrifugal
cerebrifugal
adj
(physiology) Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
debriefing
debriefing
noun
The act of debriefing, or the state of being debriefed.
The report of a mission or project, or the information so obtained.
verb
present participle of debrief
debriefings
debriefings
noun
plural of debriefing
defibrillating
defibrillating
verb
present participle of defibrillate
deflagrability
deflagrability
noun
(chemistry, archaic) The quality of being deflagrable.
deflagrable
deflagrable
adj
(chemistry, archaic) Burning with a sudden and sparkling combustion; slightly explosive; liable to snap and crackle when heated, like salt.
diffrangibility
diffrangibility
noun
Ability to be diffracted.
diffrangible
diffrangible
adj
Able to be diffracted.
faberg
faberge
fablemonger
fablemonger
noun
One who tells or composes fables.
fablemongering
fabricating
fabricating
verb
present participle of fabricate
fallsburg
fannettsburg
farmersburg
farnborough
farnborough
Proper noun
a town in north-east Hampshire, England.
a residential area in the London Borough of Bromley.
a village in Berkshire, and a village in Warwickshire, both in England.
faubourg
faubourg
noun
An outlying part of a city or town, beyond the walls; a suburb, especially of Paris.
faubourgs
faubourgs
noun
plural of faubourg
featherbedding
featherbedding
noun
(US) The employment of more workers than is necessary, typically because of labor union rules (or sometimes deals with organized crime, a government, etc), especially upon the introduction of new technology.
verb
present participle of featherbed
febrifugal
febrifugal
adj
(pharmacology) Acting against or preventing fever.
febrifuge
febrifuge
noun
(pharmacology) Synonym of antipyretic (“a fever-reducing medication”)
febrifuges
febrifuges
noun
plural of febrifuge
federalsburg
feesburg
feinberg
fellingbird
ferrellsburg
ferrihemoglobin
ferrihemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) A form of hemoglobin in which the central ferrous iron atom is oxidised to the ferric state
ferrisburg
ferrysburg
fiberglas
fiberglas
noun
Dated form of fiberglass.
fiberglass
fiberglass
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of fibreglass
fiberglassed
fiberglassed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fiberglass
fiberglasses
fiberglasses
noun
plural of fiberglass
fiberizing
fiberizing
verb
present participle of fiberize
fibiger
fibreglass
fibreglass
noun
A composite material made from fine fibres of spun glass held together with resin.
Ellipsis of fibreglass wool.
Silica based glass extruded into fibers that possess a length at least 1000 times greater than their width.
verb
To apply fibreglass to.
fibreglasses
fibreglasses
noun
plural of fibreglass
fibrillating
fibrillating
adj
Of a muscle, especially in the heart: undergoing fibrillation; quivering.
Splitting into fibrils or fibres.
verb
present participle of fibrillate
fibrinogen
fibrinogen
noun
A protein that in humans plays a part in the forming of clots.
fibrinogenetic
fibrinogenetic
adj
Of or relating to fibrinogenesis.
fibrinogenic
fibrinogenic
adj
(biochemistry) That produces fibrin
fibrinogenically
fibrinogenous
fibrinogenous
adj
Resembling fibrinogen; capable of forming fibrin.
fibrinogens
fibrinogens
noun
plural of fibrinogen
fibroangioma
fibroangioma
noun
Synonym of angiofibroma
fibrocartilage
fibrocartilage
noun
A tough form of cartilage that has a matrix of dense bundles of fibres.
fibrocartilaginous
fibrocartilaginous
adj
Of or pertaining to fibrocartilage.
fibroglia
fibroglia
noun
fibrils on the surface of fibroblasts
fibroglioma
fibrohemorrhagic
fibroligamentous
fibromyalgia
fibromyalgia
noun
(medicine, pathology) A condition characterised by chronic pain, stiffness, and tenderness of the muscles, tendons, and joints.
fibrospongiae
figbird
figbird
noun
Any of several frugivorous birds, of the genus Sphecotheres, from Australia.
figurability
figurability
noun
The quality of being figurable.
figurable
figurable
adj
Capable of being brought to a fixed form or shape.
filibustering
filibustering
noun
The act of one who filibusters.
verb
present participle of filibuster
fimbriating
fimbriating
verb
present participle of fimbriate
fineberg
fingerable
fingerable
adj
Able to be touched or manipulated with the fingers.
fingerberry
fingerboard
fingerboard
noun
(music, lutherie) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.
A miniature skateboard that is driven with the fingers.
fingerboards
fingerboards
noun
plural of fingerboard
fingerbreadth
fingerbreadth
noun
A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.
finksburg
firbolg
firbolgs
fireballing
fireballing
adj
(baseball) Tending to pitch fastballs
verb
present participle of fireball
firebaugh
firebombing
firebombing
noun
An attack with a firebomb.
verb
present participle of firebomb
firebug
firebug
noun
(slang) a pyromaniac or arsonist.
Pyrrhocoris apterus, a common red and black insect, that is the type species of the family Pyrrhocoridae.
firebugs
firebugs
noun
plural of firebug
fitchburg
flabbergast
flabbergast
noun
(countable) An awkward person.
(uncountable) Overwhelming confusion, shock, or surprise.
verb
(transitive) To overwhelm with bewilderment; to amaze, confound, or stun, especially in a ludicrous manner.
flabbergastation
flabbergastation
noun
(archaic, colloquial, humorous) The act of confounding or bewildering.
(colloquial) Bewildered shock or surprise; the state or condition of being flabbergasted.
flabbergasted
flabbergasted
adj
(euphemistic, rare) Damned.
Appalled, annoyed, exhausted or disgusted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flabbergast
flabbergasting
flabbergasting
adj
Overwhelming in a bewildering way; amazing, confounding, stunning, especially in a ludicrous manner.
verb
present participle of flabbergast
flabbergastingly
flabbergastingly
adv
Surprisingly, astonishingly or amazingly
flabbergasts
flabbergasts
noun
plural of flabbergast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flabbergast
flamberg
flamberg
noun
Alternative spelling of flamberge
flamberge
flamberge
noun
(weaponry) A European sword, typically a greatsword, which had a wavy blade, possibly to increase the cutting surface or for aid in parrying.
flaughtbred
flemingsburg
flemingsburg
Proper noun
a home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
flensburg
flensburg
Proper noun
Independent city in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany.
flibbertigibbet
flibbertigibbet
noun
(archaic) An imp, a fiend.
A flighty person; someone regarded as silly, irresponsible, or scatterbrained, especially someone who chatters or gossips.
An offbeat, skittish person; especially said of a young woman.