(dated, electronics) A unit of capacitance equal to one billion (10⁹) farads, used in the centimeter-gram-second system of units
abfarads
abfarads
noun
plural of abfarad
absfarad
adenofibroma
adenofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign glandular and fibrous (connective) neoplasm
adenofibrosis
adenofibrosis
noun
(pathology) a benign nodular microscopic lesion of the prostate consisting of acinar tissue with increased stroma
(pathology) a nodular, benign breast lesion consisting of hyperplastic distorted lobules of acinar tissue with increased collagenous stroma
adenoliomyofibroma
adenomyofibroma
adipofibroma
affordable
affordable
adj
Able to be afforded; inexpensive or reasonably priced.
afterband
afterbodies
afterbodies
noun
plural of afterbody
afterbody
afterbody
noun
(astronautics) A section or piece of a launch vehicle, rocket, or spacecraft that enters the atmosphere unprotected behind the nose cone or other body that is protected for entry.
(astronomy) A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft.
(nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships.
The afterpart of a vehicle.
babyproofed
babyproofed
adj
Made babyproof.
backfired
backfired
verb
simple past tense and past 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.
bairdford
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
ballyllumford
bamford
bardcraft
bardcraft
noun
The poetic arts of a bard.
barefaced
barefaced
adj
Open, undisguised.
Unbearded (not having a beard or other facial hair).
Undisguisedly offensive and bold; crude.
Unmasked (not wearing a mask) or not wearing a face covering.
barefacedly
barefacedly
adv
In a barefaced manner
barefacedness
barefacedness
noun
The state or quality of being barefaced.
barefisted
barefooted
barefooted
adj
Wearing nothing on the feet; barefoot.
barfed
barfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of barf
beardfish
beardfish
noun
Any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels.
beardfishes
beardfishes
noun
plural of beardfish
beauford
bedframe
bedframe
noun
The frame of a bed.
bedframes
bedframes
noun
plural of bedframe
bedwarf
bedwarf
verb
(archaic, transitive) To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to dwarf.
bedwarfed
bedwarfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bedwarf
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
bedwarfs
bedwarfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedwarf
befathered
beforehand
beforehand
adj
(archaic, often followed by with) In a state of anticipation or preoccupation.
(obsolete) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
adv
At an earlier or preceding time.
beforehandedness
beforesaid
beforesaid
adj
(archaic) Previously said.
benzdifuran
bicrofarad
bicrofarad
noun
(dated, nonstandard) A billionth of a farad.
bifurcated
bifurcated
adj
Divided into two branches.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bifurcate
birdcraft
birdfarm
birdfarms
bitripinnatifid
blackfigured
blackford
blandford
blandfordia
blanford
bradford
bradford
Proper noun
A city in West Yorkshire, England.
name derived from the surname, of mostly American usage.
bradfordsville
brandify
branford
bransford
brantford
brantford
Proper noun
A city in Ontario, Canada
brantsford
brazenfaced
brazenfaced
adj
(dated) impudent; shameless
brazenfacedly
brazenfacedness
breadfruit
breadfruit
noun
An evergreen tree, Artocarpus altilis, native to islands of the east Indian Ocean and western Pacific Ocean.
The large round fruit of this tree.
breadfruits
breadfruits
noun
plural of breadfruit
breadstuff
breadstuff
noun
Any of the ingredients for making bread, especially as commodities in trade and especially the principal ones, namely, flour/meal or the grain with which to mill it (such as wheat, oats, rye, or any other cereal grain).
Bread or bread-like baked goods of any sort.
breadstuffs
breadstuffs
noun
plural of breadstuff
breakfasted
breakfasted
verb
simple past tense and past 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
breastfeeds
breastfeeds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breastfeed
broadford
broadleaf
broadleaf
adj
Pertaining to trees with relatively broad, flat leaves as opposed to needles, or woodlands made up of such trees.
Used in the name of a plant or tree: having especially broad leaves.
noun
A tree (Terminalia latifolia, now Terminalia catappa) of Jamaica.
A type of tobacco having broad leaves, used for making cigars.
broadwife
burglarproofed
chondrofibroma
chondrofibroma
noun
(pathology) A cartilaginous fibroma
chondrofibromatous
daftberry
deferable
deferable
adj
Alternative form of deferrable
deferrable
deferrable
adj
That can be deferred.
noun
Something that can be deferred.
deferrables
deferrables
noun
plural of deferrable
defibrillate
defibrillate
verb
(cardiology, transitive) To stop the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.
defibrillated
defibrillated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defibrillate
defibrillating
defibrillating
verb
present participle of defibrillate
defibrillation
defibrillation
noun
The stopping of the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.
defibrillative
defibrillator
defibrillator
noun
(cardiology) An electronic device used internally or externally that delivers a controlled electric shock to a patient to correct ventricular fibrillation, a lack of coordination of the contraction of muscle tissue of the large chambers of the heart.
defibrillatory
defibrinate
defibrinate
verb
(transitive, medicine) (of blood) To remove fibrin from; to deprive of fibrin.
defibrinated
defibrinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defibrinate
defibrinates
defibrinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defibrinate
defibrination
defibrination
noun
The act or process of depriving of fibrin.
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.
deformability
deformability
noun
(countable) A measure of the extent to which something is deformable (under standard conditions)
(uncountable) The state of being deformable
deformable
deformable
adj
Capable of being reshaped.
defrayable
defrayable
adj
Capable of being defrayed.
democratifiable
devitrifiable
dibenzofuran
dibenzofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) The tricyclic heterocycle in which two benzene rings are fused to that of furan; any of its derivatives, especially the halogenated derivatives that are similar to dioxins
diefenbaker
differentiability
differentiability
noun
The ability to be differentiated.
differentiable
differentiable
adj
(calculus, not comparable) Having a derivative, said of a function whose domain and codomain are manifolds.
(comparable, of multiple items) able to be differentiated; distinguishable, as for example by differing appearance or measurable characteristics.
diffrangibility
diffrangibility
noun
Ability to be diffracted.
diffrangible
diffrangible
adj
Able to be diffracted.
discomfortable
discomfortable
adj
(obsolete) Causing discomfort or uneasiness
(obsolete) uncomfortable
discomfortableness
discomfortableness
noun
The quality of being discomfortable.
discomfortably
disconformable
disconformable
Adjective
Not conformable.
disconformably
disconformably
adv
In a disconformable manner
disfavourable
disfavourable
adj
Not favourable; unfavourable.
disprofitable
disprofitable
adj
(obsolete) unprofitable
diversifiability
diversifiability
noun
The quality or capacity of being diversifiable.
diversifiable
diversifiable
adj
Capable of being diversified or varied.
dolabriform
dolabriform
adj
Shaped like the head of an axe or hatchet.
draftable
draftable
adj
Capable of being drafted.
extraboldface
fabricated
fabricated
adj
Constructed or assembled.
False in the sense of made-up, constructed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fabricate
fabrikoid
faburden
faburden
noun
(music) A kind of counterpoint with a drone bass.
(music) A succession of chords of the sixth.
(obsolete) A refrain.
facebread
fassbinder
fatbird
fatbirds
fatbrained
faussebrayed
fauxbourdon
featherbed
featherbed
noun
(UK, Dartmoor) A bog covered by a layer of moss, presenting a hazard to walkers.
A mattress stuffed with feathers.
verb
(intransitive) To engage in featherbedding; to employ more workers than necessary to fulfill a labor union requirement.
(transitive) To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle.
featherbedded
featherbedded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of featherbed
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
featherbeds
featherbeds
noun
plural of featherbed
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of featherbed
featherbird
featherbrained
featherbrained
adj
Alternative spelling of feather-brained
federalsburg
feeblebrained
feeblehearted
feebleheartedly
feebleheartedness
feedboard
feedboard
noun
A board onto which material is fed as the input to an industrial process.
fiberboard
fiberboard
noun
(American spelling) A material made from wood chips or shavings, which are compressed and bonded with resin and formed into stiff sheets, and used in building or making furniture.
fiberboards
fiberboards
noun
plural of fiberboard
fiberglassed
fiberglassed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fiberglass
fibreboard
fibreboard
noun
Britain and Canada standard spelling of fiberboard.
fibreboards
fibreboards
noun
plural of fibreboard
fibrilated
fibrillated
fibrillated
adj
Having fibrils
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fibrillate
fibroadenia
fibroadenoma
fibroadenoma
noun
(pathology) A benign tumour of the breast
fibroadipose
fibroadipose
adj
(anatomy) Having both fibrous and adipose tissue
fibrochondroma
fibrochondrosteal
fibroenchondroma
fibromatoid
fibronucleated
fibropericarditis
fiddlebrained
fimbriated
fimbriated
adj
(biology) Having a fringe or border of hairlike or fingerlike projections.
(heraldry) Having a narrow borderline, typically of a specified tincture.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fimbriate