Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
afterhours
aftermaths
aftermaths
noun
plural of aftermath
afterschool
afterschool
adj
Of or pertaining to a program intended to care for and educate children in the time immediately after school classes.
Taking place immediately after school classes.
aftershaft
aftershaft
noun
(ornithology) An accessory plume arising from the posterior of the contour feathers of many birds.
aftershafted
aftershave
aftershave
noun
a lotion, gel, or liquid used after finishing shaving
aftershaves
aftershaves
noun
plural of aftershave
aftershine
aftership
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
aftershocks
aftershocks
noun
plural of aftershock
afterspeech
afterstretch
afterthoughts
afterthoughts
noun
plural of afterthought
afterwash
airfreights
airfreights
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airfreight
alligatorfishes
alligatorfishes
noun
plural of alligatorfish
antheriferous
antheriferous
adj
(botany) Producing anthers, as plants.
(botany) Supporting anthers, as a part of a flower
anthraceniferous
anthraciferous
anthraciferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding anthracite.
anthracitiferous
archaeopterygiformes
archconfraternities
archconfraternities
noun
plural of archconfraternity
artificership
artificership
noun
The state or business of an artificer.
artzybasheff
atmosphereful
bairnsfather
beachfronts
beachfronts
noun
plural of beachfront
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
bismuthiferous
bismuthiferous
adj
Containing or producing bismuth.
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
burschenschaft
burschenschaften
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
butterfish
butterfish
noun
(informal) The sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) (the sablefish is not a true butterfish; but is called such informally)
(obsolete) The Murray perch, Oligorus mitchelli; an Australian perciform fish of Murray river, now known as trout cod, Maccullochella macquariensis http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=6308&SynCode=26048&GenusName=Maccullochella&SpeciesName=macquariensis, http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Maccullochella-macquariensis.html.
A rock gunnel, Pholis gunnellus, an eel-like fish found in the intertidal and subtidal zones of the North Atlantic.
Perciform fish of the family Stromateidae, including the genera Pampus, Peprilus and Stromateus.
The New Zealand fish Odax pullus, also known as greenbone.
butterfishes
butterfishes
noun
plural of butterfish
butterflyfish
butterflyfish
noun
Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.
butterflyfishes
butterflyfishes
noun
plural of butterflyfish
candleshrift
cathodofluorescence
chaetiferous
chaetiferous
adj
(zoology) Bearing chaetae.
cheerfullest
cheerfullest
adj
superlative form of cheerful: most cheerful
chesterfield
chesterfield
noun
(Canada) Any couch or sofa.
A couch, sofa, or love seat with padded arms and back of the same height, often curved outward at the top.
chesterfieldian
chesterfieldian
Noun
Someone who acts in a sophisticated, aristocratic manner, reminiscent of the
Adjective
In the style of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield, marked by brilliance, wit, and elegance in writing, and aristocratic assurance in life
chesterfields
chesterfields
noun
plural of chesterfield
chieftainries
chieftainries
noun
plural of chieftainry
christoffel
christoffer
cofathership
cornetfish
cornetfish
noun
Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish, of the family Fistulariidae, that live in shallow water
cornetfishes
cornetfishes
noun
plural of cornetfish
counterflashing
counterflashing
noun
(construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
countershaft
countershaft
noun
Synonym of jackshaft (“mechanical component for rotational force”)
verb
Synonym of jackshaft
countershafting
countershafting
verb
present participle of countershaft
craftsmenship
craftsmenships
crestfish
crestfish
noun
Any of the fish in the lampriform family Lophotidae.
desaccharification
dinornithiformes
disenfranchisement
disenfranchisement
noun
Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people.
disenfranchisements
disenfranchisements
noun
plural of disenfranchisement
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
disfranchisements
disfranchisements
noun
plural of disfranchisement
disfurnishment
disfurnishment
noun
(archaic) The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.
doctorfishes
doctorfishes
noun
plural of doctorfish
driftfishes
driftfishes
noun
plural of driftfish
driveshafts
driveshafts
noun
plural of driveshaft
earthfast
earthfast
adj
Constructed with vertical roof-bearing timbers (posts) in direct contact with the ground, whether set in excavated holes or otherwise.
effranchisement
effranchisement
noun
Obsolete form of enfranchisement.
electrofishing
electrofishing
noun
a kind of fishing that uses electricity to stun the fish before they are caught, often used in scientific surveys so that the fish can be studied and returned to the water alive
enfranchisement
enfranchisement
noun
(land legal, England & Wales, historical) the conversion of a copyhold estate into a freehold estate
A release from slavery
The act of enfranchising
The investiture with any of several municipal privileges
enfranchisements
enfranchisements
noun
plural of enfranchisement
etherifies
etherifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of etherify
faintheartedness
faintheartedness
noun
The quality or state of being fainthearted.
faithworthiness
faithworthiness
noun
(archaic) trustworthiness
falsehearted
falsehearted
adj
Alternative spelling of false-hearted
falseheartedly
falseheartedly
adv
In a falsehearted manner.
falseheartedness
falseheartedness
noun
The quality of being falsehearted.
farfetchedness
farfetchedness
noun
The quality of being far-fetched.
farsighted
farsighted
adj
Considering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds; showing anticipation.
Unable to focus with one's eyes on near objects; presbyopic.
farsightedly
farsightedly
adv
In a farsighted manner.
farsightedness
farsightedness
noun
(pathology) The condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia.
The quality of being considerate about what might happen in the future.
farsightednesses
farthermost
farthermost
adj
superlative form of far: most far; most remote or distant; furthermost.
farthest
farthest
adj
Alternative form of furthest. (See also usage notes at further.)
farthingales
farthingales
noun
plural of farthingale
farthingless
farthingless
adj
Without a farthing; very poor.
fatherhoods
fatherhoods
noun
plural of fatherhood
fatherlandish
fatherlandish
adj
Relating to or characteristic of the fatherland, especially in the context of Nazi Germany.
fatherlands
fatherlands
noun
plural of fatherland
fatherless
fatherless
adj
(figurative) Without a known author or inventor.
Without a (living) father.
fatherlessness
fatherlessness
noun
The state or quality of being fatherless (not having a (living) father).
fatherliness
fatherliness
noun
The property of being fatherly.
fathers
fathers
noun
plural of father
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of father
fathership
fathership
noun
(religion) A title of respect addressed to a priest.
The state of being a father; fatherhood; paternity.
fatshedera
fatshedera
noun
(botany) A hybrid of flowering plants of the genera Fatsia and Hedera (× Fatshedera).
fatshederas
fatshederas
noun
plural of fatshedera
featherbeds
featherbeds
noun
plural of featherbed
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of featherbed
featheredges
featheredges
noun
plural of featheredge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of featheredge
featherers
featherers
noun
plural of featherer
featherheads
featherheads
noun
plural of featherhead
featheriest
featheriest
adj
superlative form of feathery: most feathery
featheriness
featheriness
noun
The state or quality of being feathery.
featherings
featherings
noun
plural of feathering
featherless
featherless
adj
Having no feathers.
featherlessness
featherlessness
noun
The state or condition of being featherless; lack of feathers.
feathers
feathers
noun
plural of feather
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of feather
featherstitch
featherstitch
noun
A kind of embroidery stitch made of open, looped stitches worked alternately to the right and left of a central rib.
verb
To make stitches of this kind.
featherstitching
featherstitching
verb
present participle of featherstitch
featherstone
featherweights
featherweights
noun
plural of featherweight
featherwise
featherwise
adv
Arranged at angles like the barbs of a feather.
featurish
feebleheartedness
felsosphaerite
festschrift
festschrift
noun
A collection of articles, essays, etc., published together as a memorial or tribute to an academic or some other respected person.
festschriften
festschriften
noun
plural of festschrift
festschrifts
festshrifts
fetchers
fetchers
noun
plural of fetcher
fetisheer
fetisher
fetisher
noun
(rare) A fetishist.
fetishmonger
fetishry
fetterbush
fetterbush
noun
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Leucothoe spp., especially
Lyonia lucida (shiny lyonia)
Pieris floribunda (mountain fetterbush)
fibrochondrosteal
fighteress
fighteress
noun
(archaic or humorous, rare) A female fighter.
fighters
fighters
noun
plural of fighter
fingersmith
fingersmith
noun
midwife
pickpocket
finsteraarhorn
firefighters
firefighters
noun
plural of firefighter
fireshaft
fischerite
fisheater
fisherboat
fisherboat
noun
Alternative form of fisher-boat
fishertown
fishpotter
flamethrowers
flamethrowers
noun
plural of flamethrower
flashtester
fletcherise
fletcherised
fletcherising
fletcherism
fletcherism
Noun
A dietary system prescribing the repeated chewing of food until all taste is lost, and in abstention from food until very hungry.
fletchers
fletchers
noun
plural of fletcher
flichters
flintshire
flintshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the northeast by the Dee estuary, to the east by Cheshire and to the south and southwest by Denbighshire. A detached part, Maelor Saesneg, is bounded on the northwest by Denbighshire, on the northeast by Cheshire, and on the south by Shropshire. There is a further small detached part around Marford.
A local government principal area. It borders Merseyside, Cheshire, Wrexham and Denbighshire.
flirtishness
flirtishness
noun
The quality of being flirtish.
flourishment
flourishment
noun
The act or state of flourishing.
fluorophosphate
fluorophosphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion PO₃F²⁻ formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate anion with a fluorine atom; any salt containing such an anion
(organic chemistry) The functional group >PO₃F formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate group with a fluorine atom; any compound containing such a group