(politics, attributive) A war that does not directly involve the world's superpowers.
A large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a forest fire, which happens in forests.
brushfires
brushfires
noun
plural of brushfire
brutifies
brutifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brutify
buffalofishes
buffetings
buffetings
noun
plural of buffeting
buffiest
buffiest
adj
superlative form of buffy: most buffy
buffooneries
buffooneries
noun
plural of buffoonery
buffoonishness
bulbiferous
bulbiferous
adj
(botany) Producing bulbs or bulbils.
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bullfinches
bullfinches
noun
plural of bullfinch
bumblebeefish
bumblebeefishes
burrfishes
burrfishes
noun
plural of burrfish
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
bushfire
bushfire
noun
(Australia) An uncontrolled fire in a wooded or grassy area; a wildfire.
bushfires
bushfires
noun
plural of bushfire
bushwife
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.
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
butterflies
butterflies
noun
(by ellipsis) butterflies in one's stomach
plural of butterfly
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of butterfly
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
byssiferous
byssiferous
adj
Bearing a byssus or tuft.
carboniferous
carboniferous
adj
Containing or producing carbon.
cellulofibrous
ceratofibrous
certifiableness
certifiableness
noun
The quality of being certifiable (able to be certified).
cherubfish
cherubfishes
chifforobes
chifforobes
noun
plural of chifforobe
classifiable
classifiable
adj
Able to be classified.
climbingfishes
clofibrates
clofibrates
noun
plural of clofibrate
clubfisted
clubfisted
adj
Crude and blunt, lacking finesse.
Having a large fist.
cobaltiferous
cobaltiferous
adj
Containing or yielding cobalt.
cobblerfish
cobblerfish
noun
Any of various catfish.
Trachinotus carolinus
coffeeberries
coffeeberries
noun
plural of coffeeberry
colubriformes
columbiferous
columbiferous
adj
That contains or yields columbium
columbiformes
colymbriformes
combfishes
combfishes
noun
plural of combfish
comfortabilities
comfortabilities
noun
plural of comfortability
confiscable
confiscable
adj
That can be confiscated.
confiscatable
confiscatable
Adjective
That can be confiscated.
confluxibleness
corymbiferous
corymbiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing corymbs of flowers or fruit.
crossfertilizable
debriefings
debriefings
noun
plural of debriefing
debriefs
debriefs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of debrief
defeasibility
defeasibility
noun
State or instance of being defeasible.
defeasible
defeasible
adj
(law, logic) Capable of being defeated, terminated, annulled, voided or invalidated.
defeasibleness
defeasibleness
noun
defeasibility
defensibility
defensibility
noun
The state or quality of being defensible
defensible
defensible
adj
(of an argument etc) capable of being justified
(of an installation etc) capable of being defended against armed attack
defensibleness
defensibleness
noun
Capability of being defended; defensibility.
defensibly
defensibly
adv
Defendably
In a defensible manner.
defibrinates
defibrinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defibrinate
desulfovibrio
deuterofibrinose
diffusible
diffusible
adj
Able to be diffused
diffusibleness
diffusibleness
noun
diffusibility
disbelief
disbelief
noun
Astonishment.
The loss or abandonment of a belief; cessation of belief.
Unpreparedness, unwillingness, or inability to believe that something is the case.
disbeliefs
disbeliefs
noun
plural of disbelief
disbenefits
disbenefits
noun
plural of disbenefit
discomfortable
discomfortable
adj
(obsolete) Causing discomfort or uneasiness
(obsolete) uncomfortable
discomfortableness
discomfortableness
noun
The quality of being discomfortable.
disconformable
disconformable
Adjective
Not conformable.
disfavourable
disfavourable
adj
Not favourable; unfavourable.
disprofitable
disprofitable
adj
(obsolete) unprofitable
disqualifiable
disqualifiable
adj
Able to be disqualified.
diversifiability
diversifiability
noun
The quality or capacity of being diversifiable.
diversifiable
diversifiable
adj
Capable of being diversified or varied.
dobsonflies
dobsonflies
noun
plural of dobsonfly
effervescible
effervescible
adj
Capable of effervescing.
embryoniferous
embryoniferous
adj
(biology) Having an embryo.
emulsifiability
emulsifiability
noun
The quality or degree of being emulsifiable.
emulsifiable
emulsifiable
adj
That can be emulsified, or applied in an emulsion
enfeeblish
enfranchisable
enfranchisable
adj
Able to be enfranchised.
eocarboniferous
esterifiable
esterifiable
adj
Capable of esterifying.
fableist
fableist
noun
Alternative form of fablist
fabricates
fabricates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fabricate
fabricatress
fallibleness
fallibleness
noun
The quality of being fallible
falsifiable
falsifiable
adj
(epistemology) The demarcation criterion between scientific and non-scientific statements proposed by Karl Popper. In order to be ranked as scientific, statements or systems of statements must be contradicted by an intersubjective singular existential statement, also called a basic statement, and not be contradicted by another, that is, they must also be logically possible.
Capable of being falsified or forged.
Logically capable of being proven false.
farkleberries
farkleberries
noun
plural of farkleberry
fashionable
fashionable
adj
(archaic) genteel; well-bred
Characteristic of or influenced by a current popular trend or style.
Established or favoured by custom or use; current; prevailing at a particular time.
noun
A fashionable person; a fop.
fashionableness
fashionableness
noun
The state of being fashionable; stylishness; elegance.
fashionables
fashionables
noun
plural of fashionable
fasibitikite
fassbinder
faticableness
fatigableness
fatigableness
noun
susceptibility to fatigue
fatiguabilities
faussebraie
faussebraie
noun
Alternative form of faussebraye
feasibilities
feasibilities
noun
plural of feasibility
feasibility
feasibility
noun
The state of being feasible or possible.
feasible
feasible
adj
Able to be done in practice.
feasibleness
feasibleness
noun
feasibility
feasibly
feasibly
adv
In a feasible manner
febricities
febricities
noun
plural of febricity
febriferous
febriferous
adj
Causing fever.
febrifuges
febrifuges
noun
plural of febrifuge
febrilities
febrilities
noun
plural of febrility
febris
febronianism
februaries
februarius
feeblemindedness
feeblemindedness
noun
Quality of being feeble-minded; weak intellect.
feeblemindednesses
feeblish
feeblish
adj
Somewhat feeble.
felsobanyite
fencibles
fencibles
noun
plural of fencible
fermentescible
fermentescible
adj
fermentable
ferrisburg
fertilisability
fertilisable
fertilisable
adj
Alternative spelling of fertilizable
feverberries
fibbers
fibbers
noun
plural of fibber
fiberboards
fiberboards
noun
plural of fiberboard
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
fiberizes
fiberizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fiberize
fiberless
fiberless
adj
Lacking fibers
fiberous
fiberous
adj
Misspelling of fibrous.
fibers
fibers
noun
plural of fiber
fiberscope
fiberscope
noun
(American spelling) a flexible fibreoptic device for viewing otherwise inaccessible areas
fiberscopes
fiberscopes
noun
plural of fiberscope
fibreboards
fibreboards
noun
plural of fibreboard
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
fibreless
fibreless
adj
Lacking fibres
fibres
fibres
noun
plural of fibre
fibrillates
fibrillates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fibrillate
fibrilliferous
fibrilliferous
adj
Bearing fibrils.
fibrillose
fibrillose
adj
Covered with fibrils, such as fungi or the undersurface of some lichens.