Unable to leave one's bed, especially because of illness, weakness or obesity.
noun
A joint or hook that attaches a bedrail to a headboard or footboard.
One who is bedfast.
bedfoot
bedford
bedford
Proper noun
The county town of Bedfordshire, England.
A truck formerly manufactured by the Bedford company, a subsidiary company of Vauxhall Motors.
A city in Indiana, USA
A small city in Iowa, USA
A small city in Kentucky, USA
A town in Massachusetts Commonwealth.
A town in New Hampshire State.
Extremely affluent town in New York State.
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A city in Ohio State.
A borough in Pennsylvania, USA
A city and township in Quebec, Canada.
A town in Eastern Cape, South Africa.
A city in Texas State.
A town in Virginia, USA
A in Wyoming State.
bedrift
bedrift
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To drift about; drift around.
bedwarf
bedwarf
verb
(archaic, transitive) To make a dwarf of; to stunt or hinder the growth of; to dwarf.
belford
bluffed
bluffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bluff
bodeful
bodeful
adj
Portentous; ominous; foreboding.
briefed
briefed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of brief
byfield
caffled
caffled
adj
(UK, dialect, Pembrokeshire) tangled
chaffed
chaffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chaff
chafted
chefdom
chefdom
noun
Collectively, all chefs.
The state of being a chef.
cheffed
cheffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chef
chuffed
chuffed
adj
(British, Ireland, informal) Very pleased or satisfied; delighted.
(UK, Ireland, dialect) Displeased; gruff.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chuff
clefted
clefted
adj
Having a cleft; cloven.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cleft
cliffed
cliffed
adj
formed by cliffs
coffled
coffled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coffle
cofield
coiffed
confide
confide
verb
(intransitive) To take (someone) into one's confidence, to speak in secret with. ( + in)
(intransitive, now rare) To trust, have faith (in).
(transitive, dated) To entrust (something) to the responsibility of someone.
(transitive, intransitive) To say (something) in confidence.
cornfed
cornfed
adj
(informal, of a vehicle) Running on ethanol (E85).
(informal, sometimes derogatory, of a person) Sheltered; uncultured.
(not comparable, of an animal) Fed on corn.
crafted
crafted
adj
manufactured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of craft
crefeld
daffery
daffier
daffier
adj
comparative form of daffy: more daffy
daffled
daftest
daftest
adj
superlative form of daft: most daft
dapifer
dapifer
noun
The most senior of the five great officers of state in the medieval French royal court.
The official title of the steward in a medieval English nobleman's household.
The servant that brings the meat to the table at a meal.
dareful
dareful
adj
Full of daring or defiance; adventurous.
deafens
deafens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deafen
deafest
deafest
adj
superlative form of deaf: most deaf
deafish
deafish
adj
Somewhat deaf.
debrief
debrief
verb
(transitive) To inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner.
(transitive) To question someone after a military mission in order to obtain information (especially intelligence).
(transitive) To question someone, or a group of people, after the implementation of a project, in order to learn from mistakes, etc.
debtful
decafid
decafid
adj
Alternative form of decemfid
deedful
deedful
adj
Full of deeds or exploits; active, stirring.
deerfly
deerfly
noun
Any of various species of fly which feed on deer, principally in genus Chrysops.
defaced
defaced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deface
defacer
defacer
noun
One who defaces; a vandal.
defaces
defaces
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deface
defacto
defacto
noun
Alternative form of de facto
defalco
defamed
defamed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defame
defamer
defamer
noun
One who defames.
defames
defames
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defame
defangs
defangs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defang
defassa
defassa
noun
A variety of waterbuck.
default
default
noun
(electronics, computing) the original software programming settings as set by the factory
(finance) The condition of being an obligation that has not been met.
(finance) The condition of failing to meet an obligation.
(law) The failure of a defendant to appear and answer a summons and complaint.
(obsolete) A failing or failure; omission of that which ought to be done; neglect to do what duty or law requires.
(obsolete) Fault; offence; wrong act.
(obsolete) Lack; absence.
(often attributive) A value used when none has been given; a tentative value or standard that is presumed.
A loss incurred by failing to compete.
A selection made in the absence of an alternative.
verb
(intransitive) To lose a competition by failing to compete.
(intransitive, finance) To fail to fulfill a financial obligation.
(intransitive, law) To fail to appear and answer a summons and complaint.
(transitive, intransitive, computing) To assume a value when none was given; to presume a tentative value or standard.
defease
defease
verb
To annul or render void a contract or stipulation; to abrogate.
defeats
defeats
noun
plural of defeat
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defeat
defects
defects
noun
plural of defect
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defect
defeise
defence
defence
noun
(obsolete) Prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.
(team sports) A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
(team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offence.
An argument in support or justification of something.
Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
Something used to oppose attacks.
The action of defending, of protecting from attack, danger or injury.
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To furnish with defences; to fortify.
defends
defends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defend
defense
defense
noun
(government, military, euphemistic) Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
(law, by extension) The case presented by the defendant in a legal proceeding.
(law, by extension) The lawyer or team thereof who presents such a case.
(obsolete) A prohibition; a prohibitory ordinance.
(team sports) A strategy and tactics employed to prevent the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
(team sports) The portion of a team dedicated to preventing the other team from scoring; contrasted with offense.
The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury.
defiant
defiant
adj
Boldly resisting opposition.
Defying.
noun
One who defies opposition.
defiber
defiber
verb
(US, transitive) To remove some or all fiber from.
deficit
deficit
noun
A situation wherein, or amount whereby, spending exceeds (e.g. government) revenue.
Deficiency in amount or quality; a falling short; lack.
defiers
defiers
noun
plural of defier
defiled
defiled
adj
impure; dirty
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defile
defiler
defiler
noun
one who defiles.
defiles
defiles
noun
plural of defile
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defile
defined
defined
adj
(bodybuilding) Having extreme muscle separation as a result of low body fat.
Having a definition or value.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of define
definer
definer
noun
One who or that which defines something, or provides a definition.
defines
defines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of define
deflate
deflate
verb
(intransitive) To become deflated.
(slang) To belch or flatulate
(transitive) To cause an object to decrease or become smaller in some parameter, e.g. to shrink
(transitive) To let down or disappoint.
(transitive) To remove air or some other gas from within an elastic container, e.g. a balloon or tyre
(transitive, computing) To compress (data) according to a particular algorithm.
(transitive, economics) To reduce the amount of available currency or credit and thus lower prices.
defleas
defleas
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflea
deflect
deflect
verb
(intransitive) To deviate from its original path.
(transitive) To make (something) deviate from its original path.
(transitive, ball games) To touch the ball, often unwittingly, after a shot or a sharp pass, thereby making it unpredictable for the other players.
(transitive, figuratively) To avoid addressing (questions, criticism, etc.).
(transitive, figuratively) To divert (attention, etc.).
deflesh
deflesh
verb
to remove the flesh from
deflore
defoams
defoams
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defoam
defocus
defocus
noun
(optics) The distance by which the focal point is in front of (positive defocus) or beyond (negative defocus) the image or target surface.
The process of going out of focus.
verb
(transitive) To cause (a lens, or a beam of light or particles, etc.) to be out of focus.
deforce
deforce
verb
(law, Scotland) To resist an officer of the law in the execution of his duty.
(law, transitive) To withhold land unlawfully from its true owner or from any other person who has a right to the possession of it, after one has lawfully entered and taken possession of it.
deforms
deforms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deform
deforse
defraud
defraud
verb
(archaic) To deprive.
(transitive) To obtain money or property from (a person) by fraud; to swindle.
defrays
defrays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defray
defrock
defrock
verb
(by extension) To formally remove the rights and authority of someone, e.g. a government official or a medical practitioner.
(figuratively) To formally remove the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
(literally) To divest of a frock.
defrost
defrost
noun
The removal of frost.
verb
(informal, intransitive) To recover from something tiresome.
(transitive) To remove frost from.
(transitive) To thaw something.
deftest
deftest
adj
superlative form of deft: most deft
defunct
defunct
adj
(business) No longer in business or service, nor expected to be again.
(computing) Specifically, of a process: having terminated but not having been reaped (by its parent or an inheritor), and thus still occupying a process slot. See also zombie, zombie process.
(linguistics) (of a language) No longer spoken.
(now rare) Deceased, dead.
No longer in use or active, nor expected to be again.
noun
The dead person (referred to).
verb
To make defunct.
defused
defused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defuse
defuses
defuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defuse
defuzed
defuzed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defuze
defuzes
defuzes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defuze
defying
defying
verb
present participle of defy
degraff
deified
deified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deify
deifier
deifier
noun
One who deifies.
deifies
deifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deify
deiform
deiform
adj
Conformable to the will of God
Godlike.
delfine
denhoff
densify
densify
verb
(intransitive) To become (more) dense.
(transitive) To make (more) dense.
dernful
dernful
adj
(obsolete) secret; lonely, sad, mournful
destuff
dewfall
dewfall
noun
The forming of dew.
The time when dew begins to form.
dierolf
diffame
differs
differs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of differ
diffide
diffide
verb
(obsolete) To be distrustful
diffuse
diffuse
adj
Everywhere or throughout everything; not focused or concentrated.
Wordy; verbose.
verb
(intransitive) To be spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
(transitive) To spread over or through as in air, water, or other matter, especially by fluid motion or passive means.
direful
direful
adj
Fearful, terrible.
disfame
disfame
noun
(obsolete) disrepute
disleaf
disleaf
verb
(transitive, rare or obsolete) To remove the leaves from.
doffers
doffers
noun
plural of doffer
dogface
dogface
noun
(US military, slang) A foot soldier, especially during World War II.
(slang, derogatory) An ugly person.
Either of two pierid butterflies of the New World genus Zerene.
doleful
doleful
adj
Filled with grief, mournful, bringing feelings of sadness.
drafted
drafted
adj
(US) conscripted
(nautical) of a certain depth required to float (said of a vessel); used comparatively with shallow, deep, etc.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of draft
draftee
draftee
noun
One who is drafted (into a military service, etc).
drafter
drafter
noun
(US) A person who writes a legislative bill.
A person who prepares drafts.
A person who prepares technical drawings and plans.
dreyfus
drifted
drifted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of drift
drifter
drifter
noun
(automotive) A driver who uses driving techniques to modify vehicle traction to cause a vehicle to slide or power slide rather than drive in line with the tires.
(fishing) A boat used for drift fishing.
(fishing) One who takes part in drift fishing.
(mining, historical) A person employed in driving in rock other than coal.
(nautical) A type of lightweight sail used in light winds like a spinnaker.
(parachuting) A parachutist who jumps before the rest of the group to determine wind direction.
(sometimes derogatory) A person who moves from place to place or job to job.
druffen
duffels
duffels
noun
plural of duffel
duffers
duffers
noun
plural of duffer
duffies
duffies
noun
plural of duffy
duffles
duffles
noun
plural of duffle
duftery
duftite
duftite
noun
(mineralogy) A particular kind of vitreous or dull, olive-green to grey-green orthorhombic mineral.
dureful
dureful
adj
(obsolete) lasting
dwarfed
dwarfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dwarf
dwarfer
dwarfer
adj
(horticulture) comparative form of dwarf: more dwarf
ediface
edifice
edifice
noun
A building; a structure; an architectural fabric, especially a large and spectacular one
An abstract structure; a school of thought.
edified
edified
adj
(obsolete) Furnished with buildings.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of edify
edifier
edifier
noun
(obsolete) A builder.
A person who edifies.
edifies
edifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of edify
effaced
effaced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of efface
effendi
effendi
noun
An educated or well-respected man in an eastern Mediterranean or Arab country; often used as a title of respect or courtesy in Turkey or a former Ottoman territory.
effused
effused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of effuse
elfhood
elfhood
noun
The state of being an elf.
elfland
elfland
noun
Alternative form of Elfland
elfreda
elfreda
Proper noun
name borne by a medieval English queen; rare today.
elfrida
endfile
endleaf
endleaf
noun
A protective page before or after the textblock.
enfaced
enfaced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of enface
enfield
enfield
Proper noun
A town and borough in North London
Noun
A heraldic monster with the head of a fox, the chest of a greyhound, the talons of an eagle, the body of a lion, and the hindlegs and tail of a wolfA Complete Guide to Heraldry by Charles Fox-Davies (London, 1909), p. 231.
enfiled
enfiled
adj
(heraldry) Having some object, such as the head of a man or beast, impaled upon it.
enfolds
enfolds
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of enfold