(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
afterstudy
afterwards
afterwards
adv
(temporal location) At a later or succeeding time.
alderflies
alderflies
noun
plural of alderfly
apfelstadt
archfiends
archfiends
noun
plural of archfiend
asafoetida
asafoetida
noun
A resinous gum from the stem and roots of Ferula species such as Ferula foetida and Ferula assa-foetida, having a strong, unpleasant smell, with culinary and medical uses.
assafetida
assafetida
noun
Dated form of asafoetida.
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
barefisted
bedfellows
bedfellows
noun
plural of bedfellow
befetished
befetished
adj
(dated) Wearing amulets or talismans.
beforesaid
beforesaid
adj
(archaic) Previously said.
beforested
befuddlers
befuddlers
noun
plural of befuddler
bifidities
bifidities
noun
plural of bifidity
blissfield
bluefields
bodysurfed
bodysurfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodysurf
bodysurfer
bodysurfer
noun
One who bodysurfs.
boyfriends
boyfriends
noun
plural of boyfriend
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.
candlefish
candlefish
noun
An oily edible fish, Thaleichthys pacificus, from the northern Pacific, that was once dried and used as a candle or torch by the Chinook Indians.
castleford
castleford
Proper noun
a town in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
caustified
chelmsford
chelmsford
Proper noun
The county town of Essex, England
classified
classified
adj
Formally assigned by a government to one of several levels of sensitivity, usually (in English) top secret, secret, confidential, and, in some countries, restricted; thereby making disclosure to unauthorized persons illegal.
Not meant to be disclosed by a person or organization.
Sorted into classes or categories.
noun
(informal) A classified advertisement in a newspaper or magazine.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of classify
clubfisted
clubfisted
adj
Crude and blunt, lacking finesse.
Having a large fist.
coalfields
coalfields
noun
plural of coalfield
codfishery
codfishery
noun
A fishery specifically dealing with cod.
cofferdams
cofferdams
noun
plural of cofferdam
cofounders
cofounders
noun
plural of cofounder
confusedly
confusedly
adv
In a confused manner.
cornfields
cornfields
noun
plural of cornfield
cotesfield
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
crossfired
daftnesses
daftnesses
noun
plural of daftness
damselfish
damselfish
noun
Any of a number of fish in the Pomacentridae family.
dayflowers
dayflowers
noun
plural of dayflower
deafforest
deafforest
verb
(transitive) To change the status of (a forest) so that it is no longer legally regarded as forest land.
deafnesses
deafnesses
noun
plural of deafness
dealfishes
dealfishes
noun
plural of dealfish
declassify
declassify
verb
to remove the classification from; to lift the restrictions on
decrassify
decrassify
verb
(transitive, archaic) To clean; to remove dirt from.
(transitive, archaic) To make less crass or coarse.
defaisance
defaitisme
defaitiste
defalcates
defalcates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defalcate
defaulters
defaulters
noun
plural of defaulter
defeasance
defeasance
noun
(US, law) The rendering void of a contract or deed; an annulment or abrogation.
(now rare) Destruction, defeat, overthrow.
verb
(US, law, transitive) To void; to annul.
defeasible
defeasible
adj
(law, logic) Capable of being defeated, terminated, annulled, voided or invalidated.
defeatists
defeatists
noun
plural of defeatist
defections
defections
noun
plural of defection
defectious
defectious
adj
(obsolete) Defective.
defectives
defectives
noun
plural of defective
defectless
defectless
adj
without a defect
defectuous
defectuous
adj
(obsolete) Full of defects; imperfect.
defeminise
defeminise
verb
Alternative spelling of defeminize
defendants
defendants
noun
plural of defendant
defendress
defendress
noun
female defender.
defenseman
defenseman
noun
(chiefly US) Alternative spelling of defenceman
defensemen
defensemen
noun
plural of defenseman
defensible
defensible
adj
(of an argument etc) capable of being justified
(of an installation etc) capable of being defended against armed attack
defensibly
defensibly
adv
Defendably
In a defensible manner.
deferences
deferences
noun
plural of deference
deferments
deferments
noun
plural of deferment
defervesce
defervesce
verb
(intransitive, figuratively) To become less agitated; to cool down.
(intransitive, medicine) To experience an abatement or resolution of fever.
definitise
deflations
deflations
noun
plural of deflation
deflectors
deflectors
noun
plural of deflector
deflourish
defocusses
defoliants
defoliants
noun
plural of defoliant
defoliates
defoliates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defoliate
deforested
deforested
adj
Of or pertaining to deforestation.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of deforest
deforester
deforester
noun
One who clears an area of forest.
defrauders
defrauders
noun
plural of defrauder
defrosters
defrosters
noun
plural of defroster
defrosting
defrosting
noun
The process by which something is defrosted.
verb
present participle of defrost
deftnesses
deftnesses
noun
plural of deftness
degasifier
degasifier
noun
A machine for degasifying.
demifusion
denazifies
denazifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denazify
densifying
densifying
verb
present participle of densify
desilicify
despairful
despairful
adj
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
despiteful
despiteful
adj
(archaic) Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate.
destuffing
desulfured
desulfured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of desulfur
detoxifies
detoxifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of detoxify
diffusedly
diffusedly
adv
In a diffused manner
diffusible
diffusible
adj
Able to be diffused
disaffects
disaffects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disaffect
disbeliefs
disbeliefs
noun
plural of disbelief
diseaseful
diseaseful
adj
Abounding with disease; producing diseases.
disfavored
disfavored
adj
Not favored
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfavor
disfavorer
disfavorer
noun
Alternative form of disfavourer
disfeature
disfeature
verb
(transitive) To deprive of features; to mar the features of.
disfigured
disfigured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfigure
disfigurer
disfigurer
noun
One who disfigures.
disfigures
disfigures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfigure
disfoliage
disfortune
disfrocked
disfrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfrock
disinfects
disinfects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disinfect
disinflame
disinflame
verb
To divest of flame or ardour.
disinflate
disinflate
verb
(economics) To reduce the rate of inflation
disleafing
disleafing
verb
present participle of disleaf
dislikeful
dislikeful
adj
(obsolete) Unpleasant; disagreeable.
disprofess
disprofess
verb
(obsolete, rare) To give up, renounce.
disputeful
distelfink
distelfink
noun
A stylized goldfinch in Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, representing happiness and good fortune.
disulfuret
disunified
disunified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disunify
dorsifixed
dorsifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament somewhere along their back.
draftiness
draftiness
noun
The characteristic of being drafty.
dreyfusard
dreyfusism
dreyfusist
drumfishes
drumfishes
noun
plural of drumfish
dusseldorf
eisteddfod
eisteddfod
noun
Any of several annual festivals in which Welsh poets, dancers, and musicians compete for recognition.
emulsified
emulsified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of emulsify
endosulfan
endosulfan
noun
(chemistry) a toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites
enfoldings
enfoldings
noun
plural of enfolding
estafetted
esterified
esterified
adj
(chemistry) (of an acid) Combined with an alcohol or (of an alcohol) combined with an acid, to form an ester.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of esterify
facsimiled
facsimiled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of facsimile
fadednyess
fadelessly
fadelessly
adv
(poetic) Without fading; lastingly or eternally.
fadingness
fadingness
noun
The quality of fading or passing away.
falsehoods
falsehoods
noun
plural of falsehood
fantasized
fantasized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fantasize
farandoles
farandoles
noun
plural of farandole
farmsteads
farmsteads
noun
plural of farmstead
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.
farstepped
fascinated
fascinated
adj
extremely interested
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fascinate
fassbinder
fastigated
fatshedera
fatshedera
noun
(botany) A hybrid of flowering plants of the genera Fatsia and Hedera (× Fatshedera).
fearedness
fearedness
noun
Quality of being feared.
fecundates
fecundates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fecundate
federacies
federacies
noun
plural of federacy
federalese
federalese
noun
(derogatory) The bureaucratic jargon of federal government.
federalise
federalise
verb
Alternative spelling of federalize
federalism
federalism
noun
(theology) Covenantalism.
A system of national government in which power is divided between a central authority and a number of regions with delimited self-governing authority.
The belief that such a system is superior to other forms of government.
federalist
federalist
adj
(politics) Of or relating to federalism, or its advocates.
noun
(Canada, politics) Supporter of the view that the province of Québec should remain within the Canadian federal system; an opponent of Québec‐based separatism or sovereigns.