(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.
ascidiform
ascidiform
adj
(zoology) Shaped like an ascidian.
assafetida
assafetida
noun
Dated form of asafoetida.
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
barefisted
beforesaid
beforesaid
adj
(archaic) Previously said.
brantsford
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.
candyfloss
candyfloss
noun
Alternative spelling of candy floss
castleford
castleford
Proper noun
a town in the City of Wakefield, West Yorkshire, England.
caustified
chaddsford
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
coalfields
coalfields
noun
plural of coalfield
cofferdams
cofferdams
noun
plural of cofferdam
confidants
confidants
noun
plural of confidant
crawfished
crawfished
verb
simple past tense and past participle of crawfish
daftnesses
daftnesses
noun
plural of daftness
damfoolish
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
defendants
defendants
noun
plural of defendant
defenseman
defenseman
noun
(chiefly US) Alternative spelling of defenceman
deflations
deflations
noun
plural of deflation
defoliants
defoliants
noun
plural of defoliant
defoliates
defoliates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defoliate
defrauders
defrauders
noun
plural of defrauder
degasifier
degasifier
noun
A machine for degasifying.
denazifies
denazifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of denazify
despairful
despairful
adj
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
disacidify
disacidify
verb
(transitive) To free from acid.
disaffects
disaffects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disaffect
disdainful
disdainful
adj
Showing contempt or scorn; having a pronounced lack of concern for others viewed as unworthy.
diseaseful
diseaseful
adj
Abounding with disease; producing diseases.
disfashion
disfashion
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To disfigure.
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.
disfoliage
dishpanful
dishpanful
noun
As much as a dishpan will hold.
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
disqualify
disqualify
verb
(transitive) To exclude from consideration by the explicit revocation of a previous qualification.
(transitive) To make ineligible for something.
dissatisfy
dissatisfy
verb
To fail to satisfy; to displease.
disulfiram
disulfiram
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound (trademark Antabuse) used in the treatment of alcoholics to make drinking alcohol produce unpleasant after-effects.
dollarfish
dollarfish
noun
Peprilus triacanthus, the American butterfish.
draftiness
draftiness
noun
The characteristic of being drafty.
dragonfish
dragonfish
noun
Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
dreyfusard
dwarfishly
dwarfishly
adv
In a dwarfish manner.
endosulfan
endosulfan
noun
(chemistry) a toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites
estafetted
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.
fairylands
fairylands
noun
plural of fairyland
faldistory
faldistory
noun
(obsolete) The throne or seat of a bishop within the chancel.
falsehoods
falsehoods
noun
plural of falsehood
falsidical
falsidical
adj
(logic) Having a false basis.
fantaddish
fantasized
fantasized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fantasize
fantoddish
fantoddish
adj
irritable
faradising
faradising
verb
present participle of faradise
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
fascioloid
fassbinder
fastidious
fastidious
adj
Difficult to please; quick to find fault.
Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.
Overly concerned about tidiness and cleanliness.
fastiduous
fastigated
fatshedera
fatshedera
noun
(botany) A hybrid of flowering plants of the genera Fatsia and Hedera (× Fatshedera).
favositoid
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.
(politics) Advocate of federalism.
(theology) A covenantalist.
federatist
festinated
festinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of festinate
feudalised
feudalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of feudalise
feudalists
feudalists
noun
plural of feudalist
fieldwards
fieldwards
Adverb
Towards a field.
fintadores
firebrands
firebrands
noun
plural of firebrand
fiscalized
fiscalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fiscalize
fishtailed
fishtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fishtail
fissipedal
fissipedal
adj
(zoology) Being or relating to a fissiped.
fissipedia
fistulated
fistulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fistulate
flandowser
flashboard
flashboard
noun
(US) A board placed temporarily upon a milldam, to raise the water in the pond above its usual level.
flashflood
flashflood
noun
Alternative spelling of flash flood
flawedness
flindersia
floodgates
floodgates
noun
plural of floodgate
floridians
flushboard
flushboard
noun
Alternative form of flashboard
flustrated
flustrated
adj
Frustrated to the point of being flustered, or vice versa.
foederatus
foederatus
noun
A confederate. One of the tribes bound by treaty, who were neither Roman colonies nor had they been granted Roman citizenship but were expected to provide a contingent of fighting men when trouble arose.
footboards
footboards
noun
plural of footboard
foreadvise
foreadvise
verb
To advise or counsel beforehand.
forebroads
forecasted
forecasted
adj
That has been forecast
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forecast
foreladies
foreladies
noun
plural of forelady
forepassed
forepassed
adj
(timewise) That has previously passed; past, bygone
foresaddle
foreshadow
foreshadow
verb
(transitive) To presage, or suggest something in advance.
forestdale
forestland
forestland
noun
Land covered by trees; forests; woodlands.
foretasted
foretasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foretaste
formalised
formalised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formalise
forwarders
forwarders
noun
plural of forwarder
forwardest
forwardest
adj
Superlative form of forward: most forward.
fossilated
fossilated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fossilate
fosterland
fourstrand
franchised
franchised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of franchise
frayedness
frayedness
noun
The quality of being frayed.
fricandoes
fricasseed
fricasseed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fricassee