(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.
bifluoride
bifluoride
noun
(chemistry) Synonym of difluoride
bodysurfed
bodysurfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bodysurf
bodysurfer
bodysurfer
noun
One who bodysurfs.
chaudfroid
chaudfroid
noun
Alternative form of chaud-froid
cloudcroft
cofounders
cofounders
noun
plural of cofounder
configured
configured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configure
confounder
confounder
noun
(mathematics) A factor, in data analysis, that causes the effects of two distinct processes to be indistinguishable; a confounding variable
A person who confounds
deflourish
difluoride
difluoride
noun
(chemistry) any chloride containing two fluorine atoms in each molecule
discordful
discordful
adj
(rare) Full of discord; contentious, quarrelsome.
disfortune
disuniform
disuniform
Adjective
Not uniform.
dolefuller
dolorifuge
dolorifuge
noun
Something which mitigates or removes grief.
dropperful
dropperful
noun
Enough to fill a dropper.
dumfounder
dumfounder
verb
To dumbfound; to confound.
dusseldorf
fairground
fairground
noun
A commercially-operated collection of rides, games and other entertainment attractions; an amusement park.
An area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground.
favouredly
favouredly
adv
(obsolete) In a favoured or favourable manner; favourably.
fecundator
fidejussor
fidejussor
noun
(law) A surety; one bound for another, conjointly with him; a guarantor.
floribunda
floribunda
noun
A rose cultivar, having large sprays of small flowers, made by crossing polyantha and hybrid tea rose varieties.
florideous
florideous
adj
Synonym of floridean
floundered
floundered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flounder
flourished
flourished
adj
Decorated with flourishes.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flourish
fluoboride
fluoboride
noun
(chemistry) Any borofluoride.
fluohydric
fluohydric
adj
(chemistry) hydrofluoric
fluoresced
fluoresced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluoresce
fluoridate
fluoridate
verb
(chemistry, dentistry, transitive) To add fluoride to something, especially to drinking water in order to reduce tooth decay.
fluoridise
fluoridise
verb
Alternative form of fluoridize
fluoridize
fluoridize
verb
(transitive) To fluoridate.
fluorindin
flushboard
flushboard
noun
Alternative form of flashboard
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.
foldcourse
foreground
foreground
noun
(computing, often attributive) The application the user is currently interacting with; the application window that appears in front of all others.
The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane.
The subject of an image, often depicted at the bottom in a two-dimensional work.
verb
To place in the foreground (physically or metaphorically).
forejudged
forejudged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forejudge
forejudger
forejudger
noun
(law) A judgement by which one is deprived or put of a right or thing in question.
forequoted
forequoted
adj
Cited before; quoted in an earlier part of the treatise or essay.
foreshroud
forjudging
forjudging
verb
present participle of forjudge
formulated
formulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formulate
formulised
formulised
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formulise
formulized
formulized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of formulize
fortitudes
fortitudes
noun
plural of fortitude
foudroyant
foudroyant
adj
(medicine) fulminant
Having an awesome and overwhelming effect.
foundering
foundering
noun
The act by which a vessel founders.
verb
present participle of founder
founderous
founderous
adj
(archaic) Difficult to travel; likely to trip one up.
foundryman
foundryman
noun
A man who works in a foundry
foundrymen
foundrymen
noun
plural of foundryman
fourhanded
fourhanded
adj
Having four hands; quadrumanous.
Requiring four hands.
Requiring or involving four people.
a fourhanded card game
fourstrand
fraudproof
fraudproof
adj
Resistant to fraud.
frostbound
frostbound
adj
Bound or confined by frost.
fructoside
fructoside
noun
(biochemistry) Any glycoside of fructose
fulgoridae
fumaroidal
fundholder
fundholder
noun
(Britain) A general practitioner who manages his or her own budget, purchasing healthcare from one or more hospital trusts.
One who has money in the public funds.
funditores
fundmonger
furanoside
furanoside
noun
(biochemistry) The furanose form of a glycoside
furbelowed
furbelowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of furbelow
furloughed
furloughed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of furlough
furosemide
furosemide
noun
(pharmacology) A diuretic (trademark Lasix) used in the treatment of congestive heart failure and edema.
hungerford
hungerford
Proper noun
A town in Berkshire, England
hustisford
indiferous
indusiform
iodiferous
iodiferous
adj
Containing or producing iodine.
luciferoid
ludendorff
medusiform
medusiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a medusa in shape or structure.
morfounder
nodiferous
nodiferous
adj
(botany) Bearing nodes.
nonfrauder
odiumproof
outfielder
outfielder
noun
(cricket, baseball) A player that plays in the outfield, which is the outer portion of the field.
outfigured
outfigured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outfigure
outfrowned
outfrowned
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outfrown
overruffed
overruffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of overruff
pediferous
pediferous
adj
(zoology) pedigerous; having feet
perfidious
perfidious
adj
Of, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance.
powderpuff
powderpuff
adj
Being or relating to a division of a traditionally male sport that is reserved for females.
prefocused
prefocused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prefocus
prefounder
prodefault
profounder
profounder
adj
comparative form of profound: more profound
profoundly
profoundly
adv
(degree) Deeply; very; strongly or forcefully.
(evaluative) Very importantly.
(manner) With depth, meaningfully.
profundity
profundity
noun
A great depth.
Deep intellect or insight.
The state of being profound or abstruse.
pseudoform
quadrifoil
quadrifoil
adj
Alternative form of quadrifoliate
quadriform
quadriform
adj
Having four forms, parts or aspects
radiferous
radiferous
adj
containing radium (or other material used for radiotherapy)
raduliform
raduliform
adj
rasplike
reconfound
reconfound
verb
(transitive) To confound again.
reconfused
reconfused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of reconfuse
refocussed
refocussed
verb
(Britain) simple past tense and past participle of refocus
refounding
refounding
verb
present participle of refound
roughdraft
ruffiandom
ruffiandom
noun
The state or condition of a ruffian.
rutherford
rutherford
noun
An obsolete unit of radioactivity (symbol: rd), defined as the activity of a quantity of radioactive material in which one million nuclei decay per second.
scrofulide
scrofulide
noun
(rare) Any affliction of the skin dependent on scrofula.
soundproof
soundproof
adj
Not allowing sound through.
verb
To make resistant to transmitting sound.
studflower
surefooted
surefooted
adj
Confident and capable.
Walking steadily, without stumbling; capable of finding good footing.
surfboards
surfboards
noun
plural of surfboard
unafforded
unafforded
adj
Not afforded.
undeformed
undeformed
adj
Not deformed.
undercroft
undercroft
noun
A cellar or vaulted storage room.
A ground-level car park that occupies the base of a building.
underflood
underfloor
underfloor
adj
Located beneath the floor.
noun
A layer of flooring beneath the main floor surface.