(US, dialect, coal mining) A lever for operating the throttle valve of a winding engine.
A device used to dampen the effects of such things as sound, light, or fluid. Specifically, a baffle is a surface which is placed inside an open area to inhibit direct motion from one part to another, without preventing motion altogether.
An architectural feature designed to confuse enemies or make them vulnerable.
verb
(intransitive) To struggle in vain.
(now rare) To foil; to thwart.
(obsolete) To hoodwink or deceive (someone).
(obsolete) To publicly disgrace, especially of a recreant knight.
To bewilder completely; to confuse or perplex.
bagful
bagful
noun
A large assortment.
An amount; the contents of one full bag.
balafo
barfly
barfly
noun
(slang, derogatory) a person who spends much time in a bar or similar drinking establishment
(slang, derogatory) a promiscuous person, especially a woman, who frequents bars hoping to find sexual partners
barful
barful
adj
(archaic) Full of obstructions.
noun
Enough people to fill a bar.
batful
batful
adj
(dialectal or obsolete) Rich; fertile, as in reference to land or soil.
(transitive) To fall upon; fall all over; overtake
(transitive) To happen to.
befell
befell
verb
simple past tense of befall
befile
befile
verb
(transitive, dialectal or obsolete) To make filthy; befoul; soil.
beflag
beflag
verb
(transitive) To decorate with a flag or flags; to hang a flag or flags on.
beflap
beflea
beflea
verb
(transitive) To pester, as fleas do.
beflum
befool
befool
verb
(transitive, archaic) To make a fool out of (someone); to fool, trick, or deceive (someone).
befoul
befoul
verb
(figuratively) To stain or mar (for example with infamy or disgrace).
(specifically) To defecate on, to soil with excrement.
To entangle or run against so as to impede motion.
To make foul; to soil; to contaminate, pollute.
begulf
behalf
behalf
noun
(when adopted by someone else) One's role or rightful place; stead or authority.
The interest, benefit, or wellbeing of someone or something.
beleaf
beleft
beleft
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beleave
belfry
belfry
noun
(architecture) A part of a large tower or steeple, specifically for containing bells.
(architecture) A tower or steeple specifically for containing bells, especially as part of a church.
(dialectal) A shed.
(obsolete) A movable tower used in sieges.
(obsolete) An alarm-tower; a watchtower containing an alarm-bell.
belief
belief
noun
(countable) Something believed.
(in the plural) One's religious or moral convictions.
(uncountable) Religious faith.
(uncountable) The quality or state of believing.
Faith or trust in the reality of something; often based upon one's own reasoning, trust in a claim, desire of actuality, and/or evidence considered.
Mental acceptance of a claim as true.
biflex
bifoil
bifold
bifold
adj
Of two kinds.
Twofold, double.
noun
(carpentry) A door, window, shutter, or divider consisting of two equal panels hinged together so that it opens by folding the panels against each other.
A crease or turn that causes something to double back on itself.
A sheet of paper or cardboard folded in half along a crease down the center.
A wallet, billfold, or carrying case with a single fold, so that it opens like a book.
bilify
binful
binful
noun
Enough to fill a bin.
bluffs
bluffs
noun
plural of bluff
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bluff
bluffy
bluffy
adj
(poker) Inclined to bluff; bluffing.
Having bluffs, or bold steep banks.
Inclined to be brusque.
bobfly
bobfly
noun
(fishing) The fly at the end of the leader.
botfly
botfly
noun
One of several dipterous insects of the family Oestridae, the larvae of which are parasites on many animals, including humans.
boxful
boxful
noun
as much as a box will hold
buffle
buffle
noun
(obsolete) A buffalo.
verb
(intransitive) To puzzle; to be at a loss.
cabful
fablan
fabled
fabled
adj
Known only in fables; fictitious.
Made known by fables or reputation; legendary, famed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fable
fabler
fabler
noun
A writer of fables; a fabulist; a dealer in untruths or falsehoods.
fables
fables
noun
plural of fable
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fable
fabula
fabula
noun
(narratology) A series of events forming the basis of a story or narrative.
famble
famble
noun
(obsolete, slang) A hand.
feeble
feeble
adj
Deficient in physical strength.
Lacking force, vigor, or effectiveness in action or expression; faint.
verb
(obsolete) To make feeble; to enfeeble.
feebly
feebly
adv
In a feeble manner.
fibril
fibril
noun
(biology) Any fine, filamentous structure in animals or plants
A fine fibre or filament
fibula
fibula
noun
(anatomy) The smaller of the two bones in the lower leg.
An ancient kind of brooch used to hold clothing together, similar in function to the modern safety pin.
fimble
fimble
noun
The male hemp plant.
verb
(intransitive, dialectal) To fumble; do (anything) imperfectly or irresolutely.
flabby
flabby
adj
(mathematics) Which forms a surjection from the domain to every open subset of the codomain.
(of wine) Having a slight lack of acidity; having mild sweetness.
(of writing, etc.) overwrought.
Yielding to the touch, and easily moved or shaken; hanging loose by its own weight; lacking firmness; flaccid.
flabel
flabel
noun
(obsolete) A fan.
flabra
flambe
flambe
adj
Alternative spelling of flambé
flobby
flobby
adj
(slang) full of saliva
flyboy
flyboy
noun
(aviation, slang) An aircraft pilot, especially of a military combat aircraft.
(printing, historical, slang) A man employed to clear the printed copies from the printing-press.
flybys
flybys
noun
plural of flyby
foible
foible
adj
(obsolete) Weak; feeble.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) A quirk, idiosyncrasy, or mannerism; an unusual habit that is slightly strange or silly.
(fencing) Part of a sword between the middle and the point, weaker than the forte.
A weakness or failing of character.
fumble
fumble
noun
(Britain) A dessert similar to a cross between a fool and a crumble.
(sports, American football, Canadian football) A ball etc. that has been dropped by accident.
verb
(intransitive) To blunder uncertainly.
(slang, obsolete) Of a man, to sexually underperform.
(transitive, intransitive) To grope awkwardly in trying to find something
(transitive, intransitive) To handle nervously or awkwardly.
(transitive, intransitive, sports) To drop a ball or a baton etc. by accident.
To grope about in perplexity; to seek awkwardly.
To handle much; to play childishly; to turn over and over.