(linguistics) A type of affix that is attached to the outside of a stem (an existing word), to form a new word. The adfix category branches into prefixes (ones which appear before the stem) and suffixes (ones which appear after the stem).
bifid
bifid
adj
Cleft; divided into two lobes.
daffi
defis
defix
defix
verb
(obsolete) To fix or fasten; to establish.
deify
deify
verb
(transitive) To make a god of (something or someone).
(transitive) To treat as worthy of worship; to regard as a deity.
difda
drift
drift
noun
(architecture) The horizontal thrust or pressure of an arch or vault upon the abutments.
(cricket) A sideways movement of the ball through the air, when bowled by a spin bowler.
(mining) A passage driven or cut between shaft and shaft; a driftway; a small subterranean gallery; an adit or tunnel.
(obsolete) A driving; a violent movement.
(uncountable) Minor deviation of audio or video playback from its correct speed.
(uncountable, film) The situation where a performer gradually and unintentionally moves from their proper location within the scene.
A collection of loose earth and rocks, or boulders, which have been distributed over large portions of the earth's surface, especially in latitudes north of forty degrees, by the retreat of continental glaciers, such as that which buries former river valleys and creates young river valleys.
A deviation from the line of fire, peculiar to obloid projectiles.
A drove or flock, as of cattle, sheep, birds.
A mass of matter which has been driven or forced onward together in a body, or thrown together in a heap, etc., especially by wind or water.
A place (a ford) along a river where the water is shallow enough to permit crossing to the opposite side.
A slightly tapered tool of steel for enlarging or shaping a hole in metal, by being forced or driven into or through it; a broach.
A tool used to insert or extract a removable pin made of metal or hardwood, for the purpose of aligning and/or securing two pieces of material together.
A tool used to pack down the composition contained in a rocket, or like firework.
Anything driven at random.
Course or direction along which anything is driven; setting.
Driftwood included in flotsam washed up onto the beach.
In New Forest National Park, UK, the bi-annual round-up of wild ponies in order to be sold.
Slow, cumulative change.
That which is driven, forced, or urged along.
The act or motion of drifting; the force which impels or drives; an overpowering influence or impulse.
The angle which the line of a ship's motion makes with the meridian, in drifting.
The difference between the size of a bolt and the hole into which it is driven, or between the circumference of a hoop and that of the mast on which it is to be driven.
The distance a vessel is carried off from her desired course by the wind, currents, or other causes.
The distance between the two blocks of a tackle.
The distance through which a current flows in a given time.
The place in a deep-waisted vessel where the sheer is raised and the rail is cut off, and usually terminated with a scroll, or driftpiece.
The tendency of an act, argument, course of conduct, or the like; object aimed at or intended; intention; hence, also, import or meaning of a sentence or discourse; aim.
verb
(automotive) To oversteer a vehicle, causing loss of traction, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner. See Drifting (motorsport).
(intransitive) To accumulate in heaps by the force of wind; to be driven into heaps.
(intransitive) To deviate gently from the intended direction of travel.
(intransitive) To move haphazardly without any destination.
(intransitive) To move slowly, especially pushed by currents of water, air, etc.
(mining, US) To make a drift; to examine a vein or ledge for the purpose of ascertaining the presence of metals or ores; to follow a vein; to prospect.
(transitive) To drive into heaps.
(transitive) To drive or carry, as currents do a floating body.
(transitive, engineering) To enlarge or shape, as a hole, with a drift.
edify
edify
verb
(now rare) To build, construct.
(transitive) To instruct or improve morally or intellectually.
fadil
fedia
fedin
felid
felid
noun
(zoology) Any member of the cat family (Felidae).
fetid
fetid
adj
Foul-smelling, stinking.
noun
(rare) The foul-smelling asafoetida plant, or its extracts.
fgrid
fiard
fiard
noun
Alternative form of fjard
fidac
fidel
fiden
fides
fidge
fidge
noun
(obsolete, dialectal, Scotland) A shake; fiddle or similar agitation.
verb
(obsolete, dialectal, Scotland) To fidget; jostle or shake.
fidia
fidos
fidos
noun
plural of fido
field
field
noun
(algebra) A commutative ring satisfying the field axioms.
(baseball) The outfield.
(baseball, obsolete) The team in a match that throws the ball and tries to catch it when it is hit by the other team (the bat).
(computing, object-oriented programming) An area of memory or storage reserved for a particular value, subject to virtual access controls.
(cricket) Archaic form of fielder.
(electronics, film, animation) Part (usually one half) of a frame in an interlaced signal
(geology) A region containing a particular mineral.
(heraldry) The background of the shield.
(metonymically) All of the competitors in any outdoor contest or trial, or all except the favourites in the betting.
(physics) A physical phenomenon (such as force, potential or fluid velocity) that pervades a region; a mathematical model of such a phenomenon that associates each point and time with a scalar, vector or tensor quantity.
(usually in the plural) The open country near or belonging to a town or city.
(vexillology) The background of the flag.
A competitive situation, circumstances in which one faces conflicting moves of rivals.
A component of a database in which a single unit of information is stored.
A domain of study, knowledge or practice.
A land area free of woodland, cities, and towns; an area of open country.
A place where a battle is fought; a battlefield.
A place where competitive matches are carried out with figures, or playing area in a board game or a computer game.
A realm of practical, direct or natural operation, contrasted with an office, classroom, or laboratory.
A section of a form which is supposed to be filled with data.
A wide, open space that is used to grow crops or to hold farm animals, usually enclosed by a fence, hedge or other barrier.
An airfield, airport or air base; especially, one with unpaved runways.
An area reserved for playing a game or race with one’s physical force.
An unrestricted or favourable opportunity for action, operation, or achievement.
The extent of a given perception.
The part of a coin left unoccupied by the main device.
verb
(intransitive, baseball, softball, cricket, and other batting sports) To be the team catching and throwing the ball, as opposed to hitting it.
(transitive) To answer; to address.
(transitive) To defeat.
(transitive) To execute research (in the field).
(transitive, military) To deploy in the field.
(transitive, sports) To intercept or catch (a ball) and play it.
(transitive, sports) To place (a team, its players, etc.) in a game.
The away team fielded two new players and the second-choice goalkeeper.
fiend
fiend
noun
(informal) An addict or fanatic.
(obsolete) An enemy; a foe.
(religious, archaic) The enemy of mankind, specifically, the Devil; Satan.
A devil or demon; a malignant or diabolical being; an evil spirit.
A very evil person.
verb
(slang, intransitive) To yearn; to be desperate (for something).
fifed
fifed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fife
fiked
fiked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fike
filed
filed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of file
finds
finds
noun
plural of find
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of find
findy
findy
adj
(dialectal or obsolete) full; heavy; firm; solid; substantial; plentiful
fined
fined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fine
fiord
fiord
noun
(now chiefly New Zealand) Alternative spelling of fjord
fired
fired
adj
(ceramics) Heated in a furnace, kiln, etc., to become permanently hardened.
dismissed, let go from a job.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fire
fixed
fixed
adj
(dialectal, informal) Surgically rendered infertile (spayed, neutered or castrated).
(law) Of sound, recorded on a permanent medium.
(of a problem) Resolved; corrected.
Attached; affixed.
Chemically stable.
Not changing, not able to be changed, staying the same.
Repaired
Rigged; fraudulently prearranged.
Stationary.
Supplied with what one needs.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fix
flied
flied
verb
(US, baseball) simple past tense and past participle of fly (hit a fly ball)
fluid
fluid
adj
(not comparable) Of or relating to fluid.
(of an asset) Convertible into cash.
(rare) Genderfluid.
In a state of flux; subject to change.
Moving smoothly, or giving the impression of a liquid in motion.
noun
(specifically, medicine, colloquial, typically in the plural) Intravenous fluids.
A liquid (as opposed to a solid or gas).
Any substance which can flow with relative ease, tends to assume the shape of its container, and obeys Bernoulli's principle; a liquid, gas or plasma.
fraid
fraid
adj
Pronunciation spelling of afraid.
fredi
frida
fried
fried
adj
(colloquial, of computer equipment) Broken as a result of excessive heat or an electrical surge.
(specifically, of an egg) Fried with the yolk unbroken.
Cooked by frying.
Cooked in a deep fryer or pressure fryer or the like after being coated (breaded) in batter; compare deep-fried.
Drunk; under the influence of alcohol.
Extremely tired due to exertion or stress; exhausted.
Stoned; under the influence of drugs.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fry
frodi
froid
fumid
fumid
adj
Smoky, vaporous.
fundi
fundi
noun
(East Africa) A person who repairs and maintains things; mechanic, repairer.
(South Africa, Zimbabwe) A master of a particular skill; an expert.
The African cereal plant Digitaria exilis.
plural of fundus
indef
indef
adj
(Wikimedia jargon, Internet slang) Of a user, account, or IP address: blocked or banned from editing or other actions for an indefinite length of time.
Abbreviation of indefinite.
noun
(Wikimedia jargon, Internet slang) The action of blocking or banning a user, account, or IP address from editing or other actions for an indefinite length of time.
verb
(Wikimedia jargon, Internet slang) To block or ban a user, account, or IP address from editing or other actions for an indefinite length of time.
modif
vifda
vifda
noun
(Shetland, Orkney) Beef and mutton hung and dried, but not salted.