(astronautics) A section or piece of a launch vehicle, rocket, or spacecraft that enters the atmosphere unprotected behind the nose cone or other body that is protected for entry.
(astronomy) A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft.
(nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships.
The afterpart of a vehicle.
afterdays
afterdays
noun
(archaic) Days that follow; a later time or period; (figuratively) people in the future.
afterplay
afterplay
noun
In human sexual behavior, the erotic acts done after finishing sex.
albifying
albifying
verb
present participle of albify
alfridary
argufying
argufying
verb
present participle of argufy
aurifying
aurifying
verb
present participle of aurify
bailiffry
balefully
balefully
adv
In a baleful, ominous manner.
banefully
banefully
adv
In a baneful way.
bashfully
bashfully
adv
In a bashful manner.
basifying
basifying
verb
present participle of basify
bellyfish
bellyfull
bellyfuls
bellyfuls
noun
plural of bellyful
bifilarly
bifilarly
adv
In a bifilar manner.
biformity
biformity
noun
A double form.
bodefully
bodysurfs
bodysurfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bodysurf
bouffancy
bouffancy
noun
The quality of being bouffant.
boyfriend
boyfriend
noun
A male friend.
A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
brimfully
brimfully
adv
In a brimful manner
bullyhuff
butterfly
butterfly
noun
(alternate history) A random change in an aspect of the timeline seemingly unrelated to the primary point of divergence, resulting from the butterfly effect.
(finance) A combination of four options of the same type at three strike prices giving limited profit and limited risk.
(in the plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach.
(medicine, attributive) A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
(now rare) Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable.
(sports) A type of stretch in which one sits on the ground with the legs folded into a shape like that of a butterfly's wings, slightly rocking them up and down, resembling the wings fluttering.
(swimming) The butterfly stroke.
A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
A person who changes partners frequently.
Any of several plane curves that look like a butterfly; see Butterfly curve (transcendental) and Butterfly curve (algebraic).
verb
(transitive) To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.
(transitive) To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it.
(transitive, of the point of divergence of an alternate history scenario) To cause events after the point of divergence to not happen as they did in real history, and people conceived after the point of divergence to not exist in recognizable form, due to the random variations introduced by the butterfly effect.
caddisfly
caddisfly
noun
Alternative spelling of caddis fly
candytuft
candytuft
noun
Any of the genus Iberis of flowering plants.
carbonify
carbonify
verb
To convert to carbon; to burn or caramelize.
carefully
carefully
adv
(obsolete) Sorrowfully.
With care; attentively, circumspectly.
casefying
casefying
verb
present participle of casefy
celestify
celestify
verb
(obsolete, transitive) To make like heaven.
chayefsky
chondrify
chondrify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.
chylified
chylified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chylify
chyliform
chyliform
adj
(medicine) Having an appearance resembling chyle.
chymified
chymified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chymify
citifying
citifying
verb
present participle of citify
clyfaking
clyfaking
noun
(slang, obsolete) Pickpocketing.
cockneyfy
cockneyfy
verb
(transitive) To make cockney; to vulgarize.
cocrucify
codifying
codifying
noun
A codification.
verb
present participle of codify
coglorify
confinity
confinity
noun
contiguity, adjacency
corporify
corporify
verb
To form into a body.
countrify
countrify
verb
(transitive) To make rural or rustic.
cymbiform
cymbiform
adj
(botany) Elongated and having the upper surface decidedly concave, as in the glumes of many grasses.
cystiform
cystiform
adj
Resembling a cyst
daftberry
damselfly
damselfly
noun
Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest.
dandriffy
dandruffy
dandruffy
adj
Like dandruff; scurfy.
Suffering from dandruff; marked by the presence of dandruff.
dayflower
dayflower
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Commelina, whose flowers last only a day
deacidify
deacidify
verb
To remove or neutralize the acidic content of
decalcify
decalcify
verb
To deprive of calcareous matter.
decertify
decertify
verb
(transitive) To annul the certification of.
(transitive, industrial relations) To annul a labor union.
deedfully
defensory
defensory
adj
(archaic) Tending to defend; defensive.
noun
(archaic) That which defends.
defiantly
defiantly
adv
In a defiant manner.
defiatory
defiatory
adj
(obsolete) Bidding or manifesting defiance.
definably
definably
adv
In a definable manner; identifiably.
definedly
deformity
deformity
noun
An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.
The state of being deformed.
defortify
defrayals
defrayals
noun
plural of defrayal
defrayers
defrayers
noun
plural of defrayer
defraying
defraying
verb
present participle of defray
defyingly
defyingly
adv
With defiance.
demagnify
demagnify
verb
To reduce the size of an image etc
demideify
demideify
verb
(transitive) To treat as a demigod.
demulsify
demulsify
verb
(intransitive, of an emulsion) To separate into its components.
(transitive) To separate (an emulsion) into its components.
demystify
demystify
verb
(transitive) To remove the mystery from something; to explain or clarify.
demythify
denitrify
denitrify
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas.
devitrify
devitrify
verb
(of a glassy material) To become crystalline and brittle
dezincify
dezincify
verb
(transitive) To deprive of zinc.
dezinkify
diabolify
diabolify
verb
(transitive) To ascribe diabolical qualities to; to change into, or represent as, a devil.
diffinity
diffusely
diffusely
adv
In a diffuse manner.
direfully
direfully
adv
In a direful manner.
dismayful
dismayful
adj
(obsolete) terrifying
diversify
diversify
verb
(transitive) To make diverse or various in form or quality; to give variety to distinguish by numerous differences or aspects.
dobsonfly
dobsonfly
noun
Any insect of the subfamily Corydalinae, whose males have long mandibles, found in the Americas and related most closely to the fishfly.
doftberry
dolefully
dolefully
adv
In a doleful manner
doomfully
doomfully
adv
In a doomful manner.
dragonfly
dragonfly
noun
An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.
dryfarmer
dustyfoot
dutifully
dutifully
adv
With a regard to duty; in a dutiful manner.
dyestuffs
dyestuffs
noun
plural of dyestuff
easefully
easefully
adv
In an easeful way.
effluency
effluency
noun
(archaic) effluence
efractory
electrify
electrify
verb
(intransitive) To make electric.
(transitive) To adapt (a home, farm, village, city, industry, railroad) for electric power.
(transitive) To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.
(transitive) To strongly excite, especially by something delightful or inspiring; to thrill.
(transitive) To supply electricity to; to charge with electricity.
endamnify
endamnify
verb
(transitive) To damnify; to injure.
exemplify
exemplify
verb
(transitive) To be an instance of or serve as an example.
(transitive) To make an attested copy or transcript of (a document) under seal.
(transitive) To prove by such an attested copy or transcript.
(transitive) To show or illustrate by example.
facticity
facticity
noun
(countable) A fact that is not changeable or that is assumed to be true without further evaluation.
(uncountable) The quality or state of being a fact.
(uncountable, specifically, philosophy) In existentialism, the state of being in the world without any knowable reason for such existence, or of being in a particular state of affairs which one has no control over.
factually
factually
adv
In a factual manner
facundity
facundity
noun
(archaic) eloquence; readiness of speech
faddishly
faddishly
adv
In a faddish way.
fadeaways
fadeaways
noun
plural of fadeaway
faeryland
faeryland
noun
Alternative form of fairyland
faggingly
fagopyrum
failingly
failingly
adv
In a failing manner.
faineancy
faineancy
noun
Synonym of faineance
fairishly
fairishly
adv
Tolerably well; acceptably.
fairyfolk
fairyfolk
noun
Alternative form of fairy folk
fairyhood
fairyhood
noun
The state or period of being a fairy.
fairyisms
fairyisms
noun
plural of fairyism
fairyland
fairyland
adj
Having qualities ascribed to fairies and their realm; fanciful, delicate, surreal, or diminutive.
noun
Any place of great natural beauty, or having a magical atmosphere.
The imaginary land or abode of fairies.
fairylike
fairylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fairy.
fairyship
fairyship
noun
(with "your", "her", etc.) Title applied to a fairy.
fallalery
fallalery
noun
costume jewelry; trinkets; fake jewelry as opposed to "real" (fine) jewelry.
fallotomy
familiary
familiary
adj
(obsolete) Of or pertaining to a family or household; domestic.
familyish
familyish
adj
(informal) Suitable for, or characteristic of, family.
fancysick
fancywork
fancywork
noun
Decorative embroidery.
fantastry
fantastry
noun
Something fantastical.
farmyards
farmyards
noun
plural of farmyard
farmyardy
farmyardy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmyard.
farrandly
farrantly
fascinery
fastingly
fatefully
fatefully
adv
In a fateful manner.
fatuously
fatuously
adv
With smug stupidity or vacuous silliness; idiotically.
faunology
faunology
noun
The study of fauna.
favorably
favorably
adv
In a favorable manner.
favoredly
fawningly
fawningly
adv
In a fawning or sycophantic manner.
fayalites
fayalites
noun
plural of fayalite
fayettism
fearfully
fearfully
adv
(UK, dated) very; very much.
In a fearful manner; characterized by fear.
fearingly
fearingly
adv
With fear; fearfully.
featishly
featurely
featurely
adj
Having features; showing marked peculiarities; handsome.
febricity
febricity
noun
feverishness
febrility
febrility
Noun
feverishness
feckfully
feckfully
adv
In a feckful manner.
feculency
feculency
noun
Alternative form of feculence
fecundify
fecundify
verb
(transitive) To make fruitful; to fecundate.
fecundity
fecundity
noun
Ability to cause growth or increase.
Ability to produce offspring.
Number, rate, or capacity of offspring production.