An image which persists or remains in negative after the original stimulation has ended.
afterlight
afterlight
noun
Light that follows something, especially the dim light in the sky after the sun has fully set.
afternight
airfreight
airfreight
noun
The amount charged for such transport.
The transportation of freight by air.
verb
(transitive) To transport by air.
beatifying
beatifying
verb
present participle of beatify
befretting
benefiting
buffetings
buffetings
noun
plural of buffeting
centrifuge
centrifuge
noun
(figuratively) An apparatus in which humans are spun to simulate acceleration in an aircraft or spacecraft.
A device in which a mixture of denser and lighter materials (normally dispersed in a liquid) is separated by being spun about a central axis at high speed.
verb
To rotate something in a centrifuge, typically in order to separate its constituents.
certifying
certifying
verb
present participle of certify
confecting
confecting
verb
present participle of confect
defatigate
defatigate
adj
(obsolete, rare) Weary; fatigued
verb
(rare) To tire or make weary
defaulting
defaulting
noun
The act or result of being defaulted, especially a failure to meet a financial obligation.
verb
present participle of default
defecating
defecating
verb
present participle of defecate
deflecting
deflecting
verb
present participle of deflect
defrosting
defrosting
noun
The process by which something is defrosted.
verb
present participle of defrost
delightful
delightful
adj
Pleasant; pleasing, bringing enjoyment, satisfaction, or pleasure.
destuffing
diffugient
effigiated
effigiated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of effigiate
effigurate
effigurate
adj
(botany, lichenology) Having a definite (lobed) shape; not effuse.
eightyfold
eightyfold
adj
By a factor of eighty.
engrafting
engrafting
verb
present participle of engraft
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.
fastenings
fastenings
noun
plural of fastening
fastigated
fastigiate
fastigiate
adj
(botany) Erect and parallel
(botany, horticulture) Having closely-bunched erect parallel branches
(obsolete) Tapering to a point
(palynology) Characterized by a fastigium, a cavity separating the intexine from the sexine near the endoaperture of a colporate pollen grain.
noun
(horticulture) A tree or shrub with erect, parallel branches.
fatherling
fatherling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A father.
A father's child.
fatiguable
fatiguable
adj
Alternative form of fatigable
feathering
feathering
noun
(architecture) An arrangement of small arcs or foils separated by projecting cusps, frequently forming the feather-like ornament on the inner mouldings of arches.
A feathered texture.
Plumage.
The fitting of feathers to arrows.
Visible offshoots of the trails of ink written on overly absorbent paper.
verb
present participle of feather
federating
federating
verb
present participle of federate
feltmaking
feltmaking
noun
The manufacture of felt.
fermenting
fermenting
verb
present participle of ferment
festooning
festooning
noun
Material with which something is festooned.
verb
present participle of festoon
fetchingly
fetchingly
adv
In a fetching manner
fetologies
fetologist
fetologist
noun
One who studies fetology.
fieldfight
fighteress
fighteress
noun
(archaic or humorous, rare) A female fighter.
figurately
figurately
adv
In a figurate manner; Using or forming a figure.
figuratively, in a figurative manner.
figurative
figurative
adj
(art) representing forms recognisable in life and clearly derived from real object sources, in contrast to abstract art.
Emblematic, symbolic; representative, exemplative
Metaphorically so called.
Of use as a metaphor, simile, metonym or other figure of speech, as opposed to literal; using figures; as when saying that someone who eats more than they should is a pig or like a pig.
With many figures of speech.
fingerpost
fingerpost
noun
A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost
The milepost itself.
fingerroot
fingerroot
noun
A plant related to ginger, Boesenbergia rotunda, with finger-like roots used as a spice.
fingertips
fingertips
noun
plural of fingertip
fitchering
fitzgerald
flagellist
flagellist
noun
One who administers punishment by whipping.
One who is abusive or punishing.
One who whips him or herself as an act of religious penitence; flagellant.
One who whips others or is whipped by others as a sexual fetish.
flattening
flattening
noun
A flattened part of something
The act, or the result of making something flat or flatter
verb
present participle of flatten
flattering
flattering
adj
(of an image etc.) That which represents too favorably.
Attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good.
Gratifying to one's self-esteem; complimentary.
noun
Instances of flattery.
The action of the verb to flatter.
verb
present participle of flatter
fleabiting
fleetingly
fleetingly
adv
in a fleeting manner; transiently
flemington
flemington
Proper noun
a locality in western New South Wales, Australia.
a suburb of Victoria, Australia, famous for its racecourse.
a rural locality in South New Zealand.
a rural locality in the region of New Zealand.
a built-up area near Scotland
an unincorporated community in Florida, USA.
a small city in Georgia, USA.
a village in Missouri, USA.
a borough in New Jersey, USA
a borough in Pennsylvania, USA.
a small town in West Virginia, USA.
fletchings
fletchings
noun
plural of fletching
flighthead
flightiest
flightiest
adj
superlative form of flighty: most flighty
flightless
flightless
adj
Unable to fly. Usually used with birds such as the penguin, ostrich, and emu.
flittering
flittering
noun
The motion of something that flitters.
verb
present participle of flitter
floreating
flustering
flustering
adj
agitated, confusing
verb
present participle of fluster
fluttering
fluttering
noun
Rapid back-and-forth waving or oscillation.
verb
present participle of flutter
flyweights
flyweights
noun
plural of flyweight
folkething
footbridge
footbridge
noun
A bridge over a road, railway, river, etc for pedestrians.
foredating
foredating
verb
present participle of foredate
foresights
foresights
noun
plural of foresight
forfeiting
forfeiting
noun
The act by which something is forfeited or surrendered; a giving up.
verb
present participle of forfeit
forgetting
forgetting
noun
The mental act by which something is forgotten.
verb
present participle of forget
forletting
forletting
verb
present participle of forlet
fosterling
fosterling
noun
a foster child
fregatidae
freightage
freightage
noun
The price of transporting goods.
freighters
freighters
noun
plural of freighter
freighting
freighting
verb
present participle of freight
frettingly
frettingly
adv
With fretting behaviour.
frightable
frightened
frightened
adj
Afraid; suffering from fear.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frighten
frightener
frightener
noun
Agent noun of frighten; one who frightens.
frightless
frightless
adj
Free from fright; fearless.
frightment
frightment
noun
(obsolete) fear; terror
frightsome
frightsome
adj
Feeling fright; afraid; frightened.
Marked by fright or frightfulness; frightening; frightful; fearful; causing fear.
fringefoot
fringetail
frittering
frittering
verb
present participle of fritter
fugacities
fugacities
noun
plural of fugacity
fugitively
fugitively
adv
In a fugitive manner.
furthering
furthering
noun
The act by which something is furthered; furtherance.
verb
present participle of further
fustigated
fustigated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fustigate
gearshifts
gearshifts
noun
plural of gearshift
gelatinify
gelatinify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To make or become gelatinous.
ghostified
ghostified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ghostify
giftedness
giftedness
noun
The property of being gifted.
goatfishes
goatfishes
noun
plural of goatfish
graftonite
graftonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, iron, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
grapefruit
grapefruit
noun
The large spherical tart fruit produced by this tree.
The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of pomelo (Citrus maxima) and sweet orange.
guidecraft
guidecraft
noun
The art or skill of serving as a guide.
gunfighter
gunfighter
noun
A person who engages in gunfights; a gunslinger.
guttiferae
guttiferal
heartgrief
heartgrief
noun
heartache; sorrow
horsefight
infangthef
infangthef
noun
Alternative form of infangthief
infighters
infighters
noun
plural of infighter
inflecting
inflecting
verb
present participle of inflect
ingrateful
ingrateful
adj
ungrateful; not grateful
unpleasing to the sense; distasteful
ingulfment
ingulfment
noun
Archaic form of engulfment.
intergraft
intergraft
verb
(transitive) To graft each upon the other.
kiteflying
kiteflying
noun
(archaic) A mode of raising money, or sustaining one's credit, by the use of paper which is merely nominal.
The flying of kites.
leftwinger
leftwinger
noun
Alternative form of left-winger
lighterful
lighterful
noun
Enough to fill a lighter (flat-bottomed boat).
lightfaced
lightfaced
adj
Written, printed or drawn in lightface, using a font that has a low ration of ink to white space.
metrifying
metrifying
verb
present participle of metrify
misgrafted
misgrafted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of misgraft
morgengift
morgengift
noun
(historical) A marriage dowry, among the Anglo-Saxons.
nonfighter
nonfighter
noun
One who is not a fighter.
offsetting
offsetting
noun
An amount offset
The act of offsetting
verb
present participle of offset
outfeeding
outfeeling
outfeeling
verb
present participle of outfeel
outfencing
outfencing
verb
present participle of outfence
outfighter
outfigured
outfigured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of outfigure
outfleeing
outfleeing
verb
present participle of outflee
overflight
overflight
noun
The flight of an aircraft over a particular place; used especially to refer to a flight over foreign or enemy territory.
overgifted
perfecting
perfecting
noun
(printing) The process of printing on both sides of the printed-on material during its single pass through the printing press.
verb
present participle of perfect
petrifying
petrifying
adj
Causing immense fear; extremely scary
verb
present participle of petrify
pigeonfoot
pigeonfoot
noun
The dovesfoot geranium (Geranium molle).
pregratify
presifting
presifting
verb
present participle of presift
prizefight
prizefight
noun
A professional boxing match, in which two boxers compete for a prize (usually money).
profligate
profligate
adj
(obsolete) Overthrown, ruined.
Immoral; abandoned to vice.
Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
noun
An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person.
An overly wasteful or extravagant individual.
verb
(obsolete) To drive away; to overcome.
putrefying
putrefying
verb
present participle of putrefy
rectifying
rectifying
verb
present participle of rectify
redrafting
redrafting
noun
A redraft.
verb
present participle of redraft
refighting
refighting
verb
present participle of refight
reflecting
reflecting
adj
(obsolete) Insulting, disparaging.
Given to introspection; thoughtful, reflective.
Having a component that reflects light.
That has been reflected (of light, sound etc.); undergoing reflection.
That reflects.
noun
An instance of reflection
verb
present participle of reflect
refloating
refloating
verb
present participle of refloat
refracting
refracting
noun
An act of refraction.
verb
present participle of refract
refrighten
refringent
refringent
adj
That refracts; refractive
refronting
refronting
verb
present participle of refront
regrafting
regrafting
verb
present participle of regraft
restaffing
restaffing
noun
The replacement of staff.
verb
present participle of restaff
restuffing
restuffing
verb
present participle of restuff
seafighter
siegecraft
siegecraft
noun
The science of besieging; warcraft of sieges.
sleightful
sleightful
adj
(obsolete) cunning; dexterous
smifligate
stiffening
stiffening
noun
An item, material or feature that makes something stiffer.