(transitive) To make (more) alkaline (less acidic)
backfill
backfill
noun
(US) Reserve support personnel.
(US) That which backfills; a replacement.
(literature) Material in a story set earlier in the past, providing history or context for the current action.
The material that has been used to refill an excavation.
verb
(US) To provide reserve support.
(US) To replenish or restock due to attrition or loss.
(archaeology) To refill an excavation unit to restore the former ground surface and/or to preserve the unit and make it recognizable as having been excavated.
(gaming) To enter an online game that's already in progress, replacing a player who left early.
To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.
backflip
backflip
noun
(by extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a U-turn.
(gymnastics) An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
verb
To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn.
To perform a backflip (rotation of body).
blackfin
blackfin
noun
bluefin tuna
booklift
calfkill
calflike
calflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a calf (young cow).
calfskin
calfskin
noun
A fine leather made from the hide of a calf.
cityfolk
cufflink
cufflink
noun
A button or stud used to hold a sleeve cuff together.
daftlike
daftlike
adj
(UK, regional) daft; foolish
fairlike
fairlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fair (entertainment and trading event).
fanglike
fanglike
adj
Resembling a fang.
fatelike
fatelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of fate.
faunlike
faunlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a faun.
fawnlike
fawnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fawn.
feltlike
feltlike
adj
Resembling felt (the fabric).
fernlike
fernlike
adj
Resembling a fern.
ficklest
ficklest
adj
superlative form of fickle: most fickle
ficklety
ficklety
noun
(humorous) fickleness
filelike
filelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a file (aggregation of stored data).
Resembling or characteristic of a file (rasping tool).
filemark
filemark
noun
(computing) A special value used on computer tape to separate individual files.
filmlike
filmlike
adj
(figuratively, by extension) Unrealistically romantic, exciting, scenic, etc.
(of a digital photograph or video) Having qualities similar to those of images captured on photographic film.
Resembling a film.
filmmake
firelike
firelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of fire; fiery.
firelock
firelock
noun
(by extension, historical) A firearm using such a gunlock.
(historical) A form of gunlock, in which the priming is ignited by a spark.
fishkill
fishkill
noun
An environmental event in which fish are killed.
fishlike
fishlike
adj
Having some characteristics of a fish.
fiskdale
fistlike
fistlike
adj
Resembling a fist (clenched hand).
flacking
flacking
verb
present participle of flack
flaglike
flaglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a flag (cloth emblem).
flakiest
flakiest
adj
superlative form of flaky: most flaky
flanking
flanking
verb
present participle of flank
flatlick
flaxlike
flaxlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of flax.
fleckier
flecking
flecking
noun
A flecked pattern.
verb
present participle of fleck
flickers
flickers
noun
plural of flicker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flicker
flickery
flickery
adj
Seeming to flicker; unsteady
flicking
flicking
noun
The act by which something is flicked.
verb
present participle of flick
flinkite
flinkite
Noun
A mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.
flipjack
fliskier
flockier
flockier
adj
comparative form of flocky: more flocky
flocking
flocking
noun
A material textured in this way, such as the artificial snow of a Christmas tree.
The process of adding small particles to a surface for the sake of texture.
verb
present participle of flock
flokatis
flokatis
noun
plural of flokati
florikan
floriken
floriken
Noun
An Indian bustard (Otis aurita).
flukiest
flukiest
adj
superlative form of fluky: most fluky
flunkies
flunkies
noun
plural of flunkey
plural of flunky
flunking
flunking
verb
present participle of flunk
foamlike
foamlike
adj
Resembling foam; foamy.
folklike
folklike
adj
(music) Resembling the style of folk music
folksier
folksier
adj
comparative form of folksy: more folksy
folksily
folksily
adv
In a folksy manner.
fondlike
foollike
footlike
footlike
adj
Resembling a foot.
foremilk
foremilk
noun
The first milk drawn from a cow during milking; in humans, the milk secreted initially during breastfeeding, typically low in fat and rich in protein.
forklift
forklift
noun
A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved.
verb
To move or stack with, or as if with, such a vehicle.
forklike
forklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fork.
forktail
forktail
noun
(UK, dialect) A salmon in its fourth year's growth.
Any of various small insectivorous birds in the genus Enicurus.
franklin
franklin
noun
(historical) A freeholder, especially as belonging to a class of landowners in the 14th and 15th century ranking at the bottom of the gentry.
freakily
freakily
adv
In a freaky manner.
friskful
friskful
adj
(rare) Lively; frolicsome.
friskily
friskily
adv
in a frisky manner
froglike
froglike
adj
Similar to a frog (amphibian), or to a characteristic of a frog.
a froglike croak
adv
In a froglike way
frolicks
frolicks
noun
plural of frolick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frolick
frolicky
frolicky
adj
(obsolete) frolicsome
fumelike
fumelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fume.
fuselike
fuselike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fuse.
giftlike
gulflike
gulflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a gulf.
hipflask
hipflask
noun
Alternative spelling of hip flask
hooflike
hooflike
adj
Resembling a hoof.
kalewife
kalifate
kaliform
kaliform
adj
Characteristic of the tumbleweed Kali.
kefifrel
keflavik
kelpfish
kelpfish
noun
A perciform fish in the family Chironemidae, native to coastal Australia and New Zealand.
khalifas
khalifas
noun
plural of khalifa
khalifat
khalifat
noun
Dated form of caliphate.
kiefekil
kiefekil
Noun
A kind of clay; meerschaum.
killcalf
killduff
kinfolks
kinfolks
noun
plural of kinfolk
kinsfolk
kinsfolk
noun
Alternative spelling of kinfolk
kistfuls
kistfuls
noun
plural of kistful
klipfish
klipfish
noun
A fish of certain genera in the family Clinidae.
Sun-dried salted cod, exported from Norway.
knifeful
knifeful
noun
The amount that can be carried on a knife.
leaflike
leaflike
adj
Having the form or other qualities of a leaf.
lifelike
lifelike
adj
Like a living being, resembling life, giving an accurate representation
lifework
lifework
noun
The main occupation or vocation of a person's life.
loferski
ludefisk
makefile
makefile
noun
Alternative spelling of make file
milkfish
milkfish
noun
Chanos chanos, an important food fish in southeast Asia.
oakfield
raftlike
raftlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a raft.
rockfoil
rockfoil
noun
saxifrage
rooflike
rooflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a roof.
rufflike
rufflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a ruff.
selflike
selflike
adj
Exactly similar; corresponding.
Of or pertaining to self or one's self; personal; individual; own.
Selfish; self-centered.
serflike
serflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a serf.
skiffled
skiffles
skiffles
noun
plural of skiffle
skildfel
skilfish
skilfish
noun
A fish, of the genus Erilepis, found on deep rocky bottoms in the North Pacific.
skillful
skillful
adj
Possessing skill; skilled.
Requiring skill.
skinfuls
skinfuls
noun
plural of skinful
stickful
stickful
noun
(printing, dated) As much type as fills a composing stick.
An amount that is held on one stick.
surflike
surflike
adj
Resembling surf (breaking waves) or some aspect of it.