(archaic or dialect) Beforehand; in advance; in anticipation.
aforesaid
aforesaid
adj
Previously stated; said or named before.
aforeward
afterbody
afterbody
noun
(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.
aftergood
afterhold
afterword
afterword
noun
(of a letter) a postscript.
(to a book) an appendix.
an epilogue.
allendorf
altdorfer
appledorf
ausformed
ausformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ausform
bairdford
batfowled
becoiffed
becoiffed
adj
Having the hair arranged in a coif.
bedfellow
bedfellow
noun
(by extension) An associate, often an otherwise improbable one.
One with whom one shares a bed.
bedflower
beefwoods
beefwoods
noun
plural of beefwood
befrocked
befrocked
adj
Wearing a frock.
befrogged
befrogged
adj
Adorned with ornamental braid fasteners.
beresford
beresford
Proper noun
A settlement in British Columbia, Canada
A town in New Brunswick, Canada
A city in South Dakota
biddeford
bifluorid
bifronted
bifronted
adj
Having two fronts.
billfolds
billfolds
noun
plural of billfold
blackford
blandford
blindfold
blindfold
adj
Having the eyes covered so as to obscure vision
Thoughtless; reckless.
adv
With the eyes covered so as to obscure vision.
noun
A covering, usually a bandage, for the eyes, blocking light to the eyes.
Something that obscures vision (literally or metaphorically).
verb
To cover the eyes, in order to make someone unable to see.
To obscure understanding or comprehension.
bloodfins
bloodfins
noun
plural of bloodfin
bloodleaf
bloodleaf
noun
A plant of the genus Iresine that has colored leaves.
bodefully
bodysurfs
bodysurfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bodysurf
boldfaced
boldfaced
adj
(typography) Of text emphasized by being set in a font having thicker strokes, yielding a heavier or darker appearance.
Impudent, brazen.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of boldface (to print or write in a bold manner)
boldfaces
boldfaces
noun
plural of boldface
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boldface
boyfriend
boyfriend
noun
A male friend.
A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
bransford
brantford
brantford
Proper noun
A city in Ontario, Canada
brentford
brentford
Proper noun
a town in west London, England, on the north side of the River Thames and within the London Borough of Hounslow.
broadford
broadleaf
broadleaf
adj
Pertaining to trees with relatively broad, flat leaves as opposed to needles, or woodlands made up of such trees.
Used in the name of a plant or tree: having especially broad leaves.
noun
A tree (Terminalia latifolia, now Terminalia catappa) of Jamaica.
A type of tobacco having broad leaves, used for making cigars.
broadwife
bromfield
bromfield
Proper noun
Either of two villages in England.
buffaloed
buffaloed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of buffalo
bufonidae
calfbound
calfbound
adj
Bound in calfskin.
calfdozer
calfdozer
noun
A small bulldozer.
cardiform
cardiform
adj
(of fish teeth) Resembling a series of combs
catfooted
caudiform
caudiform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a tail.
chiefdoms
chiefdoms
noun
plural of chiefdom
chondrify
chondrify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.
cliffwood
coalfield
coalfield
noun
Any region containing deposits of coal that may be mined.
coalified
coalified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coalify
codfisher
codfisher
noun
One who fishes for cod.
codfishes
codfishes
noun
plural of codfish
codifiers
codifiers
noun
plural of codifier
codifying
codifying
noun
A codification.
verb
present participle of codify
cofferdam
cofferdam
noun
(engineering) A temporary watertight enclosure used to create a dry foundation for building bridges and other structures over water.
(nautical) An empty space that acts as a protective barrier between two floors or bulkheads on a ship.
cofounded
cofounded
adj
Founded at the same time as another, or by two or more people.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cofound
cofounder
cofounder
noun
A joint founder; one of several people involved with the creation of a business, organization, union, or entity.
coiffured
coiffured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of coiffure
coldfinch
coldproof
coldproof
adj
Resistant to cold.
comforted
comforted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of comfort
confabbed
confabbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confab
confected
confected
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confect
conferred
conferred
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confer
conferted
confessed
confessed
adj
Which one admits or avows.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confess
confidant
confidant
noun
A person in whom one can confide or share one's secrets: a friend.
confident
confident
adj
(obsolete, in negative sense) Forward, impudent.
Self-assured, self-reliant, sure of oneself.
Very sure of something; positive.
noun
Obsolete form of confidant.
confiders
confiders
noun
plural of confider
confiding
confiding
adj
(Birding) Of a bird, allowing the close approach of humans.
Having or showing confidence or trust in another person.
In confidence; as if with trust.
noun
The telling of something in confidence.
verb
present participle of confide
confirmed
confirmed
adj
(Christianity) having received the rite of confirmation
(formal) having a settled habit; inveterate or habitual
verified or ratified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confirm
conflated
conflated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conflate
conformed
conformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of conform
confounds
confounds
noun
plural of confound
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of confound
cordiform
cordiform
adj
Shaped like a heart; cordate.
cornfield
cornfield
noun
A field of corn, wheat or other cereal crop
cornified
cornified
adj
(informal) Corny, or having been made corny.
Converted into horn; horny.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cornify
crockford
croftland
croftland
noun
(Scotland) Land of superior quality, on which crops are raised.
daffodils
daffodils
noun
plural of daffodil
dalesfolk
dalesfolk
noun
Dalesmen.
dampproof
dampproof
adj
Resistant to the effects of damp.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to the effects of damp.
dayflower
dayflower
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Commelina, whose flowers last only a day
deepfroze
defecator
defecator
noun
(archaic) That which cleanses or purifies; especially, an apparatus for removing impurities from juices and syrups.
One who defecates.
defection
defection
noun
An act or incidence of defecting.
defectors
defectors
noun
plural of defector
defension
defensory
defensory
adj
(archaic) Tending to defend; defensive.
noun
(archaic) That which defends.
defiatory
defiatory
adj
(obsolete) Bidding or manifesting defiance.
definitor
definitor
noun
(Catholicism) One who oversees either an ecclesiastical property under a bishop or possesses an office in a religious order.
A person who defines.
deflation
deflation
noun
(economics) A decrease in the general price level, that is, in the nominal cost of goods and services as well as wages.
(economics, euphemistic) An economic contraction.
(geology) The removal of soil and other loose material from the ground (or another surface) by wind, leaving it exposed to erosion.
An act or instance of deflating.
deflators
deflators
noun
plural of deflator
deflector
deflector
noun
(science fiction) A force field; an invisible barrier used as a protective shield.
A diaphragm in a lamp, stove, etc. by which the flame and gases are brought together to improve combustion.
Something which deflects something else, especially a stream of fluid or particles.
deflexion
deflexion
noun
UK spelling of deflection
deflorate
deflorate
adj
(botany) Past the flowering state.
verb
(transitive, archaic) To take the virginity of; to deflower.
(transitive, botany) To remove the flowers from.
deflowers
deflowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deflower
defluxion
defluxion
noun
(medicine) A discharge or flowing of fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh.
(obsolete) A flowing down; a running down.
defoamers
defoamers
noun
plural of defoamer
defoaming
defoaming
verb
present participle of defoam
defoggers
defoggers
noun
plural of defogger
defogging
defogging
verb
present participle of defog
defoliage
defoliant
defoliant
noun
An agent used to defoliate plants.
defoliate
defoliate
adj
Deprived of leaves; defoliated.
verb
(transitive) To remove foliage from (one or more plants), most often with a chemical agent.
deforceor
deforceor
noun
(obsolete, law) A deforciant.
deforcing
deforcing
verb
present participle of deforce
deforests
deforests
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of deforest
deformers
deformers
noun
plural of deformer
deforming
deforming
verb
present participle of deform
deformism
deformity
deformity
noun
An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.
The state of being deformed.
defortify
defossion
defrocked
defrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defrock
defrosted
defrosted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defrost
defroster
defroster
noun
A device for removing frost or ice from a surface or food by applying heat.
dentiform
dentiform
adj
Having the shape or structure of a tooth.
devoutful
devoutful
adj
(obsolete) Full of devotion.
(obsolete) Sacred.
dewflower
diabolify
diabolify
verb
(transitive) To ascribe diabolical qualities to; to change into, or represent as, a devil.
diferrion
difformed
diffusion
diffusion
noun
(marketing) The gradual spread and adoption of goods or services.
(physics) The intermingling of the molecules of a fluid due to random thermal agitation.
(physics) The scattering of light by reflection from a rough surface, or by passage through a translucent medium.
(physics, weather) Exchange of airborne media between regions in space in an apparently random motion of a small scale.
The act of diffusing or dispersing something, or the property of being diffused or dispersed; dispersion.
The movement of water vapor from regions of high concentration (high water vapor pressure) toward regions of lower concentration.
The spread of cultural or linguistic practices, or social institutions, in one or more communities.
diffusors
diffusors
noun
plural of diffusor
diolefine
diolefins
diolefins
noun
plural of diolefin
disciform
disciform
adj
(botany) Having a flat, rounded shape.
discomfit
discomfit
adj
(obsolete) Discomfited; overthrown.
verb
(archaic) To defeat completely; to rout.
(rare) To defeat the plans or hopes of; to frustrate; disconcert.
(transitive) To embarrass (someone) greatly; to confuse; to perplex; to disconcert.
disfavors
disfavors
noun
plural of disfavor
disfavour
disfavour
noun
A state of being out of favour.
An unkindness; a disobliging act.
Lack of favour; displeasure.
verb
(British spelling) To show lack of favour or antipathy towards.
disforest
disforest
verb
To disafforest
disfrocks
disfrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfrock
disprofit
disprofit
noun
Loss; damage.
verb
(obsolete) To be, or to cause to be, without profit or benefit.
disproofs
disproofs
noun
plural of disproof
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.
dodecafid
doftberry
dogfennel
dogfennel
noun
A plant in the genus Chamaemelum.
Anthemis cotula, an annual plant native to Europe and North Africa.
Eupatorium capillifolium, a perennial plant native to eastern North America.
dogfights
dogfights
noun
plural of dogfight
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of dogfight