(zoology) Belonging or relating to the order Clupeiformes of ray-finned fish, including herrings and anchovies
noun
Any fish of the order Clupeiformes
despairful
despairful
adj
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
despiteful
despiteful
adj
(archaic) Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate.
disputeful
dropperful
dropperful
noun
Enough to fill a dropper.
epulafquen
expenseful
expenseful
adj
Full of expense; costly; chargeable.
fetiparous
fetiparous
adj
(of a marsupial) bearing offspring born not fully developed
fireplough
flophouses
flophouses
noun
plural of flophouse
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flophouse
fluorotype
fluorotype
noun
(historical) A photographic process in which salts of fluoric acid were employed for the purpose of producing images in the camera.
forelouper
fourposter
fourposter
noun
Alternative form of four-poster (“type of bed”)
frumperies
frumperies
noun
plural of frumpery
frumpiness
frumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being frumpy.
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.
kupfferite
lipoferous
lumpfishes
lumpfishes
noun
plural of lumpfish
mouseproof
mouseproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by mice.
outperform
outperform
verb
To perform better than something or someone.
painfuller
painfuller
adj
comparative form of painful: more painful
paleofauna
paleofauna
noun
(geology, zoology) The animals that were alive in a particular period of geological history, especially those known only as fossils
parfumerie
pausefully
pausefully
adv
In a pauseful manner; with pauses.
peacefully
peacefully
adv
In a peaceful manner.
pearlfruit
pediferous
pediferous
adj
(zoology) pedigerous; having feet
perfervour
perfidious
perfidious
adj
Of, pertaining to, or representing perfidy; disloyal to what should command one's fidelity or allegiance.
persifleur
persifleur
noun
One who participates in light, playful talk or banter or persiflage.
persulfate
persulfate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any of several oxyanions (and their associated salts) that have peroxide units linked to one or more sulfur atoms
pictureful
piliferous
piliferous
adj
Containing or producing hair.
pinebluffs
piniferous
pitcherful
pitcherful
noun
The quantity that a pitcher can hold.
pitifuller
pitifuller
adj
comparative form of pitiful: more pitiful
platterful
platterful
noun
As much as a platter will hold.
pluperfect
pluperfect
adj
(grammar) Pertaining to action completed before another action or event in the past, past perfect.
(informal) Used as an intensifier in various interjections.
(mathematics) Relating to a certain type of graph, complying with the theorem (pluperfect graph theorem) discovered by D. R. Fulkerson in 1970.
(mathematics) Synonym of multiperfect
More than perfect, utterly perfect, ideal.
noun
A verb in this tense.
The pluperfect tense, the past perfect.
pluteiform
pocketfuls
pocketfuls
noun
plural of pocketful
pocketsful
pomiferous
pomiferous
adj
(botany) bearing pomes or pomelike fruit as opposed to berries.
Producing or bearing fruit, especially apples
poriferous
poriferous
adj
Having pores.
Of or related to the Porifera.
powderpuff
powderpuff
adj
Being or relating to a division of a traditionally male sport that is reserved for females.
powerfully
powerfully
adv
In a powerful manner.
praefectus
preconfuse
predefault
prefearful
prefectual
prefecture
prefecture
noun
The jurisdiction of a prefect; the region administered by a prefect, especially as a translation of certain French, Chinese, and Japanese administrative divisions.
The office or position of a prefect.
preferrous
prefigured
prefigured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prefigure
prefigurer
prefigures
prefigures
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prefigure
prefixture
prefocused
prefocused
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prefocus
prefocuses
prefocuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prefocus
prefortune
prefounder
prefulfill
prefulgent
prefuneral
prefuneral
adj
Before a funeral.
prefurnish
prejustify
prepainful
prepainful
adj
Before the onset of pain.
prequalify
prequalify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To qualify or be qualified in advance.
prerefusal
prerefused
presageful
presageful
adj
Full of presages; ominous.
pridefully
pridefully
adv
In a prideful or haughty manner.
prodefault
profluence
profluence
noun
(obsolete) Onward flow; current.
(rare) The progression or flow (of time, events etc.).
profounder
profounder
adj
comparative form of profound: more profound
profulgent
profulgent
adj
(obsolete) Shining forth; brilliant; effulgent.
promiseful
promiseful
adj
Full of promise for the future; promising.
prorefugee
prowessful
pseudoform
pulmonifer
pupiferous
purposeful
purposeful
adj
Having a purpose in mind; resolute; determined.
Having purpose; intentional.
putrefying
putrefying
verb
present participle of putrefy
quakeproof
quakeproof
adj
Capable of withstanding an earthquake.
verb
(transitive) To modify (a structure) to make it capable of withstanding an earthquake.
repurified
repurified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of repurify
repurifies
repurifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of repurify
respectful
respectful
adj
Marked or characterized by respect
shufflecap
speedfully
speedfully
adv
In a speedful manner.
spindleful
spindleful
noun
Enough to fill a spindle.
spitefully
spitefully
adv
In a spiteful manner.
spitzflute
spurflower
spurflower
noun
Any of various plants of the genus Plectranthus.
stupefying
stupefying
adj
That causes stupefaction.
verb
present participle of stupefy
subprefect
subprefect
noun
the executive of a subprefecture
superedify
superfancy
superfancy
adj
Very fancy.
superfecta
superfecta
noun
A method of betting in which the bettor, in order to win, must pick the first four finishers of a race in the correct sequence.
superficie
superfidel
superfixes
superfixes
noun
plural of superfix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of superfix
superfleet
superfluid
superfluid
adj
Of, pertaining to, or exhibiting superfluidity.
noun
(physics) A substance, such as liquid helium, that exhibits superfluidity.
superfolly
superfused
superfused
adj
(medicine) Subjected to superfusion
verb
simple past tense and past participle of superfuse