(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).
campfire
campfire
noun
A fire at a campground or on a camping trip, often used for cooking, to provide light and heat, to drive away bugs, and as a focal point for sitting around in the evening and talking, telling stories, and singing.
capacify
capacify
verb
(archaic) To qualify.
capefair
caprifig
caprifig
noun
A hermaphrodite fruit, inedible to humans, of certain usually uncultivated species of Ficus, which is the source of the pollen with which fig wasps pollinate edible female fruit in both cultivated and uncultivated Ficus trees.
capsheaf
capsheaf
noun
(by extension) A crowning point
The top sheaf of a stook of wheat etc
catproof
catproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by domestic cats.
verb
To make resistant to damage caused by domestic cats.
cowflaps
cowflaps
noun
plural of cowflap
craftype
earflaps
earflaps
noun
plural of earflap
epifauna
epifauna
noun
The benthic fauna, i.e. the collection of sea animals living on the seafloor.
epifocal
epifocal
adj
epicentral
fairhope
fairplay
fairplay
noun
Alternative form of fair play
fairport
fairship
felapton
feldspar
feldspar
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a large group of rock-forming minerals that, together, make up about 60% of the earth's outer crust. The feldspars are all aluminum silicates of the alkali metals sodium, potassium, calcium and barium. Feldspars are the principal constituents of igneous and plutonic rocks.
felspars
felspars
noun
plural of felspar
felspath
filipina
firedamp
firedamp
noun
(mining) An inflammable gas (mostly methane) found in coal mines; forms an explosive mixture with air.
firepans
firepans
noun
plural of firepan
firetrap
firetrap
noun
(informal) A building with limited emergency exits in which people would be trapped in the event of a fire.
fishtrap
flagpole
flagpole
noun
A tall pole up which one or more flags may be raised and flown.
verb
(Canada, rare) Exit a country momentarily and reenter. Usually this is done to satisfy immigration requirements.
flagship
flagship
noun
(by extension, often attributive) The most important one out of a related group.
(nautical) The ship regarded as most important out of a group, e.g. a nation's navy or company's fleet.
(nautical, military) The ship occupied by the fleet's commander (usually an admiral); it denotes this by flying his flag.
verb
To act as a flagship for.
flapcake
flapcake
noun
(US) flapjack; pancake
flapdock
flaperon
flaperon
noun
(aviation, aeronautics, aircraft) An aircraft control surface at the trailing edge of a wing that acts as an aileron (controlling movement around the longitudinal axis) and a flap (changing the chord line of the wing, thus affecting the angle of attack).
flapjack
flapjack
noun
(Britain) A bar made of (though not limited to) rolled oats, butter, golden syrup, and brown sugar, baked in a tray.
(US) A pancake.
flapless
flapless
adj
Without a flap or flaps.
flappers
flappers
noun
plural of flapper
flappier
flappier
adj
comparative form of flappy: more flappy
flapping
flapping
adj
that flaps or flap
noun
(computing, telecommunications) The situation where a resource, a network destination, etc., is advertised as being available and then unavailable (or available by different routes) in rapid succession.
(phonology) A phonological process found in many dialects of English, especially American English and Canadian English, by which intervocalic /t/ and /d/ surface as the alveolar flap /ɾ/ before an unstressed syllable, so that words such as "metal" and "medal" are pronounced similarly or identically.
(uncountable) The unlicensed racing of horses or greyhounds.
An instance where one flaps.
verb
present participle of flap
flashpan
flashpan
noun
Alternative form of flash pan
flatcaps
flatcaps
noun
plural of flatcap
flattops
flattops
noun
plural of flattop
flaxdrop
fleapits
fleapits
noun
plural of fleapit
flipjack
flippant
flippant
adj
(archaic) glib; speaking with ease and rapidity
(chiefly dialectal) nimble; limber.
Showing disrespect through a casual attitude, levity, and a lack of due seriousness; pert.
flypaper
flypaper
noun
A strip of paper coated with a sticky, often poisonous, substance that catches and kills flies that land on it
verb
To cause something to become stuck with, or as if with, flypaper.
flypasts
flypasts
noun
plural of flypast
flytraps
flytraps
noun
plural of flytrap
foolscap
foolscap
noun
(more usually) Such a sheet folded or cut in half, thus approximately 8 x 13.25 inches.
(strictly) Writing paper sheets measuring 13.25 x 16.5 inches
Alternative form of fool's cap
Printing paper measuring 13.5 inches x 17 inches.
footpace
footpace
noun
A dais, or elevated platform; the highest step of the altar; a landing in a staircase.
A walking pace or step.
footpads
footpads
noun
plural of footpad
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of footpad
footpath
footpath
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, India) A paved path located at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians.
Any set path or trail to be used by people walking.
forcipal
forcipal
adj
Forked or branched like a pair of forceps; constructed so as to open and shut.
foreflap
forepale
forepart
forepart
noun
The front or anterior part of something.
forepass
forepast
forepast
adj
(obsolete) That has passed; bygone.
forepaws
forepaws
noun
plural of forepaw
forepeak
forepeak
noun
(nautical) The part of the hold of a ship within the angle of the bow
foreplan
foreplan
noun
A plan, device, or strategy created in advance.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To devise beforehand.
foreplay
foreplay
noun
In human sexual behavior, the acts at the beginning of a sexual encounter that serve to build up sexual arousal.
verb
(intransitive) To engage in foreplay.
forshape
forshape
verb
(transitive, obsolete) To metamorphose; change the shape of; transform.
(transitive, obsolete) To put out of shape; distort; make misshapen; disfigure.
forspeak
forspeak
verb
(transitive, dialectal, Northern England and Scotland) To injure or cause bad luck through immoderate praise or flattery; to affect with the curse of an evil tongue, which brings ill luck upon all objects of its praise.
(transitive, obsolete) Alternative spelling of forespeak
(transitive, obsolete) To bewitch, to charm.
(transitive, obsolete) To forbid, to prohibit; to oppose.
(transitive, obsolete) To say bad things about; to slander.
(nautical, usually in the plural) Rope lashed tightly over the rigging or other area.
verb
present participle of frap
freakpot
freespac
gasproof
gasproof
adj
Made of or covered with material that doesn't allow gas in.
giftwrap
giftwrap
verb
Alternative form of gift-wrap
grafship
grafship
noun
The rank or position of a graf (German or Austrian count).
grapeful
grapeful
adj
(poetic) Full of grapes.
halfpace
halfpace
noun
(archaic, architecture) A platform of a staircase where the stair turns back in exactly the reverse direction of the lower flight.
hipflask
hipflask
noun
Alternative spelling of hip flask
inparfit
lapidify
lapidify
verb
(intransitive) To become stone or stony.
(transitive) To cause to become permanent; to solidify.
(transitive) To convert into stone or stony material; to petrify.
lawproof
leapfrog
leapfrog
noun
(chiefly Britain, law, usually attributive) The process by which a case is appealed or allowed to be appealed directly to a supreme court, bypassing an intermediate appellate court.
(games) A game, often played by children, in which a player leaps like a frog over the back of another person who has stooped over. One variation of the game involves a number of people lining up in a row and bending over. The last person in the line then vaults forward over each of the others until he or she reaches the front of the line, whereupon he also bends over. The process is then repeated.
verb
(intransitive) To progress.
(transitive) To jump over some obstacle, as in the game of leapfrog.
(transitive) To overtake.
(transitive, chiefly Britain, law) To appeal or allow to be appealed (a case) directly to a supreme court, bypassing an intermediate appellate court.
(transitive, military) To advance by engaging the enemy with one unit while another moves further forward.
lifespan
lifespan
noun
(by extension) The length of time for which something exists or is current or valid.
Some clams have lifespans far longer than those of human beings.
The length of time for which an organism lives.
napiform
napiform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a turnip; spherical at the top, but with a tapering bottom.
offramps
offramps
noun
plural of offramp: alternative spelling of off-ramps
offscape
offscape
noun
(now rare) The distant part of a view, garden etc.; the background.
overflap
pacifica
pacifico
pacifico
noun
(historical) A peaceful native in Cuba or the Philippines who did not oppose Spanish colonization.
pacified
pacified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pacify
pacifier
pacifier
noun
(Canada, US) A rubber or plastic device imitating a nipple that goes into a baby’s mouth, used to calm and quiet the baby.
Someone or something that pacifies.
pacifies
pacifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pacify
pacifism
pacifism
noun
(video games, roguelikes) The additional challenge of winning a game without harming any enemy characters.
The conviction that it is morally wrong to settle disputes (especially between countries) by war or other violent means.
pacifist
pacifist
adj
Of or relating to pacifism.
noun
(video games, roguelikes) A player who attempts the challenge of winning a game without attacking any enemy characters.
One who loves, supports, or favours peace.
One who opposes violence and is anti-war.
One who prefers to avoid violence.
pailfuls
pailfuls
noun
plural of pailful
pailsful
paleface
paleface
noun
(derogatory, slang) A white person; a person of European descent.
palfgeys
palfreys
palfreys
noun
plural of palfrey
paliform
paliform
adj
(zoology) Resembling a palus.
palpifer
palpifer
noun
Alternative form of palpiger
palsgraf
palstaff
palstaff
noun
(historical) An old Celtic and Scandinavian weapon consisting of a wedge of stone or metal fixed by a tongue in a staff.
pandolfi
panfried
panfried
adj
Alternative spelling of pan-fried
panfries
panfries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of panfry
panicful
panofsky
pantofle
pantofle
noun
(archaic, historical) A slipper.
paperful
paperful
noun
Enough to fill a paper.
paraffin
paraffin
noun
(UK) A petroleum-based thin and colourless fuel oil.
(chemistry) Any member of the alkane hydrocarbons.
paraffin wax.
verb
To embed in paraffin wax.
To impregnate or treat with paraffin.
paraffle
paraffle
noun
An ostentatious display.
parafoil
parafoil
noun
A parachute, kite or glider with an aerofoil-shaped fabric canopy or wing.
The wing or sail of such an apparatus.
paraform
paraform
noun
Synonym of paraformaldehyde
parfaits
parfaits
noun
plural of parfait
parfield
parflesh
parflesh
noun
Alternative form of parfleche
parfocal
parfocal
adj
Having multiple lenses that have corresponding focal points in the same plane.
parsifal
pathfind
pauseful
pauseful
adj
(poetic) Full of pauses; slow and irregular.
peaceful
peaceful
adj
Inclined to peace.
Motionless and calm.
Not at war; not disturbed by strife or turmoil.
noun
(India, Islam, Islamophobic, Internet slang, offensive) a Muslim; especially a violent member of a radical Islamist group.
peachify
peafowls
peafowls
noun
plural of peafowl
pedalfer
pedalfer
noun
(geology) Soil containing aluminum and iron that lacks a hardened layer of carbonates.
pencraft
pencraft
noun
penmanship; skill in writing; the art of writing
pentafid
pentafid
adj
(botany) Divided or cleft into five parts.
perfecta
perfecta
noun
(chiefly US) A kind of bet wherein the first and second-place finishers must be predicted in the correct order.
(historical, Christianity) A female perfect (Cathar leader).
perflate
perflate
verb
(dated) To blow through (as of wind).
pfaffian
pfaffian
noun
Alternative letter-case form of Pfaffian
phialful
phialful
noun
Enough to fill a phial.
phrasify
piaffers
piaffers
noun
plural of piaffer
piaffing
piaffing
verb
present participle of piaffe
pinafore
pinafore
noun
A sleeveless dress, often similar to an apron, generally worn over other clothes, and most often worn by young girls as an overdress.
pitfalls
pitfalls
noun
plural of pitfall
placeful
placeful
adj
Characteristic of a specific locality;
Focused on a location and its properties.
Forming a well-defined place; acting as an identifiable location.
noun
The quantity that a place contains.
plafonds
plafonds
noun
plural of plafond
plainful
plainful
adj
(archaic) Full of lamentation.
Plain; obvious.
noun
As much as a plain contains.
planform
planform
noun
(aviation) The shape and layout of a fixed-wing aircraft's fuselage and wing.
plastify
plastify
verb
To make or become plastic or malleable.
plateful
plateful
noun
The quantity contained on a plate.
platform
platform
noun
(Internet) Ellipsis of digital platform: a software system used to provide online services to clients, such as social media, e-commerce, cloud computing etc.
(Myanmar) sidewalk
(automotive) Ellipsis of car platform: a set of components shared by several vehicle models.
(computing) Ellipsis of computing platform: a particular type of operating system or environment such as a database or other specific software, and/or a particular type of computer or microprocessor, used to describe a particular environment for running other software.
(figurative) A place or an opportunity to express one's opinion.
(figurative) Something that allows an enterprise to advance.
(footwear, in the plural) Ellipsis of platform shoe: a kind of high shoe with an extra layer between the inner and outer soles.
(geology) A flat expanse of rock, often the result of wave erosion.
(nautical) A light deck, usually placed in a section of the hold or over the floor of the magazine.
(obsolete) A plan; a sketch; a model; a pattern.
(politics, figurative) A political stance on a broad set of issues, which are called planks.
(rail transport) A raised structure from which passengers can enter or leave a train, metro etc.
A raised floor for any purpose, e.g. for workmen during construction, or formerly for military cannon.
A raised stage from which speeches are made and on which musical and other performances are made.
verb
(film, transitive) To open (a film) in a small number of theaters before a broader release in order to generate enthusiasm.
(obsolete, transitive) To form a plan of; to model; to lay out.
(politics, transitive) To include in a political platform
(rail transport) To place a train alongside a station platform.
(transitive) To furnish with or shape into a platform
(transitive) To place on, or as if on, a platform.
(transitive) To publish or make visible; to provide a platform for (a topic etc.).
playfair
playfair
Noun
the Playfair cipher, or an encryption using it
playfere
playfolk
playoffs
playoffs
noun
plural of playoff
pooftahs
pooftahs
noun
plural of pooftah
porifera
postface
postface
noun
a piece of text, containing information normally included in a preface, placed at the back of a publication
postfact
postfact
adj
after the fact; after something has happened
praefect
praefect
noun
Alternative form of prefect (Ancient Roman official)
prankful
prankful
adj
Full of pranks; mischievous.
prateful
prateful
adj
(archaic) talkative
pratfall
pratfall
noun
A fall onto the buttocks.
A humiliating mistake.
A staged trip or fall, often for comedic purposes.