(South Africa, historical) A canvas curtain or tailboard at the rear of a covered wagon.
(archaic) An additional adverse event that occurs unexpectedly after an earlier one was thought to be over and done with.
(archaic) An unfavourable turn of events following a favourable situation; an eventuality for which one ought to be prepared.
(humorous) A child born after the one that was intended to be the last.
(obsolete) A change or attempted change to an agreement after it has been entered into; an additional charge (especially one over and above the previously agreed-upon price).
(slang, obsolete) A sweet food, drink, or tobacco product consumed at the end of a meal.
(uncountable, medicine, obsolete) Urethral discharge as a symptom of gonorrhea.
A phenomenon occurring after a similar earlier one; a later manifestation of something.
A sound that follows another, especially a loud noise, such as thunder.
A symptom of an illness, especially one that appears after the initial onset; an illness or symptom caused by exposure to a substance, an injury, etc.
The consequence (often, but not always, adverse) of an action or event.
afterdeal
afterdeal
noun
Disadvantage.
afterfall
afterglow
afterglow
noun
An afterparty.
The glow seen in the sky after sunset.
The light emitted by a phosphor after excitation.
The light emitted by an incandescent object while cooling.
The mildly euphoric feeling experienced after a pleasurable experience, especially after an orgasm or drug-induced high.
afterhelp
afterhold
afterlife
afterlife
noun
(countable, uncountable) The part of a person's life that follows a particular stage or event; later life.
A conscious existence after death.
The effects of a person's actions, or their reputation, after death.
The events or situations that result from a particular event; the later reception, consumption or reworking of a cultural production such as a film, book, etc.
The place believed to be inhabited by people who have died.
afterloss
afterlove
aftermeal
aftermilk
afterplay
afterplay
noun
In human sexual behavior, the erotic acts done after finishing sex.
afterroll
afterwale
airlifted
airlifted
adj
Having been the subject of an airlift.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airlift
altdorfer
arfillite
astrofell
batfowler
batfowler
noun
One who takes part in batfowling.
beflatter
beflatter
verb
(transitive) To flatter greatly or excessively.
befluster
belfather
biflorate
biflorate
adj
(botany) Biflorous.
bitterful
bitterful
adj
Full of bitterness.
breastful
breastful
noun
The amount that a breast will carry or hold.
breathful
breathful
adj
(obsolete) Full of odour; fragrant.
Characteristic of a breath; breath-like.
Focused on control of one's breathing.
Full of breath; breathy.
Not breathless; breathing easily.
Relaxed and quiet.
That breathes.
noun
A quantity that is exhaled in one breath.
A quantity that is inhaled in one breath.
That which is smelled or sensed in one breath.
The amount spoken on one breath.
butterfly
butterfly
noun
(alternate history) A random change in an aspect of the timeline seemingly unrelated to the primary point of divergence, resulting from the butterfly effect.
(finance) A combination of four options of the same type at three strike prices giving limited profit and limited risk.
(in the plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach.
(medicine, attributive) A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
(now rare) Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable.
(sports) A type of stretch in which one sits on the ground with the legs folded into a shape like that of a butterfly's wings, slightly rocking them up and down, resembling the wings fluttering.
(swimming) The butterfly stroke.
A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
A person who changes partners frequently.
Any of several plane curves that look like a butterfly; see Butterfly curve (transcendental) and Butterfly curve (algebraic).
verb
(transitive) To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.
(transitive) To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it.
(transitive, of the point of divergence of an alternate history scenario) To cause events after the point of divergence to not happen as they did in real history, and people conceived after the point of divergence to not exist in recognizable form, due to the random variations introduced by the butterfly effect.
celtiform
craftless
craftless
adj
Without craft; boatless, etc.
Without craft; unskilled.
defaulter
defaulter
noun
one who fails to fulfill an obligation or perform a task, especially a legal or financial one.
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.
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.
delftware
delftware
noun
Alternative spelling of Delftware
desertful
desertful
adj
(obsolete) deserving; meritorious
noun
Enough to fill a desert.
draftable
draftable
adj
Capable of being drafted.
driftless
driftless
adj
Having no drift or direction; without aim; purposeless.
earthfall
earthfall
noun
A landslide.
effortful
effortful
adj
Requiring or showing effort.
eldfather
eldfather
noun
(dialectal, now archaic) One's grandfather or forefather.
(obsolete) One's father-in-law.
electrify
electrify
verb
(intransitive) To make electric.
(transitive) To adapt (a home, farm, village, city, industry, railroad) for electric power.
(transitive) To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.
(transitive) To strongly excite, especially by something delightful or inspiring; to thrill.
(transitive) To supply electricity to; to charge with electricity.
falterers
falterers
noun
plural of falterer
faltering
faltering
adj
hesitant, halting
noun
hesitancy
verb
present participle of falter
farcilite
farcilite
noun
(mineralogy, obsolete) Pudding stone.
faroelite
featurely
featurely
adj
Having features; showing marked peculiarities; handsome.
febrility
febrility
Noun
feverishness
fellatory
fellatory
adj
Pertaining to fellatio.
fellatrix
fellatrix
noun
A woman who performs fellatio.
felonwort
felonwort
noun
Other plants traditionally used to treat the type of bacterial infection known as a felon, such as celandine
The bittersweet nightshade, Solanum dulcamara.
feltmaker
feltmaker
noun
A manufacturer of felt.
feltyfare
fenestral
fenestral
adj
(anatomy) Of or relating to a fenestra.
(architecture) Relating to a window or windows.
noun
(archaeology) A casement or window sash closed with cloth or paper instead of glass.
fermental
fermental
adj
(obsolete) fermentative
fermillet
fermillet
noun
(obsolete) A buckle or clasp.
fernticle
fernticle
noun
(obsolete, dialect, Scotland) A freckle on the skin, resembling the seed of fern.
fertilely
fertilely
adv
In a fertile manner.
fertilise
fertilise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of fertilize.
fertility
fertility
noun
(countable) The birthrate of a population; the number of live births per 1000 people per year.
(uncountable) The condition, or the degree, of being fertile.
The average number of births per woman within a population.
fertilize
fertilize
verb
(figuratively) To make more creative or intellectually productive.
To cause to produce offspring through insemination; to inseminate.
To make (the soil) more fertile by adding nutrients to it.
fervently
fervently
adv
In a fervent manner.
feulamort
fibrolite
fibrolite
Noun
Sillimanite.
fieldwort
fieldwort
noun
(botany) gentian
filatures
filatures
noun
plural of filature
filisters
filisters
noun
plural of filister
fillister
fillister
noun
(architecture) A rabbet/rebate for holding a sash window
A plane for making a rabbet.
filterers
filterers
noun
plural of filterer
filtering
filtering
noun
Something that passes through a filter.
The process of passing something through a filter.
verb
present participle of filter
filterman
filterman
noun
A man employed to manage a physical process of filtration.
filtermen
filtermen
noun
plural of filterman
filtrable
filtrable
adj
Alternative form of filterable
filtrated
filtrated
adj
filtered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of filtrate
filtrates
filtrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of filtrate
fingerlet
fingerlet
noun
A small finger-shaped object.
finletter
fireflirt
firelight
firelight
noun
The light of a fire, such as from a campfire or fireplace.
firesteel
firesteel
noun
A firestriker.
flagrante
flatbread
flatbread
noun
A thin, flat bread, often made from unleavened dough.
flattener
flattener
noun
(finance) A trade whose terms are based on the assumption that the rate of return will decrease.
Anything that flattens.
flattered
flattered
adj
In a positive mood because of a comment or action which causes one to feel proud of oneself.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flatter
flatterer
flatterer
noun
One who flatters.
flatwares
flatwares
noun
plural of flatware
flaughter
flaughter
noun
A flat spade used in peat cutting.
flaunters
flaunters
noun
plural of flaunter
flauntier
flauntier
adj
comparative form of flaunty: more flaunty
fleaworts
fleaworts
noun
plural of fleawort
fletchers
fletchers
noun
plural of fletcher
fleurette
fleuretty
fleuretty
adj
Alternative form of floretty
flichters
flightier
flightier
adj
comparative form of flighty: more flighty
flirtable
flirtable
adj
Suitable for flirting with.
flirtiest
flirtiest
adj
superlative form of flirty: most flirty
flittered
flittered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flitter
floreated
floreated
adj
Decorated with floral ornamentation.
florentia
floriated
floriated
adj
(architecture) Having floral ornaments
florulent
florulent
adj
(obsolete) Flowery; blossoming.
flowerets
flowerets
noun
plural of floweret
flowerist
flowerlet
flowerlet
noun
A little flower.
flowerpot
flowerpot
noun
A pot filled with soil in which plants are grown.
flowmeter
flowmeter
noun
Any of various devices used to measure the flow of a fluid through a pipe, etc.
flukewort
fluorated
fluorated
adj
(chemistry) Combined with fluorine; subjected to the action of fluoride.
fluorites
fluorites
noun
plural of fluorite
flustered
flustered
adj
Confused, befuddled, in a state of panic by having become overwrought with confusion.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluster
flusterer
flusterer
noun
One that flusters
flustrate
flustrate
verb
(colloquial) To fluster.
flustrine
flutebird
flutework
flutework
noun
(architecture) Fluted ornamentation; groovework.
fluttered
fluttered
adj
Confused, befuddled, flustered.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flutter
flutterer
flutterer
noun
Agent noun of flutter; one who flutters.
Any of various dragonflies of the genus Rhyothemis.
fluxmeter
flycaster
folgerite
foliature
foliature
noun
(obsolete) Foliage; leafage.
folkmoter
foreallot
forefault
foreffelt
forestall
forestall
noun
(obsolete or historical) An ambush; plot; an interception; waylaying; rescue.
Something situated or placed in front.
verb
(UK, law) To obstruct or stop up, as a road; to stop the passage of a highway; to intercept on the road, as goods on the way to market.
(archaic) To purchase the complete supply of a good, particularly foodstuffs, in order to charge a monopoly price.
(transitive) To preclude or bar from happening, render impossible.
(transitive) To prevent, delay or hinder something by taking precautionary or anticipatory measures; to avert.
To anticipate, to act foreseeingly.
To deprive (with of).
forestful
forestful
noun
Enough to fill a forest.
forestial
forestial
adj
(not comparable) Relating to forestry (cultivating forests for harvest).
Of, like, or having to do with a forest.
forestral
foretells
foretells
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foretell
forgetful
forgetful
adj
(mathematics) Dropping some of the input's structure or properties before producing an output.
Unable to remember things well; liable to forget.
foristell
formolite
formulate
formulate
verb
(transitive) To put into a clear and definite form of statement or expression.
formylate
formylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To introduce a formyl group into a molecule
forrestal
fortaleza
fortalice
fortalice
noun
(archaic) A small fortress.
forthtell
forthtell
verb
(transitive) To tell forth; publish abroad.
fortilage
fortilage
noun
(obsolete) A little fort; a blockhouse.
fowlerite
fowlerite
noun
(mineralogy) A variety of rhodonite that contains zinc.
fowlerton
fractable
fractable
noun
(architecture) A decorative coping on a gable wall that rises up to obscure the roof line.
frailties
frailties
noun
plural of frailty
fraternal
fraternal
adj
(genetics) Of twins or embryos, produced from two different eggs and sperm, and genetically distinct.
Of or pertaining to a brother or brothers.
Of or pertaining to a fraternity.
Platonic or friendly.
noun
A fraternal twin.
A society formed to provide mutual aid, such as insurance.
freestyle
freestyle
noun
(by extension, attributive) Anything done in an improvised or unrestricted way.
(music) A form of rapping in which the emcee makes up lyrics while performing.
(music) Ellipsis of Latin freestyle, a form of electronic dance music.
(skiing) A cross-country skiing event in which the competitors may choose any style of skiing.
(skiing, by extension) The skiing style commonly referred to as skating.
(swimming) A swimming event in which the contestants may choose any stroke.
(swimming, by extension) The swimming stroke commonly referred to as the front crawl or the Australian crawl.
(wrestling) A style of wrestling in which any non-injurious holds are permitted.
verb
(intransitive) To improvise one's dance moves; dance freely.
(intransitive, especially in rap music) To improvise one's own style; to ad-lib.