(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
allograft
allograft
noun
(surgery) A surgical transplant of tissue between genetically different individuals of the same species.
verb
To perform a transplant of this kind.
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.
bifrontal
bifrontal
adj
Situated on both sides of the front (of the cranium)
bitterful
bitterful
adj
Full of bitterness.
blatiform
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.
cartonful
cartonful
noun
As much as a carton will hold.
celtiform
chairlift
chairlift
noun
A continuously moving series of open seats, slung from overhead cables, used to transport people (especially skiers) up the sides of mountains.
colorfast
colorfast
adj
Having colors that have been dyed or applied to the material in a way that will prevent them from being washed out, running, or fading.
craftless
craftless
adj
Without craft; boatless, etc.
Without craft; unskilled.
croftland
croftland
noun
(Scotland) Land of superior quality, on which crops are raised.
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.
driftbolt
driftbolt
noun
A bolt for driving out other bolts.
driftland
driftland
noun
(geography) An area where the soil is deposited by wind.
(historical) A tribute paid for the privilege of driving cattle through a manor.
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.
factorial
factorial
adj
(dated) Of or pertaining to a factory.
(mathematics) Of or pertaining to a factor or factorial.
Of or pertaining to a factor, a kind of business agent.
noun
(mathematics, combinatorics) The result of multiplying a given number of consecutive integers from 1 to the given number. In equations, it is symbolized by an exclamation mark (!). For example, 5! = 1 × 2 × 3 × 4 × 5 = 120.
faldworth
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.
faribault
faribault
Proper noun
a city in Minnesota, USA
faroelite
farrantly
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.
filmstrip
filmstrip
noun
(computer graphics) A file containing a sequence of images or video frames.
A length of film containing individual photographs or diagrams intended to be shown in sequence as instruction or as a visual aid.
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.
firstling
firstling
adj
Firstborn.
noun
The first of a class or kind.
The first produce or result, notably firstborn offspring.
The thing first thought or done.
flagrante
flatbread
flatbread
noun
A thin, flat bread, often made from unleavened dough.
flatirons
flatirons
noun
plural of flatiron
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
flatworks
flatworms
flatworms
noun
plural of flatworm
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
flintwork
flintwork
noun
decorative flint facing
work with flint
flirtable
flirtable
adj
Suitable for flirting with.
flirtiest
flirtiest
adj
superlative form of flirty: most flirty
flirtigig
flirtigig
noun
(obsolete) A wanton, pert girl.
flirtling
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
floridity
floridity
noun
(countable) Something florid.
(uncountable) The property of being florid.
floristic
floristic
adj
Describing a region with a relatively uniform composition of plant species.
Of or pertaining to floristics.
floriston
floristry
floristry
noun
Production, commerce and trade in flowers.
The art of flower arrangement.
florulent
florulent
adj
(obsolete) Flowery; blossoming.
flotorial
flourtown
flowchart
flowchart
noun
Alternative spelling of flow chart
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
fluorotic
fluorotic
adj
Relating to fluorosis.
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
flustroid
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.