A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost
The milepost itself.
fingerspin
fingertips
fingertips
noun
plural of fingertip
flapdragon
flapdragon
noun
A game in which the players snatch raisins out of burning brandy and swallow them blazing.
Any of the raisins in this game.
flappering
footprints
footprints
noun
plural of footprint
forepaling
foreparent
foreparent
noun
(somewhat uncommon) a forefather or foremother (used as a gender-neutral equivalent)
forepoling
forespoken
forespoken
adj
Spoken beforehand or in advance; foretold; predicted.
verb
past participle of forespeak.
foretopman
foretopman
noun
(nautical) A sailor who controls the masts in the foretop.
foretopmen
foretopmen
noun
plural of foretopman
fortepiano
fortepiano
noun
A keyboard instrument; the smaller, quieter precursor to the pianoforte.
fortypenny
fortypenny
adj
(UK) Having a value or cost of forty pence.
francophil
frangipane
frangipane
noun
(countable) A pastry filled with this cream
(uncountable) A cream made from ground almonds used in confectionery
Alternative form of frangipani (“type of perfume”)
frangipani
frangipani
noun
A perfume obtained from this plant or imitating the odour of its flowers.
Alternative form of frangipane (“cream made from ground almonds; pastry filled with this cream”).
Any of several tropical American shrubs and trees of the genus Plumeria, having fragrant, showy, funnel-shaped flowers of a wide range of colours from creamy to red.
friendship
friendship
noun
(countable) A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.
(uncountable) Good will.
(uncountable) The condition of being friends.
friponerie
frontpiece
frumpiness
frumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being frumpy.
infraposed
kapfenberg
knifeproof
knifeproof
adj
Resistant to knives.
lanceproof
lifespring
lifespring
noun
A spring or source of life.
naupliform
nerveproof
noiseproof
noiseproof
adj
soundproof
nonprofane
nonprofane
adj
Not profane.
offprinted
offprinted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of offprint
offpspring
offsprings
offsprings
noun
plural of offspring
painfuller
painfuller
adj
comparative form of painful: more painful
paintproof
paintproof
adj
Resistant to paint.
palfrenier
paperknife
paperknife
noun
A knife for cutting paper or opening envelopes.
paraffined
paraffined
verb
simple past tense and past participle of paraffin
simple past tense and past participle of paraffine
paraffiner
paraffinic
paraffinic
adj
Of or pertaining to paraffin, or to the alkanes
aliphatic
partanfull
pathfinder
pathfinder
noun
One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
One who first does something; a pioneer.
perfecting
perfecting
noun
(printing) The process of printing on both sides of the printed-on material during its single pass through the printing press.
verb
present participle of perfect
perfection
perfection
noun
A quality, endowment, or acquirement completely excellent; an ideal; faultlessness; especially, the divine attribute of complete excellence.
The quality or state of being perfect or complete, so that nothing substandard remains; the highest attainable state or degree of excellence
verb
(now uncommon and nonstandard, transitive) To perfect.
perfervent
perficient
perficient
adj
Making or doing thoroughly; efficient; effectual.
noun
One who endows a charity.
One who performs or perfects a work.
perflation
perflation
noun
(obsolete) The act of perflating, or blowing through.
performant
performant
adj
(computing) Characterized by a level of performance or efficiency that is adequate for or exceeds the expectations of end users.
Capable of or characterized by a high or excellent level of performance or efficiency.
Of or relating to performance.
noun
(obsolete, rare) Someone who performs something, such as a ritual; a performer.
performing
performing
noun
A performance.
verb
present participle of perform
petrifying
petrifying
adj
Causing immense fear; extremely scary
verb
present participle of petrify
phenformin
phenformin
noun
(pharmacology) An antidiabetic drug of the biguanide class.
pianoforte
pianoforte
noun
(music, dated) A piano.
pilferment
pinfeather
pinfeather
noun
A developing feather as it emerges through the skin
piniferous
pontefract
pontefract
Proper noun
A town in West Yorkshire, England.
prebenefit
preconfess
preconfide
preconfine
preconfirm
preconfirm
verb
To confirm in advance.
preconform
preconform
verb
To conform by way of anticipation.
preconfuse
predefence
predefense
predefined
predefined
adj
Having been defined or established previously.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of predefine
predefines
predefines
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of predefine
predefying
preenforce
prefabbing
prefabbing
verb
present participle of prefab
prefashion
preference
preference
noun
A preferential bias; partiality; discrimination.
A strong liking or personal valuation.
Preferans, a card game, principally played in Eastern Europe.
The option to so select, and the one selected.
The selection of one thing or person over others (with the main adposition being "for" in relation to the thing or person, but possibly also "of")
The state of being preferred over others.
verb
(US) To give preferential treatment to; to give a preference to.
preferment
preferment
noun
(now historical) Prior claim (on payment, or on purchasing something); the first rights to obtain a particular payment or product.
(now rare) The fact of preferring something; preference.
(obsolete) The fact of being pushed or advanced to a more favourable situation; furtherance, promotion (of a candidate, action, undertaking etc.).
A mixture of flour, water and yeast that is allowed to ferment prior to another baking process
A position (especially in the Church of England) that provides profit or prestige.
Advancement to a higher position or office; promotion.
preferring
preferring
noun
A preference; the choice of something preferred.
verb
present participle of prefer
present participle of preferre
preffrozen
prefiction
prefinance
prefinance
verb
(transitive) To finance in advance.
prefixions
prefixions
noun
plural of prefixion
preflexion
preflexion
adj
(zoology) Before the flexion stage of larval development
preformant
preformant
noun
(archaic, rare) Chiefly in Semitic languages: Synonym of preformative (“a formative letter, syllable, etc., at the beginning of a word”)
preforming
preforming
verb
present participle of preform
prefortune
prefounder
prefranked
prefranked
adj
Of mail, an envelope, etc.: franked in advance.
prefrontal
prefrontal
adj
Of, pertaining to or situated in front of the frontal bone.
Of, pertaining to or situated in the anterior part of the frontal lobe.
noun
A prefrontal bone, scale, etc.
prefulgent
prefuneral
prefuneral
adj
Before a funeral.
prefurnish
pregolfing
preinflict
preoffense
prepainful
prepainful
adj
Before the onset of pain.
prerefined
presifting
presifting
verb
present participle of presift
presignify
presignify
verb
(transitive) To intimate or signify beforehand; to presage.
princified
princified
adj
(colloquial) imitative of a prince; haughty
proafrican
profanable
profanable
adj
Able to be profaned.
profanably
profection
profection
noun
(obsolete) A setting out; going forward; advance; progression.
proferment
professing
professing
verb
present participle of profess
profession
profession
noun
(collective) The practitioners of such an occupation collectively.
(religion) A promise or vow made on entering a religious order.
An occupation, trade, craft, or activity in which one has a professed expertise in a particular area; a job, especially one requiring a high level of skill or training.
Any declaration of belief, faith or one's opinion, whether genuine or (as now often implied) pretended.
The declaration of belief in the principles of a religion; hence, one's faith or religion.
proffering
proffering
noun
The act by which something is proferred.
verb
present participle of proffer
proficient
proficient
adj
Good at something; skilled; fluent; practiced, especially in relation to a task or skill.
noun
An expert.
profiction
proflavine
proflavine
noun
(organic chemistry) A disinfectant, acridine-3,6-diamine, bacteriostatic against many gram-positive bacteria
profluence
profluence
noun
(obsolete) Onward flow; current.
(rare) The progression or flow (of time, events etc.).
proforeign
profounder
profounder
adj
comparative form of profound: more profound
profoundly
profoundly
adv
(degree) Deeply; very; strongly or forcefully.
(evaluative) Very importantly.
(manner) With depth, meaningfully.
profulgent
profulgent
adj
(obsolete) Shining forth; brilliant; effulgent.
profundity
profundity
noun
A great depth.
Deep intellect or insight.
The state of being profound or abstruse.
profusions
profusions
noun
plural of profusion
pulmonifer
punchproof
punchproof
adj
Resistant to being punched, or punched through.
punctiform
punctiform
adj
Having the form of a point.
purificant
putrefying
putrefying
verb
present participle of putrefy
rifampicin
rifampicin
noun
(pharmacology) A reddish-brown semisynthetic antibiotic C₄₃H₅₈N₄O₁₂ obtained from the bacterium Amycolaptosis mediterranei, used chiefly to treat tuberculosis, leprosy, and asymptomatic carriers of meningococci.