(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
filespec
finespun
finespun
adj
delicate and subtle, with fine detail
spun into a fine thread
firepans
firepans
noun
plural of firepan
firestop
firestop
noun
(construction) A fire block.
(construction) Any multi-component system designed to stop fire and smoke from migrating through openings around piping, wiring, ductwork, cable trays, bus ducts, etc., as well as through movement joints in walls and floors that are required to have a fire-resistance rating.
fishpole
fishpole
noun
A boom pole.
A fishing pole.
fishpond
fishpond
noun
A freshwater pond stocked with fish; especially one formerly attached to a monastery etc as a source of food
fishpool
fishpool
noun
A pool of water containing fish; fishpond.
fishtrap
fissiped
fissiped
adj
Having the toes separated from each other.
noun
An animal that has the toes separated from each other.
fissipes
fivepins
fivepins
noun
The game of fivepin bowling.
plural of fivepin
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.
flapless
flapless
adj
Without a flap or flaps.
flappers
flappers
noun
plural of flapper
flashpan
flashpan
noun
Alternative form of flash pan
flatcaps
flatcaps
noun
plural of flatcap
flattops
flattops
noun
plural of flattop
fleapits
fleapits
noun
plural of fleapit
fleshpot
fleshpot
noun
A place offering entertainment of a sensual or luxurious nature.
flippers
flippers
noun
plural of flipper
flippest
flippest
adj
superlative form of flip: most flip
floppers
floppers
noun
plural of flopper
floppies
floppies
noun
plural of floppy
flypasts
flypasts
noun
plural of flypast
flyspeck
flyspeck
noun
(by extension) Anything tiny or insignificant.
Housefly excrement, visible as a minuscule black dot.
verb
To bespeckle with tiny spatters of color.
To inspect in minute detail to ensure that something contains no flaws; nitpick.
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.
foolship
foolship
noun
(often humorous) Used as a title or a form of address for a foolish person
The condition of being a fool; foolishness; folly
footpads
footpads
noun
plural of footpad
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of footpad
footstep
footstep
noun
(obsolete) An inclined plane under a hand printing press.
A step, as in a stair.
By extension, the indications or waypoints of a course or direction taken.
The act of taking a step.
The distance between one foot and the next when walking; a pace.
The mark or impression left by a foot; a track.
The sound made by walking, running etc.
forcipes
forepass
forepast
forepast
adj
(obsolete) That has passed; bygone.
forepaws
forepaws
noun
plural of forepaw
forepost
foreship
foreship
noun
(obsolete) The fore part of a ship.
foreshop
foreshop
noun
A front shop; a shop placed near the front, facing the street
The front part of a shop
forestep
forestep
noun
an initial, previous, or early step; a prior stage or phase in a process or development cycle
foretops
foretops
noun
plural of foretop
forprise
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.
forspend
forspend
verb
(transitive) To spend up; spend completely; exhaust, as by overexertion.
forspent
forspent
adj
(archaic, poetic) exhausted
forspoke
forspoke
verb
simple past tense of forspeak
freespac
froppish
froppish
adj
(obsolete) peevish; froward
frumpish
frumpish
adj
Poorly dressed; wearing drab, lifeless, ill-fitting clothing, or being clothing of this kind.
fuseplug
fusspots
fusspots
noun
plural of fusspot
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fusspot
gasproof
gasproof
adj
Made of or covered with material that doesn't allow gas in.
grafship
grafship
noun
The rank or position of a graf (German or Austrian count).
hipflask
hipflask
noun
Alternative spelling of hip flask
hopefuls
hopefuls
noun
plural of hopeful
jumpoffs
jumpoffs
noun
plural of jumpoff
kelpfish
kelpfish
noun
A perciform fish in the family Chironemidae, native to coastal Australia and New Zealand.
klipfish
klipfish
noun
A fish of certain genera in the family Clinidae.
Sun-dried salted cod, exported from Norway.
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.
lumpfish
lumpfish
noun
lumpsucker
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.
opsonify
opsonify
verb
Synonym of opsonize
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
palfgeys
palfreys
palfreys
noun
plural of palfrey
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.
panfries
panfries
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of panfry
panofsky
parfaits
parfaits
noun
plural of parfait
parflesh
parflesh
noun
Alternative form of parfleche
parsifal
pauseful
pauseful
adj
(poetic) Full of pauses; slow and irregular.
peafowls
peafowls
noun
plural of peafowl
penseful
perfects
perfects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of perfect
performs
performs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of perform
perfumes
perfumes
noun
plural of perfume
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of perfume
perfused
perfused
adj
Modified by perfusion
verb
simple past tense and past participle of perfuse
perfuses
perfuses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of perfuse
pfennigs
pfennigs
noun
plural of pfennig
phrasify
piaffers
piaffers
noun
plural of piaffer
pickoffs
pickoffs
noun
plural of pickoff
pieforts
pieforts
noun
plural of piefort
pinfolds
pinfolds
noun
plural of pinfold
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pinfold
pinkfish
pipefish
pipefish
noun
A small fish of the seahorse family, having a long thin body covered with partially ossified plates, the head long, and the jaws elongated so as to form a tubular snout.
pipefuls
pipefuls
noun
plural of pipeful
pisiform
pisiform
adj
Resembling a pea or peas in size and shape
noun
A small bone in the wrist at the junction of the ulna and the carpus
pitfalls
pitfalls
noun
plural of pitfall
plafonds
plafonds
noun
plural of plafond
plastify
plastify
verb
To make or become plastic or malleable.
playoffs
playoffs
noun
plural of playoff
plowfish
pomfrest
pomfrets
pomfrets
noun
plural of pomfret
pondfish
pondfish
noun
Any of numerous species of American freshwater fishes belonging to the family Centrarchidae.
ponsford
pontiffs
pontiffs
noun
plural of pontiff
pooftahs
pooftahs
noun
plural of pooftah
poofters
poofters
noun
plural of poofter
porkfish
porkfish
noun
Any grunt (fish) of the species Anisotremus virginicus.
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
postform
postform
adj
Pertaining to the process of postforming.
noun
A form that is designed to be filled out and sent through the mail.
A form that is filled out after the completion of something.
An item in its final version after a manufacturing or engineering process.
The form or version something has after a process completes.
verb
To shape or mold as a final stage of construction.
prefaces
prefaces
noun
plural of preface
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preface
prefades
prefades
noun
plural of prefade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prefade
prefeast
prefeast
adj
Before a feast.
noun
A feast held before an event.
prefects
prefects
noun
plural of prefect
prefiles
prefiles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prefile
prefills
prefills
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prefill
prefires
prefires
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prefire
prefixes
prefixes
noun
plural of prefix
plural of prefixe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prefix
prefocus
prefocus
adj
Describing a lamp whose light source is positioned to be in focus when fitted (especially in a motor car)
verb
To focus in advance
preforms
preforms
noun
plural of preform
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of preform
presifts
presifts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of presift
pressfat
pressful
pressful
noun
Enough to fill a press.
profanes
profanes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of profane
proffers
proffers
noun
plural of proffer
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of proffer
profiles
profiles
noun
plural of profile
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of profile
profuser
profuser
adj
comparative form of profuse: more profuse
proofers
proofers
noun
plural of proofer
prowfish
prowfish
noun
Subtropical perciform saltwater fish found in the North Pacific; Zaprora silenus.
prussify
puckfist
puckfist
noun
A puffball (Lycoperdon giganteum).
puffiest
puffiest
adj
superlative form of puffy: most puffy
puffinus
pulsifer
pulsific
pulsific
adj
Exciting the pulse; causing pulsation.
purifies
purifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of purify
purseful
purseful
noun
As much as a purse can hold.
reproofs
reproofs
noun
plural of reproof
rooftops
rooftops
noun
plural of rooftop
saponify
saponify
verb
(intransitive) To be converted into soap.
(transitive) To convert (a fat or oil) into soap.
(transitive, chemistry) To hydrolyze (an ester) using an alkali.
scarfpin
scarfpin
noun
A pin used to hold a scarf or tie in place.
scoopful
scoopful
noun
The quantity in a scoop.
septfoil
septfoil
noun
(architecture) A symmetrical shape which forms the overall outline of seven partially overlapping circles of the same diameter.
(heraldry) A stylized flower or leaf with seven lobes.