Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affection
affinities
affinities
noun
plural of affinity
africanist
africanist
Noun
A specialist in African studies.
An African nationalist; someone who subscribes to the doctrine of Africanism.
afternoons
afternoons
noun
plural of afternoon
afterpains
afterpains
noun
plural of afterpain
aftershine
aftersound
aftersound
noun
(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
afterstain
antifungus
antifungus
adj
That inhibits the growth of fungi.
artfulness
artfulness
noun
The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.
bernstorff
besanctify
brantsford
buffetings
buffetings
noun
plural of buffeting
chieftains
chieftains
noun
plural of chieftain
churnstaff
confessant
confessant
noun
(obsolete) One who confesses to a priest.
confidants
confidants
noun
plural of confidant
confiscate
confiscate
adj
(obsolete) Confiscated; seized and appropriated by the government for public use; forfeit.
verb
(transitive) To use one's authority to lay claim to and separate a possession from its holder.
conformist
conformist
adj
Conforming to established customs, etc.
noun
A noctuid moth (Lithophane furcifera)
Someone who tries to conform to the mainstream.
consentful
consentful
adj
With consent; consenting or consensual.
cornetfish
cornetfish
noun
Any of several slender, elongate tropical fish, of the family Fistulariidae, that live in shallow water
craftiness
craftiness
noun
Skill in deception, slyness
crankshaft
crankshaft
noun
A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.
verb
(of a straight bolt or rod) To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways, offset from the longitudinal axis of the part, but remains parallel with the part's main longitudinal axis, with the final shape somewhat resembling a crankshaft.
daftnesses
daftnesses
noun
plural of daftness
defections
defections
noun
plural of defection
defendants
defendants
noun
plural of defendant
deferments
deferments
noun
plural of deferment
definitise
deflations
deflations
noun
plural of deflation
defoliants
defoliants
noun
plural of defoliant
defrosting
defrosting
noun
The process by which something is defrosted.
verb
present participle of defrost
deftnesses
deftnesses
noun
plural of deftness
destuffing
disfortune
disinfects
disinfects
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disinfect
disinflate
disinflate
verb
(economics) To reduce the rate of inflation
distelfink
distelfink
noun
A stylized goldfinch in Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, representing happiness and good fortune.
disulfoton
disulfoton
noun
A highly toxic organothiophosphate insecticide and acaricide, O,O-diethyl S-2-ethylthioethyl phosphorodithioate
downshifts
downshifts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of downshift
draftiness
draftiness
noun
The characteristic of being drafty.
earnestful
earnestful
adj
(obsolete) serious
effeteness
effeteness
noun
The property of being effete.
enserfment
enserfment
noun
The act or process of enserfing; enslavement.
faceteness
faceteness
noun
(obsolete, rare) The quality of being facete.
factionism
factionist
factionist
noun
One who promotes strife or discord.
famishment
famishment
noun
(now literary) The state or process of being famished.
(obsolete) Famine.
fanaticise
fanaticise
verb
Alternative spelling of fanaticize
fanaticism
fanaticism
noun
The characteristic or practice of being a fanatic.
fantaddish
fantasists
fantasists
noun
plural of fantasist
fantasized
fantasized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fantasize
fantasizes
fantasizes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fantasize
fantastico
fantastico
adj
(informal, humorous) fantastic
fantasying
fantasying
verb
present participle of fantasy
fantoddish
fantoddish
adj
irritable
farnsworth
fasciation
fasciation
noun
(botany) Abnormal growth in vascular plants in which the apical meristem (growing tip) becomes elongated perpendicularly to the direction of growth, thus producing flattened, ribbon-like, crested, or elaborately contorted tissue.
(obsolete) A bandage.
The binding-up of a limb, etc., with bandages.
The process or state of being fasciated.
fascinated
fascinated
adj
extremely interested
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fascinate
fascinates
fascinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fascinate
fascinator
fascinator
noun
(dated, US) A type of wool or lace headscarf
A delicate, often frivolous head decoration worn on the hair, primarily by women
A fascinating person or thing.
fashionist
fashionist
noun
(archaic) An obsequious follower of fashion.
fastenings
fastenings
noun
plural of fastening
fastnesses
fastnesses
noun
plural of fastness
fatiscence
fatiscence
noun
The quality of being fatiscent.
faultiness
faultiness
noun
The quality of being faulty.
featliness
fecundates
fecundates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fecundate
felinities
felinities
noun
plural of felinity
fellations
fellations
noun
plural of fellation
feministic
feministic
adj
Of or relating to or in accordance with feminism.
feminities
feminities
noun
plural of feminity
fenestella
fenestella
noun
A niche on the south side of an altar, containing the piscina and sometimes the credence.
fenestrate
fenestrate
adj
(zoology, botany) Having transparent spots, like the wings of certain butterflies.
Having numerous openings; irregularly reticulated.
fenestrated
noun
(paleontology) Any extinct bryozoan in the order Fenestrida (also known as Fenestrata).
verb
(surgery) To cut an opening into.
fenestrato
fenestrone
fenestrule
fenestrule
noun
(zoology) One of the openings in a fenestrated structure.
fervescent
fervescent
adj
Growing hot.
festerment
festerment
noun
A festering.
festinance
festinance
noun
The quality of being festinant.
festinated
festinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of festinate
festoonery
festoonery
noun
That which is festooned; hanging ornamentation.
festooning
festooning
noun
Material with which something is festooned.
verb
present participle of festoon
feuillants
fictionise
fictionise
verb
(British spelling) To fictionalize.
fictionist
fictionist
noun
One who deals in fiction; a writer of fiction, a novelist.
fieldstone
fieldstone
noun
A stone found in fields and used for building.
fiendliest
fifteenths
fifteenths
noun
plural of fifteenth
filthiness
filthiness
noun
The property of being filthy.
finalities
finalities
noun
plural of finality
fingerpost
fingerpost
noun
A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost
The milepost itself.
fingertips
fingertips
noun
plural of fingertip
finickiest
finickiest
adj
superlative form of finicky: most finicky
finisterre
finiteness
finiteness
noun
The state or quality of being finite.
fintadores
firmaments
firmaments
noun
plural of firmament
firstlings
firstlings
noun
plural of firstling
fishertown
fitfulness
fitfulness
noun
The quality of being fitful.
fittedness
fittedness
noun
The quality or state of being fitted; adaptation.
fivestones
fivestones
noun
The game of jacks.
flacianist
flagstones
flagstones
noun
plural of flagstone
flatnesses
flatnesses
noun
plural of flatness
flatteners
flatteners
noun
plural of flattener
flauntiest
flauntiest
adj
superlative form of flaunty: most flaunty
flavescent
flavescent
adj
yellow-ish in colour, or turning yellow
fletchings
fletchings
noun
plural of fletching
flintiness
flintiness
noun
The state or condition of being flinty.
flintlocks
flintlocks
noun
plural of flintlock
flintshire
flintshire
Proper noun
A maritime traditional county bounded to the north by the Irish Sea, to the northeast by the Dee estuary, to the east by Cheshire and to the south and southwest by Denbighshire. A detached part, Maelor Saesneg, is bounded on the northwest by Denbighshire, on the northeast by Cheshire, and on the south by Shropshire. There is a further small detached part around Marford.
A local government principal area. It borders Merseyside, Cheshire, Wrexham and Denbighshire.
flintstone
flintstone
noun
A piece of flint.
flittiness
flittiness
noun
(obsolete, rare) The quality of being flitty; unsteadiness.
floatiness
floatiness
noun
The quality of being floaty.
floatstone
floatstone
noun
A kind of calcareous rock, more than 10% of which is made up of grains larger than two millimetres, and which is matrix-supported.
florescent
florescent
adj
Flowering or budding.
florissant
flotations
flotations
noun
plural of flotation
flounciest
flounciest
adj
superlative form of flouncy: most flouncy
fluentness
fluentness
noun
The quality of being fluent.
flustering
flustering
adj
agitated, confusing
verb
present participle of fluster
fluxionist
fluxionist
noun
One skilled in fluxions.
foistiness
foistiness
noun
(obsolete) fustiness; mustiness
folkestone
folkestone
Proper noun
A coastal town in Kent, England
fonticulus
fonticulus
noun
(anatomy) The depression just over the top of the breastbone.
A small artificial ulcer produced by caustics or a lancet.
Synonym of fontanelle (“membranous spot on the head of a baby”)
fontinalis
footpounds
footpounds
noun
plural of footpound
footprints
footprints
noun
plural of footprint
forbestown
forefronts
forefronts
noun
plural of forefront
forestland
forestland
noun
Land covered by trees; forests; woodlands.
foretokens
foretokens
noun
plural of foretoken
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foretoken
forgetness
forgetness
noun
(rare, nonstandard) The act of forgetting, or any property associated with it; oblivion; forgetfulness; obliviousness.
forlornest
forlornest
adj
superlative form of forlorn: most forlorn
formations
formations
noun
plural of formation
fornicates
fornicates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fornicate
fortnights
fortnights
noun
plural of fortnight
fosterland
fosterling
fosterling
noun
a foster child
fourstrand
frankforts
frankfurts
frankfurts
noun
plural of frankfurt
fraternise
fraternise
verb
Non-Oxford British English standard spelling of fraternize.