(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.
afterstudy
antifungus
antifungus
adj
That inhibits the growth of fungi.
aquafortis
aquafortis
noun
Alternative form of aqua fortis
artfulness
artfulness
noun
The quality of being artful or of acting in an artful manner.
basketfuls
basketfuls
noun
plural of basketful
beautifies
beautifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beautify
bifistular
bifistular
adj
Doubly fistular; having two tubelike parts.
bifurcates
bifurcates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bifurcate
boastfully
boastfully
adv
In a boastful manner.
bottlefuls
bottlesful
bottlesful
noun
plural of bottleful
breadstuff
breadstuff
noun
Any of the ingredients for making bread, especially as commodities in trade and especially the principal ones, namely, flour/meal or the grain with which to mill it (such as wheat, oats, rye, or any other cereal grain).
Bread or bread-like baked goods of any sort.
bucketfuls
bucketfuls
noun
plural of bucketful
bucketsful
buffetings
buffetings
noun
plural of buffeting
bullfights
bullfights
noun
plural of bullfight
butterfats
butterfats
noun
plural of butterfat.
butterfish
butterfish
noun
(informal) The sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria) (the sablefish is not a true butterfish; but is called such informally)
(obsolete) The Murray perch, Oligorus mitchelli; an Australian perciform fish of Murray river, now known as trout cod, Maccullochella macquariensis http://www.fishbase.org/Nomenclature/SynonymsList.php?ID=6308&SynCode=26048&GenusName=Maccullochella&SpeciesName=macquariensis, http://www.fishbase.org/summary/Maccullochella-macquariensis.html.
A rock gunnel, Pholis gunnellus, an eel-like fish found in the intertidal and subtidal zones of the North Atlantic.
Perciform fish of the family Stromateidae, including the genera Pampus, Peprilus and Stromateus.
The New Zealand fish Odax pullus, also known as greenbone.
caustified
churnstaff
clubfisted
clubfisted
adj
Crude and blunt, lacking finesse.
Having a large fist.
cofeatures
cofeatures
noun
plural of cofeature
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cofeature
colourfast
colourfast
adj
Alternative spelling of colorfast (Items with dyes or pigments that are capable of producing a stable colouring effect.)
any of various squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened
defaulters
defaulters
noun
plural of defaulter
defectious
defectious
adj
(obsolete) Defective.
defectuous
defectuous
adj
(obsolete) Full of defects; imperfect.
despiteful
despiteful
adj
(archaic) Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate.
destuffing
disfeature
disfeature
verb
(transitive) To deprive of features; to mar the features of.
disfortune
disgustful
disgustful
adj
(archaic) disgusting, vile.
Full of disgust.
disputeful
disulfoton
disulfoton
noun
A highly toxic organothiophosphate insecticide and acaricide, O,O-diethyl S-2-ethylthioethyl phosphorodithioate
disulfuret
doughfoots
dreyfusist
earnestful
earnestful
adj
(obsolete) serious
effectuous
effectuous
adj
(obsolete) effective
exsufflate
exsufflate
verb
(obsolete) To exorcise or renounce by blowing.
fabulosity
fabulosity
noun
(obsolete, countable) A fabulous thing; a fable.
(uncountable) Fabulousness; the quality of being fabulous; fictitiousness; mythical character.
factiously
factiously
adv
In a factious manner.
factitious
factitious
adj
Counterfeit, fabricated, fake.
Created by humans; artificial.
factualism
factualism
noun
A form of evaluation that emphasizes the usage of facts, falsifiability, logic and reason.
factualist
factualist
noun
A proponent of factualism.
fastidious
fastidious
adj
Difficult to please; quick to find fault.
Excessively particular, demanding, or fussy about details, especially about tidiness and cleanliness.
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fecundate
feedstuffs
feedstuffs
noun
plural of feedstuff
felicitous
felicitous
adj
(linguistics) Of a sentence or utterance: semantically and pragmatically coherent; fitting in the context.
Appropriate, apt, fitting.
Auspicious, fortunate, lucky.
Causing happiness or pleasure.
fenestrule
fenestrule
noun
(zoology) One of the openings in a fenestrated structure.
ferocactus
fetiferous
fetiferous
adj
Producing young.
fetiparous
fetiparous
adj
(of a marsupial) bearing offspring born not fully developed
fetterbush
fetterbush
noun
Leucothoe fontanesiana
Leucothoe spp., especially
Lyonia lucida (shiny lyonia)
Pieris floribunda (mountain fetterbush)
feudalists
feudalists
noun
plural of feudalist
feuillants
fictitious
fictitious
adj
Invented; contrived.
filestatus
filibuster
filibuster
noun
(US politics) A member of a legislative body causing such an obstruction; a filibusterer.
(US politics) A tactic (such as giving long, often irrelevant speeches) employed to delay the proceedings of, or the making of a decision by, a legislative body, particularly the United States Senate.
A mercenary soldier; a freebooter; specifically, a mercenary who travelled illegally in an organized group from the United States to a country in Central America or the Spanish West Indies in the mid-19th century seeking economic and political benefits through armed force.
verb
(originally and mainly US, politics) To use obstructionist tactics in a legislative body.
To take part in a private military action in a foreign country.
fisticuffs
fisticuffs
noun
(plural only, informal) An impromptu fight with the fists, usually between only two people.
(plural only, sports, dated) Bare-knuckled boxing, a form of boxing done without boxing gloves or similar padding.
plural of fisticuff
fistularia
fistulated
fistulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fistulate
fistulized
fistulized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fistulize
fitfulness
fitfulness
noun
The quality of being fitful.
flagitious
flagitious
adj
(literary) Extremely brutal or wicked; heinous, monstrous.
(literary) Guilty of terrible crimes; wicked, criminal.
flashtubes
flashtubes
noun
plural of flashtube
flatterous
flatterous
adj
(obsolete) flattering
flatuosity
flatuosity
noun
(obsolete) flatulence
flauntiest
flauntiest
adj
superlative form of flaunty: most flaunty
flexuosity
flexuosity
noun
A flexuous point; a sinuous curve.
Quality of being flexuous.
flibustier
flibustier
noun
(obsolete) A French buccaneer; a French pirate in the Americas.
flounciest
flounciest
adj
superlative form of flouncy: most flouncy
fluctuates
fluctuates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fluctuate
fluentness
fluentness
noun
The quality of being fluent.
fluidities
fluidities
noun
plural of fluidity
flusterate
flusterate
verb
(colloquial, transitive) To make flustered.
flustering
flustering
adj
agitated, confusing
verb
present participle of fluster
flustrated
flustrated
adj
Frustrated to the point of being flustered, or vice versa.
flutterers
flutterers
noun
plural of flutterer
fluvialist
fluvialist
noun
One who explains geological phenomena by the action of streams.
fluxionist
fluxionist
noun
One skilled in fluxions.
foederatus
foederatus
noun
A confederate. One of the tribes bound by treaty, who were neither Roman colonies nor had they been granted Roman citizenship but were expected to provide a contingent of fighting men when trouble arose.
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”)
foodstuffs
foodstuffs
noun
plural of foodstuff
footpounds
footpounds
noun
plural of footpound
forecourts
forecourts
noun
plural of forecourt
forestburg
formulates
formulates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of formulate
fortescure
fortitudes
fortitudes
noun
plural of fortitude
fortuities
fortuities
noun
plural of fortuity
fortuitism
fortuitism
noun
The doctrine that chance is involved in natural events rather than absolute determinism.
fortuitist
fortuitist
noun
A believer in fortuitism.
fortuitous
fortuitous
adj
(law) Happening independently of human will.
Happening by a lucky chance; lucky or fortunate.
Happening by chance; coincidental, accidental.
fourierist
fourierist
Noun
A supporter of Fourierism.
Adjective
Relating to Fourierism.
fourposter
fourposter
noun
Alternative form of four-poster (“type of bed”)
fourscorth
fourstrand
frankfurts
frankfurts
noun
plural of frankfurt
fratcheous
fremituses
frogmouths
frogmouths
noun
plural of frogmouth
frostbound
frostbound
adj
Bound or confined by frost.
fructifies
fructifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fructify
fructoside
fructoside
noun
(biochemistry) Any glycoside of fructose
fruitcakes
fruitcakes
noun
plural of fruitcake
fruiterers
fruiterers
noun
plural of fruiterer
fruiteress
fruiteress
noun
(archaic) A woman who sells fruit; a female fruiterer.
fruiteries
fruiteries
noun
plural of fruitery
fruitester
fruithurst
fruitiness
fruitiness
noun
the quality of being fruity.
fruitstalk
frumenties
frumenties
noun
plural of frumenty
frumentius
frustrable
frustrable
adj
Capable of being frustrated or defeated
frustrated
frustrated
adj
(Philippines, law) (of a felony or serious criminal offense) Imperfect form of execution of a crime in that, despite performing all the acts that should produce it, the crime fails to be consummated.
Foiled, stopped, disappointed.
Suffering from frustration; dissatisfied, agitated, and/or discontent because one is unable to perform an action or fulfill a desire.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frustrate
frustrater
frustrater
noun
One who or which frustrates.
frustrates
frustrates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frustrate
frustulent
frustulose
frutescent
frutescent
adj
Imperfectly resembling a shrub.
fruticeous
fugacities
fugacities
noun
plural of fugacity
fugitivism
fulminates
fulminates
noun
plural of fulminate
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fulminate
fulvescent
fulvescent
adj
Becoming fulvous; approaching a tawny colour.
fumatories
fumatories
noun
plural of fumatory
fumigators
fumigators
noun
plural of fumigator
fumitories
fumitories
noun
plural of fumitory
funditores
furiousity
furmenties
furnitures
furnitures
noun
plural of furniture
furtherest
furtherest
adj
(nonstandard, humorous use only, informal) furthest