Any of various insects of the suborder Zygoptera that have long slender bodies, and are similar to dragonflies but having wings folded when at rest.
defrayals
defrayals
noun
plural of defrayal
demulsify
demulsify
verb
(intransitive, of an emulsion) To separate into its components.
(transitive) To separate (an emulsion) into its components.
diffusely
diffusely
adv
In a diffuse manner.
dismayful
dismayful
adj
(obsolete) terrifying
dobsonfly
dobsonfly
noun
Any insect of the subfamily Corydalinae, whose males have long mandibles, found in the Americas and related most closely to the fishfly.
easefully
easefully
adv
In an easeful way.
faddishly
faddishly
adv
In a faddish way.
fairishly
fairishly
adv
Tolerably well; acceptably.
familyish
familyish
adj
(informal) Suitable for, or characteristic of, family.
fastingly
fatuously
fatuously
adv
With smug stupidity or vacuous silliness; idiotically.
fayalites
fayalites
noun
plural of fayalite
featishly
festilogy
festilogy
noun
A treatise on church festivals.
festively
festively
adv
In a festive manner
festology
festology
noun
A form of martyrology that lists the feast days.
fibrously
fibrously
adv
In a fibrous manner
finlayson
fireclays
fireclays
noun
plural of fireclay
fiscalify
fiscality
fiscality
noun
All matters concerning taxation
fishingly
fishingly
adv
In a manner that suggests fishing, such as groping in search of something, or seeking compliments.
fissility
fissility
noun
(geology) The property of mudstones to split along layers, more or less parallel to the plane of bedding, thus becoming described as shales.
The quality of being fissile (in any sense).
fleshlily
fleshlily
adv
In a fleshly or carnal manner.
floodways
floodways
noun
plural of floodway
floristry
floristry
noun
Production, commerce and trade in flowers.
The art of flower arrangement.
flourishy
flourishy
adj
flourishing; characterised by flourishes
flunkyish
flunkyish
adj
Like a flunky.
flunkyism
flunkyism
noun
The quality or characteristics of a flunky; readiness to cringe to those who are superior in wealth or position; toadyism.
flycaster
flyleaves
flypapers
flypapers
noun
plural of flypaper
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flypaper
flyspecks
flyspecks
noun
plural of flyspeck
flywheels
flywheels
noun
plural of flywheel
foliosity
foliosity
noun
(rare) The ponderousness or bulk of a folio; voluminousness.
foliously
foolishly
foolishly
adv
In a foolish manner.
Without good judgment.
foppishly
foppishly
adv
In a foppish way.
foreplays
foreplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreplay
fossilify
fossilify
verb
(dated) To fossilize
fossilogy
fossilogy
noun
(archaic) The science or study of fossils.
freestyle
freestyle
noun
(by extension, attributive) Anything done in an improvised or unrestricted way.
(music) A form of rapping in which the emcee makes up lyrics while performing.
(music) Ellipsis of Latin freestyle, a form of electronic dance music.
(skiing) A cross-country skiing event in which the competitors may choose any style of skiing.
(skiing, by extension) The skiing style commonly referred to as skating.
(swimming) A swimming event in which the contestants may choose any stroke.
(swimming, by extension) The swimming stroke commonly referred to as the front crawl or the Australian crawl.
(wrestling) A style of wrestling in which any non-injurious holds are permitted.
verb
(intransitive) To improvise one's dance moves; dance freely.
(intransitive, especially in rap music) To improvise one's own style; to ad-lib.
frowstily
frowstily
adv
In a frowsty manner.
fulsomely
fulsomely
adv
In a fulsome manner
furiously
furiously
adv
In a furious manner; angrily.
Intensely, as with embarrassment.
Quickly; frantically; with great effort or speed.
ghostlify
ghostlify
verb
To make ghostly; to haunt
greyflies
gustfully
gustfully
adv
In a gustful manner.
hayfields
hayfields
noun
plural of hayfield
huffishly
huffishly
adv
In a huffish manner.
hushfully
hushfully
adv
In a hushful manner.
infusedly
jellyfish
jellyfish
noun
A cnidarian, a member of the phylum Cnidaria.
A ctenophore, a member of the phylum Ctenophora (the comb jellies).
A scyphozoan, a member of the class Scyphozoa (the true jellies).
A sudoku technique involving possible cell locations for a digit, or pair, or triple, in uniquely four rows and four columns only. This allows for the elimination of candidates around the grid.
ladyflies
latensify
lifestyle
lifestyle
noun
(marketing) The totality of the likes and dislikes of a particular section of the market, especially when expressed in terms of the products and services that they would buy; a marketing strategy based on the self-image of such a group.
A style of living that reflects the attitudes and values of a person or group.
lustfully
lustfully
adv
In a lustful manner.
maysfield
musefully
musefully
adv
In a museful manner, musingly, pensively.
oxysulfid
platyfish
platyfish
noun
Certain fish of the genus Xiphophorus lacking a sword-like extension of the lower tailfin.
pollyfish
profusely
profusely
adv
In great quantity or abundance; in a profuse manner.
pushfully
pushfully
adv
In a pushful manner.
raffishly
raffishly
adv
In a raffish manner.
restfully
restfully
adv
In a restful manner.
salifying
salifying
verb
present participle of salify
salubrify
salubrify
verb
(transitive) To make salubrious.
scruffily
scruffily
adv
In a scruffy way.
selfishly
selfishly
adv
In a selfish manner; with regard to private interest only or chiefly.
serfishly
serfishly
adv
In a serfish manner.
sighfully
sighfully
adv
In a sighful manner.
sixtyfold
sixtyfold
adj
By a multiple of sixty; by sixty times as much or as many.
adv
By a factor of sixty.
skilfully
skilfully
adv
Britain standard spelling of skillfully.
solemnify
solemnify
verb
(transitive) To make solemn.
songfully
songfully
adv
In a songful manner.
soulfully
soulfully
adv
In a soulful manner.
splayfeet
splayfeet
noun
plural of splayfoot
splayfoot
splayfoot
noun
(countable) A foot exhibiting that deformity.
(uncountable) A deformity in which the feet are abnormally flat and turned outwards.
spongefly
stabilify
stabilify
verb
(transitive) To make stable; stabilize.
stifledly
stifledly
adv
In a stifled manner.
styliform
styliform
adj
Having the form of, or resembling, a bristle, pin, or pen; styloid.
subfamily
subfamily
noun
(taxonomy) A taxonomic category ranking between a family and a genus; formerly called a tribe
A secondary or subordinate grouping.
sulfinyls
sulfinyls
noun
plural of sulfinyl
sulfocyan
sulfonyls
sulfonyls
noun
plural of sulfonyl
sulfuryls
sulfuryls
noun
plural of sulfuryl
surfacely
syllabify
syllabify
verb
To divide a word into syllables; to syllabicate; to syllabize.
unfalsity
unfeastly
unfleshly
unfleshly
adj
Not pertaining to or devoted to the flesh or the body; not physical.