A method of catching birds at night, by holding a torch or other light, and beating the bush or perch where they roost so that the birds fly towards the light.
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
buffaloing
buffaloing
verb
present participle of buffalo
camouflage
camouflage
noun
(biology) Resemblance of an organism to its surroundings for avoiding detection.
(military) The use of natural or artificial material on personnel, objects, or tactical positions with the aim of confusing, misleading, or evading the enemy.
(textiles) A pattern on clothing consisting of irregularly shaped patches that are either greenish/brownish, brownish/whitish, or bluish/whitish, as used by ground combat forces.
A disguise or covering up.
Clothes made from camouflage fabric, for concealment in combat or hunting.
The act of disguising.
verb
To hide or disguise something by covering it up or changing the way it looks.
coalifying
coalifying
verb
present participle of coalify
confabbing
confabbing
verb
present participle of confab
configural
configural
adj
Relating to the spatial configuration of something, such as a human face to be recognised, rather than its separate visual features.
conflating
conflating
verb
present participle of conflate
confragose
disfoliage
dragonfish
dragonfish
noun
Any of several long, slender fishes, of the family Stomiidae, that have a luminous barbel used to attract prey.
fadmongery
fagopyrism
fagopyrism
noun
Photosensitivity of the skin caused by the ingestion of fagopyrin.
fairground
fairground
noun
A commercially-operated collection of rides, games and other entertainment attractions; an amusement park.
An area where a fair (an event for public entertainment) or other public event is held; a showground.
fairyology
fairyology
noun
The study of fairies.
farlington
farmington
farmington
Proper noun
a small village in Cotswold district, Gloucestershire, England
an unincorporated settlement in the Peace River Country of British Columbia, Canada.
a communities in and Nova Scotia, Canada.
the name of many places in the United States of America:
a city in Arkansas.
a CDP in California.
a town in Connecticut.
a town in Delaware.
a city in Illinois.
an unincorporated community in Indiana.
a small city in Iowa.
an unincorporated community and CDP in Kentucky.
a town in Maine
a city in Michigan.
a city in Minnesota.
a town in Mississippi.
a city in Missouri
a town in New Hampshire.
a city in New Mexico.
a town in New York.
an unincorporated community in North Carolina.
an unincorporated community in Ohio.
an unincorporated community in Oregon.
an unincorporated community and CDP in Pennsylvania.
a city in Utah
an unincorporated community in Virginia.
a small town in Washington.
a small town in West Virginia.
a town and unincorporated community in Wisconsin.
an unincorporated community in the town of Wisconsin.
towns in and Wisconsin.
farrington
fashioning
fashioning
noun
The act or process of fashioning something; manufacture.
verb
present participle of fashion
fastigious
fatigation
fatigation
noun
(obsolete) Fatigue.
favaginous
favaginous
adj
(obsolete) Resembling a honeycomb; cellular.
favoringly
favoringly
adv
In a favoring way.
fearnought
fearnought
noun
Alternative form of fearnaught
ferroglass
ferroglass
noun
(physics) reentrant spin glass
fetography
figuration
figuration
noun
(art) Representation through visual forms.
(sociology) A structure through which people are joined, or the process of constructing such structures.
Form, outline or boundaries.
Mixture of concords and discords.
Ornamentation or decoration, especially by the addition of figures.
The act of giving figure or determinate form.
firedragon
firedragon
noun
A fiery dragon; firedrake.
flageolets
flageolets
noun
plural of flageolet
flagitious
flagitious
adj
(literary) Extremely brutal or wicked; heinous, monstrous.
(literary) Guilty of terrible crimes; wicked, criminal.
flagonless
flagonless
adj
Without a flagon or, by extension, anything alcoholic to drink.
flagstones
flagstones
noun
plural of flagstone
flamingoes
flamingoes
noun
plural of flamingo
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.
flavorings
flavorings
noun
plural of flavoring
flavouring
flavouring
noun
Britain standard spelling of flavoring.
verb
present participle of flavour
floatingly
floatingly
adv
In a floating manner.
flogmaster
floodgates
floodgates
noun
plural of floodgate
floreating
florilegia
florilegia
noun
plural of florilegium
fluoresage
focalising
focalising
verb
present participle of focalise
focalizing
focalizing
verb
present participle of focalize
foliageous
foliageous
adj
Resembling foliage.
footganger
footganger
noun
(entomology) A juvenile locust or grasshopper while in its wingless or flightless phase.
foragement
foragement
noun
The act of foraging
forbearing
forbearing
adj
Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering
noun
forbearance; restraint
verb
present participle of forbear
foreallege
forearming
forearming
verb
present participle of forearm
foreassign
foredating
foredating
verb
present participle of foredate
foregahger
foreganger
foreganger
noun
(archaic, rare) One who or that which goes before; a forerunner; a harbinger; a predecessor.
(nautical) A short rope grafted on a harpoon, to which a longer line may be attached.
foregather
foregather
verb
Alternative form of forgather
foreglance
foreglance
noun
A glance that is forward or beforehand.
verb
(transitive) To glance forward or beforehand.
forelaying
forelaying
verb
present participle of forelay
forepaling
foresaying
foresaying
verb
present participle of foresay
forgathers
forgathers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forgather
forgetable
forgivable
forgivable
adj
(finance, not comparable) Of a loan, or a portion of it: such that repayment may be deferred for a period if the lender meets certain obligations.
forgivably
forgivably
adv
In a forgivable way.
forleaving
forleaving
verb
present participle of forleave
formagenic
formatting
formatting
noun
The code in a markup language which determines a document's format.
The visual style of a document, including fonts, borders, etc.
verb
present participle of format
forwarding
forwarding
noun
The act by which something is forwarded.
verb
present participle of forward
fourbagger
fourragere
fourragere
noun
Alternative form of fourragère
frontignac
frontignac
noun
A type of muscat wine made in Frontignan, France.
frontignan
fugitation
fugitation
noun
(Scotland, law) The act of absconding from justice; outlawry.
fulgoridae
fulgurator
fulgurator
noun
(historical) Somebody who predicts the future using lightning.
fumigation
fumigation
noun
The act of fumigating, or applying smoke or vapor, as for disinfection.
Vapor raised in the process of fumigating.
fumigators
fumigators
noun
plural of fumigator
fumigatory
fumigatory
adj
Having the quality of purifying by smoke.
fungaceous
fungaceous
adj
Like a fungus.
fustigator
fustigator
noun
A person who fustigates.
gallflower
gallflower
noun
The short-styled female flower of certain figs.
gangflower
gangliform
gangliform
adj
(anatomy) Having the form of a ganglion.
ghostcraft
ghostcraft
noun
Knowledge of lore about and methods of detecting or working with ghosts.
gierfalcon
glandiform
glandiform
adj
(anatomy) Shaped like, resembling, or characteristic of glands.
glareproof
glareproof
adj
Resistant to glare.
gnatflower
goatfishes
goatfishes
noun
plural of goatfish
godfathers
godfathers
noun
plural of godfather
graftonite
graftonite
noun
(mineralogy) A monoclinic-prismatic mineral containing calcium, iron, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
graftproof
graftproof
adj
(US politics) Bribeproof.
griffonage
griffonage
noun
(rare) Careless handwriting; a crude or illegible scrawl.
gustafsson
gyrfalcons
gyrfalcons
noun
plural of gyrfalcon
heliofugal
iguaniform
indigofera
lageniform
lageniform
adj
Shaped like a flask.
magnificos
magnificos
noun
plural of magnifico
marouflage
marouflage
noun
A similar technique for weatherproofing buildings by attaching fabric to the wall.
A technique for affixing a painted canvas to a wall to be used as a mural, using an adhesive that hardens as it dries, such as plaster or cement.
naufragous
naufragous
adj
(obsolete, rare) Of or pertaining to a shipwreck.
nonchafing
nonchafing
adj
That does not chafe.
nonfragile
nonfragile
adj
Not fragile.
nothofagus
officerage
offloading
offloading
noun
The act by which something is offloaded.
verb
present participle of offload
oldfangled
oldfangled
adj
old-fashioned
opacifying
opacifying
verb
present participle of opacify
orangeleaf
organifier
outfabling
outfabling
verb
present participle of outfable
outfasting
outfasting
verb
present participle of outfast
outfawning
outfawning
verb
present participle of outfawn
outflaming
outflaming
verb
present participle of outflame
outflaring
outflaring
noun
A flaring outward.
verb
present participle of outflare
overfagged
overfrugal
preforgave
profligacy
profligacy
noun
(countable) Careless wastefulness.
(uncountable) Shameless and immoral behaviour.
profligate
profligate
adj
(obsolete) Overthrown, ruined.
Immoral; abandoned to vice.
Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
noun
An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person.
An overly wasteful or extravagant individual.
verb
(obsolete) To drive away; to overcome.
refloating
refloating
verb
present participle of refloat
roughdraft
sgraffiato
sgraffiato
noun
Alternative form of sgraffito
solifugean
stroganoff
stroganoff
noun
A dish of sautéed pieces of beef (or a substitute) served in a sauce with sour cream.
tanglefoot
tanglefoot
noun
(US, archaic, colloquial) Low-quality whiskey, especially home-brewed.
A sticky substance put at the base of trees or other plants to trap insects and prevent them from climbing up.