(medicine) A blood disorder in which the blood does not clot normally due to a lack of, or a malfunction involving, fibrinogen.
afterburning
afterburning
noun
(aviation) The injection of extra fuel into a jet engine downstream of the turbines in order to achieve extra thrust.
albifying
albifying
verb
present participle of albify
angiofibroma
angiofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign neoplasm that affects fibrous tissue.
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
backfilling
backfilling
noun
The process by which something is backfilled.
verb
present participle of backfill
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present participle of backfire
backfitting
backfitting
verb
present participle of backfit
backflipping
backflipping
verb
present participle of backflip
backflowing
backflowing
adj
flowing backwards
verb
present participle of backflow
baffing
baffing
verb
present participle of baff
baffling
baffling
adj
Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.
frustrating
noun
An act of foiling or thwarting.
verb
present participle of baffle
bafflingly
bafflingly
adv
In a baffling or puzzling manner.
bafflingness
bafflingness
noun
The characteristic of being baffling; mysteriousness.
bandfiling
barfing
barfing
verb
present participle of barf
basifugal
basifugal
adj
(botany) Tending or proceeding away from the base.
basifying
basifying
verb
present participle of basify
batfowling
batfowling
noun
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.
beamfilling
beatifying
beatifying
verb
present participle of beatify
beautifying
beautifying
adj
That beautifies; tending to make beautiful.
noun
The action of the verb to beautify.
verb
present participle of beautify
bedeafening
bedeafening
verb
present participle of bedeafen
bedwarfing
bedwarfing
verb
present participle of bedwarf
beefing
beefing
noun
Alternative form of biffin (“type of apple”)
verb
present participle of beef
befalling
befalling
adj
(archaic) Appertaining; appropriate; fitting.
noun
A happening; occurrence; chance; event.
verb
present participle of befall
befinger
befinger
verb
(transitive) To finger all over.
befingered
befingered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befinger
befingering
befingering
verb
present participle of befinger
befingers
befingers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befinger
befitting
befitting
adj
appropriate, becoming
verb
present participle of befit
befittingly
befittingly
adv
In a befitting manner
befittingness
befittingness
noun
The state or quality of being befitting.
beflagging
beflagging
verb
present participle of beflag
befleaing
befleaing
verb
present participle of beflea
beflecking
beflecking
verb
present participle of befleck
beflowering
beflowering
verb
present participle of beflower
befogging
befogging
verb
present participle of befog
befooling
befooling
verb
present participle of befool
befouling
befouling
verb
present participle of befoul
befreight
befretting
befriending
befriending
noun
The process of making friends with somebody.
verb
present participle of befriend
befringe
befringe
verb
To furnish or adorn with a fringe.
befringed
befringed
adj
Having a fringe
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befringe
befringes
befringes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befringe
befringing
befringing
verb
present participle of befringe
befuddling
befuddling
verb
present participle of befuddle
begift
begift
verb
(transitive) To entrust; endow.
(transitive) To give a gift or gifts to; bestow or present with gifts.
(transitive) To give as a gift.
beguileful
begulfing
beneficiating
beneficiating
verb
present participle of beneficiate
beneficing
beneficing
verb
present participle of benefice
benefiting
benefitting
benefitting
verb
present participle of benefit
bergenfield
bifanged
bifanged
adj
Having two fangs.
biffing
biffing
noun
(informal) A hitting or punching.
verb
present participle of biff
biflagelate
biflagellate
biflagellate
adj
(biology) Having two flagella.
noun
Any organism that has two flagella.
biforking
bifurcating
bifurcating
adj
dividing or forking into two
verb
present participle of bifurcate
bigfeet
bigfeet
noun
(plural only) snowblades; a smaller version of skis.
bigfoot
bigfoot
verb
(intransitive, informal, sometimes capitalized) To behave in an authoritative, commanding manner.
(transitive, informal, sometimes capitalized) To control or manage forcefully; to exercise authority over.
bigfoots
bigfoots
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bigfoot
bigford
biofog
biofoulings
biofoulings
noun
plural of biofouling
birefracting
birefringence
birefringence
noun
(physics) The splitting of a ray of light into two parallel rays of perpendicular polarization by passage through an optically anisotropic medium; the property of a material that light passing through it is so split.
birefringent
birefringent
adj
Having two refractive indices (depending on orientation)
Of or pertaining to birefringence
blackfigured
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blindfolding
blindfolding
noun
The act of covering with a blindfold.
verb
present participle of blindfold
bluffing
bluffing
noun
A bluff; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate.
verb
present participle of bluff
boatlifting
boatlifting
verb
present participle of boatlift
bodysurfing
bodysurfing
verb
present participle of bodysurf
boldfacing
boldfacing
verb
present participle of boldface
bombproofing
bombproofing
verb
present participle of bombproof
bonefishing
bonefishing
noun
Angling for bonefish.
bonefishings
bourgeoisify
bourgeoisify
Verb
To make bourgeois.
brachiofaciolingual
brainfag
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breastfeeding
breastfeeding
noun
(countable) An instance (session) of such feeding activity.
(uncountable) The act or process of feeding a baby or young child milk from a lactating breast.
verb
present participle of breastfeed
briefing
briefing
noun
A presentation of information or instruction; the meeting at which it is presented.
A short and concise summary of a situation.
verb
present participle of brief
briefings
briefings
noun
plural of briefing
brutifying
brutifying
verb
present participle of brutify
bufagin
bufagin
noun
(organic chemistry) Any of a class of toxic steroids found in bufotoxin.
buffaloing
buffaloing
verb
present participle of buffalo
buffering
buffering
verb
present participle of buffer
buffeting
buffeting
noun
(aviation) random, irregular motion of the plane or of one of its parts caused by turbulences in the airflow
A blow or motion that buffets.
verb
present participle of buffet
buffetings
buffetings
noun
plural of buffeting
buffing
buffing
noun
Material removed by the action of someone who buffs.
verb
present participle of buff
bugfish
bugfish
noun
(US, dated) The menhaden.
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
bullfight
bullfight
noun
A public spectacle, in Spain and some other Latin countries, in which a person baits and often kills a bull.
bullfighter
bullfighter
noun
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bullfighting
bullfighting
noun
A traditional spectacle, popular in Spain and many former Spanish colonies, in which a matador manipulates and ultimately kills a bull at close range.
bullfights
bullfights
noun
plural of bullfight
bumfuzzling
bumfuzzling
verb
present participle of bumfuzzle
burglarproofing
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
bushfighting
bushfighting
noun
Fighting in the bush, or from behind bushes, trees, or thickets.
butterfingered
butterfingered
adj
Prone to dropping things; clumsy.
butterfingers
butterfingers
noun
A tendency to drop things, or to be clumsy or uncoordinated.
One's fingers which tend to drop things, or are clumsy or uncoordinated.
Someone who tends to drop things; (more generally) someone who is clumsy or uncoordinated; a klutz.
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
butteryfingered
cerebellifugal
cerebellifugal
adj
(anatomy) Directed towards the cerebellum.
cerebrifugal
cerebrifugal
adj
(physiology) Applied to those nerve fibers which go from the brain to the spinal cord, and so transfer cerebral impulses (centrifugal impressions) outwards.
climbingfish
climbingfishes
confabbing
confabbing
verb
present participle of confab
confabulating
confabulating
verb
present participle of confabulate
configurable
configurable
adj
Capable of being configured; customisable; permitting rearrangement or adjustment.
debriefing
debriefing
noun
The act of debriefing, or the state of being debriefed.
The report of a mission or project, or the information so obtained.
verb
present participle of debrief
debriefings
debriefings
noun
plural of debriefing
defatigable
defatigable
adj
(very rare) Easily tired or wearied; capable of being fatigued.
defibrillating
defibrillating
verb
present participle of defibrillate
deflagrability
deflagrability
noun
(chemistry, archaic) The quality of being deflagrable.
diabolifuge
diffrangibility
diffrangibility
noun
Ability to be diffracted.
diffrangible
diffrangible
adj
Able to be diffracted.
dumbfounding
dumbfounding
verb
present participle of dumbfound
enfeebling
enfeebling
adj
Causing enfeeblement.
verb
present participle of enfeeble
fablemongering
fabling
fabling
noun
The act of telling fables.
verb
present participle of fable
fabricating
fabricating
verb
present participle of fabricate
factabling
fatigability
fatigability
noun
(medicine) A medical condition in which fatigue is easily induced.
fatigable
fatigable
adj
Susceptible to fatigue; able to become physically exhausted.
fatigableness
fatigableness
noun
susceptibility to fatigue
fatiguabilities
fatiguability
fatiguability
noun
Alternative form of fatigability
fatiguable
fatiguable
adj
Alternative form of fatigable
featherbedding
featherbedding
noun
(US) The employment of more workers than is necessary, typically because of labor union rules (or sometimes deals with organized crime, a government, etc), especially upon the introduction of new technology.
verb
present participle of featherbed
febrifugal
febrifugal
adj
(pharmacology) Acting against or preventing fever.
febrifuge
febrifuge
noun
(pharmacology) Synonym of antipyretic (“a fever-reducing medication”)
febrifuges
febrifuges
noun
plural of febrifuge
feebling
feebling
noun
A feeble person.
verb
present participle of feeble
feinberg
fellingbird
ferrihemoglobin
ferrihemoglobin
noun
(biochemistry) A form of hemoglobin in which the central ferrous iron atom is oxidised to the ferric state
ferrisburg
fibbing
fibbing
noun
(archaic, boxing) Repeatedly striking an opponent's head while holding them in a headlock; a pummelling; a drubbing; a beating.
(informal) The telling of a lie.
verb
present participle of fib
fiberglas
fiberglas
noun
Dated form of fiberglass.
fiberglass
fiberglass
noun
(American spelling) Alternative form of fibreglass
fiberglassed
fiberglassed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fiberglass
fiberglasses
fiberglasses
noun
plural of fiberglass
fiberizing
fiberizing
verb
present participle of fiberize
fibiger
fibreglass
fibreglass
noun
A composite material made from fine fibres of spun glass held together with resin.
Ellipsis of fibreglass wool.
Silica based glass extruded into fibers that possess a length at least 1000 times greater than their width.
verb
To apply fibreglass to.
fibreglasses
fibreglasses
noun
plural of fibreglass
fibrillating
fibrillating
adj
Of a muscle, especially in the heart: undergoing fibrillation; quivering.