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.
befittingly
befittingly
adv
In a befitting manner
biflagelate
biflagellate
biflagellate
adj
(biology) Having two flagella.
noun
Any organism that has two flagella.
boatlifting
boatlifting
verb
present participle of boatlift
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
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
confabulating
confabulating
verb
present participle of confabulate
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.
diffrangibility
diffrangibility
noun
Ability to be diffracted.
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
fibrillating
fibrillating
adj
Of a muscle, especially in the heart: undergoing fibrillation; quivering.
Splitting into fibrils or fibres.
verb
present participle of fibrillate
fibrocartilage
fibrocartilage
noun
A tough form of cartilage that has a matrix of dense bundles of fibres.
fibrocartilaginous
fibrocartilaginous
adj
Of or pertaining to fibrocartilage.
fibroligamentous
fightable
fightable
adj
(military) Capable in combat.
Able to be fought.
figurability
figurability
noun
The quality of being figurable.
filibustering
filibustering
noun
The act of one who filibusters.
verb
present participle of filibuster
flabbergastation
flabbergastation
noun
(archaic, colloquial, humorous) The act of confounding or bewildering.
(colloquial) Bewildered shock or surprise; the state or condition of being flabbergasted.
flabbergasting
flabbergasting
adj
Overwhelming in a bewildering way; amazing, confounding, stunning, especially in a ludicrous manner.
verb
present participle of flabbergast
flabbergastingly
flabbergastingly
adv
Surprisingly, astonishingly or amazingly
fleabiting
flibbertigibbet
flibbertigibbet
noun
(archaic) An imp, a fiend.
A flighty person; someone regarded as silly, irresponsible, or scatterbrained, especially someone who chatters or gossips.
An offbeat, skittish person; especially said of a young woman.
flibbertigibbets
flibbertigibbets
noun
plural of flibbertigibbet
flibbertigibbety
flibbertigibbety
adj
Like a flibbertigibbet; flighty; scatterbrained.
foldboating
forgeability
forgeability
noun
(metallurgy) The quality or degree of being forgeable.
fractabling
frangibilities
frangibilities
noun
plural of frangibility
frangibility
frangibility
noun
The state or quality of being frangible.
frightable
frightenable
frightenable
adj
Capable of being frightened.
frigostable
fulbright
funambulating
funambulating
verb
present participle of funambulate
fungibility
fungibility
noun
The property of a good or a commodity whereby individual units are capable of mutual substitution.
gratifiable
gratifiable
adj
That can be gratified.
indefatigability
indefatigability
noun
Tirelessness; persistence; stamina.
indefatigable
indefatigable
adj
Extremely persistent and untiring.
indefatigableness
indefatigableness
noun
The state of being indefatigable.
indefatigably
indefatigably
adv
In an extremely persistent and untiring manner; in an indefatigable manner
infatigable
infatigable
adj
(obsolete) indefatigable
infrangibility
infrangibility
noun
The quality of being infrangible.
irrefragability
irrefragability
noun
The quality or degree of being irrefragable.
irrefrangibility
irrefrangibility
noun
The quality or degree of being irrefrangible.
nonfatigable
nonfrangibility
outbluffing
outbluffing
verb
present participle of outbluff
outfabling
outfabling
verb
present participle of outfable
outfumbling
outfumbling
verb
present participle of outfumble
reconfigurability
reconfigurability
noun
The state or degree of being reconfigurable.
refragability
refragability
noun
The quality or degree of being refrangible; refrangibility.