(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.
bafflingness
bafflingness
noun
The characteristic of being baffling; mysteriousness.
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.
biflagelate
biflagellate
biflagellate
adj
(biology) Having two flagella.
noun
Any organism that has two flagella.
bigfeet
bigfeet
noun
(plural only) snowblades; a smaller version of skis.
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
bonefishing
bonefishing
noun
Angling for bonefish.
bonefishings
bourgeoisify
bourgeoisify
Verb
To make bourgeois.
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
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
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
bullfighter
bullfighter
noun
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
bushfighter
bushfighter
noun
One who takes part in bushfighting.
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.
climbingfishes
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
diffrangible
diffrangible
adj
Able to be diffracted.
enfeebling
enfeebling
adj
Causing enfeeblement.
verb
present participle of enfeeble
fablemongering
fatigable
fatigable
adj
Susceptible to fatigue; able to become physically exhausted.
fatigableness
fatigableness
noun
susceptibility to fatigue
fatiguabilities
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
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
fibrinogen
fibrinogen
noun
A protein that in humans plays a part in the forming of clots.
fibrinogenetic
fibrinogenetic
adj
Of or relating to fibrinogenesis.
fibrinogenic
fibrinogenic
adj
(biochemistry) That produces fibrin
fibrinogenically
fibrinogenous
fibrinogenous
adj
Resembling fibrinogen; capable of forming fibrin.
fibrinogens
fibrinogens
noun
plural of fibrinogen
fibrocartilage
fibrocartilage
noun
A tough form of cartilage that has a matrix of dense bundles of fibres.
fibrohemorrhagic
fibroligamentous
fibrospongiae
fightable
fightable
adj
(military) Capable in combat.
Able to be fought.
figurable
figurable
adj
Capable of being brought to a fixed form or shape.
filibeg
filibeg
noun
Alternative form of philibeg
filibegs
filibegs
noun
plural of filibeg
filibustering
filibustering
noun
The act of one who filibusters.
verb
present participle of filibuster
fillebeg
fineberg
fingerable
fingerable
adj
Able to be touched or manipulated with the fingers.
fingerberry
fingerboard
fingerboard
noun
(music, lutherie) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.
A miniature skateboard that is driven with the fingers.
fingerboards
fingerboards
noun
plural of fingerboard
fingerbreadth
fingerbreadth
noun
A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.
fireballing
fireballing
adj
(baseball) Tending to pitch fastballs
verb
present participle of fireball
firebaugh
firebombing
firebombing
noun
An attack with a firebomb.
verb
present participle of firebomb
firebug
firebug
noun
(slang) a pyromaniac or arsonist.
Pyrrhocoris apterus, a common red and black insect, that is the type species of the family Pyrrhocoridae.
firebugs
firebugs
noun
plural of firebug
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
flambeing
flambeing
verb
present participle of flambe
fleabiting
flemingsburg
flemingsburg
Proper noun
a home-rule class city in Kentucky, USA
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.
fliegerabwehrkanone
footbridge
footbridge
noun
A bridge over a road, railway, river, etc for pedestrians.
footbridges
footbridges
noun
plural of footbridge
forbearing
forbearing
adj
Characterized by patience and indulgence; long-suffering
noun
forbearance; restraint
verb
present participle of forbear
forbearingly
forbearingly
adv
In a forbearing manner.
forbearingness
forbearingness
noun
The quality of being forbearing.
forbiddingness
forbiddingness
noun
The quality of being forbidding.
forbysening
forebearing
forebearing
verb
present participle of forebear
foreboding
foreboding
adj
Of ominous significance; serving as an ill omen; foretelling of harm or difficulty.
noun
A sense of evil to come.
An evil omen.
verb
present participle of forebode
forebodingly
forebodingly
adv
In a foreboding manner.
forebodingness
forebodingness
noun
The quality of being foreboding.
forebodings
forebodings
noun
plural of foreboding
forebridge
forebridge
noun
(nautical) A raised platform or pilothouse at the front of the bridge.
forgeability
forgeability
noun
(metallurgy) The quality or degree of being forgeable.
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.