Any discharge that occurs after the cause or stimulus has ceased
afterhand
afterhand
adj
(Scotland, law, archaic) Paid afterwards, rather than in advance.
adv
(archaic) Afterwards; subsequently.
afterhend
afterhold
aftershafted
afterthoughted
afterthoughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afterthought
airfreighted
airfreighted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of airfreight
befathered
befetished
befetished
adj
(dated) Wearing amulets or talismans.
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
candleshrift
cathodofluorescence
chafted
chatfield
chesterfield
chesterfield
noun
(Canada) Any couch or sofa.
A couch, sofa, or love seat with padded arms and back of the same height, often curved outward at the top.
chesterfieldian
chesterfieldian
Noun
Someone who acts in a sophisticated, aristocratic manner, reminiscent of the
Adjective
In the style of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield, marked by brilliance, wit, and elegance in writing, and aristocratic assurance in life
chesterfields
chesterfields
noun
plural of chesterfield
chondrofetal
critchfield
dearthfu
deathful
deathful
adj
(literary) Subject to death; mortal.
Involving the danger of death; fatal, deadly.
Resembling or pertaining to death; deathly.
deathfully
deathfully
adv
In a deathful manner.
deathfulness
deathfulness
noun
An appearance suggestive of death.
deathify
dehnstufe
dehnstufe
noun
(Indo-European linguistics) The lengthened grade that appears in words of a certain root group, or stem group, in the course of vocalic variations.
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
delightful
delightful
adj
Pleasant; pleasing, bringing enjoyment, satisfaction, or pleasure.
delightfully
delightfully
adv
In a delightful manner.
delightfulness
delightfulness
noun
The state or quality of being delightful.
demifarthing
demythify
desaccharification
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
dinornithiformes
disenfranchisement
disenfranchisement
noun
Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people.
disenfranchisements
disenfranchisements
noun
plural of disenfranchisement
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
disfranchisements
disfranchisements
noun
plural of disfranchisement
disfurnishment
disfurnishment
noun
(archaic) The act of disfurnishing, or the state of being disfurnished.
doctorfishes
doctorfishes
noun
plural of doctorfish
doughfeet
downshifted
downshifted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downshift
driftfishes
driftfishes
noun
plural of driftfish
driveshafts
driveshafts
noun
plural of driveshaft
eighteenfold
eighteenfold
adj
By a factor of eighteen.
eightfold
eightfold
adj
Containing eight parts.
Eight times as much; multiplied by eight.
adv
By a factor of eight.
eightyfold
eightyfold
adj
By a factor of eighty.
eldfather
eldfather
noun
(dialectal, now archaic) One's grandfather or forefather.
(obsolete) One's father-in-law.
etherified
etherified
adj
Converted into an ether
verb
simple past tense and past participle of etherify
fainthearted
fainthearted
adj
Faint of heart; irresolute; fearful.
faintheartedly
faintheartedly
adv
In a fainthearted manner.
faintheartedness
faintheartedness
noun
The quality or state of being fainthearted.
faithed
faithed
adj
(obsolete) Having faith or a faith; honest; sincere.
Having faith of a specified quality or type.
falsehearted
falsehearted
adj
Alternative spelling of false-hearted
falseheartedly
falseheartedly
adv
In a falsehearted manner.
falseheartedness
falseheartedness
noun
The quality of being falsehearted.
farfetched
farfetched
adj
Alternative spelling of far-fetched
farfetchedness
farfetchedness
noun
The quality of being far-fetched.
farsighted
farsighted
adj
Considering the future with respect to one's own plans or deeds; showing anticipation.
Unable to focus with one's eyes on near objects; presbyopic.
farsightedly
farsightedly
adv
In a farsighted manner.
farsightedness
farsightedness
noun
(pathology) The condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia.
The quality of being considerate about what might happen in the future.
farsightednesses
farthingdeal
fathead
fathead
noun
(derogatory) An idiot; a fool.
A blobfish, Psychrolutes microporos
A cyprinid fish of the Mississippi valley, Pimephales promelas, the black-headed minnow.
A labroid food fish of California; the California sheephead. Semicossyphus pulcher.
Any of several species of fish of the genus Cubiceps
fatheaded
fatheaded
adj
Characteristic of a fathead; stupid
fatheadedly
fatheadedly
adv
stupidly
fatheadedness
fatheadedness
noun
The quality of being fatheaded.
fatheads
fatheads
noun
plural of fathead
fathearted
fathered
fathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of father
fatherhood
fatherhood
noun
The state of being a father.
fatherhoods
fatherhoods
noun
plural of fatherhood
fatherland
fatherland
noun
The country of one's birth, origin.
fatherlandish
fatherlandish
adj
Relating to or characteristic of the fatherland, especially in the context of Nazi Germany.
fatherlands
fatherlands
noun
plural of fatherland
fathomed
fathomed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fathom
fatshedera
fatshedera
noun
(botany) A hybrid of flowering plants of the genera Fatsia and Hedera (× Fatshedera).
fatshederas
fatshederas
noun
plural of fatshedera
featherbed
featherbed
noun
(UK, Dartmoor) A bog covered by a layer of moss, presenting a hazard to walkers.
A mattress stuffed with feathers.
verb
(intransitive) To engage in featherbedding; to employ more workers than necessary to fulfill a labor union requirement.
(transitive) To treat someone with excessive indulgence; to pamper, cosset or mollycoddle.
featherbedded
featherbedded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of featherbed
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
featherbeds
featherbeds
noun
plural of featherbed
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of featherbed
featherbird
featherbrained
featherbrained
adj
Alternative spelling of feather-brained
featherdom
featherdom
noun
The world or sphere of birds.
feathered
feathered
adj
(Appalachia) Badly beaten.
(engineering, manufacturing) Having a finely bevelled edge.
(in combination) Having a specific type or number of feathers.
(poetic) Swift, like the flight of a feathered creature.
(rowing) Having the blades of oars or propellers parallel to the direction of motion.
Covered with feathers.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of feather
featheredge
featheredge
noun
Alternative form of feather edge
featheredged
featheredged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of featheredge
featheredges
featheredges
noun
plural of featheredge
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of featheredge
featherhead
featherhead
Noun
A foolish person.
featherheaded
featherheaded
adj
Alternative form of feather-headed
featherheads
featherheads
noun
plural of featherhead
featherpated
featherpated
adj
(dated) foolish; giddy-headed
featherweed
featherweed
noun
The flowering plant Gamochaeta ustulata in the sunflower family.
featherwood
featherwood
noun
(prison slang) A white female inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
feeblehearted
feebleheartedly
feebleheartedness
feldspath
feldspath
noun
Alternative form of feldspar
feldspathic
feldspathic
adj
(mineralogy) Containing feldspar.
feldspathization
feldspathization
noun
The process of conversion into feldspar.
feldspathoid
feldspathoid
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling a feldspar.
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a small group of igneous, plutonic, and volcanic minerals formed in magma that did not contain enough silica to satisfy all the chemical bonds. Feldspathoids are silica-poor variants of the feldspar group.
feldspathoidal
feldspathoidal
adj
(of a rock) Having feldspathoids.
feldspathose
feldspathose
Adjective
Containing feldspar.
fetched
fetched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fetch
fianchettoed
fianchettoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fianchetto
fibrochondrosteal
ficklehearted
fieldfight
fiercehearted
filthified
filthified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of filthify
fingerbreadth
fingerbreadth
noun
A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.
firmhearted
fishtailed
fishtailed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fishtail
fitched
fitched
adj
(heraldry) Alternative form of fitchy
fitchered
flannelmouthed
flannelmouthed
adj
Alternative form of flannel-mouthed
flapmouthed
flathead
flathead
noun
(US, informal) Alternative form of flathead catfish
(plural only "flatheads") A type of screw or bolt designed to fit in a countersink so that it sits flush with a surface.
(plural only "flatheads", automotive) A type of engine that has the valves placed in the engine block beside the piston, instead of in the cylinder head, as in an overhead valve engine.
Any fish in the family Platycephalidae.
flatheads
flatheads
noun
plural of flathead
flaughtbred
fletched
fletched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fletch
fletcherised
fletcherized
fletcherized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fletcherize
flichtered
flighted
flighted
adj
(of birds) Capable of flight.
Having a specified number or kind of flights (of stairs, a screw thread, etc.).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flight
flighthead
flinthead
flinthead
noun
A bird, the wood stork.
flinthearted
flinthearted
adj
Alternative form of flint-hearted
flitched
flitched
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flitch
floodlighted
floodlighted
adj
Lit by floodlights; floodlit.
flowcharted
foolhardiest
foolhardiest
adj
superlative form of foolhardy: most foolhardy
footbreadth
footbreadth
noun
The breadth of a foot; used as a measure.
forecastlehead
foregathered
foregathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foregather
foremasthand
foreshortened
foreshortened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshorten
foresighted
foresighted
adj
Having foresight; foreseeing; provident.
foresightedly
foresightedly
adv
With foresight; in a foresighted manner.
foresightedness
foresightedness
noun
The prudent exercise of common sense when planning for the future
The quality of having foresight
foresightednesses
forethoughted
forethoughted
adj
(archaic) Provided with forethought.
forgathered
forgathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forgather