Light that follows something, especially the dim light in the sky after the sun has fully set.
afterschool
afterschool
adj
Of or pertaining to a program intended to care for and educate children in the time immediately after school classes.
Taking place immediately after school classes.
afterwhile
afterwhile
adv
(US, dialect) Afterwards.
ahnfeltia
aktiengesellschaft
alligatorfishes
alligatorfishes
noun
plural of alligatorfish
alphabetiform
alphabetiform
adj
Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
archflatterer
atmosphereful
bathflower
bathoflore
befilth
befilth
verb
(transitive, rare) To cover with filth; make filthy; begrime.
belfather
bellyflaught
bethflower
bewitchful
bewitchful
adj
Bewitching; alluring; fascinating; amazing.
blitheful
blitheful
adj
Full of gaiety; joyous.
blithefully
blithefully
adv
In a blitheful manner.
blueshifted
blueshifted
adj
Whose frequency/wavelength has been changed by a blueshift
breathful
breathful
adj
(obsolete) Full of odour; fragrant.
Characteristic of a breath; breath-like.
Focused on control of one's breathing.
Full of breath; breathy.
Not breathless; breathing easily.
Relaxed and quiet.
That breathes.
noun
A quantity that is exhaled in one breath.
A quantity that is inhaled in one breath.
That which is smelled or sensed in one breath.
The amount spoken on one breath.
bullfighter
bullfighter
noun
One who engages in bullfighting; a toreador or matador.
bullfighters
bullfighters
noun
plural of bullfighter
butterflyfish
butterflyfish
noun
Any of a group of conspicuous tropical marine fish of the family Chaetodontidae; the bannerfish and coralfish are also included in this group. Butterflyfish are fairly small, mostly from 12 to 22 cm (c.7-9 in) in length.
butterflyfishes
butterflyfishes
noun
plural of butterflyfish
candleshrift
catchflies
catchflies
noun
plural of catchfly
cathodofluorescence
chantefable
chantefable
noun
A form of Medieval French literature with alternative spoken and sung passages.
chapterful
chapterful
noun
As much as fills a chapter.
characterful
characterful
adj
Full of character.
chatfield
cheefullest
cheerfullest
cheerfullest
adj
superlative form of cheerful: most cheerful
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
chestful
chestful
noun
As much as a chest will hold
chestfuls
chestfuls
noun
plural of chestful
chlorofluoromethane
chlorofluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) Any halogenated derivative of methane containing both chlorine and fluorine; but especially CH₂ClF, sometimes used as a refrigerant
chloroformate
chloroformate
noun
(organic chemistry) Any salt or ester of chloroformic acid
chlorotrifluoroethylene
chlorotrifluoroethylene
noun
(chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon with chemical formula CF₂CClF, used as a cryogenic refrigerant and in the manufacture of plastics.
chlorotrifluoromethane
chlorotrifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) The halogenated hydrocarbon CClF₃; it is a CFC once used as a refrigerant
choanoflagellata
choanoflagellate
choanoflagellate
noun
(biology) Any of a group of flagellate protozoa, of the class Choanoflagellatea, thought to be the closest unicellular ancestors of animals.
chondrofetal
christoffel
chylifactive
chylifactive
adj
(physiology) Producing, or converting into, chyle; having the power to form chyle
cochlearifoliate
counterflashing
counterflashing
noun
(construction) Formed metal or elastomeric sheeting secured on or into a wall, curb, pipe or other surface, to cover and protect the upper edge of a base flashing and its associated fasteners.
counterflight
critchfield
cutlassfishes
cutlassfishes
noun
plural of cutlassfish
cuttlefish
cuttlefish
noun
any of various squid-like cephalopods (marine mollusks) of the order Sepiida that have eight arms, two retractable tentacles, and a calcareous internal shell, and can eject a dark ink when threatened
cuttlefishes
cuttlefishes
noun
plural of cuttlefish
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.
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.
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
earthfall
earthfall
noun
A landslide.
eighteenfold
eighteenfold
adj
By a factor of eighteen.
eightfoil
eightfoil
noun
(heraldry) An octofoil.
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.
electrofishing
electrofishing
noun
a kind of fishing that uses electricity to stun the fish before they are caught, often used in scientific surveys so that the fish can be studied and returned to the water alive
ethmofrontal
ethmofrontal
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the ethmoid and frontal bones
ethnoflora
ethnoflora
noun
The flora of a region that is used by that region's native inhabitants
facecloth
facecloth
noun
A cloth laid over the face of a corpse.
A flannel for washing the face.
faecalith
fahlunite
fahlunite
noun
(mineralogy) A hydration of iolite.
fahlunitte
faintheartedly
faintheartedly
adv
In a fainthearted manner.
faithfulness
faithfulness
noun
The state of being faithful
faithfulnesses
faithfulnesses
noun
plural of faithfulness
faithless
faithless
adj
Lacking faith; lacking belief in something.
Not believing in God, religion, or a comparable ideology.
Not observant of promises or covenants.
Not true to allegiance, duty, or vows
Serving to disappoint or deceive
Unfaithful (said of people, towards their partners)
faithlessly
faithlessly
adv
In a faithless manner
faithlessness
faithlessness
noun
The quality of being faithless.
faithlessnesses
faithlessnesses
noun
plural of faithlessness
falsehearted
falsehearted
adj
Alternative spelling of false-hearted
falseheartedly
falseheartedly
adv
In a falsehearted manner.
falseheartedness
falseheartedness
noun
The quality of being falsehearted.
faltche
farsightedly
farsightedly
adv
In a farsighted manner.
farthingale
farthingale
noun
(historical) A hooped structure in cloth worn to extend the skirt of women's dresses; a hooped petticoat.
farthingales
farthingales
noun
plural of farthingale
farthingdeal
farthingless
farthingless
adj
Without a farthing; very poor.
fatheadedly
fatheadedly
adv
stupidly
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
fatherless
fatherless
adj
(figurative) Without a known author or inventor.
Without a (living) father.
fatherlessness
fatherlessness
noun
The state or quality of being fatherless (not having a (living) father).
fatherlike
fatherlike
adj
having the qualities of a father
fatherliness
fatherliness
noun
The property of being fatherly.
fatherling
fatherling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A father.
A father's child.
fatherly
fatherly
adj
Characteristic of fathers, paternal.
Characteristic of what is considered the ideal behaviour pertaining to fatherhood.
adv
In a way pertaining to, befitting, or of a father.
fathomable
fathomable
adj
able to be fathomed
fathomableness
fathomableness
Noun
The quality of being fathomable.
fathomless
fathomless
adj
(by extension) unfathomable or incomprehensible.
Very deep (especially of water deeper than a lead line can measure); bottomless.
fathomlessly
fathomlessly
adv
In a fathomless manner, to a fathomless degree.
fathomlessness
fathomlessness
noun
The state or condition of being fathomless.
featherfoil
featherfoil
noun
An aquatic plant (Hottonia palustris) with finely divided leaves.
featherleaf
featherleaf
adj
Applied to various plants characterized by feathery leaves.
featherless
featherless
adj
Having no feathers.
featherlessness
featherlessness
noun
The state or condition of being featherless; lack of feathers.
featherlet
featherlet
noun
A little feather.
featherlight
featherlight
adj
Alternative form of feather-light
featherlike
featherlike
adj
As light as a feather.
Having the characteristics of plumage.
featishly
fecalith
fecalith
noun
Alternative form of fecolith
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.
felichthys
fellatah
fellatah
Noun
A member of the Fula people.
felsosphaerite
felspath
felspathic
felspathic
adj
Alternative form of feldspathic
felspathose
ferthumlungur
fetchingly
fetchingly
adv
In a fetching manner
fetichlike
fetishlike
fetishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fetish.
fibrochondrosteal
fichtelite
fichtelite
noun
(mineralogy) A rare white monoclinic organic mineral, 7-isopropyl-1,4a-dimethyl-dodecahydro-1H-phenanthrene, found in fossilized wood from Bavaria.
ficklehearted
fieldfight
fifteenthly
fifteenthly
adv
In the fifteenth place; fifteenth in a row.
fightable
fightable
adj
(military) Capable in combat.
Able to be fought.
filesmith
filesmith
noun
A maker of files (rasping tools).
filibranchiate
filthier
filthier
adj
comparative form of filthy: more filthy
filthiest
filthiest
adj
superlative form of filthy: most filthy
filthified
filthified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of filthify
filthiness
filthiness
noun
The property of being filthy.
filthinesses
filthinesses
noun
plural of filthiness
filthless
filthless
adj
Free of filth; clean; pure.
fireflaught
firelight
firelight
noun
The light of a fire, such as from a campfire or fireplace.
fishlet
fishlet
noun
A little fish.
fishplate
fishplate
noun
(rail transport) A metal bar that is bolted to the ends of two rails to join them together in a track.
verb
(transitive, rail transport) To connect (rails) together using a fishplate.