Light that follows something, especially the dim light in the sky after the sun has fully set.
afterplanting
aktiengesellschaft
algefacient
algefacient
adj
Making cool; cooling.
alligatorfishes
alligatorfishes
noun
plural of alligatorfish
angustifoliate
angustifoliate
adj
(botany) Having narrow leaves.
antiflattering
befittingly
befittingly
adv
In a befitting manner
biflagelate
biflagellate
biflagellate
adj
(biology) Having two flagella.
noun
Any organism that has two flagella.
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
butterflying
butterflying
verb
present participle of butterfly
centrifugal
centrifugal
adj
(botany) Expanding first at the summit, and later at the base, as a flower cluster.
(botany) Having the radicle turned toward the sides of the fruit, as some embryos.
Tending, or causing, to recede from the center.
noun
A rotating machine used to separate massecuite into sugar crystals and molasses.
centrifugalisation
centrifugalisation
noun
Alternative form of centrifugation
centrifugalise
centrifugalise
verb
Alternative form of centrifugalize
centrifugalization
centrifugalization
noun
Synonym of centrifugation
centrifugalize
centrifugalize
verb
Synonym of centrifugate
centrifugalized
centrifugalized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of centrifugalize
centrifugalizing
centrifugalizing
verb
present participle of centrifugalize
centrifugaller
centrifugally
centrifugally
adv
Away from a centre or axis.
In a centrifuge.
Using centrifugal force.
centrifugals
centrifugals
noun
plural of centrifugal
cilioflagellata
cilioflagellate
circumfulgent
circumfulgent
adj
Shining around or about.
clefting
clefting
noun
(linguistics) The formation of a cleft sentence.
(medicine) The formation of a cleft lip or cleft palate.
verb
present participle of cleft
closefitting
closefitting
adj
Alternative form of close-fitting
conflagrative
conflagrative
adj
That produces conflagration
congelifract
congelifract
noun
(geology) A fragment of rock broken off by the action of frost
congelifraction
congelifraction
noun
the weathering of material through the repeated freezing and thawing of water.
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
deadlifting
deadlifting
verb
present participle of deadlift
defalcating
defalcating
verb
present participle of defalcate
defatigable
defatigable
adj
(very rare) Easily tired or wearied; capable of being fatigued.
defaulting
defaulting
noun
The act or result of being defaulted, especially a failure to meet a financial obligation.
verb
present participle of default
defibrillating
defibrillating
verb
present participle of defibrillate
deflagrability
deflagrability
noun
(chemistry, archaic) The quality of being deflagrable.
deflagrating
deflagrating
verb
present participle of deflagrate
deflagration
deflagration
noun
The act of deflagrating; an intense fire; a conflagration or explosion. Specifically, combustion that spreads subsonically via thermal conduction.
deflagrations
deflagrations
noun
plural of deflagration
deflating
deflating
verb
present participle of deflate
deflecting
deflecting
verb
present participle of deflect
deflocculating
deflocculating
verb
present participle of deflocculate
defoliating
defoliating
verb
present participle of defoliate
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.
delignification
delignification
noun
The removal of lignin, typically from wood pulp
desulfurating
desulfurating
verb
present participle of desulfurate
dinoflagellata
dinoflagellatae
dinoflagellate
dinoflagellate
noun
Any of many marine protozoa of the phylum Dinoflagellata, which have two flagella.
disgustfulness
disgustfulness
noun
The state of being disgustful.
efflagitate
efflagitate
verb
(obsolete) To demand something urgently
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.
electrifying
electrifying
adj
that electrifies
thrilling or startling
verb
present participle of electrify
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
electroforming
electroforming
noun
The manufacture of shaped components by electrodeposition on a pattern or mandrel.
electrorefining
electrorefining
noun
A process, similar to electrowinning, for the removal of impurities from a metal.
enflagellation
enflagellation
noun
Alternative form of flagellation (formation of flagella)
exflagellation
exflagellation
noun
The protrusion or formation of flagella by a protozoon.
exfoliating
exfoliating
verb
present participle of exfoliate
facelifting
facelifting
verb
present participle of facelift
faltering
faltering
adj
hesitant, halting
noun
hesitancy
verb
present participle of falter
falteringly
falteringly
adv
In a faltering manner; hesitantly, making pauses
famiglietti
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.
fastigiately
fatherling
fatherling
noun
(diminutive, endearing) A father.
A father's child.
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
fatigueless
fatigueless
adj
Free from fatigue.
featherlight
featherlight
adj
Alternative form of feather-light
felicitating
felicitating
verb
present participle of felicitate
fellating
fellating
verb
present participle of fellate
felonsetting
felting
felting
noun
Felt or similar material, usually impregnated with a water-resistant material, or the application of such material, usually to a roof.
The hobby of making objects, such as soft toys, from felt.
The production of felt from wool.
The tangling of woolen fibres (such as when an article of clothing is washed at too high a temperature)
verb
present participle of felt
feltings
feltings
noun
plural of felting
feltmaking
feltmaking
noun
The manufacture of felt.
feminologist
feminologist
noun
(rare) Someone who studies feminology.
ferrimagnetically
ferrimagnetically
adv
In a ferrimagnetic manner
ferrogoslarite
fertilising
fertilising
verb
present participle of fertilise
fertilizing
fertilizing
verb
present participle of fertilize
festilogies
festilogies
noun
plural of festilogy
festilogy
festilogy
noun
A treatise on church festivals.
festivalgoer
festivalgoer
noun
A person attending a festival
fetchingly
fetchingly
adv
In a fetching manner
fetologies
fetologist
fetologist
noun
One who studies fetology.
fetologists
fetologists
noun
plural of fetologist
fettling
fettling
noun
(gerund, UK) A mixture of ore, cinders, etc., used to line the hearth of a puddling furnace.
(gerund, UK) Repairing; mending; sorting.
(gerund, UK) The operation of shaving or smoothing the surface of undried clay ware.
verb
present participle of fettle
fettlings
fettlings
noun
plural of fettling
fibrocartilage
fibrocartilage
noun
A tough form of cartilage that has a matrix of dense bundles of fibres.
fibroligamentous
fiddlestring
fiddlestring
noun
One of the strings of a fiddle.
fidgetily
fidgetily
adv
In a fidgety manner.
fidgetingly
fidgetingly
adv
With fidgeting motions; with impatient inability to keep still.
fieldfight
fightable
fightable
adj
(military) Capable in combat.
Able to be fought.
figmental
figmental
adj
Of or relating to a figment.
figulate
figulate
adj
made of potter's clay
figulated
figulated
adj
Alternative form of figulate
figurately
figurately
adv
In a figurate manner; Using or forming a figure.
figuratively, in a figurative manner.
figuratively
figuratively
adv
(manner) In a figurative manner.
Used to indicate that what follows is to be taken as a figure of speech, not literally.
fileting
fileting
verb
present participle of filet
filibustering
filibustering
noun
The act of one who filibusters.
verb
present participle of filibuster
filleting
filleting
noun
(architecture) The protecting of a joint, as between roof and parapet wall, with mortar or cement, where flashing is employed in better work.
Fillets collectively.
The material of which fillets are made.
verb
present participle of fillet
filmsetting
filmsetting
noun
Photocomposition of type.
verb
present participle of filmset
filmsettings
filmsettings
noun
plural of filmsetting
filtering
filtering
noun
Something that passes through a filter.
The process of passing something through a filter.
verb
present participle of filter
fingerlet
fingerlet
noun
A small finger-shaped object.
fingerstall
fingerstall
noun
A protective cover for the finger; a fingercot.
fireflaught
firelight
firelight
noun
The light of a fire, such as from a campfire or fireplace.
fitzgerald
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
flagellantism
flagellantism
noun
The act of whipping oneself, typically for religious penance or for sexual excitement
flagellating
flagellating
verb
present participle of flagellate
flagellation
flagellation
noun
(botany) The formation by plants of flagella, or their arrangement
A beating consisting of lashes, notably as corporal punishment or mortification, such as a whipping or scourging.
flagellations
flagellations
noun
plural of flagellation
flagellative
flagellative
adj
Pertaining to flagellation; flagellatory.
flagellist
flagellist
noun
One who administers punishment by whipping.
One who is abusive or punishing.
One who whips him or herself as an act of religious penitence; flagellant.
One who whips others or is whipped by others as a sexual fetish.
flaggelating
flaggelation
flaggiest
flaggiest
adj
superlative form of flaggy: most flaggy
flagilate
flagitate
flagitate
verb
(archaic) To importune; to demand fiercely or with passion.
flagitiousness
flagitiousness
noun
The state or quality of being flagitious; wickedness, infamy.
flattening
flattening
noun
A flattened part of something
The act, or the result of making something flat or flatter
verb
present participle of flatten
flattering
flattering
adj
(of an image etc.) That which represents too favorably.
Attractive or good-looking; that makes one look good.
Gratifying to one's self-esteem; complimentary.
noun
Instances of flattery.
The action of the verb to flatter.
verb
present participle of flatter
flatteringly
flatteringly
adv
In a flattering manner.
flatteringness
flatteringness
noun
The quality of being flattering.
fleabiting
fledgiest
fleeting
fleeting
adj
Passing quickly; of short duration.
verb
present participle of fleet
fleetingly
fleetingly
adv
in a fleeting manner; transiently
fleetingness
fleetingness
noun
The quality of being fleeting.
fleetings
fleetings
noun
(UK, dialect) A mixture of buttermilk and boiling whey; curds.