Third-person singular simple present indicative form of alkalify
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
almsfolk
almsfolk
noun
(archaic) Persons supported by alms; almsmen.
backfields
backfields
noun
plural of backfield
backfills
backfills
noun
plural of backfill
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfill
backflash
backflash
noun
Synonym of flashback (“dramatic device”)
The hazardous situation where the flame propagates backward down the hose of an oxyfuel welding and cutting system.
backspacefile
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
basketful
basketful
noun
The amount that will fit into a basket
basketfuls
basketfuls
noun
plural of basketful
beflecks
beflecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befleck
blackfellows
blackfellows
noun
plural of blackfellow
blackfins
blackfins
noun
plural of blackfin
blackfish
blackfish
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) Any of various dark-coloured fishes of Australasia, especially the luderick, Girella tricuspidata, and a freshwater fish, Gadopsis marmoratus.
(Canada, US) Either of two dark-coloured fish of the west Atlantic, the tautog of New England (Tautoga onitis) and the black sea bass (Centropristis striata).
(chiefly Scotland) The Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning.
A pilot whale, genus Globicephalus (occasionally also used for various other whales).
Any of various dark-coloured fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish (Centrolophus niger).
verb
(Internet slang, derogatory, of a white person) To adopt signifiers of black identity (for example, by darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles).
(fishing) To go fishing for blackfish.
blackfisher
blackfishes
blackfishes
noun
plural of blackfish
blackfishing
blackfishing
noun
(slang, of a non-black person) The practice of appropriating signifiers of black identity, such as darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles.
verb
present participle of blackfish
blackflies
blackflies
noun
plural of blackfly
blackfriars
blackfriars
intj
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) look out; beware
noun
plural of blackfriar
bookfuls
bookshelf
bookshelf
noun
A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
bookshelfs
breakfastless
breakfastless
adj
Without breakfast.
brickfields
brickfields
noun
plural of brickfield
bucketfuls
bucketfuls
noun
plural of bucketful
bucketsful
calfskin
calfskin
noun
A fine leather made from the hide of a calf.
calfskins
calfskins
noun
plural of calfskin
cheekfuls
clansfolk
clansfolk
noun
Members of a clan; clanspeople.
cocklofts
cocklofts
noun
plural of cockloft
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
cufflinks
cufflinks
noun
plural of cufflink
dalesfolk
dalesfolk
noun
Dalesmen.
dislikeful
dislikeful
adj
(obsolete) Unpleasant; disagreeable.
distelfink
distelfink
noun
A stylized goldfinch in Pennsylvania Dutch folk art, representing happiness and good fortune.
distelfinks
distelfinks
noun
plural of distelfink
elflocks
elflocks
noun
plural of elflock
fallbacks
fallbacks
noun
plural of fallback
falsework
falsework
noun
(engineering) A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself.
(engineering) Scaffolding, a temporary frame serving to support and brace a building under construction until it can stand alone.
farkleberries
farkleberries
noun
plural of farkleberry
fastwalk
feckless
feckless
adj
(Britain, archaic) Lacking vitality.
Lacking purpose.
Lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way.
Without skill, ineffective, incompetent.
fecklessly
fecklessly
adv
In a feckless manner
fecklessness
fecklessness
noun
The state of being feckless.
feliks
felske
fetishlike
fetishlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fetish.
fetlocks
fetlocks
noun
plural of fetlock
fickleness
fickleness
noun
The quality of being fickle.
ficklenesses
ficklenesses
noun
plural of fickleness
ficklest
ficklest
adj
superlative form of fickle: most fickle
ficklewise
fiddlebacks
fiddlebacks
noun
plural of fiddleback
fiddlestick
fiddlestick
intj
Dated form of fiddlesticks.
noun
A bow used to play the fiddle.
One of a pair of sticks, similar to drumsticks, used by a second player to percuss the strings of a fiddle while the main player plays via bow.
fiddlesticks
fiddlesticks
intj
(euphemistic) Darn! Expresses mild dismay or annoyance.
(euphemistic) Nonsense! Expresses dismissal or disdain.
noun
plural of fiddlestick
filemarks
filemarks
noun
plural of filemark
filmmakings
filmmakings
noun
plural of filmmaking
finkelstein
firelocks
firelocks
noun
plural of firelock
fireworkless
fireworkless
adj
Without fireworks.
fisherfolk
fisherfolk
noun
(anthropology) Members of a culture that is dominated by fishing.
People who fish for a living.
Recreational fishers.
fishkill
fishkill
noun
An environmental event in which fish are killed.
fishlike
fishlike
adj
Having some characteristics of a fish.
fiskdale
fiskeville
fistlike
fistlike
adj
Resembling a fist (clenched hand).
flacks
flacks
noun
plural of flack
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flack
flagstick
flagstick
noun
(golf) The pole which marks the location of a hole
flakeless
flakeless
adj
Without flakes.
flakers
flakers
noun
plural of flaker
flakes
flakes
noun
plural of flake
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flake
flakiest
flakiest
adj
superlative form of flaky: most flaky
flakiness
flakiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being flaky.
flakinesses
flakinesses
noun
plural of flakiness
flankers
flankers
noun
plural of flanker
flanks
flanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flank
flankwise
flankwise
adv
In terms of, or by means of, a flank.
flapjacks
flapjacks
noun
plural of flapjack; pancakes.
flashback
flashback
noun
(authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
(databases) A query that operates against data from an earlier time, before it was changed.
(psychology) A vivid mental image of a past trauma or other sensation that the trauma is happening in the present, especially one that recurs.
A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.
The condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system.
verb
(intransitive) To undergo a flashback; to experience a vivid mental image from the past.
flashbacks
flashbacks
noun
plural of flashback
flashlike
flashlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a flash.
flask
flask
noun
(engineering) A container for holding a casting mold, especially for sand casting molds.
(sciences) Laboratory glassware used to hold larger volumes than test tubes, normally having a narrow mouth of a standard size which widens to a flat or spherical base.
A bed in a gun carriage.
A container used to discreetly carry a small amount of a hard alcoholic beverage; a pocket flask.
A narrow-necked vessel of metal or glass, used for various purposes; as of sheet metal, to carry gunpowder in; or of wrought iron, to contain quicksilver; or of glass, to heat water in, etc.
verb
(dentistry) To invest a denture in a flask so as to produce a sectional mold.
flasker
flasker
noun
(historical) A whisky smuggler.
flasket
flasket
noun
(dated) A vessel for serving food.
(dated, UK) A long, shallow basket with two handles.
flaskets
flaskets
noun
plural of flasket
flaskful
flaskful
noun
As much as a flask will hold.
flasklet
flasklet
noun
A small flask; a phial.
flasks
flasks
noun
plural of flask
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flask
flatworks
fleckiest
fleckiness
fleckiness
noun
The quality of being flecky.
fleckless
fleckless
adj
Without blame; faultless.
Without flecks or spots.
flecklessly
flecklessly
adv
In a fleckless manner.
flecks
flecks
noun
plural of fleck
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fleck
fleshhook
fleshhook
noun
(historical) A hook designed to lift meat out of boiling water.
fleshlike
fleshlike
adj
Resembling flesh
fleshquake
fleshquake
noun
A tremor or quiver of the body.
flickermouse
flickers
flickers
noun
plural of flicker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flicker
flicks
flicks
noun
plural of flick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flick
flicksville
flintlocks
flintlocks
noun
plural of flintlock
flisk
flisk
noun
(Scotland) A caper; a spring; a whim.
A comb with large teeth.
verb
(Scotland, obsolete) To frisk; to skip; to caper.
flisked
flisked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flisk
fliskier
fliskiest
flisky
flisky
adj
frisky; inclined to frisk or caper
flockiest
flockiest
adj
superlative form of flocky: most flocky
flockings
flockings
noun
plural of flocking
flockless
flockless
adj
Without a flock.
flockmaster
flockmaster
noun
A head shepherd.
flocks
flocks
noun
plural of flock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flock
flockwise
flockwise
adv
In or as a flock.
flokatis
flokatis
noun
plural of flokati
floorwalkers
floorwalkers
noun
plural of floorwalker
flukeless
flukeless
adj
Without a fluke.
flukes
flukes
noun
plural of fluke
flukiest
flukiest
adj
superlative form of fluky: most fluky
flukiness
flukiness
noun
The property of being fluky.
flukinesses
flunkers
flunkers
noun
plural of flunker
flunkeyish
flunkeyish
adj
Alternative form of flunkyish
flunkeyism
flunkeyism
noun
Alternative form of flunkyism
flunkeyistic
flunkeyistic
adj
Alternative form of flunkyistic
flunkeys
flunkeys
noun
plural of flunkey (alternative spelling of flunkies).
flunkies
flunkies
noun
plural of flunkey
plural of flunky
flunks
flunks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flunk
flunkyish
flunkyish
adj
Like a flunky.
flunkyism
flunkyism
noun
The quality or characteristics of a flunky; readiness to cringe to those who are superior in wealth or position; toadyism.
flunkyistic
flunkyistic
adj
Of or relating to flunkyism.
flusk
flusker
flyspeck
flyspeck
noun
(by extension) Anything tiny or insignificant.
Housefly excrement, visible as a minuscule black dot.
verb
To bespeckle with tiny spatters of color.
To inspect in minute detail to ensure that something contains no flaws; nitpick.
flyspecked
flyspecked
adj
Covered with flyspecks.
flyspecking
flyspecking
noun
A technique for painting furniture with flicked drops of paint.
verb
present participle of flyspeck
flyspecks
flyspecks
noun
plural of flyspeck
foldskirt
folkestone
folkestone
Proper noun
A coastal town in Kent, England
folkies
folkies
noun
plural of folkie
folkish
folkish
adj
(music) In the style of folk music.
(religion, Germanic paganism) Practicing a form of Heathenry that is traditional.
(religion, Germanic paganism, especially in white supremacy and Nazism) Practicing far-right and racist forms of Heathenry that are hostile towards minorities, Christians, and Jewish people; and also supporting Nazi influences.
Popular; referring to the culture of ordinary people.
folkishness
folkishness
noun
The quality of being folkish.
folklores
folklores
noun
plural of folklore
folklorish
folklorish
adj
(colloquial) Being similar to or having the quality of folklore.
folklorism
folklorism
noun
Invention or adaptation of folklore; including any use of a tradition outside the cultural context in which it was created.
folklorist
folklorist
noun
A person who studies or collects folklore
folkloristic
folkloristic
adj
about the traditions and stories of a country or community; Characteristic of folklore.