Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
antishoplifting
antishoplifting
adj
That serves to counter shoplifting.
archaeopterygiformes
archpontiff
atmosphereful
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
cofathership
coniferophyte
coniferophyte
noun
(botany) conifer
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
factorship
factorship
Noun
The business of a factor.
factorships
factorships
noun
plural of factorship
factoryship
fangotherapy
fautorship
fautorship
noun
The role or status of fautor.
feathertop
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.
felsosphaerite
felspathose
fetography
fishpot
fishpot
noun
A basket or similar container that is sunk, with a float attached, and used for catching fish or other sea creatures
fishpotter
flapmouthed
fleshpot
fleshpot
noun
A place offering entertainment of a sensual or luxurious nature.
fleshpots
fleshpots
noun
plural of fleshpot
fluophosphate
fluophosphate
noun
(chemistry) A double salt of fluoric acid and phosphoric acid.
fluorophosphate
fluorophosphate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The anion PO₃F²⁻ formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate anion with a fluorine atom; any salt containing such an anion
(organic chemistry) The functional group >PO₃F formed by replacing one hydroxyl of a phosphate group with a fluorine atom; any compound containing such a group
footmanship
footmanship
noun
(archaic) The skill or ability to run (of humans or animals).
(historical) The post or position of footman; the skill or art of a footman.
footpath
footpath
noun
(Australia, New Zealand, India) A paved path located at the side of a road for the use of pedestrians.
Any set path or trail to be used by people walking.
footpaths
footpaths
noun
plural of footpath
forecatharping
forestership
forestership
noun
The post or status of forester.
formaldehydesulphoxylate
formaldehydesulphoxylate
noun
A salt or ester of formaldehydesulphoxylic acid.
forthputting
forthputting
adj
Forward, bold; presumptuous; meddlesome.
noun
Forwardness; undue assumption; boldness.
The act of putting or bringing forth; output; production.
fostership
fostership
noun
The relationship between foster parent and foster child.
frigotherapy
frontosphenoidal
godfathership
godfathership
noun
The role or status of a godfather.
halfpennyworth
halfpennyworth
noun
(Britain) As much as could be bought for a halfpenny (pre- or post-decimalisation).
(Britain, informal) A negligible amount.
(Britain, informal) One's opinion or thoughts; one's two cents.
halterproof
hasteproof
heatproof
heatproof
adj
insulating and incombustible
verb
(transitive) To make insulating and incombustible.
hepatoflavin
hepatoflavin
noun
(biochemistry, rare) A derivative of vitamin B which prevents skin lesions and weight loss.
herpetiform
herpetiform
adj
Resembling the symptoms of herpes.
hesperornithiformes
hintproof
hitchproof
hoofprint
hoofprint
noun
The mark of a hoof.
humidityproof
hyperconfident
hyperconfident
adj
Extremely confident.
hyperconfidently
hyperconformist
hyperconformity
hyperconformity
noun
Excessive conformity
hyperdeification
hyperfastidious
hyperfastidious
Adjective
Extremely fastidious.
hyperfastidiously
hyperfastidiousness
hyperfunction
hyperfunction
noun
(mathematics) A generalization of a function
(medicine) Abnormally elevated function
hyperfunctional
hyperfunctional
adj
Having, or characterised by, increased function
hyperfunctionally
hyperfunctioning
hyperfunctioning
noun
Excessive functioning
hyperinflation
hyperinflation
noun
(economics) A very high rate of inflation.
hyperperfection
hypocrateriform
hypocrateriform
adj
(botany) Shaped like a salver.
hypofunction
hypofunction
noun
(medicine) Abnormally low function.
hyposulfite
hyposulfite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The SO₂²⁻ oxyanion; any salt containing this ion
(inorganic chemistry) The thiosulfate anion and salts
itchproof
lightningproof
lightningproof
adj
Resistant to lightning.
lightproof
lightproof
adj
Sealed so that no light can enter.
mothproof
mothproof
adj
Resistant to being eaten by moths.
verb
To apply odoriferous materials intended to repel moths from clothing.
mothproofed
mothproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of mothproof
mothproofer
mothproofer
noun
Any substance used to make things mothproof.
mothproofers
mothproofers
noun
plural of mothproofer
mothproofing
mothproofing
verb
present participle of mothproof
nonfeldspathic
nonfeldspathic
adj
Not feldspathic.
olfactophobia
parrotfish
parrotfish
noun
Any of several tropical marine fish of the family Scaridae known for their beak-like mass of teeth used to scrape algae from rocks or coral.
parrotfishes
parrotfishes
noun
plural of parrotfish
pathoformic
philofelist
philofelist
noun
A person who is fond of cats.
philterproof
phoenicopteriformes
phosphoferrite
phosphoferrite
Noun
An orthorhombic-dipyramidal mineral containing hydrogen, iron, manganese, oxygen, and phosphorus.
phosphofructokinase
phosphofructokinase
noun
(biochemistry) Any of a group of kinase enzymes that convert fructose phosphates to biphosphates
photofilm
photofinish
photofinisher
photofinisher
noun
One who develops customers' films into photographic prints.
photofinishing
photofinishing
noun
(photography) The commercial developing and printing of photographs
photofission
photofission
noun
(nuclear physics) Nuclear fission as the result of the absorption of a gamma ray or other high-energy photon.
verb
(nuclear physics) To undergo, or cause to undergo, photofission.
photofit
photofit
noun
An image of a person constructed out of bits of photographs of other people; a facial composite.
photoflash
photoflash
noun
(photography) A flashbulb
(photography) A lamp that emits a brief flash of bright light; used to take photographs in a dark environment
photoflashes
photoflashes
noun
plural of photoflash
photoflight
photoflood
photoflood
noun
(photography) A lamp that produces a broad beam of continuous bright light; used to illuminate a photographic subject
photofloodlamp
photofloods
photofloods
noun
plural of photoflood
photofluorogram
photofluorogram
noun
(photography) A photograph made by photofluorography
photofluorograph
photofluorograph
noun
An image produced by means of photofluorography.
photofluorographic
photofluorographic
adj
Relating to photofluorography.
photofluorography
photofluorography
noun
(medicine, photography) The photographic recording of fluoroscope images
photorelief
photorelief
noun
A photograph having relief information added.
A photograph of a relief model.
phthalylsulfathiazole
phthalylsulfathiazole
noun
The sulfonamide C₁₇H₁₃N₃O₅S₂.
phytiferous
phytiform
phytoflagellata
phytoflagellate
phytoflagellate
noun
Any dinoflagellate of the class Phytomastigophorea.
pilotfish
pilotfish
noun
Alternative spelling of pilot fish
pilotfishes
pilotfishes
noun
plural of pilotfish
pitchford
pitchfork
pitchfork
noun
(casual, loosely) Any fork used for farm labor, even a digging fork (but such usage is often considered ignorant by experienced farmers).
(rare) A tuning fork.
A similar fork with slightly more and heavier tines, used for mucking stalls and pitching soiled bedding into a wagon or manure spreader.
An agricultural tool comprising a fork with sparse, light tines, attached to a long handle, used for pitching hay (especially loose hay) high up onto a stack (as on a wagon or haystack, or into a haymow).
verb
(transitive) To toss or carry with a pitchfork.
(transitive, figurative) To throw suddenly.
pitchforked
pitchforked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pitchfork
pitchforking
pitchforking
noun
The act of pricking with a pitchfork
verb
present participle of pitchfork
pitchforks
pitchforks
noun
plural of pitchfork
platformish
plinthiform
ploughfoot
ploughstaff
ploughstaff
noun
(UK) The hind part or handle of a plough.
polytetrafluoroethylene
polytetrafluoroethylene
noun
A tough synthetic resin used to make seals and bearings and to create a nonstick coating on cooking utensils.
pooftah
pooftah
noun
Alternative spelling of poofter
pooftahs
pooftahs
noun
plural of pooftah
postflight
postflight
adj
After a flight.
preachification
preachification
noun
(informal) Preaching.
prethoughtful
prethoughtful
adj
prudent; having forethought
prethoughtfully
prethoughtfulness
preyouthful
profitsharing
prothrift
pseudofaithful
pseudofaithfully
pseudofatherly
punishmentproof
pythoniform
rhythmproof
scientificogeographical
scientificophilosophical
scratchproof
scratchproof
adj
Resistant to being scratched.
selfhypnotization
shatterproof
shatterproof
adj
Resistant to shattering; difficult to break.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to shattering.
sheepfoot
sheepfoots
shoplift
shoplift
noun
(obsolete) A shoplifter.
verb
(intransitive) To steal from shops / stores during trading hours.
(transitive) To steal something from a shop or store during business hours, usually by means of hiding merchandise.
shoplifted
shoplifted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of shoplift
shoplifter
shoplifter
noun
A person who shoplifts, one who steals from shops.
shoplifters
shoplifters
noun
plural of shoplifter
shoplifting
shoplifting
noun
(countable) A theft from a shop during trading hours.
(uncountable) The action of stealing goods from a shop; the action of the verb shoplift.
verb
present participle of shoplift
shoplifts
shoplifts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of shoplift