(transitive) To make (more) alkaline (less acidic)
alkalifying
alkalifying
verb
present participle of alkalify
alkylarylsulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonate
alkylbenzenesulfonates
blackfly
blackfly
noun
A black or dark green aphid (Aphis fabae) that is a common pest of agricultural crops.
Any of various small black bloodsucking flies of the family Simuliidae.
brufsky
bukeyef
butterflylike
butterflylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butterfly.
chayefsky
cityfolk
clyfaker
clyfaker
noun
(slang, obsolete) A pickpocket.
clyfaking
clyfaking
noun
(slang, obsolete) Pickpocketing.
cockneyfication
cockneyfication
noun
the use of cockney words or mannerisms, especially by non-cockneys
cockneyfied
cockneyfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cockneyfy
cockneyfies
cockneyfies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of cockneyfy
cockneyfy
cockneyfy
verb
(transitive) To make cockney; to vulgarize.
cockneyfying
cockneyfying
verb
present participle of cockneyfy
cofsky
cokneyfy
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
dezinkify
drakefly
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
fairyfolk
fairyfolk
noun
Alternative form of fairy folk
fairylike
fairylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fairy.
fakery
fakery
noun
Fraud or forgery, or an individual instance of this.
fakey
fakey
adj
(colloquial) Fake.
faky
faky
adj
Alternative form of fakey
falkenhayn
fancysick
fancywork
fancywork
noun
Decorative embroidery.
farkleberry
farkleberry
noun
(countable) A berry from a shrub of this species.
(uncountable) A species of Vaccinium (Vaccinium arboreum) native to the southeastern United States, from southern Virginia west to southeastern Missouri, and south to Florida and eastern Texas, and taking the form of a shrub (rarely a small tree) growing to 3-5 m (rarely 9 m) tall.
(informal, of a person) Fastidious and fussy; difficult to please; exacting, especially about details.
finky
finnicky
finnicky
adj
Alternative form of finicky
fireworky
fireworky
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a firework.
fishyback
fishybacking
flackery
flackery
noun
The aggressive public relations activity associated with press agents
flakily
flakily
adv
In a flaky way.
flaky
flaky
adj
(informal, of a person) Unreliable; likely to make plans with others but then abandon those plans.
(informal, of a thing) Unreliable; working only on an intermittent basis; likely due to malfunction.
Consisting of flakes or of small, loose masses; lying, or cleaving off, in flakes or layers; flakelike.
flanky
flecklessly
flecklessly
adv
In a fleckless manner.
flecky
flecky
adj
Having flecks.
flickeringly
flickeringly
adv
Briefly
In a flickering manner
flickery
flickery
adj
Seeming to flicker; unsteady
flicky
flicky
adj
(slang) Easily flicked; thus, light and fast
noun
(slang, urban England and Ireland) flick knife, switchblade
flisky
flisky
adj
frisky; inclined to frisk or caper
flocky
flocky
adj
Abounding with flocks; floccose.
flukey
flukey
adj
lucky
unstable, prone to rapid and unpredictable changes
flukily
flukily
adv
In a fluky way; with unexpected luck.
fluky
fluky
adj
Alternative spelling of flukey
flunkey
flunkey
noun
(US, finance, slang) One easily deceived in buying stocks; an inexperienced and unwary jobber.
(derogatory) An underling; a liveried servant or a footman; servant, retainer – a person working in the service of another (especially in the household).
One who is obsequious or cringing; a snob.
flunkeydom
flunkeydom
noun
The state of a being a flunkey
flunkeyhood
flunkeyhood
noun
The role or status of a flunkey.
flunkeyish
flunkeyish
adj
Alternative form of flunkyish
flunkeyism
flunkeyism
noun
Alternative form of flunkyism
flunkeyistic
flunkeyistic
adj
Alternative form of flunkyistic
flunkeyite
flunkeyize
flunkeys
flunkeys
noun
plural of flunkey (alternative spelling of flunkies).
flunky
flunky
noun
Alternative form of flunkey
flunkydom
flunkydom
noun
The place or region of flunkies.
flunkyhood
flunkyhood
noun
Alternative form of flunkeyhood
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.
flunkyite
flunkyize
flyback
flyback
noun
A special kind of electrical transformer, originally designed to generate high-voltage sawtooth signals at a relatively high frequency, and now extensively used in switched-mode power supplies.
The movement of the electron beam back to its initial position between scan lines in a cathode-ray tube display.
flybook
flybook
noun
(fishing) A small case for holding fishing flies.
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
folksay
folksey
folksily
folksily
adv
In a folksy manner.
folksy
folksy
adj
Characteristic of simple country life.
Informal, affable and familiar.
folkway
folkway
noun
Often plural: a belief or custom common to members of a culture or society.
folkways
folkways
noun
plural of folkway
folky
folky
adj
(music, informal) Having the character of folk music
forebackwardly
foreknowingly
foreknowingly
adv
With foreknowledge.
forkedly
forkedly
adv
In a forked shape or pattern.
forkey
forky
forky
adj
forked
forsakenly
forsakenly
adv
(rare) helplessly
In a deserted manner; by itself; alone
francklyn
frankability
frankability
noun
The quality of being frankable.
frankclay
frankheartedly
frankify
frankly
frankly
adv
(sciences, medicine) To a degree large enough as to be plainly evident.
(sentence adverb) In truth, to tell the truth.
In a frank or candid manner, especially in a way that may seem too open, excessively honest, or slightly blunt.
franklyn
franky
freakery
freakery
noun
That which is freakish or grotesque.
freakily
freakily
adv
In a freaky manner.
freakishly
freakishly
adv
In a freakish manner.
freaky
freaky
adj
(slang) Odd; bizarre; unusual.
(slang) Scary; frightening.
(slang) Sexually deviant.
Resembling a freak.
freckly
freckly
adj
Full of or marked with freckles; sprinkled with spots; freckled.
adv
(obsolete) hurriedly
boldly; eagerly.
friskily
friskily
adv
in a frisky manner
friskingly
friskingly
adv
With frisking movements; while leaping.
frisky
frisky
adj
(informal) Sexually aroused.
Abounding in energy or playfulness.
frolickly
frolicky
frolicky
adj
(obsolete) frolicsome
fruitcakey
funky
funky
adj
(UK, slang, dated) Relating to, or characterized by, great fear, or funking.
(US, slang) Not quite right; of questionable quality; not appropriate to the context.
(US, slang) Offbeat, unconventional or eccentric.
(music) Relating to or reminiscent of various genres of African American music, especially funk.
(slang, UK, US) Cool; great; excellent.
Having a foul or unpleasant smell.
fyke
fyke
noun
(fishing) A type of fish-trap consisting of tubular nets that are supported by hoops.
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To fish using a fyke.
fykes
fykes
noun
plural of fyke
fylker
gaffkya
hayfork
hayfork
noun
A tool used for moving hay; a pitchfork.
hayforks
hayforks
noun
plural of hayfork
hydrofranklinite
kaffiyeh
kaffiyeh
noun
Alternative spelling of keffiyeh
kaffiyehs
kaffiyehs
noun
plural of kaffiyeh
karnofsky
keffiyeh
keffiyeh
noun
A headdress traditionally worn by some Arabs, also used as a scarf.
kirkify
kiteflying
kiteflying
noun
(archaic) A mode of raising money, or sustaining one's credit, by the use of paper which is merely nominal.
The flying of kites.
kitschifying
kitschifying
verb
present participle of kitschify
knifeway
knifley
konfyt
konfyt
noun
(South Africa) A South African jam or fruit preserve.
kufiyeh
kynewulf
layfolk
layfolk
noun
(uncommon) laypeople
lyfkie
makeshifty
makeshifty
adj
Somewhat makeshift.
mockfully
mockfully
adv
(obsolete) mockingly
monkeyface
monkeyface
noun
(childish, derogatory) A term of abuse for an ugly person.
The mussel Theliderma metanevra.
monkeyfied
monkeyfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of monkeyfy
monkeyflower
monkeyflower
noun
Any of various plants in the genus Mimulus.
monkeyfy
monkeyfy
verb
(transitive, dated) To cause to appear foolish; to make a monkey out of.