simple past tense and past participle of butterfly
butteryfingered
byfield
chondrofibroma
chondrofibroma
noun
(pathology) A cartilaginous fibroma
chondrofibromatous
cibophobiafood
clubfisted
clubfisted
adj
Crude and blunt, lacking finesse.
Having a large fist.
codifiability
codifiability
noun
The ability to structure information or knowledge into a code, or set of rules; ability to codify.
debrief
debrief
verb
(transitive) To inform subjects of an experiment about what has happened in a complete and accurate manner.
(transitive) To question someone after a military mission in order to obtain information (especially intelligence).
(transitive) To question someone, or a group of people, after the implementation of a project, in order to learn from mistakes, etc.
debriefed
debriefed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of debrief
debriefing
debriefing
noun
The act of debriefing, or the state of being debriefed.
The report of a mission or project, or the information so obtained.
verb
present participle of debrief
debriefings
debriefings
noun
plural of debriefing
debriefs
debriefs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of debrief
defatigable
defatigable
adj
(very rare) Easily tired or wearied; capable of being fatigued.
defeasibility
defeasibility
noun
State or instance of being defeasible.
defeasible
defeasible
adj
(law, logic) Capable of being defeated, terminated, annulled, voided or invalidated.
defeasibleness
defeasibleness
noun
defeasibility
defectibility
defectibility
noun
deficiency; imperfection
defectible
defectible
adj
deficient; imperfect
defensibility
defensibility
noun
The state or quality of being defensible
defensible
defensible
adj
(of an argument etc) capable of being justified
(of an installation etc) capable of being defended against armed attack
defensibleness
defensibleness
noun
Capability of being defended; defensibility.
defensibly
defensibly
adv
Defendably
In a defensible manner.
defiable
defiable
adj
That can be defied.
defiber
defiber
verb
(US, transitive) To remove some or all fiber from.
defibrillate
defibrillate
verb
(cardiology, transitive) To stop the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.
defibrillated
defibrillated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defibrillate
defibrillating
defibrillating
verb
present participle of defibrillate
defibrillation
defibrillation
noun
The stopping of the fibrillation of the heart in order to restore normal contractions, especially by the use of an electric shock.
defibrillative
defibrillator
defibrillator
noun
(cardiology) An electronic device used internally or externally that delivers a controlled electric shock to a patient to correct ventricular fibrillation, a lack of coordination of the contraction of muscle tissue of the large chambers of the heart.
defibrillatory
defibrinate
defibrinate
verb
(transitive, medicine) (of blood) To remove fibrin from; to deprive of fibrin.
defibrinated
defibrinated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defibrinate
defibrinates
defibrinates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defibrinate
defibrination
defibrination
noun
The act or process of depriving of fibrin.
defibrinize
defibrinize
verb
(transitive) To remove fibrin from; to defibrinate
defilable
defilable
adj
Capable of being defiled.
definability
definability
noun
The quality of being definable.
definable
definable
adj
Able to be defined.
Many words are definable by using other words.
definably
definably
adv
In a definable manner; identifiably.
deflagrability
deflagrability
noun
(chemistry, archaic) The quality of being deflagrable.
deflexibility
deflexible
deformability
deformability
noun
(countable) A measure of the extent to which something is deformable (under standard conditions)
(uncountable) The state of being deformable
democratifiable
desulfovibrio
deuterofibrinose
devitrifiable
diabolification
diabolifuge
diabolify
diabolify
verb
(transitive) To ascribe diabolical qualities to; to change into, or represent as, a devil.
dibenzofuran
dibenzofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) The tricyclic heterocycle in which two benzene rings are fused to that of furan; any of its derivatives, especially the halogenated derivatives that are similar to dioxins
diefenbaker
dieffenbachia
dieffenbachia
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Dieffenbachia, cultivated as houseplants
differentiability
differentiability
noun
The ability to be differentiated.
differentiable
differentiable
adj
(calculus, not comparable) Having a derivative, said of a function whose domain and codomain are manifolds.
(comparable, of multiple items) able to be differentiated; distinguishable, as for example by differing appearance or measurable characteristics.
diffrangibility
diffrangibility
noun
Ability to be diffracted.
diffrangible
diffrangible
adj
Able to be diffracted.
diffusibility
diffusibility
noun
(figuratively, e.g. of a disease) Capacity for spreading.
(physics, of a gas or other fluid) A measure of the speed of diffusion.
diffusible
diffusible
adj
Able to be diffused
diffusibleness
diffusibleness
noun
diffusibility
diffusibly
disbelief
disbelief
noun
Astonishment.
The loss or abandonment of a belief; cessation of belief.
Unpreparedness, unwillingness, or inability to believe that something is the case.
disbeliefs
disbeliefs
noun
plural of disbelief
disbenefits
disbenefits
noun
plural of disbenefit
discomfortable
discomfortable
adj
(obsolete) Causing discomfort or uneasiness
(obsolete) uncomfortable
discomfortableness
discomfortableness
noun
The quality of being discomfortable.
discomfortably
disconformable
disconformable
Adjective
Not conformable.
disconformably
disconformably
adv
In a disconformable manner
disfavourable
disfavourable
adj
Not favourable; unfavourable.
disprofitable
disprofitable
adj
(obsolete) unprofitable
disqualifiable
disqualifiable
adj
Able to be disqualified.
dissyllabification
dissyllabification
noun
A division into two syllables.
dissyllabify
diversifiability
diversifiability
noun
The quality or capacity of being diversifiable.
diversifiable
diversifiable
adj
Capable of being diversified or varied.
dobsonflies
dobsonflies
noun
plural of dobsonfly
dolabriform
dolabriform
adj
Shaped like the head of an axe or hatchet.
driftbolt
driftbolt
noun
A bolt for driving out other bolts.
dumbfish
dumbfounding
dumbfounding
verb
present participle of dumbfound
edificable
fabricated
fabricated
adj
Constructed or assembled.
False in the sense of made-up, constructed.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fabricate
fabrikoid
faizabad
fassbinder
fatbird
fatbirds
fatbrained
featherbedding
featherbedding
noun
(US) The employment of more workers than is necessary, typically because of labor union rules (or sometimes deals with organized crime, a government, etc), especially upon the introduction of new technology.
verb
present participle of featherbed
featherbird
featherbrained
featherbrained
adj
Alternative spelling of feather-brained
febricide
febricide
noun
(medicine, obsolete) A substance that destroys a fever.
feeblebrained
feebleminded
feebleminded
adj
Alternative spelling of feeble-minded
feeblemindedly
feeblemindedly
adv
Alternative form of feeble-mindedly
feeblemindedness
feeblemindedness
noun
Quality of being feeble-minded; weak intellect.
feeblemindednesses
feedbin
feedbin
noun
A bin for holding feed to be fed later to an animal.
A bin for holding material to be fed into an industrial process.
fellingbird
fernbird
fernbird
noun
Megalurus punctatus, an insectivorous bird native to New Zealand.
feudalizable
fibbed
fibbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fib
fibdom
fiberboard
fiberboard
noun
(American spelling) A material made from wood chips or shavings, which are compressed and bonded with resin and formed into stiff sheets, and used in building or making furniture.
fiberboards
fiberboards
noun
plural of fiberboard
fibered
fibered
adj
(American spelling) Having fibers/fibres.
fiberglassed
fiberglassed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fiberglass
fiberized
fiberized
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fiberize
fibreboard
fibreboard
noun
Britain and Canada standard spelling of fiberboard.
fibreboards
fibreboards
noun
plural of fibreboard
fibred
fibred
adj
(especially in combination) Having (a specified form of) fibres.
fibrilated
fibrillated
fibrillated
adj
Having fibrils
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fibrillate
fibrilled
fibrilled
adj
Having one or more fibrils.
fibrinoid
fibrinoid
adj
Resembling fibrin.
noun
An acellular material similar to fibrin
fibroadenia
fibroadenoma
fibroadenoma
noun
(pathology) A benign tumour of the breast
fibroadipose
fibroadipose
adj
(anatomy) Having both fibrous and adipose tissue
fibrochondritis
fibrochondroma
fibrochondrosteal
fibroenchondroma
fibroid
fibroid
noun
(pathology) A benign tumour of the uterus that is composed of either fibrous connective tissue or muscle.
(pathology) A fibroma.
fibroids
fibroids
noun
plural of fibroid
fibromatoid
fibronucleated
fibropericarditis
fiddleback
fiddleback
noun
A feature of maple wood where the fibers are distorted in an undulating chatoyant pattern.
A kind of chasuble with the front cut away.
The brown recluse spider.
fiddlebacks
fiddlebacks
noun
plural of fiddleback
fiddlebow
fiddlebrained
fidibus
fidibus
noun
A piece of paper used for lighting a pipe, etc.
fieldball
fieldball
noun
A version of handball played by a team of up to eleven players outdoors.
fieldbird
figbird
figbird
noun
Any of several frugivorous birds, of the genus Sphecotheres, from Australia.
filibustered
filibustered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of filibuster
fimbriated
fimbriated
adj
(biology) Having a fringe or border of hairlike or fingerlike projections.
(heraldry) Having a narrow borderline, typically of a specified tincture.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fimbriate
fimbricated
fimbricated
adj
Alternative form of fimbricate
fimbriodentate
finchbacked
findability
findability
noun
(information science) The quality of a particular object being locatable.
(information science) The quality of a whole system being navigable.
The ability to be found.
findable
findable
adj
Able to be found.
fingerboard
fingerboard
noun
(music, lutherie) A flat or roughly flat strip on the neck of a stringed instrument, against which the strings are pressed to shorten the vibrating length and produce notes of higher pitches.
A miniature skateboard that is driven with the fingers.