A premature explosion in the cylinder of a gas or oil engine during the exhaust or the compression stroke, tending to drive the piston in the wrong direction.
An explosion in other equipment.
An explosion in the exhaust passages of an internal combustion engine.
verb
(of a gun, cannon, Bunsen burner, etc.) To fire in the opposite direction, for example due to an obstruction in the barrel.
(of an engine) To experience a premature ignition of fuel or an ignition of exhaust gases, making a popping sound.
To fail in a manner that brings down further misfortune.
backfired
backfired
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backfire
backfires
backfires
noun
plural of backfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfire
backfiring
backfiring
noun
A failure that leads to further misfortune.
The occurrence of a backfire.
verb
present participle of backfire
backframe
backfriend
backfriend
noun
(UK, dialectal) A friend at one's back; a backer; one who does his best for another; a supporter.
(UK, dialectal) A hangnail.
(UK, dialectal, obsolete) A false friend; a secret enemy.
backfurrow
backfurrow
noun
(agriculture) The line of piled soil thrown up beside a furrow when it is created by a plow
verb
(agriculture) To throw or turn the soil in alternating directions for every other row that is plowed, so that every pair of furrows has a single backfurrow with clear areas on the outside.
bakersfield
bakersfield
Proper noun
A major city in California, USA
beakerful
beakerful
noun
The amount that a beaker will hold.
beckford
befreckle
befrocked
befrocked
adj
Wearing a frock.
bekerchief
biforked
biforked
adj
forked into two; bifurcate
biforking
birkhoff
blackfigured
blackfire
blackfisher
blackford
blackfriars
blackfriars
intj
(obsolete, UK, thieves' cant) look out; beware
noun
plural of blackfriar
blanketflower
blanketflower
noun
Gaillardia; a plant of the genus Gaillardia.
bookcraft
bookcraft
noun
(archaic) Authorship; literary skill.
bookfair
boufarik
breakfast
breakfast
noun
(by extension) A meal consisting of food normally eaten in the morning, which may typically include eggs, sausages, toast, bacon, etc.
(largely obsolete outside religion) A meal eaten after a period of (now often religious) fasting.
The celebratory meal served after a wedding (and occasionally after other solemnities e.g. a funeral).
The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
verb
(intransitive) To eat the morning meal.
(transitive) To serve breakfast to.
breakfasted
breakfasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of breakfast
breakfaster
breakfaster
noun
One eating breakfast.
breakfasters
breakfasters
noun
plural of breakfaster
breakfasting
breakfasting
noun
The act of eating breakfast.
verb
present participle of breakfast
breakfastless
breakfastless
adj
Without breakfast.
breakfasts
breakfasts
noun
plural of breakfast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of breakfast
breakfront
breakfront
noun
(chiefly attributive) Any piece of furniture (especially a bookcase or cabinet) that has a central section that projects farther forward than the other sections.
breakfronts
breakfronts
noun
plural of breakfront
breakoff
breakoff
noun
discontinuance (act of breaking off)
brickcroft
brickfield
brickfield
noun
A place where bricks are made; a brickyard.
brickfielder
brickfielder
noun
(Australia) A hot, dry, dusty wind of southern or central Australia.
brickfields
brickfields
noun
plural of brickfield
brookfield
brookflower
brufsky
butterflylike
butterflylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a butterfly.
diefenbaker
fablemaker
fablemaker
noun
One who invents fables.
fabrikoid
fairbank
fairbank
verb
(gambling, slang, transitive) For the bank or dealer to assist (the player) by cheating in his/her favour, to encourage further play and facilitate a later swindle.
fairbanks
fairbanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fairbank
faithbreaker
faithbreaker
noun
Someone who breaks a promise or violates a treaty.
fallbrook
farkleberries
farkleberries
noun
plural of farkleberry
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.
featherback
featherback
noun
Any fish of the family Notopteridae.
fernambuck
fernbrake
fernbrake
noun
A thicket of fern or bracken
gosari namul
fibrinokinase
finksburg
firbank
fireback
fireback
noun
A piece of iron that fits into the back of a fireplace to distribute the heat and keep the brick from cracking.
Any of certain species of pheasant in the genus Lophura.
firebreak
firebreak
noun
(figurative) Any separating barrier.
An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it.
firebreaks
firebreaks
noun
plural of firebreak
firebrick
firebrick
noun
a brick capable of withstanding high temperatures without deforming.
firebricks
firebricks
noun
plural of firebrick
flakeboard
flakeboard
noun
A type of board manufactured from wood flakes
flareback
flareback
noun
A burst of flame emitted from a cannon, furnace, etc. in an abnormal direction.
fliegerabwehrkanone
forblack
forblack
adj
(archaic) Extremely black; jet-black.
forbreak
forbreak
verb
(archaic) To break in pieces, break up, destroy.
(archaic) To break through, interrupt.
forebackwardly
forebespeak
foreknowable
foreknowable
adj
That may be known in advance.
foreknowableness
forkable
forkable
adj
(computing) Capable of being split into separate processes.
(computing) Capable of being split into separate projects.
Capable of being moved or separated with a fork.
forkball
forkball
noun
(baseball) A baseball pitch, much like the sinker.
forkbeard
forkbeard
noun
A European fish (Raniceps raninus), having a large flat head.
Another species of hake, Phycis phycis
The European forked hake or hake's-dame (Phycis blennoides).
frankability
frankability
noun
The quality of being frankable.
frankable
frankable
adj
(Australia, finance) Eligible for franking, a system of tax credit.
Eligible for franking (free postage).
fredericksburg
fredericksburg
Proper noun
A town in Posey County, Indiana, United States.
A city/town in Iowa State.
A village in Ohio State.
A city in Texas State.
A city in the northern part Virginia Commonwealth.
frederiksberg
frillback
frillback
noun
A pigeon of a fancy breed having a frill or curls on the wing shield feathers.
kapfenberg
klangfarbe
knifeboard
knifeboard
noun
(historical, by extension) An early bus with narrow, restrictive seating; a knifeboard bus.
(historical, chiefly attributive) A way of arranging benches back to back, resembling a knifeboard; common on the open upper deck of early double-deck omnibuses and trams.
A board on which knives are cleaned or polished.
koopbrief
korfball
korfball
noun
(countable) The ball used in the sport of korfball.
(uncountable) A non-contact unisex team sport originating from the Netherlands, similar to netball, where players attempt to throw a ball into a basket atop a pole.
offbreak
oktoberfest
postbreakfast
postbreakfast
adj
After breakfast.
prebreakfast
prebreakfast
adj
Before breakfast.
rabfak
rebukeful
rebukeful
adj
(obsolete) Containing rebuke; of the nature of rebuke.
rebukefully
rebukefully
adv
In a rebukeful manner.
rebukefulness
rebukefulness
noun
The quality of being rebukeful.
rebukeproof
safebreaker
safebreaker
noun
A person, usually criminal, who breaks into safes; a safecracker.
safebreaking
safebreaking
noun
The act of breaking into a safe.
tribesfolk
tribesfolk
noun
Synonym of tribespeople
unbreakfasted
unbreakfasted
adj
Without having eaten breakfast.
unforeknowable
unforeknowable
adj
Not foreknowable.
unfrankable
unfrankable
adj
Not frankable; not eligible for being posted free of charge.