(nautical) The part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern
afterdecks
afterdecks
noun
plural of afterdeck
afterking
afterknowledge
afterknowledge
noun
Knowledge acquired later, or after the event.
aftermark
aftermarket
aftermarket
noun
(business) The industry that serves that market.
(business) The market for further goods and services, such as replacement parts and accessories, subsequent to the sale of a product such as an automobile or computer.
(finance) Trading activity in a security immediately following its initial offering to the public.
verb
(business) To sell goods or services in the aftermarket.
aftermarkets
aftermarkets
noun
plural of aftermarket
aftermilk
afterpeak
afterpeak
noun
(nautical) The compartment nearest the stern in the hold of a ship
afterrake
afterreckoning
aftershock
aftershock
noun
(figuratively) By extension, any result or consequence following a major event.
An earthquake that follows in the same vicinity as another, usually larger, earthquake (the "mainshock").
Emotional and physical distress following a traumatic event.
aftershocks
aftershocks
noun
plural of aftershock
aftertask
afterthinker
afterthinker
noun
One who acts first and thinks afterwards.
afterwork
afterworking
alfirk
alkaliferous
alkaliferous
adj
Yielding alkalis.
alkylarylsulfonate
aufklarung
aufklrung
auldfarrantlike
backfatter
backfatter
noun
A pig yielding significant backfat.
backfiller
backfiller
noun
A machine for refilling an excavation.
backfire
backfire
noun
(firefighting) Alternative spelling of back fire
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.
cankerflower
cankerfret
chefornak
chirikof
chuckfarthing
clarkfield
clyfaker
clyfaker
noun
(slang, obsolete) A pickpocket.
cockchafer
cockchafer
noun
Any of the large European beetles from the genus Melolontha that are destructive to vegetation.
Any of various other similar beetles, such as of the genera Acrossidius, Cyphochilus, Rhopaea, etc.
cockchafers
cockchafers
noun
plural of cockchafer
cockcroft
cockfighter
cockfighter
noun
One who engages in a cockfight.
coffeemaker
coffeemaker
noun
(obsolete) A person who makes coffee.
Any of several different types of kitchen apparatus used to brew and filter coffee.
coffeemakers
coffeemakers
noun
plural of coffeemaker
cofferlike
cofferlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a coffer.
cofferwork
cofferwork
noun
(masonry) rubblework faced with stone
coffinmaker
coffinmaker
noun
A manufacturer of coffins.
coforeknown
confervalike
cornflakes
cornflakes
noun
Alternative spelling of corn flakes
countryfolk
countryfolk
noun
One who lives in the country; a rural dweller.
craftsmanlike
craftsmanlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a craftsman
craftwork
craftwork
noun
An item produced by handicraft.
craftworker
craftworker
noun
A maker of craftwork.
crakefeet
crankshaft
crankshaft
noun
A rotating shaft that drives (or is driven by) a crank.
verb
(of a straight bolt or rod) To deform in such a manner that part of the rod or bolt is displaced sideways, offset from the longitudinal axis of the part, but remains parallel with the part's main longitudinal axis, with the final shape somewhat resembling a crankshaft.
crankshafts
crankshafts
noun
plural of crankshaft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of crankshaft
creekfish
creekfish
noun
(US) Erimyzon oblongus, the chubsucker.
creekfishes
creekstuff
crockford
crookfingered
cuckooflower
cuckooflower
noun
lady's smock (Cardamine pratensis)
ragged robin (Silene flos-cuculi, syn. Lychnis flos-cuculi)
darkful
darkful
adj
(archaic) Full of darkness
defrock
defrock
verb
(by extension) To formally remove the rights and authority of someone, e.g. a government official or a medical practitioner.
(figuratively) To formally remove the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
(literally) To divest of a frock.
defrocked
defrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defrock
defrocking
defrocking
noun
The formal removal of the rights and authority of a member of the clergy.
verb
present participle of defrock
defrocks
defrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of defrock
diefenbaker
disfrock
disfrock
verb
(transitive) To remove from status as a member of a clergy; to unfrock.
disfrocked
disfrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of disfrock
disfrocking
disfrocking
verb
present participle of disfrock
disfrocks
disfrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfrock
draffsack
drakefly
drawknife
drawknife
noun
A joiner's tool having a blade with a handle at each end, used to shave off surfaces, by drawing it toward one; a shave; a drawshave.
A tool used for the purpose of making an incision along the path a saw is to follow, to prevent it from tearing the surface of the wood.
verb
(transitive) To cut or shave with a drawknife.
drinkproof
dunderfunk
dunderfunk
noun
(obsolete, nautical) ship's biscuit broken up, mixed with molasses etc. and baked
dwarflike
dwarflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dwarf; small, diminutive.
ecofreak
ecofreak
noun
(informal, derogatory) A person with a passion for protecting the natural environment; an ecological activist.
enfork
enkerchief
fablemaker
fablemaker
noun
One who invents fables.
fabrikoid
facemaker
facemark
facework
facework
noun
(mining) work done at the face, such as the coalface
(sociology, psychology) The communicative strategies involved in upholding face, or social prestige.
The material of the outside or front side, as of a wall or building.
fackler
factorylike
factorylike
adj
Resembling a factory in any of various respects
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
fairkeeper
fairlike
fairlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fair (entertainment and trading event).
fairoaks
fairyfolk
fairyfolk
noun
Alternative form of fairy folk
fairylike
fairylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fairy.
faithbreaker
faithbreaker
noun
Someone who breaks a promise or violates a treaty.
fakeer
fakeer
noun
An Eastern religious ascetic or monk.
fakeers
fakeers
noun
plural of fakeer
faker
faker
adj
comparative form of fake: more fake.
noun
(military, by extension) A friendly unit (usually aircraft) that acts as a hostile unit in a military exercise.
(obsolete) A peddler of petty things.
A snake oil salesman; one who makes exaggerated claims about a product he sells.
An impostor or impersonator.
One who fakes something.
fakeries
fakeries
noun
plural of fakery
fakers
fakers
noun
plural of faker
fakery
fakery
noun
Fraud or forgery, or an individual instance of this.
fakir
fakir
noun
(Hindu, more loosely) An ascetic mendicant, especially one who performs feats of endurance or apparent magic.
(Islam) A faqir, owning no personal property and usually living solely off alms.
(derogatory) Someone who takes advantage of the gullible through fakery, especially of a spiritual or religious nature.
fakirism
fakirism
noun
The practices of fakirs.
fakirs
fakirs
noun
plural of fakir
falkirk
falkirk
Proper noun
A town in the Central Lowlands of Scotland, originally in
A unitary council area in Scotland, and previously a local government district in Region (1975-1996).