(hydrology) The rise in water level (above normal) on the upstream side of a bridge or obstruction caused when the effective flow area at the obstruction is less than the natural width of the stream immediately upstream of the obstruction.
An upward rush of fluid.
affluxes
affluxes
noun
plural of afflux
affluxion
affluxion
noun
The act of flowing towards; afflux.
aflatoxin
aflatoxin
noun
(toxicology) Any of a family of mycotoxins, produced by molds of the Aspergillus genus, that can be toxic, carcinogenic, mutagenic or teratogenic; typically found as contaminants of animal food or peanuts.
aflex
alexishafen
amplexifoliate
antefixal
antefixal
adj
Relating to an antefix.
anteflexed
anteflexed
adj
Bent in an anterior (forward) direction, as the uterus.
anteflexion
anteflexion
noun
(anatomy) A forward bending or an organ, especially that of the uterus near the cervix
anteroflexion
antiflux
antireflexive
auxoflore
auxofluor
axifugal
axifugal
adj
(archaic) Centrifugal. [from 18th c.]
axofugal
benzofuroquinoxaline
biflex
boxful
boxful
noun
as much as a box will hold
boxfuls
boxfuls
noun
plural of boxful
chemoreflex
chemoreflex
noun
(physiology) A reflex in response to a chemical stimulus
circumflex
circumflex
adj
Curving around.
Having a circumflex mark.
noun
A diacritical mark (ˆ) placed over a vowel in the orthography or transliteration of many languages to change its pronunciation; while in some other languages over a consonant.
verb
To mark or pronounce with a circumflex.
circumflexes
circumflexes
noun
plural of circumflex
circumflexion
circumflexion
noun
A winding about; a turning or fold.
The act of bending, or causing to assume a curved form.
colfax
colfax
Proper noun
a hamlet in Saskatchewan, Canada, named after Colfax, Iowa.
a city in California, USA
a village in Illinois, USA.
a small town in Indiana, USA.
a city in Iowa, USA.
a town in Louisiana, USA, and parish seat of
an unincorporated community in North Carolina, USA.
a small city in North Dakota, USA.
a small unincorporated community in Texas, USA.
a town in Washington, USA
a town and village in Wisconsin, USA.
colfox
complexification
complexification
noun
(countable, mathematics) An extension from a basis on real numbers to a basis on complex numbers.
(uncountable) The act or process of making something more complex.
complexified
complexified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of complexify
complexifies
complexifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of complexify
complexify
complexify
verb
To make something more complex; to complicate.
conflexure
conflux
conflux
noun
A convergence or moving gathering of forces, people, or things.
A merger of rivers, or the place where rivers merge.
confluxes
confluxes
noun
plural of conflux
confluxibility
confluxible
confluxibleness
contraflexure
coreflexed
counterflux
coxofemoral
coxofemoral
adj
(anatomy) Relating to the hip and the femur
deflex
deflex
adj
(archery, of a bow) Having the arms curved or curled at the base so as to turn towards the archer when unstrung, reducing the strain on the limbs and also the energy stored by the weapon.
verb
(zoology, botany) To bend down.
deflexed
deflexed
adj
Bent downward, as branches, leaves, or hairs.
deflexibility
deflexible
deflexing
deflexing
verb
present participle of deflex
deflexion
deflexion
noun
UK spelling of deflection
deflexionize
deflexure
deflexure
noun
A bending or turning aside; deflection.
deflux
deflux
noun
(obsolete) downward flow
defluxion
defluxion
noun
(medicine) A discharge or flowing of fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh.
(obsolete) A flowing down; a running down.
dihdroxycholecalciferol
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
disulfoxid
disulfoxide
dixfield
dorsiflex
dorsiflex
verb
To flex a limb in a dorsal direction.
dorsiflexion
dorsiflexion
noun
(medicine) Flexion in the dorsal direction
dorsiflexor
dorsiflexor
noun
(anatomy) A muscle that causes dorsiflexion when it contracts
efflux
efflux
noun
That which has flowed out.
verb
(intransitive) To run out; to flow forth.
(intransitive, obsolete) To pass away.
effluxes
effluxes
noun
plural of efflux
effluxion
effluxion
Noun
The process of flowing out.
That which has flowed out.
essexfells
excalfaction
excipuliform
excuseful
excusefully
exemplifiable
exemplifiable
adj
That can be exemplified.
exemplification
exemplification
noun
(law) A copy or transcript attested to be correct by the seal of an officer having custody of the original.
That which exemplifies; a case in point; example.
The act of exemplifying; a showing or illustrating by example.
exemplificational
exemplifications
exemplifications
noun
plural of exemplification
exemplificative
exemplificative
adj
Serving as an example; illustrative.
exemplificator
exemplified
exemplified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exemplify
exemplifier
exemplifier
noun
One who, or that which, exemplifies.
exemplifiers
exemplifiers
noun
plural of exemplifier
exemplifies
exemplifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of exemplify
exemplify
exemplify
verb
(transitive) To be an instance of or serve as an example.
(transitive) To make an attested copy or transcript of (a document) under seal.
(transitive) To prove by such an attested copy or transcript.
(transitive) To show or illustrate by example.
exemplifying
exemplifying
verb
present participle of exemplify
exfiltrate
exfiltrate
noun
that which is exfiltrated, the removed substance or item
verb
(computing) To covertly extract data.
(military) To withdraw troops surreptitiously from a dangerous position
exfiltration
exfiltration
noun
(biology) A gradual movement of a substance to exterior (as through cell membrane to extracellular fluid or medium).
(civil engineering) A method for managing storm water runoff.
(computing) Covert extraction of data.
(military) The process of exiting an area (usually behind enemy lines or in enemy territory).
(sciences) A filtering out (usually movement of a substance through a barrier).
exflagellate
exflagellate
verb
To cause, or to undergo exflagellation
exflagellation
exflagellation
noun
The protrusion or formation of flagella by a protozoon.
exflect
exfoliate
exfoliate
verb
(mineralogy) To split into scales, especially to become converted into scales as the result of heat or decomposition.
To remove a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
To remove the leaves from a plant.
exfoliated
exfoliated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of exfoliate
exfoliating
exfoliating
verb
present participle of exfoliate
exfoliation
exfoliation
noun
(cosmetics) The removal of a layer of skin, as in cosmetic preparation.
The loss of leaves from a plant.
The scaling off of a bone, a rock, or a mineral, etc.; the state of being exfoliated.
exfoliations
exfoliations
noun
plural of exfoliation
exfoliative
exfoliative
adj
That causes, or is accompanied by, exfoliation
exfoliatory
exfoliatory
adj
Relating to, or performing, exfoliation.
expenseful
expenseful
adj
Full of expense; costly; chargeable.
expensefully
expensefully
adv
In an expenseful manner.
expensefulness
expensefulness
noun
The quality of being expenseful.
expressionful
expressionful
adj
Full of expression; expressive.
exsufflate
exsufflate
verb
(obsolete) To exorcise or renounce by blowing.
exsufflation
exsufflation
noun
(biology, obsolete) A strongly forced expiration of air from the lungs.
(obsolete) A blast from beneath.
(obsolete) A kind of exorcism by blowing with the breath.
exsufflicate
exsufflicate
adj
empty, inflated, frivolous
extraboldface
extrafamilial
extrafamilial
adj
Outside a family
extrafascicular
extrafascicular
adj
Outside of a fascicle
extrafloral
extrafloral
adj
(botany) Describing a nectary that is situated on a leaf or stem rather than in a flower
extrafocal
extrafocal
adj
Outside of a focus.
extrafoliaceous
extrafoliaceous
adj
(botany) Away from the leaves, or inserted in a different place from them.
extraformal
extraofficial
extraofficial
adj
Beyond what is official; not prescribed by official duty.
extraprofessional
extraprofessional
adj
Foreign to a profession; not within the ordinary limits of professional duty or business.
fabliaux
fabliaux
noun
plural of fabliau
falx
falx
noun
(anatomy) A curved fold or process of the dura mater or the peritoneum, especially one of the partition-like folds of the dura mater which extend into the great fissures of the brain.
(anatomy) A rotula of a sea urchin.
(anatomy) A snake's poison fang.
(anatomy, dated) A chelicera.
(historical) A short Dacian sword resembling a sickle.
faulx
felix
fellatrix
fellatrix
noun
A woman who performs fellatio.
fellatrixes
filix
fixable
fixable
adj
Capable of being fixed, repairable.
attachable
fixedly
fixedly
adv
Firmly, resolutely.
In a fixed manner: steadily, without shifting one's gaze.
In a fixed manner: unchangingly, without changing one's expression.
fixtureless
fixtureless
adj
Without fixtures.
flambeaux
flambeaux
noun
plural of flambeau
flax
flax
noun
A plant of the genus Linum, especially Linum usitatissimum, which has a single, slender stalk, about a foot and a half high, with blue flowers. Also known as linseed, especially when referring to the seeds.
The fibers of Linum usitatissimum, grown to make linen and related textiles.
The flax bush, a plant of the genus Phormium, native to New Zealand, with strap-like leaves up to 3 metres long that grow in clumps.
flaxbird
flaxboard
flaxbush
flaxbush
noun
The bush (genus Phormium) bearing New Zealand flax.
flaxdrop
flaxen
flaxen
adj
A pale yellow brown; the colour of dried flax stalks and of the fiber obtained therefrom.
Made of or resembling flax fibers.
flaxes
flaxes
noun
plural of flax
flaxier
flaxiest
flaxlike
flaxlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of flax.
flaxman
flaxseed
flaxseed
noun
The seed of the flax plant; a source of linseed oil.
flaxseeds
flaxseeds
noun
plural of flaxseed
flaxtail
flaxton
flaxville
flaxweed
flaxweed
noun
toadflax
flaxwench
flaxwife
flaxwoman
flaxwort
flaxwort
noun
Any of the flax plants of genus Linum.
flaxy
flaxy
adj
Like flax; flaxen.
fldxt
fldxt
noun
(medicine) Abbreviation of fluid extract.
flex
flex
noun
(countable) An act of flexing.
(countable, geometry) A point of inflection.
(countable, slang) The act of flaunting something; something one considers impressive.
(uncountable) Flexibility, pliancy.
(uncountable) Flexible ductwork, typically flexible plastic over a metal wire coil to shape a tube.
(uncountable, chiefly Britain) Any flexible insulated electrical wiring.
verb
(intransitive) To tighten the muscles for display of size or strength.
(intransitive, slang, by extension) To flaunt one's superiority.
(transitive) To move part of the body using one's muscles.
(transitive) To repeatedly bend one of one's joints.
(transitive, chiefly physics or biomechanics) To bend something.
flexagon
flexagon
noun
(geometry) A flat model made from folded strips of paper that can be folded, or flexed, to reveal a number of hidden faces.
flexanimous
flexanimous
adj
(rare) Having the power to change somebody's mind.
flexed
flexed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flex
flexes
flexes
noun
plural of flex
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flex
flexibilities
flexibilities
noun
plural of flexibility
flexibility
flexibility
noun
The quality of being flexible; suppleness; pliability.
The quality of having options.
flexibilty
flexible
flexible
adj
Capable of being flexed or bent without breaking; able to be turned or twisted without breaking.
Capable or being adapted or molded in some way.
Willing or prone to give way to the influence of others; not invincibly rigid or obstinate.
noun
(chiefly engineering and manufacturing) Something that is flexible.