(acoustics) The second, slower phase of decay in the sound made by a piano string when it is struck.
(phonetics, obsolete) A weaker sound that immediately follows a more salient one, such as the second, less prominent vowel sound in a falling diphthong.
A sound that persists or remains audible after its source has ceased to produce it; the perception of such a sound.
antifeudalization
archfounder
arundiferous
arundiferous
adj
(rare, botany) Producing reeds or canes.
autodifferentiation
autodifferentiation
noun
(biology) Automatic differentiation and specialization of cells; autonomous development.
(mathematics, computing) The automatic differentiation of a function by a computer.
The differentiation of a whole into distinct parts; self-differentiation.
autofecundation
autofecundation
noun
Self-impregnation.
befountained
befountained
adj
Furnished with a fountain.
benzosulfimide
benzosulfimide
noun
(organic chemistry) Synonym of saccharin
benzotrifluoride
benzotrifluoride
noun
(organic chemistry) The fluorinated derivative of toluene "(trifluoromethyl)benzene"
beuniformed
beuniformed
adj
(dated) Wearing a uniform.
bodefulness
bufonidae
cathodofluorescence
cinquefoiled
cinquefoiled
adj
Having five lobes or having the shape of a cinquefoil.
cofounded
cofounded
adj
Founded at the same time as another, or by two or more people.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of cofound
cofounder
cofounder
noun
A joint founder; one of several people involved with the creation of a business, organization, union, or entity.
cofounders
cofounders
noun
plural of cofounder
cofoundress
cofoundress
noun
A female cofounder.
confabulated
confabulated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confabulate
configurated
configurated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configurate
configured
configured
verb
simple past tense and past participle of configure
confoundable
confoundable
adj
That can be confounded
confounded
confounded
adj
confused, astonished
damned, accursed, bloody
defeated, thwarted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confound
confoundedly
confoundedly
adv
In a confounded manner; as if confused or thwarted.
Used as a mild oath: damnably.
confoundedness
confoundedness
noun
The state or quality of being confounded.
confounder
confounder
noun
(mathematics) A factor, in data analysis, that causes the effects of two distinct processes to be indistinguishable; a confounding variable
A person who confounds
confounders
confounders
noun
plural of confounder
confoundment
confoundment
noun
something which is or has been confounded
the state of being confounded
confused
confused
adj
(of a person or animal) disoriented
(of a person) unable to think clearly or understand
chaotic, jumbled or muddled
embarrassed
making no sense; illogical
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confuse
confusedly
confusedly
adv
In a confused manner.
confusedness
confusedness
noun
The state or quality of being confused.
confuted
confuted
adj
Disproved; refuted.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of confute
conidiiferous
counterdefender
counterdifficulty
counterdifficulty
noun
A difficulty arising in response to another difficulty.
counterdraft
counterfeited
counterfeited
verb
simple past tense and past participle of counterfeit
counterfessed
counterreflected
countrified
countrified
adj
Rural, rustic; unsophisticated.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countrify
countrifiedness
countrifiedness
noun
The quality of being countrified.
countryfied
countryfied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of countryfy
countryfiedness
defiguration
defiguration
noun
(obsolete) disfiguration; mutilation
deflocculant
deflocculant
noun
A deflocculating agent.
deflocculating
deflocculating
verb
present participle of deflocculate
deflocculation
deflocculation
noun
The dispersion of an aggregate to form a stable colloid; the reverse of coagulation or flocculation
deflocculent
defluxion
defluxion
noun
(medicine) A discharge or flowing of fluid matter, as from the nose in catarrh.
(obsolete) A flowing down; a running down.
defocussing
defraudation
defraudation
noun
(obsolete) The act of defrauding; a taking by fraud.
defunction
defunction
noun
(obsolete) Death.
defunctionalization
defunctionalization
noun
(computing, programming) A compile-time transformation which eliminates higher-order functions, replacing them by a single first-order apply function.
defunctionalize
defunctionalize
verb
(computing, programming) To subject to defunctionalization.
defusion
defusion
noun
(proscribed) The act of defusing.
(psychology) The separation of an emotion or behavior-provoking verbal stimulus from the unwanted emotional or behavioral response as part of a therapeutic process. A neologism meant to indicate the reversal of thought-emotion-action fusion.
Misspelling of diffusion.
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
demiflouncing
demifusion
demonifuge
demonifuge
noun
A remedy to drive out demons.
demulsification
demulsification
noun
The breaking up of an emulsion.
dentiferous
dentiferous
adj
Bearing teeth.
dessertspoonful
dessertspoonful
noun
A quantity of something about the volume of a dessertspoon, or 2 teaspoons.
dessertspoonfuls
dessertspoonfuls
noun
plural of dessertspoonful
desulfuration
desulfuration
noun
desulfurization
desulfurisation
desulfurization
desulfurization
noun
The process of removing sulfur from a substance, such as flue gas or crude.
deuterofibrinose
diamantiferous
diamantiferous
adj
Yielding diamonds.
diamondiferous
diamondiferous
adj
(mineralogy) Yielding diamond.
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
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
discontentful
discontentful
adj
Full of discontent.
disfortune
disinfeudation
dolefulness
dolefulness
noun
The characteristic of being doleful; sadness.
doomfulness
doubtfulness
doubtfulness
noun
The state or quality of being doubtful; doubt; uncertainty.
dufrenoysite
dufrenoysite
noun
(mineralogy) A sartorite mineral with chemical formula Pb₂As₂S₅.
dumbfounded
dumbfounded
adj
Shocked and speechless.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of dumbfound
dumbfounder
dumbfounder
noun
Someone who or that which dumbfounds.
verb
(transitive) To dumbfound.
dumbfounderment
dumbfounderment
noun
dumbfoundedness
dumbfounders
dumbfounders
noun
plural of dumbfounder
dumbfoundment
dumfounded
dumfounded
adj
Misspelling of dumbfounded.
dumfounder
dumfounder
verb
To dumbfound; to confound.
dumfounderment
endosulfan
endosulfan
noun
(chemistry) a toxic chlorinated polycyclic insecticide used to control mites
endosulfans
endosulfans
noun
plural of endosulfan
enfoulder
faradonervous
fastidiousness
fastidiousness
noun
The quality of being fastidious.
fastiduousness
fastiduousnesses
favouredness
favouredness
noun
(chiefly in combination) Quality of being favoured.
fecundation
fecundation
noun
The process whereby a new organism is produced by fertilization.
fecundations
fecundations
noun
plural of fecundation
fecundator
fecundatory
fecundatory
adj
Of or relating to fecundation.
ferromolybdenum
ferromolybdenum
noun
An iron-molybdenum alloy.
ferrovanadium
ferrovanadium
noun
An alloy of iron and up to 55% vanadium; used in the manufacture of specialist steel
feudalisation
feudalisation
noun
(British spelling) Alternative form of feudalization
feudalization
feudalization
noun
The introduction of a feudal system.
fibronucleated
fidejussion
fidejussion
noun
(law) The act or state of being bound as surety for another; suretyship.
fidejussionary
filipendulous
filipendulous
adj
Suspended by, or strung upon, a thread; said of tuberous swellings in the middle or at the extremities of slender, threadlike rootlets.
fissidentaceous
fissidentaceous
adj
(botany) Belonging to the Fissidentaceae.
flannelmouthed
flannelmouthed
adj
Alternative form of flannel-mouthed
flounced
flounced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flounce
flounder
flounder
noun
(Canada, US) Any of various flatfish of the family Pleuronectidae or Bothidae.
A European species of flatfish having dull brown colouring with reddish-brown blotches; fluke, European flounder, Platichthys flesus.
A bootmaker's tool for crimping boot fronts.
verb
(intransitive) To act clumsily or confused; to struggle or be flustered.
(intransitive) To flop around as a fish out of water.
(intransitive) To make clumsy attempts to move or regain one's balance.
He gave a good speech, but floundered when audience members asked questions he could not answer well.
To be in serious difficulty.
floundered
floundered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flounder
floundering
floundering
noun
The act of one who flounders; a clumsy struggle.
verb
present participle of flounder
flounderingly
flounderingly
adv
In a floundering manner; with awkward struggles.
flounders
flounders
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flounder
fluidounce
fluidounce
noun
Alternative form of fluid ounce
fluidounces
fluidounces
noun
plural of fluidounce
flunkeydom
flunkeydom
noun
The state of a being a flunkey
flunkeyhood
flunkeyhood
noun
The role or status of a flunkey.
fluorinated
fluorinated
adj
(chemistry) Formally derived from another compound by the replacement of one or more atoms of hydrogen with fluorine.
(chemistry) Treated or reacted with fluorine or hydrofluoric acid.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fluorinate
fluorindine
foecunditatis
fondateur
fondue
fondue
noun
A dish made of melted cheese, chocolate etc., or of a boiling liquid into which food can be dipped.
verb
To prepare or serve as a fondue.
fondues
fondues
noun
plural of fondue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fondue
foreconclude
foredenounce
foredune
foredune
noun
(geography) A kind of dune ridge that runs parallel to the shore of a body of water.
foreground
foreground
noun
(computing, often attributive) The application the user is currently interacting with; the application window that appears in front of all others.
The elements of an image which lie closest to the picture plane.
The subject of an image, often depicted at the bottom in a two-dimensional work.
verb
To place in the foreground (physically or metaphorically).
foregrounded
foregrounded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreground
foregrounds
foregrounds
noun
plural of foreground
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreground
foreguidance
forejudging
forejudging
verb
present participle of forejudge
forejudgment
forejudgment
noun
(obsolete) prejudgment
foresound
foresound
noun
a sound made in advance
verb
(transitive) to sound in advance
forjudgment
fortuned
fortuned
adj
Having a (with a descriptive word, particular kind of) fortune (“destiny; wealth”).
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fortune
fortuuned
foulminded
foulmouthedness
foulmouthedness
noun
The quality or state of being foul-mouthed.
foundationed
foundationed
adj
Wearing foundation (cosmetic cream).
foundationer
foundationer
noun
(UK) One who derives support from the funds or foundation of a college or school.
foundationless
foundationless
adj
Without foundation; unfounded.
foundationlessness
foundationlessness
noun
Absence of a foundation.
founded
founded
adj
Having a basis.
verb
(nonstandard, childish) simple past tense and past participle of find
To set up; to launch; to institute.
simple past tense and past participle of found
founder
founder
noun
(genetics) Someone for whose parents one has no data.
(veterinary medicine) A severe laminitis of a horse, caused by untreated internal inflammation in the hooves.
One who casts metals in various forms; a caster.
One who founds or establishes (especially said of a company, project, organisation, state)
The iron worker in charge of the blast furnace and the smelting operation.
verb
(intransitive) To fail; to miscarry.
(intransitive) To fall; to stumble and go lame, as a horse.
(intransitive, of a ship) To flood with water and sink.
(transitive) To disable or lame (a horse) by causing internal inflammation and soreness in the feet or limbs.
(transitive, archaic, nautical) To cause to flood and sink, as a ship.
foundered
foundered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of founder
foundering
foundering
noun
The act by which a vessel founders.
verb
present participle of founder
founderous
founderous
adj
(archaic) Difficult to travel; likely to trip one up.
founders
founders
noun
plural of founder
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of founder
foundership
foundership
noun
The condition of having founded something.
foundery
foundery
noun
Dated form of foundry.
foundress
foundress
noun
(dated) A female founder (“one who founds or establishes”).
(metallurgy, obsolete, rare) A female founder (“one who founds or casts metals”).
(zoology, specifically) A female animal which establishes a colony.