Having the form of a developed alphabet or its letters, as opposed to crude pictographic symbols.
amphiboliferous
amphiboliferous
adj
(mineralogy) Bearing amphibole.
amplifiable
amplifiable
adj
Capable of being amplified.
babyproofed
babyproofed
adj
Made babyproof.
babyproofing
babyproofing
noun
The act or process of making babyproof.
backflap
backflip
backflip
noun
(by extension) a total reversal in policy or opinion; a volte-face, a U-turn.
(gymnastics) An act of rotating one's body 360 degrees in the backward direction.
verb
To completely reverse a policy or opinion; perform a U-turn.
To perform a backflip (rotation of body).
backflipped
backflipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of backflip
backflipping
backflipping
verb
present participle of backflip
backspacefile
baffleplate
bailiffship
bailiffship
noun
The role or status of a bailiff.
bailiffships
bailiffships
noun
plural of bailiffship
ballproof
ballproof
adj
Incapable of being penetrated by balls from firearms; bulletproof.
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
beflap
befop
befrumple
benefactorship
benefactorship
noun
The role or status of benefactor.
beneficiaryship
beneficiaryship
noun
The role or status of beneficiary.
bepuff
bepuff
verb
(archaic) To puff out.
(archaic, transitive) To puff; praise fulsomely; bepraise.
bepuffed
bepuffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bepuff
bipenniform
bipenniform
adj
Resembling a feather on both sides
bipennate
biperforate
biperforate
adj
Having two foramina or perforations
bipinnatifid
bipinnatifid
adj
(botany) Doubly pinnatifid.
bishopful
bitripinnatifid
blowproof
blowproof
adj
Resistant to being blown.
bombproof
bombproof
adj
Sufficiently strong to resist the effects of a blast from a bomb.
noun
An air-raid shelter, a structure designed to give protection against air raids and bombs.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to bomb blasts.
bombproofed
bombproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bombproof
bombproofing
bombproofing
verb
present participle of bombproof
brushproof
brushproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by brushing.
bugproof
bugproof
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to insects.
bulletproof
bulletproof
adj
(idiomatic) Reliable, infallible, sturdy or error-tolerant.
(of a material) Capable of withstanding a direct shot by a bullet fired from a gun.
(usually of an idea or concept) Unbreakable, very tough.
verb
(slang) to make resistant to failure.
To make proof against bullets.
bulletproofed
bulletproofed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of bulletproof
bulletproofing
bulletproofing
verb
present participle of bulletproof
bulletproofs
bulletproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bulletproof
bumbailiffship
bumpoff
bumpoff
noun
(chiefly US, slang) A murder.
burglarproof
burglarproof
adj
as secure as possible against burglary
burglarproofed
burglarproofing
burglarproofs
cibophobiafood
disprofitable
disprofitable
adj
(obsolete) unprofitable
exemplifiable
exemplifiable
adj
That can be exemplified.
febriphobia
felinophobe
felinophobe
noun
A person who dislikes cats.
feminophobe
fiberscope
fiberscope
noun
(American spelling) a flexible fibreoptic device for viewing otherwise inaccessible areas
fiberscopes
fiberscopes
noun
plural of fiberscope
fibrinoplastic
fibrinoplastic
adj
Like fibrinoplastin; capable of forming fibrin when brought in contact with fibrinogen.
fibrinoplastin
fibrinoplastin
noun
(biochemistry) An albuminous substance in the blood which, in combination with fibrinogen, forms fibrin.
fibrinopurulent
fibrinopurulent
adj
Relating to, or containing fibrin and pus
fibroadipose
fibroadipose
adj
(anatomy) Having both fibrous and adipose tissue
fibrolipoma
fibrolipoma
noun
(pathology) A lipoma characterised by the presence of fibrous connective tissue
fibrolipomatous
fibrolipomatous
adj
(pathology) Relating to fibrolipomas
fibropapilloma
fibropapilloma
noun
A fibrous papilloma
fibropericarditis
fibroplasia
fibroplasia
noun
The generation of fibrous tissue (especially in wound healing)
fibroplastic
fibroplastic
adj
(pathology) Relating to fibroplasia
fibropolypus
fibropsammoma
fibropurulent
fibrospongiae
flappable
flappable
adj
(informal) Capable of becoming flustered or upset.
forebespeak
francophobe
francophobia
francophobia
Noun
The hatred or fear of France, its people and culture.
hyperflexibility
hyperflexibility
noun
The condition of being hyperflexible
hyperflexible
hyperflexible
adj
Extremely flexible.
hyperflexibleness
hyperflexibly
ibuprofen
ibuprofen
noun
(pharmacology) A synthetic compound used widely as an analgesic and anti-inflammatory drug.
verb
(rare) To treat with ibuprofen; to administer ibuprofen to.
imperfectability
imperfectability
noun
the quality of not being perfectable; of being forever imperfect
imperfectibility
imperfectibility
noun
The state or quality of being imperfectible.
imperfectible
imperfectible
adj
Incapable of being made perfect.
imperforable
imperforable
adj
incapable of being perforated
imperformable
impossibilification
improfitable
improfitable
adj
(obsolete) Synonym of unprofitable
infrapubian
kapfenberg
koopbrief
lipofibroma
lipofibroma
noun
(pathology) A benign fibroma characterised by ectopic fatty tissue in the dermis
lobsterproof
lymphangiofibroma
mecrobeproof
microbeproof
mobproof
mobproof
adj
Resistant to incursion by a mob.
mynpachtbrief
nonpacifiable
nonperfectibility
nonperfectible
nonpreferability
nonpreferable
nonpreferableness
nonpreferably
nonprofitability
nonprofitable
nonprofitable
adj
not profitable; not making profit
nonprofitablely
nonprofitableness
nonsaponifiable
nonsaponifiable
adj
Not saponifiable.
nonspecifiable
obpyriform
obpyriform
adj
(botany) Having a shape that is in outline like that of a pear, with the base at the narrower end.
obstupefy
obstupefy
verb
(obsolete) To stupefy.
olfactophobia
pacifiable
pacifiable
adj
capable of being pacified
paraboliform
paraboliform
adj
Shaped like a parabola.
pectinatofimbricate
perfectability
perfectability
noun
The state or quality of being able to be perfected.
perfectibilian
perfectibilian
noun
(archaic) A perfectionist.
perfectibilism
perfectibilist
perfectibilist
noun
A believer in perfectibility.
perfectibilitarian
perfectibilities
perfectibilities
noun
plural of perfectibility
perfectibility
perfectibility
noun
(philosophy) Perfectionism.
The possibility of achieving perfection.
perfectible
perfectible
adj
Able to be perfected; capable of perfection.
perflable
perflable
adj
(obsolete) Capable of being blown through; permeable to air currents.
perforable
perforable
adj
Capable of being perforated or penetrated.
performability
performability
noun
A measurement of how well a system performs over a period of time, regardless of the presence of faults.
performable
performable
adj
Able to be performed.
permocarboniferous
personifiable
personifiable
adj
Able to be personified.
petrifiable
petrifiable
adj
Capable of being petrified.
pfb
pfb
verb
(knitting) purl into front and back of same stitch
pinbefore
pinbefore
noun
Obsolete form of pinafore.
pinebluffs
planorbiform
plebificate
plebification
plebification
noun
Making plebeian; vulgarizing.
plebify
plebify
verb
(transitive) To make plebeian; to vulgarize.
plumbiferous
plumbiferous
adj
Producing or containing lead.
polyfibre
pontificalibus
postbreakfast
postbreakfast
adj
After breakfast.
postfebrile
postfebrile
adj
After a fever.
prebelief
prebeneficiaries
prebeneficiary
prebenefit
prebenefited
prebenefiting
prebreakfast
prebreakfast
adj
Before breakfast.
predoubtful
predoubtfully
prefab
prefab
adj
prefabricated
noun
(Britain) A single-storey prefabricated home built in many British cities immediately after World War II, intended to have a short life, but in a few cases still in use.
(programming) A reusable object in a video game world.
A prefabricated building.
A prefabricated section of a building.
verb
To prefabricate.
prefabbed
prefabbed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prefab
prefabbing
prefabbing
verb
present participle of prefab
prefabricate
prefabricate
verb
(transitive) To manufacture (a building, etc.) in standard components that can be fitted together on site.
prefabricated
prefabricated
adj
invented in advance
manufactured in advance, usually to a standard format, and then assembled on site
verb
simple past tense and past participle of prefabricate
prefabricates
prefabricates
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of prefabricate
prefabricating
prefabricating
verb
present participle of prefabricate
prefabrication
prefabrication
noun
A preassembled component.
The manufacture of prefabricated components, and their assembly.