(nautical) The part of a ship's deck from amidships toward the stern
afterking
aftermark
aftermilk
afterpeak
afterpeak
noun
(nautical) The compartment nearest the stern in the hold of a ship
afterrake
aftertask
afterwork
backfield
backfield
noun
(American football) The area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the team on offense.
(baseball, rare) Synonym of outfield.
(soccer, US) The area behind either the offensive or defensive line.
The players occupying this area.
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
backframe
basketful
basketful
noun
The amount that will fit into a basket
beakerful
beakerful
noun
The amount that a beaker will hold.
beefcakes
beefcakes
noun
plural of beefcake
beefsteak
beefsteak
noun
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak mushroom.
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak plant, also known as perilla and shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa).
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak tomato.
(countable, archaic): A celebratory dinner, commonly held in New York between about 1870 and 1940 involving the consumption of enormous quantities of broiled steak and beer.
(countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from beef cattle.
(uncountable) The herb prepared from the leaves of the beefsteak plant.
beflecked
beflecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befleck
befreckle
befrocked
befrocked
adj
Wearing a frock.
blackface
blackface
noun
(countable) A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed.
(uncountable) A style of makeup in which a non-black person blackens their face, usually in order to portray a black person.
blackfeet
blackfire
bookshelf
bookshelf
noun
A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
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.
bucketful
bucketful
noun
(by extension) A large quantity.
The quantity contained in a bucket.
buckfield
chafflike
chafflike
adj
Resembling chaff.
chayefsky
checkoffs
checkoffs
noun
plural of checkoff
cheekfuls
chefornak
clifflike
clifflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cliff; high and steep.
clockface
clockface
noun
Alternative spelling of clock face
cockneyfy
cockneyfy
verb
(transitive) To make cockney; to vulgarize.
crakefeet
creekfish
creekfish
noun
(US) Erimyzon oblongus, the chubsucker.
dalesfolk
dalesfolk
noun
Dalesmen.
defrocked
defrocked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defrock
dezinkify
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.
dwarflike
dwarflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dwarf; small, diminutive.
elfenfolk
elfenfolk
noun
Alternative form of elvenfolk
facemaker
fairylike
fairylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fairy.
falkville
falsework
falsework
noun
(engineering) A temporary framework used in the building of bridges and arched structures in order to hold items in place until the structure is able to support itself.
(engineering) Scaffolding, a temporary frame serving to support and brace a building under construction until it can stand alone.
farcelike
farcelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of farce.
fatherkin
fatherkin
noun
(dated) Fond term of address for one's father.
feckfully
feckfully
adv
In a feckful manner.
feedbacks
feedbacks
noun
(proscribed) plural of feedback
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of feedback
feedstock
feedstock
noun
Any bulk raw material constituting the principal input for an industrial process.
feltmaker
feltmaker
noun
A manufacturer of felt.
fencelike
fencelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fence (artificial barrier).
fenugreek
fenugreek
noun
Any of the species leguminous plant, Trigonella foenum-graecum, eaten as a vegetable and with seeds used as a spice.
The seeds of this plant, used as a spice (especially in Indian and Thai cooking).
fernbrake
fernbrake
noun
A thicket of fern or bracken
gosari namul
fetlocked
fetlocked
adj
(in combination) Having fetlocks (of a specified kind).
Tied by the fetlock.
feverlike
feverlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fever.
fieldwork
fieldwork
noun
(countable, rare) A temporary fortification built by troops in the field; a defensive earthwork in the field.
(in scientific research) The collection of raw data in the field, field research, field study, field studies.
(uncountable) Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions
(uncountable, agriculture) Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).
fiendlike
fiendlike
adj
Resembling a fiend.
figpecker
figpecker
noun
A bird, the western Orphean warbler, Sylvia hortensis, prized by gourmets.
filemaker
filemaker
noun
A manufacturer of files (rasping tools).
filemarks
filemarks
noun
plural of filemark
filmmaker
filmmaker
noun
A producer or director of films/movies.
finickier
finickier
adj
comparative form of finicky: more finicky
firebreak
firebreak
noun
(figurative) Any separating barrier.
An area cleared of all flammable material to prevent a fire from spreading across it.
firebrick
firebrick
noun
a brick capable of withstanding high temperatures without deforming.
firedrake
firedrake
noun
(figurative, poetic) A worker at a furnace or fire
A fiery meteor, an ignis fatuus, a rocket
A fire-breathing dragon.
A kind of firework
firelocks
firelocks
noun
plural of firelock
firepinks
firepinks
noun
plural of firepink
fireworks
fireworks
noun
(plural only) An event or a display where fireworks are set off.
(plural only, figuratively) A boisterous or violent event or situation.
plural of firework.
fireworky
fireworky
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a firework.
flagmaker
flagmaker
noun
One who manufactures flags.
flaillike
flaillike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a flail.
flakeless
flakeless
adj
Without flakes.
flakiness
flakiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being flaky.
flamelike
flamelike
adj
Resembling a flame or its colour.
flankwise
flankwise
adv
In terms of, or by means of, a flank.
flareback
flareback
noun
A burst of flame emitted from a cannon, furnace, etc. in an abnormal direction.
flashlike
flashlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a flash.
fleckered
fleckered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flecker
fleckiest
fleckless
fleckless
adj
Without blame; faultless.
Without flecks or spots.
fleshhook
fleshhook
noun
(historical) A hook designed to lift meat out of boiling water.
fleshlike
fleshlike
adj
Resembling flesh
flickered
flickered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flicker
flintlike
flintlike
adj
Resembling flint; stony.
fliskiest
flockiest
flockiest
adj
superlative form of flocky: most flocky
flockless
flockless
adj
Without a flock.
flocklike
flocklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of flocks.
flockwise
flockwise
adv
In or as a flock.
floodlike
floodlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a flood.
flourlike
flourlike
Adjective
Resembling flour.
flukeless
flukeless
adj
Without a fluke.
flukeworm
flukeworm
noun
Any usually parasitic worm in the class Trematoda.
flukewort
flukiness
flukiness
noun
The property of being fluky.
flunkyite
flunkyize
flutelike
flutelike
adj
Resembling a flute or the sound of flute music
flutework
flutework
noun
(architecture) Fluted ornamentation; groovework.
flyspecks
flyspecks
noun
plural of flyspeck
foehnlike
foehnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a foehn (type of wind).
folketing
folketing
Proper noun
the title of the Danish parliament (Folketinget in Danish)
folklores
folklores
noun
plural of folklore
folkmoter
folkmotes
folkmotes
noun
plural of folkmote
folksiest
folksiest
adj
superlative form of folksy: most folksy
folktales
folktales
noun
plural of folktale
footmaker
foredecks
foredecks
noun
plural of foredeck
foreflank
foreknown
foreknown
adj
anticipated or predicted
verb
past participle of foreknow
foreknows
foreknows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreknow
forelocks
forelocks
noun
plural of forelock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forelock
foremilks
foremilks
noun
plural of foremilk
forepeaks
forepeaks
noun
plural of forepeak
foreranks
foreranks
noun
plural of forerank
foreshank
foreshank
noun
A cut of meat from this part.
The upper part of the foreleg of cattle.
foreshock
foreshock
noun
(geology) A small earth tremor which precedes the mainshock in an earthquake sequence. Not all mainshocks have foreshocks.
Any shock or disturbance which precedes an event
foreskins
foreskins
noun
plural of foreskin
foreskirt
foreskirt
noun
The front skirt of a garment, in distinction from the train.
foreslack
foreslack
verb
Alternative form of forslack
forespake
forespake
verb
(archaic) simple past tense of forespeak
forespeak
forespeak
verb
(transitive, archaic) To foretell, to predict.
Alternative spelling of forspeak
forespoke
forespoke
verb
simple past tense of forespeak
forestick
forestick
noun
The front stick of a fire in a hearth.
forethink
forethink
verb
(transitive, rare) To plan (something) in advance; think, consider, or contrive beforehand; prognosticate.
(transitive, rare) To think about beforehand; to anticipate.
foretoken
foretoken
noun
A prognostic; a premonitory sign; warning or presentiment.
verb
(transitive) To betoken beforehand; prognosticate; foreshadow; give warning of; presage.
forjesket
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).
forkiness
forkiness
noun
The quality or state of being forky.
forkville
forsakers
forsakers
noun
plural of forsaker
forspoken
forspoken
adj
(obsolete) Bewitched, charmed.
verb
past participle of forspeak.
fossicked
fossicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fossick
fossicker
fossicker
noun
someone who fossicks.
framework
framework
noun
(figuratively) A basic conceptual structure.
(figuratively) The larger branches of a tree that determine its shape.
(literally) A support structure comprising joined parts or conglomerated particles and intervening open spaces of similar or larger size.
(literally) The arrangement of support beams that represent a building's general shape and size.
(software engineering) A reusable piece of code (and, sometimes, other utilities) providing a standard environment within which an application can be implemented.
These ‘three principles of connexion’ compose the framework of principles in Hume's account of the association of ideas.
frankable
frankable
adj
(Australia, finance) Eligible for franking, a system of tax credit.
Eligible for franking (free postage).
frankenia
frankness
frankness
noun
The state of being frank; candour; honesty.
freakiest
freakiest
adj
superlative form of freaky: most freaky
freakouts
freakouts
noun
plural of freakout
freckened
frecklier
frecklier
adj
comparative form of freckly: more freckly
freckling
freckling
noun
A pattern of freckles
verb
present participle of freckle
frecklish
frecklish
adj
Having freckles; freckled.
Resembling or characteristic of a freckle.
frederick
frederick
Proper noun
A town in Colorado
A city in Kansas
A city in Maryland, USA, and county seat of Frederick County.