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.
balefire
balefire
noun
An outdoor fire used in witches' rituals.
bandfile
barflies
barflies
noun
plural of barfly
basified
basified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of basify
basifier
basifier
noun
(chemistry) That which converts into a salifiable base.
basifies
basifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of basify
bayfield
bayfield
Proper noun
A village in Barbados.
A town in Colorado.
A rural community in New Brunswick, Canada.
A community in Nova Scotia, Canada.
A village in Ontario, Canada.
A city and town in Wisconsin.
beatific
beatific
adj
Blessed, blissful, heavenly.
Having a benign appearance.
beautify
beautify
verb
(computing) Synonym of pretty-print
(intransitive, rare) To become beautiful.
(intransitive, rare) To make oneself beautiful.
(transitive) To make beautiful; to increase the beauty of.
becafico
beefiest
beefiest
adj
superlative form of beefy: most beefy
befamine
befiddle
befilmed
befilmed
adj
(poetic, archaic, rare) Covered with a film.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befilm
befinger
befinger
verb
(transitive) To finger all over.
befitted
befitted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befit
befriend
befriend
verb
(transitive) To become a friend of, to make friends with.
(transitive) To favor.
(transitive, dated) To act as a friend to, to assist.
befringe
befringe
verb
To furnish or adorn with a fringe.
belfield
belfried
belfried
adj
(in combination) Having a belfry or belfries of a specified number or kind.
Furnished with a belfry or belfries.
belfries
belfries
noun
plural of belfry
benefice
benefice
noun
(feudal law) An estate in lands; a fief.
(obsolete) A favour or benefit.
Land granted to a priest in a church that has a source of income attached to it.
verb
To bestow a benefice upon
benefits
benefits
noun
plural of benefit
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of benefit
berfield
betafite
betafite
noun
(mineralogy) A radioactive mineral in the pyrochlore group, having chemical formula (Ca,U)₂(Ti,Nb,Ta)₂O₆(OH).
bifanged
bifanged
adj
Having two fangs.
biferous
biferous
adj
(botany) Bearing flowers or fruit twice each year
bifidate
bifidate
adj
bifid
biforate
biforate
adj
(architecture) Having two doors or windows
(botany) Having two perforations
Having two openings
biforine
biforine
noun
(botany) An oval sac or cell, found in the leaves of certain araceous plants, with an opening at each end through which raphides, generated inside, are discharged.
biforked
biforked
adj
forked into two; bifurcate
biformed
biformed
adj
Having two forms.
birdlife
birdlife
noun
The birds (e.g. of an area) collectively.
bluefins
bluefins
noun
plural of bluefin
bluefish
bluefish
noun
(Bermuda) The puddingwife wrasse (Halichoeres radiatus).
(Canada) An Arctic grayling (Thymallus arcticus).
(Malaysia) Kyphosus vaigiensis.
(UK) A sablefish (Anoplopoma fimbria).
A New Zealand bluefish (Girella cyanea).
A voracious fish (Pomatomus saltatrix) found in waters of the Atlantic and Indian Ocean.
bobflies
bobflies
noun
plural of bobfly
bonchief
bonefish
bonefish
noun
(New England) A doctorfish, common dogfish, Squalus acanthias.
A surgeonfish of the family Acanthuridae, especially genus Acanthurus.
Albula vulpes, the type of the genus and family.
Any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters.
bonfield
bonfires
bonfires
noun
plural of bonfire
boniface
boniface
noun
The proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.
botflies
botflies
noun
plural of botfly
bowieful
briefers
briefers
noun
plural of briefer
briefest
briefest
adj
superlative form of brief: most brief
briefing
briefing
noun
A presentation of information or instruction; the meeting at which it is presented.
A short and concise summary of a situation.
verb
present participle of brief
bufferin
buffiest
buffiest
adj
superlative form of buffy: most buffy
bufonite
bufonite
noun
(paleontology, obsolete) A fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of pycnodonts, whose remains occur in the oolite and chalk formations.
bullfice
burnfire
burnfire
noun
(nonstandard) Bonfire.
bushfire
bushfire
noun
(Australia) An uncontrolled fire in a wooded or grassy area; a wildfire.
bushwife
cobelief
debriefs
debriefs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of debrief
defiable
defiable
adj
That can be defied.
fableist
fableist
noun
Alternative form of fablist
fabriane
fabrique
fabulize
fabulize
verb
(transitive, nonstandard, slang) To make fabulous, improve.
To compose or relate fables or fictions; to give a false account of.
fallible
fallible
adj
Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
feasible
feasible
adj
Able to be done in practice.
feasibly
feasibly
adv
In a feasible manner
febrific
febrific
adj
Feverish, inflamed.
Hot-tempered.
feebling
feebling
noun
A feeble person.
verb
present participle of feeble
feeblish
feeblish
adj
Somewhat feeble.
feinberg
feinleib
fencible
fencible
adj
Capable of being defended
noun
A militia unit raised for homeland defense.
A soldier in such a unit.
fernbird
fernbird
noun
Megalurus punctatus, an insectivorous bird native to New Zealand.
fiberize
fiberize
verb
To break (up) into fibers, shred to fine threads.
fiberous
fiberous
adj
Misspelling of fibrous.
fibranne
fibranne
noun
A rayon fabric having some qualities of linen.
fibroses
fibroses
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fibrose
fibulare
fibulare
noun
(anatomy) The bone or cartilage of the tarsus, which articulates with the fibula and corresponds to the calcaneum in humans and most mammals.
filberte
filberto
filberts
filberts
noun
plural of filbert
fileable
fileable
adj
Capable of being filed (in various senses).
filibegs
filibegs
noun
plural of filibeg
fillable
fillable
adj
able to be filled
fillbert
fillebeg
filmable
filmable
adj
Capable of being filmed; suitable for filming.
fimbriae
fimbriae
noun
plural of fimbria
findable
findable
adj
Able to be found.
fineable
fineable
adj
For which a fine can be levied
finebent
fineberg
finecomb
fireable
fireable
adj
Alternative form of firable
fireback
fireback
noun
A piece of iron that fits into the back of a fireplace to distribute the heat and keep the brick from cracking.
Any of certain species of pheasant in the genus Lophura.
fireball
fireball
noun
(astronomy) A meteor bright enough to cast shadows.
(figurative) A feisty, strong-willed person.
(heraldry) A charge made of a disc-shaped bomb shell, with four sets of flames, at the top, bottom and on either side.
(military, historical) A ball filled with combustibles to be thrown among enemies.
(sailing) A class of sailing dinghy with a single trapeze and a symmetrical spinnaker, sailed by a crew of two.
A ball of fire, especially one associated with an explosion.
verb
(baseball) To pitch the ball very fast.
(intransitive) To explode in a ball of flame.
(transitive, fantasy) To attack with balls of fire.
firebase
firebase
noun
(military) An encampment designed to provide indirect artillery support to infantry troops operating beyond the normal range of fire support from their own base camps; a fire support base.
firebird
firebird
noun
(Slavic mythology) A magical and prophetic glowing or burning bird from a faraway land, which is both a blessing and a harbinger of doom to its captor
The Baltimore oriole, Icterus galbula.
The scarlet tanager, Piranga olivacea.
The vermilion flycatcher, Pyrocephalus rubinus.
fireboat
fireboat
noun
A harbor boat designed for pumping large volumes of harbor water onto dockside fires.
firebolt
firebolt
noun
A missile of fire.
verb
(transitive, rare) To strike with a firebolt.
firebomb
firebomb
noun
A weapon that causes fire; an incendiary weapon.
verb
(transitive) To attack with a firebomb.
fireboot
firebote
firebote
noun
(law, obsolete, UK) An allowance of fuel.
firebrat
firebrat
noun
A thysanuran insect, Thermobia domestica.
firebugs
firebugs
noun
plural of firebug
fireburn
fishable
fishable
adj
(of a lake, pond etc.) Able to be fished in, able to be used for fishing
(of a species of fish) Able to be fished legally
(of fishing equipment) Able to be used for fishing.
fishbein
fishbone
fishbone
noun
A bone from a fish.
fittable
fittable
adj
(obsolete) suitable; fit
Capable of being fitted.
flabbier
flabbier
adj
comparative form of flabby: more flabby
fleabite
fleabite
noun
Something which causes only trifling irritation; a minor inconvenience.
The bite of a flea, or the mark caused by such a bite.
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.
flexibly
flexibly
adv
in a flexible manner
fluxible
fluxible
adj
Capable of being melted or fused.
foilable
foilable
adj
Capable of being foiled.
forcible
forcible
adj
(rare or obsolete) Having (physical) force, forceful.
Able to be forced.
Done by force, forced.
Having a powerful effect; forceful, telling, strong, convincing, effective.
forebitt
forelimb
forelimb
noun
The anterior limb (or equivalent appendage) of an animal
foreribs
foreribs
noun
plural of forerib
freebies
freebies
noun
plural of freebie
freiburg
freiburg
Proper noun
A German city in Baden-Württemberg located in the Black Forest. The population is around 200,000.
fribbled
fribbled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fribble
fribbler
fribbler
noun
(archaic) One who trifles or behaves frivolously.
fribbles
fribbles
noun
plural of fribble
frisbees
frisbees
noun
plural of frisbee
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frisbee
fubsiest
fubsiest
adj
superlative form of fubsy: most fubsy
fungible
fungible
adj
(finance and commerce) Able to be substituted for something of equal value or utility.
noun
(chiefly in the plural) Any fungible item.
herbwife
infeeble
infeeble
verb
Archaic form of enfeeble.
labefied
labefied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of labefy
leafbird
leafbird
noun
A small passerine bird of the genus Chloropsis, native to India and southeast Asia.
lifeboat
lifeboat
noun
(nautical) A boat especially designed for saving the lives of shipwrecked people or people in distress at sea (either launched from the shore with a crew, or else carried on board a larger ship).
(science fiction) An emergency vehicle carried aboard a spaceship.
verb
To rescue; to carry to safety
lifebuoy
lifebuoy
noun
Alternative spelling of life buoy
liftable
liftable
adj
Capable of being lifted.
lobefins
lobefins
noun
plural of lobefin
neofiber
rebelief
reforbid
reforbid
verb
(transitive) To forbid again.
subchief
subchief
noun
A lesser or secondary chief.
subfield
subfield
noun
(algebra) A subring of a field, containing the multiplicative identity and closed under inversion.
A smaller, more specialized area of study or occupation within a larger one
subfiles
subfiles
noun
plural of subfile
subfixes
subfixes
noun
plural of subfix
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of subfix
subinfer
subinfer
verb
(obsolete) To infer from an inference already made.
unbelief
unbelief
noun
An absence (or rejection) of belief, especially religious belief