Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfill
backfires
backfires
noun
plural of backfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfire
backflash
backflash
noun
Synonym of flashback (“dramatic device”)
The hazardous situation where the flame propagates backward down the hose of an oxyfuel welding and cutting system.
backshift
backshift
noun
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
(statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
backstaff
backstaff
noun
(nautical) An early navigational instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and hence calculating latitude.
basketful
basketful
noun
The amount that will fit into a basket
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.
blackfins
blackfins
noun
plural of blackfin
blackfish
blackfish
noun
(Australia, New Zealand) Any of various dark-coloured fishes of Australasia, especially the luderick, Girella tricuspidata, and a freshwater fish, Gadopsis marmoratus.
(Canada, US) Either of two dark-coloured fish of the west Atlantic, the tautog of New England (Tautoga onitis) and the black sea bass (Centropristis striata).
(chiefly Scotland) The Atlantic salmon, Salmo salar, especially a female after spawning.
A pilot whale, genus Globicephalus (occasionally also used for various other whales).
Any of various dark-coloured fish of the Old World, especially the rudderfish (Centrolophus niger).
verb
(Internet slang, derogatory, of a white person) To adopt signifiers of black identity (for example, by darkening the skin, or wearing traditionally black hairstyles).
(fishing) To go fishing for blackfish.
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.
calfskins
calfskins
noun
plural of calfskin
chayefsky
checkoffs
checkoffs
noun
plural of checkoff
cheekfuls
clansfolk
clansfolk
noun
Members of a clan; clanspeople.
cocklofts
cocklofts
noun
plural of cockloft
cocksfoot
cocksfoot
noun
Any of the genus Dactylis of Eurasian and North African bluegrasses, especially Dactylis glomerata.
creekfish
creekfish
noun
(US) Erimyzon oblongus, the chubsucker.
cufflinks
cufflinks
noun
plural of cufflink
dalesfolk
dalesfolk
noun
Dalesmen.
disfrocks
disfrocks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of disfrock
draffsack
dummkopfs
dummkopfs
noun
plural of dummkopf
fairbanks
fairbanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fairbank
fallbacks
fallbacks
noun
plural of fallback
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.
fancysick
fastbacks
fastbacks
noun
plural of fastback
fatstocks
fatstocks
noun
plural of fatstock
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.
filemarks
filemarks
noun
plural of filemark
finksburg
finnmarks
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.
fishhooks
fishhooks
noun
(slang) A pair of jacks (the playing card)
plural of fishhook
fishworks
fishworks
noun
A fish processing plant.
fishyback
flagstick
flagstick
noun
(golf) The pole which marks the location of a hole
flakeless
flakeless
adj
Without flakes.
flakiness
flakiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being flaky.
flankwise
flankwise
adv
In terms of, or by means of, a flank.
flapjacks
flapjacks
noun
plural of flapjack; pancakes.
flashback
flashback
noun
(authorship) A dramatic device in which an earlier event is inserted into the normal chronological flow of a narrative.
(databases) A query that operates against data from an earlier time, before it was changed.
(psychology) A vivid mental image of a past trauma or other sensation that the trauma is happening in the present, especially one that recurs.
A similar recurrence of the effects of a hallucinogenic drug.
The condition of the flame propagating down the hose of an oxy-fuel welding system.
verb
(intransitive) To undergo a flashback; to experience a vivid mental image from the past.
flashlike
flashlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a flash.
flatworks
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
fliskiest
flockiest
flockiest
adj
superlative form of flocky: most flocky
flockings
flockings
noun
plural of flocking
flockless
flockless
adj
Without a flock.
flockwise
flockwise
adv
In or as a flock.
flukeless
flukeless
adj
Without a fluke.
flukiness
flukiness
noun
The property of being fluky.
flunkyish
flunkyish
adj
Like a flunky.
flunkyism
flunkyism
noun
The quality or characteristics of a flunky; readiness to cringe to those who are superior in wealth or position; toadyism.
flyspecks
flyspecks
noun
plural of flyspeck
foldskirt
folklores
folklores
noun
plural of folklore
folkmoots
folkmoots
noun
plural of folkmoot
folkmotes
folkmotes
noun
plural of folkmote
folksiest
folksiest
adj
superlative form of folksy: most folksy
folksongs
folksongs
noun
plural of folksong
folktales
folktales
noun
plural of folktale
footmarks
footmarks
noun
plural of footmark
footstalk
footstalk
noun
(botany) A stalk (such as a peduncle or pedicel) that supports another structure.
footstick
footstick
noun
A measuring rod that is one foot long.
A piece of wood serving as a simple bridge over water.
footstock
footworks
footworks
noun
plural of footwork
foredecks
foredecks
noun
plural of foredeck
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.
forjaskit
forjesket
forkiness
forkiness
noun
The quality or state of being forky.
forklifts
forklifts
noun
plural of forklift
forksmith
forsakers
forsakers
noun
plural of forsaker
forsaking
forsaking
noun
The act by which somebody is forsaken; an abandonment.
verb
present participle of forsake
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.
franciska
franklins
franklins
noun
plural of franklin
frankness
frankness
noun
The state of being frank; candour; honesty.
frankston
freakiest
freakiest
adj
superlative form of freaky: most freaky
freakouts
freakouts
noun
plural of freakout
frecklish
frecklish
adj
Having freckles; freckled.
Resembling or characteristic of a freckle.
fretworks
fretworks
noun
plural of fretwork
friskiest
friskiest
adj
superlative form of frisky: most frisky
frockless
frockless
adj
Without a frock.
frogskins
frogskins
noun
plural of frogskin
frostlike
frostlike
adj
Resembling frost or some aspect of it.
frostwork
frostwork
noun
Any naturally occurring intricate pattern of ice crystals.
Any pattern that resembles a frost formation.
fukushima
fukushima
Proper noun
A city in Japan.
A prefecture in Japan.
The Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster following a tsunami in 2011.
fullbacks
fullbacks
noun
plural of fullback
funkiness
funkiness
noun
The state or quality of being funky.
funkstown
halfbacks
halfbacks
noun
plural of halfback
halfbeaks
halfbeaks
noun
plural of halfbeak
homefolks
hoofmarks
hoofmarks
noun
plural of hoofmark
jackshaft
jackshaft
noun
A common mechanical component used to transfer or synchronize rotational force in a machine.
A wheelless axle used to turn the wheels of a locomotive.
verb
To transfer or synchronize rotational force by means of a jackshaft.
kaffiyehs
kaffiyehs
noun
plural of kaffiyeh
kalifates
kalifates
noun
plural of kalifate
karnofsky
kerchiefs
kerchiefs
noun
plural of kerchief
killifish
killifish
noun
Any of a number of tiny fish in the Cyprinodontiformes order of ray-finned fish.
kingsford
kissproof
kissproof
adj
(of lipstick) Resistant to smearing when the wearer is kissed.
knifeless
knifeless
adj
Without a knife or knives.
kniferest
knockoffs
knockoffs
noun
plural of knockoff
korsakoff
kristofer
kristofor
leafstalk
leafstalk
noun
The stalk that supports a leaf and connects it to the plant.
lifeworks
lifeworks
noun
plural of lifework
makefasts
makefasts
noun
plural of makefast
makeshift
makeshift
adj
Made to work or suffice; improvised; substituted.
noun
(obsolete) A rogue; a shifty person.
A temporary (usually insubstantial) substitution.
muskified
oakbluffs
outflanks
outflanks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of outflank
packstaff
packstaff
noun
A pole on which a traveller carries a burden on the shoulder.
pecksniff
pecksniff
Proper noun
A character in the Dickensian novel , known for his great hypocrisy
pickshaft
pikestaff
pikestaff
noun
A staff with a spike in the lower end, to guard against slipping.
The wooden shaft of a pike.
prefranks
puckfoist
reforsake
refusenik
refusenik
noun
(Soviet Union, slang, historical) One of the citizens of the former Soviet Union, typically but not exclusively Jewish, who were refused permission to emigrate.
(colloquial) A person who refuses to do something, for example one who refuses conscription or vaccination.
(colloquial) A person who wants to do something but is refused permission to.