A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
abulfeda
abuseful
abuseful
adj
(rare) Full of abuse; abusive.
aeroflot
aeroflot
Proper noun
The largest airline in Russia.
aerofoil
aerofoil
noun
Britain standard form of airfoil.
afebrile
afebrile
adj
Having no fever, without a fever.
affeeble
affeeble
verb
(obsolete) To enfeeble.
affinely
affinely
adv
In an affine manner
affirmly
affixial
affixial
adj
Being or relating to an affix.
afflated
afflated
adj
Inspired, especially divinely.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afflate
afflatus
afflatus
noun
A sudden rush of creative impulse or inspiration, often attributed to divine influence.
afflicts
afflicts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afflict
affluent
affluent
adj
(by extension) Abounding in goods or riches; having a moderate level of material wealth.
(dated) Tributary.
(obsolete) Flowing to; flowing abundantly.
Abundant; copious; plenteous.
The Upper East Side is an affluent neighborhood in New York City.
noun
A stream or river flowing into a larger river or into a lake; a tributary stream; a tributary.
Somebody who is wealthy.
affluxes
affluxes
noun
plural of afflux
affodill
affodill
noun
(obsolete) daffodil
aflicker
aflicker
adj
Flickering.
afluking
aflutter
aflutter
adj
Filled or covered (with something that flutters).
Fluttering.
In a state of tremulous excitement, anticipation or confusion.
aimfully
aimfully
adv
In an aimful manner; with fixed purpose.
airfield
airfield
noun
(aviation) An open field designated for the taking off and landing of aircraft, but which, unlike an airport, does not necessarily have terminals or paved runways.
airflows
airflows
noun
plural of airflow
airfoils
airfoils
noun
plural of airfoil
airlifts
airlifts
noun
plural of airlift
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airlift
alacrify
alacrify
verb
(transitive) To rouse into action; to inspirit; to inspire.
albified
albified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of albify
alderfly
alderfly
noun
(fishing) An artificial fly with brown mottled wings, body of peacock harl, and black legs.
A member of any one of the 66 species of the family Sialidae of megalopteran insects, each specimen of which has a body length not exceeding one inch and possesses long filamentous antennae and four large dark wings.
alefnull
alefzero
alfalfas
alfalfas
noun
plural of alfalfa
alfaquin
alfaquis
alfaquis
noun
plural of alfaqui
alfedena
alfenide
alfenide
noun
An alloy of nickel and silver electroplated with silver.
alfonsin
alfonson
alforjas
alforjas
noun
plural of alforja
alfresco
alfresco
adj
Outdoors, open to the atmosphere.
adv
(art) Onto fresh plaster that is still moist.
Outdoors; in fresh air.
alfurese
algarsyf
alguifou
alikuluf
alkalify
alkalify
verb
(intransitive) To become changed into an alkali.
(transitive) To make (more) alkaline (less acidic)
almsfolk
almsfolk
noun
(archaic) Persons supported by alms; almsmen.
alquifou
alquifou
noun
A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used to give a green glaze to pottery.
alsifilm
amalfian
amazeful
amazeful
adj
(archaic) Full of amazement; astonished.
annoyful
annoyful
adj
(obsolete) annoying
antiflux
antifowl
antifowl
adj
(immunology) Synonym of antichicken
antileft
antileft
adj
(politics) Opposing the political left.
antilife
antilife
adj
(US, politics, derogatory) pro-choice
(derogatory) Supporting the death penalty in a particular case or in general.
(derogatory) antinatalist; supporting the use of contraception to space or limit births
Opposing the preservation of life in a particular situation
antilift
apronful
apronful
noun
as much as an apron will hold
archfool
archfool
noun
(archaic) An extremely foolish person.
artfully
artfully
adv
In an artful manner.
ashfield
ashfield
noun
A field that is covered in ash.
asniffle
asniffle
adj
Sniffling.
astrofel
atcliffe
atfalati
awfuller
awfuller
adj
comparative form of awful: more awful
axifugal
axifugal
adj
(archaic) Centrifugal. [from 18th c.]
axofugal
aycliffe
backfall
backfall
noun
(music) A lever in the coupler of an organ.
(wrestling) A fall or throw on the back.
backfill
backfill
noun
(US) Reserve support personnel.
(US) That which backfills; a replacement.
(literature) Material in a story set earlier in the past, providing history or context for the current action.
The material that has been used to refill an excavation.
verb
(US) To provide reserve support.
(US) To replenish or restock due to attrition or loss.
(archaeology) To refill an excavation unit to restore the former ground surface and/or to preserve the unit and make it recognizable as having been excavated.
(gaming) To enter an online game that's already in progress, replacing a player who left early.
To refill a hole with the material dug out of it.
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).
backflow
backflow
noun
The flow of a fluid (through a pipe etc.) in a direction opposite to that which is normal or intended.
verb
To flow in the wrong or backward direction.
backfold
bafflers
bafflers
noun
plural of baffler
baffling
baffling
adj
Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.
frustrating
noun
An act of foiling or thwarting.
verb
present participle of baffle
bailiffs
bailiffs
noun
plural of bailiff
balefire
balefire
noun
An outdoor fire used in witches' rituals.
bandfile
bankfull
bankfull
adj
(of a river, etc) Risen to a height just sufficient to spill over its banks into the floodplain.
barflies
barflies
noun
plural of barfly
basinful
basinful
noun
As much as a basin will hold.
batfowls
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.
beefalos
beefalos
noun
plural of beefalo
befallen
befallen
verb
past participle of befall
befleaed
befleaed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beflea
bergfall
bergfall
noun
The fall of a mountain rock.
bifacial
bifacial
adj
(archaeology, of a flint tool) Having two sharp cutting edges.
Having two faces or opposing surfaces.
bifocals
bifocals
noun
Spectacles that have corrective lenses of two different powers; used by people who need both distance and reading glasses.
bifurcal
bifurcal
adj
Synonym of bifurcate
blackfin
blackfin
noun
bluefin tuna
blackfly
blackfly
noun
A black or dark green aphid (Aphis fabae) that is a common pest of agricultural crops.
Any of various small black bloodsucking flies of the family Simuliidae.
blaffert
blameful
blameful
adj
That imputes or conveys blame
blameworthy
blanford
blastful
blastoff
blastoff
noun
The countdown and launch of a rocket, missile or spacecraft
bluefarb
boastful
boastful
adj
Tending to boast or brag.
bobfloat
boffolas
boffolas
noun
plural of boffola
boldface
boldface
adj
Synonym of boldfaced
noun
(typography) A font that is dark, having a high ratio of ink to white space, written or drawn with thick strong lines.
verb
To print or write in a boldfaced font.
buffable
buffable
adj
Capable of being buffed.
buffalos
buffalos
noun
plural of buffalo
buffball
busulfan
busulfan
Noun
A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
caffling
cagefuls
cagefuls
noun
plural of cageful
calcific
calcific
adj
Of or pertaining to calcification
Of or pertaining to the formation of eggshells in birds and reptiles
calctufa
calctufa
noun
calcite; calcspar
calctuff
calctuff
noun
Alternative form of calctufa
calfhood
calfhood
noun
The state or time of being a calf.
calfkill
calfless
calfless
adj
Having no or extremely reduced calves.
Without a calf, or young cow.
calflike
calflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a calf (young cow).
calfling
calfling
noun
A small, young, or miniature calf.
calfskin
calfskin
noun
A fine leather made from the hide of a calf.
califate
califate
noun
Alternative form of caliphate
calorify
canfield
canfield
Noun
A type of solitaire card game; in the UK typically referring to Klondike, and in the US to Demon.
carefull
carefull
adj
Obsolete spelling of careful
carfloat
catalufa
catalufa
noun
Any of three priacanthid fish: Heteropriacanthus cruentatus, Priacanthus arenatus, and Pristigenys serrula.
catchfly
catchfly
noun
Any of several unrelated plants that have sticky leaves on which flies become stuck; especially, the silenes or campions.
catfalls
catfalls
noun
plural of catfall
causeful
causeful
noun
(obsolete) Having a cause.
chalfont
charmful
charmful
adj
Abounding with charms.
clamflat
clamflat
noun
A flat area of mud populated by clams
clangful
classify
classify
verb
To make classy
to declare something a secret, especially a government secret
to identify by or divide into classes; to categorize
clontarf
clyfaker
clyfaker
noun
(slang, obsolete) A pickpocket.
coachful
coachful
noun
As much as a coach will hold.
coalface
coalface
noun
(figurative, UK) A place where difficult or strenuous work is done.
(figurative, UK) A place where more tangible, practical, or direct work of an activity is done, as opposed to theoretical or managerial work.
(mining) The end of a drift, entry, or room in a coal mine.
(mining) The surface of coal exposed by mining, or a part of a coal seam that is currently being mined.
coalfish
coalfish
noun
any of several blackish fish, especially Pollachius virens, a pollack, and Anoplopoma fimbria, sablefish.
colstaff
colstaff
noun
A staff allowing two people to carry a burden on their shoulders.
conflate
conflate
adj
(biblical criticism) Combining elements from multiple versions of the same text.
noun
(biblical criticism) A conflate text, one which conflates multiple version of a text together.
verb
(by extension) To fail to properly distinguish or keep separate (things); to mistakenly treat (them) as equivalent.
To bring (things) together and fuse (them) into a single entity.
To mix together different elements.
confocal
confocal
adj
(optics, mathematics) Having the same foci
noun
Any of a pair of confocal mirrors or lenses
cordleaf
cornflag
cornflag
noun
Alternative form of corn-flag
cowflaps
cowflaps
noun
plural of cowflap
craftily
craftily
adv
In a crafty manner; slyly.
crateful
crateful
noun
(informal) As much as a crate would hold
daffling
daffodil
daffodil
adj
Of a brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil.
noun
A brilliant yellow color, like that of a daffodil.
A bulbous plant of the genus Narcissus, with yellow flowers and a trumpet shaped corona, especially Narcissus pseudonarcissus, the national flower of Wales.
daftlike
daftlike
adj
(UK, regional) daft; foolish
danuloff
datafile
datafile
noun
A computer file that stores data for use by an application or system.
dataflow
dataflow
noun
Alternative spelling of data flow
dayflies
dayflies
noun
plural of dayfly
deadfall
deadfall
noun
(countable, Canada, US, hunting) A kind of trap for animals, consisting of a heavy board or log that falls on to the prey.
(countable, US, slang) A cheap, rough bar or saloon.