(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
beefless
beefless
adj
Without beef.
befallen
befallen
verb
past participle of befall
befiddle
befilmed
befilmed
adj
(poetic, archaic, rare) Covered with a film.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befilm
befleaed
befleaed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of beflea
beflecks
beflecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befleck
beflower
beflower
verb
(obsolete) To cover with flowers.
befooled
befooled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befool
befouled
befouled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befoul
befouler
befouler
noun
One who befouls.
befuddle
befuddle
verb
(transitive) To perplex, confuse (someone).
(transitive) To stupefy (someone), especially with alcohol.
begulfed
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
bellyful
bellyful
noun
(informal) An undesirably large quantity of something.
Enough to fill one's belly; a large portion of food eaten.
bemuffle
bemuffle
verb
(transitive) To muffle up.
benchful
benchful
noun
As much as a bench will hold.
benfleet
berfield
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.
bifolium
bifolium
noun
(geometry) A quartic plane curve whose equation in Cartesian coordinates is (x²+y²)²=ax²ʸ.
bifurcal
bifurcal
adj
Synonym of bifurcate
billfish
billfish
noun
Any of several fish, of the families Istiophoridae and Xiphiidae, that have an elongated jaw.
A small, folding sleeve or case designed to hold paper currency, as well as credit cards, pictures, etc.
birdlife
birdlife
noun
The birds (e.g. of an area) collectively.
bisulfid
bisulfid
noun
Archaic form of bisulphide.
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
blissful
blissful
adj
(obsolete) Blessed; glorified.
Extremely happy; full of joy; experiencing, indicating, causing, or characterized by bliss.
bloodfin
bloodfin
noun
Aphyocharax anisitsi, a South American characin with blood-red tail and fins.
blowfish
blowfish
noun
A delicacy popular in Japan, consisting of the fish served raw as sushi or perhaps fried. It may, if improperly prepared, contain considerably deadly levels of neurotoxins.
Any species of fish of the family Tetraodontidae that have the ability to inflate themselves to a globe several times their normal size by swallowing water or air when threatened.
blowoffs
blowoffs
noun
plural of blowoff
bluefarb
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.
bluffers
bluffers
noun
plural of bluffer
bluffest
bluffest
adj
superlative form of bluff: most bluff
bluffing
bluffing
noun
A bluff; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate.
verb
present participle of bluff
bluffton
blushful
blushful
adj
Full of blushes.
boastful
boastful
adj
Tending to boast or brag.
bobflies
bobflies
noun
plural of bobfly
bobfloat
boffolas
boffolas
noun
plural of boffola
boiloffs
boiloffs
noun
plural of boiloff
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.
bondfolk
bonfield
bookfold
bookfuls
booklift
botflies
botflies
noun
plural of botfly
bowieful
bowlfuls
bowlfuls
noun
plural of bowlful
brimfull
brimfull
adj
Obsolete spelling of brimful
brushful
brushful
noun
A sufficient quantity to fill the bristles of a brush.
buffable
buffable
adj
Capable of being buffed.
buffalos
buffalos
noun
plural of buffalo
buffball
bulfinch
bullfice
bullfist
bullfoot
bullfrog
bullfrog
noun
Any of various frogs having a croak that resembles the bellow of a cow or bull.
bullhoof
bungfull
busulfan
busulfan
Noun
A particular drug used in chemotherapy.
clubfeet
clubfeet
noun
plural of clubfoot
clubfist
clubfist
noun
(obsolete) A coarse, brutal fellow.
A large, heavy fist.
clubfoot
clubfoot
noun
(medicine) A congenital deformity of the foot in which the ankle, heel and toes are twisted.
cobelief
defiable
defiable
adj
That can be defied.
doubtful
doubtful
adj
(obsolete) Fearsome, dreadful.
Experiencing or showing doubt, sceptical.
Improbable or unlikely.
Subject to, or causing doubt.
Suspicious, or of dubious character.
Unclear or unreliable.
Undecided or of uncertain outcome.
noun
A doubtful person or thing.
enfeeble
enfeeble
verb
(transitive) To make feeble.
fabiolas
fabledom
fabledom
noun
(qualified by the name of a subculture) The legends of a particular subculture.
All fables, collectively, and the worlds depicted in them.
Cultural beliefs that are not grounded in fact.
fableist
fableist
noun
Alternative form of fablist
fabliaux
fabliaux
noun
plural of fabliau
fabulate
fabulate
noun
(specifically) A folk story that is told for entertainment, and not intended to be taken as true.
A folk story that is not entirely believable.
verb
(intransitive) To tell invented stories, often those that involve fantasy, such as fables.
(intransitive, obsolete) To tell fables, to narrate with fables.
(transitive, archaic) To relate as or in the manner of a fable.
fabulist
fabulist
noun
(figurative) A liar.
A person who writes or tells fables.
fabulize
fabulize
verb
(transitive, nonstandard, slang) To make fabulous, improve.
To compose or relate fables or fictions; to give a false account of.
fabulous
fabulous
adj
(obsolete) Known for telling fables or falsehoods; unreliable.
(slang or euphemistic) Gay or pertaining to gay people.
(slang) Camp, effeminate.
(slang) Fashionable, glamorous.
(slang) Very good; outstanding, wonderful.
Characteristic of fables; marvelous, extraordinary, incredible.
Fictional or not believable; made up.
Of or relating to fable, myth or legend.
faceable
faceable
adj
Capable of being faced (in various senses).
factable
fahlband
fahlband
noun
(geology) A stratum in crystalline rock that contains metallic sulfides.
falbalas
falbalas
noun
plural of falbala
fallback
fallback
adj
That can be resorted to as a fallback.
noun
(construction) A reduction in bitumen softening point, sometimes called refluxing or overheating, in a relatively closed container.
A backup plan or contingency strategy; an alternative which can be used if something goes wrong with the main plan; a recourse.
An act of falling back.
Pulverised material that falls back to earth after a nuclear explosion; fallout.
verb
Misspelling of fall back.
fallible
fallible
adj
Capable of making mistakes or being wrong.
fallibly
fallibly
adv
In a fallible manner
faltboat
faltboat
noun
A kind of collapsible canoe.
farmable
farmable
adj
(of land) Suitable for farming.
fastball
fastball
noun
(baseball) A four-seam fastball, which is a backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped in the direction to cause four of the seams of the ball to cross the flight path and released with roughly equal pressure by the index and middle fingers
(baseball) Any of the variations of high speed pitches thrown in baseball
fattable
fearable
fearable
adj
Capable of being feared.
feasible
feasible
adj
Able to be done in practice.
feasibly
feasibly
adv
In a feasible manner
feebless
feebless
noun
(obsolete) Feebleness; weakness, infirmity.
feeblest
feeblest
adj
superlative form of feeble: most feeble
feebling
feebling
noun
A feeble person.
verb
present participle of feeble
feeblish
feeblish
adj
Somewhat feeble.
feedable
feedable
adj
Capable of being fed (given as food).
Capable of being fed (given food).
feelable
feelable
adj
Capable of being felt.
feinleib
fellable
fellable
adj
Fit to be felled.
fencible
fencible
adj
Capable of being defended
noun
A militia unit raised for homeland defense.
A soldier in such a unit.
fendable
fibrilla
fibrilla
noun
A minute thread or fibre; a fibril.
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.
fimbrial
fimbrial
adj
(anatomy) Of or pertaining to the fimbriae
findable
findable
adj
Able to be found.
fineable
fineable
adj
For which a fine can be levied
firbolgs
fireable
fireable
adj
Alternative form of firable
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.
firebolt
firebolt
noun
A missile of fire.
verb
(transitive, rare) To strike with a firebolt.
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.