(transitive) To make (more) alkaline (less acidic)
almsfolk
almsfolk
noun
(archaic) Persons supported by alms; almsmen.
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
bankfull
bankfull
adj
(of a river, etc) Risen to a height just sufficient to spill over its banks into the floodplain.
beflecks
beflecks
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befleck
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.
bondfolk
bookfold
bookfuls
booklift
calfkill
calflike
calflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a calf (young cow).
calfskin
calfskin
noun
A fine leather made from the hide of a calf.
cheekful
cheekful
noun
A partial mouthful, enough to fill one's cheek.
chockful
chockful
adj
Alternative spelling of chock-full
cityfolk
clyfaker
clyfaker
noun
(slang, obsolete) A pickpocket.
cockloft
cockloft
noun
A small attic or garret
cufflink
cufflink
noun
A button or stud used to hold a sleeve cuff together.
daftlike
daftlike
adj
(UK, regional) daft; foolish
drakefly
elflocks
elflocks
noun
plural of elflock
fairlike
fairlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fair (entertainment and trading event).
falanaka
falanaka
noun
Archaic form of falanouc.
falkland
falkland
Proper noun
the
a village and former royal burgh in council area, Scotland
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.
fanakalo
fanaloka
fanaloka
noun
A Malagasy civet (Fossa fossana).
fanglike
fanglike
adj
Resembling a fang.
fastwalk
fatelike
fatelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of fate.
faulkner
faulkner
noun
Obsolete form of falconer.
faulkton
faulkton
Proper noun
a small city in South Dakota, USA
faunlike
faunlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a faun.
fawnlike
fawnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fawn.
feckless
feckless
adj
(Britain, archaic) Lacking vitality.
Lacking purpose.
Lacking the courage to act in any meaningful way.
Without skill, ineffective, incompetent.
feltlike
feltlike
adj
Resembling felt (the fabric).
feltwork
feltwork
noun
(medicine) A fibrous network
(medicine) A tight plexus of nerve fibrils
fernlike
fernlike
adj
Resembling a fern.
fetlocks
fetlocks
noun
plural of fetlock
ficklest
ficklest
adj
superlative form of fickle: most fickle
ficklety
ficklety
noun
(humorous) fickleness
filelike
filelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a file (aggregation of stored data).
Resembling or characteristic of a file (rasping tool).
filemark
filemark
noun
(computing) A special value used on computer tape to separate individual files.
filmlike
filmlike
adj
(figuratively, by extension) Unrealistically romantic, exciting, scenic, etc.
(of a digital photograph or video) Having qualities similar to those of images captured on photographic film.
Resembling a film.
filmmake
firelike
firelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of fire; fiery.
firelock
firelock
noun
(by extension, historical) A firearm using such a gunlock.
(historical) A form of gunlock, in which the priming is ignited by a spark.
fishkill
fishkill
noun
An environmental event in which fish are killed.
fishlike
fishlike
adj
Having some characteristics of a fish.
fiskdale
fistlike
fistlike
adj
Resembling a fist (clenched hand).
flackery
flackery
noun
The aggressive public relations activity associated with press agents
flacking
flacking
verb
present participle of flack
flaglike
flaglike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a flag (cloth emblem).
flakelet
flakelet
noun
A small flake.
flakiest
flakiest
adj
superlative form of flaky: most flaky
flankard
flankers
flankers
noun
plural of flanker
flanking
flanking
verb
present participle of flank
flapcake
flapcake
noun
(US) flapjack; pancake
flapdock
flapjack
flapjack
noun
(Britain) A bar made of (though not limited to) rolled oats, butter, golden syrup, and brown sugar, baked in a tray.
(US) A pancake.
flaskets
flaskets
noun
plural of flasket
flaskful
flaskful
noun
As much as a flask will hold.
flasklet
flasklet
noun
A small flask; a phial.
flatlick
flatwork
flatwork
noun
(construction) Horizontal construction work using concrete, such as floors.
flaxlike
flaxlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of flax.
fleadock
fleckier
flecking
flecking
noun
A flecked pattern.
verb
present participle of fleck
fleckled
flickers
flickers
noun
plural of flicker
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flicker
flickery
flickery
adj
Seeming to flicker; unsteady
flicking
flicking
noun
The act by which something is flicked.
verb
present participle of flick
flinkite
flinkite
Noun
A mineral containing arsenic, hydrogen, manganese, and oxygen.
flipjack
fliskier
flockbed
flockier
flockier
adj
comparative form of flocky: more flocky
flocking
flocking
noun
A material textured in this way, such as the artificial snow of a Christmas tree.
The process of adding small particles to a surface for the sake of texture.
verb
present participle of flock
flockman
floerkea
flokatis
flokatis
noun
plural of flokati
florikan
floriken
floriken
Noun
An Indian bustard (Otis aurita).
fluework
fluework
noun
A system of organ stops in which the sound is caused by wind passing through a flue or fissure and striking an edge above; distinguished from reedwork.
flukiest
flukiest
adj
superlative form of fluky: most fluky
flunkers
flunkers
noun
plural of flunker
flunkeys
flunkeys
noun
plural of flunkey (alternative spelling of flunkies).
flunkies
flunkies
noun
plural of flunkey
plural of flunky
flunking
flunking
verb
present participle of flunk
flyspeck
flyspeck
noun
(by extension) Anything tiny or insignificant.
Housefly excrement, visible as a minuscule black dot.
verb
To bespeckle with tiny spatters of color.
To inspect in minute detail to ensure that something contains no flaws; nitpick.
foamlike
foamlike
adj
Resembling foam; foamy.
folkboat
folkboat
noun
A small, affordable sailboat, rigged as a sloop.
folkfree
folkfree
adj
(obsolete) Having folkright, as a free citizen.
folkland
folkland
noun
(law, historical, UK) Land held in villeinage, being distributed among the folk, or people, at the pleasure of the lord of the manor, and taken back at his discretion.
folklike
folklike
adj
(music) Resembling the style of folk music
folklore
folklore
noun
(by extension) The tales, superstitions etc. of any particular group or community.
(mathematics, slang) The collective of proofs or techniques which are widely known among mathematicians, but have never been formally published.
The tales, legends, superstitions, and traditions of a particular ethnic population.
folkmoot
folkmoot
noun
(historical , or later revived in general usage) A general meeting (assembly) of the people of a town, district, or shire.
folkmote
folkmote
noun
Alternative form of folkmoot
folkmots
folkmots
noun
plural of folkmot
folksier
folksier
adj
comparative form of folksy: more folksy
folksily
folksily
adv
In a folksy manner.
folksong
folksong
noun
Alternative spelling of folk song
folkston
folkston
Proper noun
A city in Georgia in the United States
folktale
folktale
noun
A tale or story that is part of the oral tradition of a people or a place.
folkvang
folkways
folkways
noun
plural of folkway
fondlike
foollike
footfolk
footlike
footlike
adj
Resembling a foot.
footlock
footwalk
footwalk
noun
A pedestrian walkway.
forblack
forblack
adj
(archaic) Extremely black; jet-black.
forekeel
forelock
forelock
noun
A wedge pushed through a hole at the end of a bolt to hold it in place.
The part of a horse's (or similar animal's) mane that lies on its forehead.
The part of a person's hairstyle which covers the forehead.
verb
To fix in place with a forelock (wedge)
forelook
forelook
noun
A preview.
Someone or something previewed.
verb
To look beforehand, to preview.
To look forward.
foremilk
foremilk
noun
The first milk drawn from a cow during milking; in humans, the milk secreted initially during breastfeeding, typically low in fat and rich in protein.
foretalk
foretalk
noun
Small talk used prior to more meaningful conversation.
forkable
forkable
adj
(computing) Capable of being split into separate processes.
(computing) Capable of being split into separate projects.
Capable of being moved or separated with a fork.
forkball
forkball
noun
(baseball) A baseball pitch, much like the sinker.
forkedly
forkedly
adv
In a forked shape or pattern.
forkfuls
forkfuls
noun
plural of forkful
forkland
forkless
forkless
adj
Without a fork or forks.
forklift
forklift
noun
A small industrial vehicle with a power-operated fork-like pronged platform that can be raised and lowered for insertion under a load, often on pallets, to be lifted and moved.
verb
To move or stack with, or as if with, such a vehicle.
forklike
forklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fork.
forksful
forktail
forktail
noun
(UK, dialect) A salmon in its fourth year's growth.
Any of various small insectivorous birds in the genus Enicurus.
forslack
forslack
verb
(intransitive, rare) To slack up; be or grow slack; pall.
(transitive, obsolete) To be slack in; neglect by idleness; relax; render slack; delay; lose or spoil by slackness.
forslake
franklin
franklin
noun
(historical) A freeholder, especially as belonging to a class of landowners in the 14th and 15th century ranking at the bottom of the gentry.
franklyn
freakful
freakful
adj
(archaic) Full of whims or caprices.
freakily
freakily
adv
In a freaky manner.
freckled
freckled
adj
Having freckles; covered with freckles.
freckles
freckles
noun
plural of freckle
friskful
friskful
adj
(rare) Lively; frolicsome.
friskily
friskily
adv
in a frisky manner
froglike
froglike
adj
Similar to a frog (amphibian), or to a characteristic of a frog.
a froglike croak
adv
In a froglike way
frolicks
frolicks
noun
plural of frolick
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of frolick
frolicky
frolicky
adj
(obsolete) frolicsome
fullback
fullback
noun
(American football) An offensive back whose primary jobs are to block in advance of the halfback on running plays and for the quarterback on passing plays.
(field hockey) A defensive player who assists the goalie in preventing the opposing team from scoring.
(rugby) A position behind the main line of backs in both rugby union and rugby league. In rugby union, they wear number 15 jersey at the start of play and are the last line of defence responsible for catching punts.
(soccer) A player who plays on the left or right side of defence.