(American football) The area behind the line of scrimmage occupied before the snap by the team on offense.
(baseball, rare) Synonym of outfield.
(soccer, US) The area behind either the offensive or defensive line.
The players occupying this area.
backfills
backfills
noun
plural of backfill
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfill
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.
basketful
basketful
noun
The amount that will fit into a basket
beakerful
beakerful
noun
The amount that a beaker will hold.
beflecked
beflecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befleck
befreckle
blackface
blackface
noun
(countable) A sheep of the Scottish Blackface breed.
(uncountable) A style of makeup in which a non-black person blackens their face, usually in order to portray a black person.
blackfeet
blackfins
blackfins
noun
plural of blackfin
blackfire
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.
blackfoot
blackfoot
noun
A tropical American bush of the genus Melampodium
blackford
bookshelf
bookshelf
noun
A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
bucketful
bucketful
noun
(by extension) A large quantity.
The quantity contained in a bucket.
buckfield
calfskins
calfskins
noun
plural of calfskin
chafflike
chafflike
adj
Resembling chaff.
cheekfuls
chockfull
chuckfull
clansfolk
clansfolk
noun
Members of a clan; clanspeople.
clifflike
clifflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a cliff; high and steep.
clockface
clockface
noun
Alternative spelling of clock face
clyfaking
clyfaking
noun
(slang, obsolete) Pickpocketing.
cocklofts
cocklofts
noun
plural of cockloft
cufflinks
cufflinks
noun
plural of cufflink
dalesfolk
dalesfolk
noun
Dalesmen.
dwarflike
dwarflike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a dwarf; small, diminutive.
elfenfolk
elfenfolk
noun
Alternative form of elvenfolk
fairyfolk
fairyfolk
noun
Alternative form of fairy folk
fairylike
fairylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fairy.
falkville
fallbacks
fallbacks
noun
plural of fallback
fallbrook
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.
farcelike
farcelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of farce.
faulkland
feckfully
feckfully
adv
In a feckful manner.
feltmaker
feltmaker
noun
A manufacturer of felt.
fencelike
fencelike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fence (artificial barrier).
fetlocked
fetlocked
adj
(in combination) Having fetlocks (of a specified kind).
Tied by the fetlock.
feverlike
feverlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fever.
fieldwork
fieldwork
noun
(countable, rare) A temporary fortification built by troops in the field; a defensive earthwork in the field.
(in scientific research) The collection of raw data in the field, field research, field study, field studies.
(uncountable) Work done out in the real world rather than in controlled conditions
(uncountable, agriculture) Work done out in the fields as opposed to that done elsewhere on the farm (e.g., barn, house, outbuildings, office).
fiendlike
fiendlike
adj
Resembling a fiend.
filemaker
filemaker
noun
A manufacturer of files (rasping tools).
filemarks
filemarks
noun
plural of filemark
filmmaker
filmmaker
noun
A producer or director of films/movies.
finickily
finickily
adv
In a finicky way.
firelocks
firelocks
noun
plural of firelock
flagmaker
flagmaker
noun
One who manufactures flags.
flagstick
flagstick
noun
(golf) The pole which marks the location of a hole
flaillike
flaillike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a flail.
flakeless
flakeless
adj
Without flakes.
flakiness
flakiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being flaky.
flamelike
flamelike
adj
Resembling a flame or its colour.
flankwise
flankwise
adv
In terms of, or by means of, a flank.
flapjacks
flapjacks
noun
plural of flapjack; pancakes.
flareback
flareback
noun
A burst of flame emitted from a cannon, furnace, etc. in an abnormal direction.
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
fleckered
fleckered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flecker
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
flickered
flickered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flicker
flintlike
flintlike
adj
Resembling flint; stony.
flintlock
flintlock
noun
A type of lock used on muskets, rifles, and pistols from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.
An early type of firearm, using a spring-loaded flint to strike sparks into the firing pan.
flintwork
flintwork
noun
decorative flint facing
work with flint
fliskiest
flockiest
flockiest
adj
superlative form of flocky: most flocky
flockings
flockings
noun
plural of flocking
flockless
flockless
adj
Without a flock.
flocklike
flocklike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of flocks.
flockling
flockling
noun
(obsolete, rare) A lamb.
flockwise
flockwise
adv
In or as a flock.
floodcock
floodlike
floodlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a flood.
floodmark
floodmark
noun
A mark indicating the height reached by the waters in a previous flood.
flourlike
flourlike
Adjective
Resembling flour.
flukeless
flukeless
adj
Without a fluke.
flukeworm
flukeworm
noun
Any usually parasitic worm in the class Trematoda.
flukewort
flukiness
flukiness
noun
The property of being fluky.
flunkydom
flunkydom
noun
The place or region of flunkies.
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.
flunkyite
flunkyize
flutelike
flutelike
adj
Resembling a flute or the sound of flute music
flutework
flutework
noun
(architecture) Fluted ornamentation; groovework.
flyspecks
flyspecks
noun
plural of flyspeck
foehnlike
foehnlike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a foehn (type of wind).
foldskirt
folkcraft
folkcraft
noun
folk craftsmanship
folketing
folketing
Proper noun
the title of the Danish parliament (Folketinget in Danish)
folklores
folklores
noun
plural of folklore
folkloric
folkloric
adj
Of, pertaining to, or having the character of folklore.
folkmoots
folkmoots
noun
plural of folkmoot
folkmoter
folkmotes
folkmotes
noun
plural of folkmote
folkright
folkright
noun
(obsolete) The common law or right of the people.
folksiest
folksiest
adj
superlative form of folksy: most folksy
folksongs
folksongs
noun
plural of folksong
folktales
folktales
noun
plural of folktale
folkvangr
footstalk
footstalk
noun
(botany) A stalk (such as a peduncle or pedicel) that supports another structure.
foreflank
forelocks
forelocks
noun
plural of forelock
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of forelock
foremilks
foremilks
noun
plural of foremilk
foreslack
foreslack
verb
Alternative form of forslack
forklifts
forklifts
noun
plural of forklift
forkville
francklin
francklyn
frankable
frankable
adj
(Australia, finance) Eligible for franking, a system of tax credit.
Eligible for franking (free postage).
frankclay
frankfold
franklins
franklins
noun
plural of franklin
frecklier
frecklier
adj
comparative form of freckly: more freckly
freckling
freckling
noun
A pattern of freckles
verb
present participle of freckle
frecklish
frecklish
adj
Having freckles; freckled.
Resembling or characteristic of a freckle.
frillback
frillback
noun
A pigeon of a fancy breed having a frill or curls on the wing shield feathers.
frockless
frockless
adj
Without a frock.
frocklike
frolicked
frolicked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frolic
frolicker
frolicker
noun
One who frolics; a reveler.
frolickly
frostlike
frostlike
adj
Resembling frost or some aspect of it.
fruitlike
fruitlike
adj
Resembling fruit.
fuguelike
fuguelike
adj
Resembling a fugue
adv
In the manner of a fugue
fullbacks
fullbacks
noun
plural of fullback
garfinkel
halfbacks
halfbacks
noun
plural of halfback
halfbeaks
halfbeaks
noun
plural of halfbeak
halftrack
halftrack
noun
Alternative form of half-track
homefolks
kalifates
kalifates
noun
plural of kalifate
karlfeldt
kefalotir
kerfuffle
kerfuffle
noun
(chiefly Commonwealth, informal) A disorderly outburst, disturbance, commotion, or tumult. [from 19th c.]
verb
(chiefly Britain, informal) To make a disorderly outburst or commotion.
kettleful
kettleful
noun
An amount sufficient to fill a kettle, particularly of a kettle used for cooking.
khalifate
khalifate
noun
Alternative spelling of caliphate
killifish
killifish
noun
Any of a number of tiny fish in the Cyprinodontiformes order of ray-finned fish.
kingfield
kingfield
Proper noun
A town in Maine, USA
kiteflier
knifeless
knifeless
adj
Without a knife or knives.
knifelike
knifelike
adj
Resembling a knife or its effects.
lakefront
lakefront
adj
Adjacent to a lake. Usually used to describe real estate.
noun
Land or an area which is adjacent to a lake.
leafstalk
leafstalk
noun
The stalk that supports a leaf and connects it to the plant.
leakproof
leakproof
adj
Resistant to leaks; hermetic, sound; as of a dry cell battery.