(transitive) To increase the amplitude of something, especially of an electric current.
(transitive) To render larger, more extended, or more intense.
(transitive, rhetorical) To enlarge by addition or commenting; to treat copiously by adding particulars, illustrations, etc.; to expand.
(translation studies) To add content that is not present in the source text to the target text, usually to improve the fluency of the translation.
approof
approof
noun
(archaic) approval; commendation
(archaic) trial; proof; testimony; affirmation.
apritif
bumpoff
bumpoff
noun
(chiefly US, slang) A murder.
capfuls
capfuls
noun
plural of capful
cowflap
cowflap
noun
Alternative form of cowflop (“a cowpat”)
cowflop
cowflop
noun
A cowpat.
cupfuls
cupfuls
noun
plural of cupful
cupsful
dapifer
dapifer
noun
The most senior of the five great officers of state in the medieval French royal court.
The official title of the steward in a medieval English nobleman's household.
The servant that brings the meat to the table at a meal.
duplify
earflap
earflap
noun
either of two flaps attached to a cap that cover the ears
elfship
elfship
noun
A compellation for an elf.
epifano
eyeflap
eyeflap
noun
A blinder on a horse's bridle.
faipule
faipule
noun
The leader of an atoll of Tokelau.
fapesmo
felippe
felspar
felspar
noun
Alternative spelling of feldspar
filippa
filippi
filippo
fillips
fillips
noun
plural of fillip
finetop
finetop
noun
Synonym of redtop (“the grass Agrostis vulgaris”)
finspot
fipenny
fipenny
noun
(now historical) A fivepenny; a fivepenny bit.
(slang) A flick-knife.
fipples
fipples
noun
plural of fipple
firepan
firepan
noun
A pan for holding or conveying fire, especially the receptacle for the priming of a gun.
firepot
firepot
noun
A pot used to hold or carry fire.
An early incendiary device, an earthenware pot filled with combustible materials and ignited through a hole in the bottom.
firetop
fishpot
fishpot
noun
A basket or similar container that is sunk, with a float attached, and used for catching fish or other sea creatures
fitzpat
flapped
flapped
adj
Fitted with a flap.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flap
flapper
flapper
noun
(colloquial, chiefly historical) A young woman, especially when unconventional or without decorum or displaying daring freedom or boldness; now particularly associated with the Jazz Age of the 1920s.
(colloquial, historical) A young girl usually between the ages of 15 and 18, especially one not "out" socially.
(hunting) A young game bird just able to fly, particularly a wild duck.
(plumbing) A flapper valve.
(rock climbing) Any injury that results in a loose flap of skin on the fingers, making gripping difficult.
(slang) The hand.
A flipper; a limb of a turtle, which functions as a flipper or paddle when swimming.
One who or that which flaps.
flappet
flappet
noun
An African lark Mirafra rufocinnamomea; properly the flappet lark
flatcap
flatcap
noun
Alternative form of flat cap (“headgear”)
flattop
flattop
noun
(US) A short haircut in which the hair is brushed straight up then cut flat across the top.
(US, navy, informal) An aircraft carrier.
(music) A type of stringed instrument, most often an acoustic guitar, with a flat top (as opposed to an archtop), with strings held in place with pins, and with a complex system of bracing struts on the top.
fleapit
fleapit
noun
Alternative spelling of flea pit
fliping
fliping
verb
present participle of flipe
flipped
flipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flip
flipper
flipper
noun
(cricket) A type of ball bowled by a leg spin bowler, which spins backwards and skids off the pitch with a low bounce.
(dated, slang) The hand.
(dentistry) A kind of false tooth, usually temporary.
(informal, US) Television remote control, clicker.
(theater) A small flat used to support a larger one.
A flat lever in a pinball machine, triggered by the player to strike the ball and keep it in play.
A flat, wide, paddle-like rubber covering for the foot, used in swimming.
A kitchen spatula.
In marine mammals such as whales, a wide flat limb, adapted for swimming.
Someone who flips in any other sense, for example throwing a coin.
Someone who flips, in the sense of buying a house or other asset and selling it quickly for profit.
verb
To lift one or both flippers out of the water and slap the surface of the water.
flippin
flopped
flopped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flop
flopper
flopper
noun
(US, slang) A person who deliberately falls down on a slippery floor or in front of an automobile etc. so as to claim compensation.
(skittles) The knocking down of all nine pins in one go.
One who flops.
flumped
flumped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flump
flyflap
flyflap
noun
A piece of leather etc. attached to a stick to be swung to drive away flies.
flypast
flypast
noun
(Britain) A low-level flight of a ceremonial nature; a flyover (US)
flytrap
flytrap
noun
A trap for catching flies.
The Venus flytrap, an insectivorous plant.
The spreading dogbane.
foeship
foeship
noun
Condition of possessing any enemies.
enmity
footpad
footpad
noun
(Australia) An unmade, minor walking trail formed only by foot traffic.
(archaic) A thief on foot who robs travellers on the road.
(medicine) A medicated bandage for the treatment of corns and warts.
The soft underside of an animal's paw.
verb
(archaic) To rob travellers on the road.
To sneak on foot.
fopling
fopling
noun
(archaic) A petty fop.
foppery
foppery
noun
Stupidity.
The dress or actions of a fop.
fopping
foppish
foppish
adj
Like a fop, a man overly concerned with his appearance; vain and showy.
fopship
forceps
forceps
noun
An instrument used in surgery or medical procedures for grasping and holding objects, similar to tongs or pincers.
forepad
forepaw
forepaw
noun
Either of the paws of an animal's foreleg, homologous to the hand in humans.
foretop
foretop
noun
(UK dialectal) An erect tuft of hair.
(nautical) A platform at the top of the foremast, supported by the trestle trees.
(obsolete) A fop; one who sports a foretop.
(obsolete) In the phrase, to take time (or occasion or opportunity) by the foretop, meaning "to boldly seize an opportunity".
(obsolete) The lock of hair which grows on top of the forehead; the corresponding part of a wig.
(obsolete) The top of the head; the top of the forehead.
The forelock of a horse.
The front seat at the top of a horse-drawn vehicle.
forpass
forpass
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To go by; pass, go past; pass unnoticed; cross.
(transitive, obsolete) To go beyond, exceed; surpass.
forpine
forpine
verb
(intransitive, obsolete) To pine away.
(transitive, archaic) To waste away through suffering or through torment.
1924, G. M. Cookson, Prometheus Bound
forweep
forweep
verb
(intransitive, chiefly obsolete) To exhaust (oneself) with weeping; weep excessively; (of a vine) to bleed excessively.
forwrap
forwrap
verb
(transitive, archaic) To wrap up or about; muffle.
fowlpox
fowlpox
noun
A disease of poultry caused by viruses of the family Poxviridae and the genus Avipoxvirus.
foxchop
foxship
foxship
noun
(Used as a mock title) The fox.
The character or qualities of a fox; foxiness; craftiness; cunning.
frapler
frapler
noun
(obsolete) A blusterer; a rowdy.
frapped
frapped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of frap
frappes
frappes
noun
plural of frappe
fripper
fripper
noun
(obsolete) One who deals in frippery or old clothes.
frippet
frippet
noun
(obsolete) A frivolous young woman.
frumple
frumple
verb
(transitive) To wrinkle; crumple; ruffle; disorder.
frypans
frypans
noun
plural of frypan
fuckups
fuckups
noun
plural of fuckup
fusspot
fusspot
noun
(informal) A person who makes a fuss, particularly about trivial things.
verb
(informal, intransitive) To make a fuss, particularly about trivial things.
gipsyfy
gypsyfy
gypsyfy
verb
Alternative form of gypsify (“to make or become gypsy”)
happify
happify
verb
To make happy.
helpful
helpful
adj
Furnishing help; giving aid; useful.
hopeful
hopeful
adj
feeling hope
inspiring hope
noun
Someone who is hoping for success or victory, especially as a candidate in a political election.
huffcap
huffcap
noun
(obsolete) A bully or blusterer.
(obsolete) Strong ale.
improof
jumpoff
jumpoff
noun
(slang) A sexual partner who is more than a one-night stand but with whom one does not intend to form a long-term romantic relationship.
kerflap
kerflop
kerflop
intj
The sound of something flopping heavily, or moving along in a flopping manner.
krapfen
krapfen
noun
A Berliner (doughnut with sweet filling).
lampfly
lampful
lampful
noun
Enough to fill a lamp.
lapfuls
lapsful
lapsful
noun
plural of lapful
leafcup
leafcup
noun
A coarse American composite weed, Polymnia uvedalia, now Smallanthus uvedalia.
leapful
leapful
adj
Full of leaps: requiring one to leap or making many leaps.
lipfert
loopful
loopful
noun
As much as a loop will contain
offramp
offramp
noun
Alternative spelling of off-ramp
offtype
opacify
opacify
verb
(transitive) To make opaque.
opifice
opifice
noun
(obsolete) workmanship
pacific
pacific
adj
Calm, peaceful.
Preferring peace by nature; avoiding violence.
padfoot
pageful
pageful
noun
As much (text etc.) as a page will hold.
pailful
pailful
noun
The amount that fills, or would fill, a pail.
painful
painful
adj
(informal) Very bad, poor.
(now rare) Painstaking; careful; industrious.
Afflicted or suffering with pain (of a body part or, formerly, of a person).
Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
Requiring effort or labor; difficult, laborious.
palfrey
palfrey
noun
(historical) A small horse with a smooth, ambling gait, popular in the Middle Ages with nobles and women for riding (contrasted with a warhorse).
palisfy
palmful
palmful
noun
Enough to fill the palm of one's hand.
palsify
panfish
panfish
noun
Any fish that is suitable for cooking in a frying pan by virtue of its size and taste.
panfuls
panfuls
noun
plural of panful
pangful
pangful
adj
(rare, chiefly poetic) Full of pangs; sorrowful, anguishing.
parafle
parafle
noun
Alternative form of paraffle
parfait
parfait
noun
(UK) A smooth pâté, usually made from liver and flavoured with liqueurs.
A French parfait (parfait glacé), an iced dessert made with egg yolks, sugar, cream, and flavouring (usually fruit), sometimes with the addition of a liqueur.
An American parfait, a layered dessert often consisting of fruit, ice cream, pastries, whipped topping, etc. and served in a glass, often a parfait glass.
parfitt
paucify
payoffs
payoffs
noun
plural of payoff
peafowl
peafowl
noun
A pheasant of the genus Pavo or Afropavo, notable for the extravagant tails of the males; a peacock (unspecified sex).
peckful
penfold
penfold
noun
Alternative spelling of pinfold
perfect
perfect
adj
(biology) Sexually mature and fully differentiated.
(botany) Of flowers, having both male parts (stamens) and female parts (carpels).
(grammar, of a tense or verb form) Representing a completed action.
(mathematical analysis) Of a set: equal to its set of limit points, i.e. set A is perfect if A=A'.
(mathematics) Of a number: equal to the sum of its proper divisors.
(music) Describing an interval or any compound interval of a unison, octave, or fourths and fifths that are not tritones.
(obsolete) Innocent, guiltless.
(obsolete) Well informed; certain; sure.
(of a cocktail) Made with equal parts of sweet and dry vermouth.
Excellent and delightful in all respects.
Fitting its definition precisely.
Having all of its parts in harmony with a common purpose.
Without fault or mistake; thoroughly skilled or talented.
noun
(grammar) The perfect tense, or a form in that tense.
(historical, Christianity) A leader of the Cathar movement.
(video games) A perfect score; the achievement of finishing a stage or task with no mistakes.
verb
(law) To take an action, usually the filing of a document in the correct venue, that secures a legal right.
(transitive) To make perfect; to improve or hone.
perfeti
perfidy
perfidy
noun
(law) Specifically, in warfare, an illegitimate act of deception, such as using symbols like the Red Cross or white flag in a false claim of surrender to gain proximity to an enemy for purposes of attack.
A state or act of deceit.
A state or act of violating faith or allegiance; violation of a promise or vow, or of trust
perfins
perfins
noun
plural of perfin
perform
perform
verb
(by extension, transitive) To behave theatrically so as to give the impression of (a quality, character trait, etc.); to feign.
(intransitive) To behave in ways that carry meaning in social contexts.
(intransitive) To exhibit an expected pattern of behavior; to function; to work.
(intransitive) To fulfill contractually agreed-to terms.
(transitive) To act in accordance with (a contract); to fulfill one’s terms of (a contract).
(transitive) To behave in accordance with, and thereby in turn shape, (a social notion or role).
(transitive) To do (something); to execute.
(transitive, intransitive) To do (something) in front of an audience, such as acting or music, often in order to entertain.
perfume
perfume
noun
(cosmetics) A substance created to provide a pleasant smell or one which emits an agreeable odor.
A pleasant smell; the scent, odor, or odoriferous particles emitted from a sweet-smelling substance; a pleasant odor
verb
(transitive) To apply perfume to; to fill or impregnate with a perfume; to scent.
perfumy
perfumy
adj
Alternative form of perfumey
perfuse
perfuse
verb
(transitive) To force a fluid to flow over or through something, especially through an organ of the body.
(transitive) To permeate or suffuse something, especially with a liquid or with light.
perkoff
perloff
peskoff
pestful
pestful
adj
pestiferous
pestify
pestify
verb
To pester or annoy
To treat with a pesticide
petrify
petrify
verb
(intransitive) To become stone, or of a stony hardness, as organic matter by calcareous deposits.
(intransitive, figurative) To become stony, callous, or obdurate.
(transitive, figurative) To make callous or obdurate; to stupefy; to paralyze; to transform; as by petrification.
To harden organic matter by permeating with water and depositing dissolved minerals.
To immobilize with fright.
To produce rigidity akin to stone.
pfeffer
pfeifer
pfennig
pfennig
noun
(historical, numismatics) One hundredth of the former German mark (Deutsche Mark).
pfister
piaffed
piaffed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of piaffe
piaffer
piaffer
noun
A dressage movement in which a horse trots in a stationary position while using high lifting of the legs.
piaffes
piaffes
noun
plural of piaffe
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of piaffe
pickoff
pickoff
noun
(baseball) A play in which a pitcher throws a live ball to a fielder so that the fielder can tag out a baserunner who has moved away from the base
piefort
piefort
noun
Alternative form of piedfort (“unusually thick coin”)
piewife
piffard
piffero
piffero
noun
(music) A form of oboe
(music) A particular organ stop
piffled
piffled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of piffle
piffler
piffler
noun
A blathering fool.
piffles
piffles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of piffle
pigface
pigface
noun
Any of various mesembryanthemums of the genus Carpobrotus, native to coastal areas of Australia, and producing edible fruits.
pigfish
pigfish
noun
A sculpin, family Cottidae
Fishes in the family Congiopodidae
The golden-spot hogfish, Bodianus perditio
The red pigfish, Bodianus unimaculatus
The redmouth grunt, Orthopristis chrysoptera
pigfoot
pigfoot
noun
A marine fish (Scorpaena porcus), native to Europe.
Any similar fish
pilaffs
pilaffs
noun
plural of pilaff
pilfers
pilfers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pilfer
pilfery
pilfery
noun
petty theft
pilifer
pilifer
noun
A bristly structure forming part of a hearing organ on the heads of hawkmoths of the subtribe Choerocampina, used in detecting the echolocation sounds of insectivorous bats.
pilloff
pinfall
pinfall
noun
(bowling) The number of pins toppled by a bowler or bowling team during a game, tournament, career, or some other measured period.
(wrestling, countable) A victorious maneuver in which both of an opponent's shoulders are held against the mat for a prescribed period of time.