(archaic, transitive) To inspire fright in; to frighten, to terrify.
afghanis
afghanis
noun
plural of afghani
afluking
afrogaea
afterage
afterage
noun
An age occurring afterwards; a later era.
aftergas
agraffee
agraffes
agraffes
noun
plural of agraffe
algarsyf
alguifou
amafingo
aquifuge
aquifuge
noun
(geology) An aquiclude.
argufied
argufied
verb
simple past tense and past participle of argufy
argufier
argufier
noun
One who argufies.
argufies
argufies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of argufy
axifugal
axifugal
adj
(archaic) Centrifugal. [from 18th c.]
axofugal
baffling
baffling
adj
Puzzling, perplexing, bewildering.
frustrating
noun
An act of foiling or thwarting.
verb
present participle of baffle
befinger
befinger
verb
(transitive) To finger all over.
befogged
befogged
adj
(nautical) Caught in fog.
Confused, muddled.
Obscured with fog or smoke; murky.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befog
befringe
befringe
verb
To furnish or adorn with a fringe.
begulfed
bergfall
bergfall
noun
The fall of a mountain rock.
berghoff
bifanged
bifanged
adj
Having two fangs.
bigfoots
bigfoots
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bigfoot
bluffing
bluffing
noun
A bluff; a false expression of the strength of one's position in order to intimidate.
verb
present participle of bluff
bouffage
bouffage
noun
(rare) A satisfying meal
brainfag
briefing
briefing
noun
A presentation of information or instruction; the meeting at which it is presented.
A short and concise summary of a situation.
verb
present participle of brief
bugproof
bugproof
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to insects.
bullfrog
bullfrog
noun
Any of various frogs having a croak that resembles the bellow of a cow or bull.
bungfull
cacafugo
caffling
cagefuls
cagefuls
noun
plural of cageful
calfling
calfling
noun
A small, young, or miniature calf.
caprifig
caprifig
noun
A hermaphrodite fruit, inedible to humans, of certain usually uncultivated species of Ficus, which is the source of the pollen with which fig wasps pollinate edible female fruit in both cultivated and uncultivated Ficus trees.
catfight
catfight
noun
(slang) A fight or bickering between women.
A fight between cats.
chaffing
chaffing
noun
The act by which somebody is chaffed; a teasing.
verb
present participle of chaff
cheffing
cheffing
noun
The activity of a chef.
verb
present participle of chef
chiefage
chiefage
noun
(obsolete) A tribute by the head; a poll tax.
chuffing
chuffing
adj
(England, slang) Used as a mild intensifier, especially as a substitute for "fucking".
noun
A noisy puffing sound, as of a steam locomotive.
verb
present participle of chuff
clangful
clefting
clefting
noun
(linguistics) The formation of a cleft sentence.
(medicine) The formation of a cleft lip or cleft palate.
verb
present participle of cleft
cliffing
cliffing
noun
The formation of cliffs.
coffling
coffling
verb
present participle of coffle
coiffing
coiffing
verb
present participle of coiffe, an alternative spelling of coif
cornflag
cornflag
noun
Alternative form of corn-flag
crafting
crafting
noun
The act by which something is crafted.
verb
present participle of craft
cragford
crofting
crofting
noun
A form of land tenure and small-scale food production, unique to the Highlands and islands of Scotland, in which individual crofts are established on the better land while a large area of poor-quality hill ground is shared by all the crofters of the township for grazing.
The process of exposing linen to the sun, on the grass, in the process of bleaching.
verb
present participle of croft
daffling
defacing
defacing
noun
defacement
verb
present participle of deface
defaming
defaming
noun
defamation
verb
present participle of defame
defanged
defanged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defang
defigure
defigure
verb
(obsolete) To delineate.
defiling
defiling
verb
present participle of defile
defining
defining
adj
Serving to define or distinguish.
verb
present participle of define
defogged
defogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of defog
defogger
defogger
noun
Something or someone that defogs.
defusing
defusing
verb
present participle of defuse
defuzing
defuzing
verb
present participle of defuze
degasify
degasify
verb
(transitive) To liquefy; to change (a gas) back to liquid form.
(transitive) To remove gas from.
deifying
deifying
verb
present participle of deify
digestif
digestif
noun
An alcoholic beverage consumed after eating, so called because it is presumed to aid digestion.
dirgeful
dirgeful
adj
funereal
having the qualities of a dirge; moaning
dodgeful
dodgeful
adj
Full of dodges or tricks; shifty, evasive.
dogfaces
dogfaces
noun
plural of dogface
dogfight
dogfight
noun
(aviation, military) A twisting turning battle between two or more military aircraft, especially between fighters.
A fight between dogs, especially as part of the blood sport of dogfighting.
verb
To engage in a battle between fighter planes.
dogproof
dogproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by dogs.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to damage caused by dogs.
draftage
draftage
noun
(Australia, historical) A fee charged on a small proportion of the dry weight of certain types of goods being shipped.
drafting
drafting
noun
A method of preparing fibers for weaving.
A profession, usually related to making technical drawings for architecture, engineering, or manufacturing.
The act or process of producing a technical drawing, or draft.
The practice among ground vehicle drivers or cyclists of following in a close line to reduce wind resistance.
verb
present participle of draft
driftage
driftage
noun
Anything that drifts.
Deviation from a ship's course due to leeway.
drifting
drifting
adj
Moving aimlessly or at the mercy of external forces.
Without direction, focus, or goal.
noun
(motorsports) A driving technique where the driver intentionally oversteers, causing loss of traction in the rear wheels, while maintaining control from entry to exit of a corner.
That which drifts.
The act by which something drifts.
verb
present participle of drift
dwarfing
dwarfing
noun
The situation where something is made to seem (relatively) small or unimportant.
verb
present participle of dwarf
edifying
edifying
adj
That educates, informs, illuminates or instructs.
That enlightens or uplifts.
noun
edification
verb
present participle of edify
effacing
effacing
verb
present participle of efface
effigial
effigial
adj
Relating to an effigy.
effigies
effigies
noun
plural of effigy
effulged
effulged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of effulge
effulges
effulges
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of effulge
effusing
effusing
verb
present participle of effuse
eggfruit
eggfruit
noun
A fruit, the canistel.
Another fruit, the lucmo.
enfacing
enfacing
verb
present participle of enface
enfigure
engrafts
engrafts
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of engraft
engulfed
engulfed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of engulf
exfigure
faceting
faceting
noun
An arrangement into facets.
verb
present participle of facet
facingly
facingly
adv
In a facing manner or position.
fackings
fadingly
fadingly
adv
In a fading manner; becoming lighter or paler.
fagaceae
faggoted
faggoted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of faggot
faggotry
faggotry
noun
(offensive, derogatory, slang) The stereotypical behaviours of a faggot (male homosexual) or homosexuality in general.
(offensive, slang) Contemptible actions in general.
fagoters
fagoters
noun
plural of fagoter
fagoting
fagoting
noun
A decoration of a fabric achieved by removing threads and tying others into bunches.
The joining of hemmed edges of fabric with crisscrossed threads.
verb
present participle of fagot
failings
failings
noun
plural of failing
fainting
fainting
noun
An act of collapsing into a state of temporary unconsciousness.
verb
present participle of faint
fairgoer
fairgoer
noun
A person who is attending a fair.
fairings
fairings
noun
plural of fairing
fairling
fairling
noun
(archaic) A fairing; a present brought from a fair.
faithing
faithing
noun
worship, practising faith
fallings
fallings
noun
plural of falling
fanagalo
fanagalo
Proper noun
A pidgin language based primarily on Zulu, spoken in South Africa, Zimbabwe, and Zambia.
fancying
fancying
noun
Something fancied or imagined.
verb
present participle of fancy
fandango
fandango
noun
(color) A shade of red-violet.
(figurative, colloquial) An unknown entity or contraption.
(music, dance) A form of lively flamenco music and dance that has many regional variations (e.g. fandango de Huelva), some of which have their own names (e.g. malagueña, granadina).
A confusion; a chaotic collection.
A gathering for dancing; a ball.
An extravaganza; an instance of lavish and fantastical events or behavior.
verb
(dance) To dance the fandango.
(figuratively) To dance, particularly with a lot of energy.
fanegada
fanegada
noun
(historical) Synonym of fanega (“traditional Spanish unit of volume, mass, or land area”)
fangless
fangless
adj
Without fangs.
fanglike
fanglike
adj
Resembling a fang.
fanlight
fanlight
noun
a semicircular or semioval window over a door or other window, normally having a fan-like structure of ribs; sometimes hinged to the transom
an electric fan, usually a ceiling fan, that is also a light fixture
fannings
fannings
noun
plural of fanning
fantigue
fantigue
noun
(dialectal) A state of worry or excitement.
fargoing
fargoing
adj
Having significant implications or repercussions.
farleigh
farmings
farmings
noun
plural of farming
farragos
farragos
noun
plural of farrago
farragut
farsight
farsight
noun
The faculty of looking far ahead; farsightedness; prescience.
farthing
farthing
noun
(figurative) A very small quantity or value; the least possible amount.
(historical) Former British unit of currency worth one-quarter of an old penny; or a coin representing this.
(obsolete) A division of land.
fastigia
fastigia
noun
plural of fastigium
fastings
fastings
noun
plural of fasting
fatagaga
fatigate
fatigate
adj
(obsolete) Wearied; tired; fatigued.
verb
(obsolete) To weary; to tire; to fatigue.
fatigued
fatigued
adj
Tired; weary.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fatigue
fatigues
fatigues
noun
(US) Military clothing worn when doing menial tasks.
(military) Menial duties, especially as punishment.
plural of fatigue
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fatigue
fatlings
fatlings
noun
plural of fatling
faubourg
faubourg
noun
An outlying part of a city or town, beyond the walls; a suburb, especially of Paris.
faultage
faulting
faulting
noun
Formation of a geological fault.
verb
present participle of fault
favoring
favoring
verb
present participle of favor
feasting
feasting
noun
A feast, or an occasion on which people or animals feast
verb
present participle of feast
feazings
feazings
noun
(nautical) The unlaid or ragged end of a rope.
feebling
feebling
noun
A feeble person.
verb
present participle of feeble
feedbags
feedbags
noun
plural of feedbag
feedings
feedings
noun
plural of feeding
feelings
feelings
noun
plural of feeling
feesburg
feigners
feigners
noun
plural of feigner
feigning
feigning
noun
Act of one who feigns; fakery; deceit.
verb
present participle of feign
feinberg
feingold
feinting
feinting
verb
present participle of feint
fellagha
fellagha
noun
(historical) A guerrilla soldier fighting for independence in Algeria or Tunisia under French rule.
feltings
feltings
noun
plural of felting
fenagled
fenagled
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fenagle
fenagler
fenagles
fenagles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fenagle
fencings
fencings
noun
plural of fencing
fengkieh
fengtien
feoffing
feoffing
verb
present participle of feoff
ferguson
ferguson
Proper noun
originating in Scotland from Clan Fergusson and now widespread in the English-speaking world.