A nocturnal, insectivorous mammal, Proteles cristatus, of southern and eastern Africa, related to and resembling the hyena.
acneform
acneform
adj
(pathology, especially of a rash) Resembling acne
adffroze
adfrozen
aeriform
aeriform
adj
Having a form similar to that of air.
Light, unsubstantial, or unstable.
Pertaining to air.
aeroflot
aeroflot
Proper noun
The largest airline in Russia.
aerofoil
aerofoil
noun
Britain standard form of airfoil.
affector
affector
noun
A nerve cell that directly activates a muscle
affeeror
affixion
affixion
noun
The act of affixing; affixation, affixment, attachment.
affodill
affodill
noun
(obsolete) daffodil
afforced
afforced
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afforce
afforded
afforded
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afford
afforest
afforest
verb
(transitive) To make into forest
affronts
affronts
noun
plural of affront
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affront
affronty
affronty
Adjective
Facing the observer.
affusion
affusion
noun
A method of Christian baptism in which water is poured on the head of the person being baptized.
The pouring of liquid, especially as a hydrotherapy.
afikomen
afikomen
noun
(Judaism) The matzoh eaten at a Passover seder, after dinner.
afrogaea
afteroar
aftonian
aftonian
Adjective
During the first interglacial period in North America, between the Kansan and Nebraskan glacial periods.
airflows
airflows
noun
plural of airflow
airfoils
airfoils
noun
plural of airfoil
airproof
airproof
verb
(transitive) To make airtight.
alefzero
alfonsin
alfonson
alforjas
alforjas
noun
plural of alforja
alfresco
alfresco
adj
Outdoors, open to the atmosphere.
adv
(art) Onto fresh plaster that is still moist.
Outdoors; in fresh air.
alguifou
almsfolk
almsfolk
noun
(archaic) Persons supported by alms; almsmen.
alquifou
alquifou
noun
A lead ore found in Cornwall, England, and used to give a green glaze to pottery.
amafingo
amfortas
ammonify
ammonify
verb
(transitive) To treat with ammonia; to ammoniate.
annoyful
annoyful
adj
(obsolete) annoying
antifoam
antifoam
noun
Any chemical agent that inhibits the formation of foam.
antifowl
antifowl
adj
(immunology) Synonym of antichicken
antproof
antproof
adj
Resistant to ants.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to ants.
apronful
apronful
noun
as much as an apron will hold
aquiform
aquiform
adj
Resembling water; watery, liquid
archfool
archfool
noun
(archaic) An extremely foolish person.
archform
arciform
arciform
adj
Having the form of a bow (weapon)
arsefoot
ashcroft
ashcroft
Proper noun
A village in British Columbia, Canada
A ghost town in Colorado
astrofel
auriform
auriform
adj
Having the form of the human ear; ear-shaped.
ausforms
ausforms
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ausform
axofugal
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
bancroft
bancroft
Proper noun
A city in Idaho
A city in Iowa
A city in Kentucky
A town in Maine
A village in Michigan
A village in Nebraska
A town in Ontario, Canada
A town in South Dakota
A town in West Virginia
A in Wisconsin
barcroft
barefoot
barefoot
adj
(CB radio, slang) Transmitting without the use of an amplifier.
(informal) Of a vehicle on an icy road: not using snow chains.
Wearing nothing on the feet.
adv
(CB radio slang) Transmitting without the use of an amplifier.
She likes to go barefoot in the summertime.
batfowls
bearfoot
beauford
beaufort
becafico
beckford
beefalos
beefalos
noun
plural of beefalo
beefwood
beefwood
noun
(uncountable) The timber of those trees.
Any of the Australian trees having timber resembling raw beef.
befavour
beflower
beflower
verb
(obsolete) To cover with flowers.
befogged
befogged
adj
(nautical) Caught in fog.
Confused, muddled.
Obscured with fog or smoke; murky.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of befog
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.
berghoff
biferous
biferous
adj
(botany) Bearing flowers or fruit twice each year
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.
biforate
biforate
adj
(architecture) Having two doors or windows
(botany) Having two perforations
Having two openings
biforine
biforine
noun
(botany) An oval sac or cell, found in the leaves of certain araceous plants, with an opening at each end through which raphides, generated inside, are discharged.
biforked
biforked
adj
forked into two; bifurcate
biformed
biformed
adj
Having two forms.
biforous
biforous
adj
biforate
bigfoots
bigfoots
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bigfoot
billfold
billfold
noun
A small, folding sleeve or case designed to hold paper currency, as well as credit cards, pictures, etc.
birkhoff
blanford
blastoff
blastoff
noun
The countdown and launch of a rocket, missile or spacecraft
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
bluffton
boarfish
boarfish
noun
The Caproidae
The Pentacerotidae
boastful
boastful
adj
Tending to boast or brag.
bobflies
bobflies
noun
plural of bobfly
bobfloat
bocstaff
bodysurf
bodysurf
verb
To ride waves either without equipment or with a handboard.
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.
bonchief
bondfolk
bonefish
bonefish
noun
(New England) A doctorfish, common dogfish, Squalus acanthias.
A surgeonfish of the family Acanthuridae, especially genus Acanthurus.
Albula vulpes, the type of the genus and family.
Any of various game fish, of the family Albulidae, found in shallow, tropical waters.
bonfield
bonfires
bonfires
noun
plural of bonfire
boniface
boniface
noun
The proprietor of a hotel or restaurant; an innkeeper.
boniform
boniform
adj
Sensitive or responsive to moral excellence.
bonyfish
bookfair
bookfold
bookfuls
booklift
botflies
botflies
noun
plural of botfly
botsford
boufarik
bouffage
bouffage
noun
(rare) A satisfying meal
bouffant
bouffant
adj
Of hair or clothing, full-bodied or puffy; puffed out away from head or body.
noun
A puffy, round hairstyle, popular in the mid-to-late 16th century, characterized by hair raised high on the head and usually covering the ears or hanging down on the sides.
boutefeu
boutefeu
noun
(obsolete) An incendiary; an inciter of quarrels.
boviform
boviform
adj
Shaped like an ox.
bowfront
bowfront
adj
Having a bow window in front.
Having an outward curving front.
bowieful
bowlfuls
bowlfuls
noun
plural of bowlful
bowstaff
bradford
bradford
Proper noun
A city in West Yorkshire, England.
name derived from the surname, of mostly American usage.
branford
breakoff
breakoff
noun
discontinuance (act of breaking off)
bronzify
bronzify
verb
(transitive) To turn into bronze.
(transitive, intransitive) To make or become bronze in colour, as by tanning.
brushoff
brushoff
noun
Alternative spelling of brush-off
buffalos
buffalos
noun
plural of buffalo
buffcoat
buffoons
buffoons
noun
plural of buffoon
bufonite
bufonite
noun
(paleontology, obsolete) A fossil consisting of the petrified teeth and palatal bones of fishes belonging to the family of pycnodonts, whose remains occur in the oolite and chalk formations.
bugproof
bugproof
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to insects.
bullfoot
bullfrog
bullfrog
noun
Any of various frogs having a croak that resembles the bellow of a cow or bull.
bullhoof
cacafugo
caffeone
calfhood
calfhood
noun
The state or time of being a calf.
calorify
carfloat
cariform
castoffs
castoffs
noun
plural of castoff
catproof
catproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by domestic cats.
verb
To make resistant to damage caused by domestic cats.
chaffron
chalfont
chamfron
chamfron
noun
Protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears.
chanfron
chanfron
noun
Alternative form of chamfron (protective armor for a horse's head, especially the face and ears).
checkoff
checkoff
noun
(US) A tax on sales of agricultural goods in order to finance a generic commodity marketing program.
(US) The collection of union dues or other fees from employees via deductions from their wages.
(US) The optional allocation of part of a citizen's income tax towards the presidential election campaign fund.
chefdoms
chiefdom
chiefdom
noun
(anthropology) A society larger than a tribe, but smaller or simpler than a state.