(now chiefly historical) An additional work following the main work; especially, a minor entertainment performed after a play.
afterproof
airproofed
airproofed
adj
That has been made airtight
amplifiers
amplifiers
noun
plural of amplifier
amplifying
amplifying
verb
present participle of amplify
apfelstadt
apicifixed
apicifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament at the top and pointing back toward the filament like a hook.
armorproof
brushproof
brushproof
adj
Resistant to damage caused by brushing.
chapfallen
chapfallen
adj
Crestfallen, dejected.
chapterful
chapterful
noun
As much as fills a chapter.
childproof
childproof
adj
Designed to be unable for a child to use, operate, or open.
Made safe for children.
Made safe from children; resistant to damage by children.
verb
To make something childproof.
chopfallen
chopfallen
adj
Synonym of chapfallen
clupeiform
clupeiform
adj
(zoology) Belonging or relating to the order Clupeiformes of ray-finned fish, including herrings and anchovies
noun
Any fish of the order Clupeiformes
clypeiform
clypeiform
adj
shield-shaped; clypeate
coffeepots
coffeepots
noun
plural of coffeepot
compactify
compactify
verb
(humorous, intransitive) To become compact or more compact.
(humorous, transitive) To render (a thing) compact or more compact.
(mathematics, transitive) To enlarge (a topological space) in order to render it compact.
(physics, transitive) To adjust a theory so as to render finite or periodic (a theoretical space-time dimension).
complexify
complexify
verb
To make something more complex; to complicate.
copperleaf
copperleaf
noun
Acalypha wilkesiana, a shrub with shiny bronze-green leaves and small green flowers.
Other similar-looking species of Acalypha
copyfitter
corruptful
corruptful
adj
(obsolete) Tending to corrupt; full of corruption.
cospecific
cospecific
adj
Alternative form of conspecific
crashproof
crashproof
adj
(computing) Resistant to crashes (failure of software programs).
(of a vehicle) Resistant to the damaging effects of a collision.
crimeproof
crimeproof
adj
Resistant to criminal activity.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to criminal activity.
crushproof
crushproof
adj
Strong enough to resist being deformed or crushed when subjected to more than normal physical stress or pressure.
cupfulfuls
cupuliform
cupuliform
Adjective
Shaped like a cupule.
deepfreeze
deepfrozen
despairful
despairful
adj
Characterised by despair; hopeless.
despiteful
despiteful
adj
(archaic) Full of despite; expressing malice or contemptuous hate.
dishpanful
dishpanful
noun
As much as a dishpan will hold.
disprofess
disprofess
verb
(obsolete, rare) To give up, renounce.
disputeful
draftproof
draftproof
adj
US standard spelling of draughtproof.
driftpiece
drinkproof
dropflower
dropforged
dropforger
dropperful
dropperful
noun
Enough to fill a dropper.
duplifying
epifascial
epifascial
adj
On the surface of a fascia (especially the fascia lata)
epulafquen
expenseful
expenseful
adj
Full of expense; costly; chargeable.
factorship
factorship
Noun
The business of a factor.
fagopyrism
fagopyrism
noun
Photosensitivity of the skin caused by the ingestion of fagopyrin.
fairkeeper
falciparum
falciparum
noun
(cytology) The parasitic protozoan Plasmodium falciparum that causes falciparum malaria
farmership
farmership
noun
Skill in farming.
farstepped
fathership
fathership
noun
(religion) A title of respect addressed to a priest.
The state of being a father; fatherhood; paternity.
fautorship
fautorship
noun
The role or status of fautor.
feathertop
fellowship
fellowship
noun
(arithmetic, archaic) The proportional division of profit and loss among partners.
(dated) Company, companions; a group of people or things following another.
(education) A merit-based scholarship.
(education) A temporary position at an academic institution with limited teaching duties and ample time for research.
(medicine) A period of supervised, sub-specialty medical training in the United States and Canada that a physician may undertake after completing a specialty training program or residency.
A company of people that share the same interest or aim.
A feeling of friendship, relatedness or connection between people.
verb
(intransitive, now chiefly religious, especially in Canada, US) To join in fellowship; to associate with.
(transitive) To admit to fellowship, enter into fellowship with; to make feel welcome by showing friendship or building a cordial relationship. Now only in religious use.
felsophyre
felspathic
felspathic
adj
Alternative form of feldspathic
ferroprint
ferrotyped
ferrotyped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ferrotype
ferrotyper
ferrotypes
ferrotypes
noun
plural of ferrotype
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ferrotype
fetiparous
fetiparous
adj
(of a marsupial) bearing offspring born not fully developed
fetography
fiberscope
fiberscope
noun
(American spelling) a flexible fibreoptic device for viewing otherwise inaccessible areas
fieldpiece
fieldpiece
noun
A mobile artillery piece, i.e. gun or howitzer, for use in the field.
fieldstrip
fieldstrip
verb
Alternative form of field strip
fiftypenny
filipinize
filmstrips
filmstrips
noun
plural of filmstrip
filopodium
filopodium
noun
(cytology) A slender cytoplasmic projection which extends from the leading edge of a migrating cell
fingerpost
fingerpost
noun
A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost
The milepost itself.
fingerspin
fingertips
fingertips
noun
plural of fingertip
fireplaces
fireplaces
noun
plural of fireplace
fireplough
fireproofs
fireproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of fireproof
fishpotter
fissipedal
fissipedal
adj
(zoology) Being or relating to a fissiped.
fissipedia
fittipaldi
flaithship
flamenship
flamenship
noun
The role or status of a flamen.
flameproof
flameproof
adj
Resistant to catching fire.
verb
(transitive) To make flameproof.
flapdoodle
flapdoodle
noun
(countable) A speaker or writer of nonsense.
(countable) Thingamabob.
verb
To con; to deceive with nonsense.
flapdragon
flapdragon
noun
A game in which the players snatch raisins out of burning brandy and swallow them blazing.
Any of the raisins in this game.
flapperdom
flapperdom
noun
The realm or sphere of flappers (young women).
flappering
flapperish
flapperism
flapperism
noun
The behaviour of flappers (young women).
flashlamps
flashlamps
noun
plural of flashlamp
flashproof
flashproof
adj
Resistant to sparks and fire.
flattercap
fleahopper
fleahopper
noun
Any of several very small insects in the family Miridae that are garden or agricultural pests.
flippantly
flippantly
adv
In a flippant manner.
floatplane
floatplane
noun
A seaplane that has floats for landing or taking off from the water.
floccipend
floodplain
floodplain
noun
(geography) An alluvial plain adjacent to a river formed by flooding during periods of high rain.
floodproof
floodproof
adj
Resistant to flooding.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to flooding.
flophouses
flophouses
noun
plural of flophouse
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flophouse
floppiness
floppiness
noun
The characteristic or quality of being floppy
floriscope
floroscope
flowerpots
flowerpots
noun
plural of flowerpot
fluorotype
fluorotype
noun
(historical) A photographic process in which salts of fluoric acid were employed for the purpose of producing images in the camera.
flyflapper
flyflapper
noun
Synonym of flyflap
flyspecked
flyspecked
adj
Covered with flyspecks.
foemanship
foemanship
noun
Enmity.
follyproof
footpounds
footpounds
noun
plural of footpound
footprints
footprints
noun
plural of footprint
forcipated
forcipated
adj
Like a pair of forceps.
forelooper
forelouper
forepaling
foreparent
foreparent
noun
(somewhat uncommon) a forefather or foremother (used as a gender-neutral equivalent)
forepassed
forepassed
adj
(timewise) That has previously passed; past, bygone
foreperiod
foreperiod
noun
A time interval, in reaction time experiments, between the ready signal and the stimulus
forepoling
forereport
forescript
forescript
noun
A prescription.
forespeech
forespeech
noun
a preface
forespoken
forespoken
adj
Spoken beforehand or in advance; foretold; predicted.
verb
past participle of forespeak.
forestport
foretopman
foretopman
noun
(nautical) A sailor who controls the masts in the foretop.
foretopmen
foretopmen
noun
plural of foretopman
fortepiano
fortepiano
noun
A keyboard instrument; the smaller, quieter precursor to the pianoforte.
fortypenny
fortypenny
adj
(UK) Having a value or cost of forty pence.
fostership
fostership
noun
The relationship between foster parent and foster child.
fourposter
fourposter
noun
Alternative form of four-poster (“type of bed”)
francophil
frangipane
frangipane
noun
(countable) A pastry filled with this cream
(uncountable) A cream made from ground almonds used in confectionery
Alternative form of frangipani (“type of perfume”)
frangipani
frangipani
noun
A perfume obtained from this plant or imitating the odour of its flowers.
Alternative form of frangipane (“cream made from ground almonds; pastry filled with this cream”).
Any of several tropical American shrubs and trees of the genus Plumeria, having fragrant, showy, funnel-shaped flowers of a wide range of colours from creamy to red.
fraudproof
fraudproof
adj
Resistant to fraud.
friendship
friendship
noun
(countable) A friendly relationship, or a relationship as friends.
(uncountable) Good will.
(uncountable) The condition of being friends.
friponerie
fripperies
fripperies
noun
plural of frippery
froghopper
froghopper
noun
Any of various small insects of the superfamily Cercopoidea that feed on plant sap and whose larvae produce cuckoo spit.
frontpiece
frostproof
frostproof
adj
Resistant to frost.
verb
(transitive) To make resistant to frost.
frumperies
frumperies
noun
plural of frumpery
frumpiness
frumpiness
noun
The characteristic of being frumpy.
frumpishly
frumpishly
adv
In a frumpish manner.
glareproof
glareproof
adj
Resistant to glare.
graftproof
graftproof
adj
(US politics) Bribeproof.
grapefruit
grapefruit
noun
The large spherical tart fruit produced by this tree.
The tree of the species Citrus paradisi, a hybrid of pomelo (Citrus maxima) and sweet orange.
hasteproof
hippogriff
hippogriff
noun
a mythical beast, half griffin and half horse, supposedly the offspring of a griffin and a filly.
hitchproof
humorproof
hurryproof
hyperdeify
hyperfocal
hyperfocal
adj
(photography) Describing the distance on which a camera must be focused in order to achieve the maximum depth of field
imperfects
imperfects
noun
plural of imperfect
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of imperfect