Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acetify
acidifies
acidifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of acidify
acrestaff
adderfish
adsignify
adsignify
verb
(transitive) To denote additionally.
aerofoils
aerofoils
noun
plural of aerofoil
affabrous
affabrous
adj
(rare, poetic) Executed in a workmanlike manner; ingeniously made.
affecters
affecters
noun
plural of affecter
affiances
affiances
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affiance
affirmers
affirmers
noun
plural of affirmer
affluents
affluents
noun
plural of affluent
afforests
afforests
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of afforest
affrayers
affrayers
noun
plural of affrayer
affrights
affrights
noun
plural of affright
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of affright
affusions
affusions
noun
plural of affusion
afghanets
aforesaid
aforesaid
adj
Previously stated; said or named before.
afrikaans
aftercast
aftercast
noun
(art) A reproduction work made by reusing a cast.
A throw of dice after the game is ended.
aftercost
aftercost
noun
(accounting) A subsequent expense related to but occurring after the source of an expenditure.
(by extension) A subsequent burden or loss resulting from an endeavor.
afterdays
afterdays
noun
(archaic) Days that follow; a later time or period; (figuratively) people in the future.
afterguns
afterings
afterings
noun
(by extension) The last of any substance that is of a poorer quality than the earlier substance, e.g. the dregs of coffee.
The last milk that is obtained when milking a cow. Often considered the poorest quality of milk.
afterloss
aftermass
aftermast
aftermast
noun
(nautical) A mast located towards the stern of a ship.
aftermost
aftermost
adj
(nautical) Nearest the stern of a vessel.
(obsolete) Most recent.
adv
(obsolete) At the very back.
afternose
afterpast
aftersend
aftership
aftersong
aftertask
afterwash
afterwise
afterwise
adj
Wise after the fact.
aircrafts
aircrafts
noun
(nonstandard) plural of aircraft
airfields
airfields
noun
plural of airfield
airframes
airframes
noun
plural of airframe
airproofs
airproofs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of airproof
alfaquins
alfaquins
noun
plural of alfaquin
algarsife
aliferous
aliferous
adj
Having wings; winged
aloofness
aloofness
noun
The state of being aloof
amberfish
amberfish
noun
An amberjack.
amplifies
amplifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of amplify
angelfish
angelfish
noun
A freshwater fish, tropical cichlids of the genus Pterophyllum.
A marine fish of the family Pomacanthidae, common on shallow tropical reefs.
antefixes
antefixes
noun
plural of antefix
antesfort
antiflash
antiflash
adj
Alternative form of anti-flash
antifrost
antifrost
adj
Preventing, or countering the effects of frost.
aperitifs
aperitifs
noun
plural of aperitif
argufiers
argufiers
noun
plural of argufier
argusfish
arsenfast
arsenfast
adj
(archaic) resistant to arsenic
artefacts
artefacts
noun
plural of artefact
artifacts
artifacts
noun
plural of artifact
artifices
artifices
noun
plural of artifice
asafetida
assistful
assistful
adj
(archaic) helpful
astrofell
astroturf
astroturf
noun
Alternative spelling of AstroTurf
verb
Alternative spelling of Astroturf
ausformed
ausformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of ausform
autrefois
avifaunas
avifaunas
noun
plural of avifauna
awfullest
awfullest
adj
superlative form of awful: most awful
awfulness
awfulness
noun
The quality of striking with awe, or with reverence
The state of being struck with awe; a spirit of solemnity; profound reverence.
The state or quality of being awful.
the awfulness of this sacred place
axiferous
backfills
backfills
noun
plural of backfill
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfill
backfires
backfires
noun
plural of backfire
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of backfire
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.
backshift
backshift
noun
(grammar) The changing of the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
(statistics) A function on a stochastic process whose value on any random variable is the preceding random variable in the process.
verb
(grammar, transitive) To change the tense of a verb from present to past in reported speech.
backstaff
backstaff
noun
(nautical) An early navigational instrument for measuring the altitude of the sun and hence calculating latitude.
balefires
balefires
noun
plural of balefire
bashfully
bashfully
adv
In a bashful manner.
basifiers
basifiers
noun
plural of basifier
basifixed
basifixed
adj
(botany) Said of anthers that are attached to the filament at the base and pointing away from the filament.
basifugal
basifugal
adj
(botany) Tending or proceeding away from the base.
basifying
basifying
verb
present participle of basify
basketful
basketful
noun
The amount that will fit into a basket
bassfield
batfishes
batfishes
noun
plural of batfish
beadflush
beanfeast
beanfeast
noun
(chiefly Britain) A dinner party given to the employees of a firm.
(chiefly Britain) Any similar social occasion.
beardfish
beardfish
noun
Any of various deep-sea fish, of the family Polymixiidae, that have a pair of long hyoid barbels.
bearfoots
beatifies
beatifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beatify
bedeafens
bedeafens
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bedeafen
bedframes
bedframes
noun
plural of bedframe
beefaloes
beefcakes
beefcakes
noun
plural of beefcake
beefiness
beefiness
noun
The characteristic of being beefy.
beefsteak
beefsteak
noun
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak mushroom.
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak plant, also known as perilla and shiso (Perilla frutescens var. crispa).
(countable) Ellipsis of beefsteak tomato.
(countable, archaic): A celebratory dinner, commonly held in New York between about 1870 and 1940 involving the consumption of enormous quantities of broiled steak and beer.
(countable, uncountable) (A) steak cut from beef cattle.
(uncountable) The herb prepared from the leaves of the beefsteak plant.
beefwoods
beefwoods
noun
plural of beefwood
befingers
befingers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befinger
beflowers
beflowers
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of beflower
befluster
befoulers
befoulers
noun
plural of befouler
befriends
befriends
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befriend
befringes
befringes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befringe
befuddles
befuddles
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of befuddle
bellyfish
bellyfuls
bellyfuls
noun
plural of bellyful
benefices
benefices
noun
plural of benefice
beresford
beresford
Proper noun
A settlement in British Columbia, Canada
A town in New Brunswick, Canada
A city in South Dakota
bifarious
bifarious
adj
(botany) In two rows (on opposite sides of a branch etc.)
ambiguous
twofold, double
biflorous
biflorous
adj
(botany) Bearing two flowers or blooms.
bifurcous
bifurcous
adj
bifurcate
billfolds
billfolds
noun
plural of billfold
birdfarms
bishopful
bisulfate
bisulfate
noun
(inorganic chemistry) Any salt containing this anion.
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent anion HSO₄⁻.
verb
To react with a bisulfate
To sulfate with two sulfate groups
bisulfide
bisulfide
noun
(chemistry) The anion HS⁻.
(chemistry, dated) Disulfide, the anion ⁻S–S⁻.
bisulfite
bisulfite
noun
(inorganic chemistry) The univalent group -HSO₃, or any salt containing it.
blackfins
blackfins
noun
plural of blackfin
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.
blastoffs
blastoffs
noun
plural of blastoff
blindfast
blindfish
blindfish
noun
Any of various fish, having only rudimentary eyes, that inhabit underground waters.
bloodfins
bloodfins
noun
plural of bloodfin
blowflies
blowflies
noun
plural of blowfly
bluffness
bluffness
noun
The quality of being bluff
boarstaff
boatfalls
bodysurfs
bodysurfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bodysurf
boldfaces
boldfaces
noun
plural of boldface
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of boldface
bonifaces
bonifaces
noun
plural of boniface
bookshelf
bookshelf
noun
A shelf or shelves for storing books for easy visual reference.
bouffants
bouffants
noun
plural of bouffant
boxfishes
boxfishes
noun
plural of boxfish
bransford
braunfels
breakfast
breakfast
noun
(by extension) A meal consisting of food normally eaten in the morning, which may typically include eggs, sausages, toast, bacon, etc.
(largely obsolete outside religion) A meal eaten after a period of (now often religious) fasting.
The celebratory meal served after a wedding (and occasionally after other solemnities e.g. a funeral).
The first meal of the day, usually eaten in the morning.
verb
(intransitive) To eat the morning meal.
(transitive) To serve breakfast to.
breastful
breastful
noun
The amount that a breast will carry or hold.
briefcase
briefcase
noun
(computing) In Microsoft Windows, a folder that supports file synchronization between itself and another folder.
A case used for carrying documents, especially for business.
briefings
briefings
noun
plural of briefing
briefless
briefless
adj
(law) Lacking briefs (clients)
briefness
briefness
noun
The characteristic of being brief.
brushfire
brushfire
noun
(politics, attributive) A war that does not directly involve the world's superpowers.
A large fire in a scrubland or prairie, as opposed to a forest fire, which happens in forests.
brushoffs
brushoffs
noun
plural of brushoff
brutifies
brutifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of brutify
buffaloes
buffaloes
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of buffalo
buffeters
buffeters
noun
plural of buffeter
bullfeast
bullfeast
noun
(obsolete) A bullfight.
bullfrogs
bullfrogs
noun
plural of bullfrog
bursiform
bursiform
adj
Shaped like a purse or bag.
bushcraft
bushcraft
noun
The skills needed to survive in the bush, and by extension in any natural environment.
bushelful
bushelful
noun
Enough to fill a bushel.
bushfires
bushfires
noun
plural of bushfire
busulfans
caddisfly
caddisfly
noun
Alternative spelling of caddis fly
cafardise
caffeines
caffeines
noun
plural of caffeine
calcifies
calcifies
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of calcify