(astronautics) A section or piece of a launch vehicle, rocket, or spacecraft that enters the atmosphere unprotected behind the nose cone or other body that is protected for entry.
(astronomy) A companion body that trails a satellite or spacecraft.
(nautical) The part of a vessel abaft midships.
The afterpart of a vehicle.
afterdays
afterdays
noun
(archaic) Days that follow; a later time or period; (figuratively) people in the future.
afterplay
afterplay
noun
In human sexual behavior, the erotic acts done after finishing sex.
alfridary
argufying
argufying
verb
present participle of argufy
aurifying
aurifying
verb
present participle of aurify
bailiffry
bifilarly
bifilarly
adv
In a bifilar manner.
biformity
biformity
noun
A double form.
bodysurfs
bodysurfs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of bodysurf
boyfriend
boyfriend
noun
A male friend.
A male partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
brimfully
brimfully
adv
In a brimful manner
butterfly
butterfly
noun
(alternate history) A random change in an aspect of the timeline seemingly unrelated to the primary point of divergence, resulting from the butterfly effect.
(finance) A combination of four options of the same type at three strike prices giving limited profit and limited risk.
(in the plural) A sensation of excited anxiety felt in the stomach.
(medicine, attributive) A use of surgical tape, cut into thin strips and placed across an open wound to hold it closed.
(now rare) Someone seen as being unserious and (originally) dressed gaudily; someone flighty and unreliable.
(sports) A type of stretch in which one sits on the ground with the legs folded into a shape like that of a butterfly's wings, slightly rocking them up and down, resembling the wings fluttering.
(swimming) The butterfly stroke.
A flying insect of the order Lepidoptera, distinguished from moths by their diurnal activity and generally brighter colouring.
A person who changes partners frequently.
Any of several plane curves that look like a butterfly; see Butterfly curve (transcendental) and Butterfly curve (algebraic).
verb
(transitive) To cut (food) almost entirely in half and spread the halves apart, in a shape suggesting the wings of a butterfly.
(transitive) To cut strips of surgical tape or plasters into thin strips, and place across (a gaping wound) to close it.
(transitive, of the point of divergence of an alternate history scenario) To cause events after the point of divergence to not happen as they did in real history, and people conceived after the point of divergence to not exist in recognizable form, due to the random variations introduced by the butterfly effect.
carbonify
carbonify
verb
To convert to carbon; to burn or caramelize.
carefully
carefully
adv
(obsolete) Sorrowfully.
With care; attentively, circumspectly.
chondrify
chondrify
verb
(transitive, intransitive) To convert, or be converted, into cartilage.
chyliform
chyliform
adj
(medicine) Having an appearance resembling chyle.
cocrucify
coglorify
corporify
corporify
verb
To form into a body.
countrify
countrify
verb
(transitive) To make rural or rustic.
cymbiform
cymbiform
adj
(botany) Elongated and having the upper surface decidedly concave, as in the glumes of many grasses.
cystiform
cystiform
adj
Resembling a cyst
daftberry
dandriffy
dandruffy
dandruffy
adj
Like dandruff; scurfy.
Suffering from dandruff; marked by the presence of dandruff.
dayflower
dayflower
noun
Any of several plants, of the genus Commelina, whose flowers last only a day
decertify
decertify
verb
(transitive) To annul the certification of.
(transitive, industrial relations) To annul a labor union.
defensory
defensory
adj
(archaic) Tending to defend; defensive.
noun
(archaic) That which defends.
defiatory
defiatory
adj
(obsolete) Bidding or manifesting defiance.
deformity
deformity
noun
An ugly or misshapen feature or characteristic.
The state of being deformed.
defortify
defrayals
defrayals
noun
plural of defrayal
defrayers
defrayers
noun
plural of defrayer
defraying
defraying
verb
present participle of defray
denitrify
denitrify
verb
(transitive, chemistry) To remove nitrogen, often through the breakdown of nitrogenous compounds and the release of nitrogen gas.
devitrify
devitrify
verb
(of a glassy material) To become crystalline and brittle
direfully
direfully
adv
In a direful manner.
diversify
diversify
verb
(transitive) To make diverse or various in form or quality; to give variety to distinguish by numerous differences or aspects.
doftberry
dragonfly
dragonfly
noun
An insect of the suborder Epiprocta or, more strictly, the infraorder Anisoptera, having four long transparent wings held perpendicular to a long body when perched.
dryfarmer
efractory
electrify
electrify
verb
(intransitive) To make electric.
(transitive) To adapt (a home, farm, village, city, industry, railroad) for electric power.
(transitive) To cause electricity to pass through; to affect by electricity; to give an electric shock to.
(transitive) To strongly excite, especially by something delightful or inspiring; to thrill.
(transitive) To supply electricity to; to charge with electricity.
faeryland
faeryland
noun
Alternative form of fairyland
fagopyrum
fairishly
fairishly
adv
Tolerably well; acceptably.
fairyfolk
fairyfolk
noun
Alternative form of fairy folk
fairyhood
fairyhood
noun
The state or period of being a fairy.
fairyisms
fairyisms
noun
plural of fairyism
fairyland
fairyland
adj
Having qualities ascribed to fairies and their realm; fanciful, delicate, surreal, or diminutive.
noun
Any place of great natural beauty, or having a magical atmosphere.
The imaginary land or abode of fairies.
fairylike
fairylike
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a fairy.
fairyship
fairyship
noun
(with "your", "her", etc.) Title applied to a fairy.
fallalery
fallalery
noun
costume jewelry; trinkets; fake jewelry as opposed to "real" (fine) jewelry.
familiary
familiary
adj
(obsolete) Of or pertaining to a family or household; domestic.
fancywork
fancywork
noun
Decorative embroidery.
fantastry
fantastry
noun
Something fantastical.
farmyards
farmyards
noun
plural of farmyard
farmyardy
farmyardy
adj
Resembling or characteristic of a farmyard.
farrandly
farrantly
fascinery
favorably
favorably
adv
In a favorable manner.
favoredly
fearfully
fearfully
adv
(UK, dated) very; very much.
In a fearful manner; characterized by fear.
fearingly
fearingly
adv
With fear; fearfully.
featurely
featurely
adj
Having features; showing marked peculiarities; handsome.
febricity
febricity
noun
feverishness
febrility
febrility
Noun
feverishness
federally
federally
adv
In a federal manner.
fellatory
fellatory
adj
Pertaining to fellatio.
feltyfare
feodatory
feodatory
adj
Obsolete spelling of feudatory
ferrotype
ferrotype
noun
A photograph produced by this means.
An early photographic process in which the image is made on an iron plate having a sensitized surface film.
verb
to take a ferrotype photograph
ferryboat
ferryboat
noun
(nautical) A boat used to ferry passengers, vehicles, or goods across open water, especially one that runs to a regular schedule
fertilely
fertilely
adv
In a fertile manner.
fertility
fertility
noun
(countable) The birthrate of a population; the number of live births per 1000 people per year.
(uncountable) The condition, or the degree, of being fertile.
The average number of births per woman within a population.
fervently
fervently
adv
In a fervent manner.
fervidity
fervidity
Noun
The quality of being fervid.
fetometry
fetometry
noun
The measurement of a fetus, typically by X-ray examination
feudatary
feudatary
adj
Alternative form of feudatory
feudatory
feudatory
adj
Relating to feudalism, feudal.
noun
A fee paid by such a vassal to hold land.
A feudal territory, a fief.
A feudal vassal.
fibrocyst
fibrocyte
fibrocyte
noun
An inactive connective tissue cell that is capable of forming collagen
fibrosity
fibrosity
noun
The quality of being fibrous.
fibrously
fibrously
adv
In a fibrous manner
fiduciary
fiduciary
adj
(law) Relating to an entity that owes to another good faith, accountability and trust, often in the context of trusts and trustees.
(nonstandard) Accepted as a trusted reference such as a point, value, or marker; fiducial.
Pertaining to paper money whose value depends on public confidence or securities.
noun
(law) One who holds a thing in trust for another.
(theology) One who depends for salvation on faith, without works; an antinomian.
figurally
figurally
adv
in a figural manner
figuredly
fireclays
fireclays
noun
plural of fireclay
fireworky
fireworky
Adjective
Resembling or characteristic of a firework.
fishberry
fishberry
noun
The poisonous fruit of Anamirta cocculus.
fisherboy
fisherboy
noun
A boy employed in catching fish; a young fisherman.
flagrancy
flagrancy
noun
The condition of being flagrant.
flamboyer
flamboyer
noun
(archaic) Any of various trees in the East and West Indies with brilliant blossoms, probably species of Caesalpinieae, especially of Delonix and Caesalpinia, all of which were formerly in the obsolete genus Poinciana.
flaringly
flaringly
adv
In a flaring manner.
flerrying
fleuretty
fleuretty
adj
Alternative form of floretty
floridity
floridity
noun
(countable) Something florid.
(uncountable) The property of being florid.
floristry
floristry
noun
Production, commerce and trade in flowers.
The art of flower arrangement.
flourishy
flourishy
adj
flourishing; characterised by flourishes
flowerfly
flowerfly
noun
Alternative spelling of flower-fly
flowerily
flowerily
adv
In a flowery way.
fluorenyl
fluorenyl
noun
(organic chemistry, especially in combination) A radical or cation derived from fluorene
flurrying
flurrying
noun
A brief blast or shower, as of snow.
verb
present participle of flurry
flycaster
flyflower
flypapers
flypapers
noun
plural of flypaper
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of flypaper
focimetry
focimetry
noun
The art or study of measuring the power of lenses.
focometry
fogramity
foolhardy
foolhardy
adj
Marked by unthinking recklessness with disregard for danger; boldly rash; hotheaded.
noun
A person who is foolhardy.
footmanry
footmanry
noun
(dated) The realm or sphere of footmen; footmen collectively.
footweary
forcingly
forcingly
adv
In a forcing manner.
foreignly
foreignly
adv
In a foreign manner.
foreplays
foreplays
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreplay
foreroyal
forestays
forestays
noun
plural of forestay
forestery
forestudy
forestudy
noun
Anything studied or requiring study beforehand; a prerequisite.
verb
(transitive, rare) To study beforehand or in advance.
foreyards
foreyards
noun
plural of foreyard
forlornly
forlornly
adv
In a forlorn manner.
formality
formality
noun
(countable) A specific requirement for obtaining a legal status, conducting a transaction, etc.
(uncountable) The state of being formal.
A customary ritual without new or unique meaning.
Something said or done as a matter of form.
formicary
formicary
noun
An ant colony, a pile of earth built by ants in which they nest.
formosity
formulary
formulary
adj
Stated; prescribed; ritual.
noun
(healthcare) A list of drugs, created by health insurers, hospitals, or prescription drug plans, that defines how costs for any drug are shared between patient and health care provider, typically broken down by tiers such as preferred generics with lowest copay, or preferred brand with higher copay, or non-preferred brand and not covered tiers with the highest cost to the patient.
A collection of formulas in sciences and mathematics.
A list of formulas; a collection of set forms to be followed, especially in religious belief.
A pharmacopoeia or list of available drugs, particularly prescription drugs
An ancient or medieval collection of models for official writings.
formylate
formylate
verb
(organic chemistry) To introduce a formyl group into a molecule
forsythia
forsythia
noun
Any of several shrubs, of the genus Forsythia, native to Asia and Eastern Europe, that are cultivated for their yellow flowers, which bloom in early spring.
fortyfive
fortyfold
fortyfold
adj
By a multiple of forty; by forty times as much or as many.
adv
By a factor of forty.
forwardly
forwardly
adv
In a forward manner
foujdarry
foujdarry
noun
Obsolete form of faujdari.
fourpenny
fourpenny
adj
(dated) Costing fourpence.
noun
A coin or stamp worth fourpence.
fragilely
fragilely
adv
In a fragile way or manner.
fragility
fragility
noun
(obsolete) Liability to error and sin; frailty.
The condition or quality of being fragile; brittleness; frangibility.
Weakness; feebleness.
fragrancy
fragrancy
noun
fragrance
fraidycat
francklyn
frankclay
franticly
franticly
adv
(rare) In a frantic manner.
fratchety
fratchety
adj
(UK, dialect) argumentative
fratority
fratority
noun
(US) A social organization of students at a college or university, like a fraternity or sorority but accepting members of both sexes.
frayproof
frayproof
adj
Resistant to fraying.
freebooty
freebooty
noun
(obsolete) freebootery
freestyle
freestyle
noun
(by extension, attributive) Anything done in an improvised or unrestricted way.
(music) A form of rapping in which the emcee makes up lyrics while performing.
(music) Ellipsis of Latin freestyle, a form of electronic dance music.
(skiing) A cross-country skiing event in which the competitors may choose any style of skiing.
(skiing, by extension) The skiing style commonly referred to as skating.
(swimming) A swimming event in which the contestants may choose any stroke.
(swimming, by extension) The swimming stroke commonly referred to as the front crawl or the Australian crawl.
(wrestling) A style of wrestling in which any non-injurious holds are permitted.
verb
(intransitive) To improvise one's dance moves; dance freely.
(intransitive, especially in rap music) To improvise one's own style; to ad-lib.
frenchify
frenchify
verb
(intransitive) To become French or more French-like.
(transitive) To make French or more French-like in any way.
(transitive, uncommon) Synonym of gallicize, to translate into the French language.
frenchily
frenzying
frenzying
verb
present participle of frenzy
frequency
frequency
noun
(countable) The quotient of the number of times n a periodic phenomenon occurs over the time t in which it occurs: f=n/t.
(statistics) number of times an event occurred in an experiment (absolute frequency)
(uncountable or countable) The rate of occurrence of anything; the relationship between incidence and time period.
(uncountable) The property of occurring often rather than infrequently.