(Scotland, law, archaic) Paid afterwards, rather than in advance.
adv
(archaic) Afterwards; subsequently.
afterhend
candleshrift
cathodofluorescence
chesterfieldian
chesterfieldian
Noun
Someone who acts in a sophisticated, aristocratic manner, reminiscent of the
Adjective
In the style of the fourth Earl of Chesterfield, marked by brilliance, wit, and elegance in writing, and aristocratic assurance in life
chondrification
chondrification
noun
(physiology) The formation of, or conversion into, cartilage; a cartilaginous formation resulting from this process.
chondrofetal
chondrofibromatous
danforth
deathfulness
deathfulness
noun
An appearance suggestive of death.
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
demifarthing
desaccharification
dichlorodifluoromethane
dichlorodifluoromethane
noun
(organic chemistry) A chlorofluorocarbon halomethane formerly used as a refrigerant and aerosol spray propellant, now banned in many countries because of its effects on the ozone layer.
disenfranchisement
disenfranchisement
noun
Explicit or implicit revocation of, or failure to grant, the right to vote, to a person or group of people.
disenfranchisements
disenfranchisements
noun
plural of disenfranchisement
disfranchisement
disfranchisement
noun
The act of disfranchising.
The deprivation of the privileges and immunities of citizenship.
disfranchisements
disfranchisements
noun
plural of disfranchisement
draftmanship
draftmanship
noun
Alternative form of draftsmanship
draftsmanship
draftsmanship
noun
the art or craft of a draftsman
the skill of drawing
draftswomanship
draftswomanship
noun
(rare) The art or craft of a female draftsman.
fainthearted
fainthearted
adj
Faint of heart; irresolute; fearful.
faintheartedly
faintheartedly
adv
In a fainthearted manner.
faintheartedness
faintheartedness
noun
The quality or state of being fainthearted.
falseheartedness
falseheartedness
noun
The quality of being falsehearted.
fantaddish
fantoddish
fantoddish
adj
irritable
farfetchedness
farfetchedness
noun
The quality of being far-fetched.
farsightedness
farsightedness
noun
(pathology) The condition of being unable to focus on near objects; presbyopia.
The quality of being considerate about what might happen in the future.
farsightednesses
farthingdeal
fatheadedness
fatheadedness
noun
The quality of being fatheaded.
fatherland
fatherland
noun
The country of one's birth, origin.
fatherlandish
fatherlandish
adj
Relating to or characteristic of the fatherland, especially in the context of Nazi Germany.
fatherlands
fatherlands
noun
plural of fatherland
featherbedding
featherbedding
noun
(US) The employment of more workers than is necessary, typically because of labor union rules (or sometimes deals with organized crime, a government, etc), especially upon the introduction of new technology.
verb
present participle of featherbed
featherbrained
featherbrained
adj
Alternative spelling of feather-brained
feebleheartedness
feldspathization
feldspathization
noun
The process of conversion into feldspar.
fianchettoed
fianchettoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fianchetto
fibrochondrosteal
fingerbreadth
fingerbreadth
noun
A (usually approximate and informal) unit of measurement based upon the radial width of the human finger.
firsthand
firsthand
adj
Direct, without intermediate stages.
Not previously owned or used; contrasted with secondhand.
flannelmouthed
flannelmouthed
adj
Alternative form of flannel-mouthed
flinthead
flinthead
noun
A bird, the wood stork.
flinthearted
flinthearted
adj
Alternative form of flint-hearted
footmanhood
footmanhood
noun
The role or status of a footman.
foremasthand
fountainhead
fountainhead
noun
A spring that is the source of a river.
An abundant source of knowledge, etc.
fountainheads
fountainheads
noun
plural of fountainhead
frankhearted
frankheartedly
frankheartedness
frankheartedness
noun
open-heartedness
freeheartedness
freeheartedness
noun
The quality or state of being freehearted.
frontosphenoidal
frozenhearted
godfathering
godfathering
verb
present participle of godfather
grandfather
grandfather
noun
(by extension) A male forefather.
(computing) The archived older version of a file that immediately preceded the father file.
A father of someone's parent.
verb
(transitive) To be, or act as, a grandfather to.
(transitive, chiefly US, law) To retain discontinued laws or rules for (a thing, person or organization previously affected by them).
grandfatherhood
grandfatherhood
noun
the state of being a grandfather
grandfatherish
grandfatherish
adj
grandfatherly
grandfatherless
grandfatherless
adj
Without a grandfather.
grandfatherly
grandfatherly
adj
Having the characteristics of a grandfather.
In the manner of a grandfather.
grandfathers
grandfathers
noun
plural of grandfather
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of grandfather
grandfathership
grandfathership
noun
The state of being a grandfather.
halfheartedness
halfheartedness
noun
The characteristic of being halfhearted.
halfheartednesses
halleflintoid
handcraft
handcraft
noun
(obsolete) The class of subjects for study that rely upon experimentation and observation.
handicraft
verb
To engage in handcraft or handicraft.
handcrafted
handcrafted
adj
Made by hand or using the hands, as opposed to by mass production or using machinery.
handcrafting
handcrafting
verb
present participle of handcraft
handcraftman
handcrafts
handcrafts
noun
plural of handcraft
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handcraft
handcraftsman
handcraftsman
noun
A handicraftsman.
handfast
handfast
adj
(obsolete) Fast by contract; betrothed by joining hands.
(rare) Strong; steadfast.
noun
(obsolete) A contract, agreement, covenant; specifically betrothal, espousal.
(obsolete) A hold, grasp; custody, power of confining or keeping.
verb
(transitive) To pledge; to bind.
(transitive, Scotland, archaic or historical except Wicca) To betroth by joining hands, in order to allow for cohabitation before the celebration of marriage; to marry provisionally.
handfasted
handfasted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of handfast
handfasting
handfasting
noun
The ceremony in which people handfast.
verb
present participle of handfast
handfastly
handfastly
adv
(obsolete) In a handfast manner
handfastness
handfasts
handfasts
noun
plural of handfast
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of handfast
handicraft
handicraft
noun
(rare, obsolete) A man who earns his living by handicraft; a handicraftsman.
A trade requiring skill of hand; manual occupation; handcraft.
An artifact produced by handicraft.
handicrafter
handicrafter
noun
One who engages in handicrafts.
handicrafters
handicrafters
noun
plural of handicrafter
handicrafts
handicrafts
noun
plural of handicraft
handicraftship
handicraftship
noun
The skill or art of making handicrafts.
handicraftsman
handicraftsman
noun
A practitioner of a handicraft, usually male.
handicraftsmanship
handicraftsmanship
noun
Synonym of handicraftship
handicraftsmen
handicraftsmen
noun
plural of handicraftsman
handicraftswoman
handicraftswoman
noun
A female practitioner of a handicraft.
handstaff
handstaff
noun
(obsolete) A weapon mentioned in the Bible (Ezekiel), perhaps a javelin.
The part of a flail that is held in the hand.
handyfight
hardfistedness
hardfistedness
noun
The quality of being covetous or niggardly.
holdfastness
holdfastness
noun
The ability to serve as a secure basis for attachment.
humidification
humidification
noun
The process of increasing the water vapour content of a gas.
humidifications
humidifications
noun
plural of humidification
hydrodesulfurization
hydrodesulfurization
noun
(chemistry) a process for lowering the sulfur content of petroleum and similar products by catalytic hydrogenation, sulfur compounds being converted to hydrogen sulfide
hydroferrocyanate
hydroformylation
hydroformylation
noun
(chemistry) The reaction of an olefin with carbon monoxide and hydrogen to form an aldehyde.
hydrofranklinite
hydrogasification
hydrogasification
noun
The reaction of hydrogen with coal under high pressure to form methane
hyperdeification
hyperfastidiousness
infanthood
infanthood
noun
Infancy.
infradiaphragmatic
infradiaphragmatic
adj
(medicine) Below the diaphragm.
landsmanshaft
landsmanshaften
magnetofluidmechanic
magnetofluidmechanics
nonfeldspathic
nonfeldspathic
adj
Not feldspathic.
osteochondrofibroma
pathfind
pathfinder
pathfinder
noun
One who discovers a way or path; one who explores untraversed regions.
One who first does something; a pioneer.
pathfinders
pathfinders
noun
plural of pathfinder
pathfinding
pathfinding
noun
(biology) The finding of a path to a destination, such as by neuronal axons or developing cells.
(computing) The plotting by a computer application of the best route between two points.
pathfindings
pathfindings
noun
plural of pathfinding
pinfeathered
pinfeathered
adj
Having some or all of the feathers imperfectly developed.
softheadedness
softheadedness
noun
The quality of being softheaded.
softheartedness
softheartedness
noun
The state or condition of being softhearted; sentimental tenderness.
stanchfield
standoffish
standoffish
adj
Aloof; reserved; unsociable and unfriendly.
standoffishly
standoffishly
adv
In a standoffish way.
standoffishness
standoffishness
noun
The state, quality, or condition of being standoffish or aloof and unsociable; aloofness.
stepgrandfather
stepgrandfather
noun
The father of one's stepmother or stepfather.
The stepfather of one's mother or father and the husband of one's grandmother, and not one's biological grandfather, especially following the divorce of one's grandparents or the death of one's grandfather.
straightforwardness
straightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being straightforward.
sulfadimethoxine
sulfadimethoxine
noun
(pharmacology) A sulfonamide antibacterial derivative of sulfadiazine
sulfathalidine
tetrahydrofuran
tetrahydrofuran
noun
(organic chemistry) A heterocyclic ether having a five-membered ring with four carbon atoms and one oxygen; it is a colourless liquid with an ether-like smell, and is used as a polar solvent.
thenceforward
thenceforward
adv
from then on; from that time on
thenceforwards
thenceforwards
adv
From then on; from that time on
thencefoward
thiefland
thousandfold
thousandfold
adj
Having one thousand parts or members.
Multiplied by one thousand (1000), repeated a thousand times.
adv
By a factor of a thousand.
thousandfoldly
threadfin
threadfin
noun
Any of many perciform fish of the family Polynemidae.
twelfhyndeman
unaffrighted
unaffrighted
adj
(archaic) Not afraid.
unaffrightedly
unaffrightedly
adv
(archaic) Without feeling fear.
underfeathering
unfarsighted
unfathered
unfathered
adj
Not raised by or acknowledged by a father.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of unfather
unfathomed
unfathomed
adj
Not explored or understood.
Of unknown depth.
unfeathered
unfeathered
adj
Lacking feathers
unhafted
unhafted
adj
Without a haft or handle.
unshafted
unshafted
adj
Not shafted.
unstraightforward
unstraightforward
adj
Not straightforward; oblique, evasive, equivocal, indirect.
unstraightforwardness
unstraightforwardness
noun
The state or quality of being unstraightforward; a lack of straightforwardness; obliqueness, evasiveness.