(archaic or dialect) Beforehand; in advance; in anticipation.
afterhold
afterthoughted
afterthoughted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of afterthought
archfounder
bedfellowship
bedfellowship
noun
The state or role of being bedfellows.
bedfordshire
bedfordshire
Proper noun
A midland county of England, county town Bedford, bounded by Northamptonshire, Cambridgeshire, Hertfordshire and Buckinghamshire.
Bed.
beforehand
beforehand
adj
(archaic, often followed by with) In a state of anticipation or preoccupation.
(obsolete) In comfortable circumstances as regards property; forehanded.
adv
At an earlier or preceding time.
beforehandedness
cathodofluorescence
charadriiformes
chefdom
chefdom
noun
Collectively, all chefs.
The state of being a chef.
chefdoms
chelmsford
chelmsford
Proper noun
The county town of Essex, England
chiefdom
chiefdom
noun
(anthropology) A society larger than a tribe, but smaller or simpler than a state.
An area or region governed by a chief.
chiefdoms
chiefdoms
noun
plural of chiefdom
chiffonade
chiffonade
noun
A culinary preparation of herbs or leafy vegetables cut into long, thin ribbons.
verb
To prepare a chiffonade.
chiffonades
chiffonades
noun
plural of chiffonade
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of chiffonade
chloralformamide
chloroformed
chloroformed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chloroform
choanoflagellida
choanoflagellidae
chondrified
chondrified
verb
simple past tense and past participle of chondrify
chondrofetal
codfisher
codfisher
noun
One who fishes for cod.
codfisheries
codfisheries
noun
plural of codfishery
codfishery
codfishery
noun
A fishery specifically dealing with cod.
codfishes
codfishes
noun
plural of codfish
coffeehoused
defensorship
defensorship
noun
The state or business of a defensor.
deflourish
dehoff
dehumidification
dehumidification
noun
The act or process of dehumidifying.
dehydroffroze
dehydroffrozen
dehydrofreeze
dehydrofreeze
verb
To preserve food by dehydration and subsequent freezing
dehydrofreezing
dehydrofreezing
noun
The preservation of food by dehydration and subsequent freezing
verb
present participle of dehydrofreeze
dehydrofroze
dehydrofrozen
demichamfron
denhoff
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.
diffeomorphic
diffeomorphic
adj
(mathematics) Having a diffeomorphism.
diffeomorphism
diffeomorphism
noun
(mathematics) A differentiable homeomorphism (with differentiable inverse) between differentiable manifolds.
dihdroxycholecalciferol
dimethylsulfoxide
dimethylsulfoxide
noun
Alternative spelling of dimethylsulphoxide
dinornithiformes
disfellowship
disfellowship
noun
Lack of, or exclusion from, fellowship.
verb
(transitive) To subject to disfellowshipment.
doctorfishes
doctorfishes
noun
plural of doctorfish
dogfishes
dogfishes
noun
plural of dogfish
dolefish
dollarfishes
dollarfishes
noun
plural of dollarfish
dolphinfishes
dolphinfishes
noun
plural of dolphinfish
doughface
doughface
noun
(derogatory) a person, especially a politician, who is pliable, moldable like dough.
doughfaceism
doughfaceism
noun
(derogatory) The character of a doughface; pliability.
doughfeet
downshifted
downshifted
verb
simple past tense and past participle of downshift
dragonfishes
dragonfishes
noun
plural of dragonfish
eichendorff
eighteenfold
eighteenfold
adj
By a factor of eighteen.
eightfold
eightfold
adj
Containing eight parts.
Eight times as much; multiplied by eight.
adv
By a factor of eight.
eightyfold
eightyfold
adj
By a factor of eighty.
elfhood
elfhood
noun
The state of being an elf.
falsehood
falsehood
noun
(archaic, rare) Mendacity, deceitfulness; the trait of a person who is mendacious and deceitful.
(countable) A false statement, especially an intentional one; a lie.
(uncountable) The property of being false.
falsehoods
falsehoods
noun
plural of falsehood
fashioned
fashioned
adj
(in combination) Having a specified fashion or style
In style; fashionable.
Well designed or put together.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fashion
fatherhood
fatherhood
noun
The state of being a father.
fatherhoods
fatherhoods
noun
plural of fatherhood
fathomed
fathomed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fathom
featherdom
featherdom
noun
The world or sphere of birds.
featherwood
featherwood
noun
(prison slang) A white female inmate, especially one who is racist or who is a member of a race-based prison gang.
feedhole
feedhole
noun
(engineering) A hole through or into which something is fed.
Any of the holes in punched paper that engage with the sprocket in a machine.
feldspathization
feldspathization
noun
The process of conversion into feldspar.
feldspathoid
feldspathoid
adj
(mineralogy) Resembling a feldspar.
noun
(mineralogy) Any of a small group of igneous, plutonic, and volcanic minerals formed in magma that did not contain enough silica to satisfy all the chemical bonds. Feldspathoids are silica-poor variants of the feldspar group.
feldspathoidal
feldspathoidal
adj
(of a rock) Having feldspathoids.
feldspathose
feldspathose
Adjective
Containing feldspar.
fellowshiped
fellowshipped
fellowshipped
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fellowship
ferrichloride
ferrihydrocyanic
ferrocyanhydric
ferrohydrocyanic
fianchettoed
fianchettoed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fianchetto
fibrochondrosteal
fibroenchondroma
fingerhold
fingerhold
noun
A grip with the fingers.
fingerholds
fingerholds
noun
plural of fingerhold
flameholder
flannelmouthed
flannelmouthed
adj
Alternative form of flannel-mouthed
flapmouthed
flapperhood
flapperhood
noun
The state of being a flapper (young woman).
fleshhood
fleshhood
noun
The state or condition of having a form of flesh; incarnation.
floodlighted
floodlighted
adj
Lit by floodlights; floodlit.
floorhead
floorhead
noun
(nautical) Any of the upper extremities of the floor of a vessel.
flourished
flourished
adj
Decorated with flourishes.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of flourish
flowcharted
flunkeyhood
flunkeyhood
noun
The role or status of a flunkey.
fluochloride
foolhardier
foolhardier
adj
comparative form of foolhardy: more foolhardy
foolhardiest
foolhardiest
adj
superlative form of foolhardy: most foolhardy
foolhardiness
foolhardiness
noun
The quality of being foolhardy.
foolhardinesses
foolhardinesses
noun
plural of foolhardiness
foolhead
foolheaded
foolheadedness
footbreadth
footbreadth
noun
The breadth of a foot; used as a measure.
fordoche
foreadmonish
foreadmonish
verb
(rare, transitive) To admonish beforehand, or before the act or event.
forecastlehead
forechecked
forechecked
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forecheck
foregathered
foregathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foregather
forehand
forehand
adj
Beforehand; paid in advance.
noun
(archaic) The chief or most important part.
(disc sports) A throw similar to a sidearm throw in baseball, where the disc remains on the throwing-arm side of the body and is led by the middle finger.
(racket sports) A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.
(surfing) The hand towards the front of the board.
All of the part of a horse which is before the rider.
Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.
verb
(transitive) To strike with a forehand stroke.
forehanded
forehanded
adj
(not comparable) Executed with a forehand stroke.
(now US) Looking to the future; displaying foresight; prudent.
(obsolete) Paid or executed in advance.
(obsolete) Pertaining to the forequarters of a horse.
(obsolete, US) Wealthy.
Direct, straightforward, sincere.
adv
With a forehand stroke.
forehandedly
forehandedly
adv
Ahead of time, in advance.
Prudently, with thrift and foresight.
forehandedness
forehandedness
noun
Action taken in advance.
Prudence, foresight, and thriftiness.
Wealth, the quality of having sufficient possessions to live comfortably.
forehands
forehands
noun
plural of forehand
forehandsel
forehard
forehead
forehead
noun
(countable) The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.
(uncountable) confidence; audacity; impudence.
The upper part of a mobile phone, above the screen.
foreheaded
foreheaded
adj
(in combination) Having some specific type of forehead
foreheads
foreheads
noun
plural of forehead
forehold
forehold
noun
(nautical) The forward or front part of the hold of a ship.
verb
(transitive, rare) To hold or believe (something) beforehand; to assume; to anticipate, to predict.
forehood
forehood
noun
(nautical, ship-building) One of the most forward of the outside and inside planks
foremasthand
forereached
forereached
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forereach
forerehearsed
foreshadow
foreshadow
verb
(transitive) To presage, or suggest something in advance.
foreshadowed
foreshadowed
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshadow
foreshadower
foreshadower
noun
One who or that which foreshadows.
foreshadowing
foreshadowing
noun
(literature, usually uncountable) A literary device whereby an author drops hints or symbolic representations of plot developments to come later in the story.
verb
present participle of foreshadow
foreshadows
foreshadows
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of foreshadow
foreshortened
foreshortened
verb
simple past tense and past participle of foreshorten
foreshoulder
foreshowed
foreshroud
foresighted
foresighted
adj
Having foresight; foreseeing; provident.
foresightedly
foresightedly
adv
With foresight; in a foresighted manner.
foresightedness
foresightedness
noun
The prudent exercise of common sense when planning for the future
The quality of having foresight
foresightednesses
forethoughted
forethoughted
adj
(archaic) Provided with forethought.
forevouched
forevouched
adj
Avowed or affirmed in advance.
forgathered
forgathered
verb
simple past tense and past participle of forgather
forheed
forkhead
forkhead
noun
(biochemistry) A sequence of amino acids that forms a motif, in FOX proteins, that binds to DNA.
(minced oath) Euphemistic form of fuckhead.
(obsolete) An arrow with a barbed tip.
The forked end of a rod in a knuckle joint or similar.
formaldehyd
formaldehyde
formaldehyde
noun
(organic chemistry) The simplest aldehyde, HCHO, a colourless gas that has many industrial applications; it dissolves in water to give formol (10%) and formalin.