A board that shows the direction (and often distance) to a named place; especially one of several attached to a milepost
The milepost itself.
fingerposts
fingerposts
noun
plural of fingerpost
firestopping
firestopping
noun
Material used as a firestop.
footgrip
forecatharping
foreplanting
forthputting
forthputting
adj
Forward, bold; presumptuous; meddlesome.
noun
Forwardness; undue assumption; boldness.
The act of putting or bringing forth; output; production.
frigidoreceptor
frigotherapy
frontispiecing
frontispiecing
verb
present participle of frontispiece
frontpaging
frostproofing
frostproofing
verb
present participle of frostproof
gnatproof
gnatproof
adj
Resistant to gnats.
godfathership
godfathership
noun
The role or status of a godfather.
graftproof
graftproof
adj
(US politics) Bribeproof.
gulfport
hyperfunctioning
hyperfunctioning
noun
Excessive functioning
intrigueproof
lightningproof
lightningproof
adj
Resistant to lightning.
lightproof
lightproof
adj
Sealed so that no light can enter.
mothproofing
mothproofing
verb
present participle of mothproof
neglectproof
neglectproof
adj
That will not suffer damage through being neglected.
nonperforating
nonperforating
adj
Not perforating.
nonprofiteering
nonprofiteering
adj
Not profiteering.
offprinting
offprinting
verb
present participle of offprint
outperforming
outperforming
verb
present participle of outperform
outrageproof
perforating
perforating
verb
present participle of perforate
pestifugous
pettifog
pettifog
verb
To do a petty business as a lawyer, or carry out law business in a petty or tricky way.
To quibble over trivial matters; nitpick.
pettifogged
pettifogged
verb
simple past tense and past participle of pettifog
pettifogger
pettifogger
noun
An unscrupulous or unethical lawyer, especially one of lesser skill.
Someone who quibbles over trivia, and raises petty, annoying objections and sophistry.
pettifoggers
pettifoggers
noun
plural of pettifogger
pettifoggery
pettifoggery
noun
The actions of a pettifogger; a trivial quarrel.
pettifogging
pettifogging
noun
pettifoggery
verb
present participle of pettifog
pettifogs
pettifogs
verb
Third-person singular simple present indicative form of pettifog
pettifogulize
pettifogulize
verb
(nonce word, obsolete) To act as a pettifogger; to use contemptible tricks.
pettifogulizer
pettyfog
pettyfog
verb
Alternative form of pettifog
photofinishing
photofinishing
noun
(photography) The commercial developing and printing of photographs
photoflight
photofluorogram
photofluorogram
noun
(photography) A photograph made by photofluorography
photofluorograph
photofluorograph
noun
An image produced by means of photofluorography.
photofluorographic
photofluorographic
adj
Relating to photofluorography.
photofluorography
photofluorography
noun
(medicine, photography) The photographic recording of fluoroscope images
phytoflagellata
phytoflagellate
phytoflagellate
noun
Any dinoflagellate of the class Phytomastigophorea.
pigeonfoot
pigeonfoot
noun
The dovesfoot geranium (Geranium molle).
pigfoot
pigfoot
noun
A marine fish (Scorpaena porcus), native to Europe.
Any similar fish
pinguefaction
pinguefaction
noun
A making of, or turning into, fat.
pitchforking
pitchforking
noun
The act of pricking with a pitchfork
verb
present participle of pitchfork
ploughfoot
ploughstaff
ploughstaff
noun
(UK) The hind part or handle of a plough.
pontificating
pontificating
verb
present participle of pontificate
postfixing
postfixing
verb
present participle of postfix
postflight
postflight
adj
After a flight.
postforming
postforming
verb
present participle of postform
preconfiguration
preconfiguration
noun
configuration in advance
prefiguration
prefiguration
noun
A vague representation or suggestion of something before it has happened or been accomplished.
Something that prefigures.
preforgotten
preformulating
preformulating
verb
present participle of preformulate
pregratification
premortifying
prenotifying
prenotifying
verb
present participle of prenotify
preoutfitting
preoutfitting
verb
present participle of preoutfit
presignification
presignification
noun
The act of signifying or showing beforehand.
presignificator
prethoughtful
prethoughtful
adj
prudent; having forethought
prethoughtfully
prethoughtfulness
profiteering
profiteering
noun
The act of making an unreasonable profit not justified by the corresponding assumption of risk, or by doing so unethically or opportunistically.
verb
present participle of profiteer
profiting
profiting
noun
Gain; advantage.
The making of a profit.
verb
present participle of profit
profitmonger
profitmonger
noun
Alternative form of profit monger
profitmongering
profitmongering
noun
The activities of a profit monger.
profitsharing
profligate
profligate
adj
(obsolete) Overthrown, ruined.
Immoral; abandoned to vice.
Inclined to waste resources or behave extravagantly.
noun
An abandoned person; one openly and shamelessly vicious; a dissolute person.
An overly wasteful or extravagant individual.
verb
(obsolete) To drive away; to overcome.
profligated
profligated
verb
simple past tense and past participle of profligate
profligately
profligately
adv
In a profligate manner.
profligateness
profligateness
noun
The state or condition of being profligate; wastefulness.
profligates
profligates
noun
plural of profligate
profligation
profligation
noun
(obsolete) defeat; rout; overthrow
profugate
profulgent
profulgent
adj
(obsolete) Shining forth; brilliant; effulgent.
proliferating
proliferating
verb
present participle of proliferate
prolificating
prolificating
verb
present participle of prolificate
pussyfooting
pussyfooting
verb
present participle of pussyfoot
rustproofing
rustproofing
verb
present participle of rustproof
scientificogeographical
shoplifting
shoplifting
noun
(countable) A theft from a shop during trading hours.
(uncountable) The action of stealing goods from a shop; the action of the verb shoplift.
verb
present participle of shoplift
sightproof
sightproof
adj
invisible; not able to be seen
spargefication
spitfrog
sportfishing
sportfishing
noun
fishing for pleasure or competition, as opposed to commercial fishing
verb
present participle of sportfish
stingproof
stingproof
adj
Resistant to being stung.
supergratification
tangleproof
tangleproof
adj
Resistant to tangling.
tigerproof
tigerproof
adj
Resistant to tiger attack.
tongueproof
topflight
topflight
adj
best, A-one, superior.
topflighter
torpifying
torpifying
verb
present participle of torpify
transferography
transferography
noun
(archaic) The act or process of copying inscriptions etc. by making transfers.
typefounding
typefounding
noun
traditional printing with physical type
unperforating
unprofiteering
unprofiting
unprofiting
adj
Achieving no gain or profit.
waterproofing
waterproofing
noun
A waterproof material.
The treatment of something to make it waterproof.
verb
present participle of waterproof
waterproofings
waterproofings
noun
plural of waterproofing
weatherproofing
weatherproofing
noun
(UK) The practice of protecting a building and its interior from the elements/weather and wind or Something protecting the interior of a building or similar from weather and wind